The bright screen, with icons and miniature representations of soldiers on the field.
"All troops engaging targets, requesting permission to shoot."
"Permission granted."
The sounds of gunfire echoing from Twilight's headset. There was no emotion displayed on her face as troops and enemies dropped down on the screen. The development team had been researching different ways to command their troops, and found their choice. A screen with different functions, able to control the troops and command them to go wherever Twilight told them to go. Dubbing this the "RTS Command", it used old video game components, as well as some new tech that was invented by the scientists.
"Targets down, but we are under heavy fire! SHIT!" Static present in the headphones.
"Operator #2367 is down, switch over to #2368.", Twilight said calmly, asking her second-in-command to switch over.
"Switching now, this might take a few seconds. Just wait.....got it!"
"General Sparkle, what are your orders?"
"Stay put, get behind cover. We are sending aerial support." As much as Twilight knew they were the elite troops, she was still aware of the deaths occurring in the battlefield. They had a significant advantage over their enemies, as Twilight had permission to use the latest military technology available. Still, the enemies were skilled. They used old weapons and tactics, but their experience was by far, higher even than the U.E.A's Elite Troops.
The zooming sounds of the fighter jets whooshed over the troops heads behind cover, the sound of missiles being launching in front of them.
Still, the enemies relentlessly sprayed bullets and lasers at the incoming assailants and soldiers.
Suddenly, an explosion rocked in their enemies' ears. Bodies went flying, and Twilight's troops charged ahead. The battle was long, but paid off with their new equipment.
"Good work, now head back to extraction point, we can't waste anymore time." Twilight commanded the troops. It was her job to get as many back to the base as possible. It reminded her of the time she first was promoted to the rank General. It was a success, and after the first time, failures were minimal, if not, there were none.
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"Lieutenant General Twilight Sparkle, you are now hereby promoted to General. Your tactics have never failed, both on the field and commanding at HQ." Those words were spoken by Princess Celestia, and that day, Twilight Sparkle was actually nervous. She had no idea what her position meant now. If it meant working with new ponies and military services, she might have a chance.
"Hello, my name is Twilight Sparkle." When that was said, everyone in the room went silent.
Finally, someone spoke up. "Are you, THE, Twilight Sparkle?", a mare with a white coat and blue mane asked.
"Yes, I am. The one who defeated Discord and Nightmare Moon." Twilight never really liked describing her exploits. It felt wrong. She was not one to boast, unlike her friend Rainbow Dash. She smiled at the mention of the name. Her friends still didn't know she was a military official.
"Let me as you a question first. First of all, WHAT POSITION ARE YOU IN TO QUESTION ME LIKE THAT?"
"I'm...I'm sorry! I was just asking!" the white mare replied, the nervousness evident in her posture and voice.
"You do not, I repeat, DO NOT, reply to me like that. Second of all, aren't you Vinyl Scratch? The popular DJ in Equestria? What are you doing here, in this top secret military facility?"
"Ummm...." Vinyl had no answer to this question. But she did answer eventually.
"Ok, ok! I was assigned to be your second-in-command! I've worked here for 7 years, and Princess Celestia just told me someone new was coming here! I didn't know it was you!"
"Looks like Celestia still can't trust many, not after the incident."
"What incident?"
"You weren't told? The pony was disguised as a military officer. She killed many guards and troops."
Twilight sighed. "Looks like we have a lot to talk about. Let's this discuss later."
At this point, Twilight wondered if it was a good idea for Celestia to give her the position. If she was going to have a DJ as a second-in-command, she might as well try to work with it.
"Hey, Vinyl?" Twilight called?
"Yea?"
"Look I'm sorry I yelled at you earlier." Twilight heaved a heavy sigh. "I just got promoted today and I have a lot on my mind. Can you....forgive me?"
Vinyl looked at her and sighed as well. "In time. Hopefully this doesn't happen in the future." With that statement, Vinyl bounced back up to her normal cheerful self. "Now how about we get some lunch General?", winking at Twilight
Twilight just stared at her. This was going to be a long day.