Arctus had the weapon made for Sunset, but upon her insistence, she wouldn't test her blackened saber made in the Dragon Lands on anyone but Arimaspi. She felt it would drive her to perform and discover in a heightened focus.
That was a couple of days ago, the moment it was forged, she set off. Arctus couldn't help but feel worried about her even though he was confident she would return.
The Friendship Festival that Twilight was hosting was an event he'd be happy to attend as it came close to Aeternian ideas. Though he could see a cloud approaching far off from the South and he had taken a moment to gather Stitch from the crowds and met with her and Savus to discuss it.
"I don't think there was weather planned for today, Princess Twilight should know," Savus spoke and began to saunter off.
"Go ahead and inform them, something about this brackish cloud is offensive," Arctus took his spear from his back, ponies present nearby in Canterlot stared. Many shuffled off, afraid.
Arctus could say they weren't fearful of him, but of what he forecasted.
"Stitch, you're sticking with me. All the Princesses are here, this is an opportune time for him to strike," he began to climb as she affirmed his order.
He could see the cloud start to approach at an alarming rate, making out the same airships he saw at the skyharbor in Klugetown.
"Fucking...damn stars above! It's happening!" He leapt from the battlements with Strong Stitch right with him, drawing her own weapons.
He sprinted to the main plaza where all Equestrian Royalty was gathered, the Master Scout skidded to a stop in front of Twilight and the rest of the Princesses, standing along with Strong Stitch, weapons drawn.
"Arctus! This is a day of kindness and friendship! Put away your weapons!" Twilight chided.
A deep growl verbed in his words, "these aren't friends. They are-."
"Arctus!" Twilight affirmed.
Celestia opened her mouth to speak, but chose to keep silent. Her and Luna knew the wisdom Arctus had in knowing ally from foe, but Twilight still assumed that Scouts were just the brute force behind Equestria's friendly face.
"That's an order!" Shapes started to descend from a ramp that fell off an airship hovering right in front of them. Arctus heeded Twilight and Strong Stitch followed.
"Scout Stitch, gallop as quickly as you can, go with no delay. Get to Klugetown and start tearing apart any more reinforcements on the way."
"Belay that," Twilight was arguing him, "no more talking, Arctus," Twilight strided forward.
The Master Scout came close to Stitch's eyes, "please. Disobey just this once, I'll catch every punishment myself."
She nodded and left in a fast gallop fitting of an atheletic earth pony.
Twilight sighed.
"Make way fo-," a small creature similar to those Sunset killed along with Arctus began to announce through a machine before he was hushed by a magenta hoof to his mouth.
Belonging to a unicorn with a broken horn.
"Oh? There are Aeternians here, too?" She smiled, trotting forward, "no matter. You both can't be stronger than Hazth."
Arctus stood at the side of Twilight, but he could see the fear explode in her eyes as she realized her mistake of refusing Arctus' wish for engagement. He took that as a sign to engage and drew his spear, rushing at the commanding broken unicorn.
"I was waiting for you, rude to keep me with my thumb in my ass!" He shouted as he took a swipe at her, following with two more. The third swing cut across her cheek as she leapt back.
He was going to be thorough and take no risks, "evacuate! Sound the alarms!" He called and sent his spear firmly through the head of the tiny invader to his right.
"I liked that annoying pipsqueak. I have a job to do here, Aeternian," Tempest threw our globed device, nailing them with her hoof towards the Princesses.
This was happening far faster than Arctus' eyes could keep up. He flitted a few knives out from their slots on his legs, but he missed the devices quite clearly and in green gas, he watched Celestia and Cadence turn from flesh to stone.
"I," he felt blood rage in him veins, "Savus! Stand with us!" He called on the retired veteran again.
Twilight whipped her head around, rooted in spot. Luna instead began to gallop after Celestia started to speak in a low voice while an army poured from other airships.
"Shitting Stars," Arctus cursed as Tempest petrified the Lunar Princess next. He enclosed on her to watch as she flung a grenade toward Twilight.
Rainbow Dash saved the rooted royal and they began to group their friends. Savus had already drawn his greatsword and sprinted with a shout to meet the hulking invaders. Tempest dodged Arctus' blow.
"Broken unicorn, your name does not matter. Your home will not either. It will silence when I visit it. Master Scout Hazth will have Master Scout Arctus at his doorstep," he eyed her while a pale reddish light descended from the sky above to him while he watched worry grace Tempest' eyes.
"Yetrema, lend me your legs so that I may run an errand just as great as your warning to the Council of Stars," the symbol he drew in front of him was finished as quickly as he spoke to memorized prayer.
Red lightning chased his feet, "you've doomed your entire nation," to him striking back was the only pressure he had to force them to undo the petrification on the family he joined.
He ran, with insane speed, going quick as he saw reinforcements on the way that were clearly being destroyed one after the other by a Scout Strong Stitch. His vision started to blur as he was headed right for the kingdom across the Bone Dry Desert, past Klugetown, through the pine woods, and over the entire Southern ocean.
The Storm Domain he saw from so long ago was fresh on his mind and he was committed to killing ever single one of the citizens that lived within it.