Neighvada / SPS, Master Sergeant Thunder Skies (AC-130 Operator) / Monday, 6:00 AM

"We're getting hammered down here! Where's that god damn AC-130?!" The legendary Commander Andrew screamed into the radio, it made me and my crew flinch.

"Delta, you have a friendly AC-130 inbound. Callsign Thunder 2-5 is operating it, patching you through now." I swore I could've heard them let out a deep sigh, it was good that the engineers over in Canterlot developed these air planes, it beats flying with your own wings.

"Copy that Overlord." I heard a pause before I heard any commands from the Delta Team leader.

"Thunder 2-5 fire on the purple smoke, marking now." I then saw the purple smoke through the camera, I then fired a 105mm on that position. Drew counted at least 5 plus K.I.A. I wish I didn't have to fire on home land, it was once the beautiful Las Pegasus. Now, it's just a war zone, and Drew's doing his best to retake it from those nasty ass Griffons. I had an accent whenever I talked, I was from Great Britain anyway.

"Good effect on target Delta." I announced, he then moved up, getting dug into another bunker or an MG nest. I didn't know the difference I work for the SPS okay?! I then used the thermal scan for any more hostiles, Drew then announced that he had enemy armor on his flank, I then fired another 105mm on it's position, taking it out, the infantry then made their way outside, coming out of their rat holes inside of those casinos. Jhon then threw some smoke to the south of their position, there was a mass of enemies collecting over there. I had my crew fire the 40mm and the 25mm on that position, I saw most of them dead, or at least severely wounded. I was there for about another good half hour, dodging lock on anti-air missiles and firing on infantry and enemy armor.

"Good effect on target Thunder 2-5, I count 150 plus K.I.A." Jhon announced. I was running low on fuel, and most of the infantry were gone now, either dead or inside of a building, so I'm going to pull out.

"Delta, we're running on bingo fuel, we gotta get back to base. Good luck." I said, Drew then replied, "Copy that Thunder 2-5, we'll handle it from here."

I managed to take out a quarter of their army, which was good enough for them to take the rest out, the Delta Force from what I've heard are very deadly. I never knew I would be working with the Delta Force in all my life, and this was the day I actually got to talk to the team who started it all.

Drew's PoV

Well, there goes our AC-130, we still had about 3 quarters of the Griffons left still fighting. We may be hyper lethal, but this was out of control. I then forgot they also said that we had Reaper support coming within the next hour, so that would help wonders.

"Drew! We got multiple hostiles closing in! We need to pull out!" Nick shouted, I saw them over the horizon. I then decided that this was a perfect time to try one of our laser prototypes. A laser MG, this was very deadly, and it ran on a magic charge, in a few minutes this would run out and would be useless if captured by the enemy. I would have to keep it running with either my own or Nick's magic if we were to take out the growing number of Griffons closing in on us.

"Nick man the laser MG! I need to get to the Reaper's remote control!" I said, the controls to them were lost along with Talon Squad, poor guys, they were one of the best too. I was going solo, behind enemy lines to find the controls to the Reaper flying above. I then fitted my ACR with a suppressor so it would silence it enough to where they don't know where I'm shooting them from. I then found Talon Squad, but to my surprise, one of them was still alive.

" *cough* Are you the reinforcements? *cough* " I shook my head no, I was here for the Reaper controls, but I had to do something.

"Here, eat this and follow me." I popped a Tic-Tac into his mouth. He instantly grabbed his gun and got back up, he also looted his dead team mate for the Reaper's controls.

"I'm sorry about this bud, we'll come back for you." I said, closing their eyes making them look more peaceful. I then made our way back to our encampment, Nick was a unicorn and Jhon was mowing them down, stupid Griffons.

"Okay, you stay inside that casino over there, we'll handle it from out here." Kaptn guided the wounded Talon Squad member inside, only to come back moments later. I then started operating the Reaper, it only had about seven AGM missiles left, so I had to use them sparingly. I had to use all seven of them, firing on the biggest clusters, managing to weaken their defenses very severely. Using that to our advantage, I led my team along with Iron Squad to get rid of the stragglers and take the rest of the buildings occupied by the Griffons.

"Alright men, looks like we've done it. We got Las Pegasus back, now to take back the rest of Neighvada." Nick said, there wasn't much of us left, we lost at least two squads of 10 in the whole ordeal. We decided to wait for reinforcements for when we move to Trotson City, Neighvada. This trip to Trotson City could take a while even with helicopters, not to mention the anti-air units in the area. In the meantime we tried clearing most of the debris in the city as we set up a temporary base of operations. I then wrote to Shining Armor and Princess Celestia telling them we've taken Las Pegasus, also writing to the girls back home saying that we're okay for the time being. I had two copies made out to Shining Armor, and Princess Celestia.

Dear Princess Celestia / Shining Armor,

I would like to report in that our team out west have taken Las Pegasus, but not without heavy losses. I would like to request to have permission to use the prototype Juggernaut armor and/or get reinforcements so we can move into Trotson City, Neighvada. From Trotson we will move into Marifornia and take that back San Prancisco and work our way inside out. This may take longer than needed, it would take a while even by helicopter to get through to Trotson City and onward. Also there was no sign of Black Claw in Las Pegasus, we hope to find him in Trotson or Marifornia eventually.

Sincerely, Commander Andrew Goulding

I then put it in a mail carrier bad and took out another parchment, my pen was still in my hand and I began to write to the girls back home.

Dear Mane 6,

I would like to say that we've finally taken back Las Pegasus, but now we're going to be in Trotson City, Neighvada and Marifornia within the next few days. We are all okay, except for at least 2 dozen ponies from the Delta Force have been killed or wounded, not including us. We won't get to see each other for about a month, so stay strong for us. Las Pegasus will be up and running within the next few months, but it won't open back up until we get rid of the Griffons in Marifornia. I included something for each of you enclosed in a package that comes with this letter.

Sincerely, The Crew

I put a Las Pegasus snowglobe for Pinkie Pie, a Wonderbolts Plushie for Rainbow, a stuffed animal for Fluttershy, believe it or not I found a few autographed casino chips on the ground for Twilight. I didn't know Starswirl, Princess Luna, OR Princess Celestia were into gambling, or that they autographed casino chips. I found a few gemstones for Rarity that were Las Pegasus quality, and an enchanted hat for Applejack, it looked like the enchantment makes you stronger and more agile when you wear it, which could be of use to her. My guess is that Pinkie would probably break it the first thing she gets it out of the box, otherwise they would love them, I hope.

I had to get these delivered, but the post office building was destroyed during the fight, I had to get an SPS Operative to do it for me, I then saw a mare who I haven't seen in a long time, maybe she would do it for me since we both know each other pretty well.

"Hey Jet Stream, is that you?" I asked first. She nodded and saluted me.

"Sir, yes sir. It's been a while huh? And that's Lieutenant Jet Stream now." She smirked, I nodded and pulled out the letters I needed to send.

"Do you mind if you can deliver these? I'll buy you a drink when this is over?" She nodded with excitement.

"Yes sir! I'll deliver these faster than you can say, 'Appleloosa!' " She said it just like Braeburn, I then got out a gold bit and placed it in her saddlebag. It was for her to go buy herself a drink, screw buying a drink for her later, I'll just give her the money now, plus a little extra. Once she took off I noticed a few stallions checking her out, they came up to me.

"You know Jet Stream?!" They looked surprised, I chuckled.

"Yes, I trained her when she was boot camp. Why?" I asked, was Jet Stream this popular among stallions?

"She's one of the hottest mares in the SPS! And she's the toughest player in hard to get." I had to admit, when she was in boot camp, Jet Stream was just another filly wanting to play with the big stallions, and I was surprised she passed with flying colors. I guess being trained in Delta's boot camp can get you into anything, including the SPS and other special forces. In a matter of moments Jet Stream came back to camp, she wasn't kidding when she said she would be back really quickly.

"I see that you've met my fanclub~" She chuckled, I just patted her on the back, she handed me a few letters in return, I guess these are replies from the ones I sent. Jet Stream had on her Pilot Glasses on, I had to admit she looked pretty badass, she had a cream colored coat with a blue mane too.

"Don't worry about it Jet, I've been chased around by ponies before too, I know what it's like." I replied, we both giggled as we sat down at an intact bar in one of the casinos.

"It's been a while Drew, I heard you guys disappeared two years ago. How did you come back?" She asked, The Crew and I all chuckled, leaving Jet Stream very confused.

"Princess Celestia happened, we couldn't have come back without her help. I couldn't get back because my magic was, and partially is still drained." I replied, she got confused again.

"Wait, YOU can use magic?!" She did a spit take, I nodded as I turned into an Alicorn, and instantly turned back into a human. With her mind blown, she facehoofed.

"I should've known." She took another sip of her drink, I left her to enjoy herself as I joined the crew in the arcade, I then played a rail shooter game on the hardest difficulty. I was surprised that this whole casino managed to take minimal damage and that everything that is inside stayed operational. Kaptn then joined me playing as the co-op character, and we managed to beat the rail shooter in half an hour, making second place sadly. I then went up to the casino penthouse, to look at the once beautiful city, seeing a smoking building to the east, along with rubble and debris of a once existing building that isn't there anymore to the north.

"You miss Rainbow, don't you Drew?" Jhon came up to the balcony as well, he was always the guy to go to when you have relationship issues.

"Yes, I miss her very much. But the thing is that we're in the alternate universe Las Vegas, where Angela and my family died..." My expression saddened, Jhon patted me on the back. He was right, I'm married to Rainbow and I should be over it by now, and I promise myself to do something with her once we come back. But first thing's first, we have to release Marifornia from it's chokehold that is the Griffons, not to mention track and kill Black Claw, I then sat down to read the letters that I received as replies to my own letters. I read Princess Celestia's first, then Shining Armor's, and last but not least, the letter the girls contributed to.

Dear Commander Drew,

It is good to hear that you have retaken Las Pegasus, I will send a construction crew to repair the damages. You have permission to do anything in Las Pegasus as long as it abides the law. You will have reinforcements sent to your location within two days. Permission to use the Juggernaut suit is denied, it is too unstable to use as of right now. I will be seeing you when your mission is complete, good luck.

Princess Celestia

I chuckled at this one because I was already goofing off in Las Pegasus. I also knew that I just wanted to ask her if I could use the Juggernaut just for shits and giggles. I had stolen some of the schematics for Spartan armor from the UNSC without them knowing it was stolen in the first place. I didn't want to be called a spartan so I instead called it Juggernaut Armor because I wasn't as suicidal as an actual spartan, but still a little bit suicidal when I fight. I then picked up General Shining Armor's letter and read it, and yes, he was recently promoted from Captain, to General just like that.

Dear Commander,

That is good to hear on your end, because we've recaptured Fillydelphia in Trotsylvania just a few hours ago. We are transporting war prisoners now, and we are now cleaning up debris that blocks our path. Hopefully once your done out west you can help us over out east because we have to take back Neigh Jersey after we liberate Trotsylvania. May the goddesses be with you.

General Shining Armor

I guess we're gonna pull out into the eastern border of Equestria once we're done out west, Shining Armor says he lost more stallions than I did. I then pulled out the final letter, it was from Twilight and her friends.

Dear Delta 0-1,

We thank you for letting us know that you're okay, we were, and still are worried sick about you guys. We wish that you guys can come home as quickly as possible. We also would like to thank you for the presents from Las Pegasus, but we would like to request another snowglobe because Pinkie Pie broke it already.

Sincerely, The Mane 6

What came with the letter was a postcards of the girls trying out their new stuff, Twilight was examining the casino chips, Rainbow was cuddling with her Spitfire plushie, Fluttershy was playing with her new stuffed dog, Rarity was using her gems for whatever reason, Pinkie was seen dropping her snowglobe, and Applejack used her hat to beat Big Mac at an arm wrestle. I chuckled as I put the pictures in my wallet as I fell asleep, tomorrow we were going to have to clean up 'Pegasus, making way for the construction crew. The next day we were going to screw around, and finally we set out for Trotson City, Neighvada and then Marifornia.