The Last of My Kind

I ran with everything I had towards the fillies location as it showed up on my HUD. If I was lucky I could intercept the manticore before it even reached the three of them. With this thought I pushed myself harder as I leaped over fallen trees and the like never once slowing down.

A short time later I could actually hear the thuds of the large manticore's foot falls as I came closer to my target. As soon as I cleared the last row of bushes I skidded to a halt and brought my rifle up with the sights locked firmly on the now surprised manticore. Looking at my HUD I see that I managed to catch the beast eighty meters from the fillies. Breathing a sigh of relief at not having to reveal myself to save them I focus all of my attention on the threat in front of me which had forgone its confusion and was now glaring at me and ready to pounce,

"Alright fuzzball you got two options here. One, you walk away right now and you get to live another day, and two, you attack me and I turn you into a new rug. So what's it gonna be fluffy?" I said in a threatening tone. Now most would think that talking to a giant animal would be stupid but in this time everything has some level of intelligence and can at least understand what the other is saying. Freaked me the hell out first time I heard a cow speak.

Yet the manticore didn't heed my warning and I saw its muscles tense for a charge. Knowing what was about to happen I got ready to move.

With a roar of rage the giant hybrid leaped at me. I quickly rolled to the side right before it impacted sending rocks and dirt into the air. Finishing my roll I stop in a kneeling position with my rifle raised. Taking quick aim I empty half of my clip into the beats side. It takes ten rounds to finally pierce its thick hide and the other ten go through making the beast roar in pain as blood spills out from its new wounds.

This did little to slow the manticore down though as it leaped at me once more but this time it used its wings to give it even more speed taking me by surprise. Luckily I managed to leap backwards before its claws could make contact but ended up losing my rifle as it was swatted away.

The bastard actually smiled at me thinking it had left me defenseless which really pissed me off.

"I wouldn't get too cocky you bastard." I growled out right before I brought out my two swords.

The manticore didn't look too impressed with my blades at first, but when they both lit up with blue flames I could see the fear in its eyes as it took a step back. It quickly righted itself though and roared in defiance.

Deciding to go on the offensive I rushed the beast dragging my blades along the ground leaving scorching scars in the dirt as I passed. My opponent tried to stab me with its scorpion tail when I got close but missed me as I flipped over the stinger and bringing my blades down severing the stinger from the rest of the tail leaving a smoking stump and making the manticore roar in pain and anger.

I hit the ground with a roll and quickly got to my feet once more only for the manticore to have leaped at me once more leaving me not time to react as it pinned me to the ground. Before it could take a bite of me though I planted me feet on its underside and using all of my strength pushed the beast off sending it crashing into a tree. I kick flipped myself back onto my feet with my blades ready and watched as the manticore shakenly got up.

Its eyes practically glowed with hatred and if it could see my eyes through the helmet I would be giving it the same look. Wanting to end this now I threw the sword in my left hand at the manticores face while running behind the blade. Seeing my blade coming the manticore leaped to the left letting my blade pass by harmlessly but left it self wide open for me. as I drove my blade into its side while still running forward slicing open its side while also burning its innards to ash. Pulling my blade out I watch as the manticore falls to the ground dead.

After taking a few deep breaths a feel the adrenaline start to wear off as I calmly walked over and plucked my blade from the tree it imbedded itself in. After putting my blades away I hurried over and grabbed my rifle. Just then I heard a gasp behind me and turned to find the three fillies I had came to save looking at me in both awe and fear as their gazes shifted from me to the manticore corpse and back.

Before I could say anything the one known as Sweetie Belle screamed loud enough it hurt my ears through the helmet. As if my luck couldn't be any worse I heard someone scream, "girls!"

Looking up I see a rainbow blur heading straight for me at high speeds. I quickly leaped backwards just as the blur reached me barely dodging it. The blur then stopped near the fillies revealing itself to be blue Pegasus mare. She stood roughly five foot seven and had a slim athletic build with a shaggy rainbow colored mane and tail and rosy red eyes. She wore a black sports bra under a dark blue windbreaker jacket and black track pants.

I instantly recognized her as the Element of Loyalty Rainbow Dash. I knew this because a couple years back I watched as her and her friends traveled through the forest to get the Elements of Harmony to defeat Nightmare Moon. I scoffed at the name they gave the six objects that were in fact the first six prototypes of the bomb that ended my race. How they found them when I couldn't I'll never know but didn't dwell much on it.

Dash was currently glaring at me with her wings spread in a threatening manner probably thinking I'm some sort of new monster of the forest.

"What the buck are you ya freak!" She growled out.

Nailed it on the head. Before I could answer her though and more likely than not scare the crap out of her the bushes behind the mares rustled right before the rest of the Element's emerged.

"Dash did you find the gir-," Started a purple mare before she saw me and stopped with her mouth wide open. The rest of the mares behind her followed suit wearing identical expressions.

The purple mare that had spoke stood at about the same height as Dash only was a little more curvy. Also she was a unicorn as identified by the horn poking out from her straight dark purple mane with a pink stipe through it. She wore a dark purple uniform with a thigh high skirt and white undershirt that would either go with a schoolgirl or librarian theme look. This was the Element of Magic Twilight Sparkle.

Next was an earth pony mare with a light orange coat that had her blonde mane and tail in a 'ponytail' oddly enough. She had bright green eyes with some white freckles on her face and stood about two inches taller then Dash and Twilight but also had a very curvy figure along with some well defined musculature. She wore a dark rad flannel shirt tied up to show off her toned midriff, jean shorts, and a stetson on top of her head. This was Applejack the Element of Honesty.

Standing next to Applejack was another earth pony only this one was all pink with her poufy mane and tail being a slightly darker shade of pink with only her eyes being a different color as they were a bright blue. She stood a little shorter than Applejack but still taller than either Dash or Twilight. Her figure was very curvy and I almost got distracted by her bouncing chest as she was hopping in place repeatedly. She wore a tight fitting white t-shirt that exposed her midriff under a short jean jacket and a frilly blue skirt that went down to her knees. This was Pinkie Pie the Element of Laughter.

Standing slightly behind the energetic pink mare was a white unicorn mare with a curly purple mane and tail with matching eyes.. She wore expertly applied make-up and stood at the same height as Pinkie while having a moderate figure though from where I was standing I easily saw that her best feature was her ass. The white dress she wore only accentuated it was the pure white garment was form fitting and exposed a decent amount of cleavage. All in all she looked like some form of nobility. This was Rarity Belle the Element of Generosity.

The last mare of the group was a buttery yellow Pegasus with a long bright pink mane and tail with teal colored eyes. She was by far the tallest and curviest of the mares as she stood at five foot nine and had a perfect hourglass shape. Here attire while meant to be concealing did very little to hide her figure. She wore a dark green turtle neck sweater with a pair of skinny jeans. This was Fluttershy the Element of Kindness.

At the moment though each of these mares were looking at me in both fear and aggression. Knowing I should probably get the fuck out of here I take a step back. This was a bad idea though cause as soon as I moved Twilight's horn lit up and Dash got ready to charge. This was not going to end well.

Throwing caution to the wind I book it out of their dodging a blast of purple magic along the way. I don't look back as I run through the woods as I could already hear the mares giving chase through the foliage.

Running as fast as I can I know I won't be able to avoid them forever especially Dash. I knew she boasted about being the fastest flier in Equestria but even I knew that she had the skills to back up that claim. If any of them were to catch me it would be her. My only hope was to lose them in the thick woods and hide out in the bunker for a couple of days so they can just forget about me.

Sadly I underestimated Dash's speed as a few minutes later I was thrown forward from her colliding with my back and sending the two of us tumbling forward. We stopped rolling with Dash on top but that didn't last long as I easily pushed her off and moved to get up only to have Applejack's leg heading straight for my face.

I knock the kick away with my forearm while kicking out my left leg sending the already unbalanced mare tumbling to the ground giving me enough time to get to my feet. My victory was short lived though as Twilights purple aura surrounded me and tried to restrain me though I wasn't having any of that and quickly broke free from her hold.

While she got a bit of backlash I tried to use this moment to escape but by that time Dash and Applejack had recovered and ganged up on me. Dash was using her speed to deliver some quick hits and distract me while Applejack dealt heavy blows whenever an opportunity presented itself.

I didn't want to hurt them so all I could do was block all of their strikes while looking for an opportunity to hopefully break away and make a run for it. But these mares weren't giving me any leeway and kept up the pressure. Then all at once the broke off and got some distance confusing me.

'Did they finally decide to give up?' I wondered to myself before hearing a click right behind me.

Turning around a find myself staring down a fucking cannon of all things! Looking up slightly I see Pinkie's blue eyes as she pulls the cord to the cannon while yelling out happily, "goodnight weird creature!"

And just like that I get a face full of confetti and cake with enough force to send me flying into a patch of flowers. I lay there for a second in shock before standing and wiping some cake from my visor.

"But how!? I point blank shot from Pinkie's cannon should have knocked it out cold!" I heard Twilight yell.

Just as I was about to respond to her statement I start to feel a bit lightheaded. Looking down I see the bright blue flowers I had landed in and curse at my luck. I had landed in a patch of Poison Joke. While this would cause most species to have something really weird and admittedly funny happen to them for me it acts like a sleeping agent and can knock me out cold in a few minutes in small doses. Yet I landed in a huge patch of it and that would knock me out in a few seconds. Really wish I has installed that filter into my helmet now but no I had to be lazy.

As my vision began to dim I saw the colorful blurs that were the fillies and Elements get closer. I tried to hold off for as long as possible but it was a losing battle. Mere moments later I felt my body collapse and my vision go dark.