Black Arms Return

Dear Princess Celestia, I have some good and troubling news. We were attacked by the alien creatures which we know now are called the Black Arms due to an informant, the Black Arms had blades and strange weapons that are far more advanced than anything we could create. The informant that I mentioned comes from another planet, a planet also attacked by the Black Arms, and with the help of his friends he managed to drive them off of the planet. He wished to meet with you, but I must request that you come to us if possible. I fear how ponies will react to him, so when you have a free moment, please come to meet him. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle

Princess Celestia read the letter several times, she was in disbelief. There was obviously something that Twilight was not telling her, but she knew better than to pry at this, so she knew that there was only one thing she can do.

"Luna. I've just received a letter from Twilight. We will be heading to Ponyville, they have more information on the alien beings." Celestia said to her sister, and Luna nodded in response. The two left the throne room to prepare for their trip to Ponyville, but first Celestia would have to write back.

Dear Twilight, We are thankful that you are not harmed, but be prepared to answer some questions for us. We will be there soon, but in the meantime keep your informant indoors and out of anypony's sight. Yours Truly, Princess Celestia.

Twilight read the letter from Princess Celestia and began to panic. The library was mess due to Spike trying to grab a cookbook which caused hundreds of books to fall of their shelves.

"We need to get this place cleaned up! Hurry Spike, start putting these books back!" Twilight shouted, as she began to throw books back onto the shelves, but they nearly hit everyone as they flew across the room. Perhaps the only calm one was Shadow who was reading a book on common beasts that could be found in the Everfree.

"Manticore... Chimera... Cockatrice... Dragons... Are you serious? These are real creatures?" Shadow asked, but Twilight had finished placing the books on the shelves and looked at him confused.

"Don't you have them back on Earth?" Twilight asked, but Shadow shook his head.

"On Earth most of these are beasts of myths and fairy tails. Monsters reportedly seen during ancient times... None of them actually roam the planet." Shadow replied, which shocked them. However a knock on the door, snapped their attention to it. Twilight walked over and nervously opened the door to see the Princesses, who were quickly allowed inside. The ponies bowed, but Shadow remained sitting.

"You may rise. Twilight, I take it this is your informant?" Celestia asked.

"Yes. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, I would like you to meet Shadow the Hedgehog. He's dealt with the Black Arms before. He may be our only hope of getting them off our planet." Twilight said, motioning towards the hedgehog.

"Greetings Shadow. I am Princess Celestia, it is my job to raise and lower the sun, as well as protect Equestria from evil." Princess Celestia said with a smile.

"Greetings. I am Princess Luna. I raise and lower the moon. I also help to protect Equestria from evil." Princess Luna said.

"It's nice to meet you both. As said I am Shadow the Hedgehog... The Ultimate Life Form." Shadow introduced himself, but this confused all the ponies.

"Ultimate Life Form? I am afraid we do not understand." Celestia said with a frown.

"It's simple. There is nothing stronger than I am. If I so pleased I could destroy this entire planet... However I will not, for you have given me no reason to do so. We need to focus on the Black Arms. They will not stop until this planet is destroyed. We must plan for their attacks." Shadow explained, but the Princesses were now nervous.

"What do you presume we do?" Celestia asked, and Shadow smiled.

"Get as many ponies as you can, arm them, and send them to all your towns and cities, protect your subjects. Gather the remaining soldiers and send them to attack the bases they create and steal. Tell them to kill." Shadow instructed, that statement shocked the Princesses.

"You suggest that we kill them?! Can we not negotiate?" Luna asked, but she already knew the answer to that.

"You cannot negotiate with the Black Arms, they will try to kill you. They have weapons, they have soldiers, and they aren't afraid to use them. You may not believe in killing, but you'd best start to, it's your only way to get rid of them." Shadow said, now irritated, but before he could continue a loud beeping came from the communication device. It activated and they heard a different voice.

"Shadow? Are you there? Can you read me? If you can please respond." Shadow's eyes widened at the voice and he pressed a button on the device.

"Yes Commander! I read you!" Shadow replied.

"Good. Shadow, have you tracked the Black Comet?" The Commander asked.

"Yes, sir. I'm speaking with two of the planet's leaders. We're planning on how to eliminate the Black Arms..." Shadow said.

"Good. Make sure you wipe out every last one of those creatures. It's your duty to Earth, the planet you're on, and perhaps the entire universe. Good luck." The Commander said, before the device deactivated.

"Shadow, who was that?" Twilight asked.

"The G.U.N. Commander. He's a military leader on Earth, but enough about that. We need to return to the Black Arms." Shadow said, but screams from outside got their attention. They rushed out of the library to see a large red cloud had formed above Ponyville. It began to drop several Black Arms soldiers, from the lowest of the low to their massive giants, and their bird like creatures.

"What is that!?" Twilight asked, but Shadow ran forward before hovering towards them. Ready to fight off whatever comes his way.