//------------------------------// // Is it a Revolution or a Civil War? // Story: My little Revolution: Britain and Her Colonies // by batran //------------------------------// Ponyville Hospital 1900 HRS "Alright something is up here!" Said Twilight. if she were Human, then she would put her hands on her hips. Every one of them remained silent. Which frustrated her even more. Fluttershy was asleep next to New Hampshire, luckily she didn't awoke. Connecticut then yawned in exhaustion, Twilight snapped upon hearing this and used her magic to bring him up to the air. He struggled with all his might he have to find someway to pull himself out but he don't have a platform to pull. "Tell me now or I will..." Twilight paused unable to finish the sentence when the colonists still wear empty expressions. There was a silence but was broken by Virginia. "Hurting us will only violate the law. If it exists..." He said in monotone. Twilight then groaned in frustration and let go of Connecticut. She put a hoof to her chin and thought for a moment. She then had an idea. With a devilish smirk, she then engulfed Connecticut with her magic and began tickling him. The he felt the pleasure to laugh, but he bit his lips and also grind his own teeths. Twilight tried harder he almost look like he is going to begin bursting out laughing, unable to handle it much longer but he remained still. Twilight knew that he isn't giving up so easily. "Tell me or I shall tickle you to death!" commanded Twilight, in a sinister tone. "N-never!" said Connecticut voice was muffled from biting his lips. He then looked to his "friends", "Why aren't you guys helping!?" "Pay back for stealing our bread.." answered Rhode Island. The other Colonists looked at Twilight like she was a mischief-like child. Surely this is immature behavior and not really effective right? Maybe, Maybe not. But the colonist knew it's not harmful and just for fun. Just then Connecticut burst out laughing, unable to contain it much longer. Twilight knew she was close to getting the information out of him. However, the other colonists doesn't seem to do anything about it, knowing that they have a unicorn that ACTUALLY knows spells in the room. Finally, after many minutes later. He finally gave up and surrendered. "Okay, now tell me the truth about you guys..." Said Twilight, somewhat proud of herself. She imagined herself getting a job as a Interrogator... but shrugged it off as it is 'silly' for her. Come to think of it she doesn't have any job that could give her any cash. But luckily, Celestia had helped paid for her family back in Canterlot. And also Ponyville Library doesn't really need any money to rent. "Why should I?" stubbornly questioned Connecticut folding his arms. Twilight horn starts to glow- "Okay-okay! I... WE" Connecticut looked to the others and back, "shall tell you the truth..." "Well, I'm listening." said Twilight, growing impatient by the minute. "Okay... how do I start?" Connecticut is trying to stall but it seemed to late as he noticed Twilight patience is starting to break, "I... well we... are from the newly founded country, the United State of America." Twilight realized that this is no normal explanation as she heard unfamiliar names and quickly summoned a some parchment and quill. She wondered why these ponies are from a country who has their species and not united with Equestria? She shrugged it off as their ancestors migrated to the other side of the world, which they had not discovered yet. She began writing down, with magic, his words. She noticed he stopped after 'America', she figured that she needed to ask questions just to get the information out of him. "Hmmm, can you tell me why your country is founded?", Twilight asked. Connecticut was unsure, as he actually didn't really know the detailed reason than just 'because of high taxation without representation in the government' and stuff like that. Massachusetts took over Connecticut's position from there. "Well, there was a country named Great Britain," Twilight then looked at Britain, who then looked down, "who had treated us badly. They set down high taxes down on us without us having a say. Some of us went indebt and the British put us in jail for having no money to pay, despite being in debt. They are tyrants as they are and their minions, the redcoats, had murdered our people in cold blood when we had questioned their rule." This appalled Twilight, as she wrote it down. She was just about to ask a question before being interrupted by Britain. "More like rebels and civil wars." Spat Britain, "We were indebt due to the French and Indian war, and we tried to find money to pay our troops! We have one of the most powerful troops in the world, but these "rebels" keep questioning us. They had tar and feathered our innocent, they tortured loyalists. The patriots are thugs who needs to be dealt with! They are evil as bandits!" Twilight noticed that the colonists frowned. "What's a Patriot and Loyalist?" asked Twilight. "Patriots are rebels who wanted to die just to have this 'freedom'. How can they get freedom when they are already dead?" Britain exclaimed, "Loyalists are people who are still loyal to the crown. They are proper and they are bullied by these thugs." Britain shot a look at the colonists, who just resented it back. Twilight noticed this and asked if they hate each other. All of them nodded. "What!? Why do you guys hate each other so much? What about friendship!?" "Friendship?!" said New York chuckled and then spat, "I don't know much about history but I know there aren't much to go around!" Twilight was taken back. How can these ponies live in disharmony? in fact are they disunited? "How many countries are there?" "Well I don't know, ask Pennsylvania!" they then looked to Pennsylvania, he was still in bed unconscious. He doesn't look to good. He is breathing heavily out of his mouth a lot lately and he only woke up once. Since the hospital is full of sick ponies, bacteria could sneak through any crack. But luckily Pennsylvania didn't catch any, but it is something else. The doctor said he is having a severe case of fever, but he could recover in a month or two. New York looked back to Twilight. "Many... too many...." Twilight thought this for a moment and an 'idea' struck her. "I must send this to Princess Celestia at once!" declared Twilight and excused herself then opened to door to find that a Dark blue Alicorn was waiting for her, "Princess Luna!?" Twilight said, startled, "What are you doing here!?" "We must speak to Sir New Hampshire and Pennsylvania!" ------About 5 hours earlier------ Adam's Dream "ahhh!" shouted a patriot getting shot in the chest while trying to fire his gun. "Alexander!" shouted Adam Philips. He grabbed the patriot by the arm and started pulling him to safety. Just then a cannonball dropped out of nowhere and exploded near them. The shrapnel killed Alexander, luckily Adam was protected as he was behind his friends body and out of luck. Adam landed a few feet away from the blast and looked up to see his friend's body. "Alexander no!" he screamed running towards his friend and knelt down. He put his hand on his friend's chest to try to stop the bleeding. His friend knocks his hand away. "G-go!" said Alexander, barely containing a whisper. "N-no! I wont leave you!" shouted Philips while shaking his head, and starts to drag his friend again. Which again knocked his hand out of the way. "You must leave! You could help me by retreating! save yourself!" cried Alexander, He grunted then looked up to the heavens, "It's too late for meeee..." suddenly his body went limp. "No!" Adam tried to shake his mate's body but with no luck. A thought then flashed through his mind -could help me by retreating! save yourself!. He then finally did as he was told, he started to run away. Just then he heard a cry near him. He turned around and saw one of his comrades was struggling with several redcoats. He was about to turn around and ignore him, but he stopped and turned back around. He was not going to let another die. He then raced towards the soldier in need not noticing almost a dozen others doing the same thing. Just then a bright light froze time except Philips. He stopped running and looked all around, dumbfounded. what? He walked towards one of the British soldiers and started poking him in the face. After a few pokes got harder and harder. The Redcoat's body fell to it's side, still remaining in position before it was interfered. He then walked towards his friend's corpse. He knelt down and put his hand on the body. Remembering the fun times he had with when it was alive........ "Ahem!" "Meep!" jumped Adam Philips. He turn around and saw a dark blue horse like figure with horns and large wings. Then his body starts to shake in aftershock, "W- who are you!?" he stammered. The creature cleared before saying, "We art Luna! Princess of the night and keeper of dreams!" "Wha-what do you want from me?" stammered Adam a little louder this time. The creature paused before raising a hoof, "We have noticed that you are an entirely different species, correct?" "Erm, yes..." "Well we are interested to know about your kind!" "My kind?" "Why yes, we saw what you are dreaming-"dreaming?,"-... your kind has a history of military conflicts we presume?" Adam nodded. "Then we art interested on how your species has evolved from sticks and stones to technology that surpasses Equestria's in just over 5000 years!" "B-but I don't really know much about my kind..." "Then tell us what this war you were fighting was about!" said Luna, starting to show signs of impatience "Wait, if this was a dream, then how do you know this war actually exists?" "We can tell between dreams with fantasies and dreams with memories." "Are you using we as in Royal We ooorr.. referring to there is more of you?" "Royal we." "Okay then..." Adam Philips thought about this, why?... maybe I should tell her so she can leave me alone... "..and I think that's about what happened so far.." Luna sat there, stunned. She never knew or expected that even the weakest could actually stand up to or rebel against the government. Well, as far as she have seen in her lifetime. Just then, she have no more time to stay a while longer. "Thank you for your help, sir...?" said Luna, then asking for his name while lifting a hoof "Adam Philips, you could call me New Hampshire." said Philips, he then hesitantly shook her hoof, "By the way, I like to be called Mister... if you don't mind.." "Well, thank you Sir New Hampshire, we must be off to the other patriot beside you." Luna then vanished. Leaving Adam there stunned. Time, in the dream, starts to pick up the pace as sounds of explosions and bullet fire got less heavier until it is at normal pace. Adam was snapped out of his thoughts as his comrade was crying out for help. "-and pretty much, basically the same thing happened with Sir Pennsylvania's dream." Finished Luna. "Huh, now that actually makes sense now..." called out Georgia. Twilight wondered that she should tell Princess Celestia. But Luna already knows about them, so... maybe? She still is conflicting with herself if she should personally tell Princess Celestia, or let Luna do it. Maybe, Princess Luna already told her? Whatever it is, she shrugged it off as she would find out later.