MLP: World War

MLP:World War

Chapter 6 - Down From The Skies

September 3,1943

The marines braced themselves as the planes flew above enemy occupied territory.

"ALRIGHT,THIS IS IT!" Captain Pinkie yelled at the soldiers. "We're Going to free Coltia from the Germanes!"

"Captain,why are we even here….." asked a soldier behind her.

"Excuse me, Private?" she said turning towards him with her beautimous eyes.

"Equestria is free….why not just let them have the rest?" another Marine asked in union.

"Because they have to pay for what they've done" Rainbow Dash replied coldly as she brandished her M1903 sniper rifle. "We have to take back the rest…..or the sacrifices we made were all for nothing!" Pinkie Pie yelled. "Germaney needs tah be stopped" Sgt. Applejack said in agreement from the back.

"Yeah,let's finish this...once and for all!" Cpl. Spike added trying to motivate the group of soldiers standing in the plane around him.

Everypony tightened their parachutes as they prepared to jump.

TheC-47 Skytrain shook back and forth as anti-aircraft fire continued to bombard the sky around them.

A few stallions began silently praying and whimpering as they listened to the sounds of an uncertain death.

A loud explosion rocked the sky as the plane next to them bursted into flames.

"EVERYPONY OUT,NOW!" screamed the pilot.

"IT'S NOW OR NEVER…..TIME TO BAIL!" Captain Pinkie shouted at them.

She quickly opened the door and they braced themselves.

The marines leapt out of the plane in single file as quickly as they could while the transport continued raining down fire below.

Private Fluttershy was the last to jump out of the aircraft and dived down below the flaming pieces of the other plane.

Soon after, she realized her chute had caught fire and began panicking.

She tried using her wings to counterbalance the sudden drop but quickly lost her focus from falling.

Her parachute soon burnt up completely as she began spinning uncontrollably towards the ground

"This is it….this is how i'm gonna die" Fluttershy thought to herself.

She fell quickly as the earth became closer and closer.

Suddenly a swift movement came and grabbed her leg only feet from where she would have hit the ground.

"Thanks...Dash" Fluttershy murmured softly

"Don't mention it, soldier" Rainbow answered blankly.

Rainbow Dash lowered them closer to the ground to the hill where everyone else had landed.

"GO GO GO!" Pinkie yelled as the remainder of the company finished landing and undid their parachutes.

They all ran , shooting at the Germanes taking cover in their foxholes.

"Artillery!"

Soon the area began exploding area them with artillery shells.

"Howdy" Applejack said as she lept in a foxhole and rifle butted a Germane Soldier in the face.

She kicked the other to the ground and shot them both quickly before they could fight back.

"Clear!" she yelled before firing her BAR at the Wehrmacht troops up at the next foxhole.

Fluttershy returned fire with her M1 Garand across the open field as she quickly ran before clumsily tripping onto the ground.

"On yer feet soldier!" Applejack shouted pulling her back up.
The Germanes had a force of at least 250,000 soldiers on the mainland of Coltia and they allies were just only penetrating the frontlines.

The Allies looked across the empty grassland and saw nothing but a open field and a small farmhouse.

"I'll start surveying" Spike said as he began looking through his binoculars.

"See anything,Corporal?" Pinkie asked him as she glanced out across the open plain.

"That farmhouse looks pretty beat up…" the dragon replied lowering his binoculars. "The Krauts could be hiding anything in there….anti-aircraft,artillery,supplies...

"Or a sniper…." Rainbow interrupted him polishing her scope.

"Glad you keep an open mind,Lieutenant" Pinkie Pie said grumbling. "Wehrmacht soldiers could be there as well"

"You'd be surprised at some of the places we snipers will hide just to take a shot at the enemy" Rainbow Dash told them.

"If you think THIS was bad, wait till next chapter" Pinkie said taking a swig out of her canteen.

"Huh...chapter?" Spike asked giving her a puzzled look. "It's best not to know….." Pinkie Pie replied. "See anything in the house?" "Not yet,Captain" Spike said squinting his eyes.

"Are you serious?" complained a random soldier. "Look at that piece of garbage, who would use that for shelter so close to the front line!?"

"A very smart Germane" Rainbow Dash replied.

"Your an Idiot, Dash" said a stallion "you think you know everything about being a sniper"

"Yeah, you shoulda stayed in Equestria...let the Germanes use you" another marine told her laughing.

Derpy walked In front of Rainbow and began growling at them.

"What the hell..it's the frickin cross-eyed pegasus again!" yelled the first one.

"Pegasus!?" "Look at her...she doesn't even have wings!" repeated the second.

Derpy lept and bit one of the troops on the arm..

"Augh….She bit me!" "she bit me!" yelled the marine.

"What in tarnation is going on over here!?" said as she came running over to her unit.

"S-sarge...SARGE!"" the soldiers yelled as she arrived.

"Derpy was defending my honor" Rainbow Dash said honestly.

"She got a little too defensive is all"

"Is this all true Private?" Applejack said looking at her.

Derpy simply lowered her head in shame.

Applejack stopped to ponder for a moment.

"Ok,but this ain't gonna happen again under any circumstances, "

"Agreed" Lieutenant Rainbow Dash said. "She understands"

"WHAT!?, you're letting her off!?" one of the soldiers asked angrily.

"Would ya like to take this up with Captain Pinkie?" Applejack asked him.

"He's still bleeding, at least get him a bandage!" a stallion exclaimed.

"I'll go get one" Rainbow said running off towards Redheart.

"Ya pretty much got a little taste of what a gunshot feels like" Applejack replied cheerfully.

"B-But she bit my a-arm and I'm b-bleedin-" moaned the marine on the ground.

"Grow a pair" "Applejack looked back and smirked.

Soon The whole regiment sat perched on the hill in foxholes and prepared to move out on a moment's notice.

"If Derpy were here I'd be able to check and look for any Krauts hiding around here,she's good at spotting" Rainbow Dash said.

"Derpy's your spotter?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yes" Rainbow replied looking around.

"Where'd she go?"

"Probably went off to mope after those morons were making fun of her" the Lieutenant replied.

Down the line a soldier named Private Scootaloo was the new communications trooper and carried the large radio on her back.

"How old are you?" Captain Pinkie said looking suspiciously at the Private as they took a knee on the side of the hill.

"18" Scootaloo replied

"Don't Lie to me, kid" Pinkie Pie grinned as she took a bite of a cupcake.

"16,C-Captain" Scootaloo nervously admitted

"Glad to have you fighting next to me" Pinkie said smiling warmly as she looked down the hill.

Derpy finally appeared and came to sit by Rainbow and reloaded her rifle.

"Does someone need a muffin?" Rainbow joked as she nudged Derpy's arm.

Derpy rolled her eyes before managing to give a small smile.

"There could anyone in that house" Spike told Pinkie Pie.

"Looks abandon to me" said Private Downie
"Why don't you take a few stallions Corporal Spike and go check it out?"

"Uh...y-yes Captain" Spike said looking around before standing up walking towards the seemingly empty building.

Rainbow looked across the field as the small squad of soldiers following Spike and Applejack.

There was almost nowhere to hide in the open, except for slim trees and a few foothills.

"GET DOWN, MG-42!" Spike suddenly yelled back to the regiment as he and the others dove for cover in the house.

The Germane gunner inside opened fire and began to open fire on the troops.

"Lieutenant,take out that machine gun!" Captain Pinkie yelled turning towards Rainbow.

"Derpy, stay down...you're making me nervous" Rainbow sayed as she adjusted the scope of her sniper rifle.

"Yes,Lieutenant" the mare replied with a slight grin as she continued scanning the house with the binoculars.

Rainbow Dash looked through her scope frantically as she began trying to find the machine gunner.

"Got Him!"

She turned towards the rooftop to see a lone figure behind the chimney, laying completely flat and facing them.

It wasn't the machine gunner.

A soldier. A sniper.

And it was aiming right at them.

"Wait a…." Rainbow said as she soon realized her mistake.

"DERPY...DOWN!" she screamed.

The loud crack of the rifle came instantly.

In an instant Derpy shoved Rainbow Dash down the hill as the bullet found it its mark.

Her head recoiled violently as the impact scattered blood and bone beneath her.

"NOO….N-NOO….RAAAHH!" Rainbow wailed in utter horror as she

gaped at the body next to her. Private Derpy lay dead.

"LIEUTENANT, WE NEED COVERING FIRE!" Captain Pinkie yelled towards the sniper.

Rainbow Dash only fell to her knees and body began shaking violently.

Pinkie turned back to the battlefield before grabbing the radio on Scootaloo's back. "I need air support now!" she screamed into the phone.

"Negative, there's too much anti-aircraft fire coming from that building….take it out!" yelled Twilight over the radio.

The soldiers and Spike ran Into the house to shoot the machine gunner. A Germane soldier leaped from upstairs.

"Ich werde dich tÖten!""" he screamed before leaping at Spike and pushing him against the wall.

This soldier was strong, VERY strong.
"NO….UNGH!" Spike moaned as the soldier grabbed his combat knife and slowly began forcing it towards his chest.

"NOOO..PLEASE…..GOD...NO!" he screamed as the soldier pushed the knife closer.

Applejack ran into the room and rifle butted the soldier in the back before shooting him.

"Spike..are you alright?! Applejack asked putting a bayonet on her BAR.

Corporal Spike laid on the ground coughing and sputtering as he tried to catch his breathe from his near death experience.

Private Downie threw a grenade upstairs as he raised his gun to insure the machine gunner was killed in the blast.

Applejack looked in another room and saw a large AA gun sitting under a collapsed roof.

"Flak eighty-eight" said Frank Downie.

"They were shooting at our planes with these" Spike managed to get out as he was helped to his feet.

The battle continued raging outside as Captain Pinkie,Fluttershy,an Applejack continued shooting the entrenched enemy. As the the rest of the battalion fought around her…...Rainbow suddenly stood up. In a fit of rage, Rainbow Dash began slaughtering German troops effortless one by one with her sniper.

As the Allies poured onto the area, A lone sniper walked away from the battle.

He knew only death and death was his job.

The Pegasus soldier he had just shot was nothing but many more to come.

He never missed….never

As he and the Wehrmacht moved out, they all looked up to him as he silently followed.

The army fell back to the eastern front...he was needed..

In the Soviet Reign Union.

In the Skies above.

2Focke-Wulf 190s glided past Rarity and Big Mac.

"He's on my six!" Rarity said

"I'll cover ya!" Big Mac said turning his plane and opening fire behind the 190.

"The Focke-Wulf pulled up as Big Mac continued shooting at it before the pilot pulled up to evade getting shot.

Rarity turned directly towards the plane and began shooting before it broke apart and caught fire. The pilot bailed out with his parachute.

"Goodnight Jerry!" Twlight said as she flew directly at the 2nd Focke-Wulf while doing a aileron roll.

The plane ignited into flames before cindering and descending from the sky.

"Nice work,Captain" Gilda said sheepishly.

"This is Spitfire...we've located the enemy artillery…...heading to eliminate ASAP" said said a familiar voice over the radio.

"It's the Wonderbolts Squadron!" Gilda said excited.

"You're easy to please…" Rarity complained sighing.

"Roger…..this is Cloud Ranger 4... we are going to cover ground units here, let us know if you run into any trouble" Twilight said back over the radio.

"Understood..we will" Spitfire said before clicking off.

"Captain we got bandits!" Lightning Flash interrupted them over the radio.

"Do you need assistance Wonderbolt squadron?!" Rarity asked irritated.

"No...we got this" Spitfire smirked answering before clicking off for good.

"IS that…." said a Wonderbolt pilot.

"N-No..it can't be" Lightning Flash said

Spitfire had heard about them….but never..never truly believed the rumors.

The most feared pilots in all of Germaney. They were coming right towards her squadron.

They went by many names…...Demons of the Night…Wings of Death ….The Schattenbolzen..

It was Shadowbolt Squadron.

"Looks like we got them on them in a slow retreat….for now" Spike said.

"Just because we have them falling back doesn't mean we won't be fighting. Pinkie said.

"We've taken a lot of casualties" Spike said. "Including… "

The three of them all looked ahead and saw Rainbow walking in front of them.

"The Lieutenant ain't taking it so well" Applejack shaking her head sadly.

The Allied Pony Forces soon invaded the coasts of Coltia and marines were pushing the Wermacht back.

"What's next….?" Applejack asked.

"We must take Paris" Captain Pinkie told everyone.

Battle For Paris.

The Allies quickly swept across Coltia and reached the outskirts of the capital, Paris.

The massive amount of enemy troops and armored tanks and the sky

"Let's Move!" Captain Pinkie cried out as the Marines marched forward into the city.

The Coltian Resistance fought alongside them as the battle quickly became intense.

Civilians and soldiers alike became caught up in the crossfire before joining the Allies in helping fight back. Finally,after 6 days….the Wehrmacht surrendered the city to the allied forces.

Soon a victory parade followed while soldiers marched the streets as the waving crowd welcomed them.

A young Coltian mare sat alone at a cafe,drinking coffee. She was very beautiful yes...and not a care in the world as she found herself happier then words could describe.

Her name was Fleur.

Back In Berlin, …..the news of the defeat at Paris wasn't going so well with the Germane high command.

"AUGHHH!" General Sombra howled flipping over the table.

Adolf Discord calmly took a sip of his drink and set it back down.

"DOES THIS NOT WORRY YOU!?" General Sombra yelled "THE ENEMY MOVES CLOSER WITH EACH DAY!"

"Relax, we shall simply counterattack them in ….the real problem here is the Soviets" Discord affirmed.

"Ha! Their Leadership is…."" Sombra began.

"Does Colonel Ludwig need assistance on the Eastern Front?" Discord asked interupting.

"Perhaps, Stallion has already sent forces to stop our advance at Belgorod" Sombra replied gravely.

"Joshoof…." Discord muttered gritting his teeth as he crushed his liquor glass in his hand. "That Imbecile thinks he can just simply move his army around like mere chess pieces!?"

"He is a Fool, I will admit that my Fuhrer" Sombra nodded. "But perhaps we have a chance…"

"How so?" Discord asked raising an eyebrow.

Sombra quickly pulled out a map and laid it out on a table.

At the top it read in bold letters...KIEV.

Part 2:

(translated from Russian)

December 1942.

Stalliongrad, Soviet Reign Union.

The line of Soviet T-34 tanks moved further towards the center of Stalliongrad.

Kaleo and other soldiers rode atop the Tanks while uneasily scanning the buildings atop for enemy troops.

An Katyusha artillery truck followed close behind,using the tank for protection.

They saw a flaming Panzer III abandoned on a field.

Bodies laid strung about everywhere from both sides, which was hard for every soldier to ignore as it eroded their minds.

"We must continue to attack the Germans….we have orders to get them to waste their ammunition" Captain Nikolai told the group. "They are also getting low on food, and quite hungry"

"Do you think we'll be able to finish them soon?" Dimitri asked.

"Unless, the Luftwaffe comes in and drops more supplies for them,we have the chance to outflank the Iwans quickly" NIkolai added.

Suddenly,two Panzer IV medium tanks quickly came into sight as they steadily began turnt onto the road.

"PANZERS, EVERYONE TO COVER!" Captain Nikolai shouted.

Everyone instantly hopped off the T-34s as the tanks took aim toward the enemy.

The first T-34 took a direct hit from the Panzer to the front but kept moving slowly.

"SOMEONE USE THE ANTI-TANK RIFLE!" Nikolai shouted.

Kaleo and Sasha both took cover behind a brick wall as they strained to see any troops moving alongside the tanks.

A soldier quickly ran to cover as he and another laid out the PTRD recoilless rifle and aimed it at the first tank.

A enemy tank's gunner spotted him and quickly opened fire, killing them both.

Seconds later, The other Panzer IV continued firing as shells dented its armor until one found its mark and the turret erupted into flames.

The other Panzer crew continued moving the tank closer until they struck a T-34,disabling it.

Captain Nikolai spotted the unattended PTRD anti-tank rifle. He took a deep breath before sprinting across the road and loading it as fast as possible. He aimed it at the tank and fired, causing sparks of flame to emerge from the inside. The tank's machine gun shot at him, striking him in the shoulder.

"Gaughh!" he cried as he fell to the ground.

"Captain!" Kaleo cried running to help him.

"I'm A-Alright" Nikolai said.

As he stood up, the sound of a sniper rifle rang out as the bullet pierced his chest and the stallion collapsed.

"NOO!" Sasha screamed running to him.

Octavia instantly brought her scope to meet her gaze as she scanned the area for the sniper, knowing very well if he was here she would've found him. He had fled.

The group ran instantly to help their commanding officer as he lay fatally injured.

"Y-You're in charge n-now,comrade" Nikolai said quietly as he handed Sasha his pistol.

Captain Nikolai said as he began to cough blood.

"Bear witness that I meet my f-fate like a brave...patriot…." he gasped as he began to choke on his own blood.

"CAPTAIN….NO!" Dmitri yelled over Sasha's soldier.

"Don't cry...k-keep.. f-fightin..for the mother..lan-" was all that Nikolai managed to wheeze out before he took his final breath and lay silent.

"Farewell...comrade" Kaleo said as he clutched the aged stallion's hoof.

Sasha stood up slowly with Nikolai's blood stained on her uniform. Kaleo did the same as he hoisted himself up with his sniper rifle and picked his gear up.

The four of them stood there, as Kaleo, Octavia, and Dmitri all stared at the TT-33 in Sasha's hand. They all look at her in union as she stood trembling with the weapon

"What are our orders now….Captain?" Kaleo asked.

Sasha took a moment to compose herself before slowly raising her head up to the group.

"Forward….we march" she said.

Moscow.

The capitol of the Soviet Union and their power. The Red Army and military tanks patrolled the streets as peasants cheered them on.

Adolf Discord had made a terrible mistake not attacking the city and crippling the government, little did he know the country had an equally if not worse tyrannical leader. Joshoof Stallion was a symbol to his people and a driving force of communism. He was quite, well….."incompetent"

No one would ever dream of telling him that to his face of course. A meeting was soon to take place with his most trusted advisors.. His right hand man, Georgy, he trusted and he would likely be able to convince Joshoof to do many things. Everyone else was scared of the dictator's wrath.

"Ok,who made a big stinky in the bathroom?" Joshoof Stallion said walking in with a disgusted face.

The long table of generals and advisors quickly became deathly silent as no one spoke a word..

"It's ok,I won't be angry….It happens" Joshoof said making a suspicious smile.

Slowly but surely a general raised his hoof towards the end of the table

"I don't like you, comrade" he said with a smile on his face.

He looked at the two guards at the door and nodded. "TAKE HIM TO THE BANG BANG ROOM!"

"I'm SORRY...FORGIVE ME!" he screamed as the two soldiers dragged him away.

"Sometimes,it's the people you trust the most who are the stinkiest" Joshoof said shaking his head slowly.

Two gunshots were heard at the end of the hallway.

Everyone at the table but Joshoof winced and tried to shake it off.
"I'm hungry" Joshoof moaned as he rubbed his belly.

An attendant quickly brought him a plate of pastila.

"Hello, greetings...this meeting has been called to order and I will go ahead and address the most important events first" Georgy spoke.

"Yes, well several Germans were captured a few days ago and maybe they could be use-" he began.

"Shoot…..them…*MUNCH MUNCH...comrade" Joshoof said in between bites.

"A-Are you sure my K-Kremlin?" Georgy asked nervously. "They could at least hold some valuable information before we execute the-

"It's ok I'll send a piece of candy to their families" he said gulping down the last of his pastila.

There was a long pause as all the generals and advisors exchanged looks before proceeding to turn back towards the dictator.

"Why yes, of course…..I'll have them executed as you wish, sir" Georgy nodded nervously as he tapped his stack of papers against the desk.

"Perhaps more can be learned,Commander?" Joshoof said yawning.

"The Wehrmacht is sweeping across the east as you may know , since we are holding them at Stalliongrad." Georgy said. "All our food supplies are low, especially potatoes"

"I do LOVE potatoes…." Joshoof said drooling as he began daydreaming of food.

"Sir…..this Information is very important to the war effort, perhaps you should pay attention?"

Georgy reminded him.

"Yes, I'm listening" the dictator said rubbing his eyes.

"The food we do have available is going straight towards the front lines, especially Stalliongrad" Georgy told him.

"Besides the point, is it affecting those Germans?" asked an advisor.

"Yes, after we lost the siege of Odessa, the Axis forces were seen to be massacring the Pegasi population in the surrounding area" Georgy told him gravely.

"I wonder what is for lunch" Joshoof said scratching his chin.

"SIR,THIS IS A VERY CRUCIAL MATTER, ARE YOU LISTENING!?" Georgy said raising his voice.

"Ahh, stop yelling!" Joshoof wailed clamping his hooves over his ears.

"Forgive….me….sir….I didn't mean to lose my temper" Georgy said calmly.

"It's just that Adolf Discord has been ruthlessly attacking the Soviet Reign Union, he's already invaded the Baltics"

"Adolf is being a baby" Joshoof said spinning around in his chair.

He leapt on the table and raised his arms.

"GIVE ME THIS! GIVE ME THAT!"

Everyone in the room chuckled nervously as the stallion stood before him on the table.

"All of you are invited to my home movie theater!" Joshoof declared as stood back down.

"That's very generous….but I believe there are more important matters at stake" said a general at the table as they all nervously avoided eye contact with the dictator.

"Let's all go to my place and watch a movie over lunch" Joshoof said adjusting his uniform.

"We're getting off topic….let us finish this discussion first" Georgy said.

"It can wait, I'm starving….who's ready for lunch?" Joshoof said

"Sir you ate lunch only a few hours ago…. Please let's just finish thi-"

"MEANIE!" Joshoof huffed as he crossed his arms and slid down in his chair.

"Sir, what about the Germans attack on Stalliongrad?!" a high officer asked changing the subject.

"Surely, they can't expect to have our resources unless we keep fighting them" another asked.

Joshoof nodded before getting up to leave.

"This all makes sense now" he said.

"What is it,sir?" asked Georgy.

"Yes...I WILL GO TAKE A NAP!"

Bonus Scene:

(translated from German)

Berlin,Germaney

May 1942

"I expect you two to be on your BEST etiquette,tonight?" General Sombra said glaring at Ethan and Ludwig. "You two have butted heads in the past, but tonight the leader of the country has invited us to dine at his house. He told me to bring my best officers..and for some reason...I chose you two..SO DON'T SCREW THIS UP!".

"Yes sir" Ethan and Ludwig both replied at the same time. "When will your dates be getting here?" Sombra asked as he straightened his uniform in the mirror.

"Anytime time now" Ludwig replied looking at his watch.

"Stand near the door and let them in" Sombra angrily said as he stomped off.

A car was heard pulling up. A military cab.

Soon a knock was heard at the door.

"They're here you morons!" Sombra yelled as he sat in the dining hall.

Ethan answered the door and the most beautiful mare he'd ever seen walked in.

"Sorry I didn't bring anything fancier, but he IS the Fuhrer so I just came in my uniform and a light coat" Trixie replied.

"You look lovely, dear" Ethan said kissing her on the neck. He helped her take off her coat off before hanging it on the rack.

Suddenly the two heard a limo pull up at the front. "That's Mine" Ludwig said with a uneasy smile.

"He'll be here soon,so hurry up and sit down you two" Sombra griped at the end of the hall.

"Someone sure woke up on the wrong side of the bed" Trixie said quietly as she stepped out of the doorway.

"He's always like this" Ludwig told her. "H-How are you..M-Major Trixie?"

"I'm Just fine,Colonel Wagner" she replied smiling. "How have you been?"

Before he could answer another female pony stepped in the doorway.

"Who's that?" Trixie asked.

"Hello,everyone" she said with an extremely heavy French accent.

"She's from Coltia?"

"Who….who are you?" Ethan asked staring at the mare.

"Fleur Dis Lee" Ludwig told everyone coughing. "I had business In Coltia and I had heard about her being in Paris. So, I asked her to dinner"

"THE SUPERMODEL!?" Trixie asked.

"And she said yes?" Ethan asked even more surprised.

Fleur smiled as she wrapped her arm around Ludwig's. "Yes, I was born In Canterlot but my show business is based in Coltia"

"How do you do it.." Ethan said shaking his head in disbelief as he admired her beauty.

Trixie nudged him in the side as she kept him from gawking.

"Oh my goodness, I'm such a fan!" Trixie exclaimed. "I can't believe I'm finally meeting you!"

Fleur smiled as they stepped forth and shook hooves.

"Thank you, so is Lady Adagio as I've heard".

"I thought you were engaged to President Fancy Pants?" Ethan asked in confusion.

"WAS….." Fleur told him smiling.

"The Allies took back Canterlot, perhaps you can live in Coltia after the war?" Ethan suggested.

For a split second Ethan could have sworn he saw her give him a dirty look.

"Oh perhaps, the Germane occupation of Paris has taken it's toll..I could live in Berlin" she replied.

"Mueller, I told you, we shouldn't be talking about thi-" Ludwig began.

"It's quite alright darling" Fleur said in her heavy French accent. "It's great to finally meet you all".

Ethan reached over and tenderly kissed her on the hoof. "It's my pleasure"

Fleur blushed as Trixie rolled her eyes and lead the duo off towards the dining table.

"Watch yourself Mueller, I won't having you stealing my mistress twice" Ludwig whispered harshly into his ear as each of their mares walked off.

"Relax,Colonel" Ethan said managing a sly grin. "I'd never do such a thing"

They heard a screech out front that all sent shivers down their spines. Soon Adolf Discord was standing in the doorway, and next to him….the stunning mare they had all seen many times. Lady Adagio.

"Quickly, to your places!" Sombra yelled at them.

Still..even after all these years,Ethan had never met him in person. He'd seen him at parades, speeches, and even at Schutzstaffel meetings.

But they'd never met in person. He wasn't equine, nor dragon. "So what was he?" Ethan thought to himself.

He'd always been strange to look at. General Sombra had once told him he was a species known as Draconequus. All his life, .Mueller never knew such a species existed until Adolf Discord became Leader of Germany.

"Fine work you've done recently General" Adolf said as he came he came in and shook Sombra's hand. "The camps are running just as planned"

"Thank you and welcome,my Fuhrer" Sombra said as kindly as possible.

"General Svengallop could not make it unfortunately…." Sombra told him.

"Who needs that loser anyway…" Lady Adagio said. "He never does anything right"

Discord and Sombra both looked at each other and somehow kept from laughing in agreement.

"I like her already" General Sombra whispered.

"So,I saw the guest list General, where are all the guests?" Discord asked yawning.

"I doubt half of them on their will show up, shall we prepare to leave?" Sombra told him. "It is YOUR house after all"

"I know there are others here" Discord replied a he narrowed his eyes.

"Oh, uh...Just two of my low-rank officers, nothing to worry about."

"What,bring them in to dine with us this instant!" Discord replied.

Sombra somehow kept from snapping as he screamed internally.

"What are their names?" Adagio asked, curious as well.

"Ethan Mueller and Ludwig Wagner….." Sombra grouched as he glared at the floor.

"I may know who they are" Discord squinted trying to remember.

"Why not dine tonight with our our rich neighbors and friends as usual, darling?" Adagio groaned as she tugged on Discord's sleeve.

"No no, I wish to visit with the two officers who DID come" Discord began angrily.

"General,there's nothing to see here….those two are morons" Sombra continued. "They only are only under my command as my aides"

Discord turned to him and gave him a slight smile. "Is there a problem with that, General?"

"I..er...no,my Fuhrer" said Sombra angrily looking down in defeat.

"My, these two were the top of their class at Burhorn Academy."

"How'd you know that?" Sombra asked, surprised at first, but he quickly played it off.

"I looked into their military records,they both became officers right out of graduation,and quite young too" Discord answered.

"Young indeed" Adagio with a rather devilish smile.

"Yes,so where are they?" Discord asked Sombra.

"MUELLER,WAGNER!" screamed Sombra. "GET IN HERE AND GREET OUR GREAT LEADER!"

Ethan and Ludwig quickly showed up and stood at attention.

"But you told us to take our places and hid-" Ethan started.

"SILENCE!" Sombra continued.

"It's quite all right,General" Discord told him.

Discord went around and happily greeted everyone as Ethan zoned out. Finally, he turned his attention to him as he extended his hand and Ethan quickly shook it, not knowing fully what to expect from the Dictator. Everypony sat in their assigned places Sombra had made for them.

They all took orders from the waiter on what they would like to eat. Mueller wasn't all that hungry, so he ordered a salad. Ludwig had Meatloaf, while Fleur had fruits. Trixie had some Lasagna . Everypony had wine.

Their was a brief silence until Discord spoke up.

"So...General Sombra,how's that marriage still working out for you?"

"We….we divorced my Fuhrer….quite some time ago"

"What a shame" Discord "I haven't spoken to her in quite some time"

"She's still a General I believe, serving in the Eastern Front against those dreadful Soviets" Adagio told them. "At least, last I've heard"

"What was her name?" Ludwig asked, pretending to be interested.

Sombra quickly gave Ludwig the stinkeye.

"Star- Adagio began.

"Waitress,more Spritzkuchen please!" Sombra yelled interrupting them.

"Why ever did the two of you separate General?" Discord asked him .

"I-I'd rather not, uh..discuss about her my Fuhrer, that is...if you wouldn't mind" Sombra replied softly as he took a sip of his wine.

"I thought the two of you were rather cute at your wedding" Adagio added gingerly.

"Married?" Ethan thought to himself in surprise. Of all the things he hadn't know about General Sombra was that he had been a married stallion at one point.

"Nonsense, why don't we just invite her next time?" Discord asked sipping his soup loudly. General Sombra immediately spit out his wine on the table and gagged a little. "WHAAA?!"

Discord and Adagio both chuckled loudly. Sombra angrily began cleaning off his uniform and wiping the table down with his napkin.

Ethan and Ludwig both gave a forced and nervous laugh.

"Perhaps that wouldn't be the best idea darling,hmm?" Adagio said as she wrapped her arm around Discord's.

"Perhaps…..but of course,can't we all just have a enjoyable meal tonight instead?" Discord asked rather cheerfully.

"Of course, my Fuhre- began the three.

"And stop calling me that" Discord started. "Let's all have a nice and pleasant dinner conversation, shall we?"

"Look at you two, haven't touched a single thing on your plate" Discord continued as he looked over at Ethan and Ludwig. "Are you two not hungry?"

They quickly glanced at Sombra as he glared at them, obviously annoyed but doing his best not to show it.

"Oh, uh these two are just not used to the delicious cuisine here...eat up" Sombra said finishing.

"Do I need to start using all the dead filthy Pegasi and have our cooks put them into the delicious food?" Discord joked as he took a bite of his liver dumpling soup.

Almost everypony at the table made an uncomfortable attempt to chuckle at his joke.

"Then the food would be inedible darling" Adagio responded cheerfully as she laid her head on his shoulder.

"Not now dear, I must talk with these two fine gentlestallions" Discord grouched as he slumped her off his arm.

"So tell me….Colonel Wagner...How goes the progress against the Soviet's in the east?" Discord asked.

"I uh, well...haven't much to report now sir, but we've been pushed back into Kharkov, after we lost Stalliongrad" Ludwig told him nervously.

"Nonsense, your strategic genius is the only reason we held them off and and won the second battle of Kharkov" Adolf reminded him proudly.

"Please darling, you promised we wouldn't talk about the war tonight at the dinner table" Adagio reminded Discord.

He thought for a moment,then gave a small nod. "Yes, good point"

Discord turned in front of the table and continued eating. "So…... Mueller, you accomplishing anything with this cruel desk job of yours?"

Underneath the table Ethan clenched his hooves angrily but maintained his tranquility.

"I'm enjoying it very much, thank you" Ethan replied giving a polite smile. "A Lot of paperwork, business and war reports,but it's something I can handle...for a horse of my education."

"Good...very good" Discord said laughing slightly.

From across the dinner table, Ethan looked and saw Adagio turn and lock eyes with him. His pulse quickened as he quickly tried to think of something to say. She simply smiled and gave him a quick wink before turning away.

"WHAT…..was that!? Trixie asked as she quietly screamed into his ear.

"N-Nothing dear" Ethan replied nervously picking at his salad.

Trixie glared at Ethan for several minutes then back at Adagio. "I've got my eyes on her"

Trixie angrily began scarfing down her side salad as she asked the maid for seconds on her lasagna.

Ethan watched from the corner of his eye uneasily.

"Um, are you alright dear?" he asked.

"Yes...*MUNCH*...just *SMACK* fine" Trixie said digging into her food.

He often wondered why she developed such a ravenous appetite at meals.

The rest of the meal went smoothly as everypony ate their fill,and tried to enjoy each other's company. After dinner, Discord was the first one to speak up.

"I must have a talk with you both". he said looking at Ethan and Ludwig. "Me,as well?" Sombra asked. "No General, I must speak to these two in private. You must stay here". Discord ordered him.

"The two of you had better not lie about me" Sombra said rudely to Ethan and Ludwig quietly.

The General quickly put his coat on and had a car brought out front.

"It's getting dark...perhaps it's time for me to retire"

"Stay with us,Sombra..." Discord laughed as he raised his wine glass

"My apologies, but there is much work to be done" he declared.

"My Fuhrer…Lady Adagio…..farewell" General Sombra said before trotting out the door.

"I suppose you three would enjoy a nice chat alone while we wait" Discord told the mares.

"Yes,let's all go for a stroll" Fleur Dis Lee suggested in her accent.

"I suppose that would be alright" Major Trixie replied hesitantly.

"Why not show them around dear?" Discord asked his fiancé as him and Ludwig got up from the table.

"I'll catch up" Adagio told him innocently. "This strudel is calling my name"

Trixie glanced back at Ethan one last time before walking out of the the dining room with Fleur.

Discord and Ludwig had walked off towards the staircase, leaving only two individuals left in the room.

"You have an interesting job...Colonel Mueller" Adagio said as she took a sip of her wine.

"Huh?" Ethan said as he looked over at her. He hadn't even noticed her until she'd spoken up.

Adagio stood over him as she stretched across the table put her hoof on his leg.

"What….are you doing..?" Ethan said as his pulse quickened.

"I don't know Colonel….what AM I doing?" Adagio asked as she leaned over closer to him smirking.

"E-Excuse me….Lady Adagio…..I don't think….." Ethan said nervously.

"Don't think what?"

"The Fuhrer needs me!" Ethan exclaimed as he stood up abruptly and scampered past Adagio

She frowned as she fell back into her seat with a sigh of disappointment.

Ethan walked down a hall towards the staircase until he saw two figures waiting for him.

"Mueller,hurry it up!" Ludwig yelled adjusting his glasses.

He quickly caught up with the two before meeting eyes with Adolf Discord.

"Adagio wasn't bothering you, was she Colonel?" the Draconequus asked him.

"Oh...um...of course not sir" Ethan said lying.

"Ah….alright then" Adolf responded managing to smile a bit.

"Why do you ask?" Ludwig questioned him.

"She can be a little…..'hands on'...around some of the younger soldiers" Discord said chuckling. "Especially my officers"

"Well, maybe that's just their fault for being h-handsome" Ethan stammered.

"I even had to shoot one once…" Discord smiled as he reminisced.

Ethan and Ludwig both looked at each other and gulped.

Discord lead the two officers upstairs to his office before opening his door.

"Why are we the only ones coming up here?" Ethan asked him.

"To have a talk I presume?" Ludwig questioned.

"Because,you two are so devoted to this country….I would trust the two of you with my life" Discord replied as he put a hand on each of their shoulders.

"Why?" Ludwig asked.

"I checked each of your Burnhorn military academy records….very impressive" Discord said as he turned around.

"What about them?" asked Ethan cautiously.

Discord poured himself a glass of Scotch and walked behind his desk. "Better than anything I've seen almost…...you two are great soldiers...you remind me of myself at your age"

"Please Stop Talking" Ethan thought to himself.

"So…..I want you two to help me, I know Sombra's always been my right hand horse of course, but why don't I let you two on the fun for a while?" he continued. Discord turned around, the swastika insignia gleaming on his uniform brightly.

"How so?" Ethan asked, afraid of the answer.

"I want the two of you in charge of my Pegasi Death Camps from now on" Discord told them.

"This….isn't happening" Colonel Ethan thought to himself in utter disbelief.

"You can keep the current jobs you have" Discord said. Sombra does a good enough job maintaining all of my camps even when he's away on combat duty"

"We'll t-think about it, my Fuhrer" stuttered Ludwig.

"Thank you" Ethan told him. "I think some time will help us decide"

"Don't mention it" said Discord as he took a sip of his Scotch glass.

Ethan snuck a look over at Ludwig's face. The expression on it was a mixture of shock and interest.

"I have to help the Pegasi" Ethan thought to himself.

Ethan had a fire that had lit in the center of his being. He wanted to serve his country,to save it. Deep down he knew,killing Innocents was wrong. He had always known. He had to do something.

But What?