//------------------------------// // Chapter 1 - Seeking the Evidence // Story: Call of Duty - Equestrian Warfare Remake // by ScarletMarineCorps //------------------------------// Part 1 The man fell over on top of Derpy. Now he was bleeding out. Right on top of her. She shoved the Russian’s body off of her blood-stained body. It was disgusting! Sprinkles ran up to Derpy. “C’mon! We have to get out of here! This place is about to blow!” he said, practically yelling. He pulled Derpy to her hoofs. “Let’s go!” Derpy started to gallop back towards the initial entrance as Sprinkles took one last glance towards Raven. He muttered something inaudible before galloping after Derpy. Sprinkles caught up to Derpy and both were running for their lives. The ladder that lead up to the building became visible as the two got closer, but a low rumbling noise could be heard from down the corridor. Sprinkles pulled slightly ahead of Derpy and made it to the ladder first, however he waited for her. “Climb! Climb!” he said in a hurry. Derpy climbed the ladder quickly and Sprinkles followed in suit. He slammed the trap door shut. Both ponies ran out of the building as the ground began to shake. The building was filled with a bright orange blast of light for a brief moment. “Damn, that was close…” Sprinkles sighed, hitting the ground to sit for a moment. Two Cobra helicopters flew over the two, mini guns spooling. A Black Hawk helicopter approached as well, flying lower. The side door of the helicopter opened and revealed Ramsees inside. Sprinkles stood up and both he and Derpy boarded. “Where’s Raven?” Ramsees asked as they boarded. “He’s gone…” Sprinkles said, taking a seat. Derpy took up the mini gun in the open door. “Dagger 1-1, this is Overlord. Confirm that you have four eagles on board, over.” The helicopter radio burst. “Negative. I count three eagles. The fourth is KIA. Exfil complete.” The pilot responded. “Uh… Roger that.” The Black Hawk slowly began to ascend. Now Sprinkles radio began to speak. “BK 0-1, this is Baseplate. I, uh, seem to have a new mission directive from higher command. Stand by for relay, over.” “Roger Baseplate.” A short pause. “Sgt. Sprinkles!” The radio called out. “I’m sorry about the loss of your teammate. We shall mourn him later. However, I have a new mission for you.” “Princess Celestia?” Sprinkles asked, a bit of shock in his voice. “I got contacts on the rooftops, ten o’clock!” the co-pilot called out. Derpy immediately began spooling the mini gun. As the chopper flew past, she fired the mini gun. The enemies quickly fell to the floor from the barrage of bullets. “Sergeant, we have enemy armor and ground forces advancing towards Canterlot. We’ve already sent in a team, callsign “Wonderbolts”, to deal with some of the forces. I need your team to move in and assist,” Celestia told Sprinkles. “Copy your last. Head towards Canterlot to assist “Wonderbolts”.” Sprinkles repeated. “Be advised BK 0-1. I’m seeing multiple enemy rotor-wings in your air space, over!” Baseplate interrupted. “Advise falling back towards Canterlot immediately!” But it was too late. Two Hind helicopters flew right past the Black Hawk. “Enemy birds!” the pilot called out. The Hinds turned behind a building to run parallel with the Black Hawk. Seven Hinds were seen passing the Blackhawk, Derpy opens fire on the seven Hinds. "Hey! Watch your fire! We're on your side! You should be careful about us!" The Russian pilot said as he told the other six hinds to attack the enemy birds. “Stay on them! Stay on them!” Ramsees called out as the Hinds turned towards the squad’s helicopter to give chase. “Derpy! Down those Russian birds!” One Hind flew towards the left side of the Black Hawk. Sprinkles grabbed the left side mini gun and opened fire on it. Derpy fired at the other helicopter from the right gun. The Hinds fired missiles, but the pilot was able to maneuver the Black Hawk so that the missiles collided with the buildings. The right Hind swooped behind a building while the other kept on the Black Hawk. The mini gun Derpy was firing was causing extensive damage to it however. Eventually, the Hind began to shake and sway before it started to smoke. Fire erupted from under the rotors as it lost power. The helicopter crashed into a building. The other Hind crossed over the Black Hawk and descended until it was level with the squad again, but Derpy fired at that helicopter too. Damage from Sprinkles firing at it made quick work of it and it crashed into a separate building, just as the first one had. “We good?” the pilot asked. “Yeah… Good work guys!” Ramsees commented. The pilot continued towards the outskirts of the city, cautiously. He did a quick recon check of the area. Derpy and Sprinkles stayed armed on the two mini guns. “Watch your sectors…” Sprinkles said. The pilot flew near a construction site, still searching for anymore Hinds. “I think we lost them all…” he said, but just as did, another Hind ascended from behind the construction building. It fired two missiles at the Black Hawk. Derpy’s helicopter quickly descended, avoiding them. Sprinkles cursed under his breath. “You had to say something!” the co-pilot scolded. “Behind the building! He’s behind the building!” Ramsees called out. He was right. The two helicopters were on opposite sides of the construction building, flying clockwise around it. “You don’t say?!” Derpy yelled, firing the mini gun through the construction building and equipment. Despite the walls and equipment in the way, the mini gun rounds were able to pierce those objects and cause damage to the Hind. The Hind tried to fire rockets through the building, but they missed. The Hind ascended, hoping to be able to get behind the Black Hawk and take it down. Ironically, this was the Hind’s fatal mistake. The Black Hawk ascends as well, Derpy still firing at the Hind. The Hind soon burst into flames and began to spin out of control. “Threat neutralized!” the co-pilot said. He was wrong. The Hind spun and swerved around in midair, trying to regain control somehow. It tipped forward and careened towards the Black Hawk. “Look out!” Ramsees yelled. The tails crashed into each other and Derpy’s helicopter began to spin around also! “We’re hit! We’re hit!” the pilot called, struggling to retake control of the helicopter. Derpy slid out the side of the Black Hawk, but quickly grabbed onto the mini gun mount and hugged onto it, not daring to lose even a little bit of grip. She would let go normally, but her injured wings prevent her from flying. Sprinkles held on to his own mini gun and Ramsees was able to strap himself to his seat. Derpy looked down and watched the Hind crash into the construction building, kicking up all sorts of debris. Slowly, she struggled to pull herself up back into the spinning helicopter, still holding on to the mini gun. “We’re going down!” the co-pilot called, trying to help control the chopper. “I’ve still got pressure in the pedals!” the pilot said, pulling the stick back as hard as he could. “Come on you son of a bitch!” The pilot regained control as the Black Hawk flew near a building. The blades slashed through the window, sending glass all over the place, but he was able to pull away without causing too much damage to the rotors. The helicopter faced the construction site just in time to watch it collapse to the ground. In a matter of seconds, the streets below were covered with smoke and building debris. “Shit…” Ramsees sighed, unbuckling himself from his seat. “Torque feels okay. Tail rotor effective, hydraulics holding. Collective and pitch sat. Fuel is at seventy percent,” the pilot updated, making sure the Black Hawk was flyable. “Celestia, come in,” Sprinkles said on the radio. “BK 0-1, this is Baseplate. Celestia has not responded in some time, over.” “Copy Baseplate. When you reach her, tell her and the “Wonderbolts” that we’re en route to Canterlot, over.” The Black Hawk ascended over the city skyline, heading towards Canterlot. “Roger 0-1. The skies are clear. Good hunting, out.” Baseplate responded. Part 2 “One of my ponies got killed...this is a bit unfortunate, but we must press on in order for this to stop. I have sent some of your soldiers and my ponies to your world, to disable a captured military intelligence facility, it’s giving them the needed information on how to enter Equestria and bring reinforcements.” Celestia said to Price. “Indeed, but can’t we just capture it? It’s gonna be a waste for~” “We don’t need such things with information regarding Equestria to fall upon their filthy hands... You know what to do Price.” Celestia said. “Right, I’m sending the nearest callsign in that area. Phoenix 9-1 Actual, do you copy over?” “Eeeyup, Lt. Macintosh reporting, what is y’all orders, sir?” “Destroy the Propaganda Center at the middle of the city, it’s been bugging your princess...” “Any details sir?” “That’s all what she said, just get it over with... I’m starting to hate your princess and her attitude.” "Princess, do me a favor." Calliope asked. "What's that?" Celestia answered. "I want some intelligence for the Ministry of Intelligence and its sister Military Intelligence and High Command." Admiral Calliope said. "Calliope needs some intelligence for our officers, it's the only thing he needs. His subordinate, Major Rikov Petrov Budenny, also known as 'Rico', will give much informations we need." Young Admiral, a four-star Admiral, tells Celestia that Calliope's subordinate will give them much informations. "I am calling the next callsign in that area. Savior Actual, this is Valkyrie. Do you hear me?" Valkyrie said. "Roger, Valkyrie. What are your next orders?" Commander Sherman asked him. "I was asking Celestia to do a favor for me: I need intelligence for our officers to know the next attack." "Roger, Valkyrie. We are en route via chopper. Wait, we saw Phoenix 9-1 Actual using flares." Savior Actual said. “Beyond the Border” Day 3 - 20:46:21 Sgt. Apple “Buck”Jack E.M.C 1st Force Recon. New York City, New York “Buck! Spike! Lets go!” Macintosh shouted to his team as they sprinted towards a building. Several marines went to battle alongside them. Tracers flashed by as New Russian Federation machine guns ripped into the ranks, dropping a pony here or there. Luckily, however, Mac’s (as he was often called by his fellow troops) squad was able to duck behind a destroyed HMMVW. “BUCK!” Mac called out, “Get the AT4 set! He’s on the third floor balcony with the PKM! Head for that impact crater, you should get perfect defilade for firing! Now go! COVERING FIRE!!!!!” Mac’s and Spike’s M16s lit up, smashing windows on the now swiss-cheesed building. Buck sprinted faster than she had in her life, telescoping out her AT4, preparing for a shot. A few tracers hit inches away from her hind hooves, spraying stinging debris up into her legs, but she kept going. Rolling into the crater, she lined up a shot, centering the malicious PKM gunner in her sights… …Time slowed down as Buck removed the safety and placed her hoof on the pressure trigger. The rubber button was depresses right as the enemy soldier brought his gun to bear on Buck, but by this point it was too late. Electrical signals fired from the trigger into the tail of the anti-tank missile, igniting the solid rocket booster and propelling it upwards into the air…Right into the opposing pony’s face. A white hot jet of shaped charge explosive punched into the Slavic pony’s skull in a fraction of a second before the warhead fully detonated, sending up a fireball of debris and gore into the air. He didn’t even feel it. “Good shot, Buck! Now let’s move up!” Mac cried out as he and Spike ran from cover to cover to penetrate the enemy propaganda position. Every now and then, a Stalliongradian would silhouette him or herself atop the roof tops. These ill trained soldiers were swiftly brought down by the marksmanship of the Equestrian troops who were now at the door of the facility. “Spike, plant a breaching charge!” Mac called out as Spike revealed a breaching charge; a small C4 pad designed to punch open doors. “Blow the charge!” The detonator was hit and the door burst open. The three troops ran in, fanning out in all directions popping off shots at any of the unlucky enemy soldiers. A Desantnik cornered around with an AK-74M, and sprayed a few rounds into Spike, striking him in the shoulder. Without a scream, he fell to the floor as Buck railed half a magazine up the torso of the paratrooper. The rounds raked him from his stomach to his forehead, turning him into a bloody pulp of a corpse. “Are you alright, Spike?!” Apple Jack leaned down, offering a hoof. He moved a bit, opening his eyes and grabbed her hoof. “yeah” he said “I think I just took it in the vest”. Lo and behold, a flattened round was sticking out of the upper right part of Spike’s ceramic plate. No time could be wasted, however, for they had an objective to accomplish. Colonel JasskaZaikev of the Russian federation paced back and forth in the propaganda wing, knowing the end was near. The gunfire was getting closer, and there was no escape…He couldn’t give himself up. As he loaded his Makarov PM pistol, the door blew in and a flashbang went off in his face, blinding and deafening him. Thunderous voices filled the room, calling for the Rusky to drop his gun. Fear filled the colonel, he was completely disoriented and dropped his gun before being tackled by the female marine. Pinned under her weight, Jasska looked in horror as the radio equipment was smashed before his healing eyes. “HQ!” Macintosh called out “the station is down. I repeat, Lightning has ceased! Star silenced!” His radio quickly sprouted to life “Roger Phoenix 9-1 actual. We copy. Russian forces in and around New York are disengaging” The younger sister smiled… They were out of the woods for now “HQ, this is Phoenix 9-1 Actual” Big Mac called out, “We’ve also got…a little guest here” Part 3 “This is Macintosh! Russian forces are falling back from the propaganda building! We’re taking back ground!” Lt. Macintosh yelled into the radio. “Good work, Lieutenant. All forces, reinforce Phoenix 9-1” Celestia replied. A controller piped up; “Ma’am we have multiple armored units moving into the sector!” Sure enough, several Russian tanks appeared on the monitor. Captain Price spoke up; “We’ve gotta pull ‘em back, that’s for bloody sure…Do we have any assets in that area?” The young controller responded; “Yes sir, we’ve got an AC-130 on station” Seconds later the royal mare broke in “It’s an Equestrian Flying Corps aircraft, put me through to the pilot” “I already hear you Princess,” A young male voice replied “This is 1st Lieutenant Thunder Streak, we’re moving in to support Phoenix 9-1” “Bird of Prey” Day 4 – 01:46:21 2nd Lt. Lightning “Bolter” Crash R.E.F.C AC-130 TV operator New York City, New York 5000 AGL The four engine cargo plane chugged along through the sky. The crew of seven sat at their positions, Thunder, an emerald Pegasus flew the plane with his copilot Eve Angeline, a unicorn. Below the flight deck was the fire control deck, where TV operator Lightning Crash sat with fire control officer (FCO) Ventus, a preteen dragon. Finally, in the rear of the plane, two more ponies, Sebastian and Drago manned the ammunition, ready to reload the hungry guns of the Spooky gunship. “Crew, we are 12 miles from the target area, get to your positions”, the young first lieutenant said over the intercom. Within seconds, the guns whirred to life, shifting on their hydraulic pylons on the left side of the plane. Loaded and locked, the AC-130 began a slow left turn to circle the city. “This is Lt. Macintosh, where are you, air support? Russian tanks are surrounding our position!” A frantic voice called over the radio. On the ground, the four remaining soldiers and their prisoners had fought their way to the roof and were surrounded by T-80 and T-90 tanks, now hammering away at the building with their cannons. Lightning armed her own cannon, the 105 mm Howitzer. Using her thermal imaging equipment, she took aim on the lead tank column. A quick squeeze of the trigger sent a 45 pound explosive warhead down on a steep slope, slamming into the lead tank. Through the fireball, Lightning saw the turret get blown clean off and a second explosion from the tank’s ammunition engulfing the tank behind it. “This is Bolter, good effect on target” Lightning excitedly said into the intercom. In the back, the two ammo loaders quickly rammed in another shell, ready to fire at any time with a crisp “gun ready” call. The FCO called out “Lightning, get that guy on the left”, Surely enough, an armored personnel carrier was unloading men to infiltrate the building. “you are cleared to engage those, too”. This time, the crack of the 40 mm Bofors gun rang out 4 times. The supersonic rounds ripped open the APC, scattering the troops. Instinctively, Bolter switched to her 25mm gatling gun. The 25 mm didn’t have distinctive noises for each shot- the gun fired so fast that it produced a loud “hummm” noise. A one second burst sent about 100 rounds down into the mass of soldiers, ripping them flesh from bone. “Excellent work, Cerberus!” came the familiar stallion’s country voice as the AC-130 circled overhead. Thunder nodded, “this is Cerberus. Phoenix 9-1, you owe us some of that apple cider you and your sis make”. “Streak, is that you up there?” Mac replied, hearing the familiar voice. The plane responded with a thunderous bang from another tank exploding. “Yeah it’s me. Keep yourselves safe down there, ya hear?” Thunder responded with a little sarcasm in his voice. However, the job was not done yet, the rescue choppers were still a few minutes out, and the FCO in the lower deck picked up something he did not want to see. “MiGs, Thunder! We’ve got MiGs!!!” Alex cried out, seeing the two ominous blips on his monitor. The lumbering plane broke off, turning into the Russian planes. There were no allied fighters in the area, and against fighters, even the mighty AC-130 “Spooky” stood little chance. Eve screamed “MISSILE, MISSILE!”, a heat seaking Atoll missile streaked toward them. Thunder pushed the control yoke into the console, pushing the nose of the plane down to try and evade, dumping chaff and flares as he did so. The first missile missed and flew off into the ground, but a second one that neither pilots saw clipped their right wing, causing it to leak fluids. “Damn we’re hit!” Eve yelled, the fear rising in her voice. Lightning pondered and quickly came up with a solution. “Thunder!” she called “Break left into them on the next pass and I’ll nail em with the 25 mm gatling!” The 25 was NEVER meant to be used in air to air combat, nor was the rest of the AC-130, being built off a cargo plane…but It was their only option. The MiGs were coming back, ready for blood. Firing their cannons, the MiGs blew a chunk of the tail away, making the plane shudder, but the two pilots fought the plane into a tight left turn for a shot. The thermal camera on the gun gave Lightning a smile…The MiG was right in her sights. The 25 mm gun howled a burst into the forward fuselage, the first rounds hitting the cockpit, killing the pilot. The next few tore into the fuel tank and blew the Russian fighter into bits of scrap metal. “SPLASH ONE!!!” Lightning excitedly called out at the sight of the downed fighter. But there was still one more shark like fighter that circled the lone wounded Spooky…And he wouldn’t fall for that trick. “Crew…” Thunder said in a monotone voice “we’ll support Phoenix 9-1 as long as we can till we go down. All crew not responsible for flying and gunnery, bail out” Those words made the crew’s manes stand on end. Never before had they heard their Pegasus commander speak in such a serious, foreboding tone. But they were a crew…A family. “This is Sebastian…we’ll stay” The young ammo loader said, knowing what he was getting into. After that, each one of the crew members responded in a similar way. Thunder took a deep breath. “Thank you everypony…Now let’s do this” Lightning took the controls of the guns for what felt like the last time, and began shooting tanks, waiting for the inevitable explosion that would soon rip the plane apart. . . . . BLAM! …She was still there…they all were! But how? How was their plane not in a fiery mess right now? Was that Russian pilot stupid? Did he miss? No. he was dead. Looking down at the building that Mac and the rest of the party was, she could make out a stinger missile trail, running right up behind them. Without warning the crew began to cheer on the plane. They were going to survive, as were their friends on the ground. “Now we’re even, Cerberus 1” The country colt called up. Apple Jack dropped the now empty launcher, smiling at her brother. She also knew the ponies who had saved them, and it felt good to repay them. Within minutes, USAF and REFC helicopters were in the area to pick up Mac, AJ, Spike, and their newfound captive, Jasska Zaikev. Part 4 "Seeking the Evidence" Day 3 - 20:50:01 Staff Sergeant Oleg Petrov Savior Company - Special Forces and Intelligence New York City, New York "Counter Intelligence, this is Dog Six. We are heading towards the location now." Oleg Petrov, callsign Dog Six, contacts the UEF Counter-Intelligence Ministry. "Roger, Dog Six. Meet up with Karl von Gustav and his men. They are with the E.M.C. 1st Force Recon." CI replied. "All right men! Listen up! We have intelligence to do so whatever we can find any intels for our men! Oorah?" "OORAH!" The Savior Company - Special Forces and Intelligence then begins to rappel down to the warehouse. "Savior Company, you can begin rappeling down now." Lieutenant Dimitri Koslov then tells them and they rappeled down. They then met Karl von Gustav and his team. "Sergeant Gustav! It's good to see you." Commander Sherman tells him and he replies back. The team then heads towards the warehouse, as New York City then was surrounded by American Forces. Before they will head towards the military intelligence facility, they were met by Canadian and American forces. "Hey! What are you doing here?!" A US Marine then yells at them. "Chief Warrant Commander Five Grant Dimitri Victor Sherman, leader of the Marine Forces Equestria. We were sent by Military Intelligence and High Command to get informations about it." Sherman tells them. "Sir, why do you brought some bunch of horses and a lizard with guns anyways? They should never..." The US Soldier then was interrupted by Spike. "Hey! I'm not a lizard, i'm a dragon and they are ponies!" Spike, who saw a US Marine shocked and was about to shoot him was stopped by Sandman, and Overlord. Andrey then shoots his gun in the air and said, "Could you all stop this? You're driving me crazy!" But now he yelled, "BUT NOW YOU ALMOST SHOT SOMETHING, MY FAVORITE VODKA! FUCK YOU!!" "Savior Company? We thought you're dead! We didn't know you survived the nuclear blast but..." Grinch then tells them but was cut off by Vladimir Aleksander Makarov Jr. "We are, until we end up in their land." Colonel Makarov said. "What 'their land?'" Grinch replied. "See for yourselves, bunch of ignorants filled with alcoholics and some fucking douche-bags." Commander Sherman then tells them and all saw a tornado summoning Princess Celestia, accompanied by Young Admiral and Admiral Calliope, who doesn't like the moods on the American forces. "Jealous people?" was the only word Sherman said. All then was shocked. "I, i didn't know, Sherman. But i'd say i liked to..." The US President saw a gun being point at him by Andrey. "You better watch your fucking mouth, it's BECAUSE YOU'RE GONNA THINK YOU'RE GONNA CAPTURE OR KILL IT!" Andrey pulls the trigger but was then stopped by Dimitri Bodanov. "Andrey Petrenko here, was a Ukrainian, but apears to be more angry and drunk, also have a dislike for Imran Zakhaev, the responsible for the deaths of nearly every Americans in the East Coast. I am Princess Celestia, ruler of Equestria. This is Young Admiral, Fleet Admiral of the Equestrian Navy. I have been told by Admiral Grant Gerard DuGalle Calliope that his officers needs intelligence and informations and i would like to ask you if your forces can cooperate with us." Celestia asked them. "It's a folly i didn't know you horses were..." The US President was stopped again this time by Andrey that he explains that they're ponies, not horses. "Why do you kept calling them horses?! They are PONIES DAMMIT! I swear ja makin (pronounced like Jamaican) me crazy." Commander Sherman then said, with a murderous state. "Uh, sorry, Savior Actual, but i didn't know you had a grudge against me for not listening to you all. What's the situation here?" Overlord asked them. "Well, Expeditionary Admiral Calliope asked me to do a favor - to get informations for our officers. Makor Rikov Petrov Budenny, also known as Rico, will speak out the informations we needed. But Rikov always communicates all of us with his estranged informations. We swear he driven Calliope crazy." Celestia told them. However, Calliope intervened and said, "Major Rico was responsible for communicating, as you can see...... useless informations to my second-in-command Vassily Aleksander Petrenko and ME!" "Guys, i think we have some informations. The Rebels has taken Russia, and it appears that Imran Zakhaev was still the leader at this point. Here's one of the informations Gustav's spies wrote: Boris Vorzhevsky then calls Imran Zakhaev the Hero of the New Russia. This, were all false that they killed civilians." Makarov Jr said, but noticed some videos. "However, we do have proofs. Here's the videos that Gustav and his spies were doing." Colonel Makarov Jr. added. They saw what the Ultranationalist rebels did: They slaughtered the civilians at Azerbaijan, leaving the spies alive. They also saw them slaughtered many loyalists, but the spies made it out alive, noticing many loyalists disappeared in a bright light. Sniper Team Three were also seen assisting the SAS and USMC via Satellite. All the civilians from every places videoed by many UEF spies. The satellite used by Delta X-Ray spotted two missiles, launching multiple missiles, killing every Americans in the East Coast. This let Sherman gone angry. "Those filfthy sons of bitches! They killed almost every Europeans! They must be stopped! We must bring them to justice now!" Sherman angrily yelled. Then a rant came out by Calliope. "Sherman, i understand, but we must not declare war on Russia, we must not to. But today, we'll show the Russians what the ultranationalists had done." Overlord then tells all. "Good, now we will have time to show the Russians the truth about those rebels. But we must won this war and to win sometimes. But, if we attacked Russia now, then they'll strike back but will be terrified about Imran Zakhaev did." The US President said. "Okay, have the Coast Guards to protect the Sea and the Satellites spotting any Russian forces." Commander Sherman said. Commander Sherman appeared, who broke the Fourth Wall and said, "If any of you readers wants to end this chapter then TASTE MY FUCKING G36C OF MASS DESTRUCTION!"