A/N: So this came about because I've had two people ask about the horse world, like what type of breeds the characters are, how they do their jobs, and if the characters breed helps/hinders their ability to work. I love questions about this, so seriously if you have questions don't be afraid to ask. Whether through pm or reviews. I'll be happy to answer!! Now, I'm doing this in story format and only the planes characters, unless otherwise asked.

So one of the questions that I'm not going to put into story format was 'How does everyone's specific role and job on the team translate from when they were machines to them being horses?' From Queenlmno. I can take this two ways, I'll probably end up answering both BUT, if it's asking if they were transformed into horses from machines - the answer is no, they weren't. They've always been horses :)

And then while writing the story I got asked another question from Queenlmno. Dusty being Blade's son is my own AU, and I haven't explained it in a story yet. I will eventually lol that's coming up but I still need to run it through my head a few times to get the correct details and what the plot of it is.

Disclaimer: I own none of the recognizable characters - Disney/Pixar does.

Looking at them, Jammer was surprised at how different the air attack team was from each other.

Most teams, he knew from experience, consisted of rugged, stronger built horses like Hanoverians, Quarter Horses, or even Belgian Warmbloods. But his little team didn't even have two of the same breed, unless they were a mix... let alone many purebreds. He believed Dynamite and Drip were the only purebreds among the team. Most of them were not even known for rough work - most were built for light work, or competition.

Like Dynamite. She was a perfect example. A purebred Arabian, with the personality, confirmation, and pedigree to prove it. Her dished face and high withers made her look like a gentle baby, but once one got to know her (or even set her off) they knew otherwise. Underneath her almost pure white coat, she was just as tough, could get just as mean as the rest of them. Could fight with them to, hence why she was the captain of the smokejumpers.

Now, with Drip, he acted every inch of the Hanoverian he is. He loved to jump. Loved it. He likes to play 'how-many-times-I-can-jump-over-flames-without-getting-burned' during a fire. Jammer knows that Maru had to patch more than a couple burns every now and again. Along with that, his muscle and natural mentally that he needed to work, he really could pull his own weight amongst them.

Avalanche was the next closest thing they had to a purebred. Half and half - Hanoverian dam, and Clydesdale sire. No one really ever asked how his parents met. Coming from two different classes, he could be considered a warmblood or a cold blood. From his looks, most would consider him a warmblood. Until they saw his strength in action - pulling a log with his own strength was not in the qualifications of a warmblood. Jammer liked the big guy.

Pinecone, the youngest out of every on the base. A Hanoverian, Belgian, and Quarter horse mix. Apparently her mother was a Belgian, and her sire was a Belgian/QH mix. Nobody ever noticed the Belgian though, until she told you. She was strong like Avalanche, but with the temperament of a Quarter Horse. She was often the one to settle any of the rare disputes that happened among the jumpers. Easing each other's nerves during a show down before one actually started.

Blackout looked more Thoroughbred than Hanoverian or Quarter Horse as was in his pedigree. And it showed. He loved running, or work in general. It never really differed in the amount of try he gave in either of those. Personality and build screamed Thoroughbred!just as loudly as his speed did. He was no doubt one of the fastest out of the jumpers (Dynamite often beating him, but not by much). With an extremely slim body, flat head and only a little bit of a crest unlike his brethren, he could (and would) pull or lift more than one would think he could.

For their equipment, Maru had managed to get basic jump suits. Then, he added a few of his handmade equipment to the pieces. Like a blade for Avalanche to move things with, or a saw for Blackout. All of the teams items were connected to their bodies through various straps and buckles. The most noticeable being the straps that went under and around their girth, middle of the stomach and between their front legs. The one between their front legs connected to their breast plate. Then, one strap went around their hind legs, and another around their hindquarters keep the suit in place. In Avalanche's case, the blade was in front of him. That piece connected to a specially made breast plate through a very lightweight piece of metal. Avalanche could easily push it around.

They operated their 'tools' through head positions. For Avalanche, the 'lever' for moving the blade down or up was connected to a thin (but strong) piece of leather. It tied around the lever, and connected to his bitless bridle (guess who made those? Maru). To lower it, Avalanche dropped his head, easing the pressure off the leaver and letting it drop to the ground, at the same time allowed Avalanche to use his shoulders a bit more to push it. To raise it up, all he had to do was raise is head to normal level, causing the string of leather to tighten and raise the lever back up.

The rest of the team either used a button to activate their item (Like Blackout with his saw that is extended from his suit as to not cut his body) or somewhat of the same system as Avalanche's (Pinecone grapple or Drip's claw).

Dynamite usually kept watch over her team, giving orders. So Maru didn't add much to her suit other than the straps and parachute that all of them had.

Moving to the air attack now. Maru had built their suits himself, and the tech was quite impressive.

As with the jumpers suits, the air attack teams were connected through various pieces of straps and buckles. That's all they had in common though.

They had two different 'suits', except one was on their back, and one on their stomach. The one on the stomach was the one that dropped the retardant or water, the one on their back... had the main equipment. Metal wings that were flexible, controlled by head motions. They extended when whoever wore them jumped (mind you - off the cliff).

They'd probably each had a couple close calls.

And Jammer still couldn't get over how many mixes there were on the team!

Cabbie was the only half purebred - A Percheron with a hint of Quarter Horse and Lippizan somewhere in there. Windlifter, an American Paint sire and a Quarter Horse dam. Dipper, a Quarter Horse, Hanoverian And Thoroughbred mix.

Here's where Jammer often got extremely confused, he was often lost where each breed came together. Dusty, part Friedan, Morgan, Quarter Horse, Thoroughbred And Hanoverian. While the Chief, had all of those in him except Morgan, since he was Dusty's sire.

Now that had been an eventful day, finding out Dusty was Blade's son. But that's a story for another day.

Maru and Patch were both Fjords, with a hint of other ponies or small horses. Patch didn't have a suit, mostly because she didn't need one. While Maru had a fairly complicated suit so he could work on *random* things.

His suit worked like so - It was strapped on simply enough, and two metal 'arms' that worked much the same as the air attack horses wings do. Only they were controlled by a button, and moved through head or leg movements, followed by - sometimes - cussing.

And Jammer was extremely impressed by the fact that, even with how diverse they were, nothing ever stopped them from working, flowing, and acting like a family.

A/N: I wrote this directly after Queenlmno's questions, and I kept getting emails saying they kept reviewing OMG Put a smile on my face while writing and helped me finish this within like an hour. Lol I loved that. And I'm also very sorry that some of it sounds unreal, but then again, it's a world where horses can talk, and run a democracy. I think mechanics like some of this fits perfectly XD Plus, it leaves room for imagination, and tons of it!!

Queenlmno - Yeah I know right? Blade just does not give a crap when it comes to himself if he can save his team. Which is both good and bad... Maru has definitely had field days with Blade-injuries. XD And Yeahhhh everyone's a horse. Sometimes I throw random people characters in there