//------------------------------// // Winter campaign (April Fools Special) // Story: Does it matter if I am a changeling or not? // by General Sparky //------------------------------// Meanwhile, Location: Crystal empire Clover look through her binocular to see that Twilight and her friends has arrived at the station. Twilight's brother, Shining Armor has also arrived to fetch his sister. "The trap is set, bring the Maus over." Clover said through a headset she is wearing. Despite having a blizzard of snow raining down on her position on the mountain, she was wearing nothing except a cloak that covered most of her body, only exposing her head and fore hooves to the harsh weather. While she was keeping watch, another pony drove the Maus in position. Clover watched Twilight and her groups of friends walking towards the crystal empire and being attacked by Sombra. Clover stared at the running ponies as a dark cloud follow them back to the shield. Clover thought, I wished I could help them, but a job is a job.' While Twilight and her friends entered the shield, she heard the tracks rolling. She smiled as she saw the shadow of the tank as it made its way through the snow. The tank stopped a few meters away from where Clover is standing. A pony with a twisted unicorn horn, a pair of tattered insectoid wings, teal mane and tail, blue-green plating over her midsection and wearing a small, black crown then came out of the driver seat and looked at Clover and asked, "What is so serious that I had to bring a mouse over?" Clover look back to face the pony face to face and replied in a cold voice, "Sombra has returned." "Sombra? But why do we need to bring Maus over for it?" Chrysalis asked. "Mouse will be the final blow to kill him." Clover stated, her face showing almost no expressions. "Are you suggesting that Maus will be a self-propelled howitzer?" Chrysalis asked. A cold stare replied in the affirmative. Chrysalis then walk towards to Clover's position and stood beside her. "It's looks beautiful isn't it?" Clover asked, a smirk growing on her face. "Yes. Too bad Sombra is back to to cause trouble again." Chrysalis replied. "That is why I asked you to bring Maus here and that we must not fail again." Clover added, highlighting the severity of the matter. "Agreed." Chrysalis said. "So how is life back at the hive? Did every ling take the defeat at Canterlot well? " Clover asked. "They are taking it quite well actually. Though I have to punish some ling for it." Chrysalis said, her head lowered, before looking up and looked at Clover in the eye. "Glad to hear, how is the two royals doing?" Clover asked. "Well, they kind of escape from the hive after my general tried to kill him. " "I see, did you punish them severely?" "Of course, they must be punished after what they did to my royals after all." "Good job, but are the royals safe?" "I think they are, if they could survive the war, I am pretty sure a assassination attempt will not kill them, but injure them at most, that is if it could even injure them." "Good..." But before Clover could finish, she saw the crystal heart at the top of the crystal tower with Sombra trying his best to get it. "Battlestations now! " Chrysalis ran into the tank with Clover and took their position. Clover sat in the gunner seat and Chrysalis in the loading seat. As Sombra raced to get the crystal heart, Chrysalis load a 155mm HE shell in the barrel and Clover aimed the long barrel on Sombra. "Just a little closer, a little closer." Clover said. As Sombra reached got closer to the falling dragon, suddenly, a pink alicorn flew in and snatched the crystal heart away. "Dammit, trajectory changed, Chry get on the GPMG!" Clover yell, as she continued to adjust the barrel. Chrysalis went up to the MG42 on top and loaded a belt of ammunition into the gun. The pink alicorn gathered the crystal ponies' hope and store it in the heart and threw it at the crystal palace. (at least that is what Chrysalis thought she saw) "Clover here comes your chance." "Prepare auto fire on the MG!" Clover shouted, making Chrysalis to focus on Sombra and placed her hooves delicately on the trigger. A blue light shone through the sky. "Fire!" Both ponies yelled at the same time. Clover fired the 155 while Chrysalis fire a burst of rounds from the MG. The MG gave a very definite ripping sound while the main cannon gave off a loud boom as the shell leaves the barrel. Boom! A loud sound came out as the round hit it's target. The 155 round penetrated Sombra's armor and exploded inside. The contents spill out in all direction, signalling the end of the Crystal dictator. "Target Split. Time to go home." Clover announced, as she threw a 155 cartridge out of the tank. Chrysalis ran to the driver's seat and started to drive the tank home. At the same time, Maus fire a smoke canister and quickly retreated deep into the frozen mountains leaving a track trail that was soon covered by the snow. Soon Clover recieved a letter from Derpy via Dragon fire, it reads: Dear Clover, I have told DInky and two other changelings I trust partially of the story of why I join guard. They seem to be more intrigued about you than me. Do you mind taking your time off your busy schedule to come and talk to them? P.S. One of the changelings is Sparky. I don't know if it is her a not, you need to come down to confirm it. By: Rommel was the commander of the 7th panzer division in France 1940 Clover began writing down her reply immediately. It reads: Dear Derpy, I have read your letter and see that there is some pony important that I would like to meet. But currently I am on a mission in the icy mountains. I am not sure whether I could make it to your place today given the severity of the situation. Don't worry about the situation, I could make it to your place tomorrow afternoon. About changeling in question, I am pretty sure she is who you think she is. I suggest you try to keep her there first until I arrive. About your reveal as a guard, you can tell them anything about it except the part where I am involved. I don't like to have to clear any dark images that they will have after that. By: Rommel is the commander of the Africa korps. She put on a seal and blew out a short flame to short the letter back to Ponyville. Clover look out of her turret, the cold snow mountains giving way to a bright brown desert. Clover smiled. "Chrysalis, head to Ponyville, I believe some pony has located the two lost royals." "Yes, ma'am." 'There is nothing better than the journey to see her daughter again.' Clover thought, looking out the at the aiming scope to see the scenery running towards her before being out of sight.