It's been about a week since orders were given from Silber to the Equestrian military officials, and the Equestrian military sends their forces to Griffinstone to aid the Griffins from the Dragon Empire. Celestia and the Princesses didn't know about what's going on with the miltary. So Silber then sees the window of opportunity to strike Equestria is open, he then sends a distressed signal to the Eronian forces to strike tomorrow, on New Years Day. Silber then insures them on the radio when time comes, he'll say 'it's time.'

On New Years Day, 3:50a.m.

Silber jumps out of his bed in his chambers, and trots up to his desk and pulls out the radio. He knew today's the day, about to see Erona give a major blow to Equestria.

With a smile, he turns on the radio and calls the Eronian strike forces.

"It's time! Launch the attacks!" He smirked with an evil smile, knowing that revenge against Celestia would payoff.

"Roger that, General! For the glory of the future!" The voice on the other line said, as Silber nods, "For the future!"

As he turns off the radio, he puts the radio in the different spot, so no pony could find it and would know what's going on. As Silber slides the radio underneath the bed, he then jumps back to bed and sleeps, with an smile for vengeance.

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Twenty-five minutes after Silber's call, the commander of the fleet ten miles from Manehattan issues order from Silber to strike and destroy the entire Tonian Navy's fleet at the docks of Manehattan Harbor. Meanwhile at the Western Equestrian Coast, Eronian amphibious forces gets ready for the surprise attack that they're prepared for; to take control of Vanhoover and use it as an point of future attacks in Equestrian soil.

The Amphibious strike group sends over two thousand of soldiers, with fifty attack choppers (twenty KA-52 Hokums and thirty MI-24 Hinds), hundreds of combat vehicles(sixty T-90s boarding on each of the amphibious crafts, Twenty-five PT-76s, and fifteen BMPs), and over a hundred of heavily soldiers Juggernauts. They have plans to attack Vanhoover at three sides of the town; from North West, West, and South West.

At the Manehattan strike group, the commander calls out to all the pilots on the deck of the Battle-carrier class called 'Pest', "TO ALL OF OUR BRAVE PILOTS OF THE PROUD NATION OF ERONA! TODAY'S THE DAY TO DEALS A LETHAL BLOW TO TONIAN FORCES THAT ARE BASE AT EQUESTRIAN DOCKS OF MANEHATTAN! MAY WE FULFILL OUR DESIRES TO OBLITERATE ANY ENEMY'S STAND IN OUR WAY!! MAY WE SHOP NO MERCY ONTO THOSE WHO DARE TO CHALLENGE OUR GREAT NATION TO FIGHT!! NOW, TIME TO MAKE THEM PAY THE PRICE FOR THEIR MOCKERY TO US!! FOR ERONA!!!"

"FOR ERONA!!" The pilots cheers with their fists pumping the air for the moment to strike, as they enter their planes to get ready to launch off the carrier's flight deck. As they made airborne, they have orders to rendezvous with the squadron of nine TU-95 Bear bombers with a TU-160 Blackjack, and escort them to the target area.

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At Manehattan Harbor, Tonian sailors roams around their ships, thinking nothing`ll happen. The flagship of the Tonian fleet, the TNS(Tonian Navy Ship) Formyndare Aircraft Carrier, was the only ship of the entire fleet, along with two amphibious ships TNS Empati and TNS Bruten. Those ship then got orders to be mobilized from Manehatten.

Couple hours later, The Empati, Bruten, and Formyndare left the harbor with seven escort ship(four Guided Missile Frigates and three Battle-Destroyers)

8:10am at Manehattan

While at Manehattan to spend time with family, Cloudkicker woke up in her bedroom of her family's hotel room. Cloudkicker jumps out of her bed, walks out her bedroom, and walks into the kitchen to grab something for breakfast.

As they made herself a bowl of cereal, she turns to the hallway and saw her mother. She smiles and greets, "Good morning, Mom."

"Good morning, dear. Did you sleep well?" She said to her.

"Yeah! Slept really peacefully." Cloudkicker responded the answer. Her mother smiles, happy to hear her daughter having a good night sleep.

Her mother then heads into the kitchen, and started to brew coffee for her, Cloudkicker, and her husband. Her Husband woke up and walks in and was greeted by them.

As they got their coffees and Cloudkicker finishes her cereal, they began to talk about the times of lives at Ponyville and other things. She then heard a sudden sounds of popping and fainted explosions from outside. The alarm in their hotel room suddenly went off.

Anxious, Cloudkicker asks, "What's going on?!" As her Mother and Father began to lead away out their hotel room, and sees other ponies reacted with curiosity and anxiety.

Cloudkicker`s mother asked one of the hotel neighbor, "What seems to going on?"

The neighbor then nods, "I think we're under attack from out harbor and here!"

Got a bit of info, Cloudkicker begins to think something`s wrong. She then turns to her Mother and informs her that she's going to meet up with her other friends, Cloudchaser and Flitter, that came with her to spend time with their parents. So her mother gave her permission, and Cloudkicker parts way with her parents to meet up with Cloudchaser and Flitter.

As she rushes to find Cloudchaser and Flitter at the top floor near to the rooftop, she then asks them about what`s happening, and what's with the noises from outside of the hotel. With those questions asked, a sudden loud boom sounded from outside of the building.

BOOM!

"WHAT WAS THAT?!" Flitter shrieked, ducking for cover under a small table with the vase of flowers. As they ran out the door tl the rooftop, and looks outside on what`s going on. Flitter then follows, saying, "Wait for me."

As they look, they were shocked with horror, seeing that; not only a huge hole on the other building in front of them was hit by something, but saw in distance that the Harbor was under enemy attack. Ships took critical hits by the unknown enemy forces from the air. The other aircrafts soars overhead, shooting on the ground where Anthro - ponies runs, but we're taking shots from them, and some of them were killed.

With horror, Cloudchaser mumbles, "Girls! Is this...Is this like an invasion? ...Or is it an attack?" With the pegasi mares looked in horror, paralyzed, the voice of the stallion from behind them said, "This is...War!"

They turned, and saw that it was Thunderlane, who watches in horror. "It's the beginning...Of the war!" The mares looks back and watches the enemy forces strikes down everything in their paths, killing innocent ponies in front of their eyes.

"A...War?!" Cloudkicker sighed with fear, feeling shocked beyond belief. She then ask, "Who`s attacking us? And how did they know when to attack?!"

"I don't know!" Flitter nods, feeling beyond anxious and scared. "But whatever`s going on, we got to hope for someone or somepony to help."

Thunderlane then grabs Cloudchaser and said, "C'mon! We gotta go, and we have to get out of here, now!"

So the mares did as he was told, and ran downstairs of the hotel to meet up with their worried families and run to safety, as the war broke out within their city and attacking Tonian Navy's fleet at the docks of Manehattan Harbor.

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At the Crystal Empire, Princesses Celestia, Luna, and Cadence were getting breakfast and was not aware of what's going on. Princess Luna and General Silber were sitting together at the table by themselves, eating breakfast.

Luna looks up to him and asks, "Silber, my love. Why thou hit our sister?"

Silber looked at her, and said nothing. He straight up ignores the question and asks, "Do you see anything involves me?" Princess of the Night was forced to not think about it, as she responded, "Nothing."

'I thought so.' Silber thought to himself, as Luna would just let it go.

Just things during breakfast went a bit quiet, the two royal guards runs up to Princesses Celestia, and Cadence and Shining Armor. They gave Celestia a horrified looks onto their faces. Celestia asked them, "What's wrong?"

With the question was given to them, one of the two guards gave Celestia a piece of paper; which it was revealed to be an emergency information. Silence was filled in the dining room, with nopony was around, but Silber, Shining Armor, the two royal guards, Princesses Luna, Cadence, Celestia. Celestia reads the paper, and all the sudden their was a noise of a tea cup dropped to the floor.

*CRASH*

Luna looks and sees Celestia looks down onto the paper in horror. Celestia then crumbles up the paper with her magic, and turns to the royal guards with the horrified and shocked look onto her face.

"How...How bad...Is it?!" Celestia mumbles with terror, as Princess Cadence and Shining Armor had a same look.

The one royal guard then stated, "It's not just the fleet from Tonian Navy, your highness!"

With that said, Celestia then thinks and then gasps faintly, realizing that not just the fleet was being attack at Manehattan Harbor, but the city as well. "Oh...Me! The entire city, too?!" The royal guards nodded their heads in yes tone.

The other royal guard ran into the room and shouted, "Vanhoover's also under enemy attack! The city has been occupied from them!"

This seems to be worst, realizing that the enemy forces had in fact; not just attacking, but also invaded part of their main land.

Celestia's in a state shock with horror, sighed, "Vanhoover? Invaded? Oh no...No...Nonono!"

With the situation has been given to Celestia, Cadence and Shining Armor was also in the state of horror, fearing that Equestria's now at war by an unknown forces. Luna was shocked as well, but was forced to be silenced by her husband Silber, who also was the one who planned everything according to his plan.

With a smile of satisfaction, Silber smiles, remaining careless and thoughtless towards Celestia's reaction to the news that the war has just begun.

Silber gave a evil smile and thought from himself to Celestia, 'Understand this, Princess Celestia! This, is only the beginning!'