Twilight and Applejack stood on top of the base, talking as usual. Twilight had an annoyed look on her face.

"Hey, that's not exactly what happened." Twilight pointed out.

"Yes'm, it is. Ya said 'Ah'm not going ta the Pegas Quadrant,' and then the next thing ah know, yer in an escape pod headed for-" Applejack responded, before a pink pony in red armor bounced up, interrupting them.

"Hi sirs!" she practically shouted.

"Sirs?" Twilight said, a confused look on her face while she and Applejack shared a glance.

"Ah crap..." Applejack muttered to herself.

"I was told to report to Equestria Gulch Number One, and speak to whoever is in charge!" the pink pony said, bouncing excitedly in place.

"Sorry mare, Sarge is at command getting orders. Ain't nobody in charge today." Applejack said.

"Actually Private, he left me in charge while he's gone." Twilight pointed out.

"Ya are such a kiss-ass." Applejack retorted.

"He also told me if I had any trouble from you I should... *clears her throat* 'Git in the Warthog, 'nd crush yer head like a tomato can." Twilight said, giving a horrible impression of Sarges voice.

"That be the worst impression Ah ever done heard." Applejack said.

"Okay rookie, what's your story." Twilight asked.

"Private Donut, sir, reporting for duty. You can also call me Pinkie Pie. I'm ready to fight some aliens and party like there is no tomarrow!" Pinkie said excitedly.

"Couple of things ere', rookie." Applejack started. "First off, Private Donut? Ah think someone needs a new nickname. Secondly, what's with the armor color?"

"This is the standard issue red." Pinkie pointed out.

"Yeah, ah know. Only two kinds of ponies wear standard issue armor: Officers and recruits. And since ya aren't threatenin' ta gut meh like a fish, yer probably not an officer." Applejack said.

"But she's wearing red armor!" Pinkie protested, pointing at Twilight.

"No, my armor is maroon. Your armor is red." Twilight pointed out.

"Well, then how do I get a different color armor?" Pinkie asked.

Applejack let out a long sigh. "Ah bet them blues ain't have to put up with this crap."

Meanwhile, on the other side of the canyon, Luna, Tucker, and a gray Pegasus with long, blonde hair, clad in blue armor, are overlooking their brand new tank.

"So I say to the guy," the gray Pegasus began, "'how're you gonna get the tank down to the planet?' and he goes, 'I'll just put it on the ship' and I go, 'if you've got a ship that can carry a tank, why not just put guns on the ship and use it instead?'"

"Hey kid." Tucker said quickly.

"Yeah?" the Pegasus asked.

"Shut up, you're ruining the moment."

"Oh... you got it... man!" she said, her eyes starting to wander.

"You know what?" Luna asked. "I could blow up all of Equestria with this thing."

"Okay, Private Donut, here's the deal." Twilight started.

"Ah jus' rafuse ta call her Donut." Applejack said.

"Then call her Pinkie." Twilight said. "Anyways, we've got a very important mission for you. Think you can handle it?"

"Uh huh!" Pinkie said, beaming at the two.

"We need you to go to the store, and get two quarts of elbow grease." Twilight said.

"Eeyup, and some rope." Applejack said.

"You and your fucking rope..." Twilight muttered.

"Oh! And get sum headlight fluid for teh Puma ta."

"The what?" Pinkie asked.

"She means the warthog." Twilight pointed out.

"Ya do know where teh store is, right rookie?" Applejack asked.

"What? Yeah, yeah, I know where it is, no problem!" Pinkie said.

"Well, get going, then." Twilight said.

"Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie said, bouncing across the base.

"Wrong way, Pinkie!" Twilight called out.

Pinkie stopped and turned around, bouncing back. "Oops! I knew that!" she said as she bounced passed them and down the ramp. Twilight and Applejack watched her bounce away from the base.

"How long do you think it will be before she realizes there is no store?" Twilight asked Applejack.

"Ah say bout' a week."

Pinkie continued bouncing through the canyon, until stopping and thinking for a second. "Elbow grease? How stupid do they think I am? Once I get back with that headlight fluid and some rope, I'm going to talk to the Sergeant about this." she said, before continuing to bounce through the canyon.

"You know what?" Tucker said, "Forget what I said before. We can definitely pick up mares in this thing. Probably two or three a piece."

Luna turned towards Tucker, an annoyed scowl on her face. "Oh man, listen to you. What're you going to do with two mares?"

"Luna, mares are like Voltron. The more you hook up, the better it gets."

Twilight and Applejack watched the pink pony bounce away farther and farther from the Red Base. Twilight turned to Applejack, her face showing concern.

"You think we were too hard on her?" Twilight asked.

"Nope." Applejack said, her neck raising a little. "She'll jus wander round' the canyon fer a few hours. What's teh worst that could happen?"

Pinkie Pie overlooked the Blue Base, or the store, as she thought it was. "Finally! That must be it!" Pinkie said happily, bouncing towards it. She noticed the scorpion tank next to the base. Her smile grew twice its size. "Sweet! They sell tanks! I hope they also sell cupcakes! Yum!"

Authors note - Sorry to cut this short, but time was short, and I wanted to get this out. Expect a longer chapter next time.