The sound of gunshots rang out around the mountain, Miners ran up slopes of mud, their rifles hanging from their shoulders.
"We'll be able to reach that bastard Chafin soon and get our Jobs back! Just another Mile!" A middle aged man wearing overalls and covered in dust and sweat shouted over the loud noise.
The Year was 1921, In the American State of West Virginia.
With the Rise of Union Labor, Coal Mining Companies decided to hire Yellow-Dog Contract workers in order to save money on their work, subsequently firing all the workers who joined the then popular United Mine Workers Union.
With strikes breaking out in order for the miners to get their jobs back and demand for better pay, things soon got violent.
It was known as the Battle of Blair Mountain, The Largest armed uprising in the United States of America since the Civil-War.
"Just got to shoot him a bunch and we're done here, No Problem" Another older man chuckled as he pat a younger man on the shoulder.
That younger man had a head of orange hair and a stubble growing on his chin, his eyes we're tired from countless nights of waking up in the middle of them to hear screams and gunshots of other miners, but he marched on.
He wanted his job, he didn't want to be treated like a slave by the mine owners.
He Wanted Freedom, even if he had to fight for it.
Freedom Over Peace, That was the motto his grandfather taught him when he spoke of his time in the Union Army during the civil war.
His Grandfather fought for the freedom of others, and now here he is, fighting for a similar goal.
Jeremiah "Jeremy" Anderson was young compared to the other miners, only 25 years old, but he felt like being on that mountain, fighting the oppressive Coal companies to bring stable jobs to the people, That was something a hero would do.
Sure, he knew he most probably be thrown into a prison when the battle ends, armed uprising aren't exactly legal, but he didn't care.
For the past few months, Jeremy Anderson was a hero.
and as he climbed the mountain, his rifle dangling on his back, he failed to notice the homemade explosive being thrown next to his feet.
His last fought as the explosion took him were that same motto his Grandfather taught him.
Freedom Over Peace.
President Lycanroc was not only a leader for the workers and the poor of Caninia, He was a symbol.
A symbol of uprising against the oppression of the higher class, of struggling against a foe that seems impossible to triumph, and succeeding.
Those were the thought the members of the D3U had on Jeremiah Anderson AKA President Lycanroc.
Freedom Over Peace, The idea that they shouldn't lie on their backs and let the rich and powerful elite walk over them, They were the workers, they were the miners, the Backbone of Caninia, And they deserved more than what they got for their hard work.
When Rex Rockefeller, a bastard child of an aristocrat from Dimondia, heard of the strange Diamond Dog that stood in the center squares of towns and villages, preaching his Ideal that they, the people, should unionize and demand better treatment from the monarchy, He knew he found someone unique.
It takes a special kind of Brave (Or Stupid) To openly insult the ruling class of Caninia, not after what the late King Stardust did those who opposed him.
But to his surprise, not only did this Lycanroc fight back against the guards that came to arrest him, he won.
He beat the group of guards with strength unseen in other Diamond Dogs, and a unique talent that only the smallest percentage of Dogs have.
Magic.
When Rockefeller heard that Lycanroc could move rocks like a Unicorn with magic, he knew he had to meet him.
This might have been what he was looking for, A way to get back at the elites of Dimondia, those who looked down on him simply because his mother was a maid who had an affair with a count.
"You should be lucky I'm giving you the honor of keeping my name, Mutt"
How Rex hated that man, and how he hated how the name Rockefeller will forever be associated with that abusive Barghest.
And so Rex Rockefeller met with the Dog known as Lycanroc, and the two hatched a plan.
They will change the way Caninia treats their workers, then they will change how Caninia treats its citizens, and soon later, they will change the way Caninia is run.
A country run not by a family of elite fools who hadn't known a day of hardship in their lives, but by the ones who knew what the people needed more then those Nobles ever could.
A Democracy, a Country run by the people.
That was going to be the goal, a country where the leaders listened to the people, where the leaders were the people, and were the leaders could be replaced if the people deemed it so.
And with those thought in mind, Jeremiah Anderson and Rex Rockefeller started the group known as the Democratic Diamond Dog Union, The D3U.
It was around an hour after Princess Moonbeam started crying that she stopped, she fell asleep holding me in her arms like a teddy bear.
I squirmed out of the princesses grasp and looked back to see her sleeping on the floor, a snot bubble growing and shrinking with each breath.
I looked down at my suit, seeing it covered in snot and tears, I decided to take it off.
Hopefully Blueblood wouldn't mind making me another.
I turn to the green rock turtle that was in the cave when I woke up only to find him eating a part of the cave wall, slowly creating a tunnel.
Which remind me, I was getting used to only using two Pokemon moves, Vine Whip and Rollout, and only recently tried to learn Power-Up Punch, that I completely neglected the other moves I know and could learn.
How could I forget, It was perhaps the most useful move I had, And I only really used it once!
And seeing the Rock Turtle eat the wall reminded me of it!
I Can Dig!
I Dug the burrow I live in for crying out loud, Why didn't I think of this sooner?!
It might be harder to dig through rock instead of Dirt, But I'm sure I can make it!
"Hey kid, Move over a bit" I tell the turtle as I walk towards the wall it was eating from, The Green Rock Turtle creature moves over and looks at me.
"What are you doing mister? Do you also want to eat these minerals? They're very rich in Iron and Lead!" He tells me with a smile, His words pulling up a red-flag that I'll probably have to bring up with Jenn when I get out of here.
Lead Poisoning is a very serious issue.
I first Curl Myself into a ball, Making a white shimmer cover my body for a second before disappearing.
I don't need to use Defense Curl, But it'll make it so my tiny arms are harder to bruise while digging through the ground.
I don't know how deep we are, But there is Oxygen down here, so it's not too deep, I'll try and dig in a 35-40 degree upward tile, hopefully I'll reach the surface before someone checks on this cell.
And after another few Defense Curls, and a short stretch of my limbs, My arms and shell start glowing with a dim brown light, and when I touch the wall, It moves aside like I'm moving soft sand instead of Solid Stone.
"Okay, Lets do this" I start digging.
In the Castle of Queen Katherina Proudpaws, an Important Discussion is being held.
Not a discussion about how to deal with the D3U or how to rescue Princess Moonbeam, no.
A Discussion about what to do with Jennino Lanternlight proclaiming herself queen.
"I'm sure she has a good explanation for why she did it, maybe we should just ask her" Said Princess Floppyears, Her head resting on her paws, her elbows on the table.
"The Reason of why she did so matters not, Fiona, The facts are that she has commited Treason and must be punished." Queen Katherina spoke, ignoring the opinion of her younger sister.
The sad face that Fiona Floppyears pulled almost made Katherina Proudpaws break her character.
"I am a Queen, I need to lead this Kingdom like our father did, and his mother before him, If I could give you happiness, sister, I would, But my duty must come first" She told herself in her head, Katherina loves her sisters, more than almost anything.
She doesn't want to fight with Jennino, Nor does she want to keep Fiona away from Ambrosia, She wants Moonbeam to be safe and healthy, and she also wants Indiana to be more open with her feelings.
But sadly, Katherina is a Queen, and was raised on the traditional Diamond Dog Values.
She Doesn't want Jennino to mine the gem deposit she found because it was found in the Traditional Royal Mine.
She doesn't want Moonbeam to explore Magic, because of how dangerous it can be.
She doesn't want Ambrosia to go around the country without protection, with people like the D3U out there she will be in Danger.
Katherina wants her sisters to be safe, but she can't show them how she feels.
Because Katherina Proudpaws is a Queen, and a Queen must think of her nation first and foremost.
Even if the queen wants to spend one more holiday with her family, she simply doesn't have the time and luxury to afford to.
But as long as her sisters are safe, Katherina doesn't mind being hated by them.
It is the job of the Eldest Sibling to take care of their younger brothers and sisters, even if those brothers and sisters don't want to be taken care of.
Tuning back in to the table, Katherina managed to catch the end of what Indiana said, before suddenly the door to the meeting room slammed open.
Turning to see who it was that dared intrude on a royal meeting, she was surprised to find one of the Guards carrying a letter.
"It- It's from the Ponies, your Majesty" The Guard gave the letter to a servant in the room who brought the letter to her.
"You are dismissed" She told the guard, who was still huffing for air from running all the way over.
Opening the letter she was given, she read through what looked like military orders, before reading the signature at the bottom.
"-General Marshall Prince Blueblood Platinum" she whispered before throwing the letter on the table and ended the meeting "This Meeting is Adjourned, Indiana, Follow me, Fiona, you come as well, Snifflepaws, Go home. Everybody else, go back to your stations, we might be able to save Princess Moonbeam" She walked out of the meeting room, a small squad of Guards following her as she walked, soon joined by Indiana Ambereyes and Fiona Floppyears.
And as everybody exited the room, locking it behind them.
They all failed to notice a small magical puppet made of wood and metal, shaped like a small spider, crawl out of the envelope the letter came in.
And nobody would ever figure out what happened to the drawers of files containing classified information that simply disappeared that night.
Nobody but a certain Unicorn that has a talent of finding what he's looking for.