When the Bomb Drops

by digitalmk06


Chapter 4: Attack Warning Red

"Who's in charge of the Russians, Rainbow Dash?" asked Rarity.

"Oh... it's... Shavinsky, isn't it? Or... Molotov. No. Molotov's just a cocktail, I think. Vladimir Putin. Yes, that's right. and M, Mishustin that's them. And Celestia has got something to do with it." said Rainbow Dash.

"What in taranation are you doing, Twilight?" asked Applejack

"Blocking out the windows, in compliance with the governmental directive. It's the correct thing." said Twilight Sparkle

"Yes. Then there's the...usual committee, of course, the Common Term, they once call it, the Russian Supreme." said Rainbow Dash

"They're in charge of the BJ Kee. That's the Secret Service. SS for short. Our lot is called EMI-5. Oh, it's all very complicated, to be honset". said Twilight Sparkle

"Well, mind you don't scratch the polish!" said Applejack

"Is it any good writing him a letter, do you think?" asked Pinkie Pie

"Who, Pinkie?" asked Rainbow

"This leader. Vladimir Whatshisname." said Pinkie Pie

"What are you going to say, Pinkie?" Twilight asked

"Oh, I don't know, Rainbow you can have a go." said Pinkie as she give the paper to the blue pegasus.

"Well, here it goes." said Rainbow as she begins to write quickly and then read the letter.

Dear Sir:
"Mr Vladimir Putin, We, the ponies of Equestria, are fed up with being bombed. We had enough of it last time, with old Hitler, so will you just leave us in peace? You live your life and we'll live ours. Hope you are well. Please don't drop any bombs.
Yours sincerely, The Mane 6."

"Very good, Rainbow Dash. Very nice. Yes." said Applejack

"You might be a bit late for the post but that's all right." said Rarity

"You know what the post is like these days. First class might just get there. But now, I must do this list." said Twilight.

Twilight begins to read out the lists, while Rainbow Dash was next to her

"Dustbin, calendar, books, games, paper, pencils, shovel, spade, crowbar, axe, hatchet, saw, whistle and/or gong for alarms, suitcases for furniture or evacuation, string, pliers... first-aid kits, safety pins, scissors, flints, aspirins, diarrhoea remedy, tweezers, calamine lotion, war crisis editions, lice-flea powder, rodent poison, insulin, blood-pressure tablets, rubber gloves, sanitary towels, mirror, toilet paper and eyewash." said Twilight reading out any details from the leaflet.

"I wonder if it's true about the paper bags. Or is it a joke? Well, I never know." asked Rainbow

"Neither do I, Rainbow Dash. I never know if it's just a joke or not." explained Twilight

"What's that, Twilight?" asked Rarity

"Well, they say you should get into a paper bag just before the bomb goes off." said Twilight

"Whatever for?" asked Pinkie Pie

"I suppose it's like the white paint. It... deflects the heat a bit." said Rainbow

"Sounds silly to me." said Pinkie Pie

"There are some paper bags, sugarcube. We had spuds from the farm in them. There should be six of them." said Applejack

"Thanks." said Twilight has she trotted to the cellar.

"For goodness sake, They'll be filthy, Twilight." said Rarity

"Shh. let the princess do her thing!" said Applejack

"Are you sure your bag is clean, Rainbow Dash?" asked Fluttershy

"Yes, Fluttershy, I...cleaned it thoroughly." Rainbow replied

Twilight then come out of the cellar with her paper bags, everypony laughed, well, nearly everypony.

"You do look silly!" Pinkie Pie laughed

"I wonder if it's all right to have eyeholes." thought Twilight

"They say it's the correct thing to wear white." said Rainbow Dash

"Ponies in Hiroshima and Nagasaki with patterned clothes got burned where the pattern was, and not so much on the white bits." said Twilight

"Yeah and even the buttons showed up." said Rainbow

"Yes, but they were Japanese." said Rarity

"Is there a clean sponge, Pinkie, ready for the bomb?" asked Twilight

"Absolutely!" said Pinkie

"Oh no! You're not going to wear that nice new one I gave you for Christmas! I don't want that spoiled. You can wear your old clothes for the bomb and save the best for afterwards." said Rarity

"All right, dear. Well, is there an old white one, without stripes?" said Twilight

"Well I don't want stripes all over me". worried Fluttershy

"I've never heard such nonsense. We didn't think what colour clothes we had on in the war." said Rarity

"Lucky to have any clothes at all, with everything on coupons." laughed Applejack.

"Besides..." before Applejack could say anything the music stops and the voice of the newsreader was heared. The Mane 6 heard it aswell, and Rainbow Dash had to walk up to the table to turn the volume up.

"We interrupt this programme for an official government announcement. An enemy missile attack has been launched against this country. It is estimated that the missiles will arrive in approximately three minutes. Three minutes." said the newsreader.

"Oh my god girls! There's only three minutes to go! screamed Rainbow Dash

"Oh, dear. I'll just put the washing on." said Rarity

"We'll go to use the toilet" said Twilight

"Same!" said Pinkie, Applejack and Fluttershy

As the rest went to do their thing, Rainbow is still panicking about it, and for this reason of going to the toilet and put the washing on, Rainbow Dash has had enough.

"Come back here, you stupid ponies, and get in the shelter!!!!!" yelled Rainbow Dash panicking as she rush to the table to hear the radio once more. This made Twilight and the others a bit angry, well Twilight was extremely angry on the bright side.

"How dare you talk to us like that, Rainbow! shouted Twilight

"Shut up and get in!" shouted Rainbow

"I've never heard such language in all my life." said Fluttershy crying

"Yeah. Too optimisted". explained Pinkie.

"Same." said Rarity

"Look Dash, There's no need to forget our manners just because there's a war on." explained Applejack

"SHUT UP! I'M TRYING TO LISTEN!!!! shouted Rainbow as she can't hear the radio.

"Take shelter immediately." said the newsreader

As the others heard the newsreader, The Mane 6 heared a noise outside, the air-raid siren begins to wailed, meaning that the nuclear missile is now approaching towards Equestria. They looked outside that the missile is coming down. The 6 ponies were shocked.

"This can't be good!" Twilight was shocked

"Sweet Celestia!" Rarity screamed

"What in tarnation! the bomb!" Applejack was stunned

"Oh, my." Fluttershy was stunned

"Woah!" Pinkie Pie was shocked

"Oh my god! They launched it and now it's coming down to destroy our country!" screamed Rainbow

As the siren continued to wailed, Rainbow begins to bring all of her friends into their shelters as fast as possible before one of them will end up dead. She is still panicking.


"COME ON GIRLS, LET'S GET IN THE SHELTER NOW!!!" said Rainbow furiously grabbed her friends to the shelter

"Oh, no! I've left the oven on!" screamed Pinkie Pie


"GET IN! GET IN! GET IN!!!!" screamed Rainbow Dash panicking in fear

Rainbow and her friends gets in the shelter, but Pinkie is panicking about her cake.

"The cake will be burned!" shouted Pinkie Pie

"I don't care about the cake Pinkie, I only care about protecting you girls! And I don't want you all to die out here, we have to stick together!" said Rainbow furiously

"I mean, Rainbow Dash is right. We do need to stick together." said Twilight Sparkle.

"Lie down. Keep away from windows. Cover your head and eyes. Do not look at the sky or through windows. Take shelter immediately. Repeat. stay indoors. Do not leave your home." said the newsreader on the radio.

The Mane 6 stays in their shelter as long as possible while the air-raid siren continued to wailing. This could be the way the last minute of peace in Equestria would look.