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Ten years after a massive war, Equestria has changed. The Empire now rules over all, giving peace and prosperity to those that deserve it, but some are against this new rulership.

The CMC, a small, raggedy group of smugglers working for the Apple family, are caught red-hoofed by an Imperial patrol. As the friends fight for their lives, they learn about themselves, each other, and the world they now reside in.

Meanwhile, in Canterlot, Emperor Blueblood has amassed a massive fleet and is preparing to smash what is left of the rebellion under the oppressive hoof of his Empire.

[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/13708/of-Steam-Gears-and-Wings Located here]]

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!!Tropes include:

%%* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: Emperor Blueblood, to the point where an entire Imperial ship defected to the Rebellion.
* ActionGirl: All of the original CMC are both mares and accomplished fighters.
* AirborneAircraftCarrier: Airships usually carry a few fighters.
* ArtificialLimbs: Kami Kaze got a prosthetic foreleg after a Mech incident.
* BigBad: Blueblood seized control of Equestria after the Princesses “vanished” and became a brutal tyrant.
%%* TheCaligula: Blueblood
* CannotSpitItOut: Pipsqueak's feelings for Apple Bloom, she thinks he has a crush on Sweetie Belle or Scootaloo, until right before the climax when he just kisses her.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Bunnyhelm Chronos
* EnergyWeapon: Arcana cannons, the standard airship/plane weaponry are magic-based lasers.
%%* TheEmpire
%%* FinalBattle: Chapters titled "The Climax"
%%* HumongousMecha: Mostly come up as part of the background as airships and planes currently dominate the battlefield.
* LaResistance: The New Lunar Republic against Blueblood’s Empire.
%%* RammingAlwaysWorks
* TheStarscream: Bunnyhelm Chronos, slipped Rainbow Dash the blueprints to the Sol Scorcher and subtly helped her escape so the rebellion could kill Blueblood for him.
%%* SteamPunk
%%* SuicideAttack
%%* WaveMotionGun: The Sol Scorcher's main gun
%%* ZeppelinsFromAnotherWorld

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