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Blood nuzzled Maple and kissed her cheek, knowing she wouldn't stay mad at him. Ash hesitated before reaching her own hoof out and lighting her own horn. Soon they were both back in the Elemental Castle. Snow was winding down from the battle by playing with her daughter.

Blood pushed the wheelchair at a normal pace at they headed to Kane's chambers. Blood saw Maple looking annoyed. "Not my fault you didn't have an interesting foalhood." "Well I guess we better get back to the others. Arial and Snow will be happy to know they're both alright." Ash said.

Blood smirked and opened his wings, getting a good speed before releasing the wheelchair with Shadow in it. He looked like a blur as he raced down the hallway. Nurses and doctors walking by were shocked and scared at the sudden object flying down the hall at such a speed. Blood zoomed ahead of Shadow as the front door was coming up and stood in front of him. He lifted a back hoof and stepped on the chair just before it hit him, stopping him immediately. "It's more fun with fully developed wings, huh?"

Blood nodded his thanks. Ash smiled at them. "Pleasure to meet you as well. We're glad to fight alongside you." Blood kept pushing Shadow down the hall to try and catch up with Kane. "Would this be an inappropriate time to relive our foalhood when we pushed each other down the hallways of the castle in wheelchairs from the infirmary?" Blood joked. "The bat ponies are actually kinda nice." Ash said as they left. "I think they got too much of a bad reputation."

Blood stood on his back legs and grabbed the handles of the wheelchair and began to push him out of the room. Ash blushed even harder. "I....uh...." Fortunately for her the bat ponies were heading down the hall. Ash quietly sighed in relief that the awkward situation was resolved. "Hi there, we were just coming to check on you!" She said with an awkward smile. Blood raised an eyebrow. "Well that's nice of you and all, but Shadow's alright and we have to get going. Has King Kane left yet?"

Blood kept staring at Shadow's scars. "There's something more to him that we don't know. This isn't just a sibling rivalry that spilled over into our lives. There is real evil going on here." Ash blushed harder and rubbed the back of her head. "I....uh. Yeah, I'm....uh, im ok. Just....uh, just....a little warm in here." She barely managed to get out.

Blood was silent for a moment before looking to Maple and then back to Shadow. "What exactly happened in there?" Ash sighed in relief knowing that Steel didn't think she was weird. "Yeah, you're right. I just....uh, was just trying to bond with you." She said, trying not to look embarrassed. Silent smirked and turned away. "Oh, don't worry about that." ((We can say Silent and Lykos already know each other))

"I suppose we could. I'm sure Arial and Snow will want to know his condition." Ash said, walking down the hall towards the bat ponies. "Hey, I'm sorry if it seems like I'm following you all the time. I must look really creepy to you. I'm not trying to do anything weird I swear." "You have no idea." Blood replied. "Are you alright brother?" Silent gave Uchia a "do you seriously not know what I'm talking about" look. "Close, but no. Werewolves."

Kane nodded and smiled. "Again, I'm grateful for what you and the others have done. I'm lucky to have you all." Autumn let go of Kane to see if he could stand on his own four hooves. He was able to, but walked with a limp. "We must return to our chambers. Gotta make sure he doesn't sneak off and hurt himself again." Autumn said with a smirk. Kane rolled his eyes. Blood shook his head at his unconscious brother, not surprised at his desperation to drink blood. "He always gets jumpy when he's hungry. One time when we were younger we went to Canterlot, and he hadn't fed in nearly three weeks. He was so desperate to feed that he bit Celestia's ass. Needless to say we were almost stuffed above her mantle that day." "But surely you know of the other creatures of the night? The beast that bat ponies struggled with for centuries. Their sworn enemies." Silent said. As if on que, a howl could be heard in the distance, causing him to smirk evilly.

"And no leader succeeds without his followers." Kane replied. "I wouldn't be the king I am without you all." A nurse soon walked in and approached the bed. "Alright, your highness, your serious wounds are treated. You should probably take it easy and stay off the battlefield for a while." Kane sighed. "Well that's great." He said sarcastically as Autumn helped him stand. "Don't worry, Hun. I think we'll be in good hands." She said nuzzling him. Blood peaked in and saw Shadow's wounds being treated. He sighed with slight relief knowing he was ok. He then looked back at Shade. "Sounds like she used more than words. If that little mare scared you then I'm worried about our future battles." Silent thought for a moment before he finally smirked evilly and rubbed his hooves together. "What's the one beast a bat pony fears most?"

Ash nodded and entered the room. She saw Kane in the hospital bed with Autumn at his side. "My king, please tell me you're alright." Ash said worriedly, bowing to him. Kane held a hoof up for her to get up. "If anything, I should bow to the two of you. I owe you my life for all you've done." He sat up some more. "And I'll be alright. Just banged up." Blood saw Shade outside the room. "Shade, what are they saying about Shadow? Is he going to be ok?" He asked, worried about losing his only family. Silent wiped blood from his mouth as he got up. "I don't care what that witch says, I don't need her abominations." He looked to Uchia. "The bat ponies and the Elemental Order are their biggest allies. We must cripple them before we go any further."

Ash nodded and lit her horn, teleporting her and Steel over to the bat ponies. "We overheard you talking about seeing your king. I can teleport you as well if you'd like." Blood hesitated for a moment, he didn't know much about the elemental Order, but decided it would be alright. "We'd appreciate that." Ash nodded and the four were soon in Canterlot. Autumn sat in a chair next to Kane. He was pretty beaten up, but managed to be saved. He leaned back in the hospital bed holding Autumn's hoof. "I already told you, I'm not defiling the dead. You're lucky I don't kill you for enslaving the three legends of Equestria, one of which is my father, might I add!" Silent growled at Rose. "I just need to regroup and come up with a new plan. We still have a massive portion of our Horde remaining, plus these new powers. I do not need your witchcraft." ((Silent needs to be beaten a few more times before he breaks and uses them.))

Blood smiled and kissed her forehead. "All those times you flirted with me growing up, maybe I should have opened up more. I'm glad to have you." Ash blushed slightly. "Uh...that would be nice." She said, a little awkward but still remaining cool. Silent removed his helmet and threw it down. "We were being driven back, I couldn't kill him and complete my revenge if my army gets smashed." He looked around and his wounded troops and growled. "A million....a MILLION of you brutes landed on these shores, are you STILL can't win a battle?!" He said enraged.

Ash went wide eyed as Steel took his shirt off, but quickly looked away to not seem creepy. "Uh...well, I guess we better see if the kings are alright?" Blood put a hoof on Maple. "Will you come with me? If something happens to Shadow....I don't want to deal with it alone. He's my only family." He said, worried about his brother.

Blood stood up and stood between Maple and the others while she took her armor off, giving them a "this is mine" look. "Anyway, we better get to Canterlot to see if Shadow is alright." Snow and Ash landed with the other Order members. "Is everybody alright?" Snow asked, making sure the other order members were unharmed.

Kane looked at Shadow's wounds with shock. One of the gashes sent chills down his spine. It looked so familiar, like it came from a familiar fighting style. Blood sat down and unstapped his chest plate, taking deep breaths. "We won, but our kings are gravely hurt, and Silent has a dark power behind him."

As Kane was helped onto Ledus's back, he used what little strength he had to look to Shadow. "Wait!" He said just as Ledus opened her wings. "Help him too....please." Snow whispered to Ledus and glided over to the bat ponies. "We'll take him to Canterlot....King Kane requested it. They both need medical attention."

"Shadow!" Blood called as he watched his brother enter the portal. "That idiot, he better not get killed." Some Canterlot soldiers came to Kane and prepared to take him to be treated for his injuries. "The King is gravely wounded. We won't get him out in time." One of them said. Snow landed near them and whistled loudly, and soon Ledus landed near them. "Take him to Canterlot. Hurry."

Blood cut down a Horde soldier a she saw the armies falling back through a portal. "They're retreating. We've won today." Ash blasted fire at a group of horde as Snow froze another group. Ash returned to her normal form. "We did it." Kane was heavily injured from Silent's new powers. He laid back and clutched his side and grit his teeth. He had scars and burns all over.

Kane looked up at Silent, waiting for him to finish him. Silent had his blade raised high, but something kept him from brining it down. Silent turned and walked in the opposite direction. "Full retreat." He said blankly to Uchia. Kane was surprised at Silent's mercy.

Kane struggled to his feet and rushed Silent again. Silent kicked his throat and stabbed him in the shoulder. Kane fell again and grit his teeth in pain. Silent stood over him looking down at his brother.