EPILOUGE

December 16

Ponyville

1523 hours

Twilight is laying on a bunk in a barrack she is in, wondering what to do next since they had finally got of the Highland in November.

Ever since the operation was a failure, everyone in the squad couldn't resist themselves to keep fighting in a war that wasn't suppose to exist.

Now, they are distrusting Red and were questioning about his leadership and his way of carrying around the Death Pistol when the legend became widespread.

Now, everyone in the whole regiment are starting to believe in it but it was later unconfirmed if they actually knows about it.

Everyone in the squad has gone out to do something to get their mind off of what happened to them at the Highland; Red gone to the battalion HQ to file out a transfer on Discord but it was decline so now he is writing a letter to Angel parent. Applejack, Jasper, LaRoach, Marsh and Pinkie all went to the firing range to improve their weaponry. Fluttershy is teaching Discord how to be a medic with Rainbow watching overt them to make sire Discord got it all down. Rarity and Friar are at the mess hall, sewing and cleaning torn uniforms for the next operation and Spike is sleeping next to Twilight.

That makes thirteen people in the squad and that the number that started off in the beginning of the war.

When Twilight thought about it, thirteen isn't a very lucky number but they managed to stay alive throughout the bloodiest fighting they've been through so far; the nightmare at the Canterlot region and the killing on Hell's Highway but there is one more challenge that they have to face and Twilight couldn't it out what it was.

While she is thinking about it, she took out a scroll and a pen, set them on a desk next to her bunk and wake Spike up, telling him she need a favor.

"Sure," says Spike, rubbing his eyes as he has been awaken, "What can I do for ya?"

Twilight picked up the scroll and pen then handed them to Spike, saying, "I need you to write a letter to Princess Celestia for me. You know, just to let her know we are alive and well."

Spike hold out the pen as he is ready to write when Twilight stand in front of him, pacing back and forth as she began, "Dear Princess Celestia, I am happy to inform you that we have safety made it out of the Highland operation and I wanted to say how grateful you have been sending those letters reminding us to use the magic of friendship during the face of combat." She paused to wait for Spike to catch up who is busily writing down everything Twilight has to say.

When he catches up, Twilight continue, "Whenever the time I thought about it, I thought to myself, 'Why not using the magic of friendship to use us stick to what we're good at.' Please don't take that as an excuse for not using the magic that we brought peace to this land. I find it hard to believe to use as a commitment for a personal need even though we follow whatever Red has to say. You know what? Scratch that. I don't think to be telling the Princess in a time like this."

Spike scribble the last sentence he wrote then exclaimed, "You know what? I think you're right. We haven't been using the magic of friendship when we're following Red's orders. I don't think the Princess mind it at all."

Twilight nodded as she continue, "Okay, anyway as I was saying, we have been following Red and Ace wherever the situations may be and whether or not it was life-threatening. But the main point is, wherever we go or at, we always stay together no matter what its take when we stay together, as friends. But just to let you know, Discord has recently joined us so we have to take an extra precaution toward him. He has been acting weird whenever he's near Red. To end this letter, I'll be asking for any more advices that might be useful to us once this conflict is beginning to its end.

From your loving and most fateful student, Twilight Sparkle."

As soon as she was finished, she looks at Spike who is busy writing down the last part as he mumble, "Most fateful student, Twilight Sparkle. And done! Wow, I never expected it to be that long!"

"Just send it." Twilight smiled.

Spike rolls the scroll up and went over to a window, open it and drew out a breath which turn the scroll into magical dust and its fly toward the sky and disappear.

Twilight watches it goes then turn to sit on her bunk so she can continue thinking about the last challenge.

She closes her eyes and begins to fall asleep.

Later that night, Applejack is busily cleaning her revolver when she saw rows of light shining through the windows.

"What the hay?" she asked in wonderment.

Then, the barrack door flew open as Red step through and shouted at everyone in the room, "Wake up! Wake up! We got to move! Get your tails up now! We need to be somewhere as fast as possible!"

Half of the ponies barely heard him as they were trying to get out of their bunks.

"What going on?" Twilight asked in a dizzy voice.

"The Moratins had broken through our line at the Crystal Mountain!" Red word acted like a fire when everyone were suddenly awake and begin to quickly grab everything they'll need for combat and head out to board trucks that are waiting at the assembly area outside.

Some of the ponies barely had their uniforms on while the other carried weapons that have no ammunitions in it.

After everyone in the camp boarded the trucks, they were driven down on the road toward a place where they have to defend against the Moratins at all cost.

Soon, they will learn they will be heading straight to a city called Bastogne.

To be continue

AN: I the next thing I see is you showing up all over my TV screen!

Oh, sorry about that. Hada kicked both Pinkie and Discord out so that won't be showing up here again.

Anyway, congratulate on finishing the 2nd part of the series! Now that final part of the series is going to be about the final part of the war as the squad has to fight against the Moratins at the Crystal Mountain. Hate to tell you this but some of the characters in the squad will die and it just sad to see them go when I wrote this on paper.

Keep your eyes peeled and watch for the 3rd part which will be called, "Equestrian Warfare: Earned in Blood".

See you on the other side!