The first thing I heard was the sound of blaring sirens. My eyes shot open and I blinked so they could adjust to the bright lights that were flashing overhead. My heartbeat quickened even more than it already had; I had been having one of those dreams where the outside sound works into it. I rocketed out of bed, darting around in blind panic trying to figure out what was happening. That's when I remembered the drills. We were being called into battle.

I flew towards my locker and tore out my armor. I shoved it on, buckling straps and tightening belts. I remembered practicing with this armor back it training so it was easy for me to get it on. There were several other ponies in the hall who were jamming on their armor as well. We all rushed outside of the building where General Sparkle was waiting for us in her full armor.

"Get into formation!" She screamed out orders as she directed us where to go. She was definitely a lot stricter now, but no one could blame her.

Once we had gotten into formation, General Sparkle began to speak.

"King Sombra has deployed his army onto our land once again! We must do our best to push them out of Equestria and destroy the king's forces forces. We will fight, if not for ourselves, for every other pony who lives in Equestria!"

After her speech, General Sparkle moved us out. We marched, out hooves cracking the icy ground. After a while, we joined up with a bunch of other armies. We marched together, the sound of our heavy hooves almost deafening. I could barely keep myself under control. I was so nervous I felt like I could jump out of my armor. But I marched on, taking deep breaths and preparing for what was ahead.

Finally, Sombra's army emerged in the distance. They looked as ominous as the clouds, except much more aggressive. They were wearing gray armor that covered their entire bodies, even their faces. Black feathers sprouted from the tops of their helmets and the their eye masks glowed a bright green. They marched just as perfectly as us. I could hear the generals screaming, but their words were just converted to nonsense in my head. I was too busy staring at King Sombra's army. I could only think about the poor crystal ponies underneath that armor. They were forced to fight, and there was nothing they could do to get out of it. They were forced to kill us, even though we could be their saviors.

And then suddenly, we charged. What happened next was a blur, and suddenly we were in full battle. The other pegasi and I took to the air, rocketing through it like bullets. Tears streamed from my eyes as the wind howled around me. Even though my goggles and armor I could feel the air rushing against me. I grabbed a small bomb out of my pack and aimed at a group of Sombra's warriors below. I threw the bomb and it hurtled towards the army at breakneck speeds. When it hit the ground, it immediately exploded, dust and ice shooting out from the ground. The bomb had decimated all the ponies underneath it, so I knew I had to be careful where I dropped it. I wasn't sure what I was supposed to feel now that I had ended the lives of those ponies. They may have been our enemies but… This is my job. I reminded myself.

The other pegasi were dropping bombs as well, and a few of them were on the ground fighting with the earth ponies and unicorns.

i kept flying overhead, dropping the bombs. I already was beginning to wonder how many ponies had been injured or killed at this point. I shook the thought off a proceeded.

The battle felt like it would never end. I was beginning to tire, but I forced the air into my lungs and kept flying.

Then a new threat emerged. Sombra's army had brought out cannons that were shooting large arrows. The whizzed by us pegasi, and we desperately began to dodge them. Our enemies aim was getting increasingly better, and even more arrows began to fly off into the sky. One of the arrows grazed the top of my helmet and I yelped. By the looks of it, those things were big enough to take off a limb, and the armor wouldn't be able to stop them.

More and more arrows began to surround me, and when I dodged one, I found another one was headed straight towards me. It was impossible to drop bombs now that all these arrows were coming at me.

"SCOOTALOO!" I heard someone yell. "GET OUT OF THERE!"

And then it happened. There was one too many arrows for me, and it felt something sharp pierce the base of my wing. There was a loud ripping noise and a snap, and I began to plummet to the earth. I had no idea what was happening. My ears were ringing and my vision was fading. I was numb. I couldn't feel anything, so I wasn't sure whether I was supposed to be in pain or not. One thing I knew though- I was covered in blood. My own blood. I hit the ground, and a wave of shock went through me. The black began to surround, closing in on me. I tried to fight it, but there was no way I could stop it. The world around me slowing began to fade away, and everything went dark.

Hello everypony,

This story has really begun. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I rated this story T for gore, even though there won't be too much. It's mainly just because it's war and this story will be violent. I'm glad I could write two chapters today because I may not have time to update for a little while.