WARCRAFT IV -- CHAPTER 2 - United under One Banner (Horde Campaign)

Unexpected Arrivals

A raider arrives at the Horde camp on the Hellfire Peninsula and informs Thrall of a very surprising news. All of a sudden, to great surprise of all the Horde leaders, a huge army of night elven warriors from Azeroth have arrived on Outland. The Horde leaders are all surprised upon seeing the ancient elusive night elves suddenly coming to Outland all the way back from their homeland on Kalimdor. The entire forces of the Horde are all confused yet also delightfully surprised upon seeing the night elves approaching their camp. Garm Wolfbrother is also familiar with the race of night elves when he and Jorin Deadeye had met the group of Watchers led by Maiev Shadowsong before on Outland. The night elven warriors are being led by the archdruid Malfurion Stormrage, a highborne arcanist called Mordent Evenshade, and a demon hunter known as Altruis, which Thrall had seen before in Stormwind. The leaders of the Horde come forth, and greet their old night elven allies on Kalimdor.

Raider: "Warchief! New arrivals have come to greet all of you. It is our old allies from Ashenvale."

Dranosh: "Look, Warchief! It is the night elves! The night elven warriors from Kalimdor are here!"

Thrall: "What?! Night elves? Here? How did they get here? And what could they be doing here?"

Garm: "What the? Night elves?! It is them! Those strange tall savage elves! They are the ones that Jorin and I had seen before here on Outland! We met a group of them upon the Mountains of Flame before the Legion invaded us. It is from them that we learned all about your new Horde, Warchief."

Thrall: "They became our allies against the forces of the Legion that invaded Azeroth before. Now, they are all here. They must have sailed to the human lands and entered the Dark Portal as we did."

Drek'Thar: "It is certain that they already know all about the threat of the Legion here on Outland."

Malfurion: "Greetings to you and to all your brethren, Thrall. It has been a while, young shaman."

Thrall: "Master Stormrage! It is an honor to see you! Though I must admit, we are surprised to see you and your kind here on our former broken world. What business do you have here on Outland?"

Malfurion: "Like you, we have come here for the purpose of defeating the Legion once more before they could even launch another massive invasion on our world, young Thrall. We all stood together against the demons and their minions in Mount Hyjal before, now we shall do so again here in this shattered world of your people that had also been the domain of my brother, Illidan. He fought and gave his life against the demonic forces here. Despite his defeat, he made sure to have us all warned by the threat of the Legion here. My brother and I had many differences and strife, but that was in the past. We shall honor his sacrifice by helping you defeat the Legion, and finish what he started."

Thrall: "Then by all means, the Horde shall gladly accept your aid, Master Stormrage. We defeated the demons once before, I believe we could do so again here on Outland! I must admit, your arrival was timely. We were thinking of ways on making careful plans to move against the demonic forces. We also have a quest of saving our people here on Outland that had been imprisoned by the Legion, Master Stormrage. With your support, we stand with better chances, and everything will be easier."

Malfurion: "Very well. Tell us on how we can aid you here. Show us what we could do as of now."

Thrall: "There is a large demonic camp upon the northern borders of this region, and there are also some other settlements on the northwest. It leads to a small swampland region called Zangarmash."

Altruis: "Zangarmarsh is the former stronghold of Lady Vashj and the naga army that your brother commanded, Shan'do Stormrage. It is there where they created the magical water fountain that the demons used to reopen the Great Portal. The Legion could still be using what is left of its energies."

Malfurion: "Then, we shall go there. I have a plan with that fountain shrine that those demons have taken. Thrall, let my warriors and I handle things for now. We shall deal against the demonic forces on those areas. Do what you need to do to find and save your captive people. We shall meet again."

Thrall: "Alright, Master Stormrage. The Horde is honored to have you as our allies once more. For now, we will make plans on our next move. Should you require our aid, we shall be there to fight."

At that moment, the night elven armies led by Malfurion, Altruis, and Mordent move out and head for the northern borders of Hellfire Peninsula. Garm is amazed upon seeing for the first time a full army of the night elven warriors. He was also surprised to find out that Malfurion is the brother of Illidan, the former ruler of Outland that defeated the Pit Lord Magtheridon. The forces of the Horde are pleased that the night elves have come to aid them on Outland as they can now make their next move to save their imprisoned brethren. The leaders of the Horde continue discussing of their plans as well as making their preparations for their upcoming battles with the demons and fel orcs. Garm also continues to share of his knowledge about the places and state of Outland that he knows about. The forces of the Horde are also ready to send support for the night elves in case for a needed help. Five days later, Dranosh returns to the camp in the Hellfire Peninsula after a scouting mission, and informs Thrall and all the other Horde leaders about a great news regarding their night elven allies.

Dranosh: "Warchief! The night elves have recently succeeded in destroying the demonic camp on the northern borders. They have moved out towards Zangarmarsh. I am sure that they could handle it by their own. The important matter now is that the pass that leads to the northern region is open."

Thrall: "Perfect. I knew they could do it! Now, we can finally make our way to the dungeon fortress far to the east. Let us assemble our own warriors! It is time that we finally save our captive people!"