"Alright, load up!" I yelled over the noise of the loud rotary blades immediately after the engineers said the alterations were finished. With everything that happened and waiting for the chopper to be modified, it took about an hour which means we only have two hours left. If we needed to go, we needed to go now.

"Let's began Operation Lunar Eclipse!" Dash yelled as she jumped into the cargo hold swiftly followed by Spitfire. Dash had an MP5 suppressed along with a red dot sight; Spitfire had an MP7 with its stock extended to its full length and a Holographic Sight attached to the top. It was also suppressed for mission specifics.

"Let's hope I don't have to shoot!" Alex said as she adjusted the Bipod on her M249. The ACOG on top didn't seem to hinder her, but she was right; she didn't have a suppressor with the only reason being that it would have been irrelevant. If she fired, it would mean that we're spotted.

"Snipers, onboard!" Many snipers climbed on before we lifted off with some being unicorns for the added invisibility for stealth. It was necessary if any snipers weren't on clouds. "Start the stream!" One of the unicorn horn's glowed before I turned on the camera that was attached to my helmet. "Let's get this shit started."

(Third Person - Ponyville)

Back in Ponyville, many were going about their days in silence from the overwhelming sense of dread. Ever since bodies of dead soldiers came in for burial, no pony could find it in themselves to smile. They were scared that they'll be next in the shipment of corpses the Griffins sent. They were at least glad that the Griffins sent the bodies back for a proper burial instead of doing something they could never imagine.

The only one who was still trying to smile was Pinkie Pie, but she was easy to read; especially since her flat mane gave it away. She has almost given up hope as she thought of one last party, and if it didn't work; she didn't know what to do.

With her was Fluttershy, she was trying to comfort her friend while trying to hide the fact that Applejack was captured with what's left of Luna's battalion. She had to comfort Twilight after she received the news and Rarity locked herself in her boutique with soft sobs coming from it. Sweetie Belle was with her parents in Manehattan when the attack began there, so she believed that her family was gone.

That was before Rarity ran into the bakery with speed rivaling Rainbow Dash's. Her sudden entrance scared those inside from the loud boom of the front door of the shop hitting the wall. Mrs. Cake couldn't help but cursed under her breath, she'd have to pay for a new door and those weren't cheap on a baker's salary.

"Turn on the TV!" She yelled, her voice almost sounded frantic as Twilight follow quickly behind her. "You're not going to believe what's on." Mrs. Cake, despite not having a reason to do so, complied with the order and turned it on.

Rarity was right, it wasn't what she expected; it wasn't what anyone expecting. It was a live feed of an ongoing mission in an unknown vehicle, but it was loud. Many snipers were on board of the vehicle in ghillie suits as Rainbow Dash, Spitfire, an actual arctic fox, and a griffin were in normal combat uniforms.

"Alright, snipers will be on teams of two, your spotters will mark targets and you better hit every target, our lives are depending on you." The fox said as he held a griffin gun in his hands. "You need to take out anything that may be a threat to the primary team. If it can prevent us from getting boots on the ground, shoot it, but make sure nothing else can see it."

"Won't we be heard? This... Blackhawk is really noisy." One said before the fox chuckled, but it was one of the most hollow chuckle anything could ever hear.

"No, we'll be too high up for them to notice. The sound will disperse before it even reached the ones on the clouds." A woman's voice said before the fox once again took back over.

"Alright, I'm going to go over the objectives one last time. Those who don't know all the objectives before, listen up. Objective 1: you will be dropped off on the mountains surrounding the area; watch out for patrols. Objective 2: make sure the LZ is clear for us to repeal down and begin Operation Lunar Eclipse. Objective 3: wait for our signals for the distraction. Objective 4: kill the guards and extract Luna. Side objective: capture Colonel Alice Silverclaw. If all things go right on the assault teams part, we may just take back the land you lost." He held his gun a little tighter, but it was still noticeable. "Mic check!" He yelled as the rest followed by saying check into their headphones.

No one could believe what was happening, an actual mission deep behind enemy territory to reclaim a possible dead mare. It was almost unheard-of; however, they needed to hold on to hope that this was all real, but would it actually worked was the question.

"Quick Silver, Sharp Shot, your up!" The fox yelled as the outside was much noisier than the inside as the two partners grabbed a rope hanging off the side and repealed down it. Everyone knew that this was the beginning of what could be an uphill battle.

(Third Person - Earth)

Many people were warned about a live stream that would come on soon. They were given little information about it except that it was something people would want to see. In Georgia, a family was huddled around a TV while watching what seemed to be impossible in their eyes.

It had names on the bottom of the screen telling the name but despite there only being three views to pick from, there were almost sixteen others with them. No one would have to experience the inside of a Blackhawk to know that it was cramped.

However, they were focused on the one that said "Alex" only to see their son who wasn't human anymore. He was much taller – about a foot and two inches – and had virtually a black iris, but light enough that you can still see the pupil. It was a dark gray, but it was still noticeable. His white fur was easily seen in the darkness on the cargo hold, the cloudy skies contributing to the darkness of the interior, and, despite the dark interior and the dark clouds, was still visible.

"T-this can't be real." Hunter's mom said as the first team repealed down and the chopper moving to the next vantage point.

"I don't think reality and fiction are that far apart now." His stepdad said while observing everything go down. All they knew was that they are supposed to save Luna, nor did they know the plan.

"We'll stay above until the sky's clear of any Griffins," Hunter said as he loaded his M110 and pulled the action back. "See you on the ground."

"All we can do is hope for his safe return." The two sat in silence as they watched the mission play out, completely unable to help or anticipate what will happen next.

(First Person - Quick Silver)

We hit the ground and I immediately pulled out my 1911 suppressed as my spotter lifted his suppressed M16A4. He took the lead while I slowly followed behind to make sure that there weren't any patrols coming from behind. He guided us underneath the branches of the trees just in case there was anything in the skies.

I breathed heavily into my green balaclava from the adrenaline rushing through my veins. Each second felt like an eternity as we practically moved in slow motion. That teens brief description of how to move behind enemy lines and not get spotted was surprising. Especially when we learn he was only in the military for a few days.

"It came from over here!" As if on instinct, we took cover away from the voices as we crouched down and didn't move. Two griffins came our way with guns at the ready while searching the area for any intruders.

A few tense minutes passed as I covered my mouth to hide my deep breathing. My spotter hid in a tree, high above any visible range and if they did manage to see him; his camo would blind in with the leaves. I holstered my pistol slowly and lifted my rifle up before taking aim at them. If we could avoid taking a life, that would be a win for both sides. No one would go looking for them if they went missing for some reason.

"I think you're full of shit," His partner said in a deeper voice as he slung his rifle behind him. "The rain hasn't even fallen yet and you're already hearing noises, "

"I swear that I heard a loud, dull thumping sound from over here. Why else would I run to get you if theirs a monster out here?" The first guy said as I took aim at one of the guy's heads.

"On my mark," My spotter said as I looked up; he was slowly making his way down to an easier branch to shoot at.

"I'm still going to call for back up. If I'm right, then there might be a manticore or something." Shit, if Sharp Shot wanted to call it had to be now.

"Mark!" He said as I fired my sniper and a soft noise came from it.

One of their skulls practically exploded from the bullet while the other turned to him in surprise. Did Sharp Shot miss? No matter. It didn't matter as I immediately loaded a new round in less than a second and fired again. The same thing happened to that guy's head like his buddies.

"Targets down," I said as my spotter fell from the tree and took point once more. He began to lead the way as I followed once again with my pistol out.

"How far?" I asked as he began to climb up a steep surface which I followed. I didn't know that there was a small cliff here, but if it's on the way to the vantage point then I have to bare it.

I was immediately pulled up by a couple of griffins as I kicked and screamed as they pulled on my mane. What the buck was wrong with my spotter?! Why would he lead me here?! Why isn't this happening to him?! Then I saw his form change into that of a Ruby Changeling; his red chitin reflected off what little light came from the clouds.

I continue to kick and scream as they tried to tie me up, my ghillie suit making it a difficult task.

"Stay still you little..." He trailed off as he tried to gag me which I responded by biting his hand. "Agh, you bitch!" His steel toe boots connected with my ribs as he kicked me over and over until a crack came from them. I let out a cry of pain before he kicked me over and tied my hands behind me. This was quickly devolving into something much worse.

"Please stop!" Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why now, why here. Why couldn't this have happened anywhere other than behind enemy lines? The changeling, I now notice was female, just sat back and watched with a smirk on her face.

"All your's boys." She said before something hit her in the head and she fell to the ground facing me.

Her blood hit the ground as she slumped over her expression was still holding that smug look before her body finally relaxed. The other two were stunned by the sudden kill as they looked upon her corpse with shock. Another one fell dead on the ground, his chest exploded open from the exit wound. The wound itself was about as big as the circumference of a baseball. The other guy tried to run but I managed to trip him as his beak made contact with the hard dirt. Like last two before him, his skull burst open as crimson blood slowly drained from his skull.

"Got you back Reaper 0-1. Do me a favor and roll to the side and lift your hands a little," My fellow sniper said as I did so, making sure that I twisted to the not broken side. I lifted my arms up, I immediately heard something impact the ground and the feeling of my hands became free. "Might want to pull up your pants; I doubt anyone who's watching would want to see that," I immediately pulled my pants up with a blush, but I took the rifle my "spotter" had. "Everypony's at their point and already, get to yours and provide overwatch for the rescue team."

"Copy, heading out. Cover me while I get there," I said while climbing higher up the cliff.

"Not much to do now so I guess I'll help. That doesn't mean you should drop your guard," Once I got to the top, I looked in his direction and gave a two-finger salute before getting to my post.

"I owe you one Stalker 3-1," I responded as I laid down in my position and I could hear another call over the comms.

"This is Reaper 3-1, LZ is clear. We have reports that Sharp Shot was a Ruby Changeling, Reaper 0-1 is safe. Watch for any unusual behavior," Damn, I hoped that no one heard that; however, I guess that it would've withheld important information so the lesser of the two evils. Buck, I hope my dad didn't see that. Can't handle seeing her little girl exposed like that.

"Copy, landing. Can someone have a spotter looking out for Reaper 0-1?" The Sargent said as I set up for a long wait on the hard ground.

"This is Stalker 3-2, I'll provide a watchful eye on her; just worry about getting boots on the ground." She said as I slowly moved into a place with tall grass before actually providing overwatch.

The Blackhawk flew close to where I was dropped off at so I could track them easily through the trees. I had a clear view of where Luna was being held, but I held my fire, too many there for use to kill without alerting every other soldier in the vicinity. I'd have to wait for him to give the order to detonate the C4 and the assault to begin.

"Boots are on the ground. We're heading two klicks from the objective location. Are the mortars set up?" Hunter said as I watched him talk into that headset. The Blackhawk flew away, but I could still see it despite how far it was going in such little time.

"Mortars are ready, infantry is ready and heavy artillery is read; completely set up for the assault." I couldn't help but smile at everything coming into place. The Corporal also couldn't help but be excited if his tone is anything to go by.

"Explosives set?"

"Prepared and ready for detonation." That had to be First Sargent, Silent Night; she's an expert in stealth and sabotage.

I raised a shaky hand to my comms as I had to ask one thing of the fox. "Is this really happening? Are we actually going to be able to pull this off?" All I got was a chuckle from him as he gave me a response.

"Feels great right?" He was right, I've never felt anything better than what I'm feeling right now.

The anticipation was killing me as, for the first time in a while, I was waiting for the real fight to begin. That feeling of a win, but could it be called that yet? The battle hasn't even begun and I'm already anticipating us winning this fight.

"Y-yes, hahaha. I actually can't wait for the real fight to begin," He chuckled more as he came back on.

"Well, I can't start if we haven't moved forward yet," The fox stayed on the comms for a second before speaking again. "Remember, there are still plenty of things that can go wrong. Keep your guard up." I looked down my sights over the group as Hunter got off the comms and shouldered his DMR.

The rest of the rescue team followed him as the Blackhawk finally got out of my line of sight. All I had to do was make sure they were safe.

Author's Note

Dear God, I think I'm rushing this, but the ideas are coming out at rapid-fire speed. Thanks to Jaycren for telling me about Grammarly, that has made things a hell of a lot easier.

Do you like this type of storytelling. There isn't just one perspective. Just a little test to see if this is a little more effective when necessary. Let me know if it was good or not. Mostly got this from my favorite book series Extinction Cycle. Anyways, I hope you liked it.