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The advance force of Russian Empire Klabautermanns made up of mostly Roman navy ship Klabautermanns, followed the tried and proven Roman army tactics. Namely the advance force lead by Russian Klabautermanns, march on the main paved road leading to Russia. Once they came upon where the paved road ended they began to build their own Roman styled roads, but instead of using stones they use cement, and the roads are flanked by footpaths, bridleways and drainage ditches. They are laid along accurately surveyed courses, and some were cut through hills, or conducted over rivers and ravines on bridgework.

A team of Roman Klabautermann engineers are the ones in charge of clearing the way, whose ship forms were made to be engineering vessels. Besides machine guns, they’re loaded with construction tools and equipment with several being specialized in what they do. Some are loaded with cement mixers and cement bags, some have cranes on them, others have harpoons on them to fire guide ropes across rivers and deep ravines to make bridges, loaded with fuel tanks for welding, loaded with nails, screws, and other supplies needed to build whatever is needed. Thanks to the abilities of the Klabautermann engineers the road they paved before the main army marched, allowed the army to make good time. (1)

“Most of the roads are still dirt roads, my country is backwards and underdeveloped, barter is still used instead of money in many places. Russia has vast resources of natural wealth, skilled workers and everything else that is needed to be a powerful country, just that it lacks a economy that generates wealth that isn’t just centered on the upper class. With good roads and a railroad system that works, trade can flow freely,” Sunset said to Theodore Roosevelt Jr as they have lunch together, they’re eating pork and fish stew, Standart is standing by her.

They’re in one of the Roman ships that has been modified to be transport on wheels. The ship is protected by a magic shield that Sunset made by curving runes on the ship that would automatically draw energy from her to power it. The ship is being pulled by a truck and heavily guarded by the Russian ships with her and the army of Roman ships.

“Yes but really, displaying the dead like that?” Roosevelt ask having seen the impaled bodies.

“I’m dealing with a nation that has unrest even in the good times. It needs a firm hand to bring it to order. The White Army leaders are little more than warlords that have banded together for their gain and power. I’m making sure that none of them will think, I’ll be easy to control or that they be able to do what they want. Raiding of settlements and farms for supplies, murder and rape are the law of the land, which both the Bolshevik and White forces are doing, to my people. Impaling soldiers from both sides who done so, delivers the message across very clear. For any White Army forces to stop and obey my commands, or suffer the same fate as any of the Bolshevik forces. Once this is over none of them be left,” Sunset said.

“You’re going to kill them all?” Roosevelt asked.

“Of course, no loose ends this time. All will be impaled and left to be seen by all. You cannot make a martyr out of someone who is impaled by a spike pole from their anus and out of their mouth. And I’m making sure all who are tied to the Bolshevik are dead. I have no need to keep people around, Klabautermanns are the only faction that I need. The others are just useful help, but I don’t need them,” Sunset said. (2)

“Don’t you need a power base for support?” Roosevelt ask.

“No, I don’t need a base like others before me. Unlike before the Klabautermanns will never betray me, can’t be scared, threatened, or paid off. But the ones who had remained loyal have earned a reward for that loyalty. Carrot and stick style of ruling,” Sunset said.

“You do know why the uprising happen right?” Roosevelt ask.

“Father wasn’t much of a ruler like grandfather was and how he took control of the army just made things worst. I learn from those mistakes and why I have you as the general. I have no idea how to lead or command armies. I’ll be doing the important task of logistics instead and making sure that my people are safe and have a decent standard of life,” Sunset said.

“There is more than that,” Roosevelt said.

“Yes but Russia is going back to a monarchy and while there be some people to help me rule. Unlike you while you were president if someone keeps on making themselves a problem to have something pass for no good reason, I can just have them removed or impaled,” Sunset said.

“Can’t say I have never wish I could do that before,” Roosevelt said.

“Besides seeing how the 6 sisters and daughter/niece refused to follow the orders of President Wilson. Your country is going to have a hard time in getting the rest of the fleet to follow orders,” Sunset said.

“There’s much disorder back home,” Roosevelt said.

The newspapers are running wild with how the six are openly talking about joining another nation if their demands aren’t met. And that most of the other ships in the USA fleet are not white, which meant that if summon most of the Klabautermanns will be dark skin and other races. They will not obey orders if they’re mistreated and will react violently if press too hard. Causing much unrest as women’s groups are protesting for the right to vote, as well as civil rights groups. Pointing out that the Klabautermanns are women and many won’t be white, and with how the country threats them, will reflect on if the Klabautermanns will even stay loyal. (3)

“That's what happens when the problem is kicked down the road to deal with later. Wilson will either have to make sure that the fleet is happy with the country or risk losing them. Seeing how 2 of the 6 were in service of uncle’s country and both would like to see Victory again,” Sunset said.

“I was asked to give you a message from your uncle,” Roosevelt said.

“The answer is still no, uncle Wilhelm at least came himself and gave me his arm, with the ones who allowed Vladimir Lenin and the others to travel through Germany. Have been beheaded and their heads mounted on spikes,” Sunset said showing Roosevelt a recording using a glassball that showed the beheading thanks to the one she gave uncle.

“That was the deal?” Roosevelt ask.

“Yes to keep the fleet is what he had to do to complete the deal. And before you ask while I will complete the deal after you complete your end, I will not make them completely loyal where they will follow any order. If I haven’t done it to my own fleet why would I do it for you,” Sunset said.

“They’re not?” Roosevelt said.

“We can choose not to obey her, we serve her out of loyalty alone,” Standart said.

“I treat my fleet right and why they obey me,” Sunset said.

“I also notice that you eat a lot,” Roosevelt said, having seen how much food Sunset packs away. Seeing how Sunset is eating a whole roast pig by herself.

“The strain of using magic is draining, like someone who has to work hard for years and age rapidly because of that hard life. I need to eat a lot to make my body healthy enough to cast spells. The magic I use isn’t calling powers from spirits, demons, and gods, which is like using a gun to fire a bullet. It’s to draw out energy from you to use as you want. The singing and dancing that I do is apart of the ritual to build up energy like a fire in a boiler needs time to build up heat before it can power anything,” Sunset explains.

“How hard is it to learn magic?” Roosevelt ask.

“About the same as it takes to be able to do advance calculations in mathematics. If you can understand the blueprints of how to build a boiler from scratch, is a good start,” Sunset said.

“No wands?” Roosevelt ask.

“Wands and such are tools to allow someone like me to use magic easier without having to do extra work. Hard to make but once made can shorten the time it would take or just make it easier to cast spells by hand,” Sunset explains. “But of course opening a magic school will just have the people claiming that they speak for god saying it’s the work of the devil. When they do anything but speak for god, let alone making, Jesus white when he was dark skin. Seeing how there are Roman Klabautermanns who seen him when he was alive. The only whites were travelers and Romans, while he was native to the region.”

“That has already spread,” Roosevelt said.

“Many refuse to believe it as they can’t believe that their lord of their faith is center around can’t be anything but what they picture in their minds. A never meet your heroes situation as most of the time they’re nothing like you heard or pictured in your mind. Like meeting a god and finding that they’re nothing what you had believed them to be. Making everything you believed in and needed to be real to justify how you had lived your life to be worth something. No lies but the truth and that’s for some is the scariest thing for them to ever face, to be wrong. That everything they had believed in and lived by was for nothing,” Sunset said.

“You used that in the last interview with that reporter,” Roosevelt said.

“Yes but it is true. I find religion just a gamble hoping that the one you bet on is the winner,” Sunset said.

“You said you are just a copy of the real Anastasia Romanov. Who were you before?” Roosevelt ask.

“Finally, someone asked the right question,” Sunset said smiling. “Lets being with my tale, of Sunset Shimmer, a magical unicorn pony from the magical land of Equestria….”

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Author's Note

1 - The engineers of any army are very important to keep the army going.

2 - You can’t inspire people with a death when it’s a completely humiliating and horrible death.

3 - The right to vote for women in the USA happen on 1920.