"[German] Yes, that's right command, we have broken through the British flight. However... our losses are high. We only have two bombers remaining in our flight. The rest have either retreated or have been shot down. Our fighters are still engaging the enemy."
"[German] Unfortunate, Kaiser-2. We're sorry for your losses. However, Cardiff is still open to you. You will likely face relatively light defenses. The choice is yours"
"I lost many friends on the way here... though it will not be in vain. We have enough firepower to finally destroy their Spitfire factory. With it gone, their numbers will decrease exponentially."
"If you can take the shot, do it. However, make sure to minimize civilian casualties."
"I can, and understood. Heil Hitler. Colonel Klink - Out."
The captain of the German bomber 'Himmer's Fury' turned about, facing his crew of six. "This is it. All or nothing. Now or never. If we complete our objective, every Spitfire taken down will take longer to replace. We'll be saving a lot of lives."
"And taking a lot of there's, I hope," another German growled. "Why do we care so much about minimizing civilian casualties? Are we trying to lower their morale or not?"
"It's the Fuhrer's orders, Schultz, and you're the one who loves him so much."
"[English]Well hey! That's great!" a new voice called, right from outside the bomber's cockpit window.
The crew's eyes widened. Klink swiveled about, only for his jaw to nearly fall off.
"[English]Now why don't you punks turn around before more people get hurt, huh?!" Rainbow Dash grinned.
The crew continued to remain silent, until finally, a gunner spoke:
"[German]What in the shit is that?"
"Looks like a flying horse."
"Wow, that's genius of you to point out. But one problem: when the fuck have flying horses ever existed?! Horses that could talk?!"
"Captain Klink, what did the horse just say?"
"[English]Hey! What the heck are you all saying?" Rainbow Dash grunted. "Can't any of you speak Equestr- English?!"
Klink shook his head in disbelief. "[German] It uh... it uh wants us to turn around... and speak English."
"[German] Fuck that! We didn't just take a hundred casualties for some god damned mythology creature to send us packing. God damnit, I need a cigarette..." Schultz snarled, folding his arms.
"Seriously, what's going on? Am I dreaming?" the gunner asked. "And why is the horse kind of cute?"
"[English] That's it, either you guys start talking, or I'm taking this thing down the hard way!" Rainbow Dash growled, narrowing her eyes.
Klink finally composed himself at this point, clearing his throat. "[English] Listen, I do not know what in the hell you are, but we have a mission to complete. If you try to impede us, we will turn your guns on you."
"I'd like to see you try," Rainbow Dash grinned.
"[German] Fuck this, no more negotiating," Schultz snarled, moving to the intercom and flicking it on. "Red Baron, shoot the god damned children's cartoon outside our window."
"Belay that order!" Klink cried.
However, it was too late. The side-gun of the second bomber, the Red Baron, flying alongside the Himmer's Fury suddenly came to life, and a brilliant stream of yellow tracers were sent Rainbow's way.
Barely catching this out of the corner of her eye, Rainbow gasped and quickly moved to the other side of the Himmler's Fury, blocking the Red Baron's fire.
"I knew it was going to be the hard way!" Rainbow snapped. "You humans don't know jack about me, but I know all about you! Nobody's dying on my watch!"
With that, the twin machine-gun on the bombers side twisted towards her.
"Oh no you don't!" Rainbow growled, as the gun opened fire.
Almost as fast as the bullets coming from it, Rainbow sped away from the bomber, moving in a twirl to avoid the gun's bite.
[German]" Hah, scared the bitch off," Schultz grinned, hanging onto the handles of his gun. "I don't know what kind of English trick this shit is but if this is all they're going to throw at us... this island will be ours in a month!"
"Mph, we have no idea what we're dealing with here..." Klink grunted. "I'd turn back now, but you're right, we must not allow her to impede the mission. Shoot her on sight if she returns."
Schultz put on an evil smirk. "Thought you'd never-"
He quickly snapped his mouth shut when he saw what was ahead of him.
Rainbow Dash was grinning, waving at the bomber in front of a massive storm cloud she was putting together with lightning speed.
"It can move clouds?!" one of the gunners cried. "Now that is some neat stuff. Look how fast she's going! I can barely see her!"
"Oh for fucks sake, you're complimenting her?!" Schultz snapped.
"Performing evasive maneuvers," Klink groaned, before flicking on the radio. "Red Baron. The... the pegasus may be quick, but we can still take her down. Lead your shots and fill the area before her with lead. Avoid the thundercloud if possible."
Outside the plane, Rainbow Dash smirked at their maneuvers. As she had guessed, they were slow when it came to turning. However, their gunners certainly weren't.
"Oh crap," she gulped.
Suddenly, she found herself in a maelstrom of turret fire, yellow lights whizzing every which way around her as she struggled to complete the thunder cloud.
"This better work... electricity... that's what Tom called it. Shorts out mechanical stuff.... come on..."
As she sighed with relief, the bombers finally began moving through the massive thunderstorm she had gathered, despite their attempts to avoid it.
"Yes, come on! Come on!"
However, though she expected them to drop out of the sky, to her widened eyes, they emerged from the other side.
"Ugh! You've got to be kidding me! That storm had plenty of lightning..."
At that, she glanced ahead of her. The city of Cardiff lay before her, taking her in awe. She had seen human cities before with Tom, the capital of Alabama for one thing, but she could never fly too high without losing the link... this was the first time seeing them so high.
It was also her first time seeing tracer fire flying from the ground. The British were fighting back.
"Ugh, damnit, just let me handle this!" she growled.
And far below on the ground, Tom winced to himself. "Come on Rainbow... just give up before you're hurt..."
However, Rainbow wasn't through yet, though the bombers were now right over a large building below.
[German] "Good fix on the target... opening bombay doors," A German said within.
"Let's end this... and go home," Captain Klink sighed.
Rainbow gulped as she saw two bomb bays opening. She knew what that meant... she had seen videos of bombers in action before.
"No! The cycle isn't continuing, damnit! Not here, not anywhere!" Rainbow cried.
Narrowing her eyes in determination, she charged the two bombers from above, gripping her crossbow tight.
"Let's see how tough this thing is! RAUUUUUUUUUUGHHHHHHHH!"
As tracer fire soared around her, she sailed towards the right engine of the Himmler's Fury, and with one quick thrust, tossed her Crossbow into the propeller. Made of wood and metal, the crossbow quickly was torn to pieces, though it was still enough.
"Yeeeeeees!" Rainbow cheered.
The bomber was now listing towards the right, and seemed to be losing altitude, and had stopped shooting at her for a brief moment.
"[German] Everyone, bail out! Bail out!" Captain Klink cried. "Let's hope the British show us mercy..."
A hatch was open on the side of the plane, and soon the crew, donning parachutes, began to leap out. All save for Shultz.
"Shultz! Go!"
"Not yet! I have business to finish!" he snarled, before taking aim with his twin guns. "An eye for an eye, bitch."
The turret swiveled, and Rainbow was caught off guard. Before she could even move, a series of shots were fired her way, and a fountain of blood soared out of her wing.
"AGGGGGGGGH!" she shrieked, the pain piercing her like a knife, as she began to fall from the sky along with the bomber aside her.
"RAINBOW!" Tom shrieked, his eyes widening in horror. "No... nonono! Come on! You can fly with one wing, right?"
Rainbow was desperately trying, but stabilizing herself was proving to be impossible. Finally, after a minute of falling and struggling, she went limp.
"Sorry Tom... looks like I'll be leaving you again..."
She smiled slightly, however, as she eyed the second German bomber turning around... retreating. By sacrificing herself, she may have saved countless lives.
As two Spitfire pilots approaching her were fully aware of.
You went with Klink... Really?
Rainbow can't die, she's too badass for it.
-Mis
2402850 Isnt he supposed to be "guarding" a guy named Hogan and his crew?
"Colonel Klink"
HOGAN!
2402936 I know nothing!
it's just a flesh wound rainbow get over it
2403014 Do you know how much a flesh wound fuckin' HURTS? Also, it sends you into shock, slowly shutting down your body's systems. She could friggin die, ya know! And knowing is half the battle!
On topic... Klink doesn't seem like a bad guy, just a person on the wrong side of the war, and very good character for development. If you've ever watched Band of Brothers, some german-americans went back to germany to fight! So this could turn out to be very interesting... Hopefully we see more of those three characters!
~Sir Knight Artorias the Abysswalker
As I read this I listened to the most amazing music! It made this story a thousand times more amazing! Listening to one of these each chapter almost makes me want to cry with how moving this music can make these words. I fully suggest listening to these in this order from the first chapter to the last. It is truly amazing! This has to be one of the best fics I have read in a while! A truly epic master piece! The music simply compliments it to an extreme!
Future World Music - Dream Chasers
I am the Doctor Remix (This One http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKsOr9YdiXM)
Atmosphere Music - Call to Arms
Spirit Within (Deus Ex Machina) - Audiomachine
Angels And Demons - Audiomachine
Guardians At the Gate - Audiomachine
Legend Of Victory - Audiomachine
Lost Raiders - Audiomachine
Sirens Of Hyperion (Paul Dinletir - Epic Choral Drama) - Audiomachine
Undying Love - Two Steps from Hell
Blackheart - Two Steps from Hell
Calamity - Two Steps from Hell
Clair Voyant - Two Steps from Hell
Day Becomes Night - Two Steps from Hell
Destiny Of mankind - Two Steps from Hell
Freedom Fighters - Two Steps from Hell
Heart Of Courage - Two Steps from Hell
Love - Two Steps from Hell
Moving Mountains - Two Steps from Hell
Power Of Darkness - Two Steps from Hell
Protectors of worlds - Two Steps from Hell
Sons Of war - Two Steps from Hell
Strength Of A Thousand Men - Two Steps from Hell
Sun And Moon - Two Steps from Hell
Super Strength - Two Steps from Hell
The Last Stand (Archangel - Epic Action) - Two Steps from Hell
I am the Doctor (Original Score)
Burton Music - Hope To Many (Louise Dowd)
Not sure about this. I'm ok with both side's actions in the war including the killing of civilians for the purposes of destroying morale / industry but for a third party like rainbow dash to get involved.... I don't know. Will she also be trying to stop allied bombardment of Axis citys (or worse, Russians taking revenge on German civilians) where many civilians are killed just alike or is she simply taking sides...
Her actions may have saved Allied lives but probably cost Axis ones in return. See what I'm saying here? What makes her different then? In the end she's not saving lives but choosing who's to die.
Jolly good show ya old chap.
2403014 Ever been shot, kid?
2403953 it doesn't tickle.
Must. Read. More. Now! Please?
2403953 yes I have actually but I was so high off of adrenaline at the time that I didnt notice until the medic mentioned that I was bleeding; went through my left shoulder just missing the body armor and luckily the bone too, got a couple of stitches for it.
2404151 Oh shit- that must hurt.
Those Spitfire pilots better catch her somehow!
2404287 sadly not as much as one would think, I have always had a very high threshhold for pain so I considered it more of an annoyance than anything else, but I imagine if the round actually hit bone then yea it might have hurt like hell.
No! Rainbow! *rarity voice* Somebody save her!
Shultz?
Can't stop thinking of Company of Heroes.
But that way he should've been in a Tiger tank.
Whatever.
2402850 I agree with you, and I think Franz is such a better name
How would they she was from a children's cartoon? The only cartoon they had back then was... Micky mouse?
BLUE PONE HAS TAKEN FIRE
MAYDAY
MAYDAY
2405379 Dr. Seuss, he even did propaganda comics.
fc.nbsc.org/~swurster/PICTURES/2bseussguts.jpg
ARTY! USE AWESOME RESCUE MANEUVER!
*it's super effective*
2405768 oh cool..
Arty needs to use his super awesome magic to save RD. Right now. and Hogan needs to make an appearance, with all his gang.
2403953 Yeah, she's not you so she cannot fly with one wing shot off.
In other news, she is very lucky that was an early German bomber because a .50 BMG round would have almost certainly torn her wing off instead of giving her a nasty wound.
This should be a frigging novel! I'd pay a hundred bucks for it! make part two!
Oh lord Hogan's Heroes.
You just love referencing stuff dont'cha?
Spirits of air and darkness, this was an excellent chapter!
HOAGANS HEROES
"Shorts out mechanical stuff..."
"mechanical stuff..."
"mechanical"
Electricity shorts out electrical stuff, mechanical is things like the pistons and gears, camshafts, crankshafts, etc. the moving metal parts. Tell me, how do you short out a gear? Exactly.