With one last cackle, Yona’s voice faded out, and all the knights began approaching them, their swords drawn. The group backed up to the center of the room, all of them beginning to sing.
“Watch your flank, watch your flank
Watch your flank, watch your flank
We will counter their attack
Let’s hit ‘em til the armor breaks!”
“This could get a little sticky!”
Spitfire sang out, directing Soarin with a wing, who ran over and grabbed some spare swords, tossing one each to Rainbow and Fleetfoot, then passing one to Spitfire, who continued singing.
“Winning this battle will be tricky!
But I know the way, now fall back and let me lead!
You hold the line and my team’ll bring them to their hooves!”
Tempest beckoned for Pharynx to grab some swords for them, and he did, passing them to the others, though Thorax fumbled with his. Tempest raised her sword in her crackling aura, singing out loudly.
“Swords up high in the air if you’re for me!
These things have us outnumbered one to twenty!
But victory will be ours if you listen to my strategy!
Spitfire’s team takes the left and the rest of you follow me!”
“No way!” Spitfire objected, and the girls glared at each other, muzzle-to-muzzle.
“This is my crew!” Tempest shouted at her.
“This is my team!” Spitfire shot back.
“Well this is my turf!”
“For the love of Rising Dawn!” Luna exclaimed, stepping between the two. Luna looked between them, singing.
“Look guys, we’ve clearly got bigger fish to fry!
So put your differences away
We’ve got to work together to win today!”
Luna raised her sword, still singing.
“Until these knights fall, everyone-”
“I swear we’ll stay together ‘til the battle is won.” Spitfire and Tempest sang, glaring at each other still, expressing a mere truce and no more. The group all sang as one, beginning to fight the suits of armor, their swords clashing together.
“Watch your flank, watch your flank
Watch your flank, watch your flank!
We will counter their attack
Let’s hit ‘em ‘til the armor breaks!”
“Until the knights fall, we’re aligned!” Luna sang.
“Don’t think that means we’re on the same team!” Spitfire and Tempest told each other, sneering.
“Watch your flank, watch your flank
Watch your flank, watch your flank!
Hitting hard and hitting fast
But we can’t get them to react!”
Pharynx and Thorax clashed their swords as one against a suit of armor, but it didn’t move. Tempest rushed by with Spitfire, the two hitting one suit of armor as one. Tempest began singing as she struggled against a suit of armor with a larger sword.
“This situation’s getting kind of heavy!
Hold to your weapons tightly, keep them steady!
If we stick together we might make it out alive
I’ll cause a distraction, Spitfire, attack it from the side!”
Spitfire did as Tempest said for once, stabbing it in the side and tossing it away, then began battling two at once, singing.
“All my team will stand at the ready!
Let’s cut them up like confetti!
I’ll hit from the front, Tempest, counter from behind!
And don’t forget the fate of Equus is on the line!”
Tempest followed Spitfire's directions and got one of the knights from behind. The entire group began singing again as the suits of armor got closer, keeping them in the center of the room.
“It’s all out war, our group is outnumbered!
The sound of swords clashing is like thunder!”
Tempest held her head high, aiming her sword at a suit of armor as she thrust it.
“But we’re not going under, we won’t ever run and cower!”
The others answered as one, charging again.
“We battle for victory but we’re fighting for each other!”
“Until the knights fall, everyone-” Luna began
“I swear we’ll stay together ‘til the battle is won!” Spitfire and Tempest chorused
“Flank to flank, flank to flank
Flank to flank, flank to flank
We will counter their attack
Let’s hit ‘em ‘til the armor breaks.”
“Until the knights fall, we’re aligned!” Luna called.
“Don’t think that means we’re on the same team!” Spitfire and Tempest told each other.
“Flank to flank, flank to flank
Flank to flank, flank to flank
Hitting hard and hitting fast
But we can’t get them to react!”
Tempest and Spitfire each blasted the suits of armor at the same time, Tempest with a bolt of electricity and Spitfire with a burst of flames. The attacks hit and combined to form a shuddering ripple in the suits of armor that made them stop. Tempest grinned, then stepped forwards and ignited her horn.
“Suits of armor are strong and true, let’s make this metal copy some moves!”
All at once, the suits of armor froze, and Tempest jumped up into the air. The armor copied her. She continued, dancing, as the armor copied her. Spitfire jumped up and took her place, also dancing, then Gallus leapt up. The girls jumped over and all began dancing in different styles, so the armor didn’t know who to follow.
“No!” Yona shouted, watching from far away in her cottage.
The boys joined in, Discord leaping forwards and adding some moves of his own, snapping his fingers and causing about ten copies of himself to appear, helping to confuse the armor with their own dance moves.
“Until the knights fall, you can trust-” Luna started
“I’ll help you win this battle because-” Spitfire and Tempest added, smiling at each other slightly. They then all sang, dancing around.
“I got your flank, got your flank
Got your flank, got your flank!
All for one and one for all’s a fact!
Then the knights fall, pitch black!”
The suits of armor collapsed, unable to take any more. Discord laughed, and with a snap of his fingers, his duplicates disappeared and the knights were wrapped up in a plaid ribbon.
“You’re really getting the hang of the whole ‘having magic’ thing.” Thorax said softly. “Sometimes I still forget I can shapeshift.”
Discord chuckled as the others all began cheering. From the cottage, Yona screamed in rage.