Aponycalipse: Wings of Freedom

An hour had passed as Justin continues to fly his way to the transports. If he could get to Isaac and warn him on time then they can take an alternate route and the survivors will be safe. He did his best to keep calm, hoping that the others wouldn’t find out. Little did he know that he was being followed.

“Almost there...” Justin said to himself. “Once i tell Isaac the people in the base will evacuate and be safe.”

Suddenly he was tackled into a cloud.

“What the heck?!” Justin looked to see it was Dragon.

“Hi Justin, Where’re you flying off to?” Dragon asked.

“That is none of your business.” Justin said bluntly.

“Well unfortunately it is my business when someone is running off to hmm I don't know.. Tip someone off?,” Dragon said. Justin’s eyes widen as he looks nervous.

“I-I don't know what you are talking about...”

“Oh come on...” Dragon had his hooves crossed. “Just because I’m dragon doesn’t mean there isn't a hint of John left in me... and what does John do best?”

“Great…But no matter, you're not stopping me from warning Isaac.” Justin said. “These people don't deserve this.”

“What these people deserve is to face the inevitable,” Dragon said. “Look at these people. They’re miserable and they were force to stay behind while the world is changing and they can't accept it.”

“No! They can't be forced to change!” Justin yelled as he flew off. Dragon sighed.

“Justin, where are you going to go? You know if you get anywhere near the human they will react hostile to you... you know that to be true...” Dragon said as Justin looked back.

“Not with the ace pilot that I know. And….huh?” A bright light from the ground caught Justin’s attention that he looks down. The light grew brighter as it flew into the air. Dragon looked at the light as well. As the clouds clear up they see an inter-continental ballistic missile taking off. “No... He is not going to what I think he is...Has that general gone insane?!”

Dragon started to get a bit of John’s memories. “Oh no.... Is he willing to destroy this planet?! Not even the ponies will survive it.”

“I need to inform Isaac about this! He won't allow this!” Justin yelled.

“You warn him, I'll try to stop the missile!” Dragon said. Justin nods as he flies off to get to Isaac. Dragon stretches his wings and they become harden to its fullest as his wing folded into its jet mode as he flies like a rocket towards the missile.

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Isaac continued to fly escort with the transports. Beside him was a fighter pilot in an F-22 fighter jet.

“We should be close to the based by now. Maintain speed comrades.” Isaac ordered.

“Roger that, maintaining speed.” His wingman said. Then Isaac hears yelling which caught his attention.

“Isaac!” The voice sounded close when suddenly Justin clings onto the cockpit and spooks Isaac and his wingman.

“Sir!!” the pilot said with worry.

“I’m alright comrade.” Isaac replied as he looked at the pegasus. He realized who it was. “Justin is that you?”

“Yeah it's me. We have a problem!” Justin yelled.  “General Viktor launched an ICBM! It could be heading to the city!”

“What?!” Isaac’s eyes widen. “All fighters, we have an ICBM launch! We have to shoot it down! Wingman, Justin, you’re with me. ! We are getting that missile! The rest of you escort the transports to a new course. Head south!”

“Under whose order?” the wingman asked.” I mean if the general is the one who gave the order to fire the missile and we stopped it isn't that against orders?”

“It would but I am not going to watch both sides get hurt! This crosses the line!” Isaac yelled.

“You know we’re going to get shot for this.”

“I’ll take my chances.” Isaac said as he fixes his air mask. “When the other generals find out of what Viktor did they will know it was his fault. Now let’s go!”

Justin and Isaac’s wingman flew off to stop the missile.

Meanwhile, Dragon was steadily approaching the missile. Isaac, his wingman, and Justin, head towards to the missile while the transports¬¬¬¬¬¬ changed course and headed south.

“Alright there’s the missile...” Dragon said as he was preparing his feathers to shoot. The missile starts to evade Dragon. Justin comes up to Dragon from behind while the pilot and Isaac were behind.

“Sorry I took so long.” Justin said, panting a bit.

“About time,” Dragon said as he shoots feathers, trying to hit the fuselage. “That missile seems to be remote controlled.”

‘They must have known that pegasus would try to shoot down the missiles. Don’t worry I brought friends.” Justin said as Isaac flew by and starts shooting at the missile with his machine gun while his wingman fires his missiles. The missile starts burst into flames but continues to fly.

“We almost got it!” Dragon said. Suddenly the wingman got a radar lock.

“Missile!” Isaac yelled as he breaks off. His wingman breaks off but it was too late as the missile hits his plane and explodes. From a distance, there was a PAK-FA fighter jet painted black. On the com, Isaac could hear familiar voice. It was General Viktor.

“You traitor,” Viktor said in a vicious tone. “You disobeyed orders and deicide to change course...Now you will face punishment!”

“Viktor!” Isaac flies off as he was being chased.

“Grrr…That missile is still airborn,” Dragon said.

“Dragon, Isaac is in trouble! We need to take out that missile and help him now!” Justin yelled as they continue to hit the missile. The missile was slower and its turning was reduced.

“Grr… we don’t have much time I got to destroy it,” Dragon said. He flaps his wing and fires a barrage of diamond tipped feathers at the missile. The missile explodes as falls out of the sky. Isaac was still dodging Viktor's missiles.

“I hope my luck holds out…” Isaac said to himself as he hits the air brakes and does a tight right turn. Viktor watched as the ballistic missile goes down.

“Time for plan b…” Viktor breaks off from chasing Isaac as he heads to the city. Isaac looks under Viktor’s wing and sees something.

“Is that…a cruise missile?!” Isaac said in shock.

“What?!” Dragon heard Isaac as he flew next to him.

“We can't let him get to the city! We must stop him!”

“Why is the general so bent on killing us all?” Dragon asked.

“Ever since Moscow fell Viktor has never been the same.”  Isaac explained. “He has been trying to find ways to stop the herd.”

“Oh and I thought it’s about his wife being a pony or something,” Dragon said with a shrug.

“He was never married. Now let’s go!” Isaac yelled.

“Okay!” The two flew after Viktor while Justin stayed behind. He stood on a cloud with worry.

“Be careful you two…” he sat down as he saw the two flew off at high speed.

A storm started to rage as Gen Viktor closed in to the city. Isaac and Dragon were chasing him from behind.

“I can see him now!” Isaac called out.

“He’s flying into the storm!” Dragon yelled.

“We can’t let him escape!” Isaac yelled as Viktor increased speed as he flew in. Dragon folded his wing back to cut through the gale. The wind was really strong. Isaac followed behind as his fighter shook from the winds but stayed strong. Dragon grits his teeth a bit as the wind pulses and tugs at his wings but it remains strong. “Stay strong comrade! I can see him!”

“You again?!” Viktor said as they caught up to him.

“We are not going to let you get away with this, general!” Isaac yelled.

“Then you die!”

“Not on my watch!” Dragon shouted. Viktor does a loop over them and is behind them. He gets a lock on both of them and fires missiles at them. He flaps his wings hard and rockets towards the General's Pak-FA. Isaac shoots out flares as he breaks. Dragon does a barrel roll and easily doges the missile since he doesn’t have much of a heat signature.

“You both will not get in my way! This is the only way to stop them!” Viktor yelled.

“What about the survivors? You'll end up killing them as well!” Dragon yelled.

“Casualties of war, sacrifices must be made now out of way!” Viktor gets next to Dragon and whacks him with his wing as he flies towards the city. Dragon flips around and gets caught in the storm. Isaac flies in and gets Dragon the back of his fighter. He goes into afterburners as he gets closer to Viktor.

“Hang on!” Isaac shouted. Dragon sighed as he held onto the tail wings. Isaac gets into gun range and fires, damaging Viktor's wings. Isaac flinched as the shot shakes his seat.

“You're not getting away Viktor!” Isaac said as he keeps him in his sights. The city was only a mile away. Viktor's fighter was beaten up and the engines were on fire. Dragon fully recovered from the hit and jumped off from the plane and flies high speed towards Viktor. One of the rudders breaks off but he gets into range.

“Almost there!” Viktor had his finger on the trigger.

“Quick, you must finish him off!!” Isaac yelled. Dragon folded his wing and he breaks supersonic speed as he becomes a speeding bullet and tour right though the plane, cutting it in half. Viktor gets thrown out as his fighter explodes.

Dragon shook his head. “Ugh... is it over?”

“It’s over…” Isaac sighed with relief. He looked to his side and gasped to what he saw. The cruise missile was still alive and heading towards the city. “Look!”

“NO!” Dragon said in horror.

“We need to destroy it now!” Isaac yelled. Dragon flies towards the cruise missile his feathers armed and ready. Isaac gets beside him and gets a lock on. Dragon concentrates and fires a barrage of diamond tipped feathers while Isaac fires a missile. The missile gets hits and detonates in midair.

Dragon wasn't fast enough and got caught in the edge of the blast. Isaac is thrown back into his seat as his fighter catches Dragon. He hung limply on the plane not moving.

“Hey you ok?” Isaac asked as he looked at Dragon. “Hey, speak to me!”

Isaac flew off to get Dragon some help. On the ground, everybody and the ponies emerged from their hiding places to watch the fight with the human and pony working together to stop a mad man.

“Did you see that?” A soldier asked. “A pilot and pegasus just stopped that guy! Not only that he tried to stop the missile from going off over us.”

Then they notice a parachute opening in the air.

“Hey look!” Another soldier points in the air. Even the ponies stood next to the soldiers as they looked up.

“Oh look a parachute is coming over here!” A pony said curiously.

“That must be the pilot they shot down,” The soldier got a closer look and to his surprise he sees Viktor. “General?!”

The bruised and beaten general landed in the middle of the group. Every man and pony glare at the general.

“Grrrr....damn it...” Viktor got up as he hears one of the soldiers clear their throat. “Well what are you waiting for?! Help me up!”

“You tried to kill us with nuclear fire....”

Viktor sees the ponies next to the soldiers. “There’s the enemy shoot them!” But the soldier remained where they stood. “Shoot the now!”

“No….” the soldiers replied.

“No?! What do you mean no?!” Viktor looked enraged. “I order you to shoot them now!”

One of the soldiers drops their weapons while the other soldiers soon do the same.

“What is the meaning of this?! I am your general!”

“Not anymore…” a soldier replied. “And we don’t follow you.”

“Whoever that pilot is, he is a better leader then you. You selfish-“ Suddenly Viktor pulls out a shoots the soldier in the side. “GAH!”

“Traitors!” Viktor yelled.

“Grab him!” a group of soldiers grabbed Viktor’s arms.

“Let go of me!” Viktor yelled.

“Shut up! You shot my friend!” a soldier yelled back at him. “Now what should we do with him?”

“I have half a mind to teach him a lesson…” another soldier replied. “But instead let the counsel deal with him.” Lock this guy in the basement!”

“Right…” As the soldier kicks Viktor into the basement and just as he was about to slam the door shut he yells, ”You’ve been removed from your rank!”