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// Demons! 
// Story: We have our Reasons... 
// by dragon191917 
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So they ran. Or, well, floated.

They could hear the roars of demons behind them. None of them bothered even turning around, less they suffer the same fate as the three casualties already.

Finally, they reached the hanger. With a slam, Gilda closed the three foot blast door, only to see that their transports had been destroyed by more demons.

Immediately, they all knew what they had to do. For three years, this idea had been unthinkable. But here it was. The New Lunar Republic and the Solar Empire, working together.

Then, the gunfire began. 

Twilight blasted a hole in ones chest as it rushed her, and killed another one with a headshot from her pistol.

Gilda aggressively slammed her enemies with punches and mauls, punctuated by a shot from her shotgun.

Fury, to the awe of everyone there, was able to wield oth his assault rifle AND grenade launcher at the same time, rapid bursts of magic missiles and grenades falling all around.

Finally, and probably the bravest, was Drake. He used a special magically energized long sword along side his pistol, slicing through enemy after enemy.

But, there was just to many demons to fight off. After loosing another soldier, they finally folded. Twilight closed her eyes, realizing this is the end.

Bang bang bang! Suddenly, the whole front line of demons was annihilated by a barrage of fire.

Twilight looked up, only to see the obvious. The Moonjumper.

Immediately, every Demon was on top of her. She was a Pegasus, and fought with no fear and astounding agility.

Finally, Twilight took her eyes off the combatent for just a moment, and saw the Evac transport arrive.

She eagerly ran up and into the transport, and turned around, only to her much asteemed awe. 

The Moonjumper was performing the Dance of Death. An ancient fighting technique that the Pegasi developed, the Dance of Death is a long series of complex attacks, and requires complete concentration. The Moonjumper obliterated score after score of the demonic host. Finally, she ran into the transport. At the last second, Gilda grabbed Fury's grenade launcher and plopped her mystery grenade in, promptly chucking it into the army of demons. 

Then, they took off, all do speed towards the Crescent.

Twilight looked at Gilda. "Why'd you throw that last grenade?"

Gilda smiled, and replied. "Because, that wasn't a grenade. It was five hundred grams of antimatter, enough to turn that station and the asteroid into nothing but scattered electrons. In half an hour, it'll go off. Enough time to see us off this rock. Pilot, get us out of here!"

Immediately, the transport sped off in the direction of the Crescent.

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Two hours later...

Twilight walked calmly into the bridge, after being washed up from the terrible fight.

Inside was by far the heaviest debate the entire ship, along with the Solar Empire fleet, the 12th Fleet as it happened, the newest Solar Empire Fleet. That debate was where the hell were they going to go.

Gilda was completely on going back to the Republic base, New Equestria, but Admiral Drake insisted upon returning to Earth.

Twilight walked quietly in and took a sip of coffee, ignoring the loud yelling and bickering. 

Finally, she would have no more of this arguing. "Everyone STOP!!!" she screamed.

Naturally, everyone quieted down.

"Admiral,"said Twilight, calm again, "You're going to dislike this, but I would like to go to New Equestria."

Drake looked at her shocked. "But the Republic tortures ponies!" he said in a hissing tone.

Gilda laughed. "Only the old Republic did that. This Republic is almost completely pascifist. Anyway, the only reason that the old Republic was so evil was of Nightmare Moon, aka Luna. And the only reason she was Nightmare Moon was because she had been..." Gilda stopped dead. Her eyes widened.

Drake frowned. "She had been what?" he asked.

Twilight also felt the same uneasyness.

"Possessed," replied Gilda, cheek twitching. "By a demon that wanted power. Open up comm on all channels! To all Solar Empire ships in 12th Fleet, we are sending you coordinates for New Equestria! Prepare to follow us in a jump!"

Drake looked furiously at her. "Why are you doing that!?"

Gilda turned to him, an old, evil gleam in her eyes. "Emergency Override Code Alpha, so don't think your ignoring my order. Drake, the reason is, if one demon could possess a princess, who said another demon can't do it again?"

Drake turned pale. "You don't mean to suggest that Celestia is..." he trailed off.

Twilight looked at Gilda, and that fact clicked. She was right.

Celestia had been possessed by demons.