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Occupied Equestria - Long Hard Ride
Anonymous
72d6971
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No.139000
139001
The adventure continues
1460 replies and 7 files omitted.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139523
139524
>>139522
Captain Forrester turns around to Silver, without word, but still making eye contact to him
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
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No.139524
139525
>>139523
The unicorn quickly brings out his flashlight, and flashes it in the Captain's eyes.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139525
139527
>>139524
Forrester is at a distance, and reflexively closes his eyes. His eyes look sort of like a dog's eyes in the night, or that of a cat, glowing back.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
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No.139527
139528
>>139525
Silver's eyes widen as he quickly calls out to the gathered ponies.

"Forrester's a changeling!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139528
139529
>>139527
Ponies hold up their weapons from every corner.

Forrester yells back, and looks again at Silver Sword

"I am nothing of the sort, you imposter!"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139529
139530
>>139528
"You can not fool us! You and your ilk sabotaged line to Wald to cut off Frontline forces from Command! You had our radio operator Technical Sargent Hazelred replaced!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139530
139532
>>139529
"You are yourself replaced!" He yells out

Silver is present himself with Salt lick and Amber Grain, as well as the 12 members of B Squad. Across the Street, at the Misfortune County Court House and the roof of the Sheriff's Office, Silver knows there are two machine guns and rifleponies. Inside the Town Hall and exiting are eight ponies of the 332nd. With Forrester are still his four guards, two armed with submachine guns.

Forrester draws his pistol.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139532
139533
>>139530
Silver draws his rifle and levels it at Forrester.

"Surrender Changeling! Our entire platoon has been tested, there are no more of your Infiltrators among us, you can not fool us!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139533
139534
>>139532
Forrester's small group backs away, a little down the road,

Forrester yells back,
"You are the infiltrator here!"

Now, guns are leveled
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139534
139535
>>139533
"You are surrounded! Put down your weapons and surrender, and you will be given fair treatment!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139535
139536
>>139534
A grin comes across his face

"That, I know is not true"

From down the valley, a distant rumble, like thunder, comes from the dark clouds on the horizon that begin to obscure the setting sun
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139536
139537
>>139535
"Final warning! Yield!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139537
139538
>>139536
"You think yourselves masters? Gardeners of nature? No. That would be to leave the weeds in control. And you have less control than you think."

Roll Initiative
cc8d57a
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No.139538
139540 139541
[1d20+4 = 10]
>>139537
"ALL SQUADS, ATTACK!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139539
139540 139541
Initiative set for all involved

Forrester:
[1d20+2 = 21]

Guards
[1d20+2 = 9]
[1d20+2 = 10]
[1d20+2 = 13]
[1d20+2 = 10]

Forrester's Troops
[1d20 = 16] [1d3 = 1]
[1d20 = 11] [1d3 = 2]
[1d20 = 6] [1d3 = 2]
[1d20 = 14] [1d3 = 2]
[1d20 = 12] [1d3 = 2]
[1d20 = 15] [1d3 = 2]
[1d20 = 3] [1d3 = 1]
[1d20 = 14] [1d3 = 2]

Saltlick
[1d20+2 = 12]

Amber Grain
[1d20+2 = 8]

Squad Sargent
[1d20+1 = 19]

Black Colt
[1d20 = 9]

B Squad Rifle ponies:
[1d20 = 2] [1d20 = 17]
[1d20 = 1] [1d20 = 8]
[1d20 = 16] [1d20 = 2]
[1d20 = 11] [1d20 = 8]
[1d20 = 13] [1d20 = 4]

C Squad
[1d20-2 = 7]
[1d20-2 = 5]
[1d20-2 = 15]
[1d20-2 = 0]
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139540
>>139539
>>139538
A cacophony of noise erupts, with Forrester the first to discharge his gun, followed by the squad sergeant, who fires his submachine gun at the guards, then ponies from Forrester's troop, who aim them at the squad members

Silver is shot at by Forrester's pistol
[1d20+4 = 19]
And a guard's carbine
[1d20+3 = 13]
Then a rifle
[1d20 = 17]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139541
139542 139544
>>139539
B Squad exchanges with the guards
[1d20 = 20] [1d20 = 9]
[1d20 = 18] [1d20 = 20]
[1d20 = 3] [1d20 = 15]
[1d20 = 20] [1d20 = 6]

While the reserve troops of Forrester shoot back
[1d20 = 12]
[1d20 = 4]
[1d20 = 9]

And three at the squad leaders
[1d20 = 19]
[1d20 = 15]
[1d20 = 17]

>>139538
Silver is hit by Forrester's pistol
[2d6 = 10]
And a soldier's rifle
[2d8 = 4]
cc8d57a
?
No.139542
139543 139544 139545 139546
[1d20+10 = 26]
>>139541
They hit Silver good, but he's still standing. He aims his rifle at Forrester, and fires.
cc8d57a
?
No.139543
139544 139546
[2d8 = 13]
>>139542
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139544
139545
>>139541
A submachine gunner is struck repeatedly by the squad leader's bullets and is downed. The other submachine gunner, and both carbine carriers are shot in the head by great shots from the riflestallion privates of B Squad. Only a few bullets are shot at all, including one carbine shot that misses Silver

The troops inside the building shoot through the glass and out the door, missing any rifle squad members.

Unfortunately, every single leader of Silver's section is hit by these troops, including Silver himself (already calculated)

Amber Grain
[2d8 = 10]
Saltlick
[2d8 = 7]
And the submachinegun wielding squad sergeant
[2d8 = 14]

>>139543
>>139542
Silver hits Forrester forcibly in the chest, but has not downed him
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139545
>>139544
>>139542
At this point, the black colt, firing the machine gun from his shoulder in an unaimed attack, fires it inside the building at the reserve troops

A marksstallion's bullet hits one of the guards, but it's overkill

From across the street, the machine guns open up, albeit perhaps too close for comfort

>>139544
The squad sergeant is downed
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139546
139547
>>139543
>>139542
The guards fall to the ground, but as they do, green magic envelopes them, as if it burns away their coats, and leaves charred blackness behind. All four are Changelings, lying bleeding a bluish blood on the ground, and with strangely red colored blood spatters on the wall from where they've been hit in the head.

Forrester turns, and runs
cc8d57a
?
No.139547
139548 139549
[1d20+10 = 17]
>>139546
Silver aims at the retreating Forrester, and fires.
cc8d57a
?
No.139548
139549
[2d8 = 9]
>>139547
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139549
139550
>>139548
>>139547
Hit, and, Hit.

Forrester falls down. B Squad focuses on pulling away and out of the line of fire from across the street.

Far off in the distance, another "thunk," "thunk," and "thunk."

But it's what's above that gives the most cause for concern. A terrifyingly loud, almost ripping-sound comes from a room on the left side of the second floor of the town hall. Silver can see the barrel sticking out. It's a machinegun. Belt-fed. Changeling model. The angle isn't shallow enough to aim at Silver and B Squad; instead, it takes aim at C Squad and the machine gun detachment across the street.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
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No.139550
139551 139552
>>139549
Silver shouts out to B Squad.

"TOWN HALL, SECOND FLOOR, LEFT SIDE! SOMEPONY GRENADE THAT GUN!"

He quickly rushes out to the downed squad sergeant.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139551
139552 139553
>>139550
Brisbuck yells

"C squad! Suppressive fire!"
And then less loudly, looking back,

"B Squad - back up, out of the line of fire! Grenadiers, upfront!"

Silver leans down to find the sergeant is down, and Amber Grain and Saltlick are badly wounded.

From inside, a trooper pops off a shot at Silver
[1d20 = 19]
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139552
139553
>>139550
>>139551
And Silver is hit, again
[2d8 = 7]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139553
139554
>>139551
>>139552
"Ngh!"

Silver is wounded again, but is determined to get these ponies to safety. He tries to drag the sergeant away and out of the line of fire.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139554
139555
>>139553
Silver is the most wounded pony on the field, bleeding out from three wounds.

The loud, ripping sound flings out mass numbers of bullets at the forces across the street, while a lower "tat-tat-tat" and an even lower "dakka dakka dakka" come from the belt fed machine gun and light machine gun of C Squad respectively. Silver can see green tracers fly, and red tracers fly back. This exchange leaves the lower level entrance of the town hall less covered, and bullets fly out of here. The unicorn uses his magic to replace the magazine of the machine gun the black colt carries, and he aims in around the inside of the hall. The cream colored pegasus hugs the wall next to the entrance, and with his wing, tosses in a grenade, while a purple unicorn follows quickly behind doing the same

[1d20 = 3]
[1d20 = 19]

Silver is able to drag the Sargent aside
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
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No.139555
139556 139557
>>139554
Once the Sargent is out of the line of fire, he looks to see how Amber Grain and Saltlick are doing.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139556
139557 139558
>>139555
These ponies are wounded, but upright.

One of the grenades tossed in through the broken window bounces against some object inside, and explodes almost in the door frame, spreading shrapnel outwards in a pattern that makes B squad fall prone.

From the upstairs window, a submachine gun is stuck out and aimed downwards. The creature, leaning its head out, fires
[1d20 = 6]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139557
139558
>>139555
>>139556
Forrester still moves, crawling away
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139558
139559
>>139556
>>139557
"Cover me, I am going for Forrester!"

Silver runs out of cover, and makes a B-line for the disguised captain.
Anonymous
58c04a9
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No.139559
139560 139561
>>139558
But first...

Grenadiers fire rifle grenades at the room upstairs
[1d20 = 8]
[1d20 = 20]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139560
139561
>>139559
One goes wide, right past the room, while another goes through the window and seems to detonate on the ceiling

The black colt nevertheless fires his automatic rifle in bursts in the direction of the room

Silver runs towards the captain, who manages to turn towards him, and level his gun
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139561
139562
>>139559
>>139560
Silver maintains his current course, unfazed by the levelled pistol.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139562
139563
>>139561
And what does Silver do when he gets there?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139563
139564 139565
>>139562
That would be hitting Forrester over the head with the butt of his rifle.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139564
139565 139566
>>139563
He fires one shot up at Silver
[1d20+3 = 12]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139565
139566
>>139563
>>139564
Missing. Silver’s chance to attack
3d68864
?
No.139566
139567 139568
[1d20+5 = 6]
>>139564
>>139565
Silver turns his rifle around, and aims a bash right at the disguised changeling's head.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139567
139568
>>139566
Silver’s rifle misses, gets caught in the band that keeps Forrester’s pack on his shoulder, and falls the ground when Silver tries to pull it back

Forrester shoots again
[1d20+3 = 23]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139568
139569
>>139566
>>139567
Unfortunately, this one is quite the hit

[1d20+3 = 5]
[2d6 = 7]
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139569
139570
>>139568
"Блин, больно!"

Silver picks the rifle back up.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139570
139571
>>139569
This, he does. Another attack, or attempt to kick Forrester?
3d68864
?
No.139571
139572
[1d20+5 = 11]
>>139570
Another attempt.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139572
139573
>>139571
A hit, if barely, against the prone Forrester
3d68864
?
No.139573
139574
[1d6+3 = 7]
>>139572
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139574
139575
>>139573
Forrester is knocked down, to the ground.

Silver can see his cost burn away in bright green light, revealing one of the parasitic, black pony imitators in his place.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139575
139576
>>139574
Satisfied, Silver hurriedly returns to B Squad.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139576
139577
>>139575
At B squad, Brisbuck gives a command, filling in fir the Sargent

“Machine gun! Covering fire! Rifle section, forward!”

B squad advances inside the town hall, the black colt firing from the hip
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139577
139578
>>139576
Silver salutes his Lieutenant.

"Forrester has been knocked unconscious, Sir. Your orders?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139578
139579
>>139577
“Advance!”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139579
139580
>>139578
"Sir, yes sir!"

Silver moves to join B Squad in storming the town hall.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139580
139581
>>139579
The entryway has been shot to pieces by multiple machine guns and two grenades. On the floor lay the bodies of three changeling drones, fallen in strange ways or curled up, and wearing Equestrian uniforms.

What is more disturbing is the presence of two pony bodies in Equestrian uniform, never turning into drones. One lies on his back, the other on his side, with a hoof pressing holding his chest.

There are no more gunshots from within town hall
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139581
139582
>>139580
Silver stops to check on these ponies, to see their names/ranks and if they're still alive.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139582
139583
>>139581
Private Low Glow, 332nd supply company

He seems to have suffered shock and died from multiple rifle rounds - probably originating from a machine gun

Private Reed Wringer, 332nnd supply company

He seems to be gone or nearly so. He has several bullet wounds, and shrapnel as well.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139583
139584
>>139582
"I am sorry, soldiers."

Silver stands up from the bodies, and calls out into town hall.

"B Squad, report!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139584
139585
>>139583
B squad assembles before Silver, taking position and examining the surroundings
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139585
139586
>>139584
"Any sign of additional changeling occupancy in town hall?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139586
139587
>>139585
"The upstairs room"
Brisbuck replies
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139587
139588
>>139586
Silver nods.

"Do we have any more grenades?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139588
139589
>>139587
"Yes, plenty more."

As B Squad stands there, they can hear the words
"Don't shoot" calling from the left
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139589
139590
>>139588
Silver wheels around to face the direction of the voice.

"Who is there?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139590
139592
>>139589
Silver sees, coming through the doorway, three ponies wearing Equestrian non-combatant uniforms, trying to hold hooves up. One has a carbine on his back, two are completely unarmed. Two are bleeding, one from a scratch on the face, and another more heavily from under the uniform on the chest.

"Us" A white earthpony answers
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139592
139593
>>139590
Silver pulls out his flashlight, and trots slowly towards the three ponies.

"Stay right where you are, and do not move until I tell you to. I am going to check if you are changelings."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139593
139594
>>139592
They pull their hooves in the air, though the last one cowers

Yellow eyes, partly reflective
Dark red eyes, blinks
Steel Grey, seems to reflect back blue under the eye whites
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139594
139595
>>139593
Silver turns off his flashlight, and nods. He tells the first one, with yellow eyes, to go join B Squad, but keeps the other two for a moment longer. He starts by talking to the red eyed one.

"I need you to keep your eyes open. It will only take second."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139595
139596
>>139594
The first one stands there, looking at Silver for a moment, and then runs off into the squad of soldiers he was shooting at not two minutes ago

The second one tries to speak back to SIlver
"Wah"
He lowers a hoof, evidently to hold onto his chest (which is bleeding), and staggers. But his eyes are open
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139596
139597
>>139595
Silver quickly checks his eyes while they're open and he's still conscious.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139597
139598
>>139596
Reflection from the pupil, which narrows, but the whites and iris are unaffected
Silver "The Floof" Sword
cc8d57a
?
No.139598
139599
>>139597
"Clear."

He looks back at B Squad.

"He needs first aid, stat!"

He now looks back at the third pony, the grey eyed one, and looks seriously at him.

"I want you to be completely honest with me: are you changeling?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139599
139601
>>139598
The ear twists

"... No?"
3d68864
?
No.139601
139604
[1d20-1 = 9]
>>139599
Sense Motive: Silver looks carefully at him for any sign of him lying.

"Are you sure? If you are, and you come out voluntarily, I promise you will be treated fairly."
Amber Sunset
c9e9ca5
?
No.139602
139604
I like this combat sequence, it reminds me of Post Scriptum. Check out Vade's videos with German comms/English subtitles if you can, they are really immersive.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139604
139605
>>139601
"Uh, I'm sure"

Seems kinda sus

>>139602
Huzzah! I got one right
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139605
139606
>>139604
Silver considers it for a second, but ultimately decides to concede and accept it as an aberration in testing.

"Alright. My apologies, we are just under lot of stress right now. Go ahead and join others."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139606
139607
>>139605
He stands there for a moment, but then rushes past
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139607
139608
>>139606
Silver returns to B Squad.

"Alright, are we ready to continue?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139608
139609
>>139607
"Sir, yes sir!"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139609
139610
>>139608
Silver looks to see that the red eyed pony is getting medical aid before he does anything.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139610
139611
>>139609
The red eyed pony has to get in line, with the squad sergeant, Saltlick, and Amber Grain being injured
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139611
139612
>>139610
"Alright then. We will make our way towards upstairs room, checking rooms along way. When we get outside room, we will give them chance to surrender, and if they do not, we will toss grenade inside. Understood?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139612
139613
>>139611
"Sir, yes sir!"

B Squad advances into the dinning room - finding nothing, though some cots are on the floor. Nothing, down stairs office. Nothing in the bathrooms, or the other downstairs office.

On to upstairs. It's a narrow hallway not everypony can fit through
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139613
139614
>>139612
About how many can fit through?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139614
139615
>>139613
One abreast
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139615
139616 139617
>>139614
Silver instructs a grenadier to go first, with Silver behind him. Once they get to the doors of the room, Silver calls out.

"Anyone alive in there?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139616
139617 139618 139619 139620
>>139615
Silver pokes his head out to see a door on the right side, a door on the left, and a couple doors in the center

Silver's question is answered with a "ching-ching-ching-ching-ching" from the right

Role for reflex
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139617
139619 139620
>>139615
>>139616
Actually,

[1d20 = 3]
[1d20 = 9]
[1d20 = 16]
[1d20 = 6]
[1d20 = 10]
3d68864
?
No.139618
139619 139620 139621
[1d20+6 = 19]
>>139616
"GRENADE!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139619
>>139616
>>139617
>>139618
[1d20+2 = 13]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139620
139621 139622
>>139616
>>139618
>>139617
When Silver and the grenadier get up to the second floor, they are shot at from a blind-fired submachine gun out the door from the office on the far right, and a grenade is tossed at them.

Silver evades all bullets, while the grenadier is hit with one. Silver dives into the stairwell, and is not hit from any shrapnel, while the grenadier tries to jump back into the stairway

[2d6 = 6]
[1d6 = 1]
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139621
139622
>>139618
>>139620
The grenadier, partly caught in the blast, almost lands on Silver.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139622
139623
>>139620
>>139621
Silver helps get the grenadier get to his hooves, and gets him down the stairwell. He points to the other grenadiers.

"They are not surrendering, flush them out!"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139623
139624
>>139622
One rushes past, jumping over Silver, with a rifle grenade on his gun. As he rushes into the hall, there is more blind fire. There is a "thunk" and then a loud BANG as a rifle grenade is shot and detonates at ranges too close for comfort.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139624
139625
>>139623
Silver flinches somewhat, and starts talking once the ringing starts to subside.

"Sweet Celestia, soldier, I meant throw pineapple, not rifle grenade. You okay?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139625
139626
>>139624
"What!?" He seems a little dazed, but the attack still needs pressing forward
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139626
139627
>>139625
"Just nevermind. Come on!"

Silver pushes past the soldier to get to the room with the blind firing submachine gunner.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139627
139628
>>139626
Silver presumably kicks open the door, which itself is shot through with several bullet and shrapnel holes. Silver can see this room was a large sized office, with several; photographs on the walls, a couple book shelves, and a hardwood desk.

Books from the shelves have fallen to the ground. Some a shredded. The desk is moved at an odd angle, and is torn in many areas. There is a distinct hole in the wall above the desk, with broken bits of glass, parts of a wooden picture frame and the like strewn across the floor, along with so many papers. on the left side is a window, with a torn up chair propped up next to the window, and a turned over table to its left. The window is completely shattered, there is a large hole in the cieling with insulation hanging down, as well as part of a vent, and a large, belt-fed machine gun lies across the chair, with a number of empty cases to its right. Portions of the wall are penetrated with bullets, with paint coming off, while other portions are chipped.

Hanging over the Machine gun is a dead changeling drone with a Changeling style helmet, and no uniform. He bleeds blue on the foor. Next to him is another in an Equestrian uniform who also fell on his belly, and is holding what looks like a replacement barrel. This second one is covered in white drywall, which can also be found to a degree on the first one, but this one is covered almost like he fell asleep in snow. To the left of both is a dead changeling in Equestrian uniform who lies on his back, and has more than one noticeable bullet wound. He has a Changeling style bolt-action rifle next to him. between these three and the desk is a changeling lying on his belly and bleeding on the floor. He wears no uniform, and has an ammunition belt across his back, with an Equestrian carbine rifle beside him.

But most concerning is an alleged pony - a tan unicorn - in a bloody, Equestrian uniform, wearing a helmet and lying on his back. He looks to have fallen against the desk, then fallen off of it. In front of him is a Changeling style submachine gun, which he is reaching towards.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139628
139629
>>139627
Silver wraps a telekinetic sheath over the SMG, and tosses it aside.

"Do not move muscle."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139629
139630
>>139628
He keeps moving, like he's trying to get up
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139630
139631
>>139629
"Final warning. Do not move."

Silver keeps his rifle trained on the changeling.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139631
139632
>>139630
The alleged pony sits up, baring its gritted teeth at Silver. It magically undoes its pouch.
3d68864
?
No.139632
139633
[1d20+10 = 13]
>>139631
Silver shoots at the changeling.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139633
139634
>>139632
Silver hits it
3d68864
?
No.139634
139635
[2d8 = 6]
>>139633
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139635
139636
>>139634
Silver shoots the creature in its belly, which is enough to make it slink over to its side. A green fire comes down it, burning away and revealing a changeling drone with a large number of open blue wounds. the end of a Changeling-style grenade pops out of its open pouch
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139636
139637
>>139635
"I told you."

He calls out into the hallway.

"Clear."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139637
139638
>>139636
A soldier cone and peeps into the mess of the room

“I hope they’ll forgive what we’ve done to the mayor’s office” he says
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139638
139639 139647
>>139637
"Offices can be rebuilt, but ponies can not be brought back from dead. I think they will not mind."

He looks back to the soldier.

"Tell rest of B Squad to finish performing sweep of town hall, then meet me outside. Our work is not finished yet."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139639
139640
>>139638
"Sir, yes sir!"
He goes off to meet with other soldiers

But outside, Silver can already hear rifle shots, then machine gun fire
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139640
139641
>>139639
Silver rushes out to see where the gunfire is at.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139641
139642
>>139640
Silver can hear it from the direction of the back of town hall; i.e., A company.

Does Silver go outside before the full clearing of the building?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139642
139643
>>139641
Uh...unless something important is supposed to happen?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139643
139644
>>139642
Okay, so silver goes outside.

What do?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139644
139645
>>139643
Well, he was suppose to go investigate the gunshots behind the town hall.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139645
139646
>>139644
Going down the central hallway of town hall, silver sees a hallway that leads to a door. Peaking out the door onto the street, silver can see that A company, stationed in the second floor of the small brick fire station across the street, is engaged in fire with other enemies, hard to see from that location
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139646
139647
>>139645
Silver advances towards the fire station, trying to get in contact with the ponies or not-ponies inside.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139647
139648
>>139646
What was going to happen in >>139638 ?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139648
139649
>>139647
He was going to have B Squad search town hall, then meet him outside. If A and C squads weren't engaged in combat, he'd have them sweep the town while B Squad and the machinegun attachment rounded up the wounded and dead.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139649
139650
>>139648
Uh, well B squad is still in town hall, C squad and the machine gun section is unengaged, and A squad is engaged behind the town hall in the fire station.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
3d68864
?
No.139650
139651
>>139649
Eeyup. And now he's heading to see whether the ones in the fire station are ponies or changelings.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139651
139659
>>139650
Silver would have to run out into open fire to cross the street, and could be shot.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139659
139660
>>139651
In that case, it is probably best that he stay in town hall and assist B Squad until he has covering fire.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139660
139661
>>139659
Any more specific actions?
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139661
139662
>>139660
Besides performing a sweep of town hall? Not really.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139662
139663
>>139661
From his position in the office on the far end Silver can see that there are four doors. Two on the right, one on the left, and one at the end.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139663
139664
>>139662
Silver goes to the first door on the right.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139664
139665
>>139663
This room looks to be a mundane bathroom with a single toilet, blue tile floors, a basket and a window on the far side. It's a narrow room.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139665
139666
>>139664
Hmm...door on the left, then.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139666
139667
>>139665
Technically this is the second door on the left, as the staiwell Silver came in from is also on the left.

This is a narrow supply closet that wraps around, with stacks of paper, a set of pens, a simple paper cups among other things.

What is less in-place, is what lies down on the ground: a green sleeping bag that looks to be full. It lies in such a position that it takes up essentially the full space between shelves.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139667
139668
>>139666
"That is unusual..."

Silver investigates this 'green sleeping bag' with his flashlight.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139668
139669
>>139667
It seems to be completely zipped up and full. It's the standard cotton and nylon bag issued to the Equestrian Army.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139669
139670
>>139668
Silver unzips it.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139670
139671
>>139669
Silver cannot make out many details through the thin, nigh transparent covering of silk that encases what is before him. Yet what Silver can gather is that under the layer of white-tinted gossamer is a light brown unicorn with his eyes closed and mouth open - technical private Hazelfront.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139671
139672
>>139670
"Private!"

Silver is relieved that he's found his missing private, but figures that until the town is secure it is not a good idea pulling him out just yet. He whispers to Hazelfront before zipping him back up.

"I am coming back for you."

Next, he tries the second door on the right.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139672
139673
>>139671
This room is marked "records" above the door, and inside are a number of file cabinets, shelves, and cardboard boxes
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139673
139674
>>139672
Interesting. He definitely marks this room for further inspection later, as the records may hold things of value. For now, however, he inspects the room on the end.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139674
139675
>>139673
Silver enters this room to see:

A pair of desks, each facing towards the center. A wall that seems to hold a black, telephone switch board with cables (albeit now many applicable holes), a pair of telephones, a chair near the entrance, an over turned chair near one of the desks, an upright chair by the other desk, and windows on each side of the room. Both desks have papers on them, while one has a headset, and another has an apple core on top. The room smells of cigarette smoke.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139675
139676
>>139674
Silver curses himself somewhat for not knowing how to contact command using telephones. Doing so would undoubtably be so much faster than telegraphs.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139676
139677
>>139675
There is a slight bumping sound, as if against wood
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139677
139678
>>139676
Silver pulls his rifle in front of him, and turns towards the direction of the noise.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139678
139679
>>139677
It seems to be from the direction of the desk on the left. No creature is visible popping out from behind the desk... yet.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139679
139680
>>139678
Silver calls out to the desk, and whoever may or may not be behind it.

"Whoever you are, come out slowly and put your hooves where I can see them."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139680
139681
>>139679
A beige furred pair of ears pop up, and then a muzzle and dark blue eyes. Then a thin pony sits up, hooves raised. The form is decidedly female, her hair is back and she wears an Equestrian Army uniform.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139681
139682
>>139680
Silver nods slowly.

"Alright. Good. Now...changeling or pony?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139682
139683
>>139681
[pause]
"Pony!"
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139683
139684
>>139682
He nods again.

"Okay. Now, here is what I am going to do. I am going to come over there, and test you to see if you really are pony or not. Regardless of what test shows, even if it turns out you are changeling, as long as you stay still and do not try anything you will not get hurt. Understand?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139684
139685
>>139683
She nods, slowly.

In the corner of Silver's eye, he can see something rising up behind him
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139685
139686
>>139684
Silver turns around to face whatever this threat is.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139686
139687
>>139685
Behind Silver, rising up from the second desk is another pony; a pegasus mare with a bright dandelion coat and a brown mane tied in a pony tail. She, too, wears an Equestrian Army uniform and no hat.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139687
139688
>>139686
"Stay right there!"

Silver trains his gun on her.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139688
139689
>>139687
Silver may want to be careful as to where he stands, as the desks are perpendicular to each other and it's easy for Silver to be blind to one while facing the other.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139689
139690
>>139688
I assume there is a spot Silver can back up to where he has some measure of view of them both?
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139690
139691
>>139689
Without them moving? Silver can move to the entry door, or maybe even to either of the windows, but it will place him at a distance from at least one of the two ponies, wherever he moves
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139691
139692
>>139690
Silver backs up to the entry door, turning to aim first at earth pony, then the pegasus, and back again.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139692
139693
>>139691
The earth pony is very frightened, with the dandelion pegasus having a more blank expression
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139693
139694
>>139692
Once he's back to the entryway, he keeps the two in his sights.

"Okay, slight change of plans. I am going to call for assistance, then I will test you two..."

He calls out into the hallway while maintaining line of sight.

"I got two non-combatants here. Second floor, last room. If anypony can hear me, I need assistance."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139694
139695
>>139693
Enthusiastically, a pair of ponies come over from the office on the far side. It looks like several members of the squad, including the two grenadiers Silver came with, have gone to the office taken up by the machine gunner's nest. Now, two rifle ponies come into the room, with fixed bayonets.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139695
139696
>>139694
"Alright, same deal as before. Pony or not, you do not try anything funny. Understand?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139696
139697
>>139695
"Uh huh"
"Yes sir"
They respond, nodding, and clearly unsettled by the situation, as two rife stallions come forward, and point their bayonets towards the mares.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139697
139698
>>139696
Silver nods, and first checks the pegasus with his flashlight.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139698
139699
>>139697
He eyes are magenta. She narrows her eyes, but does not close them. There is no visible abnormality.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139699
139700
>>139698
"Clear."

He motions for the riflestallion to let her go before he goes to check the earth pony.
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139700
139701
>>139699
He drops his rifle down, and the dandelion Pegasus stands up.

Looking into the earth pony's deep blue eyes, there is no unusual coloration, though the bright light turns her whites yellow. She does not flinch
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139701
139702
>>139700
"Clear."

He motions for this riflestallion to let her go as well.

"I am deeply sorry for such rude welcome, but we are currently still in middle of combat zone. Platoon Sargent Silver Sword."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139702
139703
>>139701
"Uh, Private Primrose"
She tries to stand up on her feet, and smiles awkwardly back at Silver
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139703
139704
>>139702
Silver smiles, and looks back at the pegasus.

"And you?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139704
139705
>>139703
Her expression is still a little blank. She blinks, and answers

"Private Thistle Brush, Sir."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139705
139706
>>139704
He speaks briefly to the two riflestallions.

"Our missing Technical Private is in storage closet, couple of rooms over. Tell either Amber Grain or Brisbuck so we can retrieve him once town is secured."

He turns back to the two mares.

"You two aware of what is going on?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139706
139707
>>139705
"Damn... Sir, Yes Sir." One of the two rifle stallions answers. They leave the room.

Thistle Bush starts to answer
"Well... the phone lines went out. We only had some paperwork that could be done, but we came up here anyways to get away from the stallions. A combat platoon showed up... Then bullets started to fly and we hid under our desks."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139707
139708
>>139706
"Sounds right. That combat platoon is us, we just came up from Wald today. Changelings infiltrated significant part of 332nd, including replacing Captain Forrester and his guards. Seems your desire to keep away from platoon's stallions kept you both from being replaced."

He looks at the telephone switchboard.

"I assume it was this morning when you last checked telephone lines. I sent A Squad to repair sabotaged lines just before shooting started. Can you check them now? We need to get message to Command immediately about our current situation."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139708
139709
>>139707
“Well, they stopped working sometime last night. I’m not sure if they work to The Front. Maybe they work now, I don’t know.”

Thistle Bruah puts on a head set, and goes to the board, placing the wire in one slot.
“Busy”
Then another
“This one, I think leads back to the Quartermaster in Wald...”
She tries another one
“Something seems off. Not like the line is down, but there is more traffic than the lines can handle...”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139709
139710
>>139708
Silver trots up to Thistle Brush, and points to the last one she tried.

"Where does that go?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139710
139711
>>139709
“That line was supposed to go to the state capitol in Chemeketa, but it’s rewired to the Front.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139711
139712
>>139710
It takes a second for that to sink in, and when it does it sinks like a rock dropped into a lake. Silver feels like his heart has stopped for a few moments before he comes back and looks at Private Thistle Brush. He looks like he's seen a ghost.

"Private...that line leads from Front to here, and this is primary point of communication between Front and Command. There is only one reason I can think of why that line is overwhelmed with traffic..."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139712
139713
>>139711
Thistle Brush hasn’t smiled the whole time Silver has been there, and she doesn’t start now.

“I’m guessing it’s not because they are wondering when the next shipment of carrots will arrive.”

In the silence that follows, the distant thud and thunder creeps into the room.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139713
139714
>>139712
He looks up at the sound, knocked out of his semi-trance and into action. He knows what that thunder means, now.

"Changelings are making their assault on our lines now. They sent Infiltrators ahead to sabotage telegraph and telephone lines so Command would be deaf. Private, patch us in with Wald, immediately. Tell them to either get in touch with Command or find somepony who can, Changelings are attacking now."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139714
139715
>>139713
Her eyes widen, and she is silenced for a moment, before answering Silver.

“Uh, you can only do so much here. The lines rewired here are for speaking to the supply chain on the Front and the quartermaster in Wald. If you want to try more general lines, I think you may have more luck at the Lunar Telephone and Telegraph Office here in town. The lines that run along Old Mecca’s Trail, and along the railroad line from Benson - I think that town is even closer to the front - are all routes through there before going east to Virtue and the Wald. Unless you want to speak with the Quartermaster.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139715
139716
>>139714
"Can Quartermaster get in touch with Command?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139716
139717
>>139715
She shrugs

“Probably? He’s a commissioned officer.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139717
139718
>>139716
"Then get in touch with him. Every pony we can contact about this is one more chance we can stop this assault before Changelings destroy us all."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139718
139719
>>139717
“Uh, okay. I can try. They may not like to hear it. They are already afraid to send trains through. Now they will be even more afraid, but they will have no choice.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139719
139720
>>139718
"Please, do so Thistle."

He looks to Private Primrose.

"Primrose, is there anything you can do about line from Front, any way to sort out traffic so we can get some idea of what is going on?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139720
139721
>>139719
“I think the telephone office has the main line, so it’s possible to tap into people’s conversations there. I don’t think we can do it here. Maybe if we call somepony will have the time to tell us?”

She gives a toothy smile that’s a bit nervous.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139721
139722
>>139720
"Дерьмо...try it."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139722
139723
>>139721
She places the line in the appropriate slot in the board, puts on the headset, and moves the rotary several times, before waiting ona response.

“Hello? Hello? Yes, we know about the water shortage. Oh. Well, sorry to hear about that, but can we get a situation report? Oh. Well I know you’re busy. Yes. I understand. Thank you.”

They are not on the line a full minute.

She turns to Silver
“The Changelings have begun a mass scale bombardment across the entire line. There is no assault yet, but they are expecting a night attack, or an attack at the break of dawn. That is all they could tell me.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139723
139724
>>139722
Silver looks at Thistle.

"You get that?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139724
139725
>>139723
“Yes...” she says.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139725
139726
>>139724
"Relay that information to Quartermaster so he may send it to Command. They have been in dark for far too long."

Silver lets out a sigh of relief.

"So, our death is not imminent. Given circumstances, I will take it."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139726
139727
>>139725
“Oh, okay.... Are the Changelings gone here?”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139727
139728
>>139726
"No, A Squad is still in combat with them. I am waiting for B Squad to finish sweep of building before joining them...or at least finding out which group is actualy A Squad and which are changelings."
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139728
139729
>>139727
This unsettles her
“Oh... alright then. I’ll sit back here, if you don’t mind.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139729
139730
>>139728
"Good idea. I am going to go check on troops. Lock this door after I leave. So you know we are ponies when we return, we will say 'klutzy' through door, to which you will reply 'draconequus' to let us know you are ponies. Understood?"
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139730
139731
>>139729
“Fluxy what now? Uh, yes. I will do so.”
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139731
139737
>>139730
"Klutzy, draconequus. It is sign and countersign we are using to distinguish ourselves as being ponies, not changelings. Memorize it, please."
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139735
139737
hopes to continue tomorrow
Anonymous
58c04a9
?
No.139737
139738
>>139731
>>139735
She gives a small smile. "Okay, sir."

The gunfire has since stopped.

Within ten seconds, the following two things happen. The distant thunder stops, and the small lights on the switch board go out.
Silver "The Floof" Sword
9226999
?
No.139738
139739
>>139737
"That is not good sign."

Silver goes to where the former mayor's office, to see how much of B Squad is there.