Canterlot, Equestria...................5:17pm
Late on afternoon in the capital city of Equestria, all was quiet within its walls for not a single pony wasn't seen anywhere on the streets except for royal canterlot and crystal guards on patrol.
Inside the palace, all was silent throughout its many rooms and halls. But out in the castle gardens because it was littered with dead guards on the ground.
Some ponies say that Equestria never saw war in decades, not since the siege of the Crystal Empire led by Princess Celestia and Princess Luna to liberate the city from King Sombra. But that battle was many years agoans since then, not a single pony ever went to war, everypony except for me.
Just then, a dead canterlot guard dropped to the ground and standing over him was an unknown assailant wearing white battle armor with purple streaks on the shoulder pads and forelegs. On her back was a vibrosword and DC-15S blaster. On the hip was Kama and blaster pistol holsters holding DC -15S side arm blasters. Thiis equipment was used by the clone army of the galactic republic.
"Over there! Stop him!" a voice orders.
The figure looks and sees three guards charging toward him and charges at the guards. Within reach of each other, the unknown pony teleports, causing the guards to stop amd look around.
"Where'd he go?" Where is he?"
He used a teleportation spell. Keep your eyes open. He could be anywhere."
The guards continued to look around when they hear a teleporting sound from behind. They turn around fast and see the intruder was standing right behind them. The guards all stood still staring at the unknown pony looking back at them. After several minutes, the unknown pony draws its vibrosword and charges at the guards causing them to raise their spears in defense but the spears are destroyed by the intruder and then kills the three guards in swift slices. Afterwards, the pony puts its sword away and continues on through the palace. The unknown pony eventually arrives near a building and then removes the helmet, revealing a purple mare with a short mane. This was Twilight Sparkle, the princess of friendship or former princess of friendship now.
My name is Twilight Sparkle. Once I was a princess and had many great friends. And not just any princess, I was the princess of friendhsip. Everything in my life was perfect until one day, I lost it all.
Twilght sticks to the shadows and then makes her way past several more guards and arrives onto a rooftop overlooking a large crowd surrounding a gallows. She looks through the crowd and sees many ponies young and old conversing among themselves. As she looked through the crowds, she spot a group of familiar ponies and recognized them, causing her to become angry. The first was an orange earth pony wearing a hat. Her mane and tail were light yellow and her cutie mark was three apples. The next was a light blue pegasus with rainbow colored mane and tail. Her cutie mark was a rainbow lightning bolt and cloud. Third was a pink earth pony with puffy pink mane and tail and her cutie mark was three baloons. Next up was a light yellow pegasus with pink mane and tail and her cutie mark was three butterfliies. And finally, the last one was a white pegasus with purple mane and tail and her cutie mark were three diamonds. This was Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash. They were once friends Twilight's friends and together all six were the elements of harmony. Applejack was the element of honesty, Pinkie Pie was laughter, Fluttershy kindness, Rarity generosity, and finally Rainbow Dash was loyalty. But, Twilight represented the element of magic and together, the six friends defeated many foes. Next to her friends were six other ponies. First was a light gray pony with a white mane and tail wearing a cape and hat. Next was a pale light cyan stallion with moderate gamboge mane holding a shovel. Third was an elderly light mullberry grey coat with grayish blue, turquoise gray and malachite green mane and tail. Fourth was a light blue pony with pink and moderate scarlet mane. Another was a brilliant amber pegasus wearing gray armor. Next was a light scarlet pegasus wearing egyptian wear. And finally next was a medium grey unicorn pony weaing a brown cape. This was Starswirl, Stygian, Rockhoof, Mismane, Somnambula, Flash Magnus, and Mage Meadowbrook. These were the original pillars of Equestria brought together by Stygian to protect all of Equestria from many dangerous threats.
"Well, well, well, if it isn't my old friends Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash, Rarity and Fluttershy along with the pillars. Heh, why am I not surprised." Twilight retorted.
As Twilight stared at her friends, the communicator on her wrist began to beep getting her attention. She pushes a button and a familar voice began to talk.
"Twilight, this is Flash. Do you copy over?"
"10-4, Flash. I hear you. What's you're status?"
"The team and I are in position. What about you?"
"I'm on top of the building overlooking the town square. They've already set up the gallows and the crowds are already here." Twilght reported and she the spotted her parents among the crowds. "And it looks like my parents are here."
"Okay, Twilight. The team and I are already moving into position right now. Once you set off the smoke bombs, we'll move in and provide assistance."
"Copy that, also my friends and the pillars are here today. They're in the crowd right now, Flash."
"Don't worry about them, Twilight. Just stick to the plan and we'll be out of here soon. And don't let your anger get the best of you. It can compromise the entire mission so keep your distance from them at all time, okay?"
"Okay Flash." Twilight replies and the horns sound off. "It's time. Everyone, get in position."
She looks down toward the crowd and sees a two groups of canterlot and crystal guards surrounding a group of royal leaders walking toward a booth. Among the group, Twilight spots several familiar faces. The first were two alicorns. One was white with light blue, green, purple and pink transluscnet mane and tail. Her cutie mark was the sun. The other was a little shorter then her. Her coat was navy blue. Her mane and tail were the same but the color was sapphire blue and the cutie mark was the moon. This was Celestia and Luna, the royal princess sisters of Canterlot. The next royals was also an alicorn but her coat was light pink with a pink mane and tail with a crystal heart cutie mark. Next to her was a white stallion with navy blue mane and tail. His cutie mark was the shield with stars in the center and on top. This was Princess Cadence and Shining Armor, the leaders of the crystal empire. Twilight then sees a black coated stallion in Canterlot guard armor walking with them. This was General Maverick.
The group make their way to the royal booth and take their seats. Celestia stands up and makes her way up. The crowd turn toward her and she raises her hoof up, causing the crowds to go silent.
"Bring forth the prisoner." Celestia orders.
At that moment, Twilight looks and sees a group of guards escorting the prisoner. In the center was a tan colored human in the same battle armor as her but had blue streaks in it. This was Captain Rex, a clone captain in the clone army and the leader of the 501st clone battalion. As the guards escorted Rex through the crowd, the ponies booed and hissed at him eventually arriving to the gallows and setting him up to be executed.
"Captain Rex, you stand today on the verge of your execution for the crimes of the attempt on Celestia's life by your jedi general and the second attempt by our very friend Twilight whom you corrupted. How do you plead?"
"Not guilty, you're highness. Because, my general never kills. He swears to an oath to never take a life for any reason whatsoever."
"Is that so, Captain? If you're jedi did swear loyalty to this oath, why did he come after me?" Celestia questions.
"I don't know, you're highness. But, let me give you some advice, if you kill me, the republic will attack with the fury of a thousand suns and you're world wil be at war. Besides, you're friend Twilight would not want this."
"DO NOT MENTION THAT COWARDS NAME IN MY PRESENCE!" Celestia bellowed in the royal canterlot voice. "She was a fool to meet you and an even bigger fool for betraying us! And she is even more of a fool for returning here!"
"Enough of this spectacle! Prepare the prisoner to hang!" Luna orders.
With that, the guards walk Captain Rex up to the gallows and place the rope around his neck. The executioner takes his place by the lever and preares to pull. Meanwhile, on the rooftop, Twilight pus her helmet on and contacts Flash and the strike team.
"Flash, they're preparing to hang Rex, I'm deploying the smoke bombs now."
"Copy that. Good luck, Twilight. See you shortly."
Twilight uses her magic and pulls out several spheres with switches on the top. These were explosive devices used by the clone army also. She hops down off the roof and into the crowd. Discreetly, she rolls the bombs throughout the crowd, sending some toward the gallows. On the gallows, as the guards prepped Rex, he looks down and sees Twilight and feels relieved that he was being rescued. Afterwards, Twilight disappears into the crowd and the guards were finished. The executioner makes his way to the lever to pull and everyone was in anticipation. But before the executioner could pull the switch, the bombs go off and the entire area was engulfed in smoke, causing everyone to cough.
Meanwhile not far from the gallows, a group of clones and jetpack troopers were in position. In front of the group were two other ponies in the same armor. The first was a unicorn with a broken horn, dark orchird coat and moderate rose mane. The other was a pegasus with a brilliant gamboge coat and dark arctic blue mane. This was Tempest Shadow and Flash Sentry. Tempest was once a former enemy of Equestria in service to the storm king but changed sides in the end. Flash was once a member of the crystal guard and even dated Twilight for a short time. Both ponies wore the same armor but Flash was wearing a clone jetpack.
"Alright guys, that's our signal. Let's move." Flash orders and he and Tempest put on their helmets.
Taking advantage, Twilight charges in and takes out the guards surrounding Rex and then the executioner. After taking them out, Twilight turns toward Rex and begins to take the rope around his neck off. Meanwhile in the crowd, the five elements were coughing but Rainbow Dash flares her wings, takes off and begins to fan away the smoke, revealing Twilight and Rex. Seeing the mystery pony, the guards surround them in order to cut off their escape.
"I must say, I am truly impressed by your valiant efforts to come to your friends rescue. Now, if you would remove your helmet so that Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Cadence and Prince Shining Armor would very much like to know who you are." Maverick requests. "And if you surrender quietly, I will spare you and him. What will it be?"
But, Twilight continued to stand still with Captain Rex on the gallows surrounded by Canterlot and crystal guards from all directions. The first guard began to make his way toward Twilight in order to arrest her but she takes him out and the other guards charge and she begins taking them out as well. At that moment, the other clone troopers including Flash and Tempest charge in, causing the crowds to scatter but the five elements and the pillars stayed to try to stop the attackers. After Twilight took out the guards surrounding her and Captaian Rex, she turns and spots her five former friends and pillars thus causing her to become angry. She hops down off the platform and stares at the two groups. But, unknown to her, a guards recovers and charges at her from behind with his spear pointed at her. Within a few feet, Twlight dodges the spear, draws her vibrosword and kills the guard, causing the elements and pillars to gasp. Seeing enough, Rainbow Dash grabs Rockhoof's shovel and hits the side of Twilight's helmet, knocking her to the ground. At that moment, Celestia, Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor and Shadow Storm arrive by the elements and pillars.
"How do you like that tough guy?" Rainbow Dash shouts triumphantly.
The pony turns her head toward the group revealing not only that her helment was damaged, but it reveals one of her eyes. Seeing the eye caused the group to gasp one more time because the eye was light purple and they recognized the color. It was the eyecolor of their old friend from the past.
"Twilight?" they all ask in unison.
I was very close to saving Rex. The plan was almost a success but one thing I didn't account for was how I would react to seeing my friends again. And I didn't expect them to react to seeing my eye when my helmet was damaged by Rainbow Dash. And I remember all of this happening the day when the clone army landed in Equestria.
Author's Note
Well, here it is everybody. Sorry this is late mostly because it underwent rewrite and I was busy with other fanfiction projects. More chapters are on the way. Also, let me know what you think and what you hope to see in the future chapters. And as an FYI, I changed the generals name because Maverick sounded better.
Anyway, more chapters will be up soon nd I'll also focus on adding more chapters to Twilight of the Sith. For now, stay frosty and in the words of Walt Disney... keep moving forward.
