Blight Squad

Luna landed in our clearing the way she did every night since that one. She filled her lungs and proclaimed, "Soldiers! We have received word from the Celestial Dragons that the creatures we have feared were going to be on the move have started moving!"

The Celestial Dragons! The princesses are in league with the Celestial Dragons?! the Celestial Dragons are a mysterious race of Dragons that reside in space and supposedly know everything there is to know about the cosmos. They create and watch over the stars, which also means that they know the fate of every living thing, but they reveal specific fates to only a select few. Maybe now that we're part of a more elite troop, we'll actually get to meet them?

But Princess Luna said she's afraid of something? What could be so powerful that it would have the Ruler of the Night afraid?

Luna continued, "They are creatures known as the Dark Ones; they are like us, nocturnal, using the shadows to their advantage, outcast by Celestia, but they seek to enslave all races for their own uses. They are led by a dark mare known as Kekra. She is very powerful and she must be stopped. The Dragons tell me the Dark Ones have been moving through the countryside near Ponyvill. We intend to meet them in battle on the plains near this forest two days from now. We must move tonight!"

She lifted off the ground, saying, "We will return within the hour. By then we must be ready to march." She flew away, leaving us to clear up camp.

I was lost in though as I packed my things. We're finally going into combat. I don't know how I should feel about this. We'll be fighting in the dark! Well, at least we'll be on open ground.

I dragged my saddlebags out of my tent to start collapsing it. I unstaked the two main poled on either end. When the tent crumpled in on itself, I took a look at other ponies in the troop. They all had some form of grin on their face. Even Kwill looked a little excited. Everyone looks so happy to finally see some action. So, why am I full of dread when I think of the coming battle? I sighed again, rolled up my tent, stuffed it with my saddlebags, and plopped onto the ground to await Princess Luna.