The United Griffon Front

PONYVILLE A FEW MINUTES EARLIER

Within the Ponyville Spa there was Spike resting on a message table with Lotus Blossom standing on his back giving the young drake a perfect message with her feet. Ever since Twilight went with Cadence to the U.G.F. territories Spike needed some rest and relaxation after helping Twilight with everything before she left. Spike purred a little when Lotus rubbed her heel on the spot between his shoulder and wing on his left side. After a few minutes Spike's massage was over and he started to get dressed in his purple hoodie and black pants. He was about to pay for his treatment until all of a sudden...

CLASH

A giant border came clashing down destroying the front half of the spa shop. All of the ponies inside become to panic as Spike can see a army of three griffon species and changelings was in the sky and was coming down attacking Ponyville. Spike then hears a cry of shock to his right and call see Lotus was hiding underneath a table while still wearing her white top that only covering her breasts and her white pants. Spike wanted to help her so he grabs her arm and said. "Come on let's get out of here." Soon the young drake and the spa pony was outside trying to find a place that was safe. As they was running through the streets Spike didn't noticed that Lotus was blushing as her hand was holding on to his hand. Ever since Spike got his growth spurt Lotus was one of the many mares of Ponyville that wanted be with Spike in a bed for a night. She always wanted to be his marefriend but right now was happy that he was with her and also terrified at what was happening to her home town.

Soon both Spike and Lotus was getting closer to the crystal castle where Twilight lives until a yellow hand came out of a nearby fruit store and grabs Spike's arm pulling both the dragon and earth pony mare into the store. After getting his bearings Spike can see that it was Fluttershy who pulled him in as she was wearing a green sweater and a light blue skirt that stops to her knees. "Spike your okay?" Fluttershy ask as she was looking for any injuries on the young drake's body.

"I'am Fluttershy really." Spike reply stopping Fluttershy from looking over him. "But any chance you know what going on around here."

"No l don't. All l know is that me and Rainbow Dash was going to the castle to see if you were home." That got a jealous look from the spa pony that Spike didn't saw. "Next thing we know a army was coming down on us. Rainbow told me to run as she flys up to fight some griffons. I didn't want to but l was so scared." Then Fluttershy grabs hold of Spike and crys into his shoulder.

"It's ok Fluttershy." Spike said while he pats his pegasus friend on the back. After a few minutes Fluttershy stops her sobs and was feeling a little bit better. "Come on you two let's try the east side of town and maybe we can get to Canterlot." Both of the mares nodded and got out of the fruit store before going to the east. After a few minutes of running the three of them was about to exit town until a group of changeling soldiers came down from the sky and blocked their way out. "Hey you bug eye freaks l suggest you rather go and beat it or you will soon regret it." The changelings only hissed in hate before they attack. But Spike was ready for that as he gives a big breathe inwards before unleashing a huge wave of green fire in front of the changeling soldiers. The shapeshifters screamed in complete shock as the fire was toasting some of them to a crisp. That was enough to make Spike to grab hold of Lotus and Fluttershy before running back in the town. Now they was looking for a new way out until they find themselves in front of the Ponyville Castle as it was being a place for any prisoners.

The young drake, pegasus mare, and earth pony mare then slowly walked backwards hoping that no one sees them until Spike feels something sharp being being pressed against the back of his neck making him to turn around to see the group of changeling soldiers has managed to catch up to them with the leader holding a sword to Spike. "That fireworks show wasn't very nice you dumb lizard." The leader hissed and was about to thrusted the swords inwards in Spike's throat until a spear head came out of his chest scaring the two mares. Soon the spear was pulled out of the changeling before he fell down on the ground.

The changeling who killed his fellow changeling was different from the others and the others was surprised to see who it was. "Prince Pharynx." Then all of them bowed to the changeling prince who was wearing full crimson body armor just like the rest of them.

"You fools don't you know who this is." Pharynx snapped at the other changelings while using the spear to point at the young drake. "This is Prince Spike Sun Drake the adopted son of Princess Celestia. We need him alive." Soon the changelings lower their heads in shame while all of the pony prisoners just look at Spike in complete shock as they didn't know that the young dragon they know for a long time was actually royalty including some of the royal guards that was capture. Then Spike remembers the name of the changeling prince because he remembers his friend, Thorax, telling him about this changeling.

"Wait your Pharynx. The big brother to Thorax."

"Ahh l see that my little brother has told about me. Yes that's my name and also sorry."

"Sorry?" Spike said while looking completely confused. "Sorry for what?"

"For this." Then Pharynx put some magic in his horn and before Spike can reacted he finds himself with a cage like gag over his muzzle and some chains around his chest to keep his wings folded on his back.

"Mmmm mmm mmmm." Spike tried to say but the gag stops any words from coming out of his mouth.

"Like l said before, I am sorry for this. We don't need you setting any more changelings on fire."

"Hey you can't do that to him." Lotus shouted as she was being held back by a zebragriff soldier and the same thing was happening to Fluttershy but she was being held back by a griffon soldier from the northern kingdom. "Spike doesn't deserve being treated like a wild animal."

Pharynx took noticed how this earth pony mare was protecting the dragon prince. "Maybe she's in love with him." The changeling prince thought to himself before he brings out a small book that shows all of the ponies that in live in Ponyville. After a few pages of looking Pharynx finds her picture and can see that her name is Lotus Blossom and she has a twin name Aloe. After much thinking Pharynx goes to the nearest griffon soldier and said. "Make sure that Spike is in a comfortable wagon for the trip at our territories and with the earth pony mare with him." The griffon soldier nodded before he takes before Spike and Lotus to a wagon as Pharynx goes to a blue female hippogriff lieutenant. "I need you to find this mare." Then he shows Aloe's picture to the hippogriff. "I need her alive and not injured. Understand."

"Yes sir." The female hippogriff said before she takes to the skies with some other hippogriffs. Pharynx on the other hand feels a tapping on his shoulder and turns around to sees one of his fellow changelings with a questionable look on his face.

"Sir what about this one." The changeling soldier said while pointing at the terrified Fluttershy.

"Send her with the rest of the captives." Pharynx answered. "We will send her off over at slave trade like the rest once we get back to our territories." The changeling soldier nodded as the griffon soldier took Fluttershy to be tied up with her hands behind her back and her wings tied together to make sure that she doesn't fly away.

Soon Fluttershy was forced to her knees as Pharynx went off to see how the invasion was going. "Hey Fluttershy." The shy pegasus mare hears her name to her left. Right next to her was Rainbow Dash wearing her light blue exercise jacket and black running shorts. The blue pegasus mare also had her hands tied behind her back and wings tied together.

"Rainbow Dash l was so worried about you." Fluttershy said while facing her friend. "What happened to you after l ran?"

"I managed to knock out a few of them until a zebragriff used some bolas on me." Rainbow Dash explained with a grunt. "A coward's weapon."

Then the two pegasus mares sees something coming their way. It was Zecora being dragged on her knees by two griffon soldiers. The zebra mare was wearing her tribal brown top and loincloth but she also had her hands tied behind her back. The two pegasus mares came also see the Zecora's face had some bruises while she has a sigh tied around her neck with the word. "TRAITOR" Before she was tossed right in front of the pegasus mares. "Oh my goodness Zecora are you alright." Fluttershy gasped.

"Don't worry my friends." Zecora said in a shaking voice. "I do still breathe."

"Man Zecora you look like you have been in a fight with five dragons. What happened to you." Rainbow Dash asked.

"I was at the market place when the attack happened." Zecora answered while getting on her knees. "I was able to knock out a couple changelings before a zebragriff came up from behind and capture me. Some more zebragriffs came and done this to me. They wanted me to suffered for moving away from my tribe and coming here."

"Overgrown feather dusters." Rainbow Dash cursed under her voice. Then two griffon soldiers showed up and grabs Rainbow by her arms. "Hey what do you think you're dommm." The griffon on the right just stuffed Rainbow Dash's mouth with a ball gag before they took her away. Both Fluttershy and Zecora was wondering what's going on with their friend as the blue pegasus mare was tossed into a caged wagon before the griffons locked the door, throws a blanket over the cage wagon, and finally was being pulled away thanks to the couple of timber wolfs.

Mean while in a other part of the town the blue female hippogriff lieutenant with the other hippogriffs was still in the skies and was also still looking for the mare Pharynx showed to her. The lieutenant has a book much like her changeling CO had and was reading about this Alon. As they were flying the hippogriffs can see that the attack was pretty much already over with the whole town taken over and more than three quarters of the town's ponies already capture. Then the lieutenant sees something in the center of the corner of her eye and sees movement in one of the supply stores that has a huge hole in the roof. "Fellow me, this way." The lieutenant commanded and a minute later all of the hippogriff group was in the store. "Search around for any ponies." The hippogriffs nodded to their officer before splitting up though the store.

After a few minutes a green male hippogriff was looking in the chair section until he sees a pony shaped shadow slowly walking to the right and just a few yards away from him. "Hey you." The hippogriff shouted making the pony screamed, a scream of a mare that is, before running down the other way. "Hey stop." Then the hippogriff gave chase and after a few lefts and rights the hippogriff ranched behind his back and brings out a set of bolas. When the chase became completely straight the hippogriff soldier throws the bolas and a second later they wrapped around the mid section of the mare causing her to fall down. Soon the hippogriff and the rest of the group got close to the mare to see that the mare they're were looking for was in fact her.

Alon the twin sister to Lotus Blossom wearing the same clothes as her sister. Soon the lieutenant grabs the earth pony mare by the arm and brings her up. "Please don't hurt me." Alon begged.

"Take it easy we have orders to find you completely uninjured." The lieutenant said she takes the bolas off of Alon and a hippogriff soldier was tiring the mare's hands behind her back.

"But what do you want me for?"

"The commanding officer said we know you and that's all he said. Nothing more and nothing less." Soon they took Alon into the streets where they can see some griffons was taking some other captives back to the castle and the hippogriffs joined them. After ten minutes the group was back at the castle with the ponies being forced into wagons. Then the lieutenant pushed Alon onto the ground right in front of Pharynx. "Sir the mare you requested."

Pharynx looks the earth pony mare over and sure enough it was Alon alright. "Good now put her in the same wagon with the dragon prince and her sister." The lieutenant nodded and took Alon away as Pharynx can see that the first battle was won.

Now they just need to won the war.