It's been almost three years, Samuel being trained by Princess Luna herself. During these years he learned to fly and use magic. Even with the awkward inability to feed, he gained the trust of his queen and the rest of the hive. Within a month of his unknown training with Luna, his queen promoted him to a squad leader. Within a year, all the way up to siege officer, then even to siege commander, earning him the rank of First Lieutenant.

Within the trust of his hive, he started thinking. Thinking about protection. There was nothing really to protect against magic, but Equestria was technologically developing. They will need technology too. He spent time observing his surroundings for useful metals, materials, and with those came practical necessities.

In time, he had created a metallic alloy, capable of severe strain and punishment, but still worthy of use afterwards. Along with its protective ability, it was light, surprisingly light. He took advantage of this making full body armor sets of different variations for different uses. His favorite, the one he considered the assault armor. Larger plates for bigger vital parts of the body, and small interlocking plates for the joints, allow for almost complete protection and even still, high mobility.

He had even out of pure respect made a special armor set for his queen, Lia. This earned him gratitude and a friend. After this he offered the same to Luna, but she declined saying the others would be suspicious.

It was today. The day he field tested his armor. Him and the rest of his squad were to infiltrate a small town and return with love for the hive. Aprox. twenty ponies were necessary with his smaller sized hive, compared to most others. The armor was tested almost immediately when one of the recruits in his squad tripped into a hole. She climbed out saying she almost felt nothing. He smiled. So far it was going almost according to plan. The armor giving it a plus one.