New chapter! And I love it!

Now, to business:

Author's Note:
Purity doesn't like to stay down.

That may be, but I get the distinct feeling that she's going to get put down soon, in a very firm, to say nothing of very final way, like the mad dog that she is.

And I cannot wait to see it happen!

At the hooves of a very pissed off Twilight, I hope.

Also, certain so-called "nobles" really should learn to keep their mouths shut when they're in the presence of an experienced battlemage like Dinky. Methinks that that's gonna come back to bite them in the end.

Pardon the pun.

And another thing that's pissing me off about these "nobles"; They're more worried about themselves than the fact that war is brewing with the griffins and the Minotaurs; etc.; and that that is the very reason that Dinky and her mages are training so hard.

Idiots.

Unless...this was all a set-up of some sort, and those so-called "nobles" know about those spells of Dinky's?!

Probably impossible, I know, but.........

Dang it! Now I really can't wait til Chapter 3 comes out! I wanna know what happens as a result of this!

Really good chapter.
When is chapter 3 coming out?

Applebloom closed her eyes tightly, ears perked as she listened for any inconsistencies with the engine noise; they were still fairly new technology, and untested on the battlefield. Command had tried to base the design on the fabled pre-Imperial P-50 Wolf,but had gone with a diesel engine and several inches of added, sloped frontal armor.

oh dear, Diesel Engines are a New Technology in Equestria, I wonder how many of THESE happened in the Engine Test Cells before they got it right:

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I too must agree with you on those counts, they either know that something is watching or theyre just spiteful ignorant wastes of nobility as they seem to be already.

What I am more interested in is the severe ignorance the northern griffons and the minotaurs, along with the third member of their group Camela shows in dealing with what essentially is the worlds strongest superpower. What has the consequences been since those talks back in chapter 1? It was pretty clear that there was a potential civil-war brewing in the griffon lands, but there hasn't been anything since then.

5348267 Thank you.

And I definitely agree with you on that last bit, about them being, to use your words, "spiteful ignorant wastes of nobility as they seem to be already".

What they also seem to be forgetting (conveniently, or otherwise) is that Dinky was (once she and the former CMC freed her, that is) personally trained by Twilight, and is one of her most-trusted Knights.

Consequently, I'm thinking that things ain't gonna bode too well for these self-important idiots once a certain lavender-coated Empress gets wind of this.

And she will; you just know that she will.

(AS if Twi didn't already have enough of a headache worrying about some of their idiot ex-allies.)

Which brings me to this:

Yeah, me, too. I was already boiling mad about what that idiot griffin general said when he called the Equestrians, who were perfectly within their rights to fight for the freedom of their country and their people, "rebels and slaves who wouldn't bow down and accept their fate" (kinda paraphrasing here, as I can't remember exactly how he put it). Talk about showing your ignorance! As you said, the Equestrian Empire is their world's strongest superpower, and has more than enough firepower to blow the Northern Griffin Kingdom (or whatever it's called), the Minotaur Kingdom, and the Camela's right off the proverbial map!

Which I honestly hope happens...mainly because, where the griffins are concerned, they seem to have forgotten (again, conveniently, I think) that if it hadn't been for Twilight and her unliving (I prefer that term to the "undead" one) army of ponies and Changelings; etc.; wiping out the Caribou forces, those drain-dead featherheads would still be in a war with those creeps! Which makes them ingrates at the very least.

And I'd like to know that, too. We'll probably find out one way or another before long, though.

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In this instance the Empire might have to make good on what was said in that meeting however....forced defeat/subjugation of those factions might make them re-think their positions once they've lost all. Possibly wit the addition of forcing their own native forces to the role of mere defense forces only with no recourse for a fixed period of time (and since the leaders/advisers to the empire are so long-lived...500 years or so is nothing to them).

And they are all still aware of the true enemy that theyre preparing for, and I don't think the new crystal heart is going to be enough if they loose there.

5348356 Hmmmm, this is true.

Okay.

And I just have a seriously bad feeling that you're going to be all too right about that last one.

Mainly because, even from what little that we saw of the Ash'ei at the end of ToaNE, they ain't exactly slouches when it comes to war, and preparing for it.

That's basically why what the Griffins, the Minotaurs and Camela are doing now bothers me so much. They need to be standing with their Equestrian allies, not trying to get their own piece of it and it's lands (and/or citizens).

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This is a classic case of short-sightedness when the bigger picture and long-view need to be taken into account...and said bigger picture is what makes those who notice it go '$%#%#%$!!'

Let us hope that they notice it soon.

5348415 Yep, on both counts.

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5348356 What do you all think of Imperial Intelligence?

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I sincerely hope that its NOT a joke like in some places, but I also have to reasonably expect them to be in the dark in some areas.

5351052 I think that they sound like they're on top of things. Which is good.

5341232 It's always a pity putting down a good horse.

Good thing Purity is anything BUT a good horse, or else I'd feel bad!

5365897 Indeed it is.

And I think you just spoke for both of us on that one, my friend!

god friken dam it all what is with people and making rarity a freak in spy god damn i can see how she can gain
intelligence from the ponys street but come on dam

5351052 you my good friend are awesome if you intentionally made that as a reference to one of my favorite series
If not, you're still awesome