“This is how weak you, and you're kingdom is, Celastia and Luna!” A large griffon in full steel armor yells with laughter as he continues. “Look! My flag soars over you're castle!” He is right, as the once proud flag of Equestria has been replaced by a red flag with a white griffon skull and two crossed swords.
“What is you're reason for this pointless attack on my kingdom!” Celastia yells as she and Luna struggle against their bindings.
He laughs harder and more menacing, “because you are weak, and I am strong! Enough about me and you two. What about your Twilight Sparkle?” The griffon points to a large wooden pillar. The two princesses eyes widen in fear as they see Twilight on top of it with a noose around her neck.
“Do not hurt her! She has nothing to do with this!” Luna yells with no attempt to hide the fear in her voice.
“I want to make you suffer! So yes she does have a role to play.” The griffon yells menacingly with a laugh after his words. “Do it!”
A griffon next to the pillar kicks it out from under Twilight's hoofs. Celastia and Luna close their eyes.
SNAP!
The sound echos through the city. Celastia and Luna open their eyes, but are left suprised. A creature wearing white and red robes holds Twilight safely in it's arms.
The concuss Twilight looks into the face of the creature, but cannot get a clear look of it's eyes from the hood it wears. But clear as day, she can see it giving her a reassuring smile. Her mind is blank as she begins to feel safe from looking at it's smile.
It lowers itself to one knee and sets Twilight down on her hooves. It then raises its right forearm, with a loud noise similar to metal sliding against each other, it now has a blade sticking out of it's wrist. Twilight closes her eyes in fear as an image of her being stabbed by that blade rushes through her mind.
She then feels pressure from her horn being released along with a thud of metal, along with the noose being taken off. She opens her eyes to look down at her hooves and sees her binding being cut from the blade that’s strapped to the creature wrist.
Again the sound of sliding metal occur as the blade slides back into a device on its wrist. Twilight can clearly see the noose and bindings preventing her from moving and using magic laying on the floor in front of her.
“What are you!?” The griffon that ordered Twilight's death yells out. “Never mind! Kill it!” As soon as thous words where said, the griffon that kicked the pillar lounges at Twilight and the robed creature.
SHING! THUD!
The griffon is now pinned to the ground by a pony. But this one had her face and body covered by a hood and robes that almost exactly resembles the clothing of the creature standing next to Twilight. But what was clear, was her pure red tail and gray slightly tinted with red muzzle showing from her hood.
Quickly she pulls her hoof from the griffons neck to revile a blade covered in blood.
SHING! THUD!
Another two griffons are pinned to the ground. This time by a diamond dog wearing the same clothing as the other two. He copy’s the same motion as the pony and reviles a blade on each of his wrists covered in blood.
At the same moment, the sound of metal sliding rings again as the blades on their wrist retract back into it's device. They step off the fallen griffons and pulled out weaponry. The pony holds a tomahawk in her mouth, as the diamond dog wields two short swords in its claws.
Twilight looks to her right to see the creature standing straight on its rear legs. It stood much taller then her, causing her to take a step back to clearly look at it's covered face. Again it looked back down at her with its smile. “Go unbound the princesses. Me and my brothers will deal with the griffons.” It speaks to her in a low and calm, reassuring male voice.
Twilight gulps down a lump in her throat before nodding and taking steps away. It smiles a little bigger and begins to walk towards the two other robed warriors, who are completely surrounded by griffon soldiers.
As the bipedal creature approaches the griffons, they take a step aside, allowing it to walk into the center next to it's 'brothers.' The griffons step back into place. The three warriors are completely surrounded by 30 griffons. The pony and diamond dog took a battle stance. The unknown creature pulls out a rapier sword and took its stance.
“COME ON!” The three warriors yell. The griffons respond with battle cry’s and attacks with swords and spears.
The city was filled with the sounds of clashing metal and flesh being cut. Every attempted attack made by the griffons to kill one of the warriors only lead to them quickly knocking the blade out of the griffon's claw from deflecting the attack, followed up by a slash or stab to the neck. Putting them out of the fight for good.
Twilight was successful in removing the bindings from the two princesses. But they stood there, not moving with deadpanned expressions as they watched the battle before them. Along with the griffon general that's watching in fear as his prized soldiers fall to the floor dead, one after the other.
Soon, only the three robed warriors stand. Blood splattered on their clothing, but not a single wound dealt to them. The pony and dog took a step towards the general, but the unknown creature put his arm out. The other two step back and holster their weapons.
The one still wielding his sword takes steps forward tell he was 10 feet away from the griffon general. He then pointed his blood covered rapier sword to the griffon. “A powerful warrior you are creature. This should be fun!” The griffon general smirks, trying to hide his fear that is clearly showing in his eyes.
He then pulled out his broad sword that was holstered to his back. In one flap of his wings, hes sent high into the sky. A battle cry can be heard as he comes down at the robed warrior with incredible speed. In a split second the warrior side steps out of the way as the griffon stabs the sword into the ground where he stood less then a second ago.
The warrior quickly stabs his arm into the griffons elbow as a blade came out the other end of his arm. He then quickly used his sword to stab the griffon in his right knee. He yells in pain and his wings expanded so he could fly away. This only lead to the warrior pulling his sword out of his knee, then stabbing it into his wing. He then pulled the blade from the griffons arm and stabs it into his shoulder. The warrior then spin the griffon the other way and gives a light kick to his leg, putting him to his knees in defeat.
The warrior places the tip of his sword to the neck of the griffon. “Why are you hesitating?” The griffon says in a calm voice.
“Because it is not my dissuasion.” The creature replays in a just as equal calm voice as he looks to Celastia.
Celastia began a slow walk to the defeated griffon, with Luna and Twilight following. “General Thunder Call. Do you have anything to say before I turn you to stone?” She says in a troubled but calm voice.
“Yes... That I regret nothing I have done. And that... the warrior who bested me fair in battle choose my fate.” The general says in a pained but still calm voice as he looks Celastia dead in the eye with a emotionless face.
Celastia nods. The warrior moves his blade to the side of his neck and stabs downward. Sending the blade straight through his entire body. As he quickly pules the sword back out, he places his hand behind the deceased general's neck and gently lays him on the ground. Then, uses his fingers to close his eyes.
The warrior stands straight up and holsters his sword, as the other two warriors take a spot in standing next to him. In perfect unison, the three warriors bow to the princess. Celastia then bowed to them, followed by Luna and Twilight.
The six raise to look at each other. “May I know who you three are before I gave my thanks?” Celastia said with a slight smile.
“We are members of The Brotherhood.” The unknown creature said with a smile.
“You have mine, my sisters, and my subject gratitude Brotherhood.” Celastia said with a big smile.
The unknown creature turns his gaze to Twilight. She was standing in the perfect spot to look under his hood thanks to the sun. She could clearly see that he had no fur and a flat muzzle. But what caught her attention where the blue eyes looking back at her. He nodded a little to her with the same smile she first seen him with.
The three warriors again bow, before turning around and taking their leave.
TING
Twilight quickly uses her magic to catch a silver coin that was sent flying at her by the unknown creature.
The three warriors where now out of sight as Canterlot Guards and citizens talk and collect their thoughts about the event that just transpired. But Twilight looked at the silver coin she was given. Questions on how they could fight like that, who they where, was that one an alien, and why did she feel safe around him, rushed through her mind. But her train of thought is disrupted as shes pulled into a group hug by her five friends.
“I hope to meet you again.” Twilight said to herself as she hugs her worried friends.