Pumpkinhead

"This is what she wanted? Damn Plague Fear! Ahhh fuck it, come here you "thing" let's get you where you need to be." Raven Shadow said as he hoisted the corpse of the being he was asked to get. A few grunts came from him as the rotten body was heavier than he thought. Raven stole a glance back at the shovel laying underneath a layer of upturned earth. Shaking his head at the thought of carrying it would be the straw to break the camel's back. Swallowing as much pride as he could Raven began his long trek back to the shack.

  The woods slowly reformed into the natural state of Everfree, the sounds of animals soon filled the air. It was a tranquil lie. Raven could feel eyes looking over his body, as though he was being sized up. Pushing himself into a faster walking pace Raven began to run like nothing else mattered. With the dead body upon his back shaking, threatening to fall. What seemed like hours to the poor stallion of running, he made it back to the cottage in great time.

  "Here... is... what... you... asked for." Raven gasped for air as he slowly to a complete stop before Plague Fear.

  "Good, good. Take it inside."

  "Aren't you supposed to do things with the dead outside?"

  "I said take it inside boy, I've done this to know how." Her raspy voice echoed in his ear drums.

  "Yes ma'am." Raven just wanted the corpse off his back for good. "Where do want me to set it down at?"

  "Put it on the table facing up, we need this to be right." Plague Fear sneered at the naive pegasus. He quickly took a second to glance at said table, still had food on it. This old mare was just disgusting. But Raven complied with her wishes and set the body facing up. Only now he did really see it. The body was misshapen and horribly disfigured, its mouth look as though something ripped it open in a horrifying scream. The chill ran down Raven's spine as all the mind numbing features were clearly seen.

  "Sit down and hold out tour hoof." Raven obeyed. "This will cost a terrible price."

  "I don't care what the price is."

  "Its gonna cost you your very soul boy."

  "Will Roseluck and I still love each other?"

  "Yes."

  "Then do it, I don't want her sister's killer running free while Rose tries to live a normal life."

  "What do you want?"

  "Lily's killers dead! I want them to pay for causing so much pain!"

  "They will suffer, but you'll suffer the worst. So be this declared with the blood of the wronged." Plague Fear drew a knife and pushed the blade into the soft skin of Raven Shadow. His blood seeped out of his cut, Plague Fear gathered up the blood in one of her cups. Raven watched her as she poured the blood into the creature's mouth, it began to breath. Raven was in awe at the sight before him.

  The flesh mended, the rips in the skin closing with an vigorous pace. The creature stood to it's towering height, well over ten feet. Raven stared in fright as it stared back. It's lifeless eyes met his terrified gaze. It let lose a blood curdling screech causing Raven Shadow to cover his ears to protect himself from the noise. With two massive steps the beast was let lose upon the world.

  "What is done can't be undone."

  "But ya can't be serious, a monster lurking out in the forest that can't be killed? That don't exist!" Applebloom said as she listened to Granny Smith's story.

  "Ah tell ya it's out in those woods. Wait'n for a wrong deed strong 'nuff to wake it."

  "Granny ah don't see how it could just wait that long!"

  "Yeah it would be a corpse or something." Sweetie Belle added.

  "Well I think it's cool to be like unkillable!" Scootaloo exclaimed with excitement. Then the sound of the an animal or the wind mixing into a terrifying sound. The girls looked to Granny Smith for comfort only to see her eyes wide as dinner plates.

  "It walks again."