Ponyville War Force

[center][b]Mission 6: The Arell Fleet[/b][/center]

A railroad was under construction, just at the bottom of the mountain, outside of our city. I remember how some of the elite ponies use to brag about it, even though it would completely bypass our city.

The railroad became the occupation force's makeshift runway, and the tunnels their bunkers.

This was their base.

They were the elite griffon flight squadron, chosen to protect the cannon being constructed outside of Ponyville. Ironically, it was the same cannon that was created to shoot down the asteroids. It became a catalyst to the war.

But when the allied attacks no longer came in, the Squadron was assigned long-range missions that took them to distant battlefields.

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But I witnessed it once from the ground. The lead griffon of the five-griffon formation should have turned at the same arc with the same timing as the others, yet only he drew sharp contrails with his wings. His heart felt compassionate towards the weaker enemies he downed. Some day, if an equal appeared and challenged the limits of his skills in a fight, he would bear no resentment about being shot down. He said this himself. And so as time passed, I found a goodness of a home in their company.

Leaving them was in fact, no longer an option for me now.

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Packing up my necessities, I finally gain the courage I need to escape Ponyville. I leave late at night so that I may use the darkness for cover. It was a good thing I picked up a few set of skills in self-defense if I ever came across a threat.

Using a flashlight, map, and compass, I navigate through the nearby forests on route to Canterlot. That's when I hear nearby voices!

Ducking behind a nearby bush, carefully listening as the voices grow louder. Peeking through the leaves, I see a griffon patroll passing right by me. I hear them talk about how it was easy taking over our country. Oh, how it burned inside me to hear
Removing his dog tags, I used whatever I had available to make a premature grave for him. I pushed a heavy boulder next to him and placed some flowers I picked, that way when this war was all over, I would come back so that he may receive a proper burial.

With one final look, I blow a kiss goodbye before I trudge on.

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[b]Mission Briefing[/b]

"We will launch a surprise attack on The Arell Fleet while it lies immobilized in Vanhoover Harbor."

"About time!" Everyone glared at Rainbow Dash after uttering that out.

"This large-scale air strike will be the largest and most strategic operation since the transfer of HQ to North Pony."

"You may need to resupply along the way, but it may not even have to come to that since this will be a quick hit and run mission."

"Remember, it is imperative that you complete the mission objective and return to base safely."

"You expect the four of us to take out an entire fleet?" Rainbow Dash asked with a bit of sarcasm.

"You will be accompanied by a lot of pegasus fighters." The general stated.

"Ok, that makes me feel a little better, I guess?"

After a quick view of the deployment map, the squadron was ready to