Chapters “My head, what happened?”, I
“So your Titan got destroyed, you and Sky Beat got cursed by an ancient dark magic spell and now you're a Pony”, I heard a familiar voice from a purple Alicorn answering.
“I am...WHAT?!”, looking down my body shocked by the fact, I nomore was an Pilot of the IMC fleet, now I was an desert colored Alicorn with grey-blue Mane and Tail.
“Where is Sky Beat and FN?”
“Im outside Pilot”, I heard a robotic voice answering in my head. I ran out of my room just to see a Grey-White-Golden Ronin Titan with “Thundersky” written onto the Cockpit standing in the Hallways of Canterlot Castle.
“New Chassis, I like it”, I said impressed by the new Titan and the fact that the Neural Link still worked.
“After my Old Chassis got destroyed, I thought a new one wouldn't look to worse.”, FN-6474 said,humorously.
”Ready to link to a Pony?”, I asked waiting for him to open his Cockpit.
”Everytime ready Pilot.”, he said in an instant.
As I tried to fly in with my new Wings, I flapped two times before falling down like a rock.
”Maybe you should take some Flying lessons with Rainbow Dash.”, Twilight said laughing,”And I will show how to switch between your Human and Pony form and how to use your magic as a Human.”
I could barely answer” Thanks, Twi”, before FN grabbed me and pulled me into his Cockpit which was kinda more space due to the fact that I was smaler.
As I looked around I saw my C7E with a Universal Launcher hanging on the Back Wall and my personal Smart Pistol in the Pistol compartment right of the Control Panels. Under the Left Control Panels I found a new Impulse Blade which I could throw with either my Wings or with my Magic.
"But now to my first Question, where is Sky Beat?”, I asked jumping out again my well known Work place in FN’s Cockpit.
“She is in another room.”, I heard from a Cyan Pegasus named Rainbow Dash, now standing next to Twilight.
As I followed them thru the hallways of the Castle I heard Twilight say something I couldn’t believe first.”You should know that Sky Beat will not be able to transform back to a Human. Celestia had only the Power to make one of you an Alicorn, We decided to make you an Alicorn, because of your Military Rank and what you did for Equestria.”
“You know that Sky Beat and I have the same Rank.”,I said disappointed.
“I know but it was her final decision.”, she said as we was standing in front of a yellow door,”she is still asleep, but her Armor and Weapons are in a Chest on the left side on the room.”
After Twilight finished Rainbow Dash began to speak:”There is something you should know too, Thunder Hoof is KIA.”
“Sorry to hear that, It was a good time fighting with him on my side.”, I said,shattered by his death.
”He was a good Soldier and a good Friend.”, the Pegasus said holding back the tears about her fallen comrade.
We shared a hug and both left in the way we came. I opened the door to Sky Beat’s room taking a short look at her then walked to the Chest and opened it looking a few seconds at her stuff before picking it up and brought it to FN mentioning him to help me embark. After I stored Sky Beat’s Clothes, I ask myself where my where. Because he knew what I was thinking FN responded:”Don’t worry Pilot you will have your clothes on when you turn back to human, Sgt.Smith and Rarity upgraded your armor whilst you was asleep.”
“Maybe I should thank her later, but first i’l contact the Malta.”, I said whilst activating FN’s Comlink. “This is Firebird 6-4 on all IMC channels.”, I said waiting for an answer.
“Sky is that you?”, I became as a response by a well known voice of a spanish Medic,”It’s sooo good to hear your voice again, where are you now?”
“Canterlot”, I said,”Better Question is where the buck you are!”
Juarez waited a few seconds before responding:”We're back on Harmony refueling and picking up some Material, We're back in probably 2 days. You should wait until Sky Beat wakes up and move with her to Ponyville.”
“Thanks for everything you did.”, I said before shutting down the Link.
“Commander Thundersky!”, a Royal Guard said, running towards. As he stopped right infront of me he Saluted and said:”Your Highness, Princess Twilight want’s you to meet her at the Train Station.”
“Noticed, and please don't call me your Highness.”, I said whilst beginning the way to the exit of the castle.
As I arrived at the Train Station, I saw Twilight and her friends waiting for Train. As well as a blue Pegasus with a Note as her Cutie Mark. I thought her Cutie Mark would look similar to my Cutie Mark but a Music Mark fitted too. The rest of the time waiting for the Train and FN to be loaded in an automated Carrier, I spent talking with Sky Beat about the last two weeks. On the Train ride which took over 3 hours I talked with the others over our future in Ponyville. Sky Beat will live in Twilight's Castle and I will live in a High Security Lab working on projects for the IMC.
As we arrived in Ponyville, Twilight showed us where her friends work and live and then brought us to her Castle. Twilight showed me my room where I would live the next few days, whilst Starlight showed her her floor. They would become good friends, I thought by myself. As Twilight walked out of my room I sat down thinking about the Future. What will it bring, Will the Frontier Command find this Planet? The Frontier Command was a new threat in the Universe which tries to capture Planets who stand under the support of either the IMC or the Militia. I pushed these thoughts aside, and laid down to sleep.
The next two days I slept. As the Malta arrived I helped building my new House, which was a normal House if you let out the 7 Meter high Side Door and the fact that it has 20 centimeters thick Steel-Concrete walls.
After a month full of experiments and magic practice I knew how to switch between both forms in under a second, and how to use my magic as a human or as a melee range attack which was kinda like a shock wave fired from the palm. As well I could fly better and walk like a normal Pony. The life in Ponyville was now normal for me, as well as for FN.
One day as I sat in my bed at home working on a report for a Virus produced by the Frontier Command as Twilight stormed in my room.
“SKY, Fluttershy she...she's dieing!”, Twilight said out of breath, almost crying.
As I thought a second I asked Twilight:”What are her symptoms?”
“She's coughing and sweating”, Twilight said calming down,”also she has an Irregular Heartbeat, the Doctor gives her only 1 hour left to live”
“I know what that is and that the Griffons have an Antivirus, but I don't think they would give us that. So you know what that means.”, I said knowing that Twilight knows what I mean.
“Is the Hard way really the right one?”, Twilight asked.
“If you want to rescue Fluttershy as well as I do, it is.”, I said, expecting her to activate it.
Twilight sighted before she said:”As a Princess of Equestria I activate Team Rainbow.”
“Thanks Twi, go back to Fluttershy I will be back in 40 minutes.”, I said running out of my room to the Armory.”This is Firebird 6-4 as now acting Commander of Team Rainbow for all Unites. Meeting in 10 minutes in Ponyville HQ.”, I shouted in my Headset.
Exactly 10 minutes later the whole Team sat down on a round table in Ponyville HQ. Consisting of 2 Soldiers of the Royal Guard known as Shining Armor and Flash Sentry, as well as four Militia Seals and four IMC Sentinels.
“Our Mission is to recover an Anti virus from a Griffon laboratory to save a close friend of mine and Princess Twilight.”, I said whilst pointing on a spot on a Holographic Map. “We will enter here, work us through the Guards to capture the Anti virus and hack the main server. We have to be undetected, so Silencers, Knifes and Flashbangs, as well as night vision goggles. Get your stuff and move to the Helipad. MOVE IT.”, I said whilst shutting down the holotable and taking my way to the Goblin waiting for takeoff.
After a flight of 5 minutes we entered Griffon territory. As we flew over the area I couldn't spot any Guards which gave me a unwell feeling. As we took our way to the side wall of the main building to enter via the Windows, a bad feeling confirmed itself as Glaz said:”Sir, in there aren't just Griffons, there are Humans as well.”
“What Patch?”, I asked the Russian
"I think you know what it says comrade.”, I became as an answer.
“Forget what I said about Quiet we're breaching right now.”, I said whilst turning on to another channel. “Thatcher make them blind.”, I said to the Militia soldier.
“Lights out, make your entrance”, I became as answer.
Whilst placing a breach charge in my underbarrel launcher I whispered:”This is for Fluttershy.”, In a secondary Voice Channel, knowing that Twilight and the others are observing my Camera feed and Voice Chat.
I mentioned everypony to get cover whilst firing a breach charge in the wall just to cover me when I go crazy in there. After a short delay the wall bursted into a million pieces just to give me a way in. After a few steps the smoke thinned, just to reveal the position of eight enemies and three hostages.
The first four got shred by bursts out of my AR. The fifth one tried to charge me with a knife, just to get stopped a few inches before his target and get his own weapon used against him. The sixth got hit by a Wall Run-Slide combo, only to get used as an organic shield. After throwing the dead soldier against his comrade to give me the opportunity to get cloaked, only to get near him to execute him with a punch to the face and a transformation into my Pony form, just to give him a finishing kick to the side of his skull. Before having the opportunity to turn around to give the last one a taste of a magic blast he grabbed one of the Griffon Scientists to stop me in my bloody rage.
”Don't step near me, or I kill him.”, the Frontier Command Grunt said.
I trotted over to the other two Griffons to cut their ties as I heard a loud Boom and a fizzle coming from a .308 Magnum Round fired from Glazes M200 Ballista Railgun.
After I cut the ties I asked them:”Are you alright.”
“We're independent Scientists, p-p-please don't hurt us.”, one of them said.
“Where do you store the Anti-Virus for Bravo OT4G?”, I asked one of the Scientists.
”Second minus floor the last room, take it but please, don't hurt us.”, he said moving a few steps back, afraid of Shining armor who was now standing next to me.
“Go to the extraction zone, I will be there in 1 minute", I said running down the stairs to the second minus floor.
After a minute I got back to the Goblin landing ship whispering in my microphone:”Don't worry Twilight where coming home.”
After a turbulent flight we landed in the front yard of the Ponyville Hospital. I opened the side door whilst explaining to Doc our field medic how to use the Anti Virus.
“I know but there's another thing I have to get on.”, I could barely answer before the Drop-off Leutnant closed the Door and the Goblin took of the last time this day.
I left Germany at the age of 15. I got recruited for a Special force called Sentinel Strike Force. I got recruited because of my Tactical knowledge, also because my Father worked as a high ranked General at the Bundeswehr Command Centre in Frankfurt. My Father got in contact with the IMC four days before we left. As he got home that day he told me that I'm freed from school because we would move to Harmony. I was quite excited, and my excitement increased as he told me that I got recruited for a special Pilot Program called “Sentinel”.
The next two days I spent home waiting for the best day of my life to come. I always wanted to join the Pilot Units because of hy Cousin. He died in a Battle 1 year ago that time.
I wanted to join not because of revenge, I wanted to create a better Place for Humanity.
I can remember the day as it was Yesterday. At 5.30am someone knocked at our Door. I opened just to see two IMC Grunts and a Man in his middle 50s who I would later know as General Marder, a good Friend and Mentor.
The flight took like forever, actually it took 12h but you know what I mean. As we entered the atmosphere of Harmony, I was impressed by the beautiful nature and the big IMC Facilities but as I talked with one of the Grunts he explained that Harmony was originally the Capital of the Frontier Militia. But the IMC captured the Planet 9 Months ago.
The Next three years was for me the hardest time in my life. Monday to Friday Training and Studies. On the Weekends I could leave the Akademie to see my family. On my 18th Birthday I finished the Training and got promoted to the acting General of Sentinel, which was kinda funny because everybody else was older than 25. I also got promoted to Commander of the 5th IMC fleet after securing an energy source similar to the Arc. That was the day when I got promoted to the Captain of the IMCS Malta where I served for 2 years.
After another three years of finding the right connections, I could arrange a meeting with Sarah Briggs and Jack Cooper.
Every General both IMC and Militia signed the contract. The Universe was safe another time.
The day before the Meeting the Malta had been Installed a new experimental Warp drive, which was 50 times faster than a normal one. With good feelings after the meeting I gave the command to get on course, not knowing that jump will change my whole live.
The Engines started and brought us to Jump Speed. After 30 seconds the Warp Drive overheated and we had to shut down the Engine Systems, dropping us out behind a moon of a geocentric Planet. I had never seen such a Planet before, nor my Pilot-Sister Sky Beat or anyone else on the ship.
That was also the Day when the Changelings got defeated and King Sombra returned to slave the Crystal Empire.
We took a Ship down to the Planet which I would knew as my new Home.
Equestria
We landed 1 km away from the nearest Town known as Ponyville. We made our Way through the Everfree Forest, just to meet Twilight and her Friends. Whilst our conversation the Crystal Empire attacked Ponyville. They took quite a beating, Me and Sky Beat helping the defenders. After our Fight we took our way to Canterlot to meet Princess Celestia, and help pushing back the Crystal Empire to its domain.
It took two weeks to get to the Crystal Empire. The Plan was that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna attacked from the air to get fast as possible to Sombra, and Me and Sky Beat working us through the Ground levels. On my Helmet always stand a sentence: Facta non Verba, Actions, not Words.
As we reached a High room in the middle Floor section of the Castle we got trapped. Our Titans weren't able to break the Doors so we waited and tried to to contact the Malta. As Sombra was defeated, I could hear the screams through the Walls, a sort of Magic Device in the Room exploded. It threw Me and Sky Beat against the wall next to each other. KT, Sky Beat’s Titan got destroyed completely. The only thing I could rescue from my Monarch Titan was his SEAR Kit. The Doors got blown away, else Sky Beat and I would have died in there.
After two long Minutes I made it out of the Castle, Sky Beat on my shoulders, alive but not awake. Celestia and some of her Guards approached us. Celestia tried to say something, but the only thing I could hear was a acoustic warning signal, and my Heartbeat slowly slipping away.
After that Complete Darkness.
The Next thing I could remember was waking up in a Room in Canterlot as an Alicorn.
3 Frontier Defense Part 1
It was a long day of training and having a friend almost die, so I got home and got to bed trying to sleep. But my Wings kept me of it, because I had still to much Adrenaline in my body.
After 3h I stood up, taking my way to the kitchen to get something to drink. As I opened the fridge looking for a bottle of beer, or something like it, the Intruder Alert activated immersing the whole building in red light.
“FN tell me what's up”, I asked the Titan, hoping that just an animal found its way across the Security Fence.
“Sir, It's not the alert of the House.”, FN answered at instant.
“What then?”, I asked the Ronin Titan trough my neural link.
“Sir, the Radar System of the Malta captured three Frontier Command Battleships on the way to Equestria.”, FN said, shocking me to the bones.
“Give a Message to Celestia that maybe a new thread will come from the sky. Also open a link for me to the Malta.”, I said taking my way to the underground section of my House.
“This is Firebird 6-4 for Malta, do you copy?”, I said in my Headset, coming to a large door under my House.
“This is Malta, we read you loud and clear.”, I became as an answer from a voice with a German accent.
“What Fraction are those Battleships?”, I asked with a deep undertone, already knowing from where their are.
“Those are Tagged FC Battleships coming from a Planet Raid, where they exterminated three quarters of the population. Are we clear to engage?”
“You are Clear to engage enemy Ships with everything you got, I will take position in Canterlot. Thundersky Out.”
“Plasma Railguns are charged and ready to fire. Also are eight Grunt Squads and 2 Goblin Squads on Standby and waiting for your command.”, the German Engineer answered.
“FN, I will send you up to the Malta again. Get rearmed and wait for my command.”, I said opening the Door to the Hangar Bay where a LT-22 Raptor waited to be prepared for combat.
“SKY, WHERE ARE YOU?”, I heard Rainbow Dash shouting from the third floor.
“I'm coming.”, I shouted back.
I flew up the Stairs to meet Rainbow Dash in the Main Hall.
“I heard loud noises coming from here, something happened?”, she said tired from probably not sleeping well.
“Nothing important. Go back home.”, I said trying to seem calm.
“It doesn't look like that.”, Rainbow said giving me a suspicious look.
“I'll tell you tomorrow, okay?”, I said, pushing her out of the door.
“Okay”, Rainbow said with a not very happy voice.
“Good.”, I gave with a little bit angry undertone from me whilst closing the door,”Now back to the business.”
I took the stairs down for another time to enter the Hangar Bay another time.
I embarked in the quad engine fighter and checked the weapon systems. It showed ten Aim-96 Stinger Missiles loaded in the inner Rocket Shaft as well as eight Raw-55 Sidewinder AT Rockets on the outer suspensions.
The two Gau-8 Avengers weren't loaded at that point, but it only took five minutes to load them.
“Gau-8 Avenger Gatling Guns are loaded with HE, AP and Dragon's Breath Ammunition.”, the female voice of the fighter said, giving me a feeling I had last two years ago, when I made my first flight with the Raptor.
I started the Engines to check the afterburner for orbital Flight, as well as the Flaps and Airbreakes.
After a few more tests, I pressed the Button to open the Hangar Ceiling for a vertical takeoff.
The Engines began to turn on, and after they got on full power I pushed the Button for VTOL flight.
Taking off, the Raptor took its way to Canterlot.
After a five minute flight the Raptor reach its destination, the courtyard of Canterlot Castle, and hovered ten meters over the lawn to give my Jump Kit time to stop my fall.
I switched to Human during the flight to get a little advantage towards the FC.
As I jumped out of the Cockpit, the Window moved back into its locked position and took off to its marked position behind the Castle to be on standby but hidden, as the Jump-Kit fired and stopped my fall one feet before I hit the ground.
As I turned around to face the massive wooden Door, which leads to the inner parts of Canterlot, lit up in a yellow magic field which I was used to from Celestia, but instead of Celestia two Royal Guards came up to me and saluted.
”We are here to bring you to Princess Celestia.”, one of the Guards said.
“Why isn't Celestia or Luna waiting for me?”, I asked the two Guards suspicious, because my heatprint scanner showed me that they were not what they're trying to be.
Both Changelings looked at each other before the bigger one of them said:”Both of them are busy so Celestia send us to welcome you.”
I slowly moved my hand to my shoulder, trying not alert the two Changelings in front of me, and pulled out my Pulse Blade to wait for the right moment to take one as a hostage.
The next moment when both of them looked away from me I grabbed the nearest of them and place my Pulse Blade on his Throat.
Both of the Changelings transformed in their normal form, both hissing at me and the one in my grip tried to get free, but that made it only tighter.
“Let's stay diplomatic and just talk, shall we?”, I asked the Changeling in my grip, putting the Pulse Blade a little bit away from his Throat.
The Changeling in my grasp looked first at my red V-Shape visor and then at his friend. Both nodded. I released my grip a little bit and let the Changelings speak.
“So first off, why are you here?”,I asked the two Changelings .
“Where looking for a new place to hide the Changeling Hive.”, the one in my grasp answered.
“Why?”
“This morning something crashed in the badlands. Queen Chrysalis send out two scouts to investigate. Both never came back.”, the second one continued.
I made a quick maybe dumb decision:”I have an Idea, but you have to trust me.”
“Continue.”, both Changelings said, waiting for me to continue.
“Go back to your Hive, tell Chrysalis she has a safe place in Canterlot.”
Both Changelings looked at each other, confused about my decision, and looked a last time at me before they teleported back to their Hive.
As they teleported, I looked around hoping that none of the Guards had saw me or the Changelings. I was glad to see no Guards nearby.
The rest of way to the Throne Room I sprinted, making it in under one minute.
As I reached the doors two guards tried to stop me but I pushed them easily to the side.
“Princess Celestia, there is something important you need to know!”, I said, a little bit out of breath.
“There is…”, a high pitched sound made me stop in mid sentence. Another fifty of the same sound could be heard, before the room went completely silent.
After a few seconds Celestia began to speak:”What was that?”
“First off, you need to find a place to keep around five hundred Changelings save.”, I said harsh,”Second the FC is attacking, and I don't have enough man to push them back. So I need the Equestrian Military too.”
A Guard came in and spoke with a trembling voice:”Your Highness, the outer parts of Canterlot got attacked and we got pushed back to the Castle walls.”
Celestia looked at me and waited for me, to respond on the news that the Guard had brought.
“I think this is a Facta, non Verba Situation.”, I spoke calm,”It's time to begin Operation Frontier Defense.”
