All hell had broken loose after both armies clashed on the field, soldiers were being impaled by spears and swords while others were struck down with axes and trampled down by boots and through it all, Blueblood watched from atop a hill in the safety of his chariot.

"Ready the archers." The prince ordered with a smug grin on his face as he prepared to unleash an arrow volley on the field. One of his officers didn't seem to be in agreement.

"But sir! Our men-"

"Are expendable captain and so are you!" The prince responded coldly while the archers took aim.

"FIRE!!"

With a single order, the archers loosed their arrows upon the field with no regard for the safety of their comrades while Bluebloods grin turned into a smile.

"SHIELDS!!" Wulfric shouted after hearing the whistling of the arrows now raining down from the sky. The barrage had killed a great deal of soldiers on both sides while many more were left wounded on the field.

"He's firing on his own men, is he crazy?!?" One soldier shouted before returning to battle.

"Hold! Hold the line!!" Shining Armor yelled after noticing his troops were loosing ground. The allied forces struggled to hold the front as they fought tooth and nail on the cold, muddy soil but eventually they were routed thanks to the enemies superior numbers.

"Fall back! Back to the forest!" Luna cried as she joined her troops in the retreat.

Taking this chance, Blueblood ordered his army to pursue them in hopes of capturing the princess and the elements of harmony. They had chased them into a sloped area of the forest and it seemed victory was within their grasp.

"Say goodbye worms!" Blueblood yelled in a sadistic tone when his troops were struck by a rain of fire arrows that seemed to appear out of nowhere.

"HOLD THE CHARGE!!" An officer shouted while trying to regroup his men before seeing an army of samurai charging down the hills in a pincer maneuver while the previous army began to regroup and prepare for a second charge.

"Twilight! Flasks!!" Shining called out to his sister who was hiding just behind the bushes with her friends. The mares began lighting up several pieces of torn cloth tied to jars filled with a strange liquid and began hurling them at the enemy.

"What the devil?" A royal guard watched as the first flask shattered upon the ground, erupting into a blazing inferno. The soldiers caught in the blast screamed in agony as they tried to get out of the fire but were trapped by their comrades at the rear and the slopes surrounding the area leaving no chance of escape.

"This...this is a dream! A nightmare!!" Blueblood said to himself while watching his men being slaughtered.

"How else can that Shining Armor...that pompous upstart and his sister beat me?!?" The prince glared at his rival from across the field with hatred in his eyes. Blueblood had never liked Shining Armor or his sister and her friends, to him they were just worthless peasants that were spoiled by his aunts while he was denied everything.

"I won't be outdone!! FORWARD!!" The prince urged his army to charge forward in a desperate attempt to break through the enemy lines and escape. Only Wulfric and his vikings stood in the way.

"SHIELD WALL!!" The chieftain yelled as his warriors began to form a wall, stopping the prince in his tracks as his men crashed against the viking shields.

The stonehooves and royal guard fought desperately to break through as their enemies closed in around them but each attempt was met with failure; those who tried jumping over the wall were struck down by arrows and spears while those trying to go around it were quickly cut down by axes and swords. Blueblood was running out of options.

"Think Blueblood, you can do this!" The prince said to himself while trying to figure out his next move.

"The first duty of a commander is to....of course! Save myself!!"

With no regard for the lives of his men, Blueblood turned his chariot around and began charging back to the forests edge in hopes of escaping while the armies continued to battle.

"He's getting away!" Yelled Rainbow Dash before seeing Shining Armor shoot up a flare of magic.

"He won't get far." Shining said with a grin before returning to the battle.

Near the forests edge

Blueblood cracked his whip upon the backs of the beasts pulling his chariot as he saw daylight ahead of him and with it the promise of eacape.

"I got better things to do than die here!" He said while laughing to himself when his chariot got snagged by a tripwire that sent him flying out while his beasts broke free of their harness and kept on running towards the edge of the trees.

"Get back here!!" He shouted as they began to fade from sight but that was not the end of his misfortune. After stumbling a ways toward his escape, Blueblood was suddenly surrounded by a mob of villagers carrying pitchforks and other farming tools as weapons while others held coils of rope and shackles.

"S-stay back!" He threatened while trying to reach for his sword but quickly discovered that it had flown out of its scabbard when he crashed. Thankfully, he had magic at his disposal.

"I said stay back!!" The prince shouted in a more threatening tone as his horn flared up.

"That's right! One more step and I'll vaporize you! Now I am going to walk out of here and none of you peasants are gonna stop me!"

"Is that so nephew?"

Blueblood turned around to see his aunt Luna standing before him with her sword in full view and just before he could react, she sliced off his horn in one clean sweep making him cry out in pain while the villagers cheered.

"Tie him up and take him to the village! He has much to answer for."

The villagers were more than happy to take the traitor back with them in chains as they dragged him back to their village while Luna sent up a magic flare signaling that Shining Armors trap had worked.

The Battlefield

The remaining forces of Bluebloods army were now in disarray thanks to the absence of their leader, the officers who had been left behind did their best to try and repel the enemy but to no avail. As the battle raged on, one officer who had been pushed to the brink of exhaustion saw the carnage going around him and knew this was a fight they could not win.

"Save yourselves!" He shouted after getting back to his feet.

"SAVE YOURSELVES!!"

It wasn't long before the soldiers began to break ranks and start running for their lives while the knights and vikings shouted and cursed as they allowed them to escape. They wanted to send Dainn a message that they were not to be taken lightly and that they had the strength to defeat his armies.

"Retreat...RETREAT!!"

With that final order, the stonehooves and royal guards had been pushed back and the allied forces had claimed their first major victory in the war. Knights, vikings and samurai alike began cheering and embracing each other after their hard won victory, even Wulfric and Shining Armor were glad to see one another after the battle.

"HAA WE WON!!" Wulfric shouted while embracing his friend in a firm hug, despite being covered in mud and scratches.

"Well done my friends." Said Crafty Dodger who was just coming out of the crowd with his armor now damaged from battle.

"Alright! Men, get looting!!" Shining Armor yelled to the troops who let out an even louder cheer as they began scavanging the battlefield for valuables. Some of the men were more concerned with their thirst as they began sharing their rations with their comrades while others helped the wounded off the field and back to the village.

Among the soldiers were Applejack and Rainbow Dash who were relieved to see one another as they headed back with the others but as they passed by the three commanders, the farm mare did something unexpected.

"Something wrong Applejack?" Wulfric asked her when she suddenly planted a firm kiss on his lips making his face turn red while his soldiers cheered and whistled at the mares bold display of affection. Even Twilight and the others were shocked.

"My tent, tonight. Be there." She said with a wink before leaving while Wulfric just stood there, his face red as an apple before fainting.

End.