Author's Note

Chapter 6 finally here and also the final. It took some time, but it was worth it. :-)

But a little warning here, there might be some gore like you all remembered the anime. And there might some a curse word in it, but not half-bad.

And I did add some colors, just for fun. It would be a bit fun to have colors to know which characters was talking. I don´t use it regularly, just for necesserily small talks. ;-)

Pink: May
Red: Anubis
Dark grey: Aaron
Grey: Boris

After the Snowstorm

Anubis woke up at the river. He has this weird feeling like he didn´t remember how he had ended here, even though he did. But then he thought about May and got up quickly to find her. He looked around and called her name, but there was no answer from her.
"May... It's all my fault," he accused of messing up. "If it wasn´t for my stupid idea, none of this would have happened!".
He cried by shame, until he heard a familiar voice shouting at him. "Anu... Anu! I'm over!". Anubis looked up and was relieved that she was unharmed.

The two friends walked through the forest where they could be safe. But they never thought they would see each other again, Anubis even thought when they were in that river, he thought it would have been out of them. But May couldn´t help but jump happily and how happy she was to see her friend.
But Anubis stopped and pulled her to a bush. There were two ponies that shone like crystals by the sunlight against them, but they didn´t see them. He and May heard them having a conversation;

"Have you heard that a pony has an affiliated relationship with a draconequess or whatever it is?" I had never heard of such a hybrid beyond you-know-who.

"Yeah! I heard that they jumped into the river together."

"I can´t imagine that one of our kind would be friends with such a creature that eats another."

"Beats me..."

The two friends sneaked through the bushes. It´s also best that they didn´t see them, if so, they would give the news and the wolves would hear that. Fortunately, the two crystal ponies disappeared, so May and Anubis can walk in peace from gossip.
They walked until they reached a large meadow and on the horizon, a huge mountain with a lot of snow all over it. They looked surprised and Anubis commented that he didn´t expect to see that. He asked May, what she wants to do. She thought a bit, but said with a confident expression, "We´re crossing over the mountain."
Anubis looked shockingly at her, "Are you sure?! My mother told me that the mountain is very dangerous!" he said completely surprised. But May just smiled and just said, "Why not. We have no other places to go and we can´t go back, right?". It's true what she says, but Anubis wasn´t sure about it. But May convinced him that there's probably a forest on the other side of the mountain.
"Are you sure?" he asked a little bit nervous. "Yes..." she replied happily and even smiled by the thought, "Imagine, if there is a big forest, more greener than ever, where we can be together peacefully without jugdement... and maybe somepony would accept us for who we are."
Anubis thinks that it would be wonderful, but he also explained that those mountains called Frozen North is more dangerous to hike and it´s colder than winter, so no one dared to cross over. And those who tried, never came back. "I'm sure we can cross over it, right?" May said bravely to him. Anubis looked at the horizon and then implied; "... You're probably right... We have no other choice, do we? And I guess a new challenge wouldn´t hurt!".
So they made their decision to try to cross over the mountain and see at the other side, where there probely would be a new place. A forest where they can live in peace.

Meanwhile, Aaron and his wolfpack were still after them and they stopped up to a large meadow. They gathered in circles and Aaron gave them orders, "We splits up into two groups. Boris, you're heading east."
"Yes sir!" Boris and his group answered with loyalty. Aaron then told them that his group are heading east west. Then he stared at them with fury and orders them with the most important goal; "When you find him... show him what we´re capable of. One mistake is ungrateful, but twice is unacceptable! So show him no mercy!"
Boris nodded and said that they´re killing him, when they sees him. "And as for that little pony, he's protecting... She sure looks delicious..." he mumbled hungrily and licked his mouth. But Aaron forbade him and said with an angry growl, "... Bring her back to me alive! I have other plans with that little troublemaker. Understood!". The wolves shouted with a proud yes and scattered around the area...

As they continues to wander, May started to giggle and Anubis asked her what she was giggling about. "Sorry, I was just thinking about how wonderful it is, now we can be together forever," May said completely pleasingly. Anubis also agreed with her and said that he didn´t have to worry about those nasty wolves before they starts to wonder where he was. But he tried to hide his shame from leaving his mother behind, while May blabbers about their first adventure and being together is very fun. But Anubis reminded her that they were still being chased by Aaron, so they must be very careful and be wary. "Don´t worry about it, Anu. I'm keeping an eye out." she said confidently.

It's already afternoon, but also getting dark. Boris and his group had led and sniffed around in many hours. "I smell it from here... You cant be far away yet..." he said to the others. An omega wolf also found traces and said that they had already passed here. Their tracks were fresh and there was some pink hair on the grass.
"Right. You're looking northward, I'll continue here." he ordered to the group of omega wolves and they scattered around the area again.
Anubis and May had already reached a small forest. They hoped to a small lake to make sure that the wolves wouldn´t find their footsteps. They walked until they found a place, where they can rest till tomorrow. Luckily, there was a blackberry bush with smelly flowers, so it means that they were be safe.

Next morning, the sun was just about to get up and it´s almost dawn. The forest seemed very quiet, but Anubis was the only one who was already awake. In fact, he returned to their resting place, making sure not to wake May. He breathed lightly and dried bloodstains from his mouth.

"So tell me... How many did you eat tonight?"

Anubis got a shock to hear May's voice. How long had she been up? "Three field mouse and a rabbit, I guess..." he answered honestly.
May didn´t turn her head back, but scolded him that while she was asleep, he went hunting at night. Anubis stared at her with frustration and complained with an aggressive tone that he couldn´t help but getting hungry all the time. And he did it for May's sake.

"I know you can´t help it, but... there are things, you just don´t like..." she said with cold eyes and was completely quiet.

Anubis got a bit frustrated and shouted, "What am I supposed to do about it!".

But then, they heard a twig got broken and blurred voices, "Hey. Did you just hear voices?" a wolf said from the distant. Boris and his group arrived to their hide-out, but they were already gone.
"Search the area. They are here somewhere," Boris commended and they search around. May and Anubis hid behind the bushes and kept an eye on them. Then Abel, the dark brown wolf spotted something;

"Cain, look!"

"Huh? Did you find Anubis?"

"There's a beautiful flower over there!"

"Oh... Yeah, pretty..." Cain(the brown wolf) said a bit disappointed, but didn´t noticed that he was stepping on May's hoove. She was about screaming, but luckily Anubis hurried to close her mouth.
Cain and his brother talked a moment before Abel said that he would try to look the other side. Finally, her hoove was finally realeased, but she couldn´ keep her scream inside, Anubis whispered to her that she had to keep it in. It took the attention of the brothers in which they stared for a long time on the bush, they´re been hden. Unfortunately, Anubis´s ears showed without his notice and the two brothers stuttered in shcok until they finally shouted:

"Boris! We found Anubis!".

It got the other wolves´s attention. The two friends hurried to get away of before the wolves could catch them. They ran and ran, but stopped to a cleft that to the other side of the forest.
"Hey! Where did they go?!" they heard one of the wolves shouting. They could hear them coming closer and they have to act in a hurry.
"May! Hop on my back!" he called, and May did as he said. She jumped on his back and hopped across the cleft, and landed on a tree trunk. Then Anubis jumped too and just grabbed May before the tree trunk rolled down. "They're getting away!" shouted Boris, but it was too late. He growled frustrated and commended his wolf group to retreat.

It's almost afternoon, May and Anubis walked up to a path, that leads to the mountain. May gave Anubis an apology for complaining about his food habit, but Anubis understood it very well. They climbed up a bit until they decided to take a break. They sat and admired the landscape of Equestria, especially the Crystal Empire.
"I can see Canterlot on that mountain! So Ponyville had to be over there," May said completely astonished. Anubis pointed to Black Smoke Mountain and thought the world was so much smaller. "We used to live there, didn´t w?" May say a bit plain, which Anubis agreed with. Then, Anubis said something with a small grin, "Every day we will chase or being chased. Hiding or seek, it was such a pain."
May laughed a bit, "You´re really funny sometimes. I haven´t thought that a meateater would say such things.". Anubis responded to her that she´s not the only one, and they started to laugh.
"Anu, there's something I wanted to tell you," May said and Anubis asked her what it is. Then she said with a hearty smile, "I'm really glad I met you in that stormy night.". Anubis was a bit flattered and said that he was also happy to have met her.
But then he asked her, if there is a emerald forest on the other side of the mountain, but May just replied that it would be there. She´s sure of it. Anubis then implied that it would be wonderful to live there. May nodded and mumbled that it´s only wonderful when he is there. Anunis blushed pretty red(slightly pink because of his coat) on his cheeks and smiled shyly.

It's about to be evening, but they walked on rocks without any break or food. But then it started to get chilly, so they must be close. May could feel the wind's cold breeze and sneezed. Anubis heard her and looked carefully at her. He also looked up when he noticed snowflakes. It seemed strange, but they almost reached to Frozen North. May also looked up and shook her body to refresh herself, and then she just walked up. Anubis followed her movements and stared admirable at her. "I'm sure, it would clear up tomorrow," said Anubis a bit encouraged, but May turned her head and smiled. She also hopes that the snows will clear a bit on their journey.
But it didn´t go as they had hoped. It stormed heavily and the two friends fought to reached their goals. Unfortunately, May was exhausted and rested on the snow, and Anubis stopped to look after her. "May! Are you okay?!" he said worried and loud to outshout the storm. May tried to get up, but could not. She mumled to Anubis that she didn´t have enough energy to go on.
Anubis immediately knew that they had to seek shelter from the storm. He found a perfect spot and started to dig a big hole. Then he carried May inside, but she lay completely lifeless and cold. He tried to hold her around his arms to give her warmth, but she´s still lifeless.

"Come on May. Please don´t leave me. We'll make it together, I promise you that!"

Then he heard a small moan and let go of her. He saw her eyes open slowly and breathed quite calmly. "May?" he whispered nervously. But she looked at him and thanked him for saving her. He stared at her for a while until he exclaimed and took her up to hug her. May did nothing but just smile happily.
They had been sitting in shelter during the whole storm and it became much colder than they thought. Anubis sighed with crossed arms, but May tries to rest a little bit, but couldn´t. "I don´t think the storm would calm down..." she said a bit exhausted. "I think you´re right... May," Anubis replid agreeable. But then he started to stare intensely at May. She just lay there with tired eyes. He licked his mouth, but realized what he was doing. He shakes his head to make this thought go away, after that he notices may staring at him with doe eyes. "Anu. Do I... look delicious to you?" she asked him quietly. Anubis was startled by these word and told her, that he don´t think she looks delicious at all.
"... I mean, you´re not bad-looking... uh.... I mean..." he stuttered nervously, but May said it´s okay. She also said to him that he hadn´t been eating in days and that she may not survive in this weather. But she smiled and said something unexpected:

"Anu... you got have live for both for us..."

Anubis stared at her with confusion. He asked her what she was talking about. But instead she claimed that she couldn't have any best friend than him and she was grateful for that. "If that's what you're thinking, I'm actually the one who's grateful for that". But May just stared emptily at him and said, "Anu... you´re a true friend. And I could never be more happy to have you as a part of me. And I could never imagine how my life will be, if I haven´t met somepony who understands me." she said with grateful tone. "What are you saying, May? There´s nothing to eat," he implied to her. But May still stared at him and implied; "It´s right here in front of you... aren´t I?".
Anubis realized now what she meant and couldn´t believe that. " May, stop it! How could you even think, I will eat you!" he shouted, but his stomach started to rumble. May smiled with patient eyes, but Anubis denied it, and tried to make his stomach stop. He even punches himself, while May watches him struggling. Then he started to cry, "Forgive me... it just wouldn´t stop..." he cried ashamed. May also started to cry

"This is not fair... Why was we born differently? Why was I born a damned MONSTER!!!"

He cried and cried, while whimpering to himself, why he was born like that. But May with tears dripping, told him to look at her, which he did whil crying. "Answer me honestly, okay..." she said empathic to him, "... That night, we first met... What will you have done, if you knew I was a pony?"
Anubis might be think of using a spell to make her forget that night, they met, but without hesitation, he responded; "I would´ve eaten you..."
"See... it´s okay. Just pretend you never knew me like the first time... right..." she said quietly. Anubis just stared at her and even stated, that even though they have no chance of surviving and starving to death, none of this matters. He tried to dry his wet eyes, he just keeping, while he continues, "We will never see each other ever again. And we will never have a chance to see the moonrise... It really hurts to think about it..."
A tear shed from May´s eye and she´s smiling happily, "I feel the same way..." she said. They sat in quiet, tears flowing on their cheeks. But May also reminded him, that even they may never survive or see each other again, but the most importing thing, he has to remember is their friendship and these times, they spent together, will never dissapear.
Anubis seems to understand, what she meant, but it still hurts him to think of eaten her. But if that´s what she wants, he will honor her decision. He even tells her, that he will take a short walk. And when he comes back, he´ll pretend that he didn´t know her. He even imitates how he will react, "Oh look! A tasty pony. Just sitting there and waiting for me. Yum! What a treat!".
May giggled a bit and even liked the idea. But she stopped and looked seriously on him, "Anubis... please take care yourself... and goodbye," she whimpered sadly. Anubis also said goodbye to her and left their small cave. May just stands there with sadness on her face. "Please make it quick...".

Anubis walked through the snowy ground and tried to clear his head, but couldn´t. "How could I ever eat my best friend?" he thought to himself. Then he started to dig in hope of finding some grass, but the snow was so cold, that he can´t feel his claws. Bu he kept digging undtil he was exhausted and freezing. "There´s no single grass growing here!" he said to himself. And it´s true, what he said, there is nothing growing on these mountains. There is no hope after all to save Mau. If only they could live on snow...
Anubis kept walking, feeling hopeless. But then, he heard something from the distant. He runs to the edge on the snowy clift and watched through the dark horizon. He notices yellow glowing sparks, but he already knew who they were. It was Aaron and his pack running towards him. "How did they find us here?" he asked to himself. He wanted to stop them, but something holds him back, then he remembered what May said to him:

"Anu... you´re a true friend. And I could never be more grateful to have you as a part of me. And I could never imagine how my life will be, if I haven´t met somepony who understands me..."

He closed his eyes and smiled, "A true friend, huh..." he mumbled quietly. He soon realizes that he can´t simply let her die, if he don´t do something. He opened his eyes very intense and started to howl.
Aaron´s pack stopped, when they heard the ego og a howl. "It´s him! Show no mercy!" Aaron said. Anubis started to run and jumped from the snowy clift. He was ready to attack those knuckleheads to protect his best friend. When he landed on some soft snow, he sprung up and started to run towards them. The wolves ran with full speed to reach Anubis and they started to bark, and even tried to bite him, but he took them down with on swing. They were fighting, but it stopped when Aaron showed up. Now there is a fight between Anubis and Aaron. They stared at each other in a second, before Aaron attacked him, where they fought a bit, until Aaron bit his neck and it bleed like never before. Anubis fell down defeated, Aaron waited like he expected him to get up, which he actually does. But Aaron growled and was about to attack again.
Then, the snows form the moutain top started to crumble which turn into a avalanche. Aaron stopped right there and watches at the avalanche. His wolf pack and Anubis notices that too, but Anubis was qucikly enough to run. And then the wolves also started to run, but the avalanche was too fast that it drowned all the wolves and they dissapeared. AIt also took Anubis who tried his best to escape, but was too late.

MAY!!!!!

... Anu? May whimpered quietly, when she heard a loud noise outside the small cave. She also felt the ground rumbling, but wasn´t sure what happend...

Next morning, May tried to crawl out from the snow, but fell down on her back. She tried to call Anubis, but wasn´t around or even called back. She decided to wander through the mountain, but she already missed him. "I wonder where he is?" she thought worried.
Then, she felt something a bit warm. It was a small breeze and it got warmer by every step, she takes. Then, she saw somthing, she never couldn´t believe it. There was another forest by the edge and it´s more greener than she imagined.
"The emerald forest! It really was here!?" she said in joy and she tried to called Anubis out to let him know that she found it. Apparently, she didn´t get an call or sign from him, but it never stopped her to call out loud:

"Anubis! Come quick! I found the emerald forest! Hurry up, Anubis. It really exixsts!"