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// Chapter 4 New Ride 
// Story: The war of sentient races. 
// by HookLined 
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	Kris enters the town center and says "mayor ill shall be leaving tomorrow. I'm gonna leave my pony mercs here while I take the human ones." 

The mayor looking confused then asked "Why are you leading a attack or what?" 

Kris then chuckled "no, I'm just taking them for backup." 

"Against?" 

"Well a dragon of course, do you know how much humans fear dragons? Only the bravest of souls would challenge one." 

The mayor stood shocked "A DRAGON!!! Are you insane, dragons will burn you into a crisp, and you want to go challenge one!?" 

"Yep" Kris grinned. 

"We at at war with Lilth, how is you fighting a dragon gonna help us in this."

"A man who rides a dragon is a man feared by all, but respected by his comrades. When the enemy sees my army fear will strike their mind, but wont effect the outcome of the battle, but then I arrive on dragon-back and they gawk in terror. Then ill rain down fire on their heavy armor leaving their troops the only thing in my way." 

"But if you die then who will lead your mercs?" 

"Serenade, shes my co-chief if I die she takes over. But the probability of me dying is 7 out of 10. So I piratically have a 30% chance of survival." 

"Only 30% and your still gonna go!?" 

"Well ofcourse I still have a 30% chance that's enough for me to be confident." 

"bu~" before she could finish Kris jumps out the window landing in the drivers seat of a off road jeep. "have fun! Come on guys were going dragon hunting!" The mercs then all cheered, while all the citizens stared in frightened confusion. The jeeps rev their engines and ride out the gates. 

"So Kris where are we going for these dragons anyways?" 

"Back when I lived in Lilth I researched equestria and its many provinces. The place where the dragons reside is, and get this its called dragons keep." 

"Dragons keep? Not very discreet now is it." After many hours of driving Kris and his men arrive at the keep to find a massive structure. Kris and his men unload their gear and set up a outpost on the far side of the structure "Kris! You might want to see this." 

Kris runs over and snatches the binoculars from the scouts hands. "What are they doing?" Kris said. Then a loud roar echoed through the air as Kris looked over to see a dragon being ripped of all his skin. Keeping it over a huge grate for the blood to pour down. "What hell are they doing this for!?" The scout next to him then points out a sign on the building "hmm what does that say? Geo-Geoskinned. Wait a minute isn't that the reptile skinning cooperation? you know the one, its that corporation that sells reptile products and accessories." 

"So why are they skinning dragons then?" 

"Well dragons are part of the reptile habitat so I guess they decided dragon skin will be their next new fashion product. 
Alright I'm going in." 

"Are you nuts! This might be just a reptile skin factory, but its armed just enough to contain dragons. What good will you do in there alone." 

"I'm not going alone, Milwaukee you're with me." 

"yes sir!" Kris and Milwaukee enter the factory's premises and take out two guards and strips them of their clothes. "Now it will be easier to get in." The two the approach a door that says "authorized personnel only." The two look at each other and chuckle as they open the door. The door lead into a control room where five scientists were sitting and talking about their latest operation. Then they noticed the two mercs. 

"What are you doing in here! Someone hit the security switch!" 

Kris and Milwaukee then sequence their movements and snap the scientists necks. "Milwaukee get on that computer start researching this factory and its occupants I'm gonna go explore." 

"Alright boss" 

Kris then exits another door leading into a corridor of massive proportions. "This must be where they keep the dragons. Hey look a peep hole" Loud dragon humping noises echo through Kris's mind "Ugh oh god I think im gonna puke." 

"Kris how is the exploring going" 

"OH GOD WHY!! I just witnessed dragon on dragon porn right in front of me."

"Hey. Hey remember its not porn unless its recorded." 

"So, did you find anything yet?" 

"Yeah I was able to get pass their firewall, apparently at the end of the corridor your in is the dragon pack leader." 

"Pack leader, I thought that was only for wolves?" 

"Hell if I know your the one who researched dragons." 

"okay ill start heading down there, ill call back if I live the encounter. Oh and Milwaukee when did you become such a smartass?" Bullet fly past Kris's face cutting his cheek."shit Milwaukee ill call for you later!" So Kris bolts for the end of the corridor dodging bullets and firing at guards in his path. He makes it to a small door and enters it "Shit shit there coming, Milwaukee are you there come in!" 

"I'm here what." 

"I'm inside the room at the end of the corridor but there's a ton of guards heading down my way." 

"Yeah give me a sec and there!" The door behind Kris locks and two bars fall in front of it. 

"Now where is that dragon." 

Fire flares behind Kris lighting a batch of wood on fire. "You human! Why are you here? Are you here to kill me too." 

"No sir I'm here to see what happened here. The last time I researched it dragons keep was a happy resting place for dragons. What happened?"

"It was a happy sunshiny day. The day I became king of the dragons. The last king got bored of being the guardian of the keep and helped the humans capture it. They told him if they succeed then he will be accepted into the human army. I don't understand how he fell for such a ridiculous lie. By the time they captured us they already had him tied down and as a message to the rest of us he was the first subject to be skinned. It still haunts me to this day his screams of pain echo in my head. I shouldn't have left ponyville." 

Kris then shot up "wait did you just say that you are from ponyville?" 

"Yes why?" 

"I am the lord of ponyville." 

"What!? I swear if you hurt a single pony I will fry your ass like chicken." 

Kris rested his hand on the dragons snout "don't worry princess Celestia made me one of her lords to serve and protect equestria." 

"So no one is hurt *Phew* I was scared there for a minute I thought twilight might have been endangered."

"Twilight...like Twilight Sparkle?" 

"Yep that's her you know her?" 

"You could say so." 

"I wish I could see her again." 

"Hmm what if I broke you and the other dragons out?" 

"That would be amazing we could destroy these humans and retake the dragons keep, but whats the catch?" 

"One you have to come back with me to ponyville. Two you and your army will become my vassals and help me bring down the human empire." 

"Deal as long as we destroy the humans and are set free then ill do anything you want." 

"Great but before we do that my name is Kris, yours?" 

"Spike" 

"Milwaukee come in," 

"I hear you, what is it?" 

"I need you to release all the dragons at once." 

"All sir?" 

"All of them and get the boys to start the attack."

"Rodger." The cages open and gunfire and fire lights up the dark hallway. Spike walks out and give his brethren a speech "alright guys these humans have tortured us enough, but lets not forget. That even though these humans harvested us that all humans aren't bad, for today we have thanks for the human who has set us free!" 

"Hello mighty and majestic creatures of fire I came here today to free you of your enslavement. Right now my men are outside fighting the guards who kept you all here. I ask that you help them for they will not survive this fight in return for your help I will help you with your vengeance against the human government. So what have you say will you help us!" The dragons look at each other and spit fire at the roof above them making a hole for them to get out from. "Lets join them shall we spike." 

"We shall!" Spike unleashes a powerful roar collapsing the roof. The battle raged on for 3 minutes before the guards and scientists were all dead. "Milwaukee meet us back at camp Kay?" 

"roger that boss on my way now." 

"Spike we still have an agreement you must return with me to ponyville." 

"I know I am excited to see twilight again its been too long." 

"But there is one thing spike I want you to wait for my signal" "hmm?" "I want twilight to be surprised." 

"I got you okay ill wait for your signal." 

The men get back to camp where they are greeted by their fellow mercs and Kris is greeted by a really excited yellow pegasus. "Hey fluttershy I'm back, hey do you know where twilight is?" 

"She should be at home." 

"Thanks!" Kris then sprints over to the library to find the purple mare circling her hoof in the dirt. "Twilight..Twilight!! Hey whats wrong?"

"Oh its nothing. Well it is something today is the tenth anniversary since spike left I haven't seen or heard from him since. But besides that I don't want to talk to you don't you remember I hate humans and you broke my brothers horn. I will never talk to you." 

Kris pulls out a flare gun. "Well that's a real shame." 

"What are you~" Kris then fires off the flare and the ground starts to shake. "What...i-is ha-happening!?" Twilight's friends then run over to her. 

"What in tarnation is that?" Then a giant purple and green dragon towers over the wall and smiles down at twilight. "spike.." 

"H-hi twilight sorry I didn't visit I've been tied up." 

"Spike!" Twilight then runs over to spike and hugs his snout. 

"I missed you so much twilight." 

"I missed you to spike." 

Kris then walks over "so apology accepted." Twilight nodded with a tear in her eye. 

"Apology accepted." 

The pink pony then jumped up and said "this calls for a welcome home party!" And throughout the night the town of ponyville partied til morning.