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// Chapter 28:Tragedy strikes the Rebellion 
// Story: Sisters Of Light And Dark 
// by KommandoStalker 
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Steeltrix, IronBlood, LightningBolt, and BloodHoof marched in step as they led a column of Eastern Warrior ponies. Thought most were armed with Yari spears and katana blades, there were at least three companies with the awe inspiring, death bringing repeating crossbows and as the column of at least 22 companies marched along, Steeltrix tugged at his masks straps as he kept thinking it was too loose.

"So... What are the princesses going to do now that we have all the kingdoms unified under our banner?" Asked LightningBolt.

"Probably amass our armies to lead an assault upon. Canterlot itself. And though we will be facing the First, Second, and Third Shadow Warrior Armies but we will have much more in numbers than they have altogether... Problem is, Ponyville is kinda the only way to get there since it has a path leading up to Canterlot... SoulStorm is going to try and hold us off there... It won't be easy..."

But just as they rounded the bend, suddenly BloodHoof got a glimpse of what lay ahead and he shouted out," NOOO!!" As he ran ahead of the column.

Steeltrix, IronBlood, and BloodHoof wasted no time as the whole column ran forward. Steeltrix ran around the bend and came face-to-face with the worst sight.

Shilvan lay in ruins, smoking from fires that ran rampant all around it. Bodies of ponies, both Warriors and villagers, lay strewn about and as the column began to love past the Steeltrix and his friends; he slowly slumped to the ground. IronBlood slowly picked his brother up as. BloodHoof said," We gotta see where they could have taken them..."

Steeltrix numbly nodded as the four of them ran to the inn. Its door was broken down and the bodies of Shadow Warriors and Rebellion Warriors lay strewn about as they ran upstairs and BloodHoof wretched open the door to the princesses’ room.

It was empty, almost untouched but as the four entered the room, a letter was laying on a nearby desk. Steeltrix went to the desk and he took up the letter as he looked it over.

He began to form tears in his eyes and he bowed his head as he muttered," He took them..... Took them to his..."

And suddenly, Steeltrix began to cry as tears entered his wounds and streamed down his face. IronBlood put a hoof to his sword hilt when he felt something next to his hoof. He looked down and pulled out a letter and he opened it and read it. Something fell out as he read the thing and he picked it up to see it was a necklace of a crystal heart.

And he began to cry too and then, noticing something in his pack, BloodHoof took a letter of his own out and he soon joined in with the crying fest. LightningBolt noticed a nearby parchment and he picked it up and read it before he said," We need to hurry.... According to this, the princesses have been taken to SoulStorms new factory, along with many of the Warriors that were here."

Steeltrix sniffed as he managed to ask," What sort of factory?"

LightningBolt stammered are spines before he finally said," A Rainbow factory...."

The whole room got silent at the very speaking of that sentence. All three crying Warriors looked at each other before Steeltrix finally said," We are going after them... And if we have to fly on the backs of Pegasus, then so be it..."

The four came to a silent consensus as they soon left the room with the letters tucked away in their armor as they went outside and rallied their army. And then, they began to march towards the directions that the parchment LightningBolt had found pointed them towards