Another beautiful day in Ponyville, school just let out for the Cutie Mark Crusaders. "OK filly and colts don't for get your projects on your choice and work buddies are aloud, oh and snips,snails don't do your's on Mare Do Well anymore it will not count" with that the class erupted into laughter, and Snips and Snails both put on a sheepish grins and said OK Ms. Cheerilee, as Sweetie Bell,Applebloom, and Scootaloo quickly move to the door to avoid Diamond Tiara and Silver spoon, but before they made "hay blank flanks trying to scoot away ha ha i said scoot anyway you your not gonna beat our project" with an annoyed tone Sweetie Bell says "you come over here just to say that Diamond Tiara?", "yes i did" (Diamond Tiara & Silver Spoon)" Bump bump Sugar lump rump ,see you losers ha ha ha". "That little pressie rick" "SCOOTALOO!!" "What i wasn't gonna say it, but you girls know i'm right?" (Applebloom & Sweetie Bell) "definitely!". After their ordeal with Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon Applebloom says "whats our project gonna be on", How about Rainbow Dash and her sonic rainboom" "No thanks no disrespect to Rainbow Dash but the sonic rainboom thing has lost its novelty". Now Scootaloo stares dagger at Sweetie Bell for her treason. "I've got it girls how about we do a report on the Everfree Forest forest" " i don't know girls every time we go in there we get chased, attacked or get the daylights scared out of use" Sweetie Bell said with a little dread. "Came on be brave Sweetie" said Scootaloo Sweetie Bell took a deep breath and said "THE COCKATRICE REMEMBER THE COCKATRICE!!!". "Hay maybe we can get our cutie marks in the process, maybe in exploring?" Applebloom said with some optimism. "Yah everypony in" said Scootaloo "OK" said Sweetie "CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS EXPLORERS YAH !!!". They arrive at they're destination they stall at the entrance "Deep breath............OK here we go" said Scootaloo, what before we go in Scoot we need careful and don't run of, and finally if any of us hear something that seems like it won't cutie little ponies for a snack we get our flanks out of here got it SCOOTALOO!" said Sweetie with some fear of another repeat for the twentieth time, "why did it seem like that little speech was for me Sweetie", because it was Scoots" Applebloom said with a giggle.

The crusader have be in the Everfree for a half an hour, they've seen many creatures bugs,deer,rabbits, and one phoenix but nothing carnivorous. Almost a full hour in their exploration (Scootaloo & Applebloom) say in unison "can we go now?" Sweetie Bell says in objection "a little more come on we can stop at the clearing up ahead" Scootaloo says with an attitude "you were talking about me, what happened to THE COCKATRICE REMEMBER THE COCKATRICE!". wail Scootaloo was ranting and paying attention "HEY SCOOTS STOP FLAP EN YA MOUTH AN GET OVER HERE" said Applebloom with confusion in her voice. "What........WHAT IS THAT THING" she said with a little fear in her voice.
After a minute or two examining the body Scootaloo said "is...is it.....dead?" Sweetie Bell said "i don't think so but its in bad shape" Scootaloo poked it with a stick she found when Applebloom said "it's breathing we gotta get Futtershy !"

( NERO'S POINT OF VIEW)

Am ....i.......dead i feel nothing i can't even lift a finger....but i can hear.......i can hear small children around me and they seem a little wearied. right now i'm just trapped with my thoughts and visions of the very few people that showed me love and kindness, "WHY WHY COULD I NOT SAVE THEM, this is the reason i don't get close to people mom, sis,bro,Kat, and ex specially Jessie she didn't deserve that no of them did, i guess this is my punishment ?".

Back in Ponyville the main six are enjoying a nice picnic when the here distressed fillies that they knew, AppleJack,Rarity, and even Rainbow Dash who acts as Scootaloo's outside big sister. With worry Rarity says "whats wrong darlings" (The CMCs) "THE EVERFREE THE THING BLOOD EVERYWHERE NEED HELP NOW !" "calm down now sugar cubes speech slowly now we can't understand ya", so the CMCs talk about what the saw and every thing before. After the details were done and over with Fluttershy gasps with tears "oh....dear...the poor thing", because of here love of animals she had an obligation to help what needs help. Twilight sad with spirit "lets go girls", but the gang knows the only reason she moving is because of a possible new specie. After a half an hour the main six come across the thing and Fluttershy who was already crying is crying louder, because of the creatures motionless body "could it have been a pac of timber wolves or a manticore ?" said Rainbow Dash "couldn't be a manticore wounds are bigger then a manticore can do" said Twilight, "and can't be a timer wolf they would have dragged this....thing away already". spoke Applejack "um...sooo...who did this if you don't mind me saying" "Fluttershy darling we don't wanna know this gore is utterly uncouth that beast must be relentless to leave this thing to die a slow and pain full death". Twilight looked up at the group and said "ok it's steal alive were taking it to Ponyville General ASAP then were writing the princesses !".

(NERO'S POINT OF VIEW)

I have failed so many people,...but why dose this have to happen to me i was a go kid not really a problem child, but trouble just loved me but i did live it back. I don't hear nothing anymore so i guess i was just.........i don't know, am i dead, how can i hear if i'm dead ?.

The main six sprinting threw town with a creature that's dead looking, Twilight and Rarity have the creature in a telekinetic field wile Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash flew ahead to the hospital, and Pinkie and Applejack clear the streets ahead to make a quicker rout. The towns gook at what in fright and in one mint green mare in grittiness and sadness. The group burst in the ER and are met by Rainbow and Futtershy with a group of baffled nurses and doctors with a gurney. After a whole hour or two the creature is stable, and the doctor approached the group of mares "ladies first we would have advised you to go to the vet or Ms. Fluttershy, but i'm glad you didn't, in another minute or two it would have dead from internal bleeding and massive body damage, we barely stabilized him", with a almost dumbfounded expression "it's a male?" said Twilight as the princesses walk in the room.

Author's Note

I decided to shorten this one, but it will continue next chapter thank you for reading and excuses my grammar