Spike then raised his claw and Daniel saw him

"Yes Spike, do you have a question?" asked Daniel

"Why is the 12th Army both famous and infamous?" asked Spike

Daniel paused for a few seconds. Finally, he pulled out another projector, and inserted a clip into the projector, turned on the projector to a secondary scene and explained to the crowd.

"The 12th Army is a unit in the military branch of the MTSS. Initially, the 12th Army was just an auxiliary unit, comprised of those between the ages of ten and eighteen. It was created a year after the MTSS was founded. Ritchie Medkos Sr, the overall head of the AAP, or the Allied Alliance Pact, at the time, was given command of the unit. Within seven years of it's creation, the 12th Army was made an official army and the child soldiers received intensive training. It was a good thing, because no one could have expected what would happen next," said Daniel, as the mini-film then showed massive explosions occurring. The film paused again.

"In two thousand and ninety, one of Darren Sr's descendants, the Minister-Governor of the Bartek Colonial System, declared war on the ITPF to create his own fascist empire. He was successful, and within two years, Francis had taken around twenty-five percent of ITPF territory. The GAAP got together, and in two thousand and ninety-five, invaded Bartek proper. Within a year, Francis Medkos Sr, the Fascist Emperor, was on the brink of defeat. Francis had pulled all his forces from his conquered territories to the capital planet, to prepare for the final battle. That was where the 12th Army would make history. You see, by the time that the final battle was about to begin, the 12th Army had around three million soldiers. The Battle of Barsel and the war itself, would surpass World War Two as the deadliest conflict in human history," said Daniel

Flash Sentry asked Daniel, "In what way? How may died in that war?"

"Before the war, the human population exploded up to fourteen billion people by two thousand and sixty-six, even though the UN had predicted the population would go to eleven billion. But then the war changed all that. During the Battle of Barsel, the GAAP gathered about seven hundred million soldiers, while the Barsellians mustered up about sixty million. The battle would claim up to twenty-two million soldiers, three hundred thousand of those killed were members of the 12th Army. The population was brought down to nine billion due to genocide committed by the Fascist Empire, in a attempt to ensure a world where only the Barsellians were superior. In all, the war claimed over five billion lives and the Bartek system and nearby systems were in ruins. It would take up to two thousand and ninety-nine to rebuild the systems," said Daniel

The film then shows the remains of various planets. Cities, towns, and villages were destroyed and on fire. Then it shows millions of bodies everywhere. It made the ponies remember the dark times when Unicornia was in control, and it brought back horrible memories to everypony, minus Virgil and Violet, who were utterly horrified at what they were seeing. Majesty herself was having horrible memories. Then Virgil asked Daniel nervously:

"What happened next and why was the 12th Army famous and infamous?" asked Virgil

Daniel then turned off the projector to the mini-film and said:

"After that, Francis Medkos Sr was arrested and was tried at the International Military Tribunal. He was found guilty for starting the war, but was found not guilty for ordering the genocide, as he stated that he had no idea about the atrocity. Turns out, several Barsellian bureaucrats, politicians, and military figures were found guilty and were sentenced to life in prison or death by hanging. Francis Sr eventually abdicated and was replaced by one of his descendents, Francis Medkos VI, who restored republican rule. Today, the population is now at ten billion, but the scars of the war still linger," said Daniel sadly

"Now, the 12th Army became famous and infamous for several reasons. One, it fought hard and never lost a battle. They also lead the charge into Barsel and captured Francis Medkos Sr. Now, the reason why the army is infamous is because they show no mercy for the enemy. I remember reading a report when the 12th Army executed around seven hundred and fifty-one Barsellian POW's near the city of Krislo. I have the footage of the incident. If there is anypony who can't handle it, they are allowed to leave," said Daniel

Several ponies had the young removed from the room. Virgil and Violet went to their respective parents.

Daniel then inserted the film. In it, it clearly shows several soldiers being forced to march by the 12th Army, when one of the POW's tried to escape, only to be shot in the back. Then the child soldiers open fire on the POW's, the film clearly showing the children had no remorse about what they were doing. The film then shows several children coming up on several injuried soldiers and executing them. The film ends.

The ponies were shock, some of them were filled with anger about what they had seen, Rainbow Dash especially, as she was comforting Fluttershy, who was crying about seeing children killing people.

"Was Ritchie Sr ever in trouble for this... this crime?!" yelled Rainbow Dash

"No. He did accept responsibility, even though he never ordered or even knew about the crime. Turns out, the 12th Army had liberated a concentration camp near Krislo and some of the dead in that camp were distant relatives, so the 12th Army wanted revenge. It was called the Krislo reprisals. The 12th Army almost didn't participate in the Battle of Barsel after that incident, but were given clearance and redeemed themselves by ending the war and capturing Francis Medina Sr," explained Daniel

The ponies just stood still, utterly horrified. Then Daniel Sr removed the secondary projector and unpaused the main film.

"In two thousand and one hundred, the twenty-second century had arrived and by that time, Earth had become an intergalactic Empire, Darren being informally called Emperor Darren I. Then came the day. In two thousand one hundred, on the fourth of February, was Darren Sr's one hundredth birthday and Pinkie Pie, if Darren Sr comes to Equestria, your going to have to come up with a way to top the celebrations that occurred on that day," said Daniel

"Oh yeah, how big were the celebrations? They couldn't be possibly be better then my parties" said Pinkie Pie

"Well, you will just have to watch and see," said Daniel, as he unpaused the film.

The film showed a city, with lots of people, massive decorations, and flags from each country under the flag of the ITPF. There were several bands and choirs on one side. There were soldiers and civilians everywhere. There was a giant tower with a clock and a pyramid shaped building with a wall behind it. On the building's roof are several people, with a young looking, gray haired boy in the middle. The film paused

"That boy in the middle, is my great to the tenth power grandfather, Darren Sr. He and his wife stopped growing after turning thirty. He was stated as being proud to be one hundred years old and for ruling earth for ninety-two years," said Daniel, as the film unpaused

There was massive fanfare being played and soldiers yelling URA. Then Darren Sr spoke, albeit speaking with a stutter several times.

"C-citizens of the w-w-world. I w-want to thank y-you for coming here to celebrate m-my one hundredth b-birthday. It is also been ninety-two years s-since I became President of the World. We h-have been through a difficult event recently. B-but we have prevailed and we are now e-entering into a era of p-p-peace and hope. I will continue to guide you all until my time has come to enter heaven. Until then, let t-the festivities begin," Darren Sr announced

The parade kicked right off with floats being shown in various size and design's. Then came the rockets that would take humanity to other planet's and moons. They were impressive. Then came the weapons tech part of the parade. The ponies got a little nervous when they saw the weapons. The weapons were nothing like the weapons that Professor Felhand had made. Then came the military part of the parade. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including the surviving members of the 12th Army, marched down the road infront of the building while looking up at Darren Sr, carrying a flag. The band and choir began to perform, as the choir sang:

"March on! Hero's of all life!"
"The great Titoist Party leads us, continuing the Great Hope,"
"Millions with one heart toward a Titoist tomorrow,"
"Bravely struggle to develop and protect the homeland,"
"March on, march on, march on!"
"We will for many generations,"
"Raise high Darren Sr's banner, march on!"
"Raise high Darren Sr's banner, march on!"
"March on! March on! On!"

The choir then sang another song:

"Become hot, become more hot,"
"You, the Holy Sun."
"O sun of freedom,"
"O sun of good fortune."
"Our revolutionary homeland,"
"Is now in the hands of the workers."
"The inheritance of lions,"
"Now belongs to the peasants."
"The age of tyranny has passed,"
"The turn of the labourers has come."
"Become hot, become more hot,"
"You, the Holy Sun."
"O sun of freedom,"
"O sun of good fortune."
"We want peace, brotherhood, and friendship,"
"Between the citizens of all life,"
"We demand more freedom,"
"For all who toil,"
"We want bread for them,"
"We want houses and clothes!"

Just as they finish, hundreds of white birds came flying from the tower and flew around the flags. Then came the balloons, flying around in various colors. Then came, to the ponies view, flying machines in the sky, releasing colored smoke to make the sky look colorful. At the same time, confetti came from the machines, making it like it was raining confetti.

The film paused and Daniel said "That, Pinkie, that is why your going to have to come up with a way to top that one," said Daniel

Pinkie said nothing, as her mouth was open from seeing the scale of the celebrations

Daniel just laughed a little from seeing Pinkie Pie's reaction. Then he spoke

"When it came time for the one hundredth anniversary of when Darren Sr first became President of Earth, the celebrations were on the same scale as his hundredth birthday celebrations, with the exception of the appearance of triple rainbows and two shooting stars in daylight," said Daniel

"And that mares and gentlecolts, is the history of Earth and its leader. From the family working in the wheat fields, to being the most powerful family in the world, and from the planet being a hot hell, to being paradise." said Daniel as the film came to an end

Everypony clapped their hooves and cheered. Daniel bowed. The ponies were completely fascinated by the film. It may have lasted up for six hours, but it was worth it.

After the film ended, Daniel answered several pony's questions. He then went up to Twilight and her friends and family.

"So, what do you think about the film?" asked Daniel

"It was awsome, except the part about the war thing, but other then that, it was awsome!" said Rainbow Dash

"I thought it was okay, particularly about the footage of the Medkos kids. They're so adorable," said Fluttershy

"A'h must say, them workers really did make a difference, trying to help that Darren Sr fella," said Applejack

"It was great, particularly the wedding dress. It's so dazzling, I'm a bit jealous," said Rarity

"Ok, I'll admit, I will find it hard to top those celebrations, but I do love a good challenge," said Pinkie Pie

"It was very interesting, particularly about Darren Jr and Dyson Sr," said Twilight

Daniel became confused by what Twilight said

"Why?" asked Daniel

"Darren Jr seems to be a somewhat dangerous individual, being in a position to succeed to the Presidency. He might do more harm than good," explained Twilight

"I agree. Darren Jr just takes things too seriously. He has pushed to rapidly expand the Earth's territory to other planets, moons, and star systems," said Daniel

"Dyson Sr however, always cares about the people, just like Darren Sr. He always comes up with inventions that help humanity. At the same time however, he creates weapons that might do harm if they were used for evil," said Twilight

"Yes, I have to agree with you on that one. He always does what he thinks is best for humanity, which he might not know would do harm to other lifeforms," said Daniel

Spike then tried to break the tense atmosphere

"How about we all try to relax at the castle," said Spike

"You know what Spike, that's a great idea," said Daniel

So Daniel and everypony else went to Canterlot to relax. They were unaware that, within a few days, a certain individual would find out about Equestria and would start something that would change Equestria and Earth for a long time.

Author's Note

That's the end of part 2 of chapter two. Wow, I did not expect chapter two to take this long. This is the first time that Professor Felhand has been mentioned, since he was sent to Tartarus in the ending of Assassinverse: Unicornia, the New Order. By the way, I suggest you go read that one to get a better understanding of Professor Felhand. The scene where the Barsellian POW's were executed was inspired by a scene from the movie Shutter Island. And the parade was inspired by the parades of the Soviet Union. Anyway, the final paragraph about a certain individual is foreshadowing Darren Jr's appearance. See you next time on the next chapter of Assassinverse: Earth, the New Terror.