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// Chapter 2 
// Story: The War to End All Wars 
// by p4z0 
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	Resolute loved the feeling of the breeze against her face, as she flew high above the field of battle. Born in Manehattan, she had been orphaned to raise four foals by herself. She rarely experienced true freedom, and now was not one of those times. Her wings faltered as she struggled against the weight of her Fireball Launcher. From above the clouds, she could see slightly pinpoints of yellow as pieces of molten metal were propelled around her. She inhaled a deep breath of the air in the sky, and kicked a cloud to conceal her actions. Using her legs, she dropped a ball of flaming rock off her Fireball Launcher, watching intently as it plummeted beyond the clouds and landed with a satisfying blast. She eyed a vehicle moving quickly along the border of the Royal Army of Celestia, firing bullets at her. She readied another fireball as she prepared to drop it upon the swift vehicle, when a bullet nicked her left wing. She cringed as she yelled into her mouthpiece.
"It's Resolute... I've been wounded, just a nick, but I'm losing altitude. Over." she spoke.
"Copy that, sending a rapid response team to your location now, over." was the brisk reply.
She eyed the cloudline as it approached rapidly. She was losing altitude faster than she thought, and she had almost broken the veil of clouds that shrouded her from sight. If she flew beyond them, she would be an easy target for missiles and bullets alike. Suddenly, a group of two Pegasi sporting a chariot were seen in the distance. A unicorn was riding the chariot, her horn already glowing a faint purple. Resolute felt her injury sting slightly, as the unicorn used her magic to heal it. As the wound  closed, suddenly, a faint orange light could be seen in the clouds. A missile burst through the clouds and struck the Pegasi leading the chariot. The remaining Pegasi and Unicorn fell beyond the line of clouds, and were met with a barrage of bullets, shredding them both. Resolute whinnied in anger at the humans whom had ended her saviors. 
She quickly launched a fireball in the direction of the shots, and was met with faint screams from below. She loaded another fireball as a movement caught her eye. The vehicle she had spotted earlier was still speeding along, wreaking havoc upon the flying forces. She called upon her expert marksman skills as she launched a fireball a few clicks of the hooves infront of the vehicle. She frowned as the round detonating just infront of the vehicle, and it swerved to avoid being caught in the explosion. She rarely missed her shots. "Well, there's going to be more shots to take tonight." She launched her final fireball at the speedy vehicle, and it exploded in a fiery blast.
"There goes my last shot" thought Resolute.
As she flew back to base to load up on more fireballs, a stray bullet shot clean through her wing. She quickly plunged downwards, trying to reach base before she crashed into the unforgiving grounds. 
"This is Resolute, I need a Medivac, this is a Code Red situation! I'm losing altitude and can't regain it, mayday!" she shouted into her mouthpiece. She careened towards the ground, using her good wing to glide towards the base. She was almost within range, she was safe! Suddenly, a gust of wind knocked her off course. She hit the ground hard with a mighty thud! Her body twitched as she realized how close she was to her base. Gunshots could be heard in the background as she limped back to base, bruised and battered. The cool surface of the ground was much different from the air, she thought, as she continued crawling.