The Return of Darkness

Trottingham was—in all sense, one giant military base. Wherever I looked, there were; strategic forts, weapon systems, and guards. Thousands of guards. The main city made Fort Knox look like a sand castle. There were four layers of defense's leading up to the inner city. Four walls, each protecting an area that made it look like this place was a replica of the three walls from Attack on Titan. Only, they had; ballista's, cannons, catapults, oil tanks and mid-wall flame throwers.

The first wall protected the main guard and their weapons. The second wall protected the farms. The third wall protected the main suburb and industries, and the last wall protected the main keep as well as the rich bastards, and the lab. This city was going to be my main concern when I get around to taking over Equestria.

Nothing happened to us until we reached the central wall after we had to climb around the wall on a giant, stone, ramp, that funneled anyone insane enough to try and take the keep. It was a good tactic, but a stupid one. How were you supposed to escape if there was no main gate? Good idea, but stupid.

When we finally got to the top, we were scanned for magical residue of any kind, before we were allowed to walk through the gate. Then after that, we were sent along a path while being guarded by guards to our designated area, which was a two-story box of concrete with only a few barred windows and a steel door with a label called, 'Lab.' After we entered said 'Lab,' we were scanned again and were questioned as to why I was with him. Volt gave him a letter of some kind to which the guard gave him a nod and we were let in without much more trouble.

Volt guided me down empty, gray, stone halls that eventually led to a room with Volts name on the door. He did a spell that caused the door to open, revealing a spacious room with; old books, electrical equipment, and two desks; one had a coffee pot on it while the other had papers and pens and a box that looked brand new. Volt gave me a happy smile and handed me the box.

I looked at the top and saw a note. I got Volt to activate the note for me and listen to him to read it out loud.

"Dear, High Voltage. This box contains a few scrolls that predate even the creation of the Unicornian Kingdom, several thousand years ago. The scrolls are written in a script that not even our best cryptographers can decipher. I hope that with your machines that you can make sense of what is hidden within, as these are the only scrolls of their kind. I expect a full report by the end of the month if it is possible.

From- Princess Celestia."

I raised a brow and asked him to open it while I put on a pot of coffee. I figured that I would state my curiosity by checking out the scrolls to see if they were written in Latin. Once I was done with my quest for coffee, Volt handed me the five scrolls with his magic, to which I took and sat on a cot in the corner of the room and opened the first one.

Entry log, 1. Date: June 21, 2016

The first few weeks since our initial arrival to this new world was hectic, to say the least. The first few days were mind numbing as my squad and I had to adjust to our new bodies and the changes that came with them. I won't bore you with the details as they mostly involve falling and wing boners. We didn't know how we got here or why we looked like griffins, but the revelation came from a being of insane proportions.

'What the hell? This is in English!' I frowned. I knew this was English because Equis was way different. Equis symbols were very fun to write in, as well as Latin, but this! This is fucking ridiculous!

A few hours of falling on our faces, a being that called himself Discord proclaimed that he was the one responsible for our arrival, but before I get into that. I need to tell you how we ended up here in this new world first.

My name was: Jason Borne, Captain of squad 7 of the American Delta Force. We were en route to a terrorist compound when we heard an artillery shell was heading for us. I knew that we were as good as dead, but before it killed us. A light blinded us and made my squad of 8 members, collapse into unconsciousness. When we came to, we weren't human anymore, it didn't take long for us to figure out what happen to us nor how we became griffins.

Volt gave me a cup of coffee while I silently fumed on the inside and continued to read.

All of us woke up in a clearing in a valley hidden within a mountain range. Just as all of us figured out how to walk on all fours, the being know as Discord appeared. At first, we drew our guns and took aim at him in fear, to which he responded by snapping fingers, turning our guns into bananas. He went on and on about being rude to which my second in command, Staff Sergent Jacklyn Paris, ordered him to give us the details of how we got here. I remembered those words like they were spoken to me just a few moments ago. They sent utter dread down my spine.

In 500 years the mare of the sun and the mare of the moon shall be born. One will become a tyrant while the other a slave. I created the griffins to defeat the tyrant, however, her downfall won't be for a long while. There are just over a few thousand of you humans turned griffins. All of those that I chose are some of the best warriors and builders of Earth. It is up to you to save the world from the sun tyrant or at least, set up the foundations for the next generation to come.

After he said those words, he vanished.

It took us a week to find others and wouldn't you believe it, we found us the SAS or, at least, one platoon of 120 of them. Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Hendricks. Yeah, that was his name, bastards mom had a sense of humor that paid off in the end, made contact with Discord also. We immediately joined up after a quick discussion and began making a small settlement as a base to use… and to get out of the rain. If what this Discord had said to Jim about our original bodies was true. Then there was no going back, even if some of us denied.it.

I froze in place, my eye was twitching like a slot machine. Discord...Discord of all people was responsible for the creation of the Griffin race, which he was trying to use to defeat Celestia before she became a tyrant! And what does he mean by, 'enslaved the mare of the moon?' Did Celestia brainwash Luna or something? I grabbed the next scroll and opened it up.

Entry log 45. Date: September 26, 201(Scratched out.) 0001.

A few months went by with so much of a problem. We met up with the Navy Seals that were protecting a group of civilians that also got dragged into this mess. We exchanged information and learned something new and important. Apparently humans are the only thing that is a griffin on this planet. Many of us thought that there must be some native griffins to help us out, but it just so happens to be that we were the native population ourselves. Man that was a headache in of itself.

Anyways...

Some of the civilians were scientists while the rest were engineer's of all trades. They helped out immensely with our base of operations. We no longer have to deal with the odd leak that soaked or fur beds nor did we have to deal with using our claws as tools. One of the bastards that go's by the name of George Rubric, yeah a smart ass from the get go. Has been teaching all of us how to make stone age tools. He says that once he has a suitable shelter, he could make us a soft forge. (Whatever that means), and begin working with the iron we found near the northernmost mountain in the valley. Once we have iron tools. We can begin making actual houses. Though they may be a bit spartan due to the fact that we don't have the textiles to make Victorian style housing... yet.

I finished the scroll with a frown. Clearly there must have been a lot more to this Borne guy, but if it is true that these are the only scrolls of their kind. How in the hell did they end up in Equestria of all places? Weren't they supposed to be in the old kingdom where the Griffins originated from? More questions that need answers I suppose. I opened up the next scroll and asked for more coffee.

Entry 69. Date: October 12, 0001

Met the Spetsnaz today and they had a bunch of biologists with them, as well as doctors and nurses. Our group is now just over five hundred. And we pretty much have every; trade, soldier, scientist, and whatever, to add to our growing village. The Russians have a new part that Discord gave us on what's what. From what Discord said to them. We can fly and control the weather. Many of us laughed at the idea...At first. There was this one girl that flew up into the air and brought down a cloud and morphed it like playdoh into the shape of a chair and sat on it while it rained below her. Talk about a mindfuck right there.

Nothing else happened other than a struggle for power that ended after 499 griffins rallied against it. Get rekt Chekov.

'I am beginning to like this guy, but there is so much missing,' I thought, biting my lip in frustration. I opened the fourth scroll.

Entry 264. Date: May 1, 0002

As you can tell, most of my entries skip a lot. In between each one is nothing really important. Most of it is boring things like; what we ate or who figured out how to do this or do that. I am only putting the most relevant parts that are worth mentioning. Don't want to waste this particular piece of parchment on how I ate today like some white chick on Facebook. Thank god for no Facebook, but I miss the near infinite amounts of porn...

Today all of us are unified. All the humans turned griffins were found. Discord had said that when we were all in attendance. He would finish telling us what's what.

There are 2186 people in the valley we now call Eden. Discord put all the pieces together one last time before leaving us a gift. Here is what he said other than the parts that I have put into the various scrolls in my chest.

"Now that all of you are together. It is the time I told you all something important. In 500 years, the mare of the sun will enslave the mare of the moon. She will use dark magic on her and turn her into a nightmare. Griffins aren't supposed to exist in this world, but without you. The sun tyrant will rule with an iron fist and a bloody whip. I took you all before that you all perished back in your old world since all of you should be dead over there. All of you must set the foundations for the next generation to stop the tyranny when it arises. I have told you what you can do but what I have yet to tell you is that all of you can live for a couple of hundred of years. 300 is the average. I know many of you don't like this fate, but it was this or my home and yours would have suffered the consequences. Now before I leave you all forever. I leave you with this gift. "

He snapped his fingers and disappeared and left behind something that was impossible. Where all of our fur and stick shacks were, they were replaced by buildings that were reminiscent of medieval times. There was a proper; windmill, smithy, butchers and the like. He gave us the tools to thrive, but not everyone was happy. Mostly the Russians as they were the one that wanted to go home the most but they will have to suck it up and accept it like everyone else.

"There is no way...There is no fucking way that this Celestia turned Luna into Nightmare Moon!" I shouted at the scroll, causing Volt--- who was cleaning up the room--- to jump like a cat to a cucumber. He gave me a frown to which I replied with a sheepish, 'sorry,' and sat back down and continued to read the next scroll.

Entry 5968 Date: March 2, 0326.

Not sure if anyone is reading any of these scrolls. I bet some, if not most of the scrolls would have fallen to the test of time by now. I did not put much in these pages, just a few notes here and there about things that should not be under looked. Our history has been written in all of its entirety in a special vault hidden beneath Mount Liberty. I even forgot about these scrolls for a time, only to be reminded my great granddaughter who found one of them under my bed. Bless her innocent little heart. Whoever is reading this that is a true griffin, I must tell you this. Mount Liberty is where all of or old human knowledge rests as well as how Eden came to be. Find it and use the knowledge to defeat the sun Tyrant. Since we no longer can. The entrance is at the highest peak and is guarded by the undead through hundreds of levels of pure mountain. Only a purebred can enter without a problem, so be ready.

Anyways...

Had one final duel with my son, Mark Borne, today. Wow, I'm 325 years old on my death bed. Who would have thought I still have some fight left in me eh? Still beat his sorry flank too. One day he will learn not to get distracted by his wife and I couldn't be any prouder of him. I'll miss him and his wife and kids the most. Now, at least, I will join the heavens to where my wife, Lilith Borne, flies straight and true.

This is the last testimony of the first Griffins King,

Jason Borne.

I sat there, staring at the last scroll with slight resignation. My mind was screaming at me to find the rest while my body was telling me to find the mountain that will be key to the downfall of Celestia, but my heart was telling me to outright murder her and my soul was telling me to stay logical. I have millions of questions flowing through my mind right now: Why were Griffins never suppose to exist in this Equestria? Was Celestia the one responsible for Nightmare Moon? Why did these guys appear with their weapons? What does Discord have to do with any of this? How am I suppose to crush the bitch that defeated Griffins that had some of the most powerful weapons ever created and had a head start!? And...Is the vault untouched? So many questions, so little time. For now, I should gather as much as I can from this Fortress to aid in the fall of the Sun Tyrant, but where to start?

Twilight sat at her desk inside her personal Library within her crystal castle. Glade was currently organizing the books for the fifth time this week. Twilight gave the servant a happy smile to the bandaged hen as she did her work, she lamented at the five scrolls in front of her.

Celestia gave her these scrolls to try to decipher them in the hopes to learn their secrets, but no matter which method she tried they didn't work. She tried everything from spells to cryptography, Alchemy to guessing. Each time she failed. Twilight could tell that this language was complex just from viewing the spacing and the unique symbols that looked like was written by an artist. This mystery was straining against her mind! But she was determined to figure it out for the sake of Equestria!

Thus, she slammed her face down on the desk with a sigh. "It's going to be another long day~"

Gilda sat on her haunches next to Rainbow Dash on the balcony of their home. Little did the town of Ponyville knew that they were secretly a couple. It was a taboo for a Griffin and Pony to intermingle, but Rainbow Dash didn't care. She was the most awesomest friend and lover a mare could ever have! No stallion could ever keep up with her in and out of bed, but Gilda. She made Rainbow love to slow down just for her.

They enjoyed watching the sunset before retreating to the confines Rainbow dashes cloud mansion, given to her for her work in the Rainbow Factory before it was shut down after a couple of useless pegasi escaped from being turned into the necessary ingredients that made the rainbows so perfect. She missed though's days where she got to listen to the screams of dying fillies and colts before the sound was muffled from crushing bones and tearing flesh.

She was hesitant to tell Gilda her old job, knowing that she would most likely leave her if she did, but she will hold onto that secret. It was one that she was going to the grave along with her. She was content to be held within Glidas massive, muscular wings that made her feel so safe and protected when in her embrace. She didn't care if she was technically shunned from expressing her relationship outwardly, so long as Gilda kept staying as awesome as she is. She was happy.

'One day Rainbow. One day I will kill you for murdering my family in that factory. Mark my words," Gilda seethed as she had to continue her facade as being an adoring lover to her archnemesis. 'Once the White Claws give the signal. You. Are. Mine.'