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skybrushus · 2 years

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Although Coco Pommel's main mission was over in in my Royal Equestria Security Force, RESF, dreamscape there was still lots of clean up to do.

With her single shot the mare had effectively decapitated leadership of the criminal organization that Kraka Blackwing had built and then used to terrorize the members of the Silver Talon Nation. Yes there were still individuals and pockets of resistance, but with assistance from the Royal Equestria Army, Air Force, members of Coco's organization, and the Confederacy of Nations Security Forces they were quickly gaining the upper hand.

Kraka and his gang may have been able to terrorize the locals, but in the process they had made many, many enemies throughout the Confederacy who now knew it was payback time. And having recently come off a thwarting an invasion from another plane of existence the criminals were no match for the forces of the Royal Sisters and the Confederacy.

The canyon walls echoed the groans and growls of the next wave of approaching transports and their escorts. Coming into view were 3 Sunrise Class heavy armed transports with a Striker Class airships at the front and back of line. The Strikers took up station orbiting around the old lodge. Their energy spheres were constantly pivoting and rotating as the weapon officers onboard searched for potential ambushers. The transports owned turrets were busy covering the landing zone as they slowed to a hover over the old lodge. Suddenly on the main deck of lodge a large circle of ward staffs briefly flashed with arcane light when it subsided there stood 3 dozen armed individuals. Then the first transport departed.

The majority of them were griffins. They staggered a bit on their arrival, for most this was their first time experiencing teleportation. The unicorns who had joined them in the jump quickly got them organized and then led them over to a field tent that had been hastily set up in one corner of lodge's parking lot.

With that accomplished the other transports descended one at a time. As they did they rotated so they could bring their loading ramps down near the edge of the lodge's parking lot that ended at the edge of the canyon. The lot wasn't large enough for the transports to physically land. Gingerly the great craft came down until their ramp was just a couple feet off the ground. In preparation for their arrival the guard rail that usually resided here had been cut away. The ramp came down and the freight master sprinted down it. They then turned around and started making various gestures with their arms. A few seconds later the first of three, lightly armed and armored 4x4 vehicles belonging to the Confederacy came tearing down the ramp when the last vehicle had cleared the ramp the freight master jumped back onboard and the levitators on the transport roared to life. Quickly the 56 ton armored behemoth rose into the afternoon sky as its great ramp slowly swung up and closed again. Then the next transport came down and repeated the process.

Corbon sat on pile of ammo boxes and watched this aerial ballet unfold while he chewed on a sandwich. Over the last few hours the normally quiet mountains he called home had been abuzz with a plethora of sounds and sights. Even as the drone of the transports and their escorts faded away the old griffin could hear the approaching whop whop of rotor blades.

Soon a large executive style helicopter wearing the livery of the Confederacy of Nations came into view. It's rotor blades kicked up a great cloud of billowing of dust, gravel, and pine needles as it landed in the parking lot. As soon as the craft had landed the pilot throttled back the engines but left them running. A small party of griffins and ponies jogged out the lodge. One of them was Coco.

The helicopter's cabin door opened up and then steps folded down. 2 mares emerged from the craft. A mint green unicorn with short light green mane and tail and an ivory earth pony with a deep blue and magenta mane and tail. Both were dressed in dark pants suits and were wearing dark, wraparound sunglasses. The mares were holding PDWs. They scanned the parking lot and then made a hand gesture; now exiting from helicopter was a white unicorn with an elegantly curled violet-blue mane and tail. Her mane and tail along with her jacket and skirt of her suit fluttered in rotor blades turbulence.

Behind her emerged an older female griffin in a suit that even at this distance Corbon recognized as Hara Creelaka, the current head of the Golden Bill Nation. Like the mare Hara had 2 female griffins who were obviously her close security detail. Decked out in tactical crew they emerged behind her holding submachine guns.

The group from the lodge trotted out and met the arriving party halfway across the parking lot. They was a very brief series of introductions and then walked into the lodge at a brisk pace. As soon as they reached the front door of the lodge the pilot of the helicopter who'd been watching them confirmed with the crew chief over the intercom that the steps had been stowed and the cabin door was secured. Satisfied with the response he advanced the throttle and the copter rose into the air. Then it rotated and departed the same direction the transports had headed. As the drone of the rotor blades faded away the quiet of the mountains slowly returned. Soon only the sound of the jays squawking and the pines rustling in the afternoon breeze could be heard. Brushing off some random dust that had settled on his sandwich Corbon resumed eating.

Corbon opened an eye at the sound of approaching hooves. He'd been resting against the shady trunk of a pine tree near the edge of the lodge parking lot. The late afternoon sun was already setting behind the mountains throwing long shadows up the canyon. The heat of the autumn day was fading away. Off in the far distance he could hear the echoing rumble of a fighter-bomber. All day the aircraft of the Equestria Air Force had been practicing their trade on various strongholds of the former crime boss Kraka Blackwing. Several seconds later a soft but audible crump could be heard.

Approaching the old griffin was Coco and the violet-blue maned unicorn. Behind them was the 2 mares that had exited the helicopter earlier today. The griffin stretched and then slowly got to his feet. Slung his rifle over his shoulder and waited. The unicorn stopped a few feet away and addressed him.

"Hello dear. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Colonel Rarity of the Royal Equestria Security Forces. I was in charge with overseeing Miss Pommel's part of this operation. Myself and the Crown wish to express our gratitude for the assistance you provided in this operation. Your aid was crucial to its success. Thank you." She then extended her right hand.

The old griffin looked at his right hand and quickly gave it a wipe on his pants. Then he shook hers. "Nut a prublem ma'am. I just did what had tu be dun. That buzzard had wurn ut his welcum lung agu."

Rarity grinned and returned the handshake. "Darling I believe you're underestimating your assistance, but before Coco and I left and wanted to thank you personally."

Corbon rubbed his bill and looked at Coco. "Su. Yu gunna be heading uff?"

Coco spoke up. "Unfortunately yes. I need to give my report directly to the Crown tomorrow morning. Corbon I want to thank you. I couldn't have done this without your help."

"Ah it was nuthin. I wish all my clients knew huw tu shuut like yu. My jub wuld be fucking easier if they did!"

Coco giggled. "Well Corbon. If you're available in the future. Perhaps next spring. I'd like to hire you as my guide. I'm not interested in hunting, but..."

Her voice drifted off as she slowly looked at the surrounding mountains. "But I would like to learn more about this place. I want to see the beauty of these mountains through the eyes of one who grew up in them."

The griffin grinned. "Deal! Yu give me a date and I'll make the time fur yu!"

In the distance one could hear the hiss of an approaching craft. The earth pony blushed a little. "Well, I guess this where we go our separate ways."

Corbon slowly stepped forward and placed his right hand on her shoulder. He looked her in the eyes and then spoke with a solemn voice. "Althugh we nuw travel different paths we will always walk tugether. Take care."

Coco suddenly reached out and give the griffin a big hug just as a sleek, high speed liaison craft bearing the livery of the Royal Court of Equestria came rocketing up the canyon. The pilot banked the craft and in one quick, smooth motion brought it to land in the parking lot. Coco let go and smiled.

Take care Corbon.

"Same fur yu." Said the griffin.

Then Coco, Rarity, and her bodyguards walked quickly over to the craft and boarded. A few seconds later it lifted off and sped away into the early evening sky. Corbon watched them until they were out of sight. Then he sighed.

"Well. This was definitely a day tu remember."

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xtruss · 8 months

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Scientists Find Origin-of-Life Molecule in Space for First Time

— By Jess Thomson | August 8, 2023

NASA image of the Tarantula Nebula star-forming region taken by Webb’s Near-Infrared Camera. A molecular cloud in interstellar space has been found to contain carbonic acid for the first time. NASA, ESA, CSA, AND STSCI

molecule common to Earth and usually associated with life has been detected in the depths of space by scientists.

Carbonic acid (HOCOOH), which you may know as the chemical that makes your soda fizzy, was discovered lurking near the center of our galaxy in a galactic center molecular cloud named G+0.693-0.027, a study published in The Astrophysical Journal revealed.

This marks the third time that carboxylic acids—this class of chemicals, often thought to be some of the building blocks of life—have been detected in space, after acetic acid and formic, and the first time that an interstellar molecule has been found to contain three or more oxygen atoms.

"Our observations have allowed us to know that carbonic acid, which until now had remained invisible to our eyes, is relatively abundant in space, which makes it an essential piece to understand the interstellar chemistry of carbon and oxygen, two of the fundamental chemical elements in any prebiotic process," Víctor M. Rivilla, a researcher at the Spanish Center for Astrobiology and co-author of the study, told German broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW).

"This result confirms that the path we have chosen is the right one to search for, and detect more molecules that we suspect were key to the appearance of life on our planet," he concluded.

Carboxylic acids are a type of organic compound characterized by a carbon (C) atom doubly bonded to an oxygen (O) atom and singly bonded to a hydroxyl group (―OH). Carbonic acid in particular is formed when CO2 is dissolved in water, meaning that it is present in increased concentrations in our seas due to CO2 in the atmosphere.

Many theories as to how life on Earth evolved suggest that primitive life may have emerged from a primordial soup of chemicals when our planet was very young. Some have suggested that these chemicals, including carboxylic acids, may have arrived on Earth from space, traveling via comets and meteorites to the forming planet.

Carbonic acid has been previously detected on other astronomical bodies, including the icy moons of Jupiter, in some meteorites and comets, and even on Mars and Mercury, but until now, has not been seen in interstellar space.

The authors explained that the discovery of these more complex molecules in the interstellar medium may reveal clues about the origins of our planet and the life upon it.

"The presence of prebiotic COMs within extraterrestrial material thus firmly suggests the existence of carboxylic acids of increasing complexity in the ISM (interstellar medium), including amino acid–related species. Within this context, considerable efforts have been devoted to hunting for other acids, such as propenoic or acrylic acid, propanoic acid, cyanoacetic acid, glycolic acid, hydantoic acid, and glycine, whose identification in the [interstellar medium] remains elusive."

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khetikisaniwala · 11 months

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मोदी@9 | प्रधानमंत्री की किसान योजना सफल, लेकिन सरकार कृषि आय दोगुनी करने के लक्ष्य से अभी भी दूर

इस साल 23 मार्च को संसद में पेश की गई एक रिपोर्ट में कृषि पर एक संसदीय पैनल ने कहा कि सरकार किसानों की कृषि आय दोगुनी करने के लक्ष्य से बहुत दूर है।

प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी की सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल में देश का कृषि क्षेत्र कई उतार-चढ़ाव से गुजरा। जबकि भारत के खाद्य उत्पादन में वृद्धि देखी गई, वित्त वर्ष 2012 में भारत के कृषि निर्यात में $ 50 बिलियन के ऐतिहासिक उच्च स्तर पर पहुंचने के साथ, तीन विवादास्पद कृषि कानूनों की शुरूआत के बाद हजारों किसानों के विरोध में सड़कों पर आने के बाद सरकार की छवि को नुकसान पहुंचा।

किसानों की आय दोगुनी करने का मोदी सरकार का सबसे बड़ा वादा किसानों को सीधे नकद हस्तांतरण शुरू करने के बावजूद पूरा नहीं हुआ है।

बड़ा वादा

पिछले चार वर्षों में, किसानों की आय को दोगुना करना इस क्षेत्र का मुख्य विषय रहा है, क्योंकि मोदी ने 2017 में अपने स्वतंत्रता दिवस भाषण के दौरान इसकी घोषणा की थी। भारतीय जनता पार्टी के टर्म 2.0 घोषणापत्र में इसे फिर से दोहराया गया। पार्टी ने क्षेत्र के लिए बढ़ती कृषि क्षेत्रीय आय और समृद्धि का वादा किया।

2023 के आर्थिक सर्वेक्षण में कहा गया है कि मोदी के दूसरे कार्यकाल के दौरान कृषि क्षेत्र में पिछले छह वर्षों में 4.6 प्रतिशत की वार्षिक वृद्धि दर देखी गई। कृषि वार्षिक बजट 2023 में पांच गुना बढ़कर 1.25 लाख करोड़ रुपये हो गया, जो 2013-14 में 30,223.88 करोड़ रुपये था।

इस वर्ष 21 मार्च को कृषि मंत्रालय द्वारा जारी एक बयान के अनुसार, कृषि क्षेत्र के लिए संस्थागत ऋण 2013-14 में 7.3 लाख करोड़ रुपये से बढ़कर 2022-23 में 18.5 लाख करोड़ रुपये हो गया।

2019 में प्रधानमंत्री किसान सम्मान निधि की शुरुआत, छोटी जोत वाले किसानों के लिए एक आय सहायता योजना, जो तीन समान किस्तों में प्रति वर्ष 6,000 रुपये प्रदान करती है, मोदी सरकार के दूसरे कार्यकाल की सफलता की कहानी रही है। रुपये से अधिक। अब तक 11 करोड़ से अधिक किसानों को 2.24 लाख करोड़ रुपये जारी किए जा चुके हैं। सरकार का दावा है कि डिजिटल ट्रांसफर का मतलब है कि पैसा अंतिम उपयोगकर्ता तक पहुंचता है।

इसके अलावा, किसान क्रेडिट कार्ड (केसीसी) योजना के माध्यम से एक वर्ष के भीतर ऋण चुकाने वाले सभी लोगों के लिए रियायती संस्थागत ऋण 4 प्रतिशत प्रति वर्ष की दर से बढ़ाया जा रहा है। यह किसानों को ऋण के अनौपचारिक स्रोतों के ऋणग्रस्तता से खुद को छुटकारा दिलाने का एक उपाय है, और अधिक सदस्यों को नामांकित करने के लिए फरवरी 2020 में एक विशेष अभियान शुरू किया गया था। कृषि मंत्रालय द्वारा उपलब्ध कराए गए नवीनतम आंकड़ों के अनुसार, 23 दिसंबर, 2022 तक 387.87 लाख से अधिक नए केसीसी आवेदन स्वीकृत किए गए थे, जिनकी स्वीकृत क्रेडिट सीमा रु. ड्राइव के हिस्से के रूप में 4,49,443 करोड़।

सरकार ने जैविक खेती और सूक्ष्म सिंचाई को बढ़ावा देने के लिए भी कदम उठाए हैं, जिसमें नाबार्ड के साथ 5,000 करोड़ रुपये के प्रारंभिक कोष के साथ एक सूक्ष्म सिंचाई कोष का निर्माण शामिल है, साथ ही कृषि उपयोग के लिए ड्रोन जैसी नवीनतम तकनीक की शुरुआत भी की गई है। 2014-15 से मार्च 2022 की अवधि के दौरान, कृषि मशीनीकरण के लिए 5,490.82 करोड़ रुपये आवंटित किए गए थे, जैसा कि कृषि मंत्रालय ने 21 मार्च, 2023 को एक बयान में कहा था। किसानों को सब्सिडी के आधार पर 13,88,314 मशीनें उपलब्ध कराई गई हैं।

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globalforest · 1 year

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Understanding carbon and its importance to the environment can help you make informed decisions.

#Corbon

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folsomoralsurgery · 2 years

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starsunderwaterr · 8 days

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can u write agent 8 x reader again pls 😓 i rlly like ur content

YES I CAN.

I need a break from uni work for a little and omg. lucy by corbon amodio (the "bingo, bingo baby" song) has been STUCK in my head and it reminds me so much of agent 8! it's so her coded! so here we go! i missed you loves so much!

So, here we go! <3

General (Fem) Agent 8 Headcanons!

ALL CHARACTERS ARE 18+

MINORS DNI

Warnings: slight mentions of a heated makeout sesh

Okay so, I definitely feel like Eight is the type of girlfriend to sing you the "bingo bingo baby, I love you. ain't that crazy? i want you, i want you, over again :)" part of the song over and over

I feel like in general, she sings to you a lot, usually in the comfort of your shared apartment

Will grab your hands and dance with you back and forth with a big smile on her face

She always knows when to dance with you, too, like

She can pick up on when you're having a bad day and she knows how to approach the situation perfectly

It's probably from her time being an agent, analyzing situations and body language, but she's also just an intuitive person :3

Will force you to get outside and go on walks with her, will point out the funny shapes in the clouds with you and will even buy you ice cream or boba!

Just wants to be with you :') she loves you so much

When it comes to cuddling, this girl is a monster

She will open her arms for you to crawl into, and when she's done wrapping her arms around you??

HEAD KISSES GALOREEE

Absolutely loves kissing you and looking into your eyes

She will cat stare you from across the room, and her pupils literally dilate when looking at you

She really is the "bingo, bingo, baby" audio because she basically is a cat

When you're working on something, say on the couch, she'll just plant her head in your lap and stretch out unbothered with a yawn

"Uh... Eight?" "Hm?" She yawned, closing her eyes happily as she pushed the laptop out of your grasp

"I was working on-" "No.-" She cut off, looking up at you with a pout

"Come on and cuddle." She whined, demanding attention as she snuggled her head into your lap

Eight. LOVES. Cuddling.

I don't need to say it again

This girl will lay her head on you always

On the train, on the couch, out in public

In the mornings when she's really sleepy, she'll even cuddle you from behind and rest her head on your back

In bed, it's heaven

She gets close, right up against you, but sometimes she wants her space

She usually will always have a body part touching you though, cause she just likes to be close to you

She's a little bub

Having dates with Eight is so fun because god forbid it's like turf, say, she gets ultra protective of you whilst also being your biggest fan

Like, during matches, she'll hype you up even if you're on the opposing team and will splat her own teammates (or try to) if they're coming at you

You were getting slammered by a Splatana user, they just wouldn't leave you alone!

Suddenly, from across the map, you hear a loud charge ring out!

Shit! This time she was actually going to splat you!

But the body next to you fell to the ground, and the little spirit floated up with a whine.

You looked back at Eight, who now stood there from behind the bridge hiding spot

She waved to you with a closed mouth smile, her E-Litre perched on the cement top

You had to stop swooning over how cute she looked because you almost got splatted yourself-

Eight could be so clueless sometimes tho, it was hilarious

A turf player was explaining turf to you like you were stupid, and you were clearly uninterested

Looking to Eight, you gave her a look, hoping she'd catch on, but instead, she just smiled at you confused-

Oh, Eight... what are we gonna do with you

After that conversation the best thing she said was, "He smelled like Crusty Sean's van... embarrassing."

Eight's facial expressions are everything omg-

When she dislikes something, she makes it known

But the cutest of them all was when she once saw you <3

The two of you had been apart for a long time due to her work during SO, and she had texted you that she would be coming home soon

You decided to meet her at the entrance to the train station, and you noticed her walking around nonchalantly taking in a new part of the city

Suddenly, she caught a look of you, and she did a double take

Her previously grim expression was now full of joy as she saw you and all of your greatness

See? Y'all, when I'm telling you she loves you... she loves you

She instantly rushed over and hugged you, kissing your cheek a ton as she greeted you

"I missed you so much!" Her voice rang out, happiness in every word

Her accent makes everything cuter omg

When she pronounces certain words, she says them uniquely and it's so cute

You tease her about it sometimes and she doesn't even pay any mind to it, just repeats the word with cute confusion

"And so I was telling him to give me the Octo Snypear (Sniper)." "Heh... Snypear."

"Snypear."

"..." "..."

"Anyways-"

You're not judging her for her accent, you just find it cute that she pronounces certain words a certain way

Surprise, surprise, Eight gets needy

Aside from her wanting to cuddle, there are some days that she comes up to you and just needs a hug

Sometimes her mind gets too foggy and the memories get to be too much, and she just needs you to be there for her

She walked over to you, your smile fading upon seeing her own frown

"Baby, what's wrong?" She didn't say anything, just hugged you and whined softly

Poor baby just needed some comfort and your touch

It's often all she needs

She'll take naps cuddled up on your shoulder, her head resting there as she hugs your torso

Surprisingly, she's not too big on lip kisses, but she does love a good makeout sesh here and there

For the most part, she'll kiss any other part of your body like your hands, your cheeks

But each kiss is fast and repetitive

She just loves you so much, and she shows you

Through her care for you, her kisses, her little favors for you

Need something?

Before you could think of it, she's on it

The best thing about Eight, was that one night, after a bad breakdown for you

You went to take a shower, and when you came out, the towels laid out for you were warm, fresh out the dryer...

This girl took the time to do that for you... she really loves you

Like I said, she loves you, so she's willing to do anything for you, happily

She's your lil bingo bingo baby >:3

#splatoon #splatoon 2 #splatoon x reader #splatoon 3 #agent 8 #agent 8 x reader #female agent 8 #splatoon headcanon #splatoon headcanons

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toutplacid · 1 month

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Renard qui court, les Galannières, Corbon — trois crayons sur papier gris, carnet nº 137, 18 mai 2023

#2023 #renard #course #les galannieres #corbon #orne #perche #normandie #animal #campagne #animal sauvage #trois crayons #carnet 137 #printemps #spring #profil

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skybrushus · 2 years

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After emergency planning, acquiring the substitute equipment, and enlisting the aid of the locals it was finally time for Coco Pommel to carry out her mission in my Royal Equestria Security Force, RESF, dreamscape.

Corbon peered through his binoculars. Coco and him were perched on a very small stone ledge that was located on a towering, almost vertical cliff that had an excellent view across a narrow canyon at an old lodge about 600yds away and slightly below them. That was the current stronghold of their target. The crime boss Kraka Blackwing.

The old griffin glanced at the mare out of the corner of his eye. They'd been lying in wait for the last couple of hours for the op to begin and their target/prey to appear. The guide took a moment to assess his partner in this endeavor.

He'd been guiding clients up, around, over these mountains for more than 20 years and in that time he'd learned how to assess his client's skills, temperament, and mindset by watching their body language.

In spite of her bright, multi-shade aqua mane and tail and pleasant disposition, Coco was a natural hunter. She exhibited neither fidgeting movements of boredom or the distracted, wandering mind of having to wait hours for game to appear that plagued many of his clients.

Her face projected an aura of calm and contentment, but Corbon noticed that the mare's teal green eyes were slowly and constantly scanning the target area and the terrain around them. The earth pony's movements were slow, precise, and methodical. When she did move she naturally avoided scraping or dragging herself or her gear in a way that would create a sound. When they'd been snaking their way through and down the hidden cave that ended at their current location the mare had been like a ghost.

She's a natural at this. Thought the griffin. She's the real deal. without taking his eyes off the lodge he spoke with a hushed voice.

"Can ask yu a questun?"

Coco lowered her own pair of binoculars. "You can ask. Whether I can answer it will depend on the question."

Corbon raised his binoculars. "Where didya lurn tu do this?"

The mare kept scanning the lodge. "Well. I've been shooting since I was 8 years old, and I started competing in winter and summer biathlon when I was 12. Then a couple years later I started entering long rifle competitions. You know the out to 1000yd stuff."

The griffin shook his head. "I wasn't asking where lurned tu shoot. I wanna knuw where yu lurned tu kill."

For several seconds Coco continued scanning with the binoculars then slowly lowered them and spoke. Although her eyes kept scanning the landscape.

"I was in Manehattan when the Shadow Lord unleashed his assault on this world. One of the initial portals was in Trotting Heights Park. The first few days were utter chaos. As the Crown scrambled to make sense of it and start set up an organized response to the attack. In Manehattan there were bands marauding monsters roaming the streets of the city killing anypony they could find."

Coco took a sip from her water bottle. "I was riding on the subway when the attack happened, for the next week I just tried to stay alive and help out where I could. Initially responses to the attack were just hastily assembled groups made up of ponies from the police, emergency services, off-duty and retired military forces, and just ordinary ponies."

"At one point I came across a wrecked police cruiser in a parking garage that I was taking shelter in. Apparently the vehicle had been part of the Manehattan Police Special Response Unit because I found in it a scoped, semi-auto, .308 rifle and several loaded magazines in its torn open trunk. Without thinking I took the rifle."

The mare stowed the water bottle and took a bite from a protein bar. "I didn't have any clear plan. I. Just wanted to help somehow. So I started hunting the invaders. Taking out lone stragglers and targets of opportunities. I had a couple of close calls but a combination of luck and familiarity with the city saved my hide."

"Eventually I hooked up with one of the group defenders in the city. I stayed with them for a month plying my new profession until I came into contact with one of the units from the Royal Equestria Security Forces that had been sent to recon the city. It was then that I met my current commander Rarity and joined her unit. I knew of Rarity because of her work in the fashion industry and the deeds that she and her friends have done for the Crown. Because of their actions in the past all of them had been given field commissions and tasked by the Royal Sisters with helping defeat the invaders. After the war myself and Rarity along with her friends stayed on in the RESF. There's still a need for our skills."

Coco looked at the griffin. "Now can I ask you a couple of questions?"

Corbon shrugged. "Unly fair, Uf curse that's assuming I can."

Coco slowly looked back at the thin, almost slit-like opening they'd use crawl out on the ledge they were sitting on then back at the griffin. "How did you find this location?"

She glanced around at the various shrubbery, assorted rocks, and continuing cliff face that did a very good job hiding the location. "Even if you were flying this would be very difficult to spot. The cave entrance even more so."

The griffin took a piece of dried, smoked, salmon and chewed on it. "I'm a fucking guide. I need tu know the lands and where the game might be or hide. Ur else I wun't be duing it fer lung! I stumbled acruss the cave and this place years agu."

Coco chewed the corner of her mouth as she considered her next question. "If you've known of this place and how hidden it is. Why haven't you put a bullet in Kraka from here?"

The old griffin was silent for almost a minute. Finally a very soft voice he spoke. "Have yu ever shuut the wrung target? Ever been shur and pulled the trigger unly find uut later it wasn't."

Corbon took a deep breath and then slowly let it out. "I use tu be a deputy guardian fer the nation years agu. I was wun uf best at the time. Then. Then wun day there was fight that bruke ut at wun uf the humesteads. Myself and my pardner were sent ut tu see wut was guing un."

A pained expression danced across the griffin's face. "The place we wur heading tu was a place we'd been tu many times. The husband had a mean streak a mile wide, and was prune tu take it ut un nut just his neighburs but alsu un his family. In fact he use tu run with that buzzard Kraka back in his yuth. Befer Kraka became the terrur uf these lands."

"Weeelll. We shuwed up and this time it was ubvius the husband had gun tu far. Apparently he gut intu a fight with a neighbur and had put a bullet intu his brisket. His sun had tried tu stup him and had gutten a knife in his chest fur his effurts! We fund him lying face duwn utside their cabin."

Corbon clenched his right paw/hand into a fist. "We heard the sunds of yelling and screaming coming frum the cabin and then a gunshut frum within. The cabin had a frunt and back duur. Me and my pardner decided we'd come in frum buth directions. He'd take the front and I'd take the back. He'd gu first and I'd fulluw a secund ur su after. I heard him gu thru and then yell."

"He's heading yur way!"

"I was entering the cabin myself. It wus dark and eyes my wur trying tu adjust when I saw a large, pitch black figger bearing duwn un me fast. I raised my shutgun and fired twice. Then they slowly crumpled tuward me. I duve ut uf the way and I watched the husband collapse ut uf the duurway intu the daylight."

The griffin closed his eyes and lowered his head. "He. He apparently had grabbed his daughter as a hustage and had been trying tu flee with her. In, in the darkness I cuuldn't see her in his arms."

Corbon opened his eyes and looked at the sky. "The Elders cleared me uf any wrung duin. They said it was an hunest mistake, but I quit the jub."

He looked down at the lodge. "Since Kraka became the fucking terrur uf these lands I've come up her several times with the thught uf putting a bullet in his head. I've even had him in the scupe uf my rifle. But, but every time I've tried tu pull the trigger I suddenly see that daughter's ruined, dead face staring up at me."

Coco slowly nodded her head. "That hasn't happened to me."

The griffin looked over at her with a pained expression. "Fer yer sake I hup it never happens tu yu."

For the next hour they continued the watch in relative silence. Suddenly Coco's phone silently pulsed several times. The was planned signal announcing the start of the operation. A few minutes later several griffin came swooping in landed on the back deck of the lodge. They called out to someone in the lodge. Two figures stepped out to meet them. Corbon was peering through his binoculars.

"There he is." He hissed. "He's wearing the blue shirt and the black pants."

"Blue shirt and black pants." Coco repeated the description as she slowly aimed the rifle. After a second she spoke. "I have the target."

Corbon continued to watch not just the target but the environment around them. He watched the heat mirage ripple slightly from the left to right. "Yu've gut a slight cruswind frum the left. Nut mure than 5mph. Range is 627yds."

"5mph wind from the left." Coco made a couple of clicks on the windage knob of the scope. She double checked the elevation on the rifle. "Range 627yds."

"Dun't furget about the slope." The griffin muttered.

"Roger that." Said the mare.

For what seemed like an eternity they waited. Several times there were brief moments when there was an opening only to have someone would step in the way and block the shot. Kraka was yelling at the griffins gathered and several more who came out of the lodge and then went back in. Finally Kraka dismissed the griffins who'd arrived and started walking back into the lodge. Corbon looked at Coco.

"Take the shot." He said.

"Wait a moment." Said the mare. As she watched Kraka stopped and reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a cell phone. Angrily he tapped in a number and then raised his left arm and put the phone to his head. Exposing the left side of his torso to Coco.

That was what Coco was looking for. She pressed the trigger and sent the projectile on its way. The 185gr soft point arrived a fraction of a second before the sound of the shot echoed through the canyon. The bullet punched through his ribcage on the left side in a downward angle destroying the left lung and then tearing through his heart. The rapidly mushrooming bullet ricocheted of his spine, cracking it in the process. Now tumbling it exited out of the right side of this body shredding his right lung along the way.

Kraka shuddered and dropped his phone. Then he crumpled on the deck in a rapidly growing pool of his own blood.

It took a second for Coco reacquire Kraka in the scope, but it was apparent a second shot wouldn't be necessary. "Job done." She said. She pulled out her own phone and punched a prepared text signal. She waited until she had confirmed delivery. Then she looked at Corbon.

"We should pack up quickly and retreat into the cave. This place is well concealed but we shouldn't dawdle. There will be air transports arriving in a few minutes. We'll wait for their arrival before establishing further contact."

As she slowly crawled back from the ledge Corbon could hear the distant but growing louder grumble of approaching transports.

To be continued.

#Baron-Engel #MLP #anthropomorphic #Coco Pommel #griffin #corbon #sniper #resf #Dreamscape

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