//------------------------------// // War and Blockade // Story: Invasion // by wadebicorn //------------------------------// Equestria, three months later 1:59P.M A signal tree stands in the middle of a field, in the middle of the day as the wind blows a gentle breeze causing the branches to move as if they were arms of a live person. A glowing speck of ember falls from the sky as the wind dies, slowly landing under the tree shadow. Follow by another bit of ember, a cluster of dust and embers falls from the sky and covers the tree. As ember continues to fall, a streak of green follows by a gust of wind sweeping and dragging the ember behind it until it crashes on the ground as ember, dust, and dirt fly in the air as a figure lands from the sky next to the pile of dust and dirt. "Faint, are you ok? Are you still here?." The voice of the pony who had landed to check on his fallen comrade who was lying on the ground, covered in dust and dirt, he started to force himself to stand as the dirt and dust fell off him. "I'll live….how far to ponyville." The stallion helped his Conrad up and pointed to the horizon. They can see a few buildings and the castle of friendship protruding from the hilltops signifying that Ponyville was close by, As the stallion helps his fellow soldier up, a blast of energy hits Feint's helmet off his head. They both turn around, witnessing two soldiers running toward them while a large platoon wearing armor different from their own chased them across the field and hills. "Come on. We're almost there. Get moving." One of the other stallions shouted while trying to outrun their pursuers, who were constantly blasting them with bolts attempting to strike them. " This shield won't hold for much longer. We need to get to ponyville now." One soldier who is a unicorn, said, trying to maintain a shield to prevent any more bolts from hitting them while attempting to widen the distance so he can stay close to his fellow soldiers. Once they all unified, they continue sprinting straight toward Ponyville, keeping themselves a hundred yards ahead of the enemy forces as they chase them across hills and plains. After running for twenty minutes, they reached a small rocks formation where they hid from their pursuers. Peeking from behind the rocks, they see the enemy slowly encroaching on their location, weapons drawn, and their backs facing ponyville, unable to move a single step as the enemy forces approaching. "When I give the word, we move as fast as we can to ponyville." The soldiers nod to the unicorn's instructions and wait for the enemy to move closer to them. Fifteen feet away, the platoon breaks into eight groups of five and begin to surround them and prepare to engage them. Still, just as they were about to attack them, all four equestrian soldiers sprinted toward ponyville. In response to them running, they began to fire them, wounding one equestrian soldier forcing the others to try and help him. Before they could advance further, an explosion erupted behind the enemy knocking them unconscious. Looking at the aftermath of the destruction that had happened, Feint helped his fellow soldier. Toward ponyville, once they reached the outskirts of town, they waited for a minute until a doorway appeared, allowing them to enter. They were walking through town Feint, looking at both the townsfolk and the soldier. On one side, he sees the townsfolk doing their best to cope with the situation and children playing games, trying to make the most of everything. While on the other, soldiers are moving supplies to different parts of town for defense. Two of soldiers were taken to the hospital for medical treatment. Feint and the member of his team went to the castle of friendship. Upon arrival, they went to the main chamber where twilight, her friends, and the royal guard captain overlooked little-known information about the invading forces and Equestria. "Central operations are trying to compile a status update on the field, but the information is sketchy at best, enemy forces halt the crystal Empire and Yakyakistan while southern reinforcements from the changelings and hippogriff are having trouble with the enemy sea division." Twilight nods in acknowledgment. "Furthermore, dragons and Griffins in the east are being forced back to their domain with minimum efforts from the enemy." Everyone's eyes widen from the information of how the invaders have kept all allies' aid at bay. All of them continue to talk among themselves, unaware of the two soldiers standing in the doorway waiting for a chance to speak. Another soldier enters the chamber interrupting their discussion, informing everyone that members of the scouting unit have returned. "Feint Stream reporting." he saluted as well as the unicorn. "Romulus Ether reporting." "At ease, what did you find during recognizes? Were you able to bring back anything from the field, and where is the rest of your squad?." The guard captain asks in a seldom tone. "We were able to locate a recent forward operation base northwest of the ponyville where enemy forces have placed what we confirm to be one hundred soldiers. We also acquired one of their weaponry for analytics research." Romulus materialized the weapon they had taken from the forward operating base and placed it on the table. Its strange design baffles everyone in the room. Its form was very different from many weapons they had seen, making it farren in nature. Unable to understand its true strength, they set it aside for a time so they could listen to the words of their soldier. "As for the rest of our unit, out of the fifteen soldiers, four of us counting myself were able to return to ponyville. Two are in the medical ward for treatment. When they discovered us at their base, we lost seven soldiers and four more while returning to ponyville. "I'm sorry for your loss. Get some rest. You deserve some. Dismiss both of you." Both soldiers salute the captain before leaving the chamber. Everyone then turns their attention back to the weapon. "Soo, can anyone tell what this is? It looks like someone was trying to make a sword but screwed up." Rainbow Dash picks up the weapon as if it was a plain stick. "Careful Rainbow, it might be more dangerous to wave it around like that." Starlight retorted as Rainbow Dash waved the weapon in the air. "Relax, I'm pointing the pointy end to the ceiling, nothing to worry-." As it was on cue, the weapon went active. The middle split open, releasing a volley of energy bolts, Rainbow trying to control the weapon, kept it all at the ceiling as it rapidly fired a barrage of bolts. As the weapon became too much to handle, she pointed the weapon in front of her, everypony duck to the ground avoiding the hail of fire that was destroying everything in sight, table, Windows, doors, walls, then finally she pointed it to the ground. After a few more seconds of firing, it stops and reverts to its original state. "Eh heh heh heh oopsie." Everyone looks at Rainbow Dash angrily. Starlight uses her magic to take the weapon from her hand while Applejack ties her to a chair. "And don't think about flying from that chair." Twilight restored the table to its original form allowing the meeting to continue. Everyone looked at the weapon and saw the damage it caused in the room, raised many thoughts on their combat and military prowess. One officer put a map on the table showing the battles currently being fought, including cities and towns occupied by enemy forces throughout Equestria. "This is dreadful, and they have most of Equestria under their control. If this keeps up, I don't wish to think what they'll do next." Rarity said in a horrific tone and expression. "It will probably be even worse than it already is. We have to hope that Spike and all our allies can help us before it's too late." Crystal Empire three months ago 5:05A.M Eight guards stand in the entrants to the city, looking for any form of activity roaming outside the Empire itself. "Why are we even out here? City gate patrol is so boring I could die any minute." A mare guard that is standing next to him punches his arm. "This is part of our watchdog training. If you don't shape up, or the city guard will kick you out of the royal guard." She said in a disappointed tone. "Look alive. We have incoming flyer inbound." A guard shouted as a group of winged creatures were flying toward them in the early morning skies. All the guards positioned themselves in defense formation and entire to the crystal city. The winged beasts landed a few yards for them and began to advance to the city entry. "HALT, STAY WHERE YOU ARE." He shouted at the creatures as they continued their approach toward them. "Call for reinforcements." The mare guard said to one of the other guard members as the remaining members were ready to fight. "Wait, lower your weapons." A voice shouted from the sky, and all the royal guards looked at the sky as Spike and Firelord Ember came flying. "Sorry we were trying to come in together once, but my wing gave way, and Firelord ember." Spike shows his wing to guards, which is slightly bandage. "Not at all, sir spike. It is always an honor to have you with us, what brings you to the crystal empire." Crystal Empire meeting room 4:43P.M " Thank you all for coming on such short notice. I wouldn't have called you unless the situation was imperative, but it is now." Princess Cadence, along with Shining Armor, was sitting with most of the leader's of the other races with the Kirin only present through a communication device, Each one sat at the u-shaped table facing Princess Cadence, expecting to know why she had called everyone together on such short notice. "I shall get straight to the point more than eight hours ago Equestria was invaded by an unknown army that cut through the land in a matter of hours, their forces have divided into two, one in the north and south." Shining Armor created a map of Equestria showing enemy movement and fortification where they have placed troops and supplies throughout Equestria cities. Queen Novo took a look at the map and noticed a pattern in the enemy movement. " Why haven't they invaded ponyville, canterlot, or cloudale instead? They're going to the eastern coast, not even going to the dragon land, Griffin stone, the badlands, as well as the crystal Empire itself...Why?" All the leaders begin to talk about the enemy's position and movement situation while questioning the enemy's reason and motives. "Wait, I know what this is. I know what the invaders are trying to do." Ember stood from her seat with a voice heightened in an acknowledgment tone. "Yaks not understand what dragon see that yak not." In confusion at Ember's response, Princes Rufus exclaimed, " what they're doing is a pincer maneuver." Ember begins to point out the movement of all ground forces and key hub locations around the central, then finally, she explains what a pincer maneuver is and how it works in war. A pincer maneuver is their objective to cut off the heart of Equestria from the rest of the land so that no one could aid them when needed. " If this is true, then we help Princess Twilight as soon as possible." Shiny Armor expressing his concern. "That's simple for you to say, but the truth is that we don't know their strength nor their capability, so how are we supposed to confront an enemy?" Queen Novo said in questionable concern. Princess Cadence looked at everyone in the room on their faces with doubt and concern whether to help princess twilight or not. Due to the nature of the enemy's strength, the unforeseen consequences, many of them choose not to get involved worrying about their people. That was until one leader stood up, walked to the other side of the table, and spoke up to the other leaders. To their surprise, the representative of the diamond dogs pleads to the other to help those in Equestria and drive the invader's forces back. The room remained silent for a moment as the tension in the room grew strong. It's then shattered when Shadow of Abyssinia stood from her chair. "I vote to save Equestria and Princess Twilight," Shadow said in defiance against the other leaders. Every representative looked at the two individuals who stood for aiding Equestria and the ponies that live there. One by one, all the leaders stood up from their seats with feces determination in their eyes and hearts. They all turned to Princess Cadence. A new resolve has been ignited within the leaders. Each of them was ready to fight for the very existence of Equestria. "So, I assume you all made your decision." All of them look at princess cadence undeterred with choice. "Than it is agreed we will achieve unity to save Equestria and drive back the invaders. I'll have most of you teleported back to your kingdoms. We shall gather at the outskirts of Ponyville and end this invasion." Affirmation from the leaders of the plan of action stood from their seats and left the room while the Kirin leader ended the transmission. Shining Armor looks at Cadence with concern even though his face has a stern demeanor. His eyes reveal a different truth to his current emotions. She stood up from her seat walk over to Shining then stroked his right cheek. "I know what you are feeling." She said as Shining held her closer, "Then you know what am I thinking? This plan may not work." "We should at least try. Twilight needs our help now more than ever." He nods, understanding the situation as he brings Cadence in for an embrace. The northern region of Equestria 48 hours later Marching south from the great north of Equestria was ponies from the Crystal Empire and Yakyakanstan Yaks. In front of the army leading them was both Princess Cadence and Shining Armor. Along with them is Prince Rufus marching through the lightly snow-covered plains until they reach the point where the ground was green weather is warm. As the combined armies continue to go south, Shining Armor signal soldier to Halt their advance. "Shining what wrong." "Why to stop yaks," Rufus exclaimed to Shining Armor sudden halt of the armies. Shining Armor points ahead of them on the horizon. There was a line of soldiers. Standing side by side of each other, forming a blockade, a black shadow jumped into the air toward them from behind the wall of soldiers. It landed before them, revealing itself to someone from the bird kingdom, but something was different about this individual. They were wearing strange black armor with gold accents and two slim swords. " I am Mitsurugi Kuromaru of the Tengu. Cease your march south and turn back. "The tengu proclaimed with one claw on his sword, prepared to draw it. "I am Princess Mi Amore Cadenca of the Crystal Empire, this is my husband Shining Armor, and this is Prince Rufus of Yakyakanstan, please let us through," Cadence pleaded with Mitsurugi. "This does not concern you, turn back, don't dishonor yourselves with this campaign, turn back this instance," Kuromaru said in a firm tone. "Yaks don't run Yaks SMASH." Prince Rufus shouted as he charged at Kuromaru. Just as Prince Rufus aggressively charged at him Kuromaru spread his wings and took flight into the air, avoiding Rufus' attack. Looking down toward the ground at two kingdoms leader's he turned his back to them and returned to the blockade. Prince Rufus ordered his Yaks to charge forward, attacking the enemy head-on with the force of their strength, trampling anything in their path. Meanwhile, soldiers at the blockade step forward, standing side by side in attack position with Kuromaru at one end of the formation with his sword drawn and pointed to the air. He then lowered it, signaling the soldiers to generate magical energy then strike the ground with it sending a shockwave raising earth and launching debris into the air, soaring toward the Yaks. Everyone on the ground tried to run and move out the way of falling projectiles but were crushed or injured. They all tried to regroup after the barrage of rock falling from the sky. As the soldiers of Yakyakanstan tried to regain positions wave of soldiers claimed from behind the rocks and assaulted the disorganized Yaks. Cadence looked in horror from a distance as the Yaks were being attacked left and right brutally by the enemy. Turning her gaze away from the carnage to Aleve herself from sight, she has to witness yaks being overpowered and beaten, causing her resolves to waver. She about spread her wings and fly away she felt and a hand place on her shoulder. “It’s all right, you can wait here I’ll deal with this.” she turns to Shining Armor smile at her. He raises his shield and charges onward with the crystal empire army behind him. Seeing her husband moving forward to save the yaks, fend off the enemy soldier, and help all the wounded on the field. She looks on while assuring herself over-current states of the present of the battle wages on. After a brief minute of thought, she sore onto the air and aid Shining Armor in battle, driving the opposition force back to the defenses line. Celestia Sea 55 Hours Later Flying over eastern waters, the united forces of both Dragons and Griffon were flying towards Canterlot, with Ember and Gilda leading the charge and coordinated formation among their soldiers, keeping all of them in line. "Gilda, what did that old bird say about enemy resistance." Gilda starts to catch up to Ember, trying to keep up with her flight speed. "Grandpa gruff said there were no enemies when we sent some scouts, so it's just smooth sailing onward ." They continued flying over the sea until a larger cloud bed came to their path. Not being detoured, the armies passed straight into its thick cover, trying to reach the end. Midway through the cloud bed, they enter a clearing within the bed beneath clouds lines that extend toward the horizon, where a mountain of clouds formed. "We're halfway through Gilda your still there." Ember turns Gilda to see if she's still following her, only to see that their strange figure in a mask robe flying next to her in a standing position as if it was on solid ground. " Gilda to your right." "Huh?" Gilda turns to her right. She only sees clouds and sunlight. "Hey, I don't have to for your dumb jo-" Stopping her sentient upon seeing a robed figure in the mask next to Ember, "Ember to your left." Turning her left Ember saw only clouds just like Gilda, turning to face Gilda, her eye lock in front of her with the robed figure. Moving away from Ember and positioning itself directly in front of Ember and Gilda as it continues to fly backward while still facing them, watching them immensely. "Hey, Ember, you see This." Ember slightly turns to Gilda "If you see this, so am I" "Hey mask face mo-" "Turn back, turn back. This is not your battle." The masked figure said to both Ember and Gilda. Gilda gives off a smug scoff at the mask robe figure demand believing it is nothing but a pest "turn back *pff* you and what army." The masked figure widened the gap distance between it and the reinforcements. It raised both arms when it was far enough from them, and an explosion of cloud was made behind it. An army charged straight at them in full force. "What the?! how are they flying without wings?" "Forget that EVERYONE ON ME," Ember shouted, leading the charge with Gilda and the rest of the armies following behind. Dragonland 58 hours later Grampa Gruff and Garble are in the basecamp looking over maps over Equestria and enemy encampment locations. "This sucks-ass I should be out there fighting, not looking at maps," Garble shouted, slamming a fist on the table in frustration. "Claim your hine your not missing anything, and besides, if Ember says you're needed here, your needed here." A few minutes later, a Griffin comes running, saying both armies have returned; Gruff and Garble rush out of the tent they were in to see the returning troops only to see soldiers were injured, and some were relying on others for help. "WHAT the blazes happen to ya's?" Gramps Gruff exclaimed upon seeing a large number of both Griffins and Dragons return injured. "It was an ambush, we outnumbered them, but they were better skilled and better armed. Ember got hit hard." Gilda came into the scene with Ember leaning on her shoulder for support. Garble looked shocked at Ember's current state; her gold body armor was damaged and half-destroyed while her body was cover in bruises, scratches, and few cut marks. On the other hand, Gilda had an injured leg and a cut right shoulder; she handed Ember to two other dragons letting them tend to her as she sat on a nearby log, relieving some weight on her leg. "WHAT THE SHIT HAPPENED, AND HOW THE SHIT DID YOU GET AMBUSHED," Garble shouted, demanding answers on what happened on their way to Equestria. "Like I said before, we were ambushed by one masked guy and his army," Gilda says in an annoyed tone. "WAIT, WHAT THE SHIT, ONE GUY.” Gilda turns to Garble with an angry look on her face. "YES, ONE GUY, THAT GUY." Garble turned to see where Gilda was pointing; looking up in the air, the robe masked figure was above them, looking down at them, observing their every move. Garble jumped into the air and flew toward the mysterious figure trying to attack the individual effortlessly, throwing blow after blow failing to hit his mark with his relentless barrage. He suddenly stops as he feels a sharp pain on his head as; he finally notices the figure's palm had struck him, then point all the digits on the other hand at Garble's chest a mere inch away and strike him. Garble rapidly free falling to the ground; once he made contact, the impact created a wide. "Sweet ma waffles!!" Gilda and Grampa Gruff fly over to the crater in the middle of it. Garble is lying on the ground, face all bloody and some of his bones broken. "This is your only warning." Both Grampa Gruff and Gilda looked up at the masked figure "return to your homeland; this is not your battle." Meanwhile, at the Southern Sea "Fallback all soldiers fallback." A hippogriff captain orders all soldiers in both air and sea to retreat. "Such power where such a military gets this much power." As overwhelming power of the enemy blockade force was unleash on the air forces, hippogriff in the sea were being pushed both on and below water. "We need to put at least four to five miles of distance between us and them, keep falling back.” The BadLands 60 Hours Later Changelings soldiers continue March forward and pass the border of the badlands toward ponyville, going north pass rock formations, within ten miles pass the border Pharynx nax stop to look at the scenery with a suspicious stare as if someone is watching them in silence but continue marching with the army. They soon stopped marching after four hours as some of their soldiers needed to rest when all of them took a moment to replenish their strength, Pharynx returned to looking at the scenery and the far distances. A strong sense of intent surrounded him. "Pharynx, is there something wrong you've been staring at nowhere since we left the badlands?" Thorax said as he placed a hand on Pharynx shoulder. "Look at that tree line, and the rock formations over there don't look the same three hours ago, we've been marching for four hours, and that same tree line hasn't gotten any closer nor passed the rock formations. Everything is out of place." Pharynx lamented as he pointed out. "KING THORAX." Both Thorax and Pharynx turn their heads to three changelings who approach them "please come with us there is something you must see." All five head to an underbrush area a few feet from the rest of the army Thorax, and Pharynx follows the three changelings to a comprehensive clearing where leaves cover the ground. At the same time, a ominous air makes the scene feel heavy. They soon find themselves in front of a statue of a raccoon-like creature wearing a hat, it's face has a red handprint, and the torso has two spiral marks on the chest. In contrast, the belly has a vertical line with four solid circles, and finally, the back has the writing changelings rulz in blue. "What exactly I'm I looking at?" Thorax questions the three changelings. "The statue, your highness, each one of us marked it as we were marching. Both Thorax and Phanax look at the changelings questionably. "You mark it." "That's not the point. The point is during the march we all marked it in different moments within the timespan. We constantly pass it many times already and I think we're going around in circles." Pharynx turns his attention to the statue while Thorax continues to talk to the other changelings. Pharynx looks at it for a moment, then he draws his halberd and slashes at it. A puff of smoke erupted from where the statue we once was, blanketing almost the entire area, nearly blinding everyone and confusing them while trying to regain their sense of surroundings. A strange figure passes by them very quickly, unable to process who just passed them. Pharynx runs pass them, given chase right behind the runaway figure, but before he can even reach the outer boundaries of the Smokescreen Thorax and the three other changelings transform it into the various large creatures and jump ahead up of them. The landing causes a smokescreen to disperse, revealing who was run from them in front of them. Was it a strange raccoon-like creature with light brown and dark brown fur patterns she was wearing a peculiar outfit wrapped around her raise a type of cloth and Hiding her lower face was a very long scarf that extends down to her lower back, on her backside a very short sword along with a few star-shaped blades. "Who are you?" Pharynx shouted, demanding answers from their assailant, but instead of getting an answer, she removed her scarf and threw it in the air, and a puff of smoke, transformed into a male fox wearing clothing somewhat similar to her. With a hand gesture, fireballs appear around him then rain down on them. "Take cover!" Thorax shouted, all five of them took cover behind trees as fire and fury rain from the skies "we're under attack." They then turn to see the same enemy is attacking the army from the treetops. "Go help the hive. I'll take one of our own and deal with those two." Pharynx said, reading the halberd. Thorax nods as he takes two changelings with him while Pharynx takes one to fight the other two. Diamond Dogs Domain 72 Hours Later Autumn blaze is at the medical site with some wounded soldiers from other nations who have been injured and forced back to their territory by the enemy forces. It has only been 72 hours since they tried to make a push with the help of the ally races by trying to transfer through Diamond dog territory with the help of star swirl so that they didn't get discovered crossing the plains to reach Ponyville but failed due to enemy Patrols. "All extraction team to the deployment area, repeat extraction team to the deployment area." A call ring out to all medical extraction teams to gear up. " Autumn needs you on the field right now we're a bit shorthanded. Get your equipment together and meet us at the deployment area." Autumn turns around to a stallion, letting her know it for her be on the field. She rushed over the armory to get on her medical extraction gear, then ran toward the deployment, where she met up thirty others extraction team members who were on standby and ready to head out. A few seconds later, a mare let all of them know they would open the portal to the battlefield as everyone was readying themselves for departure. "All right, shields up its time." The mare shouted as autumn, and everyone prepared their shields. "3...2...1...GO." The portal instantly opened, and the extraction team ran out onto the battlefield with an explosion of dust and smoke. Many of the extraction team ran out to the field, finding whoever was injured and trying to carry them back to the portal Autumn ran further out into the area, trying to find any soldier that needed aid and teleport them to the portal. She ran left and right on the field, dodging explosions and bolts, and sent soldiers back to the portal. She sees a group coming from the smoke and dust escaping enemy assault forces from the rear. " Is that every one there's anybody left behind you," Autumn asks the nearest Soldier as he's trying to get away from the enemy. " there is still fifty-one soldiers behind us, but they're pin down have to focus on our current unit right now." Autum let them know to continue heading towards the portal while she helped the stragglers. Without a second thought, she ran into the harsh dust and smoke while explosions and bolt fire were happening around her. She reached the other side of the blanket of smoke and dust covering Autumn quickly behind some rocks and looked for the remaining soldiers. It took her minutes, but she saw the soldiers pin down, unable to escape enemy soldiers were encroaching on their location with little time she sprinted to the trenches as her life depends, her gear turn black with purple marking as flames started bursting from her shoulders and mane, as footprints of fire are left turning into a Nirik. Dashing over towards the enemy forces, she made a sharp turn to the right and tight hard left turn back, creating a wall of fire separating both allies and enemy alike. Once the wall was completed, she met up with the other soldiers in the trenches. She tells them to head towards the portal. With all the soldiers out of trenches, everyone started running towards the portal. They ran for a minute until the enemy started coming through the wall of Fire and started firing bolts again, one energy Bolt hitting Autumn in the shoulder as they continued with running, trying not to get hit. It was until reinforcements came and suppressed the enemy's advance long enough for all of them to reach the portal. " Autumn Nice N Easy, right." A soldier said to her as he ran up to Autumn, congratulating her for saving many lives. Before he could get any closer, Autumn collapsed to the ground, unconscious. He ran to check her and discovered she was bleeding from her back and leg due to being shot by an bolt. "SHIT MEDIC MEDIC HEY, stay with me. We're going to get you to the doctor." Present-day Forward Operation Base West Equestria 3:15 P.M Leaving the base camp, two bicorns on a transport vehicle head north of military sight toward the forest close to the mountain. Within the very depth of the landscape, traveling their way to a cave in front of it, four guards stand watch wearing colors that match the environment. The two bicorns step out of the vehicle to the cave, with the four guards salute them. "Do you think they're ready? more importantly, do you think it will work?" "According to the books and with Bondage Arcana hypothesis, it should work. We'll have a new unit fighting for us on the field. After walking through the long corridor, they enter a chamber protected by two metal doors. Inside, a fully equipped lab was built in the cave, and on the far side, a single mare in a black lab coat sits at a desk facing them. " It's been a while since you two last came, come in, come in. It's been a long since I had guests." Sitting at the desk was a mare with three horns, seafoam green mane, pale light blue coat. She also wore a bronze sleeveless dress, a long bicep glove, and knee-high boots. "Tell us if there are any problems, are they ready?" "At the beginning, I started with one, then two more than four, it was a little hard to get the last one ready, but with a few death marches minus the death, it was a clear straight road, and as for your second question." Bondage Arcana snap her finger and out from behind some wall bylines five mares set out into the open their coats was different shades of colors one had dry blood. In contrast, one had dark cobalt. The mare on the far left has a dark yellow color, while on the far right is a pale orange. Finally, the last mare who was standing behind the others her coat is a pure white. All four mares stand before them as if they were perfection itself. "I must admit I didn't expect such mares even though they're changeling queens." He said as he remembers that three months ago, a changeling was caught in the base camp trying to steal love from a soldier. Soon after, a Strike unit went to round up all five hundred of them. The five female changelings that had unique colors were chosen and brought to the cave for experiments. "YES, you wouldn't have known they are changelings because the holes on their body, mane, tail, and wings have been full up, and their horns are straight. They are indeed Tame Changelings." "Can we use them to tame the others?" Arcana gives a sly grin. "You can use them any time you're ready." Both bicorns nod to each other in acknowledgment. "We shall inform the archon and process to the next phase."