Mission 01
Ever since that mission, Twilight had begun to be receive respect from the rest of the other squads and even the generals of the New Equestrian Vanguard began to take notice of her actions and accomplishments. Usually, The Vanguard was formed back the splitting of Equestria occurred, and help to defend the little land left. They were always the first to charge and the last to fall, which made being a part of it or noticed by them a very prestigious honor. That mission was what jump started Twilight's Reputation, but that had been several years ago, and Twilight still had that same amount of respect if not more. Twilight had completed mission after mission without any failure or mishaps, yet for the recent five weeks she had not been given a single task or mission to carry out for Princess Celestia, which puzzled her. In order to get answers she is on her way to take initiative and find out what is going on.
"Geez Twilight, Why can';t you just accept that she is giving you a break for your hard work?" Spike asked as he and Twilight ascended the staircase to Celestia's study. " I'd think maybe two weeks would have been adequate enough for a rest, but five weeks? Something is going on, and I intend to find out what it is!" Twilight replied with discomfort in her voice, "and once this is sorted out, I'll have my answer." Spike groaned and muttered, "Then I guess there's no turning back then." Minutes later they reached the door to Celestia's study and Twilight banged the knocker three times against the door. A few seconds passed until a voice which could only have been Celestia's came from inside as the door swung open. "Come in, I'll get the door for you!" As they entered the room Celestia turned her head from what she had been working on and exclaimed, "Oh, Twilight! what are you doing here? Shouldn't you be relaxing in your study or elsewhere?" "Yes," Twilight responded, "But I haven't been given a mission for the past five weeks, and I don't understand why. I've never failed a mission yet!" "Oh Twilight," Celestia said with a grin, "I've been planning something for you, and planning takes a lot of time and work. I've decided that you'll be needing a squad to undertake missions with, I've already selected five other ponies who I think will do just fine."
Just as Twilight was about to protest, Celestia walked over the fireplace and shifted the candle on the right to reveal a tunnel that seemed to have no end in sight. "Come Twilight, Your mission starts once we reach the other end, I'll explain the details to you and Spike on the way there." With that said, Celestia began to make her way down the tunnel and with her Spike riding upon Twilight's back. "Princess, I hardly find it necessary to assign a squad for me, I've been doing just fine on my own. Don't you think that might just slow me down instead?" Twilight asked as they traversed the long dark moss ridden tunnel. "I have full faith that they'll prove to be a greater asset than you imagine, and the mission you and your team will be assigned is far greater than anything anypony has attempted yet. If this mission fails, New Equestria is lost and will be overrun. You'll be taking the train to Ponyville to meet your new companions, and Spike will of course be accompanying you on this arduous journey." Celestia Said in response. It seemed like hours of silence and darkness as the tunnel loomed endlessly ahead until after many twists and turn they came to a dead end. Twilight knew better than to ask, and she was right once she saw the princess' horn glow as a loud clicking noise was heard from the wall, as it slid open to reveal a small cottage.
"Here Twilight, take this satchel, in it are your train tickets, codec necklaces for your squadmates who can't use magic, and a letter detailing your instructions once you arrive in Ponyville and have met up with the rest of your squad.For now, I must take my leave and return to Canterlot in my studies. The train station is straight down the street to the left. Goodbye for now Twilight, I'll talk to you again once everything is settled." Celestia said as she handed to Twilight the satchel and made her way back into the tunnel. Twilight was about about to ask her about the letter but, just as she was about to, Celestia disappeared behind the wall. Twilight and spike made their way to the door and saw that is exited into the slums of lower Canterlot. With a glance around Twilight said to spike, " Well, Let's get going then. We've got a long journey ahead of us." Through the slums they traveled, and Twilight began to take notice of the poor living conditions. House after dilapidated house they passed, and some weren't even houses at all, but small little cardboard boxes with anything from a pillow to maybe even more than one box attached to the side of the other. The slums were filled with ponies covered in grime and dirt, along with refugees from the war when their homes were either destroyed or taken over.
After forcing her way through the large crowd, she reached the station and was surprised to see that there wasn't a single pony in it. As she entered the facility she realized why, The prices of tickets were so high because of the risk involved during travel unless you were rich or had a lot of connections with higher ranking ponies. Twilight slowly made her way to the center of the room and looked up to see if there was a mural that remained but to her disappointment, the beautiful design that had once brought tranquility to those who gazed upon it had slowly worn away. Sadly, Twilight decided to head to the train, she trotted through the large empty station. As she walked through the cavernous room, she imagined what it must have been like before, filled with ponies everywhere heading to all sorts of exotic places. As she boarded the train Spike was running after her with panic in his eyes, and a small metallic object in his scaly hands. Once they were both seated, Twilight asked him, "Spike, Why were you running? Did something scare you?" With a small grin spike replied, "Nope, It's just that the train was leaving, and I wouldn't want to be left behind, but hey, check out what I found!" From his hands he dropped a small cog on the table and said, "Isn't that cool?" And before Twilight could reply, The train began moving. Taking them to Ponyville, and with it, the beginning of a new adventure that would test everything Twilight knew and did.
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"So, what is it?" Spike asked.
Twilight glared at it and in a deep voice said, "Metal Gear..." *Grumble, Grunt*
And then there was metal gear and it pew pew'd teh train and made it go boom into teh sunset with teh magic negative double rambo!
--Gladly, this is not the ending....Celestia would probably banish me to the everfree forest if it was--