Author's Note

This takes place through Lowell's eyes. I've asked him to write out his idea for this chapter and send it to me in a Private Message. This is the chapter. I did add a few things here and there, as well as fix a few mistakes. But all in all, I'd say he did a good job. This shout out goes to Valentine-crin. Go give him a follow, he's a great writer.

Chrysalis's Savior

The conditions were bad in the bunker as he walked passed many who were sick and injured. A desperate mare holding a filly came to him begging for help, and being how he was, he simply smiled and reassured her; he would retrieve the needed herbs. The stallion Resurfaced from the bunker and leapt tree to tree in search for medicinal herbs for some young filly back at the bunker in Ponyville. The Everfree forest was never safe as it was, but now more so to the point that Shadow Templars now flood the forests. He would have flown for the search but the thick canopy of the trees would prevent him from seeing the forest floor, he searched for a good hour until;

“Help!”A voice cried out as the stallion looked off to the side.

The stallion had heard the cry. “Who the hay is out here?” He questioned as made his way towards the voice.

And then, he saw what happened.

In a clearing, there was a Changeling mare holding her wounded side. She was shivering from the loss of blood and the fear of her death as a shadow Templar slowly approached her, raising its bloodied razor sharp blade for a final blow.

“Oi, Templar scum!” He called out before he landed on the shadow stabbing his hidden blade into it.

“A tad bit unfair picking on a wounded lass, don't ya think? Take on me if ya can..” He then added as he stood up and turned. He then pulled the musket he had hung from his back out from it's holster.

There stood five shadow figures slowly moving and surrounding the stallion, he only smirked as he pulled the hood over his head.

“Let's hope you can keep up with this pegasi lads.” He muttered as one in back charged.

The assassin quickly spun around slamming the butt of the musket into the gut of the shadow, while it was recovering another charged moving as if it was nothing he spun yet again slamming the barrel of the musket into the back of the shadows head as it crashing into the one that just recovered.

“Aww, come on! See this is what I hate.......cowards attacking some pony who is at the moment helpless.....that is a bad move...”He said as he pulled a flintlock pistol from his belt and shot a bullet that tore straight though the two on the ground.

“Two down three to go.”He muttered as he holstered the pistol and glared at the remaining shadows.

One charged and swung its blade. He dodged it effortlessly, but another tackled him pinning him to the ground raising its blade in the air.

“Hey I don't do this kind of thing on a first date!” He teased as forced the shadow off and he got back onto his hooves.

“There's one thing you Templars have in common.......Down..” He stated with a grin.

The last one ran at him as he just slammed his palm into his face and the hidden blade did wonders to the creature's face. The other two, having recovered, charged him at once. He spun towards one slamming the blade into its heart, and as it faded away he spun around again but knelt down as the creature jumped at him, causing it to go over. It was all seeming to go in a slow motion as he smirked, aiming the musket right at the creature's throat and pulling the trigger,.

The shot was fired as the last creature faded.

“Now that the scum is gone.” He muttered as he strapped the musket back onto his back.

He walked over to the changeling who was apparently unconscious. The stallion sighed before spotting the medicinal herbs near by. The grinning pegasi loaded his pouch with the much needed herbs and hoisted the changeling onto his shoulder after patching her wound up some.

“Be at ease miss....I'll get you to safety.”He said softly as he carried her from the forest and back to the bunker.