The Desert

by Zeros and Os

Rating: teen
Tags: Adventure, Princess Celestia, Crossover, Main 6, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Alternate Universe, Princess Luna, Original Character
Length: 1084

basically an mlp western/alternate universe (note pinkie may be like vash from trigun but other then that this isent necessarily a crossover with trigun despite simularites.)

ever since Soler flare returned from the sun, the once peaceful fair weathered equestria now ruled by the sun godess has turned into a burning wasteland where every pony needs to fend for themselves to survive. Applejack a bounty hunter searches for an outlaw worth 800000 bits Pinkamena the stampede.

Published 2015-01-19 21:20:01 UTC
Last updated 2015-01-19 21:20:01 UTC

The Bounty Hunter

Chapter 1

AJ lay at the edge of a cliff behind a large boulder hidden from the view of any pony at the bottom of the cliff, which happened to be a gang of nasty looking ponies and a hostage of some kind sitting with her arms tied. She couldn't make out much of the hostage from the position she was, but AJ could see round orange sunglasses, wild pink poofy hair, a red dust coat of some kind with a large neck collar like a cone and the strangest thing, a big goofy grin. Who AJ was really interested in was a rather large green mare with a short blonde mane carrying a sledge hammer and a smaller hoof ax who was busy yelling at a terrified looking henchpony.

"That has to be her, Pinkamena the Stampede, the pony tornado, an outlaw with 8000000 bits on her head and with that kind of money I could buy back the farm and then some." AJ thought apprehensively.

AJs hoof trembled.

"consarnit Id thought id gotten over this way of life already but you never really get used to it, how can i? killing for money, well the least i can do is save the hostage but... could i even face a pony called stampede? the rumor alone she"...

DONG!!!

The boulder she was hiding behind crumbled to dust from the impact of a thrown sledge hammer. AJ blinked twice almost not sure what happened when she suddenly loose a panicked yell.

"HA! We knew that ya'd come!"

the whole gang had there guns's pointed at her. AJ quickly gathered her wit's and wore the toughest face she could. she pulled out a large barreled shotgun, pointed it down at the gang and flicked a switch on the side of the barrel causing four metal bars to quickly spring from the top, bottom and sides of the barrel witch then generated a blue magical force field to be used as a shield, witch AJ then kneeled behind.

The large mare put on a cocky smile, "you think that pathetic trick will save you Pinkamena the stampede!"

AJ scratched her head.

"What?"

"I said do you think a stupid trick like that will save you?"

AJ felt bewildered and slightly aggravated

"Did you call me pinkamena the stampede?"

"Yes i did! im also gonna kill you and live easy for the rest of my life understand?" "your dead!"

"Hold on an apple bucking minute i ain't her your her!"

"Stop playing games stampede!" "if you don't give yourself over to us where going to mess up you little sweetheart bad!"

"What the hay are you talking about?"

AJ was growing more agitated by the second on top of being slightly flustered by hearing the brute say "your little sweetheart"

"For the love of Luna where gonna kill your lover!"

"I ain't got no lover you overgrown dishonest sack of horse apples!"

The mare ferociously grabbed her ax in her mouth.

a white hench pony approached the leader from the her side.

"um boss?"

"WHAT?"

"Uh the pink pony, shes gone."

Everypony looked to where the hostage had been and sure enough there was no trace of her. the leader punched the the white pony so hard he fell over. AJ couldn't believe it after she had figured out what happened. While AJ was busy with this dumb jerk the real pinkamena had gotten away!

"LUNA DAMMIT!"

AJ kicked the ground.

Meanwhile Pinkamena Diane Pie the living hurricane ran giggling like a school filly. AJ back at the cliff was doing her best to shield against the barrage of bullet's being shot at her. AJ was Racking her brain Ideas to get out of this horrible situation. she had tried to suggest teaming up and going after the real pinkamena but the bucking bronco wouldn't have it! she was convinced that it was all AJs fault and was now hell bent on killing her. The most AJ could do was awkwardly try to scoot away behind her shield but yet she knew it would be to little avail cause then the buckers would climb up the side of the cliff and get her. Sure she might pick of two or three with her shotgun but she was clearly outnumbered.

AJ closed her eyes.

"Im sorry big mac, Im sorry granny, im sorry app..."

Suddenly the gang of ponies bellow started to scream and run away. She could hear there panicked fleeing, AJ listened closely. In the distance she heard a rumbling sort of sound. AJ peaked her head over and saw what had sent the gang running, It was a stampede of buffalo charging straight for them! AJs jaw dropped, not only at the mass of charging tanks on hooves but also at who was standing on top of the front most buffalo with an expression AJ couldn't tell was joyful or fierce and wearing a chiefs crown of feathers on her head. It was the pink pony from before recently known to AJ as being the stampede and she was riding a stampede!

After the pink pony was in close distance to the edge of the cliff she jumped from the buffaloes back to the side of the cliff and started scrambling up the side like a squirrel. AJ wasn't entirely sure what to do, she had no idea what this pony's intentions where and what had just happened had thrown AJ for a loop. With no other option she crouched defensively behind her shotgun ready to shoot if necessary. That's when the pink pony popped her head up over the side.

"HI!"

sometime the following night in the boiling tower of canterlot castle a stoic regal yet demonic figure sat looking out the window gazing upon the great sandy plains that could be see from her position atop the world. it was beautiful to her corrupted possessed mind. yet as calming as her sun bleached world was to her she was not at ease. soler flare had felt a disturbance of some kind it was as if earlier in the day some spark of something long forgotten was about to be rekindled.

"HA let it kindle! hope has long since let this world. "

Author's Note

This is the first time i have ever uploaded a chapter so it wont be perfect but im trying. hopefully the idea and the way it presents itself holds up none the less.