Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Heart of the Storm. Enjoy the 1400- word chapter. I don't own MLP, Lauren Faust and Hasbro do.

(Cantorlot Castle, Friendship Festival day.)

Tempest marched into the castle which her soldiers had turned into a command center, she didn't pay the chained ponies her soldiers captured after tearing about the city around her any mind but Grubber gave them a look of sympathy that went unnoticed by Tempest as she walked further into the castle.

"You said 'he' wanted to talk?"

Tempest asked as she walked past a pair of balloon, she was disgusted by how much went into the party when it wasted resources.

"Yeah, the boss wants to ask us if we have the princesses captured…"

Grubber responded as Tempest sighed.

She looked in a pane of glass that had come from a broken window, she growled and stomped on the glass, shattering it as it showed her ugly deformed and broken horn it in.

She pushed her feelings aside for now.

Tempest asked Grubber as two of the Storm Soldiers in the hallway opened the doors to the room as Tempest and Grubber walked until they were in the throne room.

"Well, did little broken pony beat the shiny pony?"

Tempest heard as she walked into the throne room, standing on the side of the throne was a Storm Creature. This one, however, was bigger than the others, as big as a bear.

His armor and mask resembled a monstrous storm cloud with splashes of neon blue on his armor and dark black eyes that tracked Tempest, his fur was ashy black instead of the white of the others.

"He's a unicorn, you idiot. Why the Storm King made you a lieutenant like me is beyond me…."

Tempest snarled in disgust as the Soldier laughed.

"Because master says Whirlwind follow orders good…. And he wants to know if you found the winged pony."

Whirlwind said, Tempest huffed, she hated the brutish lieutenant as much as she hated her damaged horn, Whirlwind was stupid, sadistic and reckless, she couldn't understand why the Storm King had made him an officer in the armada.

"I did, what were you doing while I handled the heavy lifting, Whirlwind?"

Tempest asked as Whirlwind grunted and walked out of the room to handle an issue as one of his men waved him over.

"Still didn't get a reply, you arrogant je-…"

Tempest started to say as one of the Storm Soldiers walked in with a round glass bottle filled with glowing liquid which let off a watery, high- pitched whistle which echoed through the throne room.

"Well, answer it!"

Tempest barked out as she sighed, she sometimes felt like only she knew anything in the armada while her soldiers couldn't, they couldn't even answer a potion call! The Storm Soldier rushed to open the bottle before pouring it into a tub near her, turning it into a vapory mist with her boss on the other side.

Tempest had to bite back a sigh and chuckle as the beastly creature spun around in confusion.

"Where am I supposed to look, I never got this spell to work, hello!?"

The Storm King asked as Grubber chuckled before Tempest waved her hoof.

"Over here, your majesty."

Tempest said, mustering her patience, she was somewhat used to the king not understanding small details as he spun around, trying to find Tempest before Tempest spoke up again.

"Look to your left, you almost got it…. Good!"

Tempest said as the king turned and looked at her with ruthless eyes as he waved a gnarled stick around with a crystal on one end.

"I'm starting to think these things are a waste of money…. Anyway, you know my title is 'Storm King'…. But somethings mission… Oh, right, the dang storm I need to back it up!"

The King barked as Tempest paced in front of him as he continued.

"You promised me magic to control the elements, and right now I'm holding this stick you told me would help with that, for Storm's sake, why!?"

The king asked as Tempest rubbed her face before speaking for the hundredth or so time that what her boss was holding was the Staff of Sacanas, a relic that acted as a conduit for the captured magic from the princesses.

"You're soon going to have the power of hundreds of armies, trust me, your majesty."

Tempest said as the King smirked before speaking.

"Good, I heard Whirlwind is talking to the prisoners, he was always a loyal lieutenant, always taking such pride in his job, he's a good employee… Anyway, so I'm guessing you captured those four Pegacornicues or whatever species they are?"

The Storm King asked as Tempest sighed and shook her head.

"3 out of four, give me 3 or so days and you're have their magic, we will prepare for your arrival."

Tempest replied as the Storm King nodded.

"Fine…. But remember our deal, commander, don't make me have Whirlwind get her, it wouldn't look well on your resume."

The Storm King boomed out as he vanished as Tempest rubbed her face in annoyance.

"Pegacornicues? He really doesn't know what an Alicorn is?"

Tempest muttered as Grubber walked over.

"At least your get your horn back, boss! Then Tempest and Grubber will an unstoppable team!"

Grubber cheered as Tempest rolled her eyes and turned to her men.

"Get the fleet ready, we're moving out!"

Tempest ordered as her soldiers fumbled out of the door.

"Commander, what if we can't find them?"

A Storm Soldier asked as Tempest turned and stared at the soldier.

"Please, how far can she have run? And we're moving now, I don't trust that oaf, Whirlwind to find her…. Nor do I want him to find her first…"

Tempest replied, looking at up her broken horn with a hint of sadness before she pushed her feelings down and walked out of the Thone Room with Grubber, unaware of the Unicorn peeking in from of the windows with a few loose boards on the roof allowing him to eavesdrop on the plan.

"So, that's the Storm King? Doesn't seem like much of a threatening king if he's had trouble like that…. But a deal with Tempest? That's interesting, guess that's all Tempest wants: Capturing the Princesses…. She's their leader along with that lumbering brute, Whirlwind…. And the Staff of Sacanas? I thought it was only a myth found in magic books…. I have to stop the Storm King or Equestria will be in unstoppable danger."

Sabre muttered as he slid off the room and began to gallop towards the edge, he could see Tempest walking towards her airship as the other Storm Soldiers readied their own airships for travel.

'I can't let her get her hooves on Princess Twilight, that much Alicorn magic would make the Storm King as powerful as Tirek was when he was hopped up on all the magic in the kingdom, if not more!'

Sabre's mind screamed as he leapt off the roof as his eyes glowed, two rays of purple magic slipped out from Sabre's armor, both rays of magic resembled wings as Sabre used his magic to 'flap' the wings, slowing his fall as he landed on Tempest's airship and slid until he found a back hatch and tossed himself into the ship.

'This must be the cargo hold…. Still, what deal was the Storm King talking about? I know Tempest has lost her horn but she can still somehow use magic without it…. So what deal did he make with her to get her to follow him?'

Sabre thought as he thought back to his fight with Tempest in the town square.

'For someone without her horn, she's good as a fighter, I don't know where she got hand to hand combat training though, I doubt the Storm King has his soldiers learn it, so is she taught?'

Sabre said as he frowned, somewhat saddened by how he'd seen Tempest act but unsure why, he decided to sleep until the airship landed and he would be able to face Tempest again at his best.

'What is this feeling I have? It's so familiar and yet…. Forgotten.'

Sabre thought as he dozed off inside the cargo hold of Tempest's airship as the Storm Fleet began to search for Twilight with Tempest leading them after her prey.

Author notes

Ok, Whirlwind is that new character I made for the story and this scene is in the book of the movie I read but I changed it a bit. I also want to point out to cut out spoilers for the most part and to focus on Tempest and Sabre more, I will be cutting out most of the mane six scenes in the movie. Next chapter will be a rematch between Sabre and Tempest. Until tomorrow, Lighting Wolf out!