Equestrian civil war.

Explosions raged all around ponyvill. Service clots and mares were killed allongside civilians. But, This massecre, the main assault was just a diversion.

For, echo squadren had a secreate assinment. Thare mission was to sneak into the compound undetected, and sabatge the fule and amunition depos. And thats ,mostly, what they were planning on doing.

Even in a battle situation, the Celestian empire was known for is seriousness on securaty. Getting in quiatly wouldn't be easy. But then, whares the fun in that?

"Private!" I shouted to be heared over the sound of pony's screaming, because of srapnel wounds. "Set up the C2 on that wall over thare, Everypony elce, grab you're rifles and dig-in, This'll get messy!"

The squadren hunkered down, as The private set up the explosives on the wall. I nodded at him. He pressed down on the plunger. The wall exploded, killing the soldier above the spot on the wall, and two more behind it.

Immidiatly, a large number of reinforcements Ran towards the spot in the wall. We waited for two to come out and serch for us. I drew my revolver. "open fire!" I shouted. Without hesetation, the entire squadren emerged from tha're hideing places, takeing the patroll by supprise.

Allmost in unison, The my squad Discharged the're wepons. Bullets ripped throught the sholders and chests of the Vermin. Thay died, screeming in agony, like the little cowerds thay were. Without a moment of hesitation, we rushed through the wall.

"lance corperall. You take those two, and attack the western ammo dump." Without hessitation, he signled for them to folow, and headed west, deeper into the belly of the beast.

"Private, you take those three, and attack the centerall fule depo."He also rushed off, without a seconed thought. These were the bravest, and most loyal soldiers I ever thought with, I was honnored to fight in this squad.

"Private, you're with me, Well attack the eastern ammo supplys." We rushed eastward, manging to sneek past most of the celestians. those vermin were two destracted by the rest of the ponys.

I managed to jump one of them. I slit his throught, without even giving him the chance to responed, and took his rifle. I signled for the private to stop.

My men were pinned down by a vastly suppirior force. thay were helpless. Imidiatly, without me even ordering him to, The private began picking off the enamy renforcements. I'd never seen quite a markspony. I left him there, to continue supporting the squadren, and continued on, towards the ammo depo. solo.

The depo was unguarded. Not to my supprise. We were reeking havok all over the complex. I saw alpha and delta squadrens breaking in through the northen wall. A perfect distraction.

I galloped towards the ammo depo, and planted my explosives. I was about to detonate, when i was stopped by a farmiliar face.

She was waring the white coat of a celestian soldier, with the golden webbing. She was slightly taller than me. She was aliecorn in race, and had a teal colour to her coat. Her mane was also a teal colour, with gray streaks.

She was my childhood friend. "Thunder!" I shouted, in supprise. but, she was in no ,mood for talking.

She charged at me with a mighty lunge. I tryed to dodge, but she cought my left forleg, makeing a large gash in it. She turned around. By this point, I had pulled out my revolver,and aimed it at her head. "I don't want to do this Thunder." But you could see the primal rage in her eyes. She lunged at me again. I managed to dodge this one, but She had snagged my locket. The golden heart fell to the ground. it poped open, with the picture facing upwards.

Thunder was facing directly at the locket. The rage dissapeared from her face, as she saw he locket. And a picture of herself. A tear appeared in her eyes. She took off, and flew away from the battlefeild, withiut saying a word.

I grabed the locket, And finished planting the explosives. By this point, everpon's attention were on the alpha and delta squadrens. I signled for my men to make a hasty retreat. They sliped away, undetected by the celestian troops.

"please tell me thouse charges wern't duds!" the lance corperal said, a sence of panic im his voice.

BOOM! A violent explosion, of the like's you've never seen befro lit up the sky. The guns stopped firing. The smoke cleared. Ponys lay sprawled across in all directions. Singed and dismembered all across the what was left o the base. This was a great victory for the republic. But it came at a hefty cost. fore, among the dead, was the entiraty of aplha and delta squads. They Died a heros death.

But was it a necessary one?...