Love is a hurricane

At that moment, the Timberwolf charged the filly with it maw wide open. When it was right at her, it was sent flying by a dark hoof. "RUN!!!!" At that cry, the forest erupted with a horde of Timberwolves, one which Night charged and met head on. He fought like a demon, crushing wooden skulls and ripping off limbs. One came close to the filly who was still frozen before he grabbed it by its tail and roar out. "GET OVER HERE!!!" He threw it into the other wolves, giving him moment. He yelled at Diamond. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! RUN!!!" While he was distracted, three Timberwolves had sunk their fangs into him. One on his back and one on each of his front hooves.

Diamond was paralyzed. She was supposed to do something. But what was it? All she could see were those yellow...beady eyes.

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Night roared in pain, but fought through it. He threw the one on his left hoof into the horde like the first, then he swung the one on his other hoof till it was under him and stomped his hoof through it's head, and finally threw himself on his back, crushing the third. He got up just as quickly and yelled one the top of his lungs.

"IF YOU WANT THIS FILLY, THEN YOU HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST!!!!!"

He was sure the all of Ponyville could hear that and with luck, Silver. At the thought of her brought a tear to his eye. He may not survive this, but he wouldn't care as long as she, Diamond, and the rest of Ponyville was safe. 'If I don't live, goodbye, my love.' He charged right back into the horde.

A spear was thrown at the ground tripping one of the Timberwolves destroying him causing them to stop and look at over at Aurora with anger. "Hey Timberwolves come get me instead I'm way more juicy." The Timberwolves started chasing him. "You ponies get out of here I got them!"

Night looked at the pony that had just pulled the wolves away. He saw that the stallion was faster than them and wouldn't need help. He turned and limped over to Diamond. "Hey, c’mon. Let get out of here while they're gone." He shook her slightly, snapping her out of her fear-induced trance.

"What...oh..." Diamond was still shell-shocked. But slowly the eyes were fading and she allowed Night to lead her away.

Night limped painfully as both his front hooves were turned into chewtoys, making him grunt in pain with every step. After fifteen minutes, they finally made it back to town, where he saw a certain mare. "We made it. You're safe now Diamond." His right hoof caught a rock, causing him to hit the ground hard. "Ghaa!!"

Opa couldn't help but notice the timberwolves chasing ponies back towards Ponyville, and knew that they had to be distracted to stay out of the way of the civilized folk. After all, she lived in the Everfree Forest almost full time, and knew how to live with the threats therein. She figured she could call many of the timberwolves back with an impersonation of a howl. After howling for several seconds, she withdrew back for a couple of minutes and howled again. One thing about an Okapi was their ability to run great distances at speed without taking a breather. After all, she spent most of her young life fleeing hyena attacks. After her tribe getting scattered about the world and ending up in the Everfree Forest, it wasn't hard to tune in from one wilderness area to another. Once they were drawn far enough away, she covered herself with the essence of a flower she knew was repellent to timberwolves, and hid in shrubs until they lost interest.

With Aurora still running not paying attention to his footing he stumbled down a hill hitting branches on the way landing hard on his head at the bottom. "Ah sweet Celestia that hurts." He see the Timberwolves still chasing him, he gets up and continue his run through until he loses them. He makes his way out entering to town where he trots over to the Ponies he helped. "Are you guys okay?" He said as blood rushed down his head through his mane.

Night looked up at the pony that helped them before, his own hooves and back bleeding as well as a few cuts and bites here and there. "You got away, I thought so. And yes we're fine, I just to rest a moment. Luna, I'm so tired." He could feel himself weakening from the loss of blood.

Diamond shook herself out of her momentary stupor, surprised at the amount of blood. "Sweet Celestia! Ugh...he's bleeding. Umm...where's the doctors?"

Aurora looked at his hooves. "You don't seem fine to me come on let's get you to the hospital so they can patch you up." Aurora picks up the stallion placing him on his back since his magic isn't working all of a sudden. "Come little filly you might want to come too, not safe for you to be around here alone."

"And who the heck are you?" Diamond questioned. "How do I know you didn't just send them here, huh?"

Night could see darkness encroaching on him. He looked from his position and saw Diamond. "Diamond, find either, hrgn!, either Silverspeed or Blitz Flare and tell them what happened."

"Blitz? Why would you want him? He's a total loser and dweeb. And Silverspeed's just a...hold on." Diamond rushed off. She had an idea where Silverspeed might be.

Aurora continued carrying the pony to Ponyville Hospital. "We're almost there just hang in there a little more pal."

Night saw her rush off, a smile on his face. "If she can run that fast, then she's fine." He glanced at the stallion carrying him. "Sorry about this. I know I'm not the lightest pony, exspecially with my large size. You okay?"

Aurora smiled. "Heh I'm fine just minor head injury and a broken horn I should be fine." He looked back at him. "Besides your weight is nothing I use to train with stallions heavier than you."  They arrived at the Ponyville Hospital as Aurora placed the stallion on a bed. "Can we get a doctor in here fast please?"

Night croaked out. "I am Commander Night Shadow of the Lunar Guard, this stallion WILL be heeded." Even injured, he could pull off his rank quite well. After that though, he fainted after seeing the doctors and nurses run up to him.

Aurora went to go sit in the hallway until the doctors was done. 'He's the commander of the Lunar Guard, never expected that.' Aurora decided to get some rest from all that has happen.

Night woke shortly after he fainted, but gave no sign that he was awake. He could feel the doctors heal his wounds and stitch the ones that couldn't be healed fully. He then felt something wrap around him,bandages maybe. When all was said and done, they left him hooked up to a few machines. Not long after he felt the drugs they gave him take affect and he was out again, groaning out a name. "Sil...ver....."

"Are you kidding me." Silverspeed looked down at his bandaged body. "He went into the Everfree Forest?" She asked the doctor. "During Timberwolf mating season? I...I...ugh...I can't take this." She heard her name and glanced at Night. "Well...well...well...look who misses me."

Night's face began to twist into one of pain. Not many know, but when Night has nightmares, he talks in his sleep. "R..run Silver.  NO, get away from her! Silver run!!" He began thrashing despite the doctors holding him down with magic.

Silverspeed shook her head, turning to the Doctor she asked. "How long is he going to be like this?"

Aurora woke up and walked in the room. "He's been here for a few hours." He got his head and his horn bandage while he was sleep.

Night let out an earth shattering scream before snapping his eyes open, tears of pure fear ready to flow. His eyes were wild, almost feral, and searching the room until he saw Silver and relaxed. "It...it was only a dream. Thank Faust you're safe." Tears of relief flowed while he smiled, despite the pain he felt.

Aurora eyes widen and he blinks twice. "You talk in your sleep you must been traumatized from the event."

Night frowned, shaking his head. "No, it was event from my past. Only Silver was the to be taken." He breathed out, refering to that day. "I still remember that horrible laugh. And those eyes, Luna those eyes, they haunt me to this day."

"Must been bad for you to scream like that." Aurora walks over to the bed.

Night breathed deeply before sighing. He looked over to Silver. "I'm just glad it was only a nightmare. I couldn't live with myself if something happened to you." He smiled again, still being his usual self when around her.

"What were you thinking Night?" Silver shook her head. "Leading a filly into the Everfree Forest at night? Why?"

Night banged his head against the wall, seeing as how his hooves were restrained. "I knew it was mating season for the Timberwolves, but I checked their mating grounds and they nowhere near where we were. Something, or somepony, must have forced them away, making them really angry. I'll have to look into that when I'm healed. As for why we were there, Diamond wanted to see if I could back up my claims of being a guard. Which, now that I think about it, was the second most stupidest thing I've done since coming to Ponyville. I've could have requested my files from Canterlot, but my weakness to see a foal happy made me an idiot for a bit." He looked at the heart monitor, hearing it's beeps. "I'm just glad she's safe now. I would never forgive myself if even one scratch was given to her. " He sighed. "Am I even needed? All I seem to do is screw things up and make others mad at me or hate me."

Aurora spoke up after what he said. "Of course you're need you sir is the Commander of the Lunar Guard I would have probably got that position if I stayed in Royal Guard Academy, but you made it to Commander and you may not have known this Timberwolves leave their mating grounds to get sap from maple trees to make a their grounds stay together." Aurora hands him a book on Timberwolves he's been reading since he got at the Hospital. "I love to study different types of monsters and animals so i decided to read this book on Timberwolves since the attack so maybe you guys were around the maple trees where they get their sap." He scratches his mane around the bandage as it makes his head itch.

Night swore under his breath. "No wonder they were mad. Buck!! I could have caused a family to lose their filly! I won't be surprised if they despised me for putting their daughter in danger." He berated himself mentally for forgetting something so important.

"Yeah well you still saved Diamond Tiara, and for that...I think Rich is willing to let it slide." Silverspeed shook her head. "But Night, you on the other hoof need to realize you're not some superpony with extraordinary gifts, okay? You might be a guard, which is good, but you have to understand this town doesn't need a superhero. We just need a friendly face. But...I'm just glad you're okay."

With that, she gave him a gentle nuzzle on the cheek. "Now you owe Diamond Tiara a day of fun and since I'm her friend's sister, I expect it to be good, understand?"

Night blushed at the nuzzle and smiled. "After what I put her through, she needs it. Hay, I'll even give your sister a day with us if she wants, seeing as how I nearly cost her a friend." His face hardened after that however. "As for the 'being a hero' thing, you don't have to worry about that. This was just a bad choice on my part. But that doesn't mean that I won't put my life on the line to protect somepony, especially a foal." His eyes held a fire like when he had talked to Silver earlier, but not as intense.

"Then it's settled. And Night." She turned back. "Do be careful, evil often disguises itself in shades of grey, and those shades of grey often hide in more ponies than you'd think."

Night smirked. "Evil is subject to change. One who is a tyrant could be seen as a saint and vise-versa. My beliefs and feelings won't change no matter what happens." He looked at her beautiful lavender eyes. "Just promise me this. If you meet anypony with small green and yellow eyes, no matter what, run." He looked at her pleadingly, remembering his dream.

"Alright. Good night, Shadow." She walked out of the emergency room.

Blitz was coming out of the room that was before Nights,his hoof and chest area bandaged up, as well as part of his back hoofs and head "That 'Peaceful Forrest Hike' wasn't that peaceful at all."

Night saw how his friend looked and called out. "Blitz."

His ears perked up at hearing a familiar voice "Shadow? What the heck are you doing here,you crazy son of a gun." Blitz said as he tried to extend a hoof but instead felt pain "Argh, right bandaged, sorry, cant shake right now."  he said with a tired smile.

Night's hardened look never faded, even for Blitz. "Listen to me and don't talk until I'm done. A filly and myself were attacked by Timberwolves today. The filly is safe, but I'm now out of commission. Since it's mating season, everypony is going to say that it was because we were near maple trees. But I checked that area, there were NO such trees. Something made them come to us, but I don't know what. What I'm about to ask you is important and could involve the fate of Ponyville if I'm right. I need you to keep an eye out for anything that might have caused this. I know you're not at top form, but you'll heal long before I will. I need you for this and to report to me when you have something or you think you do. You can refuse, but I rather have you on this than anypony else."

"Everfree again?Where do you think i got in this form,i got a broken hoof,3broken ribs and 2 more fractured,a concussion and some internal pleadings." Blitz said "I wont be feeling better for at least a month.First it was a Split snake whose venom makes you act like a psychopath,then it was minotaurs,and the rest i dont wanna talk about. I really need to find myself a mare,maybe she can smack some sense in me since all the beasts,adventures and all never did."Blitz said, then smiled sheepishly "But all in all,i got nothing stopping me from helping a buddy." He said with a smile "What do ya need?"

Night chuckled and smiled. "Sorry, it's just I got Timberwolf saliva in my wounds and it's making healing all the more harder. Not to mention that one nearly ripped out my spine. But like I said, just keep an eye and an ear out and tell me if anything seems suspicious. I'll handle it when I get out and I had my day with Diamond Tiara." He sighed. "I can just imagine how that's going to end up." He chuckled again.

"Just hope Filthy doesn't eat you up." Blitz said "Better prepare mentally cuz i have a feeling your gonna see him real soon."

Night smirked. "So THAT'S why her name sounded familiar. Well, you don't have to worry about me. He owes me a few favors, so I think I'll be fine." He grinned like a bandit.

"Doubt it,a few favors is nothing compared to the most valuable pony in his life,but i like your enthusiasm."

"I'll help too a little head injury and a broken horn not gonna stop me from protecting fillies and Ponyville." Aurora stepped up beside Blitz. "Should I do the same?"

Night laughed then winced in pain. "Trust me, if you knew some of the things I knew about him, you'd change opinion. If it wasn't for me, he would be poorer than a desert of water." He looked to Aurora. "And yes, I think you've proven that I can trust you with this. Once I'm healed enough to leave, I'll check out anything you two told me. Until then though, I've got a rich pony to embarrass." He smirked.