//------------------------------// // Counter attack // Story: Conversion Bureaus: Warhammer 40k The second battle for the Kaurava System // by Gunnerben55 //------------------------------// *Location* *No mans/pony land between FOBs* *IG patrol* Six figures sit in the shadows as they hid from a twelve foot tall humans with a large weapon with a longer blade on its front. The group of these brutes was led by a short old man but had a type of sword as big as himself and he kept talking about some religious subject keeping the bigger ones on track. And they didn't seem to smart. "Duu... boss... where we goin'?" The one right behind the man asked looking down. With a sigh the man looked back. "We are here to make sure none of these invaders reach our base and hurts his blessed hammer like those cowardly Eldar." He proudly states and the four brutes take it as a good answer. As they march one sees something and wonders over to investigate. "Boss... I found somefing!" He proud calls out as he reaches his hand into the brush. The priest looks back only to see him jump back in confusion as his hand is covered in purple. Following he stares in awe as the ogryn slowly deform in a very large horse bigger then the horse back rider's mounts. The remaining three giants stare at their once brother and then to their leader. A voice is heard from where the bush that he reached into. "It worked! I can't believe it!" It soon is cut off by the priest pointing to the bush and the remaining ogryn open fire with their rippers tearing the bush apart slowly to show a group of six ponies in a small pink shield. "Nice going Twilight you gave him away our location this is why i didn't agree at first!" The rainbow maned pony yells at what he is guessing the leader who has both a horn and pair of wings. He raises his hand and the rippers stop firing. The once orgyn stands confused as he looks from the priest and the ponies. "Help the princess you idiot!" The rainbow maned one yells and he looks at the others before charging and hitting the priest knocking him off his feet and pins him. He glares down at the his former leader and stands on his rear hoofs to slam his hoofs down on him. But before he does so a long ripper blade stabs into it causing him to fall onto his back and bleed heavily. "I feel... sleepy..." His eyes roll back into his head and the ripper is pulled from his gut. The priest stands up and looks at him. "You have fallen to the evil of the enemy and we freed you." He turns his eyes to where the ponies in the shield were to find they were gone. "Men we must find them! They couldn't of gotten far..." He is cut off by something hitting his chest sending him flying but he also heard glass braking and feels something on his chest. He looks to find the rainbow'd pony on his chest once he lands and he can feel the potion starting to work. "I will not... fall so... easily!" He seems to glow and so does the large book on his belt. He throws her off him and swings his large sword at her and it whines a horrible sounds and it moves as teeth near. She jumps with amazing speed out of the way and as his faith keeps him sane but he feels it slowly slipping. He falls to his knees as the potion starts to over take him and he starts the short but painful trip of transformation. Before he completely is lost he manages a few words. "You... will fall to his will... you will not win." With that he is lost to the magic of the enemy and becomes a old pony with a horn on his head. He looks to the book that is now in his torn robe and takes it and holds it. The last three ogryn are attacked by the same pony and then more join in and soon three large ponies stand around confused wearing whats left of their uniforms and armor. After it has settled down the six ponies gather together. "That wasn't so hard. i expected them to be tougher." The one with a hat on her head says. "Not sure apple jack that one was tough even when the potion was taken affect he nearly killed RD." The one called Twilight says pointing to the former priest. They all look to the priest to see him reading the book not paying them much mind. "Uh... didn't that book light up somehow when i hit him and he kept fighting?" RD said as she walked to the pony. "What are you reading..?" The old pony looked up at her and smiles. "A bible a imperial priest wears into battle." He looks back down to it and continues to read. Rainbow dash walks where she can look over his shoulder and can't read it. "What language is that? I seen a lot thanks to Twilight but none of that." Twilight's curiosity is hit and she walks over. "This my dear is High Gothic spoken and used by the Imperium of Man. Our current enemy." He informs them and Twilight proceeds to get into a conversation about the Imperium with the old priest. The others sigh and mill about knowing this will take a while. But they all but the priest who seems more annoyed freeze when they hear rumbling in the distance marking the arrival of what they heard from the royal guards were the deadliest of the humans weapons. Tanks. *No man/pony land* *IG armored push* Johnathan was in the back of a cramped Chimera with Matt as they roll across no man's land to the pony lines. He wasn't having a good time it was full of kids younger then him and some were PDF with their autoguns on their backs and they were talking big or asking them questions about the ponies and the up coming battle. Matt was busy scanning back and forth with one of the side guns trying to find something to shoot. "Hey Johnny do they have any weaknesses?" One of the PDF speaks up. Johnathan looks over at the young girl that can't be more then 18. "To put it simply... Eldar are more durable then the ponies so your autoguns should be fine just their shields will be a problem but our lasguns can handle those." The PDF stare for a moment and then chat how this can be a easy victory and already talk about heading back home. Johnathan and Matt knew better no such thing as a easy victory in the universe. Matt speaks up and Johnathan looks over. "We're nearly to the shield and are about to meet up with the rest of the armor and we push past the shield and hit them hard." They traveled in quiet for a bit until they heard the distinctive sound of massed tanks and a lot of boot steps. One of the PDF opens the top of the Chimera and look around in awe as they pass many war machines and two gets the most stares. A Baneblade and one of its close family members a Firesword were getting last checks by a small herd of techpriest engineseers and the crews were off to the side waiting for the green light. The two gifts from Mars were sitting in almost off the forge world fresh condition but the crews were veterans who have taken many tanks into battle on Kaurava III fighting the super turrets of the Eldar and the masses of floating metal of the Necrons. Matt couldn't help but smile seeing the sleeping beasts. "I bet they don't got anything to hurt those things." Johnathan laughs. "All they will do is piss off the machine spirit." After they settle their laughter they can see a Kronus pattern assault Chimera at the head of the formation and on top of the back was the Governor General ready to lead his army to battle and hopefully victory. The Governor's tank was mere feet from the shield that was still expanding but doesn't seem to care much about it getting to him. Beside him were a squad of Karskin of his personal bodyguard standing at attention facing the shield waiting for the order to act. At their head was a psyker who seemed to be in deep thought about something and was holding his staff tightly looking at the dome ahead of him as it creeps forward. Then every VOX and speaker lights up as the General readies him self. "Men today marks the final few days these invaders breath on this planet! Today we rid our home of these xenos scum! Men today the Emperor's gaze is watching you! Do not fail him! Glory to the Imperium!" When he ended it the guardsmen and PDF cheer and we made sure it was loud enough for the enemy to hear both his speech and our cheers. With that the psyker charges something and after a bit of holding it lets it fly towards the shield and it crackles and then the sound of braking glass is heard. A large chuck of the dome falls leaving a gaping hole and it is soon filled with the 252nd pushing forward. Matt and Johnathan watched the dome behind them close after a while but the army was in and the purpose of the shield was destroyed and the tanks rolled freely but not unnoticed and ready to be received. The Chimera the Governor was riding just dips down and disappears from view and the convoy stops to stare in confusion. They see him climb out of the ground and look down at it. Matt and Johnathan were the closest and ran from the APC to help. "Its an illusion like the Eldar use its a hidden tank ditch have a scout go around and find a way around and get a tank to tow mine out." The general casually states and looks to the two men. "You have your orders get to it men!" They quickly salute and run off to do as they were told. The general wasn't happy these ponies cover full tank ditches with out trouble and there was enough room for a Baneblade to get stuck down there. "Get the psykers to the front quickly! I don't need to lose my tanks to hidden traps!" In a matter of seconds several psykers come forward and they get to work on the hidden traps and the large tank ditch that the general fell victim to was shown and the crew of the tank who looked very unhappy. The general looks ahead knowing the ponies have something planned and needs to proceed with caution and quickly if he can keep any surprise he can. He runs his eyes over the tree line and sees movement and frowns they expected this. "Men firing line now! The enemy is in the tree line half a click head ahead! Cut them down!" Every tank at the front of the convoy roll forward making a long firing line of Leman russes and Chimeras and with out a word being said a rain of death let loose on the tree line and many see figures fall or run from the fire. But something new happens and none were expecting it. A bright flash right in the middle of the formation is seen blinding many but once they could see two tall ponies stood there with many smaller ones but better armored then the normal ones. The tall ones wore their own armor and it was clear these were the leaders and they appeared right in front of the Firesword. The blue one quickly moves while the white one stood its ground before being engulfed in flames and the few ponies by it were forced away and got caught in melee fighting with the guardsmen and PDF and these fought better then the ones the night before. When the Firesword stopped its stream of flame every one froze and stared even the one's in combat. The white one stood unharmed by the flames if not sun burned and it looked at the massive tank with curiosity before its long horn glowed. That's when the bolters and lascannons fired forcing it to move and stay on the move. Any guardsmen were forced to keep a good distance from the fight knowing friendly fire was common with those brutes. The white one fired bolts of energy at the tank and nothing more then scratching the paint happened causing it to stop and think and stopping was a bad thing. A Lucky bolter round hits one of its rear legs causing it to stumble but it then jumped into the air and its horn charged and looked over the tank closely before sending a beam of light that hits the tanks on the back of the turret and the war machine's spirit and crew were lost in a mass fire ball that even sent her flying and many unlucky men were set alight. After it regained its balance it could see what it has caused. "I hope Twilight and her friends are having better luck then we are." A lucky guardsman hears it say *Location* *252nd FOB* *Main six* This was a terrible idea Twilight thought as she walked forward to the human base passing the barbed wire before the trenches that were only occupied by a few humans who weren't paying her much mind. The only reason she made it this far was a idea Pinkie pie has. "Hey Twilight! You been to the human world! You know how to walk and act like one why not sneak in and then help us in!" She recalls her happily explain to her and her friends and at the time it sounded good but now she was regretting it. They managed to get a armor set of what the humans called flak armor and helmet and even a weapon they called lasguns. As she neared keeping her cool like she did in the high school that feels so long ago a voice is heard. "Hey you." Her heart stops and she slowly turns around to look at one of the humans stand up and jester her over. When she gets to him she looks at him a little shyly. "You wanted me...?" He nods slowly. "Yeah... you from one of the portals out there? Cause if you left early the commissar will shoot you and this time have a good reason." he crosses his arms staring at her. "I... wasn't part of any portal..." She thinks quickly and looks around at the surrounding area and she gets a idea. "When no one was looking i went for a walk i grew up here... and i can't help my self" She lies to the human hoping it works. He eyes her a moment longer before sighing. "I Know old habits die hard but next time it will be a sergeant who stops you and you wont get off then. Under stood.?" She walks past with a nod before leaving his sight completely to let out a heavy sigh. "Can't believe that worked... now to find a way to get them in here." She walks about before reaching a place in the line where only two humans were and walks where they couldn't see her good. She makes a flash with her magic and she then sees her 5 friends run to her using a illusion spell to make them less noticeable. Once they reach she moves the wire with her magic and lets them in. "That was fun! All this stealthy spy stuff! right in the middle of th-" She is cut off by both Applejack and Rainbow dash covering her mouth and the nearby men look over to see Twilight face-hoofing... palming and go back to talking after a moment of eyeing her. "Ok now we go and try to find any info, cause trouble and convert any who is easy but don't do any thing crazy." Twilight infroms the others who all nod and then move out. She knew this was a risky mission but with most of this 252nd out on the attack there was a lot less guards and the ones who can disrupt their magic were gone too leaving a large opening for them. She moves about the base passing many other humans or guardsmen as they are called and they only give her greetings and sometimes a wink and she would blush but kept going. After a bit she found what she guessed was the command building by how big it was and how guarded it was. She slowly walks to the door and looks at a better armored guardsman then the others leaning on the wall by the way in. She stares at him somewhat scared as she can see him sizing her up. "You one of those brave PDF or young girls who find us vets in your interest?" He asks out of boredom and gets his entertainment as she blushes brightly and covers her face. "No... i... umm..." She clears her throat. "I came to grab a report and bring it to a sergeant at the... fire positions..." He looks at her and then off into the distance before shrugging. "Get what ever and get going... usually i would have to do paper work but i hate it and... your kind of cute." He opens the door for her and she thanks him and heads down into the armored building. She looks around and sees a few other humans but they aren't as armored as the others and were busy with running the many machines around the large room. "I wish i could study this stuff..." She walks to a table and looks over it slowly before grabbing a odd object with a glowing screen. Yes Governor your request for naval support has been comfrimed and fire support will be ready when you call for it in battle we await firing coordinates for our lances and bombers. Do be mindful we still need to crack the shield before we can hit the target so don't expect our fire to arrive right after requesting it. Twilight froze at this info. She seen the ship in orbit and its weapons but not in action and now it was going to fire down on the ERA FOB and the princesses. "That's not good at all... how powerful are these 'lances'."