I was stood on the rooftops of night time Manehatten when a dark figure bounded across the tops of building towards me.

“Nice work” Mare-Do-Well said “with Teridax’s Rahkshi gone, I can get back to stopping the gangs that prowl the streets”

“You’ll have some help as well” I said “I’ve discreetly reprogrammed the Vahki so that they don’t apprehend you” Mare-Do-Well nodded.

“Thank you” she said “that will be a big help, it’s hard to track down a gang of thugs when you have several Vahki on you tail. Well, I best be going” she then leapt off the building and ran into an alleyway.

The leaders of all the races in the Union were in the war room, planning where to strike next.

“Now would be a good time to go for Ponyville” I said “all we would need is just the Jörmungandr and we could take the town within a few hours, if not immediately. Then Princess Twilight could take back her castle. That means we would be able to gain access to the Elements of Harmony, we would also have a suitable location for the Railgun”

“I will not have you turn a weapon of mass destruction on Canterlot!” Celestia exclaimed.

“I wasn’t going to unless absolutely necessary” I said “we British have a saying; ‘expect the best, plan for the worst’. Sure we’ve been pretty successful so far, but how long will our luck hold out? Till the end of the war? Till the end of the month? Till the end of next week? It could run out at any time and I don’t want to get caught with my trousers down when it does, if Teridax wins I will not hesitate to point that at whatever city he’s hiding in”

“If you fire that thing at Canterlot, hundreds of thousands would be killed” she said

“Acceptable losses after everything Teridax has done” I said, we began to stare each other down.

“Enough, both of you!” Luna said “we can’t afford to squabble like children. Celestia, Vuur Koning was merely preparing for the worst”

“Thank you” I said, backing down.

“But Celestia is right, Vuur Koning” Luna said “you can’t be so willing to fire that thing upon a populated area”

“My decision still stands” I said “now are we going to take Ponyville or not?”

“I personally see no reason why we shouldn’t” Luna said “as Vuur Koning pointed out, it does contain Princess Twilight’s castle and the Elements of Harmony. Plus, it can be well defended and is within close proximity to Cloudsdale and Canterlot, we could take Ponyville and then take Cloudsdale and Canterlot at the same time” Celestia sighed.

“Very well, sister” Celestia said “if you agree with it then I see no reason to argue with it” everyone else agreed and the meeting was adjourned. Everyone except for me and Celestia left.

“Look, Celestia” I said “for all it’s worth, if it did come to me firing the Railgun at Canterlot, I would probably kill myself afterwards, I would fire it and make sure the war was won, but after that I don’t think I could cope with having that many deaths on my hands” Celestia’s eyes widened.

“Then why even consider firing it?” she asked.

“I’m not the type to hold back with what I’ve got” I said, resting my elbows on the table and placing my head in my hands “I would use everything short of a nuke to make sure Teridax doesn’t get back up, but I’m not sure I could cope with the guilt of destroying the city we’re trying to take. *sigh* I’m not cut out for waging a war”

“You’ve haven’t made that many bad calls yet” she said.

“What about planning to fire the Railgun on Canterlot?” I asked.

“I said you haven’t made many” she said “doesn’t mean all of you decisions have been good, that’s up amongst your more stupid ideas”

“You mean it’s worse than me singing Ich Tu Dir Weh during a live show?” I asked, Celestia giggled.

“they’re both up there with punching Blueblood” she said “you should really be careful what your children listen to, I recall Ruby singing along to it” I shuddered.

“That was not an image I want in my head” I said.

“Also, why didn’t you play me a song?” she then began pouting.

“Really!?” I exclaimed “I’m having a crisis, the fate of Terra hangs in the balance and you choose this moment to complain about a concert that happened about 1 and half years ago?”

“But you played a song for Luna” she whined.

“What would you have us play?” I asked “Sonne by Rammstien?”

“Um, on second thoughts, maybe not” she said.

*a few days later*

The Jörmungandr was flying towards Ponyville and I was on the gun deck, talking to Frostfang and Blazewing.

“I need you two to keep an eye on things whilst I’m gone” I said.

“What exactly are you planning?” Frostfang asked.

“That’ll spoil the surprise” I said “but I’ll be in Ponyville in time for the battle, whilst I’m gone you are to take orders from Autumn or Minion only, okay?”

“Yes cap’in” Blazewing said, I then bid them farewell before walking off to find Miserix, and I soon found him talking to one of our Rahkshi in the hold of the ship.

“Miserix” I said “I kind of need your help with something” the elder Makuta dismissed the Rahkshi before turning to me.

“What exactly?” he asked.

“I might need your help with some business in the Everfree mountains” I said “plus I need a lift” Miserix snorted.

“Very well” he said “climb on, but you owe me one, Toa” I then jumped onto his back and a panel on the side of the ship opened. Miserix gave a roar before jumping out of the hold and flying towards a mountain range visible on the horizon.

“Now that we are away from prying eyes” Miserix said “care to explain why I am currently giving a free ride to the Everfree Mountains?”

“We’re going to get the Dragons and Wyverns on our side” I said “plus I need to catch myself a wyvern”

“I hear even Dragons avoid Wyverns” Miserix said.

“Dragons don’t have a mask of translation or Rahi control” I said, after flying for a few hours I spotted a Wyvern flying just ahead of us “Miserix, I need you to fly above that Wyvern so I can jump on its back”

“You’re crazier than Vezon” he said, before ascending into the clouds. I got a long rope out from my hammer space before jumping off of Miserix and letting my cape catch the wind, I slowly began to catch up with the draconic beast which thankfully hadn’t seen me yet. I switched to the mask of translation and landed on its back before taking the rope and rapping it around the Wyvern’s neck, the Wyvern responded by trying to throw me off.

“Get…off” the Wyvern said in a female voice.

“No chance” I said, the Wyvern then began to barrel roll whilst ascending “and now the spinning”

“I said get off!” the Wyvern said.

“And I said no chance” I shot back “I need you for something” the Wyvern then levelled out and flew at a steady pace.

“What exactly?” she asked.

“I need to convince the dragons and Wyverns to unite” I said “I need you to help sway the Wyverns to my side”

“And the Dragons?” she asked, at that moment Miserix appeared out of the clouds.

“That’s what grumpy over there is for” I said “so what do you say?”

“What would be in it for us?” she asked.

“You would no longer have a reputation as stubborn, mindless beasts” I said, the Wyvern looked back at me and growled

“We are not mindless!” she said, baring her teeth.

“Then prove it” I said “help to return Equestria to Alicorn rule” the Wyvern snorted.

“Fine!” she snapped.

“Which way is the nearest Wyvern nest?” I asked.

“We need to go bigger than just a nest” she said “we need to go to the colony”

We soon flew deep into the mountain range and reached a cave that was thriving with Wyverns

“I can’t guarantee this will work” the Wyvern said, looking around nervously as she walked through the cavern.

“I’m beginning to doubt your judgement, Toa” Miserix said, walking next to us “you may as well give us to Teridax”

“Just trust me” I said, the Wyvern soon led us to a chamber that was filled with gems. Sat on top of the horde was a rather large male Wyvern.

“Why have you brought two…outsiders into this sanctuary?” the male asked, I jumped off of the female wyvern.

“That would be my doing” I said, the Wyvern’s eyes widened.

“How do you speak in our tongue?” he asked.

“Such is the wonders of Kenohi magic” I said “I was the one that made her bring us here”

“Why?” the alpha asked.

“I came here hoping to form an alliance” I said, before looking at the Wyverns roosting in the walls of the chamber “between the Wyverns, the Dragons, and Equestria”

“And why would we agree to that?” the Alpha asked.

“The Equestrians currently view you as beasts” I said “driven purely by instinct” the Alpha growled before charging towards me.

“You dare to call us beasts!?” he roared.

“I never said I did” I said “I was merely stating what the Equestrians view you as” the Alpha growled before backing down.

“Continue” he said.

“As I was saying, if we were to unite, you could dispel the notion that you are mere animals for good” I said “Equestria is currently under the rule of a great shadow, he hasn’t made a move for more land yet. But one day he will yearn for more and I’m willing to bet that he will go for your colony first, help us to bring him down” the Alpha thought for a moment before busting into laughter.

“You think you can just walk into my colony and expect me to become allies with Equestria?” he asked “get out! Before I let my subjects feast on you” I walked back towards the female Wyvern and climbed on.

“Very well” I said “but when Makuta Teridax bursts through here slaughtering your ‘subjects’ don’t expect help from Equestria, or the Spherus Magnans” I then signalled for the female Wyvern and Miserix to leave, the last thing I saw before we left the chamber was the pensive face of the Alpha Wyvern.

“Well” the female Wyvern said “I don’ think they’ll let me back in there any time soon, you mind if a tag along with you?”

“Actually” I said “I was going to ask you to come with us, I can’t rely on old grumpy over there to give me a ride all the time”

“for the last time, I am not grumpy!” Miserix growled.

“I rest my case” I said “by the way, I never got your name”

“Wyverns don’t have names” she said, I thought for a moment before turning to Miserix.

“Are Spherus Magnan names affected by gender?” I asked.

“Not particularly” he said, I nodded before activating my mask of translation.

“How does Lhikan sound?” I asked the Wyvern.

“Does it have any significance?” she asked.

“Lhikan was a great Toa” I said “he’s held with the same reverence amongst certain people as you Wyverns view your Alpha, and greatly respected even by those that don’t hold him in high reverence”

“Then I would be honoured to be named after Lhikan” the Wyvern, now called Lhikan, said, smiling. After flying for a few hours we stopped to make camp for the night. Next Chapter: 9 Battle for Ponyville Pt. 1 Estimated time remaining: 37 Minutes