Canterlot Academy Trials

Meanwhile, a certain group of soldiers and personnel would arrive in Abyssinia by train…

First, Luster Dawn and her teamteam--She was accompanied by the blind seer minotaur Kuno Itami, the body-morphing changeling Noptera, and the water-horse earth pony Dewdrop Mistwalker. This newly formed team was created on the spot to accompany Luster Dawn as a liaison between Equestria and Abyssinia. And already, the princess’ pupil was trying her best to keep to plan. With Professor Hassium taking point and leading them, heir objective was to have an audience with the rulers of Abyssinia so that they could discuss what to do about their impending problem of a rebellious uprising that could get multiple nations involved.

Across the continent…

In the Dragon Lands, another group would be arriving mainly to further investigate the situation regarding the dragon known as Hooktail as well as her role in supplying Odu’s uprising. Who was it exactly?

Nebula’s team which included himself, Grimrose, Mei, and Blue--who demanded to go in particular in order to find out what his ex was up to.

Accompanied by Tungsten Wolfe, this team was looking to get as much information from the Dragon Lands as possible so that they could work with Abyssinia in order to quell this uprising. This officially had become an international conflict.

At the hospital…

But with the mercenaries from Block Sigma, they had finally managed to regroup. The group then decided to leave the hospital for a different change in atmosphere so that they could relax themselves away from the stressful environment of the hospital where other patients were being treated and newborns were being brought into the world.

Now at an outdoor table at a cafe, the team would discuss what information they had gathered thus far.

“So from what I gather, he’s gonna use whatever crap he gets from that drug city to make the diamond dogs start killing each other,” Rufus mused based on the information Fang gave them.

Spear would then add, “Sounds to me like it’s more than that. It’s possible he wants to use some of his own people as sacrifices just to make his case appear more legitimate.”

Lee nearly spat out the tea she was drinking, and coughed as she gulped it down. “Ack! Ahem…w-wait…you’re saying he may have the potential to do something that careless?”

“...it doesn’t sound out of the realm of possibility,” Rufus added, noting just how ruthless Odu’s actions had seemed thus far. “That guy seems like he’d do anything to disturb the peace, even if it meant a few of his own people dying in the process.”

“That’s what I don’t understand,” Spear bemoaned as she leaned against the table with her hoof resting against the side of her face, “They have it relatively good here. Sure, nothing’s ever gonna be perfect, but Abyssinia’s in a pretty good spot right now. Yet…he wants to drive things towards more chaos and strife. I just don’t get it. People like that make me sick…” she grit her teeth and slammed her hoof down on the table. “Grrgh!”

“...are you alright, Spear?” Fang asked. His worried expression noted just how off-putting her anger was. “...You don’t tend to get like this.”

“I just…sorry,” Spearklip replied as she she took a sip of her water through a straw, “I just…I know what it’s like to live in constant fear within my own home.” She paused for a moment and glanced off to the side…

In a nearby park, she’d see several innocent cat-children playing through a jungle gym and a slide, running around and playing tag as well. On the benches, a few elderly catfolk--likely their grandparents--were the ones watching over them as they played.

“...I don’t want that for these people here. There’s loads of innocent people and children living here. They deserve to live a good life where they don’t have to worry about some war forced upon them.”

“Got that right,” Rufus replied, “Back home, fighting was one of the main things we yaks even bothered caring about. Only recently have I been able to think about what I want for myself. So trust me, Spear--we’re not gonna let that happen.”

“Thanks, Rufus,” the zebra mare replied with a smile.

Lee would then speak up, “Alright. What shall our next move be?”

“We wait for our signal,” Fang gave the order, “We shouldn’t act until we have full disclosure from Command--which is the castle in this case.”

Just then, they’d be approached by an abyssinian lioness woman in a military uniform. A blue officer’s suit with multiple badges on the right side and long beige pants to go with it.

“Are you the ones from Equestria?” her deep voice with a thick slavic accent.

Everyone turned to look at her, and Fang answered, “That we are, ma’am.”

“Report to parliament building immediately,” she commanded, “You’re formally summoned by the king and queen of Abyssinia themselves.”