I Always Win

The Battle

The Battle

"Right here, right now furballs! Let's see how long you last against one who has all the time in the world."

Angel, the organizer of this little formation of sentinels looked up at this strange creature that much resembled a joke of patchwork. He would have laughed if he hadn't recognized him as a threat. Fluttershy had told them all about the horrible ordeal he put her through, even becoming victims to her corrupted side. They were relieved that she returned back to normal, but now this creature that matched her crude description had turned up on their doorstep. The fearless bunny had showed up just in the nick of time to pull Fluttershy through the doorway and rally his other fellows to block the door. Unfortunately he had to call this effort to a halt as their efforts were in vain, there just wasn't enough time and the monster was already turning the doorknob. He had no other option than a swift retreat of his forces, but now that he had found their caretaker, it was time to take a stand.

He took a long look at this Discord, the thing called himself "The Lord of Chaos", it was preposterous, but that wasn't what mattered, what mattered was that he had been challenged, and he would meet this thing head on. He gave one final glare at Discord before he turned to his own force, and gave a great war cry; "Stand tall and defend Fluttershy!"

"For Fluttershy!" Called the avians and the ground critters that drew their weapons, mere berries and garden tools, the tallest of them, and the raccoons brandishing mighty trash can lid shields. There could be no failure.

Angel squashed a blackberry in his paws and used it to paint the colors of war upon his furry cheeks. He was furious, he knew that he had to strike fear into the enemy that stood before him, and he attempted a growl. This however proved to be really stupid.

Discord had been watching the whole procession rather amused by it all. It was not every day that one battled it out against a rabble of animals. His entertainment was slightly diminished when his eyes found that of the assumed ring leader. It was that darn rabbit again. You just have to keep one up-ing me, don't you rodent?Discord's mood did not improve with the proposition of facing the little, rabid pest, he hadn't gotten over the fact that he'd let himself get distracted.

He looked around again at the assembled woodland creatures, it was laughable really, but then, to some so was he. At least now he knew that nothing would get between him and his objective, provided that he kept a close eye on that of the furry menace numero uno. Needless to say Discord didn't think this would be much of a challenge.

He was not wrong.... but he wasn't exactly right either.

The spirit of chaos was drawn out of his thoughts at an interesting cacophony. This interlude consisted of the banging of tin cans and random animal shouts of those assembled. He recognized a few of the languages, he was a talented linguist, although he never got to use this skill much, it seemed to come in handy here as they all pledged their soon-to-be "victory" to their caretaker.

It was clear to Discord that the little critters thought they were giving a fearsome war cry. He smirked, and tried not to laugh, but all efforts were in vain for the lead pest glared up at him, absent mindedly releasing an adorable mix between a "Squeak" and some lion cub's attempted growl.

It would have been considered adorable by any witnesses, but considering the expression on Angel's face before and afterward, it was more than enough to make the Chaos god laugh until his sides hurt. His booming laughter made the fortress shake and Fluttershy still hidden away for the time being, burrow further into the safety of the pillows surrounding her. She considered abandoning her cowardice, the fortress was only made of pillows and it would not last long should Discord choose to knock it down.