Despite the best efforts of the ponies, they would soon lose Baltimare, Manehattan, Fillydelphia, Trottingham, Starlight's village, Hollow Shades, Hayseed Swamps, Tall Tale, Sonambula, the Southern Regions, and Vanhoover. They were extremely ill-prepared to deal with humanity's weapons.

Canterlot, Ponyville, Cloudsdale, Neighagara Falls, Winnyiapolis, the Everfree Forest, Appleloosa, Dodge junction, Las Pegasus, Twilight's Castle, San Franciscolt, and the Rock Farm were the only places that were still under the ponies control, the latter being the most guarded.

The Crystal Empire was holding off the enemy very well, despite the fact that they were cut off from Canterlot. They weren't alone. The Yaks were also being attacked. And it's not just them, the dragons and griffons were also defending against the humans and were doing well. Unicornia was also under attack, but like the Crystal Empire, it too was doing well.

With the amount of territory they had captured, Darren Jr then signed an executive order proclaiming the creation of the Socialist Nation of Urt. The first set of laws had stripped the native lifeforms of their citizenship and forced them into ghettos. Then, the human civilians arrived and began the colonization of Urt, occupying cities that used to belong to the ponies.

In response to this, resistance cells begin to appear and worked to destabilize the Nation. They got so good at it that they were able to seriously injure the Protector of the SNU.

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In Canterlot, Daniel was talking to one of his clones about one of his strategies.

"Listen, I understand your concerns, so I will approve your request to increase defenses in Ponyville," Daniel said

"Thank you sir," the clone said, and he left.

Then, one of the clones came in with a briefcase

"Ahh, CS-1951" what brings you here?" Daniel asked

"Sir, the rebel cell in Baltimare have successfully injured the Protector of the SNU," CS-1951 said

"Interesting, but that's not all, isn't it?" Daniel said

"No sir. One of the resistance members were able to secure a briefcase from an enemy officer a few days later. What we found is very interesting," the soldier said

"What was in the briefcase?" Daniel asked

"Its better that you see it sir," the soldier said as he gave the briefcase to Daniel

Daniel grabbed the briefcase and looked at its contents. His eyes widened in shock. He then looked at the guard

"Get Spike in my meeting room, and I also want you to bring Button Mash, Featherweight, and Rumble to the room," Daniel said

"Yes sir," the clone said, as left

Daniel sighed and thought to himself:

"Why him? Of all people, why him?"

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A few hours later, Spike, Button Mash, Featherweight, and Rumble arrived at Daniel's office.

"You wanted to see us Daniel?" Spike asked

"Yes, have a seat," Daniel said

The four then took their seats

"Alright, based from what I heard about you four, I believe you are the perfect candidates for a mission I have in mind," Daniel said

"What mission?" Rumble asked

"Alright, first off, I'm going to give you the background information and then I will talk about the mission itself. The code name is Operation E.H.V.T."

"MTSS-Obergruppenführer and General of Police, and formally convicted terrorist, Kiser Bernad, came to Baltimare a month ago to take up his post as Acting Protector, for what Darren Jr now calls the Socialist Nation of Urt. That means that he has absolute power over life and death of all ponies that are stuck in enemy lands," Daniel said

"How awful," Featherweight said

"Yes. I personally believe that if Darren Medkos Jr dies, then Bernard would become Acting President of the ITPF in some capacity, through unconstitutional methods. His orders are, one, to crush all resistance cells in the SNU. Two, to deport large numbers of the native population to slave labor. And three, to lead the charge to capture the Crystal Empire. But it's important for you four to never underestimate him," Daniel said

"Why?" Button Mash asked

"Bernard is not a barbarian like Darren Jr. He is a man of the highest intelligence. He is ruthless, and ambitious. He is the only one that Darren Jr will listen to," Daniel said

"What does Bernard look like sir?" Rumble asked

"Here is his picture," Daniel said, as he show them the photo:

"Ok. So what about the mission?" Spike asked

"I need you four to infiltrate Baltimare and carry out the objective: to assassinate Bernard," Daniel said

The four looked at each other, then back at Daniel

"You four will need to formulate a plan and carry it out. You must find a way to kill him," Daniel said

"When do we embark on this mission?" Button Mash asked

"You'll be heading to Baltimare in a few months. Dismissed," Daniel said, as he watched the four leave the room.

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For the next several weeks, Spike, Button Mash, Rumble, and Featherweight trained in close quarter combat, and sharpshooting. Then came the day to carry out the operation.

It was risky to get into Baltimare, as it was heavily guarded, but now came the biggest challenge of the mission: how, what, and when to kill Bernard?

They had came up with several ideas on how to kill Bernard. The first idea was to attack the Acting Protector's personal train. They had identified a section of track with enough cover. The idea was to plant a bomb on the track and blow it up when the train got close. But it was scrapped due to the fact that they could never be certain if Bernard was on the train.

The second idea involved Spike using a specially modified sniper rifle, get on top of a vantage point, and kill Bernard. The plan seemed plausible, but they would need to get into a building that would be filled with humans. Finally, they decided to kill Bernard when his car would pass through a hairpin turn.

"Gentlecolts, it has been a few weeks since we arrived here and we need to act soon. Now, we were able to get an informant to tell us that Bernard always travels the city between one and five pm. Now remember, we only have one chance at this, so we can't screw this one up. Any questions?" Spike asked

No pony said anything

"Good, here's what's going to happen. Rumble, you will keep an eye out for Bernard's vehicle. Once you see it, you'll signal us. Button Mash, you and I will come up to the vehicle once we stop it and shoot the target. Featherweight, in case the guns jam, I want you throw a controlled IED at the car. Everypony got that?" Spike asked

"Yes sir," the three said

"Excellent. Once we eliminate the target, we'll all meet up at a safehouse where a resistance cell will take us back to Canterlot. Everypony get some rest. Tomorrow, we kill Kiser Bernard," Spike said

Author's Note

If any of you were are wondering, yes, this chapter amd the next one are based on the 1975 movie Operation Daybreak. Heck, even some of the qoutes are from the movie, just altered. Now that Spike and his team have formulated a plan, its time for them to carry it out. Will they succeed? If so, what would be the aftermath? Find out on the next chapter of Assassinverse: Earth, the New Terror