//-------------------------------------------------------// Warriors of Equestria: The New War -by dance_chick_3- //-------------------------------------------------------// //-------------------------------------------------------// Prologue //-------------------------------------------------------// Prologue "Rarity, Raaarrrriiiiittttyyyyyy!" screamed a crying little girl. "I'm right here. What's the matter, Sweetie Belle?" asked Rarity, a tall, skinny, purple haired girl with blue eyes. "The bullies at school were making fun of Scootaloo, and I stood by her, and they laughed at us and started calling us babies because we weren't as cool as them!" sweetie bell cried. Rarity picked her up and cradeled her in her arms. "Sweetie belle, you are the most beautiful girl i've ever seen your age. I mean, look at you! You have curly pink and purple hair, and beautiful green eyes. Don't let those low class girls get the best of you!" stated Rarity. "I'm not as pretty as you, Rarity. Your'e the best unicorn sister ever!" laughed Sweetie Belle. "I know, so lets go get something to eat. i'm starving!" Complained Rarity. Two girls came walking down the street, laughing and drinking sodas. "Pinkie Pie, y'all the most random person I've ever met in my whole, darn life!" laughed applejack, a blonde, green eyed cowgirl. The other pony, a girl with untamed pink hair giggled, "Its just fun, Being the element of laughter, and all! Want some food! I would love to have a bite at Sugarcube corner because the cakes live their and the make the best of treats like this one time, I was helping them out, and they let me help them bake, and heir cake was delicious and with strawberries and blueberries their ice cream tasted awesome! Did you know that their twins, pound cake and pumpkin cake love chocolate? Especially the-" applejack covered Pinkie pie's mouth with her hand. "Whoa, Pinkie. Settle down there. And we just ate at Sweet Apple acres, remember?" Pinkie Pie nodded. "Now, lets go find Fluttershy. She needed our help. Remember? And as the element of honesty, I say that I'm full." Pinkie nodded. Applejack let go of Pinkie Pie's mouth and they walked over to Fluttershy's cottage. Rainbow Dash was in her usual spot at this time of day: her archery cove. "Just let me finish this one set, Twilight! Then i'll help you with your spell." Pleaded a girl with rainbow colored hair and pink eyes. "Alright, fine, but I would like to watch." Said Twilight Sparkle, a girl with purple and pink bangs, with dark purple eyes. "O.K. suit yourself." said rainbow dash. she grabbed her bow and notched an arrow, and started walking. Rainbow let go of the arrow and watched as the arrow hit the middle if the target. THUMP, is all she heard. Rainbow dash started to walk and notch and arrow. Still walking, she let the arrow fly, and it hit the middle of the other target. THUMP, she heard again. Running now, she notched two arrows and shot them both into the target. They both flew into the target, hitting the middle. The last target had an arrow already in the middle. She was standing 50 feet away, and notched an arrow. Breathing steady, she closed her left eye. Looking right at the other arrow, she let go of the arrow. FFFFTTTTT. It had hit the other arrow, splitting the other arrow in two, breaking through the target, and hitting the one behind it, in the middle of the dot. "Oh my god, Rainbow dash! I knew you were good, but not that good!" boasted Twilight sparkle. "What can I say? The element of loyalty cant be good at archery and flying? Come on, Twilight! Seriously?" asked Rainbow Dash. "Sorry. Now that your done, I had a spell that I want you to test, but Applebloom and scootaloo wanted to help, so they are helping, not you." "See ya later, Twilight Sparkle!" Then Rainbow Dash flew Towards fluttershy's. she needed something. Fluttershy, a shy, pink haired girl with wings like rainbow dash, had gotten a letter from Princess celestia that said. "Dear Fluttershy, I have sent you this letter for you to bring the other elements of harmony to my castle. You are the only one I could reach, so respond immediately. Twilight Sparkle doesn't have Spike, Rainbow Dash and the others were busy, so I thought that You were my only hope.Sincerely, Celestia.. She thought that this was a joke, that the princess would never sent anything to her, but she thought about it and asked the other girls to come. "Girls, look at this letter. Where are Rarity and Twilight?" "they were busy, but i'll go get them." Answered Rainbow dash. As she flew towards them, she told them the letter. "we need to get there right away! a letter from the Princess? Thats serious!" stated Twilight. "Rainbow Dash! Rainbow Dash! What are you doing?" asked an exited Scootaloo. Rainbow dash was Scootaloo's idol. "Scootaloo, the princess has sent us a very serious letter. I cant hang with you right now. Catch up with you later?" Asked a serious Rainbow dash. "O.K." said Scootaloo. as the team got up to Canterlot, they were mobbed by paparazzi. "Elements of harmony" was whispered through the city. The team finally got to the Castle, and as they were greeted by the royal guard, the Princess was walking their way. "welcome Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, and Twilight sparkle. I have grave news: The kingdom is at war again!" "THE KINGDOM IS AT WHAT?"they all screamed. //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 1 //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 1 Princess Celestia walked around her room, thinking of the dream she had last night. "We are hiding, watching. Planning our attack on your measly humans. Your army is nothing compared to my Army of Warriors! Get ready for the fight of your life, Celestia, because your world as you know it will be destroyed! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" An unknown thing's voice said. Princess Luna ran in with a concerned look on her face. "What is wrong, sister?" She asked. "I have been having dreams of an unknown visitor planning to destroy Equestria!" said Celestia. Luna thought in her head about the dreams she has had in her sleep. "I have been having dreams, too, sister. I think we should plan for war." "War is not a simple thing, Luna. after it is over, the fields are shattered beyond repair. Many people are killed, and sadness is placed across the land!" "Did you not listen to your dreams? The visitor will destroy life as we know it! Don't you see? We have no choice!" Celestia thought for a few moments. "Guards, take a letter to Twilight Sparkle for me." "She's not available. Spike is not there." Luna answered. "Then send it to Fluttershy." After the letter was finished, they sent it to her. After a couple of minutes, dark skies headed towards Canterlot. "Princess! The Elements are here!" yelled one of the guards. "Good. Luna, do you have the weapons for them?" Asked Princess Celestia. "Yes. Are you sure to give them to them now?" asked Luna. "Yes. If they dont have them now, they wont be able to use them." The princesses walked towards the elements. Welcome, all of you. I have terrible news. We have fallen into war."Said Celestia. "WE HAVE FALLEN INTO WHAT?" they all said at the same time. Rainbow dash couldn't believe her ears. "Did she just say, WAR?" she thought. "We just defeated Discord, for Pete's sake! We cant be in war now!" she worried. "Don't worry, girls. I have a plan. When you were announced as the elements of harmony, I constructed these weapons to help you win this war. For Fluttershy, element of kindness: you are a druid, so you have communication with the animals. This cane gives you the power to move the trees, and have the power of nature. Pinkie Pie, element of laughter: You like to play tricks, so you are the trickster mage. You have the power to mesmerize others, and trick them. Your weapon is in your hands. Rarity, element of generosity: you are an enchantress. You can move things with your mind, and your weapon is this crown. It gives you the power. Twilight sparkle, element of magic: You can cast spells quicker than using your horn, and it is also a spear. Your weapon is a spear. Applejack, element of honesty: Your weapon is a sword. You can slice through anything with this. Last but not least, Rainbow dash. You are the element of loyalty, so your weapon should be, too. Your weapon is a bow and arrow. The bow cannot be lost, and you don't have to carry around arrows. They appear when you 'nock' your bow, and it appears. Another cool thing, is that the arrows have the power of lightning. That is why your arrows look like lightning is dancing on it." Rainbow dash awed at her new weapon. "This is soo cool! Can I try it?" she asked. Celestia nodded. She formed a target at the end of the hall, and as soon, as Rainbow saw it, she notched an arrow. The arrow appeared out of nowhere, and was dancing with energy. She looked at it and saw there was no string and the arrow weighed like nothing. Then Rainbow Dash looked at the princess. "It would be easier to use when your tired.", the princess said. "ooh." Replied Rainbow Dash. Then she notched the arrow again, and in the same second, shot the arrow. As she guessed, the arrow hit the center of the target. "Another Bow Mastered, by the incredible Rainbow Dash." She said. "Yes. The arrows are unlimited, so you will have that power for the rest of your life." Said Celestia. "AWESOME!" yelled an exited Rainbow Dash. "Can ah try mine?" asked Applejack. "sure. but who do you want to go against?" asked Celestia. "I'll try. After all, i'm not too bad myself" said Rainbow Dash. they gave Rainbow Dash a sword, then Applejack made the first move. She swung the sword. Rainbow Dash easily blocked it. "Come, on Applejack. You can do better than that!" Encouraged Rainbow Dash. Applejack stopped trying to attack, and said, "Well, why don't you make the first move?" "It would be my pleasure." Rainbow Dash said. Rainbow Dash faked an attack, making Applejack swing the other way. She then twisted Applejacks sword out of her hands and into her own. Rainbow pointed one of the swords at her neck, and the other around her back, making Applejack surrender. Rainbow Dash then gave Applejack her sword back and said, "What I just did was called a fake attack. I made you think that I was going to attack from the left, but swinging back from the right to hit you. My other trick was an easy one. I put my hand between your sword and my sword and grabbed your wrist. Then I twisted counter clockwise, and grabbed your sword.". They went again, and applejack did this trick on Rainbow Dash. "Wow, AJ. You catch on fast." Said Rainbow Dash. "Thanks," Said an out-of-breath Applejack. "My crown is sooo Beautiful! Let me try it on!" Demanded Rarity. As she put it on, she could feel the power it had. She closed her eyes, and grabbed Rainbow Dash's sword from the ground, and picked it up. "Whoa. I'm doing it!" She yelled. Rarity opened her eyed and started training with Applejack. "Be careful, girls! Let's go out on the training fields." Said Celestia. As the team went on the training fields, Applejack ran over to the sword smith dummies to practice on, Fluttershy went over to the woods, and practiced moving the trees and talking to the plants, Rarity began practicing picking stuff up with her mind, Pinkie practiced mesmerizing a snake and playing tricks on Twilight, Twilight began to cast spells from her spear, and Rainbow Dash shot arrows from her bow from the clouds, to being upside down, to the ground. The captain of the swordsmen walked over to applejack. "Well, your strikes and blocks are pretty good, but your posture and balance are off. Stand like this." He showed her how to place your feet in a block, and a hit. "Good work. You are more skilled than my best man. How long have you had that weapon?" he asked. "about an hour." She replied. "Hmmmm. let's see how you do with him." He brought him out, and they started practicing. Applejack used the fake attack Rainbow Dash taught her, twisted his wrist, and got his sword. She then placed his sword at his throught, and placed hers behind his neck. "You have spirit, girl. What's your name?" He asked. "Applejack. Whats yours?" She asked. He gasped, "You're the element of honesty! And my name is Silverstrike." He blushed. "Why are yah blushin'? Ah'm only an element!" she asked. "Sorry. Its not everyday that you get to practice with one of the heroes of Equestria." Silverstrike said. "Oh yeah. Shall we?" she answered. they then started to practice again. Fluttershy was so exited. She could now talk to animals, and move nature. "Now, where should I begin?" She whispered. "Start with water." Someone's voice called out. "Who are you?" asked Fluttershy. "I am the spirit of water. The water is important through this battle you're in, Your'e true power, it will come from within. Move your arms, like the flow of the sea, you are now one with the water, open your eyes, now, you will see." As Fluttershy opened her eyes, she saw that the woman was gone, and she was moving the water with her hands. She laughed, as she saw the water was moving to her command. Fluttershy then dropped the water and moved to earth. She was on a roll and wouldnt be stopped. Rarity Was loving her power. She could lift tea pots, pour tea, and drink it. "Now Rarity, you know thats not what your power is for." Said a farmiliar voice. "Sweetie belle? Is that you?" Rarity asked. "Who else do you know with pink and purple hair?" Sweetie belle giggled. Rarity dropped the tea, and ran to give her sister a hug. "I missed you!" "I missed you too, even though it's only been a day." Giggled Sweetie belle. "now, doesn't my new crown look......... FABULOUS?" Rarity asked. "Its soo sparkly" awed sweetie belle. "now, you are good at music, so you can be a muse! help me with my magic, please?" asked Rarity. As they worked, Applebloom snuck over to Pinkie Pie. "WHATCHA DOIN PINKIE PIE?" asked Applebloom. "Oh, Applebloom! You are AJ's sister, right, why don't you see her?" asked a surprised Pinkie Pie. "She looked busy, so I just walked over to you." Applebloom said. "Kiddo, you know what?" she asked. "What?" answered Applebloom. "Your sister would never do that to you! AJ is one of the most friendly people I know! How could she not have time for you?" "I don't know, I..." Applebloom started to answer. "Why, if i had a sister I would never let her down because she is my sister and were related so related that were closer than me and pudding! Oh, pudding is sooo good espiecially the cakes pudding their chocolate pudding is good but not as good as their vanilla pudding it hits the spot whenever you are feeling down and don't even get me started on their cake why their cake is sooo good that you could eat one bite and it would taste better that anything in the whole world have you ever tried my world famous cherry-changa or should it be chimmy-cherry or chimmy-cherry-changa! but AJ's zap apple jam is-" Applebloom put her hand over Pinkie Pie's mouth. "I get the idea, Pinkie. I'll go talk to her." Said Applebloom. As Applebloom went to go see AJ, Pinkie Pie worked on her mezmerising tricks. As Twilight Sparkle Practiced her magic, She could see Scootaloo walking towards her. "Hey, kid. Why are you here?" asked Twilight. Scootaloo had magenta colored hair and purple eyes. She always wore an orange shirt. "well, I was looking for Rainbow, but I see she isn't here, so ill just be going." She said. "What do you mean? Rainbow is right there!" said Twilight. Scootaloo looked over to see Rainbow dash taking all of her anger out on these ten poor little targets. Scootaloo ran over to her, and Twilight got back to working her magic. "Another ten targets, shot by the amazing Rainbow Dash! HAHA!", Rainbow Dash Said. She flew up in the air, and landed on a cloud high up in the air. Then, she notched an arrow and pointed at the target. She let all of her emotions make this arrow fly. The arrow flew, and soared right into the middle of the target. She flew down, and as she was she shot two more arrows into the other targets. Sooner or later, the arrows dissapeared, and she started again. Right as she shot her first arrow, someone yelled out "HI RAINBOW DASH!" she still shot the arrow, and it hit the target. "I wonder who that could be." said Rainbow dash. "It certainly cant be my number one fan! Because she's still in Ponyville." Scootaloo giggled. "Then who is it? It cant be Applebloom, because she's with AJ. and it can't be Sweetie Belle, because She's with Rarity." still not facing Scoot, Rainbow dash Had a sly smile on her face. "I guess it has to be.................SCOOTALOO!" Rainbow Dash turned around and hugged her. "Where ya been, Scoots? Have ya been working on your karate?" asked rainbow dash. "Yep." said Scootaloo. "Watch this." Still looking at Scootaloo, Rainbow Dash got her magic bow ready, and Shot the arrow. It hit the bullseye. "WHOA! YOU CAN HIT A BULLSEYE STILL LOOKING AT ME? THAT IS TOTALLY COOL!" screamed Scootaloo. "Yep. It's getting dark, we should get ready for bed." as everybody started walking to bed, Scootaloo asked, "Why were you sent here?" Rainbow Dash said, "Because there is going to be a war, scootaloo." "A war? No way their cant be another war!" Rainbow Dash got serious. "Why do you think we have these awesome weapons, and we are practicing right now? The Wonderbolts, Celestia, Luna, Everybody is preparing for war. The worst part is, the elements are the leaders. We might not live through this thing." //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 2 //-------------------------------------------------------// Chapter 2 "Applejack?" Called Applebloom. "Applebloom? Is that you?" Applejack turned around to find a little girl with red hair and orange eyes. "Oh! It is you! Wait...... WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN CANTERLOT? I THOUGHT YOU WERE STILL IN PONYVILLE! IT'S DANGEROUS HERE! DONT YOU KNOW NOT TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT ME OR BIG MACINTOSH?" yelled Applejack. "Well, me and the cutie mark crusaders wanted to see why you were sent to Canterlot, and-" Applebloom was cut off by Applejack, "Well, at least you're here with me. Now, I have somebody I want you to meet. I met him today, and we've been practicing all day." Applejack stepped out of the way and introduced her to a tall, confident-looking man. "Applebloom, this is Silverstrike. Silverstrike, this is my sister Applebloom." The little girl looked up at the man and said, "Nice to meet yah!", Then shook his and vigorously. "You two look a lot alike. I have a little brother, about the same age as you. His name is-" Silverstrike was cut off by a horn signaling the beginning of night. "well, we best be goin' to our dorms now. Nice to practice with ya, Silverstrike." said Applejack. He bowed, and then walked away to go discuss the war tactics with his commander. "Now, Applebloom. You and the crusader can sleep in the dorm next to mine and Rarity's. Go get the other girls and tell them where they are sleeping." Said Applejack. As Applebloom ran off to Go get her friends, The other elements walked over to Princess Celestia, so Applejack followed, too. "Girls, these storm clouds are not ones that we made. These clouds were made by the spirit of the people who are attacking. We have no idea how violent these clouds are, so stay indoors, and be in the throne room at seven o'clock. We need to discuss tactics with your teams. Remember, This war can be the worst thing Equestria has seen in all it's years, so be prepared." Said Princess Celestia. "Now wait one little minute, The cutie mark crusaders came so where are they going to sleep?" asked Pinkie pie. "I let them use that room next to me so I can watch them and see they don't go around makin' trouble." Said Applejack. "Goodnight, everybody. I will see you all At seven A.M." said Twilight Sparkle. As the girls walked to their room, Fluttershy walked slower than the others. Sweetie belle saw her and said, "Whats wrong, Fluttershy? Why are you walking slow?" Fluttershy whispered, "Well, with all of this talk about war, i'm scared. I'm not a war person. I don't like blood, or people getting killed, or anything of the sort!" Fluttershy started crying. "There. there, it's OK, Fluttershy, we will all discuss it tomorrow. You might not even have to be in it. You could just watch from a cloud and have your animals and nature take things for you." Said Sweetie belle. "This is my room, Fluttershy. See you in the morning!" "Goodnight." Whispered Fluttershy. When Sweetie belle opened the door to her room, she couldn't believe her eyes. There were two beds, a bathroom, a HUGE window, and the room was... PINK! "Wow, guys! This room is amazing!" Scootaloo grunted, "Yeah, because it's pink. YOUR favorite color. Not my favorite color." "You girls, stop fighting, lets get some sleep. Besides, I am whooped from today." Said Applebloom. "Yep. Better get some shut eye. We have to get up early tomorrow, so goodnight everybody" Said Scootaloo. "Goodnight, guys." Said Sweetie belle. When morning came, Twilight Sparkle quickly got dressed, combed through her hair, and picked up her magic spear. "Today, we can finally get something done. Thank god!" she said. Then, she walked out of her room and went to get everybody else up. "Wake up, Fluttershy! Time to eat break-" Fluttershy opened the door, already dressed, and ready to go. Fluttershy giggled, "Twilight! Don't you know that I always get up early to feed the animals?" Twilight Sparkle said, "Oh yeah. I knew that. Can you wake up Applejack, and Rarity? I'll Pinkie pie And Rainbow Dash. Got it?" Fluttershy answered, "Got it.", and headed down the hallway to wale Applejack and Rarity. KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. "Rainbow Dash! Wake up! It's already six thirty!" Twilight said. "Go away!" she heard. "Rainbow dash, Get up! We need to see Princess Celestia!" Twilight answered. "Go, away!" she heard. Twilight opened Rainbow Dash's door to find her laying in her bed, half asleep. "RAINBOW DASH! GET UP RIGHT NOW!" Twilight yelled. "You can't make me." Rainbow Dash said. "When we get down there, we can have breakfast!"twilight pursuaded. Rainbow dash shot up, fully awake and said, "I'll be out in five minuets." Twilight closed the door and walked down to Pinkie Pie's room. "Pinkie Pie, Get up! It's time for Breakfast!" She said. Twilight Sparkle opened Pinkies door and saw Pinkie Pie putting on her left shoe. "I'm ready! Where's the food?" Pinkie Pie asked. "Downstairs." Said Twilight. When they were done they got Rainbow Dash, and went to get Fluttershy. "Hello? Applejack? Wake up. It's time to meet the princess." Said Fluttershy. "Oh, Darnet! I must've slept in! I'll be out in a jiffy, Fluttershy." "OK. I'll wake up Rarity now." Fluttershy said. When she walked over to Rarity's door, She hears the sound of loud snoring. "Hello? Rarity? Get up!" Said Fluttershy. No answer. Fluttershy opened the door to see rarity still in bed. "Rarity! Wake up! Its time for breakfast!" Rarity complained, "Can't a girl get her beauty sleep?" Futtershy turned on the lights. "Now Rarity, if you don't get up we wont be prepared for this war." Said Fluttershy. "Alright. Fine. But only because the princess ordered me to." In a minuet or two Rarity was out. "Lets go see how the others are holding up." Said Rarity. "But rarity! You forgot your crown!" Said Fluttershy. "Oh, goodness! I'll go get it." When she came back, Rarity had the crown on her head, and was wearing another outfit. "Oh, Rarity! Another outfit! You just had one on!" complained Fluttershy. "But the colors were so boring, Darling." Said Rarity. "Oh, well. Now that we both have our 'weapons', let' go find the others." Said Fluttershy. When they passed Applejacks bedroom, she came out with her sword and said, "Hey yall! Where are the others?" "Down the hall. We need to go get them." Said Rarity. Right as she said that, Twilight showed up with Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash. "Rainbow Dash. Do you have Your bow?" asked Twilight Sparkle. "Well, let me see. It surly can't be in my right hand because I have a BOW in that hand!" said Rainbow dash. "I was just checking, Rainbow dash." Said Twilight Sparkle. Now, I have my spear, and Pinkie has her mouth, and you have your bow, so I think we are clear to go." Said Twilight sparkle. Pinkie started giggling. "What now?", Asked an annoyed Twilight. " Your sentence rhymed a little bit.", Pinkie giggled. "Lets just go." Said Rainbow Dash. As they started walking, they heard Fluttershy's voice. "Fluttershy, did you wake up the others?" Twilight asked. "She sure as sugar did, Twi." Said Applejack. "Does everybody have their weapons?" said Twilight. Everyone nodded. "Then let's go get some food!" Said Rainbow dash. "Um, I think you mean talk to the Princesses?" Said Twilight. "Nope, I meant let's go get some food!" Said Rainbow Dash. Applejack rolled her eyes while they walked down to the throne room. //-------------------------------------------------------// not done don't read! //-------------------------------------------------------// not done don't read! Applebloom woke with a start. What time is it? She thought as she looked at the clock. The clock read 8:07. "GIRLS! WAKE UP! WE SLEPT IN!" Applebloom yelled. "Just five more minuets, please?" Said Scootaloo. "No! We have to get up to meet the princess!" Yelled Applebloom. "What's all the commotion? I'm trying to sleep!" Complained Sweetie Belle. "We slept in! Now we'll miss talking to the princess!" Cried Applebloom. "What? Why didn't you tell me?" Said Sweetie belle. "I was trying to, but you two were sleeping! Get up!" Yelled Applebloom. "Well, let's get dressed!"Said Scootaloo. As the girls changed into their clothes, Sweetie belle asked, "Scootaloo, Why do you always wear that orange shirt?" "My grandma gave it to me when I was little, and this shirt is the only thing that I have of her." Said Scootaloo. "Oh, Scootalo, i'm sorry. I didn't know." Said Sweetie belle. "It's OK, Sweetie belle. How were you supposed to know?" Said Scootaloo. When the girls finished brushing their hair, they ran down the stairs to the throne room doors. ".......The Archers will be up here, the Swordsman will be here, and the mages should be here because they can use their magic from a distance." Said Princess Celestia. "Wait. Can't the archers be up in the clouds? They can shoot far range, and they can see everybody and who will need backup. Also, The Swordsman should be in the front, and the Mages should be on the hill. Pinkie and her 'mesmirizers' will stay in the middle, Fluttershy can just work her magic from a cloud, And us Enchantresses will be on the left and the right. Easy, peasy." Exclaimed Rarity. "Woah. How did you sort that out so easily?" Asked Twilight Sparkle. "If you had lived your life organizing stuff and being a fashionista like me, You will know." Said Rarity. "But why do we have to be in the middle?" Asked Pinkie Pie. All of a sudden, three girls casually walked into the room. "Who didn't wake us up?" Asked Applebloom. "Good morning to you to, sleepyheads." Laughed Rainbow Dash. "Why didn't you wake us up, though?" Asked Sweetie Belle. "You just looked so peaceful, and we didn't want to wake you up." Whispered Fluttershy. "But aren't we a part of this too now? I mean, what can we do?" Said Scootaloo. Princess Celestia thought for a moment. "Girls, you are too young to be in the midst of things. We don't want you to get hurt." Exclaimed the princess. "That's right, squirt. What would I do if I lost my number one fan?" Rainbow dash said, while messing up Scootaloo's hair. "But what would I do if I lost you guy's?" Asked Scootaloo. Applejack sighed. "Girls, can you promise to me that you wont get into stuff and scare people out of their right minds? Please?" All three girls sighed. "OK, we wont go scaring people out of their right minds." Princess Celestia said, "You know, if you get bored just sitting around here, you can go and play out on the palace grounds, but don't break anything." "OK, see you all at lunch!" Sweetie belle giggled. When the three girls were out of sight, the princess went on about plans for the war. Pinkie, your group is in the middle because all you have for a weapon is your mesmerizing talents. If you were to have a sword like Applejack, you would be in the front, but your power is still useful, we just don't want you getting hurt." Said the princess. "I can see that. Anyways, I like being in the middle!" Giggled Pinkie Pie. "Since i'm in the front, i'll get hit first, then Pinkie Pie, then Rarity, then Twilight. When Does Rainbow dash's team get hit? They're up in the clouds for pete's sake!" Asked Applejack. "You should expect an aerial team to come, too. These people wont just keep the sky clear!" said Twilight Sparkle. "Just to let you know, were up in the clouds because we can see who needs help. We can also see the big monsters and shoot them so you don't have to deal with them. Also, I don't see you walkin' on clouds everyday." Exclaimed Rainbow dash. "You don't need to be rubbin' in my face that you can fly! I was just asking. Jeez, Rainbow. You can be so hot-headed, sometimes." Said Applejack. Rainbow dash rolled her eyes, and decided to let that remark slide. "Now, how will we know when they attack? They could come right now!" Said Rarity. "Oh, you'll know. Haven't you ever seen a war? What happens is the clouds become grey, and a horn blows three times. That's when they appear." Said Princess Luna, who randomly walked out to join the group's discussion. "Well, we've been in a few wars, minor, only including us and a few others, but how would we know?" Asked Fluttershy. "Only the biggest wars come out with a horn. Nightmare moon, was trying to overpower fast. Not slow, like this one. The same with Discord. He had come fast and turned everything upside down." Said Princess Celestia. They all remembered how nightmare moon had taken over Princess Luna's body and threatened to make the night last forever. Then their thoughts turned to Discord and his chaos that controlled everything. "Another reason that you didn't hear one is because they were on their own. Discord and Nightmare Moon didn't have an army." Said Princess Luna. "But what about the changeling army?" Asked Rainbow Dash. "I don't know why they didn't blow a horn." Said Celestia. "O.K. So we know when they will attack, how we will form, and who will be leading the teams, but who is this person that is attacking? Are they human like us, or are they like, aliens?" asked Twilight Sparkle. "Yeah. And how did you know there was an attack or 'strong force' coming?" Said a now testy Rainbow Dash "First of all, the person that is attacking is a human, and I have been having dreams where I have been in the Everfree forest, surrounded by smoke. A person has been calling out to me, and I don't know what they look like. It sounds like a woman, and it looked like there were things behind her. They weren't human." Said Princess Celestia. All of a sudden, they heard a scream from outside. "Wait, The Cutie Mark Crusaders are out there!" Said Rarity.