Armanii made his way through the streets of Canterlot, hoping he wouldn't be seen by any of the residents. This time he paid no attention to the scenery, he was too angry for that. He marched up the glimmering street to the towers and entered the castle, and once again he was stopped by the guard.

"Halt, what other business do you have here? Your kind has caused enough."

"Something important for your princess..."

"What could it possibly be?"

"I will not stand here and explain the situation to a grunt like yourself. I will explain this to your princess, as she would better understand."

"I'm not letting you passed me."

"And I wont leave without an audience, actually I CAN'T leave."

The guard, not having witnessed the closing of the portal, simply stood and blocked the door, continuing to hold back Armanii.

"You won't pass."

"By the gods...are all grunts THIS moronic?"

"What did you call me two-legs?"

"Two legs? What a petty insult. Tell me, how do you even possess the brain capacity for speech?"

"I uh..."

"Out of my way grunt. Let the educated speak."

The guard blocked his path again.

"Nice try."

"Then riddle me this. What is black yet also white, eats entire trees whole, and yet stays cute in the eyes of the public, for it causes no harm?"

The guard stood there and pondered the question. It truly was simple, but it bought him a little time. He ran passed the guard and into the throne room.

"Twilight Sparkle, I entrust you on this matter only be....What are YOU doing back here. GET OUT OF MY THRONE ROOM!" Princess Celestia shouting in a thundering Canterlot voice.

Unafraid, Armanii stood his ground.

"I come in peace."

"I bet you do" she said very sarcastically

"Listen to me for one minute Princess. That man who just stormed out...he will cause a war."

"Your weapons are no match for our magic, If you came to make threats, you will be forced to leave."

"I don't make threats Princess, and I mean not to offend. But I'm afraid that our weaponry is far superior, not to boast, and our tactics will...well...destroy all in their path...That magic breaker you just saw only works with your magic, but it can still break it.

"I don't believe you."

"Would you like for me to prove it?"

"How would you do that?"

"Do you know how to play Chess?"

"Of course. It's a fairly common game."

"Come, let us play some chess, I'll show you Talomanzan tactics."

"In Chess?"

"Precisely!"

They walked over to a small desk with chairs and a chessboard. Armanii sat and offered Celestia to sit across from him. The Mane 6 gathered to the side to watch the scenario unfold.

"Princess, you may ask advice from any one here. I myself must work alone."

Princess Celestia looked at him with a smug look.

"Then you're obviously going to lose, Ms. Sparkle here is one of the best chess players I've ever seen."

"I'd love to see her tips, but we'll see who is truly best, in this example. You move first."

Princess Celestia used her magic to move a knight from behind one of her pawns.

Armanii examined the board, and her move.

"Interesting move. Oh silly me, I forgot to explain the situation. My side has all the perks of the Talomanzan Military. Watch this."

with that he took the pawn and rammed it against the knight, knocking it off the board. He then took the Bishop and positioned it behind the pawn.

"Oh I forgot to mention, one of these characters cant be killed, he has a bomb. But I wont say who."

"This is cheating!" yelled Twilight Sparkle.

"This is what Talomanza will do, they wont play fair..."

Princess Celestia positioned her magic to move a bishop to take Armanii's rook, which was positioned out in the open by her king.

"Careful Princess, choose wisely"

"Wisely? You left him right open!"

She moved the bishop over the rook, but quickly under that was a small firecracker.

"He had the bomb." Armanii said coldly.

The firecracker was small, it only blew up the king and rook, but it ended the game.

"I win..." Armanii said in a sad tone.

"So you mean to tell me they will cheat?"

"They will do whatever they can do defeat you, and it will be easy..."

"I think our magic can take them."

"By the might of Kynareth you know NOTHING! They will kill ALL OF YOU! All of you will either be enslaved or killed! But you princess...oh you will suffer a fate WORSE than death!"

"And what would that be?"

"Talomanzan Torture!"

"How would they plan to do that?"

"Do you REALLY think you have power in our realm? You wont! You'll just be a talking freak show! They'll burn your eyeballs with sulfuric acid! They'll shove snakes in your genitals! They'll experiment on you..."

The Mane six scooted backwards in terror, and Princess Celestia looked in shock.

"What will happen to Equestria and it's ponies?" She said grimly.

"They will destroy the land and enslave, kill, or torture the populace."

"Oh my...How do we stop them?"

"We don't..."

"Then what are we to do?"

"Try and fight back."

"But how?"

"With my knowledge, we can try and stop them. I know their weapons, their strategies. We can try our best to stop them."

"I...I ask for your help...Armanii Sve..."

"I oblige Princess. Where shall I stay?"

"While I ready a room here in Canterlot, stay with my student. Twilight Sparkle."

"I assume she is the purple one with a star on her behind."

Twilight was almost insulted by the statement.

"That would be me." She said coldly

"Good. Looks like I get to study your geography and other things."

"How convenient, I live in the library..."

"Ftagn!" He said with glee

"I'll ignore that. Come, we live in Ponyville, we will take the train"

They prepared to leave the throne room but Celestia stopped Armanii.

"Do you really think you can stop them?"

He sighed.

"Lekz meh I Yatz..."

Author's Note

Armanii shows the Princess what Equestria is up against, by playing a dainty game of wits.