Chapter 5 Chrysalis and the Griffin Kingdom

a/n: thanks to the review of Snowflake the Pegasus here's chapter 5 of My Little Pony : The New Lunar Republic

Trottingham , Equestria

The next day , everypony woke up and were doing there normal patrols . However Applejack had requested to spend time with her family same with Rainbow dash .

As for Adam he soon found Luna walking through the streets of Trottingham , thinking . "Hey mind if I join you?" asked Adam as he caught up to princess Luna.

"Sure that would be nice , to have somepony to talk to" said Luna calmly . "Listen in this war , we need allies ,trust me" said Adam .

"Well there was one certain changeling that did attack Canterlot on Cadence and Shinning Armor's wedding day" said Luna thinking back to that day . "well , who is it ?" asked Adam curiously .

"Her name is Chrysalis , and it's more than likely that Celestia would wipe them out , same with the Griffin kindom" said Luna .

"That would make sense , with Celestia being in power of her own Empire , wipe out your enemies before they get a chance to strike at you" said Adam . "That would be right , and we could use her help" added Luna . "I'll do it , besides if she see's any of the elements of harmony she'll flip out" said Adam pointing out what would happen .

"Very well this task is yours , should you accept" said Luna seriously . "You know I will" said Adam just as seriously .

"Very well , then choose one pony from one faction" added Luna . "How about Darklight , he tends to work on the ground forces with Applejack" said Adam .

"Very well I'll go get him , wait here" said Luna . She walked off and Adam simply found a bench and just went over what happened during that battle .

Odd , why did that boarding party pull out and make a stand here? He thought . Hours later a male Alicorn emerged he looked to be in his 20's at least .

"I'm Corporal Darklight , a pleasure to meet you at last" said Darklight . "Yea so how did things go down hereon the ground?" asked Adam . "Okay , Captain Applejack sure knows her stuff , when it comes to things like this" said Darklight .

"True , now then we are to seek out Chrysalis and see if she would join the New Lunar Republic" said Adam . "Alright but how are we going to get there?" asked Darklight confused . "Luna do you know where she is as of now?" asked Adam .

"I do not know , but I did hear a rumor that she is in the badlands somewhere" said Luna . That would be a good place to start . "Sounds good to me , we'll take a pelican and begin searching there" said Darklight . "I'm afraid I can't recommend that , flying in the air would be a bad idea and would give away our position to the Solar Empire" said Luna sternly .

"Alright what do you recommend then?" asked Adam getting impatiant . "you will go by land as they won't be able to follow you that way" said Luna . "sounds fair to me , alright just what vehicle are we taking?" asked Darklight .

"well you two will be taking a warthog , but I also recommend that you two leave through the back way" said Major Bullet Striker .

"okay sir , sounds good" said Darklight . Both Adam and Darklight soon arrived on the other side of town and there warthog was ready , mini gun prepped for removal if necessary .

Hopping in it felt like the warthog from Halo : Combat Evolved . As it was only a two person mission . The rest stayed behind to keep an eye on the town . As Adam drove off they knew what had to be done , Forge an alliance with the Changelings and keep an eye on them should they turn traitor to the NLR !.

Adam's POV

while I was driving , Luna almost forgot to tell us in what direction we were supposed to be heading in. that's when she could have told me before we left. "This is Princess Luna do you read" said Luna . "Rodger that I read you loud and clear" I said .

"I forgot to tell you that you should be heading due west , there you will find a path" said Luna . "Alright thanks , over and out" I said . And yea we were heading north .

I pulled a hard right and made us go Due west , according to what little directions we got from Luna we are heading on the right path so far .

I soon flipped a switch bringing down the doors that were folded up and our seatbelts clicked into place as well . How convenient I thought while driving .Another day goes by and we finally made into the badlands .

Well rested we found the path that Luna told us about , taking the path into the badlands I took no chances . I scanned the area with my eyeballs just to be extra safe . "Alright area looks safe , now to find where Chrysalis is" I said .

Later a changeling showed up , I guess she was hiding behind a rock . "Why are the two of you out here?" she asked curiously .

"We are here to forge an alliance with your Queen" I said simply . Taking the chance she climbed aboard the warthog and sat her self in the back near the minigun . She told us to stay on the path until we reached a cave .

Hours later we made it , she carefully lead us inside where it was more than just a simple cave , it was an entire network or Hive from Stargate Atlantis . Darklight was in shock I simply raised an eyebrow at that .

The next thing I saw was Chrysalis herself flying toward our postion , I did the next thing that I could I bowed before her . "Rise , now then too business , you two wish to form an alliance with me ? Why?" asked Chrysalis .

"That's an easy one , I fear that you and your entire species might be exterminated due to Celestia being in power" I stated.

Chrysalis mused over this and figured that it would make sense . "While you do make sense about this , my hive and many others have been building our own forces , just in case something like this happens" said Chrysalis proudly .

"That's good then join us and you can have a shot at taking her down and ending her tyranny" I offered holding out my hand. Without a second thought she took it and we shook .

"Alright I'll report in to Princess Luna" I said firing up my radio" . "Princess Luna this is Adam Seville , do you read over" I said .

"Copy that , mission status?" asked Luna . "Mission complete , repeat mission complete we have an ally" I said proudly . "Excellent job , return to Trottingham , some of our forces plan to depart soon, and we want you there to come back with us to the moon" said Luna . "Rodger that , over and out" .

"Well Chrysalis , We will see you in the next battle , and to see what your forces can do" I said . "don't you worry we have some of your own WWII fighter craft and tanks" said Chrysalis .

"That could work , anyway I'm sure that we can help you build up your own navy both on the water and in space" I said . "That is a good idea" added the Changeling queen . And with that both me and Darklight took our leave .

We got back in our warthog and drove back onto the path and off due East toward Trottingham at top speed .

With in a few hours we made it , getting out I was able to board the pelican , Princess Star Chaser asked about our mission and I told her we had an ally , the changelings . With a raised eyebrow she looked towards Luna for answers . And of course being the sister that she is told her what I was tasked to do .

The back door soon closed as we headed up through the atmosphere .

Of course several more pelicans few down and started to set up a defense with mini guns , an energy shield , and a small vehicle parking lot . Convenient . I thought as we soon made it back into space .

We soon landed back on the moon where Fluttershy was soon awoken by Butterscotch who lead her to her home on the moon . Well i'll be .

We soon disbanded as I headed for home where I took off my gear and just decided to relax but yea that's right when Rainbow Dash knocked at my door . "Alright come on in , not like I have much else to do" I said .

I let her in and right off the get go simply wants to cuddle with … me ? Of course I didn't mind with her . We simply cuddled on the couch that was after she closed the door behind her .

Yea I really like her , not much else to say I thought as I wrapped an arm around her pulling her close to me . We normally just watched TV or even played some Xbox games that I had stashed for a while .

Canterlot , Equestria , Equiss

The Purple Alicorn soon found herself searching through nearly half , of the Royal guard academy's records .

Until she came across one pony that would be perfect for her replacement commander . His name was or is Shield Basher quite skilled in all forms of combat , and wouldn't take another life in a heart beat .

Hmm this one shows some promise , he's skilled in all kinds of marshal arts including some hoof to hoof also skilled with various weapons including swords … perfect but i'll train him in how to use fire arms more or less in how to use blasters as well , but I will need somepony that can make a couple of guns for us , we also need ponies skilled in making tanks , and astronaut suits as well thought Twilight .

She also came across a few more ponies that also trained said names were Gun maker , sharp shooter , Noble charge , Iron Clad , Sword maker , and Spear thrower .

"these ponies are perfect , and they will do quite nicely for replacement ponies in the Royal guard" said Twilight happily .

She soon put everything back and made up a list with these ponies in hopes her teacher would be able to better organize the guard into a fighting force to be reckoned with.

After the list was compiled she took it with her to show her teacher . It wasn't long till she found Celestia going over a few plans for some tanks to be built .

"Celestia I think I have something I want to show you" said Twilight placing the list in front of Celestia . She looked it over very carefully with a fine tooth comb and nodded in approval that this may work .

"Twilight you've done it again , now we can better orgianzie the guard and even put in a rank system for both the army and the air force" said Celestia .

Hours later she did just that , she called in Captain Shinning Armor and told him to round up those ponies and have them act as either Lieutenant , Corporal , Sargent , Sargent Major , Colonial , or Second Lieutenant .

Agreeing Shinning Armor headed out of the room and rounded up said ponies , minutes later they were assigned ranks . Now they had to do the same for there airforce . And that would take a while longer .

Back on Moon City

Adam and Rainbow were soon fast asleep of course he turned off the TV and simply went right to sleep with Rainbow Dash at his side .

Neither one had bad dreams due to both Luna and Starchaser helping them . Meanwhile Dusk Shine was working over time for a new weapon that could be deployed , once again the alicorn worked himself until he was nearly falling asleep .

That is until both Barbra and Spike both told him to get some rest .

Agreeing he headed up the stairs and closed the door to his own bedroom and hit the bed face first into the pillow going out like a light . Rainbow Blitz however was working on a new idea for a new squadron of fighter pilots , Nightmare Squadron . This is perfect ! He thought .

He quickly took the list of fighter pilots for approval by both princesses , Princess Luna and Princess Star Chaser .

They both agreed on the list of fighter pilots for Nightmare Squadron and had Rainbow Blitz take command of said Squadron .

Of course it would take a few days for the new recruits to arrive and be trained . However his rank was a two star general , Major General Rainbow Blitz .

This was something Rainbow Dash was proud to hear .When he got back and had his idea for nightmare Squadron approved all that was left was to get the new recruits .

As for the kind of fighter jet that Nightmare Squadron will be using , it was an experimental F16S . And it was decorated in the colors of Nightmare Moon . "This is great !, thank you both" said Rainbow Blitz happily .

"However with this new fighter we will have to have it shipped to a secret airfield beyond the borders of Equestria and have it tested there" stated Luna . Her sister nodding in agreement .

"however , You Rainbow Blitz are going to be commanding Nightmare Squadron , you are to train them , and train them hard , harder than anypony has ever trained before . As this squad will be doing more of the dangerous missions than any normal fighter squadron in the New Lunar Republic" said Star Chaser sternly .

"Alright I'm in ! , when do I ship out?" asked Rainbow Blitz curiously . "Tomorrow , we have to move the plane along with any and all engine and weapons test data" stated Luna .

What they didn't know was that Celestia was watching them , from a random mountain . Meanwhile both Adam and rainbow dash were still asleep smiles on there faces both Applejack and Applebrandy were still talking on what to do

"Now Applebrandy" said Applejack . "Ah want ya to keep an eye on the farm during the war , somepony has to run it , ah know that Applebuck and Applebloom will be helping with the chores , same with Big Mac and Macerina as well . Ah just wanna make sure that nothing goes wrong here on the farm" said Applejack further .

"Ya know AJ , both Big Mac and Macerena can look after both Applebuck and Applebloom , makin sure that the both of them do there chores while you and me handle the fighting out on the front lines" stated Applebrandy .

The country mare thought it over for a knew in the end that both of them can handle the farm with out them .

"Ah guess your right , ah'rght , now we just need you to lead the Lunar Republic Marines for our military to be complete" said Applejack .

"Hey AJ , ya'll know that Ah'll do it" stated Applebrandy . "Ah'right then , Ah'll go inform Princess Luna" said Applejack trotting off toward the castle .

After telling Princess Luna that Applebrandy wanted to lead the Marines she happily agreed and assigned him a rank of Lieutenant Colonel . And off they went to go see the marines that he would be leading .

"So this here is a bunch of lunar guards that ah'll be leading ? Seems like they need some training" said Applebrandy .

"That's right , and they will be under YOUR command Lieutenant Colonel Applebrandy" said Applejack proudly .

"ah'lrght then , ATTENTION!" shouted the country stallion . Every single lunar guard scrambled and filed into line.

"Now Ah know that ah'm new to this but ah will train ya to be the most effective fighting force that this entire military has EVER saw , ya'll are gonna be quick , ya'll are gonna be ruthless , ya'll are gonna be -. before he could finish that sentence he heard someone talk out of line or raise there hoof to ask a question .

"DO NOT LOOK AT ME I DID NOT GIVE YOU TIME TO ASK A QUESTION , PUT THAT HOOF DOWN AND YOU TWO drop down and give me 200 pushups ya sorry excuse for soldiers!" .

Most of the guards dare not speak out of turn unless they wanted to end up doing what there buddies are doing as of right now.

"Now then as ah was saying , whatever training that ya'll may have got , you must unlearn what you have learned already ain't no one going to blow your muzzle , this here is the marines son , and ya'll are going to fight like marines , ya'll are going to fight like marines on and OFF the battlefield , I shouldn't be the one to tell ya'll this but there is a war going on ! Ah won't be there to hold your hoof every single step of the way ! Ya'll are going to fight like marines , ya'll will show no mercy on the battlefield towards the enemy , that's right , ya'll are going to be fighting the Solar Empire , and you think that there going to care if you mess up ? IF YA MESS UP YA DIE ! That's just the way it is , now ah expect ya'll up be sunrise tomorrow bright and early , do you understand ?" … no one answered . Ah have a lot of work ahead of me that I know of .

"Ah said DO YOU UNDERSTAND !" shouted Applebrandy . "SIR YES SIR!" . "Good your training will start tomorrow at sun rise" said Applebrandy . He turned and walked out of the encampment .

Later on Bubbleberry was assigned to heading up the weapons department of Research and Development. Since everything was going quite well . The new Nightmare Squadron would have to wait as the pilots were being rounded up as they speak .

Rainbow Blitz looked over a few possible earth pony and unicorn candidates , as most of them had the training and met most of the qualifications , but had NO idea as to what kind of squadron they were signing up for .

Well this is going to take a while , since the princesses are working to round up any and all candidates I will have to figure out who to take and who's getting left behind . Thought Rainbow Blitz .

Meanwhile in Canterlot

Everything was set to go , the new ponies taking over positions , also Celestia was looking forward to introducing the new and improved Royal guard a guard that will soon be better trained , to take on the military might of the New Lunar Republic .

And even Twilight knew that it was going to be an up hill battle . But she needed Cadence's support in order to help win this war , and restore harmony and balance in Equestria .

So taking off she flew towards the Crystal Empire who were working on there own technology mostly personal shields , armor , weapons , and even design plans for new ships .

"Princess Cadence" said Twilight calmly . "oh Twilight , I didn't expect you here , and where are you friends?" asked Cadence who had no idea .

"Oh that's right you weren't at Canterlot that day , I simply let go of my friends and even let go of Spike to end a war within Equestria" said Twilight .

Cadence somehow became confused to all of this as she had no idea as to what , Twilight was going on about . "Um mind filling me in as to how that happened?" asked Cadence .

"Very well , you see Princess Celestia was going to make a speech , Princess Luna then shoved her aside , and managed to convince my friends and Spike included to join her along with a hooffull of ponies as well , I simply betrayed them so I can end a rebellion alongside Celestia , I need to know if your in on this or are you with that rebel Luna?" said Twilight .

Cadence didn't know what to make of this , why would Luna betray her own sister ? To her it was mind boggling topped with the FIVE elements of harmony also taking a stand as well ? Even Spike ? So many questions and yet she has no answers .

I have to get answers somehow , I got it , right from the source ! That should at least help me understand as to what or how this all happened . "yes I'm with you and Celestia Twilight" said Cadence .

With that Twilight took off from the Crystal Empire and flew all the way back to Canterlot to continue studying on war strategies for her next engagement with the lunar forces . Soon Adam you will fall beneath my might , beneath the full military might of the Solar Empire ! Thought Twilight evilly .

Meanwhile in the Crystal Empire

The moon was risen and it was time that Cadence get some sleep , perhaps she can get some answers from her Aunt Luna . As she fell asleep she soon awoke to a dream that Luna made sometime ago .

"Hello ? , anyone there" called out Cadence . Suddenly a royal blue alicorn shimmered into view . "Aunt Luna , why did you betray your sister?" asked Cadence. Getting right to the point Luna smiled for a bit .

"Very well , then niece , you see the reason I betrayed Celestia is because 1 she made unbearable laws that are directed at farmers like the apples or the cherries , she even made the ponies listen to her speech to not walk away or they would be killed on sight" explained Luna .

Shocked with this new information , this was a side that Mi amore Cadenza never heard of Aunt Celestia. "Why, why would she do this ?" asked Cadence on the verge of tears .

"Because she wanted and still wants power to herself , which is why Twilight betrayed her friends as she saw them betray her but for a reason , at that point she disowned Spike and completed her betrayal" .

"I want you to break off from the Solar Empire , however have whatever forces you have on hoof and make your great escape , knowing Celestia she's going to send Shinning Armor , your own husband and prince of the Crystal Empire after you" said Star Chaser shimmering into view . "Ah Star Chaser I didn't expect you to come here" said Luna a bit surprised .

"You see Luna while you may have control over the moon and her stars , I do to" said Star Chaser . "So now what do I do?" asked Cadence unsure .

"be sure have the Crystal guard on hoof just in case , also when you make your escape be sure to pack a few things as a pelican will come and pick you up and fly you toward the moon" explained Star Chaser .

"My sister is right and knows these things , trust her on this , once that is done we will help you set up what you have and form a new Empire so you can take back your old one from the solar Empire" added Luna .

"But I'm pregnant with his foal , after all Shining loves me , why would be sent after me for my betrayal toward the crown?" asked Cadence confused .

"I can explain this one , your husband Shinning Armor is loyal to Princess Celestia that is the only reason for her sending him after you" said Star Chaser .

"I do have some good news , we made an alliance with the Changelings for them to help in this war" said Luna smiling .

"I see , so with the changelings on your side , you plan to win this war and stop aunt Celestia ?" asked Cadence hopefully . "Indeed we do , one way or another" stated Star Chaser sternly .

And so for the rest of the night everything is all peaceful on the moon and in Trottingham cause the next battle will be held in Baltimare , more than likely solar troops are going to be there and even captain Shinning Armor ! .

Meanwhile on Moon City

Dusk Shine was looking over some strategies for the New Lunar Republic's engagement , and figured Baltimare would be the right place to strike .

"Hmm Baltimare is a place to fight there , however looking at Baltimare I also see a chance to get supplies from other nations as well" said Dusk Shine .

Meanwhile Barbra and Spike were always there for eachother as the same goes with the CMC , mostly Sweetiebelle, ever since that day Spike spent most if not ALL his time with Sweetiebelle , poor drake needed a shoulder to cry on .

Thank you Sweetie for being there for me , thank you all , I will never FORGIVE ! Twilight for what she did to me that day ! , why why did she have to disown me and say that her friends were dead to her ! Even ending there friendship there as well . I guess all those friendship reports meant nothing to her as well !? Well no matter I have a new life now one full of happiness one full of love and one full of friends who stick with one another through thick and thin thought Spike as he slept .

Because tomorrow new airforce recruits are going to be arriving to be trained and shipped off somewhere .

He looked over to his right and saw Barbra sleeping next to him and looked to his right and saw Sweetiebelle . The one pony who mattered the most out of her older sister Rarity .

While his other friends tried to help him as best they could offering him support , he just needed a shoulder to cry on and Sweetiebelle was just it , she was and still is his shoulder to cry on .

For the first time since 'That Day' , everypony that was ever friends with Twilight Sparkle soon forgot her .

In Griffonia

King Beck slasher was over looking construction for his new line of fighter jets , the SU 27 .

"Ah the SU 27 the easiest fighter jet in our line up, as it will need to be field tested several times in order to insure it's performance can out match that of what that Tyrant Celestia has" said Beck Slasher .

He knew that sooner or later he would be wiped out , better to have something to defend himself with than to surrender to a tyrant who wants all the power to herself ! .

I will NOT lie down and surrender ! I'd rather DIE than submit to a pony who's a tyrant and at war with her own two sisters . He thought . Soon Celestia , you will be crushed by The Griffin EMPIRE!.

Back on Moon City

While the ponies of the new lunar Republic were resting , most were still wide awake working on plans for the upcoming battle at Baltimare , some said that they could use the same tactic twice.

Others argued that it would easily let the Solar Empire catch onto them , other ponies also said that they should switch tactics and start to land troops near or inside Baltimare .

"Look I say that we hit hard and fast against the Solar Empire , they wouldn't see it coming nor would they be able to figure out what is coming at them until it's too late" said Magic Star General of the NLR Air Force .

"While I agree , we should also consider that we , will need to really start to plan our strategies more , just to keep the Solar Empire off balance , one way or another we have to win this war so Princess Luna and Princess Star Chaser can be in power" said Shady Vice Admiral of the NLR Navy .

"I agree , tomorrow then" . "Then how in the hay do we deploy troops ?" Asked Bright Eyes Major General of the NLR Army.

"We could , drop troops inside Baltimare , then deploy tanks to back them up , same with the warthogs along with the experimental Mongooses and gungooses" added Sparkler Lieutenant Colonel .

"while that's a good idea , we should also back up everypony with the marines as well" said Medley Lieutenant General of the NLR Marines .

"Alright this meeting is adjourned everypony , soon we will meet with both princesses to discuss our plan for attacking Baltimare" said Magic Star .

The very next morning at the Moon City Castle

The five high ranking officers of each branch of the NLR Military waited in the castle for Luna and Star Chaser to show up .

"Magic Star , Sparkler , Bright eyes , Shady , and Medley I'm glad you could make it , now you said that you had something to show me?" asked Luna. "yes we do princess , is there a place we could set up?" asked Magic Star eager to get this over with .

"There is , follow me to the war room" said Luna . The five high ranking ponies followed the two princesses into the war room where everything was laid out .

"now then what is it?" asked Star Chaser . "So here it is , first we deploy troops inside Baltimare , after that we deploy , tanks warthogs , Mongooses , and Gun gooses to back them up" said Bright Eyes.

"while Captain Dash leads the Shadowbolts , as for Rainbow Blitz we have assembled a flight crew for his Nightmare Squadron as well" said Magic Star . Sparkler , Shady , and Medley all thought this plan over and agreed that it would work and keep the Solar Empire off balance .

Magic Star soon brought out the profiles of each high classed flier that past all of the exams at the NLR Military Academy .

The names as follows : Sky Dancer , Surprise , Lofty , Aurora , Bubbles , Fizzy , and Star Song. Star Chaser looked over the files and nodded in agreement that these pilots would best suit Nightmare Squadron .

"These pilots are perfect , but would they have to go through advanced training?" asked Star Chaser curiously .

"Actually no , we had that covered when they were training in the academy for the Air force , they had no idea that we were training them for nightmare squadron" said Magic Star .

"Very well , I'll tell Rainbow Blitz the good news" said Luna . "Actually Your Highness , I should since I am in command of the Air Force" said Magic Star . "Very well, well be sure to pass on your information to our troops and go from there" said Luna .

"Good idea" replied Sparkler . And with that Magic Star walked out of the war room to go find Rainbow Blitz . It wasn't hard to find a sky blue pegasus Stallion relaxing on his porch .

"Excuse me" said Magic Star. "Are you the one that's Rainbow Blitz ?" . Immediately he got up and saluted his Superior . "yes ma'am Major General Rainbow Blitz reporting for duty MA'AM!" .

"At ease soldier , I have the pilots for Nightmare Squadron" said Magic Star. He looked them over and knew these were the right ones.

"This is perfect , when do I meet them?" asked Rainbow Blitz . "Tomorrow when we attack Baltimare!" said Magic Star seriously .

She soon took back the profiles and walked off .

Leaving Rainbow Blitz sort of stumped , however he had his Squadron and tomorrow he was going to join in the war alongside his cousin Rainbow Dash . With everything laid out , the plans all set all that had to happen was the attack on Baltimare .

With Clashing Blade

He finally wrapped up another day of making weapons for the NLR and even made money on the side as well .

"Well at least they can be used during this war , as for me I will be making armor for the Lunar guards to better protect the princesses , it's just what I do" said Clashing Blade as he closed up shop .

He started his walk back to his home and just thought back to when he was just a simple black smith for Princess Celestia in Ponyville of all places , he didn't mind as long he got the job done .

But when this war started it was as if he was destined for better things like this , like working under two princesses that have a cause in bringing change through out ALL Equestria .

When he got home he simply closed and locked his door and decided to relax but little did he know that he would be getting a visit from Princess Luna herself .

Before he could sit down and examine his weapons he heard a knock at the door .

He then headed over toward the front door unaware of what or who was about to present him with an offer that nopony could dare refuse.

"o- Oh Princess Luna , come on in" said Clashing Blade surprised . The lunar princess walked inside and was amazed at the ammount of weapons that she saw before her .

"Clashing Blade I have an offer for you that you might be interested in" said Luna . "well what is this offer that you speak of?" asked Clashing Blade curiously .

"How would you like to give your weapons to the army and marines while giving your armor to the lunar guard you would be making a lot more than normal" offered Luna .

He thought it over for a bit , him making more money than normal , it was quite a tempting offer and he would be working for Luna and Star Chaser .

"you have yourself a deal , however I will need to craft some armor for the marines and the army , what kind of armor would they need?" asked Clashing Blade .

"the armor that they would need is bullet proof armor in order to with stand bullets from the solar empire" stated Luna .

"well I think I can do just that , are you talking about like say Kevlar armor?" asked Clashing Blade . "Indeed I can have the materials delivered to your blacksmith tonight and you can get right to work making this 'Kevlar'" said Luna .

And with that said she walked out the door knowing that she would have more of a chance now with Kevlar armor as it would decrese the number of death's but had one other request .

"Oh and Clashing Blade" said Luna before she left . "what is it Princess?" .

"The Armor that your going to make it must also withstand blaster shots as well" stated Luna . "That will be no problem"said Clashing Blade .

He soon closed up his house and knew he had to get right to work making 'Blaster' Armor for the Army and the Marines. He soon headed back to his blacksmith shop and started to get everything going again .

Since I made a deal with princess Luna THE princess of the night I know what to do , make this blaster resistant armor so that way the number of death's decrease and we can win this war easily . He thought .

Hours later the materials arrived and he got right to work making armor pieces for the Army and the Marines , as they had to be flexible and not stiff like a stick.

After hours of crafting each armor piece he put them off to the side and got to work making more armor helmets included with blaster resistant shields as well .

Once he ran out of materials he was finished making several hundreds of blaster armor if not thousands of pieces .

Little did he know that someone would come and pick them up in order to distribute them for the soldiers of the two branches of the military , weapons included . Well NOW i'm beat , and I need to get some sleep .

So for the second time he closed up shop and headed for home really tired for working so many extra hours in making blaster resistant armor for both branches of the military , as he did include extra pouches for the ammo clips among other things .

He got home for the second time and closed the door behind him . He headed upstairs and collapsed on his bed tired from all those extra hours of work , which was worth it .

With Star Chaser

She was looking over a few things mostly blueprints for the new fighters and even support craft .

Quickly she gathered up the blueprints and headed over to Research and Development to deliver them.

To Pinkie's Desk as she would look over all blueprints submitted to her with in her department or from the Princesses .

Star Chaser soon left the Research and Development building and headed back toward the castle to talk with her sister . Meanwhile the military was gearing for another battle , the Battle for Baltimare ! . Meanwhile Clock Music was now working on his most hardest song yet, Purple Haze .

As for Vinyl Scratch local DJ of Moon City , she was smiling from ear to ear while he played his guitar . Octavia however decided to take a break from her cello practicing and decide to listen to what was going on. And she was greeted with such interesting guitar playing , taking a seat next to Vinyal making sure to not touch anything . She listened and was once again blown away by the music that Clock music was playing .

With Bullet Striker

He was in the local barracks cleaning his weapons for the next ship engagement , all the while thinking back as to why the solar forces would make a bold move like that , boarding the NLR Once More Unto the Breach .

While confused he shrugged it off and kept cleaning his assault rifle inside and outside . His friend Bolt Tightener also was his bunk mate , which was weird since he had no one else but to him it was fine .

Over time the two became best friends and told about there lives . Neither one had much of a problem , sometimes they would tell jokes , read books .

Other times hit the town and see what was up at the local clubs or bars , neither one wanted to get a mare as of yet .

All they wanted to do was just be the bestest of friends . When they heard what happened to Spike , they too offered him support , not caring if he was a dragon or not .

While at either a club or bar , each would have one drink of either soda or have a bag of chips , but never get drunk accept on special occasions like birthdays . Other than that they still have time to spend with each other and what not .

Sometimes the two would listen to music , other times they would just hang out and wonder what it would be like to have a mare at there side .

"Ya know what" said Bullet Striker out of the blue . "well what do you mean?" asked Bolt Tightener curious . "have you ever thought of talking to mares?" asked Bullet Striker .

"Well I haven't' really had much time on my hooves , you know with this war and all , besides it's not like I would need somepony" stated Bolt Tightener .

"be that as it may , one of these days we are going to wind up with a mare at our side by the end of this war" said Bullet Striker .

"You sure about that ? , cause think about it , while this war is going to be going on and what not , I say we put all of our time in focusing all of our energy in doing what we do the most fighting off the Solar forces from ships and helping out on the ground" stated Bolt Tightener .

"yea I guess your right , while we have mares swooning over us and stallions wanting to be like us , they have no idea what we see and wouldn't last a second on board a ship fending off solar forces" said Bullet Striker .

"yea I guess your right about that , but we do what we have to do in order to protect the other crew , the captian however now he can hold his own , did you even hear about how he took back the armory" said Bolt Tightener .

"yea I was there , we had to act fast jump over them and toss two grenades and saw there bodies explode into a mutilated mess at that point we took back the armory and started to push back the solar forces , they were loosing ground and fast , since they had a really and I mean REALLY stupid commander who couldn't do jack when leading a boarding party" said Bullet Striker . Bolt Tightener laughed at the part about the stupid commander .

"Wow if that is how the Solar Empire amounts to in terms 'military' then this war is in the bag for us" said Bolt Tightener . "True and all, but we should consider that this war could go either way" added Bullet Striker .

With Spike

Spike was doing his normal chores until he had an idea . Once he got his chores done he told Dusk Shine that he was headed out toward Rarities to see Sweetiebelle.

"Well since your chores are done , sure I don't see a problem with it , have fun Spike" called Dusk Shine. Once Spike left he headed towards his study to think things over about how Spike has been feeling lately these past few weeks .

I know Spike went through a lot but , that doesn't excuse him being disowned by Twilight like that ! . I try to do what I can to help him feel welcomed but maybe he needs somepony to help , well who better than either Rarity or her sister Sweetiebelle . Well him spending a lot of time with Rarities sister makes him feel like his old self , as if he forgotten as to what happned . Yea I think Spike Spending time with Sweetiebelle isn't a bad idea , not only does she give him support but does help him when he's having one of THOSE nightmares thought Dusk Shine .

Barbra soon came in with some tea to help sooth his mind . "here drink this it should help you some what" said Barbra .

"Thanks , I really worry for Spike sometimes , it's like he does help with everything , but at night I worry I really want to help him but I don't know how nor do I know how he got like that" said Dusk Shine .

"yea it's the same with me , I mean I want him to open up but it's almost impossible to get him to talk about what happened with Twilight , everytime I ask him a question about what happened he simply either clams up or ignores me completely and focuses on his chores blocking me out , I just don't know what to do" said Barbra getting frustrated .

"Don't get yourself worked up too much Barbra , if he wants to open up then he will , perhaps we could inform Princess Luna or Princess Star Chaser , maybe they could do something to help him combat his nightmares' said Dusk Shine .

"That's actually not a bad idea at all" said Barbra. And soon off they went towards the Moon City Castle to seek help .

With Spike and Sweetiebelle

Spike soon entered the Lunar Boutique , where he found Rarity working on a dress for some important client . "Excuse me Rarity" said Spike . He was able to get the attention of the white unicorn while she worked .

"yes how can I- Oh Spike , if your looking for Sweetie , she's outside playing with her friends by Apple Acres I believe" said Rarity .

"Okay thanks" said Spike as he headed out.

As he walked out of Rarities boutique he knew he wanted to spend time with Sweetie belle regardless , it felt like she's the right one for him while Rarity and the others had been there for him it's Sweetie Belle that he likes the most . By the time he got to Apple Acres or Lunar Apple Acres he found the CMC hanging out on the farm talking about the greatest stuff . Deciding to not bother them he turned back to leave .

But that's when Sweetie belle , Scootaloo , and Applebloom took off and ran up to him .

Of course they dragged him off toward there club house where they talked and hung out for hours on end .

Eventually Scootaloo and Applebloom had to head on home seeing as to how it was dinner time , leaving only Spike and Sweetie Belle .

"So Sweetie , who is that white stallion?" asked Spike. "Well if I remember right his name is Elusive , he's really Sweet to my sister and I didn't know I had a brother named Sweepy Belle" said sweetie Belle .

"Well I didn't know I had a sister named Barbra either but you have been there since we left Equestria with our family , and as for Dusk Shine , I like him sure he looks like Twilight and all but he's different he actually cares as does Barbra heck all of you were there when I was really feeling down , but you Sweetie Belle , you right there for me from the beginning" said Spike .

"Aww that's very sweet of you to say that , but I'll always be here for you Spike" replied Sweetie belle with a smile . The two hugged , but that's when they accidentally kissed . Quickly they pulled away blushing madly .

"Uh sorry I uh" stammered Spike .Sweetie Belle was in shock , she kissed Spike by accident . But she was able to look into his eyes . "I didn't mean to- . Before she could finish that sentence , he kissed her this time out of love .

"the reason why I couldn't tell you that I loved you in front of Rarity is because I thought it would be embarrassing" said Spike .

Sweetie Belle , out of the goodness of her heart wrapped her front hooves around the dragon and hugged the stuffing out of him.

"That's Okay Spike , I loved you the moment you were feeling down , that you needed Somepony to help you , and I love you too" said Sweetie Belle . The two kissed again this time out of passion .

"I was going to ask you , Do you want to be my fillyfriend?" asked Spike hopefully . "yes I would like that very much" replied Sweetie Belle .

She kissed him on the cheek and headed for home leaving the dragon stunned but in his mind he knew what happened .

He soon left the club house with a small smile on his face and headed for home as well .

By the time he got home Princess Luna was there along with Dusk Shine , Barbra and Princess Star Chaser . "Hey guys" said Spike .

"Dusk Shine told us of what happened and we wish to remove any terrible nightmares that you may been having" said Star Chaser .

"Well everytime I try and go to sleep I keep having this reoccurring nightmare about me being disowned by Twilight" admitted Spike .

"That's okay , there going to help you every night until that nightmare is no longer present in your mind" said Barbra . "Thanks guys I really mean it , I could use all the help I can get during this war" said Spike .

For the rest of the night the two princesses , Dusk Shine and Barbra all made sure that Spike felt happy with happy dreams every single night until that nightmare was no longer there anymore . Soon both Princesses left the Lunar Library and headed back towards there castle .

"Now we must focus more on this war then ever before and get more supporters" said Luna serously . "Alright who do you want me to round up?" asked Star Chaser .

"there is a 'former' show mare named Trixie and her brother Trixster along with a mare named Sunset Shimmer and her brother Sun Rise Shake they were both beaten by Twilight Sparkle , we also need to round up other ponies as well ones like Kimono , Toola Roola , Emerald Song , Melody , Bow Tie , Rasberry Delight , Ringlet , Paradise , patch , Sweetheart , Teddy , Purple Flash , Starlight , Tootsie , Thistle Wistle , Sunnydayz , Wysteria , Star Song , Strawberry Swirl , Twinkle Shine, Melody,and Star Catcher " listed Luna .

"And where can I find Such ponies?" asked Star Chaser .

"you can find them out in the wondering badlands as they headed towards a place called Saddle Arabia , there you can ask them to join us" said Luna .

"Do you want me to leave as of right now ?" asked Star Chaser eager to get to her task .

"yes, there is a pelican waiting for you at the castle" said Luna . Quickly like a rocket Star Chaser took off to go get her task done .

She boarded the pelican , the door closed and it took off going toward the atmosphere . Star Chaser was on her way to round the ponies that her sister listed earlier .

TBC in Chapter 6 The battle for Baltimare .