DvN: The Last Stand (DvN AU)

by 21RoadsWasTaken

Chapters

"The Demise of the Baseplate"
"The Last Stronghold"
"Voltaic Dispatch"

"The Demise of the Baseplate"

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The screen shows numerous of dead Nusians on the ground lifelessly, several Nusians civilians and soldiers doing guerilla attacks but failed miserably, resulting on a quick and harsh death.

Then the screen quickly shows an army of ponies running on the hell bent roads from the gun fires from the Nusians soldiers.

Then the screen then shows millions of Nusians were being held on the prison camps made by the ponies and forced to work for them, children were not safe too.

Soon, the screen shows a few ponies standing on the capital of the Nusia, with the help of few pegasus, they managed to tear off the flag of the once proud country of Nusia was now replaced by the Equestrian flag. The ponies around the capital cheered as they finally captured the Nusia completely, leaving the Nusian soldiers and civilians cry in disbelief and disappointment.

Over the years, the Equestrian advanced to different regions, Guesa was second to fall, third was the Cascada, and lastly, they advanced through the whole Elison continent (The western continent).

The Erikase Continent was partially captured by the Equestrian, except for one country...
The Dominion of Pinzhao.

The ponies realized that they proved to be a pain in their ass as they're well defended and their technologies are something that they've never seen before. The Dummies stood strong and held their ground, they promised to bring back the peace of the world and start a new.

The Dummykind was the last hope of the humanity, that last flame that lights around the darkness. They stood strong and defended their land with all their might, but their resources were getting low, and this made the ponies advanced but even then, the Dummies kept pushing them back.

The Dummies were desperate to find to replenish their resources but unfortunately they failed. They tried to steal a handful of resources back on the Nusian lands through covert operations but all of them are failed and successfully intercepted by the ponies.

The Dummies lost their momentum and the ponies slowly advanced to their territories but the Dummies bravely fought back to the ponies with all their might.

By the year of 2039 starts, a total of 1,084 Nusian war prisoners have been escaped to the prisoner camps into the Equestrian controlled Nusian lands, most of them consists of Nusian soldiers, resistance fighters, high ranking officers, civilians and the superunits.
The Dummies widely opened their arms and gladly welcomed them and quickly rescued them to the waters of the southern Erikasen sea, on their luck, they brought them a lot of resources such as rations, weapons, ammo and technologies to withstand to the attacks of the ponies.

The Dummies then decided to rescue the Nusians located in several prison camps around the Nusian lands through covert operations and work at night, with the help of the Nusians, they managed to access areas that are inaccessible for the ponies and it helped them to escape the Nusian prisoners escape to the camps, the ponies were oblivious to their actions and they kept doing this until they were found out by the end of the 2039. They managed to escape at least 379 thousand Nusian out of the prison camps.
In retaliation, the ponies created a special potion that coverts the humans into ponies, however, this proved to be ineffective as they were resistant to it and they chose to mass hypnotise the remaining prisoners and forced to work under them on the battlefields (mostly as workers in labor camp and factories but some really helped them in the battlefield.)

In 2042, the Dominion of Pinzhao and Republic of Nusia proposed a joint covert operations to spy on the lands of the Equestria, the Nusians sent their best Saboteurs and deployed superunit named 'Achilles' to support the Saboteurs to gather intel while the Dummies sent their aerial reconnaissance to support their movements and help them track their enemies, it was a success and they managed to unfold their plans. The Emperor of the Pinzhao, the Prime Minister of Nusia and the other politicians were shocked as they found out that the ponies were building several technologies using their own models, mostly Nusian, they started building artilleries, striders, old APU's, helicopters, and APC's but to their relief they didn't stole the blueprints for the new APU's, Platforms, Tanks and other units, but what concerns them is that they were able to revive the old superunits that were scrapped and those are; Wall of Jericho and Icarus, they also find out that their own people were hypnotised to work and serve under them leaving the Nusians enraged.

By the end of the year of 2042, the Equestrian were advancing and were able to capture 40% of the Dominion lands. This alarmed both Nusians and Dominians. They had no other choice but to do a mass conscription ranging from 15 years old teenagers up to 40 years old and this applied both to the Nusian and Dominian civilians. The Nusian Defense of Ministry had left no choice but to deploy their own superunits that are named;

Nurem "Fusilier" Pacet
"Daedalus" - Real name unknown
Fulgur "Tempest" Salomasi
Creste "Gaia" Lolfter
"Hermes" - Unknown Pilot name
Astarte "Prometheus" Netter
Augute "Achilles" Mandetle
Sebate "Trident" Matlo
"Sparta" - unknown real name
"Mastermind" - [REDACTED]
"Ares" - Unknown real name

In effort to push back the advancing ponies...

As the year 2044, the Equestrian kept pushing back the Nusians and Dominians, they were able to capture 48% of their land and leads to a heavy casualties on the side of the Nusia and Pinzhao, the second largest city of the Pinzhao has been fallen under the hooves of the enemy, it has been reported that there are eight individuals who were left to defend the last stronghold in that city.

They were identified as:

Dengfao "Fray" Song
Sakuya "Scarlet" Kurabawa
Lota "Skyhawk" Iori
Sayo "Blossom" Shinobu
Natsuki "Aardvark" Sakura
Shiroko "Fixer" Ei
Airi "Well" Inoue
Akane "Wisteria" Sato

They were then named as 'Stronghold 5-5'

Author's Note

Okay, this is gonna be and probably the first crossover between MLP and DvN. So enjoy if you have any suggestions you can leave a comment down below :)

"The Last Stronghold"

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The Dominian soldiers were running on the endless bombings from the pegasus as they were running out of ammo and they didn't dare look back. It was a disaster, all man for himself. They didn't care who were they stepping on they just kept on running and pumping their legs as fast as they could to get out of the place.

Another wave of pegasus bombed the area, and then chaos erupted. Some of the Dominian soldiers were caught in the explosion and flinging them like a ragdoll, some were unlucky and got dismembered joints or other parts of their bodies and screamed in agony and severe pain. The rest of them got a shell shock or minor injuries. Not too long after the bombing run performed by the pegasus, a wave of ponies came onto the scene and started to push into the stronghold slowly, that army consisted of mixed unicorns and earth ponies who relentlessly engaged the Dominians. They were successful in pushing back the Dominians and cornered them into their stronghold.

[INCOMING DOMINION FREQUENCY]
"WE CAN'T HOLD ON ANYMORE! THEY'RE COMING CLOSER!" The one Dummy yelled in fear.

"LAST MAG! MAKE IT COUNT!" The other Dummy yelled while throwing his last mag to his comrade.

"WE CAN'T HOLD THIS FOR TOO LONG ANYMORE!" The other Dummy yelled while continuously firing his light machine gun at the approaching ponies in his vicinity.

The Dummies at the stronghold tried their best and all their might to defend the last operating base of the City but the ponies were closing in, they were too overwhelmed by how many they were charging and it made sense that they should make a hasty retreat.

One Nusian Officer opened fire his handgun at the approaching ponies and went to cover as the unicorns fired their magic bolts at them.

[INCOMING NUSIAN FREQUENCY]
"WHERE IS TEMPEST? WE NEED HIM RIGHT NOW!' The Nusian Officer said while taking cover from the unicorn's projectiles.

"Tempest is en route ETA 10 hours... hate to say it but you and your group need to stay on that stronghold." The Aerial Reconnaissance said on his radio.

The Officer cursed under his breath and he exchanged some fire at the advancing ponies.

Then not too long, the ponies brought in their tanks and started firing the stronghold. The Dominian Engineers quickly brought out their RPGs and positioned themselves away from the tank but they were quickly intercepted by the pegasus above and started picking them off one by one. The tank eventually fired at the remaining Engineers who dared to peek out using its machine gun while the main gun was being reloaded by another shell.

Then not too long after they sent their tanks, they sent an APU wave (old one) and now they're spreading a hail of bullets in the stronghold. The Dominians and Nusians take cover and exchange some fires with the APU but some of them get vaporized to death.

The number of soldiers in the stronghold is decreasing drastically and soon they will be overwhelmed. Their reinforcements are en route but it'll take them time to reach the stronghold, for now, all they could hope for was to defend their designated spot till their reinforcements arrived.

[INCOMING DOMINIAN AND NUSIAN FREQUENCY]

"SIR WE HAVE TO RETREAT NOW! THIS STRONGHOLD IS A LOST CAUSE!" The one Dummy Lieutenant shouted at the Nusian officer.

"WE HAVE TO HOLD-" The Nusian Officer was speaking but a lone magic bolt struck at the officer and dropped dead on the ground, leaving the Dummy Lieutenant shocked in horror.

"ALL UNITS RETREAT!" The Lieutenant shouted at his men and ran back to regroup and prepare to leave the stronghold.

The Dominian and Nusian soldiers slowly leave their posts until they're already packed up but before they can even go, eight individuals raise their hands and back out from the group, the Lieutenant notices this and acknowledged their sacrifice and braveness.

[INCOMING DOMINION FREQUENCY]

"May god bless you all and good luck..." The Lieutenant said before ordering his group to leave, they quickly marched away from the stronghold.

The eight Dominians that were left to defend the stronghold gazed at their retreating comrades before turning away and bringing out their weapons. They saw the waves of ponies coming in all directions and they were not intimidated nor scared.

"The odds of us making this one alive are pretty slim but I'm going to take that chance if it means buying time with our retreating comrades!" The Dominian Specialist said

"I hope this goes well..." The Dominian Medic commented

"May God have mercy on our soul" The Dominian Assault softly said

"Before we die... can I at least know your names?" The Dominian recon asked and they all nodded to his statement.

"The name's Dengfao Song, you can call me Fray." - The Dominian Assault [Weapons: Harpoon Gun, Overcharger, Aerorig, and Mercy Kill.]

"Mine's Sakuya Karabawa, my callsign is Scarlet." - The Dominian Assault [Weapons: Bolter, Rallying Cry and an Exoskeleton]

"I'm Lota Iori, just call me Skyhawk!" - The Dominian Scout [Weapons: Voltaic Impact, Terminal Velocity and an Aidkit]

"Sayo Shinobu, a pleasure to meet you guys. You can also call me Blossom." - The Dominian Combat Engineer [Weapons: Hallsweeper, Wrench, Governor, Hologram, PROXY, Teleporter and Lifeline]

"Natsuki Sakura... My callsign is Aardvark." - The Dominian Recon [Weapons: Armour Peeler, Machete, Teleporter]

"Shiroko Ei... Callsign is Fixer" - The Dominian Combat Medic [Weapons: Vitabow, Rallying Cry, Resuscitator, Aerorig and an Aidkit]

"My name's Airi Inoue and by the way, you can just call me Well!" - The Dominian Medic [Weapons: Recurve, Rallying Cry, Terminal Velocity, Lifeline, and Hologram]

"The name's Akane Sato, just call me Wisteria" - The Dominian Specialist [Weapons: Steelforge, Terminal Velocity, Tablet and Motion Hider]

They all gathered up on the center of the stronghold and not long after, a wave of ponies started to advanced. Wisteria called an artillery barrage and it annihilated the advancing units and turning them into a red mist. They quickly went to their posts. Their scout has already left and engaged alone in the advancing ponies at the south side of the stronghold.

Meanwhile their combat medic and their recon went to engage the northern side, Fixer is annihilating the waves with her Aerorig and Aardvark taking care the remaining armoured units with her Armor Peeler.

Their Assaults took care the east side of the stronghold, Fray grappling unfortunate ponies with his Harpoon gun and slashing them with his Overcharger. Meanwhile Scarlet used her Bolter to gain stacks of what she called 'Spare Changes' and once she's fully stacked, she throws her 'spare changes' and shoot it midair.

Meanwhile their Engineer and Specialist went to the west side of the stronghold and they're doing pretty well thanks to Blossom's Governor. Wisteria often summon her rangers to engage the ponies and occasionally use her artillery barrage if she feels the time is right.

And lastly, their medic stayed on the middle and readily raised her Recurve if any of her teammates are hurt or needs reviving.

They kept doing this for hours, it felt like an eternity but it was their mission to save their fleeing comrades to safety. They knew they wouldn't last long but sacrifices must be made.

The waves kept on going and going and it was far from over. They kept doing this for an another hour, the ponies were fierce and relentless. The Pegasus dived bombed the stronghold but it was no use. The remaining Dominians kept on going and still kicking, Aardvark sniped any pegasus who dares fly closer in their territory, Fixer kept giving buffs with her teammates with her Vitabow and gave them bullet resistance and speed boost, Wisteria kept on calling artillery strikes whenever she sees a waves of earth ponies push in their position, Blossom kept resupplying her Governor just to keep them from pushing, Skyhawk kept whistling and keeping the enemies at his bay to avoid any potential flanks and ambushes from the stronghold.

Soon, a wave of tanks appeared in the battlefield but they wre quickly dispatched by the Engineer's Rocket Stormer and the Assault's Interplanar Device and Parabolic Hydra.

The APU's that the ponies deployed were quickly dispatched and they were quickly dealt with due to how outdated it was compared to the modern APU of the Nusians.

Not long after the APU wave, a group of unicorns grouped together and charged their horns aiming at the Governor, Blossom saw this and used his PROXY to pack his governor up and together with Wisteria, they ran to the opposite side to dodge the incoming beam, then soon, the unicorns unleashed the beam, hitting the west side bridge causing it to be destroyed and the remaining debris fell to the ground. Blossom quickly used his Terminal Velocity to launch him in the air and hovering, he quickly swapped to his Rocket Stormer and spammed the shit outta it and he turned the unicorns into a red mist. He landed safely and they decided to regroup and retreated.

Well is trying her best to keep her teammates healthy and stay longer in the battlefield, she was very glad that the enemies didn't notice her and take her as their main target, except that she occasionally gets ambushed by the invisible ponies, mostly she called Saboteurs and appearing behind her, whenever that happens, she smacked and slice them with her Rallying Cry.

As the night falls... They couldn't get any rest due to the fact that they kept experiencing multiple artillery barrage on their position and ponies sneaking up on them. They barely get any rest despite they're exhausted. They took turns on scouting and guarding the stronghold while the others were getting their goodnight's rest. They occasionally get into a few skirmishes with the ponies but they successfully pushed them back. The ponies used the night to slowly push on the stronghold but they all failed to manage to get inside of the stronghold.

As dawn slowly rises, the Dominians were now fully awake and full of energy but then the radio suddenly cracked to life.

[INCOMING DOMINION FREQUENCY]
"Stronghold, this is your Aerial Reconnaissance, Tempest is enroute ETA - 3 minutes!"

Music - [Voltaic Dispatch Underscore by Potoe]

Superunit Incoming: Tempest (Fulgur Salamasi)

Then suddenly, the Nusian reinforcement teleported to the center of the stronghold and they're start regrouping with the dominians and it consists of 8 infantries and 2 shielders. They started to assist the stronghold and they went to their respective positions.

Although the reinforcement were small, the Dominians were finally relieved that a Nusian superunit is now going to assist them to push back the advancing ponies towards to their position and they just have to wait for three minutes. Their morales were getting higher and this motivated them to protect this stronghold even more. Wisteria unleashed her artillery strikes and decimated an entire army of ponies in a quick succession.

Seeing this, Skyhawk slammed into the ground and rebounded him up in the air and glides through the air, he quickly swapped to his Voltaic Impacts and caused havoc to the advancing ponies. The electrical bolts ricocheted to their nearby comrades and he was able to take down most of the units, he used his slam ability to the remaining ponies and he swear, he saw a limb flew past at him.

The ponies were getting desperate and they decided to push from all both sides. Wisteria's artillery strikes weren't enough to stop them and she needed scraps in order to call one. Blossom's Governor cannot keep up with the amounts of enemies charging simultaneously. Skyhawk's Voltaic Impacts were limited and the chain is not enough to face the entire army of the advancing ponies.

Then soon, the 3 minute mark was over and now Tempest and along with his reinforcement of Infantries, Saboteurs, Shielders and Rangers appeared.

"Your day will be really... shocking" - Tempest said

Music - [Voltaic Dispatch by Potoe]

[INCOMING EQUESTRIAN FREQUENCY]
"Is it me or I feel something terrible is going to happen?" The earth pony asked

"The winds has changed... I have a bad feeling about this." The unicorn said with a worried tone

The ponies stopped their advance, they felt something is worse is going to happen. They didn't trot nor move a muscle, as if they're expecting something or somepony is going to appear to help them, or somebody is going to kill them. They just stood there but they were ready if anything happens.

They keep their eyes wide open and observed the stronghold, then they saw a Teenager that is equipped with heavy armor and a tesla coil on his back, he wields a Tesla gun. The ponies backed away a little and the earth ponies were ready to charge. One Unicorn went in front of the unit and looked at the stronghold.

"You think this one man can stop a whole army? You can't stop us!" - The pony yelled
"I am Captain Grieve Hoof, the leading captain of this unit-" He added before getting cuts off by Tempest.

"Behold, the anti-thesis to your impending victory!" Tempest said

[Cue the music start]

"Voltaic Dispatch"

Behold, the anti thesis to your impending victory!

Two rangers charged and shoots electromagnetic projectiles and exploded right in to their faces, Tempest and the other reinforcement charged forward and started to rain hell, the roads were now painted with guts and bloods.

In retaliation, the ponies pushed at them completely surrounding them but when they got closer, Tempest activated his electromagnetic pulse around him and turned the charging ponies into dust before they could even harm him. He shoots out bolts of lightning and it chained throughout the waves effectively put them down in a single hit.

Tempest pushed forward and hunted down even more ponies that came towards them, the dummies immediately moved and started to hunt down the ponies.

The ponies were not backing down either, their officer commanded them to open fire at the superunit, both of the opposing sides exchanged fires. Shielders blocking the incoming magic bolts, infantries gunning down the ponies from a distance, Saboteurs gunning down high valued targets and swiftly hides in the darkness, thanks to their cloaking device and rangers kept moving forward to harass the ponies and keeping them at bay.

Well, the Dominian Medic started to go down the battlefield and save the wounded Nusian soldiers while her counterpart, the combat medic one, Fixer is engaging in the battle and effectively mowing down waves of ponies with her Aerorig, despite being busy on the battlefield she kept supporting her teammates and occasionally giving them buffs with her Vitabow.

The Dominian Assaults followed Tempest's advance and they gave him support as much as they can do, along with the Nusian's reinforcements advancing alongside with them.

Tempest continued his charge, mowing through the ponies as the other units kept them at bay. Dominian Assaults and the Nusian reinforcements advanced alongside Tempest, pushing further away to the stronghold. They worked together seamlessly, covering each other's backs and keeping the ponies at bay.

After a few minutes, another wave of Nusian reinforcement teleported on the stronghold, this time there was an Engineer on it, he quickly went to the opposite direction to build his own nest and away from the heat. He eventually chose near the abandoned building, He built the sentry first and kept it hitting with his wrench and once its all set-up, he constructed the teleporter next behind him. Once done, he set-up the teleporter to be ready to use and soon it's light lit up slowly and emitted a familiar teleporter noise. The teleporter is up and ready to use.

Meanwhile on the battlefield, the Nusian 3rd reinforcements pushed through alongside with Tempest and the Dominian Assaults. Tempest kept the momentum.

The ponies on the other hand were having a very hard time from Tempest, their arrogance and pride crumble them so hard, their platoon leader dead laying on the ground lifelessly after the lightning bolts came shocking his body. Their formation a jumbled mess, they were losing the ground, they were losing this battle.

The Nusian and Dominian combined arms gave them no mercy and gave them no window to attack back, Skyhawk kept harassing the advancing ponies on the air gliding and taking advantage of his Voltaic Impact's ability together with their combat medic, Shiroko gliding on the the battlefield, slashing unlucky ponies who meet her melee range, Natsuki is having time of her life picking pegasus one by one with her remarkable marksmanship with her Armor Peeler with the help of Sayo and her Governor sentry keeping the skies clean and keep them at bay from the ground units.

Meanwhile at the back, Wisteria kept sending her rangers to help to support the other units pushing the ponies away from them, occasionally sending artillery strikes when necessary. Airi tend the wounded on the back, with the help of her medical practice and her Recurve healing efficiency.

The team worked on harmony and such coordination but the ponies held their ground strong. Earth ponies and Unicorns kept firing back at them, the pegasus doing barely help and busy dodging bullets from Aardvark and Blossom. The ponies were running out of option, their initial plan was to take over the final stronghold for 3 days and that's it, they thought that this will be over less than a day but they were wrong, with their platoon leader dead, there was no coordination in their platoon, they were just sitting there, holding the line, waiting for orders. With Tempest obliterating every platoon on every sides, their time was running out including their options.

[INCOMING EQUESTRIAN FREQUENCY]

"This mission is a lost cause! Let's retreat!" One unicorn suggested while the others just looked at him, skeptical whether if it was a best idea but they knew the situation was.

"Wouldn't that make us a deserter?! Do you have a death wish or something?!" The other pony retorted back

"WE JUST HAVE TO PUSH IT!" The Pegasus shouted and landed on to their position, the ponies looked at him.

"The command said they're not taking any losses and we have to take it right now." He added

"Can't they just send like bombs in their position?!" The earth pony said and this left the others nodded agreeing to his statement

"I already requested it, it'll be here any moment now." The pegasus retorted again and not too long, they heard a barrage of explosion on the stronghold and it was their time.

Meanwhile on the Nusian-Dominion side, they quickly scrambled to evade the artillery bombardment on their location. Seeing this as an opportunity for the pony side, they quickly pushed their position. The Dominians and Nusian soldiers were taken by suprise and they immediately returned fire as a retaliation but it was futile. They were quickly outnumbered and picked on the Nusian reinforcements one by one. They managed to kill two assaults from the Dominions side and killed a half of the reinforcement team on the Nusian's side. Unfortunately, Tempest was not letting that slide, he immediately ran back towards the battlefield and wreck havoc ones again. Being outnumbered is fine to him since his tesla gun was designed to crowd control, thanks to it's chaining effect.

He was greeted by a hail of magic bolts flying past towards him, a few did managed to hit him, mostly on his arms and torso but thanks to his heavy flak jacket, but even then, he felt a little pain that it could be compared by someone throwing a rock on him.

On his back, he was supported by his remaining reinforcement and the Dummies behind him.

As the battle continues to rage on, Tempest shown no signs of wearing down despite all the projectiles being thrown by him, thanks to Fixer's Vitabow buffs. He kept releasing a torment of lightning beam chaining through different ponies, shocking them to death. The enemy's artillery bombardment didn't stop though but the defenders kept the momentum to hold their stronghold despite all the odds. Thanks to their superior Nusian-Dominion technology that keep them away from dying.

The ponies kept appearing on Tempest in a predictable manner, it was quickly dispatched by Tempest himself, with his electric burst ability. He kept running and gunning down ponies within his line of sight.

The defender's confidence and morale increases until it was quickly cut off by a huge explosion on the battlefield. It struck the stronghold itself (except the Engineer's nest). The Dominian defenders slowly emerged from the rubble, breathing heavily and heavily wounded. The Nusian reinforcements were either dead or mortally wounded. The ponies seeing this as an opportunity, they quickly pushed the stronghold that took a heavy blow from the massive artillery bombardment.

Fixer saw how the scenario unfolds, but her determination didn't fade. She saw a battalion of earth ponies pushing towards the destroyed stronghold and she also noticed that her team was down there, disoriented from the earlier artillery bombardment. She glided down to protect her team from their impending doom. She lifted up the blade on her left hand. The battalion of earth ponies did expect her but they didn't expect that she would come down so fast. She sliced an earth pony in to its neck, raining blood on its neck. They were quickly alarmed and formed a defensive line. Meanwhile, the disoriented defenders left on the rubble safely, they retreated back to the ones that didn't touched by the initial bombardment. Wisteria treated them as fast as she could.

Meanwhile, outside the stronghold, Fray and Scarlet woke up, they slowly stood up and heard several gunshots on the stronghold. Tempest woke up later.

"Thought I was dead for a second there." He muttered

The Dominian assaults heard his muttered word but even they're agree to his statement. They were lucky to survive despite how violent the artillery bombardment was. They all re-geared up and they all went towards the gunshots were coming from.

Several Pegasus chased Fixer on the skies. Skyhawk did several powerful stomps on the several unicorns. Aardvark had run out of ammo earlier and her Prototype Armor Peeler was broken earlier from the artillery bombardment, he was only using his handaxes as his main weapon.
Blossom's contraption were put of commission and in beyond repair, he whipped out his shotgun and went to cover along with Well dragging Wisteria's unconscious body towards to the cover.
Fixer cannot help her comrades down below with a several unicorns chasing her. Tempest, Fray and Scarlet were on their way to get back on the battle.

Well, Blossom and Aardvark were trying their best to retreat to a nearby rubble, they managed to get into cover but they're cornered and the ponies were slowly closing in. They exchanged fires but their firepower wasn't enough.

"I'm on my last shell! Blossom shouted racking his shotgun, ready to fire once more.

"I'm out!" Well shouted, she wields her rallying cry tightly on her right hand.

"We're so dead..." Aardvark muttered to himself

Aardvark peeked and she saw how dangerously close the ponies were into their position. The three along with Wisteria's unconscious body, they were starting to lose morale and willingness to fight. As the ponies stopped their advance, a pegasi landed and slowly trotted towards the three.

"Surrender, we have you cornered." The pegasi said with his voice laced with an authority

They gritted their teeth, they are now facing a lose-lose situation, no more superunit, no more reinforcement, just them. Aardvark's hands were clenched her hands axes tightly and she's tempting whether to go or just to stay in her place. Blossom is staring at his shotgun, he checked and it has only one shell left, he knew what he was thinking but he refused the idea of surrendering to the Equestrians. Well was staring on the ground, staring into nothingness. They don't know what to do now. The pegasi glared at them and he sighed later, he turned to the several soldiers and nod. The ponies that he assigned knew what he meant. The earth ponies slowly advanced to their position, they stopped until they're near at the rubble that they're hiding, one earth pony took a peek very carefully but he found nothing but a teleporter.

Well, Aardvark, Blossom and Wisteria teleported on the roof of a tall building. They quickly catches their breath, they thought they were over, good thing Aardvark remembered that she had set up a teleporter away from the stronghold in case of dire situations. Wisteria finally woke up and slowly stood up.

"How long I was out?" She asked

"Couple of minutes or so." Well replied

Wisteria nodded in her reply, Aardvark handed her Steelforge and her equipments, Wisteria happily nodded and gets her weapon and equipments. She quickly spawned a ranger unit, Blossom went to a ammo fabricator to print ammo for his shotgun, Aardvark did the same and pulls out her stock submachine gun. Once they are done resupplying, they are going to finish what they have started, Fixer landed to their location, tired but still is combat capable. Tempest, Fray and Scarlet regrouped with them and the sound of the Terminal Velocity, Skyhawk landed safely to their location. Grouped up, they are going to end this.

The pegasi was pissed, they managed to escape to an unknown contraption that the recon made. He glared at his comrades and before he could even yell at them, his face was obliterated by a tungsten round of an Armor Peeler from Aardvark, seeing this, the remaining ponies were exhausted and frustrated. They were supposed to win this, not to lose by a bunch of eight individuals and a superunit. They have run out of ammo and rations as well, they were at the disadvantage. They had no choice but to force retreat. The remaining ponies marched away from the stronghold.

The defenders saw their retreat, they sat down in exhaustion and others celebrated. Tempest sat down and put down his weapon, looks at the skies and pondering something...

"Is this a labor of duty?" He asked to himself.

---Chapter 3 end---