A single day has passed since Oryx and I slayed the Griffons, and we were currently in the city in which we had taken the lead of the three tribes with Zulu and Hurricane. "What do you two know of the griffons?" Hurricane asked.

"Simply that they are a militaristic species, from what we heard," Oryx replied.

"That's true enough," Zulu said. "They're one of the most ruthless species on the planet, as well as having the largest military, along with advanced. My infiltrators, only a few of the few I have, say they've designed weapons able to use thunder as a weapon."

"They have guns, then," I said before scoffing. "The Spartan could only defeat me with a pulse grenade, and that didn't even kill me. It will take more than primitive bullets to end me."

"As it will for me," Oryx said. "Still, I think their numbers would allow them to pose a threat to us."

"Agreed," I replied. "Hurricane, what tactics do they usually use?"

"Envelopment and rush tactics, mostly," the pegasus replied. "They may be ruthless, but they're smartly ruthless, if that makes any sense."

I nodded. "It does. Anything else?"

"A whole lot of subterfuge," Zulu said. "Misinformation to any they know are spies, almost always speaking in code when talking. It's a pain to figure out if they were being literal or not before they attack. A fellow changeling Hive being led by a queen, was found last year in Griffon lands, and was utterly annihilated, the survivors either hunted down for sport, or escaping to other Hives. Mine included."

"So we have a challenge ahead of us, then," Oryx said. "What other species do we have ordering us?"

"Yaks and Saddle Arabians," Hurricane said. "Yaks smash just about everything, so I wouldn't try to get into a an alliance with them. The Saddle Arbians, though, are a lot lik eponies, only their forces are more for quick, hit and run style warfare.

"Guerrilla war, then," I muttered. "That might be useful."

"Maybe," Hurricane said. "Grifofns tend to keep their command posts small but well protected. Patrols literally cover every part of the perimeter, and it only gets more intense the closer to the command building you get, and with air cover. Makes it impossible to get through unless you can go invisible."

"Which I can't," I said. "Oryx?"

"Same," he replied, "and unicorns don't know how to cast an invisibility spell. Zulu, does your Hive know how to?"

He shook his head. "No, we don't," he replied. "We know only what unicorns know. We aren't very good with spells. Weapons, though. . ."

Oryx nodded. "Get me a demonstration for your unique weapons. They may be of use in the coming war."

Zulu nodded. "I'll have a few brought this way."

I nodded. "Those will probably be given to our best troops," I said. "I'll also make my way to the Saddle Arabians. We will need as many allies that we can muster."

Author's Notes:

Next few chapters will be the major parts of the war, with each also being a crossover.