Storming Equestria
Prologue
The sky was black with only light from the smallest stars. All was calm and the only sound that could be heard was the low drone of engines. Then it seemed as if the sky itself started to explode and rock. Zachary, but commonly goes by Zach quickly took his head away from the small window he was looking through. All he felt was fear; for this was his first real combat drop. Yes he had trained and trained to make sure he was the best, but nothing could really prepare him for real combat. He looked among his fellow paratroopers who too had a look of fear in their eyes as anxiety filled the air.
Crack! The plane rocked as a flack shell barely missed the wing and sent shrapnel into the side of the plane. The walls behind Zachary were peppered with holes and three people got hit. “Ahhh!” The three screamed in agony, as the searing hot metal burrowed itself in their bodies. A corpsman quickly unbuckled himself from his seat and got to work treating the men. After bandaging their wounds to the best of his extent, he propped their barely breathing bodies against the front of the plane. They were not fit to join the comrades in the drop. All Zach could do was look around the dull metal interior that was the C-47.
A little red light turned on in the back of the plane. Everybody onboard knew what to do. They all stood up, got in single file, and connected their parachute cable to the guide wire. They were going to take part in a very important mission. The date was June 5, 1944 and the time was 11:30pm. At the break of dawn, Operation Overload would commence the invasion of France. The paratrooper’s mission was to take out enemy supply lines to cut off reinforcements to the beach. Without their help, the invasion would be a blood bath.
Zach gripped his Thompson submachine gun tightly, anxiously waiting the dull red light to turn to a green one. After what seemed like hours passed, though in reality it was only a few minutes, the light changed to green. The Paratroopers moved one by one to the door at the back of the plane and jumped down to their uncertain fate. After a few seconds, Zach was at the door. He hesitated.
BOOM! A thunderous explosion sent him out the door and he tumbled into the abyss below. His parachute opened quickly and slowed his decent. He looked up in horror to see the plane he was in mere moments ago was a raging fireball as well as all of his friends inside. He did not have time to mourn though, his eye quickly noticed the fact that the edge of his parachute was on fire. There was nothing he could do but stare. His only hope of surviving the impact was burning away.
He started to notice that his decent speed was increasing rapidly. Thankfully he could see the ground was only 500 feet away or so. “I can make. I can make it,” he said trying to reassure himself as he approached the ground. He knew this impact was going to hurt but at least he could survive the fall.
At about 50 feet off the ground his burning parachute tore off, leaving him in free fall. Then he started to hit the trees in the dark green woods, bouncing around like a rag doll. The last thing he remembered was a flash of light and then the eternal blackness of unconsciousness.
Author's Note: Hello guys and gals! This is the beginning of my very first fan fiction. I know I am not the most skilled writer. That is why I need your help through your reviews. I am looking for any information I can get my hands on. This includes but not limited to: constructive criticism, Hints, tips, and even ideas in the developing plot line. If this is liked more than expected, then I can break out the first chapter I have written. I look forward to your reviews.
From, RancidMuffin