A new way to Survival

After the signing of the treaty between the princesses of Equestria and the Emperor of the Zebra Empire over four years ago everyone believe there will be peace. That's until a group of pony terrorists, made out of pony fathers and mothers who wanted their children back, attack a zebra village and killed more than half of the villagers. The terrorists ended up being capture by the Equestria Luna guard one week later in the middle of the night but it was already to late because Emperor Zaka of the Zebra Empire believe that the princesses have broken the treaty so he attack Equestria. But this time the ponies was ready for a war as Princess Luna went to the Donkey and Mule Union kingdom and buys enough black power weapons to match the Zebra Empire's fire power. After three years of shooting each other Equestria begins to gain the upper hand and is about a full invasion on the zebra territories until something showed up catching the ponies off guard.

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THE EQUESTRIAN FRONT LINES

It was early in the morning, roughly around seven-o-clock, where the ponies are getting their new muskets, flintlock pistols, and canons for the big push straight into the zebra lines. Not only that but they were also making their swords, battle axes, spears, and daggers a lot more sharper then they was before. At the center of the Equestrian lines was a giant tent, about the size of a house, and in was none other than the veteran of the last zebra war Shining Armor. He was looking over a map on a table while he was wearing his unusual royal guard armor with his long sword on his left hip and his new musket strapped to his back. Across from the unicorn stallion was a other unicorn but this was a mare but with a broken horn.

This unicorn mare goes by the name of Tempest Shadow but everyone calls her Tempest for short. She had a past that she used to work for a evil king who calls himself the Storm King. That crazy king was about to take over both Equestria and the Hippogriff Kingdom but Tempest said enough is enough so she assassinated the Storm King in his sleep with a dagger to the throat. After the assassination the storm kingdom fell apart and became no more. As for Tempest she moved to Canterlot and with some help from the alicorn sisters the unicorn mare became Shining Armor's right hand mare for this new war.

As well one more she is going to the next future wife of Shining Armor's herd. After the last zebra war the Equestrian population was low so the princesses allowed stallions to make herds with many mares they want. Shining Armor's herd has Cadence in of course but also Fleur De Lis, Spitfire, Zecora, and Luna. Shining Armor didn't want a herd at first but Cadence change his mind to try to his thoughts away from his little sister's death all those years ago.

First up was Fleur De Lis or Fleur for short. She lost her last husband, Fancy Pants, during a raid on Manehattan in the last war. Cadence finds out about it and sets up a date night between Fleur and Shining Armor. After a little talking on that the two unicorns fell in with each other and Fleur became the first mare in the unicorn stallion's herd. Then there was Spitfire, the captain of the Wonderbolts, the pegasus was crossed at Shining Armor for not keeping his word to make sure that her last lover, Sorin, to stay alive and refused to talked to Shining Armor if Cadence didn't stepped in and told the pegasus mare what will happen if she was Shining Armor's shoes which made Spitfire feel bad and says she was sorry about what happen. Shining Armor of course forgives for with a small kiss to Spitfire's cheek making her blush and after talking to each other for a couple of months Spitfire became the second mare in Shining Armor's herd. Next was Zecora after she recovered the fiery torture she got from her own kind back in the last war the zebra mare no longer talked in rhymes because she has a big scar on her throat. Shining Armor was still surprised that the zebras would do that to one of their own so he brings Zecora to the Crystal Empire to help the recovery. But in doing so he made the zebra mare fell in love with him and after making sure that they were alone a week later Zecora become the third mare in Shining Armor's herd with the unicorn stallion tiered for three whole days. And finally Princess Luna she became a member of the herd is when Cadence finds out that Luna had always a crush on Shining Armor a few days after she return from her moon prison. So Cadence made a other date night but with Luna meeting with Shinning Armor which made the unicorn stallion surprised at first but he finally noticed that how beautiful the alicorn mare was in a full moon night sky. Two nights later both the unicorn stallion and the alicorn mare was in the same bed together and when the morning came Shining Armor almost died at the hands of Luna's big sister, Princess Celestia, for touching her little sister. Luckily Luna got Celestia away from Shining Armor and told her that she always wanted to be with a lover and Shining Armor was there in her heart. That made Celestia with no choice but let Luna to become the fourth mare in Shining Armor's herd and is now living in the Crystal Empire with the rest of her new herd sisters. But for Tempest she about to become the fifth member of Shining Armor's herd because she saved his life during a zebra canon attack in the second year of the war and Shining Armor repay that with saving her life three months later from a zebra sharpshooter in a forest. Tempest was shocked that she didn't see the zebra sharpshooter and because of that she fell for Shining Armor like a ton of bricks so one night later she got Shining Armor in her tent that night and kissed him right on the spot. Shining Armor was surprised about how bold Tempest is but that somehow feels alright as he has a thing for bold mares. Shining Armor send a letter about that night and his other wifes was happy to hear that they are getting a new sister in the herd.

Tempest was wearing her old black armor with a short sword on her right hip and a flintlock pistol on her left hip. She was looking at the map until she noticed her future husband wasn't looking at the zebra lines as his eyes was keyed on the royal castle of Emperor Zaka all the while Shining Armor had his left hand was pressing on wood very hard. Tempest knows that look on Shining Armor's face she saw it many times now though out the war. Tempest got to Shining Armor's left side, puts her hand on his shoulder, and snaps him out of his rage like face to turned at his future wife. "Shining you doing it again." Tempest said. "That's the eleventh time l see you making your hate getting the best of you this mouth. When are you going to stop and move on."

"I'm sorry Tempest." Shining Armor said while sitting down on a nearby chair. "It's that after Twilight's death l all ever wanted was to avenged her death by killing that no good zebra Zaka."

"You can't always blame Zaka for Twilight Shining." Tempest said while sitting on Shining Armor's lap. "You need to let go of the past and look into the future. After all you do have a daughter now right." That's true Shining Armor remembers that Cadence gave birth to a alicorn filly they named Flurry Heart and he also remembers how hard it was to look after before the war. "Now think what will happen if that little filly sees her only farther with a dead zebra emperor in his hands covered in blood."

"Hey no fair." Shining Armor said. "I am trying to make sure this war is done how it should have ended not like the last one."

"I know Shining but still your rage will...."

"Captain Armor, Sgt. Tempest." Came a voice outside the tent causing the two unicorn lovers to quirky get off of each other before standing up.

"Yes come in." Shining Armor said as a green pegasus stallion poked his head in.

"Sir l think you better come see this." That both Shining Armor and Tempest Shadow to look at each other before stepping outside and sees very strange across the battlefield and at the zebra lines. There was a lot of green flashes all over the zebra lines. Some of them were small while others were big. The whole Equestrian army was confused why this was happening and as the flashes started all of them stopped showing.

"What in Celestia's sun was that." Shining Armor asked himself before....

"ZULU."

That yelled caused all of the ponies to look up to see the green flashes was above them and out came out was creatures they never seem before. These creatures look like hippogriffs but with zebra stripes and mohawks with the wooden armor of the zebras as well the weapons. Shining Armor's eyes widened in complete shock before he shouted. "WE'RE UNDER ATTACK." Then the fighting began. These new creatures had the dropped on the Equestrians because the ponies didn't expect a attack like that which causing the ponies to run away in fright or be in complete confusion without any orders. The new creatures began to fight and kill any ponies got in their way with very fast reflexes and somehow be one spot in one second and be at the different spot the next second with those green flashes. Shining Armor cross blades with one of them and was managed to get his enemy on the ground but as the unicorn stallion was about to make the finishing blow the creature disappear in one of the green flashes.

After getting the dropped on the ponies this new enemy was ribbing Shining Armor's brothers and sisters apart. Soon all of the ponies was running away for their lives with these new creatures shooting them in the back. Shining Armor and Tempest was running away too because they had no choice but to try to make it out of there. After like fifteen minutes of a whole lot of running both the unicorn ponies stopped running and rest underneath a huge coconut tree. Shining Armor puts his hands on his knees to try to catch his breath all the while Tempest Shadow fell on her hands and knees with a frightened look on her face. "They're real." She said. "They really are real."

That got Shining Armor to look at his future wife before asking. "You know what was those things."

Tempest nodded yes. "Yes the zebra-griff zulu tribe. I only heard about them during my time the storm king's rule but l always thought that they were a myth a scary story to make sure that young foals weren't get any trouble."

"Well seems they are real alright. But what are they."

Tempest took a deep breath before telling the story. "Around eight hundred and fifty years ago the zebras and the griffins was at war with each other but some warriors from both sides didn't want to fight each other and they left together somewhere within the zebra's territory. Two hundred years later they're descendants became the zebra-griffs. Half zebra, half griffin with the power of dark magic from their zebra grandparents and with the strength from their griffin grandparents they are unstoppable. And legend has it if the zebra empire needed any help they turn to the zebra-griffs for help and they answer yes because they enjoy killing with no hesitation." That got Shining Armor to swallowed his spit in fear after hearing that story. A creature that enjoys killing with no hesitation would be a difficult enemy to kill. "Shining after that attack something tells me that we head home."

That got Shining Armor's face to be in shock again once more." But... But..." He said shakily.

"I know Shining, l really do but without a doubt the zebras has taken over our lines by now. We need warned your wifes, Cadence and Luna, as well Celestia about this new enemy and think up a new plan of attack."

Shining Armor thought it over and the unicorn mare was right. These so called zebra-griffs has dark magic on the zebras side and dark magic is a very powerful weapon against to all who fights the dark magic user. "Alright let's get moving." Shining Armor said which began a long trip back to their home.