Homeworld: Deserts of Etri book 1 against the Sandstorm.

Chapter 1: Ahead the Schedule

Chapter 1. Ahead the schedule.
Date: July 30 2120 AD.
Location: Outskirts of Zeta Base, Southern Dadesh Sector, Northern Coalition Command.

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In a dunes of the Deserts of Etri. A purple Anthromorphic Alicorn look's at the desert horizon of the setting sun. She look down on her feet thinking about the Object they're discovered at the Satellite 5 years ago. Suddenly. Her comms is picking up a signal from her left wrist and spoke.

Comms: Princess Twilight! Your highness we must prepare our Expedition fleet immediately!

Twilight answered her comms back.

Twilight: copy that commander! I'm returning to the base immediately.

She gets up from the sands, and wipe out sands in her bum and tail. She pulls out her some sort of key and calls her vehicle. The vehicle comes over the dunes and goes over her. Because her vehicle is big and wide. She perfectly fits inside the underbelly. With few metres above to spare. She gets inside her vehicle and drives over the dunes and towards the massive military Coalition base called. Zeta Base.

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Twilight arrives at the base and asked for permission to open.

Twilight: I arrived with the deliveries including the advanced tactical scanner from the Esplion Base in Tunidian Highlands Sector Commander! And also requesting open bay door 4B!
Commander: very good your Highness! We need to install that new scanner to the Grand Canterlot Expedition Command Carrier immediately! Catasian forces are closing in from the front line! The Preparation for the Expedition is now accelerated, three months ahead of our schedule now! And yes opening Bay Door 4B.

The door was finally opened and let her the base. The Zeta Base is the most Fortified Military bases in the NCC ( Northern Coalition Command).
Inside the Base, many military personnels are working round the clock to accelerate the preparation for the great expedition. Large transport trucks and a Giant Lander planes from across the other NCC sectors are stocking up Supplies, Weapons and personels for the Expedition, Griffin, Dragon and Pegasi Pilots from Grepeyus, Cloudale and Moldar Sector, Are coming here for air Force support for the Expedition, large and tracked, non-tracked vehicles are now fixing up and modifying for long distance desert condition, twilight's vehicle is now entering to the Jewel pride of the Expedition fleet. The Grand Canterlot of the Celestial class Command Carrier. Her Vehicle is parked safety to the vehicle hanger bay. She opens up on the back of her Vehicle and pulls out a large cylindrical shaped tech, this tech is called the Advanced Tactical Battle Scanner, this scanner scanner can give unprecedented amount high definition over the range of 100km in radius. Giving a tactical edge over the Catasian counterparts. Which is their current enemy to the Coalition.

Twilight: ( safely puts the Scanner onto forklift bots) ok bots be careful installing that one ok?!

The bots nodded and they bring the scanner to the designated location for installing the new Scanner. Twilight was quite happy that she brought that special scanner to the Jewel of the Expedition fleet. A familiar voices was calling her behind her. She looks back and saw an orange Anthromophic earth pony mare, She wears an Coalition Engineering uniform and wears long boots resembles from the old west. And also wears her favourite signature hat, she quickly knows that's her best friend. Engineering manager Applejack.

Applejack: well howdy Twi! Did you brin' that scanner all the way back here'?!

Twilight: ( giggles) yes Applejack! Though it wasn't that hard.. once you get use to
long distance driving on the desert..

Applejack: yep! You right there Partner! Anyway! Your boyfriend Commander Flash
needs you at the bridge! Probably wants you to have little love!( Giggles)