Millennia: Beginning

Summary
In Ponyville, 19-year old Star Shooter speaks to a recruiter about enlisting in the Lunar Marines. He agrees and signs up, and is set to report to Manehattan in a few days time. He returns to Canterlot where he decides to leave early, but not before saying goodbye to his upstairs neighbor.

The next day, Star boards a train to Manehattan where he takes some time to explore the city prior to reporting to the naval station across the river in the north parts of the city. He comes across a guard at the front gate and is taken in after proving he is a recruit, and he is officially granted to stay in the barracks. He then goes to an on-base surplus store where he is given a training uniform and returns to his designated barrack. There, after settling in, he is lectured by the drill instructor for a brief minute and then goes to sleep for the night.

The following morning, long before sunrise, Star and the others occupying the barrack are awoken by the same drill instructor and are brought outside to begin their long two and a half months in training, beginning with track running. Star makes it to just over seventy laps around the track before passing out. He wakes up in a medical center on-base and learns of others suffering similarly to him and is let go that same day. When he wakes up the following morning, he finds himself nearly unable to move from the day before. He is taken outside with the rest of the conscripts and they are forced to perform one hundred push ups, sit ups, and crunches--each. Struggling to reach one hundred, Star is confronted by the drill instructor and is sprayed with cold water to motivate him. Unfortunately, he is not able to complete the amount of push ups in time but advances.

At lunch, he meets Silver Edge, a Navy recruit who is shy to begin with. They sit down and get to know each other and quickly become friends. That same day, Silver comes to Star asking if he could sleep in his barrack for the night. Star agrees, despite it not being his call, and the two make it back just as a rainstorm rolls in. Two days later, they head out for more track running but come across a large round mud pit instead, Star getting stuck and falling behind but not before managing to slip free and continue with the help of a unicorn watching from the side. Then, after a break, they return to more exercises before completing another successful day of training.

The following morning, Star is jolted awake by Solar Wave after having a nightmare and denies it to be anything worth discussing with his friend. After fully waking up, Solar brings it up to Star that their drill instructor had come down with a sickness and was unable to train them, thus giving them an unexpected day off. The two take the day to head into the city and explore it once more. On their way back, they are stuck in traffic on the bridge sitting in their taxi carriage after one intersected with another on the Manehattan Bridge. They walk the rest of the way back to base and conclude their day off after learning from a different drill instructor that tomorrow would be their physical exam. Suddenly awoken once more, Star and the others quickly fall in to follow the drill instructor to the next part of their training; the dreaded obstacle course. With much struggle, Star is the last to complete the course and just barely advances to weapons training, which would be the next day's training.

Unlike previous mornings, those in Barrack 19 aren't woken by the drill instructor's shouting and are instead greeted by Sergeant Hardstaff, who then meets them outside after they shower and get dressed, and takes them to the firing range building on-base where they are introduced to pistols and rifles.

Days pass of weapons training, and eventually the autumn season starts to take the region in its grasp with rain showers and colder weather. One morning, Star is making his way to the firing range for more training when he is stopped by Nightpath, another Marine trainee, and the stallion traps him. Star manages to escape his grasp and the two stand off, ready to fight when Hardstaff stops them. The two are punished by him and are forced to run track. Then, after lunch, Star and Solar run back to their barrack when heavy rain falls and those in the barrack sit down to exchange stories, mainly about where they originated from.

Soon, the final week of boot camp was upon them. The first day, Star left the barrack and went to the on-base surplus store, buying some cold weather gear; a beanie and hoof gloves. Upon returning to the barrack, he discovers the water heater was down along with the building's heater. He sneaks to the barrack over and takes a shower there. Afterwards, Star asks a high-ranking officer he found what the schedule was for that day, learning that they had nothing planned. Instead of staying inside, Star goes to the on-base gym for a workout. There, he is startled by Hardstaff, who has a short conversation with him before letting him carry on.

That night, Star finds himself unable to sleep well and ends up exhausted in the morning, the beginning of the last week. When the trumpets sound, him and the others trot outside to find Hardstaff taking the position of the drill instructor--even wearing his hat. They are briefed by the sergeant, who informs them that they will be spending that day and the day after training in a simulated combat facility in Manehattan and will be graded on their performance. At the end of the tests, Star just narrowly passes, along with the others. With that, graduation was next.

Following a short trip into the city, a day later, Star and the others in his barrack began preparing themselves for their graduation ceremony, which was to be held by Princess Luna later that night at a celebration hall in downtown Manehattan. Later on, they are taken via taxi carriage to the hall where they gather back up as a group and wait for the ceremony to begin.

One by one, the conscripts are called up to the stage where Princess Luna waits, and all stand on a podium to be seen by the crowd that consisted of their families and friends. Then, the princess gave an eloquent speech about the short history of the Lunar Republic, and how a millennia prior it was used for awful things, such as killing, torture, and war, and that in present time, it was there to protect the ponies of Equestria alongside the royal guard and the Equestrian military. After her speech, she personally attached the graduates' ranks to their uniforms, now officially marking them to be Marines with the private rank. Upon finishing, the newly-graduated Marines leave the stage to see their families for the first time in weeks since the beginning of their training, but Star spends the evening alone, seeing how his parents never knew he ever enlisted.

Later on, Hardstaff informs the privates that following graduation, they had a week of forced leave to do what ever they desired, but also had the responsibility of picking up their new uniforms and ditching their training ones. Star meets up with Silver at the on-base surplus shop, and the shopkeeper fits their uniforms.

Two days pass since graduation, and a bored-out of his mind Star spends the time working out at the gym. He is then confronted by Solar Wave seemingly out of nowhere and the two leave the building, Solar leading Star somewhere. Once outside, Star is ambushed by two other ponies and is knocked unconscious by Solar. He later wakes up, finding himself tied to a chair in a windowless room with Solar, Silver, Hardstaff, and two other ponies, all surrounding him. Confused, Star tries to prove his innocence seeing how their interrogating made no sense, but fails to and is faced with execution immediately after. Scared, Star begins rambling confessions and thus prepares himself to be killed, only to find out it was a torture-interrogation test that the others had set up, and he is released.

Later that day, Star inadvertently meets up with Shadow, the pony whom convinced him to enlist, for the first time since then and the two discuss Star's new position aboard Shadow's ship, the L.R.S Eclipse, the largest aircraft carrier in the Lunar fleet. As a result, Star is forced to sign up for a short class to fulfill his position as a radarpony on the bridge.

Many days later, Star's on-base position of patrolling one of the outer walls of the base begins. One morning, Hardstaff stops and speaks to him about his new position, then surprising Star by giving him a piece of paper stating he is to attend a class at the Lunar Naval Academy of Radar and SONAR Tracking. In celebration, Silver asks Star to join him and a couple of friends to a local bar, but Star protests by saying he is not of the legal drinking age. They still meet up that night, and Silver introduces Star to Anchorage, a Petty-officer 3rd class in the Lunar Navy, and Ashfall, a corporal in the Lunar Marines. They go out to the bar and Star finds himself drinking more than he hoped.

The following morning, and the first day of Star's classes, he is woken up by Solar Wave forcefully. When he does finally wake up, Star finds himself to be feeling nauseous, suffering a hangover from the night before. He is then shocked to find that he has awoken much later than he should have and that he believed to be late for his classes. He rushes out to the academy situated near the coastline in the denser areas of northern Manehattan. Much to his luck, the teacher of his class was handling another one due to the absence of another teacher in the academy. The teacher eventually arrives, introducing herself as Lieutenant Kosec Ping.

Three weeks later, Star graduates the class and is certified for the position aboard the Eclipse. The day after, Silver erupts into a hiss-fit during breakfast, and nearly starts a fight with Ashfall. Before one could break out, Solar knocks Silver unconscious, but then him and Star are confronted by Hardstaff. They explain their reasoning to seducing Silver and Hardstaff then threatens to discharge him. Later on, Shadow meets with Star in the mess hall and discusses deployment with him, and that his duties are required on the Eclipse when it sets sail in a few days time. Then, before bed, Silver apologizes to Star and Solar, and the three embrace (forcefully).

That Thursday, Star began his preparations for his first deployment aboard the Eclipse. After packing, he heads to the base docks where many other sailors and Marines had gathered, as well as their families and friends preparing to say their goodbyes. There, he spots Anchorage and his parents, as well as Ashfall but does not interact with them, instead coming across Shadow and another pony, the stallion he was interested in introducing to Star. The lieutenant, name being Arc Nobis, having the most strangest personality of the ponies Star had met. He is then grimly bid good luck by the lieutenant on his new position.

Afterwards, Shadow gives a short tour of the places Star needed to know, starting with his sleeping quarters, the mess hall, and the bridge, where he would be working. Some time later, the Eclipse leaves port and sets sail out to sea with Manehattan disappearing behind it. Finishing off his first day on deployment, Star heads back to his sleeping quarters and lays down to read a book he brought with him, only to discover shortly after that his 'enemy' is also in his sleeping quarters, along with Ashfall and Anchorage.

Star is woken up in the middle of the night by Ashfall, who mentions that it is the beginning of their shift at 4:30 in the morning. He heads to the bathing room where he quickly showers and gets ready for his first full day on the job. At breakfast, he is forced to sit with Nightpath, who mentions that he dropped a soap bar in the shower and makes a big deal out of it. He then heads to the bridge where he begins his shift with a weather report for Shadow, prompting him to have the aircraft on the deck tied down. As the Eclipse enters the patch of rough seas, Star becomes seasick and is excused to the restroom, upon returning Shadow assures him that everypony becomes seasick on their first deployments. Over the course of three weeks, Star follows the same routine, and also becoming accustomed to drinking black coffee.

One evening, while the Eclipse was turned back heading towards Equestria, Star discovers a radar anomaly coming up behind the ship. Shadow issues a warning to the unknown vessel, and receives no response until a few minutes later, where the vessel issues a warning back in another language, which Shadow identifies to be one of the Griffonian languages known as Gerffin, an older language mainly used by Griffonian pirates. The vessel then abandons its pursuit and leaves the view of radar, much to the crew's relief.

At supper, Ashfall and Anchorage argue about territorial rules within the Lunar Navy after Ashfall eats in a slightly rude manner which forced Anchorage to confront him about it, in which Star agrees with. While eating, the Eclipse strikes a wave and is tilted to the side, knocking everypony over, but the ship corrects itself and everyone gets back up. The next morning, Star returns to the bridge to find it somewhat crippled by a lightning strike from the night before, which he didn't recall happening while he slept. Just then, the crew is startled by the Morse-code machine on the bridge coming to life. Once the message is translated onto paper, Shadow reads it to find a warning with many grammatical issues. He then reads a manual on the rules of engagement in the event that the vessel from the day before were to attack the Eclipse.

Upon arriving back in Manehattan, the Eclipse is mistakenly damaged when shoaling just off of the coast, jolting everyone on board. The crew disembarks and those with them were reunited with their families and friends, and Star is greeted back by Silver and Solar where they later go to a sports bar to celebrate Star's arrival where they ask him about his deployment. Hesitantly, he keeps what actually happened under wraps.

Two days after returning, Star heads to Lieutenant Arc's office to finish post-deployment paperwork, and there he asks to take some time off to go home for a short while--less than a week. He accepts, and Star returns to the barrack where he tells Silver that he will be leaving for that amount of time. It isn't long later before Star heads to the train station and is then on his way to Canterlot, arriving to find the city decorated for the upcoming Nightmare Night celebrations. He returns to his apartment, surprisingly bumping into his upstairs neighbor, Rose Shine. The two talk for a short while, and then agree on going to dinner together the next day.

Used to his normal military routine, Star wakes up and works out, tempting to push himself and break his personal push-up count record and managing to do so by just a few before stopping. Then, after a cup of coffee, Star sets out into the city to do some grocery shopping for the week, and find a restaurant to take Rose to later on. Later that day, Star meets Rose downstairs and she ends up being the one to lead Star to a restaurant where they sit down and chat, as well as enjoy a meal together. Star explains that he must once again leave Canterlot soon, which Rose understands.

The remainder of his leave is spent relaxing and seeing Rose from time to time, and after calming her, Star returns to Manehattan. Having not eaten, he heads to the mess hall where he is later threatened by sailors who were uncomfortable with him sitting with them, but Star is defended by Sergeant Hardstaff. After eating, Star goes to the indoor firing range to practice, finding much struggle while doing so and nearly injuring himself while doing so. Much to his surprise, a lieutenant comes to his aid and gives him a few small tips for better aiming. Afterwards, they discuss the Lunar Marines, and the newly-returned lieutenant, name being Snow Storm, explains to Star how he believes newer recruits aren't molded into Marines like he was, and that drill sergeants now go easier on recruits.

The following day, Sergeant Hardstaff explains to the ponies of Barrack #19, including Star, that they are being moved from the training barrack to a permanent one where they will live with roommates. After packing their things and heading to the new building, Star is disappointed to find out Silver will be having Solar as a roommate, leaving Star to be alone, but not before the sergeant assigns his personal enemy Nightpath to live with him. The two bark at each other for a short while, before Star's commanding officer, Shadow, knocks on the door. He is then told to come with him, and that Princess Luna as well as other high ranks of the Lunar Marines will be meeting with them to discuss the threat they received over deployment. They meet with the princess and the other high-ranking officials, and are then ordered by Princess Luna to ship back out at once to try and relocate who had threatened them.

Dumbfounded, Star returns to Nightpath, who is then told to prepare for another deployment. Surprised, Night tries to get Star to speak about why they are shipping out again but is unable to. They meet up with the rest of the ship's crew at the edge of the water where Shadow speaks to the crew to brief them on what is to come, Lieutenants Arc and Ping by his side, Star being surprised to see his academy teacher accompanying them. Lieutenant Ping explains how they will be airlifted to the Eclipse offshore as snow begins to fall, and some time later, the crew is boarded onto separate UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters and are taken out to the stationary ship until all of the crew is accounted for.

Upon going up to the bridge to begin his shift that same day, Star is met by a very suspicious-acting Arc Nobis who, much to his surprise, knew he was coming. The two briefly discuss before the lieutenant scares the wits out of Star by threatening him if he is to mess up during their time out to sea, who then goes silent.

Two weeks through deployment, Ashfall is shocked to find Star and Night no longer combating each other and are instead coexisting for the time being, this being because of their extended shifts that they prefer not to speak with anypony else as no one was unaffected. Returning to the bridge, Star is accompanied by Lieutenant Ping at the radar, and soon after, they find another suspicious vessel approaching and call Shadow up to the bridge where he and Lieutenant Ping shout warnings via radio to the approaching vessel, later discovering another one on the way but one turning away.

Shadow issues an alert level and calls for the ship's crew members to prepare for a possible attack, including Star for the ship's defense, who prepares by gearing up. Another sailor comes asking for help, seeing how some ponies were sleeping at the time and he needed aid waking them up. While doing so, an explosion rocks the ship, leaving a gaping hole in the side and killing two sailors running towards him and Star is pinned down by debris, where he finds the exact moment to greatly resemble a nightmare he had previously where a Griffonian pirate points a shotgun at him. Unable to move, Star waits to be killed, only to have the griffon be shot by Arc and Ashfall who ran to his aid when the explosion occurred. A warning over the intercom from the bridge orders the crew to move up to the flight deck where Griffonian pirates, consist of griffons and ponies, were boarding and destroying the deck, bent on getting inside and taking over. They begin to fight back, Anchorage joining them in the heavy gun battle with more casualties ensuing, including Anchorage himself who is shot in the shoulder, but the crew is able to take down the invaders.

Days pass, and Anchorage is still being treated for his wound and argues with the medic to let him return to his job. The medic refuses and Anchorage is kept in his room while Star returns to the bridge to start his shift later in the day than usual due to his visit. There, Shadow asks Star to accompany him to an interrogation room where a griffon was managed to be captured by one of the crew members, Arc already down there attempting to squeeze any information he could out of the griffon. Unfortunately, none of them are able to get the griffon to speak and return to their positions for the rest of the time.

After his shift, Star tiredly returns to his shared quarters, finding a half-asleep Nightpath there and painfully confronting him, where Night finally reveals why he didn't fight back against the invaders. No longer angry and feeling compassionate for the depressed, family-less stallion, the two finally befriend each other and call it a night. The next day, Shadow announces their arrival to Manehattan to be that evening, and along the way, the Eclipse is escorted into port by the L.R.S Lacus. In Manehattan, some of the buildings are seen to have been lit up with the colors of the Lunar Navy in respect of the crew after the attack, and Shadow informs the bridge crew to avoid paparazzi searching for sailors and Marines to interview for a news story.

The Eclipse docks and the crew disembarks, reconciling with their families, Anchorage among them with Ashfall going to join him. Left alone, Star Shooter and Nightpath realize the tone of their return isn't nearly as bittersweet as normal, and soon after, Star finds himself holding Night while he cries into his shoulder. They are then approached by Lieutenant Snow Storm who asks Star to come to his barracks later on to speak with him on some matters. He does so a half an hour later and the two sit down in Snow's barrack-apartment for some pizza, where Snow brings up that one of his squad members intercepted a strange message speaking of a plan for some sort of new attack against Equestria, and that the one on the Eclipse was a diversion. He then mentions who is behind the attack, a militia known as the Great Gryphon Constitution, a large group of ponies and griffons that banded together to bring Griffonia and Equestria back into war. After showing Star the message, he assigns him to deliver it to Canterlot and bring it to the attention of either the princesses or a Royal guard with authority.

Star goes to Canterlot the next morning and bumps into Rose again, who asks him to her apartment for dinner in a somewhat seductive way, which Star tends to ignore as he heads to the Canterlot Palace, inadvertently being walked in on by Princess Celestia, who he then speaks to about the message. After a longer-than-expected talk to the princess, Star returns home and prepares for dinner with Rose, which nearly goes awry when Star states he is considering moving to Manehattan, only due to the fact of constant travel putting a dent in him financially. The two eat dinner and talk for a slight bit, before Rose mentions the letter Star brought with him intended to be secret. She seduces him and he wakes up on her bed, tied up. There, she explains to the helpless stallion that she has secretly been following his every move and already knows about the scuffle involving his ship just a week prior. Rose tries to also explain her reasoning, but is hit by Star, who then stomps out. He takes the early train to Manehattan before sunrise, and having not receiving much sleep that night, Star crashes at his and Nightpath's barrack, it still being his second day off, but is then met with Lieutenant Snow Storm who asks him how the trip went.

At breakfast the next morning, Silver slowly tries to bring up some news he heard, only to be interrupted by Anchorage joining them and he instead reveals the news of Arc Nobis being promoted to Second lieutenant. When finishing, Star leaves to begin his shift, exchanging for the night shift who walks off shivering. Barely into his shift, Star is hit with a paper plane from seemingly out of nowhere, the piece of paper reading he is expected at the meeting center, which he goes along with a few other ponies who meet up to find Arc waiting for them. There, Arc announces he is referring them to the Lunar Marine Officer School in Baltimare, and later gives them their paperwork. Star returns to his barrack and informs Nightpath of where he will be for the next month or two. The two talk for a short while before Star leaves.

(More will come as the story progresses. Currently the summary is up-to-date.)

Characters
His father is a former military member and was always harsh on Star up until he left. His influence to enlist in the Marines could be a way to impress his father the next time the two cross paths, despite the two no longer communicating, and also knowing no other way would make him happy.
 * Star Shooter: A 19-year old dark blue pegasus and the main protagonist of the story. He originates from Coltlumbus and left for Canterlot at a younger age to start a new, better life away from his parents. He enlists for the Lunar Marines and is stationed in Manehattan with a position, on deployment, on board the L.R.S Eclipse, a massive aircraft carrier run by the Lunar Navy.


 * Solar Wave: A 17-year old light yellow unicorn, also one of the main protagonists. He was skittish during boot camp but slowly grew to the terms of it and life in the military. He is constantly picked on for his name while being under Luna's side of the military. It is currently unknown where he originates from.

According to Silver, his youngest uncle is a Chief Petty Officer aboard the L.R.S Gibbous, a Lunar Navy Destroyer. Currently it is unknown if he will make an appearance in any future chapters. Silver also claims to have never met his mother.
 * Silver Edge: He is a beige unicorn with a grey-and-silver striped mane, which is where his name presumably comes from, and claims to be older than both Star and Solar. He is from Las Haygas. When he first met Star, he was nervous, but quickly warmed up to him and others when he advanced in boot camp. He was a trainee for the Lunar Navy, but along the way, he is mistaken for a Marine and graduates with Star.


 * Ashfall: A muscular military-green earth pony and a Corporal in the Lunar Marines on the verge of promotion. He is Anchorage's best friend, though the two argue a lot like siblings. Of all of them, he is the tallest and most well-built, and supposedly the oldest. He claims to have a marefriend, but Anchorage, likely out of banter, corrects him and says he has a coltfriend. It is unknown which is true at this time. Ash originates from the Whitetail Woods area and his father is a lumberjack.


 * Anchorage: A white-grey pegasus and a Petty Officer 3rd Class in the Lunar Navy. He speaks with a northern accent and is from Winneighpeg, which explains his accent and comfort in the cold. He also argues frequently with Ashfall, but over all, the two are best friends. He corrects Ashfall by saying he has a coltfriend rather than a marefriend, which is most likely military banter. He is known to be stubborn when it comes to needles and medical attention when he needs it.
 * Nightpath: A tall brown earth pony originally with the mindset of harming Star Shooter whenever he could and striving to become the best. He later begins to warm up to Star, and the two eventually befriend each other following near-death experiences. At the age of 3, Night was given up to an orphanage in his home town of Baltimare by his father, who rather disliked the colt and needed to get rid of him because he simply couldn't afford to take care of a foal. It is unknown what Night did after becoming of age to leave the orphanage.
 * Hardstaff: He is a night-blue pegasus and a Sergeant in the Lunar Marines, as well as Star's part time trainer during boot camp. During training, him and Star developed a friendship which explains why he isn't as hard on him like the others. Not much else is known about him.
 * Snow Storm: Snow is a Lieutenant in the Lunar Marines. He offers to help Star improve his skills in aiming a gun, which he hesitantly accepts. Later, according to Snow, he believes recruits going through boot camp in present time don't get the 'full Marine-conscript effect' like he claims to have received when he initially enlisted six years before. Before meeting Star, Snow was deployed to the western nations, as he referred to them, just two weeks prior to handle a conflict occurring in that region of the world. The squadron of Marines he leads is a special tactics group and specializes in handling cyber threats and preventing real ones.

L.R.S. Eclipse Crew:

 * Shadow: Shadow is a greenish-grey earth pony and the Commanding Officer aboard the L.R.S. Eclipse, the largest aircraft carrier in the Lunar Fleet and the ship Star is stationed on during deployments. Both he and Star knew each other long before Star enlisted, and Shadow offered him the position aboard his ship as a radarpony after graduating boot camp.
 * Arc Nobis: Arc is a grey earth pony and a Lieutenant in the Lunar Marines. He is Shadow's second-in-command aboard the Eclipse. He claims to have been through many deployments and battles, and according to others, he is said to have a dark side that is revealed to   '  a lucky few  ', pointing to the fact that he has post-traumatic stress of currently unknown causes. He says to Star that he has 'vision like an eagle; hearing like a hawk,' only because he examines the ponies he meets and can tell when they are coming up behind him.
 * Sea Watch: He is the Navigation officer on the bridge aboard the Eclipse. He sits by Shadow's side and practically decides where they need to go. Not much else is known about him.

Side Characters:

 * Rose Shine: Rose is Star's upstairs neighbor in Canterlot. According to Star in the prologue, she mostly orders takeout food and 'has a problem' with it. When Star returns to Canterlot for the first time since graduating, the two go on a date and they discuss their origins. Rose reveals that she has a sister working for a gourmet restaurant in her hometown of San Prancisco and that while Star was gone, she took up cooking lessons from her and has said that she no longer orders takeout. She later betrays Star.
 * Halberd: He is the night watch guard that takes over for Star during his shifts on base. He is known to be a bluish-grey earth pony and is from a warmer part of Equestria.

Reception
While the story is still a work-in-progress, it has received mixed, though primarily good criticism on FIMFiction. Not many comments have been left on the story since it was originally posted, and as currently, it has 18 likes and 6 dislikes. The story also currently has 220 views, and over 2,100 total views.

It is expected that the high number of dislikes come from other users believing the story is part of the overused Lunar Republic vs. Solar Empire theme with the idea of a revolution against Princess Celestia, which as stated by the author of Millennia, is not what the story is centered around at all.

Sequel
On 12/31/15, Thunderblast confirmed a sequel has been in planning since the start of the first story. Nothing is currently known about the story apart from him stating the story will follow a darker story line and have multiple conflicts leading up to one 'never seen in a MLP fanfiction before '. It is confirmed it to be slightly shorter chapter-wise for the time being, though this may change in the future as the story is still in the planning process, and the first story is still a long ways away from completion.

The sequel's name is also currently unknown, but it according to Thunderblast, the sequel will come some time after April of this year, when Beginning is said to be completed. He has also said to show interest in continuing Millennia into a short trilogy, with so far two full-length stories and possibly side-stories in the future. As of February 2016, only one sequel is confirmed.

Trivia

 * Millennia is the first story written by the Thunderblast to be written in first-person point of view.
 * Currently, it is his longest story of all time and is expected to break 120K+ words upon completion.
 * As stated by the author, Millennia is not a part of the same timeline as most Lunar Republic vs. Solar Empire stories take place in. Instead, he put that in the story, which revolves around the same universe he writes most of his stories in, the New Lunar Republic and Princess Celestia's side of the military, which he prefers to not have a name, coincide in a peaceful way to protect Equestria while also having internal competition, much like the real-life military branches.
 * After every 10 chapters, the story goes on hiatuses, meaning as of now, there is only one more planned hiatus before the story will be completed at an expected 40 chapters (not including the prologue and epilogue).
 * The next hiatus will come after chapter 30 is posted, and will be the last planned hiatus of the story. Only one chapter is remaining before the final hiatus begins, meaning the hiatus will come very soon.
 * There is, however, a plot hole in the writing; Silver Edge was not previously meant to be a Lunar Marine. With the story being too far progressed, this will most likely not be changed, and it is now assumed that Silver was mistaken for a Marine rather than a sailor some time during training, between events. This is said to be fixed in the future.
 * Millennia has the largest variety of characters in the story atop any other story written by the author and more are expected to be introduced in the future.
 * The story's Dark tag only just recently came into play within the story and is expected to continue making an effect in future chapters.