"What the hell are you?"

I looked around, but saw no sight of the predator. I signalled for the crusaders to stick by my side and they listened. We kept low in case it was in the area at the time. We kept walking around until I heard something drop from the trees and land on the ground. I watched as the being stood up and my heart stopped as I saw the predator.

"Stay... quiet..." I say as the fillies looked towards me. "Don't move and don't make a fucking sound." I say in a whisper that was quiet but loud enough for them to hear. I make my way until I was behind the predator. I quietly snook up behind it with my knife, ready to stab it. I was right behind it and lunged to knife it, but I went right through. Then, it suddenly shorted out and disappeared. I looked to my left in time to see the predator running at me and, with enough power, knocked me into the bushes where the crusaders were. (Warning: Copyright) I heard my radio beep and Twilight said something to me.

"Jake, there is a helicopter on the outside of Everfree that Rainbow brought in from Cloudsdale!" She said as the fillies watched me with fear and I yelled to them.

"GET TO THE CHOPPER!!!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. They nodded and ran, except for Apple Bloom who looked back and started crying.

"You promised..." She said before running off.

I felt myself get pulled towards the predator and watched its wrist blades pop out and it tried to stab me, but I dodged each blow. I hit it with my fist and it stumbled back. This gave me the chance to get to my feet and escape, but to the opposite direction of Ponyville. It growled and chased after me, while shooting plasma shots at my feet, trying to get me to fall. It almost worked a few times as I was forced to stop those few times. I decided to stop running and to take a stand. I pulled out my shotgun and shot its leg causing it to stumble, but it continued its chase. I continued to run backwards while firing my shotgun, only hitting it twice when I was out of ammo. I felt the predator backhand me with its blades and sent me flying, but I didn't hit the ground. I kept falling and falling until I felt myself hit the water. I was quickly pulled to the bottom of the lake, but managed the strength to get back to the surface.

I climbed on shore and stopped to catch my breath, but soon, I saw something invisible hit the water. -Shit- I only had one hope in killing this thing. I pulled out my grenade launcher and noticed I had three grenades for it. -That's all I need- I put one into the launcher and flung the gun, making the launcher close. I aimed it at the object floating in the lake and fired. Unfortunately, I hit its armour, but fortunately, I hit its cloaking device. Now I could see it no matter what. I quickly reloaded and fired at the water this time, but it was a waste of ammo when the water suppressed the explosion. -Fuck me- I thought back to what Apple Bloom wanted me to promise, and in order to do that I needed to kill this thing.

I ran off deeper into the forest and stopped at a tree to catch my breath. That's when I felt some sort of heat on my head, I turned around and felt it with my hand. It was three dots in the form of a triangle. I looked up and felt a searing pain hit me in the chest, but didn't put a hole through it. I tumbled down the hill until I reached a place where I could see sunlight in a wide open area. I looked to my left and saw the chopper in sky. "JAKE!!!" I heard Apple Bloom cry out. The chopper started to lower, but stopped when I could see Rainbow stunned at something. I turned my head to see the predator walking out of its habitat and staring at me. I heard something unfold and looked up in time to see the three crusaders, all using the same parachute, floating down.

"What are you three doing?" I said coughing up blood.

"Don't you dare mess with mah boyfriend!" Said Apple Bloom as her and her friends stood in front of my lying body.

"You're going to have to go through us!" Shouted Scootaloo.

The predator laughed and started to remove its mask. When it did, I saw something that would scare even me. It had a head like some sort of alien creature and teeth like a scorpion. It looked down at the now shivering fillies and what it did next terrified me.

"You're going to have to go through us." It said in its own voice and growled loudly. The three screamed as it picked up Scootaloo and took out its blades. Then I saw Scootaloo start to cry and Rainbow Dash start to climb out of the chopper. I rose to my feet in time to see Rainbow Dash speeding towards the predator, but instead, she got impaled by its blades. It let her go and she fell to the ground with a puddle of blood surrounding her.

I took charge and rammed the predator, bringing it to the ground. It let go of Scootaloo, who immediately ran to Rainbow and she put an ear on her chest and smiled at the chopper. "She's still breathing!!!" Twilight used her magic to pull Rainbow up and set her down on a bed in the chopper. I felt myself get lifted and thrown over to the hill. I grunted and spat out blood, then I looked over to the side of me and saw my grenade launcher with a grenade at its side. I heard Apple Bloom scream in pain and looked over to see a cut on her face, probably from the blades. I couldn't take anymore. I reached for my launcher and the grenade, got both, and loaded it.

"APPLEBLOOM!" I yelled and she looked at me. "RUN!" I said and she did so. The predator looked at me, but it was to late, I fired my launcher and the ground beneath him blew up. It was a huge explosion, bigger then the last one when I hit its armour.

I stood up with my hand on my chest and noticed I had no shirt on of any nature. I walked down the hill and stumbled to the predator, who was still barely alive. It repeated my words and said, "Run." I saw it press a button on its wrist launcher and weird hieroglyphic symbols appeared on its countdown screens. I widened my eyes and it started laughing. I watched as the helicopter started taking off. The bomb was about to explode when I spotted Apple Bloom on the ground, helpless. I ran over to her, picked her up and she looked at me and I looked at her.

"I'm sorry." I said before throwing her over to the chopper and she was caught by Fluttershy, who was helped by Rarity, and pulled her in. I watched as the helicopter rode off, I knew it was to late for me. I looked back at the predator and started to relax. Then I saw Princess Celestia surrounded in a white light looking at me.

"You are very brave Jake, I would be happy to allow you into my kingdom." She said and then and explosion was heard, the sound faded and everything went black.

//Apple Bloom\

I watched from the helicopter as the explosion detonated. I looked back at Rainbow Dash and Scootaloo in the bed and I noticed something. Everypony in the chopper was looking at me as we made I turn for the explosion sight. We soon arrived at the sight and smoke and Debre was everywhere. I tried looking around for Jake and soon, Sweetie and Scoots did too.

"Jake!" Said Scootaloo. "Where are you!?!" She shouted and we did the same. I reached a point where I could see a figure lying on the ground. At first I thought it was the predator, but it wasn't. I saw something in his hand, but I couldn't see what it was. When I ran up to get a closer look, my eyes widened. I saw a slow breathing Jake lying on the ground. I ran over and started to shake him.

"Jake! Oh thank Celestia you're alive!" I said and he brushed my mane. I felt something fall around my neck. I picked up the heavy part and saw the red crystal heart on it. I started to tear up as I looked at it and then looked up at my boyfriend. His eyes were slowly closing. When they closed he muttered something to me that made me as well as everypony else, load with tears.

"Apple Bloom, I... I... love you..." He said before his head turned sideways his arms relaxed as well as his whole body. I shook my head in denial.

"No... no... no, you promised! You promised!" I shouted and embraced him. What made me start to cry was that I didn't feel his heartbeat, his lungs weren't inhaling anything, he was motionless. "No!" I said lying on top of him crying. I could hear the others weeping and Scootaloo was trying to hold back tears. She looked up and Dash and asked her this.

"Is it alright... for.. brave ponies to cry?" She kept trying to hold back tears. Dash nodded to her and closed her eyes with tears. Scootaloo then embraced her sister and same with Sweetie Belle. We all cried and I was told by Twilight.

"Come on, it's time to go." She said filled with tears.

Author's Note

I tried making it sad with the ending I don't know if I succeeded. There will be more, don't worry. See you guys then.