Rain of Change

Trixie began to fold up the tent to put it in her saddlebags to other stuff, while Craze just sat there and watched her use her magic as he was still fascinated by it. But soon all was packed and the journey began, as they headed deeper into the forest.

They walked quietly for a while before Craze broke the silence, and looked to Trixie still having trouble to with his mane hanging in his face all the time "Ehh.. so.. do you have any idea where we going ?"

she stopped to take a quick look around and then continued to walk and spoke "Nope, absolutely not a clue"

Craze had a disturbed look on his face as his right eye began to twitch "Uhhh... Great.. sooo we just gonna walk around in this endless forest until something kills us ?"

Trixie continued to walk without a fixed path and replied "Well, it's probable, not like it's safe anywhere these days"

Craze trotted up closer to Trixie as he was obviously a little confused "Not safe anymore ? What do you mean, did something happen ?"

Trixie sighed and stopped opening her mouth ready to say something, when screams torn the air, they did not seem far form the sound of it and Craze nervously asked "What in the world was that..."

before Trixie could answer more screams and yelling could be heard as it was also coming closer, fast.

Craze gulped "I... i.. i think we should-" but before he could say another word he was interrupted as a white pony in black armor and with a mane that looked almost like flames sticking out the helm like a brush, came flying at him and crash landed on him and they were both send flying into a three.

Four more soldiers came running out of thick forest, making a line of defense infront of them. Craze was out, and so was the pony that landed on him, While Trixie hid behind a three no clue what's going on now, it was quiet for a moment.

When suddenly from between the threes Skeleton Ponies with old rusty black armor came gushing out like water, their empty sockets where the eyes are supposed to be where glowing blood red, their tails looking like rotten threads, they did not hesitate to charge at the soldiers with their axe spears.

One of the soldiers held up his sword as he yelled with a deep voice "Defend the captain, let's send this rotten bastards back to their graves, ATTACK!"

and so they did, as four soldiers stood against a skeleton army of atleast 20 times as many. Bones where crushing and flying through the air aswell as some pieces of armor, one skull landed infront of Trixie which she kicked away disgusted, while the fighting continued despite that they were outnumbered the soldiers had easy play with those skeletons. When finally a gray/black stallion crushed the skull of the last skeleton underhoof, they immediately came up running to the pony that was still knocked out laying on.

Craze who was still out himself. "Captain! Captain!"

they put the pony, who was apparently a mare of him, and tried to wake her up, while Trixie came slowly out of hiding and came to check if Craze was alright "Hey you fool, wake up already."

Both of them snapped out of it and woke up at the same time, and yelled loudly, as a late reaction of their crash

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

they then looked at each other, and did it again

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH"

Trixie could only facehoof and mumbled "He's fine..."

they looked at each other and Craze looked like he's been hit by a train. The white mare in the black armor stood up as she looked at Trixie and Craze, nopony said a word and it was awkwardly silent until the mare spoke

"Ah i'm sorry you guys got caught up in that..."

Craze and Trixie looked at them confused and then each other and back to the group of soldiers and Craze asked rather loud and rapidly "Who the HELL are you, and WHAT THE HELL were THEY! ?!"

The mare looked at him kinda angry, but then smirked and then pointing from right to left she introduced the soldiers who were all wearing purple armor.

First she pointed to a very tall and bulky Pegasus stallion who was grayblue and had a short black mane "That is Bull, not very smart but good for the rough parts"

Next she pointed to his left to a black Pegasus mare with blonde mane with black streaks "Zero, smart and fast, your every job mare"

To her right, a unicorn stallion with beige fur and black mane, he was rather tall "Ceasarion, good soldier, if he wouldn't mind is looks so much..."

And all to the left, a white and black unicorn stallion with black mane "Neon, one of the best, he rarely speaks though"

She looked back to Craze and Trixie "Well, I am Captain Thunder Night, Captain for the Lunar Guard of the Night, and that is my squad, well or what's left of it, also known as Team Viking in the Lunar Guard. And who are you two might be, lost all out here ?"

Craze was a bit confused still but spoke first "I'm Craze"

Trixie was yet not sure what to think of all of that "And i'm Trixie"

Thunder began again once they finished to introduce themselves

"Well, those THINGS are reanimated soldiers, it's quite a long story, i don't know it all. But what i know is they are from a long gone time, they returned along with their King who returned a few months ago. They are called the Army of Doom, their King Kardan, who was the Leader of the ancient Empire of the Rain. The princess did not say much else about it, infact this is pretty much it. Just the most important thing, when he returned he somehow managed to take the Elements of Harmony and scattered them all over the planet. Now the 6 ponies are each looking for their element. We were assigned to Miss Rainbow Dash, but she got captured in that ambush just now. So we don't have any more time to sit here and chat, be seeing ya"

Craze and Trixie stared after them as they turned around and were about to head out. Trixie looked down not sure why she said what she were about to, as she looked back up at them "Wait!, i... i want to help"

Everypony looked surprised at Trixie when Captain Thunder said

"This is no matter for a civilian to be involved, go home"

not even turning around. Trixie walked up closer as her face showed how determined she was "Trixie does not care, Rainbow Dash... she.. she is a friend... Trixie must help"

Nopony saw that Captain Thunder smiled a little as she continued to head out "Then hurry along.. Miss Trixie"

Trixie smiled as she trotted up close to the group, but she stopped and looked back at Craze who was still sitting in the same spot no clue of whats going on or what just happened.

Trixie narrowed her eyes before she yelled back "You coming or what ?"

Craze not sure what to do even looked down and back up before getting up and hurrying to catch up with the group. He looked up the cloudless sky wondering why he was here and what is going to happen now. Clueless of what the future holds the group of two ponies has grown and soon has to face great challenges.