Chapters The Syknoian War: Part One
Three years ago...
A message came from Flurry Heart, who was the only survivor when a Syknoian queen hatched on board the Harmony during a lab experiment. The queen had eaten Twilight and her friends alive and spat acid on Spike which took his life at a slower pace. The message was a warning that this alien race was coming to attack Equus and led Cadence to organize an army of soldiers from around the world.
The first attacks came three months after Cadence got the message. The defense soldiers succeeded in protecting the world and took out the two large swarms of Syknoians. Very few lost their lives in the battle. One of the Syknoian ships began to retreat and a probe was launched from Eqqus to trace it back to the home world. The star coordinates for the new home planet were X: 62, Y: 81, Z: 17. Satellites were dispatched to locate any defenses and the searches came back positive for three squadrons that were based on captured planets and moons.
Cadence signed a contract to allow a fleet of starships to be constructed in order to drive back and eventually take out the Syknoians. The ships had all of the weapons that were built during Eqqus' involvement with the Christian Fleet. Six command vessels were built as well to hold all of the smaller ships. These command ships had their own weapons as well and were equipped with star drives in order to travel long distances in just minutes. The training was grueling and took nine months for everyone to get ready for the war. Once it was time to engage the enemy, Cadence called a meeting to decide who would be in charge of the six branches of the fleet.
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The Young Six were appointed to be in charge of the six branches in the fleet. Sandbar commanded the ponies, Yona commanded the yaks, Silverstream commanded the hippogriffs, Gallus commanded the griffins, Smolder commanded the dragons, and Ocellus commanded the changelings. The soldiers were sent to space on shuttles to board their respective transport vessels. The six commanders were the last to board and the troops prepared to set off to fight the Syknoians. After a week of constant launches, everyone was ready to go. Upon getting word that all of the soldiers were ready, Cadence called to the commanders after boarding Sandbar's ship herself and going to her own quarters.
"All Commanders, report in. Give me a go/no-go for deployment.", said Cadence over the radio.
"This is Sandbar. We are go.", said Sandbar.
"Hippogriffs are go.", said Silverstream.
"Griffins go.", said Gallus.
"We are go.", said Yona.
"This is Smolder. We're go."
"Ocellus here, we are go for engagement."
Cadence activated the final countdown for the jump to warp speed. When she reached zero, the automated systems on board the six command ships fired the engines and the soldiers were sent shooting through space at more than 3000 m/s. In only two hours, the ships dropped out of warp just three miles from the planet where the first defense squadron was based. They immediately began getting readouts of Syknoian ships lifting off and flying out to engage in battle. Knowing that the first battle was about to begin, the six commanders started dispatching their first groups of pilots.
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Calling in the Disneystar
At the clubhouse, Mickey and his friends had just finished testing some new equipment two days ago. They were eating supper when the phone rang. Mickey jumped up to answer.
"Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, this is Mickey.", he said.
"This is Princess Cadence, we need your help. We are at war with a new enemy and we must destroy them before it is too late.", Cadence replied.
Knowing that this was a serious matter, Mickey accepted the request to join and notified his friends after hanging up.
"This is going to be a real test for the new equipment that Professor Von Drake has created for us.", said Minnie.
After powering up Toodles and informing Professor Von Drake, everyone was ready to go. They put on their space suits and boarded their ships. The ships didn't have their own names, so they were simply known as the "Disney Fleet". Once the hatches were open, the countdown started. After taking off and making it into space, Mickey radioed his friends.
"All wings, prepare for assembly."
"This is Minnie, standing by."
"Donald here, standing by."
"This is Daisy, I am ready."
"Goofy here, I'm ready."
The ships deployed connection ports and started attaching to each other until they had formed one massive starship, the Disneystar . After all five friends were together on the bridge, Toodles set the portal to take them to the star coordinates that Cadence had specified in the phone call. The coordinates were X: 42, Y: 76, Z: 38.
Arriving at the destination, Cadence told them everything about how the war had started and how Twilight and her friends had been killed by the alien queen. Mickey and his friends were grossed out by the description, but they continued following the fleet to the next battle site.
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All of the ships set a course for the next battle site and jumped to warp speed. They arrived in exactly one hour but did not expect this planet to be armored. Cadence asked the commanders if they had any ideas, but they were not sure. Smolder asked Mickey if he had an idea, and he said yes. He opened a channel to the fleet and expressed his plan for helping to take down the squadron.
"We might have different armaments than you do, but we have a missile that can destroy stars. If we shoot one into the sun, it will create a shockwave that will destroy the planet."
Everyone was in favor of the plan. Mickey switched Daisy over and she explained the procedure for using this weapon.
"There is a lock code that must be entered in order to fire one of these missiles. After that, Donald and I have to turn two keys. The keys are far apart and spring loaded, thus making it impossible for one to carry out the launch. In order to be done correctly, the keys need to be turned within two seconds of each other and held. We will begin prepping the missile, but you need to protect us until we are ready."
Everybody acknowledged and the pilots were deployed. Half of them engaged the Syknoians while the others surrounded the Disneystar . The target was set after the missile was two-thirds ready for firing. During the quell, many of the Equestrian ships were damaged and three more were destroyed, but they continued to shoot and take out more of the Syknoians. At long last, the missile was ready. As Second-in-Command, Minnie radioed in with directions on the firing procedure.
"Princess Cadence, this is Minnie Mouse. When you are ready, give Daisy and Donald a "3, 2, 1, Turn Keys". They are the ones who are trained to fire this weapon. I am trained for another weapon that may be useful in the final battle."
Cadence acknowledged and Mickey relayed a visual from the main display screen on the Disneystar . When she saw that everything was ready, she spoke.
"THREE, TWO, ONE, TURN KEYS!", she shouted.
Daisy turned her key and then Donald turned his key one second later. The indicator lights came on to show that the missile was armed. One light read "Barrel Soft". This light was triggered by the muzzle door opening and breaking laser beams. At the same time, a loud bell rang. This bell was the firing alarm.
"You may release.", said Mickey after the firing alarm sounded.
Once the missile had cleared the barrel, Cadence gave an instant order to clear the area. She did so because the display screen showed a warning that any ships in the area would be torn apart. Once everyone had cleared out, the Syknoians thought that the missile had misfired and that they had won. However, they could not have been more wrong.
The missile reached the core of the sun and exploded, which destabilized the star. As the star itself exploded, a shockwave was released that tore the planet to shreds and killed everyone that was hit by it. At this point, there were only two battles left. First, they would take on one more squadron, and then they would take on the heart of the fleet over the Syknoians' home planet.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Two squadrons have been obliterated. Eqqus has suffered minor losses in its fleet. Things are looking up for them with Mickey and his friends on their side. However, the third squadron and the battle over the Syknoians' home world will be the most intense.
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The soldiers boarded their ships and flew into the battlefield. Opening fire, they started to gain a tactical advantage against the Syknoians. Laser blasts erupted and tore the enemy ships to pieces and many Syknoian pilots were killed by the vacuum of space. Blood splattered the ships but quickly froze and flaked off. After thirty minutes of fighting, the enemies raised their shields and intensified their firepower.
"All pilots, take evasive actions and charge up your shield rippers. We will not allow those aliens to destroy us!", Cadence ordered.
Everybody complied and started using a special device to enable their weapons to penetrate the enemy shields. As more and more enemies were sent to their deaths, Gallus received word from one of his pilots that they had figured out a way to make the Syknoians take out each other.
"Commander, I have figured out a way to scramble their radio contact. If I broadcast a loud and distractive noise, they won't be able to communicate. This has potential of making them crash into each other."
"Good work, Agent Black.", Gallus replied.
He relayed the message to Cadence and the other five. They were in favor of the plan. As the agent prepared for the move, six ships were shot down. In retaliation, Cadence spoke sternly over the radio.
"Let's make some noise."
Loud music blared from the speakers and the Syknoian pilots began to fly out of control. They slammed into each other in a mass of explosions until no ships remained on the planet's surface. However, there were still eggs and young hatchlings alive down there. So, Cadence gave the "All-Clear" for the command ships to destroy the planet. They deployed large laser cannons and charged them to full power while aiming at the planet.
"IN THREE, TWO, ONE, NOW!", Cadence screamed as the pilots returned.
Beams flew and struck the surface of the planet. The first three blasts destroyed the vegetation and made it hard for the aliens to breathe. The fourth and fifth reduced the aliens to ashes, and the sixth blast vaporized the planet completely. However, one Syknoian captain had managed to get word to the other squadrons that Eqqus' army was more powerful than they anticipated. The squadrons took that as a cue to bring out all of their assets.
"Princess Cadence, we might be able to surprise them if we call in some allies.", Smolder reported.
Cadence agreed and opened a channel to Mickey and his friends.