*Location*
*South of Vanhoover*
The Ponies thanks to needed Intel from newfoals have drawn up a basic idea of how they will defend the country from the counter-offensive the Imperial forces are putting into action. They still have no plan to fight the space marines that have landed via drop pod in the city but they could hold the imperial guard... maybe.
The trenches were full of ponies armed with muskets, potions, and powder bombs to use on the advancing human forces. But they still lacked anti-armor and only a few unicorns learn anything of how to effectively fight the metal monsters but it has proven mud slows them down and are easy to get stuck so many large ditches were dug and illusions thrown over them in a hope to trap them. But it still came down to if the ponies could deal with the infantry that will push forward with or without the tanks supporting. The ponies had a large stock of spears, hastily made led balls for the muskets and large jugs full of the potion to try and gain as many pony allies as possible to help fight the tide.
The army and guard is drafting all stallions and mares that are sixteen and older into the fight to turn the tide. Even other entities have been thrust into the fight.
The siege camp of the human forces was full of cannons aimed at the city in the distance where black smoke has started rising from the once great city. A Guardsman walks down the line of massive war machines throwing shells at the city and he was confused on how to follow his orders and they weren't from a sergeant, of the imperial guard anyway. This was a Changeling who was thrown into the fight for the countries survival for all who live on it.
He walked past another weapon called the basilisks that dot the camp and fire a endless rain of death. He was tasked with causing as much chaos as possible to the human forces before getting caught or retreating. He looked into his satchel at a few bombs he was supposed to use and he had no idea how to use any weapon captured from the humans to try that. Then it catches his eyes, a pile of the shells the guns were using and runners were going back and forth carrying them to the guns.
He takes a deep sigh and walks by the pile and drops one of the bombs off in the mud by them and quickly walks away remembering the one minute timer on the small powder charge. He quickens his pace hoping he wont be taken out by the massive blast that will surely follow. He was almost out of the firing positions when he bumped into a uniformed human who didn't look happy about the run in. "Best have a good reason you're not on the front line soldier." He glares down at the Changeling.
"I... was... uh." He says quickly but before he can do anything else a massive wave of heat is felt behind him and then a shock wave that picks him and the officer up and throws them to the dirt. The officer recovered very quickly to the spy's horror and was barely holding his wounded form but manages and watches a fireball where the guns were but once again he sees not all guns were destroyed and were still firing after their crews recovered.
He slowly dragged himself to his feet and then felt a hand on his and he reacted by attacking but was restrained when two humans wearing medical markings was trying to settle him down. "Hey clam down we're here to help you." He clams down slightly and allows them to check him and give him a pat on the back once they find him in one piece and shrug off his reaction minor shell shock.
After he sees them head to the carter he created he quickly walks away from it trying to disappear into the other guardsmen in the area. Until he is away from the destruction he caused he takes a breath. "That was close." He once again changes his from to be free to go where ever in a small bit of green flame and is gone in the crowd.
*Hanhoover*
*Front trench lines*
Winter was in one of the many hastily dug trenches out side the city in a hope to repel the human attack. He was beside a small pillbox made to house a light eight pounder cannon that will hopefully hurt the enemy armor but from the two massive tanks rolling towards them he knew better. Out in the middle of no pony's land what the new foals called a Baneblade and Stromlord were bearing down on them.
The cannon belched fire as it fired and Winter watches as the small ball harmlessly bounces the armor of the beasts and the Baneblade returns with kind as its main weapon and Winter and the gun crew run for their lives as the cannon was blown to dust and now a large crater was in the trench line and it was also a breach the humans will use.
The Stormlord rolled forward with its main weapon spraying massive shells at the dug in ponies keeping them suppressed as Winter spotted the lighter APCs moving up closer and closer to the trench ready to disperse their infantry payload. As they neared a few brave unicorns stick their heads up and fire their armored piercing spells and quiet a few of the APCs stop or smoke forcing the humans in side to go on foot.
He sighs seeing the human advance seems to be slowed but he knew its only a set back for them and will keep pushing. He watched the last few tanks roll forward to the trenches and some weren't APCs to his horror as some spew forth hell fire and others seemed to let out green chemicals into the ponies. The final ones dropped off their infantry who jumped down into the dugouts to fight the ponies.
He soon heard a bugle call singling for retreat into the city. Cannons fire a few last times before they are forced to retreat. Ponies take off at a gallop and the humans see this retreating and quickly get in pursuit of them. Their tanks roll over the trenches and infantry run behind them. But all they do is roll into a cross fire as hidden unicorns and other ponies hiding in buildings fire spells at them disabling many armored units.
Once the infantry get to the trap they rush to behind the tanks and use them as cover and bit by bit take out the defenders. But the guardsmen can see they got heavy urban fighting ahead and force their way forward into the inner city but they are being slowed but inside the city its a different story.
*Vanhoover center*
The teams of space marines have completely taken the city square and much of its surrounding area only fallen four battle brothers. The chaplain leading the assault force while the rest of their forces are in route in Thunderhawks was pushing the ponies back every second shouting battle cries and speeches keeping the massive super soldiers going.
And its not long till a assault squad linked up with some imperial guardsmen but find them stopped and at first they think they are waiting for reinforcements but its something else. The sergeant walks to his imperial guard counter part and asks. "What is keeping you from crushing this xeno!? Move forward!" He yells down onto the man who flinches a little. "Well... you see sir..." He points to a building. "We found something in the basement of that residential building and are waiting for orders what to do with them. Not sure when anyone will get the request VOX is crowded with all kinds of requests for support."
The Blood Raven stares at him a moment. "Them?" He then starts his way to the building busting the door wide open and forcing his way in and to the stairs. At the stairs a pair of guardsmen stand one wears the markings of a medic and he was also holding something in his hands. Both look at the space marine in shock and so does the third set of eyes in the medic's arms.
The Blood Raven stares at a foal in the medic's arms that has nothing but fear in it's eyes. "Why have you not purged this creature yet?" He demands the medic who flinches a little. "Sir... they are just kids... a school was nearby and they were moved here after we started the set siege to the city. We're waiting for orders from the general." The medic manages to say and the marine doesn't take it well.
"They are nothing but xeno scum who came here to attack and you think of mercy? We know no mercy." He says coldly to the medic. "Sir we are waiting from high command for orders on what to do. Until then we wait.... sir" He says hoping the marine doesn't get trigger happy. They stare at each other a moment before a voice is heard and its isn't from a human in the room. "Please... don't hurt us we were told we were doing good... we were lied to..." she whimpers out on the edge of crying.
The two sides are quiet as the filly brakes down and buries its head into the medic's chest who looks at her sadly before looking up at the assault marine who is also quiet. The marine speaks. "They are weak and as do all weak should be purged." he rips the filly from the medic's arms who squirms in his grasp and has nothing but fear in its face as it cries as the medic can't do nothing but watch sadly.
The marine walks outside to where the rest of the guardsmen squad is and his battle brothers. He holds the filly high above his head. "We take no prisoners! No mercy for xeno!" He then aims his bolter pistol at the poor thing who closes its eyes ready for the end and holds back any further cries. The sergeant was about to end the things life as it shivered in fear Before the sergeant from the guardsmen squad ran up. "Hold you fire! We got our orders they should be... taken back to our lines and let some others deal with them." He says rubbing his neck.
The marine glares at him. "Who would want these things!" His smaller counter part only returns with. "Sir a inquisitor has gotten word of this and has come to the system and... want these xeno for reasons unknown sir."
*Canterlot*
Princess Luna can see the smoke clouds in the distance and sighs knowing her subjects are no match for the human war machine that seems to keep growing. "Sister... why did i let you lead us to this end." She says as she hears hoof steps behind her. She turns to see a robed pony that has helped with the mass teleportation. He bows to her and speaks. "Princess we have news about something that explains a lot." He looks up at her. "One of the chosen was corrupted by an outside force when we performed the spell turning us off course from the human earth to this planet."
Luna was confused at hearing this. "Corrupted? How?" She asks wanting to know more. "We are unsure but he reported he heard voices when doing the spell and he altered the course and we landed here. Who the voices were from are unknown but... the unicorn committed suicide not long after." He informs her with a frown. "Somepony wanted us to come here to our doom... but why and who?" She asks her self.
High above the world dark forces ready them selves to fight the distracted Imperial forces.