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Author's Note: 2nd to last chapter!

[Schmidt's POV. Second to last scene, too.]

"Shit..." I muttered as Mark sacrificed himself to destroy Celestia once and for all. There was utter silence on both sides of the throne room, as our respective leaders perished in a single explosion of magic. Their bodies flew back several yards, Mark's helmet dropping next to his MG42 as it flew off of his face.

"He...He's gone..." Gallan muttered in disbelief. I simply walked forward slowly, going over to the heavily damaged (but still intact) MG42 that Mark dropped. Picking it up, I was barely aware that Dawn had walked with me. After a second, I picked up Mark's helmet, wiping some blood from the cracked visor. I also picked up the hilt of what he called an energy sword, making sure to not press the button while putting it in my pocket carefully.

"Princess Celestia is dead!" Dawn shouted at the day guards. "To continue fighting will be pointless! Stand down and accept defeat, or be destroyed."

"Rest in peace, Mark..." I prayed, making a cross along my chest slowly.

"I can't bring him back. Once was almost too much for his soul; twice would just rip it apart." Dawn sighed, looking at the small crater that the two fallen leaders had left behind.

"I'm going to have to tell Applejack the bad news, aren't I?" I asked, already knowing the answer.

"At least you'll have Gallan to help you." Dawn helpfully added, but nodded. "Luna and I have to stay here and rebuild the nation. Send out letters of the day, night, and death guard families who lost a loved one. Build the economy back up, rebuild defenses, etc. I'm sorry to say this, but I simply won't have time to tell her myself, or I'd do it in a heartbeat."

"I understand, my brother." I said, changing the admittedly heavy MG42 into a scoped 'Moist Nugget' as Mark called it. Said something about the fellow /k/ommandos calling that, but I never figured out what he meant. I slid the strap over my chest, turned around, and walked outside, being followed by Gallan.

"We are all brothers in arms." Dawn called out. "This right has been earned in blood. Remember that if you need our help in the future, Schmidt."

"Guess we get to go home..." Gallan said, fatigue threatening to put him to the ground. As I thought about it, I felt more tired than I was a minute ago. Guess getting off an adrenaline rush will do that to you.

"No time for sleep. Have to tell Applejack." I said.

"I know..." He sighed, his shoulders slumping. "That's the hard part..."

"Gallan!" Luna's voice called out, the princess in question coming towards us.

"Yes, ma'am?" He replied, standing a little straighter. I noticed that Williams was flanking her, although he was using one foot and using her for support.

"What happened?" I asked him, pointing at a severely cut up leg. He looked down at it and chuckled, before answering.

"Smashed into a part of the castle, leg first. Bone's busted, but I'm not in danger of dying from it." He explained. I nodded and looked around, frowning. Gallan must've noticed, and did the same.

"Hey, where's Duffy? He was supposed to meet up with us about now, if we managed to get rid of Celestia." Gallan voiced our thoughts. Williams looked down in both agony and remorse.

"Duffy didn't make it. I managed to kill the unicorn that took his life, but I couldn't save him in time..." He finally said, before groaning in pain. Gallan was at his side immediately, getting him onto the ground with a little caution.

'Shit... Rainbow's going to be very depressed...' I thought, putting my face in one hand before running it through my hair.

"How exactly did he die?" I asked, adjusting my grip on Mark's helmet.

"Rather violently, but not to him." He replied.

[Centered around Duffy, half an hour earlier]

Taking great care, a squad of day guard pegasi swooped down upon the lone human crouching down on a ridge overlooking the entrance hall to the palace.

"You think it's that easy to sneak up on me?" Duffy asked once they got close enough, whirling around and sinking a combat knife deep into one of their eyes, sending blood skeeting from the wound as she died. Letting out a yell, one of her teammates rushed him before he could withdraw the knife.

Dropping the body, he slipped out of the way of the speeding guard, caught him by a wing, and grabbed his head. With a swift and precise movement, he snapped the stallion's neck, twisting the head a full 180.

"Come on! I'm ready!" Duffy shouted as he brought up his M9 and let off a few shots. By then, another squad had come to reinforce the first one, bringing the total up to one more than how many bullets he had left. Duffy did his best to kill them all, but one got behind him and a spear erupted from his chest.

Not even thinking about dying at the moment, Duffy ripped the spear through the hole in his chest and prepared to use it, when a gunshot sounded and the unicorn that had prevously held the spear crumpled to the ground with a hole in the top of his head.

Looking up, he had time to see Williams lose control of his parachute and smash into the side of the castle. Coughing up blood, he looked back down to the gaping hole in his chest, spurting blood wildly.

"I'm sorry, Dash..." Duffy muttered as he sunk to his knees, dropping the spear and dying in a kneeling position.

[Schmidt's POV, present time]

"Where's his body?" Gallan asked.

"Already at the Emporium, with the others." Luna asked, frowning.

"I'll write down the official KIA and WIA list on the train." I sighed, walking off.

[Train Ride]

(These are just the OCs who've been listed.)

Humans Wounded in Action
Memento (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)
Staff Sergeant Dusk (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)
Sergeant First Class Fredrick Callum (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)
Private First Class Jeremy Williams (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)
Ryan Andrews (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)
Allan Drake (Medal of Honor, Purple Heart)

Humans Killed in Action
General Mark Durnkinscoff (Medal of Honor)
John Jamesson
Private Connor o'Drake (Medal of Honor)
Staff Sergeant Lex Deurring (Medal of Honor)
Master Sergeant Rick Duran (Medal of Honor)
Senior Medical Officer Isaac Thompson (Medal of Honor)
Private First Class Brandon Duffy (Medal of Honor)

With a sigh, I looked over the envelopes that Doppel had given me with a really depressed expression. They were addressed to the mares that everyone fell in love with, and I knew which ones I was able to burn.

Once we stepped off of the train, I held up a somewhat thick stack of envelopes and set them on fire with Connor's lighter, which only had a little fluid left.

"Dusk, Callum, Gallan, Sergio, Blake, Micheal, and Ryan. May you be with the mares you love..." I whispered, letting go and watching the cinders float away in the breeze. I had letters and bad news to deliver, but it could wait a moment...

Author's Note: Last chapter isn't much of one, but it's the epilogue. Ain't good with 'em.

"Death... Is only the beginning. Who am I to deny this of the ponies I rule over? Immortality is more of a curse than a blessing. I hope you remember this in a few millennium, because I may or may not be around to remind you." Dawn to Twilight after becoming an Alicorn (Multi-verse happening!)