The Violet Revolution

The dark, dim sky covered the ruins of Nieghzny, the city was covered in flames and the screams of young foals and their mothers could be heard at a distance. For those who wished peace, they found that their prayers proved useless as the sound of bombs falling and bullets screeching continued. Tanks from the Equestrian army fired against the few artillery pieces of the Earth Ponies’ Army, killing many of the soldiers who once manned them. Various stallions in black uniforms fired upon others in brown trench coats. The yelling of the soldiers from both sides continued, everyone could tell that the battle raged on.

Out of the ruins of a former apartment building, a young filly regained her conciseness. The bruised filly managed to get on her hooves as she started searching for her mother in the buildings rubble. Minutes passed as she continued looking for her at every remaining end of the bombed building, the grey coated filly, with her mangled dark grey mane, started crying as her mother was nowhere to be found.

“My young Violetta,” A small whisper was heard in the rubble.

This made the young filly slightly more content as she approached the whisper. There, in the middle of what used to be their bedroom laid her mother, a white coated mare, injured from all the fallen rubble and seeming almost lifeless. Young Violetta approached her mother’s side as she frantically started removing the rubble that covered her.

“Mommy, are you fine?” Violetta questioned her mother as tears started rolling out of her eyes.

“My dear Violetta, don’t cry,” she said in a soothing voice as she tried to calm the filly down.

Violetta stopped crying as she hugged her mother as hard as she could. Her poor mother was severely injured as she could not get up, all of her attempts proved futile.

“Violetta, I’m not going to be able to go on and help you, but you have to go to Stalliongrad with my Sister Katia. She will be able to take care of you. Please leave me here,” she continued as the filly hugged her, “I need you safe and away from the battles, before you go, take my necklace. It was given to me by your father when we got married, remember me and always know that I’m with you.”

The young filly reached for it as she got up, “Mommy, I… I… love you!”

“I love you to, now hurry Violetta, and leave before the men come!”

Violetta got up from the rubble and made her way to Stalliongrad, she looked back at her mother as she saw her take the last breath. She started to cry uncontrollably at the loss of her mother, she had nobody. Violetta looked at the necklace her mother gave her, she kissed it before she put it on her neck.

Thoughts came to her mind and many troubled her. Why are these stallions fighting? What did they have to do with Nieghzny? What was she going to do?

She continued walking on the destroyed roads viewing surveying the surrounding area, most of the buildings were knocked downs due to the bombings that occurred. As she walked she was stopped by an Equestrian commander.

“What are you doing out here young filly? Can't you see there is a battle occurring? Nurse Kasimira, please take care of this filly.”

A small cream coated unicorn approached Violetta in a calm, peaceful manner.

“Hello young filly. May I ask you for your name? Mine is Kasimira.” Her voice was so smooth and tranquil that it almost made her forget there was a battle.

Hesitantly Violetta responded, “Uh… my… uh… my name is Violetta and I’m lost!” She started to sob immediately as she remembered about her current state of affairs.

“Nurse Kasimira, please vacate the path and take the filly to the military checkpoint towards the 11th Regiment urgently!” The Equestrian commander continued. “Before you depart, take this letter and give it to Colonel Firestarter, but do it now!”

“Yes sir, I will do such. Come on ... Violetta? That is you name right?” Kasimira questioned the young filly.

“Da,” Violetta stopped crying and approached the Nurse. “You were right.”

“Well then, Violetta let’s go before the EarPA finds us!”

Violetta followed Kasimira as they evened at a trot as she noticed the rush she was in. She enjoyed the company provided by the mare even if she didn't know her at all. She looked up on the dark sky and continued through the ruined streets of Nieghzny.