From the jaws of defeat

After the recent destruction of the changelings spearheads at Dover
coalition command plans to take full advantage of the now weakened changeling line.

launching a massive offensive to recapture the strategic road junction at edmaneton blocking reinforcements and supplies to the exhausted changeling forces.

Speed is of the essence as the coalition continues to pool more resources into the offence hoping to cut the changeling army’s from the coast and finally secure new engrain.

(End of Exposition)

Edmaneton changeling occupied city, November 9 1014

Ten Changeling soldiers escort a large group civilians through the snow covered streets of a once flourishing city now reduced to mostly rubble and abandoned buildings.

A father holds his daughter tightly as he whispers into her ear.
“Don’t worry I’m here, you don’t have to be afraid.”

Two changelings walk from a street escorting a group of griffins and ponies wearing military uniforms.

One of the changelings says as its tongue hisses.
“Good, we found these prisoners, take care of them.”

One of the griffins is shoved down to the ground by a changeling who chuckles.
“Pathetic griffins.”

The other griffins lift the griffin up as the changelings start to move the group along.

One of the civilians asks a griffin wearing a officers uniform.
“What’s going to happen to us.”

The griffin says as he continues to walk.
“What do you think will happen.”

The changelings continue to walk before coming to a courtyard.

They shove the civilians and the griffins sit down.

Another civilian says to a changeling.
“What do you want from us.”

One for the griffins says.
“Shut up you idiot, now I’d recommend everyone just stay calm, they’ll do what they want to us and then they’ll bring us to their camp.”

A colt says as sweat rolls down his face.
“Stay calm, stay calm!, how can you be calm they’re going to kill us.”

The griffin officer says.
“They won’t kill you if you have love.”

The colt shakes his head.
“No no no I’m not being feasted on.”

The colt jumps up and tackles a changeling before breaking off in a run.

The changelings open fire and the colt drops to the ground before going silent.

The changelings glare at the other civilians.
“Any of you feel like running.”

The changelings start picking out civilians and taking their belongings.

One of the changelings turns to the father and the young filly.

The changeling aims its gun at the filly.
“Stand up little one.”

The father shakes his head as he stands up.
“No take me, leave my daughter out of this.”

The changeling hits the father in the head with the stock of its gun before grabbing the filly.

The filly struggles against its grasp as it cries out.
“Let me go, let me go.”

Tears run down the filly’s face as the other civilians stand up and start yelling.

The griffins look at each other before nodding.

A griffin tackles a changeling before pulling the gun from around his shoulder and firing at another changeling.

The officer stabs a knife through the jaw of a changeling before shoving it down.

The griffins attack the other changelings as the changeling with the filly runs off.

The father runs after him as he yells.
“Violet.”

The filly screams.
“Daddy help me!”

The changeling turns and fires at the father who falls to the ground clenching his leg.

The changeling throws the filly down as the changeling presses his gun against the fathers head.
“Beg for a quick death for you and your daughter.”

The father looks the changeling in the eye.
“I won’t beg for such a thing insect.”

The changeling grins as it takes aim.
“Good.”

*whistle*

The changeling turns and sees several griffins and ponies aiming machine guns at it.

The changeling drops it’s weapon.
“I surrender.”

One of the griffins steps forwards with a flamethrower.
“I like my insects charred.”

The flamethrower fires covering the changeling in flames as the griffins walk past the now burning changeling.

A griffin holds a claw to the father who takes it.
“Your going to make it Sir.”

The father yells panicked.
“My daughter where’s my daughter.”

A griffin holds out a filly with a bloody nose in a blanket.
“She’s unconscious but should pull through.”

The griffins lead the father back to the other civilians.
“But how are you getting us out of here, the changelings are everywhere.”

A convoy of trucks pull up besides them and soldiers jump out and run down the street.

A griffin helps the father and filly into the truck.
“We’ve broken the changeling lines, we’re pushing them back all along the front.”

The father shakes the griffins hand.
“Thank you.”

The griffin says.
“We’re doing our duty sir now lets get you somewhere safer.”

The civilians are loaded onto the trucks before pulling away.

The father hugs his daughter as the truck drives down the road.

The truck passes columns of soldiers, tanks and trucks heading into the city as the father says.
“Go teach those changelings a lesson boys.”

Several fighters fly over head as the gunfire in the distance slowly dissipates the further the truck drives.

P.S
If that was cringy keep in mind this is the first time experimenting with that style, and it should get better as I build More on on the storyline