King Sombra has won. He's managed to take over Equestria, leaving it in ruins, and has enslaved hundreds of ponies along the way. Nopony knows how he returned, or why the princesses are standing by his side. Many have tried to stop him and take back Equestria, but every attempt has led to failure.
In a base under the remains of Sugarcube Corner, a resistance, lead by Spitfire, has formed. Nearly every day, they attempt to defeat Sombra and save whomever they can. However, life in the war is difficult. Death comes around every corner, sadness and guilt fill the air, and not everypony in the rebellion gets along.
With nowhere to go and few options left, the army must do everything it can to fight the war and survive the harsh life that it brings.
Takes places in an alternate universe following the events of Season Five of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
You have a lot of emotions in your text, and they are all handled very well. I will definitely keep track of this one.
Well done.
6820625 Thank you. It really means a lot.
I wanna know so badly who Rainbow dash was guilty for letting them get caught!!!
My guess, either Pinkie or maybe even Scootaloo..... We didn't see her in this chapter
OH GOD WHO WAS SHOT!!!!!
6822310 You'll find out soon. I'm glad you like the story. Hopefully I'll get to putting out Ch. 3 soon.
6822278 It's coming up soon
Thank you to everyone who has read the story so far. I'm hoping to release Ch. 3 as soon as I can!
I hope you reveal some information soon on Spike, unless I missed something. Good story so far! It's giving me chills!
6843768 Thanks! I'm glad you like the story!
Don't worry, you didn't miss anything. Spike will come up in the future.
Hey! To anyone reading this story, I'll be editing Chapter 1 tomorrow. So, they'll be a new and improved version up soon. Stay tuned!
6849219 New, improved version is up! Enjoy!
When will chapter 3 be released???
6860722 I'm aiming for Sunday.
Chapter 3 will be released very soon, I promise!
Expect Chapter 3 in about an hour!
Are they still safe? Is Big Mac alive? Does the changeling have any tricks up it sleeves? Is Pinkie alive? What will happen when the other four soldiers arive? The suspense!
6881833 Don't worry, you'll get the answers soon! Although, one of them was already answered in the chapter. The changeling died when Spitfire stabbed it.
When's chapter 4 gonna be released???
6900969 Aiming for end of this week / beginning of next.
Chapter 4 will be releasing within the next seven days.
Sorry about this, but Chapter 4 has been postponed a little bit. I'm hoping for tomorrow, but I can't make any promises.
When's chapter 4 gonna be released?? I can't wait any longer!
6952901 Sorry for the delay! Chapter 4 will be releasing as soon as possible.
Everyone... Chapter 4 is coming soon!
7030794 Yay! I know it's going to be great, since you worked so hard on it!
Chapter 4 has finally been released! Sorry it took so long!
SPOILER ALERT! Don't read ahead unless you completed reading chapter 4!
This chapter was awesome! Totally worth the wait. In the first two scenes, I loved the friendship between Applejack and Rainbow, and Soarin and Cheese Sandwich. The dining hall scene was great too, especially the parts where Spitfire recruited Applejack and Twilight for the army. So, Spitfire is actually giving them a day off for Hearthswarming? Okay then... Oh and the scene with Rainbow and Soarin was absolutely adorable, even if she wasn't telling him everything.
And then comes the funeral. I had a suspicion who the third pony was, but I didn't expect it to be right. So when she said her name, all I did was scream internally "Why would you do that?! You know it would hurt Cheese!! WHY?!"
Ooh, a cliffhanger! I'm very excited to see where you go with this!
Interesting.... veeeerrry interesting...
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I'm glad that you like it!
7050251 Thank you so much! I'm glad to see that you enjoyed this chapter so much!
I've been working hard on starting up and building up the friendships between Applejack, Rainbow, Soarin, and Cheese, so I'm glad you like where they're going. Yes, Spitfire is actually giving them a day off. And a lot is going to come from Spitfire actually going ahead and pronouncing Pinkie dead in front of everypony!
Again, glad you like this chapter, and I hope you'll enjoy the future ones, too!
I have a question: Where's Scootaloo been throughout this? I've seen Sweetiebelle and AppleBloom, but no Scoots. Just wondering
7055978 You'll find out within the next few chapters
I'm guessing 'ol Wind Rider's planning a coup against Spitfire out of jealousy for taking away his wonder bolt status?
7059040 You're on the right track.