Equestria: World War II (1939-1941)

7TH JUNE 1940

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It was now 6:00am in Manehattan, and it was another important day today for the beautiful country of Equestria, as today was the beginning of the military showcase through which Equestria would prove its might to the whole world. The trust in their militaries had started to fall recently, as the pony death toll in the war was now almost 200, so they had to prove that they were capable of fighting, and fighting very well at that. Hence, they had put together this large showcase for it. The Princesses had flown down to Manehattan earlier that morning, at 4:00am, and they were waiting for some of the human leaders.

Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, along with King George VI of England, would be coming today as the chief guests of the showcase. The American Vice President would also be arriving, along with delegates from many other countries, such as Spain, Portugal, and Finland. The planes carrying them would all land at Manehattan Airport, and from there, cars would take them to the place where the showcase would occur.

The Princesses were at the airport, waiting for the planes with the delegates aboard to land, as they would be personally accompanying them to the venue of the showcase, which was located outside the city of Manehattan. The Princesses were nervous as usual. The implementation of the Declaration of Ponykinds' Rights had gone down very well with the public the previous week, and it had finally satisfied the liberals in the two countries. However, Our Town still hadn't been satisfied, and demanded to know why the Princesses preferred capitalism over the more peaceful principles that Equalism and communism were. However, the Princesses had just ignored their demands.

The hunt for the HNA was now stronger than ever, as well as that for the Destroyer of Discord, and they were still waiting to hear from the search team, who was in Brazil right now. They were still in an extremely isolated area, and the Princesses desperately hoped that they hadn't been eaten by cannibal tribes in the Amazon jungle. Else, so was that chance of finding the Destroyer of Discord.

As the Princesses prepared for the planes to land, they wondered what Discord was up to. They had recently received news that the S.I.S. had lost contact with a spy they had sent to Germany to check on a new German U-boat base that had been built in Hamburg, so they guessed Discord was probably doing something to him. They just hoped that he was still alive, and he would be able to make it back to Allied territory. They were still working on getting their ponies out of the Dunkirk area, where they were still trapped after the sudden German invasion of France.

As the Princesses waited, they got a call from the Air Traffic Control tower, who told them that the planes carrying the representatives had made contact with them, and the first one would be landing in around half an hour, so the Princesses got ready, as this first plane was carrying Winston Churchill.

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It was now around 8:40am in Germany, and Discord was extremely happy. Vryolakas, the woman who had been turned into a monster by an early test of the E-serum, was finally going to get her first taste of blood. The Germans had captured a British spy, an S.I.S. agent, who had somehow snuck into Germany. He had been posing as a photographer, and trying to spy on the new U-boat base here in the city of Hamburg.

Well, he would almost have gotten away had it not been for the fact that one of the employees of the facility had seen him doing so, and had reported him to Discord, who had had the man arrested right away, after finding out his identity. His name was Albert Lancaster, and this was apparently his first assignment. He was quite young, at 27 years of age, but he was extremely skilled, considering he had been in Germany for the last 8 months and had not been detected until the previous week.

That was horrifying to think about, considering a spy had gotten away for so long. Well, he was going to get what he deserved, thought Discord, as he headed towards the prisoner area, where Lancaster had been kept, and the cell of Vryolakas was nearby. This was going to be good, thought Discord, as he entered the cell, and saw the sight of Lancaster.

Most of Lancaster's blond hair had been ripped off in interrogation, probably to torture him into confessing who he was. He was extremely emaciated, as the Germans had been starving him for the last 3 days. Despite the amount of pain he was, Lancaster still looked Discord in the eye. "You the leader of this whole operation? I assure you, I'm not telling you filthy Germans anything!" said Lancaster.

"I know that, Lancaster, right? I'm not here to interrogate you... I'm here to set you free." said Discord.

"What?! Are you joking?" said Lancaster, laughing at that statement.

"No, Albert. I am not joking. We've got all we need from you, so we're going to release you in a little bit. You're going to have to wait for a little bit, but you're going to be set free soon, and take you back to your home country." said Discord, coldly.

"Wait, what?!" said the dumbfounded Lancaster. "You're taking me back to the UK?"

"Yes, back to the UK. We just do have to get everything prepared, but soon, you'll be out of here." said Discord, as he began to leave the room, since Vryolakas was now behind a soundproof door that led to this cell. "I'll be back in a few minutes. Wait here." he said sternly to Lancaster. As Discord left the cell, the door closed behind him. Then, he locked the door, and as Lancaster heard the sound of the door being locked, he instantly ran to the door, and began banging on it.

"HEY! LET ME OUT! YOU SAID YOU WERE GOING TO RELEASE ME!" shouted Lancaster with a horrified expression. As Discord watched coldly through the window of the cell, with a smirk on his face. Since no one was in the area, he turned into his true form, which terrified Lancaster. "D-D-D-Discord?!" The second he saw that, Lancaster, fell to the floor in fright, and Discord then talked into the walkie-talkie in German, "Release her."

Lancaster, despite the fact that he was horrified beyond belief on seeing that Discord was here in Germany, wondering what they meant by that, but that was answered when he heard a loud roar from the opposite side of his cell, and saw Vryolakas, as a door began to open. He watched horrified, unable to move, paralyzed by immense fear, as Vryolakas launched herself towards him, intent on taking her prey. As she charged at Lancaster, he attempted to flee from this monster, something he had thought he had only read about in books and myths.

Before he could escape, however, the monster woman caught him, and began tearing into his organs. Lancaster could only scream in horror as Vryolakas began to devour him, and Discord watched this gruesome display from behind the thick steel door. He watched as Lancaster screamed his final words, as Vryolakas bit off the spy's head gruesomely, killing him in an instant. As Discord laughed happily at this display, now that the spy was dead, he planned on watching the military showcase that would start soon in Manehattan. He wondered what the ENA and HNA were up to, as they had been too quiet lately.

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It was now 6:35am in Manehattan, and the mood was now serious inside the VIP terminal at Manehattan Airport, as the first of the planes had landed. It was now pulling up to its parking stand, just outside the terminal building. It was a Douglas DC-3 with Royal Air Force markings. As the plane stopped on its stand, the propellers began to slow down and stop spinning as the engines were shut down. Finally, the plane's door opened, and multiple Royal Army soldiers began stepping out of the plane, escorting the main guest of the showcase today.

The guest stepped out right behind the soldiers. The British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. This was the first time any of the Princesses would be meeting him in person. He had been unavailable when Cadance had recently made a state visit to the UK, so she had been unable to meet him. They had spoken to him over the phone, but had not met him in real life, ever, so it was the first time they would meet him in person.

Churchill stepped out of the plane, went through immigration quite quickly, and then headed into the reception area of the terminal, where the Princesses were waiting. He was quite old, at 65, but he was still quite strong. "Ah, your Highnesses." said Churchill.

"Welcome to Equestria, Mr. Churchill. It is an honour to finally meet you." said Celestia.

"Ah, your Highnesses, it is an honour also for me, to finally meet YOU in person. I am more than happy to grace the showcase of the Equestrian and Crystal Empirean militaries with my presence. I assume the others are already here?"

"No, not yet, Mr. Churchill. You're the first. We're just waiting for the other planes to land." said Luna.

"Ah, I see." said Churchill. "I'd be willing to wait for a little bit, but the others should hopefully show up soon." said Churchill, as he went over to one of the plush leather sofas to sit. Soon, over the next hour, planes carrying delegates from all of the other countries around the world began landing, carrying the Vice President of America, diplomats from Portugal, Spain, Thailand, and many other countries. Soon, by 7:30am, all the planes were on the ground, and the delegates were all in the cars that would take them to the showcase, with the Princesses' limousine, The Sisters' Chariot, in front of them, behind multiple escorting vehicles.

As the cars began to leave the airport premises, little did they know that in the city of Manehattan, a sinister plot was being put into action.