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The COLTS walked through the destroyed lower levels of Canterlot as thousands of ponies cheered for them. They looked down, saddened that their fallen brothers could not share in this moment but they were also happy that they were finally declared innocent. They all still felt much anger for their accusations and the death of their comrades.

"I never thought I'd see a day like this again." Shadow said.

"You and me both Shadow." Deadeye said. Soarin and Skullcrusher came to greet the supersoldiers.

"Captain." The two said as they saluted.

"At ease." Deadeye said.

"Are mah sisters okay?" Big Mac asked concerned.

"Well why don't you take a look for yourself Mac?" Autumn said as he pointed to the mane six and the princesses who were rushing towards them. Big Mac saw Luna flying to him with tears in her eyes. The stallion ran full speed as Luna tackled him.

"BIG MAC!" Luna cried as she dug her face into his chest. Big Mac rubbed his hoofs down her mane.

"Shh, it's ok." Big Mac said.

"I'm so- so- sorry!" She whimpered.

"Ah'm the one who should be sorry!" Big Mac said. "Ah didn't mean any of those things ah said to you!". Big Mac held on to her for what felt like an eternity.

"How could thou ever want to see us after what we did to you?" Luna asked.

"Y'all were confused, besides, hatin wont bring all the COLTS back." Big Mac said as he held on to her closely. Deadeye and Autumn gave Big Mac a smile.

"Hey, where is Pinkie and her friends?" Blitz asked. The mane six were down the street and heading over as fast as they could. The COLTS, Soarin, and Skullcrusher ran to greet them until the unthinkable happened.

"AHHHHH!" Fluttershy screamed as she felt her self being snapped up. The rest of the mane six were each snapped up by a Steel Talon. They frantically fought to get away but it was no use, the ST's were too strong.

"HELP!" Rarity cried.

"Rarity!" Autumn yelled as he aimed his crossbow at the griffon. He was about to fire when Shadow blocked his aim.

"You can't fire! You might her by accident!" Shadow said.

"YOU BUCKER COME BACK HERE!" Soarin said as he flew full speed towards the griffon carrying Rainbow. He could see she had a bloody nose so she must have been knocked out. Soarin's rage was fired up as he flew into the griffon but was knocked back by the griffon's powerful arm. Soarin was flung into a nearby building.

"Please no!" Skullcrusher said as Applejack was carried off into the distance.

"You want them?" Gore said as he strangled Twilight. "Come and get them!"

"NOOOO!" The COLTS all yelled.

"COLTS! ON ME!" Deadeye said.

"Where are you going?" Luna asked as she held onto Big Mac.

"To get the mare I love back." Deadeye said as he put on his mask.

"Wait! I'm coming!" Skullcrusher said.

"No disrespect Sgt, but you are in no condition to take on a ST!" Autumn said.

"I don't care! They have my fiance!" Skullcrusher said.

"I'm going too!" Soarin said. "They took Dash!"

"Listen, you both realize that if you are attacked by an ST and we aren't there to help you you will die right?" Deadeye asked. The two soldiers nodded.

"Anypony else wanna come?" Autumn asked sarcastically.

"Yes!" A voice said. The COLTS turned to see Shining Armor walking towards them. Deadeye growled a little as he saw Armor approach.

"Why are you coming?" Blitz asked.

"They have my sister!" Armor said. "Besides, you could use a unicorn."

"UGH! FINE!" Deadeye said frustrated. "Dont fall behind!"

"Big Mac please be careful!" Luna said. "I almost lost you before, I can't live I lose you again."

"Don't worry, Ah'll be back." Big Mac said as he kissed her and he ran of with the COLTS to save the mane six. He hated leaving her but he had to save his sister. The crystal ponies could hold there own if the griffons attacked so the COLTS weren't too concerned about leaving.

"I'm coming Fluttershy." Shadow thought as they sprinted to save the mane six.

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The ST's soon arrived at the POW camp and dropped the six ponies into a cell.

"Ow!" Applejack said as she hit the ground.

"QUIET!" A ST said as he slammed the cell door. The ponies weren't in good condition: Rainbow Dash had been knocked unconscious and Rarity had fainted. Pinkie and Fluttershy were huddled in a corner crying, Twilight was just staring into space and Applejack was about to have a heart attack.

"A-a-are they going t-to kill us?" Fluttershy asked terrified.

"We'll be alright sugarcube." Applejack said trying to comfort her terrified friend. Although Applejack doubted that the griffons would show any mercy. The cell door opened and the ponies all looked towards the door.

"Hello ladies." Gore said as he walked in. The mares all backed off. They remembered him from the attack on Hearths Warming Eve three months ago.

"What do you want with us?" Twilight asked terrified.

"I understand you are the bearers of the elements of harmony and you are worth quite a bit to Celestia." Gore explained. "Don't worry, I wont hurt you, I am quite a gentlegriffon after all."

"I beg to differ." Rarity said under her breath as she came to. Gore's enhanced hearing picked up the comment and he flew over and grabbed her by the mane.

"You see, I am only a gentlegriffon when my guests act civilized you little bitch." Gore said throwing Rarity to the ground.

"Hey stop!" Applejack said bravely. Gore turned around and walked over to Applejack.

"I remember you, you are Skullcrushers little whore." Gore said as he grabbed her by the throat. "Tsk tsk tsk, such a pretty mare. I wonder what he will think when he sees you without a face."

"General!" A griffon minor said. "You are needed in the war room."

"We'll continue this later, enjoy your stay." Gore said as he walked out of the room. The ponies all went to help Rarity who was rather beat up from the whole thing. The mares all prayed that somepony would come save them.

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The COLTS, Shining Armor, Soarin, and Skullcrusher were approaching the enemy camp. Armor had used him magic to teleport them just outside the perimeter so the griffons wouldn't detect the magic. Armor, Soarin, and Skullcrusher knew they could not do much since the COLTS would kill most of the griffons but they came anyway. They soon came to a sewer and entered the compound from below ground.

"Alright, listen up." Deadeye said. "We are not leaving till we have all the elements of harmony. This place is crawling with ST's and possibly Gore himself. If you run into Gore do not take him on by yourself, wait for back up."

"So how are we going to do this?" Blitz asked.

"They are most likely all being held in one cell, this sewer must have a pipeline to all cells so we will just follow the sewer." Deadeye said. The ponies all stealthily walked in the sewer. They eventually came to small opening.

"It's too small. We wont' be able to fit." Shadow said as he got stuck in the small opening.

"We'll go, we are not as big as you are." Soarin said.

"But how will we get through?" Autumn asked.

"There's has to be a switch or something somewhere, we will find it and use it to open the gate." Armor said. The COLTS didn't like the thought of sending Armor, Soarin, and Skullcrusher into a place crawling with ST's but what choice did they have.

"If you see a ST, come back and we will find another way." Deadeye said. The three ponies nodded as they made their way through the small opening. They exited the opening and walked into a large room.

"Come on, let's look for that switch." Skullcrusher said as the ponies searched for a switch of some sort. Soarin flew up towards the ceiling to see if he could find anything. He saw a piece of glass and saw his reflection. He also saw something else behind him. Soarin didn't have time to react as a claw covered his mouth and a blade entered his back and came out his stomach. Soarin grunted and struggled as hard as he could to get out of the situation but it was no use.

"Goodbye Commander." The voice said as it dropped Soarin to the ground. Soarin saw the ground incoming fast but was too weak from trauma to fly. He hit the ground with a hard smack.

"Soarin?" Skullcrusher said as he turned around. "SOARIN!" Upon hearing this the COLTS immediately turned around.

"That sounded bad!" Blitz said.

"Break down the wall hurry!" Deadeye said as the COLTS began using their strength to kick down the wall so they could aid the three ponies.

"G-g-gore is here!" Soarin sputtered as he coughed up blood. Skullcrusher turned around to see Gore standing behind him.

"This ends here." Gore said as he grabbed Skullcrusher.

"HEY GRIF!" Armor said as he threw his spear at Gore. He couldn't use magic because it would attract more griffons to the area. Gore swung around and grabbed Armor by the horn. He flew into the air and body-slammed Armor into the ground.

"AHHHHH!" Skullcrusher screamed as he jumped on Gore's back and began stabbing him. Skullcrusher's knife could not penetrate Gore's armor but he was enraging the griffon.

"I have had ENOUGH OF YOU!" Gore said as he grabbed Skullcrusher by the head and back legs. Gore began to pull as Skullcrusher felt his skin, bone, muscle, and organs all ripping and tearing down his midline.

"AHH!" Skullcrusher yelled as Gore ripped him in two. He threw down the two pieces and smiled.

"You two won't be troubling me anymore." Gore said as he went to finish off Shining Armor. He was about to kill the unicorn when the wall finally broke down and the COLTS broke through. Big Mac froze when he saw Skullcrusher in two pieces.

"THE COLTS ARE HERE! THE COLTS ARE HERE!" Gore said as he flew away to warn the base. Autumn went to go check on Soarin. The pegasus' lungs and heart had been punctured and he was losing blood fast. It was a mortal wound. Soarin's world slowed down around him, he didn't feel anymore pain as Rainbow Dash appeared in his vision.

"Im sorry Dash." Soarin said as his vision went black.

"NO NO NO!" Autumn said as he felt Soarin's heart stop beating. "DAMMIT!"

"Skullcrusher?" Big Mac said as he went to the barely alive earth pony.

"Damn the grif." Skullcrusher said chuckling.

"Yer gonna be okay." Big Mac said as Autumn rushed over to help him.

"I d-don't know if there is m-m-much you can do for getting torn in two." Skullcrusher painfully said. "This is it for me Mac."

"No yer not gonna die!" Big Mac said as tears stung his eyes.

"I-i p-p-proposed to Applejack, I-i-i would have been p-proud to call you brother." Skullcrusher said as he began to doze off.

"SGT? SGT?" Big Mac asked as Skullcrusher went limp and stopped breathing. Big Mac fell to his knees, he had just lost a mentor and a brother. The fact that Applejack had lost her fiance made Macintosh cry harder.

"Hey Redwood, take care of Sgt." Big Mac thought. He looked over to see Autumn.

"Armor will be fine but-" Autumn said pointing to Soarin. "The commanders wounds are fatal.". The COLTS all felt sadness, Soarin and Skullcrusher were the only two ponies who believed them when they were framed. The COLTS all sat crying for about several minutes.

"How am ah gonna tell Rainbow Dash that Soarin is dead? How am ah gonna tell AJ that Skullcrusher is-" Big Mac thought. Everypony who was close to him kept on dying. The only comfort he found was that Soarin and Skullcrusher weren't in pain anymore.

"Come on men we still have a job to do." Deadeye said sadly as they went to rescue the elements. Each COLT swearing that they would avenge Soarin and Skullcrusher's death.

Dammit Gore has killed of THREE of my characters! That motherfucker! Don't worry, plenty more heartbreak to come, MWAHAHAHA.

"Life is joyful and Death is peaceful. It's the transition between the two that is the bitch."