Uodates! · 5:26am Jul 18th, 2015
Hello everyoony, it's been a while.
Just wanted to let you know more chapters coming soon, and also to give a teaser/sneak peak from next chapter.
~Red
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He pulled off his cap and brushed off some sweat. That blasted heat was going to be very hard to overcome, at least emotionally. He was wearing a simple grey shirt without any insignia or any garment at all and long brown pants that seemed to make his legs burn with the heat. His normal general hat the princesses had made for him was safe on his tent and instead he wore a simple brown cap he had with him on the American uniform. It was one of the few things he had with himself that weren't from any army, equestrian or American.
He placed on again his cap and walked back to where the rest of the army was. He took a few minutes to reach the marching lines of soldiers. He was sill going towards his troops when a messenger Pegasus landed in front of him.
"General, sir!" he saluted. "I have a letter that arrived moments ago." He passed it to him. Davis took it and noticed the royal seal on it. It had obviously arrive from the princesses back in canterlot.
"Thank you," he said, saluting back. The pony saluted again and flew off. Davis slowly broke the wax seal and started to unroll the scroll-like letter. He was still getting used to those, as he was more accustomed to normal letters.
He started reading...
Year 1007 from BNM calendar,
To general Davis from the equestrian army,
General, I'm afraid we have bad news for you. After you left the main camp with the army, a colonel, friend of ex-general SilverInk and noble in blood, started to turn the nobles and the lords against our cause. It appears that to them defending our land is very different from moving out of our lands and into hostile territory and most are not looking at our plan as a viable option for our survival.
Since I'm still supreme ruler of equestria, I won't turn back the operation but you will now have to face a war on two very different fronts: the military and the political. I'm sorry to say that to our friends the lords you are not a very popular figure, and most will try to do what they can to place the colonel, a pony named Bright Hooves, in you position and the you off the army.
I'm trying my best to keep the rebel nobles in line, but more and more are joining. I'll send you updates in the situation.
Please do keep me informed as to how the campaign is going,
Keep strong,
Princess Celestia
PD: watch your back at all times. Trust no pony until I tell you it's safe.
Davis slowly pulled his gaze off of the letter and then went to read it again three times more. He wasn't sure he had read it right. It seemed a little to confusing, and when he finally understood everything he couldn't help but to look behind him.
Frustration slowly filled him. How could he fight an enemy army that wanted to kill him if on hi own lines there could be an assasin sent by those "nobles" to end their problem once and for all?! He felt his anger rise, but he kept it at bay. He knew who he could trust in his army, and he would rely on those for his command. He was going to find it hard to keep on with the attack with that letter, but it was his mission and he wasn't going to back down now. His feet started moving again as he approached the lines of marching ponies. It had been a long walk that day.
He soon was joined by his trusted officials:
Golden heard what Louis had said and stared down, deep in thought. He simply pondered on it for a moment before speaking up; his words were almost a whisper and anger filled it, which Davis noticed.
"I can't believe it... Why would the ponies turn against their own? This makes no sense!" The rest nodded slowly. Golden looked at Davis. "I don't believe it, why would somepony send a killer for you, or why would somepony in the army you command betray you?"
Davis sighed. "I don't know, but it's not something good. One can't expect to fight a war if their own are turning against him, and we sure can't fight if the ponies start to go against the war; equestria needs to be united in order for this operation to succeed. If they end up getting e princesses to turn the army around, then we'll have no choice but to obey and then the griffons will be entirely to themselves to face against the changelings."
Iroh looked at Davis. "But do they really need us? I mean, the changelings sure have a lot of strength, but... Can they really defeat the greatest warriors in all the land?" That brought a few whispers from the ponies around. That was true, and Davis had considered that a few times.
Thanks to that, he already had an answer.
"I believe they have the experience, but not the numbers. If they were able to, they would have already sent the changelings a long way off into their own territory. Since that's not happened, I honestly believe they can't do this on their own, and once they fall, we fall." The ponies sighed in unison. "We can't focus on the problems in equestria right now. We are leaving it, anyway. Once were done with the changelings we can worry about politics and all that boring nonsense we soldiers weren't meant to meddle with." That brought chuckles and lifted up the air of tension a little.
"Yes, I'm with you on this," golden said.
"I don't know if ignoring those high born ponies is a good idea," Tempered Steel said. "But I trust your judgement general. Whatever you say, I believe."
Everypony looked at Iroh. He remained silent for a secon with his eyes closed. He slowly looked up. "Well, what are you all staring at?! Of course I'm with Davis!" His outburst made them all laugh a little.
"Very well, let's them forget this for the time being and move on with the problem at ha... Ahem, hoof." Davis pulled a map. "By the speed we're going, we'll reach the griffon forests in three days. That'll take almost all our water and food, since we're in a desert. By then I seriously hope Louis will have the supply port taken for our use. If all goes according to plan, we'll have our first large scale encounter with the changelings at the capital, since those bugs seem to be moving as fast as we do thanks to the griffon defenses. We'll arrive just in time to stop a siege and to crush the changeling's main force."
Iroh and golden nodded. Tempered Steel simply chuckled.
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Well, as Louis would say, das ist alles. I'll try to upload it within this weekend.
