The four looked up at the intimidating monster before them. Applejack had seen the creature before and described it to her friends. She doubted she’d have the same luck of escaping she had before. 6547 had his blaster trained on the beast. It was almost as big as his ship. Applejack poked at his legs

“Got any more of them, ‘Thermal Detonators’?” 6547 looked down at Applejack for less than a second and shook his head.

“That was my last one. Should have saved it.” The wolf growled at the four, showing his fangs, which were quite sharp. But something caught its eye, a bright light in the distance. Ponyville. It growled and moved past the four, trotting to town.

“It’s heading straight for Ponyville!” Fluttershy cried.

“Come on!” Twilight shouted. “We have to stop it!” The three ponies galloped away to save their town, save Applejack, who turned around and looked back at 6547.

“We could use your help, hunter.” 6547 was still shocked with fear. He had survived a meteor shower, a crash landing, a pack of monsters, and another giant monster. He didn’t want to push his luck.

“How can we take that thing down?!” 6547 asked.

“Don’t know.” Applejack turned back to the town. Everyone she knew and loved was there. “All ah know is, ah gotta try.” Applejack ran off towards the endangered town, leaving the clone alone.

He stumbled a bit and collapsed. This was technically his first combat experience. He had received the training, he had been disciplined, but killing for the first time was something else. He looked down at his blaster. It hadn’t been fired before, but he was happy its first action was in defense of innocent creatures. But he also knew, that its job was still not done. He looked toward the town and swallowed. He didn’t know what to do, but he knew he had to try. He had to do something. He got up on his feet and rushed toward the town, readying himself for the combat to come.

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There was something in the air. That’s what Dinky Do felt. Dinky was the daughter of the town klutz, Ditsy Do. Dinky was sitting with her mother in the park while they shared meal during the festival. Ditsy, with her cross eyes, looked down at her daughter with concern in her eyes.

“What’s wrong, my little muffin?” Many claimed that Ditsy had an obsession with muffins. They were a little right. Ditsy loved muffins. But this was a nickname she gave her daughter out of love. “Are you sad, Sparkler isn’t here?” Sparkler, Ditsy’s daughter, Dinky’s sister, was out with her friends, enjoying the festival. Dinky, was not quite old enough to join them.

“It’s not that, Mom.” Dinky always felt a little queasy when trouble was around. Like when her Mom would leave something in the oven for far too long. Or when the latest monster attack would happen. “I just, I don’t know. I feel… disturbed.” Ditsy smiled.

“Well when that fireball was over our heads, it’s no wonder you feel disturbed.” Ditsy looked around at the festival. Princess Luna had done a good job of calming the crowd down. Apparently it was just a rock that got away from her. They were never in any REAL danger.

“It’s not that. It’s… well it’s something else.” Dinky looked around Ponyville. Trying to see if anything was off. The feeling was getting stronger.

“Dinky?” Ditsy asked, “Do you want to go home?” She wrapped Dinky into her hooves to calm her down. At that moment, a roar rang through Ponyville. The townsfolk looked where the roar came from and saw a monster. A King Timber Wolf. It gave the town another mighty, terrifying roar. Ponies cried in fear and ran in all different directions.

In the town center, Princess Luna, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie stood their ground. Luna frowned at the creature.

“How dare that creature interrupt the festival!” Luna flew into the air and charged toward the monster, with the three ponies following suit. It is very rare for a monster such as a Timber Wolf to defeat a Princess of Equestria such as Luna. This time, the monster was in the process of destroying a building and debris was flying everywhere. One bit of rock smacked Luna in the head, knocking her out of the sky and into the ground.

“PRINCESS LUNA!” The three cried. They rushed to her aid and pulled her into cover, away from the Wolf, who might try to capitalize on its downed almost opponent. As fortune would have it, the Wolf turned away from the group, and continued its path of destruction in Ponyville. The three hovered over their downed Princess in shock. Rainbow Dash, the first to snap out of it, rose up and turned toward the Timber Wolf in the distance.

“Rainbow Dash!” Pinkie Pie cried out. “What are you going to do?”

“I’m going to kick that wolf’s flank.” As soon as she was about to fly off, she was grabbed by Rarity’s magic.

“Calm down, dear.” Rarity calmly said as calmly would allow. “You can’t face that brute alone.”

“Yes I can!” Rainbow struggled against Rarity’s magic. “That thing is going to hurt more ponies! Somepony has to stop it!”

“I agree.” The three ponies turned their heads to see Twilight Sparkle with Applejack and Fluttershy in tow. “We’ll stop that thing!”

“But how?” Rarity asked. Twilight frowned and tried to think of a plan.

“Well,” Applejack began, “The last time ah saw a wolf that big, me and Spike managed to choke it with a big boulder. We got lucky though.” Twilight looked around and suddenly realized something.

“Where’s Spike?!” Rarity wrapped a hoof around Twilight’s shoulder.

“We sent him to Canterlot to tell Princess Celestia about the meteor. Took the last train out.” Twilight smiled at Rarity and looked towards the wolf.

“But how can we take him down?”

“You hit him in his weak spot.” Everyone turned around. Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Rainbow gasped in surprise. It was 6547, gun drawn and walking towards the group.

“What is that… THING?!” Rarity cried out. Rainbow Dash charged towards 6547.

“Whatever it is, it’s going down!” Twilight popped in front of Rainbow Dash.

“Easy there, Dash!” Twilight calmed her friend down with her magic. She pointed a hoof at 6547. “He’s a friend.”

Pinkie Pie was giddy with excitement. Bouncing everywhere, forgetting the situation she was in.

“An alien! I was right! THIS IS GREAT!” She bounced in front of 6547. “I have so many questions! Why are you here? Where are you from? Is that your skin? Are you friend or foe? How do you prefer your ponies cooked? Are you here to eat us? Are you peaceful? What’s the meaning of life-” Pinkie Pie was interrupted by Applejack, who had stuck a hoof into her friend’s mouth.

“Sorry, sugarcube, but we’ve got bigger problems right now.” She turned to 6547. “You’ve got a plan, hunter?” 6547 shook his head. He hated nicknames. She looked towards the wolf and rubbed his chin.

“Do you have any firearms? Weapons?” The six ponies shook their heads. “Figured.” 6547 looked at his rifle. Regular blaster fire wouldn’t take it down. He then noticed the electro shock attachment on his rifle. He smiled underneath his helmet. “This could work.”

“What could?” Twilight asked. 6547 turned around.

“My rifle has an attachment that produces electricity. It’s mostly used on electronics, but…”

“But we can use it to shock its nervous system!” Fluttershy spoke. Everyone looked at her. “In animal medicine, doctors use electricity to stun the patients.”

“Right.” 6547 said. He turned the attachment to its max setting. “We just have to find the right spot to hit.” Twilight looked closely at the beast. She hummed in thought, until-

“That’s it! It’s neck!” Twilight pointed at the back of her neck. “If you hit that, you’ll take it down instantly.”

“How am I going to get close enough to fire it though?” Applejack pounded her chest.

“Leave that to us, hunter. We’ll distract it long enough for you to take it down.” 6547 rolled his eyes. Again with the stupid nickname. He looked at the beast, which was currently making a hut its dinner.

“How do I get up there?” Twilight smiled.

“I can get you up there with my magic!” 6547 tilted his head.

“Magic?”

“Yeah! Don’t worry, it’s completely safe.” 6547 decided to leave it alone. Job first, questions later.

“Alright. Let’s get the job done.” 6547 tested the electric shock. Working perfectly.

After leaving Princess Luna in a safe area, the five ponies moved towards the wolf. Rainbow ran up next to Applejack, who was leading the group.

“AJ,” Dash whispered, “Are you sure the alien can be trusted?” Applejack turned her head and smiled.

“He saved us twice, Dash. I’m sure he’s not doing anything sinister.”

“But you don’t know for sure.” Rainbow looked over to where Twilight and 6547 were setting up. “I don’t trust him.”

“You don’t trust anyone at first. But trust me on this, the hunter is going to get this job done.” The group stopped just behind the wolf. Applejack picked up a stone and tossed it at the wolf. “HEY, UGLY!” The wolf turned around and growled at the five ponies. “Betcha can’t catch us! MOVE!” The five split off into different directions, confusing the wolf. It growled and chased after Rarity.

“Did we have a plan for after he started chasing us?!” Rarity turned into an alley, far too small for the wolf to follow.The wolf was relentless, and continued snapping at the opening, until Rainbow Dash flew down and smacked the wolf in the head.

“Hey! Follow me!” The wolf snarled and lunged for Dash. She dodged and flew off, just slow enough for the wolf to keep interest.

Meanwhile, 6547 and Twilight waited for the right moment. Twilight tapped 6547’s leg.

“Are you all set?”

“Ready as I’ll ever be.” 6547 checked his rifle’s level. It was fully charged and ready to be let loose. He looked at Twilight’s horn, which was starting to light up. “What did you mean by magic?” Twilight frowned.

“You don’t have magic?”

“We have something called, ‘the Force’.” Twilight saw the wolf coming.

“You’re going to answer every single question I have after this.” 6547 nodded. Her magic wrapped around him.

“Just give me a little warning before you- WHOA!” Twilight sent 6547 flying into the air. He looked down and saw he was falling towards the wolf. “DAMN IT!” 6547 landed on the wolf’s back, who appeared to not notice the Clone on his back. 6547 was not quite where he needed to be to stop it. He grabbed onto its bark and started to pull himself forward. It was difficult though. He was pulled in every single direction by gravity. He looked up at the wolf’s head. “Damn beast.” He finally reached the neck and grabbed his rifle. He pointed the business end at the neck. “You’re done.” He pulled the trigger.

The ponies looked in shock as the wolf lit up with brilliant light. It staggered, and then collapsed with a mighty boom. The wolf then began to disintegrate into wood chips. The ponies rushed over to the pile. Many onlookers gathered there too. The chips rustled, startling some ponies, thinking the beast was alive. What emerged came as an even bigger shock. 6547 rose from the chips, holding his smoking rifle up high. Twilight and her friends cheered and rushed over to their new friend.

“That was awesome!” Rainbow Dash nuggied 6547’s helmet.

“I told you he was a hunter!” Applejack laughed and roughly patted 6547 on the back.

“You deserve a party, Mr. Hunter!” Pinkie Pie poked at 6547’s legs.

“You saved the entire town, thank you.” Fluttershy smiled and tapped 6547’s hand. The congratulations were interrupted however when Princess Luna approached the seven. Luna’s eyes widened in surprise at the sight before her. Luna walked forward and eyed 6547 from head to toe.

“Who are you?” Luna asked. 6547 pushed the ponies away and was about to speak when Pinkie Pie spoke up.

“His name’s Hunter, I think. He saved everypony!” 6547 stepped forward.

“No, no. That’s not-” Luna held a hoof up.

“Nonsense! That credit goes to all of you! Well done, everypony.” Luna looked back at 6547. “And thank you, Hunter.” 6547 sighed.

“That’s not my-” Applejack stepped forward.

“Hey everypony! This guy saved the town! Let’s hear it for, Hunter!” The crowd was slow at first, still taking in the sight before them. But soon an applause of hoofs and cheers rained throughout the town. 6547 looked around at all the ponies cheering. They began to chant, “Hunter”, over and over again. 6547 sighed. Guess the name’s gonna stick. I’m not even programmed to be a hunter. Hunter looked up at the sky. How am I going to explain this to Command?

Author's Note

Gonna be a while to the next chapter. Have some programming to do for work, friends to help, and of course, more planning. I'm gonna address a few things that need to be addressed.

1. The story takes place before Order 66. Close enough that tensions are pretty high in the Clone Wars.

2. This is a story for fanfiction. Some liberties are going to be taken with the timeline.

3. I appreciate comments. But don't just leave a comment saying, "WOW ZOMGGGGG! :D" Those are fine and all, but I'd like this story to improve. If something is wrong or incorrect, call me out on it. Feel free to discuss things from Star Wars and MLP and how'd they crop together. Ultimately, I'm about people having fun here, and nothing's better than talking about the franchises you love.