09/12/2016…

25 miles outside Canterlot...

7:24PM…

Captain Logan Kelser placed the phone back onto the receiver that sat on his desk, and stared at it with widened eyes. His mind began to clutter as the words that came from the phone began to replay in his head. ‘Did I really just received the mission go ahead?’ He pondered. After what felt like forever he regained his posture and looked up to see two other soldiers standing there at attention. They had been called to his quarters earlier after news of the intel team's findings reached Kelser. Whom stood before him, was Kelsers most decorated platoon leaders he ever had the pleasure of working with, 1stLt. Clarabelle and 1stLt. Danilo. Both of these men had proved themselves worthy leaders during their strenuous time overseas fighting in foreign wars. They operated like clockwork, completing the most complex tasks in but moments.

After the men received purple hearts, both soldiers were sent back to the states for leave, and placed into the reserves. But once they returned the UITF got ahold of them and quickly worked them into their own ranks. These men with their experience meant that they were clearly the two best for the job ahead. Kelser began to speak to them.

“That was command, we’ve got the mission go ahead, we’ve rehearsed this scenario for months, and now we get to see if we can pull this off for real.” Kelser said while sitting back down into his black office chair, “I hope I can rely on you to get the mission done, you’ve never failed me before, and I hope I can count on you two to not fail me now, do I make myself clear gentlemen?” He asked leaning back into his chair and crossing his hands over his stomach.

“Yes sir!” Both voiced loudly while broadening their chests. Kelser looked at one soldier, examining him, then did the same to the other squinting his eyes judgingly. The Captain got up out of his chair and walked over to a map on the left side of his officers quarters. The map illustrated a bird's eye view of Canterlot High School, including the multiple fields, and parking lots surrounding it. Placing his left hand behind his back and instructing the two soldiers to sit down in front of him on chairs with his right hand, he began to explain the battleplan to the two commanders.

This mission, in all its complexities is a basic, snatch and bag. Due to the extensive constitution breaking spying, the intel team knew that the group of friends that the targets were associated with, are all getting together after band practice this friday for a sleepover.

The plan went as follows; Before the targets leave the school, Danilo’s first squad will arrive and assault the building clearing out any school staff members, once in custody, they’ll be brought out back and taken away on light transport. After that portion of the mission is over Clarabelle’s first squad will take their position in the front courtyard of the high school while hiding in plain sight. One team hidden in the bushes to the left and to the right, and one team hiding behind the statue.

Once the targets leave the building all teams will scatter out of hiding and create a semi circle wall, making sure the targets can’t escape from either side of the statue. Now if one or more head back inside the school, Clarabelle's second squad (entering from the rear of the building,) will intercept the rogue targets, and arrest them. Once in custody, Danilos first squad will return outfront and pick up the targets and take them out of the area. Then Danilo’s second squad will turn up, and pick up Clarabelle's first squad and drop off police uniforms for the second. Once they leave the second squad will redress, and lockdown the school to keep everyone away from the source of the chaos bursts inside the statue out front. The official story released to the public will be along the lines of a bomb threat to keep people as far away from the school as possible.

Luckily due to daylights savings time, the mission will be held in darkness to make sure that no one on the outside can see what was really going on.

The two platoon commanders tossed the battle plan around in their heads like a salad. But after a few minutes of discussing in private, away from the captain, they returned and agreed with the battle strategy. And so, the two tacticians took a dossier of the mission and left the captain's quarters and headed off to the barracks to explain the mission details to their men.

Returning to his chair, the Captain pulled out a drawer on the left side of the desk. In it was a cigar box with a big red one on the top surrounded by a green shield. Inside was a single brown cigar and a lighter that held the same patch as the box. Pulling the items out of the box and shutting the drawer, he stuck the cigar in his lips and clicked open the lighter. The flame danced to life at the edge of the pleasure stick as the captain puffed away.

Upon taking a long drag the captain leaned back in his chair and let the puff of smoke out, a few words following it,

“For luck,”