Friendship's Kingdom
Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Fall of Saddle Arabia
Previous Chapter Next ChapterTwilight’s group approached the Klugetown only to see a group of two thousand Saddle Arabian War Destriers standing outside the walls of the city. Twilight growled “What are you doing here?!”
The Destriers growled “We demand you return Dragonia to our control and swear subservience to Saddle Arabia or else there will be war!”
Twilight turned to Sunset “Looks like you get to see a small fraction of my capabilities today.” Before Sunset could respond Twilight rushed forward pulling Stature’s axe from her back and swinging at them within an instant leaving a a huge splatter of blood she then turned to Tempest (Prepare the Starblade!)
Tempest nodded as she galloped off to the docks, Twilight smiled “Sunset follow me to barracks, I’m going to rally the troops” she then turned to her the troops behind them, she commanded “Head to the Starblade and wait my orders.”
Twilight marched with Sunset in tow towards a massive bronze coloured barrack with two swords on the front. Twilight pushed open the doors revealing a massive bronze room with wooden table and chairs as well as a massive traning room, Twilight’s voice boomed “Get out here Now!” Sunset’s jaw dropped as everyone in the building ran out onto the training ground immediately, Twilight stormed up to them, she commanded “You have twenty minutes to get ready and be out at the Starblade!”
Sunset’s jaw dropped in absolute shock “You really have this place under control, you even command Ursa Majors!”
Twilight nodded “Now let’s head out to the Starblade” She then growled “I have to make those stupid Saddle Arabians understand that you don’t mess with my Kingdom!”
Sunset said nothing as the two headed to the Starblade, Sunset gasped not just at the massive dock several times Klugetown’s size but at the giant ship with a massive purple star with a bloody blade in front of it on the side of a massive ship larger than Klugetown in the dock. Sunset blinked “Why is that ship so big!”
Twilight rolled her eyes “The Starblade has to be that big. How do you think I can get Ursa Majors on board? Come on we have to get on.”
Sunset nodded as she followed Twilight onto the large ship via a massive set of stairs, Sunset blinked looking at the ship “What is the material the ship is made out of?”
Twilight smiled “Starsteel, it is a unique and extremely durable material that can only be made in the Starforges of Astrum.
Sunset blinked “You conquered Astrum.”
Twilight nodded “I killed Fellstar with this axe, I am not one for showing mercy, not anymore.” Twilight grinned as her troops boarded the ship the stairway closing behind them, Twilight shouted “Today we show that we are not to be messed with and that we will give our all to bring down those who wish to harm our kin, are you with me!”
Sunset smiled as everyone roared “We are with you to the end!” Twilight grinned “Get ready to warp, everyone strap in.” Within a second everyone was strapped into a seat including Sunset, she unlike a certain character from a spoof movie she saw due her foalhood was not dumb enough to disobey a safety warning.
Sunset blinked in her seat “What is a ..” Twilight clamped her muzzled with her magic then within a second the whole ship burst forward. As soon as Sunset regained her bearing she groaned “What was that?”
Twilight unbuckled herself, the only one no worse for ware form the warp “That was warp, you have to keep your mouth shut or your insides will end up on flying out of your body.”
Sunset blinked “How do you know that?”
Twilight grimaced “Experience, reattaching your lungs, heart and stomach in order to prevent yourself from dying is not fun.” Sunset gulped glad that Twilight had closed her mouth, Twilight countermanded it’s time to disembark, the ship opened unfolding Twilight lead her force out of the ship. Sunset gasped as she saw the capital city of Saddle Arabia from the safety of the ship.
Twilight growled as her forces approached the walls of Saddle Arabia, the guards shouted as Twilight approached drawing arrows “Stand back from the wall or we’ll shoot.” Twilight before shattering the wall with her hoof , the defenders being crushed under the rubble, Twilight roared as she galloped into the city “Charge!” The city was quickly overrun by her forces.
Meanwhile
Princess Celestia tired and exhausted after doing another day of dealing with ponies questioning her ability to protect them after her loss to Queen Chrysalis grimaced as an orb in her room lit up, the Sultan of Saddle Arabia a massively obese stallion growled “I need your support, Saddle Arabia is at war with the Friendship Empire!”
Celestia grimaced “Luna refuses to send troops, and much of the nobility agrees. I can’t do anything as my authority is being overwritten.”
Just as the Sultan was about to speak a massive wave of sound echoed through the city, he shouted “They’re here, they just appeared in a massive ship as large as my city.”
Celestia’s eyes widened “No way.” The sultan lifted up the orb and Celestia saw the huge ship, she then saw Ursa Majors , Wyverns, Dragons, and a large assortment of other creatures she couldn’t recognise from the distance armed to the teeth heading toward the city, she then watched as the wall collapsed revealing a tiny purple figure. The tiny purple figure then headed toward the palace with her army following tearing through any the Saddle Arabian War Destriers in the way.
The Sultan placed the orb on the table as the sound of hooves coming up the stairs, Celestia’s blinked as she saw a purple Alicorn on her hinds legs carrying a massive axe in one hoof, Celestia’s eyes widened as she saw the pony “Twilight”
Twilight grabbed the Sultan by the neck as she lifted her axe “You have threatened the Friendship Kingdom, you were going to harm my people and I will not tolerate that!”
The Sultan begged “Please spare me, I won’t do it again.”
Twilight growled “Of course you won’t, because it’s the last mistake you’ll ever make.” Twilight swung her axe removing the Sultan’s head from his body, Celestia gasped in shock. Twilight not noticing grabbed his head and carried it out with her, Celestia gulped as the orb finally stopped working turning black she had found out her student was now a warrior.
Twilight meanwhile stepped out with the head of the Sultan much to the shock of every Saddle Arabian present including the large contingent of War Destriers, Twilight grimaced “Your Sultan declared war on the Friendship Kingdom, and I now have his head here. I am giving you the option to either a join my kingdom or pick a new Sultan who is not such a pig the choice is yours!”
The War Destriers bowed “We thank you for your mercy, we are willing to serve.” soon everyone else bowed to her as well, Twilight grinned “Well then there will be more plenty of changes made here.”
Twilight had to return to the capital, leaving Tempest there to co-ordinate the changes she was going to bring the kingdom not realising that she was going to get some dire news when she returned.
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Celestia just got to witness how brutal Twilight can be.