Chapter Seven:

Ambush!

The royal pony air force flew over Canterlot with amazing speed towards the direction were the pony army was going. They were going to scan the land if there were any enemies in that area ahead of them. Their scanners didn't pick up on anything so they returned to base with nothing to report to the army.

Some pony soldiers were thankful that the royal pony air force reported nothing that lyes ahead of them for miles while the veteran ponies were pissed that they wasn't going to be any action with the enemies.

Celestia told the army where to go to find the enemies and they were told to go to the forbidden city. Their first objective was to make it through the forsaken forest alive. Celestia did also order a small garrison to go to Stalliongrad.

A small garrison of two transports and four tanks detached from the convoy and headed to Stalliongrad.

“I'm Spark what's yours?” said a red unicorn mare with a light blue mane and tail.

“I'm Private Axe. This isn't social hour kid so keep your guard up!” said the brown stallion earth pony with dark brown mane and tail.

“I'm not a kid I'm an adult mare and I shall be addressed as such!”

“Oh sorry. I didn't mean to offend you.”

“It's Sergeant, Private. And I'd say when it's social hour.”

“Sorry Sergeant Spark. I'm just...nervous. I feel like for some reason like..like...were heading straight into a trap. I don't think we should be going to Stalliongrad at least with such a small force made up of mostly recruits.”

“Yeah..I know how you feel. But I got faith in you Private. I think we'll do ok. And if we don't..I think you'll make it out alive a lot longer then the rest of the  Bravos. Besides I heard that there's going to be a support squad that goes by the name of Papa 3 and they'll be waiting for us outside of Stalliongrad.”

“I hope you're right. I don't think Bravo alone can hold out against our enemies alone. Especially if there is an ambush waiting for us.”

“Hey I'm Corporal Tomahawk. Nice to meet you for the first time Sergeant  Spark. I got assigned to your squad a minute ago by the General. I'm a freshly knew recruit at your service” said a dark green unicorn with dark brown mane and tail.

“That..be my brother” said Axe to Spark.

“Nice to have you on Bravo 3 Corporal.”

“Nice to be here. I finally get to kill people with my tomahawks this is going to be so cool!”

“Glad you're excited. Now...”

The Transport started shaking and ponies started hearing the word “boom” and explosions going on in front of them.

The ponies inside the transport heard the driver yell “Everypony! GET OUT! NOW!”

The doors quickly swung open and the ponies ran out and got to cover.

The transport exploded when a bomb flew in and exploded to the inside of the  cockpit. When it exploded, Spark started tearing up because she saw the transport explode and didn't think her squad made it out in time.

“AXE!” Spark yelled out towards the immobilized transport.

“I'm right here Sergeant.”

“Where's Tomahawk?”

“I don't know! He was right behind me before”

Boomers were surrounding the small garrison (Bravo) from all sides and the ponies were limited to cover but the Boomers had the advantage in surprise  and elevation.

Bullets were flying everywhere screams and shouts for help were being yelled out at every direction. Fires were burning all over the area from the wrecked transport. In only minutes, the small garrison had around fifty pony soldiers left.  

Spark saw a pony body laying near the burning transport. She started running towards where the familiar body was. She dodged the bullets that were flying right over her and Axe followed her.

She stopped in front of the body that was laying in a pool of blood coughing up blood.

“Sarge! Sarge!”

“I'm right here Tom speak to me!”

Tomahawk started to try and say some words “Sarge...I...I'm not going to...make...it!”

“Don't speak like that Tom your going to be fine you're going to be okay. Do you here me? Tom! TOM!”

“My brother...he's...gone...he's really...gone” said Axe.

“It's ok Axe. We have to go!”

Axe kept on staring at his dead brother Tomahawk for a few more seconds until he heard the words “Thats an order Private!”

Axe woke up to the real world and found himself surrounded by debris and dark clouds of smoke that wouldn't let you see where you were going or breathe.

“Axe! Don't breathe in the smoke and follow me!”

Axe could barely breath but tried to focus long enough to follow Spark.

He tried keeping up but he was slow and tried to see where she was but he couldn't. He tried moving faster but then out of no where he gets shot in the leg.

“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!” he screamed in pain and had a few tears coming down his face. He was thinking; First my brother dies, I'm lost in a huge cloud of smoke and I've lost my leader. And this is how I'm going to die?

He could then see a dark image of a pony coming towards him and when it came closer it was Spark.

Axe was coughing uncontrollably because he couldn't breathe in any oxygen. Spark put his front two legs around her neck and then she pulled him out of the area of smoke.

Spark yelled at Axe and yelled out “Don't stop now Private keep moving or you are going to die!”

Spark broke loose and went at a full gallop towards the inside of the forest. Axe limped down into the forest slowly and didn't see her in the forest. He almost started getting dizzy and lost his balance and fell over.

Axe got back up and was sweating and panting. He saw some hoof tracks in the snow and started following them. He was going to slip into unconsciousness but he wouldn't let up that easily.

He kept limping through the woods leaving a trail of blood behind him. He looked at every direction for Spark but he didn't see a sign of her except for the tracks in the snow that he was following.

Spark was panting from running a long distance. She sat down in the snow leaning her back against the cold rock. It may have been cold to her but it gave her time to relax.

She sat there waiting for him to come out of the bushes. She got up to scan the area for him but she saw no sign of him. She regretted leaving him behind  to fend for himself.

“ I probably have lost my entire squad and I don't even know it. Hopefully he isn't dead. Please...Please Celestia let him be okay. Let him survive don't let our enemies kill him off like...they did to...Tom.”

Spark started tearing up.

And then her prayer has been answered. The bushes were rustling and she heard grunting with pain. And then Axe walked through the bushes limping slowly and then collapsing in front of her.

She got up and rushed to him and saw a bullet in his right hind leg.

“Uhhh...I know what to do, Axe, stay calm ok? Axe? Axe!”

Axe fell into unconsciousness and Spark was getting a little afraid that he might die. She was trained in this stuff she knew what to do. She pulled a long piece of cloth and rapped it around his injury to stop the bleeding.

She laid him next to the rock and rapped him around in a blanket that she had in her saddlebag. She laid against the rock and hugged herself to keep warm and fell asleep.