The Warrior from Azeroth: Invasion

Ponyville was busier than ever after receiving the news that Celestia was restoring The Guardians of Harmony and making Pendragon the orders master once more. Pinkie was running at full steam to plan the biggest party the town ever had with her friends helping her while Spike and Twilight fixed up the castle.

"Let's see. Decorations?"

"Check."

"Food?"

"Check."

"Perfect! Now all we need is our guest of honor." Twilight said with glee knowing she and her number one assistant finished everything perfectly. In another part of the castle, Pendragon was strapping on his new suit of armor given to him by the princesses and unlike most royal guard armors his was colored pure silver and matched the design similar to the soldiers of the alliance back on Azeroth but what made the armor unique was the lions head that decorated the breastplate. The symbol brought back many fond memories to the stallion as he began to recall first coming to Equestria and meeting his friends followed by the adventures they shared.

The symbol was colored an ocean blue much like his eyes and as the stallion continued to stare at it he suddenly felt a sense of pride swell within him when there came a knocking at his door.

"It's open." He said feeling a bit startled when Applejack came into the room with some cider to celebrate.

"Thought I'd give ya some refreshments before the big party."

"Is Rainbow Dash okay with this?" He asked cautiously knowing his pegasus friends obsession with her cider.

"Oh she'll be fine but I swear she drinks about as much as a..." Applejack paused trying to remember what she was going to say.

"What do you call them fellas with the beards?"

"Dwarf."

"That's it!"

The friends laughed after comparing Rainbows drinking habit to that of a dwarves which seemed accurate after Pendragon saw her drink several mugs during his first cider season in Equestria and during their conversation the stallion found himself stunned once more by Applejacks beauty and was entranced by her smile yet still he could not bring himself to tell her how he felt.

"Well I better get back to the others." She said as they finished their drinks.

"Good luck sugarcube!"

"Thanks."

As she left the room, Pendragon sighed with a bit of disappointment before refocusing his attention back to the upcoming ceremony and departed to the main hall of the castle.

Later

All of Ponyville had gathered for the knighting ceremony including the mayor and a certain draconequus who was pulling pranks on a few of the guests while under the watch of a certain pegasus.

"Discord, please behave yourself." Fluttershy asked politely after witnessing Discord use his magic on some of the guests and though his pranks were harmless they had a tendency to get on ponies nerves.

"Oh come now Fluttershy I'm just trying to lighten the mood." He argued before changing everything back to normal with a snap of his fingers.

"I understand but today is a very important day so please behave yourself?"

"Ohh alright." Discord caved in after seeing the look in his friends eyes and just couldn't resist. The crowd instantly became silent after hearing a loud fanfare followed by the sound of the castle doors opening to reveal a single stallion dressed in silver armor.

"So awesome!" Rainbow Dash squealed silently as she watched Pendragon march down the aisle with a focused gaze and his head held high while at the end of the hall stood Twilight, Celestia and Luna who were presiding over the ceremony. Twilight started off the event by giving a speech to all the guests who had gathered.

"Welcome everypony. Today we are gathered here to honor one whom we all consider a great hero and one whom I am proud to call my friend." Twilight stepped back and allowed her former mentor to proceed as Pendragon bowed before her.

"Pendragon Scourgebane; Soldier of The Alliance and hero of Equestria. You have done many great deeds in service to this kingdom and its people and it is for this reason that you shall be given the highest honor." She proceeded by placing her hoof on his right shoulder.

"Do you swear to protect Equestria and her people?"

"I swear."

"Do you swear to pledge yourself to defend this land in times of great need?"

"I swear."

"And do you swear to cast aside all selfish ambition and devote your life to the honor and duties befitting those of a knight?"

"I swear!" The stallion answered more proudly than before making him feel a bit embarassed until Celestia nodded in approval.

"Then on this day, I Princess Celestia of Equestria hereby dub thee knight. Stand and be recognized." With two taps from her horn, Pendragon was officially knighted for all to see as he was handed the old banner that bore the symbol of the guardians. Seeing this symbol again filled the stallions heart with pride once more.

"Alright everypony! LET'S PARTY!!" Pinkie shouted to the top of her lungs while firing off her party cannon and after that the party was in full swing with lots of dancing, music and laughter from the ponies of Ponyville. Even the guards who had accompanied the two sisters joined in on the fun.

"Sister, isn't this a bit much?" Luna asked feeling a little concerned about their guards behavior.

"It's fine Luna. We're in a time of peace."

"For now anyway." Said Discord who was hovering just above them.

"What do you mean Discord?"

"I'm just saying that every time we find some peace and quiet a big threat always comes up to ruin the moment."

The master of chaos did make a good point, whenever Equestria entered a time of peace it seemed brief whenever a huge disaster or major threat occured and Twilight was always there to stop it with the help of her friends.

"Well I mean it would make sense that you would send your number one student. You are two-thousand years old after all."

"Just what are you implying Discord?" Celestia asked with a friendly smile yet there seemed to be this aura of fear surrounding her that was so intense even her guards were starting to grow afraid.

"N-nothing!" The draconequs quickly replied while looking the other way. Luna giggled at the fact that even after all these years her sister knew how to intimidate her rivals without looking threatening.

The Next Day

By the first light of morning, Twilight was up and about and ready to get started on her studies when she smelled breakfast being made in the kitchen.

"Mmm. I wonder what Spike is cooking today?" She wondered as she drew closer to the kitchen where her number one assistant was making pancakes and fresh squeezed orange juice.

"Morning Twilight!" The little dragon greeted her while seating himself at the table.

"Where's Pendragon?" Twilight asked while cutting up and dividing the pancakes between them.

"Princess Celestia sent him some new recruits to train this morning. They went for a hike through the Everfree Forest."

Twilight was impressed that Celestia had already selected new recruits for her friend to train in such a short amount of time. Spike handed her the list of trainees and all seemed to have very impressive service records with one in particular catching the princesses eye, a certain pegasus who had transferred from the guard at The Crystal Empire.

"F-Flash Sentry is gonna be working here?!?"

"Flash Sentry is working here." Spike emphasized while Twilight began to panic, It was no secret to her friends that she admired the stallion from afar but was too shy to admit it and the reason she only liked him was after meeting his human counterpart in another world. The thought of him working so close to her made her feel nervous but at the same time excited.

"So Twilight what will these guys be doing?" The little dragon asked while stuffing his face.

"Oh! Well they'll mostly help with security around Ponyville and the new school and if possible deal with the occasional monster attack."

Meanwhile

The troops they had been talking about had just arrived at a small clearing near the old castle. The soldiers were exhausted, covered in twigs and mud and were close to collapsing on the ground.

"Alright men. We'll rest here for an hour, air out your armor and rest your hooves."

The guards did as they were ordered and discarded their armor and helmets to rest, the scenery itself was enough to make one feel relaxed with the many trees to shade you from the sun followed by the sounds of birds and insects chirping away in the forest canopy.

"Sir? You might want to come see this." One of the guards called out to show Pendragon a footprint of a rather large animal and from what they could tell it was fresh.

"This looks like it was made by a bog boar sir."

"You sure?"

"Positive."

When he first started as a pony, Pendragon studied the many animals that dotted Equestrias landscape with the help of his friend Fluttershy and was able to learn which ones were peaceful and which ones were dangerous. In this case, a bog boar which were known to be extremely aggressive towards other creatures in their territory.

"You there! What's your name soldier?" He called for a young pegasus with a lightning shield for a cutie mark.

"Flash Sentry sir."

"I need you to fly up and see where we're at."

"Yes sir!"

Flash took to the air as ordered and began scanning the horizon. At first he could see nothing but trees for miles until he spotted the old castle along with a group of foals heading out for what appeared to be a hike through the forest with their teacher, everything seemed peaceful enough until he spotted a flock of birds taking to the air as a bunch of trees began falling over in a straight line.

"Sir! We got a problem!" Flash said as he made a quick landing.

"What is it?"

"I spotted something huge heading for the school and a group of students just left there."

"Were you able to see the creature?"

"No sir."

"Hmm...men! Gear up!" The soldiers did as commanded and rushed to where the students were headed with Flash leading the way.

"We're close, the students are up at the next clearing."

"Alright. Flash, take two more pegasai and scout ahead."

"Yes sir!"

Two other guards followed Flash at great speed while the rest caught up on foot but by the moment they got there the only thing they found were the students studying the plants and insects around the area along with a certain unicorn wearing glasses and a wizards cloak while sporting a short beard on his chin.

"Sun Burst! My old friend!" Pendragon shouted cheerfully after seeing one of his old comrades from the war.

"Pendragon? My goodness wha-what brings you out here?"

"One of my men spotted something heading this direction. Tell me, did you see or hear anything?"

"Well now that you mention it, there was a bit of s commotion earlier but it was far off from here."

"Still it's best we escort you back to the school."

Sun Burst agreed to his friends proposal and did a head count of his students. One was missing.

"Oh my. Where's Dinky? Has any pony seen Dinky?" Sun Burst was starting to get worried and asked the other students to help search for her along with the guards unaware that the little filly was just behind the trees looking at some mushrooms she found growing on a rock covered in moss.

"Ohh pretty." The little filly was fascinated by the pattern and colors the mushrooms had when one in particular caught her eye.

"Hey! These kind of mushrooms are good for stews, I bet the school chef will love this." Dinky began pulling on the fungus with her magic yet it seemed to be thoroughly rooted into the rock.

"Stubborn huh?" The little filly began pulling harder and harder until finally the shroom popped off. Satisfied with her accomplishment, she began packing her school bag and prepared to rejoin the others until she felt something breathing down her neck and turned to see two glowing red eyes and a set of large tusks pointed right at her. She was staring down the face of a giant bog boar.

ROOAARGH!!!

"AHHHHH!!" Terrified by the beasts roar, Dinky ran as fast as her hooves could carry her with the boar close behind her and began crying out for some pony to save her before tripping on a stone and spraining her leg. The bog boar now had her cornered and was preparing to gore the helpless filly with its tusks.

"Mommy...Daddy...some pony help me! Please!!" She had never been so scared in her life and could only scream as the boar charged her down when she suddenly felt herself being lifted into the air.

"I gotcha kid!"

When Dinky opened here eyes she found herself being held by Flash Sentry while down below were several others dealing with the boar. One in particular she recognized pushing the boar back with his own body.

"Watch it boys! Stay clear of those tusks!" Pendragon and his men surrounded the beast and were attempting to drive it back into the woods but the boar had proven to be too stubborn to back down as it threw the stallion off him and began flailing his tusks about, two unicorn guards casted a binding spell to tie down the beast while a third knocked it out with a sleeping spell making this a quick battle.

"Is any pony hurt?" The stallion asked while looking at his troops to find none were injured while Flash floated back down with Dinky.

"Nice save soldier."

"Thank you sir but I think this little filly sprained her leg." Flash pointed to the injury on Dinky when Sun Burst and his students came onto the scene.

"A bog boar? This far out?" Sun Burst said in astonishment before tending to his injured student.

"I'm sorry teacher, I didn't-" Dinky tried to apologize when Sun Burst cut her off mid sentence.

"Now now it's alright Dinky." He said with a warm smile while rubbing her head as they headed back to the school to treat her injuries.

Later

An hour after the incident, the bog boar was released a safe distance away from the castle while Pendragon was writing a report for Princess Twilight in Sun Bursts office. The two stallions sat across each other on a small table with some freshly made stew from the chef.

"Maybe you should take a break before your stew gets cold." Sun Burst advised after seeing how many hours Pendragon spent on his paperwork.

"Don't worry, I just finished." Pendragon replied before putting away the papers.

"Now to the second part of our meeting. What was a bog boar doing out so far from its territory."

"Well from what I understand, most animals leave their turf to find new homes or because they were driven out."

Both stallions were puzzled by this event when one of the guards came in holding something odd in his hoof.

"Sir, we thought you might want to take a look at this. It was found in the boars skin."

Pendragon looked to see a large arrow head being held by the stallion and quickly plucked it from him looking shocked.

"Are you sure this was inside the beast?" He asked giving a serious glare.

"Yes sir, I pulled it out myself."

"Pendragon what's wrong?" Sun Burst asked while his friend carefully examined the arrow heads design amd craftsmanship.

"There's no denying it, this is an Orcs arrow."

End.