Seizing the stars (phase three)

by keithsterling

Rating: everyone
Tags: Science Fiction, Alternate Universe, Twilight Sparkle, Anthro, Original Character, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic
Length: 5349

This story is parallel to the Interlude story of the same same name Missing Pieces.

With the discovery of three inhabited planets in Imperator Alicorn Spaces, the Celestial Alicorn of deep space has formed an alliance with two of those planets consisting of the Planet of Sol and Planet of ARK. The third Planet of Sauria, as of right now, has a military composed of conventional weapons and equipment.

The planet is mainly agricultural and some livestock. The inhabitants of this planet are what the morphs would call descendants of dinosaurs. These descendants are locked in a war with another group called dark claws. The reason for this war is still unknown by both the Pillar of Creation Institute and Animal Exploratory council for research safety. Both science groups haven't done enough research on the culture of this planet to find out why.

With a lull in the war between the Imperator Alicorns battle fleets and the echoes battle fleets as both sides have suffered considerable fleet damage. A temporary truce was called between the two parties allowing both sides to start repairing their damaged fleets.

This a parallel story with the interlude

Published 2020-06-13 18:20:00 UTC
Last updated 2020-06-18 21:35:03 UTC

Chapter 21

~The Omicron Military institute Academy in the Hercules cluster Star Sector~

The Omicron Military institute Academy is the largest Military training garrison class space station in Imperator Alicorn space. Second, only to the mega structure of the citadel class space station known as the infinity palace, the seat of power for the entire Infinity star sector, and Imperator Alicorn space. The construction of these space stations is a module that means the old pieces of the structure can be removed and replaced with new pieces or expanded to fit its needs. This makes all the space stations within Imperator Alicorn space the far oldest continuous inhabited artificial structure in the known universe.

Standing on a balcony overlooking the obstacle training course were two Imperator Alicorn mares; both were holding in their hand an electronic holographic clipboard with all the Military personal files of the current trainee class at the Academy.

The first one was a stunning looking dim gray Imperator alicorn mare with orange, yellow mane, and tail. Her 6ft 2in very physically fit equine figure was attired in a dark blue women's standard skirt uniform of an Imperator Alicorn Aerospace pilot. Her slender, splendid-looking dim gray bare feet were encased in a pair of black shiny high heel pumps.

Folded on her back was her silver bio-mechanical metal bird wings, and sitting on her head behind her horn was a dark blue peaked cap with a gold stylized star pin in the center (representing the first star from their mythos). This imperator, Alicorn mare, was Galactic Knight commander Erato Aureola, the leader of Crown of Light Aerospace group aboard the 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' the super carrier-class warship from the main royal battle fleet and Aerospace fighter ace.

The second one was alluring looking cool gray Imperator alicorn mare with red-orange mane and tail. Her 6ft 2in very toned equine figure was attired in a sea-green women's standard skirt uniform of an Imperator Alicorn space force specialist. Her slender gracefully looking cool gray bare feet were encased in a pair of black shiny high heel pumps.

Folded on her back was her silver bio-mechanical metal bird wings, and sitting on her head behind her horn was a sea-green peaked cap with a gold stylized star pin in the center (representing the first star from their mythos). This imperator, Alicorn mare, was Galactic Knight first officer Clio Quasar the first officer aboard the 'IAS Stellar Eclipse,' the super carrier-class warship from the main royal battle fleet and Rear Admiral (upper) Justice Silverlight second in command aboard the super carrier-class warship.

"Damn! Clio, I lost the bet with Justice. I own him 40 millibar bills." Erato said her voice strained as Clio chuckles into the back of her cool gray bare hand.

"You can always take option two Erato, Justice would enjoy that," Clio said, teasing as Erato gawks in disbelief with the suggestion from her shipmate and her friend.

"Let him tickle my sensitive bare feet! Are you nuts! I know he would enjoy that! But I wouldn't! He doesn't know went to stop! Especially because of my beautiful laughter!" Erato exclaims her voice edged with tension as she soon joins in with Clio's chuckling.

"But anyway, Clio, can you believe some of these numbers that the purple Terran Alicorn is putting up in training. She on the way to becoming one of the elite Aerospace fighter pilots that Justice is always looking for to join Crown of Light group aboard 'IAS Stellar Eclipse.'" Erato explains as she calls up Ex-princess of friendship Twilight Sparkle training record on the clipboard.

"I know Erato; she on par with Justice's oldest daughter Grand Solar Princess Aurora Silverlight went she started to train here at the Omicron Military institute Academy as elite Aerospace fighter pilot," Clio explains as she glances at the electronic holographic clipboard in her hand.

A moment later, a gorgeous looking light blue half alicorn/unicorn mare with crimson red mane and tail walks up to the two Imperator Alicorn mares. Her 6ft 6in very shapely equine figure was attired in the navy blue women's standard skirt uniform of an officer in the Solar Empire military. Her slender and perfectly shaped light blue bare feet were encased in a pair of black shiny high heel pumps. Folded on her back was her light blue natural feathered bird wings, and sitting on her head behind her horn was black beret with a gold stylized sun pin in the center. This half alicorn/unicorn mare was Lieutenant Colonel Aurora Silverlight, the Rear Admiral (upper) Justice Silverlight oldest daughter and Grand Princess of the federation of Equestria/ Aerospace fighter pilot ace.

"Greetings, Clio, and Erato. You sent for me, Clio." Aurora said respectful bowing to their higher rank as both imperators Alicorn mares smiled at Aurora.

"I did Aurora; here have a look at this training record for one of the trainees in this class," Clio comments, handing the electronic holographic clipboard to Aurora, who swipes through training record for the trainee.

"I must say some very impressive scores for this trainee. Are you looking at this trainee for my father's carrier, First officer Quasar?" Aurora inquires handing back the electronic holographic clipboard to Clio, who shook her head.

"I am, that why, I asked both of you to join me here at the Omicron Military Institute Academy. This trainee and several other trainees are scheduled to participate in the Aerospace combat holographic simulators today. The mission is bombing raid on Destroyer class warship with a fighter escort. The escort teams will be made up of instructors. After talking to the commandant, I suggested to him having two aces from 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' flying two FF 4I interceptor falcon fighters as part of the escort team. He was more than happy to do that and put the trainees to the test." Clio explains as the three mares make their way to the Aerospace simulators module.

The Aerospace simulators module is a sizeable white room with several flight pods facing each other on either side of the room for simulating the controls of various classes of Aerospace fighters in a controlled environment of a military academy. To keep the trainees from knowing that two aces would be part of the escort team, Aurora and Erato wait for trainees to climb into their flight pods to begin their pre-flight check, like a real fighter.

Once it was safe, the two mares' pip plopped barefooted up the steel staircase to their flight pods. Before climbing up the stairs, both mares hung their hats and jackets on a nearby coat rack. Then removed their pumps from their feet as the specialized environment of the cockpit wouldn't allow them to wear their pumps.

This will be the first time that these fighter aces would be flying a simulated Aerospace fighter in their bare feet. This condition didn't faze the two mares in the least as part of their job as Aerospace fighter aces are to adapt to a new battle condition went it presents itself. In the Flight pods, Aurora and Erato place the sim helmets on their head and begin their pre-flight check as if in a real Aerospace fighter.

High above the Aerospace simulators in the master control room was Galactic Knight first officer Clio Quasar, she watching along with the commandant of the Academy the test. Along with a small class of Imperator Alicorn space force specialist trainees, as the simulator begins, First officer Quasar stands up. And begins an impromptu space combat class for these trainees.

In the simulator, the environment the system creates is a heavy space dust cloud that interferes with sensor instruments. This puts the escort detail on edge as they don't know went the trainee's squadron will attack the Destroyer class warship and try to sink it. Hanging back from the escort detail where the two FF 4I interceptor falcon fighters piloted by Aurora and Erato out of range of trainee's squadrons radars. With all the experience of an ace pilot the two mares scan the blackness of space waiting for the first hint that squadrons are on an attack vector.

"Got them Erato comes in at ten o'clock high and seven o'clock low. My guess the fighters are going to engage the escort detail. Why the Bomber come in at eight o'clock onto the Destroyer." Aurora said as the escort detail commander orders his squadron to engage the fighters over the radio.

The space in front of Aurora and Erato lights up with energy weapons fires as the escort detail squadrons engage in a dog fight battle with the trainees attack crafts. The two aces remain calm and are not drawn into dog fights like inexperience fighter pilots. The two aces watch as the adrenaline high engulfs the trainee fighter pilots; they begin to showboat, giving the escort detail squadrons back the advantage. They make short work of the first wave of fighters and are taking by surprise by the second and third waves of planes. This draws in the instructor's fighter to a dog fight once again, but now the advantage is to the trainees who are giving them some trouble playing off the adrenaline high of the instructors.

"Bomber incoming! Aurora!" Erato calls on the radio as the two aces jam the accelerator forward and release a tachyon curtain revealing the Bombers this cause the bomber flight to break formation. This allows the anti-aerospace pulse fire to shoots down several pilots that panicked.

And force the commander of the trainee's squadrons in one of the bombers to call for assistance from the fighter squadrons with the instructors well in hand a small flight break off from the primary battle with the escort detail to engage Erato's interceptor. She sees this and jams the accelerator forward, followed by firing her afterburner. This shoots her interceptor through the formation before any of the pilots can lock-on to her.

A moment later, the flight is thrown into a general panic as Erato picks off fighters after fighters from behind with her rapid-fire ion cannons. In Erato helmet sights, the last fighter swings from side to side, trying to keep her from locking on to her. She flips up a small cover on her yoke and switches to missile sight went it lock on she's fire shooting down the last fighter from the flight.

At that same time, Aurora, after deals with the last two bombers from the flight, leaves only the command bomber. She follows right behind the command bomber on its bombing run; along the path, she puts several holes in the vessel with her rapid-fire ion cannons. But still, the pilot refuses to abandon the bombing run. So Aurora flips up a small cover on her yoke and switches to missile sight. The beeping of the missile lock-on sight echo in the cockpit as Aurora lines up the shot. Before long the continuous beeping ceases and she fires. At the same time, the Bomber is shot down, and Destroyer is sunk.

"Results a draw!" the computer voice calls as the simulator ends and returns to the Academy.

From each of the flight pods, the trainees climb out and head to the center of the room to meet the two barefooted aces from the 'IAS Stellar Eclipse,' the most famous super carrier in the Royal Battle fleet with that the aces stay with Trainees answering various questions from them.

The trainees know they will never get a chance to serve under these very elite Aerospace fighter pilots mares from 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' as Rear Admiral (upper) Justice Silverlight only picks the elite of the elite for his carrier. So they take the opportunity to pick the brains of these two decorated Aerospace fighter pilot aces.

Meanwhile, in the hallway of the Aerospace combat holographic simulators leaning against the wall was familiar-looking purple alicorn mare with dark sapphire blue, moderate purple, and brilliant rose-colored streaked mane and tail. She was attired in a gray form-fitting space suit with blazing orange trim of Military cadet. The alicorn mare reaches up to removing the sim helmet from her head, revealing the head of the Ex-princess of friendship Twilight Sparkle.

She let out a long, exhausted sigh. She was the commanding officer for the 15th trainee flight, one of the groups of trainees involved in this simulation. After scoring high in leadership ability on the entrance exam for the Academy, she was appointed leader for these trainees. After getting the illegal planted PSI chip removed from her head and recovering, she returns to talk with Rear Admiral (upper) Justice Silverlight about joining the Imperator Alicorn military to clear her name for starting the second Crystal war on Sol.

While she was talking to Justice, his Great Grandmother Empress Galaxy Cosmos was there on an unrelated visit with her great-grandson, she sat quietly listening to Twilight's conversation with her Great Grandson. Went she finished Galaxy asked Justice if he didn't mine could she speak to him in private.

"I think its great idea, great-grandson, to allow Miss Sparkle to clear her name by joining the Imperator Alicorn military." Galaxy comments sitting on the edge of one of the beds in the second bedroom with her leg crossed over the other. Tapping her booted foot in the air silently.

"But great grandmother, we both know the second crystal war was not Twilight's fault. It was that illegal planted PSI chip that Harmonia put in her head to convince her it was her fault." Justice explains reasonable as Galaxy slid her gloved hand down the outside of her knee-high boot till she reaches her heel.

"Yes, that is correct great-grandson that is the truth of the second Crystal war on Sol. But I have a problem with that explanation." Galaxy comment as she jiggles the heel of her boot loosening the fit on her leg and foot. Justice's clamps and unclamps his teeth, watching the boot easily slide off her leg and foot revealing her light blue perfect barefoot.

"Where the problem with that explanation, Great grandmother?" Justice said his voice edged with tension as his great grandmother placed her barefoot on the ground next to her removed boot. Then, she proceeded to loosen and remove her other boot leaving her barefooted.

"The problem I have is that, how would you explain how a chip could control the mind of a pony without them knowing. Terran ponies don't know that these chips exist Great Grandson." Galaxy said as she yawned and scooted up on the bed to lay her head down on the pillow after removing her imperial tiara from her head.

"I see Great Grandmother," Justice said, understanding.

"Now, if you don't mine Great-grandson, my personal quarters are being cleaned today. I am beat, so I came to your quarters to take a nap as you are home alone today with your family away." Galaxy explains with a tired voice as Justice was leaving the bedroom to let his great grandmother sleep.

"Don't think great-grandson you get off that easy after I finish my nap my boots will remain off my bare feet. You will tickle me again on my bare feet, but this time. How you would do your own wife. So finish your business with Miss Sparkle as I nap, great grandson. That is an imperial order." Galaxy said commanding as Justice swallows a lump in his throat as Galaxy closes her eyes to sleep.

"Yes, Your imperial majesty," Justice said obediently as Galaxy had a smile on her snout.

Chapter 22

~One week before Justice and Celestia leave for R&R duty infinity palace~

In the officer's quarters aboard the infinity palace, Justice finishes gathering his wife's luggage and wonders why his wife's needs so many suitcases they are not going to a diamond resort on some tropical beach. They're going to hot, sweltering, and wet areas of the eastern sector called Zhongguo on the planet of ARK.

A moment later, the soft pip plop of mare's bare feet on the exposed steel deck plates of quarter's gives away to a muted pip plop on the carpeted area coming up behind Justice was beautiful light pink alicorn mare with moderate violet, moderate rose, and pale gold streaks mane and tail. Her 5ft 9in tall, curvy and elegant equine figure was attired in the upper half of a form-fitting blue spacesuit with powder blue trim. Folded on her back were her superb light pink feathered bird wings.

Her slender and smaller gracefully rounded light pink bare feet were visible with bright red toenail polish on five slightly plump elegant looking toes. She walks up to the tower of suitcases and carefully counts down four places from the top. Went she reaches the fourth bag, she carefully extracts it from the tower and hands it to her uncle. This pink Alicorn mare was Galactic Medical Technician Director Cadence Sparkle. She is in charge of the entire Infinity Star Sector Medical Operations. The only Terran Alicorn to be awarded this prestigious position who not a pure Imperator Alicorn mare.

"This the bag aunt Celestia will take with her on vacation. She sometimes over packs." Cadence explains as she hands her uncle the bag.

A moment later, from the second bedroom, a very lovely looking lavender-colored half Alicorn/siren mare with a sky blue mane and tail appears. Her 5ft 10in shapely and elegant equine figure was attired in the upper half of a periwinkle gray form-fitting spacesuit with purple trim. Her lavender-colored slender and smooth bare feet pip plop mutely up to her grandfather. This half Alicorn/Siren mare was Royal shogun Alysia Ara Silverlight, the granddaughter of Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight and his wife Galactic Technician officer Celestia Silverlight.

"Remember you two; you are both scheduled to attend the Omicron Military institute Academy commencement ceremony in the next few weeks. That also includes the event the night before the ceremony commandant's ball. First Officer Clio Quasar is already there as she looking at the latest trainees classes for my Carrier. You two are representing the command staff of 'IAS Stellar Eclipse.' So your dress uniforms are a must. You must look and act your best." Justice said, reminding as he soon joined by his wife, Celestia.

"Yes, uncle."Cadence respond

"Yes, Grandpa," Alysia responds.

~It the evening one week later Omicron Military Institute Academy~

It the evening one week later at the Omicron Military Institute Academy, the Commandant's ball in the multipurpose module of the Space station. The multipurpose room is sparsely decorated for the Commandant's ball small ensemble play music at the front of the room on a small stage. Standing in one corner of the room sipping soft apple cider from a 7-ounce champagne flute was Royal shogun Alysia Ara Silverlight attired in the light gray New Lunar Republic formal women's dress uniform. Her muscular lavender-colored legs and slender/smooth bare feet were encased in black sheer stockings with polished black high heel pumps. On her head behind her horn was a light gray peaked cap with a gold half-moon pin in the center of the cap.

Not too far away was Galactic Medical Technician Director Cadence Sparkle like Alysia; she was sipping soft apple cider from a 7-ounce champagne flute attired in the royal blue formal women's dress uniform of the Crystal Empire. Her slender pink-colored legs and slender gracefully rounded shaped light pink bare feet were encased in black sheer stockings with polished black high heel pumps. On her head behind her horn was a royal blue peaked cap with silver snowflake pin in the center of the cap.

A surprise for both Cadence and Alysia was Lieutenant Colonel Aurora Silverlight; she was at the Omicron Military Institute Academy by the request of First Officer Clio Quasar. Like them, she was sipping soft apple cider from a 7ouce champagne flute attired in the navy blue Solar Empire formal women's dress uniform. Her slender and perfectly shaped light blue bare feet were encased in black sheer stockings with polished black high heel pumps. On her head behind her horn was a navy blue peaked cap with gold stylized sun pin in the center of the cap.

The next surprise for both Cadence and Alysia was Galactic Knight commander Erato Aureola; she was also at the Omicron Military Institute Academy by the request of First Officer Clio Quasar. Like them, she was sipping soft apple cider from a 7ouce champagne flute attired in the dark blue women's dress skirt uniform of an Imperator Alicorn Aerospace pilot. Her slender, splendid-looking dim gray bare feet were encased in black sheer stockings with polished black high heel pumps. On her head behind her horn was a dark blue peaked cap with a gold stylized star pin in the center.

Lastly was Galactic Knight first officer Clio Quasar like the four other mares she was sipping soft apple cider from 7-ounce champagne flute attired in the sea-green Imperator Alicorn space force specialist formal women's dress uniform. Her slender gracefully looking cool gray bare feet were encased in black sheer stockings with polished black high heel pumps. On her head behind her horn was a sea-green peaked cap with a gold stylized star pin in the center.

"All right, Ladies, this ball is starting to get a bit too stuffy and pompous for my liking. Shall we leave with all the dignity of a crew member of the 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' and Royal Battle fleet of the Infinity Star Sector." Clio said confident and commanding as the other four mares felt all the contempt directed toward the contingent representing Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight warship.

With that, the proud and confident contingent representing 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' and Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight walks out the multipurpose room with their heads held high to the chagrin of the other warship contingents at the Commandant's ball. All of the other warship contingents are jealous of the outstanding reputation that 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' and her crew of the elite have. Many of these warship contingents have tried to dethrone 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' and her crew by hiring the elite of the elite for their crew, but fail.

In the long, tough transparent corridor of the garrison class space station, the soft pip plop of many mares stocking-clad bare feet on steel deck plates echo in the corridor as the five mares representing Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight warship has decided to remove their high heel pumps from their sore feet. The five mares are on their way to the Academy Aerospace fighter pilots trainee's barracks or more to the point a small green area in front of the barracks. As the stocking clad group emerges out of the corridor, they walk into a small park in front of the main gate leading onto trainee's barracks at the center of the park sat a small monument to the only aerospace fighter pilot mare that died as a result of the unchecked greed of a Commandant and his command staff at the Academy.

'Knight Candidate Clotho Aureola'

Upon arriving at the monument, Galactic Knight commander Erato Aureole's eyes moist with joy the monument had several red roses to decorate it, placed by Aerospace fighter pilot trainees hoping that they will return to this monument alive after graduation from the Academy as an Elite Aerospace fighter pilot. Overwhelmed with the sight, Erato places her already remove pumps on a stone bench in front of the monument before reaching up on her head, removing her dark blue peaked cap and placing it beside her shoes. The three mares from the planet of Sol blink with surprise as Erato reach under her skirt and remove her stocking leave her in her dim gray bare feet. As she kneels down in front of the monument to begin a silent prayer.

"Clio, why did Erato, remove her stockings and kneel down in front of this monument?" Alysia inquiry a bit puzzled with the display, as were the other two mares from Sol.

"It the only way we could thank the stallion who paid for this monument with his own monthly wages till it was completed," Clio said heartfelt as she set her pumps and Sea green peaked cap on the stone bench, before removing her stockings leave her in her cool gray bare feet. Joining in with the silent prayer of Erato as she kneels down in front of the monument.

"Who was this stallion, Clio?" Aurora asked

"It was your father, Aurora. After we graduated from Omicron Military Institute Academy. Your father gave up his monthly wages to pay for this monument. He kept me, Clio, Urania, and Calliope in the dark about this tribute to my older sister Clotho Aureola. The only one that knew was your great grandmother, Empress Galaxy Cosmos. Because your father needs the approval of the Empress to do this monument to my older sister." Erato explains as the three mares from Sol give a startled gasp.

"Erato, answer me this, was your older sister Clotho my uncle, first love?" Cadence inquiry as Erato shook her head.

"I thoughts so, Aurora and Alysia think about this how does your father and grandfather treat your mother and Grandmother?" Cadence inquiry as she looks toward the other two mares from Sol.

Before Galactic Medical Technician Director Cadence Sparkle follows suit, she placed her heel, and royal blue peaked cap on the bench, before removing her stockings and kneeling in her light pink bare feet. Before long, the last two mares remove their stockings and kneel in their bare feet before the monument of their father and Grandfather first love.

~It the morning of Omicron Military Institute Academy graduation~

The five mares representing Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight warship 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' sitting in the box seat reserve for the contingents of the command staff from all the Imperator Alicorn star sector battle fleets watching the commencement ceremony of graduating class. Went the commencement ceremony conclude the command staff contingents walk onto the field to congratulate the graduates of the Academy. At the same time, scoping out potential new recruits to join their warship crew and star sector battle fleets.

What happened next threw a monkey wrench into all the plans of the other Star Sector Battle Fleets who were looking to steal Galactic Knight page Twilight Sparkle from out under the nose of 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' contingents for their own greedy purposes. Except for the command crew contingents from seven sister star sector led by Queen Aurora Borealis, who was asked by her nephew Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight to keep an eye on his command crew contingents during the commencement ceremony. Royal shogun Alysia Ara Silverlight reaches into the inside pocket of her dress jacket and pulls out a letter and hand it to Twilight.

"Galactic Knight Page Twilight Sparkle and her 15th trainee flight are hereby assigned to the Super Carrier Class warship designated 'IAS Stellar Eclipse' of the main Royal Battle Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight. Your flight will be under the command of Galactic Knight commander Erato Aureola, the Crown of Light Group leader." Royal Shogun Alysia Ara Silverlight explains as all Galactic Knight pages from the 15th trainee flight can hardly believe they luck being assigned to "IAS Stellar Eclipse'.

~Very late in the evening of the same day of the omicron military institute academy graduation on the Planet of ARK in the city of Zen-Zhu Xiang in the state of Zhou~

Walking down the street in the city of Zen-Zhu Xiang toward a small bar was magnificent looking pale pink imperator Alicorn mare with old gold color mane and tail. Her athletic 6ft 4in equine figure was attired in a Fuchsia color slightly below the knee-length dress. On her impeccable looking pale pink bare feet were black ankle-strap sandals. Folded on her back were her natural-looking pale pink feather bird wings.

On her head behind her horn was deep blush colored broad-brimmed straw hat called a picture hat, a black felt ribbon wrapped around the crown of the hat. This imperator, Alicorn mare, was Queen Aurora Borealis, the ruler of Seven Sister Star sector and great Aunt to Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight on his great grandmother side. As Aurora pushes through the door into the bar, it is unusually packed for this late in the evening.

She looks towards the ewe barmaid morph behind the bar, cleaning a short highball glass with a clean bar rag. The ewe morph gestures with her head toward a single wooden door set in the wall at the end of the bar. Aurora weaves her way through the crowded establishment to the door. She pushes it open and walks into a single long hallway with three private rooms roughly the same size on either side of this hall. She continued down the hall to the last room and turns the knob on the door and walks in. On the other side of the door, she was standing in a single 10x10 square room. Toward the rear of the room was a curtained area in shadows with a single square table with an empty wooden chair on her side.

"Shoes off mare before you sit down on the chair." A stallion voice said in a near-perfect dark vocal tone from the shadows as Aurora reached down, slips the bands off her heels, and removes her sandals, leaving her barefooted.

She pip plops across the wooden floor up to the table and sits down on the chair. She quickly glances to her left side and noticed several small broken pieces of sharp glass scattered about the floor. Now she knows why her contact told her to arrive at the bar wearing sandals and then told her to remove them. If she was going to try anything, she would have to walk over the broken glass, cutting up the soles of her feet.

"Tee-hee, you do love these espionage type meetings nephew," Aurora said playfully as the lights go on in the room sitting on the other side of the table was Rear Admiral (Upper) Justice Silverlight.

"So do you auntie (looking toward his auntie's remove sandals by the door)." Justice comments as his great aunt Aurora chuckles.

"I am good, nephew. I will remain barefooted for you." Aurora said, knowing as he pushes a small highball glass containing soft apple cider to his great aunt.

"How did the commencement ceremony go, Auntie?" Justice inquiry taking a sip from his glass of soft apple cider.

"As expected nephew, your granddaughter handed Galactic Knight Page Twilight Sparkle the completed reassignment papers in front of the entire star sector contingents. The overall feeling was a shock. I also pick up contempt from the Horsehead nebula star sector. Eagle Nebula star sector both star sectors are rivals to Infinity Star Sector. But what was strange the Andromeda Galaxy Star Sector has a mix of anger and shock went Alysia handed the papers to Twilight." Aurora explains taking a drink from her cup of soft apple cider.

"So what great grandmother thought one of those star sectors aided the hobgoblins and allowed them to enter Imperator Alicorn space. They were no way to enter Imperator Alicorn space without getting pick up by an Imperator Alicorn Border Surveillance post. Unless they were aided." Justice explains taking another drink from his cup.

"I see my husband, Somnus Borealis, a skilled Imperator Alicorn Intelligence Specialist, has found the evidence that you and your son could not. Linking that weapon shipment from the Hobgoblins to the Planet of Sauria." Aurora comment as Justice shook his head.

"All right, nephew, if you would excuse me, I must head back into space. We will talk again, like this. I do enjoy these espionage type meetings with you, nephew." Aurora said pleased as she stood back up and walk back to the door. To put her sandals back on and leave the bar to head back to her hidden space shuttle.