New Frontiers (Rewrite)

The princesses, in all their years, have never been in a situation like they were in. Two fronts were closing in on them and their options are limited. Their advantage in magic was heavily outweighed by their numbers even with the support of Chrysalis. They feared for their ponies and Changelings safety as their guards lost faith in their capabilities.

Fear of betrayal gripped them as civil unrest was at an all-time high and soldier morale was low. The Crystal Empire was taken by the Ruby Hive and many southern cities were occupied by the Griffins. The frontier dwindled and the last remaining towns and cities that remained under their control was Ponyville and Canterlot because of the high amount of guards in them, but that didn't mean that the casualty count wasn't high in both.

The Canterlot Court was in an uproar as fear and panic slowly settled in. Their cries of fear didn't go in noticed as Celestia tried to think of a solution. Luna was preparing the troops for battle and providing reinforcements, her choice rifle lazily hung over her shoulder. Cadence was captured and questioned for anything that might be important; torture was the method used in questioning. Twilight was waiting for a solution to appear in the form of a letter from Celestia as Spike helped bury the dead. Shining Armor was executed for treason and forbidden use of dark magic.

A mare stood, a panicked look on her face as she spoke her mind; her faith in the princess slowly fading away. "Damn it, Princess! At this rate, Equestria will fall! Our allies abandoned us and the alliance with Chrysalis has resulted in civil unrest in Canterlot! Your previous guard captain was corrupted by dark magic and betrayed us for what?! Complete power and for a mass genocide against the two other races!" The mare yelled as tears fell from her eyes. Memories of the last battle stuck in her mind as the clear image of blood and Gore kept her from moving on. "We need a solution and we need it now!" Her fear gripped her as the princess looked at her in pity, not wanting anyone to be scared the way she was.

"I'm sorry, but unless we convinced any other species to join us, we're stuck in this position," Celestia said as she looked over the battle reports before seeing a picture taken by Sunset Shimmer to show she was alright in her world. The smiled knowing that she was safe and ignorant of the war, but fearful that they'll find her if they take Ponyville. Then it hit her. "What if we ask a species who's experienced in this, but are willing to help other nations." This garnered the attention of the Court as they mumbled to themselves.

"And how do you expect us to do that?" She used her magic to levitate the picture around and show the room. The existence of the mirror may be exposed, but these were dire times.

"In Ponyville, there is a mirror that has the capability to allow others to travel between worlds. We can make our own and have it to our specifics for the type of species we need." With a nod, some of those of the scientific community left to do their work. "Ask Twilight about the mirror! Tell her everything I told you!" Celestia yelled at the scientist as a sense of hope suddenly filled her.

A letter appeared in front of her with a distress message from Luna's battalion. They were surrounded, outnumbered, and facing heavy losses. She wrote back about the plan and to wait until they could get here. She just hoped she wouldn't wear herself out by using to much magic.

Luna leads the troops into battle, her rifle now shouldered and ready to fire as pegasi used clouds as cover to scan the area for any Ruby Changelings. Half of the unicorns had healing spells at the ready while the rest had shield spells for instant cover. Earth Ponies carried the LMGs and Artillery for the battalion.

Luna was proud of her battalion because of the fact that she has won all her battles with them. The brave stallions and mares that joined her were fearless and quick thinkers. Each step they took filled them with anticipation as no man's land slowly came into view.

This was overcome with the sense of dread as an explosive went off with in the middle of the marching troops. Sounds of gunfire came from above as pegasi fell from the air and a war cry echoed through the gunfire. More explosions destroyed the Artillery while a hail of bullets came from all around them. Shields became ineffective as the unending gunfire tore through them with ease. The casualties were raising drastically and those who were lucky gathered close to Luna while she put up an impenetrable shield. She couldn't focus enough to teleport, but now she was down to her last dozen of soldiers. The gunfire stopped as the attackers showed themselves. Almost a thousand Griffins stepped out with guns at the ready. A few were in heavy armor and M134 rotating barrel miniguns. Some had RPG-7s and LMGs at the ready.

"Damn, we played into their hands," Luna said as the obvious leader had a unicorn horn strapped to her waist. Her level 4 Kevlar armor had a few bullets her tactical vest was damaged along with a few magazines that were for her M16A1.

"I'm gonna be completely honest, I didn't think this would work, but I guess some of my luck went with the letter." She said as she admired her work with a cocky smile. Luna glared at her while one of her soldiers secretly wrote a letter to Celestia. Moving wasn't an option unless they wanted to drag the shield or leave a gap big enough to roll a grenade in. They were stuck until a rescue force arrived. "And on top of that, I caught an alicorn. They'll definitely make any deal to take you back." Luna ground her teeth as the poured more magic into the shield.

"You have yet to catch us. As long as the shield stands, we are not your prisoner." Luna said as she readied her gun and selected full-auto fire.

"I'm reasonable Princess Luna. I honestly didn't want this war to happen, but my king and queen demands it."

"They are nothing, but power-hungry cowards!"

"Known all too well, but they appeal to the masses and you've refused to hand over the Elements of Harmony. With the power the ponies now possess, you are a great threat to us." Luna didn't say anything else and waited for a response. One of her soldiers, a Changeling male with transparent, pale cyan hair and pale cyan eyes came up behind her and whispered.

"The princess has come up with an idea that may help us. It's being worked on as we speak. If all goes according to plan, we should have to hold out for a few days." He said causing her to nod before he retreated back into the small crowd of soldiers.

"All we have to do is wait. Should be easy." Luna said as she sat down on the ground and pulled out an MRE. "Eat up! We're gonna be here for a long time." She knew they only had three days before the shield fell and their capture. A shield of this magnitude needed a lot of magic, especially if it was supposed to block mini gunfire. Time was no longer on their side.

"Sir, are you sure? We could use them to finally end this war. They have just what we needed." A scientist rebuttal as he tried to convince his king before the king's claw came down on the arm of his thrown. Cracks formed on the marble chair, a testament to his strength both politically and physically.

"No, we have the firepower and the numbers. We can send millions of our soldiers there and wipe out any resistance before it appears." The king responds firmly and with conviction. "We will not speak of this again." The scientist turned around and left, muttering a few choice words under his breath to vent his anger.

He walks for miles through the castle while keeping an eye on the soldiers lined up for the invasion. They were talking, eating, or just don't nothing while the time passed. The soldiers slowly gave way to another scientist as they ran to and from a room while carrying wires and papers.

"Damn it!" A female griffin said as she tripped over a wire in her haste to connect all as soon as possible. The male scientist held out his hand for her to take. She was much younger than the older scientist, but the difference between them was vast with one specializing in electricity and the other in magic theory.

"You okay, Alice?" The male scientist asked as the female griffin, now known as Alice, took his hand and helped her to her feet.

"Perfect! I guess I got carried away with connecting everything to the power supply." She said while dusting off her lab coat for a second and connecting the last and final wire to the power supply.

"I'm still impressed by this. You build this in just a few weeks. If you don't mind, can you tell me how it works." He asked as she gave him a cheeky grin that just screamed mischief.

"Magic." She answered while doing Jaz's hands causing the male griffin to chuckle.

"I'm serious, Alice. Your starting to sound like the ponies." They laughed a little she tried to calm down.

"I know. I just wanted to have a little fun." She walked over to the machine and patted it with pride. "It's a magic generator. It takes the abundant magic in the air and turns it into power. The wires are hooked to coils, that are able to conduct magic extremely well, so the mirror will react to it and create the portal." She paused, a small part of her wanting to say it needed more time. Her invention was supposed to connect the empire with other countries so that travel was quicker. She didn't like how her dream was twisted, perverted, and repurposed for war. "Did he..."

"No. He's not how he was three months ago. I don't know what happened, how it happened, or when this originally began, but unless we want to be tried for treason; we have to do this. His deadline is today." She gulped as she prepared to open the portal.

He stood beside her as the magic filled the mirror as planned while the mirror rippled and images began to form of a city not of their own. Three other mirrors activated with different, yet the same, energy sources before Griffins and Changelings entered the portals by the thousands. More, smaller portals began to activate and hundreds flooded those.

"Please be safe humans."

The United States was in a panic as many large cities were overrun by an unknown enemy. All law enforcement was taken out and the military mobilized to counter the attack. Civilians ran in panic as the unknown army advanced farther into their country. Many appeared indifferent, heavily populated areas. Manhattan was the first to fall, followed closely by the Florida Keys, then Los Angeles after a massive bombing run killing anyone still in the city, and finally was Seattle when the military was overwhelmed by the sheer numbers of the invading force.

The other case of this was in the Middle East as nations armies and Americans engaged the threat as soon as it was called in many fell. More and more casualties added to the already staggeringly high number of both soldiers and civilians alike. Hours flew by as the nations banded together to take on the bigger threat. It didn't matter as they were killed swiftly and easily. Within twelve hours, the Middle East, and the world's oil supply was in the hands of the Invaders.

Russia held the line after Moscow was taken. Much luck the United States, they were able to keep the Invaders at bay while cities were evacuated to a more secure location. Immediately, construction workers were put to work to build a compound where both civilians and soldiers could hide without fear of a bunker-buster killing them. They took everything useful, including nuclear missile locations as well as launch codes.

Last to fall was all of Europe as millions of the unknown creatures slaughtered them like cattle. Major military bases were hit the hardest and task forces were sent away to aid Russia in evacuation and preventing their nukes from getting in their hands. All the nukes made were decommissioned and Major parts destroyed to prevent them from being used against them. France took a different approach as they did the unthinkable after their people were completely evacuated. They detonated all 210 of their nukes. It would be uninhabitable for hundreds of years.

All this happened in one day, four-sevenths of the world's population was dead after three days. This began a worldwide state of emergency as nations were trying to recover as South America and Africa were next. The next day, South America was in flames and Africa was occupied. The remaining Nations needed something and they needed it now. Humanity was facing a war that could end in their Extinction.

A massive draft was declared as every one of different ages and ethnicities was unlisted. By the end of the day, two half of what's left of humanity was unlisted with thirty present being children eight or older. Despite times call for despite measures, but only one volunteered and he was pissed at the Invaders.

(A day after Earth's invasion)

Celestia was working on a plan to help her sister as the scientist returned back to the princess with good news. "Princess. We have completed our research and should be able to construct the portal in two days' time. Our best spell casters are working on making the time limit for the portal to recharge much quicker." She yelled as Celestia smiled at the news. Just then a parchment appeared in front of her with the seal of the rogue griffin's who was sending them info that would be important.

She read it and her mood shifted to something of fear and horror as the Griffin's newest conquest came to her attention. It had specifics of what needed to be built and how. The ponies may have just gotten the solution they needed and if they could have them as an ally, then they themselves would be a force to be reckoned with.

Day two came and with the specifics sent by Rogue, the Rogue Griffin, and the portal was built. They needed an hour for the large battery to charge as another message from Rogue was sent to them. Humanity was getting closer extinction as over four billion killed within a matter of twenty-four hours. A massive draft forced men, women, and children to fight for what was left. All they needed was an hour and the first contact would be established.

This may be a turning point in the war.