The Violet Revolution

Chapter 4

  The roar of the trucks' motors woke Violetta up. She slowly started rising from the mattress and gave of a long yawn. She landed a glance at Kasimira, apparently tired from last night; she nudged her with her muzzle and woke her. Kasimira checked her clock, it indicated 7:15 a.m. Puzzled by the hour the filly awoke, she proceeded on questioning her. “What exactly are you doing awake at these hours, Violetta?”

Violetta replied, “I heard some loud motors that woke me up.” Looking into the mare’s eyes, she continued. “The noise reminds me of my uncle’s tractor.”

Kasimira got off the mattress in a slow, careless manner and trotted towards a table. She started pouring water into her mug and gave a fast sip of it. She continued her interrogation of Violetta.

“Speaking of your family, what befell of them?”

Violetta’s face turned emotionless, this brought Kasimira’s attention.

“Is something wrong?” Kasimira questioned the filly.

Grabbing the necklace her mother gave her, she proceeded on answering the question. “My mother …,” tears started rolling out of her blue eyes. “She was killed in the bombings.”

“Dear Celestia!” Kasimira was shocked to know this, “That’s why you are alone, isn't it?”

Violetta started weeping uncontrollably; Kasimira then approached the filly and started stroking her dark grey mane.

“Now, now, I understand the pain you are going through, but I need to know where the rest of your family lives. I cannot take care of you of much longer because of this damned war.”

Violetta hugged the mare’s neck; she started to calm down a little from the previous thoughts that rose in her mind.

“I know,” Violetta looked at Kasimira in the eyes as she continued. “I wanted to tell you, but you were always busy with something.”

“Tell me what?” Confused, Kasimira questioned the filly.

“Before my mother passed away, she gave me this…” Violetta grabbed the necklace and stared at it for a moment. “This necklace, she also told me to go to Stalliongrad with my aunt, Katia.”

“Hmm…,” Kasimira looked at Violetta. “That is why you headed towards the checkpoint. Interesting, this all fits together.”

“Well, that stallion that stopped me was scary. I was lucky that you were there.”

“Commander Hans? Trust me, that unicorn would never hurt an innocent filly like you. Now, how are we going to get you to Stalliongrad?”

Kasimira started pacing around her tent. How can she get this filly out safely? An idea popped out of her brain. She needed to speak with Commander Hans; he would know safe routes to Stalliongrad.

“Follow me Violetta.” Kasimira opened the tent’s door, Violetta reluctantly exited the tent.

“Where are we going?”

“To speak with Commander Hans, he will know how to get you out of here. Put on this coat, the morning chill will get to you.”

Violetta grabbed the fur coat that Kasimira handed her. Kasimira put on her white trench coat that bared a Royal Equestrian insignia. They headed outside of the tents in search of Commander Hans, without a doubt, the morning sky could clearly demonstrate that the day was going to be cold. Looking around the area, Kasimira could see Commander Hans near the trucks with a pale, stone cold expression on his face. This brought up her curiosity as she approached him. He noticed Kasimira and Violetta approach him. His attention shifted from the trucks to the pair, he wondered what was going on.

“Good morning Nurse, I see that you are still carrying around this filly.”

Kasimira gave him a sharp look and remarked, “The filly’s name is Violetta, just for your information.”

Commander Hans lowered his hoof and gave Violetta a cold smile. The filly was reluctant to shake his hoof, but nonetheless, she could tell he didn’t have bad intentions.

“So Kasimira, I guess you came for that talk I promised you last night, I completely forgot because of this cruel sight.”

He lifted his hoof and pointed towards the trucks, many pegasi and unicorns were huddled around there viewing the horrendous carnage that those trucks contained. The cruel carnage contained the corpses of some EarPA soldiers and that of some civilians, mostly earth ponies.

“Without a doubt,” a revolting feeling rose in Kasimira as she covered Violetta’s eyes from seeing the cruel, heartless act.

“What kind of pony can be so cruel and coldblooded to commit such an atrocious act?”

“Just one, a Pegasus by the name of Firestarter.” Commander Hans looked at Kasimira with a cold, deeply stare.

Kasimira wasn’t surprised to hear that response, she personally knew that Firestarter was a racist and cold blooded pony. “

"Well Commander, mystery solved. One question though, what led him to become that way?”

“As you should know, the Battle of East Vladizfoal was a bloody and costly one. I was in the 9th Imperial Regiment on that day, Colonel Firestarter was ordered to control the city’s population and to crush and opposition.” Commander Hans took a deep breath as he continued. “We were sent to City Hall and patrolled the streets, when all of a sudden; we were ambushed by all sides. One of the Colonel’s most faithful friends, Gregori Izanhoof, was impacted by a bullet wound that ended his life.”

Kasmira was confused by the Commander’s response, it didn’t fit in, crucial information was missing. “Commander Hans, what exactly led him to hate earth ponies?”

“I cannot answer that because I wouldn’t know. After Gregori’s death, Colonel Firestarter went into hiding while the rest of our regiment was slaughtered by the artillery guns of the EarPA. Only ten ponies managed to survive and it was only possible by hiding in the corpses of the fallen. That day scared my life, never had I seen so much blood, I turned into an emotionless pony that could never see the positive things of life. Here we are at the second battle of a bloody war. What can I expect from pony kind?”

Kasimira was confused; she couldn’t deduct the cause of Firestarter’s hate towards earth ponies. She looked at Violetta, who was huddled behind her legs as always and then glanced at Commander Hans. “We need to get this filly and the rest of the refugees to Stalliongrad.”

Commander Hans gave a stupefied look; he didn’t expect such a response at all. “You do know we can be executed for treason, right?”

Kasimira confidently responded “Hans, I could care less about that, I only fear the earth ponies’ lives and in particular Violetta’s.”

Commander Hans could note the determination on Kasimira’s face; he looked at Kasimira and Violetta and let out a sigh. “I accept. One question though, how can a group of four accomplish such?”

“We can work with the rebels. We’re already committing treason anyways. “

“And do you know any rebels in specific?”

“No, but we can meet some outside of Nieghzny. Please use your brain Hans.”

Commander Hans felt quite insulted about the previous remark, but he managed to control his emotions and just let out a reluctant sigh. “Understood Kasimira, I will meet you north of this checkpoint tonight and we’ll head towards the Slavhoovian Mountains. There surely must be rebels in that region.”

"Excellent, Violetta and I will unite with you there; in the meantime we will pack our things.”

Kasimira and Violetta retreated from their meeting with Commander Hans. Violetta looked up to Kasmira, she returned a smug smile and continued walking towards the tent. This was going to be a long day.