Eight decades ago, the Centauri Kingdom landed its army on the shores of Vanhoover, in hopes of bringing Equestria to its knees and taking over the land. There, in Northwest Equestria, the 2nd Division of the "Clementine" Corps, 4th Equestrian Army stood as the first line of defense.
Prior to this state of war, Lt. Zip Jetscream was assigned to command the 3rd Platoon of the unblooded A Company, "Wild Rice" Battalion, 2nd Brigade, 2nd Division.
Split off from the division during the disastrous Retreat to the Galloping Gorge, Lt. Jetscream and his platoon flee south into the Unicorn Range. Until the rest of the 4th Equestrian Army and other Equestrian forces can assemble, they find they are the only thing between the Centauri Army and the fastest road to Canterlot.
Check out the Appendix for The Virgin Company, updated as the story moves along. Includes character designs and platoon arrangement. Contains spoilers.
The Virgin Company
The Chad Platoon
Oh and uh it's okay.
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I knew the story's name would be hit-or-miss, but would maybe get some attention.
Might sound silly, but a few years back I had this dream about a rough and nasty marine outfit that defended a beach from an amphibious assault. Not ponies, humans. They were called "The Non-virgin Company" and the dream played out as a grainy movie trailer, with the name in jagged letters strewn across the screen. Never figured it out.
The name just struck me, and I decided to use a bastardization of it when I had trouble thinking up a name.
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but while im here guess I'll read it.
Yeah, I can here thinking this was porn.
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I'm sure you're not the first. It's definitely a war story.
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Well It started out quite nice.
Have a cake, some Grog and tea.
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I meant your story started good, is interesting and you deserve a little treat for that.
Or do you dislike cake?
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Oh. Thanks. I really had no idea what you wrote.
All the same, I hope you enjoy the story.
That was a nice chapter, had me laughing half the time. Some scenes remind me of my first MechWarrior session back in 01...
Now I miss my HBK-4G.
Oh and I'll give Larkspur Blossom a read after Company is done. Or maybe a bit earlyer, not sure yet.
Viel Erfolg!
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Thanks a lot. Glad you enjoyed it. Company will run at least the summer before it's over. There are some spoilers in Chapter 3 of Larkspur Blossom for this story. I hadn't planned on telling Zip's story for a while and thought nothing of putting the exposition in another story.
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Good to know.
Hmm spoiler.. Eh I don't mind. But thank you for the Info.
Oh I allmost forgot: Thank you for the hard work!
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It's kind of hard to come up with pony names sometimes. I was going through a field guide of flowers (lots of ponies named after flowers) and saw "jacinta" in the index of alternate names. As it says in the story, "jacinta" is a variation of "hyacinth". "Hyacinth" is an English take of the Greek term "‘υακινθος (hyakinthos)"... I think.
"Jacinto" is Spanish or Portuguese. And I don't know if the pronunciation in the video game Gears of War was intentional or not, but it was not pronounced properly. The pronunciation changes depending on what language it is, or whether it's European or Latin-American.
"Jacinta" is the Latin-American Spanish version of "Hyacinth", as far as the given name goes. It's pronounced "kha-SEEN-ta". Another English version of the name is "Jacinda" or "Jacinth".
I studied floristry for a while. And I liked the way the name sounded. "Jacinta Petals".
Well that turned out ok for his first day.
thank you for your hard work an the new chapter.
Now have a Baumkuchen, carrot cake, tea, coffee, beer or Grog... or whatever you want to drink.(Maybe a bit Stroh80? it's tasty!)
Have a good time.
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Glad the chapter was okay. The next chapter involves Zip and Jacinta fixing the platoon's problems.
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I look forward to how they're going to fix that.
Oh and nice thing with connecting your storys.( I allmost missed it, tired as I am. I promis to re-read this and Essentas new chapter after some sleep.)
So I take it the Centauri Kingdom is run by centaurs?
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Yes. Not very creative on my part, but clear enough, I hope.
well that was a good read. First I nearly choked to death (I really should learn to eat and laugh or just stop eating when reading...)
and then you reminded me how really hard it can be to beat a unicorn...
Now let's see how is platoon reacts to all that fun! We all now news like that AND new comrades are bound to throw things into chaos.
Thank you for the hard work!
Now have your usual Baumkuchen, chocolate cake,tea,coffee and Grog.
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Thank you, as always.
Ok first: I knew it! YOu just had to make him a Knollwing right? Good choice.
And now we have those special ones there, I have a good feeling about that. I smell a world in flames.... oh wait, I just forgot to get the cake out in time....
Have a good time!
And as usual, thank you for the chapter and your hard work!
Now get your Baumkuchen, chocolate-cherry cake, coffee, tea and Grog.
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He had an ancestor, somewhere, is all. Thanks for reading. Your appreciation means a good deal.
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Well, technically it still makes him a Knollwing. Thats enough for me to be confirmed that your jokingly foreshadowing was great.
Again, thank you for making those storys.
Firstly, you should remove the comment in () from the title. It just makes it look bad.
Next, when is the story going to start? I haven't read chapter 6 yet, but this is a lot of setup for what's supposed to be a war story.
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Agreed. I don't know what I was thinking with the dumb crap in brackets. Gone, gone, gone.
As far as the "war" part of the story, it's coming soon enough. These things do take time to set up. In the story, as of Chapter 7, coming next, it's been only a month since the lieutenant joined his platoon.
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In Larkspur Blossom, there are some mild spoilers for this story in Chapter 3. Nothing big enough to kill Company.
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It's just a page for story notes and Zip's unit arrangement as it changes overtime and characters are introduced. I didn't even mean to release it until the next chapter came out. The "edit" and "publish" buttons are next to each other.
Ah that was a lovingly long enough chapter. And I really like the bonding.
I have a little suggestion: why not use military time? it really reads better with something like: From 04:00 to 16:00 right?
Ok maybe that’s just a german thing....or just me.
Now I hope the fieldwork is going good and the weather plays along.
As allways thank you for the chapter and your hard work!
Get your Baumkuchen, carrot-cake, tea and coffee now.
Thanks for adding this to your favorites!
I'm hoping the rest of the chapters aren't quite so long. I couldn't find a good way to make it two chapters.
I'd never even thought to use military time in the story. I use it for everything in my life: computer, phone, radio, microwave... I even have an analog clock with 24 hours on it instead of 12 hours.
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Changed everything to military time in the story. I think it really looks better. Let me know if I missed any of them.
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Ok I finally got to check up on the old chapter, just in case, and of course to read this new chapter.
Didn't find anything amiss.
But it really looks like it'll get interesting next time around. Wonder what happened. well that schooner on Dock #4 doesn't bother me much, spec ops aren't that much of an uncommon thing it seems... but it really was somewhat, strange. (though the brass could've covered that up much better... of course Lt. and co. would find something like that strange. Plus it never goes well to get told to "behave normal" that is like to tell someone to not press that big, red, shiny button over there.)
Thank you for the extra hard work on the previous chapter and your hard work for this nice chapter here.
And as usual, get yourself some Baumkcuhen, vanilla-honey-pecan cake, some coffee, tea and beer.
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You didn't have to actually check on the changes I made to the times, but thanks. I don't know why I didn't do it in the first place. As I said, military time is my preferred standard for everything as far as telling the time. Everyone I know thinks I'm crazy for it.
I'll certainly be enjoying a beer or three tonight. We've just finished planting another beet field, finally. Still not done, though.
Things will definitely get a little interesting in the next few chapters, as the events advertised in the story description are finally touched upon. The captain that told them to "behave normally" doesn't know anything either. He only knows what he himself was told. Not even Amethyst knows, but she's probably not completely ignorant on the matter. The truth will come out in the next couple chapters.
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Heh, military time is completely normal here in germany.
Hmmm when you say beer, do you mean that watery stuff you americans think is beer or real beer from germany?(Or maybe some frome those strange island dwellers) And no of course I'm not really serious. After all I'm not a beer person, I prefer mead or rum.( mostly Stroh80)
As I said I'm looking forward to the nex few chapter.(ok the rest of the story and your other sotrys as well, of course. They are good to read.)
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Sierra Nevada Torpedo is the beer I enjoyed last night. A mild IPA with an IBU of 70. I drink all sorts of beers; trying beers is a hobby of mine. I'll try anything.
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Huh, well I try to stick to the stuff I know, most of the time.
Ever had Flensburger? That is some fine stuff. Or Jever. Well ok, Erdinger and Franziskaner are good too.
Ok there is one thing I really,really don't consider being beer: Corona. THAT is just coloured water...
Ok, that is a great start to the action.
But they really have a hard situation to settle, evac a whole Portcity in that short amount of time and preparing defenses, in multiple layers.... just to retreat slowly back near the Capital... Doesn't really look like that much of a good plan at first glance. Well better than just throwing wave after wave of soldiers at the enemy and let them die right?
Thank you for the new chapter and your hard work. On your storys and out in the fields.
as always, have a piece of Baumkuchen, chocolate cake, tea, coffee and some beer.
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There's a little more to their "escape" plan. They have a pretty sorry defense system in place, but they have a plan.
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we all know what happens with plans the moment one has contact with the enemy, right?
There was just that one time when... oh wait, that one was the shortest run in our ShadowRun history.(and the one with the third most laughs)
Ok I had a good plan that worked back in my active BattleTech time, but it was simple: bring that unkwon mech in front of me down!(and I only lost all my armor and save for two, every weapon on my Hunchback!)
....Well, it seems they might have a chance that plan works....maybe.
Anyway, enjoy the day, as I'll enjoy the evening with a nice cold drink, in my case for once no alcohol. But hey, get yourself something nice during the day!
Instead of "Hell Breaks loose" the chapter should have be called, "Taking inventory, With prejudice!" That's basically all this chapter boils down to, taking inventory on high alert. I liked the ending meeting where they talked about the war, but the rest felt a bit drown out and unneeded, not counting the opening part with Zip and other pony.
A title like "Hell Breaks loose" should be reserved for when... you know, hell breaks loose. Like the opening battle for Zip and the others. The title just left me expecting more.
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Maybe. Part of some military stories is the boring quiet before trouble pops up and not knowing what's going on much of the time.
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Gave it a better name. Shoulda given it the name to begin with.
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State of Emergency is a much more fitting name.
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I've actually gotten a bit of good advice from you in the past. Sometimes all it takes is a different set of eyes to see how off something might be.
Hell will break loose, but the chapter in which it happens has a much more innocuous name.
Finally got the time to read this.
Cpt. Weaver really saved a lot of ponys that day. Good he at least got a fast death... well sort of.
Now I’ll just wayt when the Centaur hits the beach.( let’s call it the Equestrian Operation Hannibal. Though not completely fitting, with the Army retreating and evacuating the civs instead of the, most likely lost navy, but hey, at least it sounds nice, right?)
Good luck with that paprer.
As allways, rthank you for the new chapter and your hard work!
Get yourself a nice cold drink, some cake and ice.
Have a good time.
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The Equestrian Navy won't be having a good time, I can assure you. The actual retreat begins in a couple chapters and it isn't pleasant.