Twilight's Castle
After taking off their combat gear and weapons, the humans went to the map room to relax. Thanks to unicorn magic, Parker, Summers, and McLaughn had power for their phones and could still use app games, though they couldn't use internet or data. Ramirez and Smith were sharpening their pocket knives on their whetstones. Soon, they heard the clopping of hooves walking toward the throne room, but the voices did not sound like the Mane Six. Two unicorns walked in, one with a blue mane and coat and the other with purple and blue hair with a pink coat.
".... and I'm not sure if it's a good idea to stay, but where else do I have to go?"
"Well, maybe you could go back to running your village, only a little....friendlier?"
"Yeah but I still don't know if that's a......... What in Celestia's name are those things?!?!?!?!?!?!?!" The pink one, known as Starlight Glimmer, yelped. The blue one, better known as Trixie, started shaking at the knees because of these weird aliens sitting in Twilight's castle. Soon Starlight pulled up her magic shield to protect her and Trixie from the strange creatures. The guys just sat there watching them amused. Soon Twilight walked in.
"Oh hi boys! You're back! Wait, Starlight? What are you doing? Oh, right, I didn't tell you."
"Twilight, did you let those things into the castle?!" Starlight asked.
"Yeah, they're our friends, the Lunar Nightwatch, and they're a species called humans. They're not dangerous to ponies." Twilight replied.
"Oh but we are dangerous." Smith teased with an evil grin on his face while brandishing his knife. Ramirez had him stop, and he walked up to the unicorns, who had lowered their forcefield. He then scratched Starlight behind her ear, which she seemed to really enjoy.
"Don't worry, we don't hurt ponies. My name is Sgt. 'Steelhooves' Ramirez, and these are my men." Trixie looked at how Starlight was enjoying her ear scratch and decided to speak up.
"Worried? We were not worried! Why in Equestria would the Great and Powerful Trrrrixie be worried about some beast like you?!" She said defiantly, while at the same time having a look of concern on her face. Soon Parker walked over and scratched behind Trixie's ear. Despite her initial protests, she soon melted like butter into the scratch.
"So Starlight, these humans are warriors from another world, and they came to help us finish off Queen Chrysalis and her loyalists." Twilight explained.
"I think I can get used to having these ear-scratchers.... I mean warriors here Twi", Starlight responded.
"Me too", Trixie gleefully agreed.
Three days had passed since the destruction of the Everfree Hive and the introduction of Starlight and Trixie.
During that time, the team visited Rarity's Boutique where she got their measurements and made new casual clothing for them. The guys really appreciated this, as they had nothing to wear but the clothes they came with for quite a few days. The Mane Six went on a "friendship retreat" at that time too and the guys had to help Starlight save Trixie one time from a bunch of angry ponies.
On the third day, Lyra was visiting the humans at the castle when there was a knock on the castle door. The ensemble of humans with Lyra went to the door and opened it to find the grey mare with googly eyes asking them to sign for a large crate.
"Oh hi Derpy! This crate is for the humans?" Lyra asked.
"Mhm, straight from Canterlot science labs", the mailmare responded. Ramirez soon signed for the crate. Upon opening it, the men and mare were greeted with the beautiful sight of darts, rival balls, and magazines galore.
"Oh hell yes, now we're talkin!!" Smith stated as he saw the crate full of all the ammo they needed to finish off the changelings.
"Those ponies really outdid themselves with these", Summers stated in awe. The crate not only had the standard twelve-round rival and elite magazines, but also two one hundred round elite drum magazines for Parker's Rapidstrike.
"Ohhhhh, I think I'm gonna cry!", Parker stated with a tear of happiness dripping from his eye. Lyra looked in awe as the guys picked up the ammo and magazines. There was a note in the box.
Dear Lunar Nightwatch,
I hope that you got all the equipment you needed in good condition. As you can see, we were able to make larger ammunition holders, or "magazines" as you call them. If you ever need more for your mission, just tell us. Thank you for voluntarily protecting Equestria and her ponies.
Sincerely,
Princess Luna
"Wow, I didn't know that ponies could make human equipment!" Lyra noted as she saw all of the pony-produced ammo.
"Well ammunition is generally simple to make, the hard part is making the weapon to fire it", Ramirez replied.
"Oh by the way guys, I'm friends with Ms. Cheerilee who is the local schoolteacher, and I told her about you guys and suggested that you get to meet and greet with the schoolfoals. She thought it would be a great idea as long as you guys thought so too." Lyra piped up.
"I guess we can do that soon, maybe tomorrow?" McLaughn replied.
"OHTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOU!THEFOALSWILLBESOHAPPY!", Lyra replied as she grabbed McLaughn in a tight hug.
"Well, when do we start tomorrow?" Ramirez asked.
White Tail Woods secret base
Queen Chrysalis had just flown in after escaping from the clutches of the humans. The changelings in the hive were anxious as their queen flew in with an angry look on her face.
"My loyal subjects", she began speaking, "it has been a few weeks since I was ousted by that traitorous Thorax from our main hive." The changelings hissed at this comment, angry that one of their own would betray their leader.
"Since then, I have decided that Thorax was a threat to our species, since he decided to side with the ponies. I came up with a plan so that once we dealt a crippling blow to Equestria, we could overrun and retake our main hive." The changelings cheered for this.
"However, a new threat has risen, one that is even more dangerous than Thorax and his band of traitors, one that is even more dangerous than the pony princesses! This threat is called humanity, and they are the most dangerous creatures our species has ever faced. They walk on two legs like dragons and use weapons that are more lethal than anything our world has ever seen. They have murdered your brothers and sisters in the Everfree hideout", Chrysalis coldly spoke, to which the changelings angrily hissed and growled some more.
"It is only a matter of time before they find the rest of our hives, and once they do, they will start wiping them out one by one. Therefore, we must strike the first blow, for the survival of our species! That is why we will not attack Los Pegasus in a week, but tomorrow!!" The changelings cheered for their queen.
"We will drain the love from the ponies of the cities on the ground and in the sky, and we will become stronger, so that we may destroy this threat and save our species!!" The changelings cheered again.
"My children, prepare yourselves for battle, and send word to the San Palomino hive to do the same. Tomorrow, at dawn, we attack!!!!!" Soon, the changelings sent their spies to blend in with the locals, and sent messengers to the other hive at the San Palomino hideout.
"They'll never see this coming!" Queen Chrysalis spoke to herself as her army amassed, and she and her changelings began laughing evilly.