Twilight Sparkle looked at Pinkie Pie. Twilight and her Friends, the Mane Six, Starlight and Spike, were in the Castle of Friendship, along with Cole and Maketh (Lanoree was asleep). After Tom had rudely slapped Pinkie Pie in the Face, they took the Earth Pony back to the Castle so she could heal from the Slap. Pinkie Pie was obviously Surprised and Sad at what Tom did.
"I thought i could cheer him up," The Pink Earth Pony said sadly."Put a smile on his Face. Instead, he slapped my Face." Twilight turned to Cole."Why did he do that? Why did he slap Pinkie when she was just giving him a Sip?" Cole shrugged."Honestly, i don't know. Although, his Face...it was if he was remembering something..." Cole sighed."If only we knew what made him Snap?"
Twilight was also wondering when she got an idea.
"His Dreams! We can go into his Dreams!" Everpony and Human stared at her."Does she make weird Suggestions a lot?" She heard Cole whisper to Rainbow Dash. The blue Mare shrugged."Only Seventy Percent of the Time."
"Princess Luna gave me some Lessons on how to show a Pony, or in this Case, Person Dreams. I haven't exactly mastered going into their Dreams yet, but i can show Dreams from the Body. Maybe he'll be Dreaming about why he snapped at Pinkie."
Cole looked unsure."Well...just be Careful when watching his Dreams...remember, Tom was a Veteran of the Clone Wars and let's just say that the Clone Wars were not Kind...to anyone...especially Tom."
Twilight and her Friends, along with Cole and Maketh, went into Tom's room quietly. He was in Bed, Snoring very quietly. Twilight saw his Head rested above a white Pillow and saw that no Blanket or cover was over him. Just his leather clothing.
Twilight then used her Magic and extended it to his Head. She hoped she remembered Princess Luna's Lesson on Dreams.
Finally, a big Image appeared and was big enough for all of them to see.
My Mother was a Whore, A Male voice said, narrating the Dream. It sounded like Tom's voice. Twilight frowned. She knew Tom was an unkind Man but that was no excuse to call his own Mother a Prostitute. But after my Father married her, she was a Rich Woman. The reason my Father had sex with a Whore was because he wanted to feel Emotion, something he did not feel at his Age. My Father's Family was reluctant to have a Whore in their Court but after a few Months, she was welcomed as one of their own.
I worried for her as me and my Father left our Home Planet to fight in the Clone Wars.
An Image appeared, showing a very cloudy, grey Sky. Then, out of nowhere, something large came through the grey Clouds.
A Recusant-class light Destroyer. It was the only Separatist Ship on the Outer Rim Planet known as Vam-II, a Planet, like many others at the time, in Turmoil.
The Image changed to a Muddy ground. On this Muddy ground were, what she assumed, Human's all wearing blue clothing and holding long black sticks. They were all standing tall and their blue clothes were dirty because of the Mud.
"Attention!" Came a loud Male Voice. A Male Human wearing a blue Jacket and had a blue Officer's cap on. Their was a symbol on that cap that looked like a Hexagon. The Officer, she also assumed, stopped at one of the Soldiers."Lieutenant Grey, Commander Pan Ra would like to speak to you."
Twilight looked at the Soldier and realized who it was. Tom Grey.
The Scene cut to the Officer leading Tom to a big tent. Inside the Tent, Twilight saw a blue Creature with red glowing eyes."Lieutenant Grey," The blue Creature that looked like a Human said. Tom nodded, his face dirty with some dirt on his left cheek. The blue Creature had jet black hair and he wore a white uniform.
The blue Creature turned to the Officer."Officer, could you please get Sergeant Philip?" The Officer nodded and left the Tent.
Chiss were not known to the Galaxy, mostly staying in the Unknown Regions but like Sev'rance Tann, but this one was dedicated to fighting the Republic.
The 'Chiss' was sitting on a chair, looking at something on a glowing rectangle."Well Lieutenant, or may i say Admiral Tom?" Tom looked a bit surprised at him but nothing else. The Chiss nodded."You are Admiral Tom Grey, a very good Admiral indeed,"
Only four Months into the Clone Wars and i already had a reputation.
"Well Admiral Grey, why are you here and not in Space?" Twilight was surprised. Was this Separatist a Military?. Tom was silent for a moment."I wanted to boost Morale. I wanted to show our Men and the People of Vam that their Admiral cares about them,"
Now Twilight was stunned and so were here Friends. Did Tom actually care about People's Lives or was he just Kind to his Species?.
The Chiss Smiled."Well, you won't be here long anyway, not with the Republic taking one of our Trenches today," The Chiss sighed. Then, another Human came into the Tent."Sergeant Philips Drake, Sir!" The Male Human saluted with his Hand. The Human looked Taller than Tom and a few Years older than him...which begged the Question, How old was Tom?.
Philip had black Hair and a black Mustache and brown eyes.
"Sergeant Philip, this is...Lieutenant Tom. Though he is a higher Rank than you, he is still inexperienced,"
Which was kind of true but i figured the Sergeant was more experienced.
"I would like you to show the Lieutenant what it is like to be a Leader...on the Ground. You are in control of Company Four," The Sergeant nodded and Tom did not argue.
The Chiss saluted."Dismissed."
The Two left the Tent side by Side. Tom looked at him, studying him."You're Corellian, am i correct?" Twilight was confused. K'rell'n? Was that even a Word?. Philip nodded."Born and raised. I see some Corellian in you as well. Were you born on that Planet as well?" Philips asked."No, i am Corellian on my Mother's Side. On my Father's side, i'm Serennian."
Philips nodded."I see. Well, you're no longer on Serenno anymore. Do you know the Fourth Company?" Tom nodded."I served in it for a while. I know the Soldiers. Some are reckless but will give the Clone's Hell."
Philips smiled."Good."
The Dream then changed to them in a Trench in the Dirt. Twilight realized what these Human's were. Soldiers. Soldiers in a War. She tried her best to not be disgusted but she had to admire that they would Fight for their People, but why were they fighting in the First Place.
A Man was showed in the Dream, a Man with a long, large, noticeable Scar on his left Cheek. The Man wore blue, like the rest of them, and was Dirty. He had blonde Hair and grey eye's. He was looking at a long Knife and saw a Kid that was next to him.
A Kid. A Kid was in a War.
That Kid couldn't have been older that the Cutie Mark Crusaders.
"Remember, stick this through their Hearts," He smiled evilly. Twilight tried her best not to throw up, just at the thought. The Child was obviously scared."Hey," Came a Male Voice. It was Tom."Knock it off, Raul." Raul sneered but said nothing.
Raul, i never knew what his last Name was, was good Soldier. Sure he was a Jerk but he Hated the Republic for ignoring his Home world and it's Problems. He also Hated Jedi. Why, i did not know, but then again, everyone Hated Jedi.
Twilight made a Mental Note to ask Cole what a Jedi was.
Tom kept going through the Trench and saw Two Human's Laughing together.
My Friend, Jaime Rick, was a old and Pudgy yet good Soldier. Once i joined the Fourth Company, he and i became fast Friends. The Man next to him was Corporal Reggie, also a bit Pudgy but very Fast. He was in Sergeant Philips Company but he joined Philips in his Leadership in the Fourth Company.
"Alright Men," Yelled Sergeant Philips."Positions!" The blue Soldiers then went to Right side of the Trench.
The Planet Vam-II was Critical for the Separatist. If we won, we would get new Droid, perhaps even new Warship...but if the Republic Won...
Twilight didn't understand what he was saying.
"Alright Men!" Yelled Reggie. All the Soldiers heads were almost sticking out the Trench."First Whistle means you go-" There was then a Loud Boom!.
My Company was considered Lucky. The Republic had grown a new Batch of Clones that were very Terrible with shooting Cannons.
Twilight was surprised and confused. Clones? She remembered that one time Pinkie Pie had Cloned herself. Is that why they were Fighting Clones? And who were these Clones?.
The Corporal continued, as if nothing happened."One Whistle, we move right. Two Whistles, we move left." The Corporal was then looking at his...Watch?. Is that what they called it in this universe?.
Suddenly, he blew the Whistle.
The Blue Soldiers, hundreds, maybe thousands, came out of the Trench with their Sticks, yelling very Loudly. Twilight and her Friends heard Words, perhaps name's, they had never heard before.
"For the Techno Union!"
"For the Trade Federation!"
"For Dooku!"
"For the Geonosians!"
But this new Batch of Clones knew how to Shoot.
"Send the Bastards back to Hell!" Tom also shouted. The blue Soldiers kept running across the dirty battlefield. The Sky was still cloudy and it almost looked like it was going to Rain. Instead, it rained Blood.
She heard very loud Sounds and the blue Soldiers fell down, blood coming out of them.
The Screams...oh dear Gods, the Screams...
Blue Lasers came across the dirt Field, shooting the blue Soldiers down, killing them. Twilight turned to see Fluttershy on the verge of Tears. What surprised Twilight the most was that they kept running. Running into their Death.
I Hated Clones but i also pitied them. They had no Mother, their Father, or rather original, had died Four Months earlier and the only thing they had left were the Jedi. These Clones only had one Purpose in their Life: Death.
Twilight tried her best not to throw up at the thought of it. These Clones (Who remained unseen) had been born only for them to Die?!. Not even Chrysalis had treated her Changelings/Children like that.
Raul and two other blue Human Soldiers ran right after the Corporal whistled two times."Raul!" Tom stopped and yelled, noticing them going right.
Either he didn't hear me or he just ignored me...i never knew...
The Three jumped into a Hole that seemed to be their for quite some time. Finally, the blue Soldiers stopped running and went prone in some of the Holes where she guessed that they must've been made by explosions.
War...only those that fought in War, truly understood it. At least in the Clone Wars anyway.
All the blue Soldiers were prone as blue Lasers went over their Heads.
"Grenades!" Raul yelled loud enough for Tom to hear him. Twilight did not know what 'Grenades' were but she had a feeling they were a Weapon. A terrible Weapon."Give me some Grenades!" Raul was very far from Tom and the others. How would they get him these 'Grenades'.
"Jaime, Grenades!" Jaime, an old Male Human with glasses and brown hair and a long black mustache looked at the other Soldiers."Grenades!" They then threw small round grey balls to them."Hand me you're Ration sack," Tom said as he grabbed these 'Grenades'."Huh?" The Soldier next to him asked."Just do it!" He yelled firmly over the Blaster Fire. Tom then put the Grenades in the Ration sack and then threw as far as he could.
"Idiot!" Raul yelled as the Sack of Grenades were thrown in the middle of the Battlefield."You're to far away!" Tom responded. Sergeant Philips then joined him.
"What in the Name of Corellia is going on!" He said angrily as he went next to Tom."They went the wrong way, i tried to throw them some Grenades," Philips shook his Head."Those Fools, they'll be Dead soon!" Philips then looked at Jaime."More Grenades!" "We can't use them all!"
"I kept one," Tom said. Philips was silent for a moment. He then pointed."That Stone wall!" The Two then ran across the Battlefield of Dead Corpse's (Twilight tried her best not to throw up as she saw them) and took cover behind a stone wall.
They crawled behind it as more blue Lasers went over them. Was this what is was like to be a True Soldier? To crawl in Dirt as you and you're Comrades were getting shot to Death?. They finally made it to the end of the wall."We're still to far away, we'll never make it!" Tom said."Don't tell me what we can't do, tell me what we can!" The Sergeant yelled.
"Give me you're Grenade!" Tom, looking confused, did so. Philips then released a Pin and threw the Grenade to a Dead black Tree. The Grenade then exploded!. How could such a small Ball explode?. The Tree then fell down."When you don't have cover, make it,"
They continued crawling behind the Tree. They finally grabbed the Bag and threw it to Raul and his two Friends. They grabbed it and took out the Grenades.
A loud Boom then came and Twilight finally saw the Enemies they were fighting. The Enemy wore white Armor that was a little Dirty and they had white Helmets with some black on the front of it. One was not wearing a Helmet, showing a Human Face with short black Hair.
In a way, we were fighting Ten-year old's. The Clone's reached their Mental age at Ten, turning them Twenty. I got to give them some Credit, they fought Hard. Then again, the original was a Mandalorian so...what do you expect?.
Twilight was more horrified by the Fact that they were killing Ten-year old's than to wonder what a Mandalorian was.
All of the blue Soldiers stood up and ran to the Trench filled with, what she presumed, were Clones. Red and blue lasers came from both sides. Then, the Clones left the Trench as the blue Soldiers were getting closer. Blue and white killed each other, blood spilled everywhere.
As soon as the fighting was done, they celebrated by hugging each other and laughing. Twilight was very close to throwing up and she heard Fluttershy sob quietly.
The Scene then cut to the blue Soldiers moving sandbags."I know what you did out there, Lieutenant," Raul said as he moved a sandbag. Tom scoffed."I don't know what you're talking about," He said as he handed one to Jaime."Pfft, you throw like a Girl. You're out of you're League," Tom scoffed again."You're out of you're Mind," Tom said and was going to leave when Raul grabbed his Arm.
"Take my Hand off me, or i'll Kill you," He warned. The Two seemed like they were about to fight when suddenly-
"Gas! Toxic Gas!" Someone yelled very loudly."Masks!" The blue Soldier then put on their Masks over their Face and Mouth. Twilight saw small balls of Smoke coming out.
"Mask," Said a Soldier. The Soldier seemed to be the only one without a Mask."Mask," He croaked. He was trying to find one but it seemed he couldn't find one at all. The Human Soldier was then Coughing."Help me! Give me you're Mask," The Soldier said to Tom, coming right into his Face. It sounded like he was choking.
"I can't!" Tom said. Suddenly, the Human fell on his back and started Coughing like Crazy. The Human then stopped Coughing.
I would never forget that Soldier's Face...he looked like he was Choking on the Toxic Gas...oh God...
A:N: The Word Twilight tries to say (K'rell'n) is a reference to how Grand Admiral Thrawn (Mithh'thraw'nuruodo) tries to pronounce the Word Corellian.
This Chapter and the Next are based off the Young Adventures of Indiana Jones episode "Trenches of Hell".
