From the jaws of defeat

Battle of the sunset plains

Southern front, 20th tank Divison, 1st brigade, 4th company, phenix platoon
Lieutenant David Pond, tank platoon commander.
1014 November 12 6:39 PM

I pull my ski mask downwards as I put a cigar in my mouth.

I flip my lighter before it lights.

I put the lighter away before rubbing my hooves together feeling the chill of winter in them before trotting over to a campfire.
“This cold can piss off.”

A fellow pony says.
“Command says that there’s another blizzard rolling in.”

I breath in before pulling the cigar from my mouth and breathing out.
“You figure out the new tank yet.”

The pony shakes his head.
“No everything is written in prench, and I’ve had no luck finding a translator.”

I nod before saying.
“Well I think it’s pretty stupid to replace our tanks without letting us know, better be good or....”

The pony chuckles.

I turn my head to him.
“What’s so funny.”

The pony laughs as he pulls a bottle of scotch from his bag.
“Wait until you see the mission briefing.”

A pony walks up behind me.
“Pond, captain wants you to talk with you.”

I sigh before handing my cigar to the pony at the fire.
“Alright.”

I walk towards the command tent in the camp.

I walk into the tent and see several platoon commanders.

The captain says.
“Alright platoon commanders, we’ve got orders from high command.”

I stand next to a map as the captain points to a area near our position.
“Blasted bugs are planning on attacking the flank of our advance we’re to stop them before they can.”

The captain says.
“Ponds your going to be assisting sunset shimmers force in launching a diversionary assault 2 km northeast of edmaneton

I and another pony nod.

The captain continues.
“The rest will be launching a assault 23 km northwest of

The other commanders nod.

The captain says.
“Good luck to you all, get your crews ready and good hunting.”

We all disperse from the tent as I shake my head.

I walk through the camp as crews run about gathering ammunition.

I walk towards a group of tanks with tents surrounding them.

One of the tank commanders says.
“So boss what’s the news.”

I say with a huff.
“We’re going in again, Troy.”

Troy smirks.
“Ah you’ll get us through it, you got us through Dover.”

I lean against a tank with a Phoenix painted on the side.
“Tanks having problems.”

Troy shakes his head.
“No running fine, crews getting used to it.”

I nod softly as the wind picks.
“How’s Bank adjusting to the tank.”

Troy smirks as he stretches
“*yawn* Surprising well, stubborn bastard wouldn’t step in the tank, now he just loves the bloody thing I think he even named it already.”

I rub my hooves together.
“Let’s just hope the heater doesn’t break I’d rather not freeze to death.”

Another pony climbs out of a hatch.
“Pond Good, my tanks got that anti infantry gun on it just like you told me.”

I smirk.
“Hammering that’s good to hear, make sure you store enough ammunition for it though we’ll need it if we run into any infantry.”

“Boring.”

The scene stops as I blink before realizing I was still in the bookstore.

I look down and see a small colt.
“can’t you skip this is really boring.”

I sigh before saying.
“Well I guess I could skim over some of the details.”

“So later that day i met the mare I’d later know as sunset shimmer.”

The colt groans.
“Can’t you just summarize this oldie.”

I sigh before saying.
“Kids these days, Okay my platoon with sunset attacked in the east, we ended up running into the main enemy force and Began suffering casualties.”

The colt waves his hoof.
“Hurry it up.”

I continue.
“I lost two tanks in my platoon and ordered sunset to fall back, while I led my remaining tanks to charge the enemy positions to draw their fire.”

“We took a beating and soon my tank was disabled and we were all that was left.”

“The changelings surrounded us shelling us, one of the shells hit the back of the gun causing the turret to turn violently my hoof was in the way and I chopped it off.”

“After that i blacked out and woke up several days later in a hospital bed.”

The colt walks away
“Most boring assignment ever.”

I grit my teeth before saying to myself.
“One of these days I’m going to beat those ungrateful ponies.”

“Um excuse me pond sir.”

I look down to see a little filly holding a book titled frozen treads the struggle for the fate of equestria.
“Could you please sign my book please.”

I smile to myself before pulling a pen from my pocket.
“Why of course.”

The filly passes me the book which I flip open before signing it.
“So what are you doing with such a mature book.”

The filly takes the book back.
“I’m from equestria I just had to meet the pony who gave so much for our freedom.”

I smile before picking up and placing my officers hat on the fillies head.
“Have a good trip home little one.”

The filly smile with glee before prancing back to a group of ponies being led by a older colt.