War For Equestria: The Battle For Winter Village

Snow was gently falling as a patrol squad was walking back to their military camp carrying a body. "Keep moving squad!" The leader shouted, "We need to get this back to the General so he can plan his next move."

"But i'm tired, and my hooves hurt from walking in this snow." A soldier shouted.

"Never mind that. I'm freezing!" Another soldier shouted as he began warming himself up with his metal wing boosters.

"Are you rookies rebels or sissies!" The leader shouted, "Keep moving and no..." He paused, "Draw your weapons."

The soldiers drew their weapons and activated their guns. A unicorn froze and lit up his horn. All that they could see was snow falling and could hear the breeze. A light blue feather was dropping above them. The leader looked at the feather and grinned. Suddenly he realized where the feather came from and looked up at the sky. Nighthawk fell right above them, and with one powerful blast of his magic, he killed all of them from the shock wave. Nighthawk began walking towards a pony who was trying to crawl away, he slowly picked him up by the neck with his magic. The pony began panting and cried, "No-n-no please? Plea..." Nighthawk snapped his neck and the pony fell to the ground. He then walked around the area and saw nothing out of the ordinary besides his pet phoenix, with her white and blue feathers flew in to land. "Area secure. Penelope will return any..." He stopped and drew his sword. He began hearing something move in the snow. Suddenly a lone hoof popped out of the snow. Nighthawk knelt down and grabbed that hoof, "Penelope."

a dark blue flame ignited as the phoenix began melting the snow and it revealed the commander's face.

"Commander Cinni?"

Firefly's ears popped up, "Cinnabar?"

The commander began coughing, "Nighthawk?"

"I'm hear, i'm hear commander."

Firefly looked at the guard, "Get a medic to that area now. Nighthawk, we're getting transport in."

Cinnabar coughed, and lit up her horn, "The Rose, she's revolted."

Firefly grinned as he was looking at the video Penelope was sending.

"What Rose? Who is she?" Nighthawk asked as he lit up his horn to keep her alive and warm.

The commander pulled out a data pad,"She ca-can't get these codes..." she began to groan in pain and cough.

Nighthawk shook his head, "Don't die on me commander. Cinni, that's a direct order!"

Penelope began heating up to keep Cinnabar warm, but it wasn't enough.

Cinni held on to Nighthawk's hoof, d-dont let the empire die, y-you must kill her..." Cinnabar's horn began dimming down, and her hoof slipped from Nighthawk's.

Tears began filling his eyes and Penelope began shrieking in pain. A medical team flew in, and checked Cinnabar's vitals.

Back at the base, Nighthawk and Firefly was watching a few cadets cover commander Cinnabar's casket with the Equestrian Flag.

"I never believed that I would have somepony die in my hooves." Nighthawk said as a couple tears fell to the ground. "Especially not Cinni."

"How do you know her?" Firefly asked.

Nighthawk smiled, "We were cadets in training. I took her in as a partner, to help her with studies and training."

Firefly chuckled, "Ah, hooking up with the mares huh?"

Nighthawk laughed, "used too. But she was swift."

"Who killed her again?"

Nighthawk looked at the data pad, "She said something about the 'Rose' but I didn't understand any of that."

"Well I do." A familiar alicorn said as he stepped in.

"Sunny?" Nighthawk said with a smile on his face.

Firefly grinned, "What are you doing here? I thought you were-"

"Sent to the protect Cadence? Yea, she sent me here after we heard about the weapon. And I got some info of my own to share."