Memories

“Alright you foals!” Commander Silver Shield shouted to get the attention of the group before him.

“Here’s the situation. A group known as the EFF has taken over the city of Manehatten.” A gasp resounded throughout the room. Everypony turned to the source of the gasp, a private by the name of Golden Heart.

“Uh…”

“Hey, by the way, what does EFF mean anyways?” A sergeant, Sergeant Solid Shield, asked a question.

“It means Equestrian Freedom Fighters you dote!” Knight Swift Arrow, who was sitting at the back, barked at him.

“Silence! Now, like I was saying… The Freedom Fighters have taken over the entire city, and…”

Private Golden Heart watched as he went off, but truly wasn’t paying attention. Her mind was wandering, back to when she met her comrades in arms.

Golden Heart had just walked out of boot camp. She was smiling, as she was now ready for whatever the world threw at her.  Anything, except…

“Private Golden Heart,” A mail mare flew up to the soldier.

“Uh, yes.” She responded.

“Telegram.” The mail mare reached into her saddle bag and pulled out a letter. She gave it to Golden Heart, then flew off.

“Huh, I wonder what this is for.” She unfolded the letter and began to read it aloud.

Private Golden Heart,

You are to be transferred to 20th Battalion, effective immediately. You are our new squad medic.

Signed,

Commander Silver Shield.

“Huh?” She said aloud.

He soon found himself in the army barracks, surrounded by new faces.

“Hello, I don’t think we’ve met yet, I am Sergeant Solid Shield.” One of the soldiers walked up to her. He then turned around to his comrades, and motioned for them to move forward.

“Yeah, yeah, I’m goin’.”

“I’m Brave Heart.” The only female of the group, besides herself, walked up.

A royal guard shouted from his position at the back of the room.

“Knight Swift Arrow, at your service.”

“It’s a pleasure to meet you.”

Golden Heart looked around, but noticed one pony was missing.

“Where’s the commander?” she asked, intrigued as to where his position was.

“He’s sorting through some reports right now, after all, didn’t you here, there was an attack on the city of….”

“So, you’re the new medic. Now, even if you are the medic, I don’t need your help, even if my legs get blown off.” A voice called out from the entrance of the barracks. Everypony turned to the new voice, everypony recognizing him as the commander.

“Hail, commandant, it is an honor to…”

“Shut up, knight.”

“Ah, commander, always the one snap at us.” Sergeant Solid Shield said with a smile. Everypony let out small chuckle.

“Silence.”

“Ah, I still remember it like it were yesterday.”

“That’s because you just came in yesterday, and now we get to see some action!” Private Brave Heart added.

“No doubt this will be the most action any of us will see for a long time coming.” Commander Silver Shield said. “Now come, we have a lot of preparing to do.”

“I can’t believe they made me switch my weapon!” Swift Arrow complained. “I much rather a good old fashioned bow and arrow any time of the week!”

Golden Shield chuckled as she watched Swift Arrow, who was fiddling with his weapon.

“Be careful with that, it could go off at any time!” Commander Silver Shield warned.

“I honestly don’t know why the Princess made us use these weapons, they’re unreliable.”

“Don’t say that, Swift Arrow, they’re the best weapons I’ve seen.”  Sergeant Solid Shield said. “And besides, the rebels have these weapons too. I heard that the guard were equipped with spears and bows, and that they got massacred by the rebels, no survivors.

A moment of silence passed before a door opened, and a tall fellow walked in.

“Ah, it’s good to have you here…”

“Who are you…. And why are you dressed so scary like?” Sergeant Solid Shield called out.

“Eh-hem…” The commander cleared his throat. “If you let me finish I would have introduced him. His name is Prince Charles, and he is one of the Princess’s elite shock troops.

“Oh, cool, the last human, and a shock trooper, just like you said commander!” Sergeant Solid Shield smiled like a little foal.

“Oh jeez, you remember what I said?!” the commander shook his head. “anyways, he is here on my request, so you are going to treat him like an honored guest, understood, and he’s not part of the DSV, alright.”

“Yes sir!”

“Why don’t you talk, sire?” Swift Arrow asked.

“Oh, sorry, just waiting for my turn.” Charlie said.

“Why are you fighting for us?” Brave Heart asked.

“Oh, hold on.” Charlie reached to his head and pulled off the veil. He then looked at Brave Heart.

“Princess Celestia named me a citizen of Equestria 20 years ago, so I felt the need to fight for her, and after the OFE, I had a bad problem with rebels.”

“Oh, who are the OFE, and what are you dressed like?” Solid Shield asked, still smiling.

“The Order of the Free and Eternal, a long story, but to put it short, they despised monarchial rule, and now this EFF reminds me of them, so they have to be put down. As for my outfit, I’m dressed as Death, pretty neat, huh?”

“Yeah.”

“Uh-huh.”

“Pretty cool.”

“Wonderful.”

  “Everypony,” Golden Heart called out. “We’re here.”

“Damn these rebels to Tartarus!” Golden Heart screamed.

Commander Silver Shield turned to the private behind himself. “Enough of your whining, we have to capture the city square!”

Private Golden Heart swallowed hard, then nodded.

“Yes sir!”

“Alright you lot, we are all going to charge into the building as the rest of the battalions are giving us covering fire!”

“Yes sir!” The rest of the battalion shouted.

“On my command, we charge forward!”

“Bah, screw it, I’m going in!” Private Brave Heart shouted. Private Brave Heart got up from her sitting position in the trench and poked her head above the trench.

“Brave Heart!” Private Golden Heart shouted.

“NO!”

PSST

She suddenly jolted, and fell stiffly to the side, grey matter and blood spewing out of the wound.

“Damn Sniper! Anypony else wanna try that!?”

Everypony stared blankly at the commander.

“No, good, now follow my lead!”

Private Golden Heart watched as the command’s horn began to glow, and suddenly he shot a smoking energy ball into the air.

“Alright everypony, let’s move!” The commander shouted before he got up and jumped out of the trench. Private Golden Heart watched as her comrades jumped of the trench, one by one. Soon, she was the last one left. She shook her head then got up and jumped out of the trench.

She ran blindly into the smoke, and soon she ran into something wet.

“Uh…”

Private Golden Heart glanced down, and immediately recognized what it was. Blood. She followed the trail. After a few seconds she ran into a body. Her heart leapt in her chest when she realized who it was.

“Commander!”

“Golden Heart… Help me…..”