Three weeks have passed since my arrival in Canterlot and Blueballs has tried everything to get me to leave, he even tried to send an assassin after me. Sad thing is that assassin got right in front of me as I was practicing with my Katana, I think you can imagine what happened. Regardless there is one less assassin in the world. On another note, Celestia's spies have reported unusual behavior in a griffon compound about thirty miles across the border. I am currently 'suiting up' to do some recon on this.
POV SWITCH Unknown captive
"I'll ask you one last time, what do you know of our plans?" Hah these griffons know nothing about me, I've been in this world for ten damn years. I have spent this time collecting intel to get my revenge on their damn king. "You refuse to talk? So be it, since you won't talk, don't talk ever again." With that he slit my throat with one of his claws. "Take him to his cell, I don't want to see him ever again. They think that petty cell can hold me, fools they have no idea that today is the day I escape. As the griffons threw me into my cell I grabbed the cloth on the table beside the bed and held it to my throat. Looking back to make sure the griffons weren't there I made my way to the far wall and began climbing my way up until I reached the ceiling, a good twelve-foot climb. I then moved a loose stone to reveal a vent, my ticket to freedom. Climbing into the vent I began the grouling task of crawling my way through. Sadly luck was not on my side as the vent gave way beneath me dumping my, thankfully, into the compound's gunpowder storage. Seeing the powder gave me an idea. Making a nice long trail of gunpowder, I then grabbed a piece of flint and stuck the ground next to the trail effectively creating a spark and igniting the gunpowder. I then made my way out of the compound, unluckily as I made my way towards the front gate I was spotted by a griffon patrol who sounded the alarm and began closing the gate. Foregoing all stealth I made a mad dash before sliding under the gate. Sadly the gate closed on my right arm trapping me. Struggling against the gate I heard the deafening explosion caused by the gunpowder going off. The fiery explosion tore off my arm and threw me away from the now destroyed compound, the heat from the explosion cauterizing my arm in the process. My vision began to fade as I felt not claws, but hands grab me and begin to drag me away from the compound, my ex-prison. Letting out a sigh of relief I relaxed my body allowing myself to slip into sleep's embrace.
POV SWITCH Edward
Reaching the compound, I shouldered my rifle and scoped out the area, seeing nothing of importance until what appeared to be a bi-pedal (Two legged) figure making its way to the front gate. Suddenly sirens began to blare and the figure made a mad dash to the gate before attempting to slide underneath. In its attempt it got its arm caught under the gate. Slinging my rifle over my shoulder I made my way towards the figure when a fiery explosion tore through the area destroying the compound and flinging the figure towards me. Covering my face from the intense heat I reached down and began to drag the figure away.
Time lapse 30 Minutes
Reaching my small campsite I set the figure on a mat beside the fire. Going into my tent I grabbed my med kit and made my way back to the figure. Now getting a good look at him I saw he was a human male, around mid-twenties, grayish-silver hair that seemed to defy gravity. He had a medium build and a large jagged scar that looked as though a dragon had tried to claw his back off. I began to clean his wounds, starting with the gash across his throat, when that finished I moved to the hole where his left eye used to be. Seconds turned to minutes and minutes to hours yet I labored on, this was the first human I've seen since coming to Equestria and I'll be damned if I'm going to let him die without doing anything. Eventually finishing up I looked down at my work satisfied, I grabbed my canteen and took a long swig from it before writing a letter to celestia and throwing it into the fire. You may be asking why I threw the letter into the fire, you see Celestia gave me an enchanted piece of flint which when used if I wanted to send a letter to her, I could throw it into the fire and it would be instantly transported. As I looked away from the fire I heard a grunt come from the human beside me. "Easy there, you're pretty banged up. It would be best if you stayed down, here have some water." Handing him my canteen he nodded in thanks and took a nice long drink. "Can you talk? I saw the gash across your throat." Shaking his head no he motioned his hand for a sheet of paper and a pen. He was about to reach for the paper with his right hand when he noticed it was gone. The only thing left was the stump of a shoulder. "Yea, you lost your arm when the compound exploded. You're one lucky son of a bitch, that blast blew those griffons to hell." Nodding his head, he placed the paper on the small table beside him and then began to write with his left hand. 'My name is Slade, I am a human from Earth, I've been trapped here for ten years nearly as long as this war.' "Slade huh, cool I'm Edward and like you I'm from Earth and I've been here for two years." As I finished a group of about twenty griffons and a bi-pedal red dragon surrounded us. "Surrender! Your out numbered and out matched. Give up now and you will be let to live as slaves." "You bastards don't know me all that well now do you. I never surrender, not to the likes of you." I drew my sword and got into a defensive stance preparing for the oncoming battle. Three griffins charged me thinking ti end this quick, dodging all three swipes with a backward lean, I countered with a slash decapitating all three of them to the shock of their comrades. Two more attached, one from the left and one to the right. Unsheathing the my dagger from its leather sheath on my right shoulder, moving it to a backhanded grip prepared to defend me from the left. With a swift swing, my knife found a home inside of the griffon's right eye. While the other found himself impaled through the chest by my sword. With my weapons occupied, another griffon thought to charge me from the front until he was sliced in half through his center. Looking to my right I saw Slade had ripped the spine out of one of the fallen griffons and was now using it as a sword. Removing my blades from the corpses I joined Slade's side and we began our onslaught on the griffons. Keeping my sword-brother in my peripheral vision I noticed his swordsmanship was equal in skill to mine in every aspect. He used the weapon not as an independent tool, but an extension of himself as a true warrior should. The battle raged on until it was just us and the dragon left. Lunging at us the dragon took a swipe to my right and Slade's left. Jumping to the right I dodged and then retaliated with a slash to his right arm. Sadly my sword just bounced off his scales leaving nary a scratch. Laughing at my failed attempt the dragon took to mocking my foolishness. Luckily for me I had been training in the energy I gained control of during my imprisonment. This energy I realized was not only magic, but a powerful combination of Ki, Chakra, and Magic, Giving me the abilities of characters from anime shows I used to watch (Aka Dragonball Z and Naruto). Channeling the energy into my hands I used Goku's iconic move. "KA...ME...HA...ME...HAAAAAAAAAA!" With that I released an energy wave that blasted the dragon through multiple trees eventually coming to a stop thirty-five or so meters away. Making my way towards the dragon's form I made sure it was dead with a thrust of my sword through the weakest spot on a dragon, the eyes. As I removed my sword an idea came to me. Using a spell to sharpen my sword, I cut off the dragon's right arm. Carrying it back to camp I explained my idea to Slade who agreed with a nod of his head. Laying down Slade relaxed himself as I slid the dragon arm into place right on the stump of his shoulder. Channeling more energy into the palm of my hand I looked on with amazement as the tissue knitted together and became a part of Slade. When the experiment was done Slade flexed his arm getting himself used to the new appendage. Sitting up, Slade tested his new arm befor walking over to one of the dead griffons. He then reached down with his left arm and, to refrence Naruto, 'Madara'd' the griffon eye. With a sickening squelch the eye slid into place. He then walked over to me, getting the idea I began to use more magic and give him control of the eye. Three hours later Slade had learned to control both his arm and new eye. I then got to work on turning the griffon spine into a true sword. Using a large piece of scrap metal I held it over the fire heating the metal to a the color of the morning sky, then I took the small hammer I had then fashioned the metal across the bottom of the spine turning it into a formidable Katana. Using some wood around camp, I fashioned a sheathe. Using hide from the griffons I made a leather strap which I attached to the sheath. Using the remaining leather I fashioned an armband with two griffon feathers hanging on the side for me, and a headband for Slade. After giving the headband and sheathed sword to Slade, I then slid the armband up around my right bicep. "Alright I think it would be best for us to return to Canterlot, I believe the princess would like to meet you." With that I packed up camp and we made our trek back across the border, and then to Canterlot.