The Warrior from Azeroth: Invasion

A day after the bog boar incident, Pendragon presented his evidence to the royal council in Canterlot and warned them of the army known as The Orcish Horde but of course many were skeptical about his findings and his story.

"Let me see if I understand this correctly Sir Pendragon. You believe that a race of beings from your world have found a way into Equestria and are now massing an invasion force all because you found a single arrow head?" A council member asked as with a smirk along with a few of the other members.

"Scoff if you must but I know what I saw and if your still not convinced then have your scientists examine the metal. I promise you won't find it here in Equestria."

"Your suggestion is noted but we can't afford to waste resources on some gut feeling." A second councilman stated while some were actually in agreement with the stallion, including Fancy Pants who was also a council member.

"Now gentlemen let us not be narrow minded. Need I remind you that just a year ago we did in fact face an invasion from another world? An invasion of the undead no less!" Fancies argument had begun winning some of the council members over as he continued until another member interjected.

"True Fancy pants but let us not forget that it was the very pony before us who brought that evil here." The council began talking amongst themselves as mebers began changing sides once again.

"Perhaps Sir Pendragon simply wishes us to race back to war! Perhaps this a chance for him to gain more glory to be heaped upon his name?" He chuckled to himself when Pendragon angrily slammed his hoof on the table startling everyone.

"I would never advise rushing blindly into war but if it means stopping history from repeating itself; From preventing the loss of more innocent lives then of course I'd fight! Unlike you who would cower in darkened corners to save your own worthless hide!"

"How dare you!"

Both sides of the council room began to argue and were ready to go into an all out brawl until Prince Blueblood intervened as he began slamming a gavel repeatedly.

"ORDER! ORDER! Gentlemen this is a council room not a street fight!" Both sides quieted down out of respect for the royal family when Luna took the stand.

"Tell me Sir Pendragon, what did you mean by preventing history from repeating itself?" She asked as the stallion took a deep breath to calm himself.

"When the orcs came to Azeroth, my people were unprepared. They raided many villages and took countless prisoners; At first we thought they were nothing more than dumb brutes so King Varians father lead a small army to deal with them however that ended up becoming his undoing." He fell silent for a moment while the council talked among themselves.

"Continue." Princess Luna requested after growing curious, even Celestia was interested in hearing the rest of the story.

"When the army arrived they discovered that the prisoners who were taken by the orcs were going to be used as sacrifices to open a gateway that would bring their entire race unto our world and when our king attempted to stop them he was slain and shortly after the city of Stormwind was burned to the ground." The room fell deafly silent for a moment until Celestia rose from her seat to make her decision.

"I am glad you brought this to our attention Pendragon however without more evidence I see no reason to put our kingdom in a state of panic." Her decision caused the knight to sulk his head in defeat until she surprised him by giving him a quest.

"Therefore I shall allow you to take a small company of soldiers with you to investigate the Everfree Forest. Report back when you have completed your mission."

"Yes your majesty!" Pendragon saluted with respect before Blueblood called the council meeting to a close. A while after the meeting was settled, Luna found her sister staring out the window with a troubled look in her eyes and was worried.

"You seem troubled sister, care to tell me what's on your mind?"

"Do you remember Shining Armor and Cadences wedding?"

"Of course. The Changelings invaded that day."

"Because I let it happen..." Celestia gave her sister a bit of shock when she said those words.

"Sister that's not true."

"But it is!! My own student saw right through their queens disguise and tried to warn us but instead of listening we turned our backs on her...that mistake nearly cost us our entire kingdom which is why I can't let such a thing happen again!" The princesses eyes swelled with tears after recalling how she and the other elements of harmony treated Twilight so bitterly. Luna could not help but embrace her sister in a hug while stroking her mane as if she were a child.

"Then I am at fault as well for I was not there to help." She admitted in hopes of lightening her sisters guilt and for a moment Celestia smiled knowing how much her little sister cared for her.

"Thank you Luna."

Meanwhile

As ordered by the princess, a small platoon of soldiers were dispatched from the castle and met up with Pendragon near the edge of the forest. Much to their surprise, Princess Twilight and Spike were joining in the search as well.

"Sir. Is it wise to bring the princess along?" A soldier questioned.

"I tried talking her out of it but she's stubborn as a mule."

"Hey!" Twilight frowned at her friends remark while the soldiers laughed along with Spike who received a scolding smack upside the head.

"Alright enough chit chat. Move out!"

Following Pendragons lead, the knights ventured into the Everfree Forest to where the bog boar attacked and followed the trail to the area known as Froggy Bottom Bog. Twilight had ventured to this place once with her friends and warned the knights of a hydra lurking in the area while they looked around yet all they seemed to find were rocks and mud along with a few trees that had been cut down which seemed to catch Pendragons attention.

"Interesting."

"What is it?" Asked Twilight while he examined the tree trunk.

"This was done with one cut. Probably done by a machine."

Twilight then noticed the piles of saw dust around the trees followed by some unusual footprints and a few pools of what looked like motor oil.

"So what are we looking for?"

"Hmm...Flash Sentry!"

Twilights cheeks turned a light pink when she heard that name and saw Flash land right between her and Pendragon.

"Yes sir?"

"Take Spike and scout the area from above."

"Understood. Let's go Spike."

"Right behind you!"

The moment they took off, Twilight grew curious as to how her assistant seemed to get along so well with Flash when Pendragon revealed that the two would often hang out around the castle whenever he wasn't on guard duty.

"He's a good soldier Twilight, you should get to know him."

"Uh s-sure! Maybe someday." She said nervously when Flash and Spike swooped down from the sky.

"Find anything boys?"

"There's a large smoke stack just east of here." Spike pointed to a black cloud rising above the tree lines when Pendragon picked up a familiar scent.

"Mmm. The smell of fresh meat roasting over a campfire." The fact that he found the aroma delicious was disturbing to Twilight and the rest of the guards as they headed towards the area the smoke was coming from but instead of finding a camp they discovered a small fortress surrounded by tree stumps and muddy soil. Pendragons eyes seemed focused on the structure while Twilight began scribbling something on a piece of paper.

"Douse your horn before you give us away!" He whispered as Twilight quickly deactivated her magic. At that moment, the group spotted two creatures that stood near ten feet tall on two legs with muscles strong enough to crush a skull in one grip and a face similar to that of a bulldog with two large tusks sticking out from their lower jaws.

"Are those what I think they are?" Spike asked feeling a bit nervous.

"Orcs, I knew it."

"That fortress doesn't look like it can hold a whole army." Flash said after getting a closer look at the structure.

"That's because this is just a warband. We need to get back to Canterlot."

"Wait! Something's happening." Twilight pointed to a bright glow coming from inside the fortress and for a moment a huge gathering of storm clouds hovered above the fort and began to violently crackle with lightning and thunder followed by a strange voice echoing upon the wind.

"That's sounds like an incantation." The princess whispered to herself when they were all suddenly knocked off their hooves by a large explosion that blew off most of the foliage covering the area.

"What in Equestria was that?!?" One of the soldiers shouted before hearing a horn call.

"We've been spotted! Run!" Pendragon lead the way back through the woods knowing that more orcs would soon be on their tails. The group ran through the murky swamp as quick as possible and seemed to have gotten away until two of the guards were ambushed and found themselves being choked to death.

"Ambush! Protect the princess!!" Flash yelled as they formed a circle around Twilight and Spike while watching two of his comrades die slowly in the orcs clutches.

"Funny. I didn't think this land had soldiers." The brute surprised the ponies by speaking perfect english before noticing one of them wearing silver armor.

"You there! How did you obtain that armor?" He asked before tossing aside the two guards.

"You will get nothing out of me orc!" Pendragon replied angrily after seeing the way his men were treated while the orc simply shrugged his shoulders and unsheathed a large double bladed axe.

"You men stay back, this scum is mine..." The knight walked forward at a slow pace with an intent to kill and that made Twilight and Spike worried. The orc just laughed to himself before charging head on to deliver a cleave to the stallions head before feeling two hooves strike him in the gut followed by another two kicking him in the face and sending some of his teeth flying out, the others were stunned by how quickly their captain dispatched the brute.

"Had enough?" Pendragon asked as the orc managed to stand on his feet yet something about him seemed different, his eyes were glowing a fiery red and his breathing became heavy like a wild animal.

"Oh boy..."

"LOK'TAR OGAR!!" The orc cried out while swinging his axe wildly in all directions and forcing Pendragon back. The stallion looked away for a short moment after avoiding a dead branch in the mud when the axe cleaved off his helmet leaving a bleeding cut on his left eye.

"AGH!!"

"Pendragon!" Twilight could not stand by any longer and fired a shot that stunned the orc while Flash and Spike dragged him to safety.

"We have to get out of here!" Spike said in a panic after seeing more orcs surrounding them.

"Hearthstone!" With quick thinking, Twilight pulled Pendragons hearthstone from his saddle bag and teleported them out just in the nick of time leaving only his helmet. The orc who the knight was battling became displeased at his foe retreating from battle and picked up the discarded helmet after recognizing its design.

"Mmm...we must report this to the warchief!"

End.