Pony Veracity (Return to Mount Aris)

Shogun Justice Silverlight has moved from the backup Tactical command center where he has been monitoring the progress of the rescue operation convoy to Mount Aris in the sea of clouds via the mini holographic tactics table in that room with his Military Intelligence agent, Second Lieutenant Endora Solar Storm and Communication technician Second Lieutenant Cassandra Chasm. Both mares are members of his Event Horizon special operation company but maintain the cover as his Imperial tactical core company.

After receiving the priority message that the rescue operation convoy to Mount Aris in the sea of clouds encountered hostiles and was making a run toward the old ghost frontier town of Appleloosa, Shogun Justice Silverlight quickly activated a yellow-level base-wide tactical alert, which caused the essential base personnel to report to their battle stations.

With the yellow-level tactical alert, Shogun Justice Silverlight has moved to the main Tactical command center of the Ponyville One air and space base. His wife, Imperial Princess Celestia Silverlight, served as his second in command. She was attired in a cream-colored short-sleeve military-style shirt with two pockets on the breast.

And a midnight blue knee-length pleated skirt, the lower part of the casual uniform of the Imperial Princess special uniform. Her long, shapely, and silky Alicorn legs were bare, and she didn't wear stockings with the special casual uniform.

Her fairly large, long, and narrow white, with a hint of pink, luxurious Egyptian-shaped bare feet with suede-finished sunshine yellow nail polish were bare as she stood in the Command pod with her husband, holding a computerized clipboard and 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 taper off her feet at a forty-five-degree downward angle painted with suede finish sunshine yellow nail polish. Her size sixteen black high-heel pumps with two-inch heels were tucked under her computer station. Sitting on top of her computer station was her 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.

As the camera pans around the main Tactical command center of the Ponyville one air and space base manning several computer stations, the remaining members of the Imperial Silverlight's main royal family and relatives are seen. All the mares are attired in a cream-colored short-sleeve military-style shirt with two pockets on the breast.

The lower part of the casual uniform of the Imperial Alicorn military was a midnight blue knee-length A-line skirt. The mares' long, shapely, and silky legs were bare, as they didn't wear stockings with the casual uniform. On all the female family members’ bare feet were black high-heeled pumps with a two-inch heel.

The only other stallion family member, Sergeant First Class Somnus Silverlight, the only son, is attired in the cream-colored short-sleeve military-style shirt with two pockets on the chest and midnight blue trousers. On his feet were black boots, and sitting on top of his head, between his ears and behind his horn, 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. He and his aunt, Master Sergeant Luna Borealis, are manning the main tactical radar station.

On the evening of that same day, all the family members and relatives turned in for their sleep period as an Imperial Alicorn skeleton crew took over the night shift that evening. Sitting in the command pod, the only one left of the main family was Shogun Justice Silverlight. He was looking over several intelligence reports from various sources about the remaining buffalo herds in southern Equestria, trying to pin down why the buffalo herds would attack a lightly armed military convoy.

'Truth be told, with the breakdown of diplomatic channels for five centuries after the unity crystal shattered, there was no communication with any other race in Equestria…So these intelligence reports that I am going through are at best circumstantial….But that's best I have to work with.’ Justice thought as his attention was drawn to the click-clack of heels on a diamond plate walking into the room behind him.

A gorgeous light blue half-Alicorn/unicorn mare walked into the room with a lengthy crimson-red mane and a straight tail. Her 5ft 6in exquisite 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 casual uniform of Imperial Alicorn military.

On her perfectly shaped and palatial long, narrow, light blue, ten-inch long Egyptian bare feet with sheer finished cardinal red nail polish were black high-heel pumps with a two-inch classic heel. If you could see through the toe boxes of her shoes, you would notice that her slender and magnificent big toes were the longest on her feet. This is why her other slender and magnificent remaining four toes were slanted downward at the perfect forty-five-degree angle, the ideal angle to accommodate common-sized women's shoes.

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. This half-Alicorn/unicorn mare was Captain Blueberry Swirl Silverlight, the youngest daughter of Princess Celestia Silverlight and Prince Justice Silverlight. And currently the medical supervisor for the Silverlight antiquities and heritage research team.

"Good evening, Father…" Blueberry said affectionately, kissing her father on his cheek as she walked beside his chair.

"Good evening, Blueberry…Should you be taking your sleep period, daughter?" Justice's inquiry is concerned as he returns the kiss to his youngest daughter's cheek.

"Being a doctor, father…having a normal sleep period is a luxury for me." Blueberry comments, sitting down in the chair beside her father as she crosses her long, shapely, and silky hybrid Alicorn legs, one knee tossed casually over the other.

"But still, Blueberry, you should take a sleep period. It might get very hectic once we re-established contact with the rescue operation convoy." Justice suggests, as Blueberry softly chuckles and allows her pump to dangle off the ends of her slender and magnificent toes.

"I thank you for your concern, father. (With a smile) But I finished my sleep period prior to you activating the base-wide yellow alert…so I am all set for this late night." Blueberry explains as her father reaches for his daughter's dangling pump and removes it from her elevated foot, floating her pump onto a makeshift shelf on the computer system in front of him.

"But anyway, father, what are you looking at? When I entered the command center, you were going through something on the holo system." Blueberry pointed out as she uncrossed her legs and slipped her other pump off her other foot, floating that pump onto the same makeshift shelf and graciously placed her glorious, perfect heels on her father’s knee, knowing full well how horribly ticklish her perfectly shaped and palatial long narrow light blue ten-inch long Egyptian shaped bare feet with sheer finished cardinal red nail polish are.

"Oh, Blueberry, I just remember…Did you ever scout southern Equestria when your mother was hibernating for your brother and sister?" Justice asked as he stroked gracefully and smoothly curved high enough to be noticeable arches of his daughter, causing Blueberry to let out a yelp and stifle a giggle.

“Well…Aaahahaha…I Nahahaaaahaha…did an initial expedition…oohoohoohoooh…of southern Equestria…Hahahahaha…did not…Hehehahahaha…find those buffalo herds…Ahahahaha." Blueberry explains through her laughter that her father knew where to target his daughter's feet to make her laugh.

"(Removing her feet from her father's knee) Yes, I did, father…but like I say, I didn't encounter any of the Buffalo herds during my initial expedition into southern Equestria. I was following unsubstantiated rumors of a surviving race in that part of Equestria…during those early days, credible information was a commodity…with all the tribes mistrusting each other, I couldn't confirm any of the information my sources told me." Blueberry clarified as she held her feet in the air, allowing her father's dark blue magic bubbles to fasten around her shapely light blue ankles, effectively trapping her feet in midair.

“Even if you didn't encounter any buffalo herds, Blueberry…you can give me some background on southern Equestria," Justice said as he turned his chair so his daughter's perfectly shaped and palatial long narrow light blue ten-inch long Egyptian-shaped bare feet with sheer finished cardinal red nail polish were right in front of him, sitting helpless in front of him to do what he liked to them.

Knowing that his younger daughter immensely enjoys having her perfectly shaped and sized palatial, immaculate, and symmetrical long, narrow, light blue ten-inch long Egyptian-shaped bare feet played with, even though they are very highly sensitive to the lightest of touches.

"Ok, father…the frontier town of Appleloosa is between the San Palomino Deserts to the west, the badland to the east…the Macintosh hill is the backbone to the south. What I remember from scouting Appleloosa…It was a small, dusty, dry town. Not as mighty as Canterlot…even smaller than Ponyville." Blueberry explains as her father explores every inch of his younger daughter's perfectly shaped and palatial long, narrow, light blue ten-inch long Egyptian-shaped bare feet with sheer finished cardinal red nail polish with his fingers exploiting her sensitivity.

Meanwhile, in the frontier ghost town of Appleloosa, the lightly armed military rescue operation convoy has done their best to do what an old west saying told them: ‘They circled the wagons’ and took up defensive positions around the ghost town in various buildings. In the largest wooden building in Appleloosa, the Salt Block, the only saloon in the city, a very attractive looking pale, light grayish violet colored bodied earth pony mare with a very pale, arctic blue colored shoulder length layered hair styled mane and straight tail nervously oversees the repair of the long-range communications kit after buffalo warrior lucky shot hit it.

Her 5ft 6in, very fit equine figure was attired in an M1874 dark blue wool fatigue blouse and M1874 dark blue footmen trousers. On her ten-inch-long pale, light grayish violet bare feet with metallic finishes and dark purple toenail polish were black cavalry boots. On top of her head, between her ears, was a black officer regulation Civil War slouch hat with gold crossed sabers of US cavalry patch and black and gold hat cord.

Around her waist was an M1851 black leather cartridge belt with a gold eagle buckle and an M1860 regulation holster with a full flap holding an 1873 Colt Peacemaker. Don't let the gun fool you—it's a laser pistol made to look like an old West gun from a planet called Earth. This Earth pony mare was Galactic Vanguard Staff Sergeant Angeletta Glamour, a disguised Imperial Alicorn mare squad leader from Event Horizon's special operation Tactical infantry platoon.

In front of Angeletta was a drop-dead gorgeous yellow pegasi mare with a black shoulder-length layered hair-styled mane and straight tail desperately trying to repair the long-range communications kit after a buffalo Warrior lucky shot hit it.

Her 6ft 9in sleek equine figure was attired in an M1874 dark blue wool fatigue blouse and M1874 dark blue footmen trousers. On her sexy, lengthy, and slender eleven and two-thirds inch yellow Egyptian-shaped barefeet with sheer finishes of purple-colored nail polish were black cavalry boots. On top of her head, between her ears, was a black 1872 US forage cap (kepi) with gold crossed sabers of US cavalry pin.

Around her waist was an M1851 black leather cartridge belt with gold eagle buckle, and an M1860 regulation holster with full flap holding an 1873 Colt peacemaker. Don't let the gun fool you. It's a laser pistol made to look like an old west gun of a planet called Earth. Folded on her back were her modest-sized light yellow feathered bird wings. This pegasi mare was Galactic Vanguard corporal Tiffany Sky dancer, a disguised imperial Alicorn mare member of the Event Horizon special operation Tactical infantry platoon, and an Imperial Alicorn military Galactic technician.

"What is the word Tiffany?" Angeletta asks as she watches the defender station around the ghost town and her lookouts, who are keeping an eye on slowly growing buffalo herds, with an earpiece in her ear.

"Unfortunately, Angeletta, that military transport truck we had to abandon in San Palomino Deserts after it was badly damaged from that sneak attack of that scouting party from the Buffalo herds had the bulk of our communication repair kits in it…So I am limited to what I was carrying with me." Tiffany explains as she tries to get the long-range communications kit working.

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“Lookout report!” Angeletta orders

"Lookout 45, staff sergeant…It looks like the Buffalo herds are still not working together…That shooting came from outside the defensive ring…But we have no idea how long our luck will hold out…before Buffalo herds figure out how to work together." Lookout 45 says, holding position on the second floor of the grand hotel armed with a model 1874 sharps sporting rifle nicknamed 'old reliable.'

But like the pistols that all the disguised Imperial Alicorn mares’ military personnel are carrying, the replica rifles are laser rifles made to look like an old West gun from a planet called Earth.

"Understood lookout 45…Keep close tabs on those buffalo herds…All personnel may fire if buffalo herds outside the town make any hostile move towards the defensive ring." Angeletta orders as Twilight Sparkle gapes in stunned silence with the order given, and Rarity Radiance signs softly, knowing Justice like she does.