Author's Note: Returning to the "Soldiers in Equestria" timeplot. HOWEVER: This is a whole new story. Dark Days and Bell's Toll do not apply here. Wrote this because I was bored and needed to make up for that horrible LAST story I wrote. *ugh* So here you go.

Subject- Yari Takuya, Imperial Japanese Army

Rank and Position- Plane Model Mitsubishi A6M Zero Pilot, Private

Appearance- Black hair, brown eyes, missing ring finger on left hand

Location- Japanese Aircraft Carrier Hiyo II, South Pacific Ocean, 1944

Yari wiped his arm across his head and scowled. The Americans had just launched a devastating attack against Yari's fleet. The attack had been quick and two ships had been sunk. The PT boats were still shooting at straggler American aircraft. Yari watched as they managed to get away and gave a sigh of disgust. Turning back, he examined to make sure his Zero was undamaged. His ship hadn;t been hit heavily, but bullets had still grazed the deck. Soldiers were running back and forth, making quick repairs wherever there was damage. Finding a hole in the tailfin, he frowned. "Hey, Yoma! Get your tool kit and help me fix this!"

-Equestria-

Twilight trotted happily down the center of Ponyville's main road. She was on her way to pick up some new quills. Ordinarily, she'd have had Spike do it, but he'd somehow managed to get sick. Humming a tune to herself, she stopped into the store. Getting her quills and thanking the manager, she trotted back out. She needed the quills for a new experiment she was trying. The quills were to be used in an experiment that could hopefully cause a rainstorm on command. Twilight had found the spell in an old book the other day and had been itching to try it out. Today was the day! However, the book said two unicorns and a pegasus were needed. Twilight figured she'd get Rainbow or Fluttershy and Rarity to help. Looking up into the sky, she saw a couple Pegasi flying about, but none of them were Rainbow or Fluttershy. Watching as one slightly spiraled off and did a few flips before managing to set herself straight, Twilight shook her head. "Oh Derpy..." Turning back, she headed for Rarity's boutique. Reaching it, she gently pushed the door open. "Rarity? You here?"
"Yes darling, be right with you!"
Twilight nodded and sat down next to the door. After a few moments, Rarity appeared. "Hello Twilight! What brings you here?"
"I need your help with a spell."
"Oh?"
"Yeah. I also need Rainbow or Fluttershy for it. Have you seen either of them?"
Rarity nodded. "Why yes! Fluttershy's with me right now giving me some advice on dresses!"
Twilight gave a mental sigh of relief. "Oh good."
"Do you need to do this spell now or later?"
"I suppose we could do it half an hour."
"Okay dear! How about the meadow in front of Ponyville?"
"That sounds good! Ask Fluttershy to come!"
"I'll come..." came a small voice from the back room.

Yari stood back and checked his work. "That looks good." he said to himself.
"Yari! Get ready! We're preparing to go after the filthy Americans!" called the ship's captain.
Yari nodded and waved at the captain, showing he had heard. Checking his sword on his belt, he braced himself as he felt the ship turn. Sliding slightly, Yari dug himself into the ground metal. Holding his plane for support, he looked around. Most of the other soldiers were chatting amiably, barely noticing the ship's movement. When the ship was finally done turning, Yari let go of his ship and walked towards a group of soldiers that were nearby.

Twilight waited patiently in the meadow, the ingredients for the spell gathered around her. "Okay, let's check again: three quills, check. Five diamonds, check. The blades of a sunflower, check. Pitcher of water, check..." Closing her eyes, she took a deep sigh. "DOn't worry Twilight, they'll be here." Looking up into the sky, she watched the clouds as they slowly went past.
"Yoohoo! We're here Twilight!"
Twilight turned and smiled as she saw Rarity, followed by Fluttershy. Fluttershy gave a small smile to Twilight, who returned it.
"Alright Twilight. How do we do this?"
"Well, You need to do a conjuring spell and I need to do a teleportation spell at the same time."
Fluttershy looked up. "What do I do?"
"You have to hover in the air five feet above us, holding this pitcher. Right as we do the spells, you have to pour the water while I say a few lines."
"Okay." Fluttershy took the pitcher and slowly rose into the air, looking back down at Twilight and Rarity.
Twilight looked at Rarity. "You ready?"
"Yes dear."
Twilight nodded. Closing her eyes, she concentrated hard. Rarity did the same, across from Twilight. Their horns glowed and 2 beams shot out, deflecting into each other and creating a small ball. Fluttershy turned the pitcher over and let the water slowly fall into the ball. As she did, Twilight spoke:
"I have what I need.
To do this deed.
Using these things,
Let's see what the storm brings!"
The ball expanded, soaking in all the water. Rarity's and Twilight's horns stopped glowing and they watched the ball. It expanded more, then suddenly blew into a thousand pieces. Twilight frowned. As she was about to speak, the water drops suddenly became crystal-like. They slowly rose into the air, then flung into the sky. The clouds darkened and thunder sounded. Twilight smiled proudly. "Just as I thought!" she exclaimed, hopping around and making happy noises. rarity raised an eyebrow, then looked up. The clouds packed together, then took on a gentle purple hue. Then they expanded, covering the entirety of the sky. Thunder sounded again, followed by brilliant flashes of lightning. Twilight grew quiet and stopped jumping around. The clouds slowly turned black, then red lightning came down, followed by more thunder. Twilight's expression grew worried. "The book didn't say anything about this..."

Yari glanced up as the sky darkened. "Just the sky..." he said to his friends. They all nodded and resumed talking. A loud thunderclap sounded near the ship, followed by an even closer lightning bolt and everyone jumped. "Shit! That was too close for comfort!" A soldier remarked. Everyone else murmured their agreement.
Up in the captain's booth, the captain frowned. A small hole had appeared in the water in front of the ship. taking out his binoculars, he watched as the hole slowly grew bigger. His eyes widened and his binoculars fell out of his hands. Next to him, he could hear the other officers gasdping. Picking up the PA microphone, the captain yelled "Whirlpool! Brace yourselves!"
The soldiers on deck quickly looked in front of the boat. Some gave frightened yells and ran below decks. Yari ran over to his plane. Taking rope off the deck, he tied down his plane securely to the deck. He noticed some other pilots doing the same and waved at them to hurry up. Just then, he felt the boat tip. More pilots and soldiers screamed. Grabbing hold of his pane's wing, Yari clutched on and watched his impending doom. As the ship tipped, he said a quick prayer. looking at the other pilots, he yelled "The Emperor will remember us!" The other pilots all nodded and repeated the chant. They then turned and watched as the ship tipped into the whirlpool. As it slowly fell, a lightning bolt flashed, making contact with the ship. Yari felt his whole body get enveloped in a burning pain... then nothing.

Twilight, rarity and Fluttershy screamed as a brilliant flash of light eminated from the mountains near Canterlot. Shielding their eyes, they looked away. As the flash of light slowly passed away, they looked towards the mountains. Not seeing anything, they all looked at each other.
"What do you suppose that was?"
"I don't know." Twilight replied. Looking up, she saw that the black sky had disappeared and was back to normal.
"Hey!" she heard a familiar pony yell. Turning, she saw Rainbow Dash flying at her full-speed. Bracing herself, she toppled over as Rainbow crashed into her. "Twilight! What in the hay was that!"
Twilight coughed and pushed Rainbow off. "I don't know."
"Well, I know you did it, since that was nothing we did and you're always trying new things!"
Twilight sighed. "Alright, I admit I did it, but I don't know what happened!"
Rainbow gave a grin. "Let's go look!"

Yari stirred and groaned. "Gahh... my damn head hurts..." he said to himself. Opening his eyes, he saw he was lying facedown on the deck of his ship. Rolling over, he took in the sky. "What the...? that's not the sky we had just then!" he exclaimed. Sitting up, he looked around. His jaw dropped. "Where... the hell... are we?" He wondered out loud. Around the ship was a lush, colorful forest. A few mountains sat to the side, and inspection showed a magnificent castle perched on the side of one of them. Yari stared at the castle and smiled. "Just like back home..." he thought. Standing shakily up, he glanced around the ship. All the other pilots were lying around unconcious or sitting against their planes, looking around in wonder. Yari looked at his own plane and sighed. "Damn good thing I tied it down..." he thought. moving towards the edge of the ship, he peered over. The ground was about 35 feet away and too far to jump. Walking back, he saw the captain of the ship approaching him. "You, Yari! And Yama, Myoto and Hiroto! I am ordering you four to get out and scout this place. I need you to make me a detailed map and possibly find natives."
Yari nodded. The three other called pilots got up and moved towards Yari. Untying the rope around his plane, Yari walked back and tied it to the edge of the ship. It just barely reached the ground. Sliding down, Yari touched down on the ground and cautiously looked around. "Clear!" he yelled. the other pilots slid down and lined up. "Alright, we'll head..." Yari checked his compass. "North of here for a while and see where we end up. If need be, we'll make a camp if night falls."
The pilots nodded. Even though Yari was a private, he was best to lead since he thought things through and didn't make mistakes.
"What weapons do we have?" Yama asked. "I have my Grandfather's Katana." And he pulled it out, letting the sun reflect off it. The other two pilots pulled out pistols, as well as Yari. "Alright then, let's go."