Creature of the night

In the night of the Everfree beauty can be found, when in many places in this dark and wild forest the moon shine it's silver light though the flora. Making the many colours this forest that shine though out the day, be bathed in silver light. The colours of the flowers, trees, rivers and fauna hidden by the darkness only to reappear when the light touch it's surface.

Few in the world will see of the beauty of the Everfree and even less will even seek it out. But for those who dare, a view that only the very goddess of the world full of magic can ever hope to match.

In the night of the Everfree, death can be found almost everywhere for both the fool-hearted and the brave who dares to enter. The fauna is rich in this forest, and even the prey plentiful, they know it's vital for survival to hide at night. When the packs of timber wolfs are hunting together, they walk silently over the fallen leafs and branches closing in on the prey. Or when the manticores are out lurking about, bringing food back for their cups. Many who have entered the Everfree and not heed the rules of the wild have found themselves or their friends become victims of the many predators that lurk around in the darkness that is the forest.

It is in this forest a creature not native of this world is walking around, slowly but surely navigating her way though to a little town of Ponyville. The creature of course have no idea that it is walking towards the town, like it have no idea where 'here' is at the moment. Sure it's a forest like the one the bipedal is used to but it have no idea how it got here, it woke from it's slumber and can not figure out how it got there. So it decided to keep going in one direction, hoping to meet someone, be it man, kin or beast, let it help this lost being.

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“Fuck this fucking forest,” I screamed as I ran as fast I could though the close trees and heavy flora laying over the ground with the four big something's right behind me. Jumping over thick branches and fallen trees, running just ahead of them is a challenge but I need just a little more time. Concentrating on my clan-born ability as best I could while running this fast is hard work, just allowing my mind to calm enough to concentrate.

Pain shot out across my back as I felt a massive hit me in the back and sending me flying forward to the ground, making me land in a low bush with my back to them. I tried to get up and run, but I felt a big paw on my back pressing me down. Unable to move and with only one thing to do, I relaxed, forcing my will and concentration to do the very thing to save me. Fast I felt the weight of nothing as I dissolved into mist, and I slipped though the paw that fell though me with a 'thump' as it hit the ground.

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The manticore stood dumbfounded as it saw the prey escaping it's grasp in a mist, and looked swiftly between it and it's brothers, all of them not knowing what to do as they saw their prey slowly walk away… as to follow.

After a while walking behind the strange prey and occasional trying to either claw or bite it, their attacks went it as it where air. Growing more and more frustrated the alpha roared a challenge with all his might, and jumped in front of the prey eyeing it down with eyes that have seen more than hundreds and hundred of hunts. The roar from the beast rang in the now dead air in the forest, knowing it have threatened many upon creatures to fear him, and other manticores have submitted before the alpha's voice.

But what he saw when this being looked in his eyes were an complete dominant being, he saw his own death along with his kin, this creature smaller than he ensured him pain and death if it were not to comply. The simple massage is clear as death… 'Leave me be.'

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The last of the great… things ran of, I kinda regretted my decision. Of course first after them running away, my hunger emerged like so many times before. But so much stronger than I have ever felt before, like I haven't feed in ages.

My throat dry, my mouth empty of sweet sweet thick red liquid. Gliding down my throat, subsiding my hunger and giving me bliss.

Oh, the very thought of it is making my mind numb to the world around me.

Oh the thought of it is making me shiver, how I miss the sweet, needing nectar.

“I need to feed this night,” I said to the wind as I stood in my mist form, slowly swaying my body back and forth as my hand gliding all from my shoulders to my hips. I let myself indulge in my dirty little mind for a little while before I noticed the world around me yet again, and I go back to my own form.

"I really need to feed," I remind myself as I step forward though the dense woods, paying close attention to what's around me. The darkness is almost complete in here and I let my eyes glow red as I now can see if the sun were present.

Hours went by as I walked… north, I think, hard to tell when you can't see the sky most of the time. Hours have been spent tracking, hunting, searching for an way out of this forest… Thinking, of the beings that chased me before. After the shock realizing such creatures were alive, and not mystical beings only found in novels and fantasy. I know what they were, manticores… Real ones, or I have found four elders from my own kin who wishes to play a prank on me. Not fricking likely.

Finding a bit of food, but nowhere near enough as I almost stumble over my own two feet. “I need more...” I groaned as I felt my senses become nulled, without blood I will loose to the beast within me. I feel my head hanging, bobbing from side to side as I walk. I sense something in my strive, something close… predator, hunting. But not me, something else, smaller, easier to catch, kill, eat. 'I, need, blood. Follow the predator, take it while it's distracted, it's a plan,' I thought as I began to run as silently as my dulled movements allowed me.

I closed my distance swiftly and hid in a bush, watching. It were some of the beings that chased me earlier, I think…. Now that I can see it clearly, it a manticore slowly creeping onto it's pray. As I see it fully, I start examine it.

'It have a scorpions tail, it could be poisonous, but that is really not my concern. Teeth and claws, very standard for a predator. Thick hide and sturdy bones? Maybe, at least I need to test that. But more importantly, what is it hunting?'

As I stalk the stalker I came to see the prey, it is a small, butter yellow horse thing… with light pink mane. It can't be right, I must be seeing things. I am starving after all and tired, and it is highly likely that I am delirious until I feed properly. So that horse thing is most likely a normal horse or maybe a deer. But right now I need to wait for a opportunity to jump it. Right now it is alert, so I can't get too close or I'll be noticed and will be forced to fight it without the surprise element.

I didn't have to wait long before the predator jumped on it's prey, pinning it to the ground, could have sworn the horse screamed, praying for it's life. Silly me, animals can't speak, but now would be the ideal moment to kill it. I focused on my hands, making claws emerge from my fingers as I jumped the creature. Digging my claws in it's back, hanging onto it's back as it roared and jumped in surprise. it's rich thick delicious smelling blood oozing out between my claws sending my senses into overdrive, and I need it so bad. But the damned thing is jumping all over, trying to shake me off, but I will not have it, I will not let go. I digged the claws deeper into it's flesh and pulled with my might, rip and tear the beast into submission.

The beast roared with pain that were almost painfully loud, as I ripped the meat from it's body again and again, showering me and the ground under us in blood, and as soon I smelled the warm red liquid in the air the beast inside me went feral, leading the claws, sending my mind in a overdose of need, want, and desire. It didn't take long before it's legs gave under it.

The beast still alive laying on it's side taking heavy breaths, it's body forcing the body to stay alive as long as possible. As I still is on the beast I could feel the heartbeat going faster and faster, I crawled up till the neck and pieced it with my fangs. Immediately the beast's warm blood rolled over my tongue, and down my throat which I happily drank, gulped, and slurped in me with the bliss numbing my mind. My mind sending shivers down my spine with each mouthful of raw red, thick, ever-needing life, as my body convulsing with pure ecstasy on top of the downed bloodied beast.

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I lay on the ground under the the paw of a manticore, screaming for dear life, crying as my life is at an end. My eyes blurring from my tears making my vision go in and out of focus, but it doesn't matter now. I am going to die because I wasn't good enough, I am going to be eaten for my lack of cautious.

“Oh... Twilight, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, I am so sorry,” I managed to say weakly between my sobs, and I closed my eyes waiting for the end.

The manticore roared as it barred it's teeth to me, readying to eat me. But just as fast it pinned me down, it jumped away from me roaring ever so dreadful.

My eyes closed still watering up and prone on my back, I saw not in the darkness but I can hear it. The roars are terrifying, sharp and sudden, it felt like an eternity laying here crying, waiting to die. Then I heard it fall, and I dared to open my eyes. The darkness of the night made sure I saw little, but I saw in the moonlight the manticore lie prone on the ground, breathing very slowly and something on top of it.

I can't see what it is, but I am very much sure it isn't another pony, and there is this sound coming from it… sounds like when somepony is drinking greedily. I still laying on the ground, to scared to even move from where I lie.

I realized that it were drinking of the manticore as soon I smelled the blood, and I could only look at the sight in front of me in terror. I open my mouth trying to scream, yell, something, but only to have it hang open. I am to scared to do anything but watch the gore only 10 feet away. For what felt as an eternity watching the beast feeding, it stopped and arched towards the sky, just looking up upon the sky panting like a timber wolf.

It raised up and looks at me with, oh my Celestia… It's eyes, red glowing eyes looking at me.

'Oh no,no no no. it is walking towards me… I need to get away, I need to get somepony, Twilight can help. Please legs, work.' I thought as I tried to get up and run, but all I could do is laying here. It came over to me and sat in front of me, just sitting there with it mouth slightly open. Its long canines clearly visible by anypony that wished to see, it tongue licking them clean.

By the princess, it is completely covered in blood, around it's mouth and down it's body. I sat there simply petrified by fear. I almost stopped breathing when it's face came but an inch from my muzzle, it stares into my eyes with those red glowing that could have come right out of a horror book. My mind simply stopped as it is sniffing me, not thinking anymore as new tears ran down my cheeks and fell on the ground. As I slowly mouthed the words between my sobs, so silently even I have trouble hearing it.

“Please, d- don't eat me.”

It's mouth fell open revealing it's two long fangs.

“y-You can speak?” it asked, the being clearly surprised as it's eyes widened.

My eyes widen even more, as I without knowing it nodded at the question, and my heart was beating faster than ever before. I feel sick, vision blurred and sweat running over my body. Darkness came and overtook my vision, forcing my mind into the relief of sleep.

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I simple sat in front of this tiny horse dumbfounded and confused, still feeling the bliss of the blood rushing though me. But I know this is real, this being in front of me spoke and understood me when I talked. How can that be true? Animals can't speak the word of men… but they are not supposed to look like that either.

'Or for that matter cry.' I thought along with many other things as my mind raced, trying to rational this and that. For the second time that night.

The beast and this creature that I apparently 'saved' are some I have never seen before, and I know my way around wildlife.

I sat beside the laying yellow creature, started to examine it. It is smaller than a normal horse… by a lot, and aside by the obvious, it's colors it is not natural with the mane and tail both being light pink and having some kind of a tattoo on it's rear. It got to large a head for it's size and the eyes are way to big, and it have wings… wings.

“That's a pegasus.” I said loudly, shocked that a another mythical creature is in my grasp. “A fucking pegasus… how can you be real?”

My hand slowly touched it's muzzle and I opened the mouth, examine the teeth. Clearly a herbivore do to the flatness of the teeth. After a few minutes of further examine of the being I came to the conclusion, that this 'pegasus' are, real... in the sense of it's wing are physical attached to the creature.

“What to do?” I said quietly to the pegasus in front of me. “More importantly, what happened to you?” Slowly poking it in the ribs. “Looks like you just… passed out?”

Looking back to the torn-up, drained beast 10 feet away laying in the moonlight like a pretty picture. And then looked at myself, blood all over my face and my clothes making me look like some kind of psychotic mass murder. “Oh my…” as I continued to examine myself, before looking at the little being at my feet. “This might explain why you would go out cold.”

Deciding to the best thing I could do, is pick it up, and hope to find a river or a pond so I can clean myself before taking to it.

'If I'm lucky, then maybe I can get myself presentable before it wakes up. Yeah I could do with a bet of luck right about now.' I thought with a doubtful mind, because I have so far seen no creeks or such things yet. 'But the animals in this forest must getting their drinking water from somewhere, so maybe if I followed them…. That is if I can find them, the ruckus with the thing I killed was loud to scare most other creatures away.'

Just another night for me, lets head north and see what happens.

'How long have I walked?' To be honest I have no idea how long time I have spent in the woods carrying this pegasus over my shoulders, but the forest here is thinning out and I think I can see the edge. That would be nice, but I still need to find shelter for the pony and I.

It don't take me long to step out the forest and the first thing I see is this small building close to the forest, looks like someone took a hill and put a house under it. Quite tranquil the house looked, with no nearby neighbours… now that I look around, I see it's the only building within sight. Perfect.

“Shelter, check.” I muttered to myself as I walked up to the house. “And not a moment to soon, the sun is close from raising.”

It would still take a while before the sun is in the horizon, but I would like to be inside and away from the sun when it comes up.

The first thing I noticed was the door, is about half a foot smaller than me, and the building in general were little. I am not tall by any means with my 5,5 feet, but I mean these people must be small. I slowly push open the door, and step inside the cottage with not much trouble, closing the door behind me. I look around and see that instead of a hallway like in a normal house, I am in a fairly large living room. Big enough for me to stand up tall with no problem at all, but if I stretched my arm up I would touch the wooden ceiling.

I walked over to a couch and put the sleeping pony down, and went to look around in the house. It is fairly large despite it's appearance, and from the living room with the pony till the master bedroom there is animals everywhere. Bird resting on branches coming from the walls and small critters sleeping in their tiny holes, and one little rabbit in a basket rolled up in it's tiny blankets snoring softly. It is adorable as I watched it sleep for a little while, it's little snoring with a leg laying outside the blanket and once awhile it snored with a high-pinched noise. But no people, it all seems weird. But even with how cute the rabbit is, I really need some sleep. Seeing no basement in this house I would have to do the next best thing.

“Now, where did I see that large potted plant again?.” I mumble as I walked down the stairs to the living room.