The warning klaxon had just finished it's siren. Everypony took their battlestations, and awaited the coming fire. A deep voice filled the Arena: Capture the flag. The ponies looked around, a little bit confused at where the voice came from, but their minds quickly snapped back to the situation at hand. They had a battle to win.

Just before they left, the special team made up of the Mane Six, Derpy, and Big Mac double checked everypony's positions. The flag guard, who was originally going to be Twilight, had been replaced by Lyra and Octavia. They figured they could lull any intruders to sleep with their music. Everypony else was ready. It was time to head out.

" Okay guys, " Said Rainbow Dash as she held out a map for everypony to see, " I say we take the left flank all the way around, sneak into their base, and grab the flag before anyone knows what's happening. "

" That sounds like a simple enough plan to me, but how are we going to get back? " Asked Twilight.

Rainbow Dash replied, " Oh, I've got it covered. Trust me. " "Alright..."

The team moved out. They hadn't gotten far when the sounds of battle sounded throughout Everfree Forest. They could faintly hear war screams, and the pew pew pew of magic bolts being shot. Judging from where the sounds came from, both teams had met in the middle. Great strategy there.

" Hold on guys... I, I just thought of something. " Fluttershy stumbled.

" What is it Fluttershy? " Applejack asked.

" Well, we're in Everfree Forest, where everything is either greenish or brownish. " Fluttershy responded. " We aren't green OR brown. I suggest...well...we cover up in leaves and mud for camouflage..."

It was a good idea. Everyone agreed, especially with Big Mac giving a single " Eeyup ". Rarity was somewhat reluctant, but she understood the situation, so she agreed. Soon enough, everyone was a mottle of gray, green, brown, and green.

" Ugh, I will have to make some special clothes so we don't have to do this every time we're in the field. " Rarity whined.

Before long, the Aplha base came into sight. It wasn't quite identical to Gold's, but it was similar. It looked pretty solid.

" How are we gonna get in? Are we gonna be all super sneaky stealthy? Or are we gonna BLAST our way in!? " Pinkie Pie whispered, quite loudly.

Rainbow Dash had a cocky grin on her face. " Alright everypony. This is my time to shine. I'll just give it a solid Sonic Rainnuke, and after that, I'll give em a Rainboom, to distract them further. After that, have Big Mac carry the flag, since he's the strongest. We need everypony we can get, so if you encounter anyone, try not to hurt them too bad. Everypony else, form a protective ring around Big Mac, and use your talents to protect him. Any questions? "

Rainbow Dash took off before anyone could answer. She flew high, so high she was only a speck in the afternoon glare. Then, the speck started to get bigger. The rest of the team moved into position. They could hear Rainbow's scream just before she it. A split second later, there was a humongous crash, deafening in fact. There was a flash of light, and a mushroom cloud stood, in all colors, where the base once stood. It was completely demolished. Rainbow appeared, still flying. She was breathing heavy, and she was a bit scraped up. Her left wing looked a little sluggish.

" I'm okay guys! Here's the flag! RUN! " Rainbow tossed the flag, emblazoned with a giant A, toward them. Big Mac caught it in between his teeth, and the team took off, back toward the Gold base. The strange voice sounded again. Flag taken. They saw Rainbow, again a tiny speck in the sky. They kept running. Suddenly, Big Mac stopped.

" Listen, everypony! " Twilight whispered. The sound of battle... They had stopped. " The Aplha team must have started to retreat! ". Even as Twilight explained, the saw many pegasi flying back toward their base. The ground rumbled with the stampede of all the non-pegasi on Alpha team.

Rarity flared up her magic. " If those pegasi get back to their base in time, they'll come looking for their flag! I'll take out as many as I can! Let's get going! ". As the team started running, hundreds of gemstones filed in behind them. Rarity used her magic, and they all shot into the sky, the sunlight reflecting off them to turn the sky rainbow colored. In the same instant, Rainbow Dash had just met maximum speed, and broke the sound barrier. Everypony in the forest, with the exception of the team with the flag, stopped and watched as a rainbow took over the sky. Then, the Aplha pegasi were hit with gems. The fell out of the sky, tens at a time.

" That was convenient timing. Let's get back as fast as we can... If that's okay " Fluttershy said. The team ran on. Minutes later, they had just got into the main room. They placed the flag into the slot next the their flag, which had a giant G on it. The ominous voice rang out one last time: Flag captured. Game over Next Chapter: Chapter 5: A new addition, and the first mission Estimated time remaining: 56 Minutes