With Rainbow Dash and Rainbow Blitz
They were still inside the tower, hiding from the increasing number of griffins outside. The two cyan pegasi were lying on their stomachs on the floor while the brown pegasus was making sure that no griffins were approaching them.
"Hey" Rainbow Dash whispered towards the brown pony. He turned his head and motioned for Rainbow Dash to continue "You never told us your name."
The brown pony shrugged his shoulders and peered back out the window "You can call me... Ace."
"Ace?" Rainbow Blitz raised an eyebrow "You sure don't look like an Ace. You look more like a... hmm..." he rubbed his chin as he thought it over "Aha! Streak!"
"Streak? Why Streak?" Rainbow Dash asked her double.
"Duh! Isn't it obvious? You saw how fast he caught up to us when we flew towards here! I mean, he was busy going zap zap zap with those other griffins that I'm still surprised that he was able to save us on time!"
"Fine, fine... You can call me Streak but please be quiet! We are in a delicate position right now and you are not helping!" Streak scolded in a hushed tone as he once again peered outside the tower. He looked back to his device and turned it on. "This is Ace. Me and two civilians are currently inside the Border Watchtower and we are currently surrounded by flyers, please respond."
Silence followed suite so he turned the device back on and repeated what he said earlier. "I repeat, me and two civilians are currently in the Border Watchtower and we are currently surrounded by flyers. We are outnumbered by ten to one with no possible escape routes. We are in need of backup ASAP."
Once again, they were enveloped by silence. Ace cursed under his breath. He just couldn't believe his luck. He knew it was a bad idea to go patrolling without somepony to back him up but he was just too confident in himself.
Buzzing sound came from the device from his hoof and hope returned to his eyes. A voice came out from the device in a very calm tone. "Ace. I received your distress call. What is your current status?" said a rough voice. If Ace listened closely, he could probably hear a second voice behind the first one. The second voice sounded feminine and energetic.
Ace grinned as he told the other pony behind the device their current situation. He told them that none of them were hurt badly except for some scratches from the shuffle they had with the griffins.
"Understood. I've already dispatched a pon... wait what? You let them go with her?! Sigh... It doesn't matter... make that rescue team and they're on their way towards the tower. Expect them to arrive at five minutes. Hold off the griffins until then." The line was cut off after that and only static was left coming out from the device. Ace turned the device off and grinned widely as he turned towards the two pegasi. "Looks like backup is on the way! Although there seems to a problem with our backup if the commander's voice has anything to say about it." his gaze turned towards the window when he notice some movements coming their way. "And just in time too because things are getting lively again." He narrowed his eyes as he raised his gun and pointed it at a griffin. "Get ready... Things are about to get messy..."
Rainbow Dash and Blitz nodded their heads as they readied themselves for the coming fight. Rainbow Dash looked at the ground where the dead griffins were and her eyes widened. She was going to tell Blitz about it but was interrupted as a griffin swooped in from another open window towards the two pegasi with it's claws out. Blitz evaded the attack and countered with a kick on the gut.
"You! Catch!" Ace called Blitz and he was just able to turn just in time to catch a strange device on his hoof. It was the same weapon that Ace was currently using. "Use that to defend yourselves!" Ace said as he shot the downed griffin on the head. It was safe to assume that it won't be moving again.
Blitz nodded and he followed Ace's movements. He was terrible at using the gun. All his attacks missed and the recoil only made it worse. The only time that he was able to hit was when a griffin was right in front of him which he then used as his new strategy. While Blitz was busy blasting the griffins, Rainbow Dash was busy protecting his sides and backside. She used her natural reflex to evade and counter incoming kicks and talons heading towards her.
It was obvious that they were slowly getting overwhelmed by the attacks since the griffins never seemed to run out and some of them were now wielding weapons of their own from swords to shields to short spears.
It didn't take long before the three of them were slowly backing away while the griffins were surrounding them. They held their guns at the ready and focused them on the first griffin that would fly towards them. It was too late when they realized that they were backed to a wall with no possible escape since everywhere they looked, griffins were pointing their weapons at them.
Before anything else could happen, a roar sounded behind the griffins and a dark blur started tearing it's way through them with ferociousness. The creature was using it's teeth and claws to slash, bite and, tear the helpless griffins limb from limb.
Dash and Blitz were terrified by the spectacle in front of them while Ace sighed in relief.
Before anypony could blink, a yellow blur smacked itself right at Rainbow Dash and held on for dear life. Rainbow Dash squirmed in place before relaxing when she realized who tackled her.
"Flutters?! Am I glad to see you!" Dash laughed as she returned the hug enthusiastically.
"I'm so happy that none of you are hurt!" Butterscotch sighed in relief when he landed next to them. "When mr. Wolf told us that you were in trouble, we were getting worried and... and..." he couldn't continue as tears were building on his eyes.
Blitz draped a hoof around the yellow stallion. "Don't worry brony. We're fine. Thanks to Streak over there." he motioned his head towards the brown pegasus who was helping the wolf finish off the griffins with his gun.
Fluttershy was still clinging to Rainbow Dash and had her eyes closed tightly.
"What's wrong Flutters?"
Fluttershy sniffed "I-it's just that... A-all this v-v-violence... W-why are they k-ki-killing each other?!" she shouted as she bawled her eyes out and drenched Rainbow Dash's coat with her tears.
Rainbow Dash also closed her eyes and frowned. She also didn't like what she saw and experienced that day. She knew it was wrong to take a life of another but there was no other way. It was either them or her.
"I hate to break this little reunion but we have to go!" Ace shouted as he stood next to them. "More griffins are coming this way and I don't think we can hold them off any longer!" He turned his attention at the giant wolf currently slashing his sharp claws at a griffin. "Sir, we need to get going!"
The wolf turned his head and nodded at Ace before throwing the now dead griffin towards it's companions. The ponies nodded to each other before Ace blasted a hole on the wall beside them. They flew inside the hallway and made their way down the tower.
As they flew, Ace turned towards the running wolf with an appreciative smile. "By the way, thanks for the backup sir. I knew that backup was coming but I didn't think they would send you and new recruits. They weren't any trouble, were they?"
The wolf just raised a furry eyebrow. "Backup? I wasn't in the base before coming here. I was also doing some patrolling when I stumbled up those two yellow pegasi over there. In fact, I didn't even bring my radio with me. I just followed the sounds."
Ace furrowed his eyebrows "Wait... If you're not the backup then who is?"
The wolf just shrugged his huge shoulders as he continued running next to the flying pegasi.
"Do you trust them?" Ace asked low enough so that only the wolf could hear.
The wolf grinned, showing his sharp fangs "I think you need to be more specific than that."
Ace just glared at the wolf and he was responded with a silent laugh. "I do" the wolf said as he focused his gaze on the yellow mare. "There's just something about them that makes me feel that we still have a chance in winning."
Ace just raised an eyebrow before chuckling. "You do realize that you sound so crazy right now, don't you?"
The wolf just shook his head "As much as I want to agree with you, I can't. There's just something about those two." He pointed his snout towards Fluttershy and Butterscotch. "When they saw me, I couldn't feel any fear or anxiety emitting from them. In fact, one of the things I smelled from them was curiosity and friendliness." he chuckled once again "Can you imagine a small mare trying to make friends with a vicious looking wolf like me?"
Ace just blinked at the wolf before turning his gaze towards the yellow mare. She couldn't be, could she?
Ace would've asked the wolf for the name of the yellow mare when they came across a dead end.
"Shit" Ace cursed as he and the others was forced to stop. He turned around and immediately released another curse when dozens of griffins were hot on their tail.
"Well... I guess this is it" Ace sighed as he smirked at the giant wolf beside him. "It is an honor working side by side with you, Commander Lone Claw."
Lone Claw once again grinned and showed his fangs "Same to you ace."
The four pegasi behind the two veteran were shivering in fear, awaiting their doom when the wall beside them exploded. They shielded their faces when concrete and rocks flew across the air as dust covered the whole hallway. The griffins stopped from their tracks and waited, staring blankly at the intruders.
It was only a few seconds later when a hoof stepped out from the other side of the wall. The hoof made a sort of metallic sound and was followed with another as the figure stepped inside. As the metallic figure stepped outside, two more figures came out, this time clopping could be heard.
As the dust cleared, the yellow and cyan pegasi gasped as they saw the figures standing in front of them. One looked like one of Twilight's machines coming to life while the other two were very familiar to them. The gray pony was covered in all sorts of silver metal and only the legs, cutie mark, which was a picture of gray bubbles, and face were visible. Not to mention that this pony twice their size. The other two ponies were composed of a stallion and a mare. Both have identical grins on them. The mare was bouncing in place while the stallion was busy stretching his muscles. The most notable parts about these two ponies was that their mane colors were both pink.
The pink mare glanced behind her and when she saw the pegasi she closed her eyes and her grin widened as she waved at them enthusiastically. "Hiya guys! Reinforcements are here! Hope we weren't too late for the fun!"
The gray pony just grinned and raised a hoof which sprouted some kind of giant laser from under it. "I hope not because I didn't come here just to play escort." said a familiar feminine voice.
Rainbow Dash's eyes widened when she finally realized who the voice belonged to. "D-derpy?!"