A different war to fight

Wolf turned to the ponies and said "there's a castle not too far from here, head there, I'm going to make sure that your not seen heading in that direction"

As the majority of the ponies headed into the forest Twilight, pinkie pie and Apple Jack remained

"What about my family" Apple Jack Cried

Wolf dropped his bags and said "If they're here I'll find them, but you don't want to see what's about to happen"

Twilight managed to convince Apple jack to go to the castle so that they could see if any of the towns ponies were there, pinkie pie followed behind to try and comfort her friend. Wolf holstered his pistol and kukri and headed into the burning town. Wolf didn't attempt to sneak around the town, he wanted a fight.

Upon finding a small group of Griffons Wolf shouted "Oi wankers, over here, You want a fight I'll give you one"

The Griffons rushed towards Wolf, their talons dripping with an unknown liquid. What was the liquid, blood, poison, whatever it was Wolf could not allow their talons to break his skin, not that it was intended to get hit.

Wolf drew his Kukri and deflected the first Griffons attack, causing the Griffon to stagger back. the second Griffon ran into Wolf causing him to fall onto his back, but before the griffon could take advantage of this Wolf sliced at the griffons legs taking it to the ground before taking a fatal swing at its throat, before he could climb back to his the third and last member of the Griffon group pounced on top of Wolf, pining him to the ground.

The Griffon leaned in close to Wolf to mock him but Wolf latched onto the Griffons throat with his teeth and tore it out. As Wolf clambered to his feet, his face now covered in blood, he noticed the first Griffon he attacked attempting to run away, so Wolf pulled one of the small blades from his gauntlet and threw it into the Griffons spine before killing it.

Wolf searched the entire town but found nothing, no bodies, no blood, no signs of any fight. Wolf headed to the old castle in the Everfree forest. About half way there he ran into the rest of the group, who all claimed that their was voices coming from up ahead. Wolf drew his Beretta and crept his way through the thick shrubbery of the forest.

On the other side of the shrubs there was another group of ponies. Upon seeing this Wolf called the rest of the group saying it was safe. Of the small population of ponyville sadly only a few escaped, including Apple Jacks family, mostly likely because they were on the to the far side of town.

The princesses informed the new additions that they were headed to the castle, bit the way they named it was far different to Wolf's, they called it "The castle of the two sisters". Ignoring this Wolf Gave Twilight a radio, saying that he was going to scout up ahead, Twilight nodded as she watched Wolf run depper into the Forrest.

Within five minutes of running Wolf made it to the castle, it was old, old enough that the stone had been nearly covered in moss and was crumbling away with the slightest breeze. As Wolf approached the large doors he noticed something rusted propped up against a wall. Knowing that most pony made tool were constructed out of gold. Upon further inspection the rusted metal was part of a rifle, a Kar98K to be exact, but something was wrong, although the rifle could not have created before 1935 the weapon looked centuries old, as when Wolf went to lightly grip the barrel to pick up the gun the metal crumbled.

As Wolf entered the through the ancient door, not knowing what could be on the other side, light his flashlight and cautiously entered. The large structure was mostly abandoned, apart from the few dozen bats that decided to make it their home. As Wolf left the castle he signalled Twilight to tell her that it was safe.

As the remaining ponies started to settle into the castle, the princesses, mane six and Wolf gathered together in a separate room.

Princess Celestia started barking orders to the rest of the group, but there was only one order that Wolf decided to except.

"Wolf, i want you to start making defences to protect the castle" Celestia barked

"No, the surrounding area needs a full group to clear it before defences can effectively be placed" Wolf stated calmly

Alright then, i want you to instead go and find any remaining ponyville residents that may have escaped the Griffons" Celestia ordered

"Not going to happen, if any pony see's me they will most likely run away, and for what reason would they have for not staying with the larger group" said Wolf in return

Celestia was getting angry, never before was she objected to such disobedience

"FINE THEN, your orders are to protect Twilight and her friends" Celestia shrieked

Wolf chuckled before asking "why would they need protecting, ive seen them fight the changelings before"

Celestia calmed her self before responding "Because if just one of them falls, we lose our best weapon, The Elements Of Harmony"

Wolf thought hard on the situation before saying "ok, but I'll need to be able to blend in much better than i already can, otherwise my appearance alone could attract unwanted attention"

Twilight piped up "Theres a spell that could give you the ability to morph just like the changelings, any animal an any time"

Celestia shouted at Twilight "WHERE DID YOU LEARN OF THIS, THAT KNOWLEDGE IS FORBIDDEN"

Twilight spoke on the verge of tears from having her mentor shout at her "It was one of the extremely difficult spells that Starswirl the bearded finished"

Wolf nodded along to the conversation and said "This might just be the advantage we need, if you would allow it i am willing to take the risk"

Before Celestia could speak Luna said "Do anything you need to do to get us an advantage in this trying time"

Twilight dragged Wolf out of the room and said "are you sure you want to do this, you could get seriously hurt"

Wolf simply replied "im a soldier, we're used to putting our life on the line for a slight glimmer of hope"

Twilight nodded and led Wolf outside, her friends following close behind. As Twilight prepared herself for the spell Wolf took off what was left of his armour and equipment and waited.

Once Twilight was ready, she took no time hesitating and commenced the lengthy process. For at least an hour Twilight had to concentrate all of her magical abilities into one spell. During the entire process Wolf was engulfed in a cloud of black smoke.

At the end of the process Twilight stepped back as the large black cloud dispersed, revealing where Wolf should have been, but instead he was replaced by a what the ponies thought was a timberwolf, but this one was far different it had fur that was as black as coal, and its eyes were primarily black with red pupils, and it stood just taller than Twilight.

Before the ponies were about to run the large black wolf was engulfed by yet another cloud of dark smoke. The smoke quickly dispersed revealing that the process had worked and had actually gave Wolf the power to change his form, but something was different about him, his eyes and hair now mirrored those of his Animal form. As Wolf went to raise his fist in victory he collapsed and fainted, proving the strain on him was far greater than the strain on Twilight.

About two hours later Wolf came back to consciousness. Although he was a little nauseous everything else seemed to be in order. As Wolf tried and failed to transform into different animals, Twilight dug deeper into the spell. Twilight discovered that the spell only allowed the subject to transform into one animal.

Before the group could experiment the strength of Wolf's new form they were all called to the new meeting room. As they arrived the two sisters were already talking about a place known as "The Crystal Empire" and its leader King Sombra. As the group approached the table in the centre of the room Celestia turned to address them.

Before anyone else could ask what was happening Celestia said "Princess Caydance and Captain Shining Armour have been captured in a distant Kingdom long thought to be lost, known as the Crystal Empire, you are to go there and rescue them, if they are under his control try to bring them back here so that we can attempt to sever the connection to King Sombre"

The group just nodded and went to gather some food and equipment for the long journey. Wolf set up a radio relay in the meeting room so that they could stay in touch with the castle whilst on their journey. As the group set off Wolf changed his form, which also effected everything on his person, allowing him to carry his standard amount of equipment without needing to worry about drawing attention.

As the group set off there was a sense of excitement for exploring the great world of Equestria, but also a sense of dread, knowing all of the threats they will inevitably meet along the way.