Rise of Equestria: Battle for Canterlot

"Right then left at the doughnut. Right then left at the doughnut." Applejack repeated to herself as she ran. Repeating it over and over, so she didn't forget. Not wanting to waste any time getting lost. She turned the corner and nearly ran face first into the green armored back of a Muton. Skidding to a stop but the alien turned its head and roared alerting the other Muton in front. Applejack wasted no time in turning around and bucking the creature in the gut.

When it hunched over holding it's stomach she jumped on it's back and ran down the hall. Weaving left and right hoping to be a hard target to hit. Her plan worked as green streaks flew past her. But they were getting closer. She gave up the weaving in favor of pure speed as she galloped full force towards the armory. She heard heavy boot steps as they chased after her. She recognized the armory as she tore past it cursing. Trying to map out the route she'd need to run back. But Mutons were agiler then she thought as she swore they were slowly catching up.

"OH-Four get down!" A Clone yelled, and Aj dropped like a sack nearly getting tripped over by the chasing Mutons. An electric whine filled the air, and both Mutons turned their head before multiple blaster shots in quick succession flew from behind. Each blast had a thump to it that was beefier than the standard DC. Aj turned over and saw the most beautiful thing she'd laid eyes on yet. It was regulation black with a rotating barrel so large the clone firing it had to hold it with two hands. A rotating cannon of blue death that ripped into the Mutons. Aj felt a tear come to her eye as the thing wound down with smoke pouring out of its multiple barrels.

She stood and approached the masterpiece of a blaster,

"Oh-Four you ok-" The clone started to check on her only for her to shush him promptly.

"Don't ruin the moment." She put a hoof on the cooling gun, eyes like dinner plates as she oogled it. The clone shuffled awkwardly.

"Oh-Four?" He asked tilting his helmet to the right.

"It's beautiful." Applejack commented, and the clone lowered the gun letting it hang on his shoulder. Her hoof followed it for a second then shook her head putting a hoof to it. She felt dizzy,

"Oh-Four are you ok." The clone asked more forceful kneeling to be eye level.

"I'm fine just a little dizzy that's all HEY!" She shouted averting her eyes when the clone suddenly shined a penlight into her eyes.

"Hold still look at me as long as you can." The clone ordered and Aj did till he turned it off and she blinked rapidly to get rid of the spots.

"Don't know about pony standards but by mine, you have a concussion Oh-Four." The Clone put away the penlight in his belt and rubbed the back of his head. Once the light was out of her eyes, she noticed the orange armor and her ears perked up.

"Oh, Seventy-Eight. I didn't realize it was you partner." She pointed a hoof feeling guilty. The orange clone chuckled, his orange armor was actually the reason they started talking.

"It's fine Oh-Four I think you were a little preoccupied with the Z-6." The Clone joked, and Aj blushed. "I think you hit your head on the floor when you dropped." He guessed.

"Or the ceiling that collapsed on me," Aj admitted, and the Clone nodded.

"Ya, that'll do it. Be glad you came down my hall and not Surprise's." Seventy-Eight pointed with his head down the other hall, and Aj looked at him confused.

"Why ya say that?" She asked.

"Well-" The clone didn't finish when a series of explosions went off down the hall he pointed at, and a grey smoking clone came sliding on his back with his arms in the air like an excited child.

"YA! THREE POINTS!" he shouted excitedly, and Aj winced as the pressure wave made her head throb.

"Nevermind I think I see your point." She let out lamely, and Seventy-Eight chuckled again.

"Ya, a bit more than a concussion. Come on you can rest with us while we finish getting supplies." Seventy-Eight hooked a thumb over his shoulder, and Aj shook her head trying to clear the ringing.

"Wait your the clones sent on the supply run for the Archers on West?" She asked, and the nodded.

"Yes, Ma'am." He confirmed, and Aj's face got angry.

"Your late and I'm here to see whats taking so long to get your tail in gear!" She pointed a more threatening hoof this time, and the Clone looked at her.

"It's these blasted Advent." Another Clone peaked out of the armory with green stripes on his helmet.

"Smalls." Aj greeted him simply

"Applejack" He greeted back just as simply which was the tradition the two had started. Smalls was exactly one inch shorter than the rest of his brothers due to a leak in his tube. A fact that bothered the detail-oriented Clone to no end.

"Now what do you mean. How did Advent get in here?" She asked starting to sound more like a Commanding Officer.

"Air defense is doing a good job. We've encountered small pockets of Advent that survived the crash, but it seems only the big ones survive Ma'am." Seventy-Eight explained, and Aj nodded.

"Hey, Seventy-Eight got any more motion Dets?" Surprise came up basically bouncing in place. The orange laid back Clone hooked his thumb back towards the armory and Surprise let out a gitty giggle as he rushed in to restock. Aj eyed them both then focused on Seventy-Eight.

"You know he's going to blow himself to bits right?"

"The Jedi were ninety-percent of our impulse control." Seventy-Eight didn't even miss a beat before saying that and Aj had a startling realization. They were the CMC with energy weapons and ordinance. Celestia help them all! Shaking away that terrifying thought. When Seventy-Eight put a hand on her head earning a grunt from the farm mare. "Stop that. Your only going to make it worse Oh-Four."

"Right thanks. OK let's get a move on partners, and someone point out the DC-15 packs!" She shouted walking into the Armory.

"Oh-Four you need to rest for a moment," Seventy-Eight said sternly, and her head popped back to deliver a profound

"Nope." She gave a little nod and pulled back into the room. The orange Clone gave an exasperated sigh.

"Oh-"

"No! I have a job to do, and I'm going to do it." She shouted from inside, and Smalls walked in to see her stocking her belt with DC ammo.

"Archer Arrows are over there." He pointed. She turned her head seeing the barrels of stone arrows. She started to walk towards them when Smalls put an arm out.

"Smalls what are you-"

"Sit and rest." The Clone said sternly and pointed at a crate. "We got this just tell us what we need." Aj looked angry but did what she was told and hopped onto the crate laying on her side. She went down the list, and the Clones added what they needed as Smalls and Seventy-Eight got to work.