Equestrian War

After getting their equipment ready, they boarded a rescue helicopter and set off for Canterlot. They turned off their lights and switched to a viewing mode for low-light conditions on radar in order to search for the holding complex. When the complex came up on their screen, they flew overhead and put on gas masks.

Fluttershy chose to fly the helicopter and wished everyone else good luck. When they opened the hatch, Twilight and Starlight grabbed pressure launchers and shot sleeping gas cans through the glass roof. They tethered themselves to the chopper and were lowered down gently. The guards were knocked out from the gas and did not look like they would wake up soon.

Quickly entering the room where the fluid-filled crystals were, they smashed the tanks with window spikes. Unlike the strongholds, Spike and the Young Six woke up at once. They could faintly see that Twilight and the others were saving them, but they were sleepy from the anesthetics.

“Fluttershy, drop the basket.” Twilight called on radio.

“Here it comes.” Fluttershy replied.

Everyone got in the basket and Rarity lit her horn as a signal to hoist up the basket. They flew away from Canterlot and disappeared into the night before the anti-aircraft soldiers could engage them. They got back to the base and placed the rescued hostages in revival. They were awake the next morning and reported to the conference room where they heard of everything that had occurred. Everyone was very cross, and they decided to strike the following month.