//------------------------------// // Ch. 7 // Story: Equestrian Anti-Heat Forces // by Navras97 //------------------------------// "SOARIN?!" every pony said out loud, Reave wrote down his order not feeling the vibe. He nodded his head and went to the kitchen. "Hey guys, Iong time no see!" Soarin greeted everybody's shocked faces. "Howdy pardner! How and why are you here in Ponyville?" Braeburn asked, giving him a brohoof. "I was actually in the bunker for a while, I decided now to come over now that everybody's here." Soarin said, taking off his saddle bag and putting it on the table. He took out a dossier labeled EAHF Pegasus Commando unit. He fanned out the documents on the table containing his debriefing documents, Shining Armor's drafting letter, his objective and assigned town to scout. He started explaining his role in the EAHF and the plan established by Shining Armor specifically for Ponyville. "There are 9 wonderbolt stallions in the squad, each cities pegasus scout platoons will be run by a wonderbolt, meaning I'm in charge of the scouts here. This whole operation sounds crazy, but it's our best way of surviving this season, which is why I volunteered. Shining Armor states that the plan has 2 parts to it. Since the EAHF forces in cities all over Equestria need orders from the high chain of command Shining Armor's not here. Instead one of his top soldiers Flash Sentry will be running the operation out here in Ponyville." Soarin seems more serious than usual thought Spike, well he did volunteer, and leaders need to be more level-headed instead of carefree like he usually is. Must be a lot of pressure Soarin took out a long scroll and fanned it out, almost taking up the whole table. "This is the primary plan, evacuating as many stallions, colts, and married couples as possible into the bunker through the underground entrances. The labyrinth's always end up towards the bunker so it's pretty damn hard to get lost." Soarin took out another scroll and spread it out on the stainless steel table. It was a map of Ponyville with 6 x's marked in certain areas. http://djinn327.deviantart.com/art/Map-of-Ponyville-MLP-FIM-274680721 (all credit goes to djinn327, amazing work) "There are 6 secret entrances in Ponyville:" He ran his hoof down north to south, "There is one in the plaza, inside of one of the large barrels next to the town well." "Another is in the secondary school, in one of stalls in the stallion's bathroom." "Another is in Maple Park, where there is a stump is actually a manhole cover." "Another is located near the library, at the base of a tall tree to the right of the library." Braeburn and Spike looked at the X marking the library, Spike spoke up slightly angry, "there's a secret entrance here?! Why didn't Incognito tell us about it instead of having us run for our lives?!" Soarin looked at the two, "Incognito told me his hooves were so full of Princess Twilight that he forgot to tell you, besides Twilight would've heard it and that could jeopardize the whole operation by exposing ourselves." The Apple and dragon sat back in their seats, finding that as a big excuse. "Another is in the bakery district, turning off the lampost to the right of Sugarcube corner will open a manhole cover disguised as a bucket of false apples." "And the last is in Sweet Apple Acres in the well there is a ladder down it you have to climb down." Soarin kept the map spread out so every pony can remember where they are. Soarin scrolls up the map and puts everything else back in his saddle bag. Reaves comes back with the orders of drinks, sliding them to the respective customers. "Evacuating every male in Ponyville won't sound easy..." Spike commented, taking a chug at his mug of milk. Reaves catches wind of the question and takes a seat with the gang. "It's only fair you guys know what the statistics we're facing with this heat season. Ponyville's population is approximately 3,700 ponies. Out of that number, only 975 of those ponies are male, leaving the majority of 2,775 to the female population. We have a lot more cities with denser populations than Ponyville so we won't be getting that much troops, only a small sized battalion (300 troops). Unless we get more volunteers from the stallions in Ponyville, our chances of this operation being successful is 50-50 roughly." The group sit there silent staring at their after hearing about this. Reaves takes a deep breath, hating to be the bearer of bad news "reports had led us to believe that this heat season is not like any other one we've experienced. Usually when a mare is in heat, some part of them can resist the need to go ballistic in the presence of a male. But now when a mare so as much as smells or hears a stallion the heat floods their thoughts. They can't think rationally as their hormones drive them insane, desperate to find the source of the scent." "Eeyup..." Big Mac said, knowing well that that statement is true. "Heat always occurs randomly when mares awake from their sleep from having wet dreams. But now it there are symptoms that lead to heat. Before they have this special heat, they would show some of the outward signs of a fever, then it activates when the mare believes sleep is their only option. We should be getting some more Intel by our scientists in Canterlot if any new discoveries pulls up. For now, we'll just blast any mare that so much looks in our general direction." Reaves rises out of his seat, exiting the cafe, "I'm going to make sure the quarters are made for when the reinforcements arrive, enjoy your drinks fellas, they're on the house." his hoof steps trailing off softer in the awkward silence floating around the table. "....A new adventure every year huh guys?" Big Mac, taking another swig, banging his mug on the table surface. Doctor Whooves propped his legs on the table, holding his mocha in the hooves grip that he will never understand how and why, "It's only the worst every year, but it's good to know... that I'm going through it with someone else watching my back" he pats Big Mac on the broad shoulders. "Derpy always told me you've been at this "life at stake" thing for years" Big Mac responded, "... alone, no one watching your back. You can count on us pardner!" Whooves spirit felt enlightened by this statement, he took a sip of caffeine rush, "well in this case it's our sex lives and stallionhood at stake but it's critical nonetheless. Thank you Big Mac..." Braeburn propped his legs up as well, fixing his hat "why is it that every time visit Ponyville I get caught up in the heat season? Maybe Trollestia has inflicted a curse upon me or somethin..." he fishes out an apple slice from his wooden mug and pops it on his swollen tongue. (BTW in this story Celestia, Molestia, and Trollestia are the same, just Celestia going through different alter egos at appropriate times) Soarin laughed at loud thinking of a funny slapstick toward Braeburn, "I can just imagine Molestia just descending from the skies to take you to her bedchambers in the heaven only for YOU being forced to take HER for all eternity." Everyone broke into heavy laughter at this disturbing imagery, Braeburn felt a shivering drop down his spine. Spike takes a sip of milk, pondering on a thought he wants to share to the gang, "I wonder what Princess Celestia looks like when shes in heat..." The laughter abruptly halts with every wide-eyed teeth-baring stallion freaking out on the inside. Spike looks around the table at his stiff guy friends, "Never mind then..." Every stallion starts conversing about sexual things like completely casual conversation as Spike absorbs every freaking word. "I know Pegasus mares get "Wing-boners", how does it work for Earth mares?" Soarin asked the Big Mac. "Hmm... Caramel told me that it's when the ponies tail like INSTANTLY shoots straight up and they just stand there like a statue." Soarin almost choked on his shake from hearing that, "Tail boners huh...? Hehehehehe... wow, I heard from a unicorn friend of mine saying one time he was working out, his body was sweating bullets. His fillyfriend was watching him like a hawk while on the treadmill. He noticed her horn was like... throbbing... rapidly... like VERY rapidly!" Big Mac almost shot cider out of his nose, trying to contain his laughter under a tight grin. He swallows, then proceed to guffaw at that line. Doctor Whooves laughs with Big Mac, "You could say she was feeling a bit..." •_•) ( •_•)>⌐■-■ (⌐■_■) "...horny" "WOAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!" yells out everyone, instantly lighting up the mood of the dusty and boring bunker cafe. Everyone gives Whooves air-bro-hoofs and settles back down into their chairs, they all give deep sighs in unison. For a good 10 minutes or so everyone begins to reminisce on the highlights of their heat adventures together. (The following are scenes from the fimfiction that inspired me, Escaping the Heat, SPOILERS) Soarin being KO'd, tied up, and rutted by Applejack while unconscious. Braeburn almost becoming a sexual sacrifice to Princess Luna, Big Mac having a one on one fight with Rarity, Doctor Whooves almost having a bondage with Twilight, and poor Spike having to deal with everything. "This is why I like you guys", said Spike, raising his glass of milk in the air, "you're GUYS, I like Twilight and every pony else and all but these kind of conversations I could never have with them." Big Mac raises his mug up as well, " it's great you're here little brother, how bout a toast? To guys!" Braeburn follows suit, "to STALLIONS!" Soarin joins in, "BROS BEFORE HOES!" Doctor Whooves shoots his cup up, spilling it a bit, "and BLOODY HELL it's gonna stay that way!" They clash their drinks together, finishing them in one sitting and smacking them on the table. Incognito comes into the cafe, fully clean and not smelling like alicorn love juice and dressed in what looked like a soldiers outfit. He had a radio set fixed in his left ear. He wore a green shirt that stopped at his hips but went to his neck. He was wearing a black strap of 3 spare ammo compartments around his neck. He wore golden royal guard shoes and a bronze hoof gun equipped to his right foreleg. The hoof gun looked different from his last one, it had a second mechanism on it with a cone-shaped barrel. He had 4 blue grenades marked with 3 z's indicating they were sleep grenades on his right foreleg. On his left foreleg were 4 hourglass shaped grenades with red stripes on them, the gang didn't know what they were for. He was wearing his utility belt now with a golden buckle. He didn't have leg wear, exposing his silver shuriken over a golden shuriken cutie mark and thick hooked tail. "I figured you guys were here," he pulled up a chair next to Soarin, "in case I didn't introduce myself properly to any of you I'm Corporal Incognito of the Equestrian Intelligence Agency. I've lived in this bunker my whole life, carefully observing the events in Ponyville. I've never stepped into action in the events of the parasprite devastation, Spike's greed frenzy, and everything else because Princess Celestia personally ordered me not to step in unless ordered to do so." "You lived in this bunker your whole life? Watching us?" Spike asked, feeling a bit creeped out. "It's the EIA's job to watch every pony, we need to collect every bit of information every spoken because for all we know, some pony could be plotting something that could be threatening this "utopian" society of ours." Incognito trailed off, waving the conversation off with his hoof, "never mind then, I came here to tell all of you that the reinforcements have arrived and will be landing in the market plaza right now. Follow me outside so we can greet them. Major Marks, Private Redshot, Sergeant Reaves, and the rest of the squad will be joining us." The gang follows Incognito up the stairs and out the Town Hall entrance. The 6 other guards including Ironsword are posted on the way to the front entrance, dressed and armed in the same outfit and gear as Incognito (minus the utility belt). Daisy, the desk attendant, and the spa twins were gone and probably dropped off somewhere far from Town Hall. The 6 follow behind the group as they walk out into the open field, ready to defend the LZ from any mares. Oddly there was no tangos in sight, absolutely silent, waiting for the reinforcements to fly in. Marks, Redshot, and Reaves gallop out the doors and join the troops in the open field. The three were dressed like Incognito as well except Marks and Redshot didn't have any gear for being unicorns that know projectile spells. "Looks like you're up and running already after taking a hell of beating Redshot, you're gonna be alright?" asked Incognito, surprised his comrade looking untouched. "Don't worry sir, I cast a spell on myself to speed up the regenerating process, it's pretty useful." Private Redshot said, holding his head high. His voice sounded fierce to the gang, who were thinking him like a male Rainbow Dash only a unicorn and with fire. He had a spell tome symbol cutie mark meaning destruction to represent his skills in elemental offensive magic. "Try not to stumble into anymore horny alicorns alright? You became "at age" a few months ago." "It's alright sir, I can take on any mare anyday, just not princesses..." he scratched the back of his red mane, similar to Rainbow Dash's except more trimmed. "Stow it you two, the reinforcements are here." Major Marks commanded, looking over to the mountain holding Canterlot. A large group of about 100 Pegasus guards led the convoy as it made it's way to the LZ. The convoy was close enough for the group to discern it. There were about 10 cargo chariots each 15 meters wide and tall being towed by 5 Pegasus on each chariot. 3 chariots held the supplies, 2 chariots held unicorn specialists, and the other 5 held earth ponies. One Pegasus got ahead of the group and landed in front of the welcoming committee. He was orange with a spiky blue mane and short cut tail. The 10 guards saluted at the landing of this pegasus while the gang just looked at him. "Colonel Flash Sentry, sir! Welcome to Ponyville, heat-est place in Equestria this season." said Major Marks. "Good to see the squad out here in Ponyville is still untouched, who are these stallions?" Flash asked, looking at the gang. Soarin stepped up and saluted as well, "I am Wonderbolt Soarin sir, I will be taking charge of the scouting team, and these are these are the priorities that will give us an edge in the battle, sir!" "Alright then, everything looks good, we'll be setting our base of operations in the bunker, stand by and defend with the troops as the supplies are unloaded off the chariots and-" Suddenly what looked like a gigantic halo of rainbow erupted in the far distance. A line of rainbow was jetting from the epicenter right... towards... the cargo... The stream of rainbow almost misses the center chariot by inches, leaving a beam of rainbow and muteness in the midst of the troops. Everything seemed safe until the turbulence caught up... paired with a flurry of magic blasts of different colors coming from the building windows, bushes, and cover spots, shooting down the airborne Pegasi to be picked up by the turbulence. Everything went to hell as Incognito yelled out over the gale of boulder shattering wind pressure and deafening sounds of magic blasts. "AMBUUUUUSH!"