*Location*
*North Cerulea*
During the war when the 252nd was attacking the Dark Eldar base on the moon of Lacunae the general led a massive force of his personal elite to their rear and launched a attack that led to a great victory for the Imperial Guard and liberated so many captured from many factions ranging from humans of the planets to even Eldar. And today the General was going to repeat this daring move with the invading ponies with a fleet of Valkyrie transports, Vulture gunships, Marauder bombers, Thunder hawk gunships and Lighting fighters from the Sisters of battle who agreed to take part in this attack.
Johnathan and Matt were in one of the transports with their new squad mates Dove and Skyler who are keeping very quiet as they fly though the air and near the shield. They were also unlucky enough to be put into a thunder hawk with a few other guardsmen but the back was full of sisters and they were giving hate full looks at them every so often. The only sound was the few guards chatting about the plan of attack. Matt and Johnathan were cleaning their bolter making sure it was ready for the fight ahead
"Uh.. Johnathan?" He looks over to Skyler who spoke up. "We're about to go into the heart of the... enemy right?" He sighs and nods. "Yup going right to the ponies rear and land this massive strike force and over run their FOB." He explains to her she only gets a worried face. Matt speaks up. "Don't worry just stay with us and we'll have your back." She slowly nods and Dove puts a arm around her sister.
The whine of lascannons are heard and they both jump a bit. "Sounds like we just entered the dome. Wont be long till we're stuck in it." A nearby guardsman says and the others agree. Then they all turn when the sound of heavy boot steps are heard and they see a Battle sister walk to them. "Guardsmen may you show us that you are worthy servants of the Emperor in this battle and you just may gain his respect." She looks between all the guards.
"We wont fail to gain his blessings ma'am you can count on us to die for him or die trying." The sergeant says walking forward. She looks at him a moment and smiles. "If you fight well we will make sure to assist any way we can." He nods. "Glad to hear and some advice thy got two powerful psykers in their ranks one somehow took out a Firesword so be careful." He informs them and many sisters look at him is confusion. "If they have any mutants of such power we will purge them with our holy flame." The sister states.
With that said she returns to her sisters leaving the guards to get ready for the fight ahead. After a bit the voice of the pilot is heard. "We're nearing the target the bombers are already softening them up. We will make land fall in ETA five mikes." The sound of boots moving quickly about is heard as the cargo get ready for the rough fight ahead.
The guardsmen were at the door being the first out and when the Thunder-hawk landed and the ramp opened they rushed out. Matt and friends were the first out and once a few feet from the ramp drops the heavy bolter's tripod and Johnathan sets the bolter on it and once its ready let loose with a stream of fire. at the ponies and any tent that was close to them and wasn't already burning. Skyler and Dove were tasked with watching their back with their newly acquired auto guns but just stood there watching the humans around them with ease destroy the ponies rear lines.
Matt and Johnathan were covering the next wave of transports as they landed deploying their load of sisters and guardsmen into the fight. Dove has pulled Skyler behind the two gunners and gives her a look before doing something she has never done before. She pulled the trigger of her gun and a bullet flew out and to her horror it hit a royal guard and he fell over wounded. She stared in shock down the sights of her gun, she didn't mean to hit any one just keep up the act and not draw any eyes to herself and her sister.
She feels something land on her shoulder and looks to see Matt. "You ok? I saw you hit that thing... nice shot. I know its hard to get used to it but give it time." He gives her a smile and then goes to the gun when Johnathan jams it. She looked at him and then gunfire next to her makes her look to see her sister firing but sighs in relieve as its not at anything.
After a while the landing area has grown and a massive drop ship comes into the area and the biggest tank she ever saw is dropped on the ground and it rolls forward. Johnathan and Matt look at the rolling hill and cheer. "About time the Baneblade arrived now these things will pay!" It rolls past and its weapons open up tearing into anything in front of it. Dove and Skyler were scared at first but looking at it when its not charging her she has to admire its power. The massive hulk rolls forward before it stops and its massive gun on top turns and destroys a building with a roar of its weapon.
With the arrival of armored units the imperial forces start to push forward and Matt and Johnathan pack up their bolter and move up with the two girls in tow. They move up following the massive tank moving though the camp. "I may get used to working along with this kind of support." Dove happily says and Johnathan can't help but smile at her too.
Their fun soon ends as something massive hits the tank causing it to stop and find the source of the attack. Over head the two girls see their former leader and point her out to the rest. "Its the princess!" And the two men look up at the white figure throwing bolts of energy at the Baneblade who in turn has a rain of bolter fire come at her making her stay on the move.
Johnathan gets Matt and they move to set up the bolter and add to the fire on her. To their surprise the two girls add into the fire on the princess it isn't accurate but every little bit helps. Finally she is forced away from the baneblade and they seemed to get some lucky bolter hits and some mists of red were seen around her before she flew away deeper into the camp.
"How fucking tough is that bitch!? She was hit countless times with bolter and lasgun fire." Matt looks to the two girls who just shrug in return. "We don't even know just know she could move the sun." The gunners stare. "Biggest load of shit i ever heard." Before anything else happens a Vulture flies over head and its auto-cannons open up on something ahead and its missiles let loose clearing the way for the Baneblade and it starts to roll forward. "You explain to us more about these princesses when we're not fighting ok?" They both nod and they rejoin the battle.
*Location*
*East Cerulea*
The 252nd FOB was quiet with much of the force out in the major assault on the pony base only men there were much of the tanks that couldn't be airlifted to the fight and much of the PDF and conscript forces who weren't ready for the full fight yet and kept in reserves. But fate has it set for something else. While most the camp was watching the fires burn in the distance as their comrades attack the pony base something came from their rear.
For any sentry on guard all they saw were a mass of something charging their way and they sounded the alarm but next thing they knew was ponies the size of adeptus astartes charged them with purple glowing bottles and axes cutting and changing them. Then the camp was over run in a matter of minutes and the only places hanging on were the depots holding the tanks and their techpriest workers. Most tanks were forming circles and guardsmen left were on the tanks or in the circles they made holding out to the last.
On top of one of the bunkers watching one of these last stands was Winter and his escort of night guards who were admiring the stubbornness of these humans. "They know they lost... their is no way they can win. Why do they not simply lay down their arms and convert?" One guard says and the others just shrug. "If i heard right they are very religious and from the looks of it they got many of their officers and priest in there keeping them going." Winter explains.
They watch as another wave of the ork turned ponies were repelled by the firepower the tanks had and one of the priests calls out some words that gets the others in a fighting mood and they cut down many more. But the sound of another weapon is heard that stands out from the pops of the guardsmen weapons, Then they see them. Tall female fighters in armor like he hasn't seen before steps forward in a arrow formation firing massive boxy guns and other weapons that threw flames out in a long arch burning all in front of them.
"Those must be the Sisters of battle." Winter says staring as they cut though the mass of ponies and their armor stopping any potion threw at them and deflecting any axe slash and some were carrying long swords with moving teeth along what was their main blade that cut some of the ponies in half. Winter and his team watch as they push to the tanks that were surrounded and they just clear a path for them.
Then they all form into a larger group and start to push the ponies back. "We have to do something or they will push us back." One says to Winter as he thinks. "Hey look at one of the sisters. That one seems to have more decorated armor." He points his hoof at a battle sister that has a torch burning behind her head and a large sword in one hand leading from the top of a white tank with no weapon on it. "If we can get her maybe with a potion we can brake their morale!"
With that they all take to the air and then find out one problem they only have one potion left from giving out most to the others to use in combat and they are now under heavy fire and then something is seen in the corner of his eye. He turns to look but all he gets is something big and metal hitting him and knocking him from the sky sending him into the roof of a bunker.
The attacker stands over him aiming one of their weapons at him and he and see one of the sister of battles with wings? The Seraphim loads her bolt pistol and puts it to his head. "You foul beast will be put down." She says coldly. He stares at her a mix of fear and something else but before anything else happens her head is covered in purple goo and she yells as the potion takes her and she slowly changes and her armor falls off her as she turns into a light blue Pegasus mare with black hair.
She stands unsure at first then helps Winter up. "We must make haste the imperials are about to over run us. they have called for air support." From above a night guard lands. "You alright sir? And she's right we see many aircraft are over head." Winter sighs. "call the retreat."
He jumps into the air and the other two follow and fly away from the 252nd base in defeat and the ponies on the ground fight to the death before the base is cleared. Many of the constricts were promoted and gained much needed experience and about a forth of the imperial forces were lost either killed or converted and deemed minor loses. And the attack on the pony base led to better results and sent the ponies on the run and many were now retreating to their homeland and the 252nd needed reinforcements if they were going to chase the enemy.