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Tom and his group were pinned behind a barricade as arrows whizzed flew over their heads. "Ugh this is pointless, all this waiting is getting on my nerves, I'm gonna do something about it."

"Stay right where you are Rainbow Dash or do you want to be a walking pin cushion? I know your feelings believe me. This stalemate is taking a lot longer then I thought it would. Trottingham's walls are covered in archers and it's a miracle we made it even this close." Tom peeked over the side of the barricade he was pressed against only to have an arrow fly passed his face. He quickly spun around as a drop of blood slides down his cheek.

"Sir Lunar is injured, send the medic!"

"Belay that order. I am fine captain, just a scratch. Some pony give me a mirror, a small one."

"For what?" Tom looked over to the cyan pegasus.

"Well I can't very well look around the corner without getting my head shot off. We need to know just how many we are dealing with and just where they are situated. If not, then we are just waiting for them to pick us off." Soon enough a stallion with a shield barrier came up the hill low so that he was not spotted and handed the mirror to the human. "Alright now, then lets just see what we have here."

Tom held the mirror out far enough just to see around the barricade. "Hmm... Ten archers on the top of the wall. One each upon the towers. Hmm... what's this? Seems there is a hole in the stone wall out of their line of sight. That might be our ticket in."

"Sir?" The human laid his back upon the barricade that a group of them used for a shield from the arrows, his mind racing with thoughts on how to get inside without being found out.

"Gah while you sit and think about it I'm going to do something." Before anyone could stop her, Rainbow Dash took to the air at break neck speed.

"Come on you bird brains, lets see you hit me!" The archers on the took aim and fired towards the pegasus. Arrows whizzing pasted her and she easily dodged each and every one.

"Every pony move! To the opening!" Several ponies including Tom rushed to the gap in the stone wall surrounding the town. "Lets go, move move move move!" Pony after pony rushed into the large hole until only Tom was left. It took only a moment for Tom to look back and watch as an arrow struck the rainbow maned pony on her side, dropping her like a stone.

"RAINBOW!!"

Tom took off, not listening to the calls from his lesser as he made his way to the down pegasus. The archers now focused solely on him as he ran with all the speed that could carry him. One archer in particular saw that Rainbow Dash was still moving and fired an arrow to her. But Tom was closer and before the projectile had a chance to end her, the human stood there before her. A barrier was around him and the slowly crawling pegasus. Two earth ponies took the opportunity and rushed to grab hold of the pegasus. The bulk of the army had not arrived just yet so the human was only given a small portion to try and knock out the enemy defenses. He had no idea that they would be this heavily defended but it mattered little right now. All that he cared about was getting his friend safe and taken care of.

One the three of them were out of the archers range Tom turned and faced the walls that barred them from entering. His eyes glowed with power and his rage grew. He would not let a single one of them live, not after all the atrocities they caused. The barrier he used to shield himself and Rainbow Dash dropped. Not wanting to miss this chance, all those along the wall and towers fired upon him. "NO!!"

The arrows stopped just inches from him. Each one shrouded in a purple aura. Again they fired more and again they were stopped just inches from the human standing alone before them. Slowly he took a step forward and the arrows turned before being sent flying back at them, some hitting them in the face, others in their chests. Bodies falling off the wall to the ground below. No pony had seen but upon his back sprouted large translucent ethereal wings. Gently they flapped and carried the human up and onto the wall. As soon as he touched down, gryphons from all sides came out from the towers to rush him but none got close.

He threw the first to reach him into those behind then turned and grabbed one whom came up behind him by the neck and grinned evilly before tightening his grasp and pulling, ripping the gryphon's throat out, blood splattered upon his body, the gryphon gasping and gurgling for air before falling dead. Another tried to cut the wings upon his back but when the blade passed through them he was in shock. However that didn't last long as Tom drew his word and swung it around behind him, slicing into the assailants neck, nearly severing his head. Many whom saw the blood covered creature took to the air to escape. Those that remained were promptly cut down where they stood.

The small group that entered through the gap in the wall began to lower to drawbridge, once it was down the rest of their forces rushed in but stopped as the human dropped down in front of them, covered in blood, feathers and pieces of gore. Even his own soldiers started to fear him. He began to make his way into the town before falling to the ground, his wings fading away.

"Medic!" The same two ponies rushed to the fallen human's side and loaded him up onto a stretcher while the others stormed the town.

It was not more then a few hours that the town was finally taken as the rest of the army arrived. Tom laid within a medical tent, cleaned of all the sweat, blood and gore. The sound of voices is what roused him from his sleep. "How is he doctor?"

"Well I see nothing physically wrong with him, however that being said that dose not mean that there might not be emotional damage. I think the thought of losing his friend pushed him to the point of magical exhaustion."

"What doth thou mean?"

"It means that he pushed himself beyond what he is capable of. I have seen it with unicorns many times."

"But... they said he had wings?"

Tom stirred a little as the doctor cleared his throat. "Yes well that too could have been a factor to why he collapsed."

"What of Rainbow Dash?" He finally spoke as he opened his eyes. Twilight and Luna were standing beside his bed to which Luna quickly nuzzled him which he returned.

"Luckily the arrow did not hit any of her vital organs and was removed. She will recover but it will take time. I told her as well as her friends that she is not to fly until she is fully healed or risk agitating her wound."

"May I see her?"

"I do not see why not but you must take it easy. Your magic exhaustion would have sapped your strength also so don't push yourself if you can't do it."

"We shall assist him." Luna stated.

"Me too." Twilight added.

Tom then slowly rose from his bed and looked upon himself to see he was in a new set of clothing. "Oh those are compliments of Rarity. She figured you might need some new cloths since you have been wearing the same ones you arrived in the whole time."

He smiled as he rested upon the two mares and they escorted him from the tent only be be met with cheers and whistles from all those around. The two of them guides him through their camp as more begin to acknowledge him The two took him within a tent on opposite side of his own and there sitting up in her bed was the cyan pegasus surrounded by her friends.

Both Luna and Twilight walked the human over to the chair that Pinkie Pie had slid over to the bed for him. They sat him down slowly to which he groaned. Once seated he looked to the cyan pegasus and she to him. A silence passed before anything was said.

"Hey I'm..." They both spoke at the same time which elected a giggle from the others.

"You first."

Tom sighed deeply. "I am sorry Rainbow, I should have stopped you from going out there but all I did was have our group get inside."

Rainbow Dash just shook her head. "No I should be the one sorry. I knew the risks and still I did it anyway."

"Be that as it may I should have at least gone with you."

"Hey I'm a big girl, I can take care of myself besides, the ponies within those walls needed you more. Plus I'm ok though I can't fly which bites but I've dealt with it before."

Very gently he reached out his hand and took her hoof. Placing his other hand on top of it he took a deep breath and spoke. "Well now looks like im going to have to put up with your nagging about not begin able to fly for a while." He smirked.

Rainbow was not amused and glared at him. She opened her mouth to say something but the giggles from everyone else stopped her before she could.

"So, how did everything go while I was out?"

"When we had arrived, the legion you had lead regained a portion of the town. T'was not much but it gave us a hoof hold to where we could make strategic advances upon the enemy. We have even taken their commander hostage." Luna spoke as she sat beside the human.

"I would like to see him."

"Her."

"Well I would like to see her. If that is alright with you?"

Luna nodded and helped Tom to his feet. "Twilight Sparkle we would like it if thou would stay here. We are sure that this will be a very heated discussion and would not like to further put any burden upon thee."

"I appreciate it princess but it's no problem but I see what you mean. I'll wait here with everypony else."

Tom nodded as Luna rose, using her as a brace the human pulled himself from the chair. "We shall return once our discussion is through." With that the two left and walked out of the tent into the mid day sun. Up till the time he woke from his unconscious state Tom was up for more then two days so indeed he was tired.

It did not take them long till they arrived to the tent where the gryphon female was being held. "You think this is funny? Having me caged up like some type of wild animal?"

"Silence gryphon, you are here because you and your kind have made a war upon us when one should never have been made."

Luna lead Tom over to a chair that sat in front of the barred cell. Once the human was seated one of the guards hands him the clipboard with any information they had gotten out of her. Luna sat beside him as he read. "So...your name is...Gilda? Wait Dash's friend?"

"Ex- friend."

"Yes I remember the incident well. You despise anyone that dose not fit into your thought of cool. so when you turned your back on her.." The gryphon growled.

"SHE turned her back on ME! She disrespected me and made a fool of me!"

Tom leaned back into his chair and brought his one leg up on the other. "From what I remember you were the one acting like a brute. Forgive me if I am wrong."

Gilda said nothing at first but then spoke up. "I take it Dash told you all this?"

Tom shook his head. "In case you were unaware, Rainbow was badly injured by one of your archers."

Her eyes widened at this aspect and rushed to the cell bars. "Is she ok? She's not dead is she? Oh geez I never meant..."

"Never meant for her to get hurt? Weren't you the one who said she was your ex-friend? If that true I do not think you would be acting in such a way now would you? Suffice it to say that yes she is well and recovering. Though she will not be able to fly for quite some time."

Gilda let out a sigh of relief and fell on her haunches. "Who are you and how do you know so much?"

Tom took a deep breath. "My human name is Tom but my friends call me Star. You however will know me by another name.... Lunar Star."

The gryphon's jaw dropped. "The savior? They said you fell during the end of the Panther Wars."

"I did but was reborn into the form you now see. My memory is still a little hazy but I remember a lot more then when I first arrived. Now considering you are our prisoner and are working for the enemy by rights we should execute you for the wrongs you have done against us. However, Princess Luna and myself have thought about this as you and I spoke. We are sending you back to Canterlot via teleportation. There Princess Cadence will have the guards place you within the dungeons. Once this war is over a sentence shall be passed. Alabaster! Jade!"

Two unicorns stepped into the tent behind Tom and Luna. "Sir?"

"Princess Luna and I have made our choice. We want you to take the prisoner back to Canterlot and give this letter to Princess Cadence. She will tell you what to do afterwards." Tom held out a rolled up scroll that he had written.

One of the two unicorns took the scroll from his hand before they both walked into the cell. Jade had shackled the gryphon with her magic while Alabaster channeled his magic and in a flash, they were gone.

"Do you think we should tell Rainbow Dash about this?" Luna shook her head.

"T'is best not to, lest she become too distraught to continue."

"I guess you're right. So shall we return to thine friends?"

Luna smiled and helped the human to his feet but he soon pushed off of her. "I'm a big boy, I can handle it." He then shakily took a step forward, then another and another. Slowly he started to walk and make his way out of the tent which held their prisoner. Guards and soldiers alike saluted the both of them once they were spotted. "How is Chocolate?"

"We have made sure that she is well taken care of. However she has asked about thee. It would seem she has taken a liking to thee."

Before they entered the tent with Twilight and the rest of the Elements were is a question on the back of his mind was bothering him. "By the way Luna, just whom dressed me while I was out?"

Luna blushed a moment before speaking. "We did."