-------During The Reconstruction-------

(Year- 21324, Forest's of Cloria 9, 3rd person)

It was night over the forest as all was silent, the trees were silent and stood guard over the small village that RAU troops resided in, little did they know, the trees were known for their great strength, which three branches managed to hold an ATL. So, the High Council had dispatched two ICRs to the site for recon, then torch everything in the area.

"Hey, Berlin."

"Vat now, Nines?" Berlin asked without lowering his binoculars

"Why are things happening?"

"...Vat do you mean?"

"I mean, the RAU, Spring, Iron Wolves advancing, our brothers dying, and to top it all off, our main piece missing from the fight." At this, Berlin had lowered his binoculars and looked at his partner with a thoughtful expression.

"...Vell, I'm nein Bhilozopher, put as mein father once told me... Efferything habens for ein reazon."

-------3 Brothers On Equus-------

(Time- Present, Canterlot, 3rd person)

The guards were stationed around the station as the train came screeching in just as the barrier closed and slammed into and through the buffer stop and crashed through several feet of concrete. The guards ran to the train and helped the survivors out as Arrow came running into the station and up to a guard.

"What happened here?"

"The train came barreling in and almost flew off the rails, luckily most of the passengers are unharmed, but there is one that is currently being questioned. Believe it or not, the one caught up to the train doing twenty, but a few of the guards pulled him on."

"(Groan) What does he look like?"

"Tall with brown hair, and a black talon as his cutie mark."

"(Sigh) take me to him."

"Sir?"

"He's my brother."

"Yes, sir." The guard led him through the rush of the ponies trying to help the survivors of the train and up to the local guard station where inside was a very familiar being. The guards surrounding him had their spears trained on him as he chuckled as Arrow walked in.

"What is the meaning of this?" The guards looked up as one stepped back.

"When we tried to arrest him, he said he was one of you and when we actually tried, he put four of us in a hospital before we managed to subdue him."

"Two things, One, He is my brother, and Two..." Arrow paused for the chains around Talon to shatter as he stood up and rubbed his wrists. "He let you capture him." Talon walked out as Arrow walked beside him.

"What are the Inquisitor's orders brother?"

"You are to go to the castle and reinforce their garrison until your armor comes, once it does. You will lead the assault against their invading forces to create a window and hold it until otherwise told."

"And your orders?"

"I am to hunt down the 'Dark Knight' and activate her systems to provide temporary air support."

"... Happy hunting brother."

"Same to you brother." Talon then ran off as Arrow did the same in the opposite direction.

(A)

Arrow ran down the street when he saw the RAU land crawlers slowly crawling towards the capitol, Arrow then looked to his left and saw a miracle outside what looked like a Noble's home. Smiling, Arrow 'borrowed' the bike and revved it as he sat down and pulled out his nano edge katana, as Arrow rode away, the noble came running out with blonde hair and a white horn, yelled at him for taking his bike. The RAU troops saw Arrow coming as all the guns were now aimed at him and showered him in ammunition to the point where it was just a moving screen of lead, plasma, and laser. As Arrow rode farther into the hail, his bike started to be torn apart, and when it was about to blow, he jumped up from the bike and into the sea of soldiers, his sword and his gun were a whir of death as the RAU troops started to drop around him as he pushed towards the forest. The RAU troops around the area stopped what they were doing and turned to Arrow with their weapons hot, as one trooper puled out a radio.

{We need a airstrike, as the southeast field of the castle.}

[But that's where you are]

{THERE IS A SEARCHER TYPE ATL HERE! BRING IN THE DAMN AIRSTRIKE!}

[...Three hell-bombs are en-route to your position.] And when the operator put his radio down, a blade swept through his neck as Arrow kept on running through the sea as he shot, swiped, slashed, and stabbed his way though the crowd, and their fire increased when three flares fell towards them. If they were going down, they were going to bring down an ATL as well. Arrow looked up and saw the flares and to his HUD.

Shields: 17%

F-9 Modified Colt Pistol: 3 / 20
Magazines: 2

Modified Plasma Katana: 8%
Fuel Bars: 1

Arrow saw this and knew that he would die if he stood still, so he put his pistol away and started to sprint towards the forest, and he almost reached when the missiles touched down, meant to kill him and all the soldiers in the area. Arrow felt the blast lift him into the air as it drained his shields then a piece of shrapnel pierced his armor and he felt a burning pain as he was thrown through a few trees as he blacked out.

Time- Midnight, Canterlot, 3rd Person- Inquisitor)

The Inquisitor strode down the corridor as he was flanked by the guards and Talon. He was escorted down the castle until he was inside the mountain and infront of a huge set of doors. The guards on the outside of the door opened it to see the princesses, elements, and the generals and captains, their arguing died down as the Inquisitor stood there with Talon slightly behind him.

"What is happening here?" One of the generals strode up to him with an accusing glare.

"We are planning a war because somepony can't control their own army."

"My army?"

"The one that is attacking."

"...If I had an army, an I do. They're just not here. They would never be traitors or I would have personally killed them."

"Well, you are not the leader you think you are." That general then prodded him. "You ar-" The Inquisitor picked up the general by the throat and shoved him against the wall cracking it, as the guards raised their spears at him while Talon chuckled at the guards.

"Hey, back down. If you don't, he'll break your necks if you provoke him while he's like this." One of the guards ignored this and rushed the Inquisitor, Talon sidestepped as the guard flew past him and in-bedded himself into the opposite wall. "Told ya, now you have three broken ribs." The Inquisitor leaned in as the general tried to cringe back as his visor came closer.

"Wenn du mich jemals wieder beleidigst, wirst du teuer bezahlen"

"W-what?"

"He said if you ever insult him again, you will pay dearly."

"N-noted!"

"Sir!" Everyone turned to the monitor that was over the holographic map of Canterlot.

"'What is it?'"

"One of their ships is going to ram the city!" They looked at the map to see a certain ship with flames falling down into the city.

"That's not one of their ships, it's my ship. Talon, go to the crash site and secure the ship and have Arrow report here!" Talon saluted before sprinting off before the Inquisitor looked at the table. "Time for Arrow to return."

(A)

When Arrow woke, he was in a crater with splinters and pieces of wood everywhere, while he was noticing this, he felt a burning sensation in his side as it was slowly bleeding.

"B- (Cough) Bloody hell, why have I not regenerated from the wound... Wait, they fired 'Hellfire' Missiles, SHIT!" Arrow slowly got up and started to hobble towards the 'Dark Knight"s location.

crack

Arrow dove to the side as the tree he was leaning on exploded as he was showered in splinters. Arrow looked around and saw nobody with his eyes and his radar, so he started to run/hobble towards the 'Dark Knight' as the trees around him exploded one by one.

He's playing with me! Arrow thought as he saw the ship and closed the doors, as he noticed his blood trail. He went through the ship, collapsing several times until he got to the bridge, where he collapsed in one of the pilot chairs. And as he was warming up the ship, he saw a squad of RAU following his trail as they saw the ship and began to set up a heavy cannon to destroy him and the ship. When both groups were almost done, Arrow saw a figure step out of the tree line surrounded by RAU troopers, this caused him to hurry up and slam the launch button as the figure neared the ship. When the ship's cannons came online, the figure vanished as he troopers were blown to pieces as the ship flew to Canterlot. The 'Dark Knight' rose through the sky as the RAU cruisers turned around to face him, Arrow smiled as all the ships weapons were green, including the 'Accelerated Magnetic Cannon', The ships before him were sideways with their cannons lighting up as Arrow fired the front cannon at the ship that was nearest to Canterlot, a blue bolt with electricity shot front the front of the ship and straight through the targeted ship as the electricity shut down the ship as it fell from the sky. Then almost as one, the cruisers opened fire as the Knight took it as he increased his speed and rammed through another cruiser, then warning began to flare as the ships around him super-charged their weapons.

'WARNING, WARNING, WARNING

DETECTING MASS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY, EVASIVE MANEUVERS ADVISED

SHIELDS: 0%
REBOOT: 36%

HULL DAMAGE: 93%
COLLISION IS NOT ADVISED

ENERGY WEAPON CHARGE: 14%
AMMUNITION STOCKPILE: 23%

'AMC' CANNON CHARGE: 93%
'AMC' EMERGENCY CHARGE ROUNDS: 1

CAUTION IS ADVISED'

Arrow read this in a few seconds as the ship flew into the sights of the enemy. "This is going to hurt, reroute all power to shields and siphon off excess energy to the AMC."

'COPY!'

Arrow flew forward as the RAU ships fired almost at once and tore the ship's plating apart and the ship lurched, throwing Arrow forward in his seat when the engine control was destroyed as the ship started to fall towards the city with a RAU cruiser blocking the way with its shields up. Arrow lined up the bow of the ship as he connected his suits energy into the cannon,

"FIRE!" the bow of the ship charged and fired its round towards the cruiser as a green energy covered the round for a brief moment as it collided with the cruiser, disabling it's shields as the Knight tore through the ship and continued its crash course into the city. "Computer! are there any civilians in our landing zone?"

'AFFIRMATIVE!'

"Shit... what if we fire a AMC round into the ground to stop our crater, will there be civilians there?"

'INQUIRY?'

"The emergency charge round, if we fire it into the ground, creating a crater, and we crash into it, will it stop us and will any civilians be in the firing line?"

'NEGATIVE.'

"Good, load the E charge round and fire it on my mark."

'COPY!'

500 feet

450 feet

400 feet

"Ready!"

350 feet

300 feet

250 feet

"Charge!"

200 feet

150 feet

100 feet

"FIRE!" The ship lurched backwards as it fired off the round creating a crater that the ship crashed into and went through as the ship lurched and tumbled as it turned sideways. Throwing it's occupant at the view window of reinforced, missile proof glass, that cracked when Arrow flew against it, while siding down leaving a blood trail as it slowly pooled around the ATL.

The room was dark with the glow of the planet the only light source as the door opened and two figures stepped through as it closed behind the beings that was now beside the other person in the room.

"It's confirmed, 'Shadow' team is on the planet."

"Heh, good thing you brought me alon-"

"YOU WILL SPEAK WHEN SPOKEN TO IRON WOLF!" All that was heard was a growling as the left figure slowly lifted its red eyes as it walked out of the room.

"...Was that wise Fleet Commander?"

"He's a Iron Wolf, he will follow my orders, and you have yours."

"(Sigh) Hope you succeed in your plan, but knowing who we're up against." Walks away and puts his hand on the door frame as he continued. "But knowing who we're up against..." Looks at him, "You're screwed, even with the wolf you have." Leaves.

Author's Note

Merry Christmas!