Hm, that's gonna have to do. Luke thought, looking at his pathetic excuse for a shelter. After building his so called "shelter", which mostly consisted of branches and leaves, he looked up to the sky to see that there was still some time left in the day. Well, what the hell do I do now? Being much calmer than before, he slumped against a tree and thought about anything he could do to help his current situation.

"I need food." He said out loud. ...but what the hell am I gonna do for food? He looked around for anything to eat, hoping for some type of... well, anything. He walked around for a bit and about fifty or so feet from the shelter, he stumbled upon a bush with some red berries. Fuck. Are these poisonous? He plucked a few from the bush and sniffed them. Damn...is it really worth the risk? Well, if worse comes to worst, I'll at least have these. With that, he put the berries in his pockets and began walking back to his stuff.

"Well, seems like any plants are not an option, I don't even recognize half the stuff in this forest anyway." Luke said, getting frustrated. "So meat it is then, well that's gonna be a pain in the ass too." He never knew much about hunting, aside from the occasional survival show here and there. Well, I know how to fish, but where the hell am I gonna find... Luke stopped for a second. Nope. Hell no. There's no way I'm going to that stream. Who knows what else is gonna be waiting there....but I'm gonna need the food, and there's only a little bit of day left. After weighing his options for a bit, he decided it would be better to have some kind of energy for tomorrow, and going to bed on a full stomach was just what he needs.

"Well...better get started on a spear then"

...

"Oh! Oh! Do you think it wants to be friends!? *GASP* Should I set up a party for it?! Maybe-"

"Now hold up a sec Pinkie" Applejack said, "We don't have any idea what this thing can do... it might be dangerous"

The girls were all accounted for and ready to help find whatever it was Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy saw the other day.

"Ok Applejack...this is what the animal had on it. Are you sure that Winona can track it with just this?" Twilight asked as she handed over the piece of fabric.

Applejack hesitated for a moment before taking the strange fabric. "Are you sure you're willin to find this thing Twi? We not might know what we are getting ourselves into here."

"She may have a point" Rarity added, "Whatever it is, it's certainly not from around here. I don't even recognize what kind of fabric it is." Looking at the dark blue, almost rough piece of clothing. "It certainly does not seem like the most comfortable of clothing."

"We might be discovering a new species girls! Aren't you excited to see what we might find? We could very well make a breakthrough in science!" Twilight said with enthusiasm.

"I agree with Twi! Let's go find this thing!" Rainbow said, almost as enthusiastic as Twilight.

Applejack raised an eyebrow. "Now why do you wanna find it so badly?"

"Are you kidding? It'll be an adventure! Tracking down a big beast and capturing it? That will be so cool!" Rainbow exclaimed, causing Fluttershy to gasp a little.

"Rainbow Dash, we don't want to scare it anymore than it is. Twilight only wants to see what it looks like, right Twi?" Fluttershy asked.

"Of course, I just want to get some information about what could potentially be a new discovery...I have no means of hurting it." Twilight explained.

"Oh yeah...right" Rainbow said, not as enthusiastic as before.

"But what if it's friendly? I could bake cupcakes with it, and cookies, and brownies, and-"

"Girls, I think Winona has its scent" Applejack said, pulling the fabric away from Winona's nose. Winona then proceeded to bark and start running towards the stream Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy had seen it at.

"Come on girls!" Rainbowdash said, flying ahead.

"Ok! Right behind you Dashie!" Pinkie yelled running behind.

The rest of the girls followed them at a rather quick pace in order to keep up, all except Fluttershy who stood back for a moment. "I hope it won't be too scared..." With that, she flew off and caught up with the girls

...

"Stupid fish..." Luke said, quickly grabbing the spear out of the stream for the now seventh time. I don't have time for this! Something could show up any second now. Ok Luke, don't panic. Just...concentrate. After looking for another fish, he spotted one about 10 feet up stream. With that he through the spear into the water...hoping to at least hit something to bring back.

Luke's face lit up when he saw some blood in the water where the spear had landed. He scurried to where the spear was and lifted it up to see a good sized fish on it.

"YES!" Luke screamed. "Finally! Now all I gotta do is cook this little-"

He looked up to find six ponies, two of which he recognized. He froze again, just staring at those six multicolored horses looking back at him.

Before he knew it, a Pink blur shrouded his vision and when he looked down, a pink pony was looking up at him.

"Hi! I'm Pinkie Pie! What's your name?" She asked, smiling up at him.

"PINKIE! IT HAS A WEAPON! GET AWAY FROM IT!" Rainbow Dash yelled as it charged him.

"Wait STO-" He couldn't say much before he was knocked back on his ass, Having two large hoofmarks on his chest,

After Rainbow knocked down Luke, she flew over to Pinkie to check on her. "It didn't hurt you, did it Pinkie?" Rainbow asked, flying around her to look for any wounds.

"Rainbow! That was mean! Why did you do that?!" Pinkie exclaimed, actually irritated.

"That...THING had a spear! It was gonna attack you! I mean, just look at it!" But by the time she turned around, Luke was already to his feet and sprinting back to the woods, spear in hand.

"Oh no you don't! Not again!" Rainbow Dash yelled, flying after it.

"Rainbow Dash, don't!" Fluttershy yelled.

Rainbow Dash was already gone into the woods by the time Fluttershy finished her sentence. The rest of the girls trotted over to Pinkie to check on her, making sure she really wasn't hurt in anyway.

...

FUCK FUCK FUCK! Luke screamed in head, running through the trees, trying to get back to his little shelter. WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? He turned around only to see a blue pony flying at him, leaving a rainbow streak behind it. Why is that thing so fast?! He then threw the spear on the ground so he could run faster.

Luke continued to run as fast as his legs could carry him, but was still losing ground as the pony continued to pursue him. This isn't working! I gotta think fast or I'm toast! He then saw a big tree directly in front of him, approaching fast. That thing is quick... but I bet it can't stop on a dime, especially in the air. With that, he continued to sprint towards the tree, the blue pony only a mere forty feet behind him now.

"Get back here! Nopony threatens my friends and gets away with it!" It yelled behind him. With that, Luke stopped directly in front of the tree and turned to face the pony. The pony was closing in fast, ready to tackle him head on again, this time not needing to worry about her friend. Just as contact was about to be made, Luke got on his stomach and closed his eyes.

"What the-" Rainbow started, but didn't finish upon seeing the tree only a few feet from her, and her flying straight at it.

"Oh buck!" She yelled, trying to stop at first, but then bracing for impact seeing as she couldn't stop in time.

*CRACK*

Luke looked back to see the blue pony hit the ground, actually leaving a small dent in the tree. Luke got to his feet and checked on it. Out Cold. Luke gave a sigh of relief and began to walk away from it. Too. Fucking. Close. He looked at the blue pony and started to walk away from it, hoping to find that spear he dropped. While walking away, he couldn't help but feel sorry for the pony that was chasing him. Sure it was...chasing him. But it was trying to protect that other pony. He turned back around to see it still on the ground, not moving.

A feeling of guilt hit Luke as he continued to look at it. It's not my fault! It was gonna attack me... I have every right to just walk away now, and enjoy that fish I caught. No matter how much he wanted to walk away, he couldn't bring himself to just walk away from something that didn't have a shelter or anything out here. And who knows what else is in these woods...

"*sigh* I shouldn't be doing this" He said as he began walking back to it. He gave it one more poke to ensure that it was still knocked out, and it wasn't faking it. "God... this isn't good. Man, this might be a dumb move." He looked down at it again. "But I can't just leave it out here." With another heavy sigh he carefully scooped up the pony in his arms and began walking back to his camp.

Author's Note

Hey guys. So I sorta broke my wrist playing basketball, which is why I haven't been writing lately. As you might imagine, it's kinda difficult to type with one hand, but I did it anyway seeing as though this story has been delayed enough. So, uh, here ya go.