Celestia was pacing around one of the few remaining conference rooms, occasionally stopping and looking out the window towards the ship. "We must rid Sombra from the craft..." She murmured, and turned to Luna. "Do you have any ideas?"
Luna shrugged. "I've battled countless villains before, but never once have I had to search for them in a friggin' spacecraft."
General Dash, who had escaped along with Celestia at the fort, raised a hoof. "I say we hunt him down, search every inch, and if we don't find him, we dismantle the entire thing and blow him to pieces the second we see him." She then ducked under the table, and pulled out a rocket launcher, aiming directly at the spot where Sombra was last seen. "If my feelings are correct, he should still be in that general area.
Celestia lunged at the general. Dashie, NO! Rainbow Dash already fired the rocket at the ship, and Celestia stood over the commander, watching as the ship became engulfed in a cloud of smoke and flames. "What... what have you done?"
Commander Dash stood back up and brushed off her prosthetic wing. "I was just trying to get rid of Sombra once and for all, instead of sitting here in cowardice like you guys. And next time, don't call me Dashie." She then unfolded her wings, and glided out the broken window.
Celestia sat frozen in her chair. Luna poked her sister. "Sister, hey, listen! Come on, sis, we don't need to listen to..."
Celestia cut her off. "No. She's right. We have been cowards, haven't we? Aside from you saving my life, we have barely done any offensive movements against Sombra since the war." She levitated a large helmet onto herself, as well as a golden chestplate. "It is time, sister. Sombra will not threaten us ever again..."
Luna watched as Celestia took off after General Dash, heading straight for the gaping hole in the ship. Behind her, thousands of ponies began charging into the ship, though without knowing why. Behind her, a high-pitched, scratchy, "Ahem." Startled her. She turned around to find Pinkie Pie, one of General Dash's top partners. Behind her stood her sister, Maud Pie. "We overheard your conversation about finding Sombra. We believe that we can be of top assistance in the hunt." She stepped back, and Luna's jaw dropped. Hundreds upon THOUSANDS of various ponies were gathered in the streets behind the conference room.
Luna stepped back. "But-but HOW? My sister stated herself that all the ponies that we had talked to were the remaining survivors, and they only numbered to a couple thousand. And this... how many..."
"Exactly thirty-one thousand, six hundred ninety-three, Princess. We gathered them from various underground bases that were created in cities destroyed by Sombra. Unknown to Celestia's knowledge, Sombra did NOT capture every pony in the cities. A large amount of them had created bases inside nearby caves to hide away from Sombra's reach. And now, here they are." Pinkie took a deep breath. Something about that told her that there was a much happier, more relaxed, fun side of the mare.
Pinkie turned around and made a gesture with her hoof. Each and every pony in the streets and alleys began to equip themselves with battle gear, and she then turned back to Luna. "Ready to fight, Princess?"