"So let me get this straight Twi, you took Blitz to find his only living birth parent and found them?" Applejack asks.

Twilight blushes. "Only a pirate…oh, there's the parent." She said seeing Mary walk over.

"That's…" Spitfire starts.

"Captain Kidd?!" Fleetfoot yells.

Mary smirks and nods. "Yep, I'm a birth parent of Blitz standing right here."

Rainbow just sits there gaping. "Well that explains where his more mischievous side comes from." Vinyl says.

Mary nods. "Yeah, he was a bit feisty when he was a foal."

"Whoa." Rarity managed in disbelief.

Mary still smirks. "So…how's the wives of my foal?"

"It's a pleasure to meet you ma'am." Lightning says in as she cleans her blaster.

Mary nods. "And you too. Now who's the second wife if the princess here is the first?"

"That be me." Applejack said.

"And you are?" Mary asks.

Applejack eyes her. "Applejack the name and I was supposed to be his cousin, but since he was never officially kin, he became my husband."

Mary stares at her for a few moments before bursting out laughing.

Applejack and the others just stare at her. "Um…what's so funny?" Applejack asks.

"You, I like you. You remind me of me when I met his father." Mary says.

The mares except Twilight stare at her. "Father?" They ask.

Mary smirks and pulls the headband away and shakes her head to show her long mane. "Yeah, his father. Mother here by the way."

Twilight could have sworn she heard glass shattering at the revelation as she spied Blitz bring out a statue he took from his mother's ship.

Mary giggles a bit. "Geez, close those mouths of yours. I don't think my Blitzy would like mares with flies in their mouths."

"So mom, where do you want this marble statue you took from the griffon ship?" Blitz calls.

Mary looks to him. "Place it near your other trophies. I don't have much really."

"Yes mum." Blitz calls.

Mary turns back to the mares who was still processing all of it. "So how long does it take?" She asks Twilight.

"Varies." Twilight says.

"Twi, you have any balloons?" Pinkie calls from now in the kitchen.

Twilight turns to the door. "In the cabinet." She calls back.

"And who is that?" Mary asks.

Twilight smiles. "That's Pinkie Pie, party planner extraordinaire. Probably planning a party for you and Blitz."

"Mostly for Mary." Pinkie calls.

Twilight nods her head to her. "See. Anyway, just act surprised. It helps for her and the others."

"How did she know my name?" Mary asks.

Twilight shrugs. "Just go with it. She's like that."

"Hey Daring, do you think this statue would go well next to the picture of me being knighted by the griffon king?" Blitz calls.

Mary goes wide eyed and runs over to him. "This I have to see."

"Oh, I was there and will tell you everything, but I need to see it to make a call." Daring says running after her.

Twilight smiled as she looks back to the others. "So, what do you think?"

"Explains some things about him." Applejack says.

"So your reaction to Mary being his mother and not his father?" Twilight asks.

Applejack growls a bit. "Explain, because I don't want some hussy getting to close."

"Applejack, she is his mother." Twilight says.

Applejack stares at her for a bit before backing off. "Okay."

"Though I am a little surprised. This means that she left him in Manehatten after doing the raid." Twilight says.

Applejack sighs. "Twi, family will always want their foals to give them a better life, sometimes better than what they have. Do you know what Blitz would have gotten if she choose for him to stay?"

"Maybe another famous pirate?" Twilight thinks out loud.

"And maybe without a better life with a wife and maybe a foal. He wouldn't have that and he wouldn't have time to worry about the constant danger he would have left em in. He wouldn't have the happiness he does now."

"And we have to make her a welcome dinner as Blitz invited her to stay with him." Twilight says.

Applejack smirks. "Then let's go." She said hooking a hoof around her. "The mother of our husband deserves a meal to go with being back with her son."

"Just don't let Vinyl cook. She somehow made soup catch on fire." Octavia says.

Pinkie appears and hooks a hoof around Rainbow. "And don't let Dashie cook. Somehow she made spaghetti come to life and it's right now hiding somewhere." She said looking around carefully.

"Pinkie, that didn't happen." Rainbow says as something moved in the corner.

Pinkie giggles. "You're right, but still…" She said before lowering herself to the ground and then disappears right there.

"Did she take one of Blitz's stealth generators again?" Rainbow asks.

Twilight shrugs. "I think it's just Pinkie being Pinkie."

"Nowadays it is hard to tell." Rainbow says.

Applejack grins. "And it's best to just go with it."

Rarity sighs. "Come on girls, let's make the best meal for our new addition to the family."

"One moment." They all hear Mary says as she walks back in and up to Octavia.

Twilight leans close to the others. "Let's try to keep it on the down low for another meal. Now let's get…"

"EKKKKKKKK!" They heard Pinkie yell. They all look over to see Pinkie running out of the kitchen and with something chasing her. "It's the noodle monster! HELP!"

Minerva comes out of the ship with a flamethrower.

"You come with me." Mary say grabbing Octavia's hoof.

Minerva stares down at the acclaimed noodle monster as it seems to see her and they have a stare down. "Bad noodles." She said to which it whines. "Good, now follow me and if you don't…" She said before firing the flamethrower above it to which it shrinks itself down and starts to follow her.

"What just happened?" Vinyl asks.

Twilight sweatdrops. "Yeah, this happens daily around her or somewhat close to it."

"So have you decided on a name for your foal yet?" Mary asks causing all the girls to go silent.

Octavia just pokes her hooves together. "Not really. I want to spend time with Blitz on that."

"Girls, brainstorm on that." Twilight says.

Applejack smiles. "Just need to think of something that may describe him or her."

Rarity tucks away a notepad on her. "Later, first, food while we do."

"Hey Blitzy, your pregnant wife wants a word with you." Mary calls.

Blitz suddenly runs out and goes right to them. "Yes?"

"Come on you two." Mary says grabbing Blitz's hoof before dragging them away as Daring rejoins the group. "What did I miss?"

Rainbow pulls her to Blitz and Octavia. "Name choice for the foal."

"Oh. So dinner?" Daring asks.

Blitz smiles. "Want to talk it over that?" He asks Octavia.

Octavia nods. "Sure. I think the little one might be hungry too."

"Yeah mom, something you should know about Octavia and Vinyl." Blitz says as he sees Vinyl nod to him.

Mary watches him carefully. "Yes?" She asks carefully.

"Well…they are vampires." Blitz says as Vinyl brought a blood pack.

Mary just stares. "How…?"

"Ask Vinyl." Blitz says as Octavia dug into the pack.

Mary looks to her and sees the fangs. "How the heck…?"

"They love me and that is all that matters." Blitz says.

"By the way, thanks for having that spa droid around. It is very good." Vinyl says.

Blitz smiles. "Only the best for my mares."

Vinyl giggles and hugs him. "Aww. Love ya." She said kissing his cheek.

"Spa…droid?" Mary asks.

Blitz smiles to her. "Want to try out a bath for the ages for you?"

Mary just looks a bit confused. "Uh…sure."

Blitz points her away to the droid that looks like a pony with a towel. "Give her the five star treatment." He tells it to which the droid nods and leads her away.

"Well, now let us get dinner started and you rest." Blitz says to Octavia.

Octavia smiles and nuzzles his neck and licks it. "Okay, but only if you put me to bed and give the little one a kiss too."

"I meant you relax while I help cook." Blitz says petting her.

Octavia purrs. "Okay master. Just give me a true kiss and it's a deal."

"Ok, but no biting." Blitz says smiling.

Octavia smiles. "Deal." She said following him.

"Don't worry, I will watch her." Vinyl says following.

Blitz nods. "Make sure you do or I'll have a vampire on my neck. An expecting vampire."

"Or maybe just one that loves you." Discord said suddenly appearing above them with the penguin Sombra on his back.

"Discord. I have been looking everywhere for you." Fluttershy says from the kitchen.

Discord gasps and flies over so quick that Sombra was left in the air, only to fall to the ground and leaves him squeaking at the flying Discord.

"Oh poor thing." Fluttershy says going over and picking him up. Sombra grins and blows a raspberry at Discord who was glaring at him.

"Why did I leave him that?" Discord asks himself as Sombra was evilly chuckling.

While Blitz sees this, he smiles as he imagines the death match that would happen. 'Angel vs. Sombra vs. Discord. Who will survive?' Blitz thinks.

Vinyl grins as she watches with him. "Whatcha thinking about?" Blitz whispers what he was thinking into her ear. Vinyl only chuckles. "Oh boy, that's good. Think we should set something up, top winner gets a kiss on the cheek from Fluttershy?"

"That's my reward." Blitz jokes.

Vinyl giggles. "Oh Blitzy." She said before leading Octavia out.

Blitz grins as he now follows them. Leaving Fluttershy nuzzling Sombra and Discord frowning like crazy.

"Oh, I can't wait to introduce you to Angel." Fluttershy says.

Discord now grins while Sombra just becomes confused.

"Mom, you in here?" Blitz asks walking into a bathroom.

Mary looks to him, now cleaner and more on the beauty side. "Right here." She said fixing the towel around her. "Can't I have some privacy?"

"Just going to tell you dinner is ready and you spent months with mostly stallions on a ship. I think this is more privacy than you have experienced in a long time." Blitz says.

Mary smiled. "Yes I have, just think it's inappropriate for the son to see his mother like this."

"And most of our species goes naked." Blitz counters.

Mary stares at him. "Touché."

"So the spa droid?" Blitz asks.

Mary smiled. "Pretty great. I feel like a new mare."

"Ok good. So dinner?" Blitz asks.

Mary grins. "Please, what are we having?"

"You shall see. I even am going to open a few bottle I got in the griffon kingdom." Blitz says.

Mary chuckles. "Got anything heavy?"

"You shall see." Blitz says smirking.

Mary smirks. "Can't wait." She said closing the door quickly before opening it again in the regular outfits the crew wears. "I probably need to make some changes to this." She said looking it over.

"Rarity, I got a favor to ask of you." Blitz says.

Rarity peeks into the hall. "Yes?"

"Mum here says she may need some new clothes." Blitz says.

Rarity's eyes lighten up at the sound of that. "Oh, dressmaking for a pirate. What could be a better challenge?"

"One that has worn stallion's clothes for most of her life." Mary says.

Rarity giggles. "I'm sure I can come up with something."

"Ok, to the dining room." Blitz says.

They followed him there to find Sombra happily chewing on some meat strangely. While Discord was glaring at him the whole time, but gave smirks now and then while everyone else looks at them with a smile at how cute it is.

'That thing is evil.' Mary thinks.

Blitz goes up to the penguin and stares at it as it glares right back. "Discord, what or rather who was this thing?"

"Meh." Discord says in a bad mood.

"Ok, I will talk to you later." Blitz says moving away.

Fluttershy just pets the head of the penguin as it happily chirps and gives another raspberry at Discord.

"Fluttershy, time for dinner. Please put the arctic bird down and come eat with us." Twilight calls.

Fluttershy puts down Sombra and flies off. "Coming." She calls. Leaving Sombra chuckling, but soon was left yelling out as Discord set his tail on fire.

"It is on." Discord declares.

Blitz smiles as Fluttershy sat by him and she was petting her head. "So, how does it feel getting a new friend, pet?" He whispered the last word.

"I am happy, but not as happy as when you hold me." Fluttershy says.

Blitz grins. "As you should be, after all, you're mine."

"But tonight I want a turn." Rainbow says leaning against him.

Blitz nuzzles her. "And you shall get it. What do you want?"

"A night with you is all." Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz kisses her cheek. "Okay, nopony else, right?"

Rainbow shakes her head. "No, I just want you and you to hold me through the entire thing."

"Oh this one reminds me of myself as well." Mary says.

Blitz rolls his eyes. "Oh brother. How did you and father really get together?"

Mary sighs. "He came by one day, looking for something, but I never figured what because it didn't matter when we got together. He ended up on my crew and then one after another did we grow closer. After a night alone on the ship, he came into my quarters and you know where that went. We kept it secret and passed off my pregnancy as an illness and they put us in a home on the far side of the island, away from everyone. After you were born, we decided to not let you grow up in this world. So we planned a raid to destroy the evidence and have me place you there in the confusion."

"How shocked was my birth father when he found out you were a mare?" Blitz asks.

Mary smiled. "Not as shocked, in fact, indifferent. No emotion and just understanding. He allowed me to even hit him to let out the idea of me killing the pony who found out. That was some wounds I ended up healing like the first time we started to fall in love."

"So what was his name?" Daring asks taking notes.

Mary stares upward. "It was Rickum. Rickum Blitz."

"So you name me after him huh?" Blitz says.

Mary looks down now. "We never finished giving you a name until he was gone."

"I see. I think he would be happy." Blitz says looking to her.

Mary nods. "Yes, I think he would be proud of his little colt."

Blitz was about to say something when his communicator beeped. "Go ahead." Blitz says.

"Sir, we are ready to begin." A droid says.

"Excellent. I will be back soon. I need to talk to Spike." Blitz says.

"Of course sir. Mandalore will be waiting." The droid say before signing off.

Twilight looks up from her meal. "What's this about Spike?"

"I got to talk to him about something." Blitz says before teleporting to outside Spike's door and knocking on it.

"Coming." Spike's voice called before he opens it a bit. "Oh Blitz." He said opening the door and Blitz sees Slendermane laying on his other bed. "You need something?"

"Spike, I have something you might be interested in." Blitz says.

Spike smiles. "Great, what is it?"

Blitz smirks. "Something cool I think you may like. Slendermane can come too if she can keep her face hidden."

Blitz sighs as he returns to his seat to see his mother having a good chat with the mares. "Everything okay?"

Mary turns to him with a smirk. "Just what have you been giving these mares?"

"They have kept me busy is all I will say." Blitz says

"So Blitzy, thinking of writing a pirate novel." Daring says.

Blitz groans. "Oh yeah, which type, spacey or sea?"

"Sea and your mother has agreed to lend her help as an advisor." Daring says.

Blitz chuckles. "Going to place something cool about me?" He asks striking a little pose.

Daring smirks. "Well you have to pay up in some way."

"You're not going to mention he isn't in it?" Mary asks.

Daring shakes her head. "Maybe once it's out."

Mary chuckles. "Oh, I like you."

Blitz frowns a little as he heard that. "Now I hate you."

Mary frowns to him. "Oh don't be like that to your mares honey. After all, you are devoted to them."

Blitz seemed to want to make a comment about that, but just stopped himself.

Twilight sighs as she steps into the room. "So what did you want with Spike?"

"That's between me and him." Blitz says.

Twilight frowns a little. "And he's family. If you are involving him in something, I need to know."

"He is fine and he isn't a little kid anymore. You got to let him live his life Twi." Blitz says.

Twilight now really frowns. "He's my little brother and I'm trying to give him the best life possible."

"I know Twi." Blitz says giving her a knowing look. "I noticed you didn't go through heat this month since we set sail for the island on the ship." Blitz says.

Twilight blushes and looks away. "Idiot." She whispered.

"Oh I know what that means. Seems you have joined Octavia's little group." Mary says smirking.

Twilight blushes a bit more. "Yeah, but since I'm also queen, they might come out different."

"I'm not so sure Twi, from what you have told us." Applejack says.

Twilight sighs. "At least I'm getting a foal. A foal with Blitz." She said starting to smile.

"That's why you have been a little more paranoid lately huh?" Blitz asks.

Twilight looks down again. "I don't want to lose any piece of this family we have."

"Shh, it's ok. You aren't losing anypony. You are gaining somepony new." Blitz whispers into her ear as Mary feels for a kick from Octavia's stomach.

"Blitz, come here." Mary said stopping her hoof.

Blitz let's go of Twilight before kissing her head before he walks over. "Yes?"

Mary smiles and places his hoof on where hers was. "Wait for it."

Blitz waits before he feels what felt like a little hoof touching his from the other side. He smiles and looks to Octavia smiling happily and kisses her. "Our little foal." He said kissing her head again.

Octavia smiled and nuzzles him. "Yes, our little foal and our family becoming bigger."

"Yeah." Blitz says taking the hoof away. "So how much longer till you go into labor?" Blitz asks.

"Soon." Octavia says smiling.

"Before you ask, vampire intuition." Vinyl says with a full mouth.

Blitz sighs. "Yes, yes. Now what about any other mare? Are any of them pregnant besides Twilight?"

"Not yet." Vinyl says after swallowing.

Blitz shrugs. "Not yet. Now then, let's see, what else?"

"What else, it's my fun with you tonight." Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz hooks a hoof around her. "Then let's go. I can cuddle you all you want."

"Who I meant after dinner." Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz rolls his eyes. "You sure about that, my pudgy mare?" He said poking her stomach.

"I. Am. Not. Pudgy!" Rainbow says threateningly.

Blitz nuzzles her and then kisses her cheek. "I know, you're just my fast mare, right?"

Rainbow still glared at him. "Not good enough."

Blitz smirks. "Then how about I give you your deepest desire?"

Rainbow's glare faltered. "Maybe?"

Blitz leans in close to her ear. "Cuddle all you want because you barely had any besides your family. And when we get frisky, a long time down that speaking part of you." He said rubbing her throat.

Rainbow blushes and puts her head against his chest. "Okay." She whispered.

"There is my Rainbow." Blitz says smiling as her pets her mane.

Rainbow purrs a bit and then quickly opens her eyes and starts waving and smacks his hoof. "Cut that out."

Blitz just smirks as he chuckles.

Rainbow huffs and grabs her food and starts eating, trying to forget about that part, but still gained blushes now and then. "Dumbass." She whispered.

"If you say so." Blitz smirks, petting Fluttershy as she started whimpering in jealousy.

Rainbow scoffs. "How does she keep getting most of your affections?"

"Because she whines in jealousy and plays me to feel bad." Blitz says.

"Uh huh." Several of the mares say before looking at Fluttershy.

Fluttershy smiled and then goes wide eyed and scratches behind her ear like a dog and pants like a dog. "Bark." She tried to say softly, but ended performing poorly.

"Huddle." Spitfire calls.

All the mares except Fluttershy huddles up near the table. Blitz and Fluttershy was left confused. "Um…do you have any idea what this is about?" He asks Fluttershy.

Fluttershy shakes her head as she nuzzles his leg.

"Break!" The mares said as they broke the huddle.

Before anypony could comment, Vinyl and Lightning dragged Fluttershy away. "Master?" She whimpered.

Blitz frowns a little. "Um…what's going on?"

"Time for you to spend time with us." Spitfire says.

Blitz smiled. "Great, you just need to ask me and I'll make it so."

"Oh, no asking." Spitfire says smirking tackling him to the group.

Blitz groans. "Ow." He said before looking up and sees all the mares. "Hey girls, can we not do this like a pack of zombies?" He asks while trying to grin.

"Dear we are taking turns and Fluttershy was starting to hog you." Spitfire whispered before kissing his nose and getting off of him.

Blitz sighs as he sits up. "So who's first?"

"Me." Rainbow says rubbing up against him as Mary just watches all of this with a smirk.

Blitz shrugs. "All right, come here." He said before grabbing her and hugging her.

"I'll give you some room and watch over this one." Mary says touching Octavia's stomach again.

Blitz smiled. "Thanks mum. Now then, where shall we go?" He asks Rainbow.

"I have a place." Rainbow says before starting to lead him away.

Blitz chuckles as she leads him off. "Later girls."

"Taking bets on who gets pregnant next." Shadow says.

Blitz waves them off. "Go ahead. I'm here for you."

"Twenty bits on Rainbow." Pinkie whispered.

Twilight smiled. "Call that much with Vinyl."

"Thirty on Shadow." Fleetfoot says.

Shadow grins. "With the way he goes at me like that, you'll probably win."

"That is why I bet it." Fleetfoot says.

Both mares giggle as the others shake their heads. "I wonder how Rainbow is doing now." Rarity asks. "She isn't the one to be all romantic."

"If she is like me, she is currently trying to dominate him in a kiss." Mary says.

Rainbow wasn't trying to do that, in fact, she was just laying on his chest. "So, how did you know about my likes in bed?" She asks him as she hears his heart.

"I know that you surprisingly have a more tame and traditional sense in bed." Blitz says smiling as he keeps petting her.

Rainbow smiles. "Yeah, just also wanted to try something, but not too far. Something simple, how did you figure that one out?"

"Because I love and know you." Blitz says nuzzling her.

Rainbow nuzzles him. "Yeah, can you rub my wings?"

"Would also like me to rub this brush along them?" Blitz asks showing he the same soft brush the spa droid used.

Rainbow nods and flares out her wings. "Yeah, go for it." She said before kissing his chest and burying her head into him. Blitz smiles as he uses his magic to gently brush her wings. Rainbow moans a bit as she flicks her wings a bit. "Oh boy, where did you learn to keep calm on the wings?"

Blitz nuzzles her head. "From you silly." He said getting close to the tip of the wings. Rainbow inhales sharply. "I see your training helped me greatly." Blitz adds.

Rainbow sighs in relief as he reach the tip. "Blitz?"

"Yes, my lovely Rainbow?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him as she moves a hoof to his cheek. "Can we just stay like this for the night? I really like this, just holding each other. It's feels warm."

"If you so desire, it shall be." Blitz says leaning into her.

Rainbow sighs in relief as she snuggles in more to him. "Thanks Blitzy."

"So any plans for the foal that is about here?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiles. "Maybe take it on a flight."

"So you plan raising it like your own?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, might be cool to have my own soon too."

"Well we can try. After all, you are in heat right now." Blitz says as the brush brushes her tail.

Rainbow blushes a bit. "Yeah, but let's wait until tomorrow. Will be better."

"In the morning?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him. "No, next night, where I can lead you to someplace better and where we will go all night or most of it."

Blitz smiles. "Oh really, I might still be up."

Rainbow smiles too. "That's the idea. I want you to hold me in the end."

"Perfectly reasonable." Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and leans against him again. "Now just hold me tonight and you can do whatever you want, as long as I get some sleep." Blitz smiles he held her closer and pulls the blanket over them.

"Did it rain last night because there is a beautiful Rainbow here?" Blitz says.

Rainbow hits his shoulder and continues to brush. "Shut up and don't you have something to do?"

"Oh you're right." Blitz says smirking as he grabbed the brush with his magic and started brushing her wing.

Rainbow sighs as she tries to keep brushing. "Thanks, now what are we going to do for the day?"

"Spend the day with my girls." Blitz says leaning against her.

Rainbow smiled a bit as she spits out the toothpaste. "And then after me? Are you going to let another one of us spend time or you got something to do out there?"

"Well if you tell me the order I could…" Blitz was then cut off by Rainbow.

"Nope." Rainbow said with a smirk.

"Worth a shot." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles and turns to him. "Let's get some breakfast."

"Well we could…" Blitz starts.

Rainbow smirks. "What? Give me breakfast from down there?" She asks pointing to his growing self.

"Maybe." Blitz says rubbing against her.

Rainbow groans. "Don't tempt me with my fetish." She said poking his chest.

"Oh you have a fetish?" Blitz asks curious.

Rainbow sighs and leans in close to his ear while leaning on him. "On my knees and just going at it with only my mouth." She said before backing off.

"That's not too bad compared to Spitfire's." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled. "Oh yeah, what did she have?"

"Tentacles fetish or so I am told." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Rainbow stares at him. "And you couldn't do that?"

"Nope." Blitz says.

Rainbow shrugs. "Oh well, can't do everything."

"But Spitfire nor any of you have complained yet." Blitz says smiling.

Rainbow smirks. "You got that right. Now let me have breakfast."

"Which one?" Blitz asks smirking.

Rainbow smirks as she traces a hoof downward, but then pushes him out of the way and heads out. "More than protein."

"Ok, I'll save it for tonight when we aim for that." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiled. "And you better fill me up." She said before heading outside.

"We going for twins?" Blitz jokes.

Rainbow smiles a little. "If you want, we can try."

"Why do I feel a sense of deja vu?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow shrugs. "No idea. Come on, everypony is probably waiting."

"Want me to carry you?" Blitz asks petting her again.

Rainbow purrs. "Nah, just act like normal because I don't want to show myself like this."

"Did your ears catch what they were betting as we left?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiled. "Yeah, can you make me that way?"

"Want to mess with them?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, what do you got?"

"Lay on my back and pretend to be sore in your flank. It won't fool all of them, but we can mess with some." Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs as she gets on. "Onward."

"Yes my lovely Rainbow. By the way, has Twi ever made a joke out of your name like reading rainbow?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow looks to him. "Not really."

"Be ready for such a joke love." Blitz says as she wrapped her wing around his torso.

Rainbow chuckles. "Oh I will be now. So should I act tired?"

"Yes and a little groggy as well, kind of like me on a morning when I am extra tired and haven't had coffee yet." Blitz says, playfully pulling Rainbow's tail with his magic.

Rainbow squeaks. "Bastard." She whispered.

"You know you love it." Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and kisses his cheek before they enter the dining room. "Hey guys." Rainbow said before giving a yawn.

"Rough night?" Pinkie asks bouncing off the walls after she took a sip of coffee.

Everyone in the room eyes the spilled coffee on the floor. "Oh no." They said.

"So didja? Didja? Didja?" Pinkie kept repeating.

Rainbow tries not to be worried. "Yeah. He really went at it. Still tired though." She said giving another yawn. Blitz discreetly bumps her without any of them noticing. "And sore." Rainbow adds before groaning and rubbing her flank lightly.

Pinkie looks her over. "Oh, you still have a white streak on you, oh wait, that's dandruff."

"We did shower already Pinkie." Rainbow says annoyed.

Pinkie giggles. "Aw, you two are so cute. When are you going to give me a bouncing baby foal?"

"Ask your other half Pinkie." Blitz says.

Pinkie stops for a bit. "Aw, thanks Blitzy." She said bouncing off.

Rainbow leans over. "Other half?"

"Pinkie has a split personality." Blitz says before proceeding to get Rainbow up to date.

Rainbow looks a bit surprised. "Wow."

"Yeah." Blitz says getting him a mug and filling it with coffee.

Rainbow smiles a bit. "Can I have one?"

Blitz wordlessly gives her his as he starts getting a new one.

Rainbow smiles as she drinks it. "Thanks."

Blitz smiles as he takes his and drinks it. "So, what's the plan you got mares?"

"Well Mary wants a tour around, but that will have to wait till she gets out of Rarity's shop. They left about half an hour ago already." Spitfire says.

"By the way, there be some family here to see ya." Applejack says.

"Who?" Blitz asks.

Sweetie Belle pops up from behind her head. "Me, hi uncle Blitzy."

"Sweetie Belle and I'm your brother in law, not your uncle." Blitz says smiling as he walked over.

Sweetie Belle giggles. "Feels like it since before you married my sister."

"So what do you need? Want to spend the day with me since Rarity is busy?" Blitz asks.

Sweetie Belle nods. "Yep, the others are waiting, but first we got school. Can you take us and maybe stay around for a bit?" She asks before giving the guilt face with the big eyes and pouty lip.

"I don't see why not." Blitz says.

"I also have to get to my job on the weather team." Rainbow says.

Blitz nods and puts her down on the couch. "Okay, I'll lead Sweetie Belle and her friends to school. Maybe see how it is."

"You do that." Spitfire says.

"I'll come with you." Lightning says.

Blitz takes one last sip before putting his cup down. "Let's hit the dirt road Sweetie." He called as he heads for the door.

"Ok." Sweetie Belle says jumping onto his back.

Lightning smiled as she steps up beside him. "Let's go." She said opening the door and finds Applebloom and Scootaloo there. "Huh. Guess we don't have to see them far."

Blitz nods as he looks to the view of the landscape and suddenly gets a bright flash and sees the town in ruins and the sky covered in dark clouds before it flashes again and sees everything back to normal.

'What was th…it couldn't be.' Blitz thinks.

Lightning looks to him. "You okay?"

Blitz looks to her. "Yeah, just fine." He said as he looks to the apple orchard in the distance and then sees a flash and sees the leaves gone while the apples were slightly glowing and caused some smashed apples on the ground to crack the land like it was dry until it flash again. Shaking his head, he looks around sees no more. 'No, I'm not letting that happen.'

Lightning carefully watches him. "Are you sure?"

"Yeah, just thought I heard something is all." Blitz lies.

Lightning shrugs and brings the two others on her back. "Come on guys, let's go."

The foals cheer as the two starts walking to the school and sees most the foals outside. "Alright, last stop, school, boringness, and of course, bullies." Blitz jokes.

The foals groans as they collect their bags and heads to near the door. "Well, we got five minutes. What do you guys want to do?" Scootaloo asks and the three share a look.

"Please teach us to be like you." The three say in unison.

Blitz sweatdrops. "Okay, girls, listen. You can't be others, you can only be yourselves. Now what's the problem?" He asks with a knowing look.

The three point behind them and they see two fillies were snickering as they watch the bumble of two weirdly proportioned colts.

"Ah. Lightning, watch them for a bit in secret and if they mess with the girls here. Show them what real fear is like." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Yes sir."

"Sir?" They heard and look down to the fillies. "Aren't you married to her? Big sis said so." Applebloom said.

"We are, but he is still chief of my clan so I have to obey a few rules in public." Lightning says as she leans down.

Blitz smirks as he gets close to her ear. "And once you are with me, you are getting the biggest orders of your life. Now git." He said before she jumped and disappeared. "Now then, school time." Blitz said as the school bell rang. "I'm coming in and seeing how the teaching goes." Blitz says before disappearing.

"Cool." They drone before they heard Cheerilee calling and heads inside and to their desks.

"Okay class, today we are learning a great deal about history of the griffon kingdom and their life when it was at its lowest. Strange I got that curriculum paper. Oh well, learning is everything." Cheerilee said.

"Um…Ms. Cheerilee, what is that package on your desk?" A foal asks.

Cheerilee looks to the box on her desk. "Weird, that wasn't there before. Let's see." She said before opening it and finds a metal sphere and a pad of some sort. Looking underneath them she sees a manual and a letter. "Let's see, as part the separation of share the griffon kingdom has sent." Cheerilee starts before skimming most of the political stuff. "So this is supposed to help teach by providing a visual aid?" Cheerilee says as she places the items on the desk.

"How did a datapad get here?" The class heard a foal say and looks to the CMC shrink from the stare.

Cheerilee looks to them. "Datapad?" She asks looking at the so called pad.

"Pah!" Diamond Tiara said before looking bored. "Please, you don't even know manes to tails." She said looking at them.

"If I may." Lightning says appearing before Cheerilee in full armor and helmet.

The whole class, except the CMC, stare at Lightning in surprise. "Um…who are you?" Cheerilee asks.

"I am a part of the Mandalorians. You may have heard of one of our more famous members, Southern Cross. We were recently hired to deliver a few of this new technology to school and make sure none were intercepted." Lightning says.

Cheerilee stares at her. "Um…okay. So, what and how does each work?" She asks, looking at the two objects.

"The datapad is the control for the Holoprojector. If you want, I can operate it for you while you teach." Lightning offered.

Cheerilee nods. "Oh thank you. That would be helpful. Notebooks out students." She calls as she gets out of her seat and waits for Lightning to set up the system.

"So what are you teaching?" Lightning ask as to almost everypony's amazement the holoprojector floated into the air under its own power.

"Still cool." Applebloom said and the other two nod.

Cheerilee looks to the paper she got. "It's the lowest point in the griffon kingdom. Apparently, I'm also supposed to read from this." She said picking up a book.

"Financially or during the great diamond dog war four hundred years ago?" Lightning asks.

Cheerilee looks over the paper again. "Culturally, just in like town and cities."

Lightning messes with the datapad. "Here you go." She said before the holoprojector and spins a little before lightning up and creates a wall of light before images appear and some examples of videos. "Here you go."

"Is that?" Cheerilee asks.

"Yes, a real life representation as shown by old records, historical evidence, and experts in the field." Lightning says as little ponies and griffons holograms started appearing and start to look like a day to day living.

Cheerilee sighs and opens the book. "Alright. Now then, I need a start in the low class area." She said before the screens changes to the poverty areas. "Okay, the low income class…"

Blitz smiled as he watches the landscape and listens to the lecture until the foals started screaming then comes out a stream of sorrys. He bends down and looks through a window and sees some of the images showing the high class life and the griffons held pony slaves? "Huh, maybe we should've edited that out." He said before he sees why they were screaming once before quieting. He takes out a blaster and shoots the sphere with a stun shot which shuts everything off and sends it to the ground smoking.

Lightning still looked shocked it had that and puts the datapad down. "Who sent the book and everything?" She asks.

Cheerilee closes the book once she realized what she was going to land on. "University. They help send out the curriculum."

"Lightning, why did that line of education have pony slaves and what foals don't need to see at such a young age?" Blitz asks through the communicator.

Lightning sighs. "Don't know." She whispered. "I think it's time for a recess."

"Agreed." Cheerilee says before letting them go out and play.

"I have received a full education from the university and this is the first time I have heard of this and the fact that slavery was outlawed by then and punishable by death." Lightning says.

Cheerilee sighs as she sits down with a heavy thump. "Guess the griffons didn't get that memo."

Lightning nods and sits down and collects the sphere. "I can repair this. But maybe it's time to go back to your own education."

"And let's see." Blitz says taking the book and looking through it. "Huh, Celestia approved stamp." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. "Can it be used by anypony else?"

"Not if it doesn't have…yep, it has it. Celestia approval stamp has a slight line through this O. She edited history and when you read that, the holoprojector here displayed it. My guess she is trying to make other countries look worse to her subjects to make up for the recent humiliations and bad decisions that have come to light." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. "You think those foals will forget quickly?"

"We have to make them so excited and so happy they forget about it. Any ideas?" Blitz asks Cheerilee.

Cheerilee sighs. "Well, there is a party we can do, but it must be a very good celebration or they'll fall into it again. And some things, like the griffon on that pony, is never forgotten."

"I think I can cover that. Pinkie." Blitz says.

Pinkie pops her head out of a desk drawer. "Yes?"

"Send the bill to me later and help Cheerilee with a huge party. I will send for some of my griffon employees to come and help." Blitz says.

Pinkie grins. "Okay! Let's get this party started." She said hopping out of the drawer and takes out her cannon out of another drawer and fires, making the whole room be covered in party supplies. "Cool huh?"

Blitz smiled. "Very cool. Wish me and my team had that."

The CMC was behind the building, trying to figure out what they saw. "What was that?" Sweetie Belle asks.

"Um…I think Applejack mentioned it's what animals do to make more of them and I may have seen them, but she said to never let anypony, but the most trusted go there and do that." Applebloom said.

Scootaloo remained silent. "Scoots?" Sweetie asks.

Scootaloo sighs. "Not the greatest idea if you knew."

Sweetie and Applebloom just looked worried before Scootaloo and Applebloom were pushed to the wall and sent to the ground. "Ow." They both said.

"Ha, ha, look at the blank flanks." Diamond said.

The fillies just get up and stare them. "What do you want?" Sweetie asks.

Silver Spoon smiled. "Tell us, how did you know about what the thing that Light or whatever her name is, was holding?"

Scootaloo glares. "And if we don't?"

Diamond grins. "Simple, we do the same thing that Cheerilee showed us. Maybe also send you three to griffons too."

The three looked worried to each other. "Huddle." Applebloom said and they quickly formed a huddle.

"How about you leave them alone?" Blitz says behind the two bullies.

The two squeak as they slowly turn around and look straight up at Blitz. "Um…sir. There is nothing going on here. Just some friendly playing and gossiping." Diamond nervously offered.

"I heard everything. Now go to Ms. Cheerilee, she see will send for your parents." Blitz says.

The two whimper before running off. The CMC sighs in relief. "Thanks cuz." Applebloom said.

"We are family Applebloom and Apples…" Blitz stops to let Applebloom finish it.

"We stick together, an apple to the core." She sang.

Blitz chuckles and hugs her a bit. "Alright, now we got something to take your mind off and I trust you can since the 'Dead Space' incident, right?"

The three nods and he laughs and pets their heads a bit before walking off. "Now then…wow, she does work fast." He said seeing the entrance to the school and the two fillies being scolded by Cheerilee.

"One day we will have to tell her Big Mac doesn't like her that way." Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles and escorts the three fillies to the party and sees some griffons flying in. "Ah, great to see you guys again." He said to what is the chef and the guard of the clan's base.

The griffons frowns a little. "Why did Celestia approve of our homeland being shown like that?" The chef asks.

"Mostly to start to shine a bad light on other countries to try and make her citizens forget about the recent scandals and mistakes that have come to light." Blitz informs.

The chef sighs and turns to the other. "Let's show these hatchlings there is nothing to fear."

"That is the plan. I have already sent word to the griffon king and the other princesses about this. They will apply pressure to make her stop." Blitz says.

The griffons nods and looks to the schoolhouse. "Shall we?"

"I will catch you later. The teacher has us going to the homes of all the kids to deliver these to inform of a meeting that is needed." Blitz says.

The griffons nods and Blitz leaves, leaving them and the fillies. "You three." The chef said glaring slightly at them. "Don't think we have forgotten about the cake incident."

The three fillies chuckle nervously while Blitz chuckled amused. The chef sighs and picks them up before putting them on his back. "Let's go." He said and they head inside to which some screams were heard before just whimpers came out. "Oh quiet, we came here to quell the fears." He said theatrically before heading to the small kitchen area and see Pinkie still baking. "Hey, need a talon?" He asks while he gave the CMC to the other griffon and he puts them on his back and let them hang on his wings.

Blitz sighs as he finished delivering the last letter. "Sorry about showing all this by the way. This is a surprise to me too." He said to Derpy Doo.

"What is this, the third bad thing Celestia has done lately?" Derpy says facehoofing.

Blitz nods. "Guess so. I feel like doing the same thing you are, but I have to go. Just be sure to be there because a lot of supporters will help on continuing education."

"You bet I want my little Dinky to go up right." Derpy says.

Blitz chuckles. "If I had foals, I would too. Well, gotta go. Bye miss." He said before walking away.

"Take care Mr. Apple." Derpy calls.

Blitz groans as he hears the door close. "How does the most out of place ponies found out?" He said as he heads back to the school.

"Hey hun." Applejack says.

Blitz looks up and sees Applejack. "Hey honey. You got the letter from Lightning?"

"Yeah…not too happy about what Celestia did." Applejack says.

"I know, she really needs to get her act together. She should showed sex to the foals, not even that, but rape, on a slave, a pony slave. I got to stop now." Blitz says.

Applejack sighs. "You need me there?"

"Yeah, as you are technically head of the apple family. I have other things to do including watching mom to make sure she doesn't do something that will get her in trouble." Blitz says.

Applejack chuckles. "Alright Blitzy, head on back and since it's after school, I'll see if I can get your mother there too."

"You're joking right?" Blitz asks as suddenly the thought of her going pirate in the school goes through their minds.

Applejack shakes her head. "Nah, she loves those foals as her own too. So it only makes sense since they are their grandmother in a sense. I trust her to be on her best behavior."

Blitz just raises an eyebrow. "Really?"

Applejack glares slightly. "Do you really not trust your mother that much?"

"No, I just think Octavia with mom who fawned over her and has pregnancy experience." Blitz says as if making a mathematical formula.

Applejack sighs. "We can watch over her, give your mother a view of the new life. Give her some air out here."

"Alright, you watch over her, then I have things to take care of." Blitz says starting to walk away.

"Somethin is bothering y'all isn't?" Applejack asks stopping him.

"Nah, Jackie." Blitz lies and puts on a fake smile.

Applejack raises an eyebrow and sighs. "Just this once Blitz, just this once." She said before walking away.

Blitz sighs before teleporting away onto the Everfree forest mountain. He looks to the forest and sees a flash, but sees nothing change before another flash came and supposedly changed it back. "Nothing much there." He said before looking to Canterlot and a flash comes to him and sees nothing, but a mountain with a purple cloud there before another flash takes it away. "Guess the city fell to the bottom." He then looks to the landscape and sees only desert like land and dried up areas and clouds completely covering the land, with no sunlight coming through before the next flash takes it away. "Why am I having these?"

Blitz looks around more and another flash takes him to see a dark sky and then sees a silhouette of something when lightning flashed. It was huge and had wings. "No, that can't be a…" He wasn't able to finish when another flash took it away. "That couldn't have been an alicorn. It can't be, Twilight and the princesses are all there." He said in disbelief.

"Blitz, are you okay? Your heart rate jumped." Minerva asks over the coms.

Blitz breathes carefully. "Yeah, can you perform a scan over the area? Look for anything that might resemble radiation, magic or otherwise. I'm coming back and get the mind projector up and running. I know it's old and not perfect, but it is the best we got." Blitz says activating stealth and teleporting into the Everfree forest itself.

A door opens in front of him and he enters. "I got it set up in the medbay. Come on. "Minerva said as she leads him off. "What did you see?" She asks as they enter the bay and he lays down on one of them and she starts putting the machine on him.

Blitz sighs. "Something I don't want to pass over this land. Something that should never come to pass. Just like on Malcamore 7's moon." He said before closing his eyes and she starts it up.

"That temple to the sith you and Ahsoka investigated together." Minerva says obviously unhappy.

After a while of a blank screen, some static comes through and then images came to life and she can see what looks like a wasteland. With dark clouds completely covering the sky and no sunlight, water that might be bad enough to even be near, a city on the ground and out and Ponyville in shambles, but what caught her eye was the winged creature on the horizon that looks an alicorn battling a huge pterodactyl like creature. "What?" She asks as the machine recorded it all.

The images then ended as Blitz opens his eyes. "What this has, must never come to light, one way or another. Scan the archives, I want to know if that creature is in the database."

Minerva nods. "Okay, meanwhile, you got a meeting to see." She said collecting the drive.

"No, I'm going to wait here for the results. I have a bad feeling about his." Blitz says.

Minerva nods and places the drive into the system and starts making it scan through the archive monster database. After a bit, the scan finally stopped. "It's an alien archived by Samus Aran. Her arch-nemesis, Ridley, leader of the space pirates. Time stamp is five years ago."

"Can't be, she even confirmed he was destroyed." Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. "Guess not. What are you going to do?"

Blitz leans back. "Send a request to Mandalore. Tell him we uncovered a possible invasion to the planet and don't think the Darkline alone will be enough. So we request back up from other clans. Also send for my old elite squadron buddies and tell them to come to the planet and bring their fighters and prep mine. I don't think my Viking alone will be enough."

Minerva nods and soon a nearby computer beeps. "Sent."

Blitz nods. "Okay, now let me do this." He said before calling someone and hears it ring a few times before it picked up and for some reason, shooting was heard in the background. "Hello." A strained female voice came through.

Blitz sighs. "Samus Aran, this is Southern Cross of the Mandalorian army. I am calling in a possible invasion on my planet with the possibility it has your arch-nemesis, Ridley here too."

"I know that he lives. Just didn't knew where he's going. He said something about that." She said before an explosion was heard. "Gotcha you bastards."

"Angle 68 degrees up to your right." Blitz says.

A shoot was heard and something fell. "Thanks. So what's your planet?"

"Sending coordinates, but you're going to need to get a special pass to be permitted to enter this space." Blitz says.

Something metallic was then heard hitting something. "Okay, let me guess, it's a non-space faring planet?" She asks as she tries to breath.

"Bingo. Top left corner." Blitz says.

A shoot was heard. "Pesky animal life." She said bitterly. "I'll tell you this, being on their home planet, not fun, especially with the acid rain. Okay, I'll try to come in once I'm finished here. Can you do something for me if he does come?"

"Depends." Blitz says.

Samus sighs. "Keep him alive."

"No promises, because you never know what will happen on the battlefield, but I will try." Blitz says.

Samus was silent for a bit. "I just want to hear him say something that's long overdue and he promised it to me as well. Once this whole ordeal is over. Thanks."

Blitz sighs. "Anything for a fellow bounty hunter." He said before cutting the line. "Alright, now I have a meeting to get too and you can bet someone's head will turn." He said before getting up and leaving.

"And that is how that meeting went." Rarity explains to Blitz as she leaned against him.

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, I was there after all. Applejack couldn't make so since I'm family, I went. Now I just have to make sure Celestia doesn't do something like this again."

"Don't worry about that Blitzy, I already received a letter back from Cadance and my brother. They will help straighten her out." Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. "Good, she needs all the pressure she gets since Luna isn't coming back to her until we give her a trip."

"Right." Twilight says sitting beside him. "Now tell me, Applejack says you were acting strange."

Blitz presses his lips together. "It's best you don't know about it. Just know I'm trying to protect you here."

Twilight sighs and leans against him. "You know Celestia tries to cover up her mistakes to relieve any pressure on herself. You, you like to take all the pressure onto yourself so others don't have. You both are the opposite, yet you have the same problem." Twilight says.

Blitz sighs. "The only thing different is that she can't accept the problem and admit to herself that it was her fault. That is not the way and as for me, well you know how I am."

"You take too much responsibility onto yourself. I'm afraid one day the burden will become too great." Twilight says.

Blitz held a flat smile and turns to her before kissing her head. "It's because I now have you all. I'm supposed to do this. I'm still one of the few who can do these things so no one else has to take the result of the end game on each situation."

"Just let us help once in a while." Rarity says.

Blitz sighs. "Okay, but only the things you can do."

"Okay. By the way Rarity, I haven't seen Mary yet. How did the outfitting go?" Twilight asks.

Rarity smiled. "She's just getting her outfit on. I was able to make something appropriate for space travel, but also fitting her past life."

"Oh that reminds me, don't we all have a dinner date before Rainbow drags me off?" Blitz asks.

Suddenly hooves went around his neck. "Too late." Rainbow said slightly massaging him.

"And there is the reading Rainbow." Twilight says.

Rainbow scoffs as she pulls at Blitz. "Come on Blitz, you promise me a night."

"Sorry girls, duty calls." Blitz says as he lets Rainbow drags him away.

The mares frowns a little. "Dang it." They said.

Blitz chuckles as they round a corner and presses Rainbow against the wall before just placing his hooves right by her head. "So, how do you want this night?"

Rainbow smiles. "Slow down a bit. I prepared a few things first." Rainbow says smiling.

Blitz nuzzles her nose before easing up. "And what's that?"

"Dinner, follow me handsome." Rainbow says brushing his face with her tail as she turns away.

Blitz chuckles as he follows her. "And what did you make?"

"You will see." Rainbow says as she leads him on eventually stopping at an already made picnic area.

Blitz whistles at the sight. "Classy." He said spying the wine and glasses. "How did you know how to set this up?"

"Well…I…maybe borrowed a few romance novels recently." Rainbow admits.

Blitz smiled. "It's great Rainbow, thanks." He said before sitting down.

"We…well, the basket is r…" Rainbow stopped when Blitz hugged her and nuzzled her neck.

"It's okay, let's just enjoy this night as you want." He said leading her and sits her down.

Rainbow blushes and sits down and most of their meal was done in silence before she sighs and looks to him. "Blitz?"

"Whenever you are ready my rainbow angel." Blitz says causing Rainbow to snicker before bursting out laughing.

"Geez Blitz, I guess it is true that stallions thinks with their dicks." Rainbow said with a smirk.

"What, I thought it was sweet and was close to the compliment the main male character used in the road to Las Pegasus." Blitz says naming one of the books Rainbow borrowed.

Rainbow blushed bright red. "Just now I…I just want…"

"I'm patient, I can wait for you." Blitz says getting off of her and lays in front of her.

Rainbow sighs and looks away a bit. "I really don't know how to begin this. Can we…?" She holds out her hooves for him.

"We have done this before Rainbow. Take confidence from that." Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs and puts her hooves down. "Can you lean against that tree then?" She asks pointing to the nearby tree.

"If you want me to." Blitz says getting up.

Rainbow follows him as he stands up and faces her as he leans against the tree. She sighs and stands up against him. "I…dang it…I love you Blitz."

"I know. I love you too." Blitz says starting to pet her.

Rainbow purrs a bit before slowly starting to go down on him to her knees. "Thanks for this Blitz." She said rubbing her hooves on his legs.

"You want to just do that or we aiming for foals with you till in heat?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow smiles. "Just this for now. When I get into heat, I'm coming after you."

"You're in heat now Rainbow, I can smell it." Blitz reminds before playfully booping her nose.

Rainbow sighs. "Let's do this first, then we can get some more fun." She said grabbing his hoof and putting it on her head.

"Was only asking. I don't deny you this Rainbow." Blitz says letting her start.

Rainbow giggles as she starts licking him, making him grow. "So how do you want me to do this, because I want you to be a little rough here. I just really like doing it this way." She said stroking him.

"Do as you please." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles and goes back to work and starts licking him again as he smiled down at her. Once she finished getting him full to mast, she opens her mouth and places his head in and makes him groan a bit. She then starts moving her head back and forth on him, trying to bring him deeper as Blitz relaxes against the tree and presses a little harder on Rainbow.

Rainbow smiled as she makes the head press past her throat as she swallowed it and makes it go down in her throat. She moans and makes the vibration on him that makes him moan more. Rainbow giggles before presses harder and chokes. Blitz quickly looks down and pulls her off as she catches her breath.

"You okay?" He asks as he lets her go.

Rainbow nods. "Yeah, that was expected." She said before looking to the deflating cock and puts it back in her mouth and starts sucking at it until she slowly starts going down again, swallowing every inch. Blitz groans again and places a hoof on her head and presses her down slowly.

Rainbow smiled that she can hear Blitz loving this as she made it to his medial ring and passes it into her mouth and presses onward. Blitz looks down and sees Rainbow looking up at him with sultry eyes that he groans again as Rainbow sucks at him so hard that his cock was decreased in size before she pushes herself down again and coughs, but let's herself stay there as she kept swallowing.

Blitz breathes carefully as he watches her for anything wrong before he taps her head a bit and starts pressing her down to which she just places a hoof on him and lets him press her down right down to the base and breathes out with her nose pressed against him. Blitz bites his lip as he places his other hoof on her head as Rainbow puts hers down and lets it hang limp. Seeing her look up at him with pleading eyes he pushes himself off a bit and makes Rainbow lean back a little before he pulls back and lets the medial ring out and then thrusts into her mouth and makes her cry out a bit.

Blitz keeps watching her as he starts thrusting into her mouth as he presses her down to hit hard before pulling back to start again. He reaches down a bit and feels her throat as he thrusts and feels himself bulge out on it before placing his hoof back on her head and starts to really do it. Rainbow moans out loud as her eyes rolls upward from the pleasure of having this in her mouth and by Blitz himself.

Blitz bits down on his lip before learning against the tree again and starts hanging onto her mane and makes her head move before wet slapping sounds were emanating from them before Blitz feels her throat tightening up from her swallowing and starts making long hard thrusts into her as he groans out while Rainbow moans at the feeling and her eyes were being pushed upward from being treated this way.

After a while of pushing her down he finally gave a few more hard hits and then stops as he groans out while Rainbow tries to breathe. Rainbow swallows what she can even though he was past her mouth and felt the cum run through it and down into her. He then slowly pulls out and then cums into her mouth and lets her drink a bit before pulling out and cumming onto her face, making her drink what she can get.

Blitz gives a final sigh as he leans back and lets go of her and lets her sit down. "So, how do you like that?"

Rainbow was still getting the strands all over her and still drinking it all. "Nice black cock, big and thick."

Blitz chuckles as he feels himself stirring up again. "So…want to get to the next part?"

Rainbow moves her tongue around her mouth as far as she can get and smacks her lips. "Yep." She said before laying down on her back and Blitz grabs a nearby towel and wipes off her face.

"Still beautiful." He said before throwing the towel away and placing himself on her, already on her entrance.

Rainbow wraps her hooves around him. "I know. Now go for it." She said before feeling himself enter in one swift move.

Rainbow groans as he pushes into her while Blitz tries to keep her still. Blitz pushes himself further in and feels himself pass her old mark. "Remember that day?"

Rainbow moans and nuzzles his neck. "How could I not? You were the best, now be better."

Blitz obliges and pushes him in with a hard thrust and feels himself stop. He looks down and sees only an inch or two left. "Wow, just a few more and I would have bottomed out. Feel good?"

Rainbow nods as she grinds against him. "Yeah, you can go now."

Blitz nods and kisses and hugs her while Rainbow did the same as he started to thrust into her, making her moan a bit into the kiss. Blitz smiled and starts to go faster and harder before pulling back and delivering a kiss to her face before holding her hooves above her head and started to go faster as she moaned louder now that she didn't have anything holding it back.

Blitz smiled as he went harder and actually made her jump with each hit and now Rainbow flares her wings out to let them go. Blitz chuckles and starts to rub at her wings and she moans a bit louder as he kept going until he moves his hooves down her to hips and grabs around her cutie marks and keeps going while rubbing at them from time to time.

Rainbow smiled as she relaxes and just gives a few push backs to him before looking at him a bit tired. Blitz grits his teeth and starts gripping her flanks before slowly learning down as he started to give hard thrusts and Rainbow holds her hooves out and slowly grabs him and holds him close. Blitz groans and wraps his hooves around her and hugs her tight before trying to look at her. Rainbow smiled as she kept being jumped as she tried to remained conscience.

"Love you." Rainbow said as she gains half lidded eyes.

Blitz kisses her one last time before stopping and Rainbow feels something warm enter her. "Love you too my rainbow sky."

Rainbow feels the last of him enter her and then closes her eyes as she tries to keep a hold on him. Blitz smiled and rubs her mane before rolling over and lets her rest on him as he lets her wings cover them and tries to hide their connection and falls into sleep with her.

Blitz starts to awaken as the sun comes up to find a smiling Rainbow looking at him. "Morning." Blitz says.

Rainbow nuzzles him. "Morning Blitz."

"How long have you been awake?" Blitz says.

Rainbow sighs. "About an hour. You looked so peaceful when you sleep."

"Because you were close by." Blitz says as he wraps his tail around hers.

Rainbow lays her head down on his chest again. "Yeah. When do you want to head back?"

"That depends on you. Are you sore?" Blitz asks

Rainbow nods as she wiggles her flanks a little. "Oh yeah. You really went to work on me."

"Well you did ask for it wanting a little rainbow running around." Blitz says smirking.

Rainbow holds up a hoof. "Maybe two. Let's head back now. Everypony is probably already worried." She said getting up and off of him.

"Nah, so whose turn is next?" Blitz asks lifting her onto his back with his magic.

Rainbow smirks as she adjusts herself on his back. "Sorry Blitzy, not going to happen."

"What am I going to have to do learn the order?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow shakes her head. "No, we want it to be a surprise for you. It's best this way."

"So that means you keep changing it then." Blitz says.

Rainbow bonks his head. "Now you're getting it. Now onward." She said pointing forward.

"So how many figured out we didn't do that two nights ago?" Blitz asks starting to walk.

Rainbow shrugs. "A few, once they saw I didn't have that look in my eye. But for the most of them, they didn't even notice."

"Well, let's tell them the truth and mess with them." Blitz says.

Rainbow giggles. "Yeah, did you enjoy the night?"

"Yes, you were really romantic." Blitz says.

Rainbow nuzzles him. "I just wanted something different."

"Maybe I should take you to a ball if I am invited to it instead of the other girls." Blitz jokes.

Rainbow chuckles. "Maybe, but for now, prank time." She sang as they got back to the castle and went inside.

"You lead, I will follow." Blitz says.

Rainbow smiles. "Hey girls." Rainbow calls a little breaking in her voice.

Blitz says nothing as he takes her into the house. "Hey Rainbow." Twilight said looking over. "How was the night?"

Rainbow smiled. "Really nice. Took him out for dinner."

"And I see he took you last night, but unlike the previous night." Applejack says.

Rainbow hits Blitz slightly. "Told ya." She said to him.

"What!?" Pinkie yells.

Rainbow giggles. "Told you girls. Only Applejack was able to figure it out."

"Not quite." Daring says as Mary nods.

Rainbow shrugs. "Well, almost Applejack."

"So how was it?" Mary asks.

Rainbow grins. "Like a hard rut."

"Oh so it was good then." Mary says.

"And it's my turn next." Spitfire says now rubbing against Blitz.

Blitz chuckles. "Alright then, how do you want to play it?"

Spitfire licks her lips. "Maybe a little fun in close quarters?"

"Later Spitfire, we have a whole day ahead of us." Twilight says.

Blitz smiled. "Just a small question? When's the due date for our pregnant mare?"

"Soon, in the next few weeks. We did a scan and a magical prediction." Twilight says.

Blitz nods as he move over to Octavia. "You ready?"

"I'm thinking Azure something." Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. "Okay and if it's a boy?"

"Azure Star." Octavia says.

Blitz grins. "It's a boy, isn't it?"

"I asked them not to check that." Octavia says.

Blitz nuzzles her. "You ready to give birth to the first foal of our family?"

"Yes." Octavia says rubbing her stomach and feels a kick and smiles.

Blitz chuckles and holds a hoof to it too and feels another kick. "Now let's hope I can be a good father."

"You will…" Octavia says before grabbing his hoof with almost enough pressure to break it. "Or I will break you." Octavia threatens with a warm smile making Blitz start sweating.

Blitz chuckles nervously as he tries to hold the pain. "Noted." He strained.

Twilight smiled as she rubs at her own stomach. "Oh your father is going to be in a world of hurt by the time this is over."

"That is why I made a bunker for this occasion." Blitz says chuckling as Octavia was now nuzzling him again.

Twilight giggles. "Really, a bunker?"

"Well now for this for emergencies." Blitz says.

Twilight now looks worried. "Blitz, what's coming that required you to make a bunker?"

"Well stuff happens like Bloody Mary." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "And you want to bet something will happen?"

Blitz shrugs. "Something will happen, that seems to be the norm."

"He's got ya there Twi." Applejack says.

Twilight huffs. "I knew it a long time ago. Remember, I said this town is crazy and I love it. Otherwise, it would be quite boring."

"And it's going to keep changing as we are going to start integrating new technology more and more from now on." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "Just don't change so much we lose sight of the old ones."

Blitz smiled. "I'll try and keep the image, Miss Magical Queen."

Twilight smiles. "Thanks and magical queen, huh?"

"Would you prefer Arcane Queen?" Blitz asks smirking knowing his messing was getting to her.

'Oh, that sounds sexy.' Chrysalis said.

Twilight grins. "Would you want it that way?"

"No, you are still princess of magic to me." Blitz says as he wraps a hoof around Octavia.

Twilight smiled. "So what now?"

Two weeks later, almost at the stroke of midnight, under a full moon, Blitz was waiting outside the birthing room in the hospital for them to tell him that the baby was born.

Twilight soon appeared with the others. "You okay Blitz?"

"I'm just anxious." Blitz says looking at the blanket he had help Octavia knit for the baby.

Applejack smiled as she stepped up to him. "You got a family and you will get the foal with no problems."

Blitz groans. "I just wish it would stop taking so long. Almost every second taken, makes it more dangerous." Blitz says as the clock strikes midnight and they all start to hear a foal crying.

"The foal is here." Mary says coming out.

Blitz held his breath as he steps inside and finds Octavia laying on a bed with a little bundle of blankets near her. "Blitz, come see your new foal." She said as she tried to keep herself awake.

Blitz walks over and sees a little foal with an azure coat and smiles and it goes bigger as he spies a little wing poking out. Octavia smiles as she finally closes her eyes. "Stay Bl…" She said before descending into quite snores.

"Hey there Azure Star." Blitz says before wrapping the foal in the blanket he and Octavia knitted together. Azure opens his eyes briefly before yawning slightly before closing his eyes again.

Blitz smiles, reaching his hoof to Azure and Azure opens his eyes to that and see it and grabs it and starts sucking on it. Blitz, seeing this, couldn't help but smile.

Mary smiled as she stepped up to him. "Congratulations Blitz, you got a beautiful son."

"And your grandfoal." Blitz says.

Mary shrugs. "That too. Can I spoil him?" She asks with a grin.

"Not just yet. He was just born after all and look, he is already taking after you." Blitz says gesturing at Azure's wings.

Mary chuckles. "Yeah, maybe I can teach him later. For now, sleep here. These two need you." She said before leaving and closing the door behind her.

Blitz sighs and sits down in a nearby chair before laying his head down near their heads. "Good night, my family." He said before falling asleep.

Mary smiles as she walks out. "So how is everything in there?" Applejack asks.

Mary smiled brightly. "Blitz's family just grown."

"And?" Applejack asks.

"His name is Azure Star and he is a pegasus." Mary adds.

The rest of the mares smile and cheer a little. "Now we just have to worry about Twilight's." Applejack said looking to her.

"Not for a while." Twilight says.

Mary shrugs. "Still the same. Now then, let us let them rest and enjoy the first night together."

"Yeah, it's me Frederick." Vinyl says nearby on the phone.

They look to her. "What are you doing?" Rainbow asks.

Vinyl holds up a hoof to let them know to hold on. "Yeah, she just gave birth. It's a boy." Vinyl says.

The mares smile again. "You better tell us who that is." Twilight said.

"Yeah. Hey can I count on you to inform the other members of Tavi's band of this as I don't have their numbers?" Vinyl says. The mares wait as the others hear some talking from the phone. "Thanks man. Alright, see ya." She said before hanging up. "As for your question, I promised to inform the rest of Tavi's band when it was over." Vinyl says smiling.

Twilight sighs. "Well, let's go home and get some rest. It's late and they need some time before they are out of the hospital." She said before leaving.

"Aw and I flew straight here just to see the new foal." A new voice says behind Twilight.

Twilight stops and looks behind her to see Luna. "Princess Luna? I'm sorry, but they are asleep at the moment. I think it's best we don't disturb them. You can see them tomorrow if you want."

"Oh phooey. Oh well, I guess I can…who is this?" Luna asks pointing at Mary.

Mary smiled and waved. "Blitz's mother. Nice to meet you."

"Oh charmed." Princess Luna greets back.

Mary nods. "To you too. Now then, back to the bed? And I mean that, they deserve a rest alone." She said with a look.

The mares and even the princess could only listen and walk out of the hall and back to their beds or temporary beds.

Octavia started to rouse with a headache. "Oh, did I go out drinking with Vinyl again?" Octavia asks holding her head.

"Not quite love." Blitz says.

Octavia looks over and sees Blitz holding a bundle of cloth in his hooves. "Is that…?"

"Azure Star." Blitz says getting up and walking over.

Octavia smiled as showed her Azure. "He's beautiful. We did a good job, didn't we?" She asks petting his head as Azure starts to look up at her.

"We've only just started." Blitz says as Azure opens his eyes.

"He has your eyes." Octavia says smiling.

Blitz chuckles. "Now I just need to worry about other future mares coming at him or even fillies."

Octavia giggles. "Maybe, but you are going to very popular little one." She said before kissing Azure's head, making him coo softly.

"And there is his little fangs." Blitz says spotting the fangs.

Octavia grows interested. "Teeth already. Wow." She said slightly touching it. "Now with those eyes and being part vampire, he's definitely going to be a ready to take stallion once he grows up. You are going to be teaching a lot more than regular studies."

"Oh I think that is a given as well. Isn't that right, Azure?" Blitz asks.

Azure only laughs a little and tries to grab Octavia's hoof.

"Oh what he is about to do, you little cutie." Blitz says ask as Azure starts sucking on her hoof.

Octavia smiles as she lets him. "He's going to be a great foal and son for you. You know that right?"

"I know and I called your parents last night. They should be here soon." Blitz says.

Octavia suddenly looked shocked as she pulls her hoof away and makes Azure whine a bit. "Um…"

"Vinyl said she will put a spell on them before hand to not notice the fangs." Blitz says.

Octavia sighs in relief. "Good, being barren was the reason they disowned me. Now they are getting the shock of their lives. At least Vinyl took me in and then you." She said smiling again as she puts her hoof to Azure and he starts nibbling on it.

"From what I hear, it was your mother who forced your father." Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. "She really wants to keep the family name high and mighty. She still doesn't know that you have to go down to experience true life."

"Well it doesn't matter in the end. By the way, we are going with telling them I am a knight in the griffon king's court. Which a pony becoming a knight in that court is quite an accomplishment. Plus, I also have a great deal of money." Blitz adds.

Octavia gives a small kiss to him. "Thanks Blitz. Did the doctor say I can leave?"

"I don't know, I haven't seen them yet, but I think they just wanted you to stay to examine you in the morning." Blitz says.

Octavia sighs. "Can you take him out?" She asks looking to the nuzzling Azure on her hoof.

"Not till the doctor says so love. After all, they have to clear you before you can leave." Blitz says resisting her charms.

Octavia sighs. "Oh well. Think you can get a doctor and hurry it up?"

"Have patience love. We are here alone with our foal. Enjoy the moment." Blitz says smiling.

Octavia sighs. "It would be better with everypony else."

"They will get their turn at him soon enough. Besides he has been waiting all night to see his mother awake." Blitz says.

Octavia takes Azure and places him on the bed before lifting the covers and allowing him to drink from her. "There. Now you." She said looking to Blitz.

"There we go." Blitz says petting her.

Octavia hisses a bit and shows her fangs. "Can I?" She asks, eyeing his neck.

"That would turn me into a vampire my beautiful music, but I did think ahead." Blitz says bringing out a blood pack.

Octavia takes the blood pack. "I wish I can drink your blood like Vinyl." She said before biting into the pack and starts drinking.

"Yeah, but unlike Vinyl and now our little Azure. You are full vampire and this is probably the same thing unions of vampires and non-vampires go through." Blitz says.

Octavia sighs as she finishes the pack. "Blitz?"

"Yes love?" Blitz asks.

"Why are you wearing armor?" She asks confused.

"Love, what are you talking about?" Blitz asks.

Octavia points to him. "You're wearing armor."

"Love, I am wearing my normal clothes." Blitz says noticing Octavia's eye color had changed.

Octavia shakes her head. "Yeah, you're right. Sorry."

"Octy?" Blitz asks.

Octavia waves her hoof. "Sorry, it's nothing now. Probably just imagining things."

Blitz raises his eyebrow the same as Applejack would and gives her a look, but doesn't press the issue.

Octavia sighs. "You better do a checkup around the family. We'll be fine." She said laying back down and petting Azure's head.

"Nah, I will stay here with you two." Blitz says smiling and pets her again.

Octavia purrs. "Thanks honey."

Blitz smiled as he continued. It was only near lunch when Octavia was cleared to leave and they both headed back home with their foal.

Octavia sighs as she sits down with Azure in her hooves. "Finally. Welcome to your new home little one." She said gently rocking Azure as he slept a bit.

"Oh he is so cute." Twilight says looking at him.

Octavia shows them Azure. "Yeah, he is, isn't he?" She asks while Azure coos softly at the new faces.

"Welcome to the family little Dhampir." Vinyl says booping his nose very lightly causing Azure to grab her hoof and start sucking on it.

The mares all awed at the sight.

"Seems he likes you." Blitz says.

Vinyl chuckles. "Yeah, I'm his aunt, of course he will like me."

"Actually, technically, wouldn't you be his step mother since you are married to me and not the sibling of me or Octavia?" Blitz asks thinking that over.

Vinyl thinks for a few. "Yeah, I guess it is."

"Which means you help raise him." Pinkie says with a birthday cake in hooves.

Vinyl chuckles. "It be funny if all the foals will call all of us momma."

"I thought you would want them to call you wubma." Blitz jokes before he facehooves.

Vinyl grins. "What did you say honey?" She asks calmly.

"A horrible joke that I already regret." Blitz says still facehoofing.

Vinyl smiled. "Oh just calm down honey." She said before turning to Azure who was looking at her curiously. "What do see my little sonny?"

Azure just cocks his head to the side a bit.

Pinkie suddenly pops into his vision. "Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, congratulations on being born, happy birthday to you." She sang showing the cake and then Azure was pawing somewhere below her mane in midair.

"So Pinkamena, what you think?" Blitz asks.

Pinkie's mane immediately goes flat and Azure was actually pawing at the end of her mane now that it fell. "He's a cute one. He's also seeing something. He was pawing my mane before I changed."

"Girls, you might want to watch out. He already has his fangs." Blitz warns.

Vinyl brings a hoof to her chin. "He's going to need blood sometime. Anypony you got in mind?" She asks as Twilight steps up and Azure starts pawing at the air above him while giggling.

"So, you had your fangs when you were born. The first time, not the reincarnations." Blitz says.

Vinyl giggles. "Yeah, but you may have to watch out when he gets the urge." She said as Twilight looks curiously at Azure as he now starts acting like he's swimming in water.

Blitz nods as he steps up to Twilight. "Huh." He said while watching Azure. "Twilight?"

"Yes?" Twilight asks.

He didn't say anything and touches his horn to hers and casts a small spell and his eyes became glazed over. "Gotcha. He's pawing at whatever you're emitting. Magic or an aura." He said as he sees wisps of magic come out of Twilight and pass over Azure. He then let's go and lets the magic fall. "He's able to see something else. Maybe another plane of existence."

"So he has the sight." Vinyl says thinking out loud.

Azure giggles and looks to Blitz and holds out his hooves at him.

"Alright, come here little guy." Blitz says picking Azure up.

"What was that Vinyl?" Octavia asks as Azure starts opening his mouth and then closing it like he was getting something.

Vinyl signs. "My father had it. Able to see your true self. Like Twilight, you can be a mystical energy and the problem with this is you be hitting something else when you're in the regular plane of existence."

Blitz just watches Azure as he opens and closes his mouth. "Wonder what does he see in me?"

Twilight puts her horn to his and casts the same spell and her eyes became glazed over. "Blitz…you're dripping in blood."

"Ah, what color or colors?" Blitz asks.

Twilight tries to look around. "I think…red, maybe some green and blue too."

"Ah, then that is a representation of the blood I have spilled." Blitz clarifies lifting up Azure.

"So Vinyl, how is one born with the sight?" Octavia asks.

"Heck if I know, but I do know that one of my dad's parents was an oracle of some sort which was a factor." Vinyl says.

They simply watch Azure now as he stares at the many mares in the room and laughs while clapping his hooves. Blitz smirks as he lets Azure boop Twilight's nose. Twilight giggles as she nuzzles him back. "Aw. Too cute." She said pulling back and Azure sneezes a bit and makes him rub his nose.

"So what do the Wonderbolts and Shadowbolt think about their stepson?" Blitz asks looking to the quiet mares.

Rainbow chuckles and pushes them over to Azure. "Umm…hi Azure." Fleetfoot weakly said while trying to wave.

Blitz then move closer with Azure as he then tries to catch Fleetfoot's hoof. Fleetfoot giggles a bit and lets him have it and he starts sucking on it. "Gah." He said muffled.

Twilight giggles. "Spike, come see our new member of the family." She calls and Spike comes out of a hallway with Slendermane right behind him.

"Wow, thought he would more of a vampire." Spike said as Azure looks down at him from his height and tilts his head at him.

Vinyl smiled. "He's more like me than Octy here." She said as Azure looks to Slendermane and just looks confused and starts pawing the air at her.

"Does that mean he is getting his own bass cannon?" Rainbow asks smirking.

Vinyl chuckles. "Nah, maybe if he wants to." She said now thinking about it as Blitz puts Azure down and he starts crawling with his forelegs or sitting up and trying to crawl while sitting to Slender as she stares at him.

"Strange, he isn't reacting as much since I'm usually expelling an aura of some type." Slender said as Azure starts pawing the air around her.

"He can see energy." Blitz says.

Slender tilts her head and leans down to him and Azure giggles and starts pawing at her head and nose and boops it. "He is kinda cute." Spike said getting his attention and looks to him, but only tilts his head at him.

"Watch it Spike, he is looking at your tail intently." Spitfire says.

Spike chuckles and lets his tail hangover Azure, but he just sat there staring at him and coos confused. Spike looks at Spitfire. "I don't think that is much of a prob…yeow!" Spike yells suddenly. Looking back he sees Azure latched on with his fangs, digging into his tail.

Slender giggles and picks up Azure and tries to pull him off. "Let go young one. Time to let uncle Spike go." She tried to say as she pulls at him lightly.

Spike yelps as he finally let's go and grabs his tail and starts to rub it. "Dang, he's got a heck of a bite." He said trying to look it over.

"He is a natural born predator." Blitz says.

"I smell a little foal." Luna's voice is heard.

They look to Luna who suddenly rushes in and goes right up to Azure. "Hello young one. I'm Luna." She said getting down to his height. Azure looks at her before starting to be mesmerized by her flowing mane. He grabs her mane and looks at it before biting it and starts chewing.

"Oh, I think he likes you." Twilight says.

Luna giggles as she nuzzles the little foal. "Too cute."

"So Luna, you have been informed that Vinyl and Tabi here are vampires or in Vinyl's case a Dhampiresa?" Blitz asks.

Luna looks to him. "Really?"

Blitz nods. "Yep and guess for our little friend here."

Luna looks back to Azure and he laughs and shows his fangs to her. "Um…I don't have to worry about vampire attacks, do I?"

"He is a Dhampir. Half vampire like me, he can't turn others into vampires and I think Octavia has been tamed by Blitzy." Vinyl jokes.

Blitz blushes and chuckles a bit. "Yeah, still need to work on her feeding habits though."

"Yeah, yeah, by the way, we need to make more blood packs." Vinyl says causing Blitz to pale.

Blitz groans. "Why me? The only thing that bothers me."

"Don't worry, it's not for Azure here. I made a deal with the blood bank for that." Vinyl says smirking.

"Translation, you used your hypnotism on them." Applejack says.

Vinyl grins. "I don't have no idea what you're talking about." She said whistling.

"Spitfire, Rainbow, Shadow, I think it's your turn." Blitz says.

They step up and Azure sees them and giggles as he lets go of Luna's mane and reaches out to them.

Shadow was the first to respond and picks him up. "Hey there." She says softly.

Azure giggles and nuzzles her while pawing at her suit.

"Looks like he wants to see the real you." Spitfire said.

"Maybe when most of you aren't around." Shadow says.

Blitz smirks. "I don't think he needs to. He has a little trick on him that makes see the real us. What our true self inside is."

"Oh, how about this?" Shadow asks Azure, not listening, as she brushes Azure's nose with the end of her wing.

Azure breathes in before sneezing in a high pitch and gives her a small look.

"You are adorable." Shadow says smiling at him before nuzzling his nose.

Azure stared at her before giggling from the tickle treatment he's getting.

"I…I guess I should at least say hi." Spitfire says nervous.

Azure looks to her and giggles and reaches out to her.

"Um…h…hey there, little guy." Spitfire says holding Azure now.

Azure keeps looking to her before grabbing her nose and bites it and giggles.

Spitfire holds nose and yelps and just lets him release it before a rainbow of color enters his vision.

"Hey there our handsome colt." Rainbow said holding him now. "You ready for the greatest life ever?" Azure seems happy as he spreads his forehooves wide open as if he was going to hug. "Aw, of course you can." Rainbow said and gives him a hug.

"Oh Rainbow, don't hog him." Fluttershy says.

Rainbow chuckles and gives him to her. "Hello little one. Say hello to your other momma." Fluttershy said as Azure paws at her collar.

"Oh you cute little thing you. I will love you forever." Fluttershy says.

Azure giggles and keeps pawing at her collar.

"Aw, Fluttershy, don't hog him." Discord said as he takes him out of her hooves. "Hello our new little chaos one." He said tickling Azure's belly. Azure giggles and grabs his talon before looking to the penguin on Discord and paws in the direction of him. "Oh fine." Discord said placing him on his back and right next to Sombra.

Azure tilts her head as Sombra just stares at him. Sombra gives a quacking noise at him. Azure gives a small giggle before grabbing his fin and shakes it, smacking Sombra on Discord's back and lifting him in the air with each shake. Discord was trying to suppress his laugh and starting to fail.

"Ok there little fellow, time for me to hold you." Applejack says picking him up.

Azure laughs as he was being lifted and coos at her. Applejack smiles as she held him before giving him back to Octavia.

Octavia sighs as she grabs and holds Azure. "Did you like everypony?" She asks while tickling his stomach.

Azure just laughs as Octavia played with him. "I think that is a yes, love." Blitz says.

Everypony smiles as Azure cheers while playing. "Now then, do we have a room for him?" Twilight asks.

"Yes we do. With me." Octavia says.

Blitz chuckles. "Love, I think they are saying when he needs one on his own later."

"Maybe, but for now he is staying with me for now, by the way are we ready to receive my parents?" Octavia asks.

Twilight smiled. "We have a room set up for you to meet them. Just need to send for them from the hotel in the town."

"Might as well get this over with. Twilight, please call them and let them know I have been released from the hospital and I'm here, but I'm still weak and exhausted from the process and their grandfoal's name is Azure Star." Octavia says laying on the couch with Azure.

Twilight nods and walks off while everypony starts to go their own way. "Do you need anything?" Blitz asks.

"Some tea would be nice and maybe some lunch." Octavia says as she feels Azure snuggle into her and he yawns cutely.

Blitz nods and heads off with Pinkie to grab some food. "Alright, we'll be right back."

"Thanks." Octavia says wrapping Azure in his blanket and smiles as he falls asleep.

Blitz sighs as he turns to Pinkie. "Think you can be the official cook for the newborns and the mothers too?"

"I'm…not sure about Octy and Vinyl's kids as the will be half breeds. They might have different physiology." Pinkie says thinking as she speaks.

Blitz stares at her for a few moments. "I'm starting to consider making you a part of my scientific team in the clan."

Pinkie looks to him. "You mean I can have fun with tests things?"

"Maybe and I said thinking about it." Blitz says.

Pinkie starts hopping. "Yippee!"

'Chances decreasing.' Blitz thinks as he gets out a head of lettuce.

Pinkie giggles and snorts before stopping behind him and stops bouncing. "Oh, by the way, what is this?" Pinkie asks holding a letter in her hoof.

Blitz looks to it. "Where'd you get it?"

"Found it buried under a pile of blank scrolls." Pinkie says now balancing it on her nose.

Blitz frowns a bit and takes it. "Let's see." Blitz says unraveling the scroll. "Dark magic…long term effects…Twilight!" Blitz suddenly calls after skimming the letter a bit.

Twilight peeks her head in the doorway. "Yes?"

"Take a look at what Pinkie found." Blitz says levitating the scroll to Twilight.

Twilight takes one look on the scroll before snatching it out of the air. "That's nothing."

"Ah huh, the scroll that I thought was sent over a year ago to Celestia has yet to be sent." Blitz says not looking at her as he starts preparing the food.

Twilight giggles nervously. "Well…see…about that…"

"Send it love." Blitz says.

Twilight groans and sends it off. "There, happy?"

"Yes, now please come here." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and walks right by him. "Yes?"

Blitz smiles and just kisses her.

Twilight blushes bright red. "Dang it Blitz."

"You feel better?" Blitz says leaning his head on her.

Twilight stares at him before wrapping a wing around him. "Yeah, just don't be angry with me. It felt like a real split."

"I wasn't mad. I know how you can get and forget things and we put a good deal of thought and effort into that letter." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "Sorry."

"So you want to help?" Blitz asks after kissing her neck.

Twilight giggles and releases him. "Ok, just tell me what to do." Twilight says.

"Well your parents were nice, but your mother was a little…" Blitz starts but was cut off by Vinyl.

"Vampiric?" Vinyl says.

Blitz shakes his head. "No, I'm thinking hunter vibe from her."

"I would just say she is a…" Vinyl was cut off when Octavia covered her mouth.

"Vinyl, not around Azure." Octavia says.

Vinyl waves her off. "Eh, the kid is going to learn soon enough."

"My little Azure will be a cultured stallion." Octavia says.

Vinyl grins. "Who would then be taken down when life calls out to him? After all, he isn't a normal pony."

"Why am I picturing a vampire pony from an old movie being proper and a gentlecolt?" Fleetfoot asks.

Spitfire shrugs. "Just be happy he isn't the sparkling in the sun type."

In unison, both Octavia and Fluttershy hiss at her.

Spitfire stares at them. "What? I hated those stories. It's just a teenage dream life and it will never be real. It was just a desperate attempt at getting them because of what teenagers were going through."

"Actually, those 'vampire' are an insult to us." Vinyl says.

Spitfire sighs. "Whatever happen to the old days?"

"Some idiots got into politics and into making movies." Fleetfoot says.

Blitz chuckles. "And others just pop into your vision."

Shadow says nothing but her smile told them all what she was thinking of now.

Blitz sighs and gets up. "Well, I have to do a check up on everything. Think you all can handle yourselves from here?"

"I think we can." Twilight says before there was a knock on the door.

Blitz and everypony gets confused as he goes to it. "Who is it?"

"Mailmare." A voice on the other side says.

Blitz opens the door and finds Derpy standing there. "Okay, what's the letter?"

"Special delivery with the crest of the king of the Griffon's. By the way, I heard Octavia had her baby, how is he?" Derpy asks.

Blitz smiled and takes the letter. "He's fine. Just sleepy most of the time and when he's awake, look out."

"Oh I know, Dinky was like that when she was born. Mind if I see him?" Derpy asks.

Blitz steps aside. "Sure, come on in."

"Thank you." Derpy says being let in and lead to the living room before Blitz walks off to read the letter.

"Aw, he's so cute." He heard as he opens the letter. "Dear Southern Cross, recently there have been many sightings of movement amongst the diamond dogs along our borders and a few skirmishes. As you may well know, we have a history of conflict with them and as such, I am calling upon all knights to serve in case of the worst possible situation." Blitz read. 'Must be their form of a call to serve letter.' Blitz thinks, skimming the rest of it and sighs before putting it into one of his pockets.

Blitz heads back and finds Azure giggling at Derpy as he was pick up by her.

"You are a cute little foal aren't you?" Derpy asks touching his nose to hers.

"Twi, can I see you alone for a moment?" Blitz whispers into Twilight's ear.

Twilight nods and walks with him. "What is it?"

"Twilight, what is the proper Equestrian thing to do when you receive a letter telling you you're being called upon to serve?" Blitz asks.

Twilight sighs. "Go. That's the only thing to do. Why?"

"I have gotten such a letter from the Griffon king, Lucian and being a knight of the kingdom I am obligated to go." Blitz says.

Twilight looks down. "Are you going?"

"I have to love." Blitz says lifting her chin up with his hoof.

Twilight looks to him. "When are you going to be back?"

"I don't know, this could be a false alarm, even the king is unsure. But while I am gone, can you look after the others especially Octavia and Azure?" Blitz asks.

Twilight nods. "Sure…just, be careful."

"I always am." Blitz says before kissing her forehead.

Twilight smiles a little. "No you're not."

"Ok, I am a little reckless when defending you girls." Blitz admits.

Twilight boops his nose. "And don't you forget it."

"I won't, now I have to get changed and get ready to go to…you know, I think this might be good experience for Lightning." Blitz says thinking it over.

Twilight looks to him. "You sure that's a good idea?"

"She has experience and she is a mandalorian." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs. "Just bring yourselves back, okay?"

"And Lightning, right?" Blitz asks leaning against her.

Twilight nods. "Yeah, keep her safe."

"I will. You mind informing the rest of the girls as I get changed?" Blitz asks.

Twilight holds him there. "One last kiss?"

"Do you even need to ask me?" Blitz asks picking her up and holding her in his hooves.

Twilight giggles as he kisses her and she kisses back before they let go. "Be careful, okay? There could be something that we don't know about." She said as she makes her tail wrap around his.

"I have a feeling that something is stirring on the Griffon kingdom's borders. Also remember, you are carrying two lives right now." Blitz says.

Twilight nuzzles him as she makes him place a hoof on her stomach. "Yeah, remember to come back for all of them too. They are going to need their father."

"I will, I got me a new reason to keep on living now." Blitz says smiling.

Twilight places a hoof on his cheek. "And us too. You gave a new reason for us."

Blitz puts her down. "Now get that sexy flank moving." Blitz jokes.

Twilight turns around and shakes her flank at him. "Want it before you go? Maybe a going away present?"

"I would, but I fear for the yet to be born foal within you. So like Octavia, you are going to have to wait till after the foal is born." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and turns around again. "You are sucking the fun out of everything."

"I know." Blitz says sticking his tongue out.

Twilight stares at him. "Just go and get ready." She said before walking back to the others. She felt her tail being pulled as she walked. "Try harder." She said slowing down a little. Blitz smirked as he smacked her flank before pulling her tail again. "Better." She moaned.

"I'm going to miss all of you." Blitz says.

Twilight looks back at him. "Us too."

"Hopefully I will be back before this little one is born." Blitz says.

Twilight nods. "Go get dressed. I'll tell the others."

"Be sure to send Lightning in as well, her armor is stored in here as well." Blitz says before giving her one last kiss.

Twilight gives a kiss back and walks off. "You got it."

Blitz was silent after Twilight left and started putting on his blue aerial armor he was best known for on the planet. "Blitz?" Lightning asks coming in.

"Good, you are here. Equip your armor and grab your blaster rifle and let's set out to the Griffon kingdom." Blitz says with authority.

Lightning frowns a bit. "Tell it to me like a husband to a wife who are both in an army."

"I will inform you of everything on the way." Blitz says putting on his helmet.

Lightning sighs and starts dressing up. "Blitz, when we're out there. You can order me like that, but alone and on our on like this, talk to me like a married couple. I don't like to see my husband not really talk to me normally, especially with a life or death situation."

"Sorry, getting a little ahead of myself." Blitz says looking away.

"You are worrying about something again." Lightning says as she puts on her light blue armor.

Blitz nods as he grabs his weapons. "Yeah, not fun."

"Tell me." Lightning says leaning against him.

Blitz sighs. "We're going to deal with a possible war with the griffons and diamond dogs. And we may be gone for a long time."

"But that is not what is bothering you. You have been on edge for weeks now." Lightning says.

Blitz presses his lips together. "We may facing an invasion ourselves soon. And I fear that something will happen with us too."

"Blitzy, you worry a little too much. You drive yourself into the ground." Lightning says finishing putting on her helmet.

Blitz smiled a little. "For all of you. I want you all to live."

"Blitzy, Blitzy." Lightning says picking up her blaster rifle.

Blitzy sighs. "I just want all of you safe."

Lightning goes over to him and hugs him. "It's okay. Both sides help each other and so you're not alone in this."

Blitz places a hoof over hers. "I know. Thanks."

Lightning nods. "Now, let's get this whole thing over with."

Blitz nods and looks at her. "Yeah. Let's go."

Lightning sighs and leads him out to where all the rest are waiting for them. "Girls and son?" Blitz said as they enter the room again and they find all of them there waiting for them. "As Twilight have told you, I'm going to be gone along with Lightning. So try to not kill each other and we'll be back soon enough." He said as he petted Azure's head.

Azure giggles and is picked up by Octavia. "Do you know how long you would be gone?" She asks.

"No we don't. For all we know this is a false alarm. If so, we will be back in a few weeks at latest." Blitz says.

Rainbow groans. "Why is it always, born a foal, get sent out?"

"Bad timing or good fortunate. I could have been called away before Azure was born." Blitz says.

Azure coos at him and reaches out for him. Blitz smiles and takes off his helmet before leaning forward to him and allowing him to grab his face. Azure giggles and laughs as he was lifted up and tries to hang on. He then gives a kiss on the nose.

"Be a good boy for your mothers, ok?" Blitz asks smiling.

Azure nods and gives another kiss.

"Ok, I will see you soon, ok Azure?" Blitz asks.

Azure nods a lot like Pinkie does with following a moth…like now.

"Pinkamena, please get Pinkie to pay attention to me as I say goodbye for now." Blitz says.

Pinkie just wraps her hooves around him. "Bye, idiot."

"There is the sassy pink pony." Blitz says smiling mischievously.

Pinkamena just nuzzles him. "Be careful or I will come after you."

"Don't worry about me." Blitz says.

"Worry for the diamond dogs if they chose to fight us." Lightning adds.

Everyone tries to hug them now as Azure climbs on Blitz's head and tries to curl up there. "See ya Blitzy. See ya Lightning." Most of them said.

"And you better not try anything while you are alone with him." Pinkamena says, threatenly poking Lightning's chest armor.

Lightning chuckles a bit. "I'll try to keep it to a minimum."

"You better or I'll…hand puppets." Pinkie interrupts taking back control.

They all look at her weird as Azure laughs and claps his hooves. "Hand puppets?" Twilight asks.

"It's something humans do with their hands. The information archives can explain it better." Blitz says.

Now they look to him weird as Azure nuzzles him. "You two are now declared the weariest ponies around." Rainbow said.

"Oh Rainbow, does everypony need to see video 27?" Blitz asks.

Rainbow blushes. "No!"

"And who says mares always win." Blitz says smiling.

Twilight bonks him on the head and Azure tries to himself. "Shut up."

"Twilight, I am surprised at you doing that while Azure is on my head. What if you had hit him? For shame." Blitz says comically.

"For shame." Pinkie adds in the same tone.

Twilight frowns and picks up Azure as he keeps trying to hit him. "At least he moved. Calculator brain, remember?"

"Calling names Twi. Oh, how your academic levels have fallen." Blitz says still playing around.

Twilight gives Azure back to Octavia before grabbing his collar and brings him in for a kiss before letting go. "How about now?"

"Pinkie, is there an opening in magical kindergarten?" Blitz asks with a smile.

Twilight just slaps him across the face before throwing him away and walks off while grumbling to herself.

"Yes actually." Pinkie says.

"Wait, how do you even know that?" Blitz says now confused.

Pinkie grins. "I have opening lists all over Ponyville and Canterlot, in case of list emergency."

Blitz just gives her a confused look joined by Twilight. Twilight just shakes her then and heads out of the room.

"See you girls soon." Blitz says putting back on the helmet.

They all wave as they leave, but Blitz stops and quickly heads down the hall where Twilight went. Twilight was still grumbling to herself, but stops as she feels a hug from behind. "I'm sorry." She said, trying to not look at him.

"Love you too, my sexy queen." Blitz says.

'Aww.' Chrysalis says in her mind.

Twilight smiled. "Shut it Chrissy and let me enjoy this." She said leaning into him.

'Oh, how about Shock Blast?' Chrysalis asks coming up with another name idea for the foal.

Twilight just hits her head. "I said shut it. Besides, me and Blitz are coming up with the names, not you."

'Hey, I'm just trying to help and throwing out ideas…Lightning Surge?' Chrysalis says now thinking out loud.

Twilight sighs and shakes her head as Blitz gives her a nuzzle. "Annoying you?" Blitz asks in her ear.

"Chrysalis just keeps shooting off ideas for the name for the unborn foal." Twilight says.

Blitz chuckles and moves to her horn. "Hey Chrissy, that's our job. Now leave that to us."

"She is no longer listening, she is lost in her own little world now." Twilight says.

Blitz nuzzles her again. "Like you would be when your foal is born. Wait for me, okay?"

"Do you have to ask?" Twilight quotes him cheekily.

Blitz chuckles and turns her head to face him. "Nah." He said lifting up his helmet and gives one last kiss before putting it back on.

"Go on Blitzy, can't keep the diamond dogs waiting. You might hurt their feelings and they will turn the entire invasion around then." Twilight jokes. Blitz just stares at her as she then knocks her own head. "Dang it Chrissy."

"Adorable." Blitz says smiling under his helmet.

Twilight sighs and looks at him. "You better get going and you better come back." She said poking a hoof onto his chest.

"You're repeating yourself love." Blitz says using his magic to playfully pull her tail.

Twilight moans as she nuzzles him. "I know, just come back for us."

"I will." Blitz says before heading for the door.

Twilight sighs as she grabs her tail and starts to pet it. "Your father is always something." She said looking to her stomach.

'That he is. I like rewatching a few of your sessions in your memories.' Chrysalis says.

Twilight sighs. "Oh Chrissy. At least let me join in on that."

'Still trying to figure out which session got you pregnant though. There are five that fit the time frame. Though I hope it is the one where you were blindfolded for the latter half of the session." Chrysalis says.

Twilight grins as she heads to her room. "Think you can replay the one where there was too many of him? I'm going to shower a bit."

"Which one, there are seven in here?" Chrysalis says.

Twilight giggles as she enters her room. "The one with the most." She said heading into the bathroom.

Blitz sighs as he looks to the sea once more. "Blitz, come on. At least eat." Lightning said as they sat in their room.

"Remind me why we didn't take the Darkstar One." Blitz says sitting on the couch, doing what Lightning guessed was meditating.

Lightning sighs. "Because most of the forces are there and if it's nothing, then it's a waste of fuel. Best to check things out before deciding."

"How did you girls convince Minerva not to follow anyways?" Blitz asks opening an eye.

Lightning smiled a bit. "Simple, wasteful time and energy. She's still the ship and its best to not lose that since she now has a semi real flesh and blood body."

"And something to do with Azure?" Blitz asks.

Lightning chuckles. "Yeah, he would most likely follow her and come here." Blitz nods and closes the eye again and goes back to meditating. Lightning sighs as she tries to eat. "So where do we have to meet the griffons?"

"We are going to the king's castle. Something about a ceremony." Blitz says tossing her the letter.

Lightning looks it over. "Probably your knighting."

"I'm already knighted. Haven't you ever looked at that picture framed on the wall?"

Lightning shrugs. "Maybe we are just going to a fancy party. Which reminds me, where's Terran?"

"You are sitting on him." Blitz says causing Lightning to look down at the sleeping Terran.

Lightning sighs as she pets his head. "Is Fleetfoot still okay now? It looks like she never forgot her past life."

"No, she is fine with it as she is making peace with it and now instead of Terran, she will play with Azure." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "She won't forget, will she?"

"No, she won't and did you bet on for who will bare the next foal?" Blitz asks.

Lightning giggles. "Nah, didn't have time."

"You bet on yourself." Blitz says in a sing song voice.

Lightning laughs. "Yep, before I left."

"Want to work on that here?" Blitz asks.

Lightning blushes. "If you want."

"I know, Vinyl likes to try with the other mares." Blitz jokes.

Lightning sighs. "I thought you hated vampires?"

"That was a joke and I don't hate vampires. I'm just mostly afraid of them." Blitz says.

Lightning watches him. "And you're mares?"

"Now I'm just afraid if they get mad at me." Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. "As you should be. Sorry for taking away your 'pet' though."

"What are you talking about? I got one right here." Blitz says eyeing her.

Lightning smiled a bit. "Really, want to treat me like that?"

"Oh, what, you don't want me to pet your mane?" Blitz says using one of the things he knew Lightning loved the most.

Lightning blushes. "You'll get the chance. Just…" She sighs and walks over to him and sits down near him. "Here. Bark." She said dryly.

"I was joking love." Blitz says starting to pet her mane.

Lightning moans and nuzzles into his hoof. "You are joking yes, but I wasn't."

"I will only do that with Fluttershy. You are a mandalorian wife you have a lot more pride." Blitz says not stopping his petting.

Lightning raises an eyebrow at him. "And you are not even bothering to stop."

"Because this turns you on." Blitz reminds.

Lightning sighs. "Yeah, yeah it does."

"Now just lay with me for a bit." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Sure, just really mess with me while you're at it." She said getting up.

"Oh no, you don't." Blitz says smiling as he pulls her down with himself.

Lightning sighs as she curls up on him. "Blitz?"

"Yes love." Blitz asks holding her.

Lightning slightly looks to him. "Can you…" She stops and makes him move a hoof to her face.

"I can love you like that love, but first you need to lock the door and I need to change out of my armor as do you." Blitz says.

Lightning keeps looking at him till she gets up and locks the door as Blitz sits up and gets out of his armor. Lightning walks back as she gets out of her armor and drops it along the way until she lays down on Blitz on the bed again. "I just wanted to feel you like this. Nothing between us."

"And me inside you as well?" Blitz asks rubbing her stomach.

Lightning smiled a little. "Only when I want it and that's when we get back."

Blitz sighs and keeps rubbing her mane. "Okay, but I will sometimes need something."

Lightning nods. "I will try, but the real thing is back home, deal?"

Blitz kisses her cheek. "Deal."

Lightning nuzzles him as Blitz just watched the outside. "Let's get some sleep. One more day till we get there." He said as he pulled the covers around them.

Lightning snuggles into him. "Okay, just keep me warm, my pillow."

Blitz nuzzles her as he hugs her tight. "My adorable fighter." He said following her into deep sleep.

Lightning yawns again as she tried to stand presentable. "Hang on for a bit longer and then we can go." Blitz whispered beside her.

"That's what you said last time and that was thirty minutes ago." Lightning whispered back.

"Just be glad we aren't listening to a session of the senate or the jedi preaching about their way." Blitz whisper rolling his eyes.

Lightning giggles a bit. "I'll take your word for it. Still…hoping for something to happen."

"May our ancestors find us worthy and may we find victory if they choose to make war unto us." An old official says, ending the ceremony.

Lightning breathes a sigh of relief. "Finally. Now what?"

"Stay by my side at all times, remember I am a knight here in this court. You though are an outsider." Blitz tells her.

Lightning nods. "Okay, but what are we going to do now?"

"They will start handing out assignments soon enough, just be patient and keep your weapons holstered." Blitz instructs.

Lightning nods again as the griffons starts to name out the commanders. "Sir Southern Cross." An official says.

Blitz steps forward with the rest of the commanders in line and Lightning steps up behind him.

"You will be assigned to the southern part of the eastern front we are setting up." The official says before starting to tell who would be under who. "And Southern Cross will be under the command of Commander Silver Claw." The official finishes.

Blitz looks around and sees the griffon look at him with a curious look.

"You are dismissed to the banquet. Now Sir…" The official started up again calling for those who would command at other sectors.

Blitz sighs and walks away with Lightning to the food table in the back before he feels a talon tap his shoulder. "Yes?" He asks looking over the food.

"You are Southern Cross, right?" The Griffon asks.

Blitz sighs. "Yes, I assume I'm going to be under the command of you?" He asks, picking up some kind of fruit that seems to be alive.

"Yes, I'm commander Silver Claw." The young griffon says.

"First command?" Blitz asks.

The griffon nods. "Yes, you…are going to listen to me at least?"

"I will teach you a few things as this is not my first time in command on the battlefield." Blitz says.

The griffon sighs. "Alright, but I do have a say since everyone here knows you've been around, right?"

"I am under your command. I can advise, but you must give the orders. So I'm guessing that general over there with all the medals is your father, right?" Blitz asks.

Silver looks back to the griffon still calling out everyone. "Yes, though he gave me a chance to rise through and I did. Still barely commanded, just this one time when I had to get everyone out from a fort."

"So no real combat experience, huh? You have the right attitude. You see that one over there." Blitz asks gesturing to another young commander only he was acting very arrogant and self-assured.

Silver smiled a bit. "Always a bit commanding, even during officer academy."

"He is going to choke on his first real battle and be defeated." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Don't all bullies? I heard of this one female griffon who just eating one day and this guy comes over and just eats her food. She had enough and just whacks him upside the head with her lunch sack and now they are the best of friends."

"Sounds familiar, would her name happen to be Gilda?" Blitz asks.

Silver looks back to him. "Now that you mention it, it is. Why, know her?"

"Not personally, but an acquaintance of mine told me of her." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Still feels like we are heading into the unknown, then again, we do that every time we move."

"So being a commander, I suspect you will either be assigned an outpost or even a fort if your family's influence affects the decision." Blitz says.

Silver just crosses his arms. "Nope, my father is more on the lines of earning the placement. I just got the report and we are heading to hillside field. Enough cover if we get caught, but we are watching the border."

"So we are building our own fortifications then. That makes things even better." Blitz says.

Silver gives an eye to him. "You got something?"

"Trust me when I say, this will better for the unit. By the way, that is Surge, she is from my clan and will be aiding even though she has no obligation to." Blitz says gesturing to Lightning.

Lightning bows a little as Silver nods to her. "Okay then, any help is appreciated."

"So we set out tomorrow, correct?" Blitz asks.

Silver nods. "If you got anything to do or anyone to meet, now would be the time."

"No, Surge and I will retire from this now to rest for the march tomorrow." Blitz says causing Lightning to put down her food.

Silver nods. "Okay, just try to be there in time, we set once everyone else does to. Miss it and you have to find another way out of the city without embarrassment." He said grinning.

"You are already sounding like a good commander." Blitz comments walking off.

Silver chuckles. "Figure I might as well give them a chance to do some stealth in the city."

"So do you see him yet?" Blitz asks as Lightning looked out for Silver Claw.

Lightning keeps looking around. "I think I, nope, that's another one. Dang it. Unless you're one yourself, it's tough to tell them apart."

Blitz says nothing as learning to tell distinctions was part of her training.

Lightning sighs as she keeps watching and more and more griffons was starting to gather at the main entrance of the city. "Okay, let's see, wait, got him. And he's got a female griffon too. Maybe his girlfriend." She hypothesized.

"Well we are about to march. So either that or she is another soldier." Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he approaches them and turns to the griffon with him. "Okay, now if this is nothing, we'll be back within a week or two, okay? Which is probably nothing." He asks her.

The griffon smiled. "And you better come home without a scratch or…" She then emphasizes her point by holding him in a headlock. "I'll kill you myself more than what you got, got it?"

"Y…yes." Silver manages to say.

The griffon lets him go. "Good, I'll keep the bed warm. Bye now." She said now walking away.

Silver gets up and straightens his uniform. "Girl trouble?" Blitz asks behind him.

Silver pulls the uniform taught. "Nope, just a concern one." He said looking to him.

"I think that type of girl is called tomboy." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "I like a girl that can keep up with me. Sometimes giving me some training of her own and we blow off steam by sparring too. Talking happens once in a while too."

"Well it is no business of mine to pry into your personal matters. Shall we head out to meet the troops?" Blitz asks.

Silver nods. "Yes, let's get this done." He said walking to the front of the main entrance now.

"We will follow your lead." Blitz says following.

Silver nods as they reach the front with another squad waiting there too. "Guess he's sort of going in our direction." He said noticing the arrogant griffon.

"Ignore him, we have no time for him as we have need to rally your troops." Blitz says.

Silver sighs and turns to his spread out soldiers. "I hope father isn't watching." He said before clearing his throat. They start walking past the commander. Silver groans as he starts following. "Must still be laughing at the fact I'm here as their commander." He said as he hears the other griffon talk to his troops.

"Do you know his orders by any chance?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "My father told all of us our orders. He got the fort at the checkpoint at the border."

"Oh, that is going to be bad. If my prediction is correct, but give him a reminder that you are of the same rank and you have to get to work or he will be interfering with military matters outside his jurisdiction." Blitz advises.

Silver nods. "I'll try to tell him that once we get there. He probably give out orders to me once we get to the border."

"This is going to be a long march." Lightning comments.

When they arrived, they found most of the soldiers were lounging around or were just slacking off.

Silver groans and covers his face. "It's a good thing my father isn't here. Give me a sec." He said walking away from them and to the soldiers. "Oy! You want to be attacked or watched like this?! Yes, I see you two! Now if you don't want to be caught upside down and hanged like a piñata, I suggest you start making the barriers and weapons and then cover them up so we don't look like we are making war! You got that?!"

Blitz watches as the soldiers started getting their acts together.

Silver still groans. "Hard to believe these are mostly new recruits. Thank goodness that we are mostly a proud race and really take offense sometimes."

"Now that we are here, we should start building fortifications as we are too exposed out here." Blitz advices.

Silver nods. "Yes, we are now working on that hiding the weapons placement in the area. This spot was once an ambush spot and besides being buried, some bunkers in the hills should still hold."

"But will they be reliable with the Diamond Dogs digging abilities?" Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles. "This place was the spot for a diamond dog war. We had to make bunkers against them. The way the bunkers are made is so they can't dig behind them or get inside them. And if they take it, then the backend is wide open for us to kill any inside. Smart making on our part, but there are some flaws as they were using spears and everything back then and the openings are a little big for us to use with the weapons we got. By that, I mean they can get a clean shot at us if they have to."

"That is why we make new fortifications, making them fight us on our terms and not theirs." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "At least we should make openings on our side so in case we lose and they to turn the weapons around, we can get them easily."

"You're thinking like a commander." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "Got to think just in case we lose this area, we make it easy for us to take out while being heavily defended facing one way."

"Well shall we get started making the fortifications?" Blitz asks.

Silver nods. "Come on, those guys need some help." He said heading to a few trying to get into one of the bunkers now uncovered. Blitz nods as he and Lightning go and help.

It had been nearly a week as Blitz was on night watch, carefully looking over the plan on the wall that was built by them, looking over to the vase on the stand every so often to make sure it hadn't fallen off the pedestal indicating tunnels were being dug under them.

"How's it going?" Silver asks, coming up to him.

"All is quiet so far. I haven't seen any diamond dogs since we captured that scout five days ago." Blitz says.

Silver nods and sits by him. "And yet, many can't sleep. Try my best, but I just end up letting them slowly fall into it. I also give them a boring book that would put anyone to sleep." He said smirking.

"It is mostly their first tour of duty. This is even Surge's first time on a military campaign." Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. "Really, no other battles?"

"She is a mandalorian, but she has never fought a huge battle…that seems like a little too much fire for the fort in the direction." Blitz comments, seeing the increase in light from a fire.

Silver looks confused and looks in the direction he's looking at and sees the large flame and smoke. "Oh boy." He said to himself before taking a crossbow and firing into the air as the arrowhead lights up in a red light. Soon the whole camp was bustling in activity and yelling orders as they got ready. "Guess we must be next. If I know that idiot, and I do, he would heading to the nearest encampment for help and that is us. More than likely he would bring some friends along for the trip."

Blitz's ears then perk up. "We got problems of our own." Blitz says getting up and pulls out his pistols before facing the forest at the other end of the plains.

Silver follows his view and looks that way as well. "So it seems. To arms!" He yells out to the troops below. "Cross, I need you hidden with Surge and taking out the most devastating ones you can find before they reach us. We can take care of the pawns they send in first."

"Surge, we are going stealth." Blitz says disappearing.

Silver sighs as he grabs a bigger crossbow than usual. "Okay, let's see this thing work." He said aiming before firing into the charging group below and actually hits one. "Nice, this thing is definitely my favorite weapon now." He said loading another bolt.

Lightning follows Blitz carefully. "So how far back?" She asks through the coms.

"Hunt and kill the officers. Put the fear of god into them to demoralize them." Blitz instructs before using his talons to cut an officer's throats.

Lightning jumps down behind one before pulling him back and uses her knife to cut his throat before he could say anything and leaves him behind in a bush. "And how many are there?"

"Unknown, just keep working and pace yourself." Blitz instructs as he completely decapitates another as arrows start flying down onto the charging dogs.

Lightning growls a little before landing on a branch and hangs upside down and slices the throat of another before pulling herself back up and keeps following. "Are we heading underground?"

"No, they will most likely try and flank them through the bunkers, but only one is about to and they will be in for a nasty surprise if they try." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled a little. "At least he would be getting some exercise." She said quickly swiping another throat as she runs past the dog.

"Don't you mean get a good meal?" Blitz asks as Lightning lands next to him in the tree as they are careful not to disturb the tree.

Lightning sighs as she watches the little camp. "Got anything?"

"I see the leader of the attack. Let's finish him." Blitz says quietly.

Lightning holds him. "Wait, look." She said pointing to him near a chest as he went to it.

"Don't let him have it. Put a shot through his head." Blitz orders.

Lightning quickly puts her hoof up and fires into the head and sends him down. "There, wonder what was in it."

"We'll find out after we get it back to the camp." Blitz says.

Lightning and quickly goes down before taking the small chest and heads back with Blitz as they come back to where they started and sees most of the forces now retreating. "How did it go?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs as he puts the long crossbow down. "We had a few injuries and some out of commission for a while, but we were able to hold them back. Yours?"

Blitz sighs. "Got the commanders and we got something they were probably planning to use." He said as Lightning puts the chest down and looks over it. "What do we got?" He asks, looking to her.

Lightning sighs and looks to them. "Regular chest from the outside. Might be able to tell something from the inside though." She said trying to open it and couldn't. "Okay, my favorite game, lock picking." She said taking out two metal pieces from her forelegs.

Blitz turns back to Silver as Lightning begins. "This might take a while."

"Got it!"

"Or maybe just a few seconds." Blitz said looking to Lightning carefully opening it to see if there was anything there before opening it all the way. "It's…just a crystal." She said looking at the shard.

Silver and Blitz walk over and look inside. "Is this that valuable?"

Silver shakes his head. "Not by much like being rich amount. This can hold you out for at least a few months at best, but there has to be something else than just being for wealth. After all, they eat gems."

Blitz nods as he looks it over before seeing something inside that looks like a swirling energy. "Huh, it contains something. Maybe magic?"

Silver tilts his head and touches a talon to it before a flash of light exploded in front of them and when it died down did they see the front line of battle bathed in a magic bubble and what looks like all life is being dissolved away. "Close it!" Blitz yelled and Lightning shuts the box and the bubble dissipates.

Silver tries to breathe as he keeps watching the front line before taking off and flying down to it while Blitz and Lightning rushes over. "Anyone hurt?" Silver asks frantically.

"Sir?" A soldier asks warily.

They look over and see the soldier standing over another soldier who seems to have been eaten away like acid was poured over him. "What happened?" Blitz asks looking at him and scanning him.

The soldier shakes his head. "I don't know, one second we are minding our own business and moving more ammo until the next, this huge bubble pops up and he was caught in it and it looked like he was being eaten away like tiny creatures were on him. He hasn't woken up since."

Blitz sighs as he finished scanning. "I don't think he might be coming back for a bit." He said making them look at him. "He was being eaten away, yes. But he was being eaten everywhere, no matter if it was covered or not. Heck, his brain has lost some pieces of itself which looks like he's starting to dissolve away. Because of that effect, he can still live, but with the brain damage, I think he might be in a coma at this point."

They all look back to the soldier as he just lays there. "Send him back home. There is nothing here that can help him." Silver said before turning around and flying off.

They all watch as he flies off. "Surge, watch the box. Make sure that no one touches that crystal." Blitz said.

Lightning nods. "Yes sir. And you?"

Blitz sighs as he looks around and then notices the arrows that was fired on the bunkers and the front line field and notices that they sparkle a bit before the lighting goes down. "I'm going to do a little research." He said before disappearing and running off.

Lightning sighs. "I got to get back to the chest. Think you can handle this?" She asks the griffon still looking over the other.

The griffon nods. "Yeah, just a need a moment first."

Lightning nods and starts walking back to where they left the chest. "Surge, secure it somewhere the dogs will not recover it." Blitz says through the coms.

Lightning sighs. "Yes sir. What if they have another?"

"My gear recorded its signature already and I have a few allies who might be able to help with them." Blitz says as he sends a text based message to Minerva.

Lightning nods as she steps up besides the box and places it in another lock box before sitting on it. "Got it in another, now what do we do and by that I mean you?"

"I will help Silver keep this location under control get it out of here. I will tell Silver you are taking the thing out of reach of the dogs." He whispers to her as he seems to be flying through some trees from the sounds of leaves through the coms.

Lightning sighs as she then sees Silver walks back to the tent and sat down on the bed he had. "I don't think he's in the right mind since he activated the crystal." She spoke quietly.

"I know, now time for you and it to disappear." Blitz says.

Lightning nods before taking a quick look around and then opens the box she was sitting on and takes the case out before flying off. "To where?" Blitz didn't answer as she sees the name Darkstar One on her visor.

Lightning sighs as she tips her wings to another direction before stopping in a certain spot. Soon the air shimmered a bit in front of her as a door seems to have opened and four guards dressed in what looks like military armor and one dressed in what she can described as a cyborg cowboy. "Here." She said placing the box on the open door.

"Tell Cross we will take care of this quietly." The cowboy dressed one said.

Lightning nods and flies off as she looks back at the group as they place the box in another one of theirs before the door closes and the ship disappears again. "Blitz, it's done. How's your end?"

"Had to punch him to snap him out of his stupor. He is recovering now and the dogs have started to retreat, but the entire front of our fort has their bodies piled high. Bring me a few medkits, a few of our own were also wounded in the fighting." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she makes it to the med tent and grabs a few boxes before flying to the front of the field and sees a few soldiers lying around, some with missing limbs. "Geez, where did they get this thing?" She asks herself as she landed and helped passed out the kits.

"We already buried our own. You missed that morbid task." Blitz says coming up behind her.

Lightning looks to him. "You got the arrows that helped caused this?"

"Yeah, hidden away with one of our beacons on it. They should be picked up with the rest of the items." Blitz whispers as the words. 'Don't speak of it anymore.' Appeared on her visor.

Lightning nods. "Sorry, but what now? Heal the wounded and tried to redo the fortifications?"

"Until we receive orders otherwise. Also, some of the prisoners we captured said something interesting." Blitz says.

Lightning looks interested. "What's that?"

"You killed a chieftain in that battle when you killed the leader of this attack." Blitz informs.

Lightning now looks surprised. "So…does that mean…?"

"Give the credit to the whole unit Surge. We will get personal glory later. This is now a war and it has just started." Blitz says motioning her to follow.

Lightning started to follow along. "What's our next move now? Besides the regular orders we might get."

"You will most likely be sent out to scout." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "I hope everyone gets through this." She said slightly looking back to the soldiers now being treated.

Blitz says nothing as a new message appears on her visor. 'We are going to lose soldiers. There is no getting around that.'

Lightning now looks down as he lead her to the main tent. "I see."

'This is war and in war there is no guarantees of survival. Now I want you to fly to the fort to our north in stealth and tell me what has happened. I want to know if the dogs have taken it or razed it to the ground.' She reads.

Lightning nods and takes off to the fort as Blitz looks to the map. "What do we do now that the dogs have attacked?" Blitz asks Silver.

"We…we hold our position. If we lose here, the dogs will have a clear path into the kingdom with nobody able to intercept them until they are deep within." Silver says.

"And hopefully the dogs are either smart enough to know that if they don't deal with us, they will be attacked from behind or have so much pride they won't let this defeat and the death of a warchief go without retribution." Blitz says.

Silver nods shakily a little. "Yeah, now we need to check up on the functions, but that can be checked tomorrow as most would be shaken up at this point."

"No that is a mistake. Now we must fortify even more. This will show them we are so confident we can beat them we are leisurely continuing to fortify. That is an insult added to injury." Blitz says as Silver nods, his face showing he understands the logic.

Silver sighs. "Alright, I'll try to lead the building again, maybe give the bunkers a few upgrades."

"We should keep the only one we haven't collapsed yet as that is the only one way they can bypass our fortification, but we should set out a few artillery platforms aiming into it at least. Terran may be fierce, but even he can't get all of a huge hoard rushing in." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yes, you got any other ideas that may help?"

"None that don't require more information, but we do know from our prisoners that they and two other clans were the vanguard and they attacked here and here." Blitz says pointing to the locations on the map.

Silver looks to the map too. "Let's see, those are obvious fortifications, the old forts from wars long ago. With a little upgrading they can hold up, but leave as they be and it would easy to fall and the ways to get through it in the best way possible like setting fire to it is one of the ways that still work."

"Yeah and we know that the three assaults were in unison. And the one south of us is manned by a veteran commander and we see no fire from there, but the one north of us we can clearly see the fire. I think that is all the indication we need." Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he ruffles the feathers on his head. "We are really in a storm of the century, aren't we?"

"Not yet. The war has only just begun." Blitz says looking over the map.

Silver groans a bit as he gets up and walks over to the map. "And do you have any idea what to expect?"

"I bet your former classmate has already fled away possibly to the capital." Blitz says.

Silver growls a little. "If that part falls now, we may allow an opening. We probably need to send a detachment."

"They would be slaughtered and the fort is most likely already fallen to the dogs." Blitz says.

"We may need to get it back soon. Otherwise we could be flanked if they launch another attack at us." Silver said looking the map over.

"That is if it is still enough to reclaim." Blitz says looking out at the lights in the distance.

Silver looks at well. "Actually, take it out and there isn't enough to work with and we won't be flanked that easily."

"The problem is we don't have enough information to take the proper course of action." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Yes, do you have a way to find a way to scout without being seen?"

"I will take care of that. Now get some rest." Blitz says walking out of the tent.

Silver sighs as he watches him leave before heading back to his bed. "Hard to believe he took on many battles of a harder nature."

The next day, Silver awoke to see Blitz still working on the fortifications. He sighs and walks over to him to see most of the damages and weapons a little upgrades since last night. "How are we doing?"

"Work in progress." Blitz says lifting several more stones into the air with his magic.

Silver nods and looks around a bit more. "Where's Surge?"

"She returned last night. The entire fort was razed to the ground." Blitz informs.

Silver sighs. "That's good, one less thing to watch out for. We can just watch the area with a few sentinels and not worry about keeping the fort."

"Correct. Also, there seems to be no word to reach the forces still there." Blitz says a plan already in mind.

Silver looks at him carefully. "You got something?"

"I think it's time to teach them." Blitz says setting the stones in place and soon Silver starts smirking.

Silver chuckles a little. "Alright, how much time?"

"How fast do you think a few of them can run?" Blitz asks.

Silver thinks for a few. "Tunnel, faster than us on paw, but out in the opening, you need a sleeker body."

"Tell them if they dig within our sight, we will shoot them in the backs. That way they won't discover this." Blitz says.

Silver nods and looks to the rest of the soldiers. "I'll tell the rest, anything else I should know?"

"Nothing else that demands the commander's attention." Blitz says.

Silver smiled a bit and started to walk off. "Keep up the good work."

A few days later a diamond dog warchief was laughing as his warriors tore down the last of the fortress as another warrior ran up to him. "What is it?" He growled.

"Warchief, warriors of the granet clan have arrived with news." The warrior says.

The chief turns to him. "And?"

"It was a crushing defeat and most were slain including your brother, he was slain in combat." The warrior says.

The chief growls. "Who dares to do that?"

"No one saw who did it, but we are told his head was placed on a spike on the fortifications." The warrior says.

The chief was growling a bit harder now. "I want you to find out and save him for me. Now get going!"

"But warchief, our orders were to hold this position and secure a way into the griffon's territory."

The chief rounds on him. "I want my brother's killer found out, now! Get the clan, we will attack and destroy that position." He growled lowly.

"Yes warchief." The warrior says knowing there was no way to dissuade him now.

The chief keeps growling as he looks to the front line ahead.

"The bait is set and now we just have wait." Blitz says watching from the new tower.

Silver nods as he watches through a telescope. "Yes, but we may have to move quickly once we deploy the trap."

"We shall see. Silver, you ready to go officer hunting again?" Blitz asks looking down at his squad who were being trained rigorously by a sergeant.

Silver nods. "Oh yes, I am ready to take down a large part of the force."

"If we win this, we will have crippled the vanguard even with the incompetent loss of your former classmate." Blitz says.

Silver growls a bit. "Watch it."

"I call those as I see them. He is the only one who lost a key location." Blitz says bluntly.

Silver sighs. "Still, sometimes it's best not to speak ill will of a close comrade."

"Is he really close to you though?" Blitz asks.

Silver huffs. "A comrade is still a comrade. You treat others with respect or lose your own."

"So what do you think what will happen to him after this? There is no getting around it was his fault, the fortress was destroyed and the king is not the most forgiving especially to noncompliance." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "You clearly don't understand us. It's not the king, its family and you never disrespect that."

"I meant what will happen to him. He practically deserted in the face of the enemy if what some of the survivors of the fort says is true." Blitz says getting Silver's attention and interest.

Silver sighs. "Well, for some it's best to treat and give them the most respect you can. Even if others don't think that way."

"But the king cannot let him off and you, as a military leader, cannot simply dismiss this." Blitz says in a scolding manner.

Silver scoffs. "You don't think I know that. But, it's sometimes better to give, even if they don't deserve it, because once they learn why I'm giving it, then they learn pity and humiliation better. Double wound as it were."

"Oh, so the king should make him a general for losing an important point and deserting in face of the enemy?" Blitz says making Silver go silent. "Look, I don't know what history you two have, but you can't just defend him when he has done a lot of harm. If it wasn't true, I would defend him, but it is. That attitude is also the same as giving a serial killer full pardon after catching them and putting them in a city with loose law enforcement."

Silver frowns now. "So what, forget about and exile them so we don't have worry about them?"

"He won't exile him, that would practically burn the bridge with his family, but he will be punished. Your king is strict with the laws." Blitz says.

Silver huffs. "And then what, just forget about them and hope you don't see them in the city again as they left a stain on the army and nation?"

"This is something deeper, isn't it, something personal." Blitz says stopping Silver in his speech.

Silver sighs and walks away to get some weapons. "Just be ready with the trap."

"It has to do with your father punishing your big brother, doesn't it?" Blitz asks.

Silver stops for a moment and looks at him with an eye before walking again.

"What was he supposed to do, let him go unpunished?" Blitz asks bluntly.

Silver soon lets out a small growl. "Idiot."

"If you can respect or even approve of disciplinary actions, military isn't for you and I will ask you this. What about this, your friend abandoned to die? Where he basically said go die while I run away?" Blitz asks.

Silver looks at him. "You run away?" He asks confused.

"No, but you are or do you approve of that?" Blitz asks motioning to a pile of griffon corpses and Silver's friend just flapping over them, laughing.

Silver backs away little. "What, but we didn't lose that many. And he is still wrapped like a mummy." He said pointing to his brother now landed.

"That's right brother. We don't deserve punishment. So what if my beating of that may have resulted in losing her wing. She should feel grateful she was even touched by me." The brother says.

Silver now stops in his place. "Her?"

"Why?!" A griffon cries as Silver then sees his brother ordering the guards to throw her out.

Silver tries to run after her. "Keela!" He yelled before some doors shut in front of him.

"She is not worth your time brother. After all, they are all beneath us and only serve for our amusement or advancement."

Silver growls as he turns to him. "You're wrong!"

"Oh really?" The brother asks as Silver felt something under his talons.

Silver looks down and sees that he somehow wandered onto the pile of bodies. "But…I didn't…"

"No consequences." The corpses start chanting.

Silver tries to breathe and steps around them. "Consequence." He repeated.

"Kill who you want, betray who you want, do whatever you want. Nothing is worthy is to judge you."

Silver shakes his head. "No. That's wrong."

"Commander." Silver suddenly heard.

Silver growls a little before he stops. "No…they're right."

"That's right bother, you love looking down on others. Like when I hung that little servant boy for my amusement."

Silver shakes his head. "No, not that. The fact I was trying to believe I could at least give you something. At least then you won't feel alone. I wouldn't feel alone."

"Commander." Another voice is heard.

Silver smiled now. "Cause I still have family, Keela, my comrades and you." He said now looking up to him and walking forward a bit. "No matter what, you don't leave family and friends behind. That's a given. And no sense of punishment is going to break that bond."

"That is right, there is no punishment. They are all insects."

"No and you deserved the guillotine. I see and finally accept that now." Silver says.

"Guillotine? You would watch your brother die like a commoner?"

"You are already dead." Silver says before hearing Lightning's voice again. "Commander."

Silver sighs as he looks to his brother one last time before closing his eyes and soon cracks them open to the sight of Lightning standing over him. "Sorry about that. What's going on?" He said trying to sit up in his bed.

"The chief is asking for you. Said he spotted something." Lightning says.

Silver finally gets up and grabs his weapons. "Let's go." He said heading out.

Blitz was sitting at the top of the tower like he had for the last three days. On the walls, running off from it, the soldiers under his command had their bows at the ready.

"What's happening?" Silver asks as he came up to him.

"I believe I spotted some scouts." Blitz says.

Silver takes up a telescope and he looks through it. "Hey, question that's completely unrelated, what do you know of my brother?"

"You have a brother?" Blitz asks.

"Never mind." Silver said as he spotted them. "Soldiers ready?"

"Not just yet. We told them to get to their stations, but we are acting like this isn't a real cause for concern to piss them off." Blitz says pointing to a few who are leisurely getting into position acting half asleep while others are actually eating on the wall.

Silver chuckles. "I like you."

"Oh we also added something else while you were asleep." Blitz says as they unfurl a banner down the wall in the Diamond dog's languages. "I wonder if we were insulting enough." Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. "What's it say?"

Blitz smiles before starting to translate.

Meanwhile the dog warlord was practically screaming his head off in anger.

"Sir, just…ahh!" One yelled as the warlord took a swipe at him.

"Bring me all of their severed heads!" He screams.

Back at the fort. "And that is the gist of it." Blitz says.

Silver was laughing. "What will you think of next?"

"I don't know what you are talking about. I'm just following orders." Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he gains back control and looks back out the field again. "Quick count of what weapons and soldiers we got for battle."

"In truth we have only three hundred soldiers ready for combat and we have enough swords, shields, and spears, but we only have sixty arrows for each soldier, after that it will be a melee." Blitz answers.

Silver nods. "Okay, let's hope some traps would work. What do we got on that?"

"Well mostly we have the canal. We already have a few unicorns using their magic to sense in the canal and we have three different soldiers with whistle arrows for the signal." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Think you can make them flood the tunnels if they do dig under it?"

"They won't, we dug right above a granite deposit. They won't dig through that, it would take too long and is a little too valuable material to build with and with all the insults and mockery, the leader will want to kill us as soon as possible." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Ground attack."

"No true traps. We just have to hope our defenses hold." Blitz says raising his right fore hoof and all the soldiers under his command notch their arrows.

Silver keeps watching the advance as he hears some groans. "Okay, only trees, ample cover if they're smart, but right now a bit forceful to please their commander if the insults work. Let's hope we can get most of them out of the tree line."

"I have one last trick up my sleeve." Blitz says bringing up his left forehoof. "Time to put the fear of god into these dogs." Blitz says before pushing a button and the entire three acres of trees closest to the front of the fort erupted into explosions. When the smoke finally clears, all the trees were leveled and the remains of the dogs were seen around the area.

Silver raises an eyebrow. "If the environmental griffons were here, they would have a field day with you."

"And I would tell them, go talk to the dogs over there if they have a complaint." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles as he sees some more dogs heading through some of the leftover burning parts of the fields. "Archers?"

"Twenty yards till they are within range. We have to make every shot count." Blitz says.

Silver picks up his large weapon. "Don't need to tell me that." He said aiming it.

"Ten yards." Blitz says as the dogs drew closer.

Silver aims carefully as he sees a big one with a large hammer. "Five."

"Open fire." Blitz says throwing down his right hoof.

Silver launches the arrow with the rest of the arrows going up in an arch before the arrows fall down and Silver's hits the dog straight into the neck and goes right through it. "I love this thing." Silver said loading another as the soldiers start firing their own arrows at will.

"Surge, start hunting." Blitz says.

Silver aims down again as he sees some dogs dropping near the tree line leftover from the fire and the edge. "You got a good soldier." He said firing and hitting another.

"She is a mandalorian. We Mandalorians, even though are militarily organized, are more like family than anything else." Blitz says noticing the vase on the stand starting to shake. "They have begun digging and are closing in."

Silver looks to it too. "Great, let's hope the traps placed may help minimize the amount coming out."

"Tell me when you dig into the canal." Blitz says to a nearby unicorn whose horn was glowing brightly.

"Almost…" He strained.

Silver growls a bit as he fired at one getting too close. "Come on." He said before ducking as the dogs fired their own arrows. "Sucker almost took my head off."

"Raise the covers." Blitz orders

The soldiers behind the wall start pulling on the ropes as the dogs kept running before the soldiers pulled at it hard and makes the spiked covers over the spike pits in front of the wall come up and attach to the wall and the heavy dogs couldn't stop in time and stabs themselves while the lighter ones stopped right in front of them.

Silver looks down a bit. "Smart use of spikes. Hard to climb now."

"Ingenuity." Blitz says waiting for the unicorn to tell him when.

The unicorn's horn was now glowing brighter. "Got it. They reached it."

"Send the signal." Blitz says looking to a nearby archer who nods before loading the signal arrow and fires it straight up into the air, making it whistle all the way and causing many of the dogs to hold their ears.

Silver looks to the dam and sees what it has. "Was that even a dream?" He asks himself as the griffons fires some flaming arrows at the boxes on the dam which makes it explode before the stone started to break apart and the water started to leak through before the a large amount came out and took out the dam with metal spikes went with it and the water traveled down the dry canal and then underground where they couldn't see what was happening.

"Now you and the rest of the unicorns, start using your magic to start firing magic blasts at them." Blitz instructs.

The unicorn nods and heads to the others before they start firing magic blast at the dogs, trying to get who they can. "Anymore traps?" Silver asks.

"That is it. Now we fight a siege battle." Blitz says before walking down to the right wall and pulls out his blaster pistols.

Silver sighs as he leans against the pillar in the tower before grabbing a box of arrows and starts to pick them off. "You are still a strange one." He said firing.

The dogs kept charging, trying to find a way over the wall as one of the warriors, who was sent underground, emerged from the tunnel in their camps, drenched in water and gasping for breath.

"Why aren't you back there?!" The warlord asks.

"They somehow flooded he tunnels sir. I'm not sure how many survived." The warrior says before coughing up more water.

The warlord growls louder. "I want you to find me another way to those bitches. Now!"

"So you must be the brother of that pathetic warlord who begged for his life like a little bitch." A voice says.

The warlord and the other dogs turned around and saw nothing. "What was that?"

"I guess I will kill you just like I did him." The voice says again.

The warlord growls as he grabs a saber. "Show yourself!"

"Very well." Lightning says appearing behind him before going full auto with her blaster rifle. The warlord soon fell forward dead before Lightning disappears again.

The other dogs just stood still as they saw the smoking holes in their dead warlord. "What just happened?"

"A ghost." One says.

Lightning was smirking. "I like that name, ghost." She said to herself as she flies off.

Blitz stares down at the warrior climbing up the wall and withdraws his talons on his right foreleg and decapitated the warrior. "Idiot." He then looks around and sees the ponies doing what they can while most of the griffons using what weapons they can and taking down the dogs and then looks over to Silver and sees him almost hidden and fighting what he can describe as a sniper rifle in a crossbow style. "Wonder where they got that?"

Lightning suddenly lands behind him before kicking a dog off the wall. "Got the warlord."

"Good, start going full auto on the remaining ones." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and takes out her rifle and points down the wall and starts firing downward. "I got a good number, just two more acres in the trees for the amount of dogs left. After that, the rest are retreating since I took out the warlord. Strange they are calling me a ghost now."

"Ghost corp, I like the sound of that." Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. "Ghost squad or ghost team or just ghost. Like, I'm a ghost. Leave it at that."

"And I'm a phantom or a wraith." Blitz says cheekily.

Lightning giggles. "Maybe a phantom. Wraiths shriek out everything."

"Actually, wraiths are another word for ghosts." Blitz says continuing to be cheeky.

Lightning sighs and nods. "Uh huh. Still, what would your code name be if you had a choice?"

"I'll stick with Southern Cross." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Really now? No other ones just in case? How about Shadow?" She asks dropping a grenade down the wall.

"Taken." Blitz says.

Lightning giggles. "I'm sure she won't mind." She said as an explosion went up and makes body parts fly to their height before they fall back down.

"No, I mean a mandalorian is already using that name." Blitz says.

Lightning tilts her head. "You know, we are going to be here awhile now that they are attacking us."

"If you're tired, go get some coffee." Blitz says just picking off dogs at random with his pistols.

Lightning shakes her head. "No, I mean we are going to be here at the field for a while and maybe we could do something in the off time."

"We shall see." Blitz says.

"We did it. We won!" One of the soldiers cheered as the last of the dogs ran.

Silver sighs as he finally sits down and puts the crossbow to the side. "Finally, now we just have to worry about retaliation."

"With this, the vanguard has been defeated without really entering the kingdom's territory and you now are no longer a raw commander, you have endured two defensive sieges." Blitz says walking up with Lightning.

Silver nods. "Yes, but now we still have to deal with protecting this place. At least they would think twice about trying this spot. You two can oversee the repairs and redo on some of the traps. I'll try to do the same."

"Shouldn't we send a messenger south to check the other location they attacked?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs and tosses him a telescope. "Take a look. I already sent one, trying to get him to leave before the battle. He ran when he heard the explosion." He said leaning his head back.

Blitz looks through the telescope and sees him at the far away camp. "Not bad. Thought ahead."

Silver shrugs. "Had to warn the others."

"So we will be getting a report back soon then and they will be updated that the fort north of us was destroyed." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yep, just need a courier to get back to us. For now, we rebuild and rearm just in case of another skirmish."

"That is wise and best to send some of our soldiers out to check for survivors and any salvageable arrows." Blitz says.

Silver sighs as he looks over to see the almost empty arrow box he has. "I may have to agree. What else we got running low?"

"Building materials and we have eaten through a little more than half of our rations." Blitz says.

Silver groans as he tries to sit up. "How about any camps the dogs left behind? You able to find them?"

"Haven't searched yet, but I doubt they left anything edible or valuable behind unless Surge scared them badly enough when she killed the warlord." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Wish they did. But one griffon's trash is another griffon's treasure. Anything can help, like using tables as more boards to reinforce our walls or stones and that. Anything can help if you know what to look for."

"If my calculations are correct, our unit contributed the most with the vanguard." Blitz says.

Silver groans as he finally got up and sees the damage they made with all the bodies. "Yes we did, but now we should try to recover and then see what we got. Can Surge here map out the encampments of what they had in the forest? My men will take care of the recovery. After that, I'm sure you two want to get a break. Cross, you can help her if you want."

"I will take care of it personally. Surge hasn't slept for eighteen hours." Blitz says.

Silver smiled. "Okay, that's fine. Surge, you can go and get some rest. We all need it now."

"I will be back soon enough." Blitz says jumping off the wall and disappears.

Silver yawns a bit. "Okay, guess I'll be getting to bed now."

"Give orders first, then sleep." Lightning says pushing the reluctant Silver to the troops.

Silver shakes his head. "Fine. Just give me a sec." He said before grabbing his weapon. "Do you have anything like this?" He asks her.

"Oh yeah, but this is my preferred weapon. Cross likes those two for control and rapid fire. Me, I like firepower and accuracy." Lightning says.

Silver chuckles. "You got one that crazy strong and long range. I think the bow on this is getting a bit weak." He said looking to his as tries to test the string by rubbing it.

"Then have a forge look it over next chance you get." Lightning says.

It was a week before the defenders of the newest made fort heard from command. "So how did it go Commander?" Blitz says eyeing the new soldiers in the fort and many new officers.

Silver crosses his arms. "Very well. They are getting it in their heads that this is war and lives will be lost. The encampments you found really helped too. We even found a few of my favorites."

"Heads I brought back?" Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles as he shakes his head. "Nah, just the weapons. Still, how's your friend? Still tired?"

"She is fine. So will we be getting rotated out?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "Yeah, our king wants all of us to take a break now that he knows we are being attacked. So he's sending out the defense army to hold our spots here. They are better equipped for these types of things. All they need to know is what you did with the area and what traps you may have placed."

"No traps, but I may have left a wake of death and destruction." Blitz says still leaning back on the bed he brought up to the tower.

Silver nods. "Good, because you are telling what you left before all of us leaves and lets the defense team do the work.

"Just tell them lots of dead dogs bodies." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "I'll try that. So what do you want to do in the mean time? Get some rest? Maybe grab a souvenir?"

"Send a letter to the one I married." Blitz says.

Silver smiled. "I might send a letter too."

"Aren't we going back to the capital?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "Yeah, maybe to my father because I may be a while."

"I wonder how my kid is." Blitz says out loud.

Silver smiles. "I'm sure he's waiting at the door for you."

"I'm not so sure, he was just born recently." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Trust me, he's going to be waiting for you. Hatchlings are like that no matter what or who they are."

"Yeah and knowing his mother, she is taking good care of him." Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks at him. "And who is your wife, if I may ask?"

"Can't tell you, my identity is a secret for their safety." Blitz says.

Silver watches him. "Boo. That's no fun, but I understand."

At that point, Blitz didn't reply and leaned back into the bed.

Silver sighs as he watches the new trainees. "Your friend Surge mention a weapon close to mine. Can I see?"

"Not unless you governments go to the next level with us mandalorians. Where we start sharing our weapons." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "See, that's where no fun begins, but I get the idea."

Blitz only grunts before he hears a flapping of wings and looks to see Lightning flying in. "You got something?" He asks her.

Lightning sighs as she landed. "Mandalore and it's big. He really needs to speak to you now."

"Sorry Commander, I have to take this." Blitz says disappearing and Lightning took his place.

"He isn't really calling, is he?" Silver asks.

Lightning just smirks. "Depends if he really wants to."

Blitz reappears far away and turns on his communicator. "Mandalore, can you read me?" Blitz asks and receives no answer, but does see a video in his communications that has yet to be played.

He raises an eyebrow and plays it while he calls again and waits and soon sees a video of a beach and some music. "Huh, never seen this before. Now what…you gotta be fucking kidding me." He said as he saw a familiar person and that annoying music. "I thought this died?" Blitz says annoyed, but starts to smirk. "Oh Lightning, let us see if you like my counter." Blitz says hatching a plan.

"Cross?" A voice asks from the call now answered.

"Minerva, were you in on this?" Blitz asks

Minerva giggles. "A bit. Had a hard time finding it. Still, Mandalore did call you."

"Report." Blitz says.

Minerva sighs. "First of all, he wants me to ask how long it would take for you to make it back. So how long?"

"War just started and I'm here helping them with the terrestrial war as part of the agreement my clan has with them because most of my clan is away checking on the ship or taking jobs for themselves." Blitz says.

Minerva nods. "Good, how much longer are you going to be there?"

"A few more months, but it will be without us on the front lines now. So it might boring at this point." Blitz said.

"Right, I'll keep the Darkline and the reinforcements you requested one jump away under the guise of training exercises." Mandalore says coming into the call.

Blitz nods. "Good, we might be in a lot of trouble if it does hit though."

"Don't worry, I have contingencies in play." Mandalore says.

Blitz chuckles. "Can't wait." He said before Mandalore ends his call. "Minerva, think you keep calm during that time?"

Minerva giggles. "Only if you spend time with me when you have a chance."

"Minerva, we will talk later about earlier. Cross out." Blitz says closing the line.

Lightning was smirking as Silver was straining to aim for a long range shot. "Relax and breathe. Geez, you need some relaxation."

"And don't fire too soon like your girlfriend keeps telling you in bed." Blitz says walking up.

Lightning laughs out loud as she holds her sides while Silver just blushes. "Damn you Cross."

"Yeah, yeah. Surge, come with me, we have a few things to discuss." Blitz says.

Lightning soon calms down and follows him. "What is it?" She asks after a while.

"Did you send that to anypony else?" Blitz asks.

"Well…" Lightning stops.

"Huh, so all of you got the same video?" Twilight asks on the call.

"Yeah, but I haven't opened it yet." Daring says from her apartment.

"It's real cool and funny actually." Pinkie cheers from her end.

"Wait, you opened it?" Spitfire asks.

"Ok, show of hooves who has opened it?" Octavia asks holding Azure and only Pinkie raised her hoof.

Twilight groans. "Really, how bad can it be?" She said before hitting play and after a while of watching, they all stood silent before Azure tries to hide in his mother's coat. "I'm deleting this." Twilight said after a while.

"Well, I wouldn't mind if Blitzy sang this to us." Shadow said.

Twilight and the others thinks of him singing that before shaking their heads. "Yeah, no." They said.

"What, you don't want him to sing you a love song?" Shadow asks.

"Lightning you are such a troll." Pinkie says as she texted Lightning a reply.

The others just look at her for a second before they shake their head and sighs. "So does anypony want to get together soon?" Rarity asks.

"Well, it would be fun if all of you come by and visit. Azure could use more time with his step mothers." Octavia says nuzzling his head.

Vinyl giggles from behind her. "Aren't we all mothers because won't it be better if he called us all momma?"

"Technicality Vinyl. Octavia is his birth mother and we are his step mothers, but we all raise him and love him." Twilight says starting to go lecturing Twilight on them.

Vinyl still giggles. "Come on, wouldn't it be cool if he called all of us momma? It wouldn't be cool if he called us step momma."

"You just want him to boop your nose like earlier." Octavia says as Azure tries to climb on her.

Vinyl blushes. "How can I not love that? He's cute. Look at him." She said pointing to him as he waved at everyone from the top of Octavia's head.

"The adorable foal." Octavia says smiling as she looks up to him.

Fleetfoot giggles. "He is isn't he? Twilight, how's yours coming along?" She asks eyeing the slightly bigger stomach.

"I have been reading up on the subject and I think I am doing well." Twilight says smiling.

"Twilight, Twilight." Applejack chimed. "You need to see a doctor. No matter how well you say you are well versed in this, you need to see one. I know I have to call Fluttershy to check up on the animals. Right?"

Fluttershy nods as she fiddles with her collar. "Yep, you could never be too careful."

"It would have been so helpful if Blitzy married a doctor as well." Twilight says.

"Silly, there were no noticeable doctors in the show." Pinkie says.

They just hit the mute button on her end. "So when do you think you'll have the little one?" Fleetfoot asks.

"I…hum, that is a good question." Twilight says.

'A month or two my new queen.' Chrysalis said.

Twilight smiled a little. "How do you know that?"

'I am in tune with your magic and this little hatchling too.' Chrysalis said.

Twilight sighs. "Might be a month or two girls."

"Ok." Applejack says before opening the door behind Twilight to her shock and grabs her. "Time to go to the doctor." Applejack says.

Everypony else just snickers. "Thanks Applejack." Some said.

Applejack smirks as she pulls Twilight away. "So Rainbow, what about you? You seemed to be gaining a little." Daring points out.

Rainbow looks down to her slightly bigger stomach. "Yeah, I tested myself with that tester Fluttershy got me. It's positive."

"Number three confirmed. So when are you girls going to pay up?" Spitfire asks.

The others just glare or smile a bit. "When he gets back." Most of them said.

Shadow just mumbles something.

"What was that?" Spitfire smirks.

"None of your business." Shadow says a little mad.

"Oh Shadow, do you want a foal of your own?" Daring asks.

Shadow frowns. "We did before I was able to have foals. I'm going to have to wait for him now."

"Ah, someone is missing their hubby." Vinyl says.

"So like Applejack." Rainbow says.

They all giggle a little as Twilight and Applejack's end were finally cut off. "It will be okay Shadow. You'll get him back." Fleetfoot offers.

"Yeah, my little shadow, I'll see you soon enough." Blitz's voice was heard.

"Blitz!" Most of them yells and Azure tries to reach to where his voice came from.

Blitz's image then appears in the chat. "Finally have a few moments to myself one second." Blitz says as he unmutes Pinkie and forcefully reconnects Applejack and Twilight.

"Blitz?" They both asks as he sees Twilight on a hospital bed.

Blitz frowns a little. "What happen?"

"Getting her a checkup. Had to drag her here personally." Applejack says.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "And?"

"They are running some test right now." Twilight says smiling.

Blitz smiled. "And what is Chrissy saying?"

"Censorship will not allow me to repeat." Twilight jokes.

"Ah, my girl is getting better at jokes." Blitz says smiling.

Twilight giggles. "Sorry, but that's only for us Blitzy. I'll tell you when you come back."

"Uh huh. Well it turns out that the king was right and it is now war here." Blitz says.

Everypony looks worried. "So how long?" Rarity asks.

"We just started, but we smashed their vanguard already and Lightning here…" Blitz stops to show a sleeping Lightning still in her armor. "Got two of the warlords leading the dogs." Blitz finishes.

Some of the mares clap and Azure laughs as he tries to reach for him. "Not bad. Tell her that from all of us." Octavia said, letting Azure reach a little closer.

"Hey there Azure. You miss me?" Blitz asks as he smiles.

Azure giggles and coos a bit at him.

"You behaving for your mothers?" Blitz asks.

Azure coos and turns around and hugs Octavia.

"And been messing with your mother Vinyl?" Blitz asks smirking.

Vinyl glares a bit as Azure giggles at him.

"That's my boy." Blitz says laughing.

"Shut up." Vinyl said as Azure grunts and throws his chew toy at her, which bonks her on the head.

"Oh fun to watch them play and Vinyl just loves him to death." Octavia says as Vinyl starts messing with Azure before he escapes her grasp and bites onto her tail.

Vinyl glares a bit as she lifts her tail in front of her. "Bad Azure." She said poking him.

Azure seems to copy her and pokes her nose. Vinyl giggles and keeps poking him until they enter a poking contest.

"She has met her match as you can see." Octavia says.

Blitz smiled. "Good, now you guys play nice. And make sure Twilight gets her chocolate pancakes. She gets moody when she doesn't."

"Blitz." Twilight growls as everypony chuckles as Vinyl hugs Azure and rolls around with him.

Blitz smirks. "See, she's moody now and I think the little foal or hatchling might gain a sweet tooth with her cravings."

"Just wait till you get back Mr. We are going to have a few words." Twilight growls.

"And a night." He said cheekily.

"Of you on the couch." Twilight says.

Blitz smiled now. "I'll make it up to you Twilight. Don't worry."

"So what will happen now?" Rainbow voices the question all the girls were thinking.

Blitz sighs. "We are going to be here a bit longer than expected, but we are going to be away from the front lines so it be a bit safer for us."

"In other words, he is getting rotated out." Spitfire says.

"Yes, fresh soldiers take over the fort we made there." Blitz says as Terran poked his head in front of the screen.

"Hi Terran." They said while Azure coos at the new face.

Terran pants happily at them. Blitz chuckles and lets him stay. "Now then, we are going to be a while and it will be a bit boring too. Just hold on for a bit more girls."

"Got any words fer the family?" Applejack asks.

"And Sweetie Belle?" Rarity adds.

"And Scoots?" Rainbow asks.

Blitz smiled. "Yeah, I hope to see you girls later. And have Spike teach them a few things. Basic really, just in case of trouble."

"Speaking of Spike." Twilight says.

"Oh no, we are losing connection." Blitz says as the screen gets fuzzy.

Everypony frowns as they see his screen gain static. "Hey girls, listen, I'll be there soon and I'll head back as soon as we can." He said before it completely ends in static.

"He pretended to lose connection when you brought that up, didn't he?" Pinkie asks.

Twilight quickly checks his ping numbers and nods. "Yep, his end is too good. What's going on with Spike?" She asks calling him up only to get a voice message.

"Hello, you reached Spike the dragon. Sorry, can't make it. I might be so much into gaming or with keeping a library shipshape. Leave a message and I'll get back to you." Spike's message said.

"We need to find out what is going on." Twilight says.

"What about Slender?" Pinkie asks.

"She hasn't been seen either." Applejack says.

"I'll get the bounds to hold him when we question him." Spitfire says.

Rarity giggles. "That might be tough with Slender behind him 24/7. She adores that little drake. Her first true friend."

"Hey girls." Lightning says sleepily.

"Lightning." All of them said. "About time." Rainbow said.

Lightning yawns. "I just woke up. Give me a minute." Lightning says.

Twilight sighs and starts to think as the doctor came back and gave the papers to Applejack. "What does Blitz have planned with him?"

"Azure? Well I think he will raise him." Lightning says half asleep.

Twilight looks to the others again. "Oh sorry. Lost in thought."

"Hey girls, you would not believe what Minerva let me borrow from the ship." Lightning says waking up a bit more.

They all look at her. "What?" Fluttershy asks.

"Check it out, it's a mind reading device." Lightning says bringing a helmet out.

Rainbow leans in. "Does it work?"

"Yes, but it is pretty old and very temperamental. When I asked, Minerva told me they stopped making them a long time ago and the secret to making them was lost when the creator died taking the secret with him." Lightning explains.

They all raise an eyebrow at that. "Really, what did the creator originally want to do?" Twilight asks.

"Don't know, this thing alone is around two hundred years old. So who wants to see a dream Blitzy had?" Lightning asks smirking.

The others smirks as well. "Yeah." They said and Lightning sends a video to which Octavia covers Azure's eyes as they see Twilight in a skimpy nurse's outfit almost swaying her flank as they see what looks like from Blitz's point of view and Twilight coming toward him. "Nurse Sparkle is now here to help you. What do you want to do first?" Twilight asks.

They hear a chuckle. "Well, I got a growing problem and I need it checked out." Blitz said.

They all were a little disappointed when the video distorts and stops. "Sorry, that's all." Lightning apologized.

"Rarity, think you could make some outfits?" Pinkie asks.

"Oh yes I can." Rarity says as a wicked idea starts to form in between them.

Twilight sighs. "Why did he choose me in the outfit?"

"Maybe it's because the fact you got a bigger flank and a more slender body since becoming an alicorn. That would really show some skin when you wear that outfit." Vinyl said.

"If you want, I can try and show the rest of them with this, but as you saw, it was distorted and stopped recording. As I said, temperamental." Lightning says.

Some of the mares grumble at the fact they can't see the rest. "Well, let's surprise him." Applejack said.

Spitfire and Shadow chuckles. "Yeah, that'll make him understand to not hide things." Shadow said.

"This is just his dream. Why are you mad at him for having it?" Lightning asks.

Shadow whines and pouts. "I wanted to be the one in a nurse's outfit."

Lightning sends another file. Shadow plays it and suddenly smirks. "Wow, guess he likes to transfer over kinks he likes to this. Wait, he can do that?"

"That was a different dream." Lightning says as they all look at Shadow in a pink nurse outfit.

Octavia keeps trying to cover Azure's eyes. "Yes, can you get it off my end?"

"Ok, I will stop." Lightning says.

"How many did he have?" Rainbow asks.

"I only got four dreams recorded." Lightning says.

Fluttershy smiled. "And each of them is one of us?"

"Well…one is about all the Wonderbolts." Lightning says.

All the Wonderbolts blush. "And?" They ask.

"It cuts out right as it begins." Lightning says.

Fluttershy blushes. "Um…anypony else?"

"The fourth one was of all of us with a few more foal running around." Lightning says.

"Aww." Fluttershy said as Lightning played the video and they see the foals a little blurry except for what looks like Azure. "Guess the mind made up a few things." Twilight said.

"That Azure can see." Octavia says as she lets Azure see it and he coos at the video before it became static and ended.

Vinyl sighs. "Is that all?"

"Well, I could swear, look right there." Lightning says as the Vinyl in the dream seems to look at them.

They all watch as the Vinyl approaches them. "Hey stud?" She asks what seems to be Blitz.

Lightning pauses the video and zooms in on Vinyl's eyes and they see a reflection of Lightning watching the video. "Tell me I'm not the only one seeing this." Lightning says.

"No, you're not." Blitz suddenly came in and he was smirking. "I knew you would use that thing. Figure I have some fun."

"Um…got to go girls." Lightning says disconnecting.

Vinyl glares at him. "What was that?"

"I think…I'm not sure." Applejack says.

Blitz chuckles before waving at them. "Bye girls. Bye Azure." He said as Azure laughs at him before he cut off.

"We have got to learn how to hack and how to spot it better." Pinkie says.

Twilight sighs as she messes around on the status and comes up with something. "Either he's very stupid or very smart. Found the pings over the whole call. Blitz left his the whole time. And now it's gone." Twilight says before a message appears on her omnitool. "I did it on purpose. XP." Twilight reads.

Rainbow giggles. "The XP is just him sticking his tongue out. An expression system to passing notes in class."

"Search expression system." Twilight commands her omnitool.

They all shake their heads at her and Twilight's eyes widen at the amount of expressions. "Wow."

A new message appears on Twilight's omnitool. "Twi you are so adorable." Twilight read. "I hate him." A new message appears. "No you don't." She reads. "Rainbow." Twilight says.

Rainbow smiled. "Yes?"

"I know that was you who sent that one." Twilight says.

Rainbow shakes her head. "I don't know what you are talking about."

"User address." Twilight says as Rainbow couldn't get the smirk off her face.

It just displayed Rainbow's as she started laughing. "Geez Twilight, take a joke."

"What she wrote ain't exactly a lie partner." Applejack says.

Twilight groans. "I hate you all."

"Now, now, Twi. Don't strain yourself. Think of the foal." Applejack reminds.

Twilight huffs. "Yeah, whether he or she has good other mothers."

"Oh she is huffy. Here have a chocolate cupcake." Pinkie says beside her.

Applejack and Twilight look surprised. "Pancake." Twilight said.

"No cupcake." Pinkie says.

Twilight shakes her head. "Pancake."

"Cupcake." Pinkie says before an argument erupted between them.

Applejack sighs as she looks to the papers. "Huh."

"And thus I hereby succeed the apple family farm into the cupcake federation." Pinkie says.

Applejack turns back to her. "Wait, what?"

"Ha." Twilight said moving a few pieces from her omnitool as what looks like they are playing a game on there. "Yeah, right. You need those respect and battalions." She said gathering hers for an assault.

"What happened, I looked away for a moment?" Applejack says.

Twilight smiles. "Pinkie challenged me. Winner gets to choose the food. Next to Spike, I'm the best the player around now. And Pinkie just lost another city." She said sending the army onto her weakest city and starts digging for resources.

"Oh, you sure?" Pinkie asks as the city suddenly exploded destroying most of her army and a counter attack was launched, taking Twilight off guard.

Twilight growls before pressing a few things and suddenly a missile got launched into the air and Twilight pulled most of her forces back.

Pinkie pushed a few buttons and several missiles were launched to intercept the missile causing a nuclear explosion in midair. "Now nuke your city." Pinkie says launching another one, making Twilight sweat.

Twilight then realized something. She hits a few things and makes her army fire at the missile and soon it exploded too. "You shouldn't have chosen an army of robots. Explosions in midair makes an EMP charge." She said before making her army advance and they decimate all the forces shut down in the way.

"Who says I did? Go my worms, kill them all!" Pinkie yells as giant worms spring from under Twilights armies tearing them apart.

Twilight just gets a blank face before pressing a few things and soon a single unarmed person came out of her city.

"Oh how adorable. Death squads, kill him." Pinkie says as a squad mows him down with machine gun fire.

Twilight just raises an eyebrow at her before the person came back up and starts walking again, as all the bodies started to rise. "It took all the respect and money and time to make another WMD, but I think my dead raiser is a good idea." She said as all the dead army turns and fire on Pinkie's army.

"Oh zombies huh…armageddon bomb with magnetic shielding." Pinkie says launching it in the middle of Twilight's capital, annihilating it.

Twilight sighs as all her stats start to fall. "Dang it. At least let me try this." She said as the army finally reaches Pinkie's city and its starts to emit a dark cloud as her stats almost reach the end.

"Nuke that." Pinkie says blowing up those cities, vaporizing Twilight's undead army. Twilight groans as the game ended. "Cupcake." Pinkie said placing it between them. "And now for my victory moment. Hail Cupcakes." Pinkie says before her virtual troops started chanting that.

Twilight grumbles as she starts eating. "I hate you Pinkie." She said with her mouth full.

"Oh, I love you too and don't worry, Blitzy will be back soon to hold you." Pinkie says bouncing in place.

"Pinkie, don't you have a play date with Azure to get to?" Twilight asks.

They heard Azure giggling and sees him being carried by Pinkie. "Twi, can you ask the bug queen about this." Applejack said giving her the papers.

"About what?" Twilight asks playing innocent.

Applejack glares. "The fact they could only find a hard shell. Like an egg."

Twilight giggles. "Chrissy said it's only for a few days. After that, it will be a normal foal when hatched."

"So this is the next evolutionary step of changelings?" Daring asks.

Twilight giggles. "Nah, just me."

"But, then they will most likely be like that." Daring says.

"I guess you are right." Twilight says thinking it over.

Applejack pats her back. "Maybe you should think about placing a new hive and all that. Maybe help them get started."

Twilight giggles nervously as she rubs the back of her head. "Yeah…about that…"

"My queen." A nurse says walking up.

Almost all of the mares look a bit shocked at what she said next. "The hive is under the castle." Twilight said before squeeing.

"And when were you going to tell us?" Applejack asks frowning.

Twilight was now pushing her hooves together as the nurse changes back to normal and places her ear against Twilight's stomach. "When we leave again."

"Uh huh." Applejack says raising her eyebrow.

"The egg is fine. It will be a good lay." The changeling nurse said.

"Yeah, I only wish Blitz wasn't away fighting in a war." Twilight says.

The nurse spits out some type of slime on her hoof before giving it to her. "Nutrients and the king will be fine. He makes a worthy mate for the queen."

"Why is that?" Twilight asks.

"We are a warrior species and the king is a warrior, a very strong warrior." The changeling says.

Twilight smiled. "Yeah, he is." She said before starting to eat the slime, much to everyone's disgust as they either voice it or just stick out their tongue.

Applejack tries to hold her lunch. "How is that good?" She said before trying to hold back to the next line of barf.

"It's not. It's like taking a nasty medicine." Twilight says.

Applejack still tries to hold it. "Dang it Twi. I don't know how you can handle being queen."

Twilight swallows the last slime. "Me either. But for the sake of the species I have to. Not easy, but it's a more fun life."

"My queen, would it ease your mind if we send some to help the king?" The changeling asks.

Twilight sighs. "Yes, but I think it would be better if we didn't. He probably would send you guys back at the first chance. I'll just call him from time to time."

"As you wish my queen." The changeling says.

Applejack leans over. "Is this also going to happen with regular ponies? Being acting like servants?"

Twilight shrugs. "Maybe. Maybe not."

It had been two weeks since they were rotated out of the fortress as Blitz was waiting with Silver and Lightning. "So they are expanding our unit, huh?" Blitz asks for confirmation.

Silver sighs as he nods. "Yes, because of our success and some are asking to be transferred to ours."

"Meaning more officers and more soldiers." Blitz says.

"We are also getting two airships for our unit." Silver says.

"Airships you say?" Blitz asks thinking out loud.

Silver nods. "Yep, our illustrious army graced us with two cutter class airships. Fully loaded of course."

"So two scouting ships huh?" Blitz asks.

Silver nods. "Oh yes, I'm sure you can come up with many things."

"That means we will be assigned to patrol somewhere very soon. So any news on your old academy college who deserted?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "Gone. We haven't seen him for a long time. None of the troops have seen him."

"So he has ran out of the country itself, huh?" Blitz asks.

Silver shrugs. "Who knows? He might be somewhere else where he can visit some family or friends safely. Most want that before being chopped off."

"Then again, could have been captured by the dogs." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "It's just thoughts at the moment. You know, I heard of you visiting a certain professor when you came here one time. Why don't you visit him? We ship out in two days."

"Who are you talking about?" Blitz asks.

Silver chuckles. "You kidding? Word has gone around of how Southern Cross with Daring Do, found the ancient temple and the professor of the group found an ancient staff."

"Oh yeah. The professor we let have the staff of Tifus." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yeah, why don't you see him? Maybe give him time since it's been a while. After all, he's hoping to find more adventures like that."

"Nah, those kind of adventures, I don't look for." Blitz says

Silver sighs. "At least give him some time. He's an old bird. Might be good to see an old friend."

"Very well, I will go see him. Surge, keep the soldiers in line and don't take any crap from the new officers." Blitz instructs.

Lightning salutes him. "Yes sir." She said as he walks off to the college.

Blitz sighs as he sips away at his drink. "So how's the staff?" He asks while in the office of the professor.

The professor shrugs. "Lockdown in the museum here. We also have declared the temple an important landmark and only those with clearance can get in."

"I see you have been busy these last few years." Blitz says.

The professor chuckles as he looks around. "Yes, many adventures till these old bones of mine got me." He said eyeing the new artifacts.

"Well good to see you aren't sitting idle." Blitz says.

The professor nods. "Yes, after all, this old bird has to keep moving and experience as much as he can."

"While this stallion took the third member of our original party and made her his wife." Blitz says.

The professors claps his talons. "Not bad. Heard of the great Cross marrying a lot of mares. Have any hatchlings yet?"

"One with two more on the way. Unfortunately, Daring isn't one of them." Blitz says.

The professor smirks. "Not yet."

"They keep trying." Blitz jokes.

The professor laughs. "Let me guess, trying to gain a great time in bed with you?"

"No, try to get pregnant. I keep telling them lesbian sex won't do it." Blitz jokes.

The professor keeps laughing. "Not bad, not bad. So how's the war?"

"I'm serving under commander Silver Claw as a knight captain." Blitz says.

The professor smiled. "That's great. What about this other one I'm hearing about?"

Blitz smiled. "Oh, she's a hooful, but manageable and able to reel in easier since I'm married." Blitz says before turning serious. "So what is the gossip about my unit?"

The professor sighs. "Strange things at times, but good. Able to hold and be like a wall. Then there is the ghost unit in your team."

"Ah, those me and Surge are training personally. So what about our unit killing two of the twenty six warchiefs amongst the dogs?" Blitz asks.

The professor smiled. "Very good things. None of the other units were able to get even close to any warchief."

"I see, well what do you think? Do you think we broke even or are we in an advantage with killing two warchiefs and they destroying one of our forts?" Blitz asks.

The professor sighs as he opens one of his drawer. "You like games?" He asks trying to find something.

"Depends on the game." Blitz says.

The professor nods and brings out a box before opening it and placing out a board and some army pieces on it and starts arranging them. "Let's see, two are out." He said knocking down two silver pieces. "One fort down." He said making a gold fort piece in half. "I say your chances are good."

"But take into account that most of the army has limited to no combat experience while the dogs have constantly been fighting with each other. In that case my opinion says." Blitz says and knocks over several units filling his line full of holes.

The professor nods and starts making the silver pieces move forward. "Yes, brutish as it were. But the fact that they don't have that much of technology that we have. Like airships and such." He said bringing out blimp pieces and placing them around on the edge of control. "Then you have long rangers and now ghost teams." He said reaching into another drawer and pulling out a statue of a creature before placing it on the side of the line of silver pieces.

"What's that?" Blitz asks, eyeing the stature that looks like a flying creature, but with long sharp claws for arms and tentacles for legs that seem to float.

The professor looks to the piece. "No real name. Just called the wraith for how it moves across the land and able to sneak attack successfully. Need a good team of hunters to make it out of that one alive."

"Ah, I never heard of this before. So why is it here?" Blitz asks.

The professor shrugs. "Found it in a temple that was next to a crater. Records show it was long ago. So if it was real, it's probably long since dead."

"Doubtful. Creatures like that have long lifespans." Blitz says.

The professor smirks. "Maybe you'll meet it if I remember your profession. Now then." He said before moving a few more pieces closer together.

"Something's bugging me. Why would the dogs invade now? What benefit or advantage do they have now that they didn't before?" Blitz asks.

The professor shrugs. "Don't know. Maybe they are losing theirs and are desperate now." He said making the armies move closer together. "Of course, this is a full scale clash." He said before making each piece each other from both side till he stops at a certain point. "The question remains, who falls first?"

Blitz moves one piece. "Checkmate."

The professor smiled as he sees he moved the pieces back into play.

"Unlike this game, war is not so simple." Blitz says.

The professor nods. "Yes, this a set game, with rules and barriers. War is actually about the mind believe it or not. It always starts out in the mind."

"Yes, but there is a flaw in the advantages you said earlier." Blitz says.

The professor raises an eyebrow. "Oh?"

"How much experience do your rangers have and can they stand a face to face fight with some elite dog warriors?" Blitz asks.

The professor smiled. "Simple, try living in the desert and the mountains for a long time. We never let them out without experience because they might be stuck in one spot for a long time."

"Now the question is, have they become complacent and to what standard have they been held to in this time of peace?" Blitz asks making the professor go quiet and pondering the question.

The professor sighs. "Many civilizations have many versions of living. Some more dangerous than others, but in other eyes, simple and good to live. The thing is, what mind are you in?"

"The mind of a general." Blitz says.

The professor chuckles. "Just then, the line has been drawn, ready to strike to where it has been marked." He recited.

"Professor, can I tell you something that won't leave this room?" Blitz asks.

The professor crosses his arms. "Depends, how classified?"

"Not classified, but my personal opinion." Blitz says.

The professor shirts. "Go ahead."

"I think the dogs are being supplied by something." Blitz says.

The professor leans forward. "And what would that be?"

"I don't know, but I found a very powerful and advanced firearm in a dog camp I raided." Blitz says putting a revolver on the table.

The professor eyes the revolver. "Yes, I guess that's something. What are you doing to do?"

"Going to bring this to the attention of the king, his generals, and my commanding officer. If this is true, then we lose the technological edge and they may gain it." Blitz says.

The professor nods. "Then you better get going. The faster, the better."

"I am currently off duty. It would look strange if I meet with them right now. That is why I left Surge to tell my commanding officer in private since she is currently on duty." Blitz says.

The professor shrugs. "Hey, your own time and place. After all, maybe something will happen to who is really pulling the strings."

"If they are then I must move with discretion and not give myself away." Blitz says.

The professor nods. "Yes, move quickly and quietly. After all, the only ones who gain from this war is the one who started it."

"True. In the end those who truly started this, might be looking to soften up the kingdom so they can invade and conquer." Blitz says.

The professor nods. "Yes, but that's the problem." He said before taking out some cookies, one chocolate and the other oatmeal, and places them between the pieces. "All the resources will be used up. Whether food or materials." He said grabbing the chocolate and eating it. "When they make their own staging area, the area will be so used up, they can't hold for so long. So why here? Why put it in a spot that has to be used other than just a landing position? Wouldn't it be smart to make an attack somewhere else? Somewhere more vulnerable than a war torn country ready for another fight."

"If they aren't conquered by the dogs." Blitz adds.

The professor reaches into another drawer and takes out a slightly curved dagger and grips it hard. "Yes, maybe watching another direction."

"But whom? The federation to our north east, the zebras south of us, or some unknown organization?" Blitz asks.

The professor chuckles. "Yes, watch as the two or more armies duke it out. Then watch as they calm down, but are ready for another strike just in case. Of course, the enemy just could come to the one watching as they are flourishing and full of everything you need. Just reach around," He said moving the dagger in a certain way. "And swipe the newspaper and the flesh from a direction to which they have reason to defend from." He said giving a swipe before stabbing the dagger into the table.

"Typical bureaucrat then." Blitz joked.

The professor shakes his head. "No, just that another nation watching the war from afar, might not suspect one that attacks them like an owl to a mouse."

"Trying to lighten the mood." Blitz says taking back the revolver.

The professor sighs and takes the dagger out of the desk before putting it back. "Watch it Cross. This outside force might attack somewhere else while you watch only in one direction."

"Who says I am only watching one direction? Not all my eyes are in my head." Blitz says.

The professor chuckles. "Yes, but does anypony else in your home country?"

"I have no true home country. Just where I chose to reside at that given time." Blitz says.

The professor leans forward. "Then why did I mention that country?"

"Because you amuse me and that is dangerous with me." Blitz says.

The professor grins. "I know. Though you already knew these kinds of tactics, right?" He asks leaning back.

"Yes, I do all too well. Now let us get back to our game." Blitz says.

The professor chuckles as he gives the last cookie to him and sets the pieces. "Your move."

Blitz nods and moves a single piece forwards.

Blitz leaned against the edge of the airship as it flew forward to the mountain fort that was to be their temporary base. "Still got another day till we reach it." Blitz says out loud.

Silver nods as he leans against the rails and looks ahead by him. "Yeah, so how was the professor?" He asks looking at him.

Blitz waves him off. "Eh, he's fine."

Silver nods. "Glad to see that old bird is doing fine. Especially since his wife is a little away for the war."

"So, still a little shocked by the ramifications of that little meeting?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "How could I not? A possible outside force which can devastate us in an instant? It would be better to attack a country like Equestria."

"Then griffon pride and honor would demand you go to their aid and smash the ones who did this to you." Blitz reminds.

Silver nods. "Yes, they started it on our turf and we want it to stop so we wouldn't have to deal with it."

"Now including me, there are four captains and only two knight captains." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Yeah." He said looking back at the group. "They are all acting the same. Except for a few, especially that one." He said pointing to a more slender griffon. "Notice anything?"

"By the type. We've already met. The only other knight captain besides me." Blitz says annoyed.

Silver groans a bit. "Yes, I may get to her hate her too, but she's part of the squad. We have to live with it."

"At least she respects seniority." Blitz says.

Silver huffs. "Yeah, you. Not me. I'm still young by her standards. At least she still follows, but I can hear that telltale grumbling in her voice when she walks away."

"I meant seniority in the unit and we can't be called a squad anymore, too big." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles a bit before stopping. "She tries to see me as a bit lesser. We went to school together. She got better grades and ranks out of it. I only got by with some haphazard plans and my father liked that. She's…"

"A perfectionist." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yes, she gets her plans from a book. A history book. Not really a thinker in a sense."

"We best review the plan then. Hey, knight captain, Wind Shear." Blitz calls.

Wind looks up and sees the two high rankers looking at her. She sighs and closes her book before going over to them. "Yes?"

"Gather the two other captains and meet in the captain's quarters, we are going to review what has happened and our orders and make a plan." Blitz calls getting up.

Wind nods and walks back to the others. "Let's hope she doesn't make a ruckus." Silver said gathering his things.

"You kidding, she will lecture anything that does." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "I'm just hoping she sticks to the play, not impede."

"By the book remember and one of the rules says obey commanding officer, which is you." Blitz reminds.

Silver nods. "Good, at least she will listen to age and rank the most. But I'm half of that. At least you made it so she will listen."

"Half the problem is you need to be more confident around her and act like a commander like back at the fort." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "That was when we under the threat of an attack. I wanted them to be safer."

"Keep that state of mind and command respect. If you don't, some of them will die needlessly." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yeah, just need a good enough state of mind. Let's get to the cabin." He said walking off.

Blitz shakes his head a bit. 'He's got a long ways to go, but he is young.' Blitz thinks.

Silver sighs as he looks to the leaders in the room as Blitz stands by him and a table with maps between them. "Alright, this is what's going on. After having their vanguard demolished and losing two Warchiefs, the dogs have not launched an offensive like the vanguard yet. They have been doing hit and run attacks along the northern and southern eastern border defenses. Cross believes they are probing for a weak point or looking for an unguarded point to send warriors into and at this point I must agree." Silver says.

Blitz sighs as he places some pieces onto the map. "We are staging here." He as he place the pieces somewhere in the mountains. "This the mountain pass and are so tough to get to that we need these airships to get there. There are a few paths and some more that are somewhat hidden that we need to defend. There is a base there that will serve as a staging post, but after that, it's just a watch house. So if dogs come, launch the arrow flares."

"We have also been ordered to do a probing raid ourselves from the mountain as well." Silver adds.

Blitz adds. "That's the most of it, but there may be more as time goes on. So watch out and be ready." Blitz says finishing placing the figurines. "We will also be launching a scouting mission not long after arriving with the ghost squad as the public and enemy have dubbed us." Blitz says.

Everyone just chuckles while Wind just raises an eyebrow.

"Did someone make a joke?" Blitz asks.

They just quiet down now as Wind smiles a little. "We won't be arriving until tomorrow, but don't let down your guard." Silver said.

They just all nod and start to head off. "You think this plan would work?" Blitz asks.

"Depends on the execution of it." Silver says before sighing.

Blitz looks to him. "Something wrong?"

"Just still trying to take it all in." Silver says, a talon over his face.

Blitz shrugs. "And it might get worse so be ready."

"I know." Silver says.

Blitz keeps watching the others file out. "Shall we get ready for a landing commander?" He asks with a bit of a smirk.

"Not till tomorrow." Silver reminds.

Blitz shrugs. "Doesn't hurt to be prepared early you know." Blitz says walking out.

Blitz looks around on lookout for anything out of the ordinary. The moon was one of his only companions on this watch. He sighs as he finally sits down after a last look and tries to shake his armor to get rid of that itch on his neck. "Damn tags." He said before sitting up again till he hears some talons hitting the steps to his lookout.

"Thought I would find you here." Wind said while carrying a book.

"Of course, I am on duty." Blitz says not turning to look at her.

Wind sighs as she goes over to a crate and sits down before opening the book. "So anything out of the ordinary?"

"Nothing, besides that flying whale that seems to following us." Blitz says eyeing the large whale creature that bends its whole body to fly as it flies behind them and makes echoing coo noises from time to time.

Wind shrugs. "Like seagulls, they like to travel with ships. Seems to like the company, almost like us. Strange that tales tell of you as a loner." She said already going past two pages.

"So why are you here?" Blitz asks.

Wind smirks. "Couldn't sleep. Usually grab a book and head to a quiet place to read, preferably with a view."

"He will do better when we get into action." Blitz says.

Wind scoffs. "Let's hope so, because right now he's broken at least fifty rules."

"Look, take it from one who is been through the fires of war than I can count. Those rules can't hold up in it." Blitz says looking to her now.

Wind looks up at him and closes the book with her talons. "Finally got your attention. I know the part of 'once in battle, rules are out the window.' At least he has to try to keep some rules in secure here."

"And yet he is more qualified and has more experience than you. That's right, I have read all of the other captains file." Blitz says.

Wind huffs. "And yet he lost his soldiers to something that should have been obvious."

"Clarify." Blitz says.

Wind leans forward. "The rumor that he set off an obvious trap and knocked some of his soldiers in a coma."

"I do not speak of that and you shouldn't either. To level say so." Blitz says.

Wind frowns. "Yet what does that tell of our illustrious commander?"

"You weren't there so don't talk like you were." Blitz says looking back out.

Wind keeps looking at him before leaning back and opening her book again. "Have you heard the rumors?"

"Clarify." Blitz says again says zooming his visor, thinking he spotted something.

Wind smiled a bit. "The rumor about where we're going. There is a little town there and still alive and well, thank goodness. But what makes them famous, rumors of course, is the fact they act like birds and monkeys, always moving around, not like us or ponies."

"Uh huh?" Blitz says as his helmet scanned.

Wind nods and looks to him. "You really think I'm reading the rule book?" She said showing the book slightly and shows information on the town and its culture. "I already know that thing by heart and what are you doing?" Seeing him lean over some more.

Blitz lifts the cover next to him and pushes a button and a siren started sound. "All hands on deck, unknown airship off the port side!" Blitz yells.

Wind finally stands up and packs the book away and looks to where he was looking and sees a cruder airship with a lot more armor plates than either airships. "How the heck did the dogs gain such an airship? We're one of the toughest military around and we have the latest war machines, next to ponies. No offense."

"Talk later, get to your battle station." Blitz orders.

Wind growls a little before screeching that actually almost busted Blitz's ears before she left. "That girl can screech." He said holding a hoof to his ear on his helmet in an attempt to lessen the pain. "Surge." Blitz says.

The static soon clears with metal clanging and footsteps in the background. "Sir?" Lightning asks as she grabs her weapons and checks to see if it's loaded.

"Time for going ghost." Blitz says.

He swears she's smirking now. "Got it, I'll the best of the team together. The rest will be sent to you. Surge out." She said.

"Take only those with wings when you go to the ship." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she looks to her small, but good team. "Wings only, rest of you, Cross, go." She said before running in one direction with the small group while the others went topside.

Blitz narrows his eyes at the airship as it approaches them. "Surely they know we have two. We could easily decimate them with cannon fire. So why one?" He asks himself.

"You fire the swivel gun at them." Blitz orders a nearby soldier.

"But sir, it won't do much without cannons penetrating the armor first." The soldier says.

"I know, this is just an experiment." Blitz says.

The soldier looks at him for a few before firing and everyone watches as the small cannonball flies through the air and gets close before it seems to bounce off something and soon a hexagonal shape shield appeared where the cannonball was and soon a wave of them spread out and they saw it covered the airship like a spherical shield.

"What the fuck is…?" The soldier could only say.

"Commander, the ship has a shield!" Blitz calls.

Silver could only watch as the shield spreads itself out before shutting down and only the ship itself appeared. "Got something for that?!" Silver calls back.

"Not yet, but looks like our cannons will be useless. So I suggest we take a page from pirates and board the ship and take it for ourselves." Blitz says.

Mary was tickling Azure's stomach, causing him to giggle. "Coochi, coochi, co. Coochi, coochi, co." She said as Azure giggles and laughs.

Twilight was trying to scarf down the slime again. "Ponyfeathers, I hate this, but down the hatch." She said eating more.

Suddenly Mary rises and a tear flows down her face.

The others look to her. "What's wrong? You hurt?" Applejack asks.

"No I…I just feel incredibly proud of my son all of a sudden." Mary says.

Twilight and everypony smiles. "Wonder what's he doing?" Twilight asks.

"Surge, get the generator offline. All cannons trained on the ship, hold your fire until we get it down. All hands, get the grapples and slide down. We got ourselves a new generation of privateering." Blitz orders.

"Aye!" The crew calls as they made haste to do the things he called out.

"Commander, is it ok for him to take charge?" Wind asks.

"Yes, he is currently an acting deck officer." Silver says taking the helm as another nearby soldier uses flags to signal what they were to do.

Blitz smiles as he sees the griffins throws the hooks. "Get ready, there will be opposition." He calls out as he grabs a ready rope from the banister and pulls out a blaster. As they prepare the other airship comes up beside the dog's ship and throws hooks as well.

When the ships comes close enough do some of the griffons jump to the other ship or swing onto it using the ropes. 'Why do I feel like mom is feeling this thing?' Blitz thinks to himself as he swinged and shot a few dogs.

"The fact you are going pirate style, makes it pretty obvious." Lightning said as if reading his mind.

"Surge, take the ghosts and take control of their engineering deck. I want to know where they got this from." Blitz orders.

Lightning smirks and Blitz sees a few dogs get pulled over the railing as his answer. "Not bad." He said landing and immediately shoots the dog next to him.

"All soldiers, secure this deck!" Blitz orders withdrawing his claws and cuts through a dog warrior.

Blitz cuts through another one before he feels some heavy thuds and sees a large dog come out of the captain's quarters. "You, you will die now!" He said pointing to him as he brandished his large cleaver.

"Judging by your demeanor, you're a warchief, correct?" Blitz asks.

The warchief gives a brutal laugh. "What gave you that idea?" He asks before slamming the cleaver into the deck.

"Very well. Give us room, I will make the third warchief kill for the unit." Blitz orders.

The griffons and some of the dogs back off as the far off ones fight. "You're just a pony in metal. What can you do?" The warchief asks as they start circling each other.

"Funny, that is what the last two said before they got on their paws and knees and begged for their lives. They showed what all you warchiefs are. A bunch of bitches." Blitz mocks.

The warchief growls before swinging the cleaver behind him and then swinging back toward Blitz and smashes it into the deck. "Oh Spiky." Blitz called from his side and looks to him just sitting there. "Missed me." Blitz mocked while holstering his blaster pistol and withdrawing his other claw afterwards.

The warchief growls and brings the cleaver up and swings it towards him. Blitz just raises an eyebrow before ducking. "Try aiming lower." He said as the warchief brings the blade to a stop on the deck.

Blitz smirks and rushes past the cleaver and behind him. "You missed." The warchief says.

"Oh, did I?" Blitz asks showing him his claw with fresh blood.

The warchief looks confused and looks down to see one of his hindpaw bleeding from the back of it. "Bitch." He growled before lifting the cleaver up and only yells in pain before dropping it and lands on his side while trying to keep his paw still.

"I just cut your achilles tendon. It's doubtful you will ever be able to support using that cleaver again." Blitz says.

"What happened to the griffon kingdom fighting fair?" The warchief asks.

"Who ever said Southern Cross fought fair?" Blitz asks.

The dogs immediately backs up before being grabbed by the griffons and put to the ground as they tie them up. "Well, this night is turning out nicely. So, will you do me the favor of telling me where you got that shield?" Blitz asks pressing his claw to the bottom of the dog's chin. The dog then did something that surprised everyone and threw his throat onto the claw. After a few moments, the life faded from the dog's eyes. Blitz withdrew the claw and turned away. "Such cowardness. Taking the easy way out." Blitz says walking away.

"Cross. We found the generator. It's busted." Lightning called over.

"I see. The warchief committed suicide as well. All of you secure the rest of the ship." Blitz orders.

Lightning sighs. "Looks like whatever was powering this thing was volatile. Just needed a knock and boom."

"Crispy corpse nearby?" Blitz asks as the soldiers started flooding into the lower decks.

"That and how the metal's bended outward." Lightning replied.

"Yeah, at least we got ourselves a new ship. A little modifications and overhaul a few things as we have a heavy airship for our unit." Blitz says.

Lightning stayed a bit silent. "We can't repair this thing. We need the Darkline and a few months for that."

"I know, but we don't need it to use the ship itself." Blitz says as the words 'Don't talk about those things out in the open.' appear on her visor.

Lightning stayed silent before he hears the line cut off.

Blitz walks over to her. "When we get to the base we will talk alone." Blitz whispers to her.

Lightning doesn't say anything and just stares at the destroyed machine.

"I know. It's too advanced for this planet." Blitz whispers.

Lightning just pushes him away. Blitz stares at her before grabbing her collar and pulls her away to the cargo area and brings them to the back and then pushes her against the large tall boxes. Blitz sighs as he pulls off her helmet before pulling off his. "What's wrong?"

Lightning just stares at him before bringing a hoof up and starts to stroke his cheek. "You."

"You want more attention instead of pretending that our only relationship is professional?" Blitz asks.

Lightning leans her head back. "That and to stop with the ridiculous messages I get. A simple quiet would do."

"I'm actually using pre made messages to save time and picking the closest ones to what I want to say…what I'm not that fast at typing." Blitz says.

Lightning frowns a bit. "I hate you treating me like that."

"That's why I said we will have some private time alone." Blitz says starting to pet her mane.

Lightning leans into his petting. "Blitz…I meant how those messages sound like to me. Like I'm a know nothing soldier."

"I know, which is why I'm going to reprogram some new messages." Blitz says wrapping his tails around hers.

Lightning leans forward a bit. "You better. I hate being treated like this. Like nothing."

"You're not nothing. You're a sexy mandalorian." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning smiled a bit before they hear the door open behind the crates. "Cross, I need to speak to you privately soon." She said with a small smirk.

"Roger that." Blitz says as he puts their helmets on them and untangle themselves.

Lightning grabs his hoof before Blitz feels her tail running along him before she lets go and walks off, leaving him in the room.

Blitz smiles as he eyes her flank as she walks away. "Yep, sexy as always." Almost as if Lightning heard him, she gives a few extra shakes to her flank as she kept walking before he heads out.

Silver looks to him as he exits onto the deck. "What happen to you? You disappeared for a bit."

"Just checking on something. Looks like more of the weapons I showed the king." Blitz says eyeing a few rifles stored around.

Silver nods and eyed him carefully. "You going to let us use it?"

"No way to avoid them seeing the weapons now." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "I'll let the ghost team have them. Better since we got one who at least knows the tech for them and could help if needed."

"Too many for just my squad and too loud for that. Think of them as swivels that are carried around everywhere." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "Then I'll guess I'll have the squads watching the line have them when we get there."

"Could be looking at the next standard weapon issued to all the army." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Yeah, now we just need to be careful. Because knowing the dogs, it could explode right in our face and not the enemy."

"They can if you don't maintain them properly." Blitz says as he send a manual program of the muskets to Lightning.

Silver sighs and picks one up. "So how far away is this stuff to yours?"

"Energy based, so I would say centuries away." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "Oh well, it's something at least."

"And we now have the third ship in our unit." Blitz says.

Silver smirks. "Think they would let us keep it?"

"Don't see why not." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Maybe soon we would have to send it back to let them find out how far they come."

"The king already knows. I would be surprise if he isn't taking steps to counter it." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "Maybe a heavier attack for cannons and explosive."

"We shall see soon enough. By the way, when we get to the mountain base, I will need to be alone with Surge for a while." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "I'll see if I can get a tent set up for you."

"I was thinking inside the base built into the mountain." Blitz clarifies.

Silver smirks. "Really now?" He asks, knowing the sound doesn't reach much around inside.

"We are also going to need maps of the outlining area to study." Blitz says.

Silver searches his bags and gives him a few scrolls. "The guard posts, the topography, regular map that travelers would get and the town nearby, just in case."

"Those will do perfectly for our operation." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "I made sure to get every information just in case of something bad." He said taking a wrapper out and opens it before eating what was inside it. "Chocolate?" He asks with his mouth full and holding out another.

"Oh some dog was planning on poisoning another." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "Suit yourself. I just want to eat this now so I don't come home to an angry nestmate. Why didn't you finish what I gave you? Is it really that bad?" He asks in a higher pitch. "I swear, I can hear the blades being sharpened now."

"What, she expecting an egg?" Blitz jokes.

Silver chuckles. "No, just to make a busted mattress when I get home."

"I see, so did she like seeing you on leave?" Blitz asks.

Silver smiled. "What nestmate wouldn't?"

"Is that why your officer bars were inverted?" Blitz asks.

Silver eyes his bars on his clothes. "Oh yeah. Forgot about setting them right because we had a bit of fun, bit. Didn't realize it until halfway to the launch site. Now that was for a search for a mirror."

"Well I will leave you be." Blitz says walking away.

Silver hums as he kept eating and watching the others go through the new airship.

"So happy now?" Blitz asks as he holds Lightning.

Lightning sighs and nuzzles his chest. "Yeah. Thanks for this."

Blitz just nuzzles her head. "No problem, after all, you are my mare. So you want to have fun?"

Lightning shakes her head. "No, only back home."

"Ok, so want to stay like this?" Blitz asks as Lightning wraps her wings around him.

Lightning nods. "Yeah, just you and me and nothing else."

"It would be better if we didn't have to wear our armors for this." Blitz says entwining their tails.

Lightning nods. "Yeah, I…I love you Blitz."

"I love you too. My Lightning." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and opens her eyes to see the maps laid out on the wall. "What's with the city and why is the streets marked with red?" She asks seeing the streets all covered in red and a skull and crossbones.

"Those are plans for work. That is for later. Right now, it is just you and me and the meal." Blitz says starting to pet her.

Lightning giggles and looks to the plate right next to them and she grabs a bit and holds it up to him. "Say ah." She said playfully.

"How about I say that so I can spoil my mare?" Blitz says playfully.

Lightning sighs and nuzzles him before giving him some food. "Here."

"Say ah, my beautiful mare." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled and opens her mouth. "Ah." She voiced.

Blitz chuckles and gives her the food and she eats it happily. "Like it?"

"The food is decent, considering we are at war, but the view isn't half bad." Lightning says.

Blitz gives a kiss on her nose. "Lucky mare. Right?" He asks giving another kiss on her nose.

Lightning sighs in relief as she lays her head down again. "Yeah, lucky." She said now rubbing a hoof on his chest.

"Glad you approve. Also it turns out that they are giving me another platoon to command. That means thirty more soldiers will be joining ghost." Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head a bit. "Geez, what's next? Parkouring citizens?" She asks humorously.

"If they have the skills. Also for our operation, we will have a squad of rangers joining us. Watch them." Blitz says.

Lightning looks up at him and crawls a bit forward. "If you cannot treat me any different."

"You're my second in command here love, but I don't want anyone to know you are my wife to keep you safe." Blitz says.

Lightning nuzzles their noses together. "I meant when it's private."

"Oh then heck no. You are my wife and I will never stop loving you." Blitz says stroking her flank.

Lightning gives a small kiss to him. "Good. Because it really hurt me when you sent those messages."

"Speaking of which, want to help create new pre-made messages?" Blitz asks.

Lightning smiled and nuzzles him again and leans her head into his neck. "Yeah, how many you got that needs to be remade?"

"Quite a few." Blitz says linking his communicator to her omnitool.

Lightning looks at them. "Jeez, where did you get these? Military front page websites?" She asks humorously.

"No, the default program compiled them." Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head before messing with a few. "Let's work on it." She said now changing the words.

"Very well." Blitz says before kissing the side of her face.

Silver sighs as he looks out the guard post and walls on the trails that lead through the mountain. "We got everything up?" He asks Blitz.

Blitz was looking over a list. "Yep, got the squads at the posts, got the ghost team watching a little farther away for anything and then there's the armory we gave the post team in case of an attack at close range. Told them to keep it close range and watch their eyes in case of misfire or explosion from being stuck. Gotta hate old weapons sometimes."

Silver huffs. "Wish we could fix those up, but we need tools and material that we don't have at the moment."

"Sirs?" Wind asks behind them.

"Ah, knight captain Sheer. You finished deploying your troops?" Blitz asks.

Wind nods. "Yes sir. But the mayor of the nearby town wants to speak to the high ranking commanders. He also said to stay off the streets and watch the barb wires and use the rooftops to travel. Also watch the other citizens as they move around."

"Well knight captain, you go with the commander here as preparations for my ghosts are complete and was about to set out." Blitz informs.

Wind eyes Silver warily. "Yes sir. Shall we?"

'It is about time I stop holding your talons.' Blitz thinks leaving.

Silver sighs and walks with her. "Let's go." He said as they walk to the edge of the mountain area. "This is the town?" He asks seeing the rooftops level with the mountain ground.

Wind nods. "Yep, was surprised too to see it like this."

Silver peers over the edge and sees the space and what is supposed to be the street below, but sees only a green gas covering everything up to a story on a building. "Huh." He said before looking to the buildings and sees ponies and griffons lounging about and running and jumping to get the next building. "This is definitely a living."

Wind huffs before jumping onto the building next to them. "Come on." She said now running to the next. "Get the exercise!" She calls out as Silver starts to go after her.

After a while they finally stop in the middle of the city and only then do they realize how many are on the rooftops. "Is the town up here?" Silver asks looking around at the many citizens.

"You bet your tailfeathers sonny." A voice said from right next to them.

They look over to see an old mare rocking in her chair. "Welcome to really the healthiest place in the country. Healthy enough for our own senior citizens to even jump and get around then just crawl."

Wind was peeking over the edge and kicks a rock down below and only hits the pavement in the thick green fog below. "What's wrong with the street?"

The mare chuckles. "No idea. They just told us to stay out of it and only get down using the interior of the buildings. We never heard from those that got curious though. May they rest in peace if need be."

Silver looks around. "Where's the mayor?" The mare just laughs before getting up so quick and jump in front of them, actually surprising them on how quick she is. "You're the mayor?" The mare only shakes her head before rushing over to the door of a patio area nearby and knocks on the door. "Honey! There's some griffon soldiers to see ya!" The mare calls out before going back to her chair and keeps rocking and watches the others.

The door rattles a bit before it opens to another elder stallion. "Hey there. Well welcome to our paradise where exercise is something we do with our eyes closed. Seriously, we have a competition on it."

Silver and Wind just watches confused. "Umm…you called us. Here we are. So what do you need?" Silver asks.

The stallion just taps his chin. "What did I need? What did I…oh yeah! You aren't going to destroy my town, are you?" He asks slightly glaring at them.

"You called us here to ask us that?" Silver asks.

The stallion huffs and walks back into the building. "Follow me birdbrains." He said making their feathers puff up a bit before they followed him. "There's a reason we don't want anypony down there. And here's why." He said going down a flight of stairs and they come to a metal boarded up window. "Take a look, but not too close." Silver and Wind just looks confused as they take a look and sees the green fog and then sees a large scythe move slowly out of the fog and then back down, as if slicing the air.

"What is that?" Silver asks.

The stallion chuckles. "Our town guards and we don't want our town destroyed and let them out. The world may regret it."

"Where is that exactly?" Silver asks.

The stallion chuckles and they look behind them to see him already gone. "Welcome to the fabled and rumored horror town." They heard him say before something smashed against the window. "Might want to run. They can know when others are near."

"Knight captain, time to leave." Silver says before he rushed up the stairs.

Wind follows and jumps past a hatch and the stallion quickly shuts it. "So now you see why we don't this place destroyed? We can hold our own, even me, but we need to stay and protect everypony out there from this."

"I'm worried. If the ghosts enter, then…" Silver was cut off by a horrible pained scream.

Wind looks down the hatch. "What was that?"

The stallion smirks. "One of the guards. Our monster guards. Looks like they found one of their own in pain. If you excuse me, I have to deal with it. My wife will help you with anything else you need." He said before opening the hatch again and goes down it before closing it and latching it behind him.

"You don't think…?" Wind asks.

"Cross and his ghosts?" Silver asks.

Wind and Silver just stare at each other before heading out and sees a foal and a hatchling run past with either a pipe or a wrench on their backs. "What's with the part's and tool?" Silver asks.

The mare smiled. "The way to get around on the wires. Anything that isn't good to use on the building to hold it up, we use another way."

Wind watches as the young ones takes the parts off their backs and uses to start sliding down a wire and heads toward the far end of town. "Huh. You better contact Cross." She said.

"Where could he be…" Silver was cut off when he saw a torso nearby.

Wind holds her talons up to her mouth and tries to hold it in. "What…whose…?"

Silver walks over to it and saw it resembled a griffon's torso. "That's it. We got to get back." He said turning away and heading back.

"Having fun Terran?" Blitz asks as Terran tears another in half. "Just throw down this time, not like the last one." Blitz says blasting one in the face several times causing it to slump.

"Cross! Stop!" Silver yells as he flew overhead and Wind joins him a bit later.

"Good, seems these things are starting to learn why to fear." Blitz says as the things start to back off.

Silver growls before landing straight in front of him. "Dang it Cross! Do you do things without thinking it through or you just shoot things that are foreign to you?!" He yells as the creatures starts to stay under the buildings and crawl into alleyways.

"No, they attacked me and I just started to pile corpses." Blitz says as Terran rips a large bone out of one of the corpses and starts gnawing on it happily.

Silver frowns. "Cross, these things are the town guards and the lifestyle of the town. Yes, we can't let them leave the town, but that doesn't excuse killing them. You could have gotten out and never looked back, would you put that thing away!" He yells seeing him pointing the blaster at the ones peering around a corner.

"I may have, but not all my men." Blitz says holstering it.

"Wait, you used yourself as a diversion?" Wind asks.

Blitz seems to be raising an eyebrow. "I had to get them out somehow."

Silver sighs as he puts a talon to his face. "Dang it Cross. What am I going to do with you?"

"This is why we go on these missions. High risk and you can deny my actions if need be." Blitz says walking away.

Silver sighs as he sees some of the creatures watch them carefully before both Wind and him take off after Blitz as they got out of town. "I want no one going there and try to steer their explosive fire away from there too." He said after they get back to camp.

"You're the commander. If you don't want us there, then my ghosts will avoid it. We already scouted it though and located what they are guarding." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Care to enlighten me?"

"It's not the town, it's what it is built over." Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. "And how do you know that?"

"I'm very good at my job, but if word gets out, it will be tough to keep the archaeologists away." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Okay then. Let's keep things quiet. But you know the dogs may find out soon."

"Oh, I don't know about that. We stumbled on those things tracking some dogs." Blitz says.

Silver glares slightly. "I thought those things were stuck in the city?"

Blitz shrugs. "Looks like they built tunnels for themselves. It seems they have a preserved territory or are guarding the tomb."

Silver stares at him. "Did you take anything?"

"No, I didn't even let my own men enter. So the only ones who know about it are the three of us." Blitz says.

Silver raises an eyebrow. "I'm not so sure about that. The mayor actually went down to deal with the problem you presented."

"Outside the city." Blitz clarifies.

Silver sighs. "Better. You got anything else…other than the town and those things?"

Blitz shakes his head. "Nope, just everyone in their positions."

Silver shakes his head to clear it a bit. "Then let's get ready for a march."

"Oh wait, I did learn one other thing from a prisoner we captured. It turns out a warchief is running this area and he is waiting for a second one to arrive on his airship before attacking. Sound familiar?" Blitz asks.

Silver growls a bit. "Guess they will never get the chance. Think you can help run interception?"

"On one that is already dead?" Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. "I meant meet up with the one coming in and maybe take him out before he gets too close."

"We got a more pressing issue. According to the prisoner, they have six other airships at their current base." Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks ahead a bit. "How about we give them a show stopper."

"Sir, if we are going to stop this, we have to do so yesterday." Blitz says.

Silver smirks. "Then what are you still doing here?"

"Waiting for you to give the order." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "Go."

"Roger. Knight captain Sheer come with me. I'm going to need your help with this." Blitz says.

Wind eyes him. "Yes sir. Where do you want me to go?"

"Follow me. I will explain everything." Blitz says.

Wind nods and follows him as he walks away and Silver watches them leave. "Good luck." He said quietly.

Spike sat down on the couch as he thought heavily on what's next. "Can't be that way. Maybe the two maneuver."

Slender walks up and sits down with him. "Still thinking on the next simulation, huh?" She asks while making her tail wrap around him.

"Yep, they are getting harder and harder." Spike says.

Slender hums. "Well, you are the best at this. I'm sure you will get it. Besides, I hear Mandalore will give you something if you win. And I know how your greed on that works so…enjoy." She said while making her tail move up and down on him.

"Wait, all forces halt and pull back." Spike says to the simulation.

Slender sighs and sits up. "I'll let you work. Bye drake." She said playfully as she walks away to the upstairs view box.

Spike blushes a bit before walking up the main system and zooms out in the large spherical room and shows the whole battlefield that looks too real. "Rocks, lots of rocks. Let's try trickery." He said to the mandalorians below him who were piloting the fleet. "I want a squad of drones to go through that field and attack first and then move the whole fleet forward. Don't have the drones fire unless there's something in the way because they are going at full speed into them."

Slender walks up to Mandalore who was watching from a booth. "I see you got him to focus fully on it again." Mandalore says.

Slender seems to smirk. "He's smart and tough. He has the mind of a dragon, but the personality of a pony. And therein lies the problem. No matter who or what you are, you always need someone there for you." She said as they watch the fleet move and the enemy in a small frenzy.

"He recognized that the majority of the enemy fleet was bait." Mandalore says.

Slender nods and hums a little tune as something sounding like an orchestra. "Just need to find that one ship." She said before going back to her humming as Spike looks through every enemy ship before stopping on one and pointing.

They watch as the main gun of the capital ship fires and destroy it completely before the other ships stop their firing and shut down. Slender smiled a little as she watches Spike and the others cheer.

Mandalore held a thin line on his face as he watches them finally look to them before he turns to one of the operation personal. "On screen." He said before they see the battle ground again and the aftermath.

"Hey?! Why is this in the simulation?" Spike asks as the other mandalorians with him sit back down and try to avert their eyes.

"You made it as real as possible I see." Slender says "Even the debris."

Spike looks to the simulation and zooms in on one of his ships moving close to the enemy ship and sees them boarding it. "This isn't in the simulation. That I know. From all the battles I did. There was never a boarding option. What are these?!" Spike asks turning back to them.

Mandalore simply leans forward. "You stopped one of the deadliest blockade we have ever had to deal with. We have been locked in a stalemate for two years before you resolved it." He said as Slender finally looks at him.

Spike finally stops pointing and lets his arms hang limp. "So…then I…what did I do?" He asks himself as he realized he just let drones of his, real drones, some may be piloted by real pilots, and one main ship that took major damage and possibly some life. Spike stares downward before he hears an explosion and sees the view room completely destroyed and some black tendrils coming out of it.

"Congratulations. You finally made a killer. You proud of making a child soldier?" Slender asks coldly as she held Mandalore up on the wall by stabbing a few tendrils through his shoulder.

"This was only a simulation. But this is to show what would happen in real life." A voice on the speaker says.

Slender huffs. "Ah Blitz. So glad you could make it. By the way, I doubt that he would let Spike live it down that wasn't a simulation."

"Blitz isn't on the station. He is fighting a terrestrial war on his home planet." Mandalore informed.

Slender growls at him. "Quiet." She hissed as she drives the tendrils deeper. "Blitz, did you approve this? To make him a killer?"

"This is to see if he can handle being a commander." Mandalore says.

Slender growls before retracting all the tendrils back to herself and lets him fall to the ground before going back to the elevator. "Just know you kill his childhood. He's going to enter the time of pain and suffering when he should have been having fun." She said before heading down and carefully walks to Spike as he sniffs a few times and lets him hug her. She just rests her head on his head and rubs his spines a bit.

"I knew ahead of time. They were upfront with me. I thought I was ready for such things." Spike says.

Slender nuzzles his head. "Nobody is ready Spike. Not even those who does have nerves."

"I can't play fast and loose anymore and see them as just numbers on a screen." Spike says.

Slender looks down at him. "No, you can't. But…those same skills you have been using may save those same lives."

Spike was silent as he considered her words. He was so into his thoughts, he didn't see Slender messing with her own omnitool and calling up someone.

"We pulled it off knight captain Sheer." Blitz says as they flew back with six airships.

Wind looks back to the burning base. "You sure we got every intel there?"

"What little was there and we also scored our fourth warchief kill. At this rate, our unit will be known as the warchief hunters." Blitz says.

Wind chuckles a bit. "Yeah, but at least we got out alive." She said eyeing the few griffons injured.

"That is the nature of these missions, but with this we stopped their next invasion attempt before they could even launch it and we now have nine ships for our unit." Blitz says.

Wind smiled. "Yes, but what more could the dogs have?"

"We don't know, but I suspect that with this some of us will be promoted. Maybe the commander will be promoted to Lt. Colonel." Blitz says.

Wind sighs. "Yes, him being recognized for this plan." She said sarcastically. "Do you like leaving things for him?"

"Not like we will be over looked for how we executed this." Blitz says.

Wind looks to him. "You would be surprised."

"Well me and my ghost won't be for our hunting of the enemy leader." Blitz says.

Wind chuckles. "Well at least we lessen the trouble we might get now."

"Yes, with the death of four warchiefs means four of the twenty six tribes are in fighting over who will lead next making it next to impossible to coordinate properly with the other twenty two." Blitz says.

Wind nods. "Yes. Now let's hope we get a big break after what we went through."

"I doubt it. If anything we are about to get a lot more busy. They won't sit quietly after losing four of their leaders and being stopped twice. I bet their next move will be a frontal assault with multiple tribes." Blitz says.

Wind watches him carefully. "You got a plan?"

"Not for that. For now, it is up to the generals to decide the next course of action. All we can do now is sure up our defenses." Blitz says.

Wind shakes her head as she opens a book she had. "You certainly are a strange one."

"If I make all the plans, how will you ever grow?" Blitz asks.

Wind smiles. "Certainly never."

"And that is why I am starting to ease off on helping Silver commanding little by little. This way he will ease into commanding without my help." Blitz says.

Wind nods and turns a page. "Yes, the hatchling does need help even though he doesn't realize he wants it."

"I won't be around forever to hold his claw. After this war, I'm heading back to my wife and son." Blitz says.

Wind looks up at him. "You have a wife and son?"

"Yes, my son was born not long before I got the summon." Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Yes, I didn't want to leave him, but I am duty bound." Blitz says.

Wind smiled as she went back to her book. "Then you are a wonderful stallion."

"And you like Silver Claw more than you let on." Blitz says.

Wind frowns. "No, I don't."

"Yes you do. You're not nearly as hard on the other two captains as you are on him." Blitz says.

Wind scoffs. "Oh please. He's too young."

"He is your exact age." Blitz says.

Wind growls. "I don't like him."

"Then why are you so angry?" Blitz asks smirking under his helmet.

Wind growls a bit more before closing her book and heads down into the ship and shuts the door behind her.

"Checkmate." Blitz says.

"She reminds me of someone." Lightning says.

Blitz looks to her. "Oh yeah, who?"

"Can't place it." Lightning says.

Blitz shrugs. "Eh, you'll figure it out. So…you feel better now that I changed the messages?" 'Yes love.' Blitz read on his visor.

Lightning sighs and leans a bit slightly in his direction. "You certainly do know how to treat others."

"Oh you can send me messages now?" Blitz asks.

Lightning shrugs. "Thought I make my own just in case."

"You are adorable." Blitz whispers.

Lightning smirks. "I'm sexy, not adorable."

"Depends on the time, since we aren't in bed and you're in your armor you are adorable." Blitz whispers.

Lightning giggles. "Oh Blitz. You really like to label."

"Only when I like something. When I love something then that is another story altogether." Blitz whispers.

Lightning sighs and sends another message. 'I love you.'

'So do I love.' Blitz sends back as they disappear from view.

"Alright class. Today is now officially the day we learn about my favorite subject." Cheerilee said before showing a book. "Math." She said electing groans from the class. "Oh hush now. We all need math in our lives and you will using it, like counting bits for example."

Scootaloo just stared straight ahead with her head on her hooves. "Scoots, want to do something later?" Sweetie Belle asks before Scootaloo actually snores a bit. "She's sleeping, with her eyes open?" She asks surprised.

"Don't ya remember big bro Blitz taught her and Rainbow that trick?" Apple Bloom whispered.

Sweetie Belle then thinks back. "Oh yeah. What was the propose of that?"

Apple Bloom thinks on that. "I think it was for the long talks they would get soon enough."

Sweetie Belle giggled at that before a beep sounded out from Apple Bloom's foreleg. She quickly hid it under the desk before looking around and making sure nopony heard it and then turns on her omnitool and sees she got a message from Slender. "Huh?"

"Apple Bloom!"

"Gah!" Apple Bloom yells as she puts her foreleg down again.

Cheerilee frowns a little. "Care to tell me what's more important than the advance fundamentals of counting your bits?"

Apple Bloom giggles. "Um…your life?"

"Pardon?" Cheerilee asks confused.

Apple Bloom raises a hoof up. "Your own life. Isn't that more important than how rich you are?"

"Um…" Cheerilee tries to say. "That's actually…pretty good. Nice work on being philosophical." She said before turning back to her lesson.

Apple Bloom quickly leans over to Sweetie Belle. "Sweetie, look." Apple Bloom whispered as she shows the message Slender sent.

"Hi girls. Listen, I'm probably going out of my way for this, but I can't do this alone. Right now, I need help with Spike. He's going through a tough time right now and he needs to know why he took this in the first place. The very first thing. You're the closest he's ever had and I don't think the princess even got close to how far you gotten with him. I'm sending over a favor that will get you three to us. It should be arriving within the hour. Good luck getting here." Slender said before ending her message.

Sweetie Belle stares at her. "Within the hour? We're still going to be in the school."

Apple Bloom nods. "That's why we're using our escape maneuver. Wake her up."

Sweetie Belle hits Scootaloo's shoulder and knocks her awake. "Huh, what? Is school over yet?"

"Scoots, emergency plan 57." Apple Bloom whispered.

She nods before they all get up and raise their hooves. "Ms. Cheerilee, we have to go." They said in perfect unison.

"Yes, yes. Go on then." Cheerilee said as she wrote on the board.

"Thanks Ms. Cheerilee." They said in unison as they grab their bags and head out.

Cheerilee writes a few more numbers before realizing something. "Wait, we don't have a bathroom." She said to herself before sticking her head outside. "Girls?!"

"Um…Ms. Cheerilee? They are heading into the forest." A student said as they all watch the CMC head into the forest before Cheerilee could stop them.

Silver eyes the new ships. "Huh, didn't think they would get close to ours." He said as he sees the ships almost the same as theirs.

"Well mostly. The armor plating is heavy class and crudely constructed and they have twice the cannons a typical airship of this class has." The newest captain of the unit says.

Silver smiled. "For a digging race, they sure know how to build a heavy fort. What's next, a flying fortress…actually, don't answer that." He said holding up a claw.

"Sir, the flagship we captured name was blasted to irrigable while capturing it. Think you can decide on a new name for it?" An engineer asks.

Silver taps a claw to his beak. "How about…hum…"

"What do you think is the most important aspect of the fleet Commander?" Blitz asks.

Silver thinks on that. "That would be the commander…wait…no. It can't be me. Maybe the Iron Wall."

"You have your answer engineer." Blitz says.

The engineer nods and starts grabbing a paint can and starts getting ready to make the name. "Now we just need to ready the others and hope the dogs don't just yell at us and don't attack their old ships." Silver said humorously.

"Oh, I don't think they will mistake us." Blitz says as they raised the griffon kingdom's flag on the newly dubbed Iron Wall. "So It's been nearly two weeks since we sent our report on our probing raid that secured us six more ships and also the end of a fourth warchief, have we received high command's response and our new orders?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "Yep, they want us to go to a new field to watch over. Also check up on the area too as they haven't heard from it and the dogs have recently engaged our troops close in a full assault. Seems the dogs are upset we have blocked both of their attempts so far and lost four warchiefs. So the small scale strikes across our borders have failed and the sneak attack with their airships was a disaster so they seem to be just doing a frontal attack. Also, all the soldiers under my command have been given a commendation for our work so far and people will have to address us differently now, Knight Major Southern Cross." Silver says.

Blitz chuckles. "So that makes you Lt. Colonel Claw then." Blitz says.

Silver smiled. "Yep, but I don't think of it much. It doesn't matter when we get into battle other than, what's the orders sir? Know what I mean?"

"I know, so now that you have been promoted, does that mean our unit will…" Blitz was cut off by Silver.

"We will meet the rest of our new members at coordinates I have and we will have two new captains as the transfer of captain Brave from the base was made permanent and to make up for your promotion." Silver explains.

Blitz raises an eyebrow. "Well, we better get moving. But what about our post here?"

Silver smirks and nods his head to a few griffons and ponies coming toward them. "They want it. And the mayor somehow got the creatures to dig a few tunnels under the paths and stop there and help with guarding. I'm inclined to agree as I don't want to be dragged underground."

Blitz just eyes the citizens as they carry pies and sticks and blades. "Huh, let's hope they don't get too much restrictive on this area. They need the money."

"We could always send you back here with Terran. After all, those things fear you now." Silver jokes.

Blitz waves him off. "Nah, I want them to live, not kill off the whole species."

Silver eyes him. "Really, you want the things that attacked you to live?"

"I fought in self-defense and to secure an escape route for my men, nothing more." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "Just don't try to provoke them and maybe we won't have problems. We certainly don't want to lose allies. I really don't want to fight on two fronts."

"I know. So according to the engineers they should have the fleet of nine airships will be ready to depart in two days and the soldiers are starting to get the hang of the rifles and I see you now have a revolver from the cargo we stole." Blitz says.

Silver smiled as he takes out the small weapon. "Yeah, figure I might as well upgrade myself for the future wars. I might be facing something that requires me to use this."

"It's a good weapon to use, but it is a pain to reload and takes a little time." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs and holsters it. "I would probably still be using my old weapons, so it's good for a backup."

"The piercing power of these guns far outweigh the power of the crossbows and arrows that is for sure." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "That I have no doubt. But we don't ammo for these as plentiful. Arrows and bows on the other talon…"

"Are faster to reload and some can even be reused and can be resupplied quickly." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yep, unlike these guns which are hard to use again. We might have to send it to a blacksmith just to reuse it without blowing up in our face. Easier just to get new ones and that we don't of much."

"For now we must use them sparingly, but thanks to the rifle, revolver, and their ammo I brought to the king as evidence and the unicorns that scanned them. We will soon have them manufacturing them wholesale." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "The problem that would come out of that is training the new soldiers on using that."

"Actually, know it takes years to train troops like those heavy shock troops over there." Blitz says pointing to heavily armored soldiers. "But it will only take a few months to train recruits to use the guns." Blitz says.

Silver grins. "I meant not getting excited to use the new toys too early and possibly waste them."

"I see, so where are the rangers? I was told a squad would be joining the ghosts." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "They should be joining us at our new position. So we are going to have to get going soon."

"We have to wait two days unless you want to walk there." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "I rather go with my whole army here, thank you very much."

"And leave knight captain Sheer in charge?" Blitz asks.

Silver looks over to the griffon leaning on a rail of a ship. "Her choice."

"You know, I think I figured out why she is so hard on you." Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. "Care to tell?"

"Let's just say she is hard on those she loves." Blitz says.

Silver looks confused for a moment before sighing. "It will never work between us."

"Yeah, if you give up before even trying." Blitz says walking away.

Silver puffs his feather out. "I already have a nestmate."

"Not uncommon for a griffon to have two especially from your kind of family." Blitz says.

Silver frowns before he feels someone near him. "Two huh?" He heard.

Blitz chuckles as Silver was then dragged away blushing like crazy. "The kid is growing up, huh Surge?" Blitz asks.

Lightning giggles. "Yeah. Still needs to learn about having multiple mates is going to be his lifestyle soon. Let's just hope it doesn't get in the way of being in the military."

"I doubt it will with that one keeping him straight." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "He will probably love it in the end…if his first one agrees to this."

"Let's not meddle in that." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and looks to him. "Want to…find a silent place and maybe…?" She asks getting close to him.

'We will have time for that later. For now I need you to keep drilling the soldiers on how to use those rifles.' Blitz sends a message.

Lightning sighs and nods. "See ya Cross."

'I will see you at midnight for one of those sessions.' Blitz sends.

Lightning giggles. 'Don't worry, you'll get a good massage.'

'Also watch out, I think the troops are getting more curious and have been trying to sneak a peek at us while we bathe.' Blitz messages.

Lightning grins a bit. 'I would normally say let them. For all try know, we are just more ponies in the army here.'

'But we mustn't, as it could put our family in danger down the road.' Blitz messages.

'I really wish we could spend time like a normal couple.' She sends.

'We will soon enough and then you best prepare yourself.' Blitz sends.

Lightning shakes her head. 'I think its best you do.'

'Oh you think so? My count is you on top zero times and me eight times.' Blitz sends.

Lightning smirks. 'Not next time.'

'We shall see. So prepare your flank.' Blitz sends.

'And you prepare that long thing of yours.'

'You smart flank sexy mare.' Blitz sends.

'And you hard stud ready to pound me into submission.'

'Let's stop before we both get so hot we start going at it.' Blitz sends.

'I wouldn't mind, as long as you knock me into a coma with that thing.'

'Work first, then all the free time we have will be fun time.' Blitz sends.

'Just go and get ready.'

'Yes love.' Blitz sends.

Lightning smiled and sits down as she watches the new trainees assemble and disassemble their weapons.

'By the way, your flank is putting off a lot of heat. I checked with thermal vision so let's take an ice cold bath soon.' Blitz sends.

Lightning nods as she tries to keep still. 'Yes sir.'

'I'll wash your wing.' Blitz sends.

'I'll wash yours and your tail too.' She sends back.

'You love just being sexy don't you?' Blitz sends.

Five days had passed and they just came into view of the location. "Get ready to unload. We have to get ready for an attack because we are close to the front line." Silver calls out.

Blitz chuckles a bit. "Yeah, at least it gives them an excuse to use their new toys." Blitz says before turning serious. "So give it to me straight, have the number of tribes or warchiefs been confirmed on this front yet?" Blitz asks.

Silver looks to him. "I think just a few of them. Just enough for us to handle with nothing much."

"And the whole front?" Blitz asks.

"Some claim to have seen ten while others, twelve warchiefs." Silver says.

Blitz scoffs. "Well, let's hope we get a low number. Otherwise we would have to do a one on one if we meet mid combat."

"To boost morale, our coming here has been share openly amongst the army and I'll bet you the dogs know we are coming now." Silver says.

Blitz nods. "Yes, but we are going to be ready. Best to do it while we're still getting there."

"Actually, that supply base down there is the rendezvous location. Those currently guarding it are our new troops." Silver says handing him the telescope.

Blitz looks through and sees a group with lots of cargo waiting around. "Huh. Well, let's pick em up or they might die of boredom."

"Orders are to stay and guard that supply base until the ones that are sent to relieve us arrive with our new orders." Silver says.

Blitz smiled. "You got better, you know that, right?"

"Yeah and you're not holding my claw nearly as much as you used to back during our first battle together." Silver says.

Blitz chuckles. "And you hate me for mentioning that little fact, right?"

Silver frowns. "How could I not? But I wasn't complaining once she was done."

"Now as her commander you must send her in to meet your girlfriend alone to survive the outcome." Blitz says.

Silver shivers. "I just wish the house would be intact when I get back."

"Who said at your home?" Blitz asks.

Silver just eyes him. "I still hate you."

"You might right now, but you won't later down the road." Blitz says as the Iron Wall starts to land in the supply base with the other eight airships.

Silver huffs. "Let's hope so."

Blitz stopped paying attention as he brings out a letter and starts reading it.

Silver sees the letter. "Who's that from?"

"My wife." Blitz says smiling as he looks at the picture of Azure.

Silver smiled. "Hope they're doing well."

"They are, but she writes Azure is missing his father." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Then let's hope you can be sent back home. Who knows what would happen when you're gone."

"I know." Blitz says putting the letter away.

Silver leans against the rails as the ships finally land at the base. "Hard to believe this has been going on for a while."

"Nearly six months already and from all perspectives we are just demolishing the dogs." Blitz says not as convinced.

Silver sighs. "I just wish we can get peace with them now…you're not convinced are you?"

"No, not yet as we have yet to face the majority of their hoard yet and they have yet to face their full powered assault with these weapons." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "What do you think would be coming up next?"

"I don't know." Blitz says.

Silver puts a talon on his head and sighs. "Well, let's hope we won't get in major trouble."

"Fear we will feel the full brunt of the next offensive with our forces in this campaign." Blitz says.

Silver looks to his army loading up and repairing what they can. "Yes, I'm now fearing that too."

"Well we will just have to keep vigilant here and…" Blitz stops and withdraws a claw over the railing. "You need more training to sneak up on me." Blitz finishes.

A griffon head peeks out from below them on the side of the ship. "How…?"

"I'm that much better." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Maybe I should hire you to keep training these loud ones. They probably can't keep themselves quiet at night."

"Not my department, now ranger, fall in." Blitz says.

The ranger jumps off the side and stands at attention on the ground. "Sir." He said while trying to maintain a blush.

"Assumable the rest of your squad." Blitz says.

The ranger nods and walks off, leaving the two commanders again. "This one might either be boring or just plain crazy when it hits the fan." Silver said after a while of watching the base.

"No, they wanted to gauge my abilities." Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. "I meant our possible future battle. Not him."

"Ah, then that is the calm before the storm." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Then I hope that storm just dissipates away."

"You can hope, but what do your instincts tell you?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "We're going to be fucked because it's coming."

"You're starting to develop your commander abilities." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "Nah, just experience and that damn army works."

"No, I don't think so." Blitz says before walking away.

Silver watches him as he leaves before turning back to the base. "I wonder if the dogs have their own shadow team."

"They're what?!" Applejack yells in Cheerilee's face.

Cheerilee leans back a little to get away from the angry mare. "I'm just saying they took off. I thought they were going to the bathroom, but that was before I realize we didn't have one." She tries to say as Applejack looked steamed.

'I'm going to kill Slendermane.' Rarity thinks.

Rainbow groans as she facehooves. "Well, which way did they go?"

Cheerilee points to the direction of the nearby forest. "Into the forest. Didn't have time to get them before they disappeared."

The three mares groan or yell in frustration as they head out and try to call, but only gets the standard voice mail. "Where the heck did that demon take them too?" Applejack asks.

"You call that stealth?!" Blitz yells at the ranger squad.

The rangers soon heads back to the starting point as they groan a bit from the fall from the building. "Hard to believe they made it this far." Lightning said from right beside him.

"They are not up to our standards that is for sure. Alright, take a five minute break. After that, you all will do full contact sparring with Surge here." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. "You sure they're ready?"

"No, kick their flanks and show them how skilled you are and something to inspire to." Blitz says.

Lightning laughs. "Really, close or long?"

"Mt. Olympus." Blitz says walking away as a soldier waves him over.

Lightning raises an eyebrow as she watches the rangers all try to rest up or look at her think, to which she just sits down and waits for them smiling under her helmet. 'Oh this will be fun.' Lightning thinks.

Blitz yawns a bit as he leans back and relaxes as he watches Lightning standing in an area next to some cargo, making it look real. "Okay, base checkup. This would be easy…for her." He said watching a few rangers on the rooftops getting close.

Lightning just laid on a box under the shady tree. She yawns before she hears a wire snap and sees at least three in a net behind her. "Nice try boys. But you have to watch the ground." She said before hearing another snap and looks up to see another three in a net. "And watch the air in front of you for invisible nets too." Lightning says before upper cutting on one trying to sneak up behind her.

Lightning sighs as she lays down again as the ranger falls backward as she sees a flap of clothing from around a tree in front of her and takes out a sphere before lazily tossing it to the tree line and waits. "Boom." She said as the sphere exploded in a bright flash getting two more blinded. "I got explosive grenades boys, but if I would have used it, you be dead. You're out of the game." She said as the rangers try to gain their bearings before grumbling and walking off. "Idiots." She said to herself as a snap was heard right next to her. "Non-damming bear trap. Classic, but it works." She said pointing a blaster at him. "Bang, you're dead." She said putting it away again. "Come on guys, give me something good."

Blitz was snoring as he finally fell asleep from the boring display. "Lousy." He said in his sleep and grabs a talon reaching for him. "Not even that much sleepy. Now get down there and fight her like a real griffon." Blitz says before throwing the griffon.

Lightning yawns as the sun starts to set and cast a long shadow on the base from the mountains in the distance. "When are these guys going to get good? I'm getting hungry." She said before sighing and getting up a bit and throws a disc onto the ground in front of her and lays back down before another flash went off from the disc. "Boom, you're dead." She said to the three new rangers. "Why groups of threes and twos? Come on, give it all you got." She calls out.

Finally all the rest of the rangers jump down around her. "Finally!" Lightning said sitting up. "But, major mistake." She said before pointing below them and they see nothing. "Bang, you're dead." They look up again and see her holding both her blasters. "Fell for it. Don't let that happen." She said before putting her blasters away and jumps down. "Training over. Go to bed." She said walking away. "Pathetic, you won't survive my life."

"Surge, switch gears, no more tools, no more stealth, just a straight up spar. All of them against you." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and throws a few things and hits a few buttons as all the rangers gets released. "Come at me boys." She calls out as she waited before they all charged.

"Don't break any of their bones. They will be unable to do their duties properly or at all." Blitz calls before he hears yells and see some bodies flying away. "What did I say?"

"I didn't hear a crack yet." Lightning retorted.

"Not you. Him. Now get back down there." Blitz says throwing the griffon back.

He hears Lightning chuckling and sometimes laughing maniacally as she fights them and leaves them on the ground or throws them out of the group. He sighs as he throws another one behind him to the group. "Geez, they really are not that good."

"Please tell me the infirmary won't be full by the end of the day?" Silver asks coming up to him.

"They there have been bumps and bruises." Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. "Right, so how much, oh, never mind." He said seeing all the rangers down and out and Lightning yawns in boredom.

"This…was terrible." Lightning said before walking away. "Come back when you really get better."

"You heard her. Get back to training!" Blitz calls.

Silver smiled a bit as he watches all the rangers grumble and walks off with some holding their limbs. "I don't know if it's safe to keep you guys now. I'm worry you might scare off new potential recruits."

"Do you want effective soldiers or militia?" Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "Depends on whose better. Sometimes the militia are better because they know the land and resources while the soldiers just know how to fight."

"Militia who are from the other side of the country then." Blitz says.

Silver scoffs. "When you say it like that…" He sighs and walks past him. "You better get some rest. We got a long day tomorrow."

"As you command." Blitz says walking to the barracks.

Five days later, the replacement troops arrived. "These are them?" Blitz asks, eyeing the new troops moving the cargo.

"Yes, they will take over the defense of this base. Now gather the troops, we are departing on our airships." Silver says.

Blitz nods and with the help of Lightning, was able to gather everyone and they set off. "So what's the layout of the land there?" Lightning asks.

"I sent a few probes to give us a 3D map ahead of time." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. "And how long would that take?"

Blitz shrugs. "A few more minutes and I should get something. Now then, our real mission?" He asks Silver.

"We are to patrol here for a week as a faint then head there and join up with colonel Talon and Captain Gilded and launch an offensive into this area." Silver says.

Blitz looks over to him carefully. "Huh. Well then, this should be fun. Two more commanders."

Lightning smiled. "There's going to be a mix up somewhere. I can guarantee that."

"Yes, they are planning some plan we haven't been informed of yet, but the Joint Chiefs of Staff have approved it." Silver said.

Blitz sighs. "Well, let's hope they keep it secret."

Lightning shakes her head. "And hope we follow it how they want it."

"So I will take command of the airship Silver, like we have planned?" Blitz asks.

Silver nods. "Yeah, you're use to the skies as a battleground. Me, I'm on the ground, but I may fall into life in the skies soon. Just not now."

"You better, you got a good pair of wings so you best use them." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Don't worry. I will soon enough and here it comes." He said seeing the new ground.

"I will see you on patrol later." Blitz says.

Silver nods as the ships landed and the army on them disembarks while Silver heading to the large tent. "You think he would be fine?" Lightning asks as they watch him leave.

"Yes, he doesn't need me around holding his claw for this." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Now we'll know what his first battle will be like going on himself."

"I doubt he will get into a battle. A skirmish maybe, but no battle." Blitz says as the Sabre and three other airships took off.

Lightning sighs. "Want me on the ground if there is one? Be on the lookout for more?"

"Later, we have just taken off Surge. Everything in moderation." Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head. "If you need me, I'll be on the forefront and watch ahead and maybe a play something to bide the time."

"Surge, I want to see you in the captain's quarters to discuss something." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him. "Alright, just remember…" 'Don't treat me different.' She sent.

'Oh, so you want me to pet you right away?' Blitz sends.

Lightning smirks. 'I just want you and your body heat. I need time with just laying together.'

'Done.' Blitz sends.

Lightning sighs and nuzzles Blitz's chest as she drapes her wings over them. "Morning Blitzy."

Blitz chuckles and nuzzles her head. "Morning my love."

Lightning looks up at him. "Is it time to go?"

Blitz nods. "Yeah, we might get new orders."

Lightning sighs and gets up. "What time is it?"

Blitz holds her down to him. "Just a little past six in the morning. I'll get ready. You can rest a bit more if you want."

Lightning smiled and kisses him. "Doesn't matter if we're attacked."

Blitz nods. "Good point. Let's go." He said letting her up and getting up himself.

Lightning giggles and grabs her gear. "What do we do after this battle, head home or when they don't need us anymore?"

"Until the dogs surrender or a cease fire is made." Blitz says.

Lightning huffs. "I sincerely doubt that."

"Yes, the dogs have shown they won't do either unless forced. So we may have to force the one who controls all them to accept a challenge." Blitz says.

Lightning scoffs. "If we find them."

"We will if we defeat them in this huge battle, he will be forced to show himself or the dogs all lose face and that is something none of them want and will start challenging him for right to rule if that happens and it will divide them further." Blitz says as Lightning brushes her mane.

Lightning looks to back to him a bit as she kept brushing. "Really now, well I prefer they get together after we finish this war. And let's not screw them over when this war is over. It would probably cause more problems." She said before looking back to herself.

"They have their own personal problems and we would just use that against them. If they lose because of that, they will be forced to correct it and start to come together." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and finished brushing and puts down her brush. "Let's get going." She said putting on her armor.

"We must finish our patrol first." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Boo." She said putting on her helmet.

"Please don't start love, the ranger sergeant Spear has already started that with me." Blitz says.

Lightning shakes her head before walking over to him and pulling him along until they reach the door and makes him push her to the wall. "Try to not do stupid things, okay?"

"I'm not. Also, you want to hear the mutterings around the court?" Blitz asks.

Lightning nods and leans back. "Where is it?"

"The king is really valuing Silver and mine effort and to secure mine, he wants to increase my status from knight of the kingdom to a lord of the kingdom." Blitz says.

Lightning giggles and reaches a hoof to his cheek. "And what does that entitle you to?"

"Land a place at court and my voice adding power to a few of my friends in court and they will in turn help protect me and my family from court intrigue." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "And you don't want that, do you?"

"At least I would get an estate or castle and to tell the truth, I want to see you dress a lady of court at one of those snooty parties." Blitz says smirking.

Lighting smirks. "You just want to play with me while I'm in a dress, don't you?"

"No, just want to get a good picture of it." Blitz says chuckling.

Lightning sighs. "Of course you do. Let's just go and get this done. Otherwise you might lose that chance."

"Yes love and picture this, Rainbow, Vinyl, or Daring as a proper lady." Blitz says.

Lightning grins. "That's too cute of them, but they would squirm a lot."

"I know and I find it funny." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and leans her head against his. "Let's get going sweets. We have to get our job done or they will fire us. By the way, are you sure the others aren't that suspicious?"

"No, because I keep calling in the other officers below me for reports and to tell them of and changes to any plans." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Good, now we to head out. Let's go." She said pushing herself off the wall and walking past him. "Come on sexy."

Blitz nods putting on his helmet and exits with her. "How's it going out here?" He asks seeing everyone working around the ship and the ship in motion to the borders.

The griffon at the wheel turns into the diction along the border. "Command wants us to patrol here. So far, nothing."

"Keep the course helmsman." Blitz says.

The griffon nods as Blitz steps up to the bridge. "I can see why they complain, but they won't once it starts flying."

"Sergeant Spear given you any trouble?" Blitz asks.

The griffon shakes his head. "Nah, just telling me to keep things going. He doesn't want any griffon idle."

"He is antsy for the operation." Blitz says.

The griffon nods. "Yeah, that's worrying too. Still need to deal with small minuscule particles, but you just have to fire up a black flare and the ground team will take care of it."

"I see and I know Sergeant Spear, you think we should head towards the rendezvous." Blitz says as a griffon came up behind him as the ship lifted off.

Spear huffs. "Yes, you should very well know what we have to do now."

"Finish our patrol like we were ordered." Blitz says.

Spear raises an eyebrow. "So you are not full of yourself, are you? Because I have the right mind to send you somewhere more fun."

"We are at war Sergeant, we cannot stop being vig…what is that over there?" Blitz asks seeing a cloud of black smoke rising.

Spear leans over before looking through a telescope. "Seems like it is a fire?" Spear says.

"Helmsman, steer us over there." Blitz says.

The helmsman nods and turns the wheel towards that direction. "Alright, let's get the weapons ready." Spear accounted to everyone.

"Surge, fly ahead and investigate." Blitz orders.

Lightning flies off and soon sees fire running along a forest and a town nearby in trouble. "There's a fire alright and there's a town that's catching it too."

"Alright, all hands prepare to help." Blitz orders.

The crew scrambled and gathers their weapons as the ship closes in on the town. "Give me ten seconds." The helmsman said before Blitz jumps off. "Or just not listen to me about that."

Blitz landed and looked around the burning village. Until he hears a small cry from a collapsed building. Blitz rushed over and started throwing the collapsed wood aside before entering the building and finding a young griffon child and picks him up and carries him outside. He soon sees every other griffon from the ship carrying any other survivors out of the burning buildings and trying to find any other dog that is still there. A soft coo from beside him and he sees the hatchling he's carrying looking at him.

"Surge." Blitz calls.

Lightning lands in front of him. "Yeah?"

"I want you and Spear to organize the rescue operations and looking after this little one. I have business to attend to." Blitz says barely containing his anger.

Lightning held a frowns as she took the little griffon who coos at her. "Hey there little guy. It'll be okay." She said tickling its stomach.

Blitz turns invisible and follows the tracks of the dogs who had done this. He soon finds a group of dogs running through the forest before they slow down and laugh and high paw each other and with some young griffons and some ponies being pulled by rope who were carrying bags and some boxes. "That was the best." One said as Blitz gets out his claws before he sees one of them fall and the others just looking at their fallen comrade, making Blitz stop. Soon more falls before a knife with a rope attached on the end got stabbed on one of the dogs and was pulled back before he was pulled up and actually strangled.

Blitz let's his claws retract as the dogs continue to fall before the last one was left standing and he growls as he whirls around widely. "Where are you coward?!" He yells, brandishing his sword.

"Who are you calling cowards, razors?" A voice asks before the dog fell back and Blitz sees a diamond knife or maybe, "Is that a kunai?"

The leftover griffons and ponies look around before a knife went past each of their ropes and they fell apart quite easily. "Get back to the town, help has arrived and all of your families has been saved, except, possibly for a select few. I'm sorry." The voice said before some branches were heard moving and a few leaves fell down.

"No one leaves." A gruff voice says as a huge dog steps forward with dual heavy axes in his paws.

Blitz growls as he lets his claws out once more. "I'll take this." He said before walking out and the dog sees him.

"Are you the one who killed my soldiers?" The dog asks with a gruff voice and the once captured ponies and griffons backed off.

"No, but I'm here for you and your men heads like I took the last two warchiefs." Blitz says.

The dog laughs. "You challenge me?! You're a fucking pony. You can't do much other than prance around. The birds put up a more fitting fight."

"Really?" Blitz asks before disappearing and soon the warchief's left arm fell off severed before Blitz reappears.

The dog growls before yelling and charging at him and rears his leftover arm back. "Die!" He yells before swiping down and hits the ground where Blitz was. "What?!"

"All muscle and no strength or brains, now die." Blitz says before beeping was heard on the warchief's chest.

The dog looks down and sees a blinking circle on his armor chest. "Shit." He said before his chest exploded and his head flew off before it landed a bit away.

"Now for the rest of you." Blitz says before jumping at some of the dogs.

After the fight, all but two were dead. "Huh, there was more of you a second ago." He said withdraws his claws and lets the last two run. He turns back to the griffons and ponies left behind. "Everyone okay?"

The griffons and ponies nods and puts the boxes and bags down. "We're fine." One said before stretching himself and grabs his box and walks back. "Come on guys."

"You come out now or would you rather I come and get you Ranger Captain?" Blitz asks.

Some branches shake. "You would like that, wouldn't you?" The voice asks. "How about a game?"

"Knight Major Southern Cross and I know exactly where you are." Blitz says throwing the kunai he picked up into the tree which the ranger was on.

He hears a thunk and then some wood creaking. "Nice shoot. Still need to work on the travel because it wobbles in the air if not thrown right." The voice said before another branch shakes. "How about this, help me with a camp and I would show myself. Don't and I would take care of it on my own and we go our separate ways."

"With or without artillery fire?" Blitz asks.

The voice chuckles. "You're funny, but where's the fun in that? Now will you or won't you help me?"

"Was planning on following those two back to their camp to destroy the rest of their tribe so they can't raze another city like that again." Blitz says disappearing before reappearing behind the ranger. "And don't think I can't find you." Blitz says before disappearing again.

The voice sighs and jumps down and Blitz reappears in the middle of the trail and sees the voice was a griffon in a black costume that seems to hide almost everything. "You serious? A ninja costume?"

The griffon shrugs. "What, it works and I loved the history behind these guys. Plus, it works. I got them down." He said pointing to the dead bodies.

"Yes, but you aimed for the throat while the jugular would have been bore effective." Blitz says.

The griffon sighs. "At least I know you're not a total idiot. Want to head to the camp now?"

"Let's follow those foals and hatchling at a distance." Blitz says.

The griffons shrugs. "Fine, but what about the camp nearby? After we get them back?"

"We shall see it first, then decide." Blitz says.

The griffon nods and jumps onto a branch again and starts following where the dogs went. "Come on." He calls back to him.

Blitz follows as they follow the two dogs. After a while, they stop a bit from the tree line and sees a whole dog camp moving about and the surrounding areas of the camp in a small frenzy. "Nice place, how about a taste of their medicine?" The griffon asks.

"Why don't we put on a show and really put the fear into them. Can you start setting small fires around the camp?" Blitz asks.

The griffon chuckles. "What do you take me for?" He asks before jumping off and grabs a left behind torch.

"Then let's do this." Blitz says turning invisible again.

After a while, the dogs hears something and then smell something before seeing smoke and then fire and they all rushed over and tried to put it, but more fires popped up then they tried to put out. Blitz chuckles a bit as he runs past a frantic dog group before heading for the biggest tent and heads inside to find a dog muttering something and rushing about the table. "Why the heck is my camp on fire? Explain!" He calls out to the other dogs in the tent.

"We don't know, but we're putting them out." One said.

The chief grabs him by the scruff of his collar before growling. "Then why aren't you out there?!"

"It's an inferno!" A dog outside cries.

The chief then throws the dog he got to the entrance. "Put it out!" He yells before the dogs run out and the chief stares at the entrance before he sees a black shape appear upward from the ground. "Chief, your time has come." Blitz said before a metal claw struck him, killing him as the distorted image from the fire cleared, revealing Blitz.

The chief coughs up blood before dropping to the ground. "Who are you?" He chokes out.

"I have many names: Southern Cross being the most used, but I was given the name Reaper, because I am the leader of the Ghosts. Who, as of now, have killed six warchiefs." Blitz says.

The chief coughs some more before starting to blackout. "Damn you." He said before Blitz hears his final breath and turns around to leave before seeing the griffon looking over the table full of papers.

"Take all you can carry, I will continue with the camp." Blitz says walking back into the fire, claws extended.

The griffon huffs as he tries to look over everything before stopping at one. "There you are you bastard. Now you're going to pay for what you did." He said stuffing it in his suit and grabs the rest before running off. Outside he sees Blitz hard at work cutting down warrior after warrior. He chuckles before flying off along the ground before heading into the forest and flies up back to the town.

Blitz sighs in relief as he walks away from the camp as the last few bodies fell down as he cleaned his claws. He says nothing as he sees the last remaining warrior fleeing in fear as the flames rage out of control and started to consume the camp completely.

When Blitz reached the town again, he sees the families with all the young ones who were taken and goes over to Silver. "So, how did it go?"

Silver looks to him. "Most of the families were saved and the buildings that were housing the families were saved in time. The important ones, forget it. By the way, some griffon dropped these off." He said showing the papers and files.

"What about the hatchling I saved from the burning building? I saw two other griffons on the floor dead." Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks over to the young griffon being healed up. "He knows. It seems like he saw it. We're trying to help him now."

Blitz nods and wordlessly walks over and offers a hoof to the young hatchling. The griffon looks up at him before taking his hoof and Blitz pulls him up and leads him over to the small lake nearby and lays down with the hatchling following his example.

The next day, Blitz met with Lightning as the hatchling slept in his bed. "I have decided to adopt the hatchling." Blitz says.

Lightning looks over to the little one sleeping soundlessly. "Are you sure? I mean with him coming along with almost everything we do."

"That is why I want you to take him to Twilight on the Darkstar." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. "Okay, when do you want me to take him?"

"Now as we will soon be going into battle." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Okay, let's just let him rest first and then I'll take him there. And did you notice the necklace on him?" She asks seeing the jagged piece of something hanging around the hatchling's neck.

"Yes, I noticed." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and sits down at the table nearby. "Good, but now you got two kids to take care of. You sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I am." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him and glared slightly. "Blitz. Tell me the truth. Are you okay?"

Blitz sighs. "I…I'm now worried to tell the truth." He said looking to the hatchling. "Worried about losing you two."

Lightning shakes her head. "Blitz, you won't lose me or that hatchling. Maybe injured, but not lost."

"Okay, you will be picked up by the Darkstar here." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and sighs, looking to the hatchling before he snorts. She giggles a bit as she hears it. "He does kinda grows on ya, but what about any other family? Doesn't the town know about any other family?"

"We will look and if we find any, we will see if they will take him." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Try not to get too attached then. Now then, should we head out and see if there is family first in this town?"

Blitz nods and puts a hoof up. "You watch, I'll check." He said grabbing his armor. "I'll be back when I finish asking around."

Lightning sighs and leans against the chair and looks to the hatchling. "You got it."

Blitz sighs and puts on the armor before heading out. Lightning leans on a hoof as she watches him before starting to close her eyes before quickly opening them again. She kept doing this until she fully closes her eyes and slept for a bit before being shaken awake. "Wha…?" She asks looking to Blitz who came back. "Well, did you find anyone?"

"We have been ordered to the front immediately, I can't look around and check." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and sits up. "Okay, I'll get him to the Darkstar then." She said going to him and shaking him awake.

"Let him sleep through the ride as he has been through a lot." Blitz says.

Lightning looks to him as the griffon awoke. "You sure, what if we were attacked?"

"Trust me." Blitz says.

Lightning frowns a little before looking back to the little one. "You can head back to sleep." She said following him out after she put her armor on. The griffon only stares before yawning and lays down to sleep again and pulls the covers around him.

"See you later." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled as she looks back at him as the griffon smiled a little before she follows him out and closes the door. "Like I said, he grows on you."

Azure laughs as he chased a butterfly that seemed to get into the castle as Octavia smiled and watched on. "Oh Azure."

Twilight smiled as she came in. "Hey there. We got a visitor."

"Sorry for not calling beforehand Twilight." Octavia says.

Twilight giggles. "It's okay. You're always welcome here, you're family." She then walks over to her. "Now look who Blitz found. Don't worry, he's going to make sure he can adopt." She said and turns her body slightly and shows the griffon on her back.

"What happened?" Octavia asks.

Twilight lets the griffon down and they watch him walk over to Azure. "His parents were killed in a razed town. Blitz would check to see if he has any leftover family, but it will take time. For now, he's with us."

"I see, so is he scared?" Octavia whispered.

Twilight leans over. "A little. He's scared because there is not many griffons here and then the dogs burning down his town and his parents killed. But it seems he's either good at hiding or is really good at adapting. Only time will tell." She whispered.

Octavia sighs and looks to the griffon and Azure now chasing the butterfly. "Does he have a name?"

"The necklace has the name, Blazer." Twilight says.

Octavia smiled. "Blazer, that's sweet. So what do we do now? Keep watch until Blitz can find someone?"

"That or the alternative happens. Blitz has stated he intends to adopt him if he can't." Twilight says.

Octavia sighs as she watches Blazer and Azure try to best each other now. "Then let's hope we can at least find some of his family. I don't mind having him, it's just not right to leave him from his family if he has any."

"Blitz will check and at rate they are going. The war may end soon." Twilight says before a changeling walks up.

"My queen, your egg is about to hatch." The changeling says.

Twilight gasps and runs over to her room and finds her egg being watch by a few changelings. "How is it?" She asks as Octavia, Azure and Blazer follows her.

The changelings smiled at her. "It will be a very good hatch now. What about the king?" One asks.

Twilight frowns a bit. "I…don't know."

"Didn't Lightning mention anything?" Octavia asks.

"Not really, she seemed be in a rush to get back, the best I get. Besides his occasional calls is griffon kingdom propaganda in the griffon kingdom from a few changelings." Twilight says.

Octavia raises an eyebrow before looking to the egg shaking a bit now. "Look, it's moving." She said as they all close in.

Soon a crack forms as Twilight moves the closest. They all watch as more cracks form before a piece falls and they heard a small cooing sound and a hoof reaching out. "That's right little one, push, push." Twilight smiled as the little foal pushes itself out and soon fell onto the cloth below and was bundled by the changelings before being given to Twilight. "My queen, congratulations." One said as she gave the little foal over to her.

"Hey there little one. I'm your mom." Twilight says smiling at the foal who she noticed had a horn.

Octavia smiled as she looks to the foal as well. "Looks like we have a unicorn. Want to check for wings, just in case?" She asks.

Twilight pulls the cloth back and sees a set of wings on its back. "We got an alicorn. Now for gender." She said moving the cloth a bit. "It's a…boy?" Twilight said confused.

"Look Azure, you got a brother." Octavia says before registering the last part. "Why are you so surprised? Did you want a daughter?"

Twilight shakes her head. "No, it's just no male alicorns have ever existed."

"Well how many known alicorns have been females?" Octavia asks as Azure climb on top of her head to see the newborn.

Twilight looks to her. "Octavia, Celestia and Luna are the first ones. Cadance was the last born female. I got mine through magic."

"So only three naturally born." Octavia says.

Twilight nods and looks back to the foal looking up at her with his black red eyes. "Wow, you can really get lost in that."

Octavia leans over as Blazer tries to hop onto a changeling and look for himself. "Yeah, he almost look menacing. The only thing stopping that is how contrast he is. Look at that white mane. White mane? There's hardly ever been one. Oh wait, should you notify your family and call the other princesses?"

Twilight sighs. "As soon as I call Blitz. He should know his second son is born." She said sitting on the bed and holding her son while calling up Blitz. "I hope he can answer."

Blitz sighed in the captain quarters when his communicator rang. "You got Silver Cross." He answered as he accepted the call.

"Is that any way to introduce yourself to your new foal?" Twilight asks while smirking as she lifted him up higher to show him.

"Huh?" Blitz asks looking at the screen.

Twilight smiles. "Our egg hatched Blitz. Say hello to your new son." She said as the foal coos at him. "What are we going to name him?"

"So our foal is a unicorn huh?" Blitz asks.

Twilight moves some cloth and shows his back. "Alicorn." She said as he sees the wings.

"I see…Arcane Force." Blitz suggests.

Twilight giggles. "Really, your chosen queen name for me?"

"I think it fits as you will be known as Queen Arcane to the changelings soon enough." Blitz says.

Twilight grins. "Won't that be confusing? Queen Arcane, prince Arcane. Come on. I think it would confuse even changelings."

"Not really, as usually it is the last name that is used after titles." Blitz says ass Azure climbs onto Twilight to see Blitz.

Twilight smiled as she looks down to the foal. "Would you like that? Arcane Force?" The newborn giggles as Twilight's nose tickled him. "Arcane Force it is. Say hello to your father little Arcane." She said holding him up to the screen as Arcane giggles.

Blitz smiles. "Now I have another reason to hope this war ends soon and with six of the twenty six warchiefs of the diamond dogs dead the end is coming into view." Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as Blazer comes into view. "Blazer here came along safely too. Still don't know mental state on him."

"Just take care of him best you can Twi." Blitz says smiling.

Twilight nods. "Sure thing Blitz. Just come back safe. For all of us." She said as all the young ones said something in their own language.

"Dad." Blazer said suddenly.

Blitz just smiles. "Make that three new reasons." Blitz says before looking at Blazer. "I can't replace your father, but I'll make a good enough father for you, okay?"

Blazer nods. "Sure thing, dad." He said smiling before Azure jumps off and lands on his back making them both laugh as Arcane giggles and reaches for them.

Blitz smiles again before turning his head to the door. "Sorry, I have to go. The captain I recently picked up wants to talk." Blitz says ending the call.

"Bye dad." Blazer said while Azure said something and Arcane tries his way.

Twilight sighs as she puts her hoof down and sees the changelings and Octavia. "Now we can talk to the princesses and my family. Now where did I leave that transportation dust?"

Octavia giggles as a changeling gives her a sack. "Here it is my queen. Shall I take the new prince off your hooves for a bit?" She asks.

"No, no, just let me write a few letters quickly." Twilight says grabbing a quill, ink, and a few scrolls with her magic.

They wait as she keeps writing on all the scrolls before sending them off. "Okay, now we just…"

"New foal!" Luna cheers as she teleported into the room.

"You're late." Twilight jokes.

Luna giggles as she looks over the new foal. "I was putting some stuff away. Mainly, my tablet. Now let's see the new foa…"

"Yes Luna, he is an alicorn. His name is Arcane Force." Twilight says.

Luna keeps staring at him as Arcane coos as he looks at her. "He's certainly a strange one, with these contrasting colors." She said noting his eyes and mane. "But…this is impossible. There can't be a male alicorn."

"Well what am I holding?" Twilight asks.

Luna frowns at her a bit. "You really have gotten more sarcastic than ever, have you?"

"A side effect from my husband." Twilight says smiling.

Luna smiled and shakes her head. "Oh Twilight." She said before looking back at Arcane. "Sister is going to have a fit when she sees him."

"I sent her a letter along with my brother and my parents. By the way Octavia, call the others." Twilight says.

Octavia nods and starts calling everyone up. Luna however was still looking Arcane over. "Can I…hold him?" She asks carefully.

"Just don't drop him or your death will be excruciating." Twilight says smiling as the changelings hisses a bit at Luna.

Luna giggles nervously as she takes Arcane. "You're a cute one. Yes, you will get many mares." She said as she messes with a tuft of mane on Arcane's head as he giggled.

Twilight smiles before she heard horns being blown outside. "I say Cadance and Shining have arrive." Twilight says.

Cadance suddenly slams open the door. "Where's the new foal?" She asks almost menacingly as Blazer and Azure whimper in fear as they backpedal a bit. "Oh, take it easy you two…wait." She said before looking at the two carefully. "Who are you?" She asks pointing at Blazer.

"Will explain later, but if you're looking for Arcane Force, Princess Luna is holding him." Octavia says.

Cadance suddenly runs over so quickly, she leaves a dust trail behind her. "So what do we got? Oh…" She cooed as she sees Arcane looking at her before giggling. "A unicorn. As I excepted. And such contrast." She said now playing with the tuft of mane on his head.

Luna giggles. "Actually, alicorn." She said showing the wings a bit. "He's going to get a lot of requests."

Cadance smiled. "I would except so. He'll be a mare killer. Right?" She asks Arcane before nuzzling his face and makes him laugh.

Twilight smiled as they played with him and looks him over before sighing. "Yes brother, he's an alicorn." She said as she felt the message sent by the other changelings.

Shining was just a little slacked jawed. "I just…well…also, what's a griffon doing here?" He asks trying to steer the conversation in another direction.

"We will explain later." Octavia says again.

Shining was trying to keep his speech going. "Well…um…"

"Do we have a new grandfoal?" Velvet asks peeking her head around a corner.

"Mom, dad, you are far earlier than expected." Twilight says surprised.

Velvet giggles as they come from around the corner. "We found a hotel nearby. They let us in easy." She said before looking around. "Now where's our new grandfoal?"

"Here he is. Arcane Force." Twilight says happily.

Velvet cheers a bit before going over to Luna and Cadance as they show the foal. "Aw, he's beautiful. He's definitely going to be getting lots of mares."

"Yes dad, he is an alicorn." Twilight says.

Night chuckles. "Nah, just happy you got your own foal now. Congratulations sweetie. It feels like just yesterday, you were asking us that you could only check out five books when you wanted ten from the library. 'I could only have five?'" He asks in his best impression of Twilight's voice.

"Yeah, time flies." Twilight says happy that the changelings transformed to look like normal ponies when they heard the horns.

Night sighs as he looks to the other two in the room. "What's with the griffon?"

"Is everypony going to ask that?" Octavia asks annoyed.

Night frowns a bit at her. "It's just because we know Blitz didn't marry a griffon, so there's no way it could be his. So what's with the little one?"

"He was sent back to us by Blitz to look after, that is all we will say right now." Octavia says.

Night held a straight face before leaning down to the griffon. "You will be good, right?" He asks in a tone that made Shining freeze up.

"Grandfather?" Blazer asks.

Night tilts his head before smiling. "Yep, unless you have family of your own, do you?"

Blazer freezes up and Octavia walks over and whispers. "His parents were butchered in front of him by Diamond Dogs."

Night frowns before looking at Blazer who was staring blankly before hitting him over the head, shaking him out of the blank expression. "Wake up boy. That's the past and you won't escape it, but you can move past it, fight through it. Would your parents want you to dwell on them like this? Not moving on and living your life?" He asks in a fatherly tone as they all look at them now.

"Tell the others in private, ok?" Octavia whispers.

Night nods as Blazer just stared at him. "Come on kid. Let's get something to eat and we can talk there."

"You go tell the cook to ready a meal and include food for a griffon." Twilight instructs.

Night nods and leads Blazer out. "Come on kid. You'll learn a lot now you're here." He said before they left.

Luna sighs and gives Arcane back to Twilight. "Where's the others?"

"Either doing their jobs or living their lives. They will come when able." Twilight says.

Cadance smiled. "Well you have a wonderful family now. Congrats Twilight."

"Yes and you are taking my son is an alicorn better than Luna." Twilight says.

Cadance giggles. "Well, there is something on my family that might explain this, but let me think for a bit."

"Ok." Twilight says nuzzling Arcane.

Velvet giggles as she sat by her. "You will never forget us, will you?" She asks as Azure come up and sat on her lap.

Twilight smiled. "Of course not, you're my parents."

Cadance gasps. "I got it. The reason why you have a son, possibly by the way, is that alicorns can be born stallions too, it is just that none have been before now. It just goes to show an alicorn parent having an alicorn baby is like any other pony." Cadence says.

Twilight smiled as she looks down to Arcane and nuzzles him while Velvet pets Azure's mane. "Guess you're right. Never expected him to be male though. Maybe because there isn't much of us."

"Oh just wait until my sister gets here. This will rock her world." Luna says. "Is that right?"

Twilight smiled. "Yes, that's how you say it and this will definitely change how we view the world. Though I may need to make a long term schedule."

"On how to spend time with your husband?" Luna asks smirking.

Twilight giggles. "No, for little Arcane here. I got to start planning things. Right?" She asks nuzzling him.

Blitz leans against the railing as he waits for Silver to return from the meeting with Lightning is next to him. "So what do you think we got next?" Lightning asks after a while.

"Wait for the commander to return." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. "I meant with whatever they got planned. What's possibly next?"

"We will see what happens next, then we shall see." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs and leans in a bit close. "Think the kid is alright?"

"He's fine. Knowing Twi, she is already planning on his education and yes, I mean Blazer and Arcane." Blitz says.

Lightning chuckles. "Yeah, that would be her. Would it be normal if she made a timetable based on which grade they are in?"

"It would be strange and I would think it was an imposter if she didn't." Blitz jokes.

Lightning laughs. "Yeah, if she didn't make any list, I'm afraid of it being a changeling body double."

'That would really disappointing when you two go to bed together.' Blitz sends smirking.

Lightning sighs and looks to the view again. "When do you think this will be over?"

"You never know." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Yeah, guess you're right. Still…do you ever wish for it to end, like sooner?"

"Wishing it won't end it faster. You have to take action for that." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. "I still wish it could happen."

'Getting impatient?' Blitz sends.

'Tired.' She sends back.

'Just bear with it, you are not the only one.' Blitz sends.

'You too?' She sends.

'Yeah.' Blitz sends.

Lightning steps a bit closer. "What do you want to do when this is over? Head home?"

"Like a shot." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Good, we need you, you know that."

'As I need you all.' Blitz sends.

Lightning sighs. "Oh well, now where's, oh, there he is." She said turning around and seeing Silver come over to them.

"Get the men prepped." Blitz says.

Silver nods as Lightning walks off. "Yeah, the plan is to," Silver says before whispering to him.

Blitz looks to him carefully. "Really, that's the plan?"

Silver nods. "Yeah, you think you're ready?"

"I think we can manage." Blitz says smirking as he eyes the canons of the ship.

Silver smirks. "Now, how about a little pirate chase?"

"Leave it to me. Take the Sureshot with you, three ships are what is needed for this stage of the operation." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "You better get ready and call your friend. I'll get my men ready." He said before walking off.

Blitz sighs before looking to Lightning. "Surge, get our team ready."

After a while, Blitz tries to hold himself in, but let's out a chuckle once in a while. "Why can't I contain myself?"

Lightning smirks. "Because you get to unleash Tartarus on these dogs."

Blitz chuckles some more. "Oh yeah. Wonder how his end is going?"

"You sure we got their attention?!" A griffon beside Silver yells as they quickly rush back.

Silver hangs on as the griffon falls down from a cannonball hitting them. "Want to go back there and check?!" Silver yells back as he kept his eyes on the sky ahead and the incoming pass.

"Alright men, full speed ahead." Blitz says.

Silver growls a bit as he looks around and sees the pass coming up until he notices something. "Cross, can you tell everyone to hang onto something, maybe a rope or rail?!"

"All hands brace!" Blitz yells.

Silver yells to the nearby griffon before he took off and a few more griffons went after him and Silver quickly turns the wheel and everyone felt the ship turning in a circle while still flying ahead. "Now this is how you fly an airship!" Silver cheers as they enter the pass and the griffons on the side try to keep it steady.

The dogs just looked dumbfounded. "Did you see that?"

"Did you see how he turned the ship?"

"Fire broadside!" Blitz yells.

The dogs quickly look to their side and sees multiple airships just waiting before they fire their cannons and hit the dog's ship and destroyed some of their master and rudder too. "Artillery, go!" Blitz yells again as the airship was trying to stay upside down and he hangs onto the rope.

Cannon fire was heard from around a hill and some smoke came out before whistling was heard and a larger cannonball hits the ships and sends one down. "Now take them out!" Blitz yells as the airship finally files up and rights itself and everyone sighs in relief.

The ships on the sides throws some grappling hooks and pulls the ruined dog ships closer to them before boarding and then connecting the dog ships themselves. "Let's head back." Blitz said to which Silver nods and steers them back to the fight and as soon as they get close enough they jump ship and board. "Where are you?" Blitz asks himself, trying to find the chief. Blitz stopped when he saw a dog in better clothes signifying he was the warlord. The only problem was he was missing half his body.

"Ah shit. There goes that chief." Blitz said before a dizzy dog lands beside him. "Hey buddy, where's your other chief?"

The dog doesn't answer as he falls over dead with a bullet hole through his chest. "Our guys are getting better." Blitz says.

Lightning yells as she grabs a dog's paw and pushes him to the rail and then kicks him overboard with a knee to the jaw. "Think we can have the ghost team when this war is over?"

Blitz elbows a dog's stomach and makes him kneel over before kicking him over the rail. "Doubt it, but maybe we would get a few of the strongest they can give." Blitz said as he sends. 'What, you take a liking to a few of the females?'

Lightning fumes a bit before jumping up and kicking a dog in the cheek and sends him off. 'No, just that more griffons might help Blazer.'

'I know, just teasing you love.' Blitz sends breaking one's back.

Lightning scoffs and jumps on one's back and twists its neck. 'Don't mess with me like that.' She sends jumping off the dog as it fell.

'Ok, I'll save that joke for you with Spitfire or Rainbow.' Blitz sends decapitating three with his claws.

Lightning shakes her head before jumping on a spear heading for her and kicks the dog in the face before jumping off and takes the spear and stabs him with it. "How much long will this go on and where's the other chief? He should be out by now."

"I don't think he is here. We got one out of the eight that were confirmed." Blitz says flipping the dog over the railing.

Lightning groans. "Dang it." She said before holding a hoof up to the spear headed for her and the dog stops before she pulls the spear away and slaps him across the face with the wooden end before turning it around and stabs him in the neck and pushes him off the side. "Okay, I'm bored."

"We are done." Blitz says as they finished clearing the deck.

Lightning huffs. "Good, I was getting tired." She said sitting down as some of the dogs were captured and tied up. "So what, we just take the ships and infiltrate their base?"

"No, we abandon ship as the ship has lost altitude control in favor of our own." Blitz says.

Lightning looks a bit worried. "So we leave now?"

"Yes, more me than you because you have wings." Blitz says.

Lightning looks around. "So I can go?" Blitz says nothing but Lightning could feel his stare on her. "Right." She said before taking off and heads to their small camp nearby.

Blitz sighs as he leisurely gets onto his airship before the enemy airship loses all attitude control and plummets towards the ground. After a while of interrogation, Silver finally gets the reports and sees that they only revealed some of their camps, half of which are already dealt with. "Dang it, at this rate, we'll never get this done."

"You're telling me, but what should be our next step?" Blitz asks as he sat beside him and looks over the paperwork.

Silver scratches his head. "No idea as of now, maybe trying to find these leftover camps, but they could be done with ease at this point, don't even need us. There is the chance new orders will come in from the kingdom, but that's a long ways away. You got anything?"

"So with this, we have punched a hole in the offensive line of the Dogs." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yeah, big enough to drive a ship through. Just need a clear target and we can't do that without scouting. Don't even have that yet with the patrols and watchers on the high mountains. We need a break on this or an assault on some areas and gain control too."

"Not to mention when they hear another warchief is dead, they are going to come barreling at us. So when were you going to tell us we were bait?" Blitz asks.

Silver smirks. "Never my boy, never."

"First, I should be the one saying that to you and second, you're going to have to take responsibility for this and command this till the end." Blitz says flatly.

Silver sighs. "I know, I know. We just need a solid lead first."

"To the front you." Blitz says.

Silver groans a bit before the tent flap was moved. "Excuse me, I was told I can Silver Claw here." A voice said and they look over to see a black garbed griffon.

"Ah, ninja ranger." Blitz mused looking at the captain.

The captain huffs and shows some papers. "Here, another camp and chief gone." He said throwing them down on the table. "I'll be going now. You're welcome, by the way."

"He got away, didn't he?" Blitz asks making him stop.

The captain looks back at him. "Unfortunately. His location is in there. Where he'll be. Now then, I shall take my leave."

"He evaded our trap as well. This one is not like the other warchiefs." Blitz says making the captain stop again.

The captain sighs. "Look, I don't have a lot of time. I need to finish my job. You can handle it however you want."

"Find the spy in our camp." Blitz says causing him to freeze.

The captain stares at him. "Spy huh? I can't though."

"You will as a Knight Major, I have the authority to order you to do it and do not test me on this." Blitz says.

The captain huffs. "I'm not even part of your squad."

"But you are still lower rank and don't think I won't suit you for insubordination right now." Blitz says threat carrying weight.

The captain glares a bit at him. "I told you, not even a part. I'm on my own. You just got this for me."

"I kill for less reasons of insubordination in my clan." Blitz says drawing a blaster, showing he was serious.

The griffon laughs as he starts walking away. "That's ironic. For me, you know. I was supposed to die. Guess you get that chance instead of an executioner, but not now."

"You don't get a choice." Blitz says shooting him with a stun bolt.

"Bas…" He tried to say as he fell down. "You don't even know me." He grunts.

"And I don't give a fuck. We are fighting a war here a bloody war here and we all either work together to get out alive or go cowboy like you and chase after our own personal vendettas and get people killed. Yes, I am calling you out on that. So unless you shape up and start thinking about more than your obsession then get out of here and never show your face in this country again." Blitz says sternly.

The griffon huffs before actually getting up and seals up the tent flap and takes off his mask. "Idiot commander and actually now a smart brother. Not bad." Silver's brother said.

"It seems he won't help then." Blitz says holstering his blaster.

The griffon scoffs. "Of course I won't. I was just looking for any camps to take care of. I just happen to meet you. Then I realized who you were actually working for. I gave you what you wanted and I got mine. You want him, you got a week and I can get you a path through it, just need two days." He offered.

"Do what you will, some of us have work to do that will save lives." Blitz says walking away.

"For just a town or the many to come?" He asks.

Blitz doesn't answer and disappears.

"He's looking for the source brother and you know it. I can lead you in and strike a crippling blow that will give you time. Two days to set up, five camps, five days, each one harder than the last, but well worth it in the end. It's your choice, because I'm going that way anyway. I have to."

"You are obsessed." Silver says bluntly.

He huffs. "Right, I am. I am because I'm marked for death anyway. Might as well die a hero's death and take as many of them with me. Maybe ending warchief's, by the way, I got three down, you can mark that. I want to at least give my dead men a proper revenge or I'm dying for nothing by going back and ending up on the chopping block."

"My men are not moving. If we move, then the dogs have a clear path into our territory." Silver says sternly.

The griffon smirks. "Yes, they do. Then I guess I can have fun taking them down instead. I could just have easily pass them up and head to whoever started this and end him and when I got him down, I take down as many as they come for me. I can at least give my men that. You however are stuck on defense and watching a pass. You could have just stuck some large boulders in place and lifted it up by airships, you know that right?"

"You haven't changed. You are just as egotistical and self-absorbed as when you murdered that servant for your amusement. This isn't about your men or a good end, this is for your ego and glory." Silver says.

The griffon glares. "I'm dead anyway. Don't you remember? Marked for death the minute I left my post. This isn't about those last two. I want to make it up to my men and show them I can at least be a good commander and what they wanted to do. If it's for glory, I'm not marked for death. If it's for ego, then I would hot headed and rushing in. Both of those are not my endgame. My endgame is getting what my men deserves, an honorable death with the head of the dog who burned them."

"So he is gone now?" Blitz asks the obviously upset Silver.

Silver huffs. "Yep, on his own wild crusade. Thinks he can get revenge for his men and just take down as many as he can get."

"If we are lucky he will at least distract the dogs for a bit. I was serious when I said we have a spy in our camp somewhere as the warchief evaded us twice. Once would be lucky, twice someone has told him ahead of time." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Then how do we deal with this problem?"

"That we need to think on a bit." Blitz says.

Silver groans. "Think he would be that easy to spot?"

"To tell the truth, our unit has expanded so much we can't know them all personally and the spy might not even be in our unit, but in one of the other two we are working with."

Silver nods and looks to see some griffons and ponies around a fire and talking. "Yes, the drawback of having a big unit, traitors can hide easily. Still, the only way we can catch them is if we make another move and see who goes away. It has to be one who has access to our plans and debriefings since we keep that small and then can head out easily, maybe being on portal on the border before we head out."

"It may even be one of the leaders of the other units." Blitz says.

Silver frowns. "And I hate for that to be a possibility."

"We can't necessarily rule it out can we?" Blitz asks.

Silver shakes his head. "No, but we can hope. Even though that's a low chance of there being any hope."

'Love, we got a traitor in camp, watch yourself.' Blitz sends.

Spike sighs as he watches the final preparations and repairs from a camera screen on his tablet in his room until he spotted something interesting as his door opened. "Oh, hey Slen…what are they doing here and how did you get them here?" Spike asks seeing the three fillies right behind her.

Slender giggles as the fillies enter and look around the room that had the walls littered with papers and scribbles. "Oh, just something I knew would work. As for how, well…" She said looking behind her and he sees a mandalorian soldier looking freaked. "She scares me." He said simply before walking away.

"You keep that up and someone will shoot you and maybe even kill you." Spike says.

Slender giggles. "Spikey, I'm doing this for you. I can't do it on my own. Besides, I won't die, not when you're still around. Believe it or not, you need me and those three now, more than ever." She said as the fillies were either now on the bed or looking over the scribbles that seemed like battle plans.

"Yeah, yeah." Spike says.

Slender seems to smirk as all three fillies sat on the bed and surrounded Spike as he wraps his tail around them. "Do you feel it Spike, that feeling you had when you originally took this plan?" She asks sitting behind them and curling around them.

"Yes." Spike says huffing a bit.

Slender leans in close. "And what was that?" She asks as the fillies leans against his tail or body. "Why did you originally take this training? Why do it when you could have just walked away and let someone more qualified to do this?"

Spike presses his lips together before looking to the three fillies who were smiling at him. "I took it so no one else had to. After what I went through, I don't want them to have the thought of having the idea of genocide over their heads if they have to. Also…I took it to protect you guys, so you don't have to experience the danger up close and personal, if it does come, then I want it to be watched far away and you guys away from it so you don't hurt. I want you girls safe." He said now petting Apple Bloom's mane. "Now what are you?" Spike asks trying to check this thing in the video.

They lean over and sees a robotic creature that resembled a dog and timberwolf with guns on its back on the freeze frame of the tablet. "What is that?" Scootaloo asks.

"That would be a command wolf. It is a part of our planetary forces and to an extent, a living machine." Mandalore says walking in.

All the fillies freeze up as Slender cover them partially with her tail. "And what are you doing here? The next test isn't until tomorrow." She said placing a hoof around Spike's shoulder.

"Because we traced someone hacking our security cameras." Mandalore says.

Slender somewhat glares at Spike. "I thought I told you to use multiple IP addresses."

"I did." Spike says.

Slender leans in a bit more. "Did you use another device than the one that has your name on it?"

"Yes and I re-routed it through multiple ships and then their bridges." Spike says.

The fillies look at him. "Did you block new IPs from coming in?" Sweetie Belle asks.

"I did that as well." Spike says.

"You used your account." Mandalore said. "For the initial start on the system. It was still logged in somewhere else, I think the Steam game program reminds you of something?"

Spike blushes and looks through the tablet and brings up Steam and sees it still has him logged in. "Oops."

"Yeah and since you like to travel around, you travel and make a delivery run with some other mandalorians as they go to the planet." Mandalore says to Slender.

Slender growls a bit before feeling a claw on her neck and sees Spike smiling. "It's okay, you'll be back. Besides, I got company to keep me in check anyway, right?" He asks the fillies next to him.

"You want to come see them before we send them?" Mandalore asks.

Slender sighs and nods. "Okay, just give me a night before we leave."

"No, because I had to deal with three mares yelling at me for what you pulled." Mandalore says.

Slender snickers. "How much of your hearing did you lose?"

"None, I muted them, but turned on the subtitles. Now go." Mandalore says.

Slender shakes her head before looking at Spike. "See ya Spikey." She said nuzzling him before getting up and heading out. "Oh, make sure you watch him for those breaks." She called to the fillies.

"I kinda want to see these semi sentient machines." Spike says.

Mandalore smiled. "Then come with me." He said walking away with the rest of them following. "Don't worry, we're placing in something else into the system that you may like soon enough."

Spike looks up at him. "And what's that?"

Mandalore smirks. "Personal command of something that needs to control and don't worry, we'll make the controls compatible for your end. Something you're used to." He said as they enter an elevator and head down. "What you're about to see may change the battlefield when we need it." He said before they went down to the cargo bay and they all see large animal mechs with heavy guns on its backs or sides. "Say hello to our zoids. A century ago, we unearth them in a dig of a planet that had all the inhabitants died off." Mandalore says.

"Whoa." Spike said as the elevator stops and they all start walking down the dock area for all the zoids which seemed to have slightly every time they look away from one and the one not being watched moved slightly. "Are they…alive?"

"Yes, in a sense." Mandalore says.

Scootaloo goes over to the wolf like one and the zoid looks down at her, almost trying to figure her out. "Cool, how smart are they?"

Mandalore nods to an operator for an explanation. "They possess some intelligence, but mostly act like animals and stay away from the geno saurer. No one on board can control that thing and we don't need a hole in the hull."

Spike raises an eyebrow. "And where is that one?"

"That one, the dark purple and red one." The engineer says.

Spike sighs and walks over to it as it stares at him and lights up its eyes as he approached and stared up at it. "Huh, almost like a dragon. Arrogant, possibly stubborn too." He said making it growl at him. "Yet, proud and wants to live." Spike said raising an eyebrow as it stop growling and leans down a bit more. "Lays content, wants to do something when needed and only what it deems necessary. Right?" Spike asks learning forward.

The Geno Saurer growls and shoots its claw near Spike. Spike just stared hard and stood still at the Geno as the claw almost hit him as the fillies gasp and runs to him before the claw suddenly pulls back as Spike stared hard. "You understand things, many things that sometimes others would try to even grasp a piece. That's why you lead, you lead because you want others to learn, don't you?"

The Geno Saurer growls again as it cocks the gun on its head. "Yes, you would fire. Just to end this useless tirade. But I'm not leaving until I get a clear answer." Spike said as the fillies stand right behind him. "Why fight? Why do it at all, because someone is there controlling you or rather because you want to, want to make something different that help in what you know is a fight that can change even without you?"

"They can't speak and usually only their pilots can understand them." The engineer says.

Spike chuckles a bit. "I don't need it to speak." He said as he sees the eyes glow a bit redder. "I just want to see."

The Geno Saurer growls before shooting it's claw again and aims for the one behind Spike a little more to the side than normal and Spike quickly moves Scootaloo out of the way and pushes on the claw into the ground before stabbing his tail into the ground as the electricity arcs through it before it stops. "Don't even think about touching them." Spike said lowly before letting it retract the claw.

The Geno Saurer growls as it aims its head cannon and leans down almost to their level. "Go ahead, but hurt them and you're in trouble." Spike said making the fillies stand behind him completely.

Seconds passed and then the Geno Saurer seems to laugh. "Come on, get in the transport. Blitzkrieg is waiting on you." The engineer says causing the Geno Saurer to seemingly huff and get in with the rest of the zoids.

Spike eyes the zoids as they get in and the Geno Saurer looks to him with a toothy grin. "Knew it, it's different than the rest." Spike said after the door closed.

Apple Bloom looks to him. "You're crazy."

"I'm surprise he isn't a stain on the wall." The engineer says.

Spike sighs. "That thing was more reactive than the rest. The others were curious and just looked. That one was more understanding, wanting to just see how others are reacting instead of being a reactor."

"And more of a warrior than the others, look at this." The engineer says showing him his pad. Spike takes a look and sees a lot of data. "This is the combat motivation of all the zoids. As you see all the zoids combat motivation ranges from twenty to four, the Geno Saurer though is eighty." The engineer says.

Spike raises an eyebrow before messing with his omnitool and holds it over the datapad before he gives it back to the engineer and spreads his arms outward and actually shows the data in the air in front of him in many screens of data. "Huh. I can only guess who would be a match for that thing. Luckily, he's my brother in law." Spike said grabbing the data screen out of midair and lets the fillies look at the others. "That thing must be like a new kid to him, well, grown up teenage kid."

"I have heard that Blitz considered him his third member of his team when he went on his own." The engineer says.

Spike chuckles. "Yeah, that's Blitz. Go on one mission, bring back ten things that would change anyone. I should know since he married Twilight."

"Actually, he was assign it when he was forced to use it to defend a base and annihilated the enemy with its main gun." The engineer says.

Spike looks over the weapons. "Huh, yeah, with his attitude on things and how he plans things to go, he would conquer anything. Just see the statements." Spike said grabbing another out of the air and compares it by putting them side to side and makes the similar and differences become highlighted.

"Ah…" The engineer says.

"He did that literally, didn't he?" Spike asks. The engineer nods and Spike sighs. "As expected. Is there anything he can't…wait…?"

"After conquering, he collected his money for his job and just left also the Geno Saurer was just too powerful the galactic powers nearly outlawed it." The engineer says.

Spike smiled. "Yeah, that's him too. He really hates parties and can I get a video of some of that?"

"We will send the video to your room." Mandalore says.

Spike nods before turning everything off. "So, final test tomorrow?"

"No, your final test date has yet to be decided. But it will be a space battle simulation." Mandalore says.

Spike huffs. "And just who is my enemy?"

"We are thinking space pirates right now." Mandalore says before walking away.

Spike raises an eyebrow. "Pirates huh? This might be fun. Come on girls." He said walking away and looking up the information on them as Slender enters the ship.

"So what do you think?" Blitz asks as he pets Lightning.

Lightning purrs a bit. "About what?" She asks learning into his petting.

"About the spy?" Blitz says smiling at Lightning as she laid her head in his lap.

Lightning purrs like a cat now. "Well…oh that's good, maybe we should try Silver's idea. We could only, geez that's nice, get them in the act at this point."

"I agree with his idea, but how to do it with the other units. After all, we can't even rule out their commanding officers." Blitz says.

Lightning nuzzles his leg. "Yeah, we can't so let's do it like normal and watch those who has access first and if that doesn't work and the same thing happens, then we check lower."

"I was thinking that our unit acts alone, then we start going to the other two if we get nothing." Blitz says before kissing the back of her ear.

Lightning keeps nuzzling him and twitches her ear onto his nose. "Yeah, whatever you want."

"So what do you think of your newest step foal, Arcane?" Blitz asks pulling up his picture.

Lightning smiled and looks to it while turning over onto her back. "Cute and we have a long way to go. After all, you're going to have more soon."

"Next is Rainbow." Blitz says.

Lightning giggles. "Wonder how she's taking to not flying soon?" Blitz smiles and shows her pacing around very restlessly. Lightning laughs. "Oh that's good. Though the way she's going, it may be helpful for the little one. Movement is good, like Pinkie jumping is a good thing."

"That might be you next as well." Blitz says smirking.

Lightning smiled. "As long as you're there, I'm happy enough. After all, I got a suit to help me fly when needed if I have too."

"I can still out fly all of you though." Blitz teases.

Lightning smirks and looks to him. "You are a unicorn, not a pegasus. You can't fly us like normal though."

"Not under my own power, but I can still out fly you." Blitz says.

Lightning raises an eyebrow and waves her hoof to make him get closer.

"Yes?" Blitz asks smirking and leans over.

"You have armor and just a horn." She said before slapping him. "Think big boy." She said now putting a hoof on his chest and trials it down.

"You don't know everything about me love. Maybe one day you will see how I fly." Blitz says smirking.

Lightning smirks and finally reaches the bottom. "I'll believe that when I get one in the air."

"You might not have to wait long." Blitz says in a sober voice really getting her attention.

Lightning looks carefully at him. "Are you okay?"

"I think I know who is behind the distribution of weapons to the dogs." Blitz says.

Lightning gets up a bit. "Who?"

"Space pirates." Blitz says.

Lightning now sits on his lap. "Really and what are you going to do?"

"I have called in a few favors. We can't beat them with just my clan. We need a fleet." Blitz says.

Lightning pushes him into the couch as she leans on him. "Really, Mandalore piloting that?"

"I have earned a lot of respect in the clans over the years and I had to call in most of my favors for this." Blitz says.

Lightning just a held a small smile. "Yes, but whose piloting? You are not since you are here."

"The one who will be the admiral for the space battle has yet to be chosen to my knowledge. But I have had no contact from off planet for quite a while so not to give away anything to the space pirates." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Really now, well then, are you going to tell the others, just in case we have to get out? Because I would imagine you would tell us to either take cover underground or get out on a ship to the nearest system with a military fleet nearby."

"I have already made arrangements in case of such an emergency with my clan and Twilight's changelings." Blitz says.

Lightning tilts her head. "You made a deal with the changelings?"

Blitz smirks and puts on some sunglasses. "I'm the mother bucking king."

"Give me those." Lightning says annoyed.

Blitz chuckles as he leans out of her reach. "Uh ah, you have to work for it." He teases.

Lightning smirks as she knocks them off with her wing.

Blitz frowns. "Now that's no fair." He said using his magic to put them out of her reach.

"Now who is being unf…someone is coming." Lightning says when her ears perk up.

Lightning and Blitz quickly get into their armor and puts on their helmets when the door to their quarters open. "Excuse me, but Is Knight Major Southern Cross here?" A young griffon in knight armor asks.

Blitz looks to him carefully. "Who wants to know?"

"Sir, I am Squire Whirlwind. I was assigned to you as my mentor." The young griffon says saluting.

"It seems they were more than rumors Surge." Blitz says.

Lightning huffs. "Which one?" She asks eyeing the griffon carefully.

"The one about the king making me a noble." Blitz says.

Lightning scoffs before turning back to the griffon. "And what are you planning to learn?"

"What the squire is supposed to learn from a knight Surge. We will continue playing later." Blitz says.

Lightning huffs once. "Sure, just message me next time." 'If you really prep me soon of course.'

'I didn't know about this and you want to go all the way then?' Blitz sends.

'No, just prep. Nothing else. Beside, you got some schooling to do.' She sends back.

"Whirlwind, stow your gear somewhere and rest up for a bit. You have a long journey." Blitz instructs.

Whirlwind nods and heads to his tent. Lightning sighs and turns back to Blitz. "I should go check things out. I'll be back soon."

"Scout out past our outlining watchtowers while you are at it." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and goes over to him before looking around and then takes off his helmet before taking off hers. "I'll see you later." She said kissing his cheek before putting her helmet back on and heading out.

Blitz chuckles as he puts his on and heads out. "I have the best family." He said to himself as he sees Silver come out of his quarters in a messed up uniform as he rubs his head. "Had fun?"

"She can't keep her claws off of me." Silver says.

"So did you know I just received a Squire?" Blitz asks.

Silver sighs. "Unfortunately. You okay with it?" He asks looking to him and learning on the rails of his ship while Blitz does the same. "Having to be a teacher to a recruit?"

"It's fine and since he just arrive, he isn't a suspect." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yeah, that makes since. Still, the question of getting them. Now what are you going to do in the mean time?"

"How about we try and raid one of their supply bases near us which just our unit? If something happens, then we know the spy is in our unit if not, we turn our gaze to the other two." Blitz says.

Silver thinks for a few. "Yes, that would work, but you got anything for the other two? A roll around with some crazy orders that not even the real ones can follow? See who would get out first to tell them all?"

"We can't watch all three at once, we have to do this unit by unit if we want to catch this spy." Blitz says.

Silver groans. "That would be tough because at this point we have around twelve units in the area and it would devastate us when we have to go set up strings for each one. We need another plan, now have you got…oh shoot."

"They only knew our plans to ambush so that narrows it down to the three." Blitz says.

Silver frowns. "Might want to shut up now." He said before turning around and grabs the talon that was on his back. "Yes Wind?" He asks the smirking griffon.

Wind giggles. "Trying to figure out where my bed warmer went. Now, would you come back? There's still time before morning."

"Ah knight captain, I need to ask you and inform you of a few things. Think you can spare a few minutes?" Blitz asks.

Wind smiled. "Sure. When?"

"Now would be good." Blitz says.

Wind sighs. "Silver, would you wait in our room for a bit?"

"Yes ma'am." Silver says walking away.

Wind smirks as he walks back in and she turns to Blitz with a frown. "Now what is it?"

"Follow me, this is something that must remain private." Blitz says walking a bit away.

Wind nods and walks with him. "So what's this about?" She asks after a while of walking to the edge.

"Well, all signs of the last part of the operation points to us having a spy in one of the three units." Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. "So do you have an idea?"

"No, we can't rule out any even many in our own because it has grown so much lately. As such, we will be launching something soon with our unit alone to see if something happens." Blitz says.

Wind sighs. "So you have nothing planned to take care of this?"

"We have to narrow it down before we can take an action." Blitz says.

Wind stops and turns to him. "And how far have you narrowed it down?"

"We haven't had a chance to start yet. That is the true purpose behind the raid that we will do in three days. If nothing happens, we will gain more guns and ammo for them and we will be able to take off our unit as where the spy is. If not, then we really have it narrowed down." Blitz says.

Wind tilts her head. "Why tell me this personally? Usually you would hold off on that until the time it comes. Just telling me the style and time of attack, nothing else."

"Because you are one of the few who are cleared from your time with us." Blitz says.

Wind crosses her arms. "And by that you mean my time Silver, right?" She asks with a slight frown.

"No, I mean your time commanding the unit with us and I will need your help." Blitz says.

Wind sighs. "When?"

"Just keep a close eye on our unit and take note of every infracture on the regulations." Blitz says.

Wind nods. "Anything else?"

"Yes, we have someone new to the unit. I have been assigned a Squire to teach. His name is Whirlwind." Blitz says.

Wind raises an eyebrow. "You, a teacher?"

"Yes, so don't give the kid too hard of a time as he is exempt as he just arrived this night." Blitz says.

Wind sighs and holds a talon to her head. "Alright, just don't show everything. After all, most are learned by experience."

"He isn't my first student." Blitz says.

Wind huffs and heads back. "Of course he isn't."

"That is all I needed to discuss with you." Blitz says.

Wind nods. "I'll see you in the morning." She said getting back on the ship and heading inside. "Silver?" She asks with a slight growl.

"And that is the plan." Blitz says to the ghosts' officers.

They all nod. "Okay, so what about unexpected ears?" One asks.

"That is Whirlwind, my new Squire." Blitz says.

They nod and walk off. After a while, Whirlwind finally comes out from around the corner. "Um…sorry sir."

"No need, you are right where you should be." Blitz says continuing to look at the map.

"Sir?" Whirlwind asks

"You are my Squire, you must watch and learn." Blitz says.

Whirlwind just stares at him. "So what now? I mean, what do I do?"

"You will wait here with me and train. Now which would you rather be, black or white?" Blitz asks bringing out game pieces.

Whirlwind just stares. "Um, I thought we were training?"

"We are training the mind, after all, how can you lead without knowing how?" Blitz says.

Whirlwind tilts his head. "I guess that's true." He said sitting down. "Black."

"Then let's begin." Blitz says as he started to set his pieces up.

Soon after, Lightning came back and finds them on their last few pieces. "Hey, who's winning?"

"He has yet to penetrate my second line of defense. So how did the raid go?" Blitz asks.

Lightning shrugs as she sits down near them. "It went well. We got most of the things that were there. Weapons, like this." She said placing a metal rifle on the table. "They're advancing. The armor is too. It's more like dragon scales at this point."

"Then we have hit an elite tribe. Tell Commander Silver and Knight Captain the news." Blitz says.

Lightning nods and gets up and leave. "Um…sir? What are these?" He asks picking up the rifle.

Blitz quickly takes it from him and pulls the cocking mechanism and takes the magazine out before taking out the bullet in the chamber and giving it to him. "It's a rifle, more advance than the watchers have. Learning how to wield on will come later."

"Yes sir." Whirlwind says getting back to the game.

Blitz sighs as he sees him place one piece out of the way. "You're done." He said getting up and taking the rifle away.

"But…" Whirlwind say.

"You left your right flank complete exposed, my pieces can easily rush in through it and take your king." Blitz says.

Whirlwind looks to the pieces and moves Blitz's pieces to his and sees that each move takes over all of his pieces and leaves his king wide open in the end. "Whoops."

"You must now learn from this." Blitz says.

Whirlwind sighs. "Yes sir."

"Next, meet me in the center of camp in the training field we have set up. It is time for your lesson in combat." Blitz says.

Whirlwind nods and gets up before heading there. "Yes sir."

After putting the rifle in a chest in his tent, Blitz grabs a sword and heads to the training ground. When he reaches there he sees Whirlwind trying to find the right placement for his talon on the sword.

"Try a swing." Blitz said grabbing a sword from one of the ghosts giving him one.

Whirlwind tries to and actually sends it flying into a tree where a griffon moves his head out of the way. "Try a bit more inward." The griffon said trying to take it out.

"I see, I have to actually try." Blitz says putting his sword into its sheath and keeps holding the hilt.

Whirlwind looks a bit worried. "Um…dang it." He said trying to properly hold his sword.

"Mistake." Blitz says and the next thing Whirlwind knew, the wooden sword was against his throw.

"Crap." Whirlwind said.

"Pay up." A griffon said and another grumbles and gives him some coins. "Told you he wouldn't survive one second."

"I didn't even see him move." A ranger says.

"Again." Blitz orders.

Whirlwind frowns a bit before knocking Blitz's sword away and feels it on his neck. "Again." Blitz said before they engaged in sparing with Blitz blocking or evading all of Whirlwind's moves while holding the wooden sword in one hoof. "Geez, what else you got? I'm sure you read something, comics or something that gave you ideas for some moves." Blitz asks after a while.

Whirlwind didn't stop attacking and trying to hold him back. "I don't really, ow, read." He said when Blitz hits him over the head.

"Keep up your guard, don't let your opponent distract you." Blitz instructs.

Whirlwind seems to be getting madder before he uses a rope and sends it whipping toward Blitz and he ducks under it. "What was that?" He asks still blocking.

Whirlwind raises an eyebrow before pulling the other way and Blitz jumps and dodges the box that headed past where he was and Blitz landed a bit later. "Nice try. Good, but needs work. Now that is enough, for now get your bumps and bruises looked at." Blitz says tossing the wooden sword to one of the watching soldiers.

Whirlwind groans as he tries to move. "Ow." He said to himself as some of the griffons chuckle at his trouble. "Try again next time kid." One said.

"You have ability, but they send you to me to train and refine you." Blitz says before walking away.

Whirlwind looks at him as he tries to keep heading to his tent.

Blitz sighs as he heads back into his room and hears a beep from his communicator. "Cross here." He answered.

"Blitzy, are you going to keep doing that?" Twilight asks as Blazer looked at the package that just came in.

"Well yes, as it is how I answer in the field." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs and tries to keep her eyes open a little. "When are you going to get our kind of communicators instead of that old one?"

"When this one stops working properly. So has Arcane been tiring you out?" Blitz asks.

Twilight groans as some of the changelings behind her try to keep Arcane happy with a toy. "Unfortunately, have you sent anything over from over there, to Blazer?"

"I pulled a favor and had a friend in the nobility over here send a few toys, but mostly we are still stuck here on the Belmat Pains slugging it out with the dogs. It also seems we have a few elites amongst the enemy." Blitz says.

Twilight nods as Blazer finally opens the long box. "Did they send a very long package also?"

Blitz leans forward. "Long package?"

Twilight shows him what's Blazer is opening. "That." She said as Blazer moves the package filler away.

Blazer finally stops and takes out a long sword that looked like a katana style curved blade with white wrappings and gold hilt. "Um…dad." Blazer said now reaching into the package and taking out another one withe same blade style, but with black wrappings and a red hilt. "Where did you get these?"

Blitz just stares. "I didn't have anything made for you. That I'm sure of."

Twilight waves Blazer over and brings the swords over to her and sits down with her. "For some reason, they look familiar." He said taking the black one and pulls the blade to find it not shiny or reflective, but all black. "That's…new." He said before taking the other one and finds it reflective like a regular sword.

"Letter?" Blitz asks.

Blazer gets up and looks through the box before finding an envelope. "Here. Huh, this is my uncle or rather my dad's fighting buddy." He said opening it and finds a long letter. "Um…mom?" He asks embarrassed.

Twilight giggles and takes it before looking it over. "It's legal stuff. In accordance with…huh…these were your father's swords, or rather the ones he had made for you. That was nice of him. There is also some stuff about assets and some accounts and businesses."

"I will look into it later when I get back." Blitz says.

Blazer picks up the swords again. "So…what do I do with these?"

"I will teach you how to wield them when I get back." Blitz says.

Blazer tilts his head before taking a sword and leaves it inside before holding it like he has seen and frowns before turning it backward and bends it against his back while looking ready to swipe. "Better." He said smirking. "Do you have this way?"

Twilight sighs and looks back to Blitz. "Do you?" She asks as the changelings give Arcane back to her.

"The reverse grip. Far harder to fight with." Blitz says.

Blazer sighs as he tries to move around with the sword against him. "Maybe, so it might be a good idea to teach me a few regular moves just in case."

Blitz nods. "I'll see to that once I'm back. You keep being good for your moms, okay?"

"Okay dad." Blazer says.

Blitz smirks. "And maybe I'll throw in a few extra things I only know if you're really good. Twi make sure you count if he's bad."

"Yeah, yeah, now say hi to your dad Arcane." Twilight says holding him up.

Arcane giggles and waves with both forelegs.

"Hey there Arcane." Blitz says smiling.

Arcane coos at him.

"So tell me Twi, has Celestia met our son yet?" Blitz asks.

Twilight shakes her head. "No, it's probably because Luna is still here and they are holding a grudge."

"Celestia is becoming too power hungry love at this rate how long until we have to remove her to protect ourselves and children?" Blitz asks seriously.

Twilight shrugs. "Maybe Luna can help. Maybe she needs to head back."

"Love, is that Twilight, Celestia's number one student talking or is that Twilight, mother of Arcane talking?" Blitz asks.

Twilight presses her lips together as she thinks about. "I…" She sighs. "She needs to head back. This grudge has gone on long enough. Sisters need to love each other very much, because…" She looks down at Arcane smiling at her. "They're family. And family always stick together."

"And that means letting your sister torture your troops and servants?" Blitz asks striking something deep in Twilight as she looks at her son.

"You really think she's still Nightmare?" Twilight asks.

"Not her love, Celestia did that to the Shadowbolts including Shadow herself." Blitz says.

Twilight frowns. "So you hate her then?"

"Twi, if I hated her she would be dead most likely." Blitz says.

Twilight still frowned. "So what, what do you feel?"

"Anger and suspicion and you are avoiding my question, are you Twilight, Celestia's student or Twilight, mother of Arcane and queen of the changelings?" Blitz asks.

Twilight clicks her tongue. "I'm both. There will be a time I will leave her, but she will always be my teacher."

"And if she tries anything against our son?" Blitz asks fully serious.

Twilight held a thin line on her face. "She pays for it. No one harms my family. Not even my teacher." She said now hiding her face with her mane.

'Twilight, I never got to say this before, but…congratulations.' Chrysalis said.

"Then we are of the same mind. If she make such a move, I will dethrone her if not kill her for it." Blitz says.

Twilight tries to breathe before setting Arcane down. "Guys, get them out of here." She said to the changelings who quickly grabbed Arcane and Blazer and his swords before heading out. "Blitz, why do you want to kill them as a chance?"

"I don't, but if she tries, I will not let her have a second attempt." Blitz says fully serious.

Twilight didn't move. "Blitz…"

"Would you not do the same?" Blitz asks.

Twilight looks at him through her bangs. "I make sure they live and have a second chance to change, if not, then all bets are off."

"That is why I said dethrone her first, but if she forces my hoof, I won't hesitate and if her vassal rebels or attempt the same, I will show them how one who conquered an entire planet fights." Blitz says.

Twilight looks completely down again. "Blitz…"

"I love you all that much, I am willing to do anything for you." Blitz says his words were sincere in Twilight's ear.

Blitz watches as he sees a tear fall down her face. "Blitz, I sometimes hate it."

"I know, but that is what being a parent is all about, protecting and doing what is best for the children." Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs. "Promise you'll come back soon."

"I will love and we will be a family." Blitz says.

Twilight smiled and finally looks at him will glazed over eyes. "I love you."

"I love you too, my teacher and my love." Blitz says.

Twilight wipes her eyes. "Teacher? Still?" She chokes a little.

"When have you ever stopped teaching me magic?" Blitz asks jokingly.

Twilight smiled and giggles a bit. "Maybe our next spell will be one for us in bed." She suggested.

"Didn't we already have that lesson?" Blitz jokes.

Twilight grins. "Not this one. This one will be bigger." She said with a sultry look.

"With or without the blindfold you love so much?" Blitz asks.

Twilight tries to hold her giggles. "How about with that suit too? Me and the others are feeling frisky."

"Alright, will do love." Blitz says.

Twilight sighs before looking at him normally. "Thanks for coming into my life."

"No, thank you." Blitz says removing his helmet so she can see him smile.

Twilight sniffs a bit more and rubs her eyes. "I really want you back. Everyone here misses you, I miss you."

"Same here, but duty calls." Blitz says.

Twilight sniffs. "Please if not for your wives, at least for you kids."

"I'm trying love. If we can win this, we might be able to lure out the one ruling all of the dogs. Also, ask your changelings to tell you about contingent alpha minor." Blitz says.

Twilight raises an eyebrow. "Alpha what now?"

"Gotta go. Bye love." Blitz said before ending the call. He sighs and leans back in his chair. "Oh boy. I need music." He said to himself before getting some foreign music in his ears. "Don't know what it means, but the beat is always good."

Lightning smiled as she walks in. "Hey there sexy."

"Hey love. Twilight just called and we discussed the future including Celestia." Blitz says soberly.

Lightning looked a little worried. "You okay?"

"We discussed have to either dethrone or kill Celestia if it comes to it." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs. "One of these days your plans will go out the window."

"It's not a plan, but a precaution." Blitz says.

"You're precautions suck." Lightning said. "Safe, but suck when it comes to it."

"Oh you do complain about my plans I lead to you and me in bed." Blitz says smirking.

Lightning just throws a pillow at him. "Shut up."

"Ha." Blitz says smiling while hugging her.

Lightning smiled as she nuzzles him. "Love ya."

"Same here. So got an opinion on the kid yet?" Blitz says leading her to his bed.

Lightning raises an eyebrow. "What kid?"

"The squire." Blitz says as she lays her head in his lap.

Lightning shrugs. "Eh, kid needs work and the real thing."

"And?" Blitz asks starting to pet her.

Lightning purrs. "He does have potential."

"And you my lightning storm?" Blitz asks.

Lightning looks to him. "Lightning storm?"

"Yes, because you leave a storm in your wake." Blitz says as he continues to pet her.

Lightning giggles. "I do, don't I? But what about me?"

"You, we can wait a while longer." Blitz says as his other hoof pets her flank.

Lightning wiggles her flank a bit. "Yeah, we can. I don't want to do it when there's a possible battle coming up."

"You say that, but your body says something different." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning hits his chest. "Cut that out. I really don't want to."

"I know, but you crave it. That is why I had you beat a few of the soldiers around when we started so they would know better than to try it with you." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Lightning groans. "Please don't make me."

"I'm not." Blitz says adjusting himself so she can snuggle into him.

Lightning sighs in relief. "Good because I really don't want to do it at a time like this. I want to do it when we're on our own and ourselves, just us." She said nuzzling his chest.

"And Twilight says we have to." Blitz whispers the rest into her ear.

Lightning frowns. "I don't think so. My body, my choice."

"Oh, you best take that up with the Queen of Changelings." Blitz says jokingly.

Lightning smiled. "Yeah, right. She would take my side."

"When she said that, is that what we have to do?" Blitz asks.

Lightning frowns. "You want to call her and find out?"

"No, I want to keep petting you." Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. "Now then." She said before kissing him. "You'll get it soon, just not now." She said giving another kiss.

"I can wait, but can you?" Blitz asks stroking her competitive nature.

Lightning hisses a bit. "Don't test me. Besides, I don't want to do it here. I want to do it at home. Where I know I belong."

"Oh shall we see if one of us doesn't break under the desire." Blitz says smirking.

Lightning frowns. "Don't do this."

"What, not up for the challenge?" Blitz asks smirking.

Lightning growls a bit and looks away. "Shut up."

"Tell you what, whoever wins, gets to make one request from the loser within reason and if neither of us give in, we act like this never happened." Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. "Deal. How do you lose, make this grow?" She asks stroking a lower part of him.

"No, if one of us admits they can't take it any longer and the use of seductive methods to do so is cheating and you automatically lose unless both agree to it." Blitz says before kissing her.

Lightning pushes him back. "Sorry, not happening." She said getting off of him and heading to the couch.

Blitz smirks. "Ah, what's wrong, hate little old me?"

Lightning huffs and lays down on the couch. "No, just the stallion that dick is attached too."

Blitz holds a hoof to his heart. "Oh, you wound me Dusty."

He just receives a pillow to the head. "Shut up."

"Love you too." Blitz says happy that the silencing spell used to keep the planning secret was up.

Lightning huffs and lays her head down. "So, what do we got coming up next?"

"Well now we try and narrow it down some more." Blitz says lying next to her as she wraps a wing around him.

Lightning sighs. "So what other plans to send out for our little spy?"

"I have an idea." Blitz says smirking.

"I can't believe that actually worked." Silver says.

"Yeah, to tell the truth, that plan was a diversion for the real plan, but we caught him and all we had to do was circulate a fake report of a bomb being planned in the leader of the dog's camp." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "At least we got him now."

"Yeah, we've also given him a blindfold for his execution on the colonel Talon's orders." Blitz says.

Silver frowns. "I really hate this part." He said walking away.

"Cover your ears." Blitz says as gun shots are soon heard.

Silver lowers his talons from his head. "I really wish we didn't have traitors."

"There will always be traitors." Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. "You had any in your line of work?"

"Two came to off me on my wedding day." Blitz says.

Silver hisses. "Ouch, how did that fair out?"

"Had to beat one to near death while getting ready. The other, let's just say the guests from the mandalorian clans went hunting." Blitz says.

Silver smiled. "Now I wish my wedding isn't like that."

"I doubt it will." Surge says smiling under her helmet.

Silver grins. "I meant not like that. Like yours specifically."

"Ah, you mean a nice ceremony followed by a party and hunting of a large dangerous predator?" Blitz asks.

Silver frowns. "Very funny."

"That wasn't a joke." Lightning says.

Silver raises an eyebrow as they head off. "I'm really starting to question you guys."

"Custom of the clans." Blitz says.

Silver shakes his head. "Oh boy. I have a feeling his ideals will lead to something."

"Kaysh ne'waadas at katkavida laam." Blitz says.

Lightning nods. "Yeah, he does."

"What did he say?" Silver asks confused.

"He's speaking in the tongue of the clans." Lightning says

Silver groans. "I sometimes hate these guys." He said to himself.

"So the plan still going ahead?" Lightning asks.

Silver nods. "Yes, we are actually surprised that he was able to leave that big gaping hole in their defenses. Another defense squad is coming here to take our place and the general wants us to move in. We are getting reports of the camps beyond the line still in trouble and being repaired. So we strike and take them out. After that, the front line closes in and takes the heat off of us."

"So we are being sent to attack with the other two then." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "He wants us to take it out and bore a hole for the advance team to attack."

"So we are the vanguard this time." Blitz says.

Silver shrugs. "I figure a nice change of pace would do some good."

"Surge, go ahead of us and get all of them start to gear up." Blitz orders.

Silver smiled. "Make sure they dress dark. We got a dark and stormy night coming."

"Time to bring the fire." Blitz says disappearing.

Lightning grins. "Great, I'll wear the thin version armor I got." She said before flying off with a smirk.

It was pitch black that night as so, dogs were on watch.

"Wait." Blitz said holding a hoof up as they pressed themselves against the wall as the dog walks past overhead.

"You hear something?" A dog asks.

The other looks around and perks his ears up before hearing nothing, but the rain. "Nah, come on. They got fresh meat at the camp." He said walking away with the other.

Blitz takes a mirror from a griffon's pocket before using it to peek up and sees the torch lights going away. "We're clear." He said giving it back and vaulting himself over the cliff face.

The griffons and ponies follow. After that, Blitz did a few gesture and they all nod before fanning out. They soon spread out in a spread out line as they all move towards the camp and see the lights coming up. "Stop." Blitz said stopping behind a broken dead tree.

He looks ahead and sees some dogs standing at the edge and just looking outward as some dogs came up to them and gave them something before heading back. "Synchronized takedowns." He said moving slowly up to the dog as the others move to theirs.

Once they reach the dog by staying in the grass and bushes, Blitz takes a look around and tries to stop the others dogs before getting up and grabbing the dog and cover his mouth before cutting his throat and drags him down into the bush as the other griffons does the same to theirs.

"Start planting them." Blitz instructs.

The griffons start to move around and hide behind the cargo as they put the bombs into the explosives and gunpowder. While Blitz moves carefully towards the main tent and finds one dog there just napping on the table. He raises an eyebrow before placing a bomb under the table behind some boxes and looks at the table and grabs a few things before heading out back to the hill and meets up with Silver looking through a modified telescope Blitz made to let him see in the dark. "Not bad. All of them are set." Silver said still watching.

"Alright, withdraw, time for me to start the distraction." Blitz says.

Silver clears his throat before cawing once and soon more griffons came over and Blitz disappears. Silver looks through the telescope and watches the whole camp before he sees the entire camp engulfed in flames and the dogs panicking. "Not bad."

"You thought you could hide from me do you?!" Blitz yells in the fire at a more agile looking warchief. The dog roars and charges at him right through the line of flames and misses when Blitz jumps up and he goes right into more cargo boxes. "I've seen better dogs." Blitz taunts as the dog tries rolling around trying to put out the fire.

The dog soon puts it out with a small puddle and gets up and feels himself grip by the throat with magic and propel towards Blitz and is skewered onto an outstretched claw.

Blitz huffs as he throws the dog off the claws and soon walks away and heads back to the hill. "That's that." He said giving some papers to Silver. "Here's the latest troop movements and we have finally killed the dog that has been giving us trouble for months. He is not like the others, he was smaller and obviously smarter." Blitz says.

Silver huffs. "At least we got him. That's good news."

"Yeah, also check the fifth paper." Blitz says.

Silver moves the papers around. "Really, this one is causing all the trouble?"

"We got his location." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Yes, but we don't have orders to hit him. Ours is to get rid of these camps and hold the line."

"Send the map to the generals in command here. More specifically, your father and see what happens." Blitz says.

Silver just looks over the papers. "More than likely he will send a strike team to get rid of him."

"Not possible, as according to the latest ghost recon, three tribes in the way for that." Blitz says.

Silver looks to him. "Then how about we clear the way for them?"

"Simple, we challenge him directly by committing forces to face him there." Blitz says.

Silver smiled. "You really know how to mess with the mind, don't you?"

"Nope, I just know how to fight a war." Blitz says.

Silver sighs and looks to the camp still burning. "What do you want to do while we wait and get to our next spot?"

"We got two more to do before daybreak to meet our quota, so move." Blitz says.

Silver says nothing and follows everyone as they head to the next camp.

Blitz walks into his tent to find Lightning playing the board game with Whirlwind. "I have news you two." Blitz says.

They look to him. "What is it?" Whirlwind asks trying to stealthily move a piece.

"We killed the warchief that has been evading us and giving us quite a bit of trouble and we found their leader." Blitz says.

Lightning looks a bit surprised and slaps Whirlwind's talon, making him let go of the piece. "That's good. Are we getting him?"

"There are three tribes in the way and he directly controls three more if the papers we took from the dog are to be believed. We will have to wait and bide our time until orders come down." Blitz says.

Whirlwind hisses as he rubs his talon. "Great, more waiting and getting my tail feathers kicked to pieces." He said as Lightning moves her final piece and heads off. "And that's another feather lost."

"War, young squire, is not all about going into battle. There are many factors and a lot of the time we will be waiting." Blitz says.

Whirlwind frowns a little. "I know. It's just I hate getting my feathers pulled." He said before seeing something leaning against the table. "Isn't this hers?" He asks picking up the blaster rifle.

"Yes, that is her blaster rifle." Blitz says sitting down and starts looking over the maps.

Whirlwind aims to the roof and tries to aim carefully while keeping the fingers away from the trigger. "Huh, very different than the rifles out there. A little bit lightweight, but that's all I can tell without firing it."

"Please don't, I would rather not have to repair the tent." Blitz says.

Whirlwind sighs and puts it down against the table again. "What I wouldn't give to try a shot."

"Stick with us and you will get your chance soon enough." Blitz says.

Whirlwind hums. "Yeah, with you guys, it gets crazy."

"Not that you have much of a choice, being his squire." Lightning says.

Whirlwind smiled a bit. "Maybe I'll stick with being in the griffon army."

"I am a knight major in the army squire." Blitz reminds.

Whirlwind looks to him. "I meant with sticking with the army here, not that I mean your own army isn't that bad."

"She means you don't have a choice once the war is over. I'm heading to see my family and you being my squire must accompany me." Blitz says.

Whirlwind groans slightly. "There are some parts I hate."

"Oh Cross, we just received a letter. They couldn't find any relatives to little Blazer." Lightning says.

Blitz sighs. "Well, that's that. Now I have to tell him he's staying with me."

"Well at least he has a family now." Lightning says.

Blitz nods and leans back in his seat. "Yeah, just hope he isn't causing too much trouble. After all, I did promise."

"Blazer?" Whirlwind asks.

Blitz waves him off. "My adopted son. Got him from a town after dogs razed it and killed his parents. Had Surge here take him to my family back home. Now, he's going to be my son."

"I see." Whirlwind says, his interest peaked.

Blitz smirks. "If I know him up to this point, he's probably training with those weapons that he somehow inherited. Still need to go over the assets." He said as an afterthought.

"That's enough for now. Whirlwind, I have to discuss something with Cross before he heads to sleep. I will continue your martial training soon." Lightning says.

Whirlwind sighs and gets up before stepping out.

Blitz sighs. "We might be going home sooner than expected." Blitz says walking over to the bed.

Lightning smiled as she zips up the tent and gets out of her armor. "Yeah, you happy to head back?"

"Ecstatic, if we either kill or force the dog overlord to surrender." Blitz says laying down after removing his armor.

Lightning giggles and lays down on him. "Yeah, I wish we can get back faster so…you know." She said tracing a hoof on his chest.

"I know and you also want to play with the foals don't you?" Blitz asks.

Lightning smiled. "Yeah, can't wait to really meet them."

"Stepmother Lightning Dust." Blitz teases.

Lightning smirks. "And you are daddy to all."

"Yes, I am, with another on its way." Blitz says.

Lightning smiled. "Pinkie and Rainbow, right?"

"No, just Rainbow. Pinkie has shown no signs of it…has she?" Blitz asks.

Lightning sighs. "You haven't been checking on everypony. It's best you do."

"Well I have been quite busy." Blitz says.

Lightning pokes his chest. "Call."

Blitz sighs and starts calling. "Fine."

Twilight giggles as Arcane played around with a ball as Blazer read the general books on the area while Azure was playing with the ball with Arcane. "They are so good together, aren't they?" Octavia asks as she sat with Twilight.

Twilight nods. "Yep, just wish Blazer can play around a bit too, but he's still learning about this place. So it works in one way."

Blazer looks up at his name was heard and just sees his moms laughing a bit before going back to his book. "So this is the new kid. I was hoping for something different." A voice said behind him to which he yelps and smacks the book closed before swinging it behind him. "OW!"

Everyone looks over and sees Discord holding his head and a penguin on his back laughing at him. "Discord, what are you doing here?" Twilight asks getting off the couch.

Discord groans a bit. "When I heard you had another little foal, I had to see the little one. But I didn't expect you to give birth to a griffon." He said snapping his claws and making a magnifying glass appear. "Who's your mummy?" He asks to Blazer as he looks him over.

"Mom?" Blazer asks a bit afraid of the funny made dragon.

Twilight frowns before shooting a spell ball at Discord and makes him fly into a wall and sends Sombra onto the ground with a squawk. Blazer just looks at Sombra who squawks at him before Blazer picks him up and hugs him. "Aw, too cute." He said snuggling Sombra.

Discord groans as loud angry squawking was heard from the room as some changelings surrounded him. "Let him go. The only thing he's a danger of is himself." Twilight said walking up to him.

Discord huffs as he dusts himself off. "Why Twilight, that's a terrible thing to say. I would have hoped that dear Fluttershy would have at least been taking care of the foals since you only care about making names."

Twilight raises an eyebrow as the changelings withdraw. "Nope and it's Flutterbat, not Fluttershy for now. Pet, come here!" Twilight calls out.

Discord looks confused until he sees Fluttershy looking like a bat walking in. "Yes mistress?" She asks clearly and not shyly while wearing a collar.

Twilight smiled. "Get us some food and snacks."

Fluttershy nods. "Yes mistress." She said before hurrying to the kitchen.

Discord just scratches his head. "Alright, why is she calling you mistress?"

Twilight smirks and heads back to the couch. "Simple, my husband kind of owns her. She likes to be as a pet. So, he ordered her to listen to me as the master, so to speak."

Discord flies on over to her. "So she listens to everything you say, right?"

Twilight nods as Fluttershy comes back with a tray of tea and cookies. "Your tea and cookies mistress." She said bending down slightly.

Twilight smiled and takes some while Octavia does as well while Discord just takes a bit confused still. "Good." Twilight said before taking bite and spitting it out. "Pet! This is not cooked enough." Twilight said showing the eaten cookie.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit. "I'm sorry mistr…ah!" She yelped as she was pulled by the collar.

Twilight glares at her before hitting her in the face once before throwing her to the ground. "Get it right pet or it'll be worse next time." Twilight said leaning back and throwing the tea and cookies at her.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit more as she was covered in the crumbs and tea. "Yes mistress." She said hurrying off the kitchen.

Discord just had his mouth open. "Okay, what happen to the old Twilight?"

Twilight smiled. "Relax, I didn't really hurt her. I premade a spell on her that when used on a part of the body, it will cause the pain receptors to activate. That was actually a tap on the face and she likes being hurt. She wants to play with us today so I obliged. Don't worry, she's still the same Fluttershy you know and love. Just…I really don't know how to place that." Twilight said thinking on it.

Discord looks a bit worried. "So…I don't have to worry about her being covered in bruises and casts, right?"

Octavia dips her cookies in her tea. "Nope, she will be fine. You can ask her anything and it will be like this scenario isn't even happening."

Discord raises an eyebrow as Fluttershy comes back with a new tray. "Your remade food and drink mistress."

Twilight takes them and tries a bit before smirking. "Very good, you got off lucky."

Fluttershy nods and smiles to Discord. "Hello Discord, how are you?" She asks now being like her usual self.

Discord tilts his head. "Um…fine. Are you okay with this?"

Fluttershy nods. "Yep. Don't worry, it's consensual."

Discord nods while Twilight smiled. "Now that's out of the way, why is Sombra still a penguin?" She asks pointing to Blazer still snuggling Sombra.

Discord sputters a bit. "How did you know that?"

Twilight taps her head. "Chrysalis. I became queen when she was dying. Now I control most, if not all, of the changelings in Equestria. Still, her spirit is still inside me and giving me guidance of being queen and sometimes eases my loneliness when Blitz is not around. Now, Sombra?" She asks pointing to the penguin now running from Arcane and Azure with Blazer now, squawking as he ran as far as his little flippers will take him.

Discord takes out a pair of glasses and wears a suit with a tie. "Well, if you must know, I find it hilarious that he is a penguin." Discord says smirking.

"WANK!" A loud squawk yells was heard as a book hits Discord in the head and they look to see Sombra waving a flipper angrily before running off from the young ones.

"Hilarious." Discord says smirking.

Twilight shakes her head. "What are we going to do with you Discord?"

"Well I know you be answering that call." Discord says.

Twilight clicks her tongue before thinking. "What call?"

Suddenly she hears her omnitool ringing and hears Fluttershy's ringing in the hallway.

Twilight answers and sees Blitz there. "Blitz? Is something wrong?" She asks as Fluttershy comes back and sits down on the couch before joining.

"One moment, waiting for the others to pick up." Blitz says.

Soon Rarity, Applejack, who seems to be resting against a tree, Pinkie and Rainbow joined the call too. "So what's this about?" Twilight asks as Vinyl, Shadow, Spitfire and Fleetfoot joined afterward.

"Come on Daring, pick up." Blitz says.

A yawn was heard as a black screen shows up before they see a light come on and sees Daring in bed and rubbing her eyes. "What is it girls?" She asks tried.

"I didn't know I was so feminine love." Blitz jokes.

Daring groans and glares slightly at him. "What is it?"

"I got some news girls. We have located the overlord of the dogs over here. Which means I might be coming home soon." Blitz says.

All the girls then smile. "Really?!" Pinkie asks as they see the background moving up and down.

"By the way Pinkie, Lightning hinted at you being pregnant?" Blitz asks.

Pinkie giggles. "Yeah, my tummy is getting bigger. I got a foal, a little baby foal in me and it's happy with how I'm hopping."

"And you Pinkamena?" Blitz asks.

They all watch as the background stops moving and Pinkie's mane flatten out and she lost her happy smile. "Idiot, you knocked me up."

"You know you love it." Blitz says smiling.

Pinkamina suddenly brings out a knife right in front of the camera. "I will be going to be very happy to see you again. Because you are going to pay, idiot, pay a lot."

"I'm looking forward to it. Want me to bring anything girls?" Blitz asks.

Soon a chorus of requests came spewing from all of them, asking different things from jewelry, trinkets from the gift shop and for some reason, a large bowl of candy and sweets. "Alright, alright, I'll see what I can do." Blitz said, trying to quiet them down. "Just send me a list in an email and Pinkamena, I've acquired a bottle of vintage wine last time I was in the capital."

The knife was put away as she clicks her tongue. "Tempting, but you have to do better."

"Oh I got other things, but I will leave them a surprise and Minerva, you could join in instead of eavesdropping." Blitz says.

Gigging was then heard as Minerva came on. "Hey cutie. Great to see you again. So, how long exactly?"

"That depends on the generals. I also hear the prince of the griffons is overseeing this front. Also girls, we may be getting a new summer home." Blitz says.

All of them start talking. "Summer home?" Twilight asks as Arcane, Azure and Blazer come up to join their mothers.

"Well it seems the griffon king really values my service, as such he is most likely going to grant me a title and fief." Blitz says.

Applejack just tilts her head. "A what now?"

"Land darling." Rarity says.

Applejack leans forward. "So basically, you got a regular home over there?"

"Maybe or maybe a castle." Blitz says unsure himself.

Twilight giggles a bit. "You already got a castle, now you want another?"

"I'm just saying possibilities. I don't know for sure what land they will give, but I do know the king plans on it as I have been assigned a squire and only nobility or those who have served for most of their lives get those so you do the math." Blitz says.

Rarity looks a bit surprised. "You got a squire?"

"Yes, a young griffon named Whirlwind." Blitz says.

Rarity smirks. "Is he cute?"

"Rarity, you are married." Daring reminds.

Rarity giggles. "I know, just wondering, because sometimes cuteness factors into smartness." All of them give her a look. "Blueblood." She said noticing the stares.

"And?" Rainbow asks.

Rarity sighs. "Sometimes a male's smartness are based on how bad they look. Like jocks in school."

"And?" Pinkamena asks.

Rarity sighs. "Yes, I'm married. I'm just wondering since he's working under Blitzy and if he isn't smart enough, it will be high on trouble for Blitzy to deal with."

"He is learning, oh and Rarity, I got something for you as well. Found it amongst a dog camp we raided." Blitz says holding up a sapphire encrusted necklace.

Rarity gasps. "Oh my, that's beautiful. Please come home sooner."

"I will send it ahead with Minerva." Blitz says smiling.

Rarity giggles. "I want you to put it on me."

"Alright, so Vinyl you beat Azure yet?" Blitz asks.

Vinyl huffs. "Please, of course I did." She said proudly.

"She still can't catch him." Octavia says.

Vinyl hisses at her. "Quiet thrall!"

Blitz laughs. "Don't worry love, you will get him soon enough. You just need to watch his left forehoof, he favors that when he is about to pull something sneaky." Blitz says.

Vinyl hisses at them. "Watch out little Azure, your mommy Vinyl is coming." Azure just laughs and outstretched his hooves at her. Vinyl giggles and hisses some more. "Want to spend time with your mommy vampire?"

"I think that is a yes Vinyl." Blitz says.

Vinyl grins with a toothy grin as Azure giggles at her. "So what we doing in the mean time?"

Twilight moves the camera around her. "Guess who else is here?" She asks showing Discord and Sombra being held by Fluttershy.

"Ah Chaos and the adorable mascot of dark magic." Blitz says.

"WANK! WANK!" Sombra yells at him.

Discord chuckles. "Ah, love that idea. Him being my mascot." He said before a book hits him in the face.

"If not, you could always introduce him to a hungry seal." Blitz jokes.

"Wank?" Sombra asks, hiding a bit before jumping off and stares up at Discord. "Wank." He said.

Discord sighs. "Fine. Just for this moment." He said before snapping his claws and Sombra was covered in dark smoke and then dissipates as he was revealed in his regular self, but without armor and was actually bare naked.

"Finally. I was getting a bit tired from running around in flippers." Sombra said stretching himself.

"Discord, I will give you a glass of chocolate milk to turn him back into a penguin right now." Blitz says causing Discord's face to nearly split with a smile.

Sombra goes wide eye. "Wait, can't I at least speak?!"

"Um no, two glasses." Blitz says.

Sombra yelps a bit and goes behind Twilight. "Can't I at least speak to her?" He half yells while pointing to Twilight.

"What is her title?" Blitz asks.

Sombra frowns a little. "Queen Arcane. Those times being a penguin wasn't for nothing."

"You may speak. Take five Discord." Blitz says.

Sombra huffs as Discord brings out a big clock and it starts counting down to twelve from five minutes ago. Sombra frowns before looking to Twilight. "How is she?"

"She is at peace." Twilight says.

Sombra nods. "Yes, but how is she dealing with her new life in your head? I know about the magic flare and where it came from."

"She says she will eventually fade away." Twilight says.

Sombra sighs. "Guess she never got the chance. Oh well, at least I can still be here." He said before looking at Discord. "In a sense." He said before looking back to her. "You need anything from me, just ask, okay?" He asks while smiling.

"Well there is one thing." Twilight says.

Sombra frowns a little. "Penguin?"

"Arcane wants his little playmate back." Twilight says brushing the foal's mane.

Sombra stares at her before sighing. "Fine, but I want to at least be myself at times."

"That is fine, just not while Celestia visits which will be soon." Twilight says.

Sombra smiles a bit. "Though it will be funny once she realizes that you are friends with her arch enemy."

"We got enough to worry about her finding out Arcane is a male alicorn." Twilight says.

Sombra chuckles. "Please, you haven't even seen my life about them." He said looking more closely at Arcane before being turned back into a penguin and Arcane catches him as he sighs and crosses his flippers.

"Times up." Discord announced.

"Flutter, you mind paying Discord for me?" Blitz asks.

Fluttershy nods. "Yes master." She said before heading to the kitchen.

"So where is Lightning?" Spitfire asks.

"Oh, she over there." Blitz says showing them Lightning sleeping.

"Aw." Most of them said.

"She just got back from an 18 hour patrol." Blitz says.

"Ouch." They now said.

"So when is Celestia coming over?" Blitz asks.

"In about a week, right around when all of us are supposed to get together." Twilight says directing the latter half to the rest of the girls.

Pinkie cheers as her mane goes back to normal. "Can I host a party there? Like, Welcome back Blitzy and Lightning?"

"Not them, because we don't know when they will be back." Twilight says.

"Aww." Pinkie sadly said.

"We can plan a party together when we get back Pinkie." Blitz says.

"Aww, I want it to be a surprise." Pinkie whines.

"I got a few surprises for you." Blitz says smiling.

Pinkie presses her face against the screen. "What is it?" She asks excited.

"If I tell you, it wouldn't be a surprise would it?" Blitz asks.

Pinkie pouts. "Meanie."

"I'll tell you what, I have some chocolate onboard the Darkstar One along with the bottle of vintage wine." Blitz says.

Pinkie smiled and hugs herself. "Aww, you do care."

"Just don't do anything to risk your precious cargo, also since I am far away, now is a good time to inform Maud about your condition." Blitz says.

Pinkie giggles and moves aside. "Talking about her, look." She said before Maud's head appears in the doorway of her room. "Pinkie, you are out of rocks. I can't make the meal you wanted." She drones.

"Uhhhhhhh." Blitz says causing Maud to register him.

Maud steps up to the screen and sees Blitz. "Huh, so this is the husband you went with. At least he's good looking enough." She said before turning to Pinkie. "Where do you keep the extra rocks?"

"Rightmost cupboard and don't you have anything to say to him about this?" Pinkie asks.

Maud looks to him carefully. "I want him to be here, but I can tell you this, hurt my sister and you going to get the meaning of rock farming." She drones.

"Yeah, that might not be for a b…" Blitz was cut off by an explosion outside. "I'll be right back." Blitz says putting the communicator down and steps outside in full armor.

All the mares and foals and hatching was just staring at a wall. "What do you think is happening?" Twilight asks.

After a few minutes later, Blitz comes back. "Sorry, the dogs tried and plant bombs onto our defenses." Blitz says.

Rainbow leans closer. "You okay?"

"Yeah, just told them to tighten the perimeter and double the patrols. We should be good." Blitz says.

"So wait, is he in a war zone?" Maud asks.

Pinkie nods happily. "Yeah, he's a soldier and right now he's in the griffon kingdom fighting the dogs."

"He better not die and leave you a widow." Maud says.

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, I won't. I don't leave family behind."

"Oh that reminds me, where is the trombone?" Pinkie asks.

Blitz just raises an eyebrow as Maud gives her the trombone and she plays it. "Okay, are the parasprites back?"

Pinkie shakes her head. "No, just this little one might like it." She said tapping her stomach.

"Ah." Blitz says.

Maud looks at him again. "Don't mess up with her or you're getting me."

"Maud, he is my husband, we both can't have him." Pinkie says.

After a few moments of silence Blitz says, "Not sure if that is a joke or not."

Maud just stares. "Don't mess up."

"Can I get an answer on that?" Blitz asks.

"He won't." Most of them said.

Blitz sighs. "So Blazer, you behaving?" Blitz asks.

Blazer nods. "Yes father."

"Good boy." Blitz says.

Twilight pushes his shoulder. "Blazer." She said simply.

"Yes mommy." Blazer says.

"So Daring, what are you up to?" Blitz says.

Daring groans. "Sleeping when you called. Come on man."

"You know what you meant love where are you as in Equestria, it is day time and here its five o'clock in the morn…do not tell me." Blitz says.

Daring feign innocence. "What?"

"Where are you?" Blitz says.

Daring smirks. "Onboard."

"Where?" Blitz asks.

Daring smiled. "Darkstar."

"Minerva." Blitz says looking at her.

Minerva whistled innocently.

"I will talk to you about this later." Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "Relax Blitzy. I'm not coming out much. Just to explore a bit and see the land when I'm cooped up too long and that's not during, before or after a battle. Besides, Minerva is keeping me busy from time to time."

Blitz frowns a bit. "That still doesn't excuse this ploy."

Daring smirks. "Blitzy, do I have to remind the last time we were in the griffon kingdom?"

"Do you want me to show them all the pictures of you in the griffon court?" Blitz asks making her pale.

"You wouldn't dare." Daring says.

"Wouldn't I?" Blitz ask

Daring huffs. "Well, don't send me back and I won't upload that photo of you when we went back in time. Maybe others would like it when you were dressed that way." She said smirking.

"Go right ahead." Blitz says still smirking.

They all watch as Blitz and Daring held a staring contest before Daring's line went dead. "Daring?" Rainbow asks.

Minerva giggles as they hear some loud cursing and things being thrown and broken in her background. "She's fine." She said before a table was actually thrown behind her head.

"Tell her, don't exert herself too much and look in cargo bay 2, box label F-74." Blitz says.

Minerva gets up. "Artifact?"

"Let's just say, I think she will like it." Blitz says smirking.

Minerva giggles before walking away and soon the cruising stops. "So, what attacks or anything you got left?" Twilight asks as Arcane crawls away.

"Twi, Arcane is crawling away with Sombra." Blitz says.

"My queen?" A changeling said as Twilight looks over and sees Arcane in a saddlebag carried by the changeling looking at her with a laugh and Sombra was eating some cookies he found in the bag.

"Oh come here, my little prince." Twilight says walking over and picking him up.

Arcane laughs as Sombra squawks at them and shows a cookie. "Oh come here Sombra." Fluttershy said picking him up.

"My queen, we need to do something about our numbers. Apparently, our own broodmares isn't enough." Another changeling said.

Twilight looks to him as she thought about that. "Let's see, how many broodmares do we have?"

"Only a few." The changeling said.

Twilight looks back to Pinkie. "Pinkie, can you make a few flyers?"

Pinkie leans in. "What about?"

Twilight smiled a little. "Write this, 'Volunteers wanted for being broodmares for the changelings. Will be able to let fantasies come true, with some restrictions.'"

Pinkie holds up a flyer. "Like this?" She asks showing an already made flyer with a pretty good picture of a changeling nuzzling a pony.

Twilight and the others looks a little surprised. "That's…pretty good."

Pinkie puts it down. "So?"

Twilight smiled. "Good, put it up all over Ponyville first."

Pinkie salutes. "Yes my queen."

Arcane giggles as he claps his hooves while Sombra raises an eyebrow as he feels Fluttershy nuzzling his head.

"See, that will be you soon Pinkamena." Blitz says as Pinkamena returns.

Pinkamena frowns a bit. "Tch. Maybe." She said looking away.

"What do you think Maud?" Blitz asks.

Maud just stares. "Maybe one day, just not now for she is still brewing up one."

"Yeah and yes Shadow, we will aim for you next." Blitz says.

Shadow smiled. "Thanks. I really need one after our time."

"We have been married for a little over a year now." Blitz says.

Shadow giggles. "And I like to really have that marriage with you and you alone for a bit. Think you could do that?"

"Ask the one holding Arcane." Blitz says.

Twilight giggles as Arcane laughs. "Just be sure to give her that suit she likes. I'm sure she appreciates it, many Blitzes, protecting her."

"Maybe another time. I want just my Blitzy." Shadow says.

Blitz smiled. "I'll be sure to have that suit ready. And…is that how you see it?"

Shadow sighs. "I don't see a line of royal guards, I see an army of Blitzes ready to protect me."

Blitz says nothing, not wanting to bring up what happened.

Shadow sighs and looks away from them a second. "Excuse me. I need to see something." She said before walking away and cutting her line.

"Spitfire, Fleetfoot, you mind?" Blitz asks.

They both nod and head off. "What's up with her?" Rainbow asks.

"I will explain it to you later." Twilight says.

Blitz just stayed silent as he looked away for a moment until he looks back. "She will be fine. Just give her time."

"And you…" Twilight says before they hear a, what most would assume, Rainbow fanmare scream.

They all look at Rainbow's who is looking at another screen.

"What?" Applejack asks.

"Wasn't me." Rainbow says.

"Then that means…ladies, prepare yourself for this." Blitz says smirking.

They all look around and finally see Minerva's screen and sees Daring bent over the lid of a box in the room. "Is this that artifact that was lost by our favorite underwater city?!" Daring asks.

"Maybe." Blitz says.

Daring takes out a gold statue and takes out another one that looks like a weapon on a stand. "This is awesome!" She said wiggling her legs while on the lid. Blitz says nothing as she keeps going fanmare on them.

Twilight shakes her head. "Oh boy. How long would this go on?" She asks as Daring wiggles even more.

"About five more minutes till she realizes the rest of you are watching." Blitz says.

They all shake their heads before they try to go back to themselves. "So, what are you going to do now? Just wait until the next order?" Octavia asks.

"Not much I can do before then." Blitz says.

Discord leans in. "And how's your commander doing?"

"He's taking charge out there. He's a far cry from five months ago when this started." Blitz says.

Discord smiled. "And did he get any offers of mates?"

"Not my place to talk about such things." Blitz says.

Discord chuckles. "Yeah, yeah."

After that, Blitz try to catch up with them and Daring joined in after she snapped out of her fanmare moment.

"I just feel something coming, just no idea what it is. Well I best go, it sounds like everything is calmed down outside far too soon. I will hopefully see all of you in person soon." Blitz said.

"Hope to see you soon." They all say in almost unison.

"Love you girls." Blitz says before disconnecting.

Later that night, after midnight, Blitz left a letter for Silver in his tent and left the camp. After a bit of walking, he rendezvous with the Darkstar One and came aboard. Blitz then stealthily snuck up behind Minerva and then wrapped her in a hug to her surprise. "Miss me?" He whispered into her ear.

Minerva smiles as she tries to turn around and gives a hug back. "Hey, I really missed being with you like this." She said nuzzling him. "Being able to feel. Though it is still nice to interface with the ship in a way that increases my processing power by a lot. I was able to upgrade the whole ship by two hundred percent."

"I see." Blitz says touching their noses together. "Remember to rest every once in a while. You are a cyborg now, not an android." Blitz says.

Minerva giggles and nuzzles him. "Yeah, yeah." She said while moving her hooves on him. "I love this feeling, being able to know you are there, for real."

"So Daring already asleep?" Blitz says wiggling his eyebrows at her.

Minerva nods. "Yeah, she's still tuckered out."

"Let's give her some company, ok?" Blitz asks.

Minerva smiled and pulled on his hoof and led him to Daring's room where they found her fast asleep in some messed up covers that were half off. "Aw, that's cute."

"You get the right side of me and Daring the left." Blitz whispers as they sneak into the room.

Minerva grins and moves to their places before they crawl into bed and Blitz warps his hoof around Daring.

Daring mumbles something before opening her eyes and sees Blitz holding her. She tries backing out, but is stopped by Minerva who holds her there.

Blitz smiles as he pets her mane. "Go back to sleep my love." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring calms down and moves closer to him before closing her eyes and putting her hooves on him. "Thanks for not being mad."

"I can't stay mad at you even if I get mad." Blitz whispers into her ear.

Daring twitches her ear at him. Blitz smiles as he lets himself fall asleep. In the morning, Daring yawns loudly as she gets up and head for the shower. She sighs after coming out drying her mane before she notices Blitz in the bed.

"What the…?" She asks herself.

"Up already love?" Blitz asks getting up.

Daring looks around for a bit. "Yeah, but…what are you…?" She tries to ask.

"I came here to spend some time with you." Blitz says walking over.

Daring blushes a bit. "You…did?"

"Yeah." Blitz says smiling as he wraps his hooves around her neck.

Daring presses her lips together as he starts to nuzzle her. "Um…"

"I can't stay too long love." Blitz says soberly.

Daring sadly sighs and nuzzles him back. "The girls are all worried about you Blitz."

"I know." Blitz says rubbing her back.

Daring sighs and looks at him. "At least check back once in a while. We can't do everything."

"Sorry, I'm just kept so busy with training the soldiers, planning and leading them, I barely have any free time at all and now with a Squire I will have less time, but hopefully the war will end soon." Blitz says.

Daring keeps nuzzling him. "Just don't hurt us by making us wait."

"I'm having to wait myself." Blitz says leaning into her.

Daring puts her head under his and nuzzles his neck. "Please, just try. We're really worried you would have injured so much you can't call or…"

"That is how it is when you are at war." Blitz says.

Daring stops her nuzzling and looks up at him. "Blitz?"

"Yes, my sexy professor?" Blitz asks.

Daring closes her eyes. "Can you…geez this is hard to say."

"We can't have intercourse right now if that is what you are asking." Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. "No, Fluttershy suggested this." She said before getting out of his grip and heading to the table nearby and picks up a package. "She said that you would definitely come back and gives me a little hope for this." She said opening it and showing a purple collar. "Can't believe she knows my color too."

"That explains the red ring around your eyes." Blitz says.

Daring looks at him. "Red ring?"

"I'm going to have to talk to Fluttershy about putting subliminal messages into the rest of the mares' heads." Blitz says.

Daring smiled a little. "Guess so, but…" She said showing the collar. "Want to?"

"I can't love I will have to report back soon, but the least I can do is hold you and Minerva." Blitz says as they look over to see Minerva still sleeping as she drooled.

Daring giggles as she puts the package away. "She's cute."

"Not as cute as you." Blitz says before smacking Daring's flank.

Daring yips and jumps a little. "Blitz." She said accusingly.

"Yes?" Blitz asks pulling her close.

Daring huffs and shows the collar. "What do I do with this then if you don't want me to wear it?"

"Well we could save it for when we…" Blitz whispers the rest causing Daring to blush.

Daring looks at him as Blitz packs the collar away into the package. "Really?"

"Yeah and maybe you will be with foal afterwards." Blitz teased.

Daring blushes even redder as she pushes her hooves together. "Blitz?"

"Just think about it, you working on a new ancient secret when your little foal climbs into your lap to see what you are doing." Blitz says.

Daring suddenly lunges at him and kisses him before pulling away after a while. "I love you."

"I love you too and after this is all said and done, let's take it easy for a bit, what do you say?" Blitz asks.

Daring runs a hoof on his scarred chest. "I would like that."

"Maybe stay in your cabin for a while and build a white picket fence." Blitz joked.

Daring giggles. "Want me to get regular wood or treated?"

"Which ever you want." Blitz says.

Daring slowly moves her hoof up to his cheek and pulls him close. "Just us, right?"

"I can't let it just be us. Azure has only seen me in person once and Arcane hasn't even gotten that." Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "Alright, the others can come too. Maybe we can make it our vacation spot."

"And besides, more hooves to clean and watch them." Blitz jokes.

Daring giggles. "Yeah, we can't do it on our own. Especially since you now promise me. Now, you better head out there and finish the fight. Who knows what will happen without you."

"Don't worry, Lightning can handle it for a while and I like the view." Blitz says smirking.

Daring smirks and moves away before showing off a bit of herself. "Like it?"

"No, I love it." Blitz says.

Daring starts waving her tail. "How about a little dance?"

"Alright. You lead, as I'm not good enough to lead yet." Blitz says a little sheepishly getting up.

Daring pushes him back down. "I meant me dancing for you, you know, a little bachelor party style dancing. Come to think of it, you never had one."

"I'm a little classier besides you promised to teach me everything." Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "How much time do you have?"

"Maybe an hour or two." Blitz says leaning against her.

Daring smiled and leads him out to the living room. "Has Minerva every put in some classical dancing music?" She said while looking over the ship's music player.

"She is asleep, so let me." Blitz says messing with his communicator and classic music starts playing.

Daring suddenly grabs him and they stand on their hindlegs before Daring moves him along. "Box style dancing. Move to the next place on the fourth step and always the male leads." She said leading him along.

"Or female in this case." Blitz jokes as they start.

Daring giggles. "Yeah, just try not to step on the other's hoof."

"Lead the way my love." Blitz says.

Minerva yawns as she smacks her lips before feeling a bit wet around her mouth and feels around with her hoof before seeing her own drool. "Huh, so this is drool. Feels…weird." She said before wiping it off and heading out before stopping at the scene in front of her and finds both Blitz and Daring dancing around and it seems Blitz is leading. "Wow, who knew he was talented." Minerva says as Blitz trips over his own hooves and falls backwards with Daring following. "Never mind."

They both look at her as Daring looks at her while Blitz was looking to the side at Minerva. "Hey…um…this is awkward." Blitz said.

"Daring don't be so forward. I know you want him, but he has to get back to work." Minerva says jokingly.

Daring frowns at her. "Oh shut up android. You still don't know how to play with him." She said with a smirk.

"Cyborg Daring. She is a cyborg now." Blitz corrects.

Daring just sits up and moves up a little before covering him up with her flank. "Now then, you still don't know how to romance him and actually be with him. What can you do that we can't?" She asks, ignoring the stallion below her.

"I have spied on your session and found them very lack luster." Minerva says.

Daring frowns. "Tch, I bet you can't even really give him a good time. We probably could do it better than you ever could."

"Ladies." Blitz says loudly with authority after pushing Daring out of the way.

"Stay out of this!" They yelled before Daring gets up and walks over to Minerva. "I could really give him a good time!" Minerva yelled.

Daring laughs almost maniacally. "Really, you know it's not just about what you can do to him, it's what you make him feel other than just that."

"Girls, I have to get back to fighting a war soon. Can we please just spend some time together in peace?" Blitz asks.

The two glared at each other before huffing and turning away from each with their hooves crossed. "Fine." They said.

"Come here you two." Blitz says pulling them to him.

They groan before sighing and then looking to each other before huffing again and looking away from each other.

"Come on you two, onto the couch. You can fight once I head back." Blitz says. They grumble a bit before getting on the couch and keep looking away from each as Blitz sits between them. "Okay girls, now look at me." He said leaning back.

"Well you are something we like looking at." Daring said as they both look at him.

Blitz smirks. "Good, now kiss and make up. We can't have this feud in the family."

"I'm not kissing her. I'm not going to start doing other mares. You are the only one who can touch me." Daring says.

Blitz's mood deflates. "Well, there goes that fantasy. At least you did Fluttershy."

"Don't bring that up." Daring says poking his chest with every word.

Blitz sticks his tongue out. "Sure honey." He said playfully.

"You better." Daring says laying her head on his chest.

Blitz puts his hoof on her head and starts rubbing it. "You okay after going out at times?"

"I don't go anywhere near the fighting, I also visited our old friend." Daring says smiling.

Blitz smiled. "And how's the old bird?"

"He congratulated me after I sat down." Daring says.

Blitz grins. "Did he say what for?"

"For my marriage." Daring says before kissing his cheek.

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, that's what I thought. Now are you going to be heading back to your apartment?"

"Yeah, I will." Daring says.

Blitz smiled. "Good, otherwise I would order Minerva here to send you back. Whether you like it or not. I care about you girls and I don't want to see you hurt and I can't do anything about it."

"Yes my love." Daring says smiling.

Blitz kisses her head. "Love ya."

"Well you can show it by taking me right here." Daring says innocently.

Daring gasps as Blitz grabs her and moves her onto his lap. "Don't tempt me, because I will do it and I'll bring out the collar." He said holding a hoof behind her neck.

"I'm kidding love. I will wait." Daring says smiling.

Blitz grabs her mane and pulls on it. "Good, I want it to be at your vacation home boss."

"Hey now, some of the others may like it, but I don't like my mane pulled, ok?" Daring asks.

Blitz shrugs and moves a hoof down to her flank before hitting her a bit. "I know you like something like this."

"Yeah, I like a smack to my flank every once in a while and I know you love to pound me." Daring says smirking.

Blitz smirks. "Yeah and I know from our time together that you like to fight, whether it's me or you doing the pounding, that's up to your mood and libido."

Daring growls a bit before biting his ear and pulling it. "You honry dog." She said, muffled by the ear.

Blitz chuckles as he lets her pull on him. "Yet you're the horny mare ready to go."

Daring grins and growls a little as she grinds his ear. "Crazy stallion."

Blitz smirks as he nips at her collarbone. "Horny mare."

Daring yips and let's go of his ear. "Bastard."

Blitz smiled. "All's fair in love and war."

"That is why I'm flanking you." Minerva says grabbing him from behind.

"Someone has been watching war documentaries again." Blitz says smirking.

Minerva shrugs. "At least I'm trying to get on your good side."

"Which side do you like more?" Blitz asks cheekily.

Minerva pushes herself into him. "The side that can knock me unconscious."

"So any then?" Blitz jokes.

Minerva kisses his cheek. "Yep."

"So I haven't see my mom in any of the calls. How is she?" Blitz asks concerned.

Both mares look to each other before looking back to him. "She's fine. Just busy with the foals." Daring said.

"Oh that's good." Blitz says.

Minerva giggles. "That and she doesn't know how to 'work the bloody thing.'" She said in an imitation of her voice.

"She could still talk through one of you girl's." Blitz says.

Daring shakes her head. "Busy at the time. Don't know where she went."

"So how are your students and you dealing with not going on adventure and just teaching since we got back from space?" Blitz asks.

Daring smiles. "Just peachy. For me, it's because you are an adventure every day." She said kissing his nose.

"And your boss shocked at your behavior?" Blitz asks smirking.

Daring grins. "Marriage and possible foal."

"I'm asking your headmaster's reaction to you love. So please answer and don't try to cutely evade the question." Blitz says.

Daring sighs. "A little mad."

"Huh? She is mad you are doing your job?" Blitz asks.

Daring smiled. "Mainly about not getting money off of that winning lawsuit."

"Oh, you mean where we countersued and won." Blitz says smiling.

Daring nods. "Yep. She wanted money off of that. She means well, just a bit of a cheapskate."

"Did my donation brighten her mood?" Blitz asks.

Daring giggles. "Oh yeah, it did." She said while thinking back to her letter that she sent.

"Now you best get ready to go see your stepchildren." Blitz says.

Daring frowns a bit. "Aw, I wanted to play with you."

"We can't love and you know why. Besides we might see the end of this war soon if the three commanding officers come up with a good plan." Blitz says.

Daring sighs and gets off of him. "Then you better go and hurry up."

"There is one last thing I can do for you before we part again." Blitz says rising as well.

Daring looks at him. "What's that?"

Blitz says nothing and lunges at her, capturing her lips and holds her on the ground. Daring squirms a bit as Minerva giggles as she watches the action and thinks about what he might do to her.

Blitz finally lets up on the kiss. "So?" Blitz asks.

Daring feels her eyes being rolled around. "Pretty good."

"Will that hold you over till I return?" Blitz asks.

Daring nods dumbly. "Yeppers." She said before going unconscious.

"Love you." Blitz says before carrying her over to the couch and sitting her down.

Daring just snores as Minerva holds her hooves out for him.

"Your turn." Blitz says bringing her into his hooves and capturing her lips like Daring before.

Minerva tries to hold him back, but Blitz held her hooves down before he pushes off her. "Now get her home." He said getting his things.

"Yes my love." Minerva says smiling.

Blitz sighs as he looks at her. "You came a long way, just for me."

"I will return to await being about to take you to the rest after I drop Daring off." Minerva says.

Blitz nods. "Get her back home. I'll be done soon." He said putting his armor on and heading out.

"You keep saying if they have a plan, but you have already made arrangements for them to move already, haven't you?" Minerva asks.

"The Overlord himself is too tempting of a target and with victory after victory amounting and so many of the warchiefs dead, now is the perfect opportunity." Blitz says.

Minerva smirks. "Then you better hurry before they steal your kill."

"We won't move for a bit, Lightning has already told me general Silver is moving resources to the front as secretly as possible. They are still preparing." Blitz says before sighing. "If I just had a squadron of fighter jets or a squad of zoid pilots this would already be over…I miss my Geno Saurer. I haven't gotten to pilot it in five years." Blitz says.

Minerva just smiled and says nothing.

"Speaking of equipment, has my fighter arrived?"

"Yes your jet has arrived already." Minerva says.

"Good, thanks Minerva. You mind doing maintenance on it for me since I will be in the field?" Blitz asks.

Minerva mocks salutes. "Yes sir."

"Thanks." Blitz says starting to put on his helmet.

Minerva sighs. "No problem love."

"See you later love." Blitz says donning his helmet.

Minerva waves goodbye as he heads out before she looks back to the sleeping Daring who snorts loudly.

"So you going to keep pretending?" Minerva asks.

Daring gets up and smiled. "Nah, he's gone."

"You happy now? You got a new artifact and you got to spend some time with your husband." Minerva says.

Daring sighs in relief as she sat down fully. "Oh yeah, now take me to the foals."

"Connecting to the ship now." Minerva says.

Daring smiled as the ship lifted off and headed back.

Blitz yawns a bit as he heads back to his tent and finds Lightning looking over his files. "See anything you like?"

"Well I like the fief of Blaseter. It has a nice castle overlooking the lake and the villages are fairly well off and nobody currently has been granted it." Lightning says.

Blitz chuckles. "Homes huh? Alright, move over." He said sitting by her. "What else?"

"Well I like the thought of you doing me in the master bed chambers of the castle." Lightning whispers to him.

Blitz smirks. "Later when we get it. How about this castle? It's got an internal and external hot spring and built into the mountain with a good elevation. Nice view too."

"Yes and the last owner was recently indicted for treason in selling national secrets to other countries." Lightning says before looking at him.

Blitz looks innocent. "Well now, that was his mistake."

Lightning just hits his shoulder.

"I swear, these guys have more energy than our favorite party pony." Discord said as he lifts Azure with his tail as he bit on it and growls playfully.

"Doesn't help that one is half vampire." Mary says as she lets Arcane continue to sleep on her back.

Blazer was just sitting nearby as he looks at the black sword. "You're lucky kid. I have only seen something like that once and he was a great warrior to wield it. They say, whoever has a black blade, wields the power of death himself, but that's just a saying." Discord said.

"They also say I am twenty feet tall and shoot lightning bolts from my eyes." Mary says.

Discord finally brings Azure into his arms. "Like I said, just as saying."

"Arcane, are you in here?" Twilight asks walking in.

Arcane snores quietly as he still sleeps on Mary's back and she shows him. "Little guy tuckered himself out."

"Oh my little foal." Twilight says happily walking over.

Discord perks up a bit. "I sense a disturbance. Like all my chaos is being choked out."

"Oh you must mean my parents trying to put the rooms you used your magic on in order." Twilight says rubbing Arcane's head.

Discord groans. "I worked all day on that. Made it good for the little ones and what do I get, nothing."

"You got a gallon of chocolate milk in the fridge, best guard that from Pinkie." Twilight says.

Discord perks up again. "Oh, that sounds nice."

Mary looks over to Twilight. "So when is the princess coming over?"

"I got a letter earlier saying she is coming in four days." Twilight says smiling as Arcane yawns as he starts to rouse.

Mary starts rubbing his stomach. "You think she would like them?"

"I'm concerned like my husband on her discovering my son is an Alicorn. Remember Luna's reaction? She is far more relaxed than Celestia is at such things." Twilight says.

Discord scoffs. "That's cause little Lulu is adventures and excited at new things."

"And her sister can be very resistant to change or something that can threaten her superiority." Twilight says picking up Arcane.

They both look at her. "When did you become so cynical?" Mary asks.

Twilight shrugs. "I think about the time I had a good talk with Blitz." She said as Arcane wakes up and coos at her. "Hello little Arcane. Had a good nap?" She said nuzzling her nose on his. Arcane giggles as he reaches out for her with his hooves. Twilight smiled and lets him hang on to her nose. "Oh you funny little prince."

Discord smirks. "Is he much trouble?"

"Yesterday he sent many of my books flying when he used his magic." Twilight says holding Arcane in her hooves now.

Discord laughs as he claps his paw and talon. "That's my little chaos bringer. Nice work." He said giving a thumbs up to Arcane who cheers.

"Let's just hope he doesn't cause as much trouble as his father." Twilight says.

Discord leans down and let's Azure crawl around again. "You know that's a hardly a chance of that happening." He said flicking his finger on her nose.

"You're right, he might get into more trouble." Twilight says before using her magic to make Discord flip his own nose.

"Hey everypony, I'm back." Daring calls entering.

The foals cheer as Blazer just looks at her. "Hey Daring, how was your time there?" Twilight asks.

"I got a present from Blitzy and met up with an old friend." Daring says.

Mary smiled. "And what did my son give ya?"

"Another piece for my collection to study." Daring says.

"And judging from the smell, you had some personal contact with him." Twilight says making Daring chuckle nervously.

Daring rubs a hoof behind her head. "Yeah, he kinda really did it, just a kiss, but I played dead on that."

Twilight and Mary giggles as Discord just pretends to barf until a changeling comes in. "My queen, there are some volunteers here."

Twilight looks to him. "Oh good, bring them to the main room and I'll see to them." She said giving Arcane back to Mary. "The foals don't need to hear this." She said before walking out. "And for the record, I know you slept in the same bed as him last night." Twilight says before leaving.

Mary blinks as Arcane giggles and claps his hooves. "Oy, I hate her connections to the changelings."

Discord just grinds his claws. "I think it was the smell you two have. She does have enhanced senses."

"Or that." Daring says huffing before being tackled by Azure.

They laugh as Azure stands proudly on her chest. "I have been defeated." Daring said raising a hoof before putting it back down as she sees Vinyl trying to sneak up on Azure.

Vinyl hisses before Azure jumps up and Vinyl lunges and misses him, making her land on her Daring with a grunt. "Ow." She groans out as Azure stands proudly on both of them.

Both Mary and Discord clap as they watch the spectacle. "Well Vinyl, you lost again." Discord said.

"Why you little!" Vinyl says before starting to chase Azure around the room. "Get back here!" She yelled as Azure just laughs and giggles. Leaving Mary, Discord and Daring laughing at he attempts

"So, you really want to go through with this?" Twilight asks the mare. "You know this will be like having a real foal, just instead of a foal, you have an egg or more than one."

The mare nods. "Don't really have anypony in my life. So I thought that maybe helping out would at least would be good. Besides, this is for the survival of the changelings, right?"

Twilight nods. "Yes, since we are low on their own broodmares. You will be facing the same things as a normal pregnant mare, so be ready. We have prepared a changeling doctor, so to speak, to give you the things you need until you lay the egg and then you're done. All medicines and visits will be here. Now, just sign here and you would be taken to the breeding room and just ask the changeling for what you want to do while you mate. At least we can make this fun for you because some are still freaked out from just changelings." She said putting some papers down as a changeling steps up and the mare starts signing. "This changeling will be the one to mate with you. Why don't you walk and talk and tell him what you want." She said taking the signed papers back as the mare walks off with the changeling and they start talking.

Twilight sighs and leans back in her seat. "I can't believe I'm asking ponies for this."

'This is for the race little Twilight.' Chrysalis said. 'You would have to do this eventually.'

Twilight clicks her tongue. "I just wish we would have had enough to go by on the changeling race."

'Blame my actions.' Chrysalis said.

Fluttershy then comes in and puts down a tray of food. "Are you okay?"

Twilight looks to her. "A little. Just worried for what others would say at this point. What about you, you okay?"

"You sure?" Fluttershy asks.

"Yes, also Blitz sent a message for you." Twilight says.

Fluttershy perks up. "What did master say?"

"We are going to have to talk about putting subliminal messages in the other mares' minds." Twilight says.

Fluttershy blushes and pushes her hooves together. "Um….okay. I thought it would be nice for Blitz to have one like me."

"P.S. I don't want a substitute, I want you love." Twilight reads.

Fluttershy smiled as she looks down and hides behind her mane. "Um…oh boy."

"Tell you what, you can join me with the first session when he gets back if you remove the suggestion from Daring." Twilight offers.

Fluttershy blushes some more. "That sound nice."

Twilight sighs. "Why do you want us to wear collars Fluttershy?"

Fluttershy stutters a bit. "Um…I thought it might be fun for Blitz."

"That is your special thing with Blitz. He wants no other to wear them but you." Twilight whispers into her ear.

Fluttershy keeps blushing. "Um…I…um…"

"He loves you and all your quirks including this one." Twilight says smiling.

Fluttershy shakes a bit. "Um…oh boy…I…can't…"

"Also, after all of this, let's all get away from all of this. How about it all of us go to Daring's cottage and live a nice life away from all this hustle and bustle. You can play with the foals more that way." Twilight says.

Fluttershy perks up. "Oh, that sounds nice. But we should make the home bigger for all of us."

"Then it's a good idea I hired some builders and mandalorians to fix up my home. Make it a bit more advance, have it a bit bigger. Just told them to leave the basic stuff to us when we get there. Just get the supplies." Daring said walking in.

"Where is Azure?" Twilight asks.

Daring lifts her wing and they see Azure nestled in the crook of her wing. "He likes to be snuggled." She said sitting down and taking out Azure and sets him down between them, letting him warm up and snuggle them both.

"And Vinyl?" Fluttershy asks with a knowing smile.

Daring stays quiet as they see some white leg appear over the couch and suddenly grabs Azure. "Yes! Finally!" Vinyl cheers. "I caught him!" She cheers as she holds him up high.

"You caught a sleeping foal." Fluttershy says smirking.

Vinyl looks up and sees Azure trying to curl into her hooves. "Dang it. Not fair." She said bringing him down to her level.

They all giggle or laugh as Azure yawns and sees Vinyl before giggling.

"Come here you." Vinyl says bringing him to eye level and touches his nose to hers.

Azure giggles and bites her nose, making it squeak like a toy.

"You little rascal." Octavia says walking up.

Azure keeps making Vinyl's nose squeak as Octavia pulls on him before he lets go and giggles as the funny bite marks on Vinyl's nose. Vinyl groans as she rubs her nose. "Ow."

"He really likes you Vinyl. So Azure, are you hungry?" Octavia asks.

Azure's stomach rumbles and he looks at it before nodding and holds out his hooves and points at his mouth.

"Ok sweetie, mommy will get you some food." Octavia says.

Azure cheers as Octavia takes him away to the kitchen. "At least you got him one way." Twilight said to Vinyl.

"So I hear Fluttershy is hypnotizing the others." Vinyl says.

Fluttershy blushes as Twilight nods. "Yep, makes us be like her. Collars and all. Why, you want to?" Twilight teases.

"Keep doing it and me and Octy will be on your case." Vinyl warns clearly not amused.

Fluttershy whimpers and hides a bit behind her mane.

"What you like to do with our husband is fine, just respect the rest of us enough to let us love him in our own ways." Vinyl says.

Fluttershy whimpers a bit. "O…okay."

"Now come on, let's go get some blood and enjoy ourselves." Vinyl says hooking a hoof around Fluttershy.

Fluttershy looks to her. "Um…I don't drink blood."

"Then beer or wine it is." Vinyl says dragging her away.

Fluttershy still stutters. "Um…I don't drink that either."

"We are going to have fun." Vinyl says no longer listening to her.

Twilight sighs and looks back to the papers before she has a changeling takes it away and she leans back. "This is going to be a fun marriage with the others. At least we have things to do." She said picking up a puzzle box. "Dang puzzle box!" She said after moving a few pieces before Arcane climbs onto her head.

Blitz smirks as he feels something good. "What are you smirking about?" Lightning asks.

Blitz chuckles. "Just something funny."

"That is?" Lightning asks.

"Maybe I will tell you later." Blitz says leaning against her.

Lightning shakes her head. "Oh boy. You really like to make other lives harder, don't you?"

Blitz just looked innocent. "I have no idea what you are talking about."

Lightning pushes his shoulder. "Idiot." She said looking back to the numerous castles and homes. "So, what do we want?"

"I like the first choice, the best, but we can only request the fief, the king has to reward it so there is no guarantee we will get it." Blitz says.

Lightning clicks her tongue. "Well that's a letdown."

Blitz thinks on something as he picks out a few top choices to give to the others. "You know, I heard a rumor that a band is in the camp."

Lightning packs away the ones he didn't choose. "Oh really?"

Blitz nods. "Yeah, but it's probably just that, a rumor."

"So when do you think we will move?" Lightning asks.

"Two days at least." Blitz answers.

Lightning sighs. "Let's hope we get back soon. I am really hoping to see the foals again and see Arcane for the first time in person."

"You and me both. But unlike all our battles beforehand, this one won't end quickly we could be looking at a multiple day engagement." Blitz says.

Lightning looks away a little. "Then let's hope we can end this quickly. The dogs are relentless."

"We want that. We want them to make mistakes so we can take advantage of that. Despite popular opinion, the overlord is not stupid. He is quite clever really." Blitz says.

Lightning clicks her tongue. "Dang it. And I bet they want the same things."

Blitz nods. "Doesn't every side?"

Lightning looks back at him. ""Guess so. Though what now? We have a lot of time."

Blitz sighs. "Wait until Silver gives some orders, then we can decide from there."

"Alright, but only because you say so." Lightning says.

Blitz smirks. "You want to go out and kick some puppy ass."

"No, I'm going to bring my blaster rifle this time, not like the last few battles where I only used martial arts." Lightning says.

Blitz shrugs. "Your choice, but you did look a bit sexy while doing it."

"Can I take that as you conceding defeat?" Lightning asks.

"You wish." Blitz says.

Lightning smirks. "Just wait, you won't be able to resist my charms much longer and you would be wishing to get into bed with me."

Blitz chuckles. "Yeah, but you would be begging me for some fun. I think we have spent enough time here, time to get back to Whirlwind's training."

Lightning nods and heads out with him to see Whirlwind sitting down on a crate, overlooking the area ahead. "Ah good, you're awake. That makes things easier." Blitz said walking up with Lightning.

'Oh no.' Whirlwind thinks.

Two days have passed and Blitz was lecturing Whirlwind on history, tactic, and strategy.

"And that is the secret behind Alexander the Great's strategy that destroyed the Persian Empire." Blitz finishes the lecture and turns around to see, to his surprise, Whirlwind was not the only one sitting and listening to the lecture. "Huh, that's good."

Whirlwind raises an eyebrow. "Yeah, what did you think would happen when you start talking about some great tactician?"

"He was more than a tactician Whirlwind, he was a general and a ruler. Now tell me, what was the best decision he made that saved his army?" Blitz says.

"When he chose to go and aid his left flank on the verge of collapse over killing the king of Persia." Whirlwind says.

"Correct and by doing so saved his army. After that battle, the resistance he faced from the Persian Empire was greatly diminished and he conquered all of it and kept going even further east. Darius III though escaped into the mountains only to be killed by one of his own generals within the year. That is all for now Whirlwind, you are to read chapters one to three in this book before the next lesson." Blitz says giving him a book.

Whirlwind nods and takes the book and leaves. "Can I assume this means that we have been ordered to attack?" Blitz asks looking to Silver.

Silver nods. "Yeah, we have been ordered to lead the charge and we get to choose our own battle plans. Though now the main idea is to, one, break through the line and two, hold said line. After that, the rest of plans are up to us since most of the other groups are going into their own attacks plans just to get in." He said counting it off on his claws.

"And while we do that, the other two units will engage the other two tribes and their warchiefs." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "This will be a massacre, but we're going have to do something about it. Want to take a look at the maps first and see what we got, armies and all?"

"Silver, this won't be like all the other battles. We are facing elite armies here and then the warchief. This isn't going to like all the other battles where we massacred them." Blitz says.

Silver eyes him. "I meant us being massacred, not them."

"That's if we don't go about this smartly. This is reminding me of Alexander the Great's battle I just taught Whirlwind." Blitz says

Silver chuckles. "Taking one from his playbook?"

"Unlike him, we aren't so greatly outnumbered." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "Still, want to look at the map and plan things out? The other units want to have part of it so they can work on it. They just want the main goal and they'll work from there."

"Yeah, we can also determine who will fight which tribe." Blitz says following him.

Silver nods as they and some others reach the table holding all the maps and placements. "Your move." Silver said smirking. "I'll follow."

"You're the commanding officer, so it is the other way around." Blitz says.

Silver looks to the places of the dog camps and then theirs before looking at the terrain. Of course he could concentrate if that one soldier would stop chewing. "Oy! What are you eating?!" He yelled to the nearby soldier who was chewing on a rod.

The soldier looks up and spits out the hollow rod. "Reed from the nearby embankment. Really sweet for some reason."

Silver glares. "Well stop that, this plan…is it hollow?" He asks with a bit of curiosity.

The soldier nods and tosses the reed to him. Silver looks through before trying to breathe through it and stops and looks at the map again. "Frontal attack won't be enough and I doubt the chief would be behind the front line since there are a few lines of defense for them."

"And there being three armies on both sides, we can't try and flank them without being blocked by one of the armies." Blitz says.

Silver looks to the reed again before looking to the rivers. "How about we send a little distraction behind them. Just place and run. Enough to make the main camp in such a disarray that they can't send new orders to the front and gives us a better chance. And the way to get behind them…" He runs his claw along the rivers running through the whole land. "Reed breathing. Just a little and then back to us. Soon the next line would be worried enough for us to get a little heads up and from there on, we have to go back to front line tactics as we get closer."

"The problem again lies in three different armies, then the Overlord's, we can only manage to do it to once and even if we break through, the other two units will be bogged down fighting the two other tribes and we would be face with the Overlord's army in a straight up fight and that army is supposedly twice as big as any of the other three armies guarding them." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "I know, that's why it will be once only. As for our other two armies, we just breaking a line. Because with the terrain," He said running a claw along the terrain on the dog's front line. "It will difficult to get there since it is close to a pass and the mountains themselves. If we can cause a disarray, then we can get close to the passes and hold there. After we set up at the passes, help will come to our other two armies and they find the other small passes a bit less guarded since we will work backward along the range."

"Just come out and say it you want the ghost to really mess up their chain of command." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "Of course I do. They're the only ones who can get through the river and get behind and get out without much trouble. Besides, it's an in and out mission. After that, they come back and take out the little camps and bases along the second line as a way to also take out the first to make things easier. That will buy us some time until they realize one of their bases and bunkers are down."

"Unlike all the other times, we can't do it at the start as they might have prepared for it this time." Blitz says.

Silver huffs. "Yes, we can't after your fiasco. Which means we need to do it when don't expect it. How's the water and what is the weather for the whole week ahead?"

"The water will start to freeze over tonight and it will start to snow later today and I mean we can't kill them at the beginning of the battle, we will have to wait for the right moment." Blitz says.

Silver presses his beak together. "What's the status of the bunkers and camps on the second line?" He asks while taking out a paper and quill.

"No signs of change, but we have seen campfires from within them." Blitz says reading a report.

Silver nods as he starts writing. "Good, then let's leave the river plan for some other time if we get a chance. For now, I want all of ghost team to be split in two. Equal or almost equal amounts of them going through the mountains and heading into the second lines. Take them out slowly so as to not let others notices. Play with the bodies as placement incase those on the ground or from further away would look their way. Remember, no rush as we would still have trouble and they just have to hold it, don't worry about us. Think they can do that?" He said putting the quill away and rolling the scroll.

"Alright, I will send both to go hunting for them when the time is right, but not before." Blitz says.

Silver nods and turns to a nearby messenger. "Find a way to send this to the chief." He said giving the scroll to him before turning back to the map. "Good, I hope they can possibly do it when we are all busy. Through now we have to deal with our front line. Status of our army and theirs?"

"I will leave that to you." Blitz says.

Silver clicks his tongue. "Oh boy. At least give me current placement."

"Easy, they are all huddled together in their camps." Blitz says.

Silver stars to reach for his lined up army pieces before stopping and bangs his fist onto the table, messing up the pieces and surprising everyone at his sudden action, then starts remaking the dogs. "Try this placement for us." He said looking to the haphazard pieces for the griffon army.

"Oh, seems someone's taking inspiration from my lecture." Blitz says.

Silver chuckles. "What can I say, it's…compiling. You don't happen to have an unbreakable knot, would you?" He asks with a smirk.

"This kind of thinking is a good thing, now let's see if they take the bait like the Persian king did." Blitz says.

Silver sighs. "If I know dogs, their basic instinct is to cover possible heavy hitters if they are coming in like chariots and all that and once hit, they would try and hold as much as possible while sending almost everything in the area around the attackers, which is us. Of course, we need some different soldiers from our usual ones. And I don't mean the ghost team. One day is spent getting to the sites and the other is dealing with the bunkers and camps. I don't want the dogs to do a check up on them so it has to be done in the least amount of time. But still take it easy as it might lead to a mistake and alert the whole line as they might not be busy with us that much until we get close enough and that won't happen for a while."

"Gotcha. I will also send the rangers of our unit to the front line to aid them. They will help boost morale." Blitz says.

Silver growls a little. "Just have them attack from the front once we get close enough and hold a distraction. Once that happens, they would be busy enough to not notice their line going out. Try to make it look like they are still attacking. We need as much likeness as possible to not alert the third line. Besides, wouldn't it sound weird when they don't hear shots or arrows whizzing about to the line below?"

"They will never see me coming." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yes, but that also means you have to hit us. Once in a while, don't kill us." He said shaking his head before sighing. "Okay, let's see. A line all the way to the mountain sides, but snow…"

"Alright. You can handle it from here." Blitz says.

Silver nods. "Yes, get there quickly, but once there take it easy. Got it?"

"Right, make the mountain of corpses slowly." Blitz says disappearing.

Silver raises an eyebrow before turning back to the others. "Alright, let's get back to this. I'm open here based on haphazard layouts. Try not to make it obvious." He asks the others.

"And that is what you and the squad you pick will be doing." Blitz says in his tent as he looks at Lightning who was brushing her mane.

Lightning nods. "Guess I will go one side and you would be on the other, right?" She said slightly looking at him.

"Yeah, I'm going to handle the tribe our unit will be fighting, while you and the ones you pick, tackle the other two." Blitz says.

Lightning stops her brushing and turns around. "Can you promise me something?"

"Yes?" Blitz asks leaning against her.

Lightning sighs and puts a hoof on his cheek. "Don't you dare die because you would lose." She said with a smirk.

"Me lose, you sure you know me love?" Blitz asks jokingly.

Lightning smiled. "Promise me."

"Only if you admit defeat." Blitz says smirking as he starts tickling her stomach.

Lightning tries to hold her laughter. "Never."

"We shall see." Blitz says intensifying his assault.

Lightning let's a giggle through before holding herself again. "Stop." She said trying to hold him back.

"No way, you're my mare and you need to relax a bit." Blitz says getting one of her most ticklish spots.

Lightning squirms around as she landed on her back and Blitz continued to tickle her. "Please stop." She struggled to say and looks at him.

"Ok, for now." Blitz says stopping and just holds her.

Lightning tries to breathe and sees him trying to hold her. "Please don't do that again."

"No promises, because I plan to continue this later after the battle." Blitz says.

Lightning gulps a bit. "Just don't." She said burying her head into his neck.

"Nope, I already planned on it so don't get too hurt in the battle." Blitz says smiling.

Lightning presses her lips together. "Please don't." Burying her head more. "I don't want to…"

"You won't lose me love." Blitz says wrapping his tail around hers.

Lightning tries to breathe before licking his neck a little. "Blitz?"

"Just relax my love, you know how I am with my plans." Blitz says getting a smile from her.

Lightning keeps licking his neck. "I know, I meant the danger you're getting."

"It can't be helped as the situation is." Blitz says.

Lightning gulps as she finally stops and puts her head back down. "You said something about danger coming."

"Yeah. Let's just leave it at that right now and I will tell you everything when we get back to the others." Blitz says.

Lightning sighs as she slightly looks at him. "Why?"

"I don't want you distracted from the current situation. In the battle it could prove deadly." Blitz says.

Lightning looks harder at him. "I meant me, why me?"

"Because you are my second in command and my most trusted comrade." Blitz says.

Lightning makes them flip over and ended up on top. "I meant us, this whole thing, why me? Why did you like me?"

"You want the entire list because it is at least a mile long?" Blitz says cheesy.

Lightning shakes her head before getting off and keeping their tails tied together and leads him to the bed before making him fall on her and pulls the cover on them. "How about you start? I want to hear almost every single word." She said tapping his nose slightly.

"Ok, just remember, you asked me to do this." Blitz says before starting.