The War for Balance

by Robert Emerald Fountain


The War Begins

As Equus’ fleet began to charge at the Light Fleet, Galeem released his soldiers. Both fleets opened fire at the same time. Galeem was shocked by how well the Harmony Fleet was sticking together and their weapons were like nothing he had ever seen before. He was going against a fleet that was organized and knew how to engage in combat when faced with any type of enemy.

In the beginning, Equus had the upper hand. They drove Galeem’s forces back and came close to engaging his main ship. However, Galeem’s ability to crank out soldiers was something that the Harmony Fleet did not expect. Whenever coming close to the main ship, a defense squadron would emerge and drive them back.

After battling for two and a half hours, Galeem knew that he would have to use the same tactic he had used in the past. He called out to his soldiers and ordered them to switch from attack mode to capture mode. All of his forces acknowledged and condensed back at his ship. They were ready to end the battle right away and force Flurry Heart to surrender.

As Galeem’s soldiers condensed back together, Flurry had a vision of both Celestia and Twilight warning her that trouble was coming and that the shields had to go up. Realizing this, she called out to the fleet.

“All pilots, raise shields and take evasive action. Go to defense position. I don’t know what Galeem is planning, but it cannot be good. We mustn’t allow him to take our universe.”

Galeem saw what was going on and released his fury attack. This consisted of multiple beams of light which acted like guided missiles, chasing each and every ship in the Harmony Fleet. If a ship got hit by one of these beams, it would be vaporized and teleported into the prisoner hold of Galeem’s main ship, the Light Master. Most of the Harmony Fleet fought back, which raised their possibilities of being taken. Others tried to avoid the beams but they still got caught. Suddenly, One of Galeem’s top soldiers reported something that was not expected.

“Sir, Flurry Heart’s shield percentage is climbing. Our weaponry is having very little effect. Also, the main core of her ship is charging up.”

Just then, a call from Flurry herself came in.

“You may have taken the fleet that I spent six months training, but I am not done. I will get them back from you and the victory will not be yours to have.”