I stood there crossing my arms directly in front of a whole battalion. I’m smug and confident, at the peak of my life right now. I had the forces to fight and I relished in it. I wanted this, I needed this, I have no regrets for what happens next.

“Alright, let’s show them how xenomorphs fight.” I said glancing at my army, “Everyone, get in battle positions!” getting on all fours I began the position as everyone else began getting on all fours.

We have no weapons because we are a weapon. And we were definitely not weaker than these fools. There are more of them, but we have intelligence. I’m going to force them to come to me.

“Rain on them and stay vigilant for my next order!” Xenomorphs crawled to the front. These ones were different, their head crest is serrated, and their hind feet are more like hooves than anything. Green glowing sacks dotted the sides of their head, filled to the brim with acid. Their back had two black almost sword-like protrusions, and their tail wasn’t like a spear, but a lot more like an axe, these were the Spitters.

They began raining large quantities of acid on them. The Moon Guard raises their shields and their magical domes to try to block as much acid as possible. But, their shields were already deformed from the recent acid shots and were pretty much unreliable. The only thing keeping the acid out were the magic shields.

Several screams of agony erupted once again, holes began burning into the multicolored dome. All I’d have to do is wait for them to get desperate and charge.

“Alright, most of you hide in the forest and prepare for surprise attacks.” I didn’t need a response, I never did, no one ever questioned my actions, “The rest of you who are in sunlight stay with me and wait for my next order.” Things were getting kind of boring, but I had to look for signs of a charge.

I took this time though to study the Moon guard. Several tattered flags on long wooden poles poked through their failing formation, their flags were just a full moon with the face of a pony on it. They stood on hind legs and used each other as balance. They appeared to clump up the most shields in one spot. I assumed this was to protect their general. They shielded each other, and dragged those who couldn’t stand into the clump of shields.

“Oh, how chivalrous,” I said in disgust.

My question is why are they still waiting, they can’t do anything in their current position. All of them are trapped, their earth ponies, unicorns and, pegas-SHIT!

I jerked my head up to see a huge swarm of black pegasi, “Spitters retreat!” I shouted. They stopped spitting and began to retreat before a massive spear thrusts right into one of the spitters. He hisses and screeches in complete agony. The spear breaks inside of the spitter further increasing his pain. He finally laid limp and completely still.

Spears peppered the ground around me and thrusting into xenomorphs close to me, “Retreat!” I shouted in terror, running back into the forest. Xenomorphs got pierced easily by the spears and they didn’t even die instantly they were forced to spend their last moments in pain.

This time I didn’t hear screaming ponies, instead, I heard the screaming of my own kin. I tried calming myself ramming my head into a tree over and over and over until the screams stopped.

I looked up from the tree, I have been looking at this from the wrong angle. Linking into the hivemind I notice many connections severed, ”Everyone! even those fighting the Sun Guard heed my words, stay hidden and strike when you are certain you can. And most of all stay safe my children.” I had no replies from that order, “Just hold them off until I can get there!” I sounded desperate and I hated that, I absolutely hated showing weakness especially in front of all my children.

I took a deep breath, leaders shouldn’t be panicking I should be the last person to panic. I need to calm down and think of a plan.

A series of shouts broke my concentration. The clinking of armor made itself apparent and thundering hooves hit the ground.

I smirk as the realization kicked in, “They’re charging.” Perhaps, I could salvage from this mistake. I can’t deal with pegasi, but they can’t fly in this forest.

The Moon Guard quickly closed the gap and crossed into the forest. Fools, they don’t know what they have gotten themselves into. ”My children, move to my position, but do not reveal yourselves.”

I stood there crossing my arms as they spotted me, new found vigor and eagerness written all over their faces. My children were all close and I knew it, but wanted to wait until the time was right. One slip up and I could cause even more deaths.

Like dogs, the Moon Guard raced to my location letting off an almost abnormal shout of war. An unorganized and undisciplined charge, those fools. As they got closer and closer I was filled with excitement. I was ready to kill and send a message, I would be acknowledged and feared by those who have wronged me.

Just seconds before the first pony reached me several ponies were jerked up into the trees and disappeared, their screams couldn’t be heard. Their life had just disappeared in an instant.

The first pony lunged at me, a knife in his mouth pointed right at my chest determined to kill me. He struck my breastplate and bounced off, getting on all fours I thrust my tail into his neck as he fell down. Instantly pulling it out I move on to the next pony.

He raised his shield against me just barely keeping his own balance. Bashing my tail into his shield I test his balance. He stumbles but holds strong, clearly a sign of good discipline. Sweeping his legs with my tail I finish him quickly, jabbing him in the forehead.

By this point, the rest of the battalion were focused on the trees. Xenomorphs were snatching ponies up left and right. Screams cut off as they disappear into the leaves and come back down with a hole in their head.

Panic and fear now drove this once venerable army. Patches of them tried to escape but were easily killed and dragged into the leaves.

I stood there watching them all die. They completely ignored me and only tried to focus on the trees. The leaves are very dense not a lot of sunlight can get through, so it was almost impossible to spot them in the trees.

One pony with sense starting barking orders left and right, trying to group them and get some order in this army. He wore a more flashy outfit, I assumed him to be the general.

I wasn’t going to let them do that, but I can’t fight them alone. I call on several nearby xenomorphs. Four xenomorphs jumped from the leaves and landed quietly on the soft grass, already on all fours prepared for battle. I look to the closest one of my children and affectionately rub his bulbous head. He leans in on my touch, enjoying the rare affection from me.

I raise my hand and lower on all fours. I begin the charge, literally ramming the first pony in my way. I wasn’t stopping no matter what, I was headed straight for the general. I shoved past several guards and kept going forward, shrugging off the small slices and cuts I was getting.

A small group provided one last defense to stop me from getting to the general, but like bowling pins, they were knocked out of the way. Just beyond those guards, the general stood, glaring at me fiercely.

“Stop!” he shouted gaining everyone’s attention. His charcoal coat and purplish blue armor shined under one of the few beams of light, and his black mane blew in the wind, like something out of a movie.

Skidding to a stop I wait for his next response. This one peaked my interest, I wanted to know what he wanted.

“We surrender! All I ask is that you spare our lives.” he shamefully kneeled to the ground.

He was bowing to me, this disgraceful fool! This is an insult to me, to your comrades, to your rulers! How dare you surrender, you disrespectful Cur!

I kicked him on his back and pressed my foot on his chest. He made no move to try to stop me either, does he have any honor?!

A guard nearby tried to charge me, but the stallion under my foot put a hoof and stopped him! The guard looked heartbroken and just stood there staring at his scum of a general.

“You’re just going to surrender?!” he nodded, “That just pisses me off, why would you give up this battle? Instead of an honorable death alongside your comrades, you surrender. You choose to surrender shamefully.” I had everyone’s attention at this point, “And for what?! To save a few ponies, why, why would you so easily give up this battle?!”

“Because, I need to set an example for everypony and show them that their lives are important too.” he smiled very wide, “And because, that’s what heroes do.”

Raising my tail, I bash in his fucking teeth from that remark. He really pissed me off, I watched him sputter blood as he covered his mouth in pain. He writhed under my foot like a panicked dog. That fool, he keeps speaking fairy tales. There are no heroes, they’re all just illusions.

Lowering myself, I get face to face with him and speak quietly, “Listen, despite how much you piss me off, I’m going to spare the rest of your disgraceful army.” he looked up to me with hopeful eyes, once again pissing me off, “But, you’re going to leave without any of your dead, I’ll take them.”

“F-For what?” he asked sounding horrified.

“I would say that you would find out, but you aren’t even worthy of being a host for one my children.” I got off of him before continuing, “Instead I’ll give you a fate worse than death. I’ll let you keep your cowardly life and you’ll live in regret for the rest of your life. And make sure you tell your precious moon princess to stay away from my forest or we’ll make an even bigger example.” I turn around before looking back at him, “Got it?”

He stumbles to his hooves and gives me a salute, “Yes sir.”

He saluted his enemy...he is so...irritable, “Now, get the fuck out of here.”

He quickly gathers the remaining ponies and they run away, disappearing into the brush.

“Someone follow them and make sure they actually leave.” I order not even bothering to check if they are doing the task, “And the rest of you prepare to help your brothers on the other side of the forest!” I yell dashing in the direction of the other side of the forest.

Today’s gonna be a long day isn’t it?

Author's Note

Sorry for the wait, but I'm trying to get these chapters out at a good quality. This one took me a bit, but next chapter with be the battle with the Solar Guard. So yea until next time. Also, I just have to finish this past arc and then plug up a few holes in the story and then I'll be back to writing present chapters