"THE LITTLE FILLIES"

It has been two weeks and nopony has heard anything about the alien. After the alien left, Twilight and Candance told Princess Celestia and Princess Luna all that the alien did.

Celestia was in shock, as she could not believe what this alien did to all those Changelings, and it got worse after hearing reports on the city as an unknown creature killed half of the Changeling horde. She had to capture the creature and lock him up before it hurt somepony.

Twilight was also surprised to learn everything the alien did, so she tried to find him. Even though her friends did not want to see this monster they helped her because they knew that the creature was dangerous and they had to stop him.

In Sweet Apple Acres, Applejack was bucking some apple trees, but she was still thinking about the alien, and she's not going to lie because she's the element of honesty, but she still fell scared about the creature. But Applejack was too distracted to notice three little fillies approaching.

It was Scootaloo, Sweetie belle and Applebloom.

"Hey sister!" Applebloom said to Applejack.

Applejack turn around to see the Cute Mark Crusaders. "Oh, hey Applebloom, do you need something?" She asked.

Before Applebloom could answer, Scootaloo spoke. "Yes! We are going to see Zecora to help us get our Cute Marks."

Then Sweetie Belle spoke. "Can we go to see Zecora?!"

Applejack just give them a sad look. "Sorry girls but it's too risky for ya to go to the Everfree Forest.". The three little fillies gave her a sad look and turned around.

As they started to walk away Scootaloo spoke." We are going to see Zecora right?" She asked the others.

"Yes!" Said Applebloom.

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Not too far from Ponyville, in the Everfree, Rex has been walking through the forest for almost two days.

'How big is this place!?' Rex thought.

Rex still did not know where he is, since he escaped from prison and fought against insects, he has been traveling. Rex, along his way, has been avoiding patrols of the little creatures, battling fearsome predators and eating their flesh, and from the ones made of wood, Rex used them as firewood, but he was still looking for a way back home.

It was already dark and Rex was tired from too much walking, he needed to rest. Rex stopped when he found a cave.

Rex just chuckled. "That should work." Rex muttered.

Rex walk inside the cave, and found that was empty, after a few moments analyzing the cave, Rex decide to sleep in there for the rest of the night. He make a fire, then he took off his helmet, after that he just sat on a rock.

'Better spending the night here than outside.' Thought Rex.

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Meanwhile in the library of Ponyville, Twilight was trying to find in her books something about the creature or something that could give her a clue.

Twilight was desperate. "Aargh! Why can't I find anything!?"

Spike walked down the stairs with a big pile of books in hand, before speaking. "Here are the books you asked Twilight." He said to Twilight.

"Thanks Spike, leave them there." Twilight said, pointing a hoof to a table.

After Spike put the books, he decided to ask. "Did you discover something new Twilight?"

Twilight responded. "No, what I know is that it has the similarities of the Diamond Dogs and Dragons, but no scales and hair, and has a rare complexion. And is able to use magic through his metal stuff, but what I found strange is that before he disappeared, he gave a military salute, so I think it could also be a guard of some kind."

"Ok but I don't see why it's sow important to find that thing on the books, why not go out there looking for him?" Asked Spike.

"Because we can't go outside and look around for the alien just like that! We must be prepared, what kind of fool go for a creature that she don't know nothing about! We do not know what is it's habitat, what it eats, what if he could eat ponies! After all, remember what he did to the Changelings." Twilight loudly explained.

After hear that, Spike gulped. "Yes....I remember." Spike said in terror, "but if he wanted to hurt you all, why he didn't do it when he had the chance?"

Before Twilight could say something, somepony knocked on the door.

"I'm coming!" Twilight called before opening the door.

When Twilight open the door she could see Applejack with a preoccupied expression.

"Oh, hello Applejack, is something wrong?" Twilight asked Applejack.

"Twilight, Ah need yer help! It's already dark and Ah don't know where Applebloom and the others are! I think they go to see Zecora but they haven't returned yet!" Applejack exclaimed.

Twilight thought for a moment. "Ok, if we are going to start looking for them, we should get the others, I will go find Rarity and Pinkie. You go find the others" Said Twilight.

Applejack nodded, and she and Twilight took off in their ways.

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Meanwhile, Rex was already sleeping, but some noises woke him up. Rex doesn't have problems with waking up early, but he doesn't like to be disturbed.

Rex was trying to get up. "Dammit, better not be another of those creatu...", Rex didn't finish his sentence when he finally was able to hear the noise; it was someone or something screaming for help. Even if it wasn't Galactic Basic, Rex knew what a scream of help was.

"I better see what's happening." Rex said, grabbing his blasters and putting his helmet on. Then he ran out of the cave and start to follow the noise.

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Applebloom, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, went to go see Zecora to find out if she had something that can help them to get their cutie marks. Soon, however, they were chased by Timberwolves and got trapped in a big hole, they where screaming for help all day, but nopony could hear them.

"Help! Please help us!!" Sweetie Belle was screaming in fear, she wanted to get out of the hole now.

"Sweetie Belle please, stop yelling! Nopony it's gonna find us!" Scootaloo said to Sweetie Bell, but that just made her cry harder.

Applebloom tried to calm down Sweetie Belle. "Please Sweetie Belle, don't cry, we'll be fine, Ah'm sure somepony is gonna find us."

"Applebloom! we have been here all day, nopony is gonna find us!"

But then a rope felt down from nowhere, the three fillies just stared at the rope for a moment.
Scootaloo was the first one to speak, "Is somepony there?" But there wasn't any answer.

"Well, what if we get out of here first?" Applebloom ask, the other two nodded.

The three fillies began to climb the rope until they finally made it, Sweetie Belle was the first in speak.

"Yeah! We finally made it!" Sweetie Belle cheered.

"Yeah! Thanks mister..." Appleboom was silenced when she and the others saw a white, tall and scary creature.

They just stared at him in horror for a while, until they start to scream and run away.

Rex just stared at the scene, "I better make sure they will be ok." Rex muttered before following the fillies.

The fillies were running from the monster, but they were forced to stop when they saw a furious Manticore. The fillies just scream more. The Manticore started roaring at the fillies.

But before the Manticore could attack them, a blue light streaked past and hit him in the shoulder.

The fillies turned around to face the other, white monster from before.

The Manticore roar in pain, as the wound only made him more angry.

When the Manticore launched himself at Rex, he only hit him in the head with another shot.

Rex put his pistols into their holsters and then he looked back to the little creatures. They just stare at him in fear.

'It's dark, I cannot leave them alone in the forest.' Rex thought.

Rex opted to grab the three, and they did not resist, probably by fear. Rex then took them to his cave, where they will be safe.

After a few moments, they finally arrived.

The fillies could see that the creature was going to the cave with the fire inside, and that gave them more fear.

Once inside, Rex put them down, and then he sat on his rock. Rex and the creatures just stared at each other.

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On the other side of the forest, Twilight, Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy were looking for the little fillies.

Rainbow Dash decide to speak. "It's too dark, I can't see anything!"

"Ah know, but we have to find Applebloom and the others, they may be in danger or something!" Applejack responded.

"Ooooh, my poor sister most be scared!" Rarity exclaimed.

"Don't worry, they must be fine." Twilight said, trying to calm down the situation.

Then Fluttershy quietly spoke up, whimpering a little. "If it's okay with you all, I want to get out of the forest, it's so scary out here."

"It's ok sugarcube, but first lets find the others." Applejack assured her.

Then Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Or maybe the alien get them, ha!" Rainbow Dash laughed, but the other start to have more thoughts, but Pinkie pie started to laugh too.

"Ha, yeah, and then the alien ate them! Ha ha ha!" Said Pinkie Pie in a joking manner, but the others just stared at her. Pinkie Pie noticed.

"What?" Pinkie asked.

Twilight spoke up. "Pinkie, let's stop with the jokes okay? Remember what we're here to......", Twilight was interrupted by a great scream from Fluttershy.

"Aaaaaaaahahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!" Fluttershy was screaming in terror.

Then the others saw something horrible; it was a dead manticore. Twilight was in shock, Rainbow Dash just stared at the lifeless Manticore body, even Pinkie was horrified, but Applejack was more cautious than the others.

"That's disgusting!" Exclaimed Rarity

"Girls we need to find the others now!!!" Yelled Applejack to the others, and all of them started to look around harder for the fillies.

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In the cave with Captain Rex.

Rex didn't know what to say. "So, do you want something to eat?" He asked, even if he knew that they can't understand him.

Rex pulled out a apple and stretched out his arm, offering the apple to the fillies.

The fillies start to understand what he mean, so Scootaloo slowly started to approach to the monster's hand and grab the apple with her mouth.

Rex chuckled. "There you go kid." Scootaloo started to eat the apple. Finally the three little creatures have more confidence towards the monster.

Then the white one approach Rex, while Rex didn't know what the little creature was gonna do. Rex just stare at the little creature, but to his surprise the creature hugged his legs.

After a few moments, the others joined and hugged Rex. 'What the hell?' Rex didn't know what to think, but he was able to see the smiles in their faces.

"Thank you! Thank you very much Mr. Monster!" Said Sweetie Belle.

"What you did was very cool! Well, not the part with the Manticore... but still very cool!" Said Scootaloo.

"Ah can't wait to tell mah sister about you, sir!" Applebloom exclaimed.

The little fillies were waiting for a response, but Rex just stared at them.

This was something strange for Rex; it was the first time that someone hugged him, so he wasn't familiar to the sentiment, but it fell nice.

"Mr. Monster, are you ok?" Applebloom asked. Then a huge yell could be heard from outside the cave.
"Applebloom! Sweetie Belle! Scootaloo! Where are you?!" A voice called out.

Applebloom was happy. "It's Applejack!"

Rex didn't know what the voice was saying, but he know that it was someone looking for the little creatures.
'I better take the little ones to the ones that are looking for them.' Rex thought before gently grabbing the creatures and walked out of the cave.

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The mane six were still looking for the fillies when suddenly...

"Applejack!" Applebloom yelled to her big sister and hugged her.

"Applebloom!" Said a relieved Applejack, returning the hug.

"We are so happy to see you all are safe." Said Twilight.

Rainbow Dash was the next to talk, "Yeah! What happened?"

"We where chased by Timberwolves." Sweetie Belle explained.

"Timberwolves?!" Exclaimed the six.

"And a Manticore!" Scootaloo added.

"Manticore!?" Exclaimed the six again before Scootaloo continued.

"Yes, but a big monster saved us!".

"A monster!!!?" The six exclaimed again.

'I don't like where this is going...' thought Twillight.

Rex was observing the six creatures and the three little ones from the top of a tree. 'That was... uncomfortable', Rex thought.

TO BE CONTINUE

Author's Note

Sorry for the delay, I had many problems.

Many thanks to jak3combat, and keep whit the good work.