Claws of Equestria

The mighty CLAW machines, Maximus and Brutus, released destruction upon the incoming ISI soldiers that were alerted of David Mason and Mike Harper's presence. Maximus dealt with any incoming ISI soldiers on the rooftops with his deadly grenade launcher and mounted mini-gun. Constant ISI soldiers continued to flood into the area in an attempt to capture or kill the J-SOC soldiers. But their efforts were futile with Maximus reigning explosives and bullets upon them. Brutus was able to efficiently deal with any ISI soldiers that could have been trying to advance towards Section and Harper. His deadly flamethrower, if it didn't burn his enemies to death, kept them at bay for his mini-gun to butcher down.

Despite being Artificial Intelligence, Section could easily take control of the pair and direct them as to where they should be shooting. He directed Brutus outside where he would be able to give cover fire for the two J-SOC soldiers. He used his added ability of the flamethrower to scorch the ground troopers whilst Section and Harper waited for Salazar to arrive with evacuation. He then switched to Maximus where he Section manually targeted the enemy drone that was distracted by the presence of him and Harper. Firing the deadly grenade launcher twice, the drone malfunctioned and crashed into the building behind it.

Maximus and Brutus's mounted mini-guns slaughtered any troopers that got too close to the J-SOC. An RPG missile zoomed just over Brutus, whom was distracted with the ground support from the ISI. Section spotted this immediately and used Maximus's mini-gun to unleash a sea of bullets into the RPG wielding soldier. He dropped dead quickly. The fire-fight between the ISI and the CLAWs continued for a good few minutes, with the CLAWs dominating the small battlefield with their hardened armour and powerful weaponry.

The sound of a jeep engine was suddenly heard and two jeeps with mounted machine guns on the back arrived along with one friendly drone. It was Salazar. He had come to Section and Harper's salvation. They quickly entered the jeeps, Section taking over the driver seat from Crosby while he jumped into shotgun. Harper clutched control of the machine gun and they were quickly on their way to find a way out of the city. Maximus and Brutus, only serving as a distraction to the ISI, were left behind so that the J-SOC soldiers could escape. As Section drove further away from the two CLAWs, he lost the signal that connected him to the two CLAW machines.

They were back to being automatic…and left alone to the demise of the incoming ISI machinery and soldiers.

Enemy ISI drones whizzed over the two CLAW machines while more soldiers and enemy jeeps passed through to try and catch up to the fleeing J-SOC soldiers. However, the foot soldiers were unprepared for the sudden bullet storm from Maximus and Brutus. Their mini-guns began to excrete heat as they continued to slaughter more ISI soldiers. Some of the bullets made their way into the ISI soldiers driving the enemy vehicles which caused massive destruction!

One of the jeeps collided into the side of a wall thanks to a dead driver whilst another knocked into a piece of scrap metal and spun through the air. The impact caused a massive explosion. Alerted ISI foot soldiers quickly scrambled to cover where they could avoid Brutus on the ground. But their efforts were futile with Maximus providing over watch from above. He fired his grenade launcher at the hiding soldiers which flushed them out, if they didn't die in the blast, for Brutus to execute.

But still more ISI soldiers advanced into the area!

The small area was becoming a bloodbath but Maximus and Brutus continued their destructive assault on the ISI…but they couldn't last forever.

A 'clicking' sound was heard from Maximus's mini-gun which only meant that he was out of ammunition. He only had his grenade launcher left, but that too was low on ammo. Brutus was fairing much better either. His exposure upon the ground had allowed one ISI soldier to gain a lucky grenade on him. The explosion of the grenade caused his right foreleg to malfunction from the multiple shrapnel wedged inside it. The immobile leg prevented him from moving forward or backwards. He was exposed in the open and was running low on flame fuel and ammunition.

Despite Maximus's low ammo problem, he continued to inflict damage whenever he saw an ISI soldier move. He spotted another ISI soldier advancing on the roof towards the RPG that was dropped by the former owner. Maximus aimed his grenade launcher at the soldier but another 'clicking' sound was heard…

Brutus's grenade launcher had reached its final amount of ammunition and resorted to the remaining rounds of his mini-gun. However, he completely missed the ISI soldier upon the rooftop that was aiming the RPG directly at him! Maximus was unable to do anything and Brutus had just chewed up the last of his mini-gun ammunition! They couldn't continue to hold off the soldiers anymore!

Brutus's camera looked up and spotted a bright yellow light zooming straight towards him. From Maximus's camera, there was a massive explosion, and a grey cloud blanketed where Brutus was standing. However, Maximus's cam could make out what looked like a demobilised Brutus. The front of Brutus of was completely dented in and his mini-gun was bent backwards. However, the camera fixed just underneath the mini-gun was still able to rotate which showed that he was not completely immobile. However, he would not be able to survive another fatal blow!

Maximus turned to look at the AI drones that had suddenly gained interest in the battle that had just commenced. One had spotted the defenceless Brutus lying on the ground. However, Maximus failed to spot an ISI soldier throwing a Semtex grenade which suddenly attached to his left foreleg. The deadly ticking only lasted for a few seconds before a deadly explosion crippled his left foreleg. The imbalance caused Maximus to collapse off the roof and onto the ground below.

The impact was devastating! His camera became distraught and fuzzy. It cut in and out as it viewed the sky. The destruction had gained the other drone's attention and it hovered over the defeated Maximus. With the two drones looking straight at the defeated CLAWs, their pulverising machine guns began to spin up as they prepared to end the pair of them. The ISI soldiers cheered as the drones readied to execute the CLAW machines, but their cheering was soon interrupted by a menacing evil laugh.

From the middle of the small area, a sudden mystical black energy sprung quickly from the ground and speared through the first drone hovering over Maximus. The soldiers, shocked from the unnatural event and baffled at the same time, unleashed their firepower upon the magical dark magic, but it was completely useless. The bullets went through the force like they would when being shot through an ash cloud; they made little holes in the widespread magic, but they repaired instantly.

The mystical black aura suddenly thrashed towards the second drone's machine gun. It destroyed the weapon in seconds. Rendered completely useless, and with the ISI soldiers fleeing for their lives, the drone was unable to escape from the grasp of the dark magic. It began to envelop the enemy drone in a cocoon of blackness. For a few seconds, only the sound of the rain was present before…

The drone suddenly exploded into tiny pieces.

With nothing to distract the magic from its goal, it turned towards the two downed CLAWs. The magic printed itself on the outskirts of Maximus and Brutus and elevated them into the air!

It ended as soon as it began…the CLAWs were gone! An evil laugh echoed through the destroyed streets and vanished as if it had never been there!

His deadly scarlet eyes widened in glee at the sight bestowed before him. The weakened remains of Maximus and Brutus lay before him in the worst of conditions. Their cameras were still moving around as if they were trying to gain sense of where they were and where the enemy was. He laughed in satisfaction. Looking at the foreign machinery planted in front of him, the possessor of the dark magic couldn't help but feel as if he had truly outdone himself with his ideas and intentions. Yet, at the same time, he couldn't help but wonder just how deadly the CLAWs could be in a world full of magic. He had been viewing the human world for months after his defeat at the Crystal Empire, and he was really impressed with the evil that surrounded the human world. Sadly for the owner of the magic, he couldn't take the ISI troops or even any of the factions within 'Cordis die' faction, but the highly advanced machinery was all he was going to need.

Wanting to get to work immediately, he couldn't wait to see first hoof just how evil Maximus and Brutus could be under his power and enslavement.

His horn slowly lit a murderous red and black aura, similar to the dark magic that destroyed the two drones, and it wrapped itself around Maximus and Brutus. The dark energy automatically began repairing Maximus and Brutus and refilling the ammo as if it had years of experience. The repairing was done within a matter of minutes. However, to his liking, the dark magic infiltrated the very core of Maximus and Brutus. The magic reprogrammed their intelligence and re-directed their ally as to being King Sombra himself!

Maximus and Brutus, with a hideous red colour glowing around them, stood fresh and new, ready to serve their new master. In addition, one small robotic spider, possessing the same filthy red glow, hopped individually on Maximus. He was known as Ziggy.

But behind them stood hundreds of CLAWs and drones, all clutching the haunting red aura.

"Ah," King Sombra sighed pleasingly," My mechanical slaves!"