(The next afternoon, blockade over Equestria)

A lone lambda class imperial shuttle flew out of lightspeed over the planet. Onboard were Calhoun, Honey, and Tori, on a secret mission for Lucy.

"That's a lot of star destroyers" said Calhoun "What would the imperials want with this planet?"

"Not sure" said Honey

"There's the shield gate. I read about these back in the military, the old empire used planetary shields to protect very important and secret bases. We play this right, and we'll get through" said tori

"What happens if we don't?" Calhoun asked

"Then they shut the gate, and we're vaporized in the cold dark vacuum of space" said Tori

Honeys eyes widened in fear under her suits helmet. The navy began hailing the shuttle.

"Better answer that" said Honey

Tori answered the call.

"Incoming shuttle, this is Equestria gate control, identify yourself"

"This is shuttle 7491 requesting a landing pad. I have an important citizen onboard with a gift" said tori

"Shuttle 7491 you're not listed on the arrival schedule. And no important visitors are expected for days"

"This is the queen bee. I wish to defect from lucys empire and support the imperial forces. I have a peace offering of snacks aboard for the local garrison. Just let us land" said Honey

"standby for clearance"

Several tie fighters flew next to the shuttle, surrounding it.

"I don't like this" said Calhoun

"Shuttle 7491, you're cleared for landing. You will be escorted to the landing pad"

"We made it through" said Tori

"But we can't release the probes with these ties, they'll shoot us down. And I don't know about you but I'm not ready to be stuck on the world of rainbow horsies" said Calhoun

"We'll figure something out. After we land and are in the clear we'll release the probes" said Honey

The shuttle flew past the blockade and through the gate into the atmosphere. The lower parts of the planet were being strip mined of their natural resources to feed the militaries factories, a fact unknown to the inhabitants as the planet was only populated in 1 settlement at the moment.

The group soon reached the settlement where the natives lived, and on the edge of it was a large imperial base with several factories. It was heavily guarded with turbo laser batteries, walkers, troops, and 5 star destroyers floating above town or around the area. Upon landing at a landing pad, they were greeted by an officer and 2 stormtroopers.

"Manifest please" the officer ordered

Calhoun handed the officer a clipboard showing all the cargo the ship carried.

"You will now be escorted to Moff Raythe, he wishes to speak to you" said the officer

"Oh that won't be necessary, I'm just here to drop off-

"Moff Raythe is the governor of this planet, if he wants to speak to you, then that is an order" said the officer

The 3 reluctantly followed the troopers into the facility. As the stormtroopers wheeled away the crates of snacks, 3 probe droids hiding in the shuttle emerged, and flew off in different directions. It was time to gather intel.

The 3 were led far into the base, past the factories and barracks before being taken to the office of Moff Raythe.

"Welcome queen bee to planet Equestria, it is an honor to have you here. I'm so glad you decided to defect" said Raythe

"It comes as a big surprise to us, considering your past"

Admiral Sloane walked into the room. She sounded like she knew something was up. Honey lightly unzipped her purse, enough for her bees to peek out.

"Our sources indicate last night you let Lucy into your home. Funny for someone who wishes to defect" said Sloane

"It was a bad night" said Honey

"I think you're lying. For mods sake, you have her stupid aunt with you here. What makes you think I'm so stupid I wouldn't notice?" Sloane asked her

Honeys eyes darted around, she was nervous. Sloane tossed her purse across the room and held her up against the wall.

"I think this is all a trick, I believe you're trying to spy on us" said Sloane

"I swear I'm not" said Honey

"Get me some troopers in here. You're all under arrest for treason against the empire" said Sloane

"Ah hell with this"

Calhoun quickly pulled out a pistol and fired at Raythe and Sloane, Raythe being killed. Honeys bees and tori quickly attacked Sloane.

"You think you can beat me? I was top boxer at the imperial academy" said Sloane

"I was a hand to hand combat trainer aboard the finalizer" said Tori

Both women threw punches at each other, Tori being more agile than Sloane. Within a minute, Tori slammed Sloane into Moff Raythe's desk. The 3 ran through the building to escape, Honey and Calhoun shooting at any stormtroopers they encountered.

"Honey, remember that code box Lucy gave you for emergencies?" Calhoun asked "activate it now, it's our only chance to reach the landing pad"

Honey dug through her purse and pulled out the small code box Lucy gave her. Upon activating, it let out a large droid tank.

"This'll work, get in" said Calhoun

The 3 women quickly got inside, honey at the controls, Tori on weapons, and Calhoun using the large cannon.

"This is so weird" honey admitted as she drove the tank

Tori pushed some buttons and fired at some scout walkers approaching their position.

"You want me to drive?" Tori asked

"Nah I got this. I'll be honest, I've always wanted to drive this monster" said Honey

Calhoun fired the heavy cannon at several buildings as an at at walker made itself known.

"How far are we to the landing strip?" Calhoun asked

"Just a little further" said Honey

"Go faster, we got an at at, those cannons will rip us to shreds" said Calhoun

"So Fire back" Honey shouted

"This tank isn't strong enough to penetrate its armor" Calhoun shouted

Honey crashed the tank through a tie fighter factory and plowed right through the building before reaching the landing strip. The at at walker opened fire at the tank, hitting and disabling it. The 3 women ran as fast as they could to the shuttle and quickly took off, with the walker still firing at them.

"Prepare to jump to lightspeed" said Tori

"We can't jump in atmosphere" Honey shouted

"You rather wanna deal with the blockade? This is our only chance" tori shouted

Tori pushed some buttons and the shuttle lightspeed jumped off the planet and past the shield gate before anyone could close it. Admiral Sloane looked at all the damage to the base and stomped her boot on the ground

"Repair the damage. We will crush that little girl before she does something else" Sloane shouted

Back in the shuttle, it came out of hyperspace over Litwak city, landing safely in the hangar bay of Lucy 2.

"Hope Lucy gets the info she needs. Now I better get going, have some job interviews to prepare for" said tori

"And I got kids to feed" said Calhoun

"Ok, see you girls later" said Honey "wow, that was some day huh guys?"

Her bees flew out of her purse and sat on her head.

"Honey, you're the craziest girl we know for accepting this mission" said Buzz

"I'll take that as a compliment" said Honey