The Episodic Adventures of Belle Star

Ep: 12- Prelude to Grey

Shining Armor stood with his selected guards in front of the platform of Canterlot Station. After having received a letter from Raven Inkwell going over the orders of Belle Star, the white and blue stallion quickly put together a squad of his finest soldiers. Although he was somewhat unclear as to the reason why the digimon princess wanted such a squad put together, since Raven had neglected to give any real details, he pulled together his troops as best as he could.

"Is this all of them?" Shining Armor turned to greet the woman belonging to the voice as his troops straightened up.

Arriving last to the station marched the towering form of the female digimon. Her usual black leather coat was missing from her regular appearance, replacing it were several large containers held across her back by a series of straps. The metal boxes were long and thin in thickness, yet wide from a certain angle.

"Yes your highness, thirty of our finest troops." Shining replied with a salute.

"Good, before we depart I want you all to pay attention." The digimon princess said with an air of authority. "As some of you may or may not know, is that I am a creature known as a digimon. We come in many shapes and sizes. Just because one of big or small, doesn't mean that we are or are not dangerous, nor does our appearance reflect our morals."

Shining Armor nodded in head in understanding as the princess paused to take a breath, her eyes resonating a look of pain and anger.

"The digimon you will see is known as Greymon. He is a dragon-like digimon. Ranked Champion. That means that he is strong enough to turn you to ash if he sees fit. If I am a rank four, then he is a rank 2. Stronger than most, weaker than me. Do you understand?" She asked, scanning the guards' faces.

As Belle looked from one to another, one mare caught her eye as the armored pegasus raised her hand before speaking.

"If I may princess, if the beas- er digimon is that much weaker than you, why are we needed?" Shining Armor gave the mare a slight glare before the princess spoke.

"That is because I am only one person. If I focus solely on the digimon, I will neglect the innocent around us. Your job is to establish a parameter, aid the injured and evacuate the area." Bellestarmon started to march forward as she went past the armored troops and into the train, her final words only barely audible as she went inside. "If we're lucky, it hasn't already turned into a war zone."

~Ep:12~

The train ride to Manehattan had been for the most part uneventful. Although tension filled the air, the long ride gave those on board time to strategies a plan of attack as most would put it. Unaware of where the enemy was located or whether they were still within the city. The first course of action had been decided to locate the area that the digimon was most likely to have visited. After which, ponies would be evacuated to a safe location and a barrier would be set up, blocking the digimon in.

Your plan was to attempt to reason with the three horned digimon first. After your encounter with Bullmon in Appleloosa and your arrival during the night of the summer sun celebration, it wasn't out of the possibility that the request of aid had been blown out of proportion. This thought was snuffed out when the train, carrying you and your troops, got closer to the large town as the sun lowered in the horizon.

As Celestia’s sun fell out of view and Luna’s moon rose, the glowing orange light of the town caught your eye. At first, one could mistaken it for the light of the setting sun or city lights, however past memories clued you into their true cause.

"What is that?" One of the guards questioned, looking out one of the nearby windows as they saw the town from two miles out.

"That almost looks like…" A female guard was cut off as a sudden quack shook the train carts.

"Everyone get ready!" Shining Armor shouted as the train cart rocked slightly back and forth.

Standing up from your seat, you grabbed the metal boxes that you had brought onto the train and slammed them down into the aisle.

"Armor, distribute these amongst your troops!" You ordered sliding them down the aisle. "They work like crossbows, pull the lever on the side back to reload, pull the trigger to fire. Aim only higher than the sight, the further back the higher you aim!"

Grabbing your saddlebag from your seat, you made your way to the nearby doors and pulled them open.

"What are you doing?!" Shining Armor asked as the cart was filled with the rushing air of the train.

"I'm heading to the roof." You stated as you pulled a long barreled sniper rifle out of your Saddleback l. "I need to get a better look, keep your ears up and the doors open."

Not wasting time for the commanding stallion to question your actions, you swing your claw around the outside frame of the door and climb up. As you pull yourself onto the metal roof of the cart, you raise your rifle and peer through the scope, training your sights on the location with the most fire.

Looking at the city, your eye widens in horror as the silhouette of a three horned t-rex with orange scales and blue streaks along its back walks out from around one of the distant buildings. It's two long arms hanging down as its whole body leaned forwards while it walked. Judging its size by comparing it to the nearby windows your gut sinks abit as what you were seeing was not the digimon you were expecting.

"Its a red…. ITS A GOD DAMN RED!!!" You shout down to your squad as you slam your fist into the metal below your feet. A large dent embedding itself as you swung the rifle back onto your back.

"I'm guessing that's a bad thing?!" You hear Shining Armor call back from inside of the train.

"WORSE!" You hauler back as you rise to your feet. "DAMN THING IS STRONG ENOUGH TO TAKE OUT A ULTIMATE WITH EASE." You shout loudly through the rushing wind.

"SO WHAT'S THE PLAN?!"

"THE PLAN STAYS THE SAME! YOU BOX IT IN WITH A BARRIER, I SHOOT THE HELL OUT OF IT!" You order as you stretch the opening of your saddlebag wide before pulling out your bike. "I'M GOING AHEAD! GEAR UP SOLDIERS! IT'S TIME TO EARN THOSE STRIPES!!!"

With that you crank up your bike and speed off the roof of the train, your bike bouncing a few times as it makes contact with the ground below.

"So much for sticking to the plan." Shining Armor said under his breath as he turned to his troops. "Alright, you heard the lady. Get ready to move. When this train stops, we move!"

"YES SIR!!"

Author's Note

Keeping this chapter short as its merely an in between for 11 and 13. The next chapter is gonna be a looong one.