//------------------------------// // Chapter 10: Revelations // Story: Fang Gang: Special Operations // by MlpHero //------------------------------// Borax examined the feather. He blinked slightly, looking at Tempest and Blue. “So, this is Griffax’s feather?” he asked, tilting his head. Blue nodded. “Yeah. I found it back at a house back in Arabia.” Borax nodded, walking over to a pink reformed changeling. “Genesis, we need this analyzed,” he informed her, passing the feather over. She nodded, taking the feather. “Yes sir.” She moved over to a machine and placed the feather inside. She pressed a few buttons and a screen showed the analysis. Griffax’s picture was easy to recognize, but there were two other pictures as well. The group blinked, quite confused and surprised. “It appears he has two family members we don’t have on record,” Genesis explained. “But, how is it that possible?” Blue asked. “I’d understand his mother and father, but… who in their right mind would date a terrorist?” Tempest shook her head. “Dunno. But if we can find out who they are, then maybe we can find this bucker.” Genesis nodded. “Understood. But, it will take a while to unravel who they are.” Blue sighed. “Buck…” He looked around. “Hey Borax, where are the others?” Borax smiled. “They’re doing something near Luna Bay. They’re assaulting a factory there.” Blue sighed. “Lucky buckers…” Tempest chuckled. “I’ll be back soon. I have a meeting with Star Striker.” Borax nodded. “Okay. Good luck.” She nodded and left. ~~~ 0850 Corporal Zenex Fang Gang: Special Operations Team Blade Weapons Factory at Luna Bay We’ve discovered a weapons factory in Luna Bay, which seems to double as a port as well. The seaside port is freezing. Makes sense though. Luna Bay is in the Frozen North. I hope we can get this over with fast… —Cpl. Zenex Zenex looked up from his journal. The Fangs were traveling by boat to get to the port. Dagger was the most on edge, as he hated swimming. Mantis smiled at him. Dagger smiled back. “Don’t worry Daggy,” Mantis said. “We have special suits to help us with this.” Dagger blushed. “Okay Manty…” Mantis smiled and steered the boat, before bringing it to a stop. “Alright fellas. This is our stop.” The Fangs nodded and reached for a box. Inside were their suits, as well as some harpoon guns. Zenex picked up a harpoon gun, confused. “What are these? Where’re our crossbows?”  Hive chuckled. “Our crossbows don’t work that great underwater,” he stated. “We’ll have to use these to clear out the underwater forces.” “Oh. Well, what about when we surface?” Broken smiled. “Kydra flew ahead to hide our weapons somewhere,” he said, pointing to the port. “For now, let’s get up there.” Zenex nodded and slipped into his diving suit. The others followed suit, grabbing their weapons. The Fangs nodded and lowered into the water. ~~~ Tempest walked through Manehattan, looking around. She smiled upon seeing Star Striker sitting at the café. She walked over. “Star Striker,” she said, trotting over to him. “Captain Shadow,” he greeted back. She chuckled. “No need to be so formal. We’re all ponies here,” she replied, sitting down. He smiled and nodded, looking around to make sure that no one was listening. He then looked back at Tempest. “So, why’d you want me here again?” “Well you see, we could use more soldiers like you,” she said. “And you’re one tough unicorn.” Star blushed. “Well, that’s flattering, ma’am. But, I’m not even sure what you guys do.” She smiled. “Look for yourself.” She slid a folder over to him. He reached over to see it. He opened the folder, examining the contents. ~~~ The Fangs swam through the icy water, their warm blood beginning to kick it. They looked around, noticing a few Blade soldiers swimming around the seafloor, most of them had diving suits enchanted by magic, and hippogriffs were wearing necklaces that protected them from the cold by heating them up. ‘There’re some of those buckers…’ Pharynx growled and raised his harpoon gun. ‘I see…’ Hive replied. ‘How good do these harpoon guns work?’ Mitchell swam over. ‘Let’s see, shall we?’ he said, firing the harpoon into a hippogriff’s chest. The hippogriff jerked, before Mitchell’s harpoon began retracting. Soon, Mitchell was able to kill the soldier with his knife. The others swam over, doing the same to a few other soldiers. Hive swam over, before noticing a Blade soldier looking at him. He fired his harpoon into the soldier’s chest, then, when the harpoon retracted, ripped the soldier’s breathing apparatus off. The pony drowned shortly after. ‘Good show,’ Stinger said. ‘Now move along, lads. We got a job to finish.’ They nodded and swam towards the surface. ~~~ “Special Operations?” Star asked. He looked up at Tempest. “Like, Luna’s Shadow Unit?” Tempest nodded. “Mhm, although…” she leaned closer. “We operate less… legally.” Star raised a brow. “Less legally? How do you mean?” Tempest grinned. ~~~ The Fangs, now equipped with their crossbows, crept through the hallways. Zenex had went further up ahead. They trotted towards a door that led to an outdoor catwalk. Broken took point. Kydra looked over the railing. “Chrysalis’ mercy, that’s a long way down…” “No kiddin’...” Mantis replied. They continued walking until they saw two soldiers walking down the opposite side of the catwalk. They froze as the soldier on the right raised the crossbow. “Hey! Freeze! You can’t be he—” The soldier to the left swung a crowbar into the other’s leg. The soldier howled as the other soldiers tackled him and hoisted him over the rail. “No! Ahhhhhh!” The Fangs watched as the Blade soldier fell over the edge, and all the way to the ground. They looked up to see the other soldiers engulf himself in green flames and soon Zenex stood before them. “Watch your step. It’s a long way down,” Zenex said. They blinked, but nodded and began walking. ~~~ Meanwhile, Blue, Borax, and Genesis were still analyzing the feather. It wasn’t long until they discovered something about Griffax. He was a descendant of griffon king Hades. The three stared in surprise. “You mean…” Blue paused, then looked at Genesis. “Griffax is the descendant of a griffon king?” “It would appear so,” she replied, looking at the screen. Unlike the leader of the Falling Blade, this Hades was a griffon king from thousands of years ago. Back when Griffonstone wasn’t a desolate wasteland. Blue looked at the feather. “I wonder what else is going to happen…” “It would also seem he has a wife and son,” Genesis said.  Blue nodded, then sat back. He was impressed by the technology Borax’s company possessed. ~~~ Tempest drank from her coffee, watching as Star Striker read the file. His eyes widened at most of their operations. Heck, some of their operations were blacked out with permanent marker. “Well?” Tempest asked, leaning forward. He looked up at her. “I… these are illegal operations… wouldn’t I be betraying my country…?” Tempest chuckled. “Wouldn’t be the first time.” She reached into her satchel and pulled out a file, sliding it over, as well as a pen. “You want the gloves off, they can come off.” Star Strike nodded and picked up the pen and began writing. Tempest nodded and stood up. “When you’re done, meet me at the building addressed. Star nodded. “Thank you…” She smiled and walked off. ~~~ The Fangs had finished planting charges around the weapons factory. They only had to sweep through the control room and sneak off to a boat. But first, they looked around for any form of intel. Heck, a coffee cup with someone’s name on it could be useful. At first, they found nothing. But just as they were about to leave… “Guys! I found something!” The Fangs looked over to see Zenex holding a piece of paper. They walked over. “What is it?” Pharynx asked as Zen passed it over. Pharynx examined it. “The buck…? Is this… Pony Latin?” Zenex took it back and looked at it. “I think so.”  “Can you translate it?” Hive asked. “I can try…” the nymph replied. “When this many be gone astray, the plagues that are an attack on the domain. Friendship is shared in a letter…?” “The buck does that mean?” Hive asked.  The Fangs thought for a bit. Then, Dagger looked up. “Wouldn’t that be the SoF?” “School of Friendship?” Broken asked. “What would they want with that place?” They thought for a bit. Then, realization set in. “Y-You dont think they’d…” “Oh crap! Come on!” The Fangs wasted no time, racing towards the boats, detonating the charges as they ran. ~~~ Back at the lab, Tempest had a returned to the others. “How’s it going so far?” she asked. Blue nodded to the screen. “Apparently, Griffax is a descendant of a griffon king named Hades.” Tempest’s eyes widened. “Oh?” Blue nodded. “Last scan coming in,” Genesis said. They looked to see a blue griffon fill up the screen. Tempest’s eyes widened. Blue Fang looked over. “What is it Tempest?” “T-That’s… that’s Gallus…”