Fluttershy moaned as her eyes fluttered open and she groggily lifted her head off the floor. It felt to her like a mountain fell on her head. The sensation seemed to make Fluttershy hallucinate that there were objects flying around her head. It also felt like her eyes were spinning. Fluttershy shook her head to get rid of these hallucinations, then tried to focus her eyes to see clearly. She had trouble because the blurriness didn't go away easily.

However, after a minute or so, Fluttershy was finally able to see right again. What she saw was her little bunny, Angel staring at her concernedly.

"Oh, my! Um... Hello, Angel. ...Have you been standing there since last night worrying about me and trying to wake me up?"

Angel nodded his head in response.

"Oh, Angel bunny, dear, that was so sweet of you. But I'm okay, I promise. Your concern is very aprecia-" Fluttershy gasped in mid-sentence when she remembered the chain of events from last night that landed her on the floor. "Godzilla!"

She flew towards the door as fast as she could, leaving Angel scratching his head and staring in confusion.

"I'll explain later, Angel sweetie. But for now, bye, bye," said Fluttershy as she headed out the door.

Once outside, Fluttershy was just about to fly off in the direction of the Everfree Forest. She stopped however when she saw Rarity walking down the bridge from Ponyville to her meadow.

"Oh, Fluttershy darling, what a stroke of luck. I was just coming to see you."

"Now's really not a good time, Rarity."

"Applejack's cousin, Babs Seed is getting out of the hospital today."

"Really? So soon?"

"Yes, we got the message from the hospital at Sweet Apple Acres earlier this morning. We're all on our way there right now. I figured you'd want to be there as well. So, I came to get you."

Fluttershy gasped as she played Rarity's words back in her head.

"Is Twilight gonna be there, too?"

"Why, yes, darling. I did say, all of us."

"Let's go. Hurry! Oh...um...whenever you're ready that is."

"I'm ready now, darling. Come on."

And with that, Rarity and Fluttershy took off for the hospital. When they reached the outside of the medical facility, all their friends were already there waiting out in front. There was Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, and Spike.

"Glad to see you guys could make it," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Wouldn't miss it," said Rarity.

"Oh... Um... Me neither," said Fluttershy. "Um, Twilight-"

"Twilight, I thought you and Rainbow Dash had a meeting with Princess Luna in Canterlot this morning."

"We still do, Rarity. But when Rainbow told me about Babs Seed's discharge, I felt like we just had to be here. So, I sent a message to Princess Luna; she understood."

"So, this is all you've done so far today?"

"Yes, Fluttershy, why?"

"Well, I-"

"Look, here they come!" said Rainbow Dash as she pointed a hoof.

They all stood in a circle around the front doors of the hospital. Seconds later, the Apple family came out, including Babs Seed.

"Look who all wants to say howdy to ya, Babs Seed!" said Applejack.

The little filly's face lit up as the crowd of ponies gathered around with warm greetings in the forms of smiles and words expressing how happy they all were Babs Seed was feeling better. It all brought a great feeling to Babs' heart. She was also surprised to see that a princess, of all ponies, was there to greet her, which admittedly made Babs Seed fell a little special. Though it was only a small part of how special it felt to have all her friends and family with her at that moment.

"I'm so glad to see you're alright, Babs!" Sweetie Belle shouted as she and Scootaloo ran up to her.

They shared a group hug, along with Applebloom, during which, Scootaloo said, "Yeah, totally. We're all glad to see that you're alright!"

"Awe, thanks you guys. You're the best," said Babs Seed after she and the others relinquished their hug.

"How are ya feeling, Babs Seed?"

"Well, my ankle kind of stings, but I'll be fine, Sweetie Belle. The doctor said so."

"Did he really, Applejack?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Sure did. She just sprained it was all. And she was a little bit dehydrated, but they fixed that up faster than you can say: It's all better now."

"But just remember, Babs Seed, the doctor said not to put any pressure on that ankle for a while."

"Yes, Granny Smith. I just wish I hadn't gotten myself hurt. Especially with all the bad things that's happened to you guys and your town. With you all having to go through all that and recovering from it, looking out for me and taking care of me can't make things easier. I don't want to be a pest under hoof."

"Oh, you wont be under hoof, Babs. Will she, Big Mac?" asked Applejack.

"Nope, she would not" the red stallions replied.

"Really? You mean it?"

"Of course, Babs Seed. We probably would've been a little tied up yesterday. But the last of the ponies we were taking care of were moved out onto trains early this morning. We're all freed up and ready to take care of you," said Applebloom.

"Exactly. So, don't worry, Babs. You just come on home and we'll get y'all taken care of."

"You sure, Applejack?"

"You're darn tootin'," said the members of the Apple family at the same time.

Babs Seed smiled brightly, which made everypony else smile just as bright.

"Now, let's all go home and I'll make us all some tasty apple fritters," said Granny Smith.

Every other member of the Apple family gave a big, approving, "YEE-HAW!"

They started walking away, but Applejack, Applebloom, and Babs Seed stopped and motioned for Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo to tag along. The two little fillies smiled brightly and let out delighted giggles, which Applebloom and Babs Seed joined in on as the small group took off.

"It does a heart good to see a family come together when one of their relatives needs them, doesn't it?"

"It certainly does, Rarity. I just hope that everypony can bounce back as well as the Apple family has," said Twilight Sparkle.

At that moment, Pinkie Pie came crashing down next to Twilight, making her and Rarity let out short screams.

"Well, I saw everypony today while I was doing my usual rounds of hi and hellos this morning. So, I could tell ya how everypony's doing."

"That would actually be pretty helpful, Pinkie Pie," said Twilight Sparkle. Then she turned to her dragon assistant. "Spike, pen and paper at the ready!"

"Ready, ma'am!" said Spike as he held said pen and paper in front of him.

"Alright, Pinkie Pie, fire away," said Twilight Sparkle.

"I didn't bring my party canon, so I'll just tell you about how everypony is doing. Well, for starters, I saw the Cakes this morning, they were busy baking and taking care of the babies, as always. They're always such busy ponies. Then I saw Derpy Hooves with her doctor coltfriend. They were taking Dinky Doo out for a walk. Oh, they all looked so cute together. Then I saw Cherry Berry, she was busy making a whole batch of sweet cherry pies. I love sweet cherry pie. It puts a smile on my face ten miles wide. It tastes so good it'll make a grown mare cry. Ah, sweet cherry pie.

"Then I saw Lightning Bolt and Cloudkicker, they were busy handed out care packets for everypony. All the time I saw them doing that, I was thinking: Oh, that was soooo nice of them. A great couple of pegasi, those two. Then I saw Lyra Heartstrings with Bon Bon and Vinyl..."

"Um, Pinkie, how about you give Twilight the short version," said Rainbow Dash.

"Oh, okay! To make a long story short..."

"Too late," Spike interjected.

"...everypony seems to be recovering and getting their lives somewhat back together. They're being slow about it, but that's not really their fault. At least they're trying to make the effort to make things better," said Pinkie Pie.

"You got all that, Spike?"

"Yes, I did, Twilight. Do you think I should've left in the part about cherry pie?"

"Why would you leave in that part after Pinkie just gave you the short version?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well...I like cherry pie, Maybe whoever reads this does, too," Spike defended.

"Oh, brother!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Never mind that, now. We'll give this report to Princess Luna when we see here at Canterlot. Thank you, Pinkie Pie."

"Yeah, sure, no problem, Twilight. Anything to serve a princess. Especially when she's my friend."

"You're going to Canterlot, Twilight?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yes. Me, Spike, and Rainbow Dash. We're going to organize an assault against Megalon, who's heading for Manehattan as we speak."

"Yeah, and I plan to be a apart of it," said Rainbow Dash.

"Really?" asked Fluttershy.

"Darn straight, as long as Twilight's still willing to hook it up for me."

"We'll see what happens, Rainbow Dash. But first we have to meet up with the ponies of the search party that went into the Everfree Forest last night."

"Search party?" asked Fluttershy.

"Yeah, they were looking for the kaiju that the other princesses and I brought to Equestria. You see, Rarity sent me a letter last night Telling me that she and the folks at Sweet Apple Acres heard the sounds of two kaiju fighting each other last night. They believed, and I do, too, that it was the good kaiju fighting one of the evil ones. We're going to go find out if they found something. They're waiting for us at the mayor's office. Did you hear anything last night, Fluttershy?" said Twilight Sparkle.

Fluttershy's body felt like it was gonna implode in on itself after hearing this. She really didn't want anyone to find Godzilla before she had a chance to tell her friends about him herself. But it sounded like that was exactly what was about to happen. If they had actually found Godzilla that is. The thought of it put Fluttershy on high alert. But she didn't want any of this to show, so she did her best to hide it all in.

Unfortunately, her tensing up and stunned silence kept her from telling her friends the truth like she wanted to. So, that left the others to stare at her, waiting in uncomfortable silence for Fluttershy to answer Twilight's question.

"Uh...Fluttershy?" Twilight Sparkle inquired.

"Oh! Well... Um... I..."

Fluttershy wasn't able to speak right, which made the rest of the ponies feel awkward.

"Well, I do hope they found our kaiju in shining armor, as it were," said Rarity, trying to get things back on track.

"Yeah, me too," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Me three!" said Pinkie Pie.

"Well, let's not just stand here with our tails up in the air. Let's go find out," said Rainbow Dash.

"Alright, we can go now," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Um...Twilight...can I tag along?" Fluttershy managed to squeak out.

"Uh...sure, Fluttershy."

"But you gotta keep up," said Rainbow Dash before flying off.

"Hey, Rainbow Dash, wait up!" Spike yelled as he ran after her.

Then Twilight Sparkle and Fluttershy soon followed behind. This left Rarity and Pinkie Pie by themselves.

"Well, now what are we suppose to do?" asked Pinkie Pie.

"Well, if you'd like some help, perhaps we could start preparing Babs Seed's recovery celebration," said Rarity.

"Excelsior!" Pinkie Pie yelled before she grabbed Rarity over her head and ran for Sugarcube Corner.

Elsewhere, it didn't take long for Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, and Spike to reached the mayor's office, where the mayor herself and several royally uniformed ponies were waiting.

"Greetings, gentlecolts, mayor," said Twilight Sparkle.

"At your service, Your Highness," said the captain, a black pegasus stallion, as he and his soldiers bowed in respect.

"At ease," said Twilight Sparkle to the soldiers, who took that as their signal to stand back up. "So, what have you to report?"

"Well, with the help of the zebra who lives in the forest, we quickly found the spot where it is believed the two kaiju fought each other. It was deep in the forest's interior, about six miles away from Ponyville," the captain reported.

"Did you find the kaiju themselves?" asked Twilight Sparkle, unable to hide a little excitement in her voice.

"Well...we found one. That is...the parts the other one didn't like," said the captain.

Rainbow Dash and Spike couldn't hide the disgusted looks on their faces. The idea of a living creature eating another made all the ponies in the room sick to their stomachs. But still, there was very important business to discuss, so Twilight Sparkle and the soldiers all sucked it up. The soldiers probably let out their disgust before the meeting anyways.

"But you didn't find the kaiju that won the fight?"

"No, Princess Twilight Sparkle, we did not. We couldn't even find a trail to follow," said the captain.

"That's strange," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yeah, you'd think that a big monster would leave a trail just as big to follow," said Rainbow Dash.

"Well, we did find a trail, again, thanks to the zebra, Zecora, that was dangerously close to the outskirts of the Everfree Forest, which, as we know, leads to a path to Ponyville. We followed it to the spot where we found the body of the beaten kaiju, which we can only guess was their battle zone. It certainly looked torn up enough for it. But after that, nothing. It was as if the other kaiju completely disappeared," said the captain.

"Seriously, how can they do that?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Wait, you said that trail was close to Ponyville? You mean, that kind of trouble was almost in my town again? We almost had a second stroke of bad kaiju luck?" asked Mayor Mare in alarm.

"Not necessarily, mayor."

"What do you mean, captain?"

"Well, judging by what we found at the battlefield, the kaiju that was near Ponyville might have been the good one."

"How do ya figure?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Well, after a thorough examination of the body and based on the information on kaiju that was supplied to us, we were able to conclude that the kaiju carcass we found was Screech, the bat monster that previously attacked Ponyville," the captain explained.

"I knew it," said Rainbow Dash.

"As we all know, bats fly and that trail we found was very obviously made by a monster that walks," said the captain.

"There's still no guarantee that other kaiju is good. Even if you're right, captain, and it is good, it is still a giant monster. It can cause damage whether it wanted to or not.

"I don't think that would happen, mayor. If it came through the Everfree Forest, it would have to get past Fluttershy and she can talk to animals. She'd just tell him not to come into town. Wouldn't ya, Fluttershy?" said Spike.

Fluttershy's eyes widened. She wasn't expecting to be refereed to in this conversation. And even though she asked to come here, she mostly didn't want to be either. She had planned to talk to Twilight alone afterwards. But now she had been addressed, which meant she had to respond. This was something that was hard for her, especially considering it was about a monster she befriended and had been keeping secret for two days.

"Um... Uh... I... S-Sure. ...Uh...talking to a kaiju. Not a problem. ...Not that I've had any experience talking to one before that is. Especially not the one we're all talking about. Heh, heh." Fluttershy managed to stammer out in her meek, little voice as she forced a smile.

The others paid no mind and went back to their conversation, Twilight Sparkle thinking about the report she had just heard from the royal military captain.

A walking kaiju? Then it can't be Mothra. This is a totally different kaiju. ...But what could it be? Twilight Sparkle thought to herself.

"And you're absolutely sure you didn't get even a glimpse of this other kaiju?"

"No, my princess, I'm afraid not," the captain said.

"Are you positive about that?!" Fluttershy asked a little too anxiously.

It got every set of eyes to look towards her. Fluttershy quickly took notice and an embarrassed smile crossed her face.

"Um...yes, I am pretty positive, miss," the captain replied.

"Oh...um...well...thank you, Mr. soldier, sir. Continue with what you were going to say then," said Fluttershy as she slowly began to back behind her friends.

"Anyways, what do you make of this, captain?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

"Of course. I conclude that while we didn't find the other creature, it's most likely that it is still somewhere in the Everfree Forest. My recommendation is to send in a second search party for the kaiju," said the captain.

"Very good, captain. I'll advise on this to the princesses of Canterlot when we arrive there," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Speaking of which, we'd better high tail it there right now. Every moment we waste here is a moment Megalon gets closer to Manehattan."

"Right! Good call, Rainbow Dash! Everypony prepare for departure. We're heading out, now!"

"Yes, Princess Twilight Sparkle!" said all soldiers as they saluted.

Then everypony made their way outside where a golden chariot was waiting for Twilight Sparkle. She and Spike jumped in, while Rainbow Dash and the soldiers flew up into the air. Fluttershy stood close by, watching it all. She was feeling the same pressure as before. She desperately wanted to tell Twilight Sparkle and all her friends about Godzilla. But she had hope to talk to Godzilla first and tell him the truth about everything and try to explain why she lied in hopes that she could save their friendship.

But Godzilla already found out the hard way that Fluttershy had lied. And now Twilight Sparkle was only feet away, about to leave for Canterlot. Now seemed like as good a time as any to tell her the truth about Godzilla. But Fluttershy would have to do it quickly before the alicorn princess left. She knew it was the right thing to do, but Fluttershy still felt some invisible force holding her back.

She had to shake it off and break free. Fluttershy felt a great deal of anxiety in trying to do so. She knew she had to put it behind her just long enough to talk to Twilight Sparkle. Fluttershy strained and she strained, gritting her teeth as her body trembled from the pressure. Fluttershy almost felt like her bones and muscles were gonna strain out of place. Luckily before that happened, Fluttershy managed to pull herself free of whatever lingering needs for secrecy was holding her back, allowing Fluttershy to rush toward Twilight Sparkle's chariot.

"Twilight, wait! I have something to tell you!" Fluttershy cried out.

But it was too late. As Twilight Sparkle turned her head towards Fluttershy, the two pegasi that were hooked up to the chariot took off into the sky, taking Twilight and Spike with them. Fluttershy could only stop and look on in defeat as her friend got further and further away. She knew even if she flew after them, she would never be able to catch them. Despite pulling the weigh of a chariot, these were still military trained ponies after all.

Fluttershy looked away from the sky and hung her head low once Twilight Sparkle and her army escort were out of sight. It felt like there was a deep, dark pit in her very soul. All the terrible memories and negative feelings of the last few days were flooding into Fluttershy's mind and heart. It felt like she was being hit with several blows from multiple assailants. And strangely, Fluttershy kind of believed she deserved it. Especially after lying all that time when the truth could've done so much more to help. Fluttershy could hardly stand being herself at that moment. She strongly wished she was somepony else.

How could I do this? Fluttershy thought to herself. How could I have lied like that? Why did I lie so much? Fear, that's why, Fluttershy, you scaredy cat. You were afraid of what Godzilla would do when he discovered other kaiju and you were afraid of what your friends would do when they found out you were friends with a kaiju. Not to mention what they would do to that kaiju. I should have never lied to anypony. And I never will again. I, Fluttershy will never, ever lie again!

But then she realized she couldn't dwell on her past sins, despite how hard it was. Right now she had to work at setting things right. But how do I do that? Do I fly after Twilight and Rainbow Dash and go to Canterlot? Or would that take too long? I suppose I could tell my friends who are still here in Ponyville. Fluttershy tried to figure out whether or not she should do that or something else. She pondered it over and over until she finally reached a decision. No. While I do need to confess to my friends, first I need to talk to the one I lied to the most. I can only hope and pray that he'll forgive me and afterwards, we can be friends again. ...Is that even possible after all I've done?

Fluttershy shook her head to push the negativity out of her mind. From this point forth, she was gonna do her best to be positive and be strong. The thought kind of scared her, but she quickly pushed that fear away. And with that, Fluttershy flew off towards the Everfree Forest to find Godzilla, hopefully to fix all that she had done wrong, And also to fix what was wrong in all of Equestria.

ELSEWHERE IN CANTERLOT, A SHORT TIME LATER:

As Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Spike, and Princess Luna walked to the debriefing room of the Canterlot royal army base, Twilight wrapped up her report to the Princess of the Night about how Ponyville's recovery was going and the results of the search in the Everfree Forest.

"This is a most intriguing turn of events and also encouraging news about Ponyville. We will most certainly send a second search party out to the forest."

"Thank you, Princess Luna."

"My pleasure, Princes Twilight Sparkle. But we will tend to that matter only after we have dealt with this one about Manehattan."

"Of course, princess."

They walked on for a little bit longer before Twilight Sparkle felt a nudge at her side. She looked to see Rainbow Dash nod her head toward Princess Luna. The purple alicorn instantly knew what her friend was implying. So then Twilight Sparkle nodded her head reassuringly to Rainbow Dash before speaking to the princess.

"Oh, Princess Luna, Your Highness."

The Princess of the Nighttime World turned to her fellow alicorn.

"Yes?" Princes Luna asked patiently.

"Have you taken my request for Rainbow Dash into consideration?" asked Twilight Sparkle.

The dark blue alicorn looked from Twilight to Rainbow Dash, giving her an intense, yet thoughtful, stare.

"I know of your many feats and talents, Rainbow Dash. While I was not there to witness most of them myself, I have been enlightened by tales told to me by both Princess Twilight here and my older sister. And I know, despite not seeing them, that your talents and feats are most impressive indeed. Among these incredible accomplishments is the mastery of the legendary sonic rainboom at such a young age, you only being a filly when it happened. But perhaps even more impressive is using this talent to take on a two hundred foot monster and have it chase you to save a whole town.

"Yes, Rainbow Dash, you do have some rather impressive qualities that are usually the kind we are looking for here. So, it is with great honor and respect that I except you as a soldier in the Equestria Royal Army."

Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike's faces lit up with big, bright smiles after hearing Luna's declaration.

"Really?" asked Rainbow Dash.

"Yes, indeed, My Little Pony. But not only that, I also hereby promote you to the rank of captain, your first mission to lead being the one we will be discussing very shortly in the meeting room," said Princess Luna with a wink and a smile.

"Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh! Oh, my gosh!" said Rainbow Dash at a rapid speed. "I can't believe this! Me, a captain in the royal army! This is so freaking awesome! Hoof bump me, princess!"

After her emotional outburst, Rainbow Dash held out her hoof to Princess Luna. But then she finally got a hold of herself and realized what she had done. She looked forward at Princess Luna, who stared at Rainbow Dash with subdued surprise. Rainbow Dash looked over at Twilight Sparkle and Spike, who's surprise was not so subdued, being looks of wide eyed, mouth hanging open shock. Rainbow Dash looked back to the Princess of the Night and chuckled nervously as she pulled her hoof away.

"Forgive me, Your Highness. I apologize for my outburst. What I meant to say was: Thank you for this great honor you have given me. It is a privilege to serve you and the other princesses of Equestria as a soldier in the line of duty," said Rainbow Dash as she bowed respectively.

Princess Luna just looked at her for a moment, not really conveying an emotion. This was somewhat concerning to Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash both since they couldn't tell how the Night Princess was feeling at the moment. Their concerns were quickly swept away, however, when Princess Luna held her hoof out in front of Rainbow Dash. Everypony gasped in amazement at what Luna seemed to be implying. They all looked to see her smiling face, which confirmed their suspicions.

"But it is pretty awesome, isn't it, Captain Rainbow Dash?" asked Princess Luna.

Rainbow Dash smiled as she let out another gasp before excepting her monarch's hoof bump.

"It certainly is, Your Highness! It's even better since I'm in an army you're in charge of!" said Rainbow Dash.

"Please, just call me Luna. All my friends do," said Princess Luna. Rainbow Dash couldn't help but grin gratefully. But then Princess Luna's expression turned serious. "I'm afraid it is time to start the meeting now."

"Yes, Princess Luna," said Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, and Spike at the same time.

And so, the four all walked onward to the debriefing room. Waiting in there were several pegasi soldiers all sitting silently, waiting for the meeting to begin. Not a face was smiling in that room. They were all serious, stone hard expressions, but then that was appropriate seeing as how these were all trained soldiers preparing to go into a very dangerous mission.

Princess Luna guided her companions to the front of the room where a stage stood in front of the several hundred seats which were currently occupied by the group of pegasus ponies assigned to the Equestria Royal Army. Then Luna pointed Twilight Sparkle to the center stage so she could begin the meeting.

"Attention, soldiers of the Royal Army, the mission discussed today that you are to embark on...will not be an easy one. Today will be a day remembered for the rest of time. Hopefully it is for as many good reasons as there will be bad. As many of you know, a few days ago, a black cloud fell over Equestria. That black cloud hid within it one of what would turn out to be many giant monsters which have come to be known as kaiju.

"To counter these monsters...these...these demons from the darkest pits, the other princesses and I ended up teleporting another kaiju here. One that was good and pure of heart. One that we thought would aid us against his evil brethren. While we received recent reports that supports hope for that plan, it isn't enough to rely on it. As we speak, one of the kaiju, more specifically, the one known as Megalon, is heading straight for one of our most heavily populated cities. That being, Manehattan. For better details on the mission to be carried out regarding this threat, I call to the stage Princess Luna, Ruler of the Night."

Twilight Sparkle walked away from center stage and took the seat next to Rainbow Dash, which had previously been occupied by Princess Luna, who walked up to center stage. And then she spoke.

"Greetings, soldiers of Equestria. As Princess Twilight Sparkle told you, our land faces a grave threat at the...claws of these kaiju. Also like Princess Twilight Sparkle said, somewhere out there is a good kaiju who we hope will reveal itself and grant us its services. But as stated before, we can't depend on that plan at the moment. Now, we tried to attack one of these kaiju...once.

"But our forces were easily swept away by the power of the monster. So, it seemed like because of one failure all our counter measures were put on hold. ...I don't blame whoever made that decision, but they should have come to me or my sister first. ...Or at least consulted Princess Twilight Sparkle. So, we tip-toed around these mighty beasts. We tried to keep our citizens as safe as possible without engaging these monsters and hoped they somehow wouldn't endanger anypony and would stay away from populated areas.

"...We were foolish to believe such things. I'm afraid, despite how unquestionably dangerous this will be, the time to launch a defensive strike has come. For as pointed out before, there is a kaiju currently approaching Manehattan. While evacuations have already begun in the city, it is not enough. We must do more to protect our ponies from the threat of this giant monster.

"While it seems more likely that our forces wont destroy the creature or even really injure it, we can at least try to change its direction away from the city. Our hope with this attack is to lure Megalon further out into open land not inhabited by ponies. To do this, the royal military base in Manehattan has been called upon to form a blockade on the outskirts of the city. They will approach with catapults armed with giant boulders and highly experimental explosive devices which the team that invented them are referring to as bombs. They were being developed in secrecy long before the kaiju came.

"Also included in this ground assault will be another experimental weapon project that was being developed well before these kaiju ever arrived in Equestrian land. These are canons that have been increased in size from traditional canons in hopes of getting more...explosive results."

"How big are these new canons?" a soldier in the crowd asked.

"About twice the size of traditional canons. The group that was working on them had hopes of eventually getting them to be ten times the size of traditional canons. But because of the appearance of the kaiju, they had to be rushed out of development and into action," Princess Luna explained.

Whispers came amongst the crowd of pegasi, all of which were discussions about the revelation of these new weapons.

"Will these new weapons be any good against the kaiju?" another pegasus asked.

Princess Luna looked away from the soldiers for a moment. She didn't want to answer that last question, or at least give her truthful answer. But she knew she had to. So, she turned her head back to the crowd and replied.

"I do not know. ...At this point...it seems unlikely that anything we have at our disposal will be enough to stop these monsters. ...I have a feeling the ground forces will be at an extreme disadvantage." The crowd of pegasi once again began to whisper amongst themselves. "Which is why we're also sending in an air assault to support our ground troops. We will also attack Megalon from above. That air strike will consist of you, the soldiers who are sitting here today."

"What are we suppose to do against a creature like that?" asked one of the soldiers.

"You will all drop smaller versions of the experimental weapons called bombs down upon the monster. Some of you will also bring along lightning clouds to strike lightning down upon Megalon. It may not be a conventional use of storm clouds, but we're on the desperate side of a war. And desperate times call for desperate measures."

"But still, none of this stuff will stop that monster?" asked a soldier in the crowd.

"Probably not. But as stated before, the aim of this assault is not to stop the monster. It is to change its direction away from Manehattan," said Princess Luna.

The crowd began to whisper among itself yet again. The Princess of the Night heard a few of these whispers. From what she could tell, none of them were particularly very thrilled with the plan. In response, Princess Luna's expression turned even harder and more stern than it was before.

"Listen up, men!" The princess's outburst got everypony's attention. "I know this doesn't sound like the prettiest of missions or one of the safest, maybe not even the sanest! But when you signed up to be in this army, it was to go through the bad times as well the good ones. It was to serve the call of duty to protect the citizens that make up this great nation of ours. Those citizens... Those ponies...they are your brothers, your sisters, your mothers, your fathers, your neighbors, your best friends! They are your children! And now because you've been asked to answer that call to duty in a dire situation, you suddenly question your oath?"

All the soldiers fell silent. They had all listened to what their princess had to say. It felt like a hard blow to them. But despite the sting, they all slowly began to feel like maybe they needed to hear it. Yes, they were soldiers, but they were also scared. They were scared of going up against such a titanic force of power as a kaiju. But then the princess's words made them question; what mattered more? Being scared or being a soldier? Then they realized that this shouldn't even be a question.

"You there! Soldier!" Princess Luna pointed a hoof at one of the pegasi in the crowd. "Who do you stand to lose to the kaiju?!"

"Uh... I- Uh... Th-th-There are so many I could lose. ...A few I have already. ...But right off the top of my head...I got a little daughter back at home in Ponyville. ...She's staying with my sister at the moment." A tear escaped the pony's eye. "Her mom was lost in the attack by that bat! And I don't ever want her or me or anypony to ever have to go through that again!"

"Look upon this poor soul, soldiers! He and his daughter are only a few of many who has suffered because of these monsters. Now, one of those monsters is heading straight for a heavily populated city to do the same to them! Who are those ponies to turn to if not the army that was made to protect them?!"

Once again the crowd just looked on in silence. It was several seconds later when they started to whisper amongst themselves yet again. But before it could go on too long, the Princess of the Nighttime World spoke again.

"But you know what, if you still aren't completely dedicated to doing your part in protecting the citizens of our country, then I wont stop you from walking out of here right now! I can't have ponies who do not believe in protecting Equestria or her children at any cost being apart of a mission as important as this one. This is a decision you have to make on your own. Are you brave enough? If you're not, leave now."

The whole room fell quiet yet again. At first, all the soldiers just looked at Princess Luna, looking as though they didn't know how to react to what she just said. Then they looked around at each other. They didn't say anything though. It was more like they were just looking to see how one another would react to what they were just told. So, they just looked to each other. Most of the pegasi seemed unsure of how to proceed.

But then, slowly, that uncertainty seemed to fade away. Nopony said anything, they just let their actions speak for themselves. And the action they all took was to stay sitting. None of them ever headed for the exit. They just sat in place and looked on, waiting for the next thing Princess Luna would say. The Princess of the Night couldn't help but give a proud smile. Not pride for herself, but for these brave soldiers who decided to stay and heed their call to duty.

"Thank you, everypony, for showing your true colors when it really counts. No matter what happens today, I will make absolutely sure that history sings of your bravery. But to lead such a brave group of ponies, there needs to be an equally brave leader. Captain Rainbow Dash has volunteered to lead this attack."

Princess Luna pointed a hoof to the rainbow haired pegasus who stood up as the crowd of soldiers uttered in amazement. Rainbow Dash couldn't help but feel pride at the crowd's reaction to her.

"Good luck," Spike said from the seat next to Twilight Sparkle. Rainbow Dash looked down at the young dragon with a questioning smile. "You're gonna need it."

"You all must report to the east flight bay where your weapons will be waiting for you. As you take flight out of the bay, lightning clouds will be awaiting those of you who were not supplied with a bomb. ...I can't say much more except: Today you are all going above and beyond the call of duty that would normally be expected from our army. Because of this, you've all shown exceptional courage. Because of that, on behalf of everypony in Equestria, I thank you with all my heart and soul. May the ascended of Valhalla watch over you all. Now, go forth."

"Alright, everypony move out and make your way to the east flight bay! Once we all regroup there, we'll be leaving immediately!" Rainbow Dash barked at her newly appointed squad.

Then she, herself prepared to depart, first by gathering with Princess Luna, Twilight Sparkle, and Spike.

"I must also thank you, Captain Rainbow Dash, for the courage that you've already displayed in this terrible time and the courage I'm sure you'll have as this goes on," said Princess Luna.

"It's my pleasure to serve, Princess Luna. I'll never leave Equestria hangin'," said Rainbow Dash.

"...Right on," said Princess Luna with a smile.

Then just before she left, the Night Princess extended her hoof to Rainbow Dash for a hoof bump, which she gladly excepted. Then as Luna walked away, it was now time for Rainbow Dash to say her last goodbyes to Twilight and Spike. Rainbow Dash could tell by the looks on both their faces that neither of them were to thrilled about seeing her off to fight a giant monster, Twilight Sparkle especially. Rainbow Dash didn't blame them, for she wasn't particularly fond of the idea either. But she knew it was something she had to do.

She still didn't want to leave her friends on a sour not though. So, Rainbow Dash put on a brave face for her friends. It seemed to bring a tiny bit of light into their gloom, though not as much as Rainbow Dash would like.

"So...I guess this is it," said Twilight Sparkle.

"Yeah...I guess so," Rainbow Dash agreed.

"We're all glad you're so willing to be out on the front lines, Rainbow Dash," said Spike "...But I still can't help but be scared for you. You're one of my best friends and I care a lot about you."

"We both do, Rainbow Dash," Twilight Sparkle added.

"I know and I care about you all to. I hate to make you all worry about me, but if I don't lead these ponies into battle, who else will that's as awesome as me?" asked Rainbow Dash.

Twilight Sparkle and Spike couldn't help but chuckle a little.

"Fair enough. Then go ahead, Rainbow Dash. Go and do all you can for the poor ponies of Manehattan," said Twilight Sparkle. Her smile suddenly turned into a serious look of desperation. "...Save them. ...But look out for yourself."

"Don't worry, Twilight, I'll be fine. ...I promise," said Rainbow Dash. Then she looked down to the purple, infant dragon. "Spike my man, do me a huge solid and look after Twilight and the rest of the gang for me. Without me there to be the totally awesome pony watching out for them, somepony else has to be while I'm gone. Can you be that somepony?"

Spike couldn't help but sniffle a little as he wiped away some tears. Then he nodded his head as he said, "Uh huh."

"Rock on, little guy! I knew I could count on you to be twenty percent cooler in ten seconds flat!" said Rainbow Dash as she hugged Spike close to her.

But as they released their embrace, Spike couldn't help but cry a little more. Now that left Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash to stare at each other for a little moment. It wasn't long before they hugged each other close. It was as close in heart, as it was in body.

"Take care of yourself, Rainbow Dash."

"You do the same, Twilight Sparkle."

And then they released their hug, after which, Rainbow Dash began to make her way out of the meeting room. As she got further away, Twilight Sparkle was unable to stop her emotions from getting to her. She sobbed as she cried out," Goodbye, Rainbow Dash."

Rainbow Dash managed to steal a quick glance back and waved to her friends before heading out the door of the meeting room. As she walked alongside the other soldiers, Rainbow Dash couldn't help but look upset. It wasn't about going to fight a giant monster, though that didn't help any. It was more so about having to leave her friends to do it. She was worried that after that day maybe...quite possibly...she might never see any of her friends again.

Rainbow Dash's thoughts and feelings of despair were then interrupted when a light gray male pegasus soldier came up alongside her and sparked a conversation.

"Hey, are you Captain Rainbow Dash?"

"Yes, I am."

"Private Swift Bolt, reporting for duty. It's an honor to be under your command. Especially going against those kaiju scum!"

"Thanks a lot, Private Swift. I like attitude and your spirit."

"Looks like we got our hooves full don't we, captain?"

"Yeah, I guess so."

"Tell me honestly, captain, do you think we have a shot?"

Rainbow Dash's smile faded somewhat, though she tried to keep it up. All she managed to say after that was, "I guess we'll just have to see."

Meanwhile, Twilight Sparkle and Spike were preparing to return to the castle with Princess Luna. But yet they both seemed to move lazily, like all the energy was sucked out of their bodies. They couldn't help themselves though. One of their friends was about to go into what must be the most dangerous situation ever in the history of Equestria; possibly the whole world.

"Twilight?" Spike managed to say weakly.

"Yes, Spike, what is it?" Twilight answered just as weakly.

"Do you think...Rainbow Dash will be okay?"

A single tear escaped Twilight Sparkle's eyes. Even after already shedding so many for Rainbow Dash, it looked as though she had one more to give.

"I don't know, Spike. ...I really don't know. ...And that scares me."

MEANWHILE AT THE EVERFREE FOREST:

"Godzilla!" Fluttershy called out as she entered the clearing where the Kaiju King lived.

But as she looked around, she couldn't find any trace of the giant monster at all. She saw the trail that he made when he went deeper into the forest. But then she remembered the pony in charge of the search party saying earlier that he didn't find Godzilla, even when following that trail. Where could he be? Fluttershy wondered to herself.

"Godzilla!" Fluttershy shouted as loud as she could force herself to.

Then she waited for a little bit, flying in place all the while. At first, there was absolutely no response; it was completely quiet. But then she started to hear a rumbling sound. It started off quiet, but got louder really fast. Then Fluttershy noticed something she hadn't before. All the rocks that had been covering Godzilla when he first got to Equestria were all back together in a giant pile. In fact, the pile was in the exact same spot he was before, too; covering the crater that had held Godzilla's body.

That is when Fluttershy's eyes widened in realization. She flew up higher at a fast speed as Godzilla rose up out of the crater and the rocks all rolled off his body. Godzilla let out a roar before he shook around a little to get the last bits of rubble off him. As Godzilla turned his head to look at Fluttershy, she just stared right back at him in utter amazement.

"Oh, my goodness, Godzilla. I knew you were smart, but I still can't help but be surprised. I don't know if I would've thought of hiding myself like that. How very impressive. Good thinking, Godzilla," said Fluttershy.

Godzilla just snorted in contempt as he looked away from the pony. Fluttershy's happy smile turned into a concerned frown as her head tilted to the side. She could tell by the scowl on Godzilla's face that he was not in a good mood. Fluttershy didn't blame him though.

"What's wrong, Godzilla?" Fluttershy asked, even though she knew all too well what the answer was.

Godzilla looked at Fluttershy and growled to ask her if she really wanted to know what was wrong.

"Of course. You're feelings are important to me," Fluttershy replied.

Godzilla snorted again and then let out a low roar to tell the little pony if she really wanted to know why he was upset, then to follow him.

"Okay, lead the way," said Fluttershy.

Godzilla then pulled himself out of the crater, allowing him to stand up straight again and show off his massive size. Like before, Fluttershy couldn't help but be awed and even slightly intimidated by the titanic scale of this impressive specimen of kaiju. It was one of several reminders that Godzilla was a force to be reckoned with. Godzilla proceeded to demonstrate that he could make something even as simple as walking look mighty, as he led Fluttershy through the path he had previously walked the night before.

As Godzilla lumbered through the path and Fluttershy flew by his side, neither of them said anything to each other. Fluttershy wanted to, but she could tell by the scowl on his face that Godzilla wasn't exactly in the mood for conversation. Plus the look on his scared her. So, she stayed silent, the only sound being the rumble of Godzilla's footsteps and things being crushed by said footsteps. It was a long trek and the uncomfortable silence made it seem even longer.

Fluttershy didn't know exactly how much time had past, but at some point she started to notice that the trees were getting bigger. They were so big, they almost looked like they could hide Godzilla. It was then that Fluttershy realized that this was the deepest she'd ever gone into the Everfree Forest; a fact that scared her. But at this moment, it seemed like almost anything could.

The next thing she saw, though, would probably scare anypony. Fluttershy gasped in horror when she saw the deformed and slightly ripped up remains of what used to be Screech. It laid in the middle of what looked to be a war zone; the area having been torn apart. But as bad as it was to see the torn up and somewhat decayed body and the destroyed area of the forest, Fluttershy saw something else she really didn't want to see. When the search party returned, apparently several examiners came in their place to study Screech's body.

And now all those ponies were staring up at Godzilla in horror, while he stared back at them in anger. Before Fluttershy could say anything, Godzilla let out a loud roar; the loudest Fluttershy had ever heard him roar. The mighty, powerful outburst ended up doing exactly what Godzilla wanted it to. Everypony screamed in fear before they all ran and flew away as fast as they could, leaving behind whatever equipment they had brought with them. One pony had the guts to turn around and steal one quick glance at the mighty Godzilla before resuming to run alongside the other ponies.

This left Godzilla and Fluttershy alone with the body of the bat kaiju that had tormented Ponyville only two days ago. Fluttershy was still in shock over what Godzilla just did to those examiner ponies at this point and was still looking in the direction the group ran off to. But she was quickly snapped out of it when the deep, heavy breaths of her companion reached her ears, sounding a lot like low growls.

Fluttershy shook her head to completely focus herself. Then her eyes fell to the corpse of Screech laying on the ground. The sight of the beaten, bloody, battered, and utterly destroyed carcass of the monster made Fluttershy want to throw up. In fact, she felt it in her gut up to her throat that she might. She raised her front hooves to her mouth and turned her head away from the sight of the dead monster, trying to keep her cookies down.

However, when Fluttershy turned her head, her gaze fell upon the angry scowl of Godzilla, which was staring right at her. Fluttershy stared at Godzilla fearfully. Not fear because he is a monster mind you, but because he had discovered her lie before she could confess to him herself. Fluttershy turned away from Godzilla, only to find the body of Screech back in her line of vision. She then turned back to Godzilla and put on an innocent smile. But this only made Godzilla's scowl harder. He would not be tricked by Fluttershy's cuteness.

Fluttershy finally got rid of her smile and replaced it with a guilty frown as she let out an upset sigh.

"Yes, Godzilla, it's true. I... I lied to you about there being other kaiju in Equestria," Fluttershy confessed as a tear started to fall from her eye. "I've lied to everyone. You, my friends...and look where it's gotten me. I'm sitting in the guilty seat."

Godzilla let out a low roar to ask Fluttershy why she lied.

"Well... Oh, gosh. ...I didn't tell you about the other kaiju here because I didn't know how you would react. You seemed so nice, while the other kaiju I had known about were all so nasty. ...I- I was afraid that if you found out about that other group of kaiju, you might end up going to them and becoming one of them."

Godzilla roared to ask her if she was serious. Fluttershy slowly nodded her head. Godzilla looked at her disbelief. It was hard for him to believe that such a sweet, little creature such as Fluttershy would lie to him like that, even after becoming friends. That's when he remembered something he had told her. Godzilla asked Fluttershy if she still felt this way even after he told her that he would've defended Equestria from any other kaiju.

Fluttershy stared away as the sadness on her face grew.

"...Probably a little."

Godzilla was taken aback by the pony's words. Godzilla let out an infuriated roar, saying that he couldn't believe Fluttershy. He poured his heart out to her and extended gave her his friendship, yet she still didn't trust him?

"Godzilla...we'd just met."

Godzilla then pointed out that he completely trusted her when they first met.

"Well...no two ponies react exactly the same to everything. Nopony's perfect. But despite that... Godzilla...I'm sorry...but you're still you a monster. ...I really did want to be your friend, but you were still a monster I knew almost nothing about."

Fluttershy began to sob uncontrollably, all her guilt, all of her emotions having finally caught up to her. Godzilla didn't know how to feel at the moment. While he was upset at Fluttershy, he still couldn't stand to see her cry. He and Fluttershy had gotten so close to each other that he forgot how vulnerable she could be. He was now witnessing that it wasn't just physically vulnerable, but emotionally as well. Godzilla was seeing first hand that the barriers of Fluttershy's emotion were very easy to pierce. He had just done so.

But yet, it made him feel bad. He confessed to himself that while he may strive to be more, he is still a giant monster; basically a god among mortals. Based on that fact and how the typical kaiju seems to act, Godzilla couldn't blame anyone for not trusting him completely. But it still hurt somewhat deep down inside. It stemmed from both the fact that Fluttershy didn't completely trust him and the fact that he understood all too well why she didn't.

"But...in spite of those feelings of mistrust...I...did have another reason. ...One that was reinforced overtime," said Fluttershy.

Godzilla's eyes opened wide before he turned and looked at the pegasus questionably, his roars also being questioning.

"Well..." Fluttershy sighed before speaking on. "...I've gotta tell you, Godzilla, you're coming here from your world...wasn't an accident."

Godzilla's surprise and disbelief couldn't be masked as he roared out to ask Fluttershy what she was talking about. Fluttershy sighed again, finding it very difficult to tell Godzilla what she knew she had to.

"A group of very powerful ponies, most of who rule over Equestria, used their magic to bring you here. My close personal friend, Princess Twilight Sparkle was among them. Th-They didn't mean for the kaiju they brought to Equestria to be you particularly. The terms of the spell they cast were that the most pure of heart kaiju would be brought here. You see, they did it in hopes that the kaiju they summoned would defend us from the evil kaiju that are attacking us right now.

"I found out all about this the day after you and I met. ...But it seemed wrong to me. I didn't believe it was right to bring in an innocent creature and turn it into a soldier in a war it didn't ask to be apart of. So, I kept you a secret from my friends and kept you hidden from everypony else, too. And in doing that, I was hoping I was keeping you safe...and praying deep down that I was making the right decision. Even though you said yourself you'd fight those evil kaiju, it still seemed wrong to have you do it.

"You don't deserve a life like that. You don't deserve to be treated like an object to be used as a means to an end. I really, really do care about you, Godzilla. ...When I said I wanted to be your friend...I meant it. It was wrong for me to lie to you...and now I know it was wrong to mistrust you." Fluttershy finally broke down and started to sob. "I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!"

Fluttershy cried on as she began to slowly lower herself out of the air, all the while Godzilla stared at her. At first, he stared in disbelief at Fluttershy's revelation. But as she started to lower out of the sky, Godzilla's expression softened. Fluttershy then felt her hooves touch a solid base. This confused Fluttershy since she didn't believe she was that close to the ground. The yellow pony looked down and gasped. It wasn't the ground she was standing on.

Fluttershy was too busy crying to notice that Godzilla had lifted his hand up underneath her so he could catch her. Fluttershy looked up at Godzilla as he lifted his hand up towards his face. What the little pony saw instantly was that the giant kaiju had softened his facial features into the same caring, gentle, and peaceful expression he had shown her so many times before. This confused Fluttershy. Though she enjoyed the sight of Godzilla's happy face, just a minute ago he looked like he was angry at the world. What had changed?

Godzilla answered that by telling Fluttershy that it was okay and that he had forgiven her.

"You... You have?" the yellow pony asked.

Godzilla roared to reassure her and asked her to please stop crying. He didn't want to see her upset anymore. Fluttershy found herself smiling brightly at the kaiju's willingness to show such forgiveness.

"You mean, you're not mad at me?"

Godzilla shook his head as that he roared he wasn't angry with her anymore. He then went on to say that he understands that it is pretty hard to trust someone when you first meet them. Especially someone who's so... different. He also went on to say that he was actually extremely flattered Fluttershy felt such strong feelings against him fighting other kaiju just for her and her species' sake.

But then Godzilla's face turned serious as he went on to say that she should've been straight forward with him from the beginning. Fluttershy couldn't help but look a little guilty.

"Yes, it's true. I'm very sorry, Godzilla," said Fluttershy.

Godzilla said that he knew she was and that he really truly forgave her.

"Does this mean we're still friends?" asked Fluttershy.

Godzilla then said that their friendship would end only when Fluttershy said it did. Fluttershy's smile got bigger and brighter. She couldn't help but hug Godzilla's thumb as she said, "That's something I'll never say."

The two of them smiled at each other in joy, feeling the affection both had for one another and how happy they both were for their unique friendship. But then Godzilla switched back to business and asked Fluttershy to introduce him to the ponies that brought him to Equestria so that he may offer his services in the defense of their country. Fluttershy gasped in surprise at Godzilla's request.

"Really?" the pegasus pony asked.

Godzilla nodded his head as he explained that last night when he told Fluttershy he would stop evil kaiju from attacking Equestria, he meant it. He explained further that as long as he had something to say about it, he wouldn't let other kaiju commit mass genocide on the pony population. Fluttershy looked away, an unsure expression on her face as she did so. When she looked back, that same expression was still on her face.

"Are you sure?" asked Fluttershy.

Godzilla nodded his head as let out a low growl to reassure Fluttershy.

"Oh, Godzilla." Fluttershy hugged the giant monster's thumb tighter as she snuggled the side of her face against his rough looking, yet smooth to the touch skin. "Thank you for being brave where most ponies would probably show fear...including myself."

Godzilla gave his little pony friend a supportive look, which she returned with her cutest smile.

"Now, since you're so insistent on fighting for us and meeting the princesses to voice your support for our cause, I'd like for the first princess you meet to be my friend, Twilight Sparkle."

Godzilla roared in agreement. But that's when Fluttershy remembered something.

"Wait, that's right, she's not in Ponyville right now. She left for Canterlot with Rainbow Dash not too long ago. There's no telling when they'll be back. I suppose I could introduce you to my other friends in Ponyville." But then Fluttershy gasped in fear. "Oh, no!"

Godzilla asked Fluttershy what was wrong.

"My friend, Rainbow Dash went with Twilight to get herself a part in a mission against a monster that's heading for Manehattan. I'm scared for her. I'm scared they'll except her. Because if they do...her life could be in danger."

Fluttershy sniffled a little. Godzilla didn't even need a second thought about what to do next. He told Fluttershy to show him the way to Manehattan. This made Fluttershy look up at Godzilla questioningly.

"Why?"

Godzilla answered that he was gonna go help Rainbow Dash and the rest of the ponies in that area that needed his help.

"Are you sure you should go off fighting before I've introduced you to the princesses?"

Godzilla nodded his head as he snorted like a bull about to charge.

"I don't know..."

Godzilla cut Fluttershy off with a loud, insistent roar.

"Okay, okay! I'll take you! Follow me!" said Fluttershy frantically as she flew back in the direction she and Godzilla had come from.

Godzilla turned in this same direction as well, stomping after Fluttershy to follow her all the way to Manehattan. Fluttershy planned it all out in her head. She would lead Godzilla around Ponyville so that he wouldn't break anything or hurt anyone and then lead him on the direct path to Manehattan. While Fluttershy was hoping Rainbow Dash wouldn't be there, she knew, as Godzilla did, that there would still be ponies there that needed help either way. And so, Fluttershy would lead her Alpha Predator friend to Manehattan to do just that.

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I had a ball writing this chapter. I admit, I felt rocky at first, because it was suppose to be a different chapter altogether. It was suppose to be a chapter focusing on Rarity, Pinkie Pie, and Applejack since they haven't had...as big of a part as the other ponies have. I figured I should give them a chapter to themselves since they are still very important characters that I love. But ultimately I killed the idea of giving them their own chapter since all it would do was show them at Babs Seed's party and therefore would completely stop the flow of the story. So then I had to make up some stuff in the beginning of the chapter and combine it with sections of chapters that would come after it originally. But once I got past that, writing the chapter became much easier and even a ton of fun. I'm particularly fond of how Fluttershy and Godzilla's segment together turned out. This time it all came so naturally to me. A special thanks to my mom for consulting me on the sections dealing with military-like operations, as she once worked for the military at a desk job. I love you, Mom, you're awesome.

Oh, I let you all in on who my favorite pony is. It's none other than the super speedy, mega daring, best flying, most awesome, 20% cooler in 10 seconds flat, RAINBOW DASH! ...Explains a lot doesn't it?

Anyways, please, please, PLEASE leave a review after reading and be sure to include any mistakes I might have missed during proofreading, be it spelling wise, grammar wise, or so on, so I can correct them to the best of my ability. Or if it is a problem with the plot of the story in general toy have, let me know that, too. I'm The Guy Who Likes To Write Stuff, signing off.