(Ideas, Bandits traveling with caravan and hiding of his wings.)

As the sun rises and Sunbeam prepares to head out again with the caravan he has joined towards The House of Unity, He spots the various griffin traders he is tagging along with slowly exiting and dismantling their tents to prepare to move out. Wearing his favorite Black Gambeson armor with his custom coat of arms on the flanks and chest, A Sun with a Half crescent moon piercing through it. Though since he is an Alicorn and doesnt want to attract attention, He has special 'pockets' for his wings to hide in unless he needs them. Along with his double edged sword, and a cheap round shield on his back, also with his coat of arms on it.

"Morning at last. Hey Gordon, How much longer till we get to Equestria?" Sunbeam says as he grabs his crossbow from the ground and puts it on the cart.

"You ask this every day Sun, I told you, two more days if were quick and more if there are any obstructions. Honestly you have the worst memory." Gordon the Griffin grumbles out as he assists another trader with their shared tent.

"Grumpy as always Gordon." The other griffin says.

Soon Sunbeam heads to the Lead caravan wagon to speak with the Caravan master. Passing various other griffins, few with weapons watching out for bandits, and others making a quick breakfast for everybody. One short walk later and Sunbeam finds the Lead Caravan and calls out to the caravan master.

"Hey sir, do you think well be bothered by any bandits or beasts?"

"Sunbeam i hired you on this trip to protect the caravan not to socialize but to answer your question, Depends. This is one of the safer routes but only by a little. Bandits show up everywhere but if we make it look like were 3x stronger than we actually are then they wont attack. I know from experience" The old Griffin says while taking inventory of the merchandise to be sure they weren't robbed in the night.

"Aye sir, ill keep an eye out for anything suspicious." Sunbeam says. While the Caravan Master simply nods approvingly and motioning him to go. Which he does in order to patrol around along with the other guards and mercenaries the caravan hired.

Soon the trader's all pack up and with a light breakfast for all they begin to move out. Using Tamed timberwolves to pull the wagons, a popular choice of animal for work since they don't eat much and are very resilient. With the Hired guards keeping a perimeter around the wagon trains to protect them all seems well for now...

3 Hours later...

Mid day and the sun bears down on the land as Sunbeam wished he picked a type of armor that insulated heat less, yet keeps going on, using a cooling spell he learned to keep himself from suffering heatstroke and doing the same to many of the griffins nearby, much to their delight. Small talk begins between the individual traders and small groups of guards as they enter a forest path with shade to provide shelter from the sun.

"I always liked the forest you know? Full of life and animals. Did I mention-"

"You were raised with 4 different animals in your home we know! You tell us all the time Senny!" Sunbeam says inturrupting Senny.

"Sorry i just really like animals. If i were a pony i think that would be my special talent. Like that thing in equestrian history one of the 'elements of harmony' or something like that."

"Well cant blame you for liking something a lot. Anyways we should probably go back to-" Sunbeam is ironically cut off when an arrow strikes the wagon he is walking next to, along with a tree being felled in front of the lead wagon, blocking the path for the caravan.

"BANDITS!" The Caravan Master yells while grabbing a crossbow.

Soon a wave of bandits clad in green camouflaged clothing burst out from the brush and trees, charging the surprised Guards, taking this opportunity to kill a few while the rest drew their weapons and the traders hid inside their respective wagons.

"Fuck i was hoping there wouldn't be any distractions!" Sunbeam yells while firing a crossbow bolt into the skull of a bandit about to strike another guard in the back. Simultaneously drawing his sword and shield to engage with another bandit armed with a spear charging him. Blocking the would be fatal blow with the shield and thrusting the tip of the sword through the ribs of the bandit.

"Well more action for us then?" Senny yells while smashing the skull of a bandit with her sledgehammer. Making quite the mess and causing a few nearby bandits to vomit and steer clear from the griffin.

"Yes but id prefer-" Sunbeam stops mid sentence to slice the throat of a bandit before blocking an arrow with his shield. "-to get to Equestria ASAP."

"You wont get out alive Pony!" A Griffin bandit yells while drawing his bow, only to get shot by a spell from Sunbeam knocking him into a few of his buddies.

Soon the situation becomes clear as a stalemate occurs with the bandits being able to overrun the back 3 wagons while the Caravan Guards and Sunbeam hold on and protect the rest. But the bandits begin to retreat as they steal the wagons and kill the traders inside them. Running off into the woods with their loot and more than a few bruises. Soon a victory cheer goes across the Wagons as the guards take a rest and take the wounded to the medical wagon and the dead to be left on the side of the road, only to collect their weapons to sell or use later.

"Well that was quick. Reminds me of my first one night stand with a stallion, you know-"

"LALALA I do not want to hear what happens next!" Sunbeam interrupts Senny again while covering his ears, much to the amusement of Senny.

"Your so cute when you are blushing Sunny, if you were going to stay with us i probably would've tried to go in the same tent as you at night, if you know what i mean~" Senny teases as she wipes the blood and brain matter off her sledgehammer, giving the embarrassed Sunbeam another mental image he will try to ignore for the rest of the day.

"A-As much as i would like to clean my head of those mental images, im afraid your not my type." Sunbeam says while cleaning his blade and taking the arrows out of his shield.

"And why is that? You prefer stallions more? Cause if then i can get my brother to-"

"SENNY SHUT UP!" The red faced protagonist of the story yells, causing Senny to Burst out laughing and a few traders nearby giggle as well. "A-And i do not like stallions anymore than i like mares!" Sunbeam says before realizing what he said.

"Oooh so you prefer both eh?~ well maybe then-"

"Senny if you finish that sentence i will shoot you with my crossbow!" Sunbeam yells while trying to hide is blushing face, and failing.

"Cmon sunbeam you know im teasing you. Your so easy!" Senny says while patting him on the back and then leaving to go help clean up with the bodies.

After calming down Sunbeam goes to assist in the cleanup as well to get this train moving again. Moving the tree that blocks the road while being cautious in case the bandits strike again...

One hour later the caravan is moving again, much to the delight of the on edge traders, Who soon are relived when the dense woods lead to open plains with distant mountains in view. With only a days and a half travels away from equestria Sunbeam is eager to finally get there. But is busy trying to not die of boredom from one of the trader's stories.

"-And then i haggled my way down to 3 bits. One of the best deals for a gem of that quality. A practical steal in my case." The trader says, holding a rather impressive looking gemstone in his claws.

"Well that was certainly interesting sir but i better go back to watching out for-"

"Wait i'm getting to the good part, its where i managed to get a whole wagon full of linen after an hour of smooth talking."

Sunbeam quickly slips away as he starts to tell the story, and Sun makes his way towards Senny who is currently sitting on one of the trade carts.

"Hey Senny, I finally managed to get away from the boring story guy you told me about." Sunbeam states as he hops onto the seat next to Senny, who is relaxing.

"Told you his stories were boring, Yet you didn't listen."

"I had to be sure. Anyways do you need me to do that cooling spell? Its pretty hot out." he says while casting it on himself.

"Nah i kinda like the heat. But the only things i need you to do is me and to watch out for bandits like you were hired to." Senny says smirking a little.

"But your not watching out for bandits and- Hey wait what was that first thing?"

"Oh nothing, Btw the caravan master is calling you." Senny states as Sunbeam realizes the caravan master is motioning for him to walk over.

"How did you? Never mind, well i better go see what he wants..." Sunbeam gets off the seats and jogs to the lead wagon and hops in. "Hey sir I'm here. What is it you want?"

The caravan master is sitting in a chair looking at a map while motioning for him to sit next to him. "Sit down son, I need to speak with you..."

Author's Note

Just to be clear, timberwolves will be like horses in our world but you know, more vicious. and semi intelligent.

Also Leave comments on what problems there are and how i can improve my writing.