Soldiers: Skyfall

Street camera records 3 individuals, one adult unicorn mare, One Adult Changeling Worker Drone wearing a gas station uniform, one blank flanked unicorn filly riding on the back of the unicorn mare as they gallop down the sidewalk.

Energy bolt comes from left side of camera's view, nearly striking the changeling drone as the two adults dive for cover behind a parked van.

Large Invader solder steps into view apporching the van weapon raised as Changeling drone is seen looking back and forth for escape.

Filly points to something off camera back the way the three came and seems to say something.

Invader soldier's head snaps over to look back the way fleeing three came from.

City bus enter frame at high speed striking invader soldier sending body flying as bus tail light light up. Sign on side of bus marks it as Route 10.

Route 10 bus door opens as unidentifyed passanger wearing a business suit leans out and shouts something to three hiding individuals who rush to the bus and board before doors close and bus pulls away with multiple passangers visible aboard as bus heads towards Highway 95 Bridge.
--Street Camera recording Baker Street, Vanhoover.

Date: August 9th, 1666 CC
Time: 16: 31
Name: Snowflake
Location: Baltimare

Snowflake marched around the perimeter of the castle watching for enemies that would choose to threaten those she swore her oaths to, dragons, monsters, bandits and the like.

Snowflake would defend the castle from all challengers.

She finished her patrol and heard a voice behind her. “Lady Knight Snowflake we are hungry.” The voice said in a somewhat haunty voice.

Snowflake looked back to see the Princess standing there in her most regal of clothes with her crown gleaming on her head.

“Your Majesty, it is not yet dinner time.” Snowflake said respectfully.

“But I'm hungry now.” The Princess said.

“Yeah, hungry.” Snowflake heard the Prince say from his throne.

Snowflake looked between the two of them. “Perhaps I shall make something then.” The Knight said as she made her way to the food stores and began to make a meal fit for the royals.

In minutes she presented the dishes before the Princess and Prince in the royal dining hall.

“You can eat with us.” The Prince said and the knight bowed before taking a seat at the table and eating as well.

Once the meal finished the Royals went off to inspect the troops pacing before them the Princess stopped and looked around. “Where’s Buster?” She asked.

The Knight looked around then back to her. “Buster?”

“Yes Buster, my most loyal subject, she should be here.”

“Um….Maybe she’s still sleeping?”

“No she wouldn't be sleeping right now….she must have been taken by monsters!” The Princess exclaimed.

The Knight’s eyes darted back and forth before she took a deep breath. “Very well, what does she look like?”

“She has a yellow bow on, she can't have gotten far as she is always close if i need her.”

“Alright.” Snowflake raised her sword. “As your Loyal Knight I shall take this quest to rescue Buster.” She said and the Princess cheered with the Prince joining her a moment later. “Remain here and stay safe your majesties, I shall return as soon as i can.”

The two Royals Nodded and went to their thrones to wait for the Knight to return.

Snowflake took one last look at them before she departed to rescue Buster, making her way to the edge of the kingdom and stepping out of it.

Snowflake closed the door to the basement and looked down the hall bathed in fading light as she took off the cardboard armor she wore. The teenager thought where this Buster could be as she had thought she had grabbed all the toys and everything but she somehow missed an important one apparently.

Snowflake wasn’t entirely familiar with the house yet as this wasn't her home, she had been hired to babysit the two foals, Sapphire and Thunder currently in the basement as the parents ran a few errands in the city. A quick gig, a couple hours and she gets a small bit of extra bits.

Then all tartarus happened and she got a call from the father, he frantically asked if she and the foals were okay and that something was happening. She’d of course assured him things were fine there. He’d been in the middle of telling her they were coming back and begging her to watch them till they got back when the line suddenly went dead.

Worried Snowflake had tried to call her parents but the lines were out. She had seriously thought about taking off but then kicked herself for thinking of abandoning a couple of little foals when something was clearly going on.

Turning on the TV had told her everything and she wasted no time rushing the kids down stairs and came up with the make believe kingdom to help keep them down there and as quiet as she could to wait till the parents got home…..it had been a lot of hours…She hoped her folks were okay…..

She shook her head, no time for that. She readied the large knife she was using as a sword so the foals wouldn't ask why she was armed with the only weapon she could find.

Snowflake crept through the somewhat dark house, all the curtains were drawn.

She began searching for this Buster wondering where it could be starting with the living room as that seemed to be the main play area but as she suspected she had gotten all the toys from there.

That just left the bedrooms as she'd been quicker at getting things from there.

She quickly climbed the stairs and headed for Sapphire's room.

She quickly began searching it when what sounded like a house alarm went off up the street causing her to freeze in place staring at the window in fear.

She gulped and slowly she walked to the window and carefully pulled a small slit in the curtain to peek out as she had to know what was going on.

Up the street was a van parked in the middle of the road and some ponies were running back and forth with various items from the house on the corner, its burglar alarm wailing to alert everyone of trouble, Snowflakes doubted anyone was even monitoring its system at this point in time.

Sapphire watched the looters hoping beyond hope they just picked a house at random and would leave as it looked like their van was filling up.

She debated taking the kids and fleeing but the idea was shot down by the fact she seriously doubted she could get to safety herself much less trying to keep two foals under control if something happened.

As much as she hated it, staying here and hiding was the best bet for now but she did decide to pack some things in a backpack in case that situation changed.

She watched the looters fill their van and take off down the street away from the house and let her breath out; she hadn't realized she had been holding.

She fixed the curtain and turned around to search the room and saw a spot of yellow under the bed. “You've got to be kidding me…..” She muttered as she walked over and sure enough, there was a teddy bear with a yellow bow on its head laying under the bed, she must have knocked it under there in the scramble to grab things.

She sighed as she grabbed the bear and headed down the stairs to return to the basement.

The Loyal Knight returning triumphantly to The Kingdom.