Healing of the Scarred

Stripes and Stars

By the same idiot whose answering your comments

Okay that not only hurt, it also has me in front of some kind of predator mutant. The mutant has a body of a large lion, has a scorpions tail, and bat wings. The scan says that venom is extremely piousness to anything with a beating heart, the saliva of the mutant seems you counter out as an anti-venom, thus making the prey edible by that thing.

"You going to take it out or knock it out?" Shining asked curiously.

"Knock out, I don't know anything about this dimension, other than it's green, healthy, and this thing is pissed." Vengeance said wisely.

"Wise choice, do it and lets move along." Shining said with a computerized grin

And with that Vengeance lunged at the mutant, the mutant lunged as well. They both met and to the mutants surprise, Vengeance pummeled it into the ground as if it were a bag of wheat. Vengeance had expected more of a fight out of the cat, and knocked it unconsciousness in a single blow to the side of its head, the tail of the thing fell flat shortly afterwards.

"That was easy." Vengeance said surprised at the quick victory.

"Easy, that wasn't even a test run for you." Shining said, who was laughing his pix-elated flank off.

"Okay, now to find that village I saw earlier." Vengeance said as he trotted in the general direction of the town.

"Wait, how do you know the locals will just accept you?" Shining said a little cautious.

"I don't, that's why I'll have the Paramond out, and you on overdrive with your scanning." Vengeance said with a smirk.

"Yeah yeah, I'll make sure nobody's eating your 'Munchies'." Shining said humorously.

"They better not try to in the first place." Vengeance said icily.

"I still don't know why you like them so much." Shining said smiling

"Their delicious and help mend the depression of losing friends and foes alike." Vengeance said with inspiration and experience behind his voice.

As they were walking through the forest, Shining sensed another presence not far off.

"Hey Broken, we got company not far off west of our position, wanna use the Paramond to see what it is." Shining informed Vengeance.

"Kay, lets see who's out here in the big dark forest." Vengeance said as he pulled out the Paramond.

He looked through the scope in the general direction of the presence, only to find and equine shape about 37 feet away. As he started to scan the details of the equine, mare presumably, and figured out that indeed she was intelligent enough to take care of herself and not have to be livestock. There were there Diamond Dog figures sneaking up behind the mare, and spears normally don't mean good things, nets aren't good either.

"She's being followed by some Diamond Dogs, who are armed with spears and nets, most likely their trying to enslave her." Vengeance clarified "But until the fact are shown, we're not going to kill any of them."

"Good thinking Broken, take them out, then chat with the mare." Shining said encouragingly.

And with that Vengeance took off as fast as the terrain would let him without breaking his cover, he charged the Diamond Dogs. There were 18 of them, all them focused on one goal, capture the mare. Vengeance knocked out two of them as he was slowing, then leaped at the three more knocking all of them unconsciousness in an instant, a scream from the mare they were following sounded through out the area. Vengeance turned on his hooves in a instant and charged the Diamond Dog that caught her in a net.

The dog didn't see him until the hoof planted itself on it's face, sending it sprawling to the other end of the clearing, knocked out with a broken nose. The rest of the Diamond Dogs charged spears thrown and nets tossed, either bounced off or were torn off by Vengeance. He now knew that the dogs were hostile, and needed to be taken care of quickly, or risk the life of the mare. He pulled out the Paramond and fired at the closes dog, the Diamond Dog was nothing in seconds. The others looked in shock and horror as their comrade was reduced to nothing, another beam and the dogs took off missing another one of their comrades.

After the Diamond Dogs ran, Vengeance picked up the mare with his front hooves while standing on his back hooves, he took off in the direction the mare was going. About an hour of running and chatting with Shining, they found a hut. The hut would look menacing to the locals, but to a stallion who basically lived in Satan's personal nightmare it looked pretty pathetic.

"This is either the place where she lives or were on of her family members do." Vengeance said as he opened the door and walked inside.

"Well, she does love masks and potions." Shining deduce as Vengeance looked around.

"Probably a herbalist, or Alchemy user." Vengeance said "Maybe we can find out after she wakes up from her 'nap'."

Then they just waited, I'm serious by the time she started to stir, the sun was set and the stars are out.

"Ugh, my head feels like I'm dead."  The mysterious  zebra said as she awoke.

"If your head hurts, your not only alive, but also alright." Vengeance said in deep voice, not wanting to startle her to much.

The zebra bucked right in the face with a scream.

"You do know that I just saved your life, right?" Vengeance informed the zebra, who was still bucking him with so much ferocity that it would make a Seeker mutant faint.

"I'm sorry I didn't know you helped me, please accept my apology." The zebra said, she was pinned to the floor by Vengeance, who eventually got tired of his shield being bucked.

"It's okay, you were attacked and when you wake up, there is someone in your house that you don't know." Vengeance calmed the mare as he released his grip and got off her "You should probably get some sleep, so I'll leave you to that."

"Wait, where are you going to sleep." the zebra asked nervously.

"In a five star hotel." Vengeance replied sarcastically before continuing "Probably in a tree or a fox hole."

The zebra gasped "Your going to sleep out there in the Everfree Forest."

"Yeah, so are you." Vengeance replied.

"But my house scares away the animals," She persisted "you should sleep here for the night."

"If any animals get near me, it'll be the last thing they do." Vengeance said causally.

"Still I think you should stay here for the night, as a token of apology and gratitude." the zebra asked again.

"Okay, as a token, nothing more."Vengeance nodded as he walked over to corner and sat down.

"Your not going to take off your armor or oh I don't know sleep on in the bed." the zebra said curiously.

"The beds yours, and as for the armor, to many people tried killing me in my sleep after I helped them." Vengeance said calmly.

"WHAT!" the zebra practically screamed "Ponies you risked your life for, attempted to take it themselves!"

"Not just ponies, there is Diamond Dogs and Minotaurs, the Griffons and those zebras." Vengeance listed off.

"Why would they do that out of the blue." the zebra said in shock.

"The zebras went mad shortly after watching their be destroyed, the ponies were broke and thought I'd ask for money or I'd kill them myself, griffons were just greedy, minotaurs thought I was leading them in false sense of security and tried to kill me while I was going to the bathroom, diamond dogs just want ponies to be their slaves and anyone that can stand up to them should be killed." Vengeance informed calmly.

"How can you be so calm about such horrible things happening to you." the zebra said visibly horrified.

"You can't choose good or bad memories, but you can choose weather to let them consume you or not." Vengeance said in a calm and relaxing voice.

The zebra smiled at that before realizing something,"Um, sir may I have your name, if you are staying in my domain."

"My real name has not been applied to me anyone after my family was murdered, but you may call me Vengeance." Vengeance introduced.

"YOUR FAMILY WAS MURDERED!"  the zebra once again screamed. "Is it why your armor looks burned."

"Yes my family was murdered, the bastards forgot to confirm if I was dead or not." Vengeance informed "And yes that is part of the reason."

"YOUR FAMILY WAS MURDERED BEFORE YOUR EYES!" the zebra screamed once more.

"Maybe this should wait for the morning, and before we go to bed I believe that it's your turn." Vengeance informed

the zebra blinked for a few moments, then realized what he was talking about "Oh I'm sorry about my propaganda, my name is Zecora."

Vengeance nodded "Well, good night Zecora, I hope you don't try your luck at something so many others have failed."

And with that they parted to their chosen sleeping areas.