My Little Ragnarök: Vermintide

Chapter 1

The Invasion on Ponyville

   It began as normally as you'd think; a quiet morning in Ponyville. Twilight Sparkle was laying down in bed, reading her book. All seemed calm. It didn't take too long before she heard a tap on her castle window. Clink! Something must've hit the glass. Twilight ignored it. Maybe it was just some punk trying to get her attention, or something. However, just a minute later, she heard the noise again. This time, it sounded like something bigger was thrown. Thump! She didn't take any notice and continued reading, but she was starting to get a little anxious. She had this sinking feeling that if she was to open the window, whatever was out there would seize their opportunity and come straight for her. A half hour later, Twilight heard the sound again. THUMP! Tk! Tk! It was a little louder than before, and two softer thumps followed. Now, Twilight was getting more fidgety. "What is going on out there?" she wondered, "What are they doing?" It didn't take long before she heard a sound once more. Now, it was much louder, as if something larger hit the window. THUD! Thinking quickly, Twilight jumped up and zipped right towards the window, opening the curtains.

   Nothing. She saw no damage to the window. No marks, no stains, Nothing at all! Twilight sighed with relief. But when she turned around, she heard a different sound. Splat! This time, Twilight turned around quickly There was a little blood on the screen now, and she soon followed the splatter to the source; a rat's head. Rats are normally small, but this rat's head was almost as big as her own! "If I wanted a Nightmare Night prop for my castle," she said, "I would've gone to the shopping district." She grabbed the head with her telekinesis and tossed it away. What she saw next horrified her. A pitched battle broke out between ponies and humanoid rats bearing swords and shields!

   Twilight nearly screamed, and she raced towards the bedroom of Spike, her dragon assistant. "Spike, we gotta go." "What's gotten you so excited," asked Spike, groggily. "No time," Twilight answered, "They're coming." They both made it downstairs, into the main hall. The door was in sight, but in bursts two rat-men. "Going somewhere, horse-thing?" One of the rats spoke. "We will slice you up and eat-eat your carcass!" They closed in on them, but Twilight quickly disappeared! She teleported to a safe spot, somewhere between the houses. "N... No way..." Twilight gasped, "Those monsters are sentient?!" She slowly peeked out through her hiding place. She saw ponies fighting back the rat hordes. Several of them were scarred and bleeding. The rats seemed to gain the upper hand; Where one got beat, the rest of the pack countered.

   This was certainly NOT a normal stampede; Somepony had used magic to release these rat-men, these Skaven, onto Equestria. Twilight and Spike found an empty house and took refuge inside. After 5 notes were sent, Twilight's Friends managed to find the hiding spot. They had to think of a plan to get the word out. If those Skaven are attacking Ponyville, there's no doubt they'll go after the rest of Equestria. "I think I have idea," said Twilight, "The clock tower SHOULD have a big bell. We'll have to ring it!" The others agreed and off they went. With the right amount of force, the clock tower's bell should make a noise that could be heard all the way to Canterlot, giving everyone there and elsewhere the warning they need of the Skaven invasion.

   They found the tower close to Fluttershy's cottage. Thankfully, the Skaven hadn't gotten to it yet. "There it is!" Exclaimed Pinkie. "I thought the changelings were bad enough," said Twilight, "But those vermin...!" "What the sam-hill do they want from us?" Asked Applejack. "Not sure," answered Twilight, "but I'm sure Celestia and Luna will help us." "I hope so," said Rainbow Dash, "They were almost USELESS when Tirek tried to take our magic." "Celestia wanted Twilight to do this on her own," said Fluttershy, "It was HER task, not theirs." Rainbow Dash just laughed. "That's a WONDERFUL excuse for inaction if I ever heard one!" "Oh, don't be so rude, Rainbow," Rarity said, "But... Maybe they SHOULD do something by themselves for a change."

   They soon got to the top of the tower, where the bell was tied. Twilight struck the bell with full force, and it rang loudly, exactly what they wanted.  As they climbed down, the Skaven started to attack. Several minutes of the fight ensued before the ponies found a chance to escape. They quickly got out unscathed, but on their way to their base, they saw a group of Skaven. This army seemed to be wearing armor, and holding spears. "Let's not get too close," warned Twilight, "I've already been told about the Stormvermin. They fight unfairly, and we're outnumbered against them." To their relief, none of the Stormvermin payed any attention to them. They just kept on patrol as they normally would. They reached their war-base safely, and looked out to see what's happened. "Mission accomplished," Twilight said, "We'll give it a while, and then we'll go and see if the Princesses are okay."