*In another hallway of Canterlot Castle* (Forty-five minutes into attack)

‘’Ha! Take that!’’ Several ponies shouted, as they threw their spears through the air towards the Daleks that were moving up through the hallway.

‘’For Equestria!’’ Some shouted. ‘’For Princess Celestia!’’ and ‘’For the Princess!’’ Some of the other soldiers shouted. The Earth Ponies drew their blades with their hooves, readying their blades to use against the advancing Daleks. In a secondary line, there were several Unicorns, whom were bracing themselves for the incoming conflict with the approaching hostiles.

‘’Exterminate all opposition! Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ A voice shouted from the rear of the advancing Dalek forces. Within a single second, the Daleks, all of a sudden, out nowhere…The Daleks came to a complete halt. The blue in their eyestalks went completely dark. The eyestalk hung slightly down. Their eyestalks, de-activated, looked out towards the battle-readied ponies, standing only a few inches from them: Spears and swords drawn. Ready to strike at the slightest provocation. The Daleks may have stopped moving, but that didn’t mean that they were going to simply let their guard down like that.

Having noticed the Dalek’s lack of action, one pony trotted up towards them. She was a Unicorn Mare, and while she was a mere soldier in the Canterlot Militia, she had been prepared these enemy invaders. When weren’t the bearers of the Elements of Harmony prepared for hostile situations like this? They had to, if they were going to withstand such terrible, mentally and physically stressful situations – Nightmare Moon, Queen Chrysalis, and of course their toughest yet, Discord.

In the Throne room, watching down, out upon the burning city, Luna’s eyes caught notice of something. A light, gently flickered down in one of Canterlot’s alleys – Several lights moved down the alleyways. Flying towards Canterlot Castle. The lights were quick, moving much faster than the average Pegasus, but definitely not fast enough to beat Rainbow Dash if she were to try to outrun them.

‘’Uh, Medic-?’’ He heard Luna’s voice calling for him. Deep in thought, and being constantly being interrupted by higher ranked than the average Soldier, either reporting on the progress of the assault, or neither one of them came. That line of thought was interrupted, and his head turned, his eyes looking in direction of the Alicorn Princess. ‘’Something’s heading towards us…And I do not think it’s slowing down any time.’’

His eyes widened in shock to being told this news.

Curious, he turned himself back towards her. Running across the floor as quickly as he could.

He got as close to the window as he could, and looked out through it. Indeed what the Princess had said had been true. Down through several alleyways, a small collection could be seen speeding towards the castle, with no hint of slowing down at all.

‘’Medic…?’’ He heard Luna ask him. His head turned, and his eyes looked towards her face. Her face turned, looking back into his. ‘’Is this something we should be concerned about?’’ She asked. His face contorted a little at her question. He did not know how to respond to that. He turned back, gazing out the window towards the lights, again.

This wasn’t supposed to happen. Those are simple patrol vessels. They couldn’t possibly have…found a way to wield them in battle!?

In another hallway, one soldier, was standing alongside it’s comrade and the other members of it’s group. It’s sight was set to only gaze down the hallway. It’s weapon was ready in case any hostiles came into her view, and they were called to arms.

Her ear perked itself up, as a strange sound in the distance. It had at first started out faint, but now, as others started turning their heads, looking around the room in confusion, as they were obviously being exposed it too, and beginning to wonder, along with her, what was causing it.

Noticing that it was stronger on the right ear, her head turned in that direction. Her eyes looked out the window, but the sight of what was outside the window, was not one that was meet with excitement from her for finding it out, but one that was instead meet with wide, terrified eyes.

‘’Oh my…!’’ She gasped, jumping back a little. Startling several of her fellow soldiers in the process, and drawing the attention of the Lieutenant in charge of this group.

‘’What-?’’ He asked sternly, as he approached her. But as he saw her, his eyes followed her’ to where hers’ were looking. And what he saw penetrated his mouth, making it impossible for him to finish his question to her.

Seeing that their higher ranked superior, and one of their fellow soldiers were clearly distracted by something, the rest of the ponies in this line of defense turned their heads, as well. Looking out to the right of a regular window, but ultimately, being unable to resist falling under the bewitchment that had stolen the attention of their Lieutenant and one of their own fellow warriors.

Shapes speeding through the air, suddenly, lit powerful lights that were cast as beams down upon the glass, and walls of Canterlot Castle.

They were fast, and very big in size and shape, but they were beginning to get too close. Even to the point where it looked like they were looking more like suicidal units that had been sent to deal with the others.

‘’Oh my-‘’ She said, finally snapping herself back out of the trance that she had been under. She saw how close the approaching objects were getting, but it was too late for her or any of them to do anything about.

‘’Everypony, back away! BACK AWAY!’’ She screamed. She shifted her body around to face the other soldiers. Her hooves reached up, grabbing the sides of her helmet, and without another thought’s notice, threw it off her of her head. It *Clanked* upon making impact with the floor.

The rest of the Canterlot Soldiers were beginning to scatter, creating a separation between themselves. Some running down the hallway, while some headed for the door. Before they got the chance to enter through the door, however, they were stopped in their tracks. A sharp humming sound reached their ears, just before something unexpected, and yet, totally expected happened.

The approaching object came crashing through the wall, destroying a large chunk of the wall, breaking and shattering glass, as it’s ‘’wings’’ forced their way through them. Crumbling remnants of stone still standing, did not stand for much longer, as their weakened state, made them unable to keep themselves standing, and merely fell backwards, falling down into a black night.

Several of the ponies attempted to get out of the way of the terribly fast object, but for those unfortunate enough to not be able to move fast enough, they were caught by it’s front, and pulled along with it. Screaming, and crying out for help from their comrades, but their allies were unable to even offer them the most basic of aid at this moment.

‘’Whoa!’’ She exclaimed, as she jumped out of the way of the intruding shape. Rolling on the ground, before shifting her body so that she stood up-right again.

‘’AHHHHHH! Help me-‘’ The Lieutenant screamed out. His cry for help was cut short, as he himself was cut short in the midst of all that was going on.

On the front sides of the object’s wings were sharp blades that only required a single second to cut clean through anything that it came into contact with.

From one second to the next, the object’s sharp wings cut through him, separating his upper-body from his legs. His torso separated from his legs, and with a loud *Thud* his body collapsed down onto the floor.

Others unfortunate enough to have stood in front of the object meet a similar fate, by either being separated from their torso and legs, or their heads cut from their bodies. Their instantly-dead bodies collapsing down onto the floor, as blood started to pour from their motionless, de-capitated bodies.

‘’What is going on!?’’ Luna exclaimed, as the entire Throne room, suddenly, shook violently. They had sensed tremors in the floor before, but this was something completely different. Being instead much more powerful, and very violent.

‘’I don’t-‘’

Before the Medic was permitted to finish his sentence, the floor and entire Throne room, were once again ravaged by violent shaking. There was another explosion, followed by the sound of cracking, then by crumbling stones, and finally, faint but agonized screams of either pain or panic.

Luna and Twilight, intent on finding out what was happening, turned towards the door to join the battle. At the very least, investigate the condition of their forces. That was something they had to do.

‘’Twilight!’’ Rainbow Dash called out, extending her hoof towards her. ‘’Princess Luna!’’ Rarity called out. Their suddenly worried stats, forced him to drag his attention away from the stained glass window. Instantly taking notice of Princess Luna, and Twilight Sparkle’s current course of action.

‘’Wait!’’ He called out after them, reaching out with his hoof for them. ‘’Princess Luna! Twilight Sparkle!’’ But his words had little to no effect on the two magic users. The two of them, both used their magic to telepathically open the doors, forcefully, shoving the two doors outwards, and with all haste galloped down the hallway towards the next door at the end of this hallway.

‘’Princess! Twilight!’’ He called after them. But they out-right refused to listen to him, and instead, was forced to watch, as both of them vanished down into the hallway.

‘’Twilight!’’ The rest of the Element Bearers exclaimed, as they, like the Medic, was left in a state of shock by Twilight and the Princess’s course of action.

‘’Twilight!! Princess!!’’ He screamed after them. But it was of no use, they were already so far gone that the chances of them hearing him were closer zero than any other number.

He cursed to himself underneath his breath, slamming his hoof down into the floor, angrily. ‘’As if I don’t have enough problems enough.’’

‘’Don’t worry, sir. We’ll bring them back.’’ A pair of foreign voices spoke up behind him. ‘’Yes. You can trust us, sir. We won’t let you down.’’ The other said before he got a chance to question who, or what, was talking to him.

As he turned himself around to look towards the doors, two figures flew out from behind both of them. As they flew down the hallway, he turned around. His eyes, following them as they flew down the hallway. Speeding after Princess Celestia’s prized pupil and sister.

‘’Whoa!’’ He exclaimed, as they first flew out from behind the door, and started to chase after them.

*Ten minutes later*

On other levels of the castle. Smaller groups of armed soldiers were guarding certain hallways. Just keeping an eye out in any Daleks were coming down this route. It wasn’t too important to the actual assault itself, but Princess Luna, before she was taken to the Throne room, on orders of the Medic, instructed that this hallway, especially, had to be protected. She made it clear that what was behind the doors at the other end of the hallway were not drastically important to the outcome of the battle, but it would put her mind at a little bit of ease if it was being protected.

The volunteers had all stepped forth to heed their Princess’s request. All fifteen of them.

Down one of the hallways, however, they could faintly hear screaming. Energy bolts followed, as well.

‘’Hm?’’ One ‘’hm’ed’’ as they heard a strange, speedy hum fly pass the window. Down the hallway, they could see faint glimpses of beaming light.

*A few minutes earlier*

Crashing through the wall, shattering even more glass, and cracking through the stone walls, raining debris down towards the under-city, below. With a powerful *Crash!* the object crashed through the wall. Speeding downwards, through the air.

Making a sharp turn, mid-air, the object swung upwards, and with it’s already ridiculous speed that it was at, it didn’t hit anything underneath it, as it made it’s turn upwards.

‘’Ohhhh!’’ She groaned, rising back up on her hooves. But feeling a little bit sore in her hips, as the jump she had performed which had saved her life, must have caused some sort of injury to her hind legs. ‘’Ah!’’ She groaned, as she finally managed to stand back up, supporting herself against the wall. She gently sat herself down on the floor, sitting up-right, her legs out-stretched.

Leaning herself back against the rock, a sigh of relief slipped out of her mouth. ‘’You really realize how fragile you are, once you feel pain.’’ She said to herself. Rubbing her sore hind legs with her hoof.

‘’Quickly! Quickly! Assemble!’’ She heard several voices cry out. Her eyes opened, looking out in front of her at what was going on. Soldiers, or those that had not suffered too bad levels of damage to their bodies, were assembling not far from her, while there was a separate group of injured ponies that were heading inside a large steel door. Some limping across the floor, while others were helping other ponies stand up. Leaning on somepony else for support moving forward.

‘’Hurry! It went this way!’’ A voice spoke. ‘’We can still catch it if we’re quick enough!’’ Another voice spoke from down the hallway.

Her ear ruffled up a little, at hearing the voice say that out of nowhere. Her head turned, and looked towards the source of the voice. She heard the clattering of armor against the stone floor – But as her eyes had confirmed, there was…there was nopony there. There were several shadows on the right-side wall, but aside from that, there was no one there, except for her.

She leaned her head back against the wall, resting it there. Feeling as all motion in her legs began to vanish, simply fading away.

‘’They…*Ahhhh!* they will be back for me…even-…tually.’’ Her voice started to slow itself a bit as she spoke. Her eyes, slowly started to close themselves further and further shut. Her head slid a little bit down along the wall. Resting itself on her shoulder, as her consciousness was no longer able to keep her awake – And she drowsed off, falling into a sleep, as she sat there, leaning against the wall.

Inside her mind, as she slept. Strange creatures flashed before her eyes. Rectangular, bending lights glowed, a blank, expression-less, letter-box mouth, and handlebars on the side of the head, a short, armored figure with a dome-like helmet, and piercing needles that transform you into one of them.

All these figures and more, all whirled around inside her mind. Giving her glimpses of landscapes, and a large, thriving city that englobed an entire planet. Unimaginable things, all of them flashed inside her mind, giving her sights of strange, wondrous, and terrifying things that seemed impossible, and couldn’t exist.

Crashing through the windows, shattering the glass, and cracking the walls, scattering pieces of debris down onto the ground, below.

The object moved towards the center in the airspace above the Ponies and the Daleks. Powerful, pressurized force, being generated underneath it. Warm air, by the looks of it.

The pressure from underneath it, was like a powerful wind. Slowly forcing several of the already injured guards to be blown back. Their weakened stats being unable to hold back the powerful wind-like force from the new arrival.

The new arrival’s appearance, as described by those on-site, could be summed up in a few words: Looked like a wing-less bird, with a strange tail at the back, with two strange things that went up at the end of the tail, an utterly stainless steel surface, smooth, and with two red eyes at the front, and two slight growth/stumps on it’s supposed shoulders, which was generating the pressurized wind. Underneath it at the bottom, a hatch opened, and a mechanical arm moved out. Attached to the end of the mechanical appendage, was a small box of some kind that moved around in place. Looking towards various soldiers of the Equestrian army. The wounded, the injured, and the ones who had survived without a scratch on them – There were not many of the latter, but there were still a good number of ones who had survived with mostly minor injuries sustained.

The Daleks at the front of the hallway, remained completely motionless during this entire ongoing event. Their casings, still drained of power from – Well, they didn’t know why. The Daleks had entered, prepared to attack, then suddenly, out of nowhere, they stop moving completely, almost like they needed to power down, or something, and then there’s the strange currently-in progress situation with this strange…newcomer.

Inside the engines that were producing that terribly insufferable pressurized wind, the turbines that created them, were beginning to rotate faster. Picking up speed, the faster and faster they went. The wind pressure started to get a lot stronger.

Several of the wounded soldiers that had been hauled to this hallway were starting to be caught by the wind’s grasp. Some of them were almost lifted up off the floor, wobbling in place, as it’s power was building more and more.

The wind grabbed hold of several of the Daleks. It’s terrible power was able to lift them up – In their de-activated states, they were unable to offer much serious resistance against the powerful wind pressure. If activated, they would have attempted to magnetize themselves, which might have worked, but they were de-activated, which made things a whole lot easier for the new arrival to ‘’pick them up’’, and with great strength, throw their motion-less bodies against the wall, and generally scattering them across various parts of the hallway, causing serious damage to the first of the advancing Daleks’ casings.

‘’Ueh!’’ Several Equestrian soldiers grunted, as they narrowly dodged, or moved out of the way, of one of the incoming Dalek casings.

Some Daleks crash into the wall, others have their domes ripped off, which scatter around the room, some are instantaneously killed when thrown out the window, speeding down through the air, and land with a powerful against the ground, causing them to explode, resulting in an instant fatality for the creature inside, and others crash down into their comrades, which, with the powerful force, causes both, or more, to instantly explode upon impact.

‘’Commencing target of the lower lifeforms!’’ A voice, suddenly speaks from the strange creature. The Unicorn Mare, that had boldly attempted to get closer to the Daleks, when this thing suddenly appeared out of nowhere, instantly, got a frightened expression on her face.

Her left hind leg, started to move backwards from the creature out of a growing fear – The rest of the other soldiers, present, were preparing themselves to do battle with it. They weren’t going to flee from a fight, especially, with enemies popping up everywhere.

The strange box-thing, that it had emerged out from underneath it, looked around, without hesitation, pointing itself towards, virtually, everyone that were able to offer serious resistance. It ignored the weak, and injured.

‘’Deletion of inferior lifeforms commencing!’’ It spoke. This creature’s voice, unlike that of the Daleks, was without a doubt, much more pleasant to listen to, deeper, but soft enough that it did not have the same loud, screaming tone that the Daleks had…How unfortunate, then, that it was out to kill them, as indicated by it’s strange sentence.

‘’Delete! Delete!’’ The new arrival spoke softly, not barking it’s words like the Daleks did, even when attacking. The box on the on the end of the stick-arm-thing, started to whirr loudly. A blue light on the side of the box started to glow. A faint hum joined in with the whirring, building in volume.

Then, in a deafening explosion of quick beads of light and sounds, a sudden barrage of white beams shot from the end of the box-appendage. Faster than even the Daleks’ energy beams, the object’s speedy assault, down towards the ponies was without mercy. Without even a chance to plead for their lives, ponies were instantly down shot on-site by the powerful beam bursts from the floating newcomer above them.

‘’Retreat! Pull back! Get out of here!’’ She shouted from down the hallway. Waving her surviving soldiers to follow her away from that particular section of the hallway, where the newly arrived, was.

Ponies panted, heavily, as they galloped down the hallway, either with running speed, or limping, from wounded hooves, as many of those that had survived the first barrage, were already wounded, and injured soldiers.

‘’Delete! Delete!’’ The creature said, hovering, gently, through the air as it followed after the fleeing soldiers. Continually firing several energy beams down towards occasional victims – Either killing them instantly, or crippling them in such a way that they were too injured to move, or so that they couldn’t escape from it, giving it ample of time to properly target their necks, or other vital parts on their body.

It was a relentless onslaught. A merciless massacre.

Running down a hallway as fast as their legs could muster, a group of Ponies, who were still capable warriors, were galloping down the hallway in pursuit of that creature that had suddenly attacked their position.

*Past*

The moment the strange monstrosity had finished dealing out a rather nasty blow to the Equestrian force stationed there, it had turned itself around, and flown back up towards the castle. By the time of it’s return to the location of it’s attack, the soldiers were beginning to recover from it’s attack.

It turned itself around, aiming itself towards the cracked hole in the wall. Attempting to gain entrance to the rest of the castle, and with it’s already damaging first assault, it would be down-right impossible for the ponies to mount a good enough defense.

However, the object’s controller was quickly proven wrong.

Right before it reached the cracked wall, a barrage of spears, and several magical beams were unleashed upon it. Making a quick shift to the left of it’s body, the object dodged the soldiers’ counter-attack against it’s second assault towards them.

Making a turn to the left, the object speed forward.

*Present*

The group of still able-bodied soldiers galloped down through the hallway. Their eyes focused on what was in front of them, but mostly, they were focusing on keeping their vision looking out, as they needed to be made aware of that…creature’s constant position. They not only had to track it down and kill it, as a creature like that on the loose could devastate the lines of defense throughout the castle – Also, they also had personal business, as it had just killed, or hurt, many of their closest friends.

Fortunately, the creature had not passed behind any walls, and had instead been fleeing in plain sight of their eyes to see it. Their numbers had most definitely suffered from it’s first attack, but as long as they could get to an open spot, then the Unicorns and Pegasus Ponies could take the fight to it. By use of either magic, or getting close enough to it, that they could physically attack it, and impale it with their swords. It was worth a shot, and unfortunately, this was important enough that they had to. Their duty demanded it.

The creature made a sharp turn, and rounded a corner. Speeding through the air, as it’s pursuers followed after it.

Finally, the creature managed to outwit it’s pony pursuers. Flying faster than any of them could run after it, it suddenly, shot forward, speeding away from. The Lieutenant in charge of the pursuit party, watched as the creature suddenly started to lose them.

In a last desperate effort to catch up to it, the Lieutenant, started to gallop faster. Exhausting much of his own energy. All just to catch up with the silver creature.

He started to run so fast that he almost out-ran the pursuit party.

Coming up on another turn, he had run out of windows to look out through – And not paying attention to what was in front of him, he was quite quickly reminded of what his mistake was costing him.

With force, he suddenly hit something that came out of nowhere from behind that turn. He fell down on top of the thing he had just bumped into. The figure he had crashed into, did not seem to call out, or make any sort of sound, as it felt rather…soft.

Groaning, he returned back up onto his hooves. Standing up over the figure. Opening his eyes, as he stared down.

‘’Hey! What’s the-‘’ He was suddenly halted by himself. Not speaking another word, as he laid eyes on the figure in front of him.

‘’WHAT!?’’ he exclaimed shocked. ‘’WH-what are you doing here!!?’’ He shouted, panicked, by the sight of the figure in front of him.

‘’Run! Everypony, just run!!’’ She screamed, galloping down the hallway. She undid her armor, letting it clatter to the ground behind her, as she galloped away from the silver creature up above them.

‘’You will be deleted! Delete! Delete! Delete!’’ They could hear it shouting after them. Whizzing through the air like an insect, as it followed after them. It’s strange appendage, continuously firing off beams of fatal energy towards them, hitting several of the fleeing soldiers and guards, as they tried to escape from it.

Descending down to the floor, the creature’s wings folded back into it’s body. Underneath it, the first appendage retracted back into it’s body – Underneath it, as it descended down, six smaller, sharp appendages emerged from underneath the creature’s body, touching down against the floor. Standing the creature up, were six spider-like legs that were lifting it up, off the ground.

While they had noticed it’s sudden disappearance from the airspace behind them, they refused to turn around to investigate it further. They continued fleeing down the hallway, or at the very least the best they could, considering their injured states.

Moving on the floor, the silver creature crawled after them. The front of the creature opened outwards to reveal several long snake-like appendages that reached out from their confines, reaching out after the fleeing equines.

The unfortunate few that were caught by the appendages, felt intense pain, as sharp protrusions on the end pierced their hooves, or flesh, pulling them back towards the tubes’ point of origin, but by the time they reached the creature, they were already dead, having bleed to death from having lost too much…well, let just say that it stained both the floor and the creature.

Making a sharp turn, they fleeing survivors of that line of defense, galloped down the hallway. Hurrying down the hallway with all the strength that they could muster.

For a small moment, it seemed turning this way had really worked out for them.

The pursuing creature was taken aback by their sudden turn to the left. Through it’s own eyes, it, suddenly, watched as the dwindling group of fleeing ponies, out of nowhere, vanished from it’s sight. Beginning to panic, at losing them, it made a quick shift of it’s body in an attempt to re-locate them again. But in doing so, the radical shifting of it’s form had several consequences that had not been considered.

In the progress of making it’s sharp turn, it unfortunately was too fixated on re-locating the fleeing ponies, that it ignored certain…consequences that became apparent to it way too late for it to undo them.

Making it’s left turn a reality, it’s current speed was it’s enemy. The speed combined with the fact that it’s body was steel, rendered the situation unavoidable. Instead of pursuing after them, the creature’s instead crashed down into the floor – From their distance, the ponies could hear the sound of the creature’s…accident, but they absolutely refused to stop. They would not stop moving, unless they reached the Throne room, or re-grouped with their other forces within the castle.

Hopefully they could shed some light on what in Tartarus, this creature is, or why it’s come here.

Despite this escape from the silver creature. Their hopes were, however, crushed when it once again re-appeared. Destroying the wall in it’s way in the process.

Directing it’s visual sensors towards the group of frightened ponies, it completed it’s side-mission: Re-acquire enemies.

Without a moment’s hesitation, it’s onboard operator decided that tracking them on their level was an inefficient choice in order to obtain them.

Leaping up into the air, it unfolded it’s engines, catching itself in mid-air. Hovering there, as it’s red eyes looked down towards them. The sharp legs, however, was not retracted back, instead, they merely hung down underneath it.

‘’Run…’’ She spoke, softly. Carefully eyeing the creature, as it hovered in front of them. The creature’s snout, however, quickly, adjusted itself. Pointing it’s glowing eyes down towards her. It’s sudden, drawn attention towards her, caused her to jump a little. Mere movement from them was all that was required for it to return to chasing them again.

Both sides wasted no time taking action, but unfortunately, for the Equestrians’, it was the creature that was dealing out the attacking action, and them that were once again, taking the route of fleeing from it.

Instead of shooting them down as they fled. The creature swooped down over certain ponies, and used it’s sharp legs to pick up unfortunate victims, flying back up to get away from the rest – Those caught by it screamed out in terror as they were lifted up, and flown into the air…Their screams of terror, were then shortly replaced by cries of pain, as a powerfully bright, blinding, blue light flashed...

Before…

There was nothing. Everyone present were returned to the present, once again, and forced to endure the exhausting running through all these hallways.

(Two hours and five minutes into attack)

Flying down, the silver creature, picked up on, another pony, and lifted it up into the air. Those still alive, down on the floor, still galloping down along the hallway for their lives, closed their eyes, shutting their eyes closed, as another one of their comrades was taken from them. They couldn’t bring themselves to look upon it. They were not going to let this be the last they ever saw of those long-had friends that they had gotten to known through serving in the Equestria Army Forces.

Running beside her last friend, a revelation, the truth of the situation she was in, dawned on her.

‘Th-this…S-she-‘Her mind thought, but her mouth finished that thought.

‘’She is my only surviving friend in the Equestrian Forces.’’ She said. The Mare beside her, heard what she said. Looking her eyes up, staring up into her face.

‘I-I’m-…I’m sorry.’ She thought. ‘I never for you to get stuck here. If only you had been at one of the other defense lines…Then, you wouldn’t be here, right now.’ She looked her face down. Frowning sad, as she looked down towards the floor.

Watching her friend frowning, and admitting defeat, was not something she was going to let her go out with. ‘No. Don’t blame yourself.’

Bringing a hoof down to the Mare’s chin, she gently lifted it back up. Retracting it back, as their eyes connected, and they stared back into each other’s faces.

Bearing a confused expression, she looked back into her friend’s face. ‘Wha-…Huh?’

‘Death comes for all of us. We were all going to die eventually. Death waits for no one-‘She cast a blank glare back towards her despaired friend.

Her blank glare shifted itself into a warm smile. ‘But I am glad that I’m experiencing it with you, my friend, here, at the end of all things.’

A tear ran down her cheek, being shed from her cheek, and landing on the floor.

‘There is no way we’re escaping this thing, I realize that now, but even if this is the case, then I will still continue to fight, and live and die…if only, just to die in your arms, my friend in this life, and hopefully in all lives.’

Feeling some of her guilt being lifted, as she peered into her friend’s face, a warm happiness started to spread. ‘R-really?’

‘Of course.’

She looked her head away, thinking it over in her mind.

Her thinking did not last long, as out of nowhere, she suddenly, collided with something in front of her, causing her to fall backwards. Landing on her back on the floor.

‘’Iron Sword!?’’ She heard the worried voice of one of the guards (her friend) call out after her.

‘’Ughhh!’’ She groaned, as she opened her eyes, and looked out in front of her. Completely opened, she looked up into somepony’s face, and one that she recognized.

But before she could speak her mind concerning this pony, he spoke first, beating her to the punch.

‘’WH-what are you doing here!!?’’

*Present*

‘’W-what am I doing here!?’’ She asked, confused. ‘’What do you mean!? What are you doing here!? Weren’t you supposed to be at your post?’’ That seemed to shut him up.

‘’R-right.’’ He replied, nervously.

‘’If it wouldn’t be too much to ask for, maybe you could finally get off of me?’’ She asked, angrily. Glaring back up into his face.

‘’Eh, right. Sorry.’’ He moved his body away from her. Moving it to the side, so that he was no longer standing directly over her - Taking advantage of her opportunity, she stood herself back up onto her hooves again.

‘’Anyway, back to the point at hoof. Why aren’t you at your post?’’ She asked him.

‘’I-I-we, we suffered heavy casualties at our line of defense.’’ He said. He turned, reaching out with his hoof, pointing it towards the soldiers he had brought with him. ‘’These are the only well-fit soldiers left of the group. I, and them sent out to hunt down the silver creature that attacked us, and decimated our forces – We lost it here, which is when we bumped into your group.’’ Her eyes widened at his reply, causing a gasp to follow along with it.

‘’Wh-where is it!?’’ She shouted towards him, pulling him closer towards her, and shook him. ‘’What did it look like!?’’

From behind his back, down the hallway, a loud humming, was beginning to get louder and louder. Slowly, he and the rest of his soldiers turned their heads back, looking down the hallway. Iron Shield’s soldiers raised their heads, slightly, to get a better view of the hallway itself.

Speeding down through the hallway, at intense speed, rounding the corner as it came view. Many of the soldiers in his group paled as soon as they laid eyes on it. It seemed impossible, but the evidence was undeniable – It was inside the castle hallways, and it was heading for them.

Down the other hallway, a voice, uttering a familiar saying interrupted the frightened silence.

‘’Delete! Delete!’’ It spoke behind them. Reluctantly, they turned back, as well, and like their comrades that had been disheartened by the sight of their pursuer, their faces paled, as soon as their eyes laid sight on it’s form approaching them from down the hallway.

‘’Wait a minute here.’’ She said. Time to seem to slow down, as her mind raced. Desperately, trying to think of a clever solution for this little problem of theirs. Her head, constantly, rotated back and forth, as she continued to take in the differing shapes, and visible weapons’ capabilities they possessed.

‘Maybe…it could work.’

As time was un-frozen, she immediately went to work carrying out her plan.

She hurried towards the nearest Pegasus Ponies she could find.

‘’Hey! I’ve got an idea for taking those things down.’’ She said to the Pegasus. The Pegasus had it’s hooves firmly on the floor, but it’s wings were fortunately in good enough condition to carry out her plan.

‘’WHAT!? Are you insane!?’’ Both of the Pegasus’ exclaimed, shocked.

‘’But you have to follow it to the letter, or I doubt it’s going to work.’’ She said, pointing her hoof down the hallway towards the one that had been was speeding up towards group of soldiers, moving it, and pointing it towards the one that had been pursuing her group. ‘’If you do exactly as I told you, then we have the biggest possible chance to defeat them…both.’’

Both of the Pegasus Ponies turned, looking towards the creatures in both hallways.

They looked back towards her, adorning frightened faces.

‘’Actually, I think it could work. I have been thinking of something a little similar, myself.’’ He replied.

‘’Alright. Let’s get started.’’ She said.

They turned to face each of their different monstrosity. Started to gallop along the floor, to build momentum, flapping their wings in the process.

They took off from the ground, and both, started to fly back down their respective hallways. Keeping their directed towards the silver beasts at all times. They had removed their armor, as it only weighed and slowed them down…And now was not the time to get slowed down by anything.

She, very quickly actually, reached the giant insect resembling creature. It had flown down to the floor, and stood back up on it’s legs. She flew atop it’s head, wherever it was, and firmly planted her hooves atop it’s head.

With not a seconds’ delay, she started jumping up and down atop the creature’s head.

Within it’s head, her constant pounding was beginning to showing some results. Various cables, and pieces were starting to loosen from their places. Several of the internal systems were beginning to shut down.

The insect-like creature started to move around in a circle. It’s front opened, and several of the appendages that had been deployed earlier in the pursuit, streamed out from their confines. The appendages moved up towards the top of it’s head, in an attempt to stop the Pegasus Pony before any further damage to it’s systems could be done.

She stopped jumping down and down, at the first notice of the appendages. However, she smiled, wryly, as this meant that the plan was working. Not only were the tentacle-like appendages moving towards her - But the creature’s entire body had stopped moving, as well.

Now it was time for the next step of the plan…

‘Alright. Nothing to worry about…I’ve just got to fly up towards an incredibly fast, and very sharp silver monstrosity.’ He thought to himself within his mind. Observing with his eyes, as the thing just kept on getting closer.

‘’What’s not to like about this plan!?’’ He shouted, all of a sudden.

The winged, silver…beastie, was now so close that if it would start spinning, it would end up slicing him in half.

Thinking fast, he reached down to his quiver, grabbing tight hold of the blade. With a quick swing of his arm he pulled it out.

His wings fell back, resting against his body, which only added to his speed.

He held his blade out in front of him, pointing it towards the fast approaching thing. It’s computerized brain, paying no heed to this weakling Pegasus. It’s skin had been created with pure iron, which could only be pierced by stain-less steel. The only nearby source of stain-les steel that it could detect, was that other thing that had been hunting that other group of ponies. There was nothing to worry about.

Increasing it’s speed, it speed forward even faster. Being in such a tunnel of compressed space, this hallway was more like a long, massive speed boost tunnel.

Both of them were now mere inches away from each other.

‘’Delete! Delete!’’ It shouted. It leaned to the side, starting to spin itself around. It’s sharp wings gleaming in the moonlight. The onboard tactical battle computer was not supposed to experience things such as pleasure, but for this one moment, it will. It’s superior over inferior flesh lifeforms will be proven.

‘Hah! It’s taken the bait.’ He grinned, tightening his grip on the sword’s hilt.

He suddenly, unfolded his wings, which caught the air, and slowed his speed. With a quick shift of his body, he stood himself back up. Reaching his arm back, he held the blade out. Like the approaching creature, he started to spin himself around in mid-air. Gaining more and more momentum with each spin.

‘Now comes the tricky part.’ He thought to himself.

Within it’s technological mind, it’s Battle computer, and Tactical computers were attempting to analyze and exploit the Pegasus’ flawed plan. It’s numbers were unable to match up. His unexpected change of plan was too erratic, and the means of attack which he was attempting to pull off didn’t make sense to it, and was thus incapable of coming to a logical means of retaliation.

But by now, it was too late anyway.

He loosened the grip on his blade, and it shot forward, speeding down the hallway towards it.

*CLUNK*

Hitting the side of one of the wings, the sword de-railed it’s spinning.

It started to un-evenly fly towards the wall – Scraping the end of it’s wings against the stones, undoing the paint that had previously been there. It suddenly, swung to out from the wall. Speeding instead, in towards another on the right. Hitting it with too much force and speed, that it was deflected off that wall, and back out into the open.

Once back out into open space, it attempted to re-gain control of it’s flight stabilization, but these hallways were much too narrow for any sort of decent stabilization to be accomplished.

*Estimated chance of deleting hostile elements: 59% Potential deletions: 1 Energy usage: 30%* the onboard controller visualized on the internal screen.

Down underneath it, a hatch opened, and a small appendage moved down.

*Target acquired* the screen read.

The appendage fired off several energy bolts towards the Pegasus, though, due to it’s un-even balance in flight, several of the energy blasts were instead shot towards various spots of the hallway.

Some of the blasts managed to get through, however, they missed him by mere inches, and only alerted him to the other incoming ones, which he dodged with ease. The other beams hit the moving appendages of the insect-like, silver creature that was currently experiencing problems of it’s own, with that obnoxious Pegasus Mare on top of it.

But he was actually rather held up with avoiding the other beams, so much so that when he was unable to focus on the incoming creature. It, speeding past him – Rendering him frozen, motionless in mid-air.

The sharply winged creature shot forward at full throttle in it’s speed.

*Alert! Speed too great! Cannot control! Cannot control!* It’s screen flashed.

Back atop the insect-like creature’s head, her ear perked itself up, picking up a growing humming sound. She looked up, out in front of her, seeing only the spinning form of the blade winged creature.

‘’Right on cue.’’ She exclaimed. She unfolded her wings, jumping up, off the creature’s head.

‘’Status: Stabilizing.’’ It spoke. Turning itself around, looking it’s red eyes back towards the group of Equestrian lifeforms in front of it.

‘’Commence deletion.’’ It said. It’s front opened outwards, and several of those tendril appendages moved out.

‘’ Delete! Delete! Dele-‘’

*CRASH*

The jaws of a few soldiers dropped, others gasped, as they simply couldn’t believe it with their own eyes. A soft, long silence fell over them, as their eyes looked towards the incredible sight in front of them.

She hovered softly in the air, eyeing the two creatures that were now stuck in one another. The sharp winged one’s sharp front pierced deeply into the insect-like one’s head. The accidental attack, had rendered the insect-like one motionless, the only indication of activity, being the sparks that came out from the impact point. The humming from the sharp winged creature powered down, as it did not move.

Suddenly, out from the silver creature’s pierced head, an explosion erupted. The explosion completely enveloped the both of them, sending forth a shockwave from them. As the shockwave impacted against it’s surroundings, it damaged them. The walls cracked, and the glass cracked, and shattered.

The soldiers were thrown a little bit back.

Regaining themselves, they stood back up, again, marveling at the sight of the end result of their efforts. The sharp winged one fell down, crashing onto the floor, as it continued to burn. The silver creature was deformed at the front, and continued to burn in it’s spot. The fires started to spread further across it’s body, leaving no part of it free from it’s fiery embalmment.

Flying down towards them, the Mare landed back on the floor, planting her hooves firmly on the red carpet, underneath. Panting heavily, she took a few steps towards her group of fellow soldiers, watching as they galloped towards her, but she was so tired, and exhausted from devoting all of her strength to merely stomping atop that thing’s head, that she collapsed down onto the floor, right there and then.

‘’You did it!’’ Iron Sword exclaimed, happily, as she galloped up towards the collapsed Pegasus. Grabbing her with her hooves, and lifting her up. Hugging her, tightly, as she embraced her. ‘’I can’t believe you were actually able to keep it occupied with you for so long.’’ She said. ‘’You must be exhausted.’’ She turned her over onto her back, holding her in the embrace of her hooves. Blinking her eyes, she looked up into Iron’s face, seeing her frowning face looking down towards her’.

From down the other hallway, they heard a frightened gasp. Their heads turned to see what it was that had caused somepony to gasp in the first place.

A Pony trotted out from behind the crowd, approaching Iron and the Pegasus. ‘’Um, Iron Sword?’’ She said, bringing a hoof up to her mouth, covering it, as she clenched her eyes shut, holding back.

‘’What?’’ She asked, gently. ‘’Is something the matter?’’

The Mare turned away, instead facing the crowd behind her. The crowd parted ways, and allowed her to trot upwards.

She raised her hoof, and pointed it up towards the hallway, whilst hiding her face from view. Quietly sobbing to herself.

Iron Sword, the Pegasus, and the rest of the group that had been distracted by the Mare’s distraction of the silver creature, trotted up towards her, though, not too close. Their eyes drifted along to where she was pointing.

Many of them, once their eyes fell upon what had caused the sudden gasp, another one followed in it’s place, but by one, or more, of the ponies who had up until now been oblivious to the incident.

Up a ways from them, splayed out on the floor, lying motionless atop the carpet, was the motionless form of the Pegasus Stallion. Along the back of his body, there was a long and terrible blade-impact mark, blood dripped down from it, staining the floor, and soaking the carpet.

Iron Sword trotted up towards the mare, passing her by, but stopped in place, once she only got a few steps away from her.

She opened her mouth, but did not speak. It only hung there…Hanging open, as her mind was at war with itself.

Finally, however, it did settle on an eventual outcome.

She closed her mouth, closed her eyes. Her head gently lowered itself. She took a deep breath, and exhaled it out, but still refusing to utter a single noise, or open her eyes.

Raising her head, the mare that had brought their attention to his death, looked up, in front of her. She saw Iron standing there, but she wasn’t uttering a single word, not crying, not dropping to her knees, and sobbing. She was so confused by this course of action that her mind was in internal conflict. Why was she being silent like this?

She gasped, letting the others know of her confusion (accidentally). They all turned, looking towards her. Once they laid eyes on Iron Sword, however, they were all silenced, as the same confusion settled on all of their faces.

‘’I-Iron Swor-‘’

But as she looked at Iron’s face, again, the truth of what she was doing dawned on her. Her mouth closed, but her frown remained on her face. That sad expression, though, was quickly replaced with a soft smile, as her gaze remained transfixed on her face.

‘’Iron…’’ She said, attracting the attention of all the other soldiers to her. ‘’I understand.’’

She too closed her eyes, looking her face out. Her mouth didn’t open - Instead, it remained closed…Just like hers’.

Looking towards each other, the other ponies, present, in the hallway with the re-grouped group, exchanged confused glances with each other. As their eyes fell upon Iron and the mare, however, and how they were being so silent, and composed, they too realized what it was that had made her/them do this in the first place.

Smiling, they all closed their eyes, and looked towards the hallway at the other end, further down. For a long while, they all remained silent, not one of them daring to utter a single word the entire time.

For the next while, there was nothing but silence. The siege by the Daleks was, for that moment, at least, forgotten, and ignored.

*Fifteen minutes later* (Two hours and fifty minutes into attack)

Down one of the hallways, the panicked cries of non-Dalek-like voices, echoed in the distance. The sound of galloping hoof steps interrupted the panic, indicating further, that it was Ponies, and not Daleks that were heading towards them.

Looking down the specific hallway, the re-grouped force of ponies watched as a group of ponies galloped down towards them – They were badly injured, some had broken armor, others were limping from sustained injuries. Some of them were badly covered in bruises, and other indications that showed that they had been through a lot.

Panting for breath, the ponies collapsed down onto the ground, as they reached their allies’ position. Every one of them dropped down out of sheer exhaustion, unable to move another inch. Their bodies’ completely sapped of energy. There was nothing they could do.

‘’P-please…N-n-no time!’’ The front Pegasus said, as he crawled along the floor towards the group in front of him. ‘’G-get out of here!’’ He pleaded, desperately trying to awaken himself, and focus on informing these ponies of what was happening.

‘’W-what is it, sir?’’ One of the soldiers from the other group asked, curious.

Using his hooves he lifted himself up with all his strength. Peering his gaze back into the mare’s eyes.

‘’T-th-the Daleks…’’ He struggled, finding it difficult to speak in his terrible state. ‘’T-they…’’ Before he could finish, he collapsed down onto the floor.

With a tiny bit of energy, he turned himself over onto his back. He was now facing upwards, but his panting had only worsened, and had only turned into a terrible wheezing.

‘’What about the Daleks!? Are they still attacking the castle!?’’ Iron’s voice could be heard coming from behind the large crowd. Ponies stepped out of her way, allowing her to reach him with relative ease. But as she reached the end of the group, and her eyes fell down upon the stallion, she was meet with a breathless body that lay on it’s back, it’s mouth wide open, and head laying down on the left side.

‘’Actually, mam, h-the Daleks…’’ The voice of a mare spoke up. Turning their heads, they all looked towards the speaker.

She became silenced, once all eyes were on her. She nervously looked out towards all the foreign ponies.

Iron, however, trotted up towards her. Both of them, meeting each other’s gaze, as they stared at each other.

‘’If you know anything about the Dalek’s plans to invade Canterlot Castle, then you need to tell us, NOW.’’ She instructed.

The mare, nervously nodded her head in agreeance.

‘’O-of course.’’ She said. ‘’You see, we were one of the other, many defense lines throughout the castle. We too, came under attack from the enemy, labelled: Daleks, by the appointed Second-in Command, the Medic, by Princess Luna, herself, though, he insisted it was just a temporary position.

We were guarding one of the central hallways, it lead directly to Princess Luna’s location, so security in that section was especially tight…However, if only we had anticipated the level of firepower that the Daleks would unleash against us, we would have made it much harder for them to break through our lines-‘’

‘’What!? T-they broke…t-through your l-lines?’’ She exclaimed, she nodded her head in response.

‘’Yes. They came gliding down the hallway like a long line, rank upon rank upon rank, just like our armies do. At first, they attempted to engage us in normal combat – They opened fire towards us, we put up a fight, but ultimately, we were unable to hold them off for very long. They intensified their attack, until we were finally forced to withdraw. We were forced to abandon our post, but thankfully, thanks to the Medic’s advice, we had added an additional level for our forces to occupy. When the Daleks used explosive elements, or whatever tools were at their disposal, they managed to create a way through the stones, which ultimately backfired, causing the entire barricade wall to collapse, obstructing their path, and delaying their advance into the castle. It won’t hold them indefinitely, but it will definitely be enough to ensure that they will not advance further into the castle for now.’’

‘’B-but this isn’t anything big. From what I’ve heard, that happened at least one other place, as well.’’ She replied.

‘’That may be true, but as we were retreating into the castle, we stumbled upon a quite large group of Daleks. They had captured several of our comrades, and had gathered them together into a large group. There were Daleks on every possible side, and it was in a hallway like this…But these Daleks were unlike anything we had ever seen so far – These Daleks looked like the ones we’d faced so far, but one, or more…I think, adorned gold on certain parts of their bodies. It was then that it dawned on me, if the Daleks had managed to get so far, then there was something larger at play here.

We started looking for other survivors of the assault. We managed to find a few alive, and joined them to our group, but most of the ponies we stumbled were either being killed off by the Daleks, or already dead.

Unfortunately, there was nothing we could do for either.’’ She lowered her head, looking it downwards.

‘’In that case, we’d better leave at once. The Throne room is not too far away, and we’re a large enough group that we can still contribute to the battle. Iron said. ‘’Come on, we’ve-‘’

Before they got the chance to run, as she was beginning to build up a little bit of momentum to run with, when she suddenly froze in place, as her eyes looked in front of her.

‘’What is-‘’

Before she could complete her question, she gasped, eyes widening, and in general, her entire body fell paralyzed. Frozen in place, due to a powerfully frightening sight.

‘’Detachment 1 is in position!’’

‘’Detachment 2 is in position!’’

‘’Detachment 3 is in position!’’

Three familiar, and loud voices shouted down from each of the different hallways.

They watched, as in every direction they came gliding down the hallway. Obstructing any possible escape routes for them, with rank upon rank upon rank of their Drones.

‘’Elite Unit in position!’’ Another, but booming, voice spoke from down the only hallway that wasn’t filled to the brim with Drones. All completely identical, and completely recognizable as Daleks.

Everywhere one of them looked, there was nothing else there, but another long line of Daleks Drones, except down the middle one, which had normal dark-colored Daleks, except these ones had a darker shade of the dark-grey colors, and the Dalek leading them, had golden dome lights, the strange panels on it’s middle section were also golden, as were the strange bumps on it’s skirt.

The Equestrians prepared themselves to do battle with their enemies, as they all prepared themselves, forming formations. But to this, the Daleks merely looked, the only indication of life from the attackers, being the gentle movement of their eyestalks.

Once the Daleks reached them, the Dalek with the unique gold additions, moved forward, and approached the ponies, that were now completely surrounded.

The Dalek Superior, as it was not difficult to guess that this was a Dalek of special significance, based on it’s appearance, approached them. Upon getting progressively closer and closer to them, several ponies got battle-ready, drawing forth their blades, and pointing them at the Dalek.

The Dalek came to a stop, but not because of their attempt at defense, but rather of it’s own will.

It rotated it’s dome, looking it’s eyestalk lens towards the various ponies, seeing only their angered glares, as they looked back at it.

‘’You will identify your leader!’’ It said, it’s voice booming loudly throughout the hallway.

The ponies were silent, neither daring to speak a word while in it’s presence. They just continued to glare. The Dalek rotated it’s dome, looking it’s eyestalk towards them, in silence, but still, not a single soul dared to speak.

‘’You will speak the identity of your leader now, or suffer the consequences of failing to speak!’’ It said.

‘’If they are unwilling to speak, then they are of no use to us!’’ A much softer, but still booming voice spoke up from behind the rows and rows of Daleks. ‘’Let me pass! I desire to look upon these creatures with my own eyes!’’ It instructed, as if frustrated.

‘’But it is not safe. The hostiles, they-‘’ The Dalek attempted to speak.

‘’You will obey my command! Obey! Obey!! OBEY!’’ The figure in the back, almost shouted up towards them.

It lowered it’s eyestalk, looking it down towards the floor – Before lifting it back up, looking it back towards the army of Daleks.

‘’I…Obey!’’ It uttered, hesitantly.

‘’Daleks…!’’ It said. ‘’Allow the Supreme Dalek to approach the prisoners!’’ It instructed.

The Daleks moved aside, forming a pathway for…whatever Dalek was planning on making an entrance.

‘This could be my chance. It’s now or never.’ A thought lingered amongst the ponies. They would never have a better opportunity than now to deal a crippling blow to the Daleks. The figure stood up, and trotted towards another soldier.

Up from behind the safe barrier of the Dalek ranks, a singular, lone Dalek moved up, approaching the Equine prisoners.

‘’The Equestrian responsible for the strategy that saved you, will reveal themselves to me, now!’’ It instructed. It’s dome rotated, but was once again, only meet with the angered glares of hateful soldiers.

‘’You will speak!’’ The other ordered…

‘’Speak!!’’ It said, again. ‘’You will speak! Obey!!’’ It shouted impatiently towards them, and while it’s growing anger was beginning to frighten them, none of them dared to open their mouth to give up such an important identity.

Suddenly, however, out from the crowd of ponies, a blade was thrown out towards the newcomer, or the more specifically labelled Dalek Supreme.

‘A stupid name, really. As if these…things were so much more superior to ponies, that they could actually label themselves, or one of them, as ‘’Supreme’’. The arrogance.’

Out from behind the crowd of ponies, a figure, suddenly, jumped forward. It wore no armor, so it was incredibly light compared to the other ponies of the group.

The thrown blade impacted with the Supreme Dalek’s form, but before the figure even had the chance to land on the ground, she saw as the blade, instead of damaging the Dalek, merely bounced right off the surface. Landing down on the floor with a *Clang!*

‘’W-what!?’’ The revealed attacker exclaimed, nervously.

The Dalek, hastily, rotated it’s dome, looking it’s eyestalk up towards her. It raised, and moved it’s right arm up, and with great speed, swung it towards her. She yelped, as she saw it swing towards her. With powerful force, the Supreme hit her with it’s arm, sending her down into the floor.

The group of Pony Prisoners gasped, as they saw what had just happened.

‘’Restrain her!’’ The Supreme ordered.

Two Daleks moved out from the ranks, and approached the mare. Raising their Manipulator arms, they placed them on each of her shoulders. Using the suction of their Manipulator arm appendages, they lifted her up. One of them’ eyestalks rotated, looking towards the Supreme, while one looked out towards the ponies, in case anyone else was thinking of doing like that.

The Supreme looked back towards the crowd.

‘’Come forth, designated tactician of your group, or your friend here will be exterminated!’’

No one spoke up, as it looked it’s eyestalk out towards the large group.

After thirty seconds of no response, the Dalek Supreme rotated it’s eyestalk towards the two Drones.

‘’Make her kneel!’’ It instructed to the two of them.

Acting automatically, the two Daleks did as they were told. The Supreme turned itself around, so that it’s body faced the mare that had attempted to attack it. They positioned her, so she was sitting on her hind legs, but her torso was up. Her head looked up, being only meet with the eyestalk of the Supreme. It rotated it’s eyestalk out towards the group, again.

‘’One final chance. Either reveal yourself, or suffer the consequences!’’

It was, for a third time meet with silence from the ponies, but by now, it didn’t like it affected it too much.

After waiting fifteen seconds, the Supreme rotated it’s eyestalk back to looking front. It lowered it down, and focused the lens on the mare. It raised it’s gun stick, and pointed it towards her.

‘’Exterminate!’’

Out from it’s gun stick, a beam of blue energy shot – The beam connected with the mare’s chest, which resulted in her entire body being enveloped by a powerful, blue glow, and a loud pained scream to come from her mouth. For a single moment, her internal skeleton was visible.

The glow dissipated, and her body collapsed down onto the floor. Becoming motionless.

Turning itself back to face the ponies, the Supreme saw their shocked, and horrified faces looking towards the dead mare’s body.

‘’She attempted to destroy me. She elected herself as an example to illustrate the punishments for resisting the Daleks.’’ The Supreme said. ‘’If the tactician does not reveal itself, I will continue to exterminate hostages until it’s identity is revealed to me!’’

‘’No…! You won’t.’’ A voice interrupted the newfound silence.

Turning their heads, the ponies looked behind them, and the Dalek Supreme, and it’s sub-officer, turned their attention towards the speaker, as well.

A mare with a dark-pink colored body stood up from the crowd. Her head was hung low, and her eyes were closed.

‘’I…I am the tactician you seek.’’ She said.

‘’No, Iron Sword!’’ Several ponies shouted. ‘’Don’t do it!’’ Others said.

‘’You will be silent! You will only speak, when called to do so!’’ The gold Dalek ordered, harshly.

She inhaled a deep breath, then exhaled it out again, opening her eyes, and looking back towards the Supreme Dalek.

‘’If I have your word that no one else will be killed tonight. Then…I will surrender myself to the Daleks.’’

‘’I do not answer to inferior lifeforms…But I shall heed your request, pony! Your soldiers…will be spared!’’ It replied.

She closed her eyes, again, and with slow steps forward, she trotted towards the Supreme.

Her friends attempted to stop her, preventing her from going to them. They pleaded her not to go, to not give in to their demands. But she had to push through, and ignore them.

She approached the Supreme, whom, when she looked up face it, saw it’s eyestalk looking directly towards her. It looked up, away from her, turning instead, towards the two Dalek Drones.

‘’Take her!’’ It instructed.

‘’We obey!’’ They replied, chanting in unison.

The Daleks moved towards her, both of them, surrounding her, cutting off any potential means of escape from them.

‘’Move!’’ One of the Drones ordered. Hesitant at first, but she eventually did take one step forward, then another, and then, and another and another. Accompanying the Daleks to whoever they were taking her.

As soon as she, and the Drones, were hidden behind the wall of the Dalek Warriors, the Supreme turned towards the golden Dalek.

‘’Exterminate the hostages! Their usefulness to us has been fulfilled!’’ It instructed.

‘’I obey!’’ The gold Dalek replied. The Supreme turned away, and started to glide down towards it’s giant Dalek army.

‘’Daleks, on my command…Exterminate them! Exterminate the prisoners!’’ The gold Dalek spoke to the surrounding Daleks. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ It started shouting, raising it’s gun stick, and pointing it towards the ponies.

‘’W-what!? But you-‘’ Many of them exclaimed.

‘’Exterminate! Exterminate!’’ The loud chanting roar of the Daleks drowned them out-

Next, the Daleks started to advance, moving towards the small group of ponies. Their gun sticks pointing up, and taking aim. ‘’Exterminate! Exterminate! Being shouted along their way towards their prisoners of war.

A little ways down the hallway, two figures retracted their heads back behind the wall. They looked at each other with terrified glances.

‘’T-those cruel murderers.’’ The first figure spoke, holding back the tears, and the urge to want to take them on, right there and now.

‘’We’ve got to get back to the others and warn them. Hopefully we can launch an offensive on the Daleks, push them back, at least to the front gates.’’ The other figure said.

‘’Indeed.’’

‘’Let’s go then.’’

They turned, and galloped back down the way they had come. Occasionally looking back to see if any Daleks were following, or had spotted them.

Author's Notes:

I do deeply feel responsible for these chapters being so delayed, and will be releasing four more after this one to make it up for the long wait.

Sorry