Dead Equestria: Dante Clarke

  Dante knew what he had to do first, he had to warn Ponyville, find the Marker, and destroy it. But how was he going to get the Marker to a planet's core? He had to ask Luna about that one. It was sundown and Dante went to Luna's chambers and knocked on her door, but he was hesitant. He slowly raised his hand to knock on the door but Luna already opened it.

"Oh, hi..." He said. "What do you need Dante?" She was still not used to him due to the fact that he was a strange creature to her, he knew that, but he was okay with it. "Um, yeah,uh, I need to destroy the Marker and-" He was stopped by Luna. "You cannot destroy the Marker, it's powers are to great." She said trying to make a point. "Really? Then how did my father do it?" Her face instantly became flustered. Dante just smiled. "Anyways. I need a planet's core to destroy it, and if you can magically summon a Planet Cracker that'd be great." He said, she knew where he was going. "So you want me to put a hole in the moon so you can launch the Marker into it's core?" She asked

"Exactly." He said smiling. "I can do that, but we need to do it when the eclipse happens, for when it's powers are regained, they'll be going with it." She replied. He bobbed his head left and right. "Hmm, makes sense." He said. "Thank you, very much." He said.

  She smiled at him, and he pulled her into a tight hug. She was shocked and didn't know how to react so she slowly hugged him back. They both pulled away and Dante walked off, but he turned and smiled at her, causing her to blush and close her door. She felt warm inside, nobody had ever done that with her. As he walked he thought. Is it just me? Or does everypony want me, I mean... yeah they're cute but... hell I don't know which one to choose. What about that Applejack? She seems cute, or maybe Rarity? No, I know about Spike's crush, that would ruin him. He needed a better time, and better place to think.

  It was a beautiful Monday morning, the ONLY Monday that Dante liked, he really didn't like Mondays. He needed to send out a warning to Ponyville, Manehattan, Crystal Empire, and Canterlot, it was gonna be hard, but he had to keep everyone safe, he needed to make sure everyone was okay. Applebloom was with Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo at their treehouse. She was looking out the window and spotted him looking at her smiling. The Cutie Mark Crusaders walked down from their treehouse and walked towards him.

"Hey girls, how you holding up?" He asked. "We're still kind of scared." Scootaloo spoke up. "Well, try your best not to be cause I'm gonna keep you girls safe." He said kneeling down. "And I'm gonna do what ever I can to keep you safe." They smiled at him and they all hugged him, and he returned the hug tightly. "I love you girls." He said. "We love you too." They said in unison making him smile brightly. "Okay, go on." He said standing up. The girls ran off back to their treehouse. Alright, who's next? I should just stick to he Apple Family and then move on to the other ponies.

  Applejack was sleeping underneath the last Apple Tree she bucked, the apples sitting in the buckets. He walked over to her and sat down next to her and nudged her awake. "Hey Applejack." He said. "Howdy." She said stretching. "So, how are you holding up from what just happened?" He asked. "Well, it was strange, and to be honest, a little scary." She admitted. "Well, its good to know that your alright." He said, he wrapped his arm around her and pulled her close. "I just want you to know that I'm gonna do anything to keep you safe, I won't let anything happen to you or you family."

She looked up at him worried. "What? You mean you're gonna be doing this on your own?" She asked. He nodded his head, she put her hoof on his chest and forced him to the tree. "Now listen here partner, we are a team, and that means we don't do anything on our own." She said starting to choke up. He smiled at her and pressed his hand against her cheek. "Don't worry, I'll be fine, I promise." He said, she put her hoof on his hand that was on her cheek. "Okay. But we will stick together until then, right?" She asked. He nodded at her smiling and she pulled him into a hug. He returned the hug quickly holding her tight.

He walked over to Bic Mac and sat down next to him. "Hey whats up Bic Mac?" He asked sitting down. "Nothin much." He replied. "So, something huge is about to go down, and I wanted you to know." He said, Bic Mac just nodded at him. "You know that I'm gonna keep your family safe right? Including Applejack and Applebloom?" He asked. Big Mac put a hoof on his shoulder and nodded again. "Y'know, she really likes you right?" He asked. Dante looked up at him surprised. "What?" He asked. "Applejack, she likes you." Dante was both surprised, and warm inside. Wow. That's awesome.

Dante finished up around Ponyville warning everypony, Celestia and Luna said that they would take care of Canterlot and The Crystal Empire. The Mane Six said that they would take care of Manehattan, Dante was grateful for this. He thanked them and said that he would look after Ponyville while they were gone. He made sure the all the apples in the orchard were picked, the library's books were sorted, Rarity's boutique was kept clean, the animals were fed and everypony was happy. He couldn't help Rainbow Dash with her job, but hell he didn't think she needed any. He knew that she could handle herself. But when the Necromorphs come, he needed to make sure they knew how to handle them. He was still waiting for that day to come, like it was just around the corner. He was so worried what happen. To Applebloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, Bic Mac, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie. The worst thought  was at the back of his mind.... Applejack. He didn't know what he would do if something happened to her. No, you can't think like that, you promised her that you would keep her safe. He sighed and continued to walk down the road. You promised...