After Miller had told the POWs of what Darren Jr was doing, around ninety percent of them immediately signed up to redeem themselves. They formed part of the Equestrian Free Liberation Armed Forces, a multi-species created force to combat the Galactic Allied Alliance Pact and save Equestria and beyond from the tyranny of Darren Jr.

In the Crystal Palace, Daniel and Miller had come up with a plan.

"Alright Miller, lets go through the plan one more time. We split up our forces. Your forces head to the camp to liberate as many prisoners as you can. You will have support. My forces will head east to relieve the griffons. With these two pronged assaults, Darren Jr will have to spread his force's even more then they can handle."

"Yes sir," Miller said, as he left to prepare his force's for the assault. As Daniel was looking over the plans, a guard opened the door

"Sir, you have a visitor."

"Let the visitor come in," Daniel said

"Yes sir," the guard said, and he left. A few seconds later, the visitor came and Daniel was surprised at who the visitor was

"What the... Gilda?"

"Daniel, I came to see you for a reason," Gilda said

"Where's Glenda?"

"She's back in Ponyville. She's being looked over by the Cakes," Gilda explained

"Why are you here Gilda?" Daniel asked

"I heard about the planned offensive, and I came here to ask you something," she said

It only took Daniel a few seconds to know what Gilda was talking about.

"Gilda, I'm not sure if it's safe for you to join the battle, you could get seriously hurt," Daniel said, but Gilda was having none of it

"My home and kind are in danger of being exterminated. I can't let this go, I have to do this. I'll be safe, so please, let me join you in battle," Gilda askes

Daniel sat down and began to think. If he let Gilda join him in the battle of Griffonstone, then there's a chance that Gilda could get killed and Glenda would have no mother in her life. If he didn't let Gilda join, then she would be filled with regret for the rest of her life. After one minute, he looked at Gilda.

"Go down to the blacksmith and get your armor ready Gilda."

Gilda smiled and hugged Daniel

"Thank you dear," she said, as she left to get her armor. Daniel smiled

"God I love that griffon."

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Soon, the armies began their march to their destinations. Soon, the forces marching toward Griffonstone would unknowingly cut off four to seven GAAP divisions. Gilda was unaware of what would happen to her when the battle was over.

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Meanwhile, in Griffonstone

The GAAP were bombarding the city in a desperate attempt to force the griffons to surrender. The commander had just received a new order from Darren Jr: charge at the enemy and slaughter them.

The commander folded the paper containing the order and put it in his pocket. He then went to a captain and relayed the order to him. The captain understood and rallied his men to charge at the city.

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In Griffonstone

The defenders were doing pretty well for themselves. They were able to hold the enemy off for so long that the human commander said that they had earned his respect. Darren Jr had reluctantly admitted that they were fierce opponents.

But the griffons couldn't hope to hold the humans off forever. Sooner or later, they would run out of supplies and then they would be forced to surrender. They organized one final defense, to inflict as many casualties on the human's as possible before they were killed.

They gathered whatever weapons they could get, as well as crafting weapons from whatever material that was available. Some of the griffons resorted to making spears. They also crafted armor from any sort of material. They gathered debris and blocked the main entrance.

Soon, the defenses were complete and the griffons dug in, getting ready for the inevitable battle.

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Daniel's forces soon arrived and began fighting the human guards that controlled a train station and town. The battle lasted for only nineteen minutes, and the EFLAF soon controlled the area, cutting off the humans from any reinforcements. They began putting together a forward operations base and planning the next move.

While Daniel was reviewing his next move, a soldier came inside the tent, alongside him was a female griffon

"Sir, we've got a survivor."

Daniel went over to see the griffon

"What's your name?" he asked

"G-Giselle sir," the griffon replied

"What happened here?"

Giselle began to explain what happened. When the humans began attacking the griffons, they had defended the town to allow the griffons to evacuate to Griffonstone. Once the last of the griffons had left the town, they abandoned the village and went to Griffonstone. However in the chaos of the evacuation, Giselle and a handful of griffons were left behind. They had to hide in the buildings as the humans occupied the town.

In the time that they were in the occupied town, they committed guerrilla warfare on the humans to disrupt their attacks on Griffonstone. One by one however, the members were caught and sent to prison to await transfer to the concentration camp, leaving Giselle all alone. She continued her activities until the EFLAF arrived.

After finishing her story, Daniel was impressed. He told Giselle to take a rest, saying that she deserved it. Then, Daniel realised that by taking this town, he had just cut off a massive amount of GAAP troops. He began to rally his troops and after checking their weapons, soon marched off to attack the GAAP troops and save Griffonstone.

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The GAAP troops had reached the gate entrance to Griffonstone, only to find that the entrance was blocked. They had to gather explosives to get through the gate. They were unaware of the threat coming from the rear.

Soon, after gathering enough explosives, the men cleared the area and a soldier detonated the charges and the gate was vaporized in the explosion. As soon as the gate was gone, the troops charged into Griffonstone, only to be met by hundreds of arrows and spears. The first soldiers to make it through the gate were killed while the rest raised up shields and began the attack.

The griffons were doing extremely well, holding off the first few hundred troops. But as the amount of troops began to increase, they began to lose multiple phase lines. For every phase line that was taken, the humans lost tens of hundreds of troops.

Soon, the griffons had fallen back to their last phase: the area surrounding the former palace of the griffon king.

The humans began to build up the numbers to overwhelm the defenses. The commander, an Obergruppenführer, began to assess the situation. He knew that the griffons were nearly beaten, but he hadn't heard any word from the rear echelon. He had to make a decision: should he continue to attack the griffons and risk being ambushed, or should he fall to base and risk a court-martial?

After a few seconds, he decided to go with the former and ordered his men to attack. Even if he decided to retreat, it wouldn't help him, as the EFLAF had just cut them off and they were about to be overrun.

As the battle continued, the griffons continued to suffer casualties and the humans seemed to be on the verge of victory. Then, all of a sudden, the EFLAF appeared at the gate and opened fire at their rear, enclosing the army between two enemy forces.

The human army began a desperate attempt to break out of their position, but they were unable to. After twelve minutes of fighting the GAAP commander ordered his troops to cease all fighting and surrender to the griffons and the EFLAF.

It was over. Griffonstone, and in effect, the Griffon Kingdom were saved. Two GAAP divisions were destroyed and another five were captured. Daniel soon began talking to the commander, and discovered that the commander had no intention of turning the griffons over to Darren Jr and pledged his allegiance to Daniel Sr.

Meanwhile, Gilda was looking over her old neighborhood, thinking about old memories. She soon made it to her old house, still standing and completely vacant. She went inside and saw that everything was still there, as if she had never left. She went to her old room and reminisced about her youthful days, before she met Rainbow Dash.

She went to a table and picked up a picture frame. In the picture, was a young Gilda and her parents. On her left was her father, a strong brown griffon, and on her right was her mother, a beautiful pink griffon. She sighed as she didn't remember their names. They had long since passed away. When they died, Gilda had decided to leave Griffonstone and live in Equestria. She had left her house the way it was. How remarkable that nothing in her house has changed since she left.

After thinking for a few minutes, she put the picture frame back on the table and proceeded to lie on her bed. It was just about the right size. She sighed and began to think about what to do next.

Then, she heard knocking on her front door. She got up and went towards the door. She opened and was surprised to see who it is. It was a griffon who had the mark of being the head of the Griffon Council. The griffon asked to be let in and Gilda obliged, closing the door after the griffon was inside.

She soon pulled up a seat and sat down at the table. After getting settled, she soon asked the griffon about the nature of his visit.

"What are you doing here?"

"Gilda, I came here to tell you something, something that could change your whole life forever," the head of the Griffon Council said

Gilda was a little worried.

"And what would that be?"

"Gilda, as you know, we haven't had a monarch since the reign of King Guto," the griffon said

"Yeah, so?"

"Well, the Griffon Council came together, and after many debates, we have decided to put a griffon on the throne again."

Gilda was surprised.

"Really? That's cool, I guess. What does this have to do with your visit here?"

"Well, the thing is, the council has decided that, after debating on who should rule us and the entire kingdom, we decided that you are suited for the position," the griffon explained

Gilda was shocked. Her, becoming the next ruler of the griffons? Was she even deserving of such a high honor?

"Me? But why? I'm not royalty."

"Well, Gilda, there's something that you probably never have discovered. We went through your birth record's, and after carefully looking through your family tree, we had made a shocking discovery."

"What kind of discovery?" Gilda asked

"During the reign of the first king, King Grover, he had two griffons, the eldest being the heir to the throne. But that heir had renounced his right to the throne after falling in love with a common griffon, but not for his descendants. Well, after looking through the records, we have found out that you're the descendent of that griffon."

Gilda was at a loss of words. After a few seconds, she asked the griffon what he meant.

"What are... What are you saying?"

"Gilda, you are the descendent of King Grover, and as such, the rightful heir to the Griffon Throne."

For a few minutes, Gilda was as still as stone. Then, she woke up and looked at the griffon.

"But why? Why me? Surely the descendent of the other heir could...."

"The other descendent is dead. He was killed during a previous skirmish, which leaves you as the only other heir left."

Gilda didn't know what to do. She looked at the griffon

"I need some time to think about this."

"Of course. Take your time."

The griffon left the house, leaving Gilda all alone. She didn't know what to do. She decided that she needed Daniel's opinion on the matter, so she went looking for him.

After looking around for a few minutes, she found him. She went up next to him.

"Daniel?"

Daniel looked at Gilda

"Oh, hi Gilda. What is it?"

"Can I talk to you, alone, in my house?"

Daniel was surprised, but agreed. He soon followed her to her home. He noted how nice the place was. Soon, Gilda told him everything about what had happened. He was surprised, but soon told her this:

"Sometimes, you follow your heart. Let it make the decision for you."

Gilda smiled at Daniel and hugged him. She then went to find the council. After she arrived, she went to the council and gave them her answer:

"I have decided to take the reins and become the new ruler of the griffons, and as such, I have chosen to be known as Gilda I."

The council soon approached her and bowed down to her, all saying "Long live Gilda I, Queen of the Griffon Kingdom."

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In Manehattan/Darringrad

Darren Jr and the president of the SNU watch as hundreds of thousands of soldier's disembark from a ship that was carrying them. The banner that they carried had the symbol of the ITPF and the number twelve. It was the elite GAAP 12th Army. They were joined by several other army unit's.

"This is the elite of the elites. The 12th Army will soon turn thing's around," Darren Jr said

The SNU president noticed one of the soldier's in one of the army unit's. He had the rank of Supreme Reichsführer. He looked at Darren Jr.

"Sir, is that who I think it is?"

Darren Jr had a look of pure evil and smirked.

"Yes, it is him. That young soldier is none other then Daniel Medkos Jr."

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Meanwhile

On earth, a soldier was heading towards an office. He had news to deliver.

He soon made it and entered. Standing at the window was a man who didn't look like a day over twenty, but his grey hair gave away his true age.

"Sir, I had just returned from the other galaxy to deliver you a message. Darren Jr has started a war that we cannot win."

"Interesting. Does he know that I'm awake?"

"No sir. He has no idea."

"Good, let's keep it that way until I get there."

Author's Note

Well, everything has changed now. Gilda has become Queen of the Griffon Kingdom, which would make Daniel Sr the future King Consort and Glenda the future princess and heir to the throne. Daniel Jr has arrived, but why? And who was the man that was featured in the ending of this chapter? All the answers will be revealed, soon.