Author's Note

I highly recommend to keep a fighting song on hand for the fight scenes throughout the story. Specifically one that would fit someone fighting to protect someone they don't know.

First story, Enjoy the many typos and errors. (Have confidence there won't be much.)

P.S. I hope the story chapters will get MUCH longer, 10k at a time, and I plan to finish 4 more chapters before I start submitting some more. After that I can start submitting them on a chosen day every week. Schedules are nice. In the mean time, I can wait for this story to get known. Fun.

Favorite this story for the future updates, what you saw of the main character is just the beginning.

C1: The Fall

I will protect everyone I care for, not for any material gain, but because I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I let them....

~Last Words.

To say that I am fine, would be a complete lie. I feel fine, I look fine, I'm running fine, and I'm even fighting fine. However, I had just came down like a comet, leaving a circular rainbow, as well as a rather large crater. Not saying that this is the reason why I'm not fine, for some reason that didn't really hurt. I'm not fine, because there was a wolf around my neck, and another going for a certain pony I want to protect....

Why was I in this predicament? Why was this happening? Oh yea....

"Rainbow!" yelled someone over to the right of the crater that had just been made. If I had to guess, she was shouting at the beautiful rainbow in the sky, one I'm sure I didn't see as I was falling. Though, thinking about it, that didn't sound all that happy.

"Rainbow! Are you okay?! I can't see there's too much smoke from that thing that fell from the sky!" Oh, so Rainbow is a person.... One that.... Is missing.... After I fell from the sky like an asteroid....

I quickly got up from the decent sized crater, looking at the ground for flat bloody grotesque mess of something. I sighed out of relief, nothing being there. I definitely would've felt something wet if that were the case....

"Rain-!" she stopped abruptly, which made me stop looking at the ground, and slowly look at where the noise was coming from. After staring for a short bit, I smiled....

Thinking back, that probably scared her quite a bit, I don't think I've ever seen someone's eyes shrink so much, but at least her jaw was open at a normal size. She stared at me for a good, 5 to 10 seconds, before she let out a scream and turned the other direction. That was how I scared the hell out of a yellow, and thinking about it, winged pony capable of speech, who had apparently just lost a friend....

Kind of wishing I didn't scare her now.... I clapped my hands together, a sort of shock pick me up I use whenever I'm reeling at something, and stopped smiling, the smile slowly turning into a frown the longer I think.

"I just met a magical talking winged pony, and the first thing I do, is smile because it felt so freaking awesome about seeing a mythical creature.... Right after I supposedly separated her from her friend...." It was at this point I started to look around for said friend. After the smoke had cleared up I saw no signs of her, I looked up at the sky, which had a really large rainbow around it.... And oddly, another rainbow going off into the distance, and into the....

"Oh hey, a forest!" I said a little too upbeat for the situation.

Then after a little thought....

"Oh shit a forest." I sighed after some thought. I have to go in there to save this friend, don't I? Whelp, she's in danger because of me, wouldn't sit well with me to leave her there. I dusted the dirt off my burnt red shirt, and burnt blue jeans, and brushed my hands through my surprisingly not fire damaged blonde hair. My bright blue eyes looked at where she may have landed in the forest before, following the rainbow trail.

"That's.... Pretty deep." I cracked my knuckles, proud of my medium build, and charged into the woods.

That was a monster! There was a monster over there! I have never seen anything like it!.... I have never seen anything like it.... Maybe it's endangered.... I slowed down my run and thought for a minute. Then the memory of its smile, it didn't look like an aggressive smile.... After thinking for a bit, I may have over reacted to it. What if he was lost and just happy he found someone, wait no, he just fell from the sky.... Oh no! What if he's hurt!

I glanced to where the creature was, then to twilight's house. I stamped my hooves in a panicking manner before I sighed and looked at twilight's house.

I walked up to her house and knocked on the door, planning on having her help me save Rainbow in case the creature really was a big meanie, but after waiting a bit, there was no answer. I noticed a piece of paper on the door and gasped,

"Off to sofas and quills with Spike, leave a note if you need me. ~Twilight."

'This is urgent Twilight! I have to see if Rainbow is OK as soon as possible.' I bit my lip as I looked where the store would be, and where I came from, back and forth. I hastily grabbed a piece of paper, and wrote down, 'Rainbow, forest, creature, help!'

I hope she gets this before anything happens, now to go into.... I gulped as I looked over where I came from.... Into the Everfree Forest....

"I'm coming Rainbow."

I've been running for quite some time now, and my feet feel like they're ready to quit. I hope I didn't run in the wrong direction, that would cause some issues. After running for a few more minutes, I stopped, holding my chest where my heart is.

"Man, why of all things does my heart have to-" My memories flashed to when my heart got impaled my explosion propelled car parts.

Oh.... Right.... I'd question if I were dead, if I didn't hurt so much. Though this didn't feel like metal stabbing pain, just regular over-worked heart pain. "I need to eat more healthy foods, too much candy crap." After catching my breath, I started to look around the forest, just now noticing how aggressive everything looked. I would have smiled if not for someone being in danger. Shaking my head and sighing, I looked to the sky, seeing light sparkles only at this point, the rainbow long gone.

"Huh, I guess I can still see it if it's dark enough." I looked and saw I was still running in the right direction, and from the angle, i'd say I was getting close. Shaking my hands, I got back into my running stance and jogged forward, keeping more energy saved in case I ran into something. I hope I don't run into something.

After another, much shorter, jog, I ran into what I was looking for. This time I wasn't as surprised to find another, though this time, blue pony. I was thankful, she seemed to be OK, though lightly bruised. It was then I noticed the damage she did to the trees, and holy hell, did she do damage. I count about 4 trees, and as for the last tree, it seemed to be cracked. Seems like she landed on her side against it, and the wing that hit it looks very messed up.

"I get the feeling that's gonna hurt." I said out loud, hoping to wake her up so I didn't have to carry her, assuming she weighed as much as an actual pony, and sure she was small, but I don't know what her friend would think, with me carrying an unconscious friend out of the forest. I decided to nut up when I got no response.... From her.

There WAS a growl though, and from the sound of it, it was something I didn't want to run into out in here. I turned around and slowly backed towards the grounded pony, looking around for the offender, knowing that there would be nothing saving her if it chose to eat her in an unpleasant way. I held my fists up, waiting for whatever was growling to make itself known, growling myself to let it know I meant business.

All that did was incite more growls.

Great, just died, and now I'm gonna die again. Great combo, great combo, "YEA, GREAT, BRING IT!" I yelled at the growling offenders, them still hiding in nearby bushes. Thinking more upon my surroundings, I seem to be in a clearing with plenty of turning room. They were taking their sweet time, probably wondering if I was worth the fight or not. I AM trying my best to come off as a predator here. After some consideration, I guess they decided that the risk for two meals would be worth it.

Three wolves walked out, but they looked strange. Like they were made of wood, with a lot of jagged parts all along their sides.

These things are gonna hurt like hell to punch, aren't they?

That moment one of them pounced, and I quickly sidestepped left and open palm pushed it to the left as well. I managed to push it to the left enough so it didn't hurt me or the pony, barely dodging it gnashing maw. Thanking my aim, hitting its large side so the push had more effect.

Yea, these things would hurt like hell to punch. I hope that pony brings friends.

Then I heard a gasp.

Nice timing, but you're running solo was NOT a good idea. The wolves also heard the gasp and turned around, the other pony now seemingly frozen in fear. That's when I realized, she came in here to save her friend as well.

"Hey!" The wolves turning around, curiosity clearly on their faces. The pony as well seemed to be quite shocked of me talking as well.

"I need you to carry your friend out of here!" I said as I turned around and picked her up as quickly as possible. The wolves, doing their part as predators, immediately attacked me when my back was turned, but I was ready for it, quickly rolling to the right, pony in arms.

Man these things suck at pouncing.

"Here." I said, as I quickly jogged over to the pony and placed her friend on her back. "I put her in danger, so it's the least I could do." The wolves seemed to be very aggressively staring at the conversation.... Weird.

"Thank you, but, you'll be okay right?" I scoffed at that, me? Vs 3 wolves? Then I heard more growling, and another wolf popping out of the bushes. Make that 4.

"Sure...." I said, not convincing myself. The other pony looked over and bit her lip, before turning around to run. Then I saw two wolves start to run and jump for her, and I tackled one of them out of the air, and shoved my arm in the way of the other. Grunting as it bit into my arm. The pony behind me heard the movements, and glanced, before quickly gasping at the blood trickling down my arm and onto the floor.

"I said I got this! Go! I'd hang by the neck before I let someone who cares for her friends get hurt!" The pony seemed to flinch at how gruesome that was, but then her stare changed into something I didn't expect, and that was pure, the best I could describe it, a very, very, VERY, angry stare. Honestly, it gave me a chill, and if I had any fear to hold, I'm sure it would come out.

"This delightful creature refused to eat my friend, and even protected her from you meanie heads! You're going to leave him alone, or you're going to get a very stern talking to!"

Oh wow, these wolves seem to be cowering just a bit, well.... Except for the middle one, since I seemed to be block its way, it just looked confused.

"Wow, that's a really cool skill you ha-" I was interrupted as the middle wolf took the opportunity and went for my neck. I grunted as I fell down from the strength of its charge, guessing it was the alpha. I quickly questioned how I got here, while I saw the wolf on my arm unlatch itself, closing its eyes, it charged for....

I heard a very pained squeak and a thud. I glanced up, slightly tearing my neck as I did so, to see the wolf had knocked her back onto her friend. From her lack of movement and the bruise on her head, I could guess she was knocked clean out.... I felt something cold go through my body, in fact, if I could describe it, I believe the true term for it is....

Cold rage....

"Did it just get darker?" I heard someone question in the distance, too angry to question it. I grabbed the wolf around my neck's top and bottom jaw. It started to bite harder, though it didn't get any deeper, and I was thankful it had wooden un-sharpened teeth.

I opened its mouth, and slowly pulled it off, and picked it off the ground, and it started to whine.

"Is that a timber wolf? Why is it whining?" Asked a southern accent.

"Let's move girls." and I started to hear a chorus of thumping.

Before I could hear the order to move though, I drop kicked the wolf into a tree. The wolves around me looked quite angered at that point, and stopped watching the fight. The other three wolves charged me all at the same time this time. They seemed to be moving slower for me though, like bubble gum wrapper falling slow. I turned towards the one in front of me, grabbing its extended front paw, and pulling it into the one on my left. Quickly after, I donkey kicked the one on the right on its chest, effective breaking them all into pieces.

I heard some more gasps after the quick fight, but when I turned and looked at the new arriving group of more ponies, I saw they weren't looking at me anymore. I turned around and saw the pieces were all coming together.

"Run!" I heard the Southern one say, and I was quick to oblige, and seeing that the two were already on their backs I was even quicker to keep up.

I soon heard a roar behind me, and everyone in front of me sped up, whatever that thing was, it sounded pissed. For some reason the run back was much shorter then the run in, possibly because we were all running a lot faster out of fear. It also didn't take long for what was chasing us to tear through the trees behind us.

A giant wooden wolf.... I almost laughed at how ridiculous it was, again, almost, since everyone was in danger.

"We can't bring this here thing into town!" Said the southern pony again.
"Well we can't fight it without Celestia, it's the size of an Ursa Majo-"

While they were talking, the massive wolf jumped over me, and swatter all 6 of them to the side, and again, they all seemed to be knocked out, bruises quickly forming on all their heads.

I had stopped when the wolf hit them, and as I glanced at all of them, I heard a weird wooden grinding sound. I glanced over at the wolf, and it was....

laughing?

"Are you laughing?" I very coldly, and I mean VERY coldly asked the wolf. The massive wolf, slowly turned and looked at me with its ears perked up, with confusion on its face, probably expecting fear out of its last prey not....

Unbridled rage.

"you knocked a bunch of friends fighting for their lives out, with intent on eating them, and you don't feel the slightest bit of shame?!" I yelled that last part out. "One after another they all came out, clearly to protect each other, and when you beat them with intent on removing them from this world forever, friendship and all, YOU LAUGH?!" Yea, the wolf looked pretty shock to see another cold stare. Shocked, but not as afraid.

When I started walking towards it, it's ears went back into their position, and it got down in a pouncing position, and growled.

"I can tell you can understand why I'm angry, you seem smart, but even then, you still don't care...." I said, this time coldly and softly. I looked up and smiled at it, the wolf, now thoroughly confused as to why I look happy.

"I'm gonna rip you apart so much that you won't be able to put yourself back together." I said in a cross between happy and angry that would give any being chills. The wolf clearly understood this, or at least the tone, but didn't seem intimidated in the slightest. It barked with effort as it swung its paw at me as hard as it could, but it seemed so much slower to me then its smaller counterparts.

I dived forward, holding an arm out to catch it wooden leg as it swung, while at the same time picking up a jagged rock it just so happened to be standing over. The momentum from its arm threw me up toward its shoulder. Instead of hitting its shoulder and grunting, I reached out and grabbed the side of its jaw, the part connecting the top and the bottom, swinging up towards its eye.

It made a deep pained howling sound as I kicked it directly through its eye, said eye leaking yellow blood all the way up to my waist. I quickly stabbed the other eye while it tried to shake me out. Before it could completely shake me out, I dived inside of it, digging through the yellow blood, until I hit a large ball of wood fibers.

Even its brain was made of wood.

I brought my jagged rock forth, and stabbed it through its brain. The rock going straight through because the wood fibers are as thick as toothpicks.

I felt the whole thing fall, and slowly climbed out, covered in wood wolf blood. This thing was huge, I'm surprised I was even able to stab the other eye, given the distance. Though I was still feeling rage, I knew I had to check and make sure those 6 were OK, this was still my fault for causing this ruckus. As I took a few steps towards them, the yellow one seeming to groggily wake up, I felt a large push hit into my back, and the area around me brighten up extremely. I grunted and fell to the ground, and saw the ground around me charring black, but my back only felt warm.... And like it was being beaten repeatedly by gun shots.

"I will NOT let you hurt my ponies, monster, you may have beaten your competitor, but me and my sister are far more a match!" If I was able to hear what she said, I probably would not have done what I was about to do, but seeing as the laser hitting my back hurt, and was causing a lot of noise, I did not.

I started to push up against the force of the laser, balancing out the weight, and getting onto my knees, before I felt a second laser hit me. This one was not as bright but was just enough for the light of both to be equivalent to a flash bang. It hurt much more, enough to make my push my teeth together and clench my hands. If not for the rage from earlier still not cooling down, I'm sure I would have felt a lot more. I started to get up again, ignoring how the lasers were getting much stronger. As I started to turn around I heard a gasp, and looked at the yellow one, and it was looking at the two shooting me with what could only be fear.

"I have had enough of this." I turned around, the beams now hitting my chest, and I could clearly see it ripping my shirt apart. I began to walk towards the offender, though now I could see the beams were coming from two areas, if the brightness was anything to go off of. As I slowly walked towards them, now holding the lasers against my hands, I could see the ground under me turning black, and my body steaming from heat.

Closer and closer I got to them, pushing their lasers back, until I was within grabbing distance. I let the lasers hit my chest again for only a second, before I quickly reached around and grabbed both of them by their throats, which was very lucky for me considering I was as blind as a bat. Then I heard sizzling and then screaming.

"STOP!" I heard, after the blinding and loud lasers were gone, I loosened my grip on the two I was holding, now seeing that their outline resembled, albeit larger, more ponies, or rather, horses, if there size was what made them what they are. I turned and looked at the Yellow Pony, with confusion on my face, before I felt the same two lasers, hitting me in the back of the head. This time though, my landing wasn't on soft dirt, but a rock on the ground, and the landing was so hard, that even if I still had my rage, I'm sure I still would've been knocked out. As I started to slip away, I glanced at my torso, and there wasn't a burn anywhere.... "A gift from me." a voice in my head repeated but for the life of me I can't remember where I heard it before.

The last words I heard before I slipped into forceful sleep, was, "He's a good-" Before being cut off into, "Why do you always do this?"

That.... Was a new voice....