The Warrior From Azeroth

In the old castle of the two sisters, the foals who had been taken from Ponyville were put in cages around the old throne room where Grogars chosen champion; Patchwerk who was feasting on the remains of a dead soldier while his master savored a glass of wine.

Patchwerk was one of the first abomonations created by Kel'Thuzad and was the strongest of them all and the most sadistic when he toyed with his victims. Like all the others he was big and dumb but powerful, as he finished his meal the monster let out a disgusting belch that echoed through the ruins as he asked.

"When Patchwerk get to eat ponies?"

The children huddled together after hearing such a dreadful question and the thought of them being devoured even caused some of them to cry when the doors suddenly flung open.

"GROGAR!!" Pendragon stormed into the room past the frightened children with eyes burning with a righteous fury and the holy light surrounding Quel'Delar who was slightly covered by the cloak draped on his back.

"So you came, I'm impressed." The old goat said placing his wine glass aside as Patchwerk let out an angry growl to the human.

"Me remember you! You hirt Patchwerk!!" The beast growled ready to fight when Pendragon just walked by to check on a particular filly locked in one of the cages.

"Applebloom?" He called out when Applebloom ran up against the bars crying.

"You came!!" Applebloom had never been so relieved to see a friendly face as he gently held one of her hooves while wiping away her tears.

"Hang on, I'm getting all of you back to your families."

The paladins smile instantly faded as he threw off his cloak to reveal a tattered shield baring the alliance symbol.

"This shield once belonged to Bolvar Fordragon; One of the greatest champions of The Alliance." Pendragon fashioned the shield onto his left arm and marched into the center of the room along with Patchwerk who was eager for another fight.

"Me smash you GOOD!!" The abomonation said gleefully. With a firm bang of his shield the paladin signaled to his foe that he was ready as the monster charged at him head on.

"RAAAGH!!"

"YAAH!!"

CLANG!!

Earlier at Ponyville

The parents of Ponyville gathered at Twilights castle wondering what the princess planned to do while inside the six friends watched as Pendragon sharpened his blade and polished his armor to prepare for the duel.

"You sure you want to do this?" Asked Twilight hoping he might have a change of mind so that they can come up with a plan.

"You don't know these monsters like I do Twilight. They will not hesitate to take the lives of children in fact they revel in it! I do this not because I want to but because I have to; It's my duty." He replied while grabbing his shield when Pinkie gave him a bear hug.

"For luck. Just promise you'll bring back Pumpkin and Pound Cake?"

"And our sisters!" Applejack said while holding a sobbing Rarity.

When the paladin stepped out the door he was greeted by the saddened faces of the parents and as he prepared to leave he was stopped by two of the richest ponies in all Ponyville; Filthy Rich and his wife Spoiled Rich.

"Please! We'll pay you anything you want just bring us back our daughter!!" The stallion begged while holding his wife who was wiping away the mascara running from her eyes when Pendragon told them.

"There is no need for that." He saw the heartbroken faces of everyone around him and once more flashed back to when the scourge destroyed his homeland and killed his family, those very memories and the sadness he felt from the townsfolk angered him greatly.

"Mothers and Fathers of Ponyville! hear me!" He shouted catching their attention.

"I have seen the atrocities the scourge have done! They destroyed everything I loved back in my homeland! My family, my friends-all was taken from me! But I swear on my honor as a knight of The Silver Hand and The Holy Light I will not stop until every last one of your children is safe! I will not let these beasts rob this town of its future and when I return your families will be whole once more and your children safe in their beds! Have faith for I will not fail."

When Pendragon spoke those words he meant every bit of it. The spirits of the parents were somehow renewed after hearing his speech and watched as he marched off towards the everfree forest determined to bring back their children while he whispered under his breath.

"Never again...."

Castle of The Two Sisters

Patchwerk had been driving Pendragon back throughout most of the fight and barely received a scratch while his opponent just kept his guard up and taunt him constantly.

"You call that a hit? Applejacks got kicks that could knock you into the next kingdom!!" Pendragon shouted as the abomonation bellowed swinging his two hooks, the first nearly gouged out the paladins eye while the second cut him just above the knee.

"Agh! Damn I got careless!"

"OOWWRAAGH!!"

WHAM!!

"WHOOAA!!"

Patchwerk landed a solid punch that sent the human flying across the hall, had it not been for Pendragons shield absorbing most of the impact his bones surely would've been crushed. When he regained his vision Pendragon could see they were in the main hall and a good distance away from the children making this the perfect stage for his counterattack.

"No more play?" The monster asked as he smashed through the doors.

"Play time is over fatso! GRRRAAAGH!!" This time the paladin went on the offensive and started by dodging the first two strikes from Patchwerk before sliding under to deliver a deep cut to his knee, the monster howled in pain as he fell before feeling the human leap onto his back and lopping off his third arm with a precise swing but the assault wouldn't stop there as Pendragon jumped down to quicky grab the discarded hook which he began using to wrap the beasts legs while avoiding the other two arms.

"Going DOWN!!" With one pull, Pendragon sent the hulking brute toppling over before delivering the final blow to the monsters chest as it gave out one last cry of pain.

"What...happen...to..." The life in Patchwerks eyes slowly faded as Quel'Delar was pushed deep into his chest but Pendragon wasn't going to take any chances knowing that this monstrosity could be revived at any time.

"Let's see them rebuild you from a pile of ashes! BURN!!" With a powerful blast of holy light the creature was burned to cinders as a bright glow filled the castle. When Grogar saw this he became fearful knowing that his master would not be pleased with this recent failure and as he heard the footsteps of the paladin drawing closer a familiar voice called out to him.

"My my this is quite the mess you've gotten yourself into."

"Nightmare Moon? Why are you here?!?" He asked furiously when the human marched into the throne room once more.

"Ah right on time."

"This day just gets better and better doesn't it?" The paladin mumbled while popping a few stiff joints on his body.

"Well it seems you have perfect timing. If we team up together we can-!"

"That's not why I'm here." Nightmare whispered in an almost sadistic manner while Pendragon waited for one of them to make the first move.

"What do you mean?"

"The master has been watching you this whole time and sadly he is not pleased. Therefore we have decided that you need to be...Cut out!"

Before Grogar could say anything the cold blade of Frostmourne pierced him right through the chest and his blood began to spill on the floor. The foals screamed in terror as they watched the evil mare use her magic to drink the dying necromancers blood while her sword sucked up his soul and magic.

"Mmm not bad for an old goat." She said while wiping off some blood from her lip before approaching the human. Pendragon kept his guard up as the mare drew closer when to his surprise.

"Oh there's no need for that." She said as she poofed away her sword but the human still did not trust her but knew he couldn't make a move without hurting the children.

"What do you want?"

"Me? Nothing really accept to look at you and to talk." She flirted while fluttering her eyebrows as she began to circle him.

"I saw the way you dealt with my masters little pet. Truly ruthless."

"Nothing ruthless about it, I simply eliminated an evil creature." Pendragon defended while slowly dropping his stance.

"And you did it flawlessly. First you lured him into an area where you could fight him at full strength then instantly dispatched him without mercy! A warrior with brains AND brawn is a warrior I want." Nightmare Moon hinted before standing in front of him once again.

"Just what are you getting at?"

"Your talents are being wasted with these fools Pendragon. Why protect these mortals when you could rule them?" She asked while stepping closer seductively.

"Join me and together we can rule this kingdom! Become my champion my..." She moved in close to whisper.

"Death Knight~."

At that moment the paladin swung down his sword only to hit air as Nightmare Moon reappeared a short distance away with a smug grin on her face.

"Ohh such a tease~!"

"Hear me witch!" Pendragon demanded as he pointed Quel'Delar at her.

"I would sooner leap into the twisting nether then serve a monster like you now begone before you meet the same end as the necromancer."

"Hm. As you wish but know this human: One way or another, you WILL be mine." The dark princess laughed as she vaporized into thin air allowing the paladin to let loose a sigh of relief before setting the children free.

Later

The sun was beginning to set as the citizens of Ponyville stood in the town square awaiting Pendragons return. Twilight and her friends kept a lookout from atop her balcony yet saw no sign of Pendragon or the children.

"What's taking so long?!?" Rainbow dash huffed while flying back and forth.

"I hope Pendragon's okay." Said Fluttershy who was standing next to Pinkie who suddenly began to jump up and down in excitement.

"LOOK LOOK LOOK!!" She shouted after spotting something coming out of the forest. Using her telescope, Twilight was able to see Pendragon holding the cake twins in his arms and behind him were the foals of the town.

The moment they entered the town, the parents of ponyville rushed over to hug their children with tears of joy flooding their eyes with one in particular catching the paladins attention.

"APPLEBLOOM!!" Applejack and her sister ran into each others arms and held each other tightly, the sight of such a happy reunion warmed Pendragons heart as he walked to the nearest bench for a well deserved rest until one of the townsfolk asked him.

"Why would you do this? We hated you."

"And you would hate me even more if I did nothing." He replied when another one of the ponies came up asking a surprising question.

"I...don't suppose the militia still needs recruiting does it?"

Dozens more came asking to join the militia after seeing the herosim of the paladin. Feeling his strength returning, Pendragon stood up to address his new recruits that began standing at attention as if they were members of the royal guard.

"The scourge will soon know of this victory and they will want payback but this time we will be ready! All new recruits report to Princess Twilights castle to receive armor and weapons first thing tomorrow!"

"Yes sir!!" The ponies shouted in unison before joining Pendragon in his battle cry.

"For Equestria! For The Alliance!!"

End.