UEG-FRIGATE-INCOMPREHENSIBLE
85th PATROL FLEET
5/15/3863-ALR (After Luna’s Return)
IN ORBIT ABOVE CANTERLOT

Onboard the 950m frigate, the almighty scuttlebutt was as strong as ever.
Now this was a fairly routine thing onboard ships of the fleet, especially onboard
small tonnage ships like this one. Although this talk and gossip was not of the usual things like family or home, this was about a much stranger topic.

“Did you hear about Shanxi, does anyone know why they went dark?” asked a deckhand

“No but its something big, almost the whole 85th is jumping in.” replied another

“DAMN THE WHOLE 85th?!” yelled a solder “THAT’S ALLMOST ONE-HUNDRED SHIPS!”

“Ya some thing big is coming down” said a pilot

“How do you know dash? There has not been shit on the coms, at least anything real” replied the deckhand.

The rainbow haired pilot smiled, “Because while you were fixing fighters, I saw a NIGHTMARE class stealth ship jump in, pick up a sky crane and jump out, a jet black sky crane.”

Two things set off the crowd around the pilot, one the NIGHTMARE class stealth ship, and two the jet black sky crane. Anyone who has read any history or paid attention in class knows about the “nightmare”. It was an old demon that took control of princes Luna’s body and tried to bring about eternal night, only to be banished to the moon for 1,000 years. It then returned to try a second time, but this time being defeated by the elements of harmony, thus freeing Luna of its evil grip.

NIGHTMARE is a special ship classification in the fleet, every class of ship has a NIGHTMARE-subclass, from stealth corvettes to dreadnaughts. The NIGHTMARE is a “super” version of its class, for example the standard stealth corvette can only use its stealth as a defense and has vary little firepower to speak of, but, a NIGHTMARE class is just that a nightmare, in addition to its stealth it also has firepower comparable to a frigate and just as big, it also has shields that can take a destroyer main round and hold.

Now a sky crane in nothing special it is just to move troops and supplies from ships to the battlefield, but a jet black sky crane is something new altogether. In addition to there stealth, superior speed, and defenses, these skycrane are only used by one group of solders, the section 8 super solders.
“Sweat Celestia, a NIGHTMARE, and a jet black sky crane?” asked a mare in disbelieve,” something bag has happened, they don’t send in the 8th for pirates or COM relay breakdowns.”

Just as the talking and jelling was about to reach a fever pitch the caption’s voice came over SHIP-COM “This is the captain speaking, I know that there has been rumors flouting about on my ship, well I am here to say that it is true the colony of Shanxi has been dark for almost 36 hours. Now we do not know what has cased this, but rest asherd that we have the best to find out what has happened, a member of the section 8 1st recon group in currently inwrought to Shanxi to find out. The fleet will find out what has happened in the next 10 hours. Let us all pray that Shanxi is safe. Caption James Harper out.”

UEG HEADCORTERS-CANTERLOT
CELESTIA/LUNA’s THRONE ROOM
5/15/3863 ALR

The throne room of the two sisters, truly a aw inspiring sight. Gleaming Wight marble floors, gold inlays on every suffice, stained glass windows depicting great moments in history. The founding of the kingdom, the defeat of Discord, the nightmare war, Luna’s return, the meeting of the humans, the space age, all great and important moments in history. Now one more will be added.

The princesses were enjoying there calm and peaceful day, there was not that many things going on today surprisingly, even with Shanxi’s COM relay malfunction.
They thought. Celestia was about to say some thing to her loving sister when a VARY RUDE human burst thru the doors.

“What is the meaning of the rather rude entrance Mr. ….?” Celestia said with a warm smile and a slight twitch of the eye.

“I am vary sorry your hinesses but there is some thing you must see, I request that all non-essential personnel leave the room….now.” replied the human in a vary serious tone.

All traces of annoyance left Celestia and Luna’s minds” of coarse, guards, please escort everyone out and lock the door behind you.”

“YES MA'AM” answered the guards and did as they were ordered.

After the room was empty of every one else the human pulled up a hologram of a garden world, and a name popped up above the image 'Shanxi'.

“Oh good, the world is safe, what was it a COM relay malfunction, solar flair, or maybe...” any further hypothesis were shot down when the human interrupted Luna and said,” No ma’am, although I with it were.” the human said solemnly.

Celestia had a bad feeling growing in the pit of her stomach,” what do you mean “you wish” WHAT HAS HAPPENED!?” she yelled.

The human said nothing, and typed something onto his tac-pad. The image changed from a lush and buitifull garden world, to something horrifying, gone was the large patches of green, blue water, and crisp clean atmosfear, they had been replaced by fields of fire, brown polluted water, and a smoke clogged atmosphere.

“Ma'am Shanxi has been attacked, and occupied by and unknown alien force of ships” said the human sadly.

“What…..what do we do?” asked Luna.

“Princesses I ask your permission to send the fleets to Shanxi and take it back, and then find out were these monsters came from and retaliate, we must protect our two peoples.” said the human.

“You want us to go to war?” asked Celestia.

”Yes, yes I do. This was attack on a civion colony ma’am, and because Shanxi was so new they had almost no defensives on the ground or in orbit, it was a scientific outpost studying the devise we found in system. ”, answered the human.

“I will need some time to converse with my sister and the covenant, but for now send in one of the 8th to see the extent of the attack.”

“We already have a 1st recon asset in orbit your highness”, ”Vary good I want a report in two hours, is that understood ?”

The human saluted her and left, closing the doors behind him.

“They told us this day would come.” Luna sadly said.

“Yes, yes they did, and because of them we are prepared.” Replied Celestia.

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