The Last Flight

Chapter two

The plane rocked as Dash pulled up. She looked at the dashboard and made sure everything was okay. Spitfire was checking all the Equipment and systems she flicked some switches.

"Hey take over I’m going to check on the other guys" She said trusting her co-pilot. She left her seat and went back into the depths of the plane. She saw Derpy checking their payload they had 20 500 pound bombs ready to drop on their target`s. The targeting pony was next to her. She walked past the two and went to the under turret. She spoke to the gunner who was sitting in his seat watching the airfield get smaller and smaller. She popped her head in threw the hatch.

"Hey how ya doing back here"

He spoke not turning his head just kept watching from his turret. “Good just thinking about everything that might happen"

She encouraged him "well keep those thought`s positive were all going home today."

He smiled and turned to her "thanks capn"

She got up, and walked back to the cockpit. She stopped when she saw the grey pony looking through their storage compartments. Derpy was now checking their fuel canisters.

"hey Derp`s we have enough fuel to get back after we drop our payload"

"yupp all of these are filled with fuel so we should."

"Okay stay safe" She went back to the cockpit and sat down and leaned back.

"Okay put it on auto pilot and let’s lay back for an hour." Spitfire Smiled and nodded in agreement she flicked a few switches after that she leaned back and took a nap. Dash looked at the three pictures on the dashboard and smiled, The first picture she focused on was Applejack`s. It was a picture of her head without her hat. Her blonde mane went over her shoulder and she had a small smile. The next one was a picture of Flutter Shy her best friend. The shy Pegasus was sitting and had he. head dropped but she was smiling and her eyes seemed to be looking at you from the picture. Her pink mane was going over her left eye. Dash looked at the last one. It was of all her best friendss and some other ponies too. Her best friendss Twilight, Rarity, Pinky pie, Fluttershy, and Apple Jack were all standing around each other in a semi-circle. Other ponies in the picture included Scootaloo who was in front of Flutter Shy, Apple bloom who was in front of her older sister, And Sweetie bell who was on Rarity’s back. She kept smiling and the radio crackled.

"Bomber leader come in this is escort 573 reporting. I’m here with some of my buddies and were ready to take you to hell and back." Soarin the ace of the air force. She laughed at what he said and picked up the radio.

"I read you escort 573 we are here and sittin mighty fine I’m glad you guys could tag along and help us on this little mission of ours."

He knew who she was and he flew his P-51 to her bomber and waved smiling. "Okay Dash it’s nice to be here were about twenty minutes out. Make sure your payloads are ready and set okay. We can’t have you missing any of their precious factory’s."

She waved back. "Psh miss I never miss my target Soarin you know that. But gotcha I’ll tell the rest of the group."

He switched his radio connection to his squadron of pilot`s and dash did the same and spoke to her bomber group.

"Okay guy`s we are twenty minutes out let’s get into formation and get our payload ready to drop."

She got a Roger and O.K from the other bomber crew`s and she took lead bomber in the formation.

She went back to Soarin radio channel. "Yo Soarin I’ve heard these guys like to get tricky. Some of the other pilots said they send a group to get the escort to follow and a second comes in and takes out the bomber`s. So i need you to stick with us the whole way through."

"Gotcha Dash don’t worry we aren’t going anywhere."

"Roger" She clicked off the radio and woke up spitfire.

"Hey were a few minutes out I need you up and ready."

"Gotcha Dash" Spitfire said with a tired tone.

Dash saw movement in the sky about 10 enemy plane`s headed their way.

"Hey look out we have enemy plane guys get ready." They all got ready, gunner`s were ready to fire on command, and take out any enemy’s that shot at them.

The enemy group passed dash watched them and turned to Soarin. He looked over to her and smiled. The next wave came and opened fire on the bombers. She looked to the left and saw two of her bombers go down. The radio filled with screams of the pilots that were going down. She kept going and told her crew to open fire. She heard the guns chatter almost immediately. Soarin had pulled off by then and was going after one of the planes that was attacking the bomber`s. Then Dash saw a grey plane coming at her three O clock. She yelled

"Bogie at our three take care of him boys." The gunners swiveled around and started firing. The plane got some shots off before it burst into flames. She asked her crew. "Everyone okay"

They all replied with a yes or a yup. Dash opened the bomb bay doors and the bombers who saw her did the same. The targeting pony was looking threw his scope to find the target. He saw it and yelled "DROP" Dash hit the release button and the bombes dropped. The other bombers did as well and the. Pony said " We gotem those factories are as good as gone."

He was about to speak again when a plane came at their five clock and opened fire on the fuselage. The bullets went through the metal plating and threw the ponies’ chest he was dead in seconds. Derpy had gone next to him.

She said with a sad tone "He’s gone" The Targeting pony was dead and the plane had been damaged. Dash grew angry she hadn’t lost a single member of her crew since she started. She spoke into the radio after all the bombs finished dropping.

"Okay boys lets head ho- " She was cut short by a trail of bullets that had come through the cockpit one hit her in the lower body, the other in her leg, and she screamed and bent over covering the wound. Spitfire pushed her back in her seat and looked at the damaged. It went straight threw but blood was pouring from the wounds. She yelled for Derpy

"DERPY GET OVER HERE DASH IS HIT I NEED TO GET US HOME" Spitfire took control of the bomber as dash lay in her seat, the pain was excruciating. Derpy was next to her and she looked at the worried. She put pressure on the wound near her chest. as you should do with more important wound`s and tried to keep it from bleeding. Dash closed her eyes trying to think of something that would block the pain. She felt the bomber turn and go back into the direction they came.

She opened her eyess and looked at the glass screen in front of her. There were a few bullet holess and some blood that splattered from her wound. She looked at the picturess taped to the dashboard. Applejackss had blood on the corner of it and Flutter Shy’s was half drenched in it. The rest of the dashboard had her blood splattered on it. Her lower body Ached and screamed with pain. The enemy planess had pulled off they had lost 7 of the 20 original bomberss. Soarin pulled up next to dashs plane his jaw dropped when he saw the blood on the glass. Dash looked over to him. She put her bloody hoof on the window. He saw his mouth move "you’re going to be okay Dash" she couldn’t here it but she could read lips. She shook her head no slowly and looked forward. They were an hour out without any medical supplies on the plane. She knew she wouldn’t make it. She laid back and closed her eyes.