T-34 strolled past Cromwell and Crusader. He looked back at Cromwell who had anger on his face. T-34 knew why he was angry. He had been there with Cromwell and Crusader during a battle in Malinovka. Cromwell B, Cromwell's cousin had battled there. He was supposed to stay behind Maus while the other mediums stayed behind the heavies who charged across the field, shells bouncing off their frontal armor. T-34 was behind IS, Crusader was behind Black Prince and Cromwell behind his cousin.

Malinovka: Assault

Cromwell stayed behind his cousin and brother-in-arms Cromwell B. Artillery from enemy T92's rained down on them. SU 152 and Ferdinand fired on their Maus heavy tank. Maus quickly angled his hull left and right to bounce off shells. Then, a T92's shell hit Maus and engulfed him in a ball of flame. Cromwell tried to stay behind cover, but was immobilized by another artillery shot.

"Cromwell, run," Cromwell B coughed.

Cromwell turned and ran as fast as his engine could, back to the base. He was immobilized by AMX 13 75 who was sniped by T-34.Cromwell's tracks were repaired and continued to make his escape. Tiger gave some covering fire to protect Cromwell only to be set on fire by SU 152. S-51 fired a shot and killed SU 152 and a damaged AMX 50 B. Cromwell looked back to see a horde of enemy tanks swarm across the fields guns blazing. Sherman Fireflies opened fire on the mob of assaulting tanks killing many, but not all. The swarms of Russian renegades, Germans and Japanese tanks crossed the green fields of Malinovka and captured Cromwell B who was forced to work in a POW camp. Cromwell B worked day after day. The days turned into weeks, weeks turned into months and months turned into years. By the time the Malinovka was taken back, Cromwell B laid at his spot, tired from endless work. His eyes grew heavy as the sun rose. He smiled, watching the sunrise during the second battle of Malinovka where he was in the work area. Burned tank wrecks lay around him. He was then suddenly shot in the gas tanks where it ignited. The flames soon engulfed him, he turned his turret at the enemy hostiles and fired his gun blindly. He exploded before he saw his shot
hit an ammo rack of a Pz. Sfl IVc. The Allied rescuers saw that they were too late to save him as the turret blew off him. Gears, screws and bolts came flying as the turret ring broke. T-34 saw the scene with Crusader and Cromwell himself who ran next to Cromwell B finding a letter that was partially burnt and his officer cap.

Dear cousin,

I cannot tell you where my wreck lies, but I know where my heart lies, it lies with you and your fellow soldiers. I will come home with dirt on my suspensions. I can see us, strolling down a path not consumed by war. Only death can stop me from getting to that path, so I sent these words to take my place. You keep my treads by the garage door, as I will go back home, you keep my hat on its stand, as you will keep it to remember me. I will be with you. For always. For always.

Cromwell B

Inscription: Jack

T-34 saw Cromwell burst into tears after reading that letter, he felt bad for his friend devastated by war. T-34 slowly went to the shop, feeling sorry for Cromwell. He went in the shop where Sherman was there managing the cash register.

"I would like to by a 75mm Mark V for a friend of mine," T-34 said.

"S-Sure thing," Sherman stammered.

T-34 eyed Sherman for a moment, he saw Sherman not smiling his usual smile, he was shaky as if he saw a ghost. Sherman was looking around for the 75mm gun even though it was right behind him.

"It's right behind you," T-34 said.

"That'll be 50 bits please," Sherman replied, handing over the gun.

"Wait a minute," T-34 muttered.

T-34 shot M4 in the turret ring where blood spurted out of the barrel and turret ring. His armor was stained with red. T-34 realized it was cardboard and inside revealed 3 Royal Guardsponies one of which had its head missing. T-34 fired a HE shell which vaporized one guard and sent a piece of shrapnel into the third's leg. T-34 crushed its leg preparing for interrogation.

"Where is my friend?" T-34 growled.

"I-I cannot tell you that," the guard replied.

T-34 made his track burrow through the flesh popping veins and arteries reaching the bone. The pony screamed in pain.

"WHERE IS HE?!" T-34 shouted.

"Let me take care of this mate," Cromwell said from behind. "Ah, I see you have gifts for me, you have a new gun and a pony I can take out my anger on."

Cromwell crushed the pony's hind hooves and gave a cry of pain.

"Ok! Ok! he is at our camp not far from here," the guard said.

Cromwell fitted the new gun and headed straight out the door leaving the pony to bleed out. He took a look at his compass and heard an SOS radio signal a few sectors north on the hills. Cromwell snuck around the bushes with T-34 who saw Sherman chained to a wall. Cromwell fired at the tents with HE shells and ignited them and the ponies. T-34 fired short controlled bursts from the machine gun killing the Royal Guards. T-34 took out a whistle and blew it. KV 2 rumbled out of a bush and fired its 105mm gun vaporizing three ponies. KV 2 charged through the camp, running over ponies trying to crawl for safety, bones were crushed from his immense weight. T-34's machine guns cut through the ranks of the Royal Guards as they scrambled into formation which proved to be ineffective. Cromwell charged with all of his guns blazing away, killing the ponies brutally. Sherman looked at him and smiled.

"Thanks for saving me," Sherman said.

"They will have war now, we should report this to our respective leaders about this," Cromwell suggested.

T-34 and KV 2 ran all the way to IS and told him about the capture of the M4 Sherman store manager. Word spread all the way to Berlin where Pz.38 nA rushed through the portal and organized his army using Ferdinand as his right hand man. AMX 50 B joined the German Panzers in their struggle as word spread about the store manager being abducted and used as a blueprint. Chi Nu Kai, a well seasoned samurai joined in to help his allies. Pz. 38 nA and his armies gathered in the west accompanied the M48 Patton's armies along with British and French armor and German Flakpanzers to protect from pegasi attacks. Russia and Japan gathered in the east in large numbers. Russia made its ZSU 37mm AA guns to provide an air defense while attacking. War would soon come to Equestria.

T-34 looked at his platoon, he was with T-34-85 Rudy, T-34-85M, T-43, and LTTB. They were the forward scout group for the main attacking force, they saw the Crystal Empire ahead of them. There was a shield surrounding it, Rudy fired at the shield to see if their shells could go through, sure enough, it bounced off. The main attacking force consisted of T-34-85M's and T-43's along with a handful of KV 5's. T-34 and his platoon proceeded through the shield. The platoon snuck through the empty streets that reflected the moonlight. LTTB went to the main castle followed by the rest who spread out and went to look for the source. Room after room, they found no source until the bed room. There, the platoon saw two ponies sleeping together peacefully. LTTB saw one of the pony's horn giving off a pink aura and immediately jumped on the bed crushing the couple. He jumped a few more times to ensure death and broke the bed in half with blood stains all over the mattress and the blankets. T-34 and his platoon mates were surprised at the action. LTTB immediately went outside and into an alley to fire off a flare that illuminated the sky.

A distant clanking sound was heard, thundering shots followed, and whistles of artillery rounds replaced the quietness of the empire. Buildings were soon set aflame with ponies running out of them burning. The Crystal Army soldiers rushed to the edge of the city to protect against the invaders. Their spears were met with artillery fire, the ponies ended up into road kill for the Russian tanks. S-51, SU 14-1, Object 261 and SU 14-2 fired their rounds that obliterated the city. Rudy and his dog fought the Crystal Army soldiers. Rudy's dog bit their hooves to make the ponies stay in place for Rudy to shoot his machine gun at. T-34 rushed with the attacking force taking down the unorganized army. Within minutes, the city was destroyed.

Meanwhile, at Ponyville, Applejack had heard that the plan to make Equestria's own tanks failed after a captured test subject escaped and resulted in another city being destroyed. Celestia was at her castle and was visited by the leaders. Pz.38 nA burst through the doors sneering with his Tiger bodyguards who ran over Celestia's personal guards with ease.

"I told you Princess, you must be a fool to try to kick us off your world," Pz.38 nA chuckled. "We are superior fighters than your so called Royal Guards. I thought they were the best of the best, I was wrong. Because, when my Red Army friends invaded one of your allies, they were all weak, your support, their main army all of them. What a humiliation for a ruler."

"He is right," Churchill VII said. "You are a fool, we only meant to spend time away from war here only to be greeted by the same thing run by a fool and a coward."

"Hey! I am not a coward," Princess Celestia replied.

"Then how come you don't fight with your soldiers you idiot?" Pz.38 nA laughed.

That response made Celestia speechless. nA's Tigers laughed at her along with the other leaders. Pz. 38 nA's body guards bored through the walls instead of going through the doors to show their hatred for Celestia who was blushing red from humiliation in front of her enemies. They were right, she was a coward, she was a fool to attack them. Cromwell burst through the doors and broke them down.

"You're soldiers provide a great stress relief exercise for me," Cromwell sneered. "I tortured one of them to rescue my friend from the likes of you good-for-nothing horses. The only purpose I see in you cowards are stress relief and cannon fodder. You and your army will die. I will do it in honor of my brother."

Cromwell broke a pillar on his way out collapsing part of the roof onto the floor cracking it. He had a plan of attack to take revenge after the second act of war on the tanks. Sherman was a close friend to him as T-34 was. He wanted vengeance for the abduction of his friend.