The Lunar Revolution

By: Kuroyami Fukaikuro

I don't own shit except the OC's and the story.

A/N: Hello again. Yes, I do suck at writing southern accents.

Chapter One: The Mane Six Assemble

The Canterlot Royal Hospital

A thirty-something woman with shoulder-length black hair with purple highlights walked down a hallway in anger, her white sleeves occasionally rustling against her skirt. In her hands was a manila folder labeled 'Debrief' with a packet inside. She rushed down to a room containing the recovering soldiers. She pushed past a nurse and glared at the Captain.

"Care to explain your failure, soldier?" she asked, throwing the folder at him.

He lay up on his elbow and looked back at the woman in front of him.

"No excuses, General Sparkle. I have no explanation except for what was in the debrief."

"Then please tell me exactly what you were thinking when you put a man fresh out of Basic on watch?"

"I was thinking that the training he received would be sufficient and that he would at least be able to stand guard and watch."

"Well you obviously thought wrong."

"I suppose I did. But it wasn't my idea to have the Princess go to some backwater town to ask for support. I just follow my orders." He looked away as Twilight glared at him once again.

"Very well, Captain." The General began to walk towards the door, then paused. "Ah yes, by the way, you're being reassigned." The Captain looked up in surprise.

"What?" he asked.

"Well, you're injured. There's no way you can protect the princess in your condition."

"Then who will?"

The General smirked as she walked out the door. "We will."

The Captain stared after his superior in shock, and then whistled. "Well damn, things must be bad if the Generals are personally protecting the Princess."

. . .

Sweet Apple Acres

A tall blonde woman wearing a cowboy hat stood in the middle of a clearing, surrounded by trees. Her hat covered her eyes and she was breathing softly. She ran up, jumped, and kicked the tree in front of her, which sent her flying back to punch the one behind her, and she kept her momentum while hitting the rest of the trees.

"Impressive as always, Applejack." A voice called out from behind her. The blonde woman smiled as she turned around.

"Well, hey, Twahlight! Haven't seen you in a while." They hugged and then separated to talk. "So what brings ya here?"

"The Princess was attacked two days ago."

"What? Really?"

"Yes. It's time to activate the Plan."

"Aright, then. Let's get the rest of the team."

. . .

The Edge of the Everfree Forest

A woman with waist-length pink hair hummed a lullaby as she tended to a rabbit. "Now, Angel, I told you not to pick fights with manticores. I had to hurt the poor thing to save you." The rabbit looked away ungratefully as the woman finished the splint.

"Is he ignoring you again?" A voice with a Southern accent asked from behind the woman. She turned around.

"Applejack! Twilight! How have you been?" She ran towards her friends.

They smiled in return. "We're fine. What happened to your rabbit friend there?" they asked, motioning towards where Angel sat on Fluttershy's shoulder.

"Oh, him? He, erm, marked his territory on a manticore's land. Naturally, the manticore didn't take too kindly to that, and attacked him. I arrived just in time to save Angel, but by then he sprained his ankle from running. I had to slap the manticore senseless to get him to stop. I do hope he's okay…" she explained. Her friends chuckled. "What?"

"Only you would be worried about injuring something that was trying to kill your own pet."

"Hey…"

"We're just playin', Fluttershy."

"Oh, it's okay. What brings you here?"

"We need you to come with us. The war has begun."

"Alright, just let me pack some things. Zecora's been teaching me some potions and stuff."

"You don't have to come with us now, just meet us at the edge of town before sunset. We don't wanna be traveling at night."

Twilight and Applejack left Fluttershy to pack while they split up to alert the last three Generals.

. . .

Cloudsdale

Twilight used her magic to float up to Rainbow Dash's current cloud of residence. She was sleeping.

"Dash…"

"Mmmh, no, mommy, I don't wanna work at the Rainbow Factory…"

"Dash…"

"Please, no, I don't wanna work there, it's so boring…"
"DASH!"

"Huh, what! Discord!" Dash jumped off her cloud in shock, and almost hit the ground before opening her wings and leveling herself out. She noticed Twilight, and raised herself to Twilight's height.

"What was that about the factory, Dash? I thought you said it was a fun job."

"Um, er… so, Twilight, what brings you here?"

"We're activating the plan. Pack your things."

"Oh, my stuff is packed already… Pinkie had a feeling that we'd activate it soon, and I wanted to be ready. Fluttershy didn't pack because she was too busy finding Angel."

"Alright then, help Fluttershy hurry up with her packing."

"Got it." Rainbow Dash raced off as Twilight lowered herself to the ground, and walked towards Sugarcube Corner.

…

The Boutique

Applejack knocked lightly on the door. "Come in," she heard, and entered.

Rarity's Boutique was a mess, more so than usual. Paper, pencils, and various fabrics were everywhere. "Rarity, what in the hay-"

"Oh, sorry about the mess dear, I just had an inspiration! Pinkie told me about her prediction, that we would be activating the plan, and since then I've been working on the designs for our uniforms! I've been working all week, but nothing came to me, until last night. I suddenly had an idea! Just give me a couple minutes to finish Twilight's…"

"Uh, okay, just come to the edge of town once you're done."

"Splendid! And I promise you, you'll love these designs! Now leave! I want them to be a surprise!" Applejack was unceremoniously pushed out of the shop. With nothing else to do, she decided to hurry back to Sweet Apple Acres and pack up the few things she was bothering to bring.

…

Sugarcube Corner

Twilight entered the bakery and calmly waited in line until she was at the front, and face to face with Pinkie Pie.

"Hey, Twilight! How are you? Want some cupcakes? Sure you do! That's why you're here in the first place, right?"

"Pinkie-"

"How's Canterlot? Is everyone at the Mages Council okay? Did Grandmaster Merhoof recover from his cold?"

"Pinkie-"

"How's the Princess-"

"PINKIE!" Hmm, I'm doing a lot of yelling today… "Pinkie, I'm here because-" she leaned in and whispered- "of the plan. We're initiating it."

Pinkie's face brightened even more (if that's possible) and she screamed in joy as she hugged Twilight. "FINALLY! I thought we would! I can finally use my new toy! Hang on, I'll get it-"

"Pinkie, don't bring it out here, just meet us at the edge of town when you're done packing."

"Okie dokie lokie!"

Twilight Sparkle walked out of the shop, feeling flabbergasted. "That girl… I wonder, what goes on in her head?" A brief mental image of cooking and playing with her friends mixed together to form a nightmare in her head. Whoa, okay, calm down, I'm sure she doesn't kill people and eat them… pretty sure. I mean, her breath didn't smell like human… Okay Twilight, you're overthinking this. She shook her head and walked towards the edge of Ponyville.

…

The Edge of Ponyville

Twilight Sparkle was the first to arrive, followed (in order) by Applejack, Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and finally Pinkie Pie, who was carrying a large body bag. They all stared at it.

"Um, what's in the bag, Pinkie?" Dash inquired.

"My new toy," Pinkie responded.

"Enough wasting time. We need to get to Canterlot before dark. I'll explain what happened on the way." Twilight said.

"All right then. Let's go!" Rarity chimed, and they all began their journey."

End of Chapter One.

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