[Please read the author's notes after the expansion before reading. Thank you]

Welcome to the new Equestria, Twilight Sparkle. See your friends at each other's throats? You have to choose between them now, to stop the heartache of war with decisive victory. For the nation lies bleeding, its harmony shattered into a million pieces. Black and white and right and wrong have blurred together.

You must choose wisely, or all shall die.

~Image by JohnJoseco~ If anyone can find a fitting, unique image for this story, please do not hesitate to link in the comments.

[Author's Note]

The following stories should be read in order to get a good grasp on references to previous works.

- Sunset (Mandatory)*
- My Little Muffin (Optional)
- Clash of the Heavenly Titans (Optional)*
- Blood is Thicker / The Reluctant Reunion of the Redoubtable Rabble-Rouser (Strongly Recommended)

All can be found on my Deviant Art account: http://ciroton.deviantart.com/
Those with * can be found here on FIMFiction.

Pipsqueak had always dreamed about being a pirate: sailing through the sky wherever the wind took him, with nopony trying to tell him what to do. When he discovered his special talent was captaining airships he decided to make his dreams a reality.

Over a decade later he is the modest captain of a modest ship. Active enough to maintain his ship and crew on small-time adventures, but not notorious enough to have the attention of the authorities. A splendid life indeed.

His best friends: renown ace fighter pilot Scootaloo, aka The Baron von Awesome, the (slightly eccentric) mistress of machines Apple Bloom and his conspicuously stable first mate Sweetie Bell, serve as his world-class crew. Together with their captain, this tremendous trio will approach any obstacle with the same unbound enthusiasm that got them their cutie marks. What could possibly go wrong?

Unfortunately for Pip, things don't always go smoothly, and fate is about to pull him from the helm of his ship to the helm of all of Equestria. May Luna have mercy on his soul.

F.Y.I.
This was my first project so it starts out kinda week, however, it gets better after a bit, I promise.
Work suspended pending revision.