Thousand Years War

Arrows whizzed by Rainbows head, as she moved through the Battlefield, as she caught sight of Shadow Strike, who was ripping out the guts of some poor enemy. Nightwind was right he was a monster on the battlefield.

Rainbow thought calling this a battlefield was not correct it was more like a small skirmish. She had yet to fire her crossbow, but had just found her mark. A  griffon who was taking aim at somepony.

She pulled her crossbow up, took aim and fired. Rainbow watched as it hit him, the griffon looked down to find the arrow in his chest, and then to Rainbow Dash. She was close enough to see the fear in his eye, and the blood pouring for the wound. He then fall lifeless to the ground below.

Rainbow couldn’t move, she should have looked away, Nightwind had told her never to look them in the eye. She now knew why, even if they were the enemy they were stall living thing with hope and dreams.

The battle had ended but Rainbow just stayed in the same spot. Nightwind flew up next to her, and said, “you looked him in the eyes didn’t you?”

“Yes,” Rainbow replied.

“And what do you feel?” Nightwind asks.

Rainbow thought about this she had just killed and she felt nothing, no remorse, no anger, just nothing.

“Nothing at all,” Rainbow Dash said.

“Well nothing is better then being like Shadow Strike, who i’m pretty sure loves killing,” Nightwind said letting out a breath, “just don’t try to fill it, or you may turn into somepony you're not.”

Rainbow thought about it, what if the emptiness grow, and become all she could feel.

“Rainbow, look at me,” Nightwind said.

Rainbow look at her, and then Nightwind spoke again,”That emptiness that you feel will only grow if you let it, now come on lets get back to Griffin's Bane, before anymore show all.”

“Ok ma’am” Rainbow Dash said.

Rainbow tried to feel something anything but found, nothing. Did this make her a killer, or a monster, how could anypony not feel anything. Wondered as they flew to Griffin's Bane.

Griffin's Bane was built a upon a mountain, it walls high and spiked. Homesteads dotted the landscape, and their was a small raver to one side. It was a little bigger then ponyville, and was the key fortress in the region.

Rainbow had learn that the main armies of the Griffon Empire, were marching this way in a hope of capturing the fort, but that wasn’t going to happen if they had anything to say about it.

She remembered Stormkiller saying that the main focus will be in a about three week, until then raiding parties would keep hitting their supply lines, trying to weakening them.

Rainbow landed a few minutes later, in the main part of Griffin's Bane, to found many ponies going about their daily business.

“Rainbow Dash take the rest of the day off,  and try not to get drunk,” nightwind said.

“Ok, thank you,” Rainbow Dash said.

Rainbow watched Nightwind fly off to the keep, and wonder what to do. Twilight was busy, with whatever Golden Valor had her doing, Lightning Bolt and Aurora, were on duty, so that left the tavern. She would only have one or two drinks, plus she need them.

Rainbow made her way through Griffin's Bane, to a tavern she had found that made the best ale. If she recalled right it was called the Dead Griffon Tavern.

She reached it in on time, it was an old stone building, with doors that looked like they had been there just  as long. She pushed the doors open and want inside.

Inside were two battle mages, and the old, one eye pegasus bartender.She walked up to the bar and talk a set.

“Let me guess two Dragon Ales,” the barkeep said.

“Yape,” Rainbow Dash said, stall thinking.

“You got your first kill to day?” the barkeep ask.

“Yes, how'd you know?” Rainbow said.

“You have that look about you, that i've seen in many young legionnaires,”  the barkeep said.

“Oh, is it normal to feel nothing?” Rainbow Dash ask.

“Can be, i've heard worse thing, like one legionnaire found he loved it, if I remember right he in your legion,” the barkeep said,”my daughter can’t stand him.”

“If his named Shadow Strike, then me and Nightwind agree with that,” Rainbow Dash said, as he slides two ales down to her.

“Will I hope Nightwind hasn’t changed her mind on that, and how do you know her anyway?” the barkeep said, smiling

“She my flight captain,” Rainbow said, taking a drink.

“She stay like that unicorn, what's his name again?” the barkeep ask.

Rainbow thought about it that could, explain why Nightwind was alway trying to get Golden Valor’s attention, but how did the barkeep knew, maybe passer by had said something.

“Golden Valor I think she does, and how do you know Nightwind?” Rainbow Dash ask taking another drank.

“Yape that the one, never could understand what she saw in him,” the barkeep said,”and for how I knew her. Well she my little foal, no matter old old she gets.”

“You mean you're her father?” Rainbow Dash ask.

“Yap, and she take after her mother, and the name Darkflight,”he said with a big smile.

“Mine’s Rainbow Dash,” she said, offering a hoof.

“Nice to have a name to put to the face,” Darkflight said as he shook her hoof,” but tell does that unicorn act all high and mighty like the other do?”

Rainbow thought, Golden Valor did tined to act morally superior, but Nightwind had said that all an act, so he don’t get close to anypony. He was always helping everypony he could, and Rainbow could see way Nightwind said that it was an act.

“No, he may act like it, but he not, and I’m not my friend so I can’t tell you if he like her back or not so don’t ask,” Rainbow Dash said, knowing that Rarity would be trying to help Nightwind if she liked it or not.

“Well, if he hurts her in any way, hes going to need a new horn,” Darkflight said, “ Oh and the next round on the house.”

Rainbow then heard the two battle mages talking, something about a mission, involving Twilight, and a few other. which got her attention, and she countered listing.

It was heard to make out, but something about a crystal, slowing down the enemy army, and leaving about an hour ago.

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Twilight flew over a forest and thought about her mission, which  was to conjure a storm to solw down the enemy.

She was given a crystal that would increase her power tenfold, which she thought was over kill. Golden Valor had ask them to sand somepony else, but was reminded that she was the only alicorn in the fifth legion.

Nightwind had volunteered to go, to which Golden Valor was not happy, but Shadow Strike seemed overjoy.

“So, you ready for this?” Nightwind said, bring Twilight out of thought.

“Yes, but should we have at least seen some griffons by now?” Twilight ask.

“Hold up, your right, there something off about this,” Nightwind said,” Red Bolt, Sword Dancer, Go on ahead.”

They nod and fly ahead, but before they make it ten feet, Black fireballs come flying out of the tree line.

Twilight watches as their flesh is burned, and the their screams, she tried to move, her main yell run, but she was frozen there. She could smell of burning flesh filled the air.

Nightwind yell something, but Twilight could hear her. She could only hear the screams of the two corpses crops as they fall to the ground below.

She felt herself being pulled through the air as she closed her eyes.

Then they stop moving, and twilight found the fear leaving her, and could swear she heard Luna, and for some resin Nightmare Moon talking to nightwind.

“Who side are you on anyway those were some fine legionnaires!” Nightwind yelled.

“Yes and they were agents of the Dark King, and were going to kill you and take Twilight to him,” Nightmare Moon said.

“I told thou to take them alive,” Luna said.

Was Luna arguing with herself, and how was she changing back and forth so quickly. Twilight open her eyes to find Nightmare Moon right in front of her, she then looked to her right to find Luna.

“Twilight Sparkle, are thou ok?” Luna ask.

“Yes, but how are you, and um, you here?” Twilight ask, trying not to overload her mind.

“Wait first there no way Red Bolt, and Sword Dancer, were Black Legion, I've known them for as long as I can remember,” Nightwind said trying to remain calm,”next I know for a fact that you are Black Legion!”

“Well I was, before my encounter with the elements of harmony,  which undid what the Dark King did to me,” Nightmare Moon said,” but if we don’t mind we do have enemies, nearby, so can we fishin  this at our camp.”

“Do I have another option?” Nightwind ask.

“Yes, give us Twilight and head back to your fort, and try and explain to everypony what happen,” Nightmare Moon said.

“Fine lead the way,” Nightwind said.

“Thou hast made the right choice,” Luna said.

“Wait, how, and why are you working with Nightmare Moon!” Twilight demanded to know.

“It’s a long story Twilight Sparkle, and we will be more than happy to tell you when we get there,” Luna said.

“Fine lead the way,” Twilight said.

Twilight and Nightwind followed them back to their camp, which was hidden deep in the woods. It was a sample camp, it had a few tents, and to Twilight horror her other friends, and some guards.

“What are they doing here!” Twilight said.

“Nightmare Moon had horrible timing, and needless to say they insisted on coming,” Luna said.

“Hey I said I thought you were alone already,” Nightmare Moon said.

“Will I wasn’t and thou should have made sure,” Luna replied.

“Well maybe I shouldn’t have told you then, and let you think Twilight, and Rainbow Dash were dead,” Nightmare Moon countered.

Well at least I know they're not friends, but Stall i’m happy to see my friends even if they are in danger here, but if they were after me does that mean they want Rainbow Dash as well. Either way somepony going to tell me what going on here.