It has been a day since I made the speech and I had just woken up from a good sleep. Fluttershy insisted I get some rest before I do anything else. I was only a sleep for about five hours before I was woken up by one of the soldiers. He apparently had some good news for me. We had set up a temporary base in an underground subway station. We moved lots of ammo and supplies in to hide them and ourselves from the ships above. The lights flickered as bombs went off above. The wall tiles were worn and some had fallen down, grime covered the pillars that held up the ceiling and we used a broken down train in the station as a barracks. At the planning table now the soldier told me of a large aircraft carrier that retreated to New York to regroup with my new resistance of soldiers. The aircraft carrier is anchored near Liberty state park.
“...an aircraft carrier would be useful sir”
I looked at the soldier and nodded with agreement. I started thinking to myself that we could us the planes to get on board the ships that were just off the coast.
“...okay. We need to make a safe haven for humans. We can use the planes on the carrier to get on board the invader ships. We take out the ships and drive them all from New York. New York could then become the new safe haven for the survivors. Violet, I want you to find out everything you can about those ships. I want, schematics, entry points, statistics, crew sizes, defences, Anything that could help us assault these things. In the mean time Me, Liam and the ponies are going to take a small force to the carrier. Gavriil and Pete will go round the city and gather as many soldiers as possible”
I looked to Liam. He was staring blankly at the table.
“Liam? You okay?”
“That bitch Discord had shit destroyed. No helicopter will ever replace shit. Lets go get this bitch!”
Liam punched his own palm and looked at me with anger. He clearly wasn’t happy that he lost his helicopter.
“Alright. Lets get going everyone. There’s no time to lose”

Me, Liam and the ponies managed to sneak past everything up to this point. We were now looking at the entrance to Holland Tunnel: The tunnel that would take us under the river and away from Manhattan. By the tunnel was some dragon warriors and some kind of tank. It was black with an ab-normal shape, a bit like a french croissant. It is very hard to describe in a few words. It had a small turret on the top but the size of the barrel definitely showed that it could definitely do some damage. We took cover behind a piece of fallen building and looked over at the tank.
“Alright, this tunnel will take us out of Manhattan and to the other side of the river. We then just need to turn left towards Liberty state park”
“...but we need to get passed that tank I guess” Implied Twilight.
I turned to look at the others. “...yes. So any ideas?” I put my hands together in a cheerful yet hopeless manner.
Everyone looked at me hopelessly and my smile began to drop. “Okay... Looks like we’re sneaking past”
“How are we supposed to do that? There’s no cover to hide us from the tank or dragon soldiers?” Twilight informed worryingly.
“Rainbow. Draw their attention away from us. While they are shooting at you we can sneak past”
“You got it!” Replied Rainbow cunningly.

Rainbow took position on the roof top to the right. We got ready to sneak past when they turned to shoot rainbow. We would just have to hope they wouldn’t turn around while we snuck past.
“Alright Rainbow. We’re ready. Go when you’re ready and we’ll meet you on the other side of the tunnel”
“Alright! I’m on it!”
Rainbow kicked a rock of the roof. The Dragon soldiers looked up as Rainbow took off into the air. They began to shoot their lasers at her as we snuck past. The tank didn’t make any movement. I questioned what it was doing but to be honest it wasn’t shooting so I took no notice. We managed to get into the tunnel without getting seen and the dragon warriors behind us started shouting.
“Where did it go?!?”
They sounded quite demonic and deep.
“Spread out! Find it! Blasted ponies are nothing but trouble!”
“What if it’s one of ours?”
“It was Rainbow coloured! It’s one of the wanted ponies that's working with the Humans! Find it! Now!”
They sounded a lot like the elites from halo only a little more evil like. I loved that game. Anyway we were now heading down the tunnel. It was full of abandoned cars from where people had got out to run. A few small fires where scattered and most of the lights were damaged and destroyed. It seemed completely clear of enemies.
“C’mon girls. Times a wasting. We should hurry and get to the aircraft carrier quickly. Who knows how long it’ll be before Discord takes it out”

We reached the other side of the tunnel. Rainbow landed to join us.
“You okay Rainbow?”
“Yeah. Those guys couldn’t shoot for squat”
“Okay good. We should get go....”
As I spoke I was interrupted by a huge trembling in the ground. A huge ship passed closely over head, heading for the coast. It was almost as big as Discords ship. Much bigger than the ones off the coast. I guessed it was going to help the other ships bring down my little resistance.
“More ships!” Complained Applejack.
“C’mon! We need to take them out before more show up. The carrier isn’t far now”

We made it to that park. I was expecting to find lots of enemy resistance here but instead I found a few Abrams and a load of soldiers. They had set up a small camp: Sandbags, tents and compact generators. A make shift outpost if you like. One of the marines approached me.
“Sir! The commander wants you on board the Shemora immediately!”
“The Shemora being the ship I guess”
“That's right sir! Helicopter will be here momentarily to take you there”
“Thank you marine”
The marine looked at the ponies with curiosity. “So they are real? Not just a myth to boost morale”
“They were actually there when I gave that speech. And they are here to help”
“I’m glad to hear that sir” he said with a grinning in relief.
A Chinook chopper then flew in and landed behind the marine. I looked at it then back to the marine.
“...that’s my ride. You’re in charge here. Hold this position. Good luck”
“You got it sir!”
Me and the ponies walked aboard the chopper greeted by the Co-Pilot.
“Welcome aboard! The commander wants to see you A sap!”
“Just get us there okay!”
“Can I fly?” Liam asked curiously.
“No Liam. You cannot. It’s his chopper. Not yours” I said with a tone of authority.
“Oh... okay...” Liam replied with a glum face.
The helicopter took off and we were now on our way to the carrier.
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“Welcome aboard the Shemora Courage! Finest Air-Craft Carrier in the American fleet. And it’s all yours”
I was greeted by a middle aged bald Commander. He shook my hand and smiled cheerfully at me. He had the image of a great, but laid back, leader. Certainly looked experienced and he had many medals on his uniform.
“Thank you Commander! There is no time to waste. I need you to send out a chopper to retrieve my Intelligence officer, Violet, from our secret base. I also need your best Pilots and fighters in the briefing room in one hour!”
As I started to walk away the Commander spoke back to me, “You got it Commander!”
I stopped in surprise and looked at him. “Commander?”
“That's right. You’re in charge now. You’ve proven yourself a great fighter and your speech proved your leadership skills. You’re obviously very smart seeing as you already have a plan of action in mind. I think you’re better suited for the job than I am”
“What about you?”
“...I’ll be right by your side the whole time. I’ll do whatever you need me to... Commander”
I smiled back at him then turned to make my way to the bridge.

On the bridge I was assessing the situation while I waited for Violet to arrive. I was searching through the ships data trying to find something useful to me. Anything useful at all. I didn’t know what to look for but I thought it couldn’t hurt just to have a look.
“Ah ha ha ha ha ha...”
I turned with shock as a strange blue mist made it’s way through the room towards me. The guards pulled up their weapons, unsure of what to do.
The mist began to spin and formed the shape of Discord. From the mist Discord appeared. The guards aimed to shoot but Discord once again used his powers to snatch their weapons from them.
“Hay now. There’s no need to shoot me. I’m just here to talk”
Liam aimed to shoot him with his shotgun but Discord snatched it from him. Liam then drew his pistol and aimed. That was also taken from him. Liam then drew his knife and Discord took that too.
“Liam. Give up” I suggested to Liam with a sign of disappointment.
“No!” Liam shouted in a tantrum. Liam then pulled out a second knife. Discord took that too. Liam then picked up a fire extinguisher that was near by and aimed it at Discord.
“Really now?” Discord said with mild dis-pleasure. “This is really starting to bore me”
Discord snatched the Extinguisher from Liam with his powers.
“What do you want Discord?” I demanded.
“Oh I just want to play a little game”
"If it's Monopoly I ain't playing" Liam complained.
“What?” I said with angry confusion.
Twilight butted in. “Not another one of your games!”
“Well if you refuse to play then I’ll have no choice but to destroy this ship and everyone on it” explain Discord, spawning a newspaper and cup of tea, trying not to look interested.
“What are the rules of this ‘Game’?” I asked in grief.
He then dropped the cup of tea and news paper and pretended to sound excited by my words.
“There are only three rules: Firstly, No nuclear weapons. You have to beat me with your skill and intelligence. The second rule is you must stay away from Russia. Russia is off the playing field and so is any other planet. You must remain here on earth. The last rule is no help from Celestia or the other ponies. If any pony else shows up then the game is over and I win”
“What happens if you win?”
“Then I will destroy earth and Equestria. It’s really quite simple”
“How do you expect us to win?!? This game isn’t fair!” I complained.
“Not my problem. You either play the game or I destroy both your worlds. Now if your done asking questions I’m missing out on some excellent chaos. Good Luck every-pony!”
Discord soon disappeared in a flash.
“How are we going to beat him without the help of the other ponies?” Twilight asked in sorrow.
“...and without the elements of Harmony to beat Discord” stressed Rarity.
I walked forward and addressed everyone, “Well we don’t have a choice but to play his little game. We only need to play it while he has us by the Throat. Now lets go play his little game...”