Author's Notes:

For anyone that reads this please check out my other stories if you haven't. They may be worse than this one, but trust me when I say that they will be going somewhere and that there will be NO garystus in them. Well not all the time, but at some times there will be a garystu. But it will only happen about every thirty chapters.Anyways I hope you are enjoying this story so far and I'll see you in the next chapter.

I awoke to the sounds of explosions and my instinct kicked in and I jumped out of the bed I was in. I immediately regretted as I fell to my face, but I instantly shook it off and pushed myself up. I took in my surroundings and saw that I was in an infirmary, and if i had to guess it was in the palace in Aephoceria. I got to my feet and looked around me and saw no one in the infirmary, which was strand seeing how it was mandatory for at least one doctor or nurse to be in here at all times. Strange.

The last thing that I remember was the attack on Applewood where I got shot and blacked out form blood loss. Speaking of that I grabbed the needle in my arm and took it out. I noticed that I was in a hospital gown so they must have done something with my clothes. Before I could go and find that I nearly lost my balance as the ground shook beneath me. I gained my balance back and went over to the many windows in the infirmary as fast as I could. My jaw dropped at what I was seeing outside. What looked like hundreds of airships armed to the teeth and firing volleys of cannons at the city. It didn't even look like they were sparing anyone as I heard screams of pain and fear. With confusion on my mind I got out of the infirmary as quick as I could to go find out what the hell is going on.

I made my way down several halls, having no way of knowing where I was going. All along the way the ground and walls shaking around me. I continued until I caught the stench of blood, which when I went on found that it was coming from several corpses. Tears welled in my eyes as I saw the horror, terror, and fear edged into their milky eyes. Anger welled in me as I past by the dead, and I sent out a magic pulse to find where I needed to go. I found the signatures I needed to and I teleported near them.

Before I could make it a few steps I was tackled to the ground. I couldn't even get the bastard up off of me, and the pain in my shoulder wasn't helping. I gave a grunt as I charged up my magic but it immediately went out as they placed a collar around my neck. After that I couldn't even feel my magic and fear began to fester in me.

"Take the bitch into the throne room to see Lord Diann." someone said. So the damn caribou had decided to attack us, and the scary thing is they are winning. I was roughly dragged to the throne room where I saw everybody in there, the males tied up and the females in the same boat but nude. They even had the audacity to do the same to the kids.

"Ahh the final one. The bringer of death, so good to meet you." I heard someone say and i looked and saw that it was the lord fuckface, and he was looking at me with a smug grin.

"Fuck you." I said and I felt pain in my chin as I was kneed by a caribou.

"Bitch you will talk to your betters appropriately." the guy said.

"Now now, she does deserve more than that for being stronger than the others. I happen to love the stronger females, and I also happen to love fucking them silly until they become my breeders." he said as he walked down from Ash's thrown and came to a stop in front of me. I sat there powerless as he tore my clothes off and fondled my chest. My eyes burned with hatred for the thing in front of me. I was really hoping that they would burn a hole in his skull but it just wasn't something I could do. "Bring the four Harbingers with me." Diann said as he walked to the wall of the throne room and unceremoniously blew a hole in the wall, and we all got a clear view of the destruction going on outside.

"I hate to have to kill so many good cunts, but they chose the wrong side." he said in a sad tone, and it disgusted me.

"What do you plan on doing with us then?" I heard bones ask.

"Well after strip all of the whores in this room of their magic and wings I'm going to have my men take them to the crystal empire to be reeducated. But for you four..." he trailed off before summoning a silver blade and slashing Bones. i turned to Bones and I could only look on in horror as his torso fell over, off of his legs. "There that solves one problem." he said as the blade disappeared.

I started to panic as one of our only meas to salvation was killed before me. I could possibly do this but most of my powers are being restricted and my Luna is gagged so she can't release it. But I also don't want to release that much, because the last time I nearly lost myself. And I didn't want to take that chance seeing as how I devoured everything in sight.

"Without the four of you, you are hopeless." Diann said as he walked away. "Take the females to an airship, after that send it to the Crystal Empire. Tell BlueBlood I have a gift for him." he paused. "But leave the white headed whore here, I'll make this pitiful excuse for a kingdom to use; and I'll brake you in." he finished as he looked at me with lustful eyes.

"L-luna," I said in a shaky breath and getting the attention o both Lunas. Mine was gagged but Ash's wasn't, and all it took was a voice command to do it. "If you want to do it, do it. But do it when you're far away." I finished as resolve rained in my eyes. I watched as my little angel looked at me with saddened eyes before nodding in understanding.

"Take them away now." Diann ordered as all the females were taken away with all the other caribous in the room. When they left the doors shut behind them and I felt myself being picked up as I was moved in front of Diann's face. His horn's ablaze with a dark purple fire as I was held aloft. "You will be fun to play with." he said with a smile.

"Fuck you you sexist bastard." I said as I began to count. It had only been a minute since the girls were taken away, and to be honest there was no hope for use at this point. The only reason I would have to use this power was as a last ditch effort or a trump card. After saying that I was slapped across the face, hard. I felt blood start to come from my nose as I turned to looked back at him.

"Don't you dare talk to your betters like that." he said with an unamused look.

"Like hell you'd be my better." I said. Three minutes.

"You should be honored that I will be the one to brake you, not many get to say that." he said.

"Mainly because they can't say anything." I retorted.

"Ahh but thats the beauty of it. Females have no need to talk. All they need to do is eat, sleep, and breed."

"Well in my view of the world they should be able to move around freely."

"Oh we let them move around. When they're pregnant, that way they can't run that far." he said as I had reached five minutes. I had thought that to be a good enough time before starting this. 'Luna, do it.' I thought as I closed my eyes. I had no idea who said it but the voice was just as angelic as ever.

'Release control on restriction, zero. Come back to me my love.' I heard within my head and with that my full powers had been released. It didn't matter which Luna said it, all that mattered was the voice. That sweet sweet voice. I felt myself going as my body started to turn to liquid.

"Hey Diann. Have you ever wondered why the bird of Hermes must eat his own wings?" I asked rhetorically. I opened my eyes and saw him looking at my in slight fear but mostly interest. "He does so," I said as my voice started to distort. "to stay tame."

"Oh how cute." Diann said as he tried to contain me but a flood of crimson soon covered the floor of the throne room. His attempt had only caused me to hurry in my endeavors to consume this city. As my red flood passed Evan and Rage it cut their bindings and magic restraints, and I turned to them.

"Go, get the girls out and extremely far from here." I said as only the right side of my body was still in it's correct shape and fear lasted into my voice. "Before I lose complete control." They gave a nod as they teleported out, and I had a feeling they wouldn't be able to fight off the other caribou everywhere so I sent the crimson flood out the hole in the wall.

"How dare you?!" Diann yelled causing me to turn to him with an intense glare. I turned to him and my left side started to whip around like a ragging fire, full of warm hues. But they were far, far from warm.

"How dare I?" I asked as multiple voices over lapped mine. "How dare I?!" I yelled as my voice became not my own. "How dare you, you fucking disgusting prick."

"You're going to di-" he stared but a spike to his left shoulder caused him to grunt and stop talking. I brought my right hand up and covered my only eye as I felt myself slip.

"I didn't want to do this." I said weakly, my voice still sounding wrong. "I never wanted this, but I don't have to hold back anymore." I said as a smile came across what was left of my face. After that I lost full control and I closed my right eye, soon after I could see everything around me as hundreds upon thousands of eyes opened up along the red flood. I watched on as caribou, mares and stallions alike were consumed by the tsunami of blood. Ever so slowly what looked to be zombies started to come out of the blood, crawling across the ground at an alarming rate. All of them ranging between young and old, wearing different clothing; but all of them having blood coming from their eyes and ears. Their screeches tormenting me as I continued to watch as innocents were killed, I knew they were going to be killed anyway but at least they would move on. Die like this makes you mine.

I started to panic and hyperventilate to the point I went back into my mind and got into a fetal position and cried. I could still hear the screams or fear and agony as I cried my eyes out. But something brought me out of it, a bright light. I opened up and saw that almost all of the city of Aephoceria was covered by blood and eyes. All looking at the caribou that had wings and were in the air, and I was thankful that I didn't see anyone form my group anywhere close. But what did catch my attention was the bright light coming form over the horizon, and as it got brighter I could hear the screams and shouts getting louder. This had caused me to start to cry and panic once more until I saw everything around me shatter like glass. After that I slowly regained my senses and saw that I was back in the bed in the infirmary.

"Hey you two welcome back to the living," I heard someone say. I looked around the room and saw that Luna, Nightmare and Dream Catcher were in here as well as Bones. I looked down in my lap and started to clutch my head and mumble.

I heard Evan give a groan before answering. "Yea it's good to be back, but I wish I could get the assholes that were snipping us."

"It was all a dream." I repeatedly mumbled.

"Hey you okay?" Bones asked as he placed a hand upon my shoulder in a show of comfort.

"It felt so real. All of it..... was so real." she said as she looked up to me.

"It's okay Elisa you were dreaming everything is fine now you're awake and you're safe now okay," Bones said which somehow brought me comfort causing me to take few deep breaths and slowly I began to calm down.

"If it was a dream, why did I feel pain?" she asked.

"I don't know Elisa I honestly don't but like Bones said it's okay and it's over," Dream Catcher said.

"Once you both are ready feel free to come to the dining room for lunch I'm sure your Luna will be glad to see you," Luna said before she and the alicorns left Bones also gave me a gentle pat before he left with them. After he left I looked down at my lap and stared at my hands.

"What did you see Elisa?" Evan asked and I looked over to him with a dead look in my eyes.

"The End." I said before looking back at my hands.

"What do you mean by 'The End'?"

"Evan I saw the end of us. The caribou come and attacked this place, stormed it. And we couldn't stop it. I watched as they killed Bones, dragged the girls to be re-educated and and..." I said as tears welled in my eyes.

"What happened?" he asked in a serious tone, and I just looked back to him as the tears threatened to fall from my eyes.

"In order to saw you, Rage, the royals, and the elements I had Luna release it all." I said. "So many innocent mares and stallions, killed. By my hands."

"It's not your fault Elisa-" he said but i cut him off.

"Like hell it is!" I snapped, causing the tears to fall. "I watched as I consumed them all, everyone. No one was safe from the flood of crimson except for the people I directly know."

"Okay so if you said that you felt pain and that all your other senses felt real, then that means that you just had a vision. One of the future where we fail. But what if you could change it?" he asked.

"But how?" I asked as as I started to wipe the tears from my face.

"Well," he said as he swung his legs off to the side of his bed facing me. "we know that they caribou will be attacking. Though we don't have an exact date, we still know what to expect. We can prepare for this fight since we know." he finished as he got up and limped over to me. "And knowing is half the battle, so all we have to do now is prepare."

"Yea I guess you're right." I said.

"Good. Now come on, don't want to miss that Lunch." he said as started to go, but I stopped him.

"Don't forget your crutch." I said as I handed it to him. After that we headed to the large dinning room and I thought that everyone would be there, but it was only the royals from our world. Minus Nightmare. We went and sat down, I sat next to Luna and Evan sat across the table next to Cadence. I looked at Celestia who was at the en of the table before talking. "So how is everyone?" I asked.

"Doing good." Celestia answered.

"Same." Cadence said. I looked at Luna and saw she was looking at me with teary eyes.

"Hey I'm here, and nothings going to stop me fro being here for you." I said as I scratched her chin.

"I know, it's just... it's just it scared me. I thought that you wouldn't wake up." she said as the tears came.

"Lulu you know that it takes a lot more than that to keep me down."

"I-"

"Shhh." I said as I placed a finger on her lips. "I'm here." I then took a hold of her face and brought her in for a kiss. We shared it for a few seconds before I let go as I needed to breath.

"Promise to never leave me?" she asked. I knew she was actually pleading me to do this as her eyes were huge and wet. I wiped her tears away and gave her a small smile.

"I will my angel, I promised you the same thing long ago. I intend to keep it." I said before we went and ate. We talked about what had happened while we were out and they had said nothing much really, and I was happy because I think I'm still a little panic-y. Anyways after we finished Luna wanted to go rest, so we followed. Celestia led us to one of the sitting areas in the castle where she went and lit the fireplace in there. Luna and I sat together by the fire while Celestia and Evan sat in chairs. We sat in silence and I just enjoyed it as I stroked Luna's mane. It was until Rage and all the other royals came in did the silence stop. Rage came in wearing casual clothes; a red shirt, black pants and a black boots. The royals we all wearing dresses that matched their colors well. I noticed that Rage seemed to be in a better mood than the last time I saw him as he had a toothy grin on his face. They came in and Rage waved at us all.

"Hey, glad to see you two doing better." he said as all of the royals came and sat down on some couches and started to idly chat with one another. Rage just came to us and sat across from me and Luna.

"Would love to have the throbbing in my lag to stop." Evan said as looked at Rage.

"I could get someone to fix it if you want." he said.

"Sorry, but i don't take shortcuts."

"Okay suit yourself. Anyways I have some very interesting information to tell you guys." he said his smile grew.

"And that would be?" I asked.

"Well have you ever heard of the four horsemen?" Rage asked. I had heard about them in my mythology class back when I took pre-college classes when I was still in high school. It was said that the four horsemen were the first signs of the end of the world, since they symbolized conquest, war, famine, and death. I forgot about them since I was just taking that class to pass and move on, plus it has been a really long time since I was in school.

"Yea, back when I was in high school. Why?" I asked.

"Well the caribou had given us something similar." he said.

"What do you mean by that?" Evan asked.

"Well, they call us the four Harbingers of Caribou Devastation. It can be found in their Book of Providence."

"Are you for real?" Evan asked and Rage just nodded. "That actually sounds correct seeing how we have been dealing with them."

"Who am I?" I asked.

"Yea who are we?" Evan asked as he leaned forward in his seat.

"Well you're the bringer of Famine," Rage said as he pointed to Evan before shifting his finger to me "and you're the bringer of Death." To be honest that made sense if you thought about it, but I still didn't like it. It just didn't sit right with me, but there was something I wanted to know.

"What about you and Bones?" I asked.

"Oh I'm the bringer of War and he's the bringer of Conquest." he answered.

"Seems about right." I said as I heard laughter coming form Evan, and I turned to him and saw he was patting his uninjured leg as he chuckled.

"I guess it is kind of funny." I said as I gave a small giggle as I stopped stroking Luna's mane and hugged her.Hearing footsteps made me look to the entrance to the room and I saw Bones coming through the door way. Rage seemed to take notice too as he turned to him.

"Ah, Bones. I was just telling these two on the titles the caribou gave us in the papers and their Book of Providence." Rage said as he gestured to Evan and I.

"That so is that why you two are laughing? Bones asked.

"Yea." Evan said.

"It was." I added.

"Well glad to see you're amused but we intercepted a message from the caribou," Bones said.

"Great let me guess they know our location," Rage said.

"No but there's good and bad news about that problem that I'll tell you later this one is different and the word regret seems to be repeated a few times."

"Regret...Any idea what it is?" Luna asked.

"Dear Equestria we regret being ugly disgusting caribou assholes we regret coming to Equestria we regret raiding you king's tomb and villages we regret raping your mares and we most definitely regret incurring the fury of the Four Harbingers," Rage said.

"They should be regretful. But since they started the wheels of Fate, there can be no going back." I said. They started this, and we're going to finish it. Trying to get out of this the cowards way will only make things worse for them since I hate cowards, with a passion.

"I actually think that the word regret is a code word for something maybe even someone." Bones said leaving the room in silence for a few seconds.

"How do you know?" Celestia asked.

"Regret is currently being held at a place called Shardore Fortress."

"Wait a second I know that place." Rage said.

"You do?" Bones asked.

"Yeah that was where Ash got a new set of armor plus killed a Lich there it's also where we found that damn amulet that got stuck in your eye Elisa." Rage said.

"Mmm," I hummed as I rubbed my eye. "how about we pay a visit? See if anything is going on."

"I was thinking the same thing, but there is a problem. This is a literal fortress we are talking about, those things were designed to keep out intruders." Bones said.

"No problem. You see after the Lich incident I decided to learn all I could about that place just in case the need arose, and thankfully I learned several ways to get inside. The question is do we want to storm it or do this quietly?" Rage asked as he looked at Bones.

"Hm...how's the fortresses layout?" Bones asked.

"Place sits on a mountain right in the middle of several one way in one way out between that mountain and another accessible only by a draw bridge and a portaculles there is a hidden way in but it exits at the other side of the fortress place is spacious enough to grow it's own food and has it's own water supply and the place is well defended with caribou soldiers even the secret passage may be compromised," Rage said.

"Hm how many weather ponies do we have?" Bones asked.

"Enough to cover a large area." Rage said.

"Okay. I think I may have an idea, but we're going to need to make a new way in. Somewhere higher then the fortress so we can do a quick recon, and we'll need a distraction." Bones said.

"I think I have a idea for all that." Rage said with a grin.

"Does it involve explosives?" I asked with a deadpan gaze.

Two Days Later
Time- 6:00 am
Location- Shardore Fortress

It had been two days since I woke from my sleep and the horrific vision I had. I have no idea if it was real but if it was, and I hope it isn't, I have to find a way to prevent it. I know that the others have already made countermeasures for the caribou's ships. I still have no idea as to how they were able to surprise us, but what I do know is that I will not let it happen. The deaths of those innocents that I killed when I had let go will not happen, not if I can help it. Anyways Rage, Evan, Bones and I stood atop a hill a few miles away from the Fortress

"Breathtaking but what is it with ponies building structures on top of mountains?" I asked as I looked at my fellow harbingers as we stood before an army of Eternal Flame Guardians who were under Rage's command.

"You wanna get a closer look?" I asked. "Only one way to find out."

"Alright Rage, Evan we'll leave the army to you." Bones said.

"Hey before you leave should we use our harbingers names?" Rage asked.

"What the hell for?!" Bones asked in an annoyed tone.

"Code names," Rage said with a shrug causing Bones to look at Evan and me for our their opinion.

"Eh let's humor them." Evan said with a shrug.

"I don't care, as long as we get the job done." I said. I wasn't in the mood, as I wanted to kill. I would have loved to go with Rage and Evan to kill, but going straight in isn't my style.... not anymore. Since I can die now from physical attacks I have adopted to go silently instead of run 'n gun. Bones gave a sigh before he replied.

"Fine War, Famine you know what to do let's go Death." Bones said.

"Try not to die Conquest." Rage said but Bones flipped him the bird before he teleported us onto the top of a mountain where a group of weather ponies were just finished making a massive fog. "Status?"

"Just finished making the fog now sir they won't see you coming but sir mind if I ask how do you plan on getting over there?" the leading pony asked. I watched as a smile grew on Bones face before he walked over to a strange wood and metal contraption and pulled a leaver resulting in a pair of ropes to shoot out of the devise and into the fog few seconds later the ropes go taunt and Bones tested their strength before he pulled on another leaver and planks of wood slid along the ropes creating a bridge.

"You ready for this?" I asked Bones.

"Need you ask?" Bones asked before he summoned his bow and launched an arrow into the air signalling Rage and Evan to start the attack before we ran onto the bridge.

We ran through the fog and soon streaks of blue appeared arching through the sky before they came down with a thundering boom. Meaning the catapults have been fired and had hit their targets, if the screaming was anything to go by. Once we passed through the fog I saw our bridge had connected with one of the inner tower's walls, just below a window. Bones then gestured that I go through the window, to which I nodded, while he leapt onto the fortress wall. I went into the window and landed, hoping to see a contingent of guards but I was greeted by shelves of bottles and mop buckets.

"A janitors closet, really? Of all places.." I said as I crept to the door and cracked it open. I didn't sense anyone out side so I opened the door and peeked. There was no one I could see at either end of the hallway, so I guess that was good. All their forces were dealing with the others outside, not even thinking of someone sneaking in during the chaos. 'Morons' I thought as I went and climb into the rafters, thinking it to be smarter than to be up here rather than on the ground. I went on and searched through empty hallways, looking for any signs of life. I had found none so far, no matter how many rooms I had passed and the sound of battle outside was really making me jealous.

Anyways after however god knows how long I sensed the life force of a few people. I made a right at the end of the hallway I was on and went straight for the individuals. When I neared them I could see that it was four caribou standing in the hallway, two looking down one end and the other the other end. I went and stopped to where I could drop down in the space between them, but stopped and listened to their conversation.

"So should we be worried if one of the harbingers comes here?" one asked.

"No, because they'll be occupied with our other forces out front. Those Minotaurs will surely kill most people in one swing, especially when their minds are clouded by the rage enchantments we have placed on their head." a second said. I made a mental note about the enchantments and the minotaurs. I waited in silence and as I was about to drop down when they started talking again.

"Soooo... why are we guarding the commander?" the first caribou asked. To be honest when I got a good look at him he looked like he was in his early teens, since his antlers were short and he was shorter than the other three.

"You ask alot of questions recruit." a third said. "Were here to make sure that none of the harbingers or their forces don't make it into the room the commander is in." I was shocked, to have the final defense of the highest ranking officer in the font include a recruit. That's foolish, stupid, and unheard of. It actually piped my interest as to why he was here, I'm gonna keep an eye on him; might, might not kill him.

"Well the commander has been quiet for the past ten minutes." the recruit pointed out.

"Mmm you're right." the final caribou said as he turned and looked at the door they were blocking."Recruit go check on the commander."

"But-"

"Do it or i'll tear what antlers you have off your skull." he threatened.

"Y-yes sir." the recruit said before leaving his spot and going to the door. I waited for him to enter and shut the door before I jumped down. Like a cat, I was silent and swift. I landed there without a sound before letting my magic out and making wires surround the caribou. I had them on the floor so they wouldn't see them until the last second.

"Recruits ask too many questions don't they?" I asked aloud.

"Yes they do." one said before turning around and looking at me. "the hell are you doin her bi-" he said before I flexed my right pinkie, causing the wire below him to slice his body up. I watched as he body slowly fell to the floor in a mess of blood and gore. The other two slowly turned around and looked at me in horror. I gave them no time as I balled my right hand into a fist, slicing them as well.

"Like I said, they ask too many questions." I said as I turned around and went to the door they were guarding. I slowly opened the door to make sure I made no sound, and inside I saw that recruit looking over a desk across the room. I slowly made it to him in an attempt to quietly kill him. I saw that the room we were in was small, resembling an office. There were book shelves along the walls, a large wooden desk in the middle of the room towards the back, a chair behind it and a desk at the back of the room. There were also two doorways, the one I came in and one to my left.

I crept up to the point I was behind the recruit and I jumped and put him in a choke hold. He struggled for a minute as he tried to speak but I tried my hardest to make sure he didn't.

"I'm -ack- not -guh- like them." he finally managed to get out and I lightened my hold, but kept it tight enough.

"What do you mean, and make it short." I ordered.

"I'm here to try and stop what ever they're doing here."

"And what are they doing here?" I asked.

"I don't know." he said and I tightened my grip on him causing him to cough. "I swear I know nothing. All I do know is it's something big."

"Uh-huh and how much of this do think I believe. Now give me a reason to why I shouldn't slit your throat right now?"

"B-because I-" what ever he was going to say was cut off as someone came through the other door in the room. The guy was wearing some very high ranking clothes so I assume he is the commander. When he looked to me his eyes widened before he gave me a stern gaze.

"What is a low level whore doing in my office? And why are you here boy?" He asked me and the recruit. It really pisses me off when ever someone calls me a whore. Even before I was a girl I hated when someone degraded women.

"I was sent in here by the guys outside to check on you sir." the recruit answered.

"And I assume my men out side are either dead or out of the fight?" he asked me.

"Yea, they're dead." I said. "Now how about you be a good boy and come with me." He answered my statement with a chuckle before responding.

"Little lady I don't know who you think I am but I won't be going anywhere." he said as I brought my right hand behind my back and conjured a pistol. "You however will be sent to the stables for the boys once they kill the intruders."

"Yea lets see how well they do against eternal flame guardians." I said, causing his eyes to widen. It a split second he went to gab something from his waist but I was a step ahead as I whipped my hand in front of me and fired two shots at him. The first hitting his left thigh and the second in his left knee. I know the risks of shooting someone in the knee but I needed to make sure he didn't run away. I watched as he fell to the floor screaming as he clutched his bloody knee.

"YOU SHOT ME!" he screamed.

"That I did." I said as the gun dematerialized. "Now both of you will come with me."

"I-i thought you were going to kill me." the recruit said as I put some cuffs on him.

"Change of plans, but don't expect to live long. Now lets go." I said. I walked past the desk with the kid in my grip but something brought my attention. I saw a gun laying on the table, one that was severely outdated but a gun none the less. It was a pepper-box gun; it had six barrels and had black and copper brown handle. I took it off the desk and pocketed it before grabbing the injured caribou and taking them to the others. Though I had to drag the injured one since he couldn't walk, and I may or may not have made him hit things along my journey. When I got there I had told Rage and Evan about the two in my company and that I needed to wait for Bones to get here.

After about fifteen minutes or so Bones came in from the same door I entered the courtyard from.

"So this the piece of hydra shit that runs this place huh?" Rage asked as I set the commander on his knees before Rage.

"To hell with you harbingers!" the commander shouted.

"Been there done that try to come up with something more intimidating next time would you," Rage said as he crouched before the commander who just spat in in the face of Rage's helmet but Rage just wiped the spit off and stood up.

"You'll need to be far more intimidating if you want to scare me Conquest," the commander said but this just caused Rage to laugh. "What are you laughing at!"

"You seem to have me confused, permit me. This is Famine, she is Death. I am War, and I am the last one here you want to piss off cocksucker." Rage said as he cracked his knuckles before he kicked the commander in the chin sending him flying upwards slightly before he landed in the dirt.

"Oops my bad did you need your mouth to suck Diann's cock like the good little cocksucker you are?"

"That will do War." I looked at the source and saw Bones was approaching

"Ah now this right here is Conquest," Rage said as he held an arm out gesturing to Bones.

"I'm gonna need some medical assistance in the dungeons and two stretchers there is something you all need to see, especially you War. So wait until later until you decide what to do with him," Bones said as he gestured to the commander.

"Understood," Rage said before he gave a whistle and several flame guardians walked up to us two were wearing white heavy armor and a red cross on their shoulders and had a pair of stretchers with them. "Hold him till I get back," Rage said to a different pair of guardians.

"Tuigsinn." the two said before they crossed their spears above his neck in perfect sync holding the commander in place.

Bones then led us into the fortress and down to the dungeons, which was large and round but as I looked around I noticed a sheet of cloth covering something. I came back to reality when I heard Bones asking Rage to instruct the white guardians to have some griffioness taken back to the Pale Horse immediately while the rest free the females and also take them to the ship. They all nodded and did what Bones requested them, and as the guardians went to work I saw a griffioness in horrible condition being carried away on one of the stretchers. When I went too ask Bones what was under the cloth I saw a doe walk up to Bones and bow from the waist.

"Thank you." the doe said while she bowed.

"Don't thank us yet we still need to get her back." Bones said causing the doe to nod and leave.

"Hey this may not be important but I found this on the desk in the commanders room." I said as I pulled out the pepperbox. When Rage saw the gun he gently took it and held it before him and touched it to his head as if giving prayer.

"An item of Ash's?" Bones asked.

"Yes he took it off Sombra after we took back the empire when it returned...now I know exactly what I'm gonna do to that asshole when I get back up there." Rage said as a fire flickered in his eyes and his cape looked hotter.

"There's more," Bones said as he walked over to the cloth and removed it revealing a body that wore armor which was similar to Ash's but it was more mechanical in the chest region. It had large holes in the back which I figured to be some kind of booster or thrust rocket exhausts and above them near the neck was a hexagon shape with a slash in it. But the face is something that would haunt me. It was Ash's but the lower jaw was made of metal and a piece of metal covered it's left eye, but the right one was red and almost cybonic in the iris area. As I stared at the body so many questions and emotion swirled inside me but the strongest two emotions was anger and shock.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THIS SHIT!" Rage shouted as an aura of malice and fire swirled around him.

"Seems to be an experiment of some sort they made." I said with shaking hands.

"Yes it does and if word gets back to the others, and I know it will, it's not gonna be a good day. Especially for your Luna." Evan said.

"Indeed and it's a problem for us. Also cause this thing tossed me around like a rag doll before I slashed this" Bones said as he pointed at the hexagon above the thrusters.

"Load it on the ship, but keep it covered. The less that know about this thing the better." Rage said to a pair of guardians who bowed and began to get to work while the rest of us left.

"We're gonna need to grab some info on this thing from one of the caribou stationed here. One of them must know something, willing or not." Bones said.

"A hundred bits says the commander knows something. Also Bones I need to talk to you about the caribou recruit that I dragged back with me." I said with crossed arms. I had a feeling that if what that kid said is true then we might have someone how can go into places without raising much suspicion.

"A recruit, what about him?" Bones asked.

"Well, the kid said that he wasn't like the others. But that could be a way for him not to get killed. He's being watched up top with the commander, so if we question him I think we can get some info from him as well. Might not be so useful but it will tell us why he said that."

"I'll be the judge of that." Rage said as we exited the castle and into the courtyard.

As we approached the prisoners Rage then snapped his fingers and made a head gesture to the guards holding the commander to which they nodded and picked him up and dragged him away while Rage walked over to a young looking caribou most likely the recruit Elisa mentioned the recruit looked up at Rage with fear and a small amount of awe before Rage harshly grabbed the caribou by the throat and brought him close to his face but Rage's grip wasn't strong enough to cause the buck to choke Rage's eyes then lit up with fire and he sniffed the caribou a few times before he released him.

"Get the cuffs off." Rage ordered and a guardian obeyed.

"He's good." Bones asked.

"He's no angel no surprise. However he doesn't stink of sweat and cum mixed together and there's no sins of lust or lying on him and very little sin at all for that fact." Rage said. Once the cuffs came off all the prisoners began to shout in outrage at the recruit.

"Traitor!"

"Cockless mare lover!"

"Bastard."

"May Ash Blade strike you down!"

The last remark surprisingly made the guardian beside him to pull back on the prisoners antlers and plunge his sword down the buck's throat before he said something in Demonic Angel.

"He says none of you are worthy of so much as speaking our king's name which I wholeheartedly agree," Rage said with a growl before he made a nod to a decorated guardian who gave an order in Demonic Angel and the guardians responded by executing the prisoners. "Now Bones that female caribou from before what's going on there?"

Later
Aephoceria
Airship Dock

The cargo door at the bow of the ship opened and the guardians assisted all the female prisoners in getting off the ship before they were taken to get some clothes and help meanwhile the guys and I were escorting the three caribou we took aboard and the still injured griffioness the three caribou were looking around in awe trying to take in everything at once but the ex-commander couldn't dwell for long because Rage had him at sword point I then noticed this worlds rulers approaching us so we halted our walk and let the rulers approach us and when they did the doe and the recruit immediately got onto their knees but the commander stood tall and defiant while the guardians walked on carrying the injured griffon away most likely to get help.

"You do not bow?" Luna asked the commander who just spat at her hooves. Rage then flipped his sword around so he was holding it by the blade and whacked the ex-commander in the back of his legs forcing him to kneel before he flipped the blade again and held it to his neck.

"I trust you four have a good excuse for bringing these three here?" Faust asked.

"Pardon for doing so your highness but the doe here was a captive among the caribou and was the target we originally went in for as for the young buck here it turns out he is not like the rest of his ilk. He detest's raping mares and has tried to help them in small ways several times this has been confirmed by both War and several mares that were once prisoner and as for the last one the now ex-commander of Sharddor Fortress we would like to question him for information," Bones said professionally.

"I see," Faust said.

"Your highnesses," the doe spoke causing all of our eyes to turn to her. "I know I don't have the right to ask this of you but please I beg of you let me stay by Pita's side while she recovers."

"Conquest would you care to elaborate for us?" Celestia asked.

"I believe she is talking about a young female griffon princess the two were locked in the same cell and when I arrived Pita's condition was very poor and was on the verge of death however I was able to delay it and she is now being transferred to the medical wing as we speak for treatment and from what I can guess these two are close." Bones said as he looked at the doe before he looked back at the rulers.

"Very well...But however she is to have a pair of guardians with her at all times till we all say otherwise." Luna said.

"Thank you your majesties thank you." the doe said as she bowed her head to them.

"Sluts." the ex-commander muttered under his breath earning a kick to his jaw from Rage sending him flying a few good feet.

"That will do War." Faust said when suddenly the ex-commander quickly got up and made a break for the ship.

"Famine." Bones said.

"On it." Evan said before summoning small knives and throwing them at the caribou's legs. Said caribou made it a few more steps before slowing down and dropping like a bag of potatoes. Bones then walked over to him and grabbed the buck by the fur on his head before he said something and dragged him back over to our group.

"I'll take this one to interrogation I'm sure there's lots you want to tell me isn't there," Rage said with what I could guess was a sadistic grin before he grabbed the buck and took him to the interrogation room.

"And what of him?" Bones asked as he pointed to the recruit.

"Elisa you're the one who wanted to bring him correct?" Luna asked.

"Yea I am. I thought that maybe I'd see what he has to say. Couldn't really hurt anything since we can kill him in a instant." she said as she went and grabbed said recruit and started to walk away. "I'll see you guys later, gonna have a friendly chat with this guy here."

I left the bay and headed to my room in the castle with the recruit behind me, still in cuffs. The walk was quiet, and the stares the kid got must have been bad seeing how everyone that we past looked at him in anger, disgust, and /or sneered at him. When I finally made it to my room I led him in and shut the door.

"Sit on the floor." I ordered. I took off the jacket I had on and placed it on the bed before sitting in front of the recruit. "I'll start this thing off, whats your name?"

"Kamau." he answered.

"Interesting name, so what did you mean by your not like them?" I asked.

"Well for once I was raised by females."

"And how do I know you're telling the truth? For all I know you could be lying."

"I'm not! My mother taught me not to lie."

"And what else? Respect them?"

"Yes, what else would she teach me?" he asked and I stayed quiet for a minute.

"What happened to your mom?" I asked, and I saw that his demeanor changed.

"She was killed when a group of males came into the camp I was born in and tried to take everyone. My mom got killed in the process when she tried to save one of her friends."

"And your father?"

"He was killed before I was born. He held off a group of raiders as they attacked my moms old camp." he said as tears started to form in his eyes.

"Ey don't be getting sappy with me." I said, I don't want to have to deal with this shit. "Do you have any siblings?" I asked

"Y-yea I have two sisters, Ahsa being the oldest and Kali being the youngest."

"SO you're a middle child correct?" I asked to which he nodded. "Okay now tell me why you were at the fortress."

"I was there because I had learned they were doing something bad there, experimenting with machines and flesh. Had I known they were going to use King Ash they way they did."

"What do you mean?"

"Well I learned from the scientists that they used actual parts from Ash's body to make that mech, which ones I have no idea." That was not going to bode well with the others.

"Why were actually there, what was your motive?" I asked.

"Because I heard that they were making a revolutionary machine that would be the end of the harbingers."

"Yea and you saw how good that went. Why where you there, were you planning on ruining their plans?"

"Yes I was."

"And how were you going to go about it?"

"I don't know actually."

"Are you fucking daft? You can't just go and into a heavily fortified fortress planning on destroying their work with no plan! You're lucky enough that me and my friends came in and saved your ass. I mean seriously."

"Sorry I just never thought it through. I was going along with it as I went."

"Okay we're going to have to a talk about this later. For now sit in that chair," I said as I pointed to the chair across the room next to a desk. "Imma take a nap, don't touch anything." with that I got up and lopped on the bed and closed my eyes.