Ashes to Equestria.
Chapter Two. “The EverFree Forest”
Previous ChapterNext ChapterTwilight was leading the way into the forest while the other ponies were covering Ash in an organized formation.
The forest was creepy before this started. But this is worse.
The moving shadows and evil looking trees looked horrible.
Ash got a bad feeling about this… The trees were moving and he could hear the sound of the deadites around. From the bushes dead ponies started to appear as all the ponies present freaked out.
One of the deadites said.
"Give us the Necronomicon!"
Ash going in front of the ponies said.
"Come and get it"
As he quickly took the sawed-off shotgun out of the holder and a quick shot to the head was the ending of the arrogant one. After that, the deadites begun to attack.
Pinkie took her cannon out of nowhere ready to blow to pieces those zombies as Twilight made the magic flow from her horn ready to make some powerful spells. Dash and Applejack ran into the horde bucking like crazy bulls. Rarity with no other option than fighting; took a crystal that turned into a sword with her magic and with a war scream she joined the fight. Fluttershy didn’t know what to do; they were fighting already and she was being saved by the others as they saw her in danger. She was being useless for combat.
Dozens of them exploded to pieces by Pinkie’s canon and quick sparkles destroyed multiple ponies, courtesy of Miss Twilight. Rainbow Dash couldn’t be seen anywhere but a quick dash was ending with dozens of them. Applejack was removing heads with her bucking abilities. Swings of chainsaw breaking bones and multiple booms of the shotgun made skulls explode.
One of them nearly took Twilight from behind but Ash managed to bump into him with the chainsaw while the shotgun blew its head.
Twilight looked at him with surprise.
She couldn’t believe it! Ash had the perfect opportunity to get rid of her and instead of doing it, he saved her life.
Twilight stared for a moment to Ash's eyes. He did the same. Until the sound of a deadites interrupted.
After minutes that felt like hours of fighting. The deadite-ponies were killed.
They were exhausted and when they were recovering some air Twilight formed a question to Ash.
"Do you really do this all the time?!?"
Ash answered with a smile of irony.
"Yeah! What I tell ‘ya?!? This isn’t easy as it looks like."
Twilight smiling back answered.
"You were god damn right, back there. I think we can really trust you Ash. I hope I’m making the right decision."
And looking to her friends everyone nodded in agreement.
Ash felt really relieved. Now, he got their trust.
Pinkie quickly took cupcakes out of her pockets.
"Here! Eat this! It will restore your energy!"
She gave one to everyone and she ate one herself. Everyone ate it quickly to restore their energies. When they ate the cupcakes. They felt revitalized. Ash yelled to the skies
"Come for me, you maggot horses! I’m not afraid of you!"
Rainbow Dash joined the yell hugging Ash with her hoof.
"Yeah! Come here! We are gonna beat the manure out of you!"
Pinkie yelled too.
"Yay! Come, we’re waiting!"
Twilight joined them.
"Yeah. I will destroy you!"
Applejack didn’t stay out of the play
"I’ll smash you like apples for my breakfast!"
Rarity got excited by the moment.
"You brutes! I’m going to slash you with my sword!"
Even Fluttershy got the spirit of the fighter.
"This time I’m going to make you pay!!!"
All the others got really surprised by Fluttershy’s statement.
Fluttershy saw them with a cute frown.
"Yeah, they’re gonna regret the time they tried to hurt my friends!"
Everyone laughed as everyone followed Ash who walked leading the little group.
A while had past and in laughs everyone was forgetting the rough time Equestria was having but the objective was still clear.
On the distance a spooky looking structure shows itself.
At the eyes of Twilight this was seen. Opening her mouth to talk got interrupted by Ash.
"That must be it. I recognize an evil looking Tower when I see it."
Twilight got angry.
"Hey. I’m trying to talk here. I was the one to find the book, remember?"
Ash argued.
"No time for talking. I want to get out of here. I can’t stand you anymore."
Twilight made a rage spell.
"ME NEITHER!!!"
Pinkie tried to stop them once more.
"Come on guys! We have a world to save here!"
Ash looked to Twilight in a cynical expression.
"Pinkie is right. Shut your mouth or I will make you!"
Twilight in rage argued.
"What?!? Who do you think you are?!?"
Ash stood in an arrogant pose and answered.
"I am the chosen one, baby, and I’m telling you to shut up."
Twilight with all her anger began to attack smashing Ash with her horn. Ash received the attack on his stomach. Quickly, he grabbed her head with his right arm and started to punch her with his left fist on her sides. She gave a quick buck with her free hoofs hitting Ash’s head causing him to bleed while he felt backwards. Ash rubbed his head with his left hand and saw the blood.
"This is serious business."
He turned on his chainsaw and posed a fighting style.
Twilight prepared herself as her horn started to spark.
"Bring it on!!!"
Pinkie stopped the duel putting her between them.
Applejack holds Twilight and Rainbow Dash holds Ash.
Pinkie talks with a pleading expression on her face.
"Please. Stop guys. I don’t want my friends to fight. Or to lose them."
Applejack still holding Twilight from the imminent fight agreed
"Yeah partner. That’s no way to treat a friend and a lady."
Rainbow Dash holding Ash added.
"Yeah, Ash, not cool. I think you’re a great pony… or whatever the hell are you. But if you’re hurting my friends. Then I’m not gonna hesitate on finishing you."
Rarity and Fluttershy were watching in a passive mode but their eyes were expulsing the poison and hate Ash’s action provoked.
Ash turned off his chainsaw as he stopped the struggle. Rainbow Dash left her effort for holding him as he walked his way to the tower.
"It’s better for me to do this alone. I can’t risk another fight like this. Besides, I always end up alone lately."
Twilight quickly talked to Ash with an apology.
"Stop! I am so sorry. I don’t know what got into me. Please. Don’t go on your own. We can be useful on the way and you just saw the amounts of zombies out there. Now, imagine the quantity of them in that Tower!"
Ash looked at the ponies for a moment. All of them had serious expressions on their faces.
He looked to the skies as memories of his first encounter with the evil started. The book, His girlfriend dancing as he touched the piano… and her return from the dead, people that died without mercy on his travels around the universes and different enemies he encountered at the end of the world.
He got his feet on the ground once Twilight got close enough to touch him and with consideration on her eyes said.
"I can’t possibly know the pain you been for all this time but I can assure you something. We are getting through this together and if we die; will be together as it should be."
Ash stared at her eyes for a moment and then looked at everyone else. He saw determination and courage on all of them. Then, looking at Twilight again, he added
"Okay. It’s okay. If you really want to come with me. Let’s go."
He started to lead the way to the tower in silence.
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