In another dimension...

Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash got on their hooves and slowly walked down to their daughter. The man raised an eyebrow, before he knelt down to Rainbow Light. "Ya got two moms?", he whispered.

"Don't ask.", Rainbow Light whispered back.

Rainbow Dash looked up at the man, a look of confusion on her features. "What are you?"

"I'm human. Lieutenant Smithy, at your service.", the man said, swinging the shotgun on his back. Rainbow Dash tilted her head, while Twilight had a more hostile look on her face.

"What's that on you're carrying?", Twilight asked. Smithy looked at her with a tilted eyebrow, before grinning. He slung the shotgun off his back and held it firmly.

"This here's a sawed-off shotgun, deadly up close and personal. I'm the only one out of my platoon that has this. The rest got M-16s and M-60s.", Smithy said.

"That's a weapon?", Twilight asked. Smithy blinked.

"...yes, ma'am.", Smithy said, as he held it away from her, in case she might try to take it away.

Then another man with green fatigues walked in, holding a larger and more bulkier gun with a long chain protruding from one side. It had a swinging bipod on the front, squeaking every time it swung.

"Sir, the Chaffees have finished repairs.", he said. "Our jeeps are done too."

"Alright.", Smithy said. He looked back at the two mares and smiled. "I gotta get going. We can't stay and-"

Rainbow Light flew forward. "But...you just got here.", she said.

Smithy looked at the wristwatch on his right wrist. "...two hours ago.", he said.

"Wait, you met him two hours ago?", Twilight asked. "You talk to an alien-"

"Human.", Smithy said, which fell onto deaf ears.

"-without telling us?", Twilight finished.

"Come on, mom? At least he's friendly.", Rainbow Light.

"True...", Rainbow Dash said, before Twilight Sparkle shot her a look that told her to stay out of this conversation.

The private holding the M-60 watched as Twilight chastised her daughter, blinking awkwardly. Then two soldiers, one with an M-16, and another with a CAR-15, peeked out of the corner with the M-60 wielding soldier.

"Lieutenant, orders?", one soldier whispered.

Smithy blinked, looking back and forth at whatever the heck was going on, before he slipped away with the other three soldiers.

Soon, five Chaffee tanks and three jeeps pulled away, leaving a big cloud of dust.

In another dimension...

The clouds were forming, and a light shower was now sprinkling the area. Since Cloudsdale was at an unknown status, Celestia had to bring in the rain herself.

Edward talked to the last of the reinforcements, as the Maus pulled away. He looked over at the fields, where the dozens of fighters and bombers were landing in as a makeshift airfield.

Pilots were talking to the soldiers, as they received explanations and orders.

Auftragsmörder and Dieter were standing on a A7V, Lena lying next to the tank, asleep.

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were fawning over a P-38 Lightning, with the pilot talking to them about how it works, even though he doesn't know how it was built. Applejack and Rarity were taking shelter in an M-7 Priest SPG, while Pinkie Pie and a soldier stood in front of a Semovente 90/53.

Jones and a couple other soldiers were cooking whatever the town, which were sweets and apples. But soldiers never complained, and they cooked anyway.

All hundreds of the German tanks, varying from Panzer IIs to King Tigers, were lined up in columns and rows, and the crews of all of them started to sing.

Twilight watched as another wave of M2 Light Tanks rolled in, as Celestia directed a truck of Soviet soldiers to where the camps were. The once innocent town of Ponyville had become a military camp.

50 Caliber and 30 Caliber guns were set up, as well as Maxims, ZB-53s, DShKs, SG-43s, and Breda Modello 37 machine guns, all set up at the outskirts of town on tripod or wheel mounts. 6-Pounders, Pak 43, M1943 anti-tank guns, Pak 38s, and other assortments of anti-tank guns were set up as well. There was almost no room to get anyone else in, but the soldiers kept expanding the perimeter.

MG-34s, MG-42s, DP-28s, BRENs, Lewis Guns, MG-08s, M1917s, and M1941 Johnsons were all mounted in foxholes and makeshift bunkers in the middle of town, and within hours, Ponyville was no longer just a camp or safe haven for the soldiers, but an impenetrable fortress.

Flak 38 and 88mm Flak were set up in the town square, with quad 50 Caliber half-tracks in the area.

All tanks were also on the outskirts of the area, cannons aiming out towards the open.

There were at least ten thousand soldiers taking shelter at Ponyville, and at least three thousand vehicles, and four hundred aircraft. Over five thousand defenses were set up everywhere, so when someone or somepony walked by, they'd always see a machine gun, a flak cannon, some vehicle, or an anti-tank gun waiting at every corner.

Twilight trotted past tents and campfires of singing and chatting soldiers of many languages and ethnicities, and entered a large tent held up by two posts and the side of a Matilda II.

Inside, Edward and a couple other soldiers were plotting points on a map of Equestria, discussing through different languages. Twilight looked up impatiently, and waited until a nearby British soldier with a STEN noticed.

"Ahem, sir?", the soldier said. Edward turned, and saw Twilight. "Oh, what do you need?", he asked. He handed a German soldier his Erma EMP-35 as Twilight walked up.

"My brother will be coming to visit soon, and I was just wondering if you'd have time to greet him and explain he situation.", Twilight requested, as Edward loaded several .30-06 Springfield rounds into his BAR magazine.

"Why me? If you're siblings, then he'd understand you more.", Edward said. He slapped the magazine into his auomatic rifle, before moving on to the next 20 round magazine.

"Well, you understand the situation more, obviously.", Twilight said. "You managed to negotiate one massive treaty between several armies. The Americans, Germans, Soviets..."

"Italians, British, French, Australians, Hungarians, Romania, Japanese...", Edward subconsciously continued. He finished his next mag and began loading M1 Garand ammo clips. A German came in and took a box of MG-42 Mauser rounds.

"See? He's be able to see more from the perspective of a negotiator than me, who just happened to be in the crossfire.", Twilight said.

"Literally.", Edward said. "Alright, princess. You got a point. When he comes, I'll talk to him. When does he come in?"

"Umm...three hours?", Twilight said,sheepishly. The lieutenant dropped the rifle cartridge in his hand, and the bullets he'd just loaded spilled out on the floor, a clinging filling the tent.

"Three. Hours?", Edward asked. Twilight gulped and nodded. Edward walked over and knelt down in front of Twilight, his eyes bearing an unreadable expression.

"When did your brother say he was going to visit?", the BAR wielder asked.

"Uh, last month?", Twilight said.

Outside of the tent, Applejack circled a Panzer II, as its turret spun every once in a while, to man the area.

"Hey!", Applejack said. A German soldier walked up, wielding an MP-41. "Ja?", he asked.

"What's this thing here?", Applejack asked, gesturing to the light tank in front of her. The soldier didn't understand what she said, but he seemed to understand what she was going for.

"Dies ist ein Panzer II. Es hat eine 2cm Flak-Kanone und wird von einem benzinbetriebenen Sechszylinder-Maybach HL 62 TRM-Motor angetrieben.", the soldier said. Applejack blinked, before forcing a grin.

"Thanks...pal.", she said. The soldier shrugged and walked away. Applejack sighed as a P/26/40 rolled by.

Rainbow Dash sat on a Jagdtiger, which was parked between an A34 Comet and a Panzer V Panther. She looked up at the sky, to see a P-47 and an LA-7 flying in to land.

She stood up and leapt on the 76.2mm gun of a T-35, accompanied by three T-28s. A contingent of Soviet soldiers wearing coats and wielding SVT-40s and Mosin Nagants walked by, waving at the blue Pegasus.

Rainbow Dash hopped off the Soviet tank and landed on the dirt, before walking by the airfield. She didn't even flinch as a CV-33 tankette roared past.

"Yo!"

Two RAF pilots walked up to Rainbow Dash, rebreathers on. "Wanna race?", one pilot asked.

Rainbow Dash sighed. "Maybe later.", she said. "Thanks for the offer, though."

The pilots shrugged and walked away. Rainbow Dash sighed, as her mind drifted to the Wonderbolts.

Fluttershy was sitting on top of a StuG III, with Angel, looking up at the sky. "Oh my, it's so peaceful up there, isn't it?", she said.

A British soldier walked up to the StuG, before climbing on the artillery tank. His Lee-Enfield was slung over his back, and he held a bouquet of freshly picked flowers.

"I got the flowers you asked for. What are they for?", the soldier asked. Fluttershy took one flower out of the bunch with her mouth, and fixed it in place, right in the strap of the soldier's Brodie helmet.

"They're for the soldiers. Would you be a dearie and pass them out to the other soldiers? I-If it's not too much trouble for you.", Fluttershy said, sheepishly.

The soldier cleared his throat as a blush was barely evident on his face. "S-sure.", he muttered, hopping off the tank and walking over to a soldier with a BREN.

Rarity was napping against the M2 Gun Motor Carriage facing the sky, as Pinkie Pie wriggled her way out of its 155mm mounted Howitzer.

"This is so big!! Bigger than my party cannon! I wonder how far it would shoot me! Ooh, maybe I can get to the Crystal Empire!", Pinkie said. Jones walked up, and face palmed.

"Please...get out of there.", Jones said.

"But they're doing it!", Pinkie Pie said, pointing a hoof at a Sturmtiger. Jones's eyes widened when she saw a soldier waving while sitting inside the 380mm barrel of the massive assault gun.

"Hey! Get outta there, dumbass!", Jones yelled, running towards the ridiculous display.

Hours later...

At the train station, a large locomotive pulling three Panzerzug cars and flatbeds of Sd.Kfz. 251 halftracks and Panthers pulled up, with three boxcars of weapons and two train cars carrying a platoon of Panzergrenadiers. Celestia watched as the vehicles rolled off the train cars, with the mechanized German infantry following with their rifles and machine guns.

"Princess!"

Celestia turned to see a soldier running towards her. He took a moment to catch his breath, before he took out a letter and began to read. "Lieutenant Edward woud like to inform you that we'll be sending a search party for a Prince Shining Armor and Prncess Mi...Mi Amora, no Mi Amore, what the...", the soldier said.

"Princess Mi Amore Cadenza.", Celestia said. The soldier just stared at the letter, before he cleared his throat and continued to read.

"Well, the lieutenant ordered a search party to look for them. They were supposed to arrive an hour ago-not counting the half hour I spent looking for you-and they haven't arrived since.", the soldier finished. "They're already gone, so it's a 'just so you know' kinda thing, no biggie."

Celestia sighed. "I would've approved anyway. I hope they brought enough power to deal with anything out there.", the sun princess said.

Somewhere else...

A BT-5, a T-28, a Char B1 Bis, a Flakpanzer 38(t), and a KV-2. Along with the five vehicles were a squad of American troops and a large group of Germans, totaling up to fifty troops on this "recovery" mission. Edward and Twilight walked in the front, as the group moved up.

"So, what's your brother like?", Edward asked. Twilight jumped up to meet the American's eye level, a smile on her face.

"Oh, he's the best brother ever! He always took care of me up until the point I could take care of myself, and even then, he'd try to help me in any way possible! He taught me so many things, even things I didn't learn when under Celestia's care. He married my former babysitter, and we're still close! They have a daughter named Flurry Heart, she's so cute, but a little bit out of control. Plus, I'm an aunt! Did I mention I'm an aunt, I'm gonna be the most awesome caring aunt Equestria has ever seen-", Twilight said excitedly, before a laugh from one of the German soldiers cut her off.

"She talks faster than my MG-42 can fire.", he said, gesturing to "Hitler's Buzz Saw" on his back. Twilight blushed at her very un-princess behavior, and just went back to walking.

"Anyway...if my brother is late, maybe he decided to take a few stops, or he got held up by whatever is going on right now.", Twilight said. "Is this necessary?"

"You're the one who suggested the rescue mission. You tell me.", Edward said.

Twilight sighed. "I guess I've been overreacting. But it's too late to go back now, huh?", she asked. Then a loud boom filled the air. Twilight and everyone else stopped walking, and the tanks stopped rolling.

A large cloud of smoke was billowing in the air near the forest they were heading towards. A soldier took out binoculars and spied in on what was going on.

"Sir.", the soldier said. He tossed the binoculars to Edward, who in turn looked through them.

"What? What is it?", Twilight asked. Edward gave her the binoculars. "See for yourself.", he said.

Twilight held the binoculars to her eyes with her magic, and could see what was going on.

The Pony Of Shadows himself was walking through fire, where several German soldiers with black coats and helmets were running from. Several Flammpanzers and Vickers E tanks, two Hummels, and a StuG III were there as well, but Twilight focused on one thing in the front.

"Shining?!"

Author's Note

Updates for this season will be significantly slower, as I'm planning on making chapters a bit bigger, with putting as much effort into each chapter as possible.

Thanks for understanding, and peace. By updates, new chapters will be up every week and a half, but occasionally, there will be two week updates.