The Warrior from Azeroth: Invasion

Ponyville had now become a warzone for both the equestrian and horde forces that began clashing in the streets for control of the town. Twilights soldiers pushed hard through the enemies front gate thanks to some help from Rainbow Dash and a squad of pegasus soldiers who began storming the walls and taking out the archers.

"Let's move it ponies!!" Rainbow shouted while helping to keep the gate open. Royal guards rushed into the town with magic bolts and arrows whizzing through the air as both sides began to take heavy losses with the battle growing fiercer by the second.

"Push them back!" The orc commander shouted after slaying another equestrian when he spotted the princess all alone in the center of the battlefield and began rushing towards her while bashing aside any soldier unlucky enough to get in his way, he then raised his axe for a killing blow as Twilight gasped completely frozen by fear but before he could strike a pegasus in golden armor tackled him out of nowhere. It was Flash Sentry.

Twilight was relieved to see him on the battlefield as he stood between the commander and her. The orc rose to his feet slowly and looking rather annoyed that he was robbed of not only robbed of his kill but also loosing one of his tusks after hitting the ground.

"You'll pay for that boy..."

Back at Twilights castle

From atop the balcony, one of the guards saw that the gates to the town were wide open and shot up a flare to alert the troops that the second phase of their plan was to be put into motion. A squad of heavily armored royal guards formed behind the front lines and awaited the signal from Pendragon who had already taken down a great number of orcs with his bare hooves.

"Heavy Cavalry! Attack!"

At the signal of their captain, the guards charged through in perfect formation and began trampling the orcs with their fellow guardsmen following close behind. The only one left was a certain prince who was cowering behind a barricade while covering his ears from the sounds of battle and peeked out occassionally to see if it was over yet every time he looked up limbs were sent flying into the air or a stray magic bolt whizzed overhead.

"This is madness!" Blueblood shrieked as another squad of soldiers rushed past him to reinforce the front lines while scouts who were sent into the town rushed back with their reports.

"Sir! Princess Twilights unit has taken the front gate!"

"Send word to Canterlot. Tell them to launch the second wave!" The first scout dashed for the portal leading to Canterlot to deliver his message when another barrage of magic bolts were fired.

"We've spotted several groups of civilians being held prisoner on the opposite end of the town my lord!"

"Get our fastest runners and fliers over there now!" The second scout rounded up what volunteers he could find before circling around the battlefield and through the demolished buildings. Pendragon now had a firm hold on the area surrounding the castle and began ordering his troops to go on the offensive by reinforcing Twilights unit and creating skirmishes in parts of the town where his troops would have the advantage, the battle was now tipping in their favor.

"Fancy Pants. Find a place in the castle where we can patch our wounded."

"Will do old chap."

Fancy was just about to enter the castle when he heard a strange sound from overhead and looked up to see balls of fire raining down from the sky like meteors.

"CATAPULTS!! Take cover!" A sergeant shouted as the first wave of the bombardment struck the town killing ponies and orcs alike.

"They're firing on their own men, are they mad?!?" Fancy was in complete shock when he saw the devastation and the bodies littering the bloodsoaked ground. Amidst the chaos, Blueblood was about to sneak into the portal leading to Canterlot when Celestia and her personal guard appeard followed by Luna and her night guards. The prince quickly stood at attention as if he were a proper soldier and greeted his two aunts in hopes of saving face.

"Aunt Celestia! Welcome to Ponyville and to you as well Aunt Luna."

"Save the pleasantries nephew, we have a battle to win." Luna replied before blasting a fireball to pieces with her magic as Pendragon and Fancy Pants marched up to greet the sisters.

"Your majesties, we've secured the area around the castle and are working to push back the enemy." Celestia nodded in approval before surveying the battlefield and began giving orders.

"Fancy Pants, take your men and secure the town hall. We'll use it as a forward command base. Pendragon, head to the front lines with my sister and help Twilight secure the gate. I will be taking command from here."

"And I will stay here and guard Aunt Celestia!" The prince shouted when Pendragon grabbed his poleaxe saying he would need it on the battlefield, at first the prince objected but then realized that there was a good chance for his rival to be eliminated and figured he could just retrieve the weapon later.

Everfree Forest

The orcs who had been bombarding the town had set up a small camp in the everfree forest and were using the thick cover of the trees as cover to hide their machines from enemy eyes. Little did they know that a squad of night elf archers had found their campsite and surrounded them using the shade of the forest to their advantage, the first of the archers slowly pulled back her bowstring and waited for the right moment to fire as the orcs loaded another barrage of fireballs onto the catapults.

"Ready...aim..F-!!"

Before the order could be given, the first volley began showering upon the orcs as they began to run for cover. One orc carrying a torch was standing near a pile of barrels containing oil and was turned into a walking pin cushion by a shower of arrows directed at him, the torch then fell into an open barrel causing an explosion large enough to be seen from Ponyville. The catapults were instantly set ablaze by the flaming debris falling from the sky while the surviving orcs ran back to the swamp as Lady Tyrande and her soldiers began to emerge from the forest, taking what prisoners they could capture.

"Lady Tyrande, shall we give pursuit?" An archer asked as she turned her attention back to the burning siege engines.

"No. We will hold this position as planned and cut off any reinforcements that come this way, have our scouts set a watch on the surrounding area."

"As you command High Priestess."

Back at Ponyville

With the loss of their artillery, the orcs were soon routed towards the edge of town and taking heavy losses. The commander couldn't believe this was happening, a bunch of four legged talking beasts with horns and wings had bested his warriors and were now driving them back.

"Retreat!" An orc officer shouted before being struck by a magic bolt in the back.

The horde forces were now cornered and on the verge of being wiped out and the equestrians seemed more than willing to carry out the deed until something unexpected happened.

"HOLD!" A voice shouted as the soldiers made way for Pendragon. The stallion stood in the center of both armies and saw the frightened looks on the orcs faces and the countless bodies of their fallen now littering the streets, it was more than he could bare.

"Give the orders sir and we'll finish them off." A soldier whispered knowing they could win with just one more attack.

"No! Enough blood has been spilled. Who's in charge here?" He shouted to the orcs when their commander stepped forward.

"I heard of you soldier. You are the one they call Scourgebane." The commander said after recognizing the alliance symbol on Pendragons breastplate and the design of his helmet.

"Then you know why I called you out. Will you and your troops surrender peacefully?" The knight asked plainly while leaving many of his troops surprised. He was actually negotiating with the enemy.

"Captain are you mad?!?" One of the soldiers objected when Twilight and her friends stepped forward.

"No. Pendragon is right, there has been enough killing today!" Said Twilight who also began to plead with the orcs leader.

"There's no need for your troops to die, surrender and we'll let you go peacefully."

"I'm afraid that's not possible. Orcs do not surrender so lightly." The orc commander stood proudly while gripping his axe and it seemed a fight was inevitable until Pendragon remembered one of the hordes oldest and most sacred customs.

"Then fight me!" The knight declared his challenge loud enough for all to hear.

"I challenge you to Mak'Gora!" Twilight and her friends had no idea what he was talking about the orcs however were astounded when they heard this and began talking amongst themselves before the commander openly accepted the challenge on the condition that his soldiers would be spared if he lost.

"Uh Pen? Can you fill us in here?" Rainbow whispered in her friends ear.

"Mak'Gora. It's one of the orcs most sacred traditions." He answered while a soldier handed him his poleaxe.

"Cool but what is it?"

"A duel...to the death."

The mane six gasped in fright once they realized their friend was putting his life on the line and even tried talking him out of it but the one who was worried the most was Applejack standing in front of her stallion and begging him to find somepony else to take his place but like her, he was stubborn and not one to back down from a challenge.

"Sugarcube..."

"I'll be fine Applejack, he won't beat me." He said with a confident smirk before giving a quick peck to her lips.

The two armies formed a large circle while both combatants stood apart from each other, tension was high and both sides were getting anxious for the duel to start. A single orc soldier was chosen as the referee since this was an orc custom and gestured for the fighters to stand in the center while he laid out the rules.

"This is a sacred duel gentlemen so there will be no use of magic. Either use your fists or your blades, the fight will be over when one of you surrenders or dies. Any last words?"

Neither the commander nor Pendragon said anything and both returned to their sides of the arena and prepared to do battle. The orcs began shouting wildly while taunting the equestrians champion and even began to say they would eat him once their commander claimed victory, the equestrian soldiers began shouting back and encouraging Pendragon while his friends stood silently as the ref prepared to start the match.

"BEGIN!"

"LOK'TAR OGAR!!"

"HONORR!!"

Both fighters came out swinging at the start of the match, Pendragon gripped his weapon tightly in his mouth and went for a wide swing in hopes of ending the fight quickly.

"Too eager boy!!" The orc commander roared before delivering an uppercut right into the stallions gut and wrenching his weapon away from him making the match tilt in his favor as he began a relentless assault with his axe. Pendragon was now struggling to stay alive in this fight as he weaved left and right trying his best to avoid his foes weapon until it managed to cleave him on his breastplate leaving a small cut that began to bleed before he was struck by a giant armor plated fist that knocked his helmet clean off.

The soldiers were shocked to see their captain so easily overpowered as the orc raised both arms in triumph. Applejack who was at the head of the crowd saw everything that was happening and began to grow fearful for her lovers safety as she watched him struggling to stand with blood dripping from his nose and lip.

"That's it! I'm putting a stop to this!" Rainbow Dash shouted when two night elves appeared in front of her with bows drawn.

"Hey!"

"You must not interfere." Said a voice from behind when the ponies turned to see Lady Tyrande with two more archers by her side.

"But he's getting killed!"

"I understand Rainbow Dash but this is a sacred duel; Any interference would dishonor both Pendragon and the orcs. Is that what you want?"

"Well no but-!"

"Do you know why the soldiers of The Alliance chose the lion as their nations symbol?" The priestess asked cutting off Rainbows reply.

"Uh...no."

"It is because they are the bravest and most daring soldiers the world has ever known. Even when faced with a powerful foe they feel no fear and fight with the strength and heart of a lion."

In that moment, Pendragon rose up to his hooves with blood dripping down from his muzzle. After the first hit, any other fighter would have backed down but Pendragon did not fear the orcs strength, in fact he was impressed by it.

"My turn!" he charged right into the orc commanders gut and shattering his breastplate. The crowd was stunned after witnessing the incredible feat of strength while the commander held his stomach with both arms and groaned in agony before feeling two hooves hitting him right in the face and was sent falling on his back.

"YEE HAW! That's my stallion!" Applejack shouted proudly before seeing Pendragon grab the commander by his right boot and began twirling him around as if he were light as a feather.

"Since when was Pendragon this strong?" Twilight asked completely astounded.

"Who cares? He's kicking some major butt!!" Rainbow replied just before seeing the orc get tossed into an abandoned food stand and before anyone knew it, the duel turned into an all out slug fest as both fighters began exchanging punches with neither one attempting to block the other. The fighting came to a standstill as Pendragon and the orc reached their physical limit yet neither side was willing to back down.

"Heh heh..." The orc laughed under his breath as he looked at the stallion. Never before had he met someone with such strength and honor, even among his fellow orcs. As he rose to his feet the commander placed a fist over his chest saluting him when everything slowly faded to black.

"Well done..." He said just before he collapsed from exhaustion and fell to the ground with a loud thud. All was quiet for a moment until the referee raised the stallions hoof and shouted.

"Pendragon Scourgebane has won the duel!!"

The equestrians and night elves let out a triumphant cheer while the orcs looked on with mixed feelings as they helped their commander to his feet.

"I will honor our agreement, take your commander and return to Azeroth." Pendragon watched as the orcs left the town with some even saluting him before his soldiers lifted him high into the air and cheered for their captain.

The battle for Ponyville was won.

End.