“We got some troop movements.” Alexander says looking them over.

“What does Chevrier say?” Tyrant Artoria asks.

“Look like defensive moves and they are sending troops to try and re-secure the island. That will take a while so we have halted their production of one of their more powerful units.” Alexander says smirking.

“And this is?” Tyrant asks turning to her.

“Good news, as this means that the Overlord has a limited number of them and will be hesitant to use this powerful cavalry. With this, our knights, cavalry, and chariots we are training will have an easier time dominating the battlefield.” Alexander says as King Artoria returns.

“Jean has succeeded. Most of the knights have chosen to join us.” King says.

“Good. Now we only need to keep training them and keep stockpiling supplies and rations.” Alexander says looking at the map.

“How is he?” Sky ask Darktail as Vandrad and those warriors who followed him were being trained by one of Darktail’s army sergeants.

“Pretty well. Able to lead a force.” Darktail says watching carefully.

“We should keep a better eye on Big Bala. Watch for those with potential that are willing to join.” Sky says.

Darktail nods to him. “I’ll do my best.”

“Leave that to someone else…after two months, you think we are ready to fight in another war?” Sky asks.

Darktail sighs. “I do not know sir. It is hard to say with what we have been through. This is a far cry from the tribes of the north.”

“I know, but to counter this you, your brother, and I will be leading separate armies into the providence.” Sky informs.

“Are you sure this will work?” Darktail asks looking to him.

“No. I do not know. My intel is a little disturbing. Go in expecting decent infantry along with cavalry, and the air force we were expecting. They also have capable seasoned commanders so don’t underestimate them.” Sky instructs.

“Then we will lot and treat them like a dangerous enemy all the way.” Darktail proclaims.

“Good. I am sending Bloom with you to help you and Commander Dekmus will be with your brother Moonlight to give him more martial might.” Sky says.

Darktail smiles. “Thank you, sir. We are going to need all the help we can get.”

“You will be taking the northern part of this operation. Moonlight will take the center of the attack and I will lead the southernmost army.” Sky informs.

“I’ll do my best sir.” Darktail says bowing.

“I will see you soon.” Sky says as Luna walks up in a disguise.

“Excuse me, can I see you alone for a few moments?” Luna asks in an illusion as a normal noble mare.

“Liking Prance?” Sky asks smirking.

“Excuse me?” Luna asks confused.

“Luna, I know it is you. So tell me, how have you liked Prance now that you joined me?” Sky asks.

“Luna smiles. “Very well. A lot of cultures to learn from.”

“Yeah, now I will be leaving in the next month or so. Military campaign and after we finish making all the north my domain, we will publicly announce your support of me.” Sky informs.

Luna hums and chuckles a bit. “Want to discuss some rules to lay out between us?”

“You going to show me your true form? Not the tall alicorn you try and portray yourself as?” Sky asks.

Luna smirks. “Pray tell, how did you know?”

“Because I have my ways.” Sky says smirking, knowing Vinyl told him.

Luna hums. “Let’s talk in private.” She whispers to his ear.

“Alright.” Sky says before leading her away.

Luna sighs as she lays her head against Sky and pushes her head under his chin. “Didn’t expect filly size, did you?”

“No. I expected a small mare though.” Sky says smirking.

Luna giggles as she looks up and snuggles against him. “My sister is pissed I did this.”

“Well, she doesn’t get a say, does she?” Sky asks.

Luna hums and nuzzles him. “No. It is my own life. Besides, it is rather fun to mess with my sister like this. And just knowing I will be with a stallion does bother her.”

“Oh, have you been a bad mare?” Sky asks massaging her flank.

Luna grins. “The naughtiest.”

“Then you will be punished later.” Sky says.

Luna coos and wiggles her flank around. “No. I need my punishment now.”

“Who surrendered to who?” Sky teases.

“Oh, you cheat.” Luna curses playfully frowning at him.

“Now whoever said dark users played fair?” Sky asks.

“And you haven’t used yours since you left.” Luna points out.

“Who says?” Sky asks before a shadow tendril smacked Luna’s flank.

Luna eeps and covers her mouth. “Not bad. You have learned…though not as much.”

“I’m sorry. I have been a little busy.” Sky informs.

Luna hums. “Then I guess I can help teach you now.”

“Sorry, but have you seen my schedule?” Sky asks before showing her making her pale.

Luna groans. “Well, this teaching is terrible.”

“You see how busy my schedule is?” Sky asks.

“No wonder you’re terrible in magic.” Luna mutters.

“I am not terrible.” Sky says frowning.

“You haven’t kept up with your studies.” Luna says dryly.

“Want to tell Zora that?” Sky asks.

“She isn’t around much.” Luna says frowning.

“She is here now. You can’t keep me here Luna. The others will come looking if I am late.” Sky says.

Luna rolls her eyes and rolls off of him.

“Come on. Time to hear the nobles whine to me.” Sky says getting up.

Luna hums as she pulls the covers around her. “Never was here.”

“Alright. I will go alone and…you met my foals?” Sky asks.

“Cute little ones.” Luna mutters muzzling the bed.

“What about my eldest Soulful? Will you try teaching him while his mother teaches him shaman arts?” Sky asks.

“Mmm hmm.” Luna hums as she snuggles in the bed.

“Oh, by the way, did Vinyl inform you that her patron goddess has given my current enemies a helping hand to test me?” Sky asks.

“Unfortunately. Little fang bugger.” Luna says raising a hoof up.

“It’s going to be tough. So you best help as much as you can.” Sky informs.

“Eh.” Luna mumbled amongst herself.

“Alright now Gilda. Show me these mounts you got in the south.” Sky says going up to the training field.

Gilda hums as she turns to him from her table. “Oh. Yeah, sure.” She says before whistling and waving towards the stables.

“So tell me about them.” Sky says before seeing struthiomimus like lizards come out with ponies riding them.

“Those are woptars. They are faster and lighter than Wildebeests. Can survive longer with less water than them, but are not as durable as the Wildebeests. They are good for light cavalry like what they use in the south, but extended fights, they are not as handy.” Gilda informs.

“I see and what of elephants like the one I got in Libya?” Sky asks looking to his pet elephant being cared for by staff.

“They have them for their rare heavy cavalry.” Gilda informs as the knights and salamander riders nearby watched the woptars go through the course quickly.

“That makes sense.” Sky says nodding his head.

“They also use them as mobile archer towers.” Gilda informs.

“Oh. Even better.” Sky says smiling.

“But, they are skittish and have to be drugged or they can be dealt with by fire causing them to run.” Gilda informs.

“Pitiful. But at least they are good but I will never drug something or somepony like this. Especially not Mark Anthony.” Sky declares.

“Mark Anthony?” Gilda asks confused.

“Yeah. Him.” Sky says pointing to the elephant.

“Did someone say something about your pet again?” Snow asks walking up.

“Nope. Just Gilda being confused. Gilda, meet my first wife, Snow.” Sky says hugging Snow.

“Empress Snow.” Snow corrects.

Sky rolls his eyes. “Only the best.”

“So what are those running the course?” Snow asks.

“Gilda’s light cavalry. They ride creatures called woptars from the south.” Sky informs.

“Oh. How good?” Snow asks looking to Gilda.

“Not as durable as Wildebeest, but are faster and lighter.” Sky informs.

“Could be useful.” Snow remarks.

“They have trouble with the cold being desert and plain creatures.” Gilda informs.

“So for our territory, except Libya, they would be not as useful.” Sky says.

Gilda shrugs. “Hey, look at the bright side. If you keep going down, you will be able to use them.”

“Alright then. You know your order.” Sky says before excusing himself to play with Mark Anthony.

Snow shakes her head slowly. “He loves that elephant.”

“Are we ready?” Sky asks Rainbow.

Rainbow nods. “All set.”

“Then let us start the march. All troops! We march to Belgica to avenge their attack on us! We shall show them what happens when you attack our people!” Sky declares and was answered by the cheers of the one hundred fifty thousand soldiers of the army he was leading before starting to march for the border.

“Just as was reported. They are launching their attack and it seems I got lucky. I get to face the Overlord directly.” Alexander says smiling as she reads the report before getting up.

“Don’t hurt yourself.”

“You gave yourself over willingly for this. So let me do what I am good at.” Alexander says to the mind of the stallion whose body she now owned.

“Yes. Losing like the last we read.”

“Let’s see if this Overlord is as great as they say.” Alexander says mounting a wildebeest in armor and pulls out a sword. “Forward!” Alexander as her two hundred thousand soldiers started to march.

The two armies marched, moving towards each other. Their target was the Belgica fief on the border known as Buttercourt, but at the border where most expected Sky to continue the march, they were ordered to come to a halt and all officers were called to the general’s tent.

“What is the need for us to stop?” One of the generals asks, seeing Sky before a map table.

“Before we step into Belgica, we must go over a few key difference between our forces and the enemies. Who can tell me one?” Sky asks.

“My lord, the houses here are more specialized in air units, all pegasi.” One of the officers says.

“And then there the possible riders.” Another points out.

“Yes, recent intelligence informs us they have started recruiting and training more infantry and started cavalry training. Now, what can you all tell me about their Wildebeests?” Sky asks, but this time was met with silence even from the knight orders. “Alright. I will tell you. They are at least twice as big and come with a lot more power because of that.” Sky informs.

“Compared to our beasts?” An officer asks.

“Only thing that can match them is our heavy salamanders, but unlike ours, their mounts aren’t as fast, but their charge will be more powerful and are harder to stop.” Sky informs.

“So what’s the plan?” One of them asks.

“The same as before, but you are all to go and inform them about these things and let them know about their Wildebeests.” Sky instructs.

“Yes, sir. It will be done. Anything else that needs to be addressed?” one of them asks.

“Nothing else.” Sky informs dismissing them and turns to his wives with him. “What do you girls think?”

“The problem is numbers.” Spitfire points out.

“I am confident we have enough cavalry to keep up with those being much better trained and having far more experience.” Sky says.

“And then there is the additions they may have added since the last time we have had any information.” Rainbow says.

“Agreed. That is why we are going to wait here, resting the troops till Vinyl’s vampires return with their numbers.” Sky says.

“Let’s hope they return quickly.” Spitfire says sighing.

“I hope in the next day or two.” Sky says before walking over to them and hugs the two mares.

“Okay?” Rainbow asks a bit confused.

“How are my two mare’s feeling?” Sky asks.

“Tired.” They both said.

“Too tired for a round?” Sky asks smirking.

“Kinda.” They both said together.

“Then are you still too tired to sleep in the same bed as me?” Sky asks.

“Not really.” They both say again.

“Now that is hurtful. My own wives won’t even share the same bed as me.” Sky says.

“Because we are at war.” Rainbow says poking his chest.

“Fair enough, but remember, if we win this war, we will be going to my homeland, the island federation, to establish diplomatic relationships, trade deals, and most importantly, meet my mother.” Sky informs.

“Is she a blowhard like you?” Spitfire asks bluntly.

“She would break your back for that.” Sky says.

“Good. That means she doesn’t bend over for anypony.” Spitfire says.

“You kidding? Last I checked, she sits in one of the thirty chairs of the ruling senate.” Sky says.

“Even better. But she better not be stuck up.” Spitfire warns.

“One of the thirty seats means people have to suck up to her. I wonder how my five brothers and four sisters are doing?” Sky says thinking aloud.

“Five? Four?” Rainbow and Spitfire asks surprised.

“Mother wanted a big family…no. I am not the eldest.” Sky informs.

“Then where are you? Youngest?” Rainbow asks raising an eyebrow.

“Um…third born actually.” Sky says.

“That makes sense. Third always feel horny.” Rainbow says offhoofly.

“Ha ha.” Sky says sarcastically as Rainbow smirked.

Spitfire sticks her tongue out. “It’s true. Always alone.”

“Yeah. So it is why I signed up to come fight over here as a mercenary and you know how that turned out.” Sky says.

“So…the tribe thing was a spur of the moment?” Rainbow asks smiling.

“Did you even ask Snow?” Sky asks raising an eyebrow.

“Come on. If given the choice, would you have really done it?” Spitfire asks chuckling.

“Hum…good question. I admit, I never thought on it.” Sky says playing along.

“You have? Haven’t you?” Rainbow asks knowingly.

“I may have examined your flank while I did you.” Sky teases.

Rainbow bonks him on the head at that.

“Don’t tell me you didn’t enjoy it.” Sky says smirking.

Rainbow raises her hoof again.

“Come on dear.” Sky says before petting her.

Rainbow sticks her tongue out at him.

“Sky, I know you are holding something back.” Spitfire says.

“You’re as observant as ever.” Sky sighs. “Alright. They are building one other thing. Ever heard of chariots?” Sky asks.

“Kinda. Mostly used for transport.” Rainbow says as Spitfire nods.

“Ever heard of war chariots?” Sky asks.

“Wait. They repurposed it for war?” Spitfire asks looking at him.

“Think mobile platforms that are armored, pulled by wildebeests, and have spikes sticking out from the wheels.” Sky says.

“You have to be kidding…where can they deploy these?” Spitfire asks.

“Seems they were commissioned in our enemies lands. I am unsure how many they have, but they can’t have many. As they only recently started working on cavalry and infantry more.” Sky says.

“So you are only assuming this, right?” Spitfire says with her forehooves crossed.

“Half and half. I am afraid of them and my army.” Sky says looking out the tent flap.

“So how can we counter such a weapon?” Rainbow asks making him hum.

“Well, the best way would be to attack the wheels, making it crash, trip up the wildebeests pulling them, or I guess we use a special formation and make the wildebeests stop, allowing us to deal with the drivers and capture it.” Sky says.

“Or we could just head to rocky terrain.” Rainbow says dryly.

“We could do that as well, but our cavalry wouldn’t be as effective there unless we charge downhill…and they would probably rain arrows down on us when we did.” Sky says.

“What do can we do about their air power though? It is far superior to ours.” Rainbow says.

“Don’t worry. I have a plan.” Sky says.

“I’m afraid for that now.” Spitfire says.

“Don’t be. They were a gift from Vinyl.” Sky says.

“Yeah. I’m afraid.” Spitfire says frowning.

“Oh, come on. Vinyl isn’t that bad.” Sky says.

“She sucks blood.” Spitfire says dryly.

“And you eat garlic whole.” Sky says.

“To protect myself.” Spitfire says raising an eyebrow.

“You enjoy it.” Sky says before chuckling.

Spitfire sticks her tongue out at him.

“Oh, you feeling playful now?” Sky asks.

Rainbow clears her throat.

“What do you think my Rainbow mare?” Sky asks.

“She has a phobia of vampires.” Rainbow says bluntly.

“Awkward seeing as one of her co-wives is one.” Sky says before raspberrying her neck.

Rainbow eeps and pushes him away. “Cut that out!” Rainbow calls as Spitfire snickers into her hoof.

“Oh, somepony embarrassed?” Sky asks leaning onto her.

Rainbow huffs as she looks away.

“Aw, so cute.” Sky says smirking, knowing it would annoy her to no end.

“Shut up.” Rainbow complains.

“Oh, she is embarrassed. Isn’t that cute Spitfire?” Sky asks chuckling.

“Perfect. She always hated being called cute.” Spitfire says chuckling along.

“Oh, maybe we should get her a cute bow. I mean, it is in her name.” Sky says continuing.

“My name is Rainbow Dash!” Rainbow says angrily.

“Yes, Rain Bow.” A familiar voice says.

“Oh shut up ya bloodsucker!” Rainbow yells to her.

“My Vinyl.” Sky says smiling.

Vinyl licks her lips. “Hello, sexy…and handsome.”

“How are you doing my cute little vampire?” Sky asks.

“I just came back from working.” Vinyl says pointing behind her.

“Oh, they finally ready?” Sky asks smirking.

Vinyl nods. “Yep. Twenty thousand of them. You sure you can handle them?”

“Twenty thousand what?” Spitfire asks.

“New special cavalry corp.” Sky says before hugging Vinyl.

Vinyl giggles. “Dinner time.”

Sky smirks before kissing her. “There is your reward. Your nobles going to do what they did last time?” Sky asks.

“Oh yeah.” Vinyl says smiling.

“You know, I am starting to wonder, have they ever been so well fed?” Sky asks leaning onto her neck.

“Not really. This war will be a boon.” Vinyl says licking his neck.

“It’s going to be longer most likely and with that…” Sky says letting her finish that statement.

“More free blood and food for us.” Vinyl says smiling.

“Does that earn me special time with you?” Sky asks.

“Almost. You need to prove this fight and make some meals for my people.” Vinyl says smiling.

“Oh, but your white body is calling to me.” Sky says petting her.

Vinyl licks her lips at that. “Kinda. White body?” She suddenly asks, realizing what he said.

“You, me, in bed.” Sky offers.

“But seriously? White body?” Vinyl asks raising an eyebrow.

“You have a nice white coat.” Sky points out.

Vinyl looks to herself and hums. “Now that I think about it, it doesn’t really fit my vampiric look.”

“And I love it.” Sky says making her smirk.

“Well then, I should probably keep it.” Vinyl says smiling.

“Yes, yes, you should.” Sky says now holding her.

Vinyl taps her chin. “Oh right, how about giving me a meal?”

“We have some meat being cooked. I could have them send a rare serving for you.” Sky says.

“Oh, you treat me so well. I feel sorry for the others.” Vinyl says slyly.

“Well, Spitfire likes her garlic.” Sky says smirking.

“Doesn’t work on me.” Vinyl says proudly.

“Oh, let her eat her preferred food.” Sky says holding her now.

Vinyl sticks her tongue out at him and grins.