The airship landed, crushing a confection stand, the ponies inside just barely able to escape in time.
Whatever the fuck this is, it wasn’t a late guest.
I looked to Luna and Celestia as a hatch opened and a ramp lowered, “Plan?”
Celestia shook her head, “We should wait and watch, I have not seen an airship like that in the past, we don’t know who they are or what they want.”
Luna nodded, “Agreed, sister,” she said and looked at me, “Be careful, Page.”
Giving her a quick nuzzle, I followed their lead as both sisters took to the air. Spreading my wings, I flew along next to Luna towards the landed ship as a small shape carried a small box down the ramp from the airship.
I didn’t recognize the species. Diamond Dog? No… wrong. But similar in some ways, bipedal with ears, coat and two eyes. Fangs. Carnivorous?
Hmm.
Wrapping myself into illusions and invisibility, I drifted towards the left while leaving a illusionary clone of myself flying next to Luna and coming in for landing.
As we all settled down, the box started to deploy… a speaker cone? Did Equestria have that kind of magitech?
Moving around silently, I rounded away from the princesses and my illusion, all of them having arrived by now, as the little thing started to speak.
“Ponies of Equestria!” it said loudly into it’s microphone, the sound echoing out of the large speaker, “We come on behalf of the fearsome, the powerful, the allmighty STORM KING!”
Okay. We knew three things about this "Storm King". He was not fearsome, not powerful and far from almighty. People who were, didn’t feel the need to announce any of those things.
He was also a bit of an egomaniac from that massive portrait of himself.
His species was also a bit easier to identify. Some sort of primate.
“And now!” he continued and motioned towards the ramp up to the ship, “To deliver the evil, evil message, put your hooves together for Commander Tempest!!”
What in Equestria…
A unicorn emerged from the darkness inside the airship, her purplish coat and dark pink mane standing out against the black and very form fitting armour she was wearing, but what stood out the most was her crackling horn. What remained of it, it had been broken off close to the base.
Despite the sensitivity when casting, unicorn horns were really difficult to break. Whatever happened to her, it had been lucky not to outright kill her.
“Is that a… unicorn?” Twilight asked softly, looking to her left at Midnight.
Midnight just shrugged a bit.
“Tempest, is it?” Celestia asked as she stepped forward. I took that as my cue to move and I started to silently approach the ramp, moving up it until I stood just a couple of meters away from Tempest.
“How may we help you?” Celestia continued, her tone making clear it was more of a threat than an actual request.
Tempest smirked, “Oh, I’m so glad you asked, how about we start with your complete and total surrender?”
I just kind of blinked at her.
What. No, seriously, what kind of pony take a look at a collection of six Alicorns, two changeling princesses and a city full of guards and think, ‘meh, I can take them’?
Twilight moved around Luna and gave Tempest a small wave, “Hi there, Princess of Friendship,” she introduced herself, “Not exactly what is going on, but I know we can talk things out.”
Tempest looked across them, “Oh, goody. All the Alicorns. Here is the deal,” she started to say as she moved towards the bottom of the ramp, getting closer to me, “I need your magic. Give it up nicely, please. Or we make it diff…”
That’s as far as I let her get as I spun around and bucked in the face as hard as I could out of invisibility. Or tried rather, she must have had the reflexes of a mongoose, my invisibility faded just inches from her face and she was still almost able to dodge it, causing my hooves to glance off her armoured shoulder instead, knocking her to the side.
Her horn lit up and she screamed, letting out a shockwave of lightning in all directions. It sent me tumbling off the ramp in the other direction as I tried not to scream from the energy crackling across me as I hit the ground hard.
“So be it!” she yelled as I struggled to get off the ground, Amber instantly at my side, pushing me back onto my hooves, “Difficult it is!”
Loud echoing horns sounded and a dozen airships started to lower out of the dark clouds above.
“Shiny!” Cadence yelled and Shining Armour stepped up, magic building in his horn and a massive pink shield dome covered Canterlot once more.
But it was too late. All but two and a half of the airships were already inside, the last one cut in half and crashed somewhere in the outer ring.
My only complaint so far for this story is why is page the one who tries NOT to start a fight *cough rainbow dash cough* *cough captured by changelings chapter cough* instead of his usual methods (insert thinking emote)
Maybe alicorns will show some of their great power here, instead of being taken down like some idiots. Page at least, because of his human nature. Also here is little different situation with security preperations than in canon. And I really wish to see some changeligns (two of them especially) giving some smashing to invaders.
Chrysalis proclaming after this, that she is even, would be worth it.
9870102
He was ticked off about it being his and Luna's wedding.
So they've invaded Canterlot, during Page's royal wedding, while all 6 of the Alicorns are in attendance, right on top of a changeling hive, with a (somewhat) competent guard force in attendance. Petrification balls or no, I foresee great pain in their future
So... I do hope this doesn't spiral into the same kind of adventure as the film. It wouldn't make much sense for a suped-up Equestrian military, plus two additional alicorns, plus various foreign dignitaries and their honor guards to go down as easily as the Friendship Festival did. I want a united pony/griffin/changeling force fighting for Canterlot before too long.
Should Luna get stoned, like in the film, I expect all out "evil" Page to make an appearance. Maybe get a "world of cardboard"-esque speech about how Stormy ain't nothing compared to either other villains and/or the human world.
I am right, it is the Storm King's army. I can't wait to see the battle for Canterlot next chapter
Ok, I mean I like it but why didn’t he just send her to sleep with a touch of his horn.
We know he could do that even without being an Alicorn.
Looking forward to the next chapter. :)
9870372
Why not a lot of things, just go with it!
The board is set...the pieces are moving.
Luna: Tempest, you WILL lose. And then, I shall go see this Storm King and make him wish he was dead for ruining MY WEDDING DAY!
Page: She's being polite. She's going to kill him.
I said it last chapter and I'll say it again, where is the BLOODY ANTI-AIR COVER!
I mean come on, the other Princesses should have listened to Page by now about having some stuff to take out invaders, also there are 4 Princesses Alicorns and 1 Prince Alicorn, that is only 5 Alicorns not 6, where did the 6th one come from?
9870421
Midnight Sparkle. The Twilight out of time.
9870119
Hell and a half, the encounter with Starlight had him think "dodge, don't block when you don't know what you're shielding from" and that alone would have saved Cadance.
9870441
True, but I could still see Princess Cadence, and possibly Princess Celestia getting caught by the petrification stones as they had in the movie, as neither has been shown in Hiver's story to have engaged in much (if any) combat practice.
Princess Luna and Prince Page, on the other hoof, should be an entirely different story, being practicing War Magi (along with Page's personal apprentice, Sunset Shimmer). Not to mention the fact that, unlike the Friendship Festival in the movie, their should be a heightened military presence at a Royal Wedding. Especially after what had happened the last time. At the very least, both Luna's and Page's personal forces should be in attendance as their Honor Guard.
So, yeah, things should go a bit differently than they had in the movie. Hopefully with an actual Battle of Canterlot rather than a farcical no-show on the part of Equestria's military. Followed by an Equestrian military campaign against the Storm King's remaining forces once the invasion fleet has been dealt with. Because Equestria cannot ignore an attack like this without responding in some manner.
9870582
Don't forget about many changelings (with probably both royals) being present on weeding in their efforts to mend bad taste, they leaved on other royal weeding and with Page kidnapping. They will be very determinated force, with Skitter fighting for her friends and Chrysalis because of pragmatism and self-pride.
9870582
The tone has been set by Shining Armor cutting an airship in half. This Equestria is putting up a fight.
Leaders who proclaim their greatness are almost always insecure lunatics.
I seriously want in on this fight. Hello, one Alicorn of Air Superiority.
So the invaders just lost the element of surprised that allow Tempest to stone the alicorns in the movie, not to mention how they are facing a flock of alicorns, two of which with battle training, two very well feed changeling queens who won't accept this attack, if for wildly different reasons, a bolstered guard force and a full changeling hive...
...
sorry mare that atempted to rob a bar full of guard ponies, your Darwin award is going to someone else.
9870658
Yes, I agree, now he just needs to do it several more times to the other ships.
Maybe the shield is more to keep them in than to keep them out?
Also, why would he drop his invisibility at all? An attack left unseen is better than a known attacker.
War were declared (again)
9871496
Murphy laws all the way... I think i hear him shed a tear for Tempest...
Look at the bright side Tempest your troops just fixed the 'we havent enougth meat for the dragons' problem
9870582
I think the Yetis can be thankful not ending on the 'extinct list' after fucking up so hard. Griffins,Minatours,Changelings etc etc are present and on friendly terms with the ponys. No matter how OP you are... Your going down harder than Napolions and Adolfs armys combined
9881343
Question, is it bad that I have not seen the movie, or even half the show as I never had time or been able to
9882749
Have to see the movie myself...
The storm king is about to die. Whatcha wanna bet?
9914628
Well considering we have way more than four alicorns, two powerful changelings in charge of a TWO hives worth of changlings, and one of said alicorns responsible for killing an ancient evil capable of wiping out all of Equestria, I'd say this plot is not going to follow the movie; and the Storm King got more than he bargained for.
And that's not even counting the Guard.
I'm looking forward to this.
This is going to be sooooooooo much fun!
I'm sorry, but when was there another Ling Princess? there's only Skitter that I know of.
Celestia:
I'm just imagining some random pony in the crowd going "Who that?"
MORTAL Combat*que in music*
I guess MC didn’t include any knives or chakram in his tux? Pretty sure Luna would have approved vigorously even if it was just a decoration.
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Probably a mistake. I think Chrisalis is meant…
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Me, let's be honest all of those alicorns and guards are very inept in the best of the days and putright useless most of the time.
Also why da foca would you even try to "buck" her when you could just use tele to "disarm" her or, maybe better, put her to sleep!
That was uncaracteristic stupid of Page BTW.
"almighty"
Who is the second changeling princess? Or did you mean one changeling queen and a changeling princess?
The insane, seriously at this point someone must have told her she is a anime protagonist with massiv plot armor.
The shield raising should be the first thing they do
9870119
If there ever was a scene to demonstrate that Alicirns are a real theat. Vaporization of a army of Yeti would do it.
9870160
Rather surprising that the shield wasn't raised once one airship made a landing.
Better safe than sorry.
9870184
The Griffon Royalty among others must be present how noone raised a shield a lot sooner is beyond reasonable.
9870420
Perfectly normal situation of a wife that had her wedding ruined.
9870421
Yep, either ballistic weapon to fuck a dragon raw or a shield to make shining armor blush, neither is ridiculous.
9870582
How Tempest isn't killed in Canon is reasonable for a kids show, not so mutch here.
9871496
I doubt Tempest gets free of punishment and becomes the next bar mare.
9872474
This time Celestia shouldn't hold back if she ever was a serious threat.