After Trixie took full control of Twilight, Starlight headed to Canterlot and became Celestia's protege. All seemed to be going fine until Celestia and Starlight's friends are captured. It is now up to Starlight to save Equestria.
Starlight replied, "Well I think that once this happens, all of Equestria will see that magic alone isn't going to truly defeat an enemy. To truly defeat them, they along with their soldiers must be slain. With any luck, perhaps Celestia will see that a real army is needed and perhaps I could be put in charge of it."
While Spike pretended to support this, deep down he thought this was a bad idea. Not only did he believe that Starlight was being overconfident, he also had a feeling that she would not be able to free the princesses but would likely die in this battle and put the whole nation at more risk.
I agree Equestria is notoriously underdefended, their royal guard is beyond useless.
Now this impressed the soldiers as they did not expect Starlight to take part in their exercises. The fact that she would be training with them and had more of a warrior mentality when it came to dealing with enemies caused some of them to see this unicorn mare as more than just Celestia's protege, but as something more while others thought she was simply full of herself and would crack under pressure in training.
While they were headed to the armory Spike asked, "Starlight, are you nuts? I know you have studied battle tactics and have a tough personality but we are talking about going to war here."
Starlight snapped, "You know what Spike? I have been through a lot in my life and that nagging voice in the back of my head has been telling me that I'm the one to do this, that I will lead us to victory."
Spike asked, "If you were to lead them to victory and free the princesses, what do you think would happen?"
Starlight replied, "Well I think that once this happens, all of Equestria will see that magic alone isn't going to truly defeat an enemy. To truly defeat them, they along with their soldiers must be slain. With any luck, perhaps Celestia will see that a real army is needed and perhaps I could be put in charge of it."
While Spike pretended to support this, deep down he thought this was a bad idea. Not only did he believe that Starlight was being overconfident, he also had a feeling that she would not be able to free the princesses but would likely die in this battle and put the whole nation at more risk.
I agree Equestria is notoriously underdefended, their royal guard is beyond useless.
Spike there are no other options