THUD

We had been traveling through the ground for nearly half an hour before we finally hit solid metal. Though... this isn't right. If this were the dome, it would be curved. This is flat.

"Great, we found it. Now what?" Hamm Strung says as everyone looks over the metal surface.

"This isn't right." I say as I wipe some of the dirt off and look it over. "This is an Aquila port." I say as I tap it a few times.

"A what?" Dust Devil asks as everyone looks down to the metal floor.

"Aquila. A Terradisian war machine. The one Miles is referring to is the manned variant, though I fear he is mistaken. This is a port for a AA-20 Stella Predator." Easy states.

"An AA-20? Ah man, if it's still there we are taking it home." I say as I start to clear the way towards the dome.

"Why is that?" Big Mac asks. "Ah thought our objective was ta find the messages yer friends left."

"It is. But that doesn't mean that we shouldn't recover what ever tech we run into. It may com in handy one day." I say as we reach the wall. "Now, what do you think the chances are that we can force our way?" I ask as I look over the joints.

"Forty eight trillion, six hundred fifty seven, two thousand and six to one." Easy says, getting odd looks from everyone.

"Never tell me the odds." I say as I flare my hands and close my fists, creating the black orbs. I punch towards the metal wall, sending a black beam straight through. I drop the spell and take a knee as I begin to pant. I need to get better at this...

"What was that?" Theimara asks as I push myself back up. I look up to see a small hole in the wall. Not enough for us to get through, but it'll do.

"Twilight, can you teleport us inside?" I ask. She walks over and peers inside before charging her horn.

FLASH

SMACK

THUD

I wake up in a daze with a slight headache. I look around to see everyone standing around me.

"We really need to get you a helmet." Rarity says as everyone backs off.

"What happened?" I ask as I sit up and rub my head.

"When you teleported in you smacked your head against that thing.... sorry." Twilight says as I get up and look over what... I...

"Oh sweet Barbra..." I mutter as I look over the massive vehicle hidden by a large grey tarp.

"Who?"

"Is that what I think it is?" I ask as I start to pull the tarp off.

"Possibly. It is an..."

"FUCK YEAH!" I yell as I finally remove the tarp to reveal an AA-20. It's a beauty of a wreckage. I walk around to find the right wing laying on the ground. The cock pit has been gutted as well, most of it laying on the ground behind me. Other then that it seems to be one piece.

"What is it?" Matrix asks as he flies above it to take a look.

"This, is a jet fighter." I say as I climb on an look it over. The thick straight wings are in good repair... except for one being off. The massive transitum gun looks good, probably needs an overhaul though. The twin FT-43 turbos look like they've seen better days, but completely fixable. The tail section seems untouched. Both of the vertical tail wings are holding fine, no matter how much I jump on the jet.

"OK, I'm lost. What exactly is a jet fighter?" Dust Devil asks as she joins Matrix in the air.

"This is Terridisian badassery in its prime. When fully operational, this can go mach four while still performing at full maneuverability, carry any and all armament the Terradisian Air and Space force carries, and still take a fucking hit like a champ." I say as I look into the cock pit.

"Wait, this thing can fly!?" Rainbow Dash asks in astonishment. "This hunk of junk!"

"Oh hohoho, once I get this thing operational, I'm going to make you eat those words. Easy, how long would it take to get this operational?" I ask as I jump down and step back to look over the vehicle.

"My estimate.... four weeks, five days, eight hours and twelve minutes."

"Awesome. We'll have to get started soon then. Alright, I've had my fill. Let's head into the city and see whats here." I say as I lead everyone out of the hanger bay into... "Oh that's just fucking awesome." I say as I walk into the flight simulator room.

"Are those giant eggs?" True Will asks as I walk up to one of the simulation pods. They're about two meters tall and long. On the outside they're smooth and white, forming an oval shape.

"What's an egg? Easy, is this operational?" I ask as I run a hand along the outside.

"Yes. But the power must be turned on first..."

"Then let's get the power on..."

"The lever to your right should suffice." Easy says as he walks past me and pulls a red lever. The sound of old generators fills the room as lights begin to turn on. The rest of the room comes to life, revealing an empty room, abandoned long ago. Many of the tools still sit on the tables and shelves, as well as the floor. There are bullet holes speckled throughout the room, but the fight wasn't that intense here.

"Looks like this place was hit as well." Camo says as everyone starts to explore the room. "Sorry."

"It's alright. Lets just find a computer."

"A what?"

"Just look for a..."

"Over here!" Applejack yells from what looks like a small office. I run over to the glassed off room and find her sitting in front of a small computer. "Will these do?"

"Perfect, scoot over." I say as I kneel down and go to my email. Sure enough, two unread emails. Both of which from Eximius. I take a deep breath as I look back to everyone. "Here goes nothing." I say before I click the first one. The screen shows Eximius facing the screen, head held low as his long black hair covers his face.

"Miles..." He starts but stops immediately. He looks back into whatever room he's in before looking back to the screen, that's when I feel my heart drop. "So, I figure the whole eye thing is... a lot to take in." He says as he rubs the scarred socket. "Don't worry though. Even if you were here, this would have happened. During the evac of Quartz Crest I took a pretty bad hit. It's not all bad though, I get a cool eye patch now." He says as he forces a laugh and puts on the black eye patch.

"*sigh* yeah... I guess this means my fighting days are over as well. They won't let a guy with only one eye in the shit. Once we made it here, I was honorably discharged. Fucking assholes. I've been a Spartan my entire life and now... now... now what am I? I can't go to the medical field here, I tried. 'A surgeon with one eye is like a marathoner with one leg.' I don't know what to do man. Sine says I should consider myself lucky to be alive but... what is there for me? I can't help the army, I can't pursue my dream of being a medical professional, and I can't... well... the best I could do now is... I don't know." He says as he buries his face in his hands.

"Miles... where are you? We need you man," he says as he looks back up to the screen. "The last attack... there was.. I don't know. It was... destructive. I don't know if it's their leader or just some monster they've created, but it decimated our forces. What took a month for Topaz Falls took a week for Quartz Crest. I tried to stop it when we were retreating but... well, you can see what happened. I don't know if you could have stopped it; the Captain couldn't even kill it, but... I don't know... you've never failed us before..."

"*sigh* but enough of that. What's done is done. I can't just sit here and cry about my missing eye. I need to be here for everyone else. We may be hurt, but we're not dead. We'll get stronger. We'll find a way to win the day. Diamond Halls was able to do it before, why can't we? They'll come back, and we'll just have to beat them back time and time again. We can do that... right?"

"Well, in case you don't get this till later, everyone is doing good... well, kind of. Tenera is still... mad. Fidus is getting huge, only a few more months until she pops now. Inficiunt is still using. They let a coke head fight, but the medical professional can't at least treat wounds. Fucking assholes. Dare is trying to take my place as medic. He's doing alright, but there's still a lot to make up for. Apricis was able to get the Captain to lay off the bottle, but I know he isn't sleeping. I worry about his judgement from time to time, but it's not like I have to anymore..."

"OH! You wouldn't fucking believe this though! Remember when Amethyst sent that request for assistance on that time and power problem? Well ends up that they were trying to figure out how to make stasis pods. And they did it! They were able to make ten thousand by the time we got here! We're pooling together to get Auxy and her boy in. The little guy is quit the handful, but we're all more then willing to help out. Especially Fidus. It's like training for her. Hopefully we can get them in, I don't like seeing the fear in her eyes all of the time. Well, that's it, I guess. Get to the P.C.H. and find us, I'm in room 5089. Please, come find us, we need you."

Everything stays quite as the home screen comes back up. I can't believe he lost an eye. Eximius is one of the best archaic fighters I know, what could of done that to him? But more importantly, stasis pods. They tried to get Auxy and her boy in one. If the city was abandoned, they could still be there. They could still be alive...

"Miles." Twilight says as she nudges me. "You should play the next one."

"Yeah... right." I say as I mentally prepare myself for the next one.

"We can step outside iffin ya like." Applejack reassures me.

"It's alright. I'm in a glass room, not like I can hide anything anyway." I say as I click the next message.

This time the video seems to be from his phone as he runs through some hallway.

"It's happening again. They found us." He pants as he takes a corner and continues to run. "To make things worse, I saw that strange leader of theirs. He's leading the assault and... Miles, he's too powerful. He's destroying everything in his wake. I saw him decimate squad after squad like it were... the evacuation has been called." He comes to a stop and fumbles with his phone as he unlocks the door. After he finally gets the door open he walks straight for the computer and connects his phone to it.

"Miles, I'm leaving you my Medi-gun. Its for Susurrans little trail thing. I'm also leaving you the coordinates for the next city. I don't know why we're going to Jasper next, but I'll follow the Captain. He's never lead us astray before. Miles, please find us. Get here already. We need you more then ever before. I don't think the group can go on for much longer without you. The password for my locker is Solus Simul. Please hurry."

The screen goes blank again. I just sit there, a little stunned by all that's happened. Did Auxy and her boy get into the stasis pods? What did their leader look like? Well... that last one is just my curiosity, but still.

"Miles..."

"Lets get going." I say as I stand up. "If there are any survivors left, they'll be at the P.C.H.... where's Twilight?" I ask as I look around the room.

"She stepped outside a few minutes ago." True Will says from the doorway. I walk past him too see Twilight sitting alone at a desk, looking out at the city. I motion to everyone to wait there as I walk over to her.

"Everything alright?" I ask her from behind. She glances to me for a second before looking back out the window.

"Yes. Everything is fine." She states.

"Ah know yer lying." Applejack says as she walks up beside me, soon followed by all of the other girls. "What's the matter sugar?" Twilight lets out a long sigh before turning to us. She takes a long look at each of us before looking down in shame.

"I'm the Element of Magic." She says weakly.

"Well, yeah. But..."

"And my magic is the reason I don't have a foal." She continues. The room falls silent as we all look to each other. I nod a couple of times before I kneel before her and show her the Elements on my arm.

"What do you see here?" I ask as I hold my arms there.

"Miles..."

"Come on, what do you see?"

"The Elements of Harmony..."

"Right. Now what makes them as powerful as they are?"

"Miles, I don't see how this is going..."

"Just humor me."

"*sigh* I don't know... the way they work together..."

"Nope."

"Because you made them."

"Nope."

"Miles..."

"OK, I'll show you." I say as I reach out and poke her chest. "Heart." She gives me a confused look, so I continue. "It's not that you are magic. It's that you're magic at heart. The Elements aren't suppose to work separated, but you six found a way. What did that was your hearts..."

"What does this have to do with..."

"I'm getting there. You say because you are magic, you can't have a child. But I don't believe that. What happened was... what happens. If it worked every time, then it wouldn't be special..."

"But no one in my family has ever had this happen to them before!" She yells as she stands up. "My mother, her mother, even Cadence gets to avoid..." She suddenly stops and covers her mouth, glancing between each of us.

"Cadence is pregnant?" I ask as I sit back a bit.

"No." Twilight says as she shakes her head.

"Oh my god she is." Applejack says, getting even more worried looks from Twilight.

"Please don't tell anypony, they didn't get permission for this yet." Twilight begs.

"Is that why you're so angry? Are you jealous of what Cadence has?" I ask as I stand.

"No! I'm... I just...."

"Twilight." I say, getting a long sigh from her as she hangs her head.

"I know that this happens sometimes. I looked up the statistics, seventy percent of pregnancies end in miscarriages. But, when I found out for the first time, I was with Cadence. We both found out together. When I... when it happened, I started getting angry at Cadence, even blaming her. The reason I've been so distant the past few days is because I'm a horrible pony. I thought those thoughts. I should be happy for her, and I wished horrible things on her...."

"Twilight." Fluttershy says as she walks over to her and hugs her. "It's ok..."

"How could that be OK!?" Twilight asks as she breaks her hug. "I'm a terrible..."

"You were depressed. I know the feeling..."

"How could you possibly..."

"Because we've tried before to." Big Mac says as he walks over and takes a seat beside Fluttershy. "Ah'm actually surprised none of y'all noticed that we didn't have any foals yet."

"Well... ah always thought you two were just waiting." Applejack says as she removes her hat.

"I was three and a half months in when I lost mine." Fluttershy says as she leans against Big Mac. "It was the worst thing that ever happened to me, but we moved on."

"...how?" Twilight asks as she wipes her eyes.

"Like Miles said: Heart." Big Mac says with a smile.

"One day, he pulled me aside, held me for an hour before saying that he loved me. That's all I needed to know that everything was going to be OK." Fluttershy says as she nuzzles the bottom of his jaw.

"Has Storm tried ta..."

"He tried." Twilight says as she looks away. "But I... I..."

"Don't worry." I say as I look over to see Dust Devil flying out of a doorway. "Storm loves you; always will. When we get back, go to him. He'll prove it." I say as I step away and approach True Will.

"Sorry, I don't do mushy stuff like that." He says as I stand beside him and watch her fly around.

"No gun fire, that's a good sign. Thanks for giving us that moment." I say as look back to the group hug.

"It's alright. Believe it or not, this isn't the first time that's happened to me." He says with almost a chuckle. I was about to question him about it when Dust Devil landed before us. "Whats the status of the city?"

"Well, I spotted a few metal guys like Easy, but other then that, it's abandoned." She says as she looks over to the group hug. "Did I miss something?"

"Kind of. How was the destruction?" I ask as I look out at Amethyst.

"What destruction?" She asks as she looks between the two of us. "What? What did I miss?" Was it something I said?"

A/N: Shout out to Sturrn for picking the broken part of the AA-20. Thanks for reading, HI ONDERMAN, And like always; Brony on!

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