The Eternal War

The Eternal War

Chapter I, Unexpected Visitors

Location: The Canter-Mountain Caves

POV: Captain Rainbow Dash

"AJ! Have you seen Pinkie Pie?" She's gone. Great, we're so close to Canterlot, bringing a mare like Pinkie might not have been a good idea.

"I reckon you haven't. I haven't seen her since yesterday 'noon. She might be cheering up the some of he solders inside. You know, moral and all that hog wash."

"Sure why not, but let's go make sure; I don't want her to captured by some Solar patrols."

Walking into the caves of the Canter-Mountains isn't smart. Any egg-head can tell you that. They are a mixture of abandon mine shafts, unexplored caverns, and who knows what else. We just stayed at the old miners work house, or something like that.

The rotted wood of the station was a petrified grey, and the only color was the fire from the small camp we hitched up from outside the place. It's rusted orange hinges creaked as we opened it. We should oil them, I heard that they found oil in Saddle Arabia.

We walked up the the rec hall, expecting to hear Pinkie singing, or doing her comedy routine. That's why she was brought here, to boost moral, she also stashed weapons every where. But the point is she's no where.

A couple of solders at the bar were laughing, they should know, Pinkie is friends with every one here. In fact, I doubt there's anyone she doesn't know.

"Boulder, Flash, have you guys seen Pinkie?"

"Uhh, she left to take a walk after breakfast." Buck. "Is there something wrong?" Boulder asked.

"No," I lied, I can't let them know their beloved Pinkie is missing. "No, just seeing if you still have a memory." Me and AJ left.

"Checking to see if they still have 'ah memory? Really?"

"Well I couldn't tell them Pinkie is missing." I have the greatest justification.

"What ever." She huffed. "We should go outside, go and look around, make sure she's okay."

When we walked outside, I could feel the cold mountain air. I spread my wings, It felt good being outside, being stuck inside the caves for days on end was getting them stiff.

"Captain Dash!" Duster saluted. I quickly nodded. We needed to find Pinkie, fast.

We looked over the rocky terrain, looking for a bouncing pink pony, with no avail. As we looked I wen't into deep thought;

Why would Pinkie just leave? Was it her Pinkie sense telling her to leave, or did she get caught while walking? We're so close to Canterlot, it's a big chance. What if she fell off a cliff? What if she was captured and tortured? What if we never see her again? Oh no! I wouldn't know how to break it to the solders. Pinkie is the only thing keeping them from going postal! Oh the agony! We'll never see her again!

"Hey guys," A cheerful voice butted in.

"Pinkie! 'Whare you been sugar cube!" AJ Blurted out.

"Well, I was out for a walk when I saw somepony climbing the mountain, I thought she was lost, so I found the rock where I planted a climbing ax, in case of ax emergency. Because you don't know when one could happen, but as I was about to give it to her, I noticed she had wings, so I put it back, so then I went up to talk to her, but then I saw she was wearing Solar Empire uniforms, so then I gasped real loud, like this, 'HUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA' and then I galloped to where I stored my hand cuffs, in case of 70's cop show emergency, but then I realized they went missing, so then I went to where I stored my ropes, in case of raise this barn emergency, and then I tied her up and here she is!"

Remind her that ponies need oxygen, because she clearly forgot that.

"Uh... What?" AJ asked, dumbfounded.

"I got lost at the part where she found the rock, but I know prisoner when I see prisoner."

"Great!" Pinke, listen to this, flutterd in the air for a moment. Did I mention she's an earth pony?

The prisoner was a pale yellow pegisi, with a strawberry pink mane, and deep turquoise eyes. Why am I describing her like a Daring-Doo book? It doesn't make any sense. It's not like she's a character in a book.

Croak

We all suddenly stared straight at the prisoner.

Rrrrriiibet

"Ohhh," Pinked cooed, fascinated, "She's a frog."

AJ carefully approached the prisoner's bag, then a frog jumped out, and it started leaping every where!

The prisoner's eye's bulged as she leaped forward a whopping 1 foot, But as it was about to jump off the face of the earth, Pinkie slammed down a cage on it.

"Your not leaving the story yet mister! You have an important role to play in this fic!" Pinkie scolded, By now, I've stopped trying to figure Pinkie out.

"Rainbow, there's something I need to discus with you." AJ said.

"What is it?"

"If we have a scout coming up the mountain, Does that mean she didn't come from Canterlot?"

"Why should we care?"

"Do you remember seeing the hydra a few day's ago?"

"Yah, what's so impor-, wait, you don't think?"

"Ah do think, she can't be the only survivor."

"So you think there are other Solar Empire soldiers climbing up the mountain?"

"Yes, 'Ah do. 'Cause, if there are more, then we need to find them quicker then a fish to water, cause nothing's stopping them from running up to Canterlot and telling the Infantry that there are rebels hiding right under their noses!"

I let that sink in. If were found out, the Infantry will slam down their mighty hammer of 'justice'. We're an important base for the rebels, we're close to Canterlot and we're also the hub of espionage in the Rebellion. Being under Canterlot and all.

I look over to our new capture. "Pinkie, untie the cloth around her mouth."

"Yes Maim, Captain Tight-Pants!" Pinkie saluted. What-the-buck are pants?

"Your not going to scream when we untie this, understand?" I gave the most angry look I could muster, which was easy, they don't call me a hard ass for nothing.

-------------------Location: Canter Mountians---------------------

POV: Apple-Jack

When Pinkie took the cloth out of the prisoners mouth, the darnedest thing happened. She took in a heap of breath and screamed the loudest she could; 6 Decibels. I could barelah' hear it.

We all looked at her. "What's your name?" Rainbow asked.

"Fluttershy"

"Umm, didn't quite hear that." Rainbow stated. Feel bad for the Solar really, she seems like a nice pony, shy, but nice.

"Fluttershy"

"One more time?"

"Fluttershy"

"Butter Guy?"

Pinkie spoke up, "I think it's Fluttershy. Or to use her full name, 'Fluttershy Fawndon Timidiqa'."

I just gawk at Pinkie.

"Sooo... Fluttershy, how many others are there?"

"Only two..." She looked away, most likely in shame.

"Names and Race!"

"Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity. Both unicorns..."

"Pinkie, do you have a magic inhibitor?"

"Why yes I do! Two, According to the authors imagination, and It's in my 'Raspberry mane, next to a key to the TARDIS.'"

"What's a TARDIS? No, scratch that, get out the inhibitors, I have a plan." RD devised.

........................A few minutes later..........................

"Twilight, I'm a bit worried for Fluttershy, we haven't seen her for a while, what if the Lunars captured her?"

"They haven't captured her, she's probably just spying on them as we speak."

Rainbow smiled. "Oh how ironic."

The lavender one whipped her head around so fast, I thought it would snap right off. She halted her gaze at us, noticing, Mutter Bye was it? Any way, the white one just stood there, remaining silent.

Rainbow grinned, "You can all surrender now, and be held prisoner or can fall off this mountain with one swift move."

The lavender one practically spat, "I'd rather fall off the mountain then be held prisoner to Lunar traitors! Your the worst ponies to Equestrian history!"

This wasn't about to turn into a buckin' massacre. "Hold up everypony! We don't have to argue like this, you will be given a fair trial if you surrender, if you resist, we might have to use deadly force. But I don't want to see any blood shed."

"I don't care!" Lavender wouldn't back down. Must be a hard core loyalist. "This is why I joined the cause, to defeat scum like you!"

"You forget we have leverage." Rainbow pointed to Fluttershy. "We can end this little cute one's life here right now!"

Hardcore loyalist was furious, her eyes had a mighty flame, her horn glowed a magical hue of violet. Then, in an instant, like a magician's trick, she disappeared, and reappeared in a shower of sparks. Pinke let out the captured frog and threw her pet, Gummy in to the action.

She was so, what's the word? Discombobulated, she hit the rock face, and Pinkie threw on the magic inhibiter and pushed her down the rise and she fell next to her friend.

"We surrender!" The white one put down her saddle bags. "My friend here is just... shocked, thats all." She has a surprisingly elegant voice. It's very, um, regal is it?

Rainbow nodded to Pinkie, she jumped down, "Hia, My name's Pinkie Pie! I'll be needing your bags, sorry, wish it could be under better circumstances, like, a party. I guess I could get the other Solars to hold a welcome party in to the big cell." Long story short, she rambled more then Granny Smith about her glory days as one of the founders of Ponyville.

"I'm not handing over my bags." She didn't didn't know when to quit.

"Twilight! Do you want to die? Do you? So hand the bags over!" So her name's Twilight.

"Fine..." Did she just... Back down?

"Smart Mare. Pinkie, AJ, lead them back to camp."

Location: Canter Mountians

POV: Pinke Pie

OH MY GOSH! NEW CAPTIVES! WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY NEW ONES FOR AGES! SERIOUSLY! ALSO, WHY DO I HAVE TO SPEAK IN ALL CAPS? ISN'T THERE A RULE AGAINST IT TOO?

Oh thank the show developers! And the admins now that I think of it. And the Mods. And who ever else enforces the rules. I can finally speak like a normal pony!

"So, your name's Twilight? Like the illumination that is produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, illuminating the lower atmosphere when the Sun itself is not directly visible because it is below the horizon, so that the surface of the Earth is neither completely lit nor completely dark?"

"... Sort of...?" How did she not know what she was named after?

"Sparkle, is that a secondary name, middle, or last, or one of those two word first names?"

"... Last..." Would she stop trailing off?

"Okay, why are you sooo boring? I mean, you seem very inept with magic, your obviously a book worm, a hardcore loyalist, stubborn, and for some reason, your not talkative! Why?"

"... Umm... What's your name?"

"Oh! I see what your doing! Don't think I'll be fooled by the likes of you! Your trying to get me to turn a blind eye to your introvertedness! Well Guess what!? I'll play along!"

"... What."

"My name is Pinkimenda Diane Pie, I used to be an intern at Sugar Cube Corner, Ponyville. I aspire to be a renound pastry and dessert baker. My favorite foods are chimichangas with cherries, cupcakes and ice cream. And I used to grow up on a rock farm." With a fake story constructed, I can learn the secrets of this Solar Soldier!

"Well, I used to be a pupil of Empress Celestia, My father is an aristocrat, my mother is an author. My brother Captain of the Royal Guard, and he was supposed to marry his marefreind, Colgate, but we all know what happend with time. That reminds me, I need to grill T-... Why am I telling you all this?"

She almost spilled the beans! "Because we're friends."

"We're not friends!" Whoops, she's mad. "Just because you told me your life story, doesn't mean I will or that your my, 'Friend'!"

"Pinkie, stop badgering the captures."

"Yes Maim, Captain Dash!" I looked at Twilight, "Sorry we couldn't talk more. Maybe next time!"

Wow, you can see Canterlot from here... I wonder if they can hear my parties from over there... Probably not.

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