Thaddeus jumped headlong into a group of Chaos space marines laying them all low. Swinging his chainsword around wildly, he was able to finish three of before they even got up, and cut down the fourth in a short fight.
Turning around, he saw none of his enemies.... as of now. What he did see however, was amazed onlookers, some whom were being attacked by the bloodthirsty mad men watch in amazement as the newcomer slew four of them in a heartbeat. A young filly wearing a beanie screaming “Cool, Mom!”
Thaddeus made his way through the streets. Most of the inhabitants were looking up at the occasional drops of black rain while others were watching the weird animals that walked by but a few who were aware of the marauding chaos space marines, hid in their homes. Little did they know that their places of residence would offer very meager protection.
This point was proven, when screams were heard. A single one of the chaos space marines was firing bolters in a home. Thaddeus, attacking quickly, literally jumped on the attacker and began to bludgeon him to death with his bare hands. He was rewarded with a quick thanks from a terrified creature.
Thaddeus knew the fight wasn’t over yet. The screams off in the distance accompanied by the loud war cries made this evident. Grabbing his bloodied chainsword, he once again hurled himself into the nearest group of the servants of the dark gods.
To any pony watching this, it was a sight to behold. One single bipedal ape like thing was laying low several of beings that were similar to him.
After slaying several of his enemies, Thaddeus was once again confronted by more. This time, a lone skull champion.
While Thaddeus was probably should of been ready for it, he simply was underprepared as a savage charge knocked him back and left him momentarily stunned. But recovering quickly, he then took his chainsword and swung, making a glancing blow at his enemy. The attack while not making it’s mark entirely, the brutality of it was able to make his foe drop his chainaxe. In which then he tackled Thaddeus causing him to lose his weapon as well. The space marines then were locked in a fistfight as they rained heavy blows upon each other. However, nothing prepared for the savage kick in the ribs that knocked Thaddeus off his feet and into a house. Stunned he was unable to get up as his enemy retrieved his chainaxe and readied a killing blow.
But it seems as though the Emperor had been watching over him this time, as several bolts ended up tearing through the champions helmet. Looking up, Tarkus, Martellus and Gordion had arrived to help.
“Getting yourself killed already?” Tarkus said offering a helping hand.
“Yeah.” Thaddeus replied as he painfully got up holding a arm to where he was hit. His face and armor were caked with mud and the blood of his enemies and well as his own.
“We got more of the traitors incoming.” Gordion said pointing at about ten chaos space marines.
“No problem.” Tarkus replied as he took out a stormbolter which he rained bolts upon the advancing mob. Any stragglers were swept up by Gordion and Martellus.
“You look hurt....” Said a random alien with a white cap. “Are you in pain?”
“I’ll live.” Thaddeus said. But the little alien persisted as it had to do a thorough inspection of him.
“You’re covered in blood!”
“Probably theirs and not mine.”
Nurse redheart looked at the stubborn alien. He had just been hit several times by a big, burly alien wearing a skull and was claiming to be alright. The very thought of it.
“My analysis seems that... you are not alright.” Gordion said. “Lie down so I can heal you.”
“That’s not necessary.” Thaddeus stubbornly insisted but allowed the apothecary to work on his injuries grumbling over not being hurt.
“I have never seen anything like that in all me born days.” A green, venerable looking alien said.
“He is.... just so cool!” Another orange looking alien said riding by on a scooter. “You gotta teach me that!”
“All of us! We could be the cutie mark crusader fighting-aliens-and-such!” Applebloom said.
“Thanks mister....” Sweetie Belle said. “You really saved some pony’s life.”
“Well, I’ll be...” Tarkus began. “I think I’ve waited at least a few hundred years for someone to say something like that, and here it is. From a xenos.”
“Surprising isn’t it?” Thaddeus said. “I can hardly believe that the xenos who’ve we crossed blades with are now thanking us.”
“I don’t think Captain Thule can believe why you chose to help them.” Tarkus said. “Helping xenos afterall can be considered...”
“I doubt it.” Thaddeus said. “Captain Angelos worked with the Eldar before.”
“Worked with... not helped.... So care to explain?”
“Well, they just needed help. That’s all. No one deserves to be slain or consumed by chaos.”
“He has a point.” Martellus said.
“Fine. But....”
His sentence was cut short by a cry of help that had come from a collapsed house. Thaddeus ran to help in a few moments disregarding anything Tarkus had to say.
Tarkus could only sigh when he saw Thaddeus pulling out a trapped pony from the rubble. Maybe it was time to teach Thaddeus he had to think with his mind not his heart. He hoped only that the Captain and their other battle-brothers were okay.
However what he wasn’t expecting was Thaddeus to come over running excited..... over the element of harmony that Discord had supposedly thrown into the cave.
“This is rather large to be a cave.” Thule commented. “More like a hollowed out mountain.”
“Something must live in here.” Twilight said. “I doubt Discord would make this easy for us.”
“What do you think sleeps in here Twi?” Applejack asked.
“Well... I am guessing a manticore, a hydra or maybe even a dragon!” Twilight said. “But I have a feeling with these guys around, we’ll be fine!”
This however was about to be put to the test when a giant purple paw crashed in front of them. Looking up was something that was maybe the size of Emperor class titan...... a seriously ticked off Ursa major roared at the party.
Seeing this Titan sized monster, the space marines got themselves ready to fight. The six ponies however, could hardly do anything but try not to be smashed. The first “test” was about to begin.