The Elementals

Somewhere in the Badlands of Equestria

The drone that was spying on the three stallions has finally reached it's destination back to the Badlands. The ground beneath the drone began to break apart, revealing a staircase that leads to a into a underground metal building. When the drone entered the building, it passed by several medical equipment, chemical flasks and beakers, and large test tubes that could fit an entire pony inside it. The drone finally reached a giant lab of some sort, the drone then landed carefully on a work table. With that, a stallion unicorn walked over to it and removed the memory chip that was inside the drone. This stallion had tan fur, his mane and tail were black, he had goggles over his eyes, he was wearing a lab coat, and his cutie mark was both a flask and beaker filled with strange chemicals. The stallion then put the memory chip inside a giant computer and watched to new footage that the drone captured.

" So, the gangs all together again", the stallion said. The stallion then spoke in a louder voice, " Computer, release subjects Lance, Katrina, and Frost", the stallion said. And with that the three test tubes to the right of the stallion opened their doors. Then three ponies stepped outside of the test tubes and walked over to the stallion. The first pony was a stallion earth pony, his fur was a rusty red color, his mane, tail, and eyes were a dark brown, and he had a cutie mark that showed a sword being forged on a anvil.

The second pony was a mare pegasus this time, her fur and eyes were grey, her mane and tail were a darker grey, and her cutie mark was a palm tree on a small island being torn apart by powerful winds. The final pony was also a stallion unicorn, his fur was a sky blue color, his mane and tail were dark blue with white streaks, his eyes were dark blue, his hooves were white, and his cutie mark was that of many serrated ice sickles sticking out of a snowy ground.

The earth pony gave a solute," Lance reporting for duty sir", Lance said.

The pegasus then gave a solute as well, " Katrina reporting for duty sir", Katrina said.

Finally, the blue unicorn gave a solute, but almost reluctantly," Frost reporting for duty", Frost said.

" I have a new mission, I want these three stallions captured, and Lance, I want you to take care of this mission", said The Professor.

" Underst-", Lance said before being interrupted by Frost.

" Professor please, let me take this mission", Frost pleaded. The Professor gave Frost a harsh glare.

" NO FROST, last time I let you take a mission, we wounded up with a dead Elemental. You will stay here and wait for further orders, IS THAT UNDERSTOOD", The Professor said.

" Understood", Frost said in a annoyed voice. The Professor then turned to Lance.

" Go now", The Professor said. Lance nodded and headed out. The Professor then turned back to Frost, and gave him a hard slap to the face, " Step out of line again, and you'll be begging I would just slap you, understood", The Professor said. Frost just nodded.

Meanwhile back at Appleoosa

Flare, Jolt, and Rocky were sleeping soundly in their beds on the second floor of the bar. All of a sudden, Rocky heard a loud thump on the roof of his building. Rocky gets up and looks at the other rooms to see if Flare and Jolt had heard the same sound, they were still fast asleep. Rocky, after letting out a frustrated sigh, went outside to see what was causing the sound. He grabbed his ladder and headed up on the roof. When he got up there he saw nothing, and Rocky sighed.

" Probably just a squirrel or something", Rocky said. Then Rocky heard something behind him, it sounded like a blade being removed from a scabbard. Rocky quickly turned around, and in a split second, was able to cover his hooves with rocks to block an attack from a sword. Rocky saw who attacked him. It was a fellow earth pony, but was covered in knight armor. The knight then continued with a barrage of slashes with his sword, but luckily Rocky was continuing to block successfully. The knight then managed to kick Rocky in the stomach, this kick was so powerful that it launched Rocky off the building and hard on the ground. Rocky let out a loud grunt of pain, Rocky looked up and saw the knight jump off the building and attempted to stab Rocky with the sword. Rocky was quick enough to roll out of the way and the knight instead stabbed the ground. This noise had woken up some of the residences of the town, including Flare and Jolt.

" Great you woke the neighbors", Rocky said. Many of the residences let out gasp as they saw what was happening. Flare and Jolt looked out their windows and saw what was happening as well.

" Don't worry Rocky, we'll come down and help", Flare said. Flare and Jolt were about to leave until Rocky spoke up.

" No Flare, this guy invaded my town, and tried to take away my life, so he's going down on my terms", Rocky said. Flare and Jolt looked at each other with worry, but then showed confidence in their friend.

" If you say so", Flare said. Rocky then looked back at the knight.

" So, who are you, and why are you attacking me", Rocky asked. The knight chuckled.

" All you need to know is that I'm taking you in, and I will use powerful force to do so", the knight said. Rocky got into a fighting stance.

" Bring it asshole", Rocky said. The left hoof of the knight then was being covered by sheets and bolts of metal. The knight then pointed that hoof towards Rocky, revealing what looked like a small cannon wrapped around his hoof. The cannon then fired a small metal ball and chain at Rocky. Rocky then did a back flip to dodge the cannon ball. The cannon ball then grew spikes all around it's self, the knight then swung the ball and chain around to hit Rocky a second time. Rocky managed to roll out of the way. The knight then launched the ball and chain into the air, and then slammed it back down at Rocky. Rocky then manage to grab the chain at the base of the ball, and pulled as hard as he could. Rocky managed to rip the cannon off of the knight's hoof. The knight then quickly reached into his pouch and tossed small metal blades towards Rocky. Rocky then used both his hooves and stomped on the ground, creating a rock wall, that in turn blocked all the metal blade. Rocky then punched the rocky wall, sending it flying towards the knight. The knight quickly pulled out another small metal blade out his pouch, but this time the small blade extended in length, about the same length as the knight's sword. The knight then cut the rock wall clean in half. The knight then dashed towards Rocky. Rocky then started creating and punching more rock walls. And the knight continued to slice the walls in half. The knight was moving too fast for Rocky to keep track of, and Rocky then found himself being cut in several parts of the body by the knight's swords. The knight then turned his right hoof into a small metal battering ram and punched Rocky in the stomach so hard that it caused Rocky to cough up blood. Rocky laid there on the ground clenching his stomach. Flare then burst out of the bar to help Rocky, but was then stopped in his tracks when he saw the knight hold up Rocky with his sword positioned right across Rocky's neck.

" Don't make another move, or I'll spill all his blood", the knight said. Flare then backed up a few steps, but still keeping his guard up. All of a sudden, Rocky broke out of the knights hold and made distance between himself and the knight. The knight, Flare, and Jolt all looked at Rocky in surprise. Dark brown rocks covered all of Rocky's body except his head.

" YOU'RE PISSING ME OFF", Rocky yelled. Now Rocky's head was completely covered in the rocks, and his eyes were replaced by a green light. The knight then dashed toward Rocky and began to slash at him. But the blades immediately broke upon impact. Rocky then slammed the knight to the ground, the impact caused cracks in the ground to spread a couple meters. Rocky then grabbed the knight and threw him quite a distance, but then Rocky made a rock wall form, and the knight slammed right into the wall. The knight fell to the ground and slowly got back up while grunting in pain. The knight then created two more metal blades the size of swords and attempted to attack Rocky again. But Rocky then slightly tapped the ground with his right hoof, this in turn created a rock pillar, that rammed into the knights stomach, causing him to cough up blood. Rocky then quickly ran to the knight and started ripping off the knight's armor, Rocky then violently removed the knight's helmet, reveling Lance, the earth pony that was sent by The Professor.

" WHO ARE YOU, AND WHY ARE YOU ATTACKING ME", Rocky yelled.

" Burn in Tartarus", Lance said. That didn't sit well with Rocky, because Rocky punched Lance so hard in the face, that it caused Lance to spit out a tooth.

" ANSWER ME", Rocky ordered. Flare and Jolt at this point were right next to Rocky.

" I am Lance, I was sent by my master to capture you", Lance said reluctantly.

" Why", Rocky asked.

" To raise an army, the Elementals are one of the most powerful races in Equestria. with three more on our side, we'll be unstoppable", Lance said. Flare and Jolt showed surprise on their faces.

" What do you mean three more, are you an Elemental too", Flare asked.

" Yeah, and there are two more as well, who are extremely powerful in their own right. You can fight them if you want, but you'll just be delaying the inevitable", Lance said.

" Where can we find them, more importantly, where can we find your master", Jolt asked.

" I think I've said enough", Lance said. Rocky was about to punch Lance again, but was stopped by Flare who had him move out the way. Flare then pressed his right hoof on Lance's chest. All of a sudden Lances chest started burning intensely, Lance let out grunts of pain as his chest continued to burn.

" My friends and I have a lot of patience, but right now it's about to fade away. So please, tell us where to find your master, or I'll let Rocky here to continue his interrogation methods", Flare said.

" Fine, I'll tell you where they are", Lance said. Flare then removed his hoof off Lance's chest, leaving behind a hoof burn mark. " His lab lies underground, at the Badlands of Equestria", Lance said.

" Thank you for your cooperation", Flare said. Flare's horn then glowed, and Lance suddenly fell into a deep sleep.

" The heck you just do", Jolt asked.

" It was a sleeping spell, one where  he won't be waking any time soon", Flare said. Flare then turned to face Rocky, and noticed that all the rocks that covered his body were now gone. " Let's go find this master of his", Flare said.