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A War We Never Wanted
Chapter 1: Signing up
It was a fairly normal day in Equestria and Celestia's sun shone brightly above me while I flew low, just above ponies heads, through the streets of Canterlot when I stumbled upon a newspaper stand that had ponies gathered around it. I didn't have any place important to go at the time, so I decided to check what was happening. So I flew above them and passed through some other Pegasi who were also hovering above them, before reaching the stand. My initial reaction was shock, since I never expected to see those words that were written on the newspapers on display. "WAR" That's what was written in bold letter on the headlines of the new papers. Those very words were foreign to me yet familiar at the same time, since Equestria hasn't been at war for thousands of years. But now the entire kingdom was at war, but with whom?
So I decided to buy one of the papers and read the headline. I flew towards the stand and paid the earth pony who was working there before taking one and reading it, while hovering above others who were also reading the paper. It read:
"Yesterday at dawn, forces from the 'Griffon Kingdom' landed at Manehattan and took over the city. They are currently held up there, although sources are saying that they will soon be advancing from their positions. To where is what we don't know. The Royal Government has declared a state of war for the Griffon Kingdom's actions and demands them to leave immediately. So far their answer is no. The Royal Princesses are now asking the Royal War Ministry to raise an army to remove the Griffons out of Equestria. The War ministry stated that they will be opening recruitment tents in every city and will b…"
I didn't continue reading, because by now anger rose through my veins. 'How could they do this?' I thought to myself as I through the newspaper down accidentally hitting somepony below me.
"Hey watch it." Came his angry reply.
"Sorry." I said embarrassed before flying away from there. I continued thinking about the situation as I flew and wondered what will happen now. Equestria wasn't known to have the strongest army, since we though we never needed it, and it was obvious that the Griffons came well prepared, how can the Kingdom cope with this new challenge?
I was furious at the time and wanted to destroy the Griffons themselves. 'Aren't they happy with their own Kingdom at the east?' I though angrily as I continued to fly blindly. As I continued ranting about the Griffons in my mind, I suddenly remembered what the paper said. It said that the War Ministry would be opening recruitment tents in every city. Surely Canterlot would have one? Then I can sign up for the army and show those Griffons whose boss.
"Yeah…" I said nodding to myself. "…then they'll think twice before messing with us. Now if I could just find…"
But before I could finish my sentence, I felt something hit me in the face causing me to fall to the ground. I landed hard, making my head spin as I try to figure out what I hit. I held a hoof to my head as I looked up to see that I hit a pole. But the pole had a sign attached to it, so I stood up and read it aloud.
"Lunar Volunteers Sign up here." I then looked behind the pole and saw a long line that led to a tent where two ponies, wearing the dark grey uniform of the Lunar Guard's, sat approving the recruitment papers of ponies. What attracted me to them the most was not armor but their bat like wings and fangs. At the time I though they looked cool and wondered what I would look like wearing them. Then it hit me. What if I join the army with the Lunar Volunteers? I knew the Lunar Guard was as good as the Celestial Guard, if not better, and I'm sure there won't be any difference between a volunteer contingent from the Royal Guard contingent.
I could imagine it now, me being a Lunar volunteer fighting of the Griffons and sending them back to their Kingdom while wearing those awesome uniforms. So I gave a small nod to myself before heading to the line.
The line was very long and I knew that it would be at least an hour before I get there, but I knew it was worth the wait. This line would lead to a great adventure that I would never forget.
It took a long time but it was finally my turn to sign up. The pony in front of me just finished filling out his papers and I saw the Lunar Guard there stamp it before the pony left. Now it was my turn.
At the time I was feeling half excited yet half nervous at the same time. What if they don't accept me? Was the fear that runs through my head. Maybe there was some sort of requirement that I won't comply with? But before I could continue panicking I heard the Lunar Guard sitting behind the table call for the next pony so I walked towards him before standing straight in front of him. I wanted to make a good impression, but I would later learn that it wasn't important since his job was just to recruit and he didn't care who he recruited.
"Name?" He asked me with a stern voice.
"Uhhh…M…Midnight Sky." I stammered.
He nodded and started writing it down. "Age?"
"19" I replied calmly this time.
He nodded again and wrote it down once more.
"Race?"
"Pegasus." I said proudly.
He then wrote it down and stamped it before handing it to me. "Be back here exactly at 7 o' clock tomorrow. Next."
I nodded to him before taking the paper and started flying away. "It was that simple." I said, shocked and happy at the same time. "Well I'm not complaining." I then looked at the paper as I flew and I could see the emblem of the Lunar Guards there. At least I thought it was the Lunar Gaurds until I noticed that it was slightly different. Instead of the Moon with two swords crossing in front of it, the emblem was a shield with the Moon in the middle and below it read "Lunar Volunteers."
I smiled to myself and nodded. Soon I'll be part of the army and fighting the Griffon. Soon I'll start my brave adventure. Soon…
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