////Captain Kain\\

The Zorotorian captain slammed a titanium clad hand into the table. denting it a little. "What do you mean they already know about our Sleepers? Impossible."

"It is the white one, sir. With the wings and horn. Why don't we just blow the planet up and be done with it all? Spare us some trouble."

"Because, Amar. That planet is so rich with resources that it could fuel our war effort for decades. We do not want it destroyed."

"Then why not send the Reapers? They will make short work of our unsuspecting victims."

"That... May work." The captain touched a button on the console infront of him. "Dispatch the Reapers. Orders. Kill the Princesses." There was a beep of confirmation from the other end as a robot responded. Reapers were deadly things. Chemical procedures left their bodies looking extremely in humane and their minds rendered feral. They could not discerned the difference between friend or foe. But they could be programmed for specific targets.

////Celestia\\

Celestia walked through the courtyard, Nolan and Anise at her back. Nolan had advised her to not let anyone too close. But after a few checks, they both checked out as themselves. "I am going to go and check up on Luna. See if she is okay." Celestia nodded and Nolan turned around, heading back to the castle. "So... Anise. Did you know a Guardian by the name of Jonothan?"

"Jonothan? Sure did! He was a lead weapon designer. I worked with him. Why you wanna know?"

"Oh, just wondering. He was the first Guardian I actually spoke to." Celestia looked away from Anise for a brief moment. The warmth on her face told her that she had begun to blush. "So, Celestia. Did you ever get any of our weapons?"

"Yup, every once and a while there would be a shipment of weapons that would pass by our planet. We would trade bits and bobs we had for them."

"Ah"

"Why don't those... Zorotodian's?"

"Zorotorians"

"Yes, them. Why don't they just blow up the planet and be done with us?"

"Well, if I were to guess. Your planet is so rich in resources that they don't want to destroy it. They are opting for guerrilla warfare first. If they don't work. Then the army will come, and if the army comes.. Lets just hope that your army is ready to fight alongside us." The Zorotorian army was vast. They has enough fleets to probably conquer the galaxy twice over and still have some to spare. Helped by chemical augmentations and the desire to become the dominant race they are beastly and deadly. Only caring for themselves. Even if most of them are nothing but clones made in vats. Most had chips planted in their heads so they could be issued orders individually or simultaneously, making their combat prowess extremely good.

////Nolan\\

I walked through the hallways. Hands clasped behind my back. Not because it felt natural, of course. But my hands were closer to my double bladed staff if I needed to reach for it fast. That was when I heard the scream. Not a 'Oh my god its a spider' scream. but a scream where you are about to be killed by something or another, and it came from Luna's room. Ripping the staff from my back I sprinted down the rest of the hallway and into Luna's room. Where she was about to be killed by a Zorotorian Reaper. Twisting the staff in half I hurled the pseudo staff at the being, it embedded into the creatures skull with a squelching sound and it collapsed to the ground. A pool of dark blue blood already forming on the floor. The Zorotorian Reapers were scary things. They looked like a normal Zoro, but instead of fingernails sharpened bones grew from their fingers and formed points. At their elbow joints even longer bones protruded from the bone as well. Covering the entire body of one was a cloaking suit, the only way you could tell if one was around is if they were sloppy, or they moved enough that their stealth field faltered. Their body was gnarly and their eyes had a wild look. Luna looked at me. Tears in her eyes, "Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She cried as she pulled me into a bone-crushing, and extremely awkward hug.

"Its nothing, princess. Just doing my job. I guess."

"He took me completely by surprise, Nolan. He was hiding in my closet. I didn't see him until it was almost too late. I never had enough time to charge my horn, I could be dead right now..."

"Its okay Princess. Your okay now, but the rest of Equestria may not be."

////Celestia\\

Celestia called a guard over as Anise pulled her sword out of the 'Reaper' that had tried, and failed miserably to assassinate her. "Guard! Put Canterlot on lockdown and order the Elements to return to Ponyville! They will be safe there for the time being, and get the weapons from the armoury... We may have a war on our hands very soon..." Anise grabbed the stealth cloak from the disheveled body of the Reaper and slung it over her back. "Could come in handy, this tech fairly exceeds our own."

////Nolan\\

"Cole! Jane! Get your asses out of bed!" I shouted in the sleeping quarters of our ship before I walked into the rec room. Brad was sitting in there. Doing.... Wow, I didn't even know how many papers were scattered everywhere. "Brad... Meet in the cockpit in 7." I began walking down the white hallway to the cockpit. Jane walked out of the sleeping quarters, looking as prissy as usual, yet still with tired eyes. While Cole stumbled out, iPad in hand. We all waited in the cockpit for Brad to show up. I spun around on my chair, while Cole played. What I bet would be Angry Birds on his iPad. Jane sat there and kept on being a stuck up bitch, even if she wasn't doing anything. While Anise was throwing bits of eraser at Jane, trying to get her to move. Where she got the eraser, I don't know. Anise.. Brad walked in. "What's the rush Nolan?" He inquired before he took a seat at the last available chair in the cockpit. "Well, Brad. Both of the Princesses were attaked by Reapers today. I guess the other two, Twilight and Cadence were not important enough to attack. Not that its a problem for us, of course."

"Oh, Lovebutt and Sparklebutt? Yea, there more stuck up than Jane, haha" Brad then proceeded to stuff his face with a piece of bread that was on the console in front of him, while Jane glared daggers at him. "Brad, you do not know how old that is, and Jane. Stop being a bitch. Okay! Here's the plan!" I pulled up a digital map in front of me. "Jane, you will be watching over Cadence. Talk about girly stuff, I bet she will suit you fine. Cole, you are the most accurate shot out of us so you will go up in the tower. Here." I poked a point on the map and it lit up. "Anise, you will watch over Celestia while I watch over Lulu, I mean Luna. and Brad, you stay here. In case they do go on an all out assault. We are going to need someone to take out their fighter and be our eyes in the skies. Everyone got that?" I got nods from everyone. Well, that was easy... Now it's time to take battle plans to the ponies.

////Captain Kain\\

The captain took his seat on the bridge of his flagship. Amar inched up to him, hand clasped behind his back and looking at the ground. "Sir.. The Reapers have failed. What are your orders?" The captain let our a low growl.

"You have failed me for the last time... Amar." The captain grabbed the laser pistol from around his waist and shot Amar in the head. Amar slumped to the ground, the scent of burning flesh wafted up to the captain. "Take his body away." Two Zorotorian's ran up and grabbed Amar's body. Pulling him away. The captain pointed to a random crewman on deck. "Kabal! You are my new second in command. Now ready the army! We are through with covert ops." The captain rose from his seat and began stomping towards the bay doors. Where his commanders and captains awaited briefing.

////Celestia\\

Princess Celestia paced in her bedchambers. Her hooves making soft clopping sounds on the granite floor. Anise stood in her room, back against her door. Celestia couldn't read expressions very well, but she could tell that Anise was almost scared of what was to come. The guard was assembled and every last Guardian spear they had in the armoury was issued to those who had some experience with them. Celestia could hear the faint hum of 'The Avenger's' engines as Brad hovered above the castle. Cole was stationed in the tower, overlooking most of the city and courtyard. Most of Canterlot was evacuated, either into the underground chasms that lay beneath the city or on trains to the Crystal Empire or Ponyvilled. She only hoped that those Zorotorians were so sought on going after the Five that they left the rest of Equestria alone. "Celly, stop pacing. I think you are about to start making a rut in the floor."

"I'm sorry, Anise. I'm just, worried on what is to come. Or if we are going to survive the coming storm."

"We fought these guys thousands of times Celly. They do the same thing every time and are extremely easy to predict. I doubt they will even make it to the courtyard."

"I hope you are right Anise... I hope you are right."

////Cole\\

Cole set up in the tower. Choosing to take higher powered energy cartridges that packed more of a punch than his standard ones. Only downside was they were too big to be clip fed. So they had to be loaded one at a time. The ponies were spread all through Canterlot. There was no telling where the enemy would land or where they would attack but the hope was they would attack from the outskirts so they could fall back to defensive positions set up. They were commissioned weapons from their armoury that we had briefly taught them to use. We could only hope that the Zorotorians didn't throw everything they had. And our fallback worked.

Author's Note

Wow!? 5 faves? Holy crap! Thanks to those 5 that have faves this story and followed me on this adventure! I hope to bring more content & chapters that you will love to read!!

Also, if you are thinking. Next chapter will not be the last chapter. Not even close! I still have lots planned for the story. Hell, the Five haven't even met the Mane Six yet!

Last thing. May not get any chapters out next week. Going camping with the fam, we may have some internet where we are going but all I will have is my iPad so if there is a chapter, it won't be very long. So, until next time readers!

Oh, and one last thing. Some are probably wondering. 'Why the hell do the princesses not evacuate as well?' Well, it's simple. Remember when they sent the Reapers after the princesses? Well, it's because they do know that Celestia has feeling for the Five. Therefore. If the princesses leave, the the zoro's won't focus all of their power on Canterlot. Which is what they want.