Sclerite stood in front of a familiar place. It was where he had seen that massive rainbow explosion in the sky. Nopony other than him knew of this place until now. Now this was where Sclerite would siege the Hive that once kept him safe. his troops were assembled. There were about ten tanks with at least thousand troops comprised of members from multiple Hives. That wasn't the only thing they had in their arsenal. There was also anti-air guns and artillery made of the same magic siphoning minerals used on most of the Allied Hive's weaponry.
A Changeling approached Sclerite, "Sir, our forces are assembled and we are awaiting your orders."
"Very good, keep our tanks in the front. I'm going to join the army as we advance," Sclerite said.
"Sir, yes sir!" the Changeling said before rejoining the army.
Sclerite waited until the tanks began to move. They had formed a straight line and were going to cross the barren land where there was no cover. Apparently the enemy noticed this and flew down to meet them. Sclerite quickly ran to the front just in time to greet the welcoming party. He had not expected to see this. There was a large, green bug that had two large antlers, as well as diamonds on his chest.
Sclerite wasn't sure what to say. He was not prepared for anything like this. The strange bug noticed Sclerite and was visibly frightened. "Sclerite? Is... Is that you?" he asked.
Sclerite swallowed whatever nervousness he had and spoke, "I have come to take the Changelings back into Queen Chrysalis' Hive."
The other Changeling began to calm down. "We are independent now! Chrysalis was going to lead our Hive to ruin!"
"Siding with the Equestrians will lead the Changelings to ruin. Besides, how are you going to ensure the survival of your new kingdom after this generation. It's not like you have a Queen," Sclerite said. "I'm here to save you from the Equestrians. If you don't cooperate and allow us to take back what's ours peacefully, I will have no choice but to do it by force," Sclerite threatened.
"I will not let you destroy our freedom!" the Changeling said before quickly flying off.
"As you wish, all troops prepare to attack the Hive!" Sclerite yelled out.
The tanks began to fire magical bolts of energy into the Hive. Pieces were falling off but the Hive itself rapidly regenerated the broken structures. The rebel Changelings responded immediately by flying towards the group. They were planning to dive bomb Sclerite's army.
"AA guns! Take them down!" Sclerite ordered.
Suddenly the forest was lit up with green magical bolts as they flew through the air and exploded. The rebel Changelings were quickly torn apart by the flak. It was a horrible sight, most of the rebels lost large sections of their bodies and even entire limbs. The survivors were screaming in agony. The sight made Sclerite sick but he pretended it didn't bother him.
"Surrender now! There is no need for anymore bloodshed today!" Sclerite called out, using magic to amplify the volume of his voice.
A few minutes later, there was a large white flag planted at the top of the Hive. However, Sclerite was able to see one of the rebel Changelings flying away. It didn't matter though, he had won without suffering any casualties on his side. Hopefully this would be the first of many victories.