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Three Months later.

"How long has it been? How long has it been since we were betrayed by the very ponies we fought and died for? Two months? No, maybe it was three months. Yes it had to be three months! Ah guess it's true what they say, no matter how much you help ponies they will always wind up hatin you in the end. Everypony who was associated with COLTS in any way was killed. Mah team and ah are all that's left. Mah own family disowned me, Princess Luna ended our relationship. Ah was sad at first but fer some reason, ah don't care anymore. Every day we become more and more violent, our magical inhibitors are almost out. We are constantly getting in to fights over simple things, ah don't know how much longer we can last in exile. We haven't heard how the war is going but secretly, ah don't give a flying buck about it anymore."

COLTS Omega had fled to the north near the kingdom of the crystal ponies(Season 3 reference yah yah). They had been living off the land for the past three months since they left. They knew nothing about how the war was going and all of them secretly didn't care. They were dirty, hungry, tired, depressed, and very angry.

"BLITZ! Get out of my way!" Silent Shadow angrily shouted.

"Or what buttercup? You gonna hurt me?" Blitz taunted. Shadow responded by trying to punch him but was stopped by Deadeye.

"Both of you stop right now! We have to figure out how we are going to rescue Soarin and Skullcrusher!" Deadeye said. They decided to wait three months to save Soarin and Skullcrusher to ensure that everypony thought the COLTS were all dead.

"Let em rot along with the rest of those ungrateful idiotic morons!" Autumn said.

"Listen! We may not be under a chain of command any more but you are still under MY command! That being said you WILL follow my orders! Do you understand?" Deadeye asked.

"Yes sire." Autumn said sarcastically. At this point, the ponies only obeyed Deadeye more because they feared him as a killer than respected him as a senior officer. Big Mac was growing more uncomfortable, he could tell each pony was getting worse. At this point, only Deadeye and Big Mac had any common sense anymore.

"Shut it Autumn, alright listen up here's what we're gonna do." Deadeye said as he used a stick to draw in the sand.

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The war against the griffons was going poorly. The griffons seemed to know every move the ponies made and the Steel Talons were killing high ranking officers. All three fronts had been abandoned to the griffons along with numerous small towns and villages. Some ponies were starting to regret killing the COLTS.

"Princess our troops are being slaughtered, the grifs somehow know our every move!" General Blue River said.

"How about the Southern front?" Celestia asked.

"The Steel Talons attacked and we suffered a major defeat, it took dozens of ponies just to kill one Steel Talon." Blue River said. "We never should have killed all the COLTS!". Blue River was one of the few ponies who supported the COLTS and believed they were innocent.

"Can't we train more of them?" Luna asked.

"The COLTS base was destroyed and even if it was fully functioning, Colonel Striper is dead and the secret to training the COLTS died with him." Blue River said. "Princess I don't think we can win this war at this point, the COLTS were the only ones who had a chance against the Steel Talons."

"The COLTS were mindless killing machines. We did the right thing." General Silver Star said as he walked in. "We will find another way to defeat the griffons."

"Silver Star I could just strangle you right now!" Blue River shouted. "You ordered the execution of the COLTS!"

"The princesses ordered it, I simply carried it out." Silver Star said.

"Well guess what? The grifs have us beat at every corner! We no longer have the resources to fight back! The Steel Talons are slaughtering our troops and the COLTS were the only ones who could stop them!" Blue River yelled. "You completely bucked us all!".

"We can use the elements of harmony to fight." Silver Star said.

"The elements cannot be used to kill or harm, only to create or restore." Celestia pointed out.

"See? We are all gonna be Von Griffon's personal ass wiper cause you had to wipe out Equestria's finest soldiers! Not only that you also the killed the pony who knew how to train them so now we can't make any more!" Blue River yelled. Celestia and Luna were beginning to regret their decision more and more.

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The soldiers in Ponyville were nervous and afraid. They knew they no longer had the weapons or resources to fight. They knew it was a losing battle.

"We never should have killed all the COLTS!" A soldier said. Ponyville had been practically built into a fort. All the unicorns who lived their had used their magic to create a barrier around the town in case it came under attack. Martial law had been enforced and no pony was allowed to leave or enter without an escort. Metal bunkers had been constructed in the event of an artillery attack.

"This is just so terrible!" Rarity said. "How could this have happened?"

"I'm so s-s-scared." Fluttershy whispered.

"It'll be alright sugarcube." Applejack said but she knew it wasn't alright at all. It was only a matter of time till the griffons invaded.

"If they do attack they better be ready for one hay of a fight!" Rainbow said as she stomped her hoof. The ponies all remembered how there used to be six COLTS living amongst them and the COLT base was only five miles away. They remembered how secure and safe they felt but now...

"Applejack! Rainbow Dash! The princess said Soarin and Skullcrusher won't be executed or anything but they will be in prison for a long time." Twilight said.

"Ah'll probably never see him again though!" Applejack cried.

"Oh don't cry Applejack!" Pinkie said. Each pony was regretting what they said about the COLTS. Despite the evidence, they could remember the innocent look the COLTS had in their eyes. They remembered the hurt expressions the COLTS had when they were accused of their supposed crimes.

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The COLTS began their long trek back to equestrian territory. Most of the outer territory was controlled by the griffons making it that much harder to get in. The COLTS had to avoid griffons, ponies, and changelings. They still had their armor but it was battered and beaten. They were eventually able to sneak back in since the northern border was next to the crystal ponies kingdom so the griffon's didn't patrol much there. They saw massive clusters of armies and siege weapons being built in factories. Griffons constantly patrolled the sky.

"Stay low." Deadeye ordered. Even Deadeye could care less about Equestria at this point but he remembered what his father's last words to him were.

Save Equestria

After traveling for six hours. The COLTS eventually found a cave in a dense forest they could take refuge in.

"Men we will set up camp here." Deadeye said.

"But it's only afternoon, we got hours till sundown." Blitz said.

"Exactly, It'll be safer and faster if we travel in the dark, so get your rest now." Deadeye said. The ponies all agreed and headed into the cave. Big Mac picked up large tree trunks and boulders to put in front of the entrance in case any griffon patrols came by. It felt weird to be on home turf again.

"I'm just glad I can finally kill something." Autumn said. Shadow was in the corner using a rock to sharpen his blunted sword. Blitz sat down and tried to make arrows out of branches and stones but it wasn't working out well.

"Deadeye! We're gonna have to get some weapons from the grifs!" Blitz said ignoring Deadeye's rank.

"We will do that tonight, get your rest now." Deadeye said. Blitz rolled his eyes as the exiles tried to take a quick nap. Big Mac found that he couldn't fall asleep, he saw Deadeye in the corner staring off into space.

"Captain?" Big Mac asked.

"Shouldn't you be getting some rest?" Deadeye replied.

"Ah could be askin the same fer you." Big Mac said. Over the past three months, Big Mac had become close with Deadeye. He hardly ever talked to Blitz, Shadow, or Autumn who all had random violent outbursts. Deadeye seemed to be the most calm of the five.

"I find it funny, we are still fighting for the country that betrayed us." Deadeye said.

"Ah know." Big Mac said.

"I guess because my father last wish was for me to save Equestria, that is what I'll do no matter what." Deadeye said. "You know the last thing Twilight said to me was 'I thought we were more than friends'."

"Really?" Big Mac asked.

"I have never been one for romance but I will say she is very pretty, quite a smart one too." Deadeye said.

"Do you like her?" Big Mac asked.

"I don't know, she thinks I'm some sort of crazed, evil killer. But she did show great concern when she saw my eye injury." Deadeye said.

"Didn't you ever go out with her?" Big Mac asked.

"No but she did kiss me right on the lips when she found out my team was the one who rescued her brother. Quite ironic her brother helped lead the assault on COLTS-01." Deadeye said.

"If she kissed you than she might be on to something. Mah sister says she never bothers with stallions at all." Big Mac said.

"Really now?" Deadeye said. "Well it doesn't matter anymore, she hated me now and will have no problem if my head is put on a pike." Deadeye said sighing. Deadeye was trying very hard to control his anger.

"She is smart, ah'm sure she'll figure out eventually that we were innocent." Big Mac said.

"Well while we are on the topic of romance, how exactly did you attract Princess Luna?" Deadeye asked.

"What do you mean?" Big Mac asked.

"No offense but usually princesses fall for a prince." Deadeye said.

"Well-" Big Mac said as he explained the whole story.

"Ah I see." Deadeye said. "Macintosh, I'm sorry for all this."

"Fer what?" Big Mac asked.

"If I had never made you or the others join COLTS you would not be in this situation." Deadeye said. "If I hadn't left Ponyville the night of Hearth's Warming Eve, Black Soul might still be alive."

"Captain there is no way you could have known this would happen." Big Mac said.

"Macintosh, you boys are all I have left. Recoil and Earthshock are both dead, my family is dead, and Twilight wants me dead." Deadeye said. "Those damn grifs! I swear when I got my hooves on Von Griffon!"

"We all want a go at him." Big Mac said.

"Mac, I understand if you don't want to talk about this but are you mad at your sisters or Luna for what they did?" Deadeye asked.

"Ah don't know, none of em even gave me a chance. I know that they don't understand what is going on but I just can't get over the fact Applejack disowned me and Luna hates me." Big Mac said. "This is gonna sound awful but as time goes on ah care less an less about them."

"That's your aggression that causes that. Nopony knew the side effects of the augmentations till after we were augmented. I guess there is always a catch for everything. We have these amazing gifts we can do great things with the expense that we could lose ourselves." Deadeye said. "I feel the same way, I care less and less each day."

"Captain what happens if we get to Canterlot and the grifs have won?" Big Mac asked.

"We will fight like we always have" Deadeye said. "I don't care what equestria did to us, we have a duty as soldiers to protect her. If Equestria is taken over and the grifs win than all the soldiers who have died will have died in vain."

"Ah don't think the others will agree to well." Big Mac said referring to his squad mates who were beyond reason.

"Too bad, I know that our comrades who were killed would have wanted us to continue fighting." Deadeye said. "And we shall."

"Ah agree." Big Mac said.

"There is one more thing I have to tell you though." Deadeye said.

"What?" Big Mac asked.

"I have been observing our behavior lately and using the knowledge my father told me about rampancy. I have estimated that no matter what, at this point we will go rampant." Deadeye said.

"What!" Big Mac said.

"I'm sorry, but we have been angered so much it is inevitable now." Deadeye said.

"How long do we have left?" Big Mac asked.

"Three weeks, if we are lucky." Deadeye said.

Aw fuck, the COLTS are gonna go crazy! Which one do you think will be the first to go rampant? R&R

"It takes twenty years of peace to make a man, it only takes war twenty seconds to destroy a man." - Once again, I forgot who said this quote.