Twilight held her sniper rifle next to her head, peering intently through it's scope. She was looking for a target. Her goal was to keep the main road clear for the incoming infantry and vehicles. After all, they couldn't pass by with a whole shit-load of infantry firing at them, could they? She lay prone on the roof of a fifty story building, only the wind daring to move at those heights. Not that she was bothered by heights, of course.
Her class, the scout class, came equipped with a DSR-1 and an EH. The first was a sniper rifle, and a the former was a pistol. Her pistol sat holstered by her hip. On her back, she had a pack with some explosives and a detonator. Also a recon drone.
Other than that, she only had a BDU and some ammo. That was all she needed. She didn't want to carry too much, after all. She was a scout, and scouts had to be fast.
She caught a glimpse of movement in her scope and zoomed in on the location. Sure enough, an enemy soldier was camping up there, LMG ready to fire. She did a quick look around. Several others were positioning themselves to get a good angle at the main road. She briefly wondered at how they knew that her team was coming from that direction, but she didn't think to long on that. She had a job.
She aimed at the nearest enemies head and fired, sending a bullet through his or her brain. She swung her rifle around, popping off several shots, ending several more enemies. Her rifle lacked a silencer, however, so the enemies managed to pinpoint her location. Several snipers brought their scopes up and began to fire away.
She pulled back out of harms way and turned around. Now what? There were still several soldiers on those buildings, and her team would be there any minute. Then she had an idea.
She pulled the drone and the explosives out of her pack. She strapped the explosives to the drone. Sure, it would fly a little slower, and be a little harder to steer, but oh well. She didn't have much other choice.
She tossed it into the air, towards the enemy. Due to it's advanced cloaking mechanism, it was rendered hard to see by anyone. She used the recons remote to steer it around. She went high and a little bit off, just to be careful. She didn't need this thing shot out of the sky.
When she was certain that the enemy was close enough for her to dive the drone at them before they could react, she let it drop. She watched through the camera as it fell out of the sky and hit the her destination.
Without a moments hesitation, she grabbed the detonator and flipped the switch. She risked a peek over the edge of the building to see her handiwork. Sure enough, a large explosion had killed several enemies, injured others, and left a huge hole in the building on which they were standing.
“Twilight! We're on our way! Did ya clear the way?”
Twilight answered Applejack. “Well, sort off. I got attacked, so most of them are still here. I did dent their main force at the front, but you'll have to push through the rest.”
“Damn it Twilight! We can't jus' call this off! See if ya can clear anymore!”
“Roger.”
Twilight glanced around. Now what? She couldn't just pop her head and start sniping again. That would be suicide. She had already used her drone, and she was up to high to do much anything else. So that left only one option.
She'd have to find a better sniping spot. Of course, she didn't exactly have a better sniping spot. So she had to... improvise.
She crawled over to the left for a bit. Then, taking a breath, she popped over the edge and fired at the first enemy she could see. She brought him down, but was instantly fired at. She ducked back as the bullets flew past her position. She had to try something else.
She turned around to see several shadows creeping up through the building. Enemies, no doubt. She pulled out her pistol and took cover. This was not the position she wanted to be in, but she didn't exactly have a choice. She had a parachute, but she'd be easy prey for those snipers. And she had nowhere else to run.
She steeled herself for the attack. Counting to three, she whipped around the corner. Sure enough, five enemy soldiers stood there, guns ready, apparently trying to find her. She fired twice, dropping one of them, then pulled back behind cover.
Several rounds tore through the wall, luckily missing her. She dropped to the floor as more tore away her cover. She fired again, barely dodging the incoming bullet storm. This wall was pretty much gone, so she dove for the nearest table and flipped it over, hiding behind it. More bullets hit the table, but didn't quite penetrate.
Thanking Celestia, she poked around the corner and dropped another enemy. Then she saw five more enemies come into her field of vision. Well, she was fucked.
A helicopter dropped right behind the enemies, outside on the roof top. The enemies turned around only to be mowed down. Twilight looked to the cockpit to see a grinning pink mare. Of course it was Pinkie Pie. Why wouldn't it be?
Once the enemies were neutralized, Pinkie set the chopper on the roof and called to her friend through the comms. “Need a lift?”
Twilight hopped inside the bird and sat down. The two gunners gave her a nod as they took off. She looked down to see the full scale invasion taking place. Her friends charged into the enemy. Tanks, humvees, choppers, and infantry plowed down the street. Twilight wished she had been able to help more beforehand.
“Twilight!” Applejack called again.
“Yeah?”
“Ya coulda taken a few more a them!”
Twilight could here the gunfire through her radio. “What do I do now?”
After a few grunts, Applejack answered. “Ya need ta try and neutralize the enemy artillery at objective B.”
“Done.” She turned to Pinkie. “Pinkie!”
“Yeah?”
Take me to the building, directly south of objective B!”
Pinkie whistled. “That's close to enemy artillery!”
“Yeah, just get me there!”
“Hold on to your hats!”
Pinkie banked right, heading for her destination. After only a mere five seconds, flak began to explode around them. Twilight gripped her seat. The chopper bucked around, almost tossing her out of her seat. She looked outside to see, on top of the cannons firing at them, several enemy helos pursuing them as well.
The gunners fired away, trying their best to hit the enemy amidst Pinkie's crazy maneuvers. One of them slumped down, shot through the head. Twilight stared as his body fell out of the seat and down, to the ground below.
“Twilight!” Pinkie called.
“What?”
“I need you to get on the gunner seat!”
With a second thought, Twilight hopped into the seat and took the gun. Being a sniper, she was a little more skilled at aiming, despite interference. She aimed at the nearest helo and lit it up. Her bullets tore way at the enemies bird until it exploded, sending it's flaming bits to burn as they fell out of the sky.
She turned to the next to see it be attacked by friendly birds. She turned her attention to the cannons that were still flaking them. She couldn't get a good shot, but she fired anyway. Pinkie flew behind a building, obstructing her line of sight but providing cover from the cannons.
“Okay Twilight. After I drop we get to the building, you get out FAST! I won't be able to stay long without being hit.”
“Got it.”
Twilight prepared herself as she neared her destination. The flak resumed, and Pinkie expertly dodged them all. She touched down on the roof of the building, a bit roughly. Twilight lept out as fast as she could, hitting the ground running. She turned back to the chopper, which took off as soon as it's passenger was off.
Twilight turned toward the guns. Each one was manned by an enemy soldier, so all she had to do was kill those soldiers. The soldiers were specially trained to operate those cannons, so she didn't have to worry about replacements. Only problem was, there were a lot of guards.
She shrugged. Oh well. She had to do this or else Applejack and the others wouldn’t make it out alive. She readied her rifle and fired, taking out one of them. She fired again, and again, taking out two more. But once again, she was spotted. She hid behind cover as bullets barraged her position.
Then she had an idea. Screw sniping for this mission. She had something better. She drew her pistol and rushed to the elevator. Getting inside, she pressed the level 1 button. Calm elevator music played as she descended from the top floor.
The elevator doors opened to reveal three enemies. Twilight fired her pistol, hitting one in the head. Before the others could react, she dashed out in between them. One of them lifted his gun to fire. Twilight grabbed the other enemy and spun him around. The bullets tore into the enemy, leaving Twilight unscathed. As the last remaining soldier stood horrified at what he had just done, Twilight put him out of his misery.
With that out of the way, she exited the building. Luckily, while the roof was well guarded, and probably the inside of the building, the streets were mostly empty. She crept closer to the building, using the burned out car husks as cover until she was right next to the building.
She set about her task. Pulling out her explosives, she strapped them to the building's corner. She moved over to the next one and did the same, as well as the third. She got to the forth and placed the charges.
“Twilight!” This time, it was Rainbow Dash.
Twilight was getting tired of hearing her name called out. “What?”
“Where are you? Those guns are tearing up our air and land support!”
“Just about to deal with said cannons. Hold on a sec.”
Rainbow Dash grumbled before shutting her mike off. “We don't have a sec.”
Twilight turned around and headed for the safety of the adjacent building. She pulled out the detonator and flipped the switch.
Instantly, the four supports of the building gave out to the explosions. But the building didn't fall. Twilight cocked her head. What? Why didn't it...
Then the whole base gave out. The building's first floor was crushed. The resulting impact weakened the rest of the structure, causing it to fall apart. She watched with satisfaction as the cannons that once posed a threat were now toppled over. Then she frowned.
The cannon's ammo and fuel were out in the open, and currently heading for the flames caused by her explosives. “Shit.”
The resulting explosion knocked her back into the wall as brick, dirt, and metal flew everywhere. She shut her eyes against the incoming debris. She slumped to the floor as the whole wall around her gave way to the massive blast. Just when she thought she couldn't bear it, the shock waves ceased. She lay there for several minutes, not stirring. Her head hurt terribly, and the rest of her body didn't fare too well either.
But she was a soldier. She had to get through this. For her friends. She rolled over to her stomach and pushed herself into a sitting position. She looked around. This whole side of the building she was in was gone, save the very top.
She keyed her mike. “Apple... cough... Applejack?”
After a moment of silence, she heard a voice. “Yeah?”
“If you didn't know... cough, cough... the cannons are... cough... down.”
“You alright, sugarcube?”
“Just fine.” She let out another cough.
“Alright, objectives A and B have been neutralized. We're en route to your position. ETA, five minutes.”
Twilight sighed. Her job was done. All that was left was wait for the armor to get here then help in capturing point C. She sat against the wall. She would be safe for a little.