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// Prologue #1 
// Story: Chronicles of Bon Bon 
// by Anonimoose 
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"Five minutes till release." The Shadowbolt announced, snapping Bon Bon out of her slumber, She had gotten used to the routine: The Shadowbolts fly under the cover of night at a low altitude, release her 7 km from the Target, Wingsuit in and deploy the parachute at the last second to avoid detection.

"Control this is Commander Drops" Bon Bon said, she hated using her birth name, Sweetie Drops, but the Canterlot Defense Ministry doesn't make exceptions, even for the best.

"Commander Drops, this is Control, confirm your orders."

"Orders the search and rescue of Ambassador McTalk from a group of Griffon extremists." She replied, she would much rather let that scumbag McTalk rot, but orders are orders. 

"Confirmed, The Ambassador is located on the hijacked naval vessel the SGNV. Enigma, Griffon forces are waiting on order to retake the vessel as soon as McTalk is extracted via Fulton Recovery, you will be extracted by F.R as well."

"Understood, Drops out." Bon Bon said cutting the radio off. After a brief silence it was broken by the Shadowbolt,

"Have you heard the news, they might be phasing us out." he asked with a hint of sadness

"Cant say I have," she replied

"Yea, some mare in Ponyville, Applesomething, is working with that stallion who made the clockwork exosuits to make flying machines!" he said 

"Don't we have those already, Hot-air Ballons?" she replied

"Yea but these machines are supposed to go faster than, get this, the fastest Wonderbolt! Man Dash is gonna be so mad!" he said chuckling

"Times are changing kid, relics like me are bound to be replaced.." she said with a smile, she loved her job, but there was something she loved more waiting for her at home.

"You sound like you're looking forward to being replaced."

"It's cause I am, how long till release?" she asked flatly

"Ten seconds ma'am, Brace for release."
9...8...7..6..5..4..3..2..1.
"RELEASE!"

Bon Bon let herself drop a few feet away from the Shadowbolt before deploying her wingsuit, within seconds the suit was fully deployed sending her into what could be described as a controlled fall, after a few minutes the ship came into view, she noticed an accessible point on the Bow of the ship, scanning the area she noticed only one griffon patrolling the ship, the rest were most likely with the ambassador or asleep.

The griffon approached the Bow of the ship, it was only a matter of time before its eyes would refocus and compromise the mission, without a second to lose Bon Bon deployed her parachute to slow herself to the minimal speed of detachment and disconnected herself from the parachute, sending her on a collision course with the Griffon. Before the Griffon could utter a word the mare had made contact and used the Griffons body to cushion the fall, breaking the creatures spine with a loud crack.

"Sorry to drop in on you like that." Bon Bon said wanting to slap herself, she promised Lyra she would say a one-liner for her so she might as well have gotten it out of the way now."

Removing her helmet and goggles, Bon Bon let her blue and pink mane drop down to its normal resting place and fixed the straps of her eyepatch to a comfortable position on her head,
"Now, Lets get to work.."