Just My Luck...by TheWolfSpartanBronyChaptersChapter 1 - Where to begin?Chapter 2 - IntroductionsChapter 3 - Some problems can't be solved by talking them out.Chapter 4 - Shining some light on the situationChapter 1 - Where to begin?My name is Eric "Wolf" Buchanan. Let me tell you a little bit about myself First off I am not related to the U.S. President that started the Civil War! I am 25 years old and am an avid gamer I mostly spend my time playing Destiny. Even Though I am not that great at FPS games I do pretty decent at it I think. Well anyways In Destiny I have a level 40 Hunter with a light lvl of 278 which I use a majority of the time even though I also have a lvl 20 Titan with a light lvl of 124 and a lvl 28 Warlock with a light lvl of 148. There is some thing else that uses up most of my time it is the T.V. show 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'. Many people wonder why in the hell guys like me like that show well I like it because of the message that is at the end of every episode. So one day I am playing Destiny working on getting better gear to level up my light lvl so I could do the heroic strike playlist with out dieing that much. Then I am suddenly sucked into my T.V. and come face to face with Starswirl the Bearded and tells me that I can have a full arsenal of guns from Destiny of my choosing from what I have on my Hunter. So I choose whatever gun I want. 'Ok then...' I think to myself then. Starswirl sais, "Any gun you choose will be fully upgraded with the modifications that are in the game." 'Oh hell ya....But what do I choose' I think to myself then. "The guns you choose will have infinite ammunition." Adds Starswirl. 'Well now he is being veeerrry generous' "Okay I want Hawkmoon, Zhalo Supercell, Ice Breaker, Black Spindel, Truth, and Thunderlorad" I tell him (All bunt Ice Breaker and Thunderlorad are TTK versions) "It is done" He replies then starts to fade from existence. "Wait, where the hell am I going to land!!" I teal to him as he fades "A place that will test what you are made of." Is his reply before he disappears. "Well fuck me." when I woke up I was in front of the changeling hive with my guns, my father's combat knife, and the clothes on my back which are my favorite hat a black, red, and green snapback with the words ENDEAVOR with a space shuttle in the middle of the name a white t-shirt with a tattered American flag with the word San Diego California under the flag, a pair of camouflage shorts, a pair of red Converse all star high tops, and my aviator sunglasses which have blue lenses, a silver frame with red and black going down the sides. "That DICK!" I yeald out in frustration. The hive descends on where I stand circling around me. I do what any person with a gun would do. I raised my Zhalo Supercell and got into a fighting stance. then the circle parted which I noticed and aimed my gun at the Changeling who was walking towards me "well, well, well what do we have here? Well that is strange you don't look like a pony. So what are you creature?" asks the changeling who seems to be unfazed by the gun pointed at her head. "Who are you?" I ask the Changeling in front of me. "I am Queen Chrysalis. Now answer my question creature!" "Something that you should fear." Is my reply "Is that so? You do know that you are threatening royalty with a loyal army at the ready to strike you down creature!" Chrysalis yealls the last part of her statement. Then some how out of luck or it was something that Starswirl forgot to mention I turned into my hunter. I had Mask of the Third Man helmet, ATS/8 Tarantella Chest armor, ATS/8 Tarantella gauntlets, Fr0st-EE5 boots, with the Legend of Six Coyotes cloak (ttk version), and Undercity shader. I was freaking out because all of that is exsotic gear and you can only have one equipped. Once I finally got my head on straight I thanked Him for all of it because I am fully equipped with exotic gear. So now that I had all of my gear sorted out I holster Hawkmoon and pull Truth out and say " So be it." I then go all out on them right then and there with everything I had including my super Nightstalker. When I had decimating hundred of thousands of them they got the hell out of dodge real fast. I then ran as fast as I could for what felt like forever until I saw the tree line of a forest. once I saw the tree line I double timed it there and ran several miles deep into that forest. Then I found the ruins of some ancient castle and decided to take refuge in it. Author's Note Just a side note. Two of the six guns, Black Spindel & Thunderlorad I don't have in game. For the armor I don't have any of them except the Mask of the Third Man helmet and Undercity shader in game. Chapter 2 - IntroductionsSeven months since the changeling Incident In the beginning months I had started a journal from an empty notebook that I found in what was left of the library of the castle. I also found out that I can turn into my hunter at will and my hunter form had all three super abilities and guess what else I found out......they all are unlimited. So I have unlimited grenades, unlimited melee, and an unlimited super. I can switch between them when ever I want. I am starting to think he wanted to troll Princess Celestia for some strange reason. After I found all of that stuff about my hunter I decided to take inventory of everything I have. So I found a mechanical pencil in my pocket for some weird reason when I meet Starswirl who had inadvertently enchanted it to have unlimited lead and an unlimited eraser which I am very grateful for. I also found amy smartphone a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini with a solar rechargeable battery pack attached to it. So as the months went on I had written how my days went, what I had killed that day, inventory for the week, and I had some drawings scattered here and there throughout the journal they were decent drawings. The drawings ranged from the entire page to a small section of the page, but I managed to make them as detailed as possible. Around the second month of living in the ruins During my stay I found out that there was someone else who lived in the same forest as I do. One day I was on my way back from gathering supplies when we meet her name is Zecora, we talk a little then she asked me what I was and told her I was a human and...she had the reaction I was expecting her to have, she ran while screaming bloody murder. "Well...shit, I guess I am going to have company later." I said out loud to myself. About three to four hours later "Hello is somepony there?" said this feminine voice that was clearly not Zecora's. Then another feminine voice spoke up it sounded like it belonged to someone who lived in the south "I doubt that there is somepony here sugarcube." Then I stepped on a stick that I was using as firewood 'fffuuuccckkk me' I thought to myself. Then there was a raspy feminine voice that spoke up "Who ever is there come out with your hands up and I won't hurt you who ever you are!" Might as well it's not like I have much of a choice. So I descended the stairs with Truth at the ready my sniper rifle strapped to my back and Hawkmoon in a holster I had made which somehow managed to hold the gun. (Smart Idea to go in with a rocket launcher right.) Ten minutes earlier (Rainbow Dash's POV) "So what do you think Zecora was rambling about?" I asked my best friends. "Well what we were able to gather was that there is a bipedal creature with strange stick looking object that seem to be attached to it and that it also is a sentient creature." replied Twilight. "She also said that it had a name and that it was...Eric I think that's what it was." added Rarity. "Ooooh I wonder if he likes cake?" asked Pinkie. "Really Pinkie for all we know that thing could be dangerous for all we know!" exclaimed Rarity "Didn't Zecora say that he has lived in the castle for several months didn't she within these months don't you think that with all of our adventures that we have had and that we would have at least seen him once?" I asked my friends. "Ya know ya right sugarcube." Applejack said while putting a hand to her chin. "Maybe he is realllly good at hiding!" Pinkie said with a smile on her face. "That is actually quite possible." I thought out loud in a whisper. 'I really want to meet this guy if he can last as long as he has in the Everfree Forest.' I thought to myself. Back to the present (James' POV) As I was walking down the stairs with Supercell at the ready for anything...except for what I saw next. There at the the entrance to the ruins that I have come to call home are six girls about my age I think. As I do a double take I then realize that they have fur. Two of the six have wings. Another two have horns. the last set don't have a set of wing or a horn and they all have a tail that is the same color as their hair. Yet they are different because their fur is different from the rest to be honest they look like a rainbow, but there is one that stands out from the rest because her hair is made up of the rainbow along with her tail being the same color scheme. They all had certain cloths that pretty much said what they did. One had a lavender colored fur with your typical librarian outfit on. The next one had an almost bleach white colored fur and was wearing a light blue dress that was screaming 'hello I make dresses for a living' because of how well it fit her form and high heels on. ;woman how the hell did you walk through that forest with those on?' The next had a pink colored fur and was kinda hard to tell what she did until I saw the balloons on her shirt saying that she was a party person. The next one had a orange colored fur and had a seston hat on with an orange button up shirt with a white undershirt on, a pair of blue jeans on, with cowboy boots on with an apple logo on the top of the boots. The next one had a cyan colored fur and was wearing a black t-shirt with a with a cloud with a tri-colored lightning bolt logo, a sky blue windbreaker, blue shorts with a yellow stripe on the side and a pair of running shoes on and wa the one with the rainbow hair and tail color. that lsd one has a butter yellow colored fur and was wearing a green dress with long sleaves that went down to her ankles and had brown shoes or boots on I couldn't tell. Well I should probably break the awkward silence. "Uh...hi, I am going to guess that you are all friends of Zecora right?" "...Yes we are friend of hers. ...Uh what is your name if that is ok with you?" asked the yellow one with pink hair. I then realized that all they wanted to do was talk so I lowered Truth. In doing so drew all of their attention "My Name is Eric, Eric Buchanan. Most call me Wolf. So who are all of you?" I asked. Then the purple one with a horn spoke up "My name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, And Rainbow Dash." all the while pointing to each of her friends. "It is a pleasure to meet you all. I am going to guess that you all want to ask me some questions right?" I asked to the girls. They all nodded in agreement. "Ok then I think that it would be better to do the Q&A somewhere less...dusty and without having to look out for falling debris. So let me go grab some things and we can get out of here." I say to them as I start walking to the stairs. "Wait one of us should go with him to make sure he doesn't run." exclaimed Twilight to her friends. "I'll go and keep him in line." said Rainbow dash "All right then let's go." I said as I started to walk up the stairs 'this is going to be...interesting' I thought to myself. As me and Rainbow Dash walked up the stairs she would look over at me periodically with a bit of determination, suspicion, awe , and wonder in her eyes how all of those emotions were crammed into her eyes is beyond me. After two minutes of silence she asked, "What exactly are you going to grab?" "Some of my personal stuff." I respond trying to keep it as vague as possible. You now what I don't care what she gets out of me I have nothing to lose and she actually looks cute, but something tells me that I shouldn't tell her that, so I tell her "My phone, a pair of headphones, my sketchbook/Journal and something to write with." "Umph" is what I get as a response from her. 'Great...just what I need to deal with right now.' I think as we continue our trek up the stairs and eventual reach the room that I have been using as a place to sleep in what is left of this castle. (Rainbow Dash's POV) After I volunteer myself to watch this guy we walk up what remains of the staircase that leads to one of the towers. The trip is starting to get boring because of the silence. 'uhg so boring. What is up with this guy how can he live in this dump of a place?' So I decided to break the silence after taking a couple of glances at him. 'He looks like he can handle himself if he has survived in this forest. Now what does he need from this dump any ways?'' So i asked, "What exactly are you going to grab?" "Some of my personal stuff." was his response 'That is so vague' Then after a couple of seconds he tells me. "My phone, a pair of headphones, my sketchbook/Journal and something to write with." 'Great just his crap' so I decide to respond with a grunt. Chapter 3 - Some problems can't be solved by talking them out.(James POV) It was around one or two o'clock in the afternoon when they had arrived. After everyone introduced themselves. I decided it was a good Idea to leave the castle and head into town to conduct some questioning and apparently Twilight had sent a letter to her mentor. I believe that her mentor was...Princess Celestia I think that is what her name is. So we started our trek back to the nearest town called Ponyville oh god the horse puns. About five to ten minutes of walking latter. Rarity spoke up "Thank Celestia! We can continue our conversation in a...cleaner and less spookier place." "What can't handle that much dirt? I asked. which was meet with sum chuckling from Rainbow and Applejack. "As a matter of fact I do." Retorted Rarity "I have a bad feeling about this Chewie.' I though to myself "Stop!" I yelled "What is it sugarcube?"asked Applejack "There is some thing coming our way... get to cover NOW!" I said pulling out my scout rifle as I dove into a bush. "What do you think it is?" asked Twilight who happened to jump into the same bush as I did. "...I'm guessing it could be a pack of timberwolves or it could be a Manticore. sometimes it is tough to determine the difference between the two at times." I said with a shrug. "ARE YOU SURE!" Twilight said while starting to freak out which drew all of the girls to the same bush except for Fluttershy who was standing petrified. "Ok now that we are all here. Twilight stop freaking out." I said to her. "I will when every one is here." she retorted. "What do you mean?" I ask then stat a head count "...4...5...6 shit who does that leave?" I ask in a whisper. "I believe Fluttershy is not here darling" Replies Rarity "*shigh* Ok where did anyone of you see her last?" I asked "When we all ran here when we heard Twi freaked out." answered Rainbow "Ooooh!Ooooh! I found her. exclaimed Pinkie. Then all of us started to call her name to try to get her to come over to us. "M-m-m-manticore." was all her response was then she faints. Then there is the loudest roar I have ever heard with all of the months of being in this forest. RRRROOOOAAAARRRR. "RUN!!! I've got her." I said while jumping out of the bush. I then run over to where Fluttershy is lying and scoop her up and ran as fast as a could imagining that there were some Vex Minotaurs after me. Those thing are scary when there is more than one attacking you. As I did all of that thankfully the girls had gotten some distance from the manticore which was now after us. The seven of us ran for what felt like ten minutes, during that time multiple trees were uprooted or bashed apart. Then we reached the edge of the forest there was a detachment of a guard or police standing at the ready in front of what could possibly the ones in charge. There was an awkward silence for about five to ten seconds which the manticore took to arrive. The guards brought a gurney out which I placed Fluttershy on. `Once I am done from placing her on the gurney I grab my scout rifle and face the manticore I then shout "GO BACK NOW". The manticore glares at me which was expected 'well I guess like reason ain't gonna work. Now it looks like it is time to show some force'. The manticore gets into a charging stance while I get into a ready position with my rifle pointed at one of the inhabitants of the forest. It charges and I charge as well going gung ho on it with a war cry that could've raised the dead and scared the ever living shit out of the...creatures watching me, I starting firing at the tail seeing that there is a stinger on it. I then go for the wings. Then I work my way to the feet. I shoot at what I think is the shoulders of the front legs. After going fro the front I kneecap the the back legs which sent it crashing down to the ground and skidding to a stop maybe a foot away from its initial impact with ground. I walk over to it and look into its eyes. It looks back at me with rage, pain, and something else I am not sure what It is, but what I can tell is that it wants all the pain to go away. So I take out my dad's combat knife and kneel down infront of it's chest and say "I am sorry for your suffering." then I shove the knife into it's hart. I then wipe the knife off in the grass next to the manticore. As I stand up I sheath the knife. Once I am done I walk towards the guards till I am a few feet from them. when I stop walking I see that they are all awestruck so I clear my throat which pulls them from their trance. All of the guards point their spears at me and one of them yells "DROP YOUR WEAPONS AND SURRENDER" I look to my left then to my right contemplating on if I should or not. I drop both of my guns in front of me. once I drop Truth they become wide eyed at size of it . I think one of the guards nearly pissed himself looking at it. Then I put my dad's combat knife down with the guns. After that I get down on my knees and put my hands on my head. one of the guards walks behind me and put handcuffs on me and ushers me to get up. I comply with his jab to my back with his spear and get up. Author's Note Hey sorry about the wait I had a serious case of writersblok and I went on a trip to the northern East Coast. I will Try my best to get the next chapter out ASAP. See you all later. -Wolf Chapter 4 - Shining some light on the situationAuthor's Note Sorry everybody for this oh so late chapter, but school and my problem with procrastination got in the way. I will try to get chapters out as soon as possible, but they may not come out at a consistent rate. Well here you go. Chapter 4 - Shining some light on the situation (Eric's POV) So....these ponies were not so happy with what I did, but they don't have the same amount of experience in that forest than I do. After they put me in handcuffs they escorted me to the local "jail", just a shack on the outskirts of town, so they could discuss what to do with me. They are really stupid because once they put me in the shack and posting two guards outside they left. That is the stupidest thing I have ever seen and/or heard especially when I technically have weapons on me twenty four seven, but hey that's their fault for not double checking me for any other weapons. Several minutes after the incident with the manticore at Twilight's house (Rainbow Dash's POV) My friends, the princesses, and Shining Armor were sitting around Twi's dining room table chatting about what to do with Eric while I had my head buried in his journal which he dropped at my feet when the manticores attacked I am not sure that he did it on purpose or it was just mere coincidence that it fell in front of me I do not know. "...Rainbow darling what do you think we shuld do with that ruffian? Rainbow?" asked Rarity "What..uh...I don't know really." I stated then immediately went back to his journal trying to piece together this guys past. 'where did this guy come from to be able to differentiate the sounds of a timber wolf pack and a manticore?' "Mis. Dash what exactly is in that book of yours that has you so in focus" asked Princess Celestia "Hmm...oh sorry Princess Celestia it's Eric's journal that he somehow dropped during the...incident. It isn't your typical journal that is for sure." I replied with all eyes on me. " What do you mean its not your typical journal RD?" asked Twilight " Well it has drawings that take up a portion of the page or the whole page itself." I tell the group while showing them one of the drawings that took up a page that had a small caption at the bottom most likely say 'P51 Mustang airplane used by the United States of America during World War II'. "Whoa...even though his kind can't fly they find a way around it." stated Shining Armor. "Are there any more of his drawings?" Asked Rarity "Yes, hold on while I look for another one." I tell her. I then start flipping through the pages and found one of the drawings that took up a portion of the page with some of his note on some stuff I don't pay that much attention to them as I am looking at the new drawing of what looks like ruins of an old building with people and a horse drawn carriage in front of it with the caption of "What is left of the Alamo in 1854". "Ok now that is just showing off." stated Shining Armor. "That it is." commented Princess Celestia. "So...what exactly are we going to do with Eric?" asked Fluttershy. "I do not know, but maybe we can gain some insight into what our "guest's" past is like." Stated Twilight, "So let us start with what is on this page shall we? Rainbow if you wouldn't mind reading it to us?" asked Twilight. "Uhhh...sure..." I stated hesitantly. I started reading from the top of the page with "The Alamo" August 8, 2016 Three months after I arrived at the ruins that I now call home and also today I turned 26. my stockpile of food is running low so I'll have to go out and hunt some more. There has been an influx of manticore corpses in the deeper parts of the forest. I'm still investigating what is causing the rapid death of manticores, but I am still searching for a way home, but every time I try Starswirl keeps telling me that I can't go home so the next time I try I will ask him why. I then jumped to what was written under the drawing of "The Alamo" August 9, 2016 Last night I was able to talk to Starswirl and asked him why I can't go back. He...he told me that I...I...I died. The cause a drive-by shooting. He also told me that I took three rounds to my left lung, two rounds to the heart, two to my right lung, and one round to the head. The head shot was probably a ricote off of something...right? ...Well damn I guess there is no way back seeing as I am dead to that world. Good riddance that world was a madhouse with power to pretty much destroy the world several times over, the amount of violence, rape, death, racists, and don't get me started on the damn fucking trolls. That place in a nutshell is utterly and completely fucked up. Then there is the question why was my mom's house a target of a drive-by? That I think I will never know. So yeah...I guess I can start over with a clean slate and actually try to work for something meaningful in life. Well I guess that is a chance in the great mystery that is life. So now I am off to go stock up on some food for the week. "..." "..." "That I have to say is one messed up world to live in...so dark. How can ANYONE live in that kind of place?" stated Rarity "I will have to agree with you on that Miss Rarity." Stated Princess Celestia, "But I believe that it would be wise to here it from him to confirm what is in this journal.
Chapter 1 - Where to begin?My name is Eric "Wolf" Buchanan. Let me tell you a little bit about myself First off I am not related to the U.S. President that started the Civil War! I am 25 years old and am an avid gamer I mostly spend my time playing Destiny. Even Though I am not that great at FPS games I do pretty decent at it I think. Well anyways In Destiny I have a level 40 Hunter with a light lvl of 278 which I use a majority of the time even though I also have a lvl 20 Titan with a light lvl of 124 and a lvl 28 Warlock with a light lvl of 148. There is some thing else that uses up most of my time it is the T.V. show 'My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'. Many people wonder why in the hell guys like me like that show well I like it because of the message that is at the end of every episode. So one day I am playing Destiny working on getting better gear to level up my light lvl so I could do the heroic strike playlist with out dieing that much. Then I am suddenly sucked into my T.V. and come face to face with Starswirl the Bearded and tells me that I can have a full arsenal of guns from Destiny of my choosing from what I have on my Hunter. So I choose whatever gun I want. 'Ok then...' I think to myself then. Starswirl sais, "Any gun you choose will be fully upgraded with the modifications that are in the game." 'Oh hell ya....But what do I choose' I think to myself then. "The guns you choose will have infinite ammunition." Adds Starswirl. 'Well now he is being veeerrry generous' "Okay I want Hawkmoon, Zhalo Supercell, Ice Breaker, Black Spindel, Truth, and Thunderlorad" I tell him (All bunt Ice Breaker and Thunderlorad are TTK versions) "It is done" He replies then starts to fade from existence. "Wait, where the hell am I going to land!!" I teal to him as he fades "A place that will test what you are made of." Is his reply before he disappears. "Well fuck me." when I woke up I was in front of the changeling hive with my guns, my father's combat knife, and the clothes on my back which are my favorite hat a black, red, and green snapback with the words ENDEAVOR with a space shuttle in the middle of the name a white t-shirt with a tattered American flag with the word San Diego California under the flag, a pair of camouflage shorts, a pair of red Converse all star high tops, and my aviator sunglasses which have blue lenses, a silver frame with red and black going down the sides. "That DICK!" I yeald out in frustration. The hive descends on where I stand circling around me. I do what any person with a gun would do. I raised my Zhalo Supercell and got into a fighting stance. then the circle parted which I noticed and aimed my gun at the Changeling who was walking towards me "well, well, well what do we have here? Well that is strange you don't look like a pony. So what are you creature?" asks the changeling who seems to be unfazed by the gun pointed at her head. "Who are you?" I ask the Changeling in front of me. "I am Queen Chrysalis. Now answer my question creature!" "Something that you should fear." Is my reply "Is that so? You do know that you are threatening royalty with a loyal army at the ready to strike you down creature!" Chrysalis yealls the last part of her statement. Then some how out of luck or it was something that Starswirl forgot to mention I turned into my hunter. I had Mask of the Third Man helmet, ATS/8 Tarantella Chest armor, ATS/8 Tarantella gauntlets, Fr0st-EE5 boots, with the Legend of Six Coyotes cloak (ttk version), and Undercity shader. I was freaking out because all of that is exsotic gear and you can only have one equipped. Once I finally got my head on straight I thanked Him for all of it because I am fully equipped with exotic gear. So now that I had all of my gear sorted out I holster Hawkmoon and pull Truth out and say " So be it." I then go all out on them right then and there with everything I had including my super Nightstalker. When I had decimating hundred of thousands of them they got the hell out of dodge real fast. I then ran as fast as I could for what felt like forever until I saw the tree line of a forest. once I saw the tree line I double timed it there and ran several miles deep into that forest. Then I found the ruins of some ancient castle and decided to take refuge in it. Author's Note Just a side note. Two of the six guns, Black Spindel & Thunderlorad I don't have in game. For the armor I don't have any of them except the Mask of the Third Man helmet and Undercity shader in game.
Chapter 2 - IntroductionsSeven months since the changeling Incident In the beginning months I had started a journal from an empty notebook that I found in what was left of the library of the castle. I also found out that I can turn into my hunter at will and my hunter form had all three super abilities and guess what else I found out......they all are unlimited. So I have unlimited grenades, unlimited melee, and an unlimited super. I can switch between them when ever I want. I am starting to think he wanted to troll Princess Celestia for some strange reason. After I found all of that stuff about my hunter I decided to take inventory of everything I have. So I found a mechanical pencil in my pocket for some weird reason when I meet Starswirl who had inadvertently enchanted it to have unlimited lead and an unlimited eraser which I am very grateful for. I also found amy smartphone a Samsung Galaxy S4 mini with a solar rechargeable battery pack attached to it. So as the months went on I had written how my days went, what I had killed that day, inventory for the week, and I had some drawings scattered here and there throughout the journal they were decent drawings. The drawings ranged from the entire page to a small section of the page, but I managed to make them as detailed as possible. Around the second month of living in the ruins During my stay I found out that there was someone else who lived in the same forest as I do. One day I was on my way back from gathering supplies when we meet her name is Zecora, we talk a little then she asked me what I was and told her I was a human and...she had the reaction I was expecting her to have, she ran while screaming bloody murder. "Well...shit, I guess I am going to have company later." I said out loud to myself. About three to four hours later "Hello is somepony there?" said this feminine voice that was clearly not Zecora's. Then another feminine voice spoke up it sounded like it belonged to someone who lived in the south "I doubt that there is somepony here sugarcube." Then I stepped on a stick that I was using as firewood 'fffuuuccckkk me' I thought to myself. Then there was a raspy feminine voice that spoke up "Who ever is there come out with your hands up and I won't hurt you who ever you are!" Might as well it's not like I have much of a choice. So I descended the stairs with Truth at the ready my sniper rifle strapped to my back and Hawkmoon in a holster I had made which somehow managed to hold the gun. (Smart Idea to go in with a rocket launcher right.) Ten minutes earlier (Rainbow Dash's POV) "So what do you think Zecora was rambling about?" I asked my best friends. "Well what we were able to gather was that there is a bipedal creature with strange stick looking object that seem to be attached to it and that it also is a sentient creature." replied Twilight. "She also said that it had a name and that it was...Eric I think that's what it was." added Rarity. "Ooooh I wonder if he likes cake?" asked Pinkie. "Really Pinkie for all we know that thing could be dangerous for all we know!" exclaimed Rarity "Didn't Zecora say that he has lived in the castle for several months didn't she within these months don't you think that with all of our adventures that we have had and that we would have at least seen him once?" I asked my friends. "Ya know ya right sugarcube." Applejack said while putting a hand to her chin. "Maybe he is realllly good at hiding!" Pinkie said with a smile on her face. "That is actually quite possible." I thought out loud in a whisper. 'I really want to meet this guy if he can last as long as he has in the Everfree Forest.' I thought to myself. Back to the present (James' POV) As I was walking down the stairs with Supercell at the ready for anything...except for what I saw next. There at the the entrance to the ruins that I have come to call home are six girls about my age I think. As I do a double take I then realize that they have fur. Two of the six have wings. Another two have horns. the last set don't have a set of wing or a horn and they all have a tail that is the same color as their hair. Yet they are different because their fur is different from the rest to be honest they look like a rainbow, but there is one that stands out from the rest because her hair is made up of the rainbow along with her tail being the same color scheme. They all had certain cloths that pretty much said what they did. One had a lavender colored fur with your typical librarian outfit on. The next one had an almost bleach white colored fur and was wearing a light blue dress that was screaming 'hello I make dresses for a living' because of how well it fit her form and high heels on. ;woman how the hell did you walk through that forest with those on?' The next had a pink colored fur and was kinda hard to tell what she did until I saw the balloons on her shirt saying that she was a party person. The next one had a orange colored fur and had a seston hat on with an orange button up shirt with a white undershirt on, a pair of blue jeans on, with cowboy boots on with an apple logo on the top of the boots. The next one had a cyan colored fur and was wearing a black t-shirt with a with a cloud with a tri-colored lightning bolt logo, a sky blue windbreaker, blue shorts with a yellow stripe on the side and a pair of running shoes on and wa the one with the rainbow hair and tail color. that lsd one has a butter yellow colored fur and was wearing a green dress with long sleaves that went down to her ankles and had brown shoes or boots on I couldn't tell. Well I should probably break the awkward silence. "Uh...hi, I am going to guess that you are all friends of Zecora right?" "...Yes we are friend of hers. ...Uh what is your name if that is ok with you?" asked the yellow one with pink hair. I then realized that all they wanted to do was talk so I lowered Truth. In doing so drew all of their attention "My Name is Eric, Eric Buchanan. Most call me Wolf. So who are all of you?" I asked. Then the purple one with a horn spoke up "My name is Twilight Sparkle and these are my friends Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy, And Rainbow Dash." all the while pointing to each of her friends. "It is a pleasure to meet you all. I am going to guess that you all want to ask me some questions right?" I asked to the girls. They all nodded in agreement. "Ok then I think that it would be better to do the Q&A somewhere less...dusty and without having to look out for falling debris. So let me go grab some things and we can get out of here." I say to them as I start walking to the stairs. "Wait one of us should go with him to make sure he doesn't run." exclaimed Twilight to her friends. "I'll go and keep him in line." said Rainbow dash "All right then let's go." I said as I started to walk up the stairs 'this is going to be...interesting' I thought to myself. As me and Rainbow Dash walked up the stairs she would look over at me periodically with a bit of determination, suspicion, awe , and wonder in her eyes how all of those emotions were crammed into her eyes is beyond me. After two minutes of silence she asked, "What exactly are you going to grab?" "Some of my personal stuff." I respond trying to keep it as vague as possible. You now what I don't care what she gets out of me I have nothing to lose and she actually looks cute, but something tells me that I shouldn't tell her that, so I tell her "My phone, a pair of headphones, my sketchbook/Journal and something to write with." "Umph" is what I get as a response from her. 'Great...just what I need to deal with right now.' I think as we continue our trek up the stairs and eventual reach the room that I have been using as a place to sleep in what is left of this castle. (Rainbow Dash's POV) After I volunteer myself to watch this guy we walk up what remains of the staircase that leads to one of the towers. The trip is starting to get boring because of the silence. 'uhg so boring. What is up with this guy how can he live in this dump of a place?' So I decided to break the silence after taking a couple of glances at him. 'He looks like he can handle himself if he has survived in this forest. Now what does he need from this dump any ways?'' So i asked, "What exactly are you going to grab?" "Some of my personal stuff." was his response 'That is so vague' Then after a couple of seconds he tells me. "My phone, a pair of headphones, my sketchbook/Journal and something to write with." 'Great just his crap' so I decide to respond with a grunt.
Chapter 3 - Some problems can't be solved by talking them out.(James POV) It was around one or two o'clock in the afternoon when they had arrived. After everyone introduced themselves. I decided it was a good Idea to leave the castle and head into town to conduct some questioning and apparently Twilight had sent a letter to her mentor. I believe that her mentor was...Princess Celestia I think that is what her name is. So we started our trek back to the nearest town called Ponyville oh god the horse puns. About five to ten minutes of walking latter. Rarity spoke up "Thank Celestia! We can continue our conversation in a...cleaner and less spookier place." "What can't handle that much dirt? I asked. which was meet with sum chuckling from Rainbow and Applejack. "As a matter of fact I do." Retorted Rarity "I have a bad feeling about this Chewie.' I though to myself "Stop!" I yelled "What is it sugarcube?"asked Applejack "There is some thing coming our way... get to cover NOW!" I said pulling out my scout rifle as I dove into a bush. "What do you think it is?" asked Twilight who happened to jump into the same bush as I did. "...I'm guessing it could be a pack of timberwolves or it could be a Manticore. sometimes it is tough to determine the difference between the two at times." I said with a shrug. "ARE YOU SURE!" Twilight said while starting to freak out which drew all of the girls to the same bush except for Fluttershy who was standing petrified. "Ok now that we are all here. Twilight stop freaking out." I said to her. "I will when every one is here." she retorted. "What do you mean?" I ask then stat a head count "...4...5...6 shit who does that leave?" I ask in a whisper. "I believe Fluttershy is not here darling" Replies Rarity "*shigh* Ok where did anyone of you see her last?" I asked "When we all ran here when we heard Twi freaked out." answered Rainbow "Ooooh!Ooooh! I found her. exclaimed Pinkie. Then all of us started to call her name to try to get her to come over to us. "M-m-m-manticore." was all her response was then she faints. Then there is the loudest roar I have ever heard with all of the months of being in this forest. RRRROOOOAAAARRRR. "RUN!!! I've got her." I said while jumping out of the bush. I then run over to where Fluttershy is lying and scoop her up and ran as fast as a could imagining that there were some Vex Minotaurs after me. Those thing are scary when there is more than one attacking you. As I did all of that thankfully the girls had gotten some distance from the manticore which was now after us. The seven of us ran for what felt like ten minutes, during that time multiple trees were uprooted or bashed apart. Then we reached the edge of the forest there was a detachment of a guard or police standing at the ready in front of what could possibly the ones in charge. There was an awkward silence for about five to ten seconds which the manticore took to arrive. The guards brought a gurney out which I placed Fluttershy on. `Once I am done from placing her on the gurney I grab my scout rifle and face the manticore I then shout "GO BACK NOW". The manticore glares at me which was expected 'well I guess like reason ain't gonna work. Now it looks like it is time to show some force'. The manticore gets into a charging stance while I get into a ready position with my rifle pointed at one of the inhabitants of the forest. It charges and I charge as well going gung ho on it with a war cry that could've raised the dead and scared the ever living shit out of the...creatures watching me, I starting firing at the tail seeing that there is a stinger on it. I then go for the wings. Then I work my way to the feet. I shoot at what I think is the shoulders of the front legs. After going fro the front I kneecap the the back legs which sent it crashing down to the ground and skidding to a stop maybe a foot away from its initial impact with ground. I walk over to it and look into its eyes. It looks back at me with rage, pain, and something else I am not sure what It is, but what I can tell is that it wants all the pain to go away. So I take out my dad's combat knife and kneel down infront of it's chest and say "I am sorry for your suffering." then I shove the knife into it's hart. I then wipe the knife off in the grass next to the manticore. As I stand up I sheath the knife. Once I am done I walk towards the guards till I am a few feet from them. when I stop walking I see that they are all awestruck so I clear my throat which pulls them from their trance. All of the guards point their spears at me and one of them yells "DROP YOUR WEAPONS AND SURRENDER" I look to my left then to my right contemplating on if I should or not. I drop both of my guns in front of me. once I drop Truth they become wide eyed at size of it . I think one of the guards nearly pissed himself looking at it. Then I put my dad's combat knife down with the guns. After that I get down on my knees and put my hands on my head. one of the guards walks behind me and put handcuffs on me and ushers me to get up. I comply with his jab to my back with his spear and get up. Author's Note Hey sorry about the wait I had a serious case of writersblok and I went on a trip to the northern East Coast. I will Try my best to get the next chapter out ASAP. See you all later. -Wolf
Chapter 4 - Shining some light on the situationAuthor's Note Sorry everybody for this oh so late chapter, but school and my problem with procrastination got in the way. I will try to get chapters out as soon as possible, but they may not come out at a consistent rate. Well here you go. Chapter 4 - Shining some light on the situation (Eric's POV) So....these ponies were not so happy with what I did, but they don't have the same amount of experience in that forest than I do. After they put me in handcuffs they escorted me to the local "jail", just a shack on the outskirts of town, so they could discuss what to do with me. They are really stupid because once they put me in the shack and posting two guards outside they left. That is the stupidest thing I have ever seen and/or heard especially when I technically have weapons on me twenty four seven, but hey that's their fault for not double checking me for any other weapons. Several minutes after the incident with the manticore at Twilight's house (Rainbow Dash's POV) My friends, the princesses, and Shining Armor were sitting around Twi's dining room table chatting about what to do with Eric while I had my head buried in his journal which he dropped at my feet when the manticores attacked I am not sure that he did it on purpose or it was just mere coincidence that it fell in front of me I do not know. "...Rainbow darling what do you think we shuld do with that ruffian? Rainbow?" asked Rarity "What..uh...I don't know really." I stated then immediately went back to his journal trying to piece together this guys past. 'where did this guy come from to be able to differentiate the sounds of a timber wolf pack and a manticore?' "Mis. Dash what exactly is in that book of yours that has you so in focus" asked Princess Celestia "Hmm...oh sorry Princess Celestia it's Eric's journal that he somehow dropped during the...incident. It isn't your typical journal that is for sure." I replied with all eyes on me. " What do you mean its not your typical journal RD?" asked Twilight " Well it has drawings that take up a portion of the page or the whole page itself." I tell the group while showing them one of the drawings that took up a page that had a small caption at the bottom most likely say 'P51 Mustang airplane used by the United States of America during World War II'. "Whoa...even though his kind can't fly they find a way around it." stated Shining Armor. "Are there any more of his drawings?" Asked Rarity "Yes, hold on while I look for another one." I tell her. I then start flipping through the pages and found one of the drawings that took up a portion of the page with some of his note on some stuff I don't pay that much attention to them as I am looking at the new drawing of what looks like ruins of an old building with people and a horse drawn carriage in front of it with the caption of "What is left of the Alamo in 1854". "Ok now that is just showing off." stated Shining Armor. "That it is." commented Princess Celestia. "So...what exactly are we going to do with Eric?" asked Fluttershy. "I do not know, but maybe we can gain some insight into what our "guest's" past is like." Stated Twilight, "So let us start with what is on this page shall we? Rainbow if you wouldn't mind reading it to us?" asked Twilight. "Uhhh...sure..." I stated hesitantly. I started reading from the top of the page with "The Alamo" August 8, 2016 Three months after I arrived at the ruins that I now call home and also today I turned 26. my stockpile of food is running low so I'll have to go out and hunt some more. There has been an influx of manticore corpses in the deeper parts of the forest. I'm still investigating what is causing the rapid death of manticores, but I am still searching for a way home, but every time I try Starswirl keeps telling me that I can't go home so the next time I try I will ask him why. I then jumped to what was written under the drawing of "The Alamo" August 9, 2016 Last night I was able to talk to Starswirl and asked him why I can't go back. He...he told me that I...I...I died. The cause a drive-by shooting. He also told me that I took three rounds to my left lung, two rounds to the heart, two to my right lung, and one round to the head. The head shot was probably a ricote off of something...right? ...Well damn I guess there is no way back seeing as I am dead to that world. Good riddance that world was a madhouse with power to pretty much destroy the world several times over, the amount of violence, rape, death, racists, and don't get me started on the damn fucking trolls. That place in a nutshell is utterly and completely fucked up. Then there is the question why was my mom's house a target of a drive-by? That I think I will never know. So yeah...I guess I can start over with a clean slate and actually try to work for something meaningful in life. Well I guess that is a chance in the great mystery that is life. So now I am off to go stock up on some food for the week. "..." "..." "That I have to say is one messed up world to live in...so dark. How can ANYONE live in that kind of place?" stated Rarity "I will have to agree with you on that Miss Rarity." Stated Princess Celestia, "But I believe that it would be wise to here it from him to confirm what is in this journal.
