With the last of Winter upon us, we of the Equestrian Armed Forces prepared for our final drive. We knew that it was going to be bad, but what we didn't know was what was waiting for us in Ponyville and Canterlot. We set up shop in the Everfree Forest, as well as a few other forward bases surrounding Ponyville and Canterlot, and were forced to just stay put for the time being.

Scouting forces were unable to get any closer than 3 miles of Ponyville, and so far, most air reconnaissance missions to Canterlot had ended in failure. The plan was to take Ponyville first, but just how we were going to do that was what had us so concerned. We knew that there was a high possibility of the Zebras just killing Ponies right and left if they knew that the war was lost.

"What we need to do is hit the Zebra's center, and show the rest of the Ponies that even though their enemy is still all around them, and could kill them at any time, there is still hope!"

I sighed. "Yeah, but how do we do that Shining? I mean sure, we HAVE been getting reports of protests, and even a few riots from the mares and fillies, but how do we hit the Zebra's center?"

Suddenly, Spike had an idea. "Wait, here's a thought. What if we made a raid on Canterlot, and tried to rescue at least one of the Princesses? I mean, we know for sure that Celestia and Luna are there, and most likely Cadence is there too, and.......possibly even........." Spike couldn't bring himself to say her name.

I thought about that. "Well, I'm pretty sure that Twilight is still in Ponyville, but it's possible that she's in Canterlot if she's not there. All I know is that we DO have the cure ready for her if we manage to capture her, and YOU have first dibs on killing her Zebra coltfriend!

Spike smirked. "Heh, now THAT sounds like a good plan to me! But what about my idea, could it work?"

I sighed. "It's a good idea Spike, but yet I don't quite see how we could pull it off, at least........." I trailed off. "No, I'm NOT going to use that weapon!"

Spike looked at me curiously. "Huh? What weapon?"

"The weapon that I vowed to NEVER use! Hidden in the bunker underneath the Daylight Freight and Shipping Company freight depot is a weapon that I left behind. A weapon so terrible that only 5 of them were made, and all of them have been retired from service, with only 2 of them remaining today!"

"Whoa, this weapon sounds pretty bad! What even is it?"

I pulled out a picture, and showed him. In the picture was a large suit of black armor that seemed to be positively BRISTLING with weapons!

"Whoa, what is that thing?"

"It's called a 'Terror Suit'. It was never given a proper name, and only 5 of them were built, including this one, which was the prototype. Basically, this suit turned the one who operated it into a one-man army. It had machine guns, chain guns, missile launchers, rocket launchers, grenade launchers, was able to launch flash-bangs, and even had a number of saws, and swinging blades as well. Most of the weapons were located along the arms and legs of the suit, although the chain guns were located on the shoulders. All bullets fired were depleted uranium, which is the toughest armor piercing substance currently known to Man. The suit itself is made from an alloy I can't even pronounce, and it was the next closest thing to being impenetrable."

When I finished giving my description of the suit, Spike's jaw hit the ground! "WHAT?!?! It can do all of THAT?! If that's so, why didn't you use it before?!"

"Because, the one we have was a PROTOTYPE! The final design prototype sure, but it was EXTREMELY dangerous, and not just to the enemy, but to the suit operator as well! 9 guys died operating those suits, and only 2 of those were to combat related incidents. The other 7 were either 'training accidents', or 'causes unknown'."

Spike sighed. "That's.....pretty bad. But what if that suit could help us turn the final tide of the war?"

"Well, then I MIGHT consider using it, but......"

Suddenly, I was interrupted. Braeburn's voice came over my radio. "Captain Scar!"

"What is it Braeburn?"

"We've got some REALLY weird dog-like critters over here! They're all gray, and tan, with big glowin' eyes, and are holdin' a white flag. They say that they wanna help us!"

"What? Diamond Dogs? What are they doing out here?! How many of them are there? And are they armed?"

"'Bout 20 if I had to guess! And yeah, they had weapons, but they tossed them to the side when confronted."

"Hang on, I'm on my way! Hold them there until I can get there!"

I then went to go and see what was going on.

When I arrived on the scene a few minutes later, I had my gun ready. To my surprise though, I saw Braeburn and some of his forces holding the Diamond Dogs at gunpoint, but yet they all just sat on the ground, and made no moves to do anything.

Braeburn saluted when he saw me. "Scar."

"Braeburn." I then turned to the Diamond Dogs. "Now then, I'm Captain Scar. I'm a US Marine, one of only 6 Humans here in Equestria, and I help lead the Equestrian Armed Forces under Prince Shining Armor. Now then, who are you all, and why are you here?"

One of them that I guessed was the leader looked up at me. "I'm Captain Ruby Gem-Biter, of the Gem Biter Pack. We've come here, cuz we ALL want revenge!"

I was shocked at first, as the leader was a female! She was all light gray, had yellow eyes, as well as some soft, gray colored hair on top of her head, and she also wore pieces of metal armor, as well as a large black collar on her neck. However, none of this covered her too well, and a LOT of fur was showing! Her lady-bits were all covered, but aside from those, her legs, arms and her head, not too much else was!

I swallowed hard. I knew that I had to stay clean for Gilda, so I forced myself to keep my eyes glued on hers. "Revenge? Revenge on who?"

"The Zebras! They promised us SO MANY gems if we stayed neutral in the war, and even more if we sided with them, but they NEVER delivered! They kept INSISTING that our gems were comin', but they STILL haven't arrived! They've double-crossed my pack, so now they will PAY!"

"Wait, a FEMALE is in charge of a Diamond Dog Pack? I thought that that was a male's job. No offense or anything!"

She seemed to smirk at me. "Heh, yer cute! I like you already Scar! And no, some females can lead their own packs too! Oh, and you TOTALLY haven't been staring at me this whole time! Go ahead, look all you want!"

I quickly averted my eyes from her's to the ground. "Eh, I think I'll pass Captain Ruby. In the meantime though, how do we know that we can trust you?" I looked back up at her again with a dark look on my face. "How do we know that you're not spies for the Zebras?"

She looked up at me. "I can see where you'd be concerned there Captain, but have you ever heard of my pack? SURELY you must have heard of the Gem-Biters! We were the SCOURGE of the Zebras in the Smoky Mountains! Ever wonder why there were so few Zebras there when you arrived to liberate the prison camp there? Well, that was because of US!"

I then turned to Braeburn, as well as a few others, including Shining and Spike, who had also come over to see what was going on. We talked among ourselves for a few minutes, before I finally turned back to the Diamond Dogs.

"Ok Captain Ruby. I've talked it over with my fellow officers, and now I have to ask you; if we were to let you join us, what would you have to offer us, and what would you want in return?"

Now it was Ruby's turn to talk to her pack. When she turned back to me, she stood up for the first time. "We have to offer your our services of both muscles to fight, and our skills with digging tunnels! Think about it Captain; you can't get close to Ponyville on the surface? No problem! We'll get you there UNDER it! We can tunnel all over the town so that you can pop up and REALLY bring the hurt to the Zebras! And as for what we want, my pack wants the 20 sacks of gems that we were promised, and what I want I will tell you, and you alone."

I thought about that. "Yes", I said slowly, "Yes, you WOULD be a valuable addition to our team! However, the only place you're gonna find gems is in the Royal Treasury, and THAT is located in Canterlot. And that's even assuming that there even IS anything in the treasury anymore! However, in any case, I WILL be having a talk with the Princesses on your behalf when this is all over, and believe me, we WILL find a way to pay you! But what was the thing that you wanted for yourself?"

"I'll only tell that to you, and you alone."

I was getting concerned. "What.....does that mean?"

She seemed to be smirking a bit. "Come closer, and I'll whisper it to you."

I looked over to my guys. "I'm going in close, cover me. If they try anything funny, kill them all!"

Shining nodded. "Right!"

I then took an EXTREME leap of faith, and walked over to Ruby. Once I reached her though, all she did was place her paws on my shoulders, (Diamond dog hands look a LOT like paws!) before leaning in close, and whispering into my ear. When I heard what she wanted, I recoiled a bit in shock!

"All I want for myself is to be at your side for as long as I live! I can SMELL the wolf in you Captain; you were MADE to breed with a bitch like me!"

I then sighed before taking my hands, placing them on her paws, and trying to gently pry them loose. "I'm sorry Ruby, but I'm afraid that I can't agree to your personal request. Like I said before, I know that we can agree to your other terms, but I can't agree to taking you as my own."

She looked at me in shock. "What? Why?" Her eyes then narrowed. "What's the matter, you don't like me?" I could tell that she was getting angry. If I couldn't diffuse the situation quickly, guts were going to be flying!

I quickly shook my head. "No Ruby, that's not it. Please listen to me. I DO like you, but as a comrade, and MAYBE as a friend. Other than this, I CANNOT like you any further, because I ALREADY like someone else!"

Ruby's anger then gave way to a bit of shock. "Oh.........oh? You're.........you already got a mate? I see. Well, then........." Ruby seemed to be trying to find the right words to say.

I then jerked a thumb back towards my guys. "If you're looking for a boyfriend Ruby, my buddy Spike over there's single! Do you want him instead?" I pointed to Spike.

Ruby looked past me, and when she saw Spike, her eyes widened even more. "Whoa! A Dragon! I've NEVER gotten to see one up close before! Yeah, I think that I'll be taking him instead! Now do we have a deal for us joining you?"

I was a bit shocked that the situation had diffused so quickly, and was back on track. "Oh.....ok then. I'll.......have to discuss this with the others. Wait here!" I then walked back to the others, and talked to my guys for a while longer.

Finally, I turned back to Ruby and her pack. "Captain Ruby, and the rest of Gem-Biter Pack? After talking it over, I would like to extend my hand......and welcome you to the Resistance, otherwise known as the Equestrian Armed Forces!" I then held out my hand.

To my surprise though, instead of just shaking my hand, Ruby leaped over, and jumped into my arms! She wrapped her paws around me, and even locked her lips with mine! I felt her tongue all over the inside of my mouth, and I can honestly tell you that if I wasn't a Human-wolf, I most likely would have thrown up!

"Mmm, wow!" she purred when she broke the kiss, "Yer a REALLY good kisser! I can't WAIT to spend some time with you guys! In fact, Spike'll get his own private show tonight as well!" Her tail was also REALLY wagging a lot, indicating that she was CLEARLY enjoying herself!

Once my brain could function again, I KNEW that I had to nip that one right in the bud! I yanked my face away from hers. "RUBY!!!!! I JUST TOLD YOU THAT I WAS SPOKEN FOR!!!! WHY DID YOU DO THAT?!?!?!"

She then gave me a curious look. "What? Diamond Dogs always do that to their allies. It's how we show friendship, and that we'll hold up our end of the alliance."

My mind was still reeling. "Um, well, this's been fun Ruby, but I have somewhere else that I need to be! I have to head off to the Crystal Empire to grab something, but in the meantime, I'll direct you to General Shining Armor." I pointed to him. "He'll be sure to show you and your pack your place here around camp!" I the looked at the rest of the pack. "And the rest of you can take orders from Commander Braeburn here, although most likely you'll be put to work right away on getting us those tunnels that we need!"

I then managed to pry myself loose from Ruby's grip, and get away! Then, with Spike, Big Mac, and a few others, I took one of our other trains to the Crystal Empire to retrieve the Terror Suit. I planned to be back after nightfall, and I knew that we had a LONG night ahead of us!

Once we reached the old freight depot, I went inside, and after accessing the bunker, with help from the others, I lifted up the crate that the suit was in, and hauled it over to the train, before loading it into a boxcar for the trip back to our forward firing base in the Everfree. As we were driving back there, I hit the engine's backhead in frustration. I KNEW that Gilda was going to be VERY upset with me for what happened earlier with Ruby kissing me, and I could only PRAY that I could make her understand that it was NOT my fault that that happened, and that I was VERY sorry that it did!

By the time that we arrived back at the Everfree Forward Base, it was about 9:30pm. I left the suit where it was, before heading to find my tent. It was a homely structure, but it contained a small stove, a sort of cot/bed, a desk, a chair, and a planning table, plus a trunk for storage, and I also shared the bed with Gilda. My tent, as well as the rest of the tents, did have electric lighting, though this was supplied by a generator that only worked about half the time!

When I did find it though, I saw Gilda wating for me. "Dweeb?!" I could tell that she was either upset, angry or surprised.

"Yeah Gilda?"

"Where in Gruff's name did that giant hairball Ruby come from?!"

"Eh.....well......" I then explained all about where Ruby and the other Diamond Dogs had come from. When I finished though, Gilda said nothing. "And......is that a good thing, or a bad thing Gilda?"

Gilda then grabbed me by the collar. "That Diamond Dog............kissed you.......AND YOU DIDN'T F@#KING TELL ME ABOUT IT?!?!?! WHAT THE F@#K IS WRONG WITH YOU SCAR?!?!?!?!"

I winced a bit. I then reached for Gilda's hands, as she was kinda choking me a bit. "Gilda! PLEASE listen to me! That was NOT my fault! Yes, it WAS my fault that I didn't tell you right away, but it was NOT my fault that I kissed her! She did that without warning!"

Gilda glared at me, her yellow eyes blazing. "And why should I believe you?" She growled.

"Just ask Braeburn, Spike, Shining, or Big Mac! They were ALL right there when it happened, and they can vouch for me!"

Gilda then eased up on her choking. She then sighed a bit. "Ok, yeah, fine, I believe you Babe. I did talk to Shining and Braeburn while you, Big Mac, and Spike were gone, and they both DID vouch for you. I'm sorry that I choked you out like that Stud, but it's just that we Griffons are SO overly-protective of our mates! We love them, and we NEVER want to lose them! Oh, and if we see any competition, well....." Gilda smirked a bit. "Let's just say that these claws, talons, and beak are NOT just for show!" She then showed me her claws, talons, and beak to prove her point.

She then grabbed me by the collar again, but more gently this time. "Always remember, you're MINE Stud, and MINE ALONE! I'll NEVER share you with ANY other females! I love you, and will be loyal to you to the end! Provided of course that you love ME in return, and are loyal to ME, and NEVER leave me!"

When Gilda said that, to say that my jaw just hit the ground would have been an understatement! "W-wha.........???" I had literally just heard my girlfriend, who in our ENTIRE time together had been acting like almost nothing but a Tsundere, actually just poured out her heart to me!

I looked up at her, before reaching up, and grabbing the side of her face gently. "Gilda, ever since we first met, I always KNEW that there was something special about you. You were so similar to other Griffons, but yet, SO different! I thought that you were really cool, and I liked the fire that was in you. I think that that's what made me fall for you." I then began to gently stroke the feathers on her face. "Gilda, I love you. More than you can POSSIBLY imagine! I'd NEVER cheat on you, or leave you for ANYTHING! Once shit hit the fan with this war, we VOWED to love each other no matter what, and to keep each other safe! Plus, we have the tattoos that we got as soon as we became a committed couple. On my lower back is a red heart with devil horns and a devil tail that says 'Lion-Bird Lover, and on your lower back is an identical red heart with devil horns and a devil tail that says 'Howlin’ Good Time!'!" I then smirked a bit. "Like it or not Babe, you're stuck with me, just as I'm stuck with you!"

Gilda then smirked a bit. "Babe, NOTHING in the world makes me happier than being stuck with you, the Dweeb I fell in love with! You MADE ME fall for you somehow, and it was the BEST decision that I've ever made!" She wrapped her arms and wings around me. "Stud, I want us to be together, to be engaged, go down the aisle together, settle down and raise a family together, and then get old and go insane together! Then, when it's all over, I want us to be buried in the same coffin in the same grave, in a cuddling position so that we NEVER have to be without the other! And then, once we get to the Afterlife, then we can look back, and have a great laugh at how STUPID we were when we were together!"

So......does this mean that........."

Gilda licked her beak while smirking. "Pucker up Soldier-Boy!" She then shoved her beak into my mouth for a DEEP French-kiss!

I quickly wrapped my arms and wings around her too, and kissed back just as hard. "Mmmmm, I love you Gilda!" I moaned when we broke the kiss to breathe.

"Mmmmm, I love you too Stud. Wanna go into our tent and f@#k? I REALLY need it!"

I smirked. Sure, if that's what you want, you sexy Lion-Bird!"

Gilda laughed a bit, before grabbing my hand. "Come on then, let's go!" She then drug me inside of the tent.

Once we were inside of the tent, I shut the door flaps, and zipped them shut. I then turned on the lights, so that we would be able to see better while we had sex. I knew that there wasn't gonna be any foreplay this time, and that we were going to be heading RIGHT into wild, carnal f@#king!

As we continued to kiss and grope each other, we also began to pretty much rip each other's clothes off as well! (Yes, we were being somewhat careful, as we DID have to use my uniform and her army clothes again, but they were still roughly ripped off!

Once I had her top off, I began to roughly suck and fondle Gilda's large breasts, and thick nipples. "Mmm! I'll NEVER get tired of these big ol' Griffon boobies of yours Gilda!"

She giggled a bit as she held my head in place while I lightly bit and pulled on her nipples. "Ngh, enjoy them Stud. These big ol' puppies right here came from my Mom. From the pictures I've seen, she had big knockers too, and I got them, just as I think that my little sister Gabby's gonna get them too!"

I smiled a bit when Gilda mentioned Gabby. I'd met her little sister a few times before, and she was a sweet young Griffon. She was now 14, and was a real joy to be around. Gilda and I decided that once the war was over, we would invite Gabby to live with us once we'd settled down. Plus, we both KNEW that she'd love to spend more time with her big sister, and her soon-to-be brother in law! My mind though then jerked me back to the matter at hand, and I went back to work on Gilda.

I'd ripped her pants off by this point too, and while Gilda leaned up against one of the tent's main supports, I began to chow down on some Griffon pussy!

She held me in place with her taloned hands while I ate her out. "Oh Faust YES you Stud! YES, RIGHT THERE!!!! Eat me out! Munch on that pussy like it's the last one that you're EVER gonna get!"

"That's because it IS Babe!" I muttered when I came up for air. "If you're gonna be my wife, then your pussy WILL be the last one that I'm ever gonna get!"

She looked down at me with a glare. "Exactly! SO GET EATING!!!!!" She then shoved my face back into her crotch.

For those who don't know, Griffons have a lion's pussy. It looks the same as a lion's, however, the taste is something all its own. Gilda tasted like a mixture of fish and beef mixed with sweat, but I'd grown used to the taste, and actually quite enjoyed it. I LOVED eating Gilda out, just as she loved me eating her out. I always knew JUST what to do to make her cum, and that night was no exception. Once I got my mouth over her clit, it was all over.

"EEEEEYYYYEEEAAAHH!!!!!" Gilda screamed as she climaxed. She then lost her balance, and fell back onto my bed for support. She just lay there panting and sweating. After a few minutes or so, she finally looked over at me. "Stud, THIS is why I fell for you. You make me feel SO AMAZING in bed!"

I wiped off her juices with the back of my hand as I sat on the grass next to the bed where she was. (These tents don't have any floors). "Well, for what it's worth, you're welcome Babe!"

Gilda then rolled onto her side, and lay facing me. She held up her head with one arm, and the other one was close to her still soaking wet snatch. Her breasts heaved with each breath, and I could see her lion toes curling with pleasure. Gilda's wings were unfurled behind her, and her lion tail flicked a bit in anticipation. In her current position, Gilda could have EASILY passed for a Griffon pinup model!

She then made the "come here" motion with one of her fingers. "Come on big boy!" She cooed softly. "Wanna make this Lion-Birdie squeal? I KNOW that I can make it worth your while!"

I was a bit stunned. My hand still hurt from where I banged it against the engine's backhead in frustration, so I knew that I was definitely NOT dreaming! I then licked my lips like a predatory animal, and once I was crawling up onto the bed with Gilda, my red-rocket wolf-member was out of its sheath, and was rock hard, knot and all!

Once I was up on the bed, Gilda flipped out of her "pinup position", and quickly got into the doggy position. She gripped my pillow with her talons, stuck her rump into the air, and moved her tail to the side. Her snatch was SOAKING wet, and it was winking almost constantly while leaking fluid!

Gilda then looked back at me, her wild need fully apparent in her yellow eyes. "Ngh, come on big boy! Make this bitch howl!" I complied, and after mounting her from the rear, I thrusted into her!

"Ough!" Gilda half-moaned, half-screamed into my pillow in front of her.

"Ngh!" I half-moaned, half-growled. I then pulled out of her a bit, before pushing back in. I was soon working her over at a steady pace. We both howled a bit in pleasure, but I KNEW that I could make her howl louder than that.

Gilda knew it too, and she turned back to look at me. "Ngh, come ON big boy! PLEASE give it to me like I need it! I KNOW that you have more in you that that! COME ON, F@#K ME!!!!! F@#K ME LIKE THE BITCH IN HEAT THAT I AM!!!!!"

I grunted in response, but I quickly did as she asked. I grabbed her hips with my hands, and I was soon going to TOWN on her pussy! I'll admit it, I'd NEVER had sex like that before! Gilda was screaming out in bliss, clearly not caring who heard us, and I was groaning and moaning a lot too. In fact, our sweaty f@#k-session got so intense that we both ended up falling off of the bed and onto the grassy ground, but yet that was for the best, as I did NOT want to have my bed break! Despite falling on the ground, we were STILL both kissing, licking, groping, AND f@#king each other like our lives depended on it!

Meanwhile, outside of my tent, a number of others heard the sounds of wild sex.

"Dang!" Spike muttered, "Sounds like SOMEPONY'S sure having fun!"

"Yeah, no kidding! Scar and Gilda sure do that a lot. I'm glad that my Bro's with her; they're SO happy together!" Shining then shook his head a bit. "I also find it kind of weird that most of the Diamond Dogs were female, but I think that this was because a lot of them killed those who allied with the Zebras before fleeing."

Spike then looked towards my tent. "Sheesh! I hope that Scar and Gilda are ok in there! I mean, I knew that their sex could be wild, but that's MAD!"

Shining then gave him a smirk. "Why, you jelly?"

"Wha......n-no!"

"You sure? Cuz if you are, I think that Captain Ruby, the Diamond Dog leader looks a little bit lonely over there!" Shining pointed to a black Diamond Dog tent that Ruby was standing outside of, seemingly looking for sex. "She seemed to be into you, right? And Scar did convince Ruby to take you over him, so why don't you go on over?

Spike's eyes got REALLY wide! "Wow! Bye!" He then RACED over to her, and after seemingly talking for a minute or so, Ruby led him to her tent, and not long after, the sounds of sex were heard from within.

Shining just laughed as he looked at our tents. "Heh, lucky bastards!" He then sighed. "Just hang in there a little bit longer Cadence, and you too Mom and Twily! Dad and I will be there soon, and THEN we can all be back together again!"

Shining then went back to planning on what we were going to do next.

Eventually, after rutting Gilda in the doggy position for a while, I flipped her onto her back, and then I REALLY began to plow into her! I hadn't slipped my knot into her yet, but I was more than just planning on doing it! Gilda just lay there, flat on her back, tongue hanging out, panting, moaning, cooing, squealing and REALLY enjoying herself!

"EEEYYAAHHH!! That's it Stud! THAT'S what a bitch like me needs; a HUGE dog-cock inside of herself! You Human-wolves are WAY bigger than the Griffon males, and you're SO much better at rutting too!"

I looked down at her. "What, really?" I asked.

"YES!!!" She practically screamed. She then grabbed my back with her talons to hold me in place better, and she even grabbed me with her lion back legs and paws! "I'm NOT letting you go Stud! I want to savor this for as long as I POSSIBLY CAN!!!!"

I continued to thrust into her, all while kissing and licking her, and somewhat roughly fondling her huge Griffon tits.

I then looked deep into her glowing eyes, and I saw her smirk. "Come on big boy! Make this Lion-Birdie Bitch YOURS! Make me YOUR bitch! Fill me up with your hot wolf cum! I may be in heat right now, but we're 2 different species, and I REALLY need to be bred!"

Since my Human brain got lost somewhere between "Is this REALLY a good idea?" and "WHY am I doing this?!" I went with my wolf brain, which told me to breed with Gilda, and fill her with my seed. I already knew that even though she really was in heat, and we weren't using any form of protection, Gilda and I were 2 VASTLY different species, and even though I was going to be cumming inside of her, a pregnancy was logically impossible.

Eventually though, I could feel a HUGE load building up inside my balls. "Ngh, I'm.....g-getting close Baby. Are you SURE that you want it inside of you?"

"Of COURSE I'm sure Stud! There's no WAY that you can get me pregnant! I WANT you to jizz inside of me!" She then grabbed me tighter with her taloned hands and lion paws, as well as her wings now too!

I nodded. "Good enough for me!" I then thrusted into her a few more times, before my knot slipped into her, and then with a few more pumps, I pushed past her cervix, and unleashed a HUGE geyser of my hot puppy-batter DIRECTLY into her fertile womb, while she unleashed a geyser of fluids out of herself!

"AAAAWWWWOOOOOLLLLL!!!!!!!!" We both howled together. (Yes, Gilda actually howled, or at least mimicked one of my howls!) I then collapsed on top of her in exhaustion, and we both just lay there on the grass, gently licking, kissing, and nuzzling each other. I didn't pull out of her, both due to my knot, and the fact that I wanted to keep as much of my baby-fluid inside of her as possible.

Once she saw that I had practically passed out on top of her though, Gilda had just enough strength left to grab me, stand up, she shut off the lights in my tent, before falling over onto the bed, pulling the blankets over us, and with her still lying on bottom and me on top of her with my knot still in her pussy, Gilda began to fall asleep herself.

"Ngh, I love you Stud. That was so......SO amazing! Thank you!"

"Ngh, you're......you're welcome Gilda. And you're right, that WAS amazing!" We both then fell asleep on that note, snuggled into the warmth of each other's embrace.

However, as we slept, deep inside of Gilda, a wave of my swimmers found several of her eggs, and actually fertilized them! Yes, you read that right. Even though she was a Griffon, and I was a Human-wolf, practically hybrids of 2 different species in our own rights, and TOTALLY not compatible biologically at all, I had just gotten Gilda pregnant! She was now pregnant with twins from me, and she didn't even know it yet!

Over the course of the next few days, the Diamond Dogs were hard at work tunneling underneath Ponyville, and even heading towards Canterlot! The rest of us who weren't helping were either making sure that everything stayed where it was supposed to be, or were helping plan out our raid on Canterlot. Our primary targets were rescuing Celestia and Luna, although Cadence and Twilight were the secondary targets, and tertiary was the assassination of Zed, as well as the rest of the Zebra Elders.

"Yeah, but HOW are we going to do this?! That's the question!"

Shining rubbed his forehead a bit. "Well, it MIGHT be a little easier now that we have help from Captain Ruby, and the rest of her Diamond Dogs. They've already reached the outskirts of Ponyville, and so far their work has gone unnoticed."

"Yeah, assuming that they even ARE on our side!" I muttered.

Spike sighed. "They are. (And even if they AREN'T, in 9 months or so, Ruby's probably gonna have a VERY 'special reminder' of her time with me, so she'd BETTER be ready to take care of it without me if she turns!") He muttered.

I looked over at him. "What was that Spike?"

"Hmm? Oh, nothing. I was just talking to myself."

I nodded. "Sure. Anyway, here's how I think that it should work. On the same night that the Diamond Dogs finish their work, we head up to Canterlot, conduct our raid, get whatever we can, then get back to safety, wait a day for the panic to set in, and THEN take Ponyville, and hopefully even Canterlot on the same day!"

Shining looked at me with shock. "That's.......REALLY ambitious Scar. Can we even do that?"

"Yes, but that was just the overview of the plan. Each component will have to be broken down into its own section. First, the tunnels. Ruby's pack gets us underneath Ponyville, as well as Canterlot, we conduct our raid, and then retreat. We then let the riots and panic set in, and THEN we burst up from the ground in strategic places around Ponyville, and take the town, with points of interest being Sweet Apple Acres, Twilight's castle, Rarity's boutique, and Fluttershy's cottage." I paused for a second. Since her cottage WAS close to the Everfree, a few had tried to save her, but sadly, the 4 man team was slaughtered. How exactly it happened I still don't know, as neither Shining, Spike, Big Mac or I even AUTHORIZED such a thing!

"And then, once Ponyville has been secured, we swing our forces 'round, and hit Canterlot with everything that we have. We wipe out the remaining Zebras, and THEN we secure our victory, and then help rebuild our shattered world."

Shining then looked over at me. "Ok, NOW your plan makes a bit more sense! But yet how much longer until Ruby and her Dogs are done?"

I shrugged. "Hopefully only about another week or so. With March closing in fast, we HAVE to move! Sure, we COULD keep Winter on if we have to, but I REALLY don't want to do that if we don't! But in the meantime, we draw up the plans for the attack on Ponyville! Big Mac?"

"Yeah Scar?"

"You and the soldiers under you will be in charge of retaking Sweet Apple Acres, as well as the quadrant around it. Got that?"

He saluted. "Yes Sir!"

"Spike?"

"Yeah Scar?"

"Twilight's Castle, as well as the quadrant around it. Got that?"

"Yes Sir!"

"Shining?"

"Yeah Bro?"

"You and yours get the North side of Ponyville near Spike's group. Got that?"

"Yes Sir!"

"The rest of the guys, as well as our Griffons and Dragons, not to mention Diamond Dogs, will be taking care of the rest, as well as holding the perimeter. Then, once the town has been secured and cleared out, we move on to our final target, Canterlot!"

Shining nodded. "Ok, makes sense to me!"

We all then continued with the planning.

When I got the chance, I talked to Ruby again about how her Dogs were progressing.

"Oh, we're doing remarkably well Stud! It should only be a few more days now."

I nodded. "Ok, good. That makes things a LOT easier for us!"

Before either Ruby or I could say anything else though, Gilda suddenly came STORMING over to the planning table where Ruby and I were looking over the maps of the tunnels.

"SCAR?!?!?! YOU, YOUR TENT, NOW!!!!!" I noticed that she looked furious.

I looked at her in alarm. "What? What's wrong Gilda? What did I do?"

Instead of answering though, Gilda grabbed my arm, and drug me back to my tent! Once we were inside, she turned to me in a fit of rage.

"I'm telling you this RIGHT NOW, and no, it's NOT gonna wait any longer!"

"Which is?" I was still confused.

Gilda glared at me. "Remember that night we had 'fun'?"

"Yeah, why?"

Gilda then began to wave something in my face. "YOU KNOCKED ME UP YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!! Because of that night, I'm now PREGNANT in the middle of a F@#KING WAR-ZONE!!!!"

I then saw that the object that Gilda was holding was a pregnancy test, and I also saw that it was positive! She then showed me several more, and ALL of them were positive! Somehow, someway, Gilda was now pregnant by me, and the war wasn't even over yet!

My jaw hit the ground, and remained stuck there! Somehow, I had a feeling that Gilda had gotten pregnant from that, but yet I wasn't expecting her to find out about it so soon!

Instead of being angry or upset though, I just pulled Gilda into a tight hug. "Wow, that's wonderful Babe. And assuming that we can end this war soon, we'll have PLENTY of time to settle down and raise our family! Any ideas on how many?"

Gilda then turned to me with a look of shock and anger. "How the F@#K can you ask me something like that?! This is NOT wonderful! I'm NOT supposed to be pregnant by you! Not only are we in the MIDDLE of a war, but we're also NOT married, not even ENGAGED, and on top of that I'm NOT ready to be a full-time mom yet either! I NEVER wanted this!"

She then calmed down a bit as I was still hugging her. She did hug me back, and we just stood there hugging for a little while longer. "Damn", she muttered. "Here I am pregnant with twins at 25 to my boyfriend that I'm NOT married to, in the middle of a war-zone, and I'M the only one freaking out about it!"

I shook my head. "No, I'm freaking out too Gilda, but I'm just better at not showing it. I'm scared too, as I have NO experience with parenting either! I guess that we'll be learning together, and we'll have 10 months to do it too. Now if we could only end this war before then......." I trailed off there.

Gilda nodded. "Yeah, if only we could. I know that we'll get it soon though. I overheard Shining Armor say that we might even get it done by the 2nd week of March!"

"Which is only about 2 weeks away, and that would ONLY work if everything went according to plan!"

Gilda then nuzzled my face gently. "Yeah, and I'm REALLY hoping that the plan works!"

I sighed. "So do I Gilda, so do I!" We both then continued to hug for a while longer, as we faced our uncertain future together.

Sure enough, on February 28th, everything was ready. Ruby and her pack had finished all of their tunnels underneath Ponyville, as well as the tunnels that led to Canterlot, and the raid was set for that night. I would be leading, Jake, Frank and Evan would be with me, as would Shining's dad Nightlight, and a dozen or so others. All of us slept that afternoon, as that night at nightfall, it would be mission go!

I slept in my tent with Gilda in my arms. Both of us were nude, although we were just snuggling. I was also gently rubbing Gilda's eagle-talon hands, so as to massage them after a long day's work for her.

"Hmm, you're SO good to me Stud", She whispered gently. "I mean, even though we HAVE been together for about 2 1/2 years now, I don't even DESERVE a mate as caring, and devoted as you!" She then gave me a loving nuzzle.

I gently kissed her hard beak. "I know Gilda, I don't even deserve you either. But it's like we were made for each other."

"Yeah, I know Stud. Plus, I AM also pregnant with your twins, so you'd BETTER be taking care of me for that!"

I nodded. "Don't worry Gilda, I will. I'll take care of you, and once the war's over, we'll finally settle down, then we'll get married, and then we can raise our family. Does that sound like a plan?"

Gilda nodded, before we both fell asleep to the soft beating of each other's hearts. Later that night though, after one final quickie, I had to go get ready for the mission.

"PLEASE come home to me safely Stud!" Gilda whispered as I hugged her one last time.

"I will." I whispered as I hugged her.

"And I'd be DEVASTATED if I lost you Bro, just as Gilda would be too!"

I then held him close after I was done hugging Gilda. "Yeah, I know Shining. I'll do what I can." I then left Gilda in Shining's care, and after saying goodbye one more time, I left for the mission.

The others were all suited up, but yet they all INSISTED that I wear the Terror Suit.

"I'll feel that much better if at least one of us has some REALLY heavy firepower!" Nightlight told me.

I just sighed. I REALLY didn't want to use the suit again, but something deep down told me to do it. It wouldn't say why, but I listened to the voice.

Once I was all suited up into the suit, I did a quick systems check, armed all of the weapons, and even activated Ace, the onboard computer system. Her job was to monitor the suit, as well as all of its weapon systems.

"You ready for this Ace?"

"As ready as I'll ever be Sir. This suit is a SEVERE danger, but if handled properly, then there shouldn't be any problems!"

"Well, that's good to hear Ace." I then gave the orders for the troops to follow me, and once we entered the tunnel that Ruby's pack had dug, we began our really long journey to Canterlot. Luckily, the tunnel that we were in was in a straight line, but yet we still had to move double time, as we had many miles to go.

Eventually, we FINALLY reached what our map told us was the base of Canterlot Mountain, and when I checked my watch, I saw that the time was close to 1am.

"Ok, we're still doing pretty good on time, and we're now at the base of Canterlot Mountain if our map is accurate, although judging by the bedrock all around us, I'd say that we are indeed here."

"Just so long as we can get up there, get it done, and get back out again!"

I sighed. "Calm down Frank. We've still got PLENTY of time, and first we need to regain our strength before we go any farther."

We all then took a breather, as well as a water break, before entering the tunnel that led up into the mountain.

"And where does this tunnel even come out?" Evan asked.

"It comes out inside of one of the sewer tunnels underneath Canterlot. This was verified by Rick, so once we get up there, all we have to do is find a ladder leading up to a manhole cover, then push that up to get up to street level. Then we begin to work our evil!"

The others laughed a bit while we then entered the tunnel that led up the mountain.

As we were walking though, I kept moving my arm inside of the Terror Suit to rub my back. Frank noticed this. "Is something wrong with your back Scar?"

I sighed. "I have 8 HUGE talon claw-marks on my back, and they STILL hurt!"

"Wait, why do you have........" Then Frank realized where I got them. "Oh, did Gilda give them to you in bed one night?"

I nodded. "Yeah, pretty much. And they still hurt due to her digging deep!"

"I don't envy you for having a Griffon lover Scar. Bite marks from Lyra are bad enough, but I can't imagine bite marks, not to mention claw marks from a Griffon!"

"And believe me Frank, you don't WANT to imagine it!"

He and the others laughed a bit, and then we kept going.

Meanwhile, in the city itself, all was not well. The situation in Canterlot was going from bad to worse. The Zebras knew that we were all around them, and that our attack could come at any time now. They were weakened by the cold, as well as food shortages, since no supplies could get into the city, not to mention an outbreak of a "mysterious disease" that affected Zebra males! Also, nopony was allowed to leave the city, and surrendering was NOT an option!

Twilight suffered a mental breakdown, and had to be taken back to Ponyville so that she could be cared for by Zuko, her Zebra “coltfriend”. Cadence was still under Zed's care, while Celestia and Luna were increasingly left to their own devices. The Zebras didn't seem to care about them anymore, but yet they were still watched over, just in case they tried to be stupid, and surrender to the Equestrians.

"How much longer will this go on, Dear Sister?" Luna asked her.

Celestia sighed. "Hopefully not too much longer. The Zebras are REALLY running out of steam, and soon our subjects will be storming this city, assuming of course that they haven't already started to do that."

Luna knew what Celestia was referring to. For the past several days, from some parts of the castle, both Princesses would swear that they heard what sounded like digging coming from deep within the mountain.

"It's possible that our subjects have managed to convince a pack or 2 of Diamond Dogs to help them, as remember, the Zebras DID double-cross them."

"Maybe so, Dear Sister, maybe so. But at any rate, I'm just REALLY hoping that they make a move soon, as I cannot BEAR to watch what's happening all around us!"

"So do I Sister, so do I."

Both of the Royal Sisters then sat on the floor of the room that they were in, completely unaware that deliverance for them was literally just around the corner.

Once our group, Shadow Stalk, had reached the main sewer, Ace was able to locate the nearest manhole cover, and once we'd climbed up the ladder under it, we pushed the cover to the side, before climbing out, and putting the cover back into place. We all then slipped into the shadows, and began to examine our surroundings.

What we found was deeply saddening. While Canterlot had once been so beautiful, now it was horribly scarred. Buildings were crumbling and falling apart, windows were all boarded up, there was trash everywhere, graffiti littered various walls, and there was not a soul to be seen anywhere, Zebra, Pony or otherwise. There were even packs of wild dogs roaming around the streets as well.

"Gosh. Is it just me, or does this place look an awful lot like Detroit?"

I looked at him. "No, it's not just you Frank, Canterlot really HAS turned into the Hood!"

"I'm just.....REALLY hoping that all of this damage can be cleaned up and repaired once this is all over." Nightlight whispered.

"So do I Nightlight. I'm also REALLY hoping that we can save not only the Princesses, but also your wife Velvet, and your wife Fleur, Fancy Pants."

"So do I", Nightlight seemed to be trying to contain himself.

"I do too", Fancy Pants added. "Hopefully tonight, the Zebras will pay for what they've done!"

I smirked. "Oh believe me, they WILL pay!"

We all then began to make our way to the objectives just before the castle. The primary missions here were to rescue both Velvet and Fleur from the Zebras' clutches. This was done by sneaking over to their houses, slipping inside, quietly slitting the throats or breaking the necks of all Zebras inside, before giving the mares a quick dose of the "Mare Gas" as it came to be known, to break the Zebra's control over them.

Then, while they, as well as a few other mares who were rescued with them were taken away to the tunnel that we'd used to get up there, the rest of us made our way over to the castle.

Once we reached it, we saw that it too was in just as bad of, if not worse shape than the rest of the City of Canterlot. Various Zebra troops were stationed all around, and they looked ready to kill at any moment!

"Oh great! How are we going to get inside?"

I then noticed a sewer drain. "We take the sewers again! I'm pretty sure that there's a drain that opens up in the castle's basement, so THAT'S how we get in there!"

We all agreed to this, and after slipping back down into the sewers, we moved through them until we reached the drain that I'd been talking about. Sure enough, we were now in the basement of Canterlot Castle. Once I'd pushed the drain up and to the side, we all then climbed up, and then I closed up the drain again.

"Ok people, this is it. We fan out, and see what we can find. Remember, SAVE the Princesses, KILL the Zebra leaders! Got it?"

"Yes Sir!"

"Good!" We all then began to fan out.

Compared to what it had been, Canterlot Castle was now VERY dimly lit, and most of that was done by candles. Apparently the Zebras were so lazy that once the power grid had gone down, they hadn't even bothered to fix it properly! Sure, there was SOME electricity, but the castle, just like the rest of the city, was barely using any of it. This gave us ample shadows to hide in, and PLENTY of leeway to sneak around!

Along the way, we did run across a number of Zebras; all of whom would be grabbed, dragged into the shadows, and then shot, stabbed, or had their necks broken. (All of our guns had silencers on them, so as to make them quiet!)

Suddenly, Frank and Evan, as well as their men, heard soft crying coming from a room close by them. They investigated, and to their shock and surprise, there on the floor were Celestia and Luna! Both of them were naked, and they seemed to be holding each other!

After IMMEDIATELY giving them the motions to be quiet, Evan went over to them, while Frank got on his radio with me.

"Shh, it's ok Princesses, we're the good guys! We're here to rescue you!"

"Who.....are you?" Celestia asked.

"My name is Evan, and I'm one of the 6 Humans who arrived here from Earth about 2 years ago. We've managed to run a stealth ops mission to get here, and now we're here to get you out of here!"

Celestia then hugged him gently. "Thank the Heavens! I KNEW that you guys would be here soon! When will the rest of the attack occur?"

"Soon, I hope! First we had to rescue you, as well as also seeing about taking out any of the Zebra Elders, or even Zed himself!"

"To hell with him!" Luna whispered angrily, "He DESERVES to die!"

"And he will! Just as soon as we can get our mitts on him anyway!"

Meanwhile, Frank was on his radio with me. "Yeah, we've got them Scar! Celestia and Luna are safe!"

"That's great news Frank! Where are you guys right now?"

"Eh, were way up in the castle a ways, but we're heading back down now. We'll meet you at the rendezvous point here in a few minutes."

"Ok, roger that." I then sighed, off, as did Frank, and once the Princesses had been provided with cloaks, they were quickly ushered through the castle, and back to the rendezvous point.

Once we reached it again, we saw Frank, Evan and their team, as well as the Princesses. We started to make plans to escape, or to even see about finding Cadence and Twilight, as well as our assassination missions, but we were all then rudely interrupted.

"HEY!!! WHAT DO YOU ALL THINK THAT YOU'RE DOING DOWN THERE?!?!?!"

We all turned to look, and to our horror, up on a level above us in the atrium, looking down over a railing, stood Zed! He then sounded an alarm, and all throughout the castle, as well as throughout the streets of Canterlot, the alarms sounded. MANY Zebra troops came rushing in, and it looked like this was going to be the end for us. We'd come so far, only to fail now.

"Hands up, ALL OF YOU!!!!" Zed yelled. Since we were outnumbered, and also seemingly outgunned, those of us with weapons all put them down. "Good! Now then, on your knees!"

The guys were all looking to me to save us all. I didn't want to do what I was about to do, but yet I had no other choice. I HAD to save the lives of the others.

"We may be trapped, but it's only temporary, and one can save them all!" I then broke away from the rest of the group, while Ace armed ALL of the Terror Suit's weapons! "HEY DICKWADS, LOOK AT ME!!!!" I then activated the machine gun on my right arm, and after firing it, I began to move it around the ENTIRE atrium that we were in!

"LOOK OUT!!!!" Zed screamed. He and a few others were able to hit the floor, but the others weren't so lucky. Almost ALL of them were cut down by my machine guns, and those who weren't, (minus Zed and those few others who hit the floor immediately) were gravely wounded!

"GUYS, GO!!!! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE TO ESCAPE!!!!" I continued to blast away at the Zebras.

"But what about you?!" Frank yelled.

"I'm gonna clear you guys a path! GO NOW!!!!"

Frank came to life immediately. "You heard the man, we HAVE to move right now! All we gotta do is make it back to the tunnel, so let's move!"

They all then ran for the tunnel, while I covered them.

What followed was seen by many as to be the greatest murder streak by one individual in CENTURIES, if not MILLENNIA!

From one end of the castle to the other, I let the Zebras HAVE IT! I unleashed HUGE bursts of gunfire, as well as launching grenades and rockets. So many Zebras fell, and even though I was still unable to locate Zed, Cadence or Twilight, I WAS able to find a number of Zebra military commanders, as well as Zebra Elders!

"PLEASE!!!!!" One of them screamed when he saw me, "HAVE MERCY!!!!!"

I just smirked. "No Mercy here!" I then grabbed him, before slamming him into the floor, and running a saw through his guts!

In total, I killed 9 Zebra Elders, 11 military commanders, and approximately 500+ Zebras, while maybe 700+ others were injured. When I took my killing spree to the streets though, things REALLY got interesting!

I began to sweep all of Canterlot clean of the Zebra's filth. I blasted with my guns, and I also fired rockets, grenades and missiles at my enemies as well. Sure, I did take hits, but they were able to do very little, if ANY damage to my suit! I also got the chance to use the 2 chain guns mounted to my shoulders for the first time. With Ace aiming them, I fired in a full 360 circle, turning the guns all the while so as to get an even spread!

"I count over 1,000 kills and rapidly rising Sir!" Ace reported.

"Excellent work Ace!" I then radioed Frank. "How's it going Frank?"

"Well, we're still moving! We're getting close to the tunnel, but if you would kindly cut down a few more of our odds, that would be REALLY great!"

I then looked over to my right, and I saw the Zebra Embassy. "Ok, I'll do that. And I also think that it's FINALLY time to deal with the Zebra Embassy once and for all!" I then flew over to it.

Once I reached it, after bashing the gates open, I strode up the steps, and into the Embassy. Once Inside, I slaughtered all Zebras in sight, while giving all mares that I came across a dose of the gas. Once I made sure to check EVERY nook and cranny of the ENTIRE Embassy, I walked back outside, before kneeling down, and firing a HUGE barrage of missiles at it!

The entire building erupted into a MASSIVE fireball, and not too long after, collapsed completely!

"YAHOO!!!!!! Embassy down Frank, I repeat, the Zebra Embassy is down!"

"That's REALLY great Scar! However, we're STILL taking heavy fire, so if you could direct it towards you, that would ALSO be really great!"

"Will do Frank!" I then continued my killing spree, although this time, I worked my way over to where Frank and Co were.

Sure enough, once I reached the area where they were, all of the Zebras stopped focusing on them, and then turned their attention to me.

"Yeah, that's right you striped freaks, come and get me!"

I then unleashed my chain guns onto them, as well as a few more grenades. "Damn, how many more of these guys are there?!"

"I don't know, but each one that we kill now is one that we do NOT have to face later!"

"Yeah, but there's still SO MANY of them Ace!" I kept blasting away at them, but yet at the same time, I was starting to get overwhelmed. Even with a suit as powerful as the Terror Suit, they were coming at me almost faster than I could shoot them! However, I KNEW that I had to give Frank and Co the opening that they needed to escape fully!

"Hey, I'm over here shitheads!" I then jumped to a rooftop about 25 feet to the right of where I had been.

"STOP THAT F@#KER RIGHT NOW!!!!!" I heard a Zebra scream. They all then charged me all at once.

"That's our chance!" Frank yelled, "This is our only window to escape!" He then began to lead the way down the tunnel with the others following him, including the Princesses.

"WAIT!!!!" Evan screamed, "We can’t just leave Scar behind; we HAVE to rescue him!"

"We will Evan! We just have to......" Frank never got a chance to finish that thought.

Before he could, he saw me take a number of possibly damaging hits, before unleashing my chain guns on the attacking Zebras. Soon though, I ran out of ammunition, and resorted to my machine guns, as well as a few rockets. Suddenly though, it looked like I was about to get swarmed. In one final, desperate move, I aimed ALL of my remaining rockets and missiles at the roof in front of me, before launching them! In an instant, there came a MASSIVE fireball that killed not only the Zebras attacking me, but the shock-wave from it killed a LOT of other Zebras as well! However, at the same time, the building that we were on was close to the edge of Canterlot, and when the building blew, I was blown backwards over the edge!

"CAPTAIN SCAR!!!!!" Evan screamed. He tried to run back out of the tunnel, but Frank stopped him.

"Evan, no! You CANNOT go out there!"

"B-b-but, CAPTAIN SCAR!!!!"

"He's.......he's gone Evan. He died so that ALL of us could live, and come back to quickly storm this place again!"

"But...!!!!"

"We have a JOB to do Evan! We have ours, and Scar had his. There's nothing more that we can do for him now. We HAVE to move now, or Scar died for NOTHING!!!!"

Evan then backed down, and they all fled back through the tunnel, before sealing it up behind themselves.

In truth, I didn't die right away. After getting blasted off of the rooftop, I began to fall down the mountain. Ace tried to engage the suit's thrusters, but they'd gotten damaged during the battle. I was also barely conscious, and the last thing I can remember was Ace screaming at me, and then nothing. My body hit the river FAR below Canterlot Mountain, before my suit partially sank due to its weight, and got carried away by the current.

For Zed and the rest of the surviving Zebras, what had just happened was an absolute shit-show. Now thanks to our raid, 9,300+ Zebras were dead, and over 10,000 more were injured, while a further 3,000 were missing. The Zebra Embassy was demolished, and a number of other buildings were destroyed as well. The Zebras had also lost both Celestia and Luna, and with them half of their bargaining power!

Zed was screaming up a storm, and Cadence tried to calm him down. Zed didn't want to listen to her though, and he smacked her. Not hard enough to hurt her, but yet strong enough that she REALLY began to question the Zebra's motives, as well as what their TRUE intentions could be!

At the other end of this spectrum, the remainder of the group managed to make it back to base camp at about 3am. None of them had died, but yet some of them were wounded, a few of them seriously. Most of them were MORE than dreading how they were going to explain what happened to me to Shining and Gilda.

Once they all reached camp again, both Celestia and Luna were taken immediately to be cleaned up, given clothes and properly cared for, while the rest were trying to figure out what to do.

Suddenly though, Gilda came rushing up to the group. She looked all around, seemingly trying to find me, but she didn't.

"Where.....is he?" Gilda asked Evan. "Where's Stud?"

Evan sighed. "I'm sorry............Currently, Captain Scar is missing in action. He got blown off of a roof trying to take down a HUGE wave of Zebras that were about to swarm us, and fell off Canterlot Mountain. As of now, his current whereabouts, either living or dead, are unknown."

When Gilda heard that, she IMMEDIATELY broke down crying.

"No......no, no no!!!! STUD!!!!! NOOOOO!!!!"

"There IS a chance that he's still alive, as like I said, he's just missing. We have no confirmation that he's dead, and he WILL be found soon!"

Gilda then looked at Evan with fire blazing in her eyes. "And I WILL avenge his death!"

"Yeah!" Agreed Spike, who had just wandered over after hearing about me. "I vote that we attack NOW, and OVERWHELM the Zebras!"

At this same time, Shining was coming to the same conclusion. After hearing the reports about what happened in Canterlot, he, as well as Celestia and Luna, who after being taken care of were reinstated as the Diarchs of Equestria, ALL swore to avenge what happened to me.

Shining had to take a moment though, as he was still crying about losing his best friend. He never said anything, but he did bury his face into his hands, and cry for several minutes straight. Eventually though, he knew what he had to do. Even though it was past 3am, Shining called together a meeting of all of the Armed Forces, and addressed them.

"Everypony, this night, we lost a very brave soldier. Captain Ben 'Scar' Anderson was a brave and honorable Human. He was a former US Marine, and he gave his life tonight so that Princess Celestia and Princess Luna could be brought to safety!"

Everypony was shocked when they heard about my untimely demise.

"HOWEVER, his death MUST be avenged! We WILL be attacking Ponyville and Canterlot, and we WILL be starting it at precisely 4am today! Today, March 1st, 2025, marks the END of the Zebras, and the RETURN of the Ponies to power! They've been running scared because of us and our allies, and today we WILL finish the final push, in honor of one of the Humans who started it all, Captain Scar; my best friend, my almost-brother and a TRUE soldier! Who's with me?!"

EVERY Pony, Human, Griffon, Dragon and Diamond Dog was RABIDLY screaming for Zebra blood, and once all supplies had been prepped, including the gas for the mares, ALL necessary weapons and ammunition, and ANYTHING else that they would need, the troops entered the Diamond Dog tunnels, and RAPIDLY closed in on Ponyville!

Going with my original plan, they would take Ponyville, before moving quickly on to Canterlot. If all went well, the battles would be over not too long after sunrise, and the war would FINALLY be over! Soon, all of the troops were in position in the tunnels underneath Ponyville, waiting for the signal from Shining to begin the attack.

Just before he gave the word, Shining looked at a picture of the two of us together. We were both hugging, and smiling happily, and Gilda and Cadence could also be seen in the background.

"I will avenge your death Bro, and if you're still out there, I WILL find you!" He then put the picture back into his pocket. "This ends, RIGHT NOW!!!!" He then ordered Rick, who was close to him at the time, to send out the signal.

Rick then put his hands up to his mouth, and howled long and loud! His howls echoed through the tunnel systems, and with that, at exactly 4am, the Battle of Ponyville began!

For the Zebras, even though there had been a SERIOUS incident in Canterlot just a few hours prior, they all believed themselves to be safe.

"Don't worry Everypony!" Twilight reassured them, "ZERO Ponies will be coming in here with their diseases, and the Zebras WILL protect us!"

Nopony really believed her though. In fact, many of them knew that the Equestrian soldiers and their allies were right beneath their hooves, awaiting the order to attack. They'd all prepared to surrender, while a few Zebras committed suicide, and the remainder either prepared to surrender, or got ready to fight to the death. There were an estimated 5,000 or so Zebras in Ponyville, and about 1,500 or so had committed suicide. A further few hundred prepared to surrender, while the remainder were going to fight.

Suddenly, there came an almighty rumble beneath their hooves, and then from up out of the ground came a swarm of Ponies, Griffons, Dragons, and even Diamond Dogs! ALL of them had their missions, as well as their own sections of town to take.

Right off the bat, Big Mac and his crew went straight to Sweet Apple Acres. All of the Zebras there were sound asleep, at least until they started getting killed! Before the attack began, gas was lobbed into the farm buildings, and once Applejack, Applebloom and a few other mares realized that they'd been played for sluts, they were MORE than just a little mad! With help from their brother and his crew, as well as even Granny Smith, they ALL attacked and completely MAULED the Zebras!

No mercy was shown to any of them. "PLEASE, have mercy!" A zebra screamed as Granny stood over him with a meat cleaver.

Granny Smith smirked. "Sorry Sonny, ain't got no more mercy!" She then brought her meat cleaver down on his face, and hacked at him until he was dead!

Applejack and Applebloom were doing likewise. Applebloom tossed her big sis her trusty shotgun, and she went to town on the Zebras while Applebloom used a revolver that Big Mac loaned to her. In short order, the small battle there was over. All Zebras were dead, and there were only a few injuries on the opposing side. Applejack and Applebloom were given proper clothing, and they joined in the battle as well.

Now, 3 of the 6 Elements of Harmony had been restored, and the remaining 3 were soon to follow.

At the Friendship Castle, a package had just arrived at the front door. It was small, only about the size of a breadbox, and it said "To Twily" on it.

The Zebras in the castle brought it inside on Twilight's orders, but suddenly, from the seemingly tiny box burst out Shining, Spike and more troops!

"WASSUP BITCHES?!?!??!" Shining screamed when he jumped out.

"What the?!?!?! HOW THE HELL DID YOU ALL FIT IN THAT BOX?!?!?!"

Shining stabbed him with a sword. "It's called 'Magic' dumbass! Ever heard of it?!"

The Zebras were taken wholly off guard, and were quickly surrounded. Shining however, had one target in mind, and that was his sister.

"GET AWAY FROM ME YOU STALLION FILTH!!!!!!!" Twilight screamed. "ZUKO, SAVE ME!!!!"

Zuko came running, but yet a purple dragon stood in his way. "What the?!?!?! YOU again?! I thought that I took care of you, you scaly freak!"

Spike just smirked. "Heh, I'll bet that you never thought that you'd see ME again after that night, did you? Well now I'm BACK, and I'm REALLY pissed off!"

"Oh yeah, and whatcha gonna do tiny dragon? Roast me?!" Zuko laughed.

Spike smirked. "Don't tempt me!" He then inhaled, and out from his mouth came a HUGE stream of fire that instantly engulfed Zuko!

Zuko screamed for a minute or so, before falling over dead. With him also went the device that he was using to control Twilight. Without that, Shining was able to corner her, and use the gas on her. When he did that, she immediately came to herself again!

"W.......wha.....? What.......happened?"

"Twily? Twily! Can you hear me?"

Twilight looked up at him. Suddenly, her face lit up. "BBBFF!" She then ran over and hugged him. "You saved me!"

"Hey! I helped him too Twilight!"

"SPIKE!!!!" She hugged him too. "Oh thank Celestia that you were able to get to me in time! I thought that I was going to lose my mind being trapped in my own head like that while under Zuko's control!"

"And now with you back Twily, that just leaves Rarity and Fluttershy of the Element Bearers, and Cadence for the Princesses."

Twilight was shocked. "Wait, what happened to Celestia and Luna?"

Shining then explained about the success of the raid, even though it had led to my untimely demise.

Twilight sighed sadly. "Yes, we must salute Captain Anderson for his bravery. Now then, let's finish cleaning house here, and then spread out to the rest of Ponyville!" Twilight then summoned a spare set of clothes that she kept hidden away in a special vault to be used in the event of an emergency, and after pulling them on, she helped her brother, Spike and the rest of the troops clear out the rest of the Friendship Castle, before turning their attention to the rest of Ponyville.

Spike was also present when Rarity was saved, although by that point, most of the Zebras were either dead, or were surrendering. They saw the writing on the wall, and did NOT want to die! Even so, some were spared, while others were still killed by the mares that they had been using and abusing. Some wanted revenge for themselves, while others wanted revenge for their daughters, husbands or other male family members.

By almost 5am, Ponyville was back in Equestrian hands, and the remaining Zebras made their last stand out at Fluttershy's cottage. BIG MISTAKE! From all around the cottage came a HUGE flood of animals! They had seen what had been done to the Pony who had been taking such good care of them, and they were PISSED! They all attacked in DROVES, and managed to kill off the Zebras who both tried to take a stand out there, as well as trying to escape. By the time that the good guys managed to reach Fluttershy's cottage, she was sitting on the floor of her living room crying, while her animals were trying to comfort her.

"Fluttershy!" Twilight said when she saw her friend.

"Twilight!" Fluttershy went over and hugged her. "It's over, it's FINALLY over!"

Twilight sighed. "Well close, but not quite. The remaining Zebras still hold Canterlot, as well as Princess Cadence. They've also destroyed the railroad tracks leading up there, so even though the Humans won't be able to get their train up there, we will STILL carry the day!"

"Are..........are we gonna use the Elements of Harmony?" Fluttershy asked.

Twilight nodded. "Yes. We'll use them to finish cleansing the rest of Equestria once we have the Zebras dead to rights!"

Fluttershy looked up at her friend. "Even though I HATE violence, sometimes there just is no other way to deal with those as vile as the Zebras who won't surrender. How soon until we leave for Canterlot?"

"Right now actually. These last 2 battles are back to back, as we CANNOT afford to wait around anymore!"

Fluttershy nodded, and after being given her Element necklace, she rounded up her animals who still wanted to fight, before following Twilight and the other soldiers back to town.

Meanwhile, Gilda and Shining were walking back towards town. Gilda was holding the fire ax that I'd given her to hold onto for me while I made the run to Canterlot, and she and Shining were still so sad. In a moment of frustration though, Shining threw a rock towards the river that he and Gilda were walking beside, and they suddenly heard a loud metallic sound.

"Huh? What was that?"

"I don't know Gilda. Sounds like the rock that I threw hit something metal!"

They both tried to see what it was, but even though Shining had a light spell, and Gilda could see in the dark, they still couldn't tell what the rock had hit. Luckily though, a few soldiers led by Braeburn were headed their way, and they had more powerful flashlights. They shined the lights around, and they suddenly saw a large, black metal suit lying on the river bank! The suit was lying on its back, and seemed to be somewhat damaged. The water from the river was flowing over the lower parts of it as well.

When Gilda saw it, she flipped! "EYAH!!!!! THAT'S SCAR'S SUIT!!!!!"

"WHAT?!?!?!" Braeburn then turned to those with him. "Quick, get that thing outta there!"

They all quickly grabbed the suit, and managed to pull it out of the river, and up onto the grassy bank beside it.

"Is.....is he in there?" Shining asked.

"I.....I dunno!" Braeburn answered. "I ain't never seen nothin' like this suit before!"

One quick call to the other Marines later, Rick arrived on the scene to examine the suit.

"Well", He said at last, "I can tell you that there IS something still in there, but no readout yet on what, or if it's still alive or not."

"Open the suit!" Gilda urged him, "I HAVE to know!"

"Right!" Rick then used a series of special tools that had to be retrieved from my tent, and he manually started the suit's opening sequence.

Soon, with a loud series of clicks, and metallic clanks, the suit opened to reveal me. I was lying inside, still wearing my green operator's jumpsuit. My eyes were closed, and my face and the rest of me were EXTREMELY pale, and I seemed to be dead.

"I think he's dead."

Rick then put his head up to my chest. "I.........think you're right Braeburn. I can't get a heartbeat."

Shining slammed his hands over his mouth, but Gilda was NOT taking that for an answer! "No, he is NOT dying on me! Not now!" She then jumped onto my stomach, and promptly began to smack me across the face! "Wake up you idiot! You CANNOT just die on me now!"

Shining agreed. "Yeah! She's right Bro! You can't leave us now!"

In reality, I wasn't dead, however, I was in a coma for a brief time.

"GWAHH!!!!" I suddenly jerked upright. "No, I'm not dead, stop slapping me!!!" I then made a grab for Gilda's clawed hands. "GILDA, I'M FINE!!!!!"

"STUD!!!! YOU'RE ALIVE!!!!" She and Shining both just about strangled me to death with hugs, and then Gilda almost smothered me to death with kisses!

I hugged and kissed them back. "Yeah, I'm ok guys, I'm right here! A little worse for wear, but it's gonna take a LOT more than a fall from the top of Canterlot Mountain to get rid of me!"

"And how did you even do it Bro?" Shining asked.

I thought for a second. "Well, after getting blown off the roof, I fell off Canterlot mountain, hit my head a few times on the way down, before hitting the water of the river far below. My partially floating suit then got carried downstream, before eventually ending up in the spot where you and Gilda found it. The trauma of what had just happened sent me into a coma, but Gilda's EXTREMELY violent slapping snapped me out of it!"

"Well, at any rate, I'm just glad that you're alive!"

I sighed. "Yeah, you and me both Babe!" I then looked at my watch. The time was close to 5am. "Wow, I've been out for a few hours now. What did I miss?"

Rick then took up the story. "Well, thanks to your contributions, the Princesses were saved, and we managed to take Ponyville, and now ALL of the Elements of Harmony are safe as well! The only real concern is Princess Cadence, as she's still under Zebra control in Canterlot."

I nodded slowly. "And I take it that we're gonna move out for Canterlot here before too long?"

"Actually, we've already started doing that. They've taken out the rails leading up there, so we unfortunately won't be able to use the train, but the tunnels are still there, and some of us can still fly, so we're good there! In fact, we were all on our way up there right now when I got the call from Braeburn that Gilda and Shining had just found your suit."

I sighed. "Well, at any rate, thanks for coming to get me, and if you'll kindly excuse me, I have to suit up again!" I then began to reactivate the suit, before standing up again. "There, MUCH better! Now then, on to Canterlot!"

"On to Canterlot!" Shining echoed.

"On to Canterlot!" Gilda agreed.

Then, once I reloaded all of my suit's weapons, we all formed up, formed our various units, before Humans, Ponies, Griffons, Dragons and Diamond Dogs ALL converged on Canterlot!

For the Zebras within, the suicide rate was MUCH higher than it was in Ponyville! They all KNEW that they were not going to be leaving the city alive, so many of them took the easy way out, and ended their own lives.

Never before had that many soldiers, their allies, or even just ordinary civilians just storm a city like we did in Canterlot! We were EVERYWHERE! Gas canisters were being lobbed everywhere, the Dragons were busy keeping any airships from escaping, as well as rescuing any mares from them before they crashed. Canterlot burned, and now the Zebras were all burning with it!

Gilda had given me my ax back, and with it, in addition to the EXTREME amount of weapons that I was already packing, I led the way up to the castle. "Come on guys! Just a little bit farther! I can smell Zed's fear from out here!"

Shining smirked. "Hehe! Yeah! And with him, AND the rest of the Zebra Elders gone, THEN we can deal with cleaning up the rest of their mess!"

"Right, so let's go!" I then kept leading the charge.

Meanwhile, up in the castle, Zed knew that the end was coming, however, he had no intention of taking his own life. Grabbing Cadence by the arm, he ran with her through the castle to the highest tower. Once he was up inside it, he blasted out the entire stairwell leading up to the top balcony where he was with gunpowder.

"There, NOW they can't get us!"

Cadence just looked at him. All the time, more and more of her mind continued to be restored to her, and she was now teetering on the fence. One little push would be all it would take to make her fully come back to herself again.

"Why are we hiding up here Zed?" She asked him.

"Because the stallions are coming! They're STILL carrying the virus, and I MUST keep you safe from it!"

Cadence nodded, but she REALLY didn't believe it anymore.

Meanwhile, down below them, Canterlot was falling fast. By the time that the sun was up, or at about 6:15am, 80% of the city was in Equestrian hands, and our forces were then storming the castle.

"Remember!" I yelled over the din of the battle, "Find Princess Cadence, as well as ANY other females in the castle, but as for the Zebras, KILL THEM ALL! Except for Zed though, leave HIM for Shining Armor, as HE was the one who stole his wife!"

"Sir, yes Sir!"

We all then broke down the gates, and charged inside.

We didn't meet the most resistance ever, but it was still a bit of a challenge. Most of those we faced were either mentally insane, or had nothing left to lose. Since there were SO MANY of us though, we were able to clear out the castle in short order. Every last surviving Zebra Elder was hunted down, and gutted like a fish. They had ALL warranted death for their actions, as now those they had wronged were their judge, jury and executioners. Sure, maybe it wasn't the right way, but yet it WAS war, and war is hell, and we all did things that we'd much rather forget about.

Eventually, once the rest of Canterlot was cleared, all that we had left to clear was one tower in the castle, but yet the entrance to it was blocked by rubble. We'd also found no sign of Cadence or Zed.

I looked up at it from the ground. "Wow, that's a long way up there!"

"Yeah, no kidding Bro!"

I then grabbed a megaphone. "Hey! Anybody home up there?!"

My efforts were rewarded when a face peered down at me, Shining and the others who were with us as well. It was Zed, and I could also see Cadence just behind him.

"What do you want Human?"

"I want you to surrender Zed, it's OVER! Your empire is FINISHED, and all you have left is your own life, Cadence and that tower. ALL of the others are either dead, or captured now. You're the only one left. If you surrender now, I MIGHT be able to let you off easy! Assuming of course that you don't get torn to shreds by the Princesses, the Elements of Harmony, and of course Shining Armor, the stallion who's WIFE you're holding up there!"

"Yeah? and I'm NOT coming down!"

"Fine, then WE'RE coming UP!"

I then saw Zed pull out what looked like a gun, and hold it to Cadence's head! "You do that, and SHE dies! All of you all back off, and leave me be!"

"Do we use the Elements of Harmony now Princess?" Twilight asked.

Celestia shook her head. "Not yet, my Faithful Twilight. I think Zed's about to reap what he's sown. Cadence will do just fine on her own, TRUST ME!"

We all took a few steps back, and waited to see what was going to happen next.

"Why are you doing this Zed?!" Cadence was close to panicking. "I thought that the Zebras were supposed to be helping us!"

Zed then turned to her, and FINALLY dropped the masquerade he'd been pulling off for months. "You still don't get it, do you? You silly Bitch! It was NEVER about you, it was about ME, and what the ZEBRAS wanted!" Zed then smacked Cadence across the face as hard as he possibly could!

"AAAEEHH!!!!" Cadence fell to the balcony floor in severe pain. She then saw Zed turn back to us and begin to yell at us again.

Her pain though soon turned into SEETHING anger. Her eyes were FINALLY opened to the true evils of the Zebras, and after she spotted Zed's dagger that he kept tied to his waist, she knew what to do! "This ends.........right now you F@#KER!!!!" Cadence then drug herself back to her hooves, before slipping over to Zed, grabbing his dagger, and then stabbing him in the back with it repeatedly!

"DIE YOU F@#KING SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!" She screamed.

Zed merely choked on his own blood, before falling forwards over the balcony railing, and then falling 9 stories to the pavement below! The impact was sickening when he hit. Luckily, nobody was directly under the balcony, but a LOT of us still got hit by Zed's bloody debris!

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Shining then looked up at Cadence. "Cadence!"

"Shiny! Hang on, I'm coming down!" She then used her wings to gently lower herself to the ground, or at least, she TRIED to. She made it part way, before her wings cramped up, and she began to fall!

"AAAHHH!!!!"

Luckily for her though, Shining was able to grab her with his magic, before lowering her safely to his arms.

"Oh Shiny!" She then hugged her husband.

"It's ok Cadence, it's over. At long last, this nightmare is FINALLY OVER!!!!!!"

All of us began to cheer, and then Celestia turned to Twilight and her friends. "Ok, NOW you all can use the Elements of Harmony!"

"Right away Princess!"

They all then used the Elements of Harmony, and from the Castle, through the rest of Canterlot and beyond, a MASSIVE wave of pure magical energy flowed. Everything that was touched by the wave was fully restored to what it once was. ALL of the Zebra's filth, including their corpses, were wiped away from Equestria. EVERYTHING that had been destroyed was made new again, including all clothing that the Zebras took away and burned, and the Equestrian Royal Treasury was fully restored as well! Once it was all over, EVERYTHING in Equestria had been made new again, and it looked just as good, if not BETTER than the day the Zebras showed up!

All across the land, Ponies and their allies alike ALL cheered that the war was FINALLY over, and that the Zebras would NEVER bother them EVER again! Celestia and Luna had been restored as the Diarchs of Equestria, Cadence and Shining Armor once again ruled the Crystal Empire, Big Mac and the rest of the Apples worked Sweet Apple Acres again, Spike was once again Twilight's faithful assistant, Rainbow Dash was once again in charge of the weather, Fluttershy cared for her animals, Rarity was right back to making dresses, and Pinkie Pie was back at Sugarcube Corner alongside Mr. and Mrs. Cake, while the Wonderbolts were flying high as well. ALL Royal and Crystal Guards were fully reinstated with clean bills of health, and if you hadn't known beforehand, you would have NEVER guessed that the war had even happened!

Back in Canterlot though, I was congratulating everyone, and everypony on our victory. Suddenly though, once I was out of the Terror Suit, I had my arms full of Gilda She was hugging and kissing me for all she was worth, and I was almost getting smothered!

"Awww!" The crowd cooed.

I hugged and kissed Gilda back. "It's over Gilda, FINALLY OVER!!!! Now we can FINALLY live normal lives for a change!"

"Yes, yes we can!" Gilda agreed. "And when can we slip off to another bedroom Stud?" She asked me quietly. "I REALLY want to show you what ELSE these eagle-talons can do in the bedroom!" She gestured to her eagle-talon hands.

I smirked a bit. "Oh, I think that THAT can be arranged!"

We all then cheered and celebrated that the war was FINALLY over!

Author's Note

And, there was Chapter 5! There's a brand-new Chapter 6, and a brand-new Epilogue, so stay tuned for that, but this was the last New-Timeline Chapter that has a counterpart in the Original Timeline! Whew! So now the Zebras are gone, and Equestria has been fully restored once again, and all thanks to 6 former US Marines, 5 marefriends, a Griffon girlfriend, and their guts, and willingness to do whatever it would take to save their nation! It was once again a long journey to get there, but in the end, it WAS worth it!

And now Scar is devoted to Gilda, and Gilda ALONE! NO OTHERS will ever be getting between them, and their love for each other! After a MASSIVE overhaul, Chapter 5 is now what it was MEANT to be, Ben X Gilda!

Next up is Chapter 6, which is going to be brand-new! In it, the Humans get to see their families again, and there will be weddings and pregnancy plannings too, so stay tuned for that!

In the meantime though, comments, feedback, questions, as well as spreading the word about this story are ALWAYS appreciated, and I'll see you all again in Chapter 6!

ScarFox out for now!

(And I just have to say this one more time, BEN X GILDA FOREVER!!!!