Pony Veracity (Return to Mount Aris)

It has been one year (time moves faster in space) since the two ice mummies who were identified as Colonel Emerald Luster and Captain Anita Stormchaser, both are part of Brigadier General Justice Silverlight Canterlot Royal Division special service unit known as the Solar Guard. These two mares were Justice's Executive officer and Operations officer, the primary command staff for the Solar Guard unit. Upon reviving Colonel Emerald Luster and Captain Anita Stormchaser, the two, what the Imperial Alicorns would call terran mares, were brought up to speed with the new history of Equestria after the unity crystal was shattered.

The Imperial Alicorn Galactic Scientists that revived them offered Emerald and Anita military skill implants a quick and easy way to begin their new life as revived terran ponies. Emerald and Anita turned the offer down and asked if there was a different way to learn the military skills the implanting would give them.

Shocked, the Imperial Alicorn Galactic Scientist told the newly revived terran ponies that the only way is to train at the Imperial Alicorn Omicron Military Institute Academy in the Hercules Cluster star sector.

But no newly revived terran pony has ever taken on the whole rigid training regiment of the Imperial Alicorn Military and graduated. With the help of Imperial Princess Celestia Silverlight, Emerald, and Anita were accepted into the Imperial Alicorn Omicron Military Institute Academy in the Hercules Cluster star sector.

It was the day of the Imperial Alicorn Omicron Military Institute Academy commencement. Watching the pageantry was a good looking white porcelain-imperial Alicorn mare with a pale pink-colored shoulder-length layered hair-styled mane and tail.

Her 6ft 1in, very physically fit equine figure was attired in the midnight blue colored dress skirt uniform of Imperial Alicorn tactical core specialist. On her long, shapely Alicorn legs were silky, sheer, nude-colored thigh-high stockings with delicate lace details hidden by the hem of the knee-length A-line skirt she wears in the mare's dress skirt uniform. On her sexy, lengthy, and slender ten-inch long white porcelain colored Egyptian shaped barefeet were shiny black round-toed two-inch stiletto heeled pumps.

If you could see through the toebox of her pumps, you could clearly see that her big toes are the longest on her feet, and the rest of her toes taper off her feet at a forty-five-degree downward angle painted with suede-finished chocolate brown nail polish. Folded on her back were her silver bio-mechanical feathered bird wings. Resting on her head behind her horn between her ears was a midnight blue peaked cap with a wreath of stars and, at the center, a gold stylized star pin from the mythos of the imperial Alicorn first star.

This imperial Alicorn mare is Galactic Infantry Captain Penelope Resonance, the elite and highly secretive Event Horizon special operation company's commander and Event Horizon Alpha squad leader. But in public, Captain Penelope Resonance is the commander of Imperial Prince Justice Silverlight's royal tactical core, the public name that hides the actual special operations unit.

'Well, those two newly revived terran ponies, mares have lit up the Imperial Alicorn Omicron Military Institute Academy…By receiving the highest marks for any Imperial Alicorn cadet, even those they are non-Imperial Alicorn breed.’ Penelope looked at the holographic computerized clipboard in her hand with the Academy record of the two terran ponies.

The two-inch classic stiletto heel clickety-clack across the metal deck plates of the garrison class space station, which serves as the military academy, as Penelope made her way to her guest quarters. Their soft whoosh as the sliding metal door automatically opens when Penelope approaches it.

It opens onto a large fourteen by eighteen-square-foot guest quarters. The guest quarters are divided into a single bedroom, a small living room with its own secure holo link, and a small bath room with a small sonic shower for the guest. Once through the entryway, the sliding metal door closes behind her, and she reaches for the small control box on the wall next to the door.

She enters a numeric combination onto the keypad. A moment later, there is a soft click, and the small horizontal wall light over the door inside and outside turns red, indicating the guest quarters are now securely locked. With that, she slips her sexy, lengthy, and slender ten-inch long white porcelain-colored Egyptian shaped nylon clad barefeet out of her pumps as her feet were a bit sore from wearing them the whole day. With her pumps removed, floating them into her hand, Penelope walked with a pip-pop, scraping in her nylon-clad barefeet into the guest bedroom of the quarters.

A few moments later, the pip-pops of mare's barefeet are more pronounced as Penelope comes out of the bedroom in her sexy, lengthy, and slender ten-inch long white porcelain colored Egyptian barefeet with suede-finished chocolate brown nail polish more visible on her long, dazzling, shapely lovable toes with a slight plush to them.

She also has a white short-sleeve military-style shirt with two pockets on the breast and a midnight blue knee-length A-line skirt of her dress uniform. She walks over to the small desk with the secured mini holographic Hyperwave generator and sits in front of it. She passes her slender white porcelain-colored hand over a small lens before the device, activating a holographic numeric keypad. She activates the secure up-link before entering a series of numbers on a holographic keypad, effectively dialing a number on the device.

As the secured mini holographic Hyperwave generator warms up, Penelope floats a mini tool kit out of her black shoulder bag, which she carries as part of her women's dress uniform. She unrolls the mini tool kit on the desk and extracts the mini-holographic camera from the device. Once the mini-holographic camera is removed from the generator's body, a rose-pink bubble forms around it.

She rests her supple, shapely heels with no hint of roughness or callousness on top of the desk before sending the bubble with the camera toward her feet. A second later, the camera activates using the bubble around the camera. She allows the electric eye of the camera to scan her sexy, lengthy, and slender ten-inch long white porcelain-colored Egyptian barefeet with suede-finished chocolate brown nail polish resting on the desk.

When the camera finished scanning her feet, a realistic hologram of her sexy feet appeared on the outgoing transmission. She knew that there was a slight delay in sending a secure outgoing transmission from this device, and at that time, anyone trying to listen in would try to link to that transmission.

To combat this, anyone using a secured mini holographic Hyperwave generator like this would send a bogus transmission first. In her case, she likes to send a lovely image of her sexy feet to the snooper. That is why Penelope insists on keeping her sexy feet in pristine condition and how she came to the attention of Imperial Prince Justice Silverlight when he was looking for a commander for his Event Horizon company. Plus, Miss Penelope Resonance is the elite in the covert operation circles with a very long list of skills she has to draw on.

"Greetings, Penelope." Justice's holographic head greets them as the transmission is now totally secure between them.

"Greetings, Justice," Penelope said with a smile as she lifted her feet into the electric eye vision, again showing her sexy feet.

"As pristine as always, Miss Resonance…So what do you have to report?" Justice inquires as Penelope puts her feet back on the ground.

"Thank you, Justice…Did you receive the training records of those revived terran mares I sent you?" Penelope inquires as the training records appear beside the holographic head of Justice in the transmission.

"I did, Penelope, and read it over…those revived terran mares have awe-inspiring numbers…did you get to observe them?" Justice asked as the holographic record flips to the next page.

“I did Justice…Both mares are proficient in the pulse energy sniper rifles and pulse energy combat pistols…plus very surprised being proficient in slug-throwers as well…Their physical prowess and mental acuity is equal to an Imperial Alicorn." Penelope said, stunned, as she crossed her long Alicorn legs under the desk, one knee tossed casually over the other as she tapped her sexy naked foot soundlessly in the open air.

“I see Penelope…Were you able to find out their names?” Justice asked as Penelope nodded her head no.

"Unfortunately, no Justice…I mentioned that I was part of your royal forces. The two revived terran mares told me they would only tell you their names…So it sounds like they want to join your royal forces." Penelope explained as she floated her nude-colored thigh-high stockings, two-inch stiletto heel pumps, peaked cap, and Jacket to herself to put them on.

"If that is so, Penelope, then recruit them. With their military occupational being Recon escort patrol and Tactical Air Force specialists, we can use them in the event horizon special operation company…Captain." Justice commented, watching Penelope put her nude-colored thigh-high stockings back on her long, smooth Alicorn legs.

“Understood your imperial highness…I will recruit…then head back to the Planet of Equus." Penelope comments as she slips her nylon-clad barefeet into her two-inch stiletto heel pumps.

"Outstanding, captain…upon arrival on the planet, report to my office in the administration building of Ponyville one air and space base at 2030 hours in your dress uniform…for debriefing." Justice commands as Penelope nods her head with a smile on her snout.

"Yes, Your Imperial Highness…I should arrive for the debriefing. I'm a bit sore on my feet. Captain Resonance signing out." Penelope replied as she put her black shoulder bag on her shoulder, and the door swooped open after releasing the lock.

(Back to the present planet of Equus Ponyville, one air and space base backup Tactical center)

It had been about six months since the rescue operation convoy to Mount Aris in the sea of clouds was dispatched from New Ponyville. Leading this operation were Twilight Sparkle and Rarity Radiance. Both are former Guardian of Friendship in Ancient Equestria and Friendship Council members.

Since then, a trip to the frontier town of Appleloosa that would have taken an hour to finish from the ancient settlement of Ponyville aboard the old Friendship Express has taken six months. The rescue operation convoy has barely reached the outskirts of the old San Palomino desert. At the center of the desert, the old frontier town of Appleloosa was their first waypoint before going beyond Equestria.

Due to the loss of magic during five centuries of darkness, the steel trestle bridges over several gorges rusted and collapsed into the gorges. The biggest and main steel trestle bridge over the ghastly gorge had completely vanished, forcing the rescue operation convoy to wait for the arrival of Imperial Alicorn Galactic Engineering Military Company to rebuild the steel trestle bridge over the ghastly gorge.

Even with prefabricated bridge pieces, the Imperial Alicorn Galactic Engineering military Company took some time to put the bridge together, as the workers were used to zero-G conditions and not planetary gravity. But once done, the rescue operation convoy was able to continue on its long trek to Mount Aris in the sea of clouds beyond Equestria's borders.

Meanwhile, in Ponyville, one air and space base backup Tactical center, Shogun Justice Silverlight, watches the progress of the rescue operation convoy to Mount Aris in the sea of clouds via the mini holographic tactics table in that room. In the room with him was an elegant-looking light gray-bodied imperial Alicorn mare with dark purple and mauve strip-colored shoulder-length layered hairstyled mane and tail.

Her 6-foot athletic equine figure was attired in a cream-colored short-sleeve military-style shirt with two pockets on the breast and a midnight blue knee-length A-line skirt the lower part of the uniform. Her long, shapely Alicorn legs were bare as they don't wear stockings with the casual uniform.

Her sexy, lengthy, and slender eleven-inch long light gray colored Egyptian feet were bare as she pip-pops about in the backup Tactical center, listening to an earbud in her ear from the broadcast center relaying information to her.

You could clearly see that her big toes are the longest on her feet, and the rest of her toes taper off her feet at a forty-five-degree downward angle painted with shimmer finishes taupe-colored nail polish as she walks about. Folded on her back were her silver bio-mechanical feathered bird wings.

Resting on her head behind her horn between her ears at a slight angle to one side was a black beret with a wreath of stars and at the center, a gold stylized star pin from the mythos of the imperial Alicorn first star. Resting on her arm was a holographic computerized clipboard on the face, which was the data that her event horizon special Operation Military Intelligence platoon had been sending her to keep the shogun up to date on the operation.

This imperial Alicorn mare is Galactic Vanguard Second Lieutenant Endora Solar Storm, the Event Horizon Special Operation Military intelligence platoon chief, a detachment of intelligence-gathering personnel that only answer to Imperial Prince Justice Silverlight and his high-clearance officers.

“Up to date report shogun…the rescue operation convoy has just entered the old San Palomino desert…ETA till first waypoint the old frontier town of Appleloosa…A half day or more. The convoy is moving cautiously due to the terrain and the unknown locations of the hostile buffalo herds in the area.” Endora reports as she pip-pops in her barefeet over to a comfortable chair next to Justice at the mini holographic tactics table where her removed black kitten heel pumps sat.

"Endora, remove your military hat and honestly tell me your assessment of this rescue operation," Justice asked, reaching over to Endora's crossed leg and pulling it straight, resting her supple, shapely heel with no hint of roughness or callousness on his lap.

"To be very honest, Justice…I am no betting mare…but I would not put my star bills on the success of this rescue operation finding any survivors." Endora said honestly as Justice enjoyed the feel of the satiny smooth skin on the feet of Imperial Alicorn mares since the mares learned about foot care on the planet of Equus.

“But I am a betting mare…you have to bet big for very credible information in my career of intelligence gathering…So there might be a remote possibility of finding any survivors at Mount Aris in the sea of clouds." Endora comments as she rests her other foot on Justice’s lap.

Because Justice's touching her very sensitive barefeet is incredibly soothing and relaxing, knowing full well that if she is ever caught in the field on one of her intelligence-gathering missions, she is dead on site. So the gentle caress on her feet makes that possibility vanish for that fleeting moment before reality returns, and a priority message snaps her out of her dreamy state.

"Shogun, the rescue operation convoy has encountered hostiles and is making a run toward the old frontier town of Appleloosa…preliminary report says only an empty military transport truck was abandoned at the site of the encounter as the convoy fled the scouting party from one of the buffalo herds!!!” Endora explained that her bare feet plopped heavily on the wooden floor of the backup Tactical center. She went and leaped to her feet after receiving the priority message.

“There is no other report from the broadcast center, shogun…at this time," Endora reports that the pip-pops of her barefeet are more pronounced on the wooden floor of the backup Tactical center as she moves with more urgency around the room, gathering the sporadic reports from all her sources.