Equestrian Civil War: Letters of a Brother

February 2, 2017

Dear Brother,

I'm sorry I wasn't able to say goodbye to you and Grape Seed but Sea Breaker wanted to get to Canterlot due to the fact that Celetia has taken back Cloudsdale. We think because of this victory the NLR will try for a final push to take Canterlot, if they do than the war is over. It was good being able to spend time with you two at the vineyard not having to worry about anything. I hope after all this we can do it again.

I bet Autumn Rain is pulling her mane out worrying about me. I don't want to make her worry but I have to this, I've made to many mistakes in this war and it's time I tried to make up for them. The corruption in the NLR is to horrible to let it continue. I'm still kinda shocked that Autumn Rain wants foal of our own, we've only been married for about two weeks! I mean I want a foal to but I can't worry about a wife and a foal when I'm out here fighting. Hopefully when this dies down we can have time for all that.

Well my train is pulling into the Canterlot station, I'll write soon.

Sincerely, Grape Vines

February 7, 2017

Dear Brother,

Guess this is going to be the second time I'm telling you I enlisted... well hopefully. Making are way to the recruitment center was pretty easy considering it was the only place that didn't look deserted besides the base. Most of the tall buildings have been set up for sniper and mortar positions, it seems like we were right that the NLR is preparing to attack. When we enlisted we were swept up and made drill instructors, it seems the Solar Empire is low on veterans that can whip recruits into shape. Most of them are a young, I don't think most of them take this as a life or death situation but more like a foalhood adventure.

For Celetia's  sake I hope they stay strong and pull through in the up coming battle.

Besides training we've been digging trenches, bunkers, and building road blocks.The plan is to make the path small so only three soldiers at a time can go through it, so they will funnel through and get cut down by the encampments. It's going to be bloody for both sides.

Sincerely, Grape Vines

February 9, 2017

Dear Brother,

I can't write much today due to the fact that the NLR's armies have been spotted advancing towards Canterlot and will be here in the matter of hours. Sea Breaker and I have been promoted, This time I'm leadin Sea Breaker who is my Sargent Major and about a how platoon to battle. We've been stationed at the first trench, wish us luck brother.

February 10, 2017

Dear Autumn and Red Wine,

I have been having feelings that I won't make it home to you by the end of this. They plague my mind every moment whether I'm fighting our resting. So I am sorry if I don't make it back to you and I beg for your forgiveness. I should have stayed back with you, but I couldn't stand by and not do my part for I have made too many mistakes. Don't stop smiling and laughing, they're a great part of why I love you. I wish I could see your smile one last time before I go to battle. I wrote something earlier today that I think you might like, It feels incomplete though.

:I am a Lone soldier fighting for what I hold dear.Guarding you how he guards his country.working in silence I try my best to do what's right even if the effort is unnoticed.I am the lone soldier up on the hill,watching,waiting for someone to harm what's close to me.

I put you ahead of my self like how a loyal knight puts king and country before anything else.willing to die for it,for failure to defend and live on is worse than death.

I sit alone during the night thinking of things to say but forget them so I can carry on my duty for I am your lone soldier and loyal knight who would do almost anything for you.

Autumn Rain, I will always love you and I only regret not marrying you sooner.

Brother, I know we haven't got along that much but I want to thank you for always being by my side when I needed you most. I don't have much else to say that I'll miss you. Tell Grape Seed I'm sorry I couldn't make it home back to her, and when she's older explain why I left.

Sincerely, Grape Vines

Dear Family of Grape Vines,

I regret to inform you that Grape Vines has fallen in the battle. His death was a honorable one as was the other five brave soldiers that stayed behind at the front line when the order was given to retreat. They fought off wave after wave of enemy soldiers so that the rest of the platoon could make it to safety. He used the pillboxes's machine gun turrets to hold of the impeding army. One survivor reported that he ran from pillbox to pillbox to lay down suppressive fire while the other five soldiers would fire mortars to slow them down. He was wounded by shrapnel from a frag mental grenade, and died after being shot several times in the side and succumbing to a neck wound. His body was found in a pillbox that had several died NLR troops outside and spent casing from Grape Vines standard issue sidearm. A note was found in his barding that we have sent along with this letter.

If it wasn't for his sacrifice Canterlot would have fallen.

My Dearest Apologies, Princess Celetia

Afterwards

Grape Vines was sent back to his brother's vineyard a week after the news of his death reached his family. They buried him next to his father under the huge oak tree. Although crushed by the lose of her husband and dear friend Sea Breaker, Autumn Rain continued to smile, mainly due to little Grape Seed which she sees as her own filly now.

The war was resolved a month after the failed attack on Canterlot, Princess Luna found out about the corruption in her leaders and had them imprisoned, executed, or banished for their crimes. The land of Equestria now sits queitly while the wounds inflicted upon it heal.