Crimson and Twilight

by CrimsonBrust


Chapter 23: What do others see?

The war in Equestria had been going on for a month. And with Daybreaker, losses grew every day. Even though she was helped by many leaders who believed she was a victim of the empire. But despite the combined forces of gryphons, hippogriffs, changelings, dragons, yaks, and buffaloes. It ended in a great failure. The alliance's fleet was defeated in two days of fighting at sea. I'm trying to cross the sea blockade. Daybreaker welcomed her advisers to discuss the current situation. She was sitting in the throne room talking to them.

"Lady, our situation is getting worse every day." "How much?"

“The ponies protest and want peace. And the agents you sent have been captured and the Resistance has been smashed.

"And the owu allies?"

"Queen Ember has lost the Battle of the Dragon Lands. And she handed the scepter to the emperor. By the way, I wonder what that victory parade was like?"

"What victory parade?"

"Well, because when they defeat a ruler, he and his soldiers pass through their capital in chains." And then he must convey the symbol of his power to the emperor's hooves.

"So every ruler they defeated was so finite."

"Yes"

"Well, where is Moondancer, I need to find out if she did what I asked her to do."

"I am a princess, that is, Empress Daybreaker."
"You researched the fighter we left for the emperor in the museum earlier."

“It's amazing that you can use something like this. But we couldn't build it. "

"How can it be built or not. These fighters are to help us protect our skies. "

"And I don't have the tools or the materials to build it."

"How you got the best craftsmen, tools, and researchers."

"I know, we stripped him. But that's the problem, we were able to copy many parts. But the problem is, it's impossible for us to produce some of them perfectly. ”

"So you know how to build, but the empire uses unknown materials?"

"Not only the materials, but the tools, knowledge and capabilities. It is not feasible even for me. Without knowing how they build it and what they use it is impossible."

"Okay, you can go and continue your work. Then some news from our allies ..." but suddenly a messenger from Chief Thunderhooves arrived. It was a Strongheart, because the buffaloes that lived in the southwest of Equestria and lived there peacefully. She ran in front of Daybreaker and fell in front of her.

"Save us, the empire has landed in the Southwest and I'm bringing us huge losses."

"How long have you been fighting there?" Sombra asked.

"Two days we struck down a lot of messengers, I just got here."

"What about the Chief of the Thunderhoofs?"

"I don't know the last time I saw him grayed out to enemy position."

"Sombra will be pleased immediately and I'll find out how you can defeat them?" I will not let them take our land. Macia, defeat them at all costs. And you, Strong Heart, will tell me everything in detail.

"So that was two days ago."

<day of attack>

The attack begins just before sunrise. We were at a camp close to the shore, both of your ponies were a little closer to the shore.

"You see Strong Heart, one day you will change your headache because of looking for bison. And you will have to fight in defense of my tribe. "

"I know, but I'm still with the young, which ..." Suddenly they heard the old sound louder and louder. And suddenly something fell and exploded. I don't know how to describe it, the earth just exploded. They fled all over the camp. After we shook ourselves, we saw the soldiers of the empire land on the shore. And then from heaven.

"Back off or they'll crush us."

"What about our injured and injured ponies?" one of the warriors asked. The chief couldn't say anything when he felt a sudden pain.

"Ah!"

"Chief!" Get him out of here. We go back to the village. I take all the wounds I can. I said. A few kilometers away, we regrouped with the surviving ponies that defended the beaches. The day after the attack, we counted the wounds and the missing. At the end of the day, we were hit by something we didn't know how to fight.

"Boss, I'm watching!"

"What is this? It looks like a chariot, but it looks different. I do not know how to describe it."

"I can see ... It doesn't really look like what I've ever seen in my life."

"No matter what the ponies hit it with their siege machines."

"Yes, Chief" but after we staked, we were shocked. The vehicles looked untouched and then responded with a power never seen before.

"Did you hear that?"

We saw something falling towards us at high speed, but suddenly it rose, but something fell. When it fell close to us, it exploded, leaving a hole in the ground. And then more ponies attacked us, so we retreated to the surrounding towns. Chief ordered our warriors to prepare for the empire attack, and when he found out that every messenger he sent would die, we knew we would fight. Continuing our run, we reached the position of the empire surrounding us. So we have to break through the lard. And then I got here somehow.