The Fabulous Wonderbolts Part 2&3

Ponies by the thousands gathered around the Canterlot Castle. They were all yelling questions about what had happened over the past month. Guards were keeping them from entering the castle. They all wanted answers from the recent turn of events. Finally, Celestia slowly walked out onto the balcony of the castle. All the ponies started to become silent and all looked up at her. Awaiting for her to give them all some clarity on this situation.

"Citizens of Canterlot and all of Equestria. After militarizing and setting an initial border on the eastern seaboard, we had created a DMZ in which nopony could cross. Yesterday, at exactly 2:49 p.m., Princess Luna and Queen Chrysalis declared unconditional war and crossed the DMZ. They viciously and mercilessly attacked our own Royal Army at Appleloosa. Luckily, they were able to hold them to not gaining any ground. All ponies that are affiliated with the Lunar Guard and Changeling Army are now enemies of the state and, if captured, will be imprisoned for acts of treason. These are dark times for Equestria. The Solar Alliance is trying its best to stop their advance and reclaim the eastern cities. I am sad to say that ponies living in the Fillydelphia or Manehatten area are subjugated under Luna and Chrysalis. We will do our absolute best to free them from the iron like grip of my sister and Chrysalis. The only advice I have for ponies that live there is to keep up hope and don't endanger yourselves or the lives of other ponies. We will make it there to free your cities. Do not, I repeat, do not form any type of rebellion, these two are willing to use military aggression and any cheap trick to end those rebellions, so please, wait until the Royal Guard arrive and I wish you all the best of luck. That is all I know so far, I will keep the ponies of Western Equestria updated once I know more." Celestia said to the crowd. She said this in a saddening tone. Everypony was silent after she had walked back into the castle. Some ponies still tried to ask her questions, but were met by guards dispersing the crowd.

I was stationed at Dodge city. I was constantly keeping in touch with Shining Armor, who was in Appleloosa. We both have been at these stations for about two and a half months. I hadn't talked with anypony outside of Dodge city. Including Rainbow Dash. I missed her terribly. This damn war was keeping my from my love, and it was effecting me emotionally. I couldn't let that get in the way of the war, so I would push it away and think like a soldier would. It was getting harder to keep my feelings away, but I tried my best to keep war and emotions separate. I slowly walked outside of a partially destroyed house to talk with two lieutenants. When I got outside, it was extremely cloudy, yet it was warm. The city was quiet. I had a set of ponies on some of the highest buildings searching for any sighs of the Lunar or Changeling armies. I had been awake for about three to four days straight. I couldn't remember, it all felt like one long day.

"What's the report soldier?" I asked one of the lieutenants. All three of us were around a small table that had a map and some other supplies on it.

"Well sir, we haven't had any report of the enemies moving toward us. It has been a stalemate for now, but we have reason to believe that they might move to Neighagra Falls at any time." One of the lieutenants replied. I looked down at the map and was thinking about what to do next. It was hard to think straight. I tried my best to examine the map and find a way to make some sort of offensive.

"If we move straight, we would get caught up in this forest here, so we must move around the forest, but make them think we are moving in the forest." I said. The lieutenants were looking at me and thinking about how to do this. I looked up from the table and looked around the city. It was no longer a city. All civilian ponies were evacuated and this once humble city was now a desolate wasteland only inhabited by the guard. The shops were destroyed, houses ripped apart, trees burnt or literally pulled out of the ground. I walked away from the table and the lieutenants to see the rest of the city. I walked around, the railroads were parted and the tracks were cracked and purposely broken so that any train trying to get in the area would automatically derail. I walked a couple of streets down and saw houses. These once beautiful houses were now forcefully dragged in to this abyss the other ponies called war. I walked into one of the houses and went into a bedroom. It was clearly a filly's bedroom because it had toys and a little bed in it. I walked over to the bed and looked at it. There was a little stuffed pony, one of its hooves was ripped off. I slowly picked it up and looked at it. One little filly that was confused was forcefully evacuated without knowing why or even how long. It saddened me to see this. While I held the little stuffed pony, it felt like my heart was stabbed viciously.

"A little filly was forcefully moved out of his happy home and magnanimous town. We are the monsters that did this and forever intimidated him." I said out loud to myself. "What have I done?" I asked myself. As I said this, I dropped the little toy and fell to my knees crying. I just broke down, I couldn't take it anymore. I just started weeping on the floor of this random house in the middle of this blood thirsty war.

A week after that whole "incident" I had, I decided to retire from the battlefield. It was literally driving me insane. I hadn't slept for two weeks, and I needed to see Rainbow Dash badly. It was killing me that I wasn't around to see Dash at all. I was still broken by the memory of my mental breakdown.

"Ok lieutenant, you are to watch this post carefully and do not allow those bastards to get past this town. This is a key battle position and we need it. Understood?" I said to him. He shook his head and saluted me. I saluted back, then my ride to Canterlot arrived. I was going by chariot because Celestia wanted to see me about my requisitioned absence. I hoped up on it and the ponies started to fly. It was a long trip, and on the way there, I fell asleep. It was the first peaceful rest I had in weeks. When I woke up, we were in Canterlot and I walked into the castle and waited outside of the main room where Celestia was. She was talking with another pony. I saw the pony come out, it was Spitfire.

"Hey Soarin, long time, no see. What's up? Why are you here?" She asked me.

"I was about to ask you the same. I am here because I am retiring from the battlefield." I replied. She looked, happy for some reason.

"Wow really? That's awesome! I am happy for you! Now we can catch up on all the stuff that has happened here, although it isn't much." She said happily and finished her sentence with a small laugh. I just looked at her as she left.

"That was odd." I said to myself. I just forgot about it and went in to see the Princess. She was sitting inside with other guards around her and she was saying something war related.

"Ah Soarin good to see you made it back alright. Now why did you want to come back?"she asked. I walked forward and took a deep breath.

"Well, I was literally going insane out there Celestia. I was dying to see Rainbow again, I hadn't gotten any sleep for the past two and a half weeks, and I realized what we did with those poor civilian ponies that lived there. This war has to end Celestia!" I said to her. She looked shocked by what I had said about this. She took a couple of moments to think of something to say.

"Well Soarin, we are doing the best we can to end this war. We tried reopening negotiations, but they do not want to speak to us." Celestia replied. I just looked at her with sadness.

"Let me try negotiating with my mother, this war needs to be stopped soon. Ask her to meet us somewhere neutral with no weapons of any sort from both sides. Tell her I only want to talk with her. Get back to me when she gives you an answer, I am going to go home." I said to her. She just nodded her head and I flew out of the castle. I made it to the academy where my house was. It looked the same as when I left it. I still had my armor on, but I didn't want it on at all. I walked up to the door and knocked on it with my hoof. I waited for a bit, and the door opened. I saw Rainbow Dash. Once she saw me, she threw open the door and hugged me. I stayed there hugging her for a long time. We looked at each other and kissed. I hadn't kissed her in a long time so the feeling felt new again.

"I've missed you so much! I couldn't stand being away from you Soarin! I love you so much!" She told me. I just looked into her beautiful eyes and I felt a wave of happiness hit me and I just kissed her again and held her tight around my hooves. After I had settled in again and took of the dreaded armor, I decided to go out for a bit and see what the wonderbolts were doing. I saw them all flying around doing stunts and acrobatic moves. I saw Spitfire on a cloud instructing them what to do.

"Hey Spitfire, what's up?" I asked her. She turned around and was startled to see me.

"Oh hey Soarin, what are you doing here?" She asked.

"Just thought I would drop by and see how the wonderbolts are doing. Hey can we talk somewhere else?" I asked her. She just nodded her head in agreement. She told the wonderbolts to continue practice and walked over with me to her office.

"So what was it you needed?" She asked me. I looked at her and thought for a little bit.

"Well I was wondering if you could let me be in the wonderbolts again? This Royal Guard crap is too much for me." I asked her. She looked at me confused for a little bit.

"Well yeah I guess I could but why do you want to leave the guard? Isn't it amazing?" She asked me.

"It's a long story and no it isn't amazing, it's the opposite. But so can I join again?" I asked her. She just nodded, and I smiled.

"Although I need you to do something for me first before you join the wonderbolts again." She said to me. I was about to ask what it was, but then the door opened and Rainbow Dash came in. I looked at Rainbow as only her head was in the room. When I looked back a Spitfire, she was leaning over her desk and kissed me! I tried to back away from her, but it was too late. I felt her lips on mine. I pushed her away and looked at Rainbow Dash, she just slammed the door. I ran out of the door.

"Rainbow wait! It isn't what you think!" I yelled to her, she kept walking and flew away. "Rainbow........don't go........" I whispered to myself.