> My Little Pony : Sangokuden- Legends of The Three Kingdoms
>  by GundamBrony
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> Episode 1 - The Three Mysterious Ponies From Another Land
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Far away from Equestria, there was a land that home to many of the earth ponies with no magic to help to grow crops for food and nurture water and chaos ensure from everypony until a ancient powers known as The Three Sovereigns descend from the heaven and bring order to it. One became their sun and bathed the world with its sunlight. One became their moon and heal the world with its moonlight. One became the sea and nurtured the world with its water. Bless by the gifts that The Three Sovereigns gave to them, the ponies name their new land, Mirshtia. With that, the ponies able to grow food and water, working hard to ensure of the gifts to be blessed. However, because of the dispute that still linger to them, the ponies were now separate into Three Kingdoms, the Phoenix clan came from the Reitei renamed known as the Giga, the Tiger clan that led by the Sou family and lived in the nature wildlife, Gou, and the the Dragon clan that was created by three sworn brothers to make a utopia from the untouched land, Shou. Each of the Kingdom were at struggle at each other for power and authority. One point is when a scared seal or the Gyokuji that gave the power of become the ruler of Mirshtia by whoever wield it and has a sacred powers was taken by an evil tyrant known as Toutaku and spread his tyranny through out the land, the three kingdoms united to face against him and his minions. After one of his minion, Ryofu destroyed him, peace come at last as the three kingdoms disbanded and expanding their territory but still causing conflict to each other. One point is the Giga kingdom declare unification to all kingdoms by force led by SouSou who believe in his ideal that it'll bring peace to Mirshita, however, Ryubi from the Shou and Sonken from the Gou, team up and face against him. After the loss of SouSou, the Giga kingdom now carry out his will by Shoshi and Giga Taifu. Meanwhile, Sonken swear that he'll do everything in his power to protect their kingdom and their family. As for the Shou, Ryubi and the peoples from Joshuu now formed their kingdom in another untouched land. With peace now ensure through out the Mirshtia at last however everything changes as the land began to die. Crops began to withered and nurtured water began to become dirty. As The Three Kingdoms began to struggle to make a living, Giga Taifu predict that because of the war that they fought against each other, the land cannot sustain life. Then he make a discovering to the PON scroll that could save the land : by bring the Gyokuji to an ancient tree known as the tree of harmony, it can restore Mirshitia back to normal and something else too it can automatically give the wielder to become the governer of not only their homeland but also another called Equestria. Thus the Giga Kingdom descend by leaving their homeland and bring all of their people to find the Gyokuji and claim the tree of harmony to save their home. Meanwhile, the Gou and the Shou brought their people and left their homeland too in search of a new home for their people and thus the first new chapter begin for the three kingdoms.........

In the land of Equestria, the friendship kingdom shines brightly as the gleaming gold of royalty from the castle of Canterlot. Many ponies began to celebrate the friendship kingdom by the new ruler or rather rulers of Ponyville : from the Element of Honesty and the owner of Sweet Apples Acres, Applejack, to the owner of Carousel Botique and a fashion designer and seamstress as well as the wielder of Element of Generosity, Rarity, from the skies of Cloudsdale comes a rainbow pegasus that live up to the speed of sound and the one who wield the Element of Loyalty, Rainbow Dash, near to Ponyville's best sweet place the Sugarcube Corner and a party pony who made anypony smile as well as the user of the Element of Laughter, Pinkie Pie, from a cottage near to the Everfree Forest, comes a shy pegasus that's known to be the caretaker of the animals and wield the Element of Kindness, Fluttershy, and finally a unicorn who descend as a alicorn and became known as 'The Princess of Friendship' and the final user of the Element of Magic, Princess Twilight Sparkle. With the threat of Lord Tirek is gone, peace now come at last for everypony as while some may hope that the new rulers will continue to spread the magic of friendship , it'll might bring something new........from a far away land where there's a land with no magic and the only power it contain can change the future............and perhaps.......bring Equestria's first war............






 Shou

In the far away place near to the Ghastly Gorge, a bird flap its wing and soar to the skies and headed to the direction of Ponyville. At the place, the bird can view the peaceful life of it : ponies working hard, bring smiles to each other, and so forth. But also it amaze of the Pegsi flew to the home of the skies, Cloudsdale in which it kept gazing at it. Affter that, it then soar and flew to the busy life of Canterlot as it did the same thing as it flap its wings higher to get a glimpse of the castle. It then peek to the window where it saw the Two Princesses discussing with the Princess of Friendship and the Princess of Love. After getting a satisfied noded, it then flew ahead back to the far away place near to the Ghastly Gorge. But then something else happened to it : it then transform into a fan as a earth pony clad with a strange armor grab and wave it a bit. This pony's armor have a blue helmet that mostly covered his mane and the design is with a golden dragon shaped in the middle of it and the golden trims around to the two little gold one sticking out. Next to his body is also covered in blue but has a white neck armor and also the golden trims that cover half of the red and a white circular shaped. To his front legs are the shoulder like armor with the same colors including his shoulder armor guards but with design that outset from Equestria and with two blue half leg armor smaller than the others also attached to it. Most of his body also covered in it too as a strange thing he's wearing is a skirt armor too with the same colors yet different design and finally his legs also the same thing with a strange foot like horseshoes. Because of his armor, his cutie mark is only showed a bit a scroll folded out a bit and feathers design to it.

He close his eyes a bit, then open and gaze to the direction of Ponyville. "The village of this land brings more happiness to one we have at our homeland. But....." He then close again with a hint of sadness. ".....it also once suffer from a danger that threaten before and not just once but many time. Yet it have its own heroes to defend it."

"Koumei!" a voice was heard as he turn back another earth pony clad with armor was waiting for him. His armor was white with a triangle like shaped that curves like on the back. On top of it is also a golden dragon double shaped v- fin that carve like swords a bit and a emerald gem was place on the middle. His mane is unusually tied on a white thing and in the end is his black mane that stick out like a star shaped. To his neck and body is also clad with light blue armor that in the neck area has a silver trim to it. For his front legs also clad with a different set of shoulder armor with somewhat similar yet different design and a blue shoulder armor guards and red leg armor with also a silver trim behind it too. Next to end of it is a red armor cape on the hind that cover his tail that also cover half of his cutie mark, showed the same helmet that he has. And finally to his back legs also covered in in a different skirt armor yet one has golden square on top of the rectanglar shaped that also connect to the main skirt with gold trim that goes to made a trianglar shaped like to the blue with outline that gives of armor details or so. and final his back legs contain a white armor square shaped and to his hoofs is redish like armor with a gold trim of a shoelace. One thing that set off of all ponies is he carried a x shaped saddle sheath with two different sword. One has a blue and golden design of a dragon, the others is also made of gold and has a fully shown dragon shaped.  He gives a warm smile that somehow give a boost of morale and people.

"So did you find a village that closest to where we're staying?" he said with a tone that has care to anypony those who meet him. "We don't want to think we're invading a part of their country. We need to ask their governor for a sanctuary for our people to stay."

"Yes, Milord." he point the fan to the direction of where Ponyville is. "It would seem there's a village that not to far away from it. Judging by the peaceful life that this village have, my guess that it would be safe to go and meet the governor the one that on a strange castle. However, I also realize that their people have oddly kinds."

"Oddly kinds?"

"Yes, one that have wings and live in the skies. The other has a horn sticking out on the forehead as for the few have both."

"Strange this homeland has, but" He looked to a village settler with a hint of worried. " we need to at least ask them in assistance for any medicals for our people. I hate leaving our homeland, but we had no choice. The people are what we need to make sure to live on a happiness life and harmony."

"I understand, Milord." With that they turn back to the village settler, helping out the villagers setting up tents and camps. It was set up like how buffalo would set up their new home, but they use woods from the trees near to the cliff of Ghastly Gorge. The ponies of the settlers then work hard on the the field to grow rice by create a rice crop. Then they use water they got from the river near to the snowy mountain that near to their new home and control the flooding to the field while, or after, setting the young seedlings. For the others, another earth pony clad with red armor was raking some of the soil for the farmer to plant more rice. His armor gave a asymmetrical shaped with his right one has a black shoulder armor into it and his left one cave the inspiration of a golden dragon like the others armored earth ponies. Through to his back legs, one of his skirt armor has a golden chain attach to the hind and a red cloth was showed and the final thing he has is his right hoof armor has little spikes to the end. His cutie mark is like the same of the white clad pony : a picture of his helmet with the golden trim of a dragon on top of it and horns sticking out in asymmetrical v shaped.

He wiped out of the sweat and starting to pant a bit. "Whew! That should be the last of it." He laid his head to the end of the rake to rest up a bit until he saw the two armored earth ponies checking on the fields.

"Getting tired, aren't you brother?"

"Yeah, just a little." Then he heard a large growl through his stomach as he fainted a bit. "Ok, now I pooped and hungry at the same time."

The white armored stallion chuckled a bit. "Well, we grown enough food so we should take a break." With that the villagers, now taking a break and set up meals for all of them of the grown food. There they made rice balls for all of them as the red clad armor pony start to grab two and chomping down like crazy, enjoying the taste of it.

"Chouchi, you need to stop hogging some of the food!" A gruff voice was herd as another armor clad earth pony with a black beard sat down. His green armor also had design of the golden dragon too but in different shaped and with longer curve horns sticking out from his helmet. Just like the red armor clad pony, or Chouchi, his shoulder armor is too asymmetrical with two different golden shoulder armor one for the dragon and the other the shaped of a ogre. He wore black armor skirt with golden trims in a shaped of a belt wrapped around it. On to his hoofs armor are dragon shaped attach to it on the red horseshoe.

"Save some for the others! Remember we need to conserve some for the people that we traveled from our homeland!" He scolded at him as he take one and chomp it down slowly. 

"Kan-u is right." The white clad armor pony sat down and also had one rice ball to eat. "I know your appetite is big from the travel we gone, but we need to at least conserve for our people that also journey to find a new home."

"I know, Ryubi, but" he replied as he finish his first one. "should we go to the new village that's not to far away from it?"

"It's not like that, brother. We don't know if the Giga might already ruled that village nor if the villagers are very friendly."

"Well," Koumei said with a calm voice. "My eyes indicate that the Giga haven't ruled that village and the villagers are very friendly to one after the other."

"Oh, that's a relief." he sighed a bit after hearing the good news and continue eating. Ryubi then gaze through the skies as if he was staring at the heaven itself.

"I wonder if the Chou are able to find a home too." That didn't go unnoticed to Koumei as he too gaze the same direction as he did.

"Hmmmmm.... they should able to find here too only in a different untouched land that they called it home. It been two years since we left Mirshtia consider that it was dying."

"Yeah, but I hope we can still able to live together with the villagers and find harmony." With that they quickly finish their meals and resume their work for their new home. 





In a clubhouse that's located in a "secluded, private part" of Sweet Apples Acres, three fillies are discussing of their mind of what to do today to gain their 'cutie marks'. One had a light yellow coat with a red mane and tail and bow tie attach to it, the second one has orange coat and dark purple mane and tail and had little wing, and the last one has a snow white coat with curry mane of dual light purple and pink. Inside of it, papers were scattered around a bit as the three fillies crossed out of what to appear to be a list.

"Well, we crossed everything that we already did before." the orange sighed in exaggeration. "And still we haven't figure it out of what other talents that our mind can crossed."

The light pony sighed a bit, scratching her mane. "There had to be a talent that we haven't tried yet, Crusaders." 

She then brainstorming of ideas to figure out of what talent that they haven't tried but so far she grunted in annoyance. So far everything they tried before have failed ( except some that Discord assist them ) and perhaps there aren't any talents left for them to try. 

"Applebloom, make we can get our talents from working with your family?" the white filly suggested, trying to cheer her up but unfortunately she look at her incredulous.

"Are you crazy, Sweetie Belle? Do you know how hard that m'ah family to buck some of the apples from the trees? You can't even use your magic to get them and Scootaloo can't fly yet." She said, not noticing her voice was raised.

"Oh, well.....I....just...trying.....", Sweetie Belle felt guilty of putting that idea as Applebloom also felt a ting of guilt too as she take deep breaths a bit before confronting her.

"I'm sorry Sweetie Belle." she apologizing to her with a care tone. "I shouldn't raise my voice. It's just frustrating that none of the talents we tried tend to work."

"It's ok," she said, giving her a hug " I just don't like seeing like this again. Remember, when you got the Cutie Pox from the Hearts Desire at Zecora's hut?"

The three Crusaders laughed a bit of that time with the exception of Applebloom blush in embarrassment. "Yeah, I like not to remember that incident."

Suddenly, she got an idea of a talent indicated by a light bulb flash on her head. "I got it, Crusaders!!!"

The other two turned to her for her to try a unused talent that they never tried. "Girls, we can try to become herbalist like Zecora! We'll go see her and ask her of how she become it!!" Both of them were shocked at first but they nodded at that idea.

"That can work." Scootaloo said along with Sweetie Belle agreeing with her. With that the Cutie Mark Crusaders began to shouted loudly that it might give anypony a deaf ear. 

"CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS HERBALIST!!! YAY!!!!!"

With that, they now headed to the entrance of the Everfree Forest to see Zecora. Usually, their sisters told them that they aren't allow to go there unless there somepony watching them. At first they gulped in fear, hopping that they wouldn't get lost from that scary forest, but they put a determination face and start walking. As they trek into it, the fog start to appear as they kept going, it become more dense as the three fillies look around cautiously, hopping that they don't end up meeting with the Timberwolves or worst the Cockatrice. After that, the fog become more dense than ever as they halted a bit, feeling that fear is back again until the fog began to faded, they now in a bubbly creek.

"Girls, do you think we should go back before our sisters starting to come looking for us?" Sweetie Belle starting to getting scare of facing the truth of getting lost.

"D-don't worry, we're just little closer to Zecora's hut, right Applebloom?" Scootaloo trying to put a brave face but instead of a nervous face was showed. She hope that she gotten an answer that there almost there.

But unfortunately she, too, was also scared as just when she going to speak, the bubbles in the bubbly creek started to 'move' and rising up from it was a four headed hydra. It then sees the frightened Crusaders and in that, it hissed at them, causing them to shriek loudly as they gallop to the side of the forest, it then now chase them, ready to hunt its meals.





The Crusaders were in deep trouble. Not only they got lost, but they now become a hydra's three course buffet as the gallop fast as they can to get out of the forest. The hissing of the hydra wasn't that far as in fear: they can hear its foot stomping on to them, like the chase as its head tried to chomp them, they kept dodging away from it as the Crusaders use the tree to shield them, in which case one of them bite the tree but spit out in disgust while the other heads laugh at it. While the hydra was distracted, the Crusaders found a tree hole and with quick thoughts, they hiding inside of it as they kept their noise down so the hydra will be gone. 

Ten minutes it passed as they hear a foot stump that like a bomb exploded as it roared out loudly, that it then seek every area of the forest, looking for its food as well as sniffing for them. Sweetie Belle felt her heart sank into despair; she just wished that Rarity and her friends would save them. Scootaloo also thinking the same as her; just wish that her idol, Rainbow Dash can at least give those beating of those four serpent freaks. Applebloom began to hoping that they be gone by night time. Sure that the Crusaders will be in a deep trouble; maybe even get themselves grounded for entering the forest without somepony to watch them, but they at least hope that they'll be rescued. Then there was silence a bit as hoping that it might left, a loud chomp was heard from the tree hole they hid as with the tree ripped out of the hole, the Crusaders quickly got out of it and gallop for their life. The hydra spit out of the tree and resume the chase until it caught to them at the end of the gorge.

The Crusaders then try to figure a way out of this, but the only hope is something that might give them a possibility chance of death. It was over. The hydra caught them in a dead end and there's nopony to save them. They're now the hydra's three course buffet.

"Scootaloo....Sweetie Belle......I'm sorry for this......" Applebloom apologize, trying to say her last words before being eaten alive. " I guess I was stupid to think we'll find our marks in the forest."

"It's ok.......buck....I not good with emo words like Rainbow Dash, but.......even if we don't get our cutie marks.........what matters is I'm glad I got to become a Crusaders with you....and Sweetie Belle......your like my sisters to me....." said Scootaloo with a hint of fear yet a sense of happiness to her.

"Same thing......." Sweetie Belle agreed "I rather be a Crusader and a great friend..........than finding my true talent."

Applebloom touched by her friends' forgiveness and their expressing their feelings for her, she not care of the wet cheek that spilled her tears as she hug them, knowing that what ever happen to them, they're lucky they found their true marks : each others. With everything slowed down, the middle hydra head prepare to eat the hugged Crusaders until...........

CLANK!

A metal sound was heard as the Crusaders peek their eyes to see, they were shocked that somepony actually saved them and it wasn't their sisters. A white armored clad pony standing in hind legs was blocking the teeth of the hydra with his oddly shaped sword. Then with a quick reflex, he bounced out of the hydra's mouth as it hissed at the newcomer. Then suddenly it was corner by two other armored clad ponies, standing in hind legs and ready their weapons. 

"I don't what kind of demon are you....." the white armored clad pony grip and pulled another sword and got into a battle pose. "....but if anyone cried for help, we'll protect the people of this land!"

Then he jump higher than the average regular pegsai as his golden sword start to glow as he traced a star shaped magic.

"DRAGON STAR SLASH!!!!!!!" he screamed as he charged at the hydra, hitting the heads into a star shaped attack as the hydra hissed loudly for it never hurt that much.

"Ok, here's goes!" the red clad armored pony then raise his staff as two blades from his saddle now detached by the lighting sparks and attach to the staff, he swing his staff and slam it hard.

"EXPLODE, GREAT THUNDER WAVE!!!!!!", shouted as lighting sparks was created from the ground as it headed for the hydra, shocking at the process.

Then the green clad armored pony's helmet then 'close' down as he swinging his staff, he grab quick then rapid stabbing at it.

"DEMON FANG, HUNDRED SWIFT STRIKE!!!!!!!!", with a battle cry as the hydra felt the stabbing of the green clad armored pony's attack that almost too invisible to see as with that, the hydra then crashing down on the ground with a loud bang. The hydra is defeated.





The Crusaders were speechless. Three mysterious armored clad earth ponies came out of nowhere and save them from become a hydra's all you can eat buffet meals. Then the white armored clad pony's sword somehow transform back into a regular sword as he put his sword back to his sheath and walk up to them.

"Are you three ok? Where you three hurt?" he said with a concerning tone to them. The Crusaders don't what to say. These three mysterious ponies just came out of nowhere and just save them with those flashy moves, something that Spike might raveling around those superheroes in a comic book. But they don't know if they're Changlings that still roamed a bit in the forest, but so far they realize that they'll never take a form of them, guessing that that they're new here.

Applebloom then break the silence and decide to speak to them. If those earth ponies were worried about them that they just met, that means that they can be trusted. "Y-yes, mister. Thank you for.....saving us...."

"Ah, it's no problem." He replied with a smile to her, something that Applebloom found it to be.....cute.

"What you three fillies doing in the forest?" the red armored clad pony asked them, in Scootaloo's view more like somewhat a masculine voice of Rainbow Dash.

"Well, we were going to find our talent, so we come to the forest to find one of our friend, but we got lost at the process of it." Applebloom explained.

"Don't you know that's its dangerous to go into the forest by yourself and your friends without someone to watch you three?" the green clad armored pony said in a authority and a stern tone.

"Yes, but we just want to find our cutie mark." Sweetie Belle said, feeling guilty along with the others are too.

"Well what happen now is over. As long you three are safe, that was mattered." the white clad armored pony said in a calm and compassionate voice, making them feel better.

"Thanks...mister......"Applebloom replied. 

"Ryubi" he place his hoof to his chest. Then he pointed at the other two armored ponies. "And these are my sworn brothers......"

"Chouchi..." pointed to the red armored clad pony as he wave at them. 

"Hi!", he greeted them.

"and Kan-u."  to the green armored clad beard pony in which he open up his helmet.

"Nice to meet you.", Kan-u said with a bow.

"My name is Applebloom, Ryubi. And these are my friends." She too did the same thing like he did.

"The name Scootaloo."

"I'm Sweetie Belle! And we're....."

"THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!!!", they all shouted in unison.

The armored clad ponies were taken by their voice, but Ryubi then chuckled a bit at them. "You three fillies remind of us so much."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Sweetie Belle asked them as the three armored clad ponies then raised their weapons up. Then they start to chant.

"We three,"

"were born separately from each other,"

"but we swear to die together!"

"WE ARE THE YOUZHOU WARRIORS!!!"

The Crusaders were a taken by them of their chant. It more than just anypony's regular chant; it was the will of the warrior.

"Wow", was all that said from Scootaloo who apparently felt honor of these armored ponies. To think that they have an sworn oath that more honorable like the Royal Guards.

"Looks like it's getting dark soon." Ryubi then stare at the skies as the dusk now getting darker indicate by the stars coming. The Crusaders were worried than ever. How would they get back to Ponyville? The forest is too thick to find the path back home and there aren't even close by to Zecora's hut.

"If you three would like, you can come with us to our village and stay there until tomorrow so we can return you three home." Ryubi asked them, seeing how worried they are.

This caught them by surprise. They offer them to stay in their village for one night only and helped them to return Ponyville? These ponies are very gallant and kind to those that they met. Then they nodded in approval for their kind offer.

"Ok, stay close to us and we get there in to time." Ryubi said as they nodded, they now follow the three warriors to their village.

After saving three fillies from danger of the hydra, the Youzhou warriors taken them to their village where they can be safe from harm and return them in the next morning. 
















> Episode 2 - The Dragon Descend From The Heaven of Ponyville
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Previously on My Little Pony : Sangokuden- Legends of The Three Kingdoms :

Ryubi, governor of The Dragon Clan, Shou, left Mirshtia in a search of a home for his people until they found one here in another land called Equestria. While that, Koumei and Ryubi discusses of the new villagers and hoping to ask their rulers for the sanctuary for their people by tomorrow. Just then, a hydra came out of nowhere and attacked the innocent of three young fillies as Ryubi and his sworn brothers, Chouchi and Kan-u protected them from harm. With the dusk now falls into night time, the three sworn bothers take them to their village to keep them safe and safely return them home.

Shou

As the dusk now fall into the slumber of the night, the stars twinkle like every shimmer diamonds as Ponyville start to close down stores and their business for the next day to come. A  snow white unicorn mare with a curly purple mane was done grabbing some supplies for an inspiration of a new dress by tomorrow. As she headed to a building of what to appear to look like a carousel house, she open the door and turn on the lights. Inside is full of dresses that you can name of what kind that she did, as she laid the supplies down and close the door. 

"Sweetie Belle, I'm home!" she said in a formal and trans-Atlantic dialect but instead she heard nothing; just eerie silence in the house. Confused by that her sister never been so quiet, she then headed to her room as in the pitch darkness, she turn on the lights.

"Sweetie Belle?" she look around for any sign of her, but so far no of her sister. In the state of panic, she then gallop out of the house and headed to an apple farm, but before she can get there, without paying any attention to somepony also in a rushed, both of them collide each other.

"Ow! My head....." she moaned, rubbing her head a bit before a familiar southern drawn accent was heard. 

"Rarity, y'all right?" she concern for her, as both ponies got back up. This orange mare has a yellow mane tied in a 'ponytail' including her tail. Another thing she had a cowboy hat and a cutie mark with three apples.

"I'm fine, thanks, Applejack, but you got to help me!" she said dusty away some dirt from her snow white coat not too long before they both said in unison.

"Applebloom/Sweetie Belle aren't back home from their Crusader adventures!"

This surprise them both of them. Both sister haven't come back home from their Crusader adventures?! 

"You too?! I thought they'll be back in the treehouse too!" Rarity looked at her, incredulous.

"I thought that too, but once I'm done with the chores, I went to check on to them, but so far they aren't here." Applejack explained to her. " I've check ever place here but so far, no sign of them!"

"Oh no, you do think that they......" She paused, fearing that they even might went somewhere that's dangerous. Applejack got her eyes wide at realization of what she meant.

"THE EVERFREE FOREST!!!!" both of them said in unison.

"Oh no, oh no, oh no!" Applejack starting to pace around and panicking at the same time. "We got to tell Twilight about this!"

Rarity nodded as both of them galloping to the Friendship Kingdom to report of their missing sisters. If there one thing that Twilight might do, she report it to the Princess to find their sisters and order the Royal Guards to find them.





Meanwhile at the edge west of southwest of the Everfree forest, the Youzhou warriors walking out of the forest along with protecting the fillies or The Cutie Mark Crusaders as they reach out and kept walking for like hour (even they had to let the fillies ride on their back because they're tired of walking) until they reach their destination. 

"Here we are, girls." Ryubi said, holding Applebloom on his back, sleeping a bit before stir her eyes a bit and saw something that's well........beautiful. 

The village is surrounding in a small home that made of the woods, surrounding by the peaceful trees that sleep in the darkness. The roof is somewhat made of leaf but also mixed with the tree barks that they somehow able to made in without the strain of the weight of it. There was also a farm that harvest some type of food that never seen in Equestria : small grain like plant were harvest and turn into a meal that looks like a grain ball and black yet greenish thing on the bottom of it. There also lake that was sparkle and shine beautiful as Applebloom get a biggest glimpse of the villagers : yet all of them were earth ponies, no sign of unicorn and pegsai here. However that doesn't stop them here as each of the villagers were wearing clothes all of time, something that most ponies doesn't normally wear clothes all of time except some riches ponies at Canterlot. 

With that, she got down from his back along with her friends as the villagers' fillies saw them as they rushed to them with pure happiness.

"Brother Ryubi is back!" One of the said, happily. "And Brother Chouchi and Kan-u too!"

Every fillies began to gather to them, happily hugging them and talking about their time and so on. The Crusaders were surprised by the villagers' fillies called them 'brothers' even though they guess that they aren't related to them. Scootaloo also felt something about them; their love for them and the joy of being together with them remind of her idol that took her under her wing and like her big sister, the only sister like pony that she ever want, Rainbow Dash. She then hold a soft smile for the three warriors, who also told them on something important.

"Brother Ryubi, who are the new fillies?" one of them asked him, pointed at the Crusaders. The others fillies turned to the direction of them.

"Well, they're from a village far away. They got lost in the forest and we decide to let them stay here until tomorrow so we can return them home." Ryubi explained to them in which they found it surprise to meet them.

"Brother Chouchi, two of them have different thing on their bodies. One of them had little wings the other had a horn on the head." another said, pointed Scootaloo's wings and Sweetie Belle's unicorn horn.

"Huh?" Scootaloo was confused by them along with Sweetie Belle too. They never seen a pegsai or a unicorn before? their thoughts said in unison. 

"Well we're staying here in our new new home land so their bound to be different people here than Mirshtia." Chouchi reassure to them as the Crusaders were confuse that Scootaloo had a little headache. Mirshtia? These ponies come from another homeland that we haven't heard of? their minds began to question of that.

"Until then, they'll be our guest here, so why not introduce yourself to them." Kan-u asked them as the fillies all said 'yes', they now gather them to them, greet them with pure smiles and innocents to them. Each of them introduce to them while the Crusaders also did the same as they began to ask of their homes, daily life, and such. While that, Ryubi and his sworn brothers watched them with happiness that the Crusaders able to get along with their people. I wonder if their village will able to get along like the Crusaders? Ryubi look up to the dark sky and thought about it.

"Milord," a voice was heard as Ryubi and his brothers turned and saw their rare saint tactician, Koumei, coming to them while still gripping his feather fan. "I see that you and your brothers made out safely and dealt with a disturbance from the other side."

Ryubi nodded to him and explain to him. "There was a three headed demon dragon that attacked the three fillies while there're lost at a forest."

"Three fillies?" Koumei asked as he turned to the crowed fillies, playing with their new friends.

"They're from the village that you speak of and we offer them to stay here for the night, then we can return them tomorrow. Hopeful that we can at least asked them to speak with the governor so we can at least make peace with us." Ryubi said with a calm tone.

"Hmmm.....I see, but to make sure we're not a threat, I'll accompany you along with bringing Chouhou on their return to their village." he asked in which Ryubi nodded.

"You're right."

After the Crusaders began to play with the villagers' fillies (even some want to join their Crusader), Ryubi called them. "All right, dinner is ready!"

With the fillies now headed to their respective homes, the Crusaders follow Ryubi and his brothers to their homes where some of the villagers are setting the table in the kitchen. Then they placed something that the Crusader never seen before or found it unusually : white balls and fishes that are fried and covered in spices. Then there was strange sticks that are smooth and a ceramic cup with either water or tea that is different from the one that ponies usually drank with a herb leaves sticking out.

Before the Crusaders can take their seat, they saw Ryubi and the others were praying by placing their hoofs in a strange holding fist. "Oh heaven of the Mirshtia, we're thankful for giving us a new place to live from our homeland and to let our people living in happiness and harmony. We also thankful for the food that we prepared and hope that in the future, our homeland can nourish once more so one day both this land and ours can live hoof in hoof." After that, they now sat down to their seats as with Crusaders got confused by this, shrugged off and sat down too.

The Crusaders then give a nervous look to their meals. The meals is very.......well.....whatever they tried to say but don't want to be rude to them, they examine of how they eating. Somehow, Ryubi and the others use these sticks to grab the food and they use their hoof to eat the strange white ball. 

"Why aren't you eating, Applebloom?" Ryubi asked. "You and your friends must be starving."

"I know, it's just......we never seen ponies made this food. Where we came from, we usually eat hay, apples, eggs, and other stuff but never this stuff." Applebloom replied.

"I see, so your village have different rations. Well where we came from, we usually eat rice balls which is the white ball and the fish that we cooked is with our spice and seaweed. We usually farmed those foods so we can make them. " Kan-u explained, pointed to each of the food.

The Crusaders understand this as they tried to use these sticks to grab the food, but even they made a mistake and having a hard time to use it property, the fillies that they joined for dinner, decide to teach them. After that, the Crusaders taste the food with slow chewed a bit, getting the feeling of being disgusting, but after a savory of the taste, they have a widened eye. 

"Whoa! Never before I taste this delicious food!" Sweetie Belle exclaimed with a pure happiness.

"You said it! Wow, this is awesome!" Scootaloo agreeing with her, starting to chomp down more of it.

"This is good, Ryubi! The way you and your village farmed for food, reminds me of m'ah family's work." Applebloom said, enjoying the food.

"You had a family that works on the farm?" Chouchi asked in a curious tone.

"Yeah, m'ah family work on Sweet Apple Acres. It's a apple orchard that we put our hardworking and our soul into making this for our Apple family. Beside growing apples and making apple cider, we have corn, grapes, carrots, and a magical apple called Zap Apples that grows in the Everfree Forest, the one that me and my friends met you and your brothers." Applebloom explained.

"Interesting, in that case maybe once we made peace to your government, we can share our seeds so we can grow new foods that we can grow together." Ryubi said.

With that, the Crusaders and the Shou villages now enjoying the meal as with chatting too on stuff, as with all of the villagers now headed to their rooms. Chouchi then decide to clean the dishes as with Kan-u and Ryubi take them to their guest beds. The guest beds is very different from both the cloud beds that pegasus used along with a normal bed. It has three comfortables and a blanket on the floor along with a design wall of a what appeared to be a paper scroll with design of a village and strange languages on top left corner.

"This is where we sleeping?! On the floor?!" Scootaloo exclaimed. Applebloom and Sweetie Belle glared at her, which that shut her up.

"Scootaloo?! Be respectful!" Applebloom scolded at her. "Ryubi and his villagers offer us to stay for the night!"

"It's okay." Ryubi doesn't seem insulted from Scootaloo's commented. "It's not much, but you and your friends get used to it."

The Crusaders then got their beds in which Sweetie Belle take the left, Applebloom take the middle, and Scootaloo take the right. At first they hesitate a bit but as soon they laid their backs down they felt the comfort of the beds. It's like the clouds of the pegasi ponies slept in Cloudsdale but combining with the laid nature of the grass that some ponies sleep on the park of Ponyville.

Kan-u nodded at Ryubi as he left him, Ryubi then make sure that the Crusaders are comfortable. With that, Ryubi knee down to Applebloom and run his hoof to her mane slowly. Applebloom felt her cheeks burning with a pink flush. "T- Thank you, Ryubi. For letting us stay in your village. It remind me a lot of home."

"Your welcome, Applebloom. I promise that me and my brothers will return you and your friends to your village." Ryubi said, with a gentle smile.

"I seen that you and your villagers have a rough time, leaving your homeland. Why you left your homeland and come here?" Applebloom asked.

Ryubi was surprised but he sighed with a hint of saddness. "It's because our homeland is dying due to a war that me and my village have to face other evil adversary that threaten the peaceful life of people in Mirshtia. Our crops began to wither so we can't harvest our food and our pure fresh clean water that we gather from a clean lake start to cover in dirt as our people began to get sick. Some manage to survive but others......" He felt a little tears, knowing that he's starting to cry a bit as he tried to wipe some of the tears a bit. "......they didn't make it. So when we heard from Koumei that there's a homeland similar to ours, we decide to leave our homeland and come here so we can find a new home to live."

Applebloom was also in a verge of tears too. Ryubi and his villager have been in a war against other evil adversary that threaten his kingdom as well as because of this, some of his people gotten sick and died from it. With that, she stood up and much to his surprise, she hug him tightly. Ryubi, then continue to run his hoof to her mane, with a hint of a small smile. 

"Ryubi, I'm so sorry about asking you about it." Applebloom said, choking a little tears. "But don't worry, you and your villagers have a home now. When you need us, we'll be there."

"Thank you, Applebloom." Ryubi said as he then laid her down to her bed as she starting to drift into a deep sleep. Before leaving, his mind now echoed before heading to his bed,

"Thank you, my little sisters."





The next morning, the sound of a birds chirping peacefully as when the sunlight reflect to the scroll wall, it shine the light onto the Crusaders, waking up from their drifted sleep. Each of them yawn a bit, as they heard of fillies starting to laugh and chat a bit along with villagers began to talk or work. As they got up and fixing the bed, they headed to the kitchen as they saw a mare with a apron making something. She turn around to see them and gave them a warm smile. For some reason, this mare reminded to them of Ms. Cheerliee. "Good morning, young fillies."

"Good morning." they said in unison as they sat down to the table as she prepare a breakfast meal, a steel pot with rice and some spices, steamed a bit as the lid open. The Crusaders smell the meal with a delighted feeling.

"Here, tried some of my homemade fried rice. Ryubi said once your done eating, I'll escort you three to him so he and his sworn brothers can take you three back to your home." she said, setting down the food to them.

"Thank you very much, miss....." Sweetie Belle said.

"Call me Jasmine, dear." she said as she turn back continue to work on the dishes.

With Crusaders now enjoying the meal, Jasmine then take them to where Ryubi is. Turns out they found him along with his brothers and another deep blue armor clad pony at the front gate but what surprise them is that......they're riding horses on top on their back along with a ropes to hold on to them. That confuse them the most. Did these ponies riding horses as transportation and if so why those horse are more animal than intelligent?

"Ah, Crusaders. Glad you're awake and enjoying your meals." Koumei said strapping his fan on his back as he got to his horse cover in deep blue armor identical to the one he's wearing. "Now we can get ready to go to your village."

"Ah yeah but why you riding horses? Is that strange for ponies to ride horses?" Scootaloo asked.

"I understand you confusion of this, but also in our homeland, they helped us get to other villagers." Ryubi explained to them riding on a armored clad horse with the same armor as him.

Don't want to waste time questioning them, they got on to each of them. Scootaloo riding on Chouchi, Sweetie Belle on Kan-u, and Applebloom riding on Ryubi. With that, they now galloping to their village as fast of the wind, as within hours until like evening, they now stop on the hill as with that, they now saw the view of Ponyville. 

" *whistle* So this is the village that's a little close by to ours, huh?" Chouchi said looking the view of it.

"Yep, that's Ponyville." Scootaloo replied. "Awesome huh?"

"Heh, very nice indeed. So colorful and peaceful." Chouchi said, not taking off of this view. Then by squinting his eyes a bit, he saw what to be a crystalize tree roots castle.

"Hey, what's with the crystal tree?" he asked.

The Crusaders then saw the crystal tree as Applebloom explain to him, "That's the Rainbow Friendship Kingdom. It's a new kingdom that one of our friend, Princess Twilight Sparkle now ruled here in Ponyville."

"So this Princess Twilight Sparkle, is she the government of this place making it the capital of this homeland?" Kan-u asked.

"Well not really, the true rulers of Equestria is Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. They live in Canterlot which you can see in the mountain side." Sweetie Belle said, pointing to the castle that's in the mountain.

"I see, then maybe we can meet those Princesses and ask for a negotiation to keep our village." Koumei thought a bit. Then he saw something marching down a bit as he squinting his eyes, he saw six ponies, each of them in different type and in different colors.

"Milord, it's seem that we got company." he said as Ryubi saw six ponies coming this way.

"Looks like these six villagers are looking for you." he replied as once Applebloom got a better look at those six ponies.

"It's m'ah sister and the others! They must come here to search for us!" she exclaimed in happiness.

"Ok, then. Hang tight, all of you!" he ordered them as they hold on tight to them, they now crack the whip as they now headed to the six ponies.





"Well girls, are you set?" the purple Alicorn, known as Princess Twilight Sparkle, asked as all of them nodded.

"Ok, we better hurry! I can't stand for m'ah sister to be missing! I even tried to make a dummy of her so Granny Smith and Big Mac
will not worry!" Applejack said with a hint of worries.

"She's right! I even had to make excuses of my parents that my sister's sleeping with me!" said Rarity also having the same expression of her.

"I hope the girls are ok. I couldn't let anything happen to them." said a light yellow pegasus, Fluttershy.

"Well what we waiting for?!" the rainbow mane, cyan pegasus known as Rainbow Dash with tone of impatience. "Let's just get them back before something happen to them!"

"Ooh, ooh! My Pinkie Sense is acting up!" The pink pony known as Pinkie Pie, found her mane to twitch then stop. "Something is charging through us girls!"

As the others was about to ask her, Rainbow Dash pointed her hoof at the direction that they're going, now saw 4 ponies that're riding on top of horses and coming this way?!

"What in the name of Sam Hill?!" Applejack exclaimed as once these horse rider ponies cross the bridge, they now control their pace as once they stop near to them, the girls able to get the look at these strange ponies. These ponies are  heavy clad with strange armors with different color yet having gold trims along with gold horns sticking out along with the horse too that not native to Equestria, nor even Griffons able to forge such those. One of them, a pony, mostly a colt, clad with a blue armor and with a golden v horns sticking out with a shape of a dragon head with a emerald jewel, got off of the armor clad horse with the same colors at him and to their surprises, he help Applebloom get down as 2 others armor clad ponies coming off of their horse and helped both Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle down too.

"Applebloom!" Applejack cried in joyful tears as she embrace her sister in a tight hug. "I'm so glad that you're ok! You had me worry sick!"

"I'm so sorry about worried you, Applejack!" Applebloom said, hugging her back, shedding some tears dripping to her coat. Both Rainbow and Rarity then also embrace their sisters, expressing in different manners. Though their punishment is like being grounded from Crusader for 2 months that their sisters said, at least Ryubi and his brothers help them returning them home. The other girls then sighed in relieves of their sisters now back as Twilight then glance to those armor clad ponies as she walked to them.

"Thank you for bringing the Crusaders back home. We were worried that when they spotted on the Everfree Forest, we have to find them immediately as we tried to search them last night, we couldn't find them. We're about to find them again today, but you four able to return them home." Twilight said, being thankful to them.

"It's no problem. It's our justice to defend and protect the people." Ryubi replied with nodded then a grin at her.

"My name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends." she pointed to the rest of the girls who they take glance at them.

"Hi, I'm Pinkie Pie!"

"The one and only Rainbow Dash!"

"Rarity, it's a pleasure."

"Name's Applejack"

"And I'm.....Fluttershy

"I'm sorry, we didn't get that." Ryubi said.

"It's Fluttershy" she answered with a little voice.

"It's nice to meet all of you." he said, placing his hoofs in a strange grip and a bow at the same time. "My name is Ryubi and these are my sworn brothers."

"The name's Chouchi."

"I'm Kan-u, nice to meet you."

"And I'm Koumei."

"What strange names that you and your 'brothers' have." Rainbow Dash commented in which Twilight glare at her a bit. "Still I'm thankful for returning back Scoot. Although we're not related, we like the best sisters."

"Same thing, Ryubi. Thanks for returning my sister." Applejack joined too.

"You're welcome. All of you. But we must get going." Ryubi said.

"Right, you're going to see both Princess Celestia and Princess Luna so you can make peace with us to keep your village." Applebloom replied in which he nodded.

"Huh? Village?" Rarity asked with a hint of confusion.

"You see, Ryubi and his brothers are from another homeland and they traveled here, settling a village near to the Ghastly Gorge." Sweetie Belle explained to the girls.

"What?! Ghastly Gorge?!" Applejack exclaimed with wide eyes. "That place is dangerous with quarry eels and a gorge that Rainbow once hold contest to see which of the pets will be hers! How can they settle a village near there?!" Rainbow then shrugged at that one event that she did.

"Don't worry, there's a forest that near to a lake that we settle." Ryubi said, climbing back to his horse. " And if any demon creature threaten our home, we'll fight back."

"That's right! We fought not only thousands, no hundreds thousands, millions, or even zillion demons and evil adversary!" Chouchi boasted a bit, only to receive a smack to his helmet.

"Enough, boasting Chouchi!" Kan-u scolded at him which he rub his head.

"All right, brothers that's enough. We must headed to that castle at that mountain." Ryubi pointed to Canterlot. "Then we can meet the government of this village to make peace with us."

"Government?" Applejack asked tilted her head a bit in a confuse manner.

"Government is a system by which a state or a community is governed." Twilight explained to her. "He meant to meet with the rulers of Equestria, the princesses." Then she turned to Ryubi and his brothers.

"Well how about you let us joined with you and your brothers to meet Princess Celestia and Princess Luna?" she asked them. "You need us to meet with the Princesses."

Koumei stepped up to Ryubi. "I believe that she's right about it. My guess is that these six are the government's subjects and if we want to meet up with the government, then we need to let them join with us."

Ryubi nodded at this then turn to them. " We are grateful for your offer to join with us, Twilight Sparkle. Come, let's go meet up with the government." As the Crusaders ask their sisters to let them ride on the Youzhou warriors, they hesitated at first, consider that these strange armor clad ponies are riding horses, but they gave in and let them ride on to them. As with that, the Mane 6 and the Youzhou warriors now headed to Canterlot.

With returning the Crusaders to the Mane 6 and offer them to join with them on their journey, Ryubi and his brothers with the Mane 6 now headed to Canterlot to meet with the Princesses.

Meanwhile at the faraway place to the Unicorn Range, a red flag with the symbol of a phoenix was waving as red clad soliders ponies were now marching towards Canterlot along with some other armored clad ponies too. On top of that, a dark blue with a golden trim along with a golden helmet and a chest resemble of a phoenix along with a emerald jewel on the middle of its mouth and a black cape was riding on top of a dark blue and red horse.

"How far we reach our destination, Shiba - i?" he asked as a deep crimson armored pony with a deep crimson fan, was holding a scroll was also riding his horse too.

"Not that far, Milord." he pointed to Ponyville. "According to the PON scroll, the Tree of Harmony is in the deepest part of this 'Everfree Forest.' " 

"Good." He then turn  to the troopers. "Now we come this far, my brothers! The sacred Tree of Harmony is now at the peak of the reach! Once we take the tree, we'll bring the Gyokuji to it and then, my fathers' idea will be realize to all of Mirshtia and to this homeland! We will bring back our old homeland to it's former glory and to my fathers' idea to all nations!"

With the speech held to them, he raised a deep blue and a green jewels sword up high. "For the Giga nation! For our unification! For Lord SouSou's idea of peace!"

All of the soliders roared at this raised their weapons high as the skies of Equestria now face the first war........






























 



> Episode 3 - The Two Roads Of Peace
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Previously on My Little Pony : Sangokuden - Legends of The Three Kingdoms :

After dealing with the hydra and saving the three fillies known as the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Ryubi and his sworn brothers, Chouchi and Kan-u, take them to their village where the Crusaders able to learn a bit of their culture as well as sharing theirs too about their 'village' known as Ponyville. Once morning take place, they able to return them to their relatives and by meeting with Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends, they joined with them to meet the government of Equestria to maintain peace to their village. However.......

"Now, we come this far, my brothers! The sacred Tree of Harmony is at the peak of the reach! Once we take the tree, we will use the Gyokuji to it and then, my father's idea will be realize to all of Mirshitia and this homeland! We will bring back our homeland to it's former glory and to my father's idea to all nations!" a dark blue colt with a a golden phoenix head with a emerald jewel on the 'mouth' to it, gave a speech to a army of red clad ponies now roared and raised their weapons.

Shou

In the high grounds of Canterlot, many of the ponies (some are the high rich ups) are on their usual busy life time with expensive stuff and markets getting good business, when suddenly they all glance at this sight the princess and her friends going to the castle. But what they all never take off their eyes off is four armored clad ponies that riding on horses that are coming with them . Each of them began to whisper among themselves of this sight,

"Who are these armored ponies?"

"Is that strange that these ponies are riding horses?"

"Are they here to conquer Canterlot?"

"Where did they get so much gold?"

Chouchi slowed down to try to hear what they're saying. "What they're saying? I can hardly hear what they're saying."

"I guess they found it weird that you and your brothers are coming with us to see the princess by riding horses." Scootaloo guessed of them who they have expression of shocked, confused, and worried.

"Don't your people use horse to get to other places?" he asked her.

"Of course not!" Rainbow zoomed in pressing her snout against his. "We're not some kind of bipedal creatures that use them to go onto war!"

"Yeesh calm down, bird pony." Chouchi said in which a vein popping out of her.

"Excuse me?! Bird pony?!" she said feeling insulted. "In case of you don't know, I'm a Pegasus! You and your brothers have never seen us before?!"

"No, not the ones that has wings or horns or even both in our homeland." Chouchi said.

Just before Rainbow going to asked more, Ryubi said, got their attention "Ok that's enough you two." He turned to Rainbow. "Rainbow, in our homeland, we don't have Pegasus and what you called other ones that have horns and the last one have all three of your kind?"

"Unicorns and Alicorns." she replied with a hint of annoyance.

"Yeah, Unicorns and Alicorns." he rubbed his head in embarrassment before continue to the topic. "Our homeland, Mirshitia is only home to us what you called us Earth Pony only."

"Wait, you said your homeland is only inhabited by Earth Ponies?!" Twilight asked him in surprised. There was another place beside that was only have Earth Ponies? I got to asked him more of their cultures that's different to Equestria. she thought about it.

"Yes, but we'll explain more once we get to the castle soon." Koumei replied. Twilight mumbled a bit in disappointed but yet shook it as they continue to head to the castle. Once they got to the castle main gate, the guards on the front, were alarmed by 4 new ponies coming with the Princesses and her friends that had them stopped. Twilight then asked Ryubi to let her and her friends handle this as she and the others headed to the guards.

"Princess, it's good to see you and your friends again!" One of them saluted. "Your brother and the Princess of Love have been waited for you inside."

"At ease, me and my friends want to see Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, oh and these four ponies are also coming with us too."

"Princess?" another asked.

"Long story, but I'll filled it to my brother and he'll explained the rest. They also want to speak with the Princess too about negotiation." she answered.

"Very well; I'll inform Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Captain Shining Armor, and Princess Cadance of your arrival and the bearers of Elements of Harmony along with your 'guests'." The guard said as he opened the gate and allowed passage through.

"This way, Princess Twilight and your friends." He pointed as Twilight gave the signal for the Shou ponies to follow them. 

Now that they were inside and no other guards around, the Shou got out of their horse while giving them support for the Crusaders to go down and follow them to the main throne.

"Princess Celestia and Princess Luna must be inside. I wonder if Cadance and my brother are here too." she wonder.

"They should be. After all, the guards say that they're waiting for you." Ryubi reassure her which she gave him a soft smile. 

As they enter the throne, Princess Celestia can be seen sitting on her throne, signing paperworks with Luna, and Cadence speaking with her husband.

"Twilight Sparkle and your friends!" Princess greeted them, "Such a pleasant surprise to see you all here!"

"Princess Celestia!" Twilight happily called her as Celestia and Luna set their paper works and descend from their thrones as Celestia gave her young student a hug.

"Greetings Twilight." Luna also responded gave her a hug too, "It's always a pleasure to see you and your wonderful friends."

"Thank you. I'm glad to see you again Luna." She smiled at the night princess.

"Twily!" Shining Armor called her as both of them also embrace each other.

"I'm glad to see you again, B.B.B.F.F!" Twilight nuzzle her brother as both let go of each other when Cadance also came to their side.

"Princess Cadance!" Twilight galloped to her sister in law and former foal sitter as they do their chant.

"SUNSHINE SUNSHINE LADY BUS AWAKE, CLAP YOUR HOOVES AND DO A LITTLE SHAKE!" The two mares sang while danced in unison before they embrace each other in a hug.

"I'm so glad to see you and your friends again." Cadance said as she notice the Shou ponies. "And you brought 'guests' too."

Ryubi came up and said, "I would like to speak to the government of this land in the terms of negotiations."

"That would be me and my younger sister." Celestia responded as the Shou ponies then do their holding hoof fist which gave odd looks to everypony (except the crusaders).

"Greetings, my name is Ryubi, the governor of the Shou kingdom, and these are my sworn brothers, Kan -nu," he pointed to the green armored pony which he bow, "Chouchi" next the red armored pony with waving his hoof, "and our tactician, Koumei." he pointed to the deep blue armored pony which he wave a big fan.

"It's nice to meet you Ryubi, though in a strange way that you greet us." Luna responded, "So what negotiations are here for?"

"Well to start, we the Shou ponies came from Mirishitia and we left our home in a search for a new home here in Equestria. We already settle here far from a gorge and we just want to share this land along with any medical assistance for our people that are currently sick from our journey." 

"Mirishitia? But that land was thought to be a myth." Celestia widened in surprise along with Luna too.

"What do you mean?" Twilight asked.

"Twilight, you see, Mirishitia was another home to ponies in the ancient times, but it was forgotten when Equestria was discovered. Star - Swirl the Bearded explain of how there's no magic along with endless conflicts in this land that nopony ever discovered it." Celestia explained which surprise her student then Celestia turned to his attention.

"So tell me Ryubi, why did you and your people left your homeland and come here in Equestria to settle here?"

"It's because our homeland was dying." Ryubi grimed at those words which earn gasped from the Royalties, "In time, Mirishitia was home to three kingdoms : the Shou, the Gou, and the Giga. Us, the Shou, was created by me and my other three sworn brothers to make a utopia from untouched lands, the Gou were led by the Sou family and live in the nature wildlife, and the Giga, were once the Phoenix but renamed. We were blessed with the gifts from the heavens known as The Three Sovereigns, but even with those gifts, we still at struggle at each other for power and authority. One point is that all of kingdoms unite when the sacred power or what we called, the Gyokuji was in the hoof of a tyrant, name Toutaku and spread tyranny through out the land, until one of his minion, Ryofu, betrayed and destroyed him, earning peace through the land as we all disbanded but still conflict to each other. Another is when the Giga Kingdom declared unification through force led by their leader, Sou Sou who believe that his ideal will lead to peace in Mirishita but with Gou team up with us, we able to face and end his ambition. With that, we disbanded once more and find a untouched land for us to call home, however, the consequence for our past conflicts caused our homeland to die. Our foods that we grown withered, and nurtured water turn dirty as we struggle to survive. Many of our people die of sickness as knew that we couldn't no longer live here, Koumei found a scroll that has a map to another homeland as we decide to leave our homeland to go to this homeland in hope that we can find a new home for our people."

"That's terrible. To lose your homeland like that and to struggle to help your people. I can't even imagine like that." Twilight said with tears in their plight.

The other ponies agree with this. Ponies from another homeland left in a search of a new home, they can't imagine of the struggle if Equestria is dying nor of the struggles that they gone through. And Applejack's apple instinct already proven that their plight is not a lie indicated by a shedding tear that only the Princess, Twilight, and Applejack can see and the painful eyes too.

Celestia turn her attention to Ryubi, who wipe his tears already, and said, "Ryubi, you and your people are welcome to share our homeland only if you agree to follow our rules. "

"Also, we'll send our best doctors to ease of your sick ponies" Luna added

Ryubi nodded, "Thank you, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna. We're very gratitude for your negotiations and your offering for your people."

Just then, the door burst open as a white Royal Guard pony rushed to the Princess, "Princess Celestia and Princess Luna!"

"What's wrong?!" Celestia asked, feeling of bad news coming.

"Our scouts reported that an army of crimson armored ponies are approaching from Ponyville, heading straight for the gates of Canterlot!" the white Royal Guard pony explained which shocked the rest of the groups.

"A large army?!" Luna exclaimed. What kind of army would headed straight for Canterlot?

Then Celestia said to the guard with a stern expression, "I need you and the rest of the guards to get everypony to safety in Canterlot."

"Princesses, allow us to go and take care of this army for you and your people." Chouchi interrupted which Ryubi and Kan -u nodded.

"He's right. Just leave the fighting to the three of us." Ryubi added.

"But why would we risk our guests that traveled to here would do that for us?!" Luna look at them, incredulous.

"We're thankful for your hospitality for our people and we want to help protect this land too." Kan - u explained.

"He's right. Koumei stay here with the princess. Crusaders, stay put. Let's go guys!" Ryubi asked which they nodded as the three of them now headed to stop the army.

"Ryubi!" Twilight and her friends along with Shining Armor followed the three warriors, leaving the Princesses, Koumei, and the Crusaders behind.

"We never seen such gallant warrior ponies before Luna." Celestia was admired by them which she nodded too.

At the front gate of Canterlot, the Shou warriors along with Twilight and her friends and Shining Armor stepped out as they witness a army coming in close to the front gate of Canterlot but cannot seen due to them being far a bit.

"Could that be their leader?" Ryubi wonder as 4 more Royal Guards stepped out of the gate prepared their spears and swords.

"I don't get. Why would everyone wants to attack this peaceful place?" Chouchi asked but receive no answers from either of them as Twilight and her friends also prepare themselves too.

Just then, as the shadow unveil itself, Ryubi and the others were at shocked as what army is coming at them. Crimson armored ponies that they fought years ago like now Equestria face their ghost of the past as their leader's horse neigh as the light reveal a new leader.

"The Giga Kingdom?!" the three warriors exclaimed in unison as Soushi halt his army.

"So you must be Ryubi. The one that defeated the Great Sou Sou. It's a honor to meet you and your people." Soushi said.

"Who are you?!" Ryubi angrily asked "And why are you attacking this place?!"

"My name is Soushi. I'm the heir of the Giga Kingdom and the son of Sou Sou." Soushi explained which shocked the warriors.

"EH?! Since when did Sou Sou had a son?!" Chouchi exclaimed by this.

"We're not just going to attack this place. We're just simply come here in terms of negotiations of the princesses to handle over the Tree of Harmony to us."  Soushi said also earning another shocked to Twilight and her friends and confuse by the three warriors.

"What?! Why would you want the Tree of Harmony?!" Twilight angrily asked, preparing her magic along with Rainbow pounding her front hooves.

"What's the Tree of Harmony?" Kan - u asked the girls to which Rarity explained to them.

"It's a magical tree that holds the Elements of Harmony, artifacts that keep harmony in balance in Equestria. Twilight and I return it to it after the Plumperseeds began to sprout and grown out of control a year ago."

"The people of this homeland relied onto the Tree of Harmony to keep harmony in balance, Soushi! If you take it away, chaos will spilled onto this peaceful homeland!" Ryubi yelled.

"Perhaps we should tell the full details. You see, Mirishitia is now a wasteland. And all of the kingdoms fled to this new homeland. But we, Giga, came here not to make a new home, but to find a way to bring Mirishitia back to life." Soushi explained "The scroll that Shiba - i discovered, the PON scroll revealed a key to saving it by bringing the Gyokuiji to the Tree of Harmony."

"The Gyokuiji?!" the three warriors were shocked by this. The holy seal, created by the Three Sovereigns can save Mirishita? But why in Equestria and what do the Three Sovereigns have a connection to the Tree of Harmony? 

"But, there also a catch to it." Soushi continue to explained more which bring tense to everypony "Whoever bring the Gyokuiji to the mystical Tree of Harmony will not only save Mirishitia but to give the one who bring to it, automatic become governor of both homelands. And I use it to do what my father want, everlasting peace under the Giga banner!"

Everypony was stunned at this. The Giga wants to take the Tree of Harmony and use the Gyokuiji to not only save Mirishitia but to do what Sou Sou did years ago. Subjection under their rule.

Ryubi gritted his teeth and yelled, "No! I won't allow you to take the peace of Equestria away! Your father's ambition only lead to another war and another Toutaku!"

Soushi grunted then said in a deadly tone, "Then you lead me no choice."

He raised a familiar dark blue sword up high with the tip touch the heaven along with dark wings sprouted through his armor and shouted, "I'm Soushi! All those who oppose the Giga and Lord Sou Sou's ambition will be slaughtered without mercy!"

"Sorry, but I going to stop your ambition once and for all!" Ryubi pulled his Dragon Emperor Sword and his Dragon Claw Saber as his red wing cape raised while Soushi got out of his steed as both warriors stand on their hind legs.

"Ryubi!" Kan - u exclaimed.

"Have you lost your mind?!" Chouchi incredulous asked.

"Ryubi!" Twilight was about to reach him, but Shining Armor place his front hoof onto her shoulder, beckoning her not to interfere him. She sighed sadly as she can only hope for him to be safe.

Then both warriors now charging with their battle cry as they raised their sword as the clash each other. Then Soushi pulled another sword which is somewhat golden like Ryubi Dragon Emperor Sword as both clash it again. As both continue to clash their swords, both unleash their powerful energies attacks as explosion set off as both grunted at their feat but never kneel. It seems as both of them are a match to each other as Ryubi starting to pant from the extended battle.

"Ryubi! My father perish by your hoofs! But now", Soushi's shoulder armor detach as it combine it with his two swords, form a double bladed sword "consider this, from Sou Sou, FALL!!!!!!!"

Then a dark blue azure energies lines wrapped around him as azure flames scorching around the blades as he begin to arc and charged at him, "GREAT AZURE PEACOCK TWIN SLASH!!!!!"

With a great azure tornado flames pushed forward towards and trapped Ryubi, the girls and the warriors can only see their friend cried in agony and pain as burn marks and scratches along with cuts as Soushi downward slash him, causing Ryubi to be dragged around the floor like a drag doll and collapse on to the dirt.

"Ryubi!!!!!!" everypony cried for him as Ryubi, battered struggle to get up but his strength starting to fall.

Then Soushi start to walk towards him, still grunted at the pains, as he pointed his sword at his face, "Don't even get up. Not even when I inflicted you so much pain into you."

"Soushi.........." Ryubi tried to speak " Why are you going to risk the peace of Equestria for the sake of your father's ambition?! Can't you understand that we already found a home?!"

"I doing not only because of my father, but for the Giga Kingdom and the everlasting peace that my father's ambition envisioned. This 'new home' shall bow before our banner of one true ruler." Soushi then raised his sword as everypony about to rush in to save Ryubi, the Giga guards block their way, trapping them as they can only scream for him as everything became slow as Soushi thrust his sword at his back.

Suddenly, a bright rainbow energies shot out from the Everfree Forest as it hurled towards to Ryubi, consuming him and glare off everypony, even halting Soushi's attack.

"What the?!" Chouchi shield his eyes from the glare "Where did that come from?!"

"Ryubi!!!!" Kan - u cried for him.

"Could that rainbow energies be the Rainbow Power?!" Applejack had to shouted because of the noise of the massive energy.

As everypony about to get their answer, six marks appeared in the swirl energies that Twilight and the girls recognize as their cutie marks then suddenly, a new mark was formed on to the middle : a newly golden dragon v shaped fin design was formed as with the marks disappeared, the surge of energies was dissipate, revealing Ryubi standing up into his new armors. His helmet had been redesign along with his golden dragon shaped v fin now had the dragon head shine in gold chrome as his neck now had new forms of his regular blue armor clad as his shoulder armor had two red armored plated that shaped like shields as a new white armor with a golden dragon hands and a grey armor as his front hooves that once have the red armor onto the back now replaced with a blue armor. From his skirt armor through to his hind legs, now had newly set of white armors and red hooves guards into it as his red cape no longer here. 

He open his eyes and glare at Soushi, who was shocked at his new appearance, "Soushi! I won't allow you to take the freedom, the peace, and the harmony of our new home!"

He pulled out from his seethe which now changed as now has two golden dragon swords which shaped like his dragon claw saber and pointed at him, "Together with my friends, we will defeat you!"

Soushi gritted his teeth, shouted at him, "Then come Ryubi!!!!!!! Come and show me your new power descend from the Harmony!"

He then twirl his sword as he charged at him, also charging at him as both clash their swords as they block, swing, and thrust as Soushi unleashed his deadly attack, "GREAT AZURE PEACOCK TWIN SLASH!!!!!!"

Then Ryubi's twin golden dragon sword glows as he traced a rainbow star and shouted his new attack, "DRAGON HARMONY STAR SLASH!!!!!!!!" 

With both attacks clash at each other, Soushi tried to push through Ryubi but his newfound power provide too much as Ryubi pushed forward and knock him to the ground. After that Ryubi kneel down, pant from all of the stamina that was lost as Soushi got back up, but as if he going to strike back, he set his sword down along with his wings too.

Ryubi confused by this and asked, "Soushi......"

"Ryubi, I'll put my weapon away because of the Harmony have chosen you." Soushi turn back but not with him looking back at him "But known this, Ryubi, your so called 'justice' will not save Mirishitia nor of Equestria."

Ryubi grunted at this while Rainbow enraged shouted, "Hey! Take that back, you jerk!"

Shining Armor use his magic to stop her from charging at him, "No! Stop, Rainbow!"

Soushi got back to his steed and gallop away, "Farewell!"

With the rest of the Giga Troopers now follow their leader, the Giga Kingdom fled from conquering Canterlot as the girls and the warriors rushed in to help Ryubi along with the Royal Guards.

"Ryubi, are you ok?" Twilight asked him with concerned to her eyes as he nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks." Ryubi responded. 

"That was AWESOME!!!!!!" Rainbow praised at him "The way you able to break through Soushi's attack was crazy!"

"Yeah, you were like 'boom' and like 'bang' and about you going to be beaten, the Rainbow Power save you and you got those neafty attacks!" Pinkie Pie added which earn a chuckled from him causing her to smile widely.

"Rainbow Power?" Chouchi look at them incredulous.

"It's a new power that we used to save Equestria from one of our enemy years ago. So far, only me and the girls able to use that power but once that confused us is why our cutie mark shown yours, Ryubi?" Twilight explained as she puzzled by it.

"I don't know, but we can try to reported to Princess Celestia about it." Ryubi responded which the others nodded as they all headed back into the castle.

Meanwhile, the Giga kingdom now marching away from Ponyville as Shiba - i walked in the same pace as Soushi's steed.

"Milord, did Ryubi's words reach to you?" he asked which Soushi scoffed at this.

"Not a thing of his words would get to me." Soushi responded dryly.

"But yet of your Sou Sou's idea along with yours, he's too of a hero with a ideal of peace for two homelands." Shiba - i explained.

"Hmph, but with his ideal and the Princesses', it'll only bring nothing but chaos to both homelands." Soushi said.

"Then why did you withdraw your army?" Shiba - i asked.

"Because of the Harmony that chosen Ryubi with a gifted powers, so if we continue to fight him, it'll reduce the number of our soliders and I can't afford to do it. Beside, he even got greater allies with him so it's only natural that we need to find a new home and new allies that share our ideal of peace." Soushi explained "Anyway, I want you to find a land that we can settle our troops."

"Yes, Milord." Shiba - i nodded as he pulled a scroll of a map of Equestria.

Meanwhile at the Canterlot Castle, after explaining of the Giga Kingdom attempt to handle over the Tree of Harmony to them so they can revive Mirishitia and ruled both homelands along with Ryubi gain a new armor from the Rainbow Power, the Princesses were too stunned to say the least.

"To think that the Tree of Harmony is a key to not only revive Mirishitia, but those give absolute control of those who return it with this 'Gyokuiji' and rule both ours and yours." Luna feeling outraged by this news while Princess Celestia closed her eyes, still hold her anger expression.

"Sister, we need to send guards to protect the Tree of Harmony, so that the Giga Kingdom won't take it away." Luna asked her "Also we need to make sure that this 'Gyokuiji' won't fall onto their hooves."

"That's going to be a problem, Princess Luna." Koumei calmly stated "You see, the Gyokuiji is in the deep space so, no one ever knows of where it's going to land."

"Are you saying that we do nothing while those ungrateful whelps keep coming back to take the Tree of Harmony and the Gyokuiji?!" Luna angrily asked him which he didn't flinch at her Canterlot Royal Voice.

"I'm only saying we don't know where it's going to landed and getting it would increase of the chances that the Giga would launched an assault onto your people." Koumei explained waving his fan.

"Koumei is right, Princess Luna. The Giga wants the Gyokuiji so they can use onto the Tree of Harmony. But as long as the Gyokuiji stays hidden in space, then the Giga won't able to get their hooves onto it." Ryubi added to which at first that Luna had a angry expression but calm down.

"All right, Ryubi" Celestia said open her eyes " If what your saying is true, then we need to make sure that the Gyokuiji stays in space so the Giga won't able to get it. But in the meantime, I'll have Shining Armor prepare his troops in case that the Giga comes back."

All of them nodded, then Twilight interjected, "So Princess Celestia, how come the Tree of Harmony gave Ryubi the Rainbow Power? Surely that me and my friends already use it to save Equestria from Lord Tierk, but it doesn't make sense why would it chosen Ryubi."

"The Tree of Harmony is very mysterious, not even Star - Swirl the Bearded known of its origin. But I believe that it may holds a connection to the ancient Mirishitia's past. We'll need to look more into our Equestria records for more clues to the connection of Mirishitia." Celestia stated which Twilight nodded as Celestia turn her glance to Ryubi "And any case, I thankful for saving our kingdom Ryubi. Words cannont express towards your valor to protect our home."

"It's our duty to protect the people and ease their suffering." Hearing those words, Twilight felt an admiration towards Ryubi and his brothers.

"Then let me make an announcement to our kingdom. For this, I wish to the welcoming of you and your people to all of Ponyville." Celestia descend from her throne as both shake their hooves, acknowledge of their offering.

"Thank you, Princess." Ryubi thanked.

With both kingdoms now formed together, the Shou now lived together with the people of Equestria.




















































> Episode 4 - The Phoenix and the Changeling
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Previously on My Little Pony: Sangokuden - Legends of The Three Kingdom

After gained a new power from the sacred Tree of Harmony, Ryubi now transformed into his 'Rainbow Dragon Emperor' form and stop the Giga Kingdom who want to take the Tree of Harmony and use the Gyokuji to restore Mirishitia and rule it and Equestria as their new empire. With the Giga Kingdom now retreat, for the time being, Ryubi and the Shou kingdom now formed together with Princesses and their peoples.

Giga

In a campsite near to Hayseed Swamps, guards of the Giga kingdom were patrolling or guard on the campsite while some of them rested on their own tent and bringing rations from their ships since it's close by to the campsite. Inside of the middle tent, indicated by their language that said 'strategist' and decorated in a crimson phoenix color, Shiba - I, the crimson armored pony was with a deep cobalt blue armored pony with a half of his armored cover in deep reddish like robe decorated with gold trims around it including his helmet with a golden yellow v -fin and similar to Shiba - I is he holds a golden fan. Another side to him is another armored clan pony with light blue armors with his shoulder raised up for bulk and a dark blue scarf around his neck and just like the robe armored pony, he had golden trims around his armor and a golden phoenix shaped mouth was attached to his helmet. The last armored pony was with crimson armor though not too shiny as indicated with battle scars by his shoulders, only white armor was the legs and had a golden v -fin like all others. His armor bears somewhat design of a hybrid of demon and dragon indicated with a golden dragon head shaped piece. But what's unique is in the back had clear red wings armor embed into it.

Each of them gathers around as Soushi place around the table in the middle a map of Equestria with the only difference is that in the upper right, Ponyville and Canterlot were embedded with the Shou Kingdom.

"Now, we come to confirm that the Shou Kingdom now made a home with the people of Ponyville and Canterlot. The Royal Princesses now have one of the powerful bodyguards that will stop at nothing to prevent us from getting the Tree of Harmony." Soushi explained with pointed the newly formed kingdom.

"However, it also concerns me that the Tree of Harmony chosen Ryubi. As a result......." Soushi remembered of the fight against him and the Tree of Harmony bestowed a new power. "a new power has revealed that wasn't written in the PON scroll."

"Right Milord." Shiba-I agree as he pulled a scroll and unroll to revealed ancient Mirishitia writings "I personally to believe that when the Sovereigns created the PON scroll, it never mention of the new power that the Tree of Harmony bestowed on but what we gather, the Tree of Harmony gave this new power known as Rainbow Power to the six ponies, and we all known who those six wielders are."

He shows them another scroll revealing six colored equines unleashing that power on what to appear to be a beast with horns that long of a demon with arms and four legs that shaped like horses.

The others look in intrigued at this as Shiba - I continue, "I think they're the same ponies from before when Ryubi halted our objective. "

"Rainbow Power....." Shoushi muttered and glanced at him "Do you think there's a connection between this power and the Celestial Armor, Shiba- I?"

"I'm afraid I do not know that it's possible that both the Celestial Armor and the Rainbow Power may be born from the same three Sovereigns. We need to look further into this investigation with your permission." Shiba -I explained.

"All right, I trust you, Shiba - I. I need you to gather every information you can find about the Rainbow Power and the relationship between the Celestial Armor," Soushi ordered which he nodded.

"Of course, Milord." With that, Shiba - I and the deep red/cobalt blue armored pony turned and leave. The others take the glance as Soushi now rests on his throne.

"Milord, Shiba - I can't be trusted." the crimson gold pony exclaimed as Soushi take a glance at his subjects "His plans involved of the slaughtered of the villagers in the Giga Kingdom years ago. Your father had to keep an eye on him, so why do you trusted him so greatly?"

"Because he's the only one who still searches for him, Kyou-I," Soushi replied, looking up as if he was gazing through the tent and into the stars. "Remember, Shiba - I trained me after the Battle of the Red Cliff so he's the only family I had now."

The others still felt uneasy as knew what Shiba - I had plans. Whatever that pony is planning, it might bring a ruined future and their emperor still very trusted to him. Never the less, they just walked out of the tent, leaving the blazing peacock alone to rest.





Meanwhile, Shiba - I and the deep red/cobalt blue armored pony now looking at the city of Balitmare. Each of the ponies was giving them odd looks, some even commented on their design while others wonder if those were just ponies wearing a costume. Unknown to them, a pony has his eyes glow green. After a few walk, they made to a library as they enter, they saw each of those strange papers now covered in materials as while taking a look at the selections of the library, they finally stumble upon the history section as one by one, they pick up the books and headed towards an empty table on the upper level. As they studied each of the historical books, flipping one page to the other while recording in their scroll, the deep red/cobalt blue armored pony raise his eyebrow, founding something important from the book 'Equestria's history - Sage of the Magic'.

"Master, I think I found something you should see," he said as he places the book to his side as the crimson pony begin reading the first page of the book:

'As Star-Swirl the Bearded along with his pupil, Clover the Clever, travel across Equestria to find an unknown origin of a powerful magic that said that crashes to the heaven of Equestria, they discover 9 mystical energies. One is the those that created harmony from the form of Magic, Kindness, Honesty, Loyalty, Laughter, and Generosity while the other three, possess something far beyond that what two unicorns saw. Just as they about to examine it, all of them shot out of the skies and each, scattered through different paths leaving two trails on them - one of which follows the path of a rainbow of harmony while the other three follows a golden light through the overseas of the unknown.'

"I do believe that the Elements of Harmony is considered be a part of the Three Sovereigns." he added.

"Oh really, then do ask me, my pupil" he looks around to see that nopony is here " We're alone in this so don't hesitate to speak your mind."

"Of course, from what we gather, this 'Star-Swirl' character along with his pupil discover the nine mystical energies and it said that it came from the heaven of Equestria. My guess is that The Three Sovereigns once ruled this place over a thousand years ago. So maybe it possible that they crashed here and separate their energies into those that Equestria knows and what we knew." he explained.

"That may not be the case, Kakuka." he said, closing the book.

"What?"

"You believe that the Elements of Harmony is a part of The Three Sovereigns given what the book says, but I question of this resumption. I do believe that this book had some part missing from it." Shiba-I replied.

"Please enlightenment me, master," Kakuka said

"All right, describe me, what the Elements of Harmony came from?"

"They usually came from the Tree of Harmony, the one that near to the Everfree Forest," Kakuka replied

"So where did the Tree of Harmony really come from? If you remember from before, the Tree of Harmony heard Ryubi's called and bestow a new power unlike the Celestial Armor did. The Tree of Harmony wasn't mentioned in any books so it possible that the clues that we can find........."

".......is from either the Canterlot or the Crystal Empire." Kakuka understand of his master

"Right, but how we going to get there is a difficult task. Judging by Canterlot and Ponyville now have Shou as their new bodyguards, it'll be likely that the Crystal Empire might affect it too."

"Why's that, master -?" Kakuka asked as a hoof raised to him as Shiba-I glance behind and suddenly, he rushed out of the bookcase and prepared his fan weapon.

"Who's there?!" but what he found is nopony as other ponies glance at him oddly. Ignoring them, he rushed out of the library while Kakuka following him as he pushed the door out and glance the street left to right.

"This is not good......" he muttered.

"What is wrong master?" Kakuka asked.

"It seems that we been followed. We must return to base." Shiba- I respond as they hurried back to the campsite but not when a shadowy figure glance at their departure.





As the sun setting down, the two almost reach to the campsite but with a glance from Shiba-I, he raised his hoof as Kakuka stops in the middle of the forest.

"Stop, it seems that we got uninvited visitors surrounding us," Shiba-I respond as the moon begin to rise up, both of them take their battle stance as they narrow their eyes at the quiet forest. So far crickets were heard as a single rustle from a bush, Shiba-I immediately block an incoming green magic beam using his fan as Kakuka did the same on the left. Then they unleash flames from the tip of their fans and send them which multiple beings jump out of the way as the flames caught the bushes on fire.

At the campsites, front soldiers saw smoke coming from the forest as one of them rush to the 'strategist' camp as Soushi and the others take the glance at the solider.

"Milord, a wildfire is breaking near to the forest of the campsite!"

All of them widened in surprise as all of them rushed out and follow the smoke that they saw in the forest as they glance at the wildfire spreading. Then without hesitation, Soushi rushed to the bonfire with few soldiers and Kyou-I as they stop in the middle of the ring of fire, they saw two figures jump out, and revealed to be Shiba-I and Kakuka, having scratches from their armors.

"Shiba-I, what's going on?!" Soushi helped him get up along with Kyou-I helping Kakuka.

"We have been followed and ambushed, milord," Shiba-I replied.

"By who?"

"By them!" Kakuka pointed as the flames die down, a green barrier dissipates, revealing the assailants: black ponies like creatures with holes on each hoof, blue buggy eyes, crooked horns, and bug-like wings. 

"What in Mirishita are those things?" Kyou-I pulled his staff and his shield.

"Changelings. A monstrous demon like creatures that feed on pony's emotions." Shiba-I prepared in his battle stance.

"What do they want from us?" Soushi pulled his swords from his back.

"I don't know, but what they want from us is something important." 

"Whatever the case, they're making a huge mistake," Soushi said as multiple soldiers came to their leaders' side and prepare their crossbows. The Changelings gave a smirked as to the Giga's horror, each of them shape-shift into copies of themselves with evil eyes.

"What the-?!" Kyou-I shocked at this as they imitate the same thing.

"What kind of arcane did they performed?" Kakuka takes a little step back.

"Those demons have the ability to changed shapes, disguising as anypony they see," Shiba-I said.

"Then how we know from which is which?" Soushi asked.

"I got an idea. Stand back." Shiba-I prepares his fan as the others stand on his side as flames engulfed around him as it dissipates into crimson aura as waved at his comrades as they were outlined with it as it disappeared.

"What did you do,  Shiba-I?" Soushi asked.

"I conjure my powers and gave a homing beacon to you and the others." Shiba-I explained, "That way we can tell from the aura that we're outlined is which is which."

Every Giga nodded as they prepare their weapons along with the Changelings' copies prepare theirs as all of them charging at them. Soushi takes lead as he blocked his doppelganger as while both blocked with their swords, Soushi pushes back and slash at it, reverting back to its Changeling's form. Then another copy of Shiba-I and Kyou-I charging at him as his shoulder armor detached and created a double bladed weapon and channel his energies.

"GREAT AZURE PEACOCK SLASH!!!!!!" he arc and charges at them with azure flames surrounded the blades and blasted the doppelgangers away.

As Shiba-I blocked off the Giga's doppelgangers soldiers, he jumps out of the way as his fan conjure a flame sword from the tip as he slammed on the ground "CRIMSON PHOENIX WAVE!!!!!"

The Changelings caught onto the torrent of fire as each of them rolled on the ground. Then more of them coming this way as he blocked their attacks as another attacking from behind until Kakuka pushed the assailant away. Then icicle powers begin to surge around Kakuka's fan as he waved at them "FROZEN SPEAR FANG!!!!"

The Changelings were impaled by not only the sheer force but being frozen by the icy fangs as half of them sent flying to the ground. For Kyou-I, he thrust his spear at one as three more in forms of Giga Soldiers about to pounce on him until he jumps out of the way and twirls his spear with flame engulfing the tip "BURNING TYPHOON MAELSTROM!!!!!!"

With pillars of fires surrounding the Changelings, all of them were engulfed by it as all of them were burned and scorch until dead. After all of them were pushed back, the Changelings grunted in pain as all of them flying away from them; some of them have to gallop away due to their bug-like wings been broken or burned leaving only one to be surrounded by them. Unlike all Changelings, this one has a scar traveled through the right eye and a helmet with dark green coloring on it, indicated that of a captain.

The Giga troopers tied the captain Changeling's arms and legs, as well as Shiba-I, use his power to shut down its magic. Soushi walks towards the creature and points his sword at it.

"Identify yourself, demon!" 

The captain changelings grunted, "I'm Scarface, the captain of the Changelings."

"Why did you attack the campsite?!" 

"What do you expect from a pony like you and your comrades?" Scarface spat out.

"So you were after pony's emotion after all? Figures." Kyou-i muttered.

"Sorry but our emotion is not on the menu for your demon," Soushi said.

The captain changelings growled in defeat "Well fine, go ahead, end my life. I just don't want to bring back with anything for the Queen and the hives. It would bring shame upon them."

Soushi begins thinking about something. Consider that Shou got allies from the Elements and the Princess, we do need allies if we want to take the Tree of Harmony. But what we got from the records of the scroll, their Queen almost took over the Castle of Canterlot by disguising as one of the other princesses. It might be risky but in order to fulfill it, we got no other choice. 

After some careful considerations, he said to his comrades,"I want you to bring that captain to our campsite and put him into the dungeon. I got some question we need to ask him."

The others were confused at first but nodded as they carried him to the campsite. Soushi came to Shiba-I and said "Shiba-I, I need to talk to you about this. Bring the others as well."

"Sir." With that, the crimson pony hurried back to the others as the other Giga ponies return too.





After gathering the other Giga warriors ponies to the campsite, Soushi discussed of them about the idea. After a few minute, the others were shocked about this.

"Milord, this is madness!" Kyou-I exclaimed. "We can't just make a deal with the changelings to sided with us in return to give some emotion as food!"

"I know, it's sounded insane, Kyou-I but, from the PON Records, those Changelings might know a few way for us to have a fighting chance against the Shou and their allies," Soushi explained.

"But milord, how we know that the Changelings wouldn't hurt our men when they drained their emotion?" Kyou-I asked.

"They won't because, from the record I gathered, the effect of ponies being drained were only dizziness aliment," Shiba-I explained.

"But still-" Kyou-I's sentence was interrupted as he slammed his sword on the ground, silencing him.

"I understand your concern for our men, but unless we need addition allies to take the Tree of Harmony, then we got no other choice!" 

Kyou-I grunted then nodded "Yes, milord."

"Now, Shiba-I, you and Kakuka come with me. I got some word to talk with the captain."

Both of them nodded as they followed him out of the tent.



  

At the dungeon, Scarface lowers his head while glancing back at the cell. Two guards with swords were standing with their weapons on hoof. Then Soushi enters in as Scarface glanced at him.

"I wish to speak with the prisoner." he commanded as the guard open the door.

Soushi enter the cell as the injured captain glare at him "So you come to end my life?"

"No, we're not monsters, unlike your kind." Soushi said, "After talking with my comrades, we would like you to take to your hive." 

"And why would I take to my base?" Scarface asked, "It would dishonor them if I lead you to the kingdom."

"I wish to speak with your queen, I want to form an alliance with my kingdom with hers." 

The captain of the Changelings furrowed his eyebrow "You must be insane of doing that. Why would we form an alliance with you ponies of Equestria?"

"We're not from Equestria. We came from a far away land in search of an ancient item that can restore our dying homeland. We have once tried to take it but because of the Shou Kingdom now taken resident in Ponyville and form an alliance with Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, it would state that we need the likes of you to help claim the ancient item."

"And what item would that be?"

"The Tree of Harmony." Soushi said, earning Scarface widened his eyes but laughed at his idea, getting glares from Soushi's soliders. 

"You ponies are crazy to get your hooves on the Tree of Harmony, nopony even thinks about getting that tree out!! Why would on Equestria would you want it?"

"We believe that the Tree of Harmony has the power to restore our homeland but requires one item that was lost in space," Soushi replied, "But we can't worried about that, not until we get our hooves on it."

"And what's it for us and the queen?"

"You Changelings thrived on feeding emotions, correct? With our combined forces, we will restore our homeland and in turn, allow your kind to thrive in it and have the unlimited supplies of the emotions." 

"And how I know it's not kind of trick?" Scarface asked and Soushi came towards him, then unlocked the chains from the shackled Changeling Captain.

"Lord Soushi!"

"You must be hungry from your fight," he replied then placed his hoof in his chest. "In that case, eat my emotions. All of it."

"What?!" all of them surprised at this.

"It's all right, I'll be fine." Soushi turned to the Changeling "I know it's not much but I'm offering you and your kind a place you can call it home and the food you need."

"Are you sure?" Scarface asked, "What if I decided to drink it all of it then come for your comrades and retreat to my home?"

"That's for you to decided. Do as you must."

He lowers his head and a few silence passed, then Scarface opens his mouth and absorbing the emotions from Soushi. While some of Soushi's comrades begin to raise their weapons to free their lord, Soushi halts them, despite feeling a bit headache. 

Surprised from the others, Scarface stops his feeding, having second thoughts.

"If what you're saying is true, then I will listen."

Soushi gave a nodded before got to his four hooves.

"Still, you need to discuss with Queen Chrysalis. If what your offer is true, then I will support it."

"Very well then," Soushi turned to his comrades "All officers, bring the news to the Giga Soldiers!! We will be heading to the Badlands at dawn!!"

All of them nodded and they rushed out of the prison tent to deliver the news to all Giga Soldiers.

With the offer set, the Giga Kingdom set on course to the Badlands to make negotiations with the Changeling Kingdom.