To live, to survive, to thrive,

by general well


chapter 5

‘‘Ooh... sugar crane!’’ I said as I grabbed one of the leaf of the sugar crane and pulled it down. I grabbed my knife and cut the middle of it and put the sugar crane in my mouth. mmmmm, tasty I thought to myself.

‘‘sir, the enemy is about to be here any second and we found the rest of the Pegasus most of them are injured and one of them is critical. Captain ace told me.

I smiled at the diamond dog. ‘‘good thing you found them captain, now send them back home and dig the trenches and get a crossbow. what the Scouts said is they are 131 troops heading this way so we must dig ourself in because they are  only 46 of us including me. so get ready for a long fight and also tell this to everyone.’’ I said.

‘‘But sir do you think we can hold them off?’’ a diamond dog said.

‘‘No!, but have some faith, now go to your post private.’’ I ordered him so I went up the hill, once I got up there I use my telescope and Scout where the enemy supposed to be at, I've been at it for 30 minutes when I noticed a movement in the trees. ‘‘Oshit there are they are everybody to positions’’ I ordered.  I got in the trench and raised my rifle to point at them.

They walk slowly and the stop, the one in front of them came up to us

‘‘Greetings clan of ……. Whatever, my name is Snitter, I'm here for the daily slaves to collect and I see you already have brought them to us.’’ Snitter said as he look at us.

‘‘These ain't slaves you dumbass!’’ I yell at him inside my trench.

‘‘Who is the fool who said that, I will cut off your arm and slaughter your family.’’ Snitter stated as he pulled out his sword.

‘‘I did you dumbass, there are no slave for you to collect, now leave my land.’’ I said.

Ok then, now show yourself so I may speak to you.’’ Snitter ask me.

I decide to show myself so I got out of my trench, ‘‘Here I am.’’ I said as I appear to them.

‘‘You're a fool……hairless Minotaur, fire!’’ Snitter yelled out.

One of the diamond dog pull out a bowl and shot an arrow at me which miss me by an inch and hitting the pony beside me in his right leg. the pony scream in pain as he collapsed.

‘‘Oshit get down!’’ I ordered as I got down, I went over to the pony who got shot.

‘‘Are you ok private?’’ I ask him as I look over his leg.

‘‘Yes sir, at least it was only my leg, not anywhere else.’’ the private answered.

I look at him with a serious look you're not out of danger yet, you may get a infection, so keep that leg clean or you die.’’ I told him.

I got up off the floor and look at the enemy.

‘‘This is an act of war, we are forced to retaliate, everyone attack!’’ I ordered everyone.

Then everyone starts to shoot they crossbow and I pull out my pistol and shot one of the diamond dog climbing up the hill, then I shot another one and another one and another one until my clip is empty.
The enemy was climbing up rapidly up the hill.

Oh no I'll thought to myself, look like we need a counterattack, which made we need to jump out of the trenches and run at them, which is a bad idea. Good thing we made inside of the hill hollow and we are on solid part, so I decide a retreat and I light the beam that is holding up the hill.

‘‘Retreat maggot, we need to get out of here. I ordered as I got out of the trench. Then everyone follow my lead, we ran down the hill as the enemy got on top

‘‘Are you retreating you weakling, I knew you would be defeated, now are we slaughter your family's .’’ Snitter stated as he celebrating.

‘‘Think again mutt, look down you idiot.’’ I told him as the hill started to collapse

Nooo.…… Snitter yelled out as he fell with his army.

I pretty sure that killed half of them, if not I'm pretty sure they all weakened and injured. I thought to myself.

‘‘Sir, we ready to counter attack, do we go now?’’ Ace ask me.

I look around and saw some of the enemies started to get up from the debris and also looks like Snitter survive the fall

‘‘Damn, looks like that bastard survived and captain, commenced the attack.’’ I ordered him.

‘‘yes sir, charge!’’ Ace scream as he runs at the enemy with everyone one else and I follow with him as we met the enemy everything went into chaos dogs and pony were dying, it was hard to tell which was the enemy maybe except the pony.

I should really make uniform. I thought to myself. Then I saw captain ace was lying on the floor about to be beheaded by 3 enemy diamond dog, the third one raise his axe but before he could do the final blow. I raced over to them and and stab the diamond dog in the chest making him drop the axe, then I pull out my knife out of his chest and blood fountain out of him

oops I must have hit a vein and also I got my clothes dirty. I thought to myself.

Captain Ace proceeded to get up and attack the stun dogs, grabbing the axe from the fallen enemy and he proceeded cut off the head of the diamond dog closest to him. I get behind of the other one and give him a gash on his neck.

The dog tried to stop the bleeding on his neck but he couldn't and he blood out.

‘‘Are you okay captain?’’ I asked Ace.

‘‘Yes and thank you for saving me sir.’’ Ace said with gratitude.

I look around us and noticed that we are winning but I see some of ours are dead.

‘‘Retreat! retreat!’’ someone said. The enemy were retreated and I also saw Snitter going with them.

‘‘Sir, the enemy are retreating should we follow them?’’ Ace ask as he see the enemy retreating.

Yes but, we need to give our fallen a proper burial.

Yes sir’’ Ace said as he saluted. then he left to tell the others.

Now what religion should bury them with, Christianity, Catholics, Islamic,  Hinduism Buddhism, Judaism, or none of them  because that would cause diversion which is kind of good. I don't know, I need to speak to Maria. I thought to myself.

An hour and 7 miles later…..

There it is, the enemy clans Cave, what did you think I'm going to call it. Anyways there are 10 of them guarding the entrance, it would be tough, good thing I have a pistol which only have two more clips, so I have to make this count. I thought

‘‘Captain, do we have this surrounded? we don't want them to escape do we captain.’’ I said menacingly.

‘‘Sir, that sounds evil.’’ Ace said with a worried look.

‘‘Sorry captain, I didn't mean to sound like that, anyways get your guard ready and wait for my signal. I said as I pull out my gun.

‘‘Yes sir.’’ Ace said.

Anyways after he left, I decided to approach the enemy, then they all saw me, one of them pointed his spear at me.

‘‘Who are you?’’ he ask as he check me out.

‘‘I'm here to free the slaves and get revenge.’’ I told them as I pull out my pistol and shoot him in the head, which makes him have a mini seizure as he falls to the ground. The other diamond dog were stun as i signal my army with a whistle.

My guards came busting out of the trees then dispatch the remaining guards and we proceeded to enter the cave. As we enter the cave, I noticed there were cages hanging on the ceiling fill with skeletons and decayed remains. As I drew closer to one of them I notice it was a gruesome scene there was a pony with his head cut off and flies are buzzing around him and  its head was staring at me with those soulless eyes with a grin so wide it it looks like something for Halloween. there was another body which it was a mare cover in scars and her head was deformed.

‘‘Someone check on her if she is alive.’’ I told everyone.

A diamond dog & unicorn went over to see if she was alive, anyways as we went down deeper into the cave, more and more gruesome scenes appeared. it looks like some of them  did suicide but I was not sure. Am I pretty sure some of these pony were torture the death.

‘‘Sir, this is evil.’’ a guard said as he tucks in his wings.

Most of the guards were puking.

I have to give these bodies proper burial I thought to myself. Then I noticed there was a door and I hear the enemy behind it trying to block it with something.

‘‘Unicorn get ready, all that unicorns we have got in the middle, ready, mark, fire!’’ I said out. loud they shot the laser beam directly at the door and it was destroyed. We all March in the door started attacking the enemy, but they were ready, they counterattack and smash into our line.

I put up my pistol and started shooting into the ranks of the enemy when one of them went at me with his weapon draw, i was able to dodge but he give me a buzz cut.

‘‘You bitch! now I need to grow my hair again.’’  I said as I proceeded to shoot him in the chest two times.  ‘‘that's what you get.’’  I told the now deceased body.

I looks around and see the enemy being pushed back and I see couples pony prisoner behind the enemy.

we need a break through I thought to myself.

So I went into the enemy rank and proceeded to kill many as I can, anyway as we got closer and closer to the center I spotted Snitter uncovering  a hole with sunlight shiny down from it.

‘‘Someone stop Snitter, he is escaping!’’ I told everyone.

Some try to get him, but they couldn't get there because the sheer amount of enemies surrounding Snitter.

Snitter laugh. ‘‘Looks like you can't get me you may have won this time but I will get more diamond dog to fight against you, farewell hairless Minotaur.’’Snitter stated as he started climb up the escape hole some of the diamond dog Follow him up, but we were able to get there stop the rest from escaping, the rest of the diamond dog who didn't escape drop the weapon and surrender to us.

we free all of the slaves, but looks like some of them have shell shock or something like that and there were 263 slaves.

‘‘Sir, I found the Treasury and arsenal, the Treasury contains 1470 Equestria bits and other precious metals and there are a slave who wants to thank you.’’ Ace told me. As he was finish the free pony came up to me.

‘‘My king, I want to thank you for freeing us from this place, I do whatever you commence.’’ the elder pony said.

‘‘So tell me, how long you been here?’’ I asked him.

He looks sad and says ‘‘I just been here 37 years’’ he told me.

‘‘tell me do you miss your home?’’ I asked.

‘‘Eversense I've been taken I dream of going going home.’’ he said with a tear in his eye.

‘‘What if you go home now. would you be happy.’’ I asked.

‘‘You can send me back?’’ he said.

‘‘Guards help this pony to get home.’’ I ordered as I thought. home line, where the heart is.