Halo: Fourth Ring

The Truth and Reconciliation

Rainbow Dash fiddled with her SRS99D-S2 AM sniper rifle as the Pelican dropship hovered above the canyon floor. She couldn't wait to kill some Covenant forces, and teach them why they shouldn't capture her best friend, Rarity.

Suddenly, the comms crackled to life as their pilot, Lightning Dust, said "Alrighty, marines! We're here, so get off my dropship! And Rainbow?"

"Yes?" Rainbow replied.

"Get back my friend Rarity for me. After all, who's gonna style everypony's mane after this?" Lightning requested.

"Will do, Lightning Dust. By the way, I'm sorry about how I yelled at you back when we were saving the other marines," Dash replied.

Lightning Dust accepted Rainbow's apology, and allowed everypony to disembark from the Pelican, before flying off.

Rainbow's other best friend, Staff Sergeant Twilight Sparkle, had volunteered to come along on the mission, despite the fact that she was an alicorn princess. Twilight had long ago joined the ENSC when the Covenant had first attacked the Equestrian colony Apple Harvest, complete with her own disguise to keep her identity secret.

Somehow, she rose through the ranks without being discovered, attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant, before being discovered by her friend Applejack, who allowed her friend to stay in the corps, and revealed her identity to the marines of her platoon, who accepted her with everlasting kindness.

Now, though, she was leading her platoon on a rescue mission to save her friend Rarity, and the remaining crew of the Pillar of Celestia.

As soon as her hooves touched the ground, Twilight shouted "Hit it marines, go go go! The Corps aren't paying us by the hour!", while Rainbow checked to make sure her weapons were fully loaded.

Tonight was gonna be a LONG night....