As Zorann and Luxxoria trudged along the road, the six ponies they were leading stayed behind them, admiring the scenery.

"So, where are we now?" asked Twilight, readying her notepad and quill. "This place is nothing like Durotar."

Zorann sighed. "We're in Ashenvale now." he sighed. "And keep your voice down, lest we attract any unwanted attention."

"Unwanted attention?" Fluttershy chimed. "What possible attention could be unwanted in a place as beautiful as this?"

The answer came in the form of an arrow flying over the top of her head, embedding itself in a nearby tree. She squealed, and hid behind her hooves.

"What in tarnation was that?!" cried Applejack, as she and the other ponies ducked.

Luxxoria and Zorann looked around at the forest surrounding them. Taking a few steps forward, Zorann gasped and turned to his right.

"FAERIE FIRE!" he yelled.

"Damn!" said a voice. As if out of nowhere, another elf appeared. This one was different from Luxxoria, as her skin was purple.

"Night Elves!" Zorann called to Luxxoria. He immediately switched to his Cat Form and leapt on the elf, severing her throat with his claws. The blood sprayed across the clearing as the elf slumped to the ground with a look of shock on her face.

"FOR THE ALLIANCE!" Another voice called out. Suddenly, more elves appeared from the forest. Zorann turned to Fluttershy.

"You just HAD to open your mouth, didn't you?" he snarled. He turned to the approaching elves. "Come then, Alliance dogs!" he shouted. "I promise to grant you a merciful death!"

The group of elves let out a battle cry and charged towards the two Horde. They split into two groups, one heading for Zorann, the other heading for Luxxoria.

"Wait!" Twilight said. Her plea fell on deaf ears, as the two sides clashed with each other.

Luxxoria grinned and snapped her fingers. Almost instantly, the elves running at her were engulfed in flames. Screaming, they flailed around, trying desperately to extinguish themselves.

"Wait!" Twilight shouted again. Once again, her plea was unheard.

As the last elf fell at her feet, Luxxoria laughed dismissively and turned to look at Zorann.

The elves surrounded him, but their grins soon disappeared when he lashed out with his claws, slicing straight into their chests. They dropped onto the ground, twitching, as Zorann snorted.

"Pathetic weaklings." he said gruffly.

"I TOLD YOU TO WAIT!" Twilight yelled. "You heard what your Warchief said, we're in charge of you!"

Luxxoria saluted sarcastically. "Sorry, ma'am, but I wasn't about to let our enemy get one over on us."

"They're YOUR enemy, NOT ours!" Rainbow Dash said aggressively. "We could have talked to them!"

"Talked?!" Zorann shouted. "The Alliance care nothing for talking. Their sole purpose in life is to see the Horde wiped off the face of Azeroth. They will not rest until we are destroyed."

Twilight sighed. "Either way, I still want to try diplomacy. Perhaps they will listen to us, a new species."

Zorann and Luxxoria rolled their eyes.

"Very well then, Twilight." Said Luxxoria. "The next time we get ambushed, you can try talking to them. See how far it gets you." She turned her attention to the smouldering corpses and began searching their pockets.

"I guarantee you won't get very far." Zorann said, as he too began searching the bodies of the elves he'd killed.

Twilight and friends watched the two Horde with disgust.

"It's bad enough they kill indiscriminately." said Rarity, narrowing her eyes. "But to steal from the dead? Now that's just low."

"This is a whole new world, Rarity." Applejack replied. "Sure things are gonna be different here."

Rarity sighed as Zorann and Luxxoria came back.

"Did you get anything good, Lux?" Zorann asked.

"Just a few silver in total. Nothing major." Replied Luxxoria. "You?"

"Yeah, same here. Cheap bastards."

Twilight cleared her throat.

"If you two are quite finished sickening us, could you please tell us where we are going?"

"We're taking you to Moonglade." Zorann replied. "As a druid, that's where I did most of my training."

"So you're going to train us there?" Asked Fluttershy.

"Yes. Moonglade is a peaceful place, under the protection of the Cenarion Circle." Luxxoria said. "The Circle is made up of druids from both Alliance and Horde, meaning we won't run into any problems there."

"Good, because I don't want to see any more of THAT." Said Twilight, pointing at the dead elves.

Zorann sighed. "Come on, let's get going." He muttered.

The eight of them began walking in silence, Zorann and Luxxoria at the front of the group. As they walked, the six ponies began talking amongst themselves.

"I don't trust these guys." Rainbow Dash said bluntly. "They're probably gonna kill us the first chance they get, and claim to their leader those 'Alliance' did it."

"If they were going to do that," replied Rarity, "they would have killed us during that ghastly battle."

Rainbow Dash snorted. "Battle?" she cried. "That wasn't a battle, it was a massacre!"

Luxxoria sighed and stopped walking, turning to face Rainbow Dash, who flinched at the elf's eyes burning with anger.

"We did what we had to do." Luxxoria shouted. "Those Alliance dogs would have simply killed you if it wasn't for us."

"Why?!" cried Twilight. "We've done nothing to them!"

"You were with us, and you weren't in chains. That's reason enough for them to kill you." said Luxxoria. "They would have assumed you were on our side, rather than us technically being YOUR prisoners."

"Like we're ever gonna join your side." muttered Applejack.

Zorann sighed. "Look, once we get to Moonglade, we will teach you the spells we used against your town." he said heavily. "Once we're done, you'll all go home, and we will never see each other again."

"Sounds good to me." Applejack replied, glaring at the tauren with unblinking eyes.

An awkward silence followed, which was quickly broken by a loud grumbling noise.

"Oh, er. Excuse me." said Fluttershy, blushing deeply. "Might we stop for a rest?" she asked, putting on her best puppy dog eyes.

"We might as well." said Luxxoria. "Zorann and I need to discuss the route we're taking to get to Moonglade."

"Thank you." replied Fluttershy timidly. The six ponies sat down and opened their saddlebags. As they began eating, the two Horde began conversing in a language they weren't familiar with.

"Are you sure they can't understand Orcish?" asked Luxxoria.

"Judging by the way they're staring at us, I think it's safe to assume they don't." Zorann grinned.

"Good. I'm beginning to wish I'd never learned the Common tongue." Luxxoria spat. "Anyway, what's the plan?"

"Well, we need to go through Felwood, there's no doubting that." replied Zorann. "However, Timbermaw Hold could be a problem."

Luxxoria sighed. "Ah, yes. The furbolg will certainly view these ponies with suspicion." she said, turning to look at the six as they ate. "However, I think that they'll listen to us. After all, we are considered Exalted amongst them."

Zorann chuckled. "So that's settled then. We'll go through Felwood and Timbermaw Hold."

Luxxoria sighed. "Why are we even doing this?" she moaned. "We could just kill them now and claim the Alliance did it!"

Zorann slapped her. "Are you out of your mind?!" he snarled. "Hellscream would find out for sure!"

Luxxoria shook her head. "Sorry, But you've got to admit that something smells fishy here."

Zorann raised an eyebrow.

"Think about it." Luxxoria said, leaning in close. "Why would GARROSH HELLSCREAM, the craziest orc we've ever met, suddenly care about the lives of these stupid ponies?"

"You saw what he did to Overlord Krom'gar after that mess in Stonetalon!" Zorann hissed.

"That was different." Luxxoria replied. "Garrosh KNEW those night elves were innocent. How can he say the same about that lot?" She pointed at the ponies, prompting more stares.

Zorann shrugged.

"Exactly." Luxxoria said, throwing her arms into the air in exasperation. "Mark my words, something is not right."

A cough from behind them caught their attention. They turned to see Twilight standing there with a furrowed brow, the other five busy repacking their saddlebags.

"If you two are quite finished talking," she said bluntly, "then we need to find a place to rest for the night."

"Just rest here." Zorann snapped. "Now clear off, we're trying to have a private conversation here."

"Are you CRAZY?!" Twilight shouted. "It's dangerous out here! What if something finds us in the middle of the night? What if more of those elves come back?!"

Luxxoria sighed, while Zorann covered his face with a palm.

"Fine." he said flatly. "Splintertree Post is nearby. It has an inn. We'll go there and you can rest for the night."

"Thank you." Twilight said. "It's good you can see rea-"

Her words were cut off by low guttural laughter. Zorann and Luxxoria turned to face the sound as an orc stepped out of the shadows, clad in black armour.

"What the hell?" Zorann said.

The orc clapped his hands sarcastically.

"I saw the way you dealt with those filthy elves." he said, letting out a hearty chuckle. "Very well done." He pointed at Luxxoria. "Quite literally, in your case." he grinned.

"So you've been following us." Luxxoria said. "Making sure we don't kill the ponies?"

"Oh no." the orc replied. "Though I did overhear you discussing it."

Zorann and Luxxoria felt the ponies' eyes boring into the backs of their heads as they sighed.

"So why are you here, orc?" Zorann said, looking him in the eye.

"I'm actually here on a job." said the orc, cracking a smile.

"Well, don't let us stop you." said Twilight nervously. "You go do your ... er, 'job', and we'll head to Splintertree Post."

"I agree with Twilight." said Luxxoria, looking shocked. "If you don't mind me asking, who is the unfortunate soul you'll be reaping?"

The orc laughed. "Not one soul," he said, "but eight." He snapped his fingers.

"Your souls." The orc cackled, as more assassins stepped out from the trees.