//------------------------------// // Chapter 12: The Siege of Canterlot // Story: The Life of Purple Artist // by PurpleArtist //------------------------------// Overnight the Equestrian capital was taken over by the King Sombra Allegiance/Alliance/Legion where they don't know how but captured over 14000 of the 2nd Infantry Division "Lunar Division" and all of the Royal Guards in the city. There was a knock on the door where Target she opened it where it was Sgt Green who told Target to get her husband where he been recalled for active duty but she told him no where he told his sister that if he fails to report for duty then it'll be treason for him where he came to the door in his military uniform and rifle on his back tied. At the front door she begged her husband to stay where he'll die if he goes and there family will be fatherless where he said to her "Frankly my dear i don't really give a damn if i die or not that's what this uniform says when ponies see us that were going to die or not." he said to his wife and partly quoting Frank from Gone with the Wind that he doesn't care if he dies or not. He then walked out and joined the 1st infantry "Solar" division where a majority of his unit is captured or mixed in with other units. He asked his brother in law on where's the princess where he told Purple that she and her administration were able to escape without detection but they have reinforcements coming of 10000 Crystal Ponies and 5000 Zebras are coming to support where he Crystal Ponies will arrive with in 2 days and 5 hours at the earliest and the Zebra's will arrive 5 days and 23 hours at the earliest 10 days and 19 hours at the latest. Purple asked without being bigoted if the Crystal Ponies & Zebra's will keep there word where a Zebra liaison officer told him that her species will show and a Crystal Pony liaison officer told him that the Mane 6 saved them a few times but give them a little credit. Between Canterlot and Ponyville it was night where they set up camp where in the command tent Sgt Green pointed out that the enemy broke there lines and the Crystal Empire is completely surrounded where Princess Mia Amore Cadenza and Princess Flurry Heart were able to escape but Capt. Shining Armor remained behind to command the Crystal Royal Guards more efficiently. Purple just asked on what are his orders where Sgt Green told him that it's a suicide mission where he isn't going to throw his brother in law into danger where Purple told him if he married his sister (If Sgt Green married Purple's sister if she was still alive) he would throw him out of a plane without a parachute and a magic suppression horn and see if his brother in law could land without magic and a parachute. He told Purple that he's volunteering where the 2 liaison officer's will trot with him and determine the enemy strength around the Crystal Empire and do probing attacks to make it a bigger force then it actually is. At home while making a cake Target she was clumsy where she kept saying "Damn it, damn it damn it! Get out of my damn mind. Fuck, fuck, fuck get out of my mind negative thoughts!" she said that negative thought's of her husband's death in her sweet mind but she looked behind her where she trotted over to a record player and played some jazz music to clear her head where she's lucky her and Purple's foal's weren't inside to hear there mother swear or curse like a sailor. She left a note for her step niece "Scalpel" and step nephew "Flyer" that she'll be out for awhile and they called her mom but kissed her Pegasus step nephew and unicorn step niece on the head. She went and scouted ahead of her husband but the reason why her brother didn't have her go with because the foals need someone to take care of them and also she's pregnant. She quickly teleported to the command post where she told her brother that her husband and the 2 liaison officer's are walking into a ambush. In the field by the tree line they were fired upon and fell quicker than a pony could say "1". While lying in the field Purple he said to himself "I'm glad I could die for my country." he said while bleeding out that he's proud to die for his country. The Zebra officer crawled her way over to him where she died helping him. He then he seen some shadowy figures over him where one of them said "Hold on Corporal we're going to get you back to base and patch you up good as new." a shadowy pony said to him where the pony and another pony placed him onto a wagon with the others and galloped as fast they could . Back at base the 2 liaison officer's were dead before they were found where Purple Artist he wasn't in the best condition where the doctor told Sgt Green that they bought him in at the nick of time where if it was about few minutes then he would be considered K.I.A/Killed In Action as well he was in critical condition near death's door. He had a dream where he was with Target, his sister Blue, brother Base, there real parents and his sister in-law and brother in law all of them having a nice time while his and Target's foal's played with Blue's foals, and Base's foals also his deceased uncle and his foal's. His dream became disoriented like a movie cutting out or a film reel thing burning due to it got to hot and caught fire. He opened his eye's where he found a breathing tube in his mouth and some doctors and nurses working on him to get his purple flank back to combat. They noticed his stats coming up so they gave him another shot of morphine (not narcotics) to knock him out for the surgery where he was back in happy dream land with his family but happy to see his sister again where he knows it's a dream but if all of family is here then to him it's real. The doctor noticed his stats going down where he told him to stay with them and don't give up where Purple he wants to be with his family again of his real parents, and sister but then felt a shock where the doctor he used his wings, picked up a defibrillator , placed cream on it, rubbed the paddles together and told the other medical personnel to stand back where the doctor shocked him to get his heart rate back up. His heart rate was above than normal but worked with it. Outside of the tent the doctor told Sgt Green about him that he's stable but he fought them wanting to give up where Sgt Green told the doctor that he might wanted to be with his deceased real parents and deceased sister because he never met his real parents because they died some time after he was born. The doctor asked if it's the Sire's Hollow timber wolfs attack almost 22 years ago where Sgt Green told him it was. He told the Sgt that his father was there where he and some town folk bought in a red unicorn stallion and blue Pegasus mare a few days after he was born in Sire's Hollow. He just wanted to give up on his life where he wished they left him there to die where he never got to meet his real parents. Sgt Green asked if he could see him where the doctor told him he's asleep and should be up in a few hours. A few hours later in was 8:00 AM where Sgt Green walked in where he asked Purple Artist on what he was thinking of fighting the doctors and nurses back while they preformed triage on him where he told his brother in law that he has his real parents and can visit them anytime where his parents both real and adoptive are dead and only got a brother who starting to warm up to him. Green told him that he got his wife but he told her of mother, father ,brother ,& sister where he asked on what he wants where Purple told him a whole vat of cider will be great right now so he can be drunk and not feel any pain where he told Purple that he isn't going to be drinking where after this he been thinking about discharging him from the military totally so he can focus on being a father and a husband. He also told Purple that Target she was here early before he teleported her home and convinced her that they got the best ponies and creatures far and wide working on him to keep him afloat. He told Purple that there navy is in shambles of there Canterlot Class-Dreadnoughts (A combination of the New York Class, Nevada Class and Colorado Class Dreadnoughts/ early battleships) and ironclad ships are either sunk or badly damaged and there submarines are far away to be any good to help them. He told Purple not to get mad or sad but the Lunar fleet was totally wiped out. Purple just shook his head in disbelief where he asked if he could get some rest where Sgt Green told him to get some and he's going to put a recommend in for him to get the Celestial Cross (like the Victoria cross in the British & Commonwealth Armed Forces) but he told him not too but Sgt Green told him it's in his mind and going to happen. In the Command Post he had a piece of paper and recommended Purple Artist for the Celestial Cross and the Silver Star. While home the foals even his niece and nephew asked on where's Purple is at where Target told them that he's been called away for a bit and should be back soon. Some time later outside of Canterlot they stormed Canterlot under the cover of night and engaged the enemy where Purple Artist would fire his rifle every now and then but used the buildings as cover. Some soldiers from the Equestrian, Crystal and Zebra armies trotted down the street where some of the enemy soldiers dropped Molotov cocktails onto them setting them ablaze but Purple took his rifle and placed them out of there misery instead of them galloping around on fire of him calling it the most humane thing to do of placing them out of there misery. Inside of Canterlot castle Sgt Green gave Purple a Lavender shotgun where he placed his rifle on his back and used the shotgun for close quarters but he teleported to the roof. On the roof it was just him and Sgt Green where Purple he pulled out the Equestrian flag and galloped to the flag pole but he was shot but Sgt Green came using his battle ax and hit the King Sombra legion soldier then pushed the stallion off the roof but went over to Purple and helped him up using his magic telling him that the whole world is watching then used his battle ax and cut the enemy flag off the pole. He took the flag and placed it onto the flag pole where on the streets below there was nothing but cheering and the word "Huzzah" going about. 2 days later after the siege Purple Artist is now 22 but in the room where the royal wedding was held Purple Artist bowed for Twilight Sparkle who placed the Celestial cross, Lunar cross and Silver star onto his military service dress but gave him the Equestrian Princess ribbon for peace and placed that around his neck. He saluted her using his right hoof and after the award ceremony he took his wife and family out for ice cream. Outside of Canterlot he ran into Base and his 2nd wife whom Base is becoming into a better pony and told Purple that he's very proud of him and the 2 hugged where Purple told him that he always wanted to hear from his Pegasus brother. Purple asked on why they were late and he told his baby brother that his wife got them lost but Purple told him that all the time that Mares and Stallions aren't perfect no pony is.