The word of a mysterious hero being mistaken for a minotaur saving ponies around Equestria's civilizations, each one had either a dead criminal or an injured one. This hero has been a thorn in the rulers side, ever since the first murder and rescue six months ago that gave the title to the hero. The name Hunter was given for a reason. In the first month after the first murder, a group of outlaws busted out of Dodge Junction, for unknown reasons on why the Hunter was there is still a mystery to everypony up to this day. He hunted escaped convicts down one by one until he left one nearly alive.

The pony that saw the hero said it can shape shift from a minotaur to any type of creature, but the most it uses was a timberwolf with fur and pelt. News of this hero spread from Yonder Hill to Canterlot, the news even had some ponies create fan clubs of his justice of defending the innocent from the guilty. All of this was barely even minded in thinking of why the hero kills or why he stays hidden from everypony.

The princesses don't agree with his action of killing, especially Luna. Celestia sees the actions of the hero being both good and bad, the act of killing to protect an innocent wasn't right since it was still murder. Luna doesn't agree with the motives of murdering since each time the Hunter had killed either a robber, psychopath, and even more involving criminals, she does not see justice of what the Hunter had done in the past six months. They both had trouble in the court from their generals, half of them demanded to find this false hero while the others disagree on that thought saying that he could be a powerful ally against the winter wolves. This dispute had been going on for hours on end until that all ends with the choice of Celestia and Luna.

“Please settle down my generals,” Celestia said in a calming voice despite an argument among the generals and mayors.” This argument of the Hunter is getting us nowhere on knowing if he is friendly or hostile against us, making false decisions of him being an enemy to us.” The entire war room was silent after what Celestia had said.

“We agree with our sister,” Luna agreed. ”But thy Hunter is a dangerous being of shape shifting from a minotaur to a timberwolf from the Everfree. He had attack our subjects sister and even hunts down those who escapes from a prison.”

Mumbles of agreement filled the war room of what Luna had pointed out of what the hero had done. Celestia wasn't happy of her sister, if the Hunter was hostile towards their subjects then she has no choice other than to kill the Hunter even if it means having Discord’s help.

“Luna it may be true that he had hunted down the guilty even those that had done the most harmless crime like robbing, but he had protected the innocent from those who had committed crime.” With Celestia’s truth of what the Hunter had done the past six months, the councilors began to whisper among each other of the truth that Celestia had said.

“We all have come to an agreement Celestia,” A mare councilor said, speaking for the other members of their agreement.” If this Hunter doesn't seem hostile towards the citizens of Equestria he may become a valuable ally to help defend the Crystal Empire.”

“Then this is settled, I will have Twilight Sparkles and her friends to help bring the Hunter to our side without any problem and even befriend him.” Celestia declared making the choice for Twilight and friends to befriend the Hunter to have as an ally. With the choice made everypony exited out of the war room leaving only the two princesses of Equestria.

“Sister is it wise to have Twilight and her friends meet this false hero, you must know that it only lives to kills?” Luna questioned her sister's own decision.
“Yes Luna, I have faith that Twilight and her friends will succeeded in this.” Celestia responded with confident that her student would succeed.

POV Twilight

I sat reading a book about a thrilling and mystery solving story of a detective pony finding the killer of multiple ponies. Reading was most recent things I have been doing ever since the return of the Crystal Empire, there really hasn't been much to do after that. The rest of my friends were minding their own business around Ponyville.

Spike was downstairs cleaning the bookshelves for future schedule for reshelving, the amount of time for him to clean all the bookshelves would take twenty one minutes before we start reshelving all the bookshelves. I wish the girls would have time to spare if it weren't for their chores and jobs they have. Everypony in Ponyville was busy today since traveling merchants of trade are arriving here in a few hours near two in the afternoon.

Reading can be addicting sometimes even when there's somepony to snap you out of it, but even reading can get a bit quiet without Spike’s footsteps. I stopped reading the book for a chance to turn on the, magic energy, radio for a chance to hear what's going on around Equestria. There were radio stations in Equestria's cities for any activities that's in one of the cities, but there are some stations like Las Pegasus jazz music. While I continued to find a station sounds of foot steps from the stairs pulled my attention to the doorway with Spike holding a letter from Princess Celestia.

“Twilight, princess Celestia sent you a letter.” Spike said as I used my magic to levitate the letter toward me. I opened the scroll to read what Celestia had written down on the scroll.

Dear Twilight,

I have written this letter for you to find Equestria's hero to see if you and your friends could befriend him. Beware the Hunter has never been found even with the aid of a tracking spell, unicorns had problems finding any trace of magic. Pegasi can't see him from the sky even when the Hunter is in a clear field.
I am aware of his actions of protecting ponies from any that tries to harm another, even Luna is aware. He had even outsmarted my generals and guards each time he had killed a pony that harms the innocent. I do not approve his actions, but with him being a unknown type of shape shifting creature. We will lend you four guards to protect you, Luna’s Lunar guards and my Royal guards will be by your side after you befriended the Hunter.

After reading the letter my ears perked up from the sound of static from the radio. I had completely forgot about the radio. The static was hurting my ears causing me to turn off the radio, ponies’ ears are very sensitive from touch and high pitch sounds.

“Spike, we're going to need a chalkboard, white chalk, scrolls, and quill and ink.” I requested all these items. I also needed a drawing board to list who goes with who. Reading the book would be an excellent time waste, but Spike changed that.
“Um Twilight, there's a group of ponies outside with Mayor Mayor, talking to some Royal guards and Luna’s.” Spike informed. I trotted over to the window to see Spike was right there were guards outside. Celestia and Luna must have sent their guards here at Ponyville before I even received the letter. Everypony in Ponyville surrounded the group of guards, probably asking questions, the girls were down there watching the guards away from the group while they walked over to my home.

“Spike get all the things I need while I talk with the girls.” I told him as I galloped downstairs to the living room then out the front door. The girls might be excited to meet a new being from a different land and get to see and befriend Equestria’s hero!

While I was galloping towards the girls I saw their maws move, they were probably speaking to one another about the guards. Applejack turned towards my direction seeing me galloping towards them.

“Twilight do ya know why Celestia’s and Luna’s guards are here?” Applejack asked wanting to know why they are here.

“Yeah Twilight, why are they here?” Rainbow Dash asked demanding an answer of the same question as Applejack's. When I told them that we're going to search for the Hunter and befriend him, both Applejack and Rainbow Dash would be screaming like fan mares, but I'm not sure of Fluttershy and Rarity would want to search for him. Fluttershy would be terrified of him and try to run away from him, Rarity would disagree to go since she might get some dirt on her.

“Well Celestia sent me a letter wanting us to find the Hunter and befriend him.” I let out an excited squeal of joy, but the girls looked at me confuse before their mind translated what I said. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie let out a small squeal of excitement finally seeing Equestria's hero, but I think Pinkie Pie only reason why she squeal was probably that she can throw a party for him and befriending him. The ponies in Ponyville didn't bother to listen to us since their focus was on the guards, they're probably too focused that even if Pinkie Pie could shout it out.

“Sweet we get to meet the hero that saves ponies from the bad ones.” Rainbow Dash was a fan mare because she read some books and saw arts of what they thought the Hunter looks like and that he saved ponies from harm.

“Well, call me a pony who can't buck, ah still have to thank him for hunting down those no good outlaws.” Applejack's was a fan because the Hunter had murdered some outlaws that threaten to overrun Appaloosa, he save her cousin Braeburn from being murdered. Ever since that she became a small fan of him.
“Oh my gosh I get to befriend him and throw a surprise, welcome to Ponyville, becoming friends, and Equestria’s best hero party!” Pinkie Pie yelled out in excitement, but I wish Pinkie Pie didn't shout it out for everypony to hear. This is a blunder since everypony now knows thanks to Pinkie Pie saying the last part of Equestria’s hero.

Everypony was baffled about us going to befriend Equestria's hero, but soon the silence was interrupted by a mare screaming.

“The Hunter is here!” Everypony attention was directed towards the source of the scream, it came from the east side of Ponyville where shops sells their products. The girls and I galloped through the crowd of ponies towards that side of town, but we weren't the only ones heading there. The guards that Celestia and Luna sent galloped towards the scream.

When we arrived at the east part of Ponyville we saw a furred covered timberwolf holding a bone in its mouth. My mind register of what it looked like. The furred timberwolf’s fur was black and white, but the white looked like an drawn skeletal remains of a dog. If my theory is current of the Hunter shape shifting abilities then this furred timberwolf is the Hunter himself. Ponies that didn't go investigate were staring in fear at the Hunter, who was in his defensive stance, gnawing on his bone.

“Citizens get away from the Hunter!” One of the two Royal guards instructed everypony. I'm not sure it was the right thing to do or wrong thing. When a stallion tried to take a hoof back, the Hunter growled and stared straight at him. Everypony didn't move an inch after hearing the growl.

“Stand down you beast!” One of the Lunar guards commanded only to get a bad response from the Hunter. He growled at the guards before running away from them. The guards gave chase after him and with us a bit far behind them.
The Hunter ran out of Ponyville to the Everfree with us chasing him down, but we hesitated to enter the forest. The guards didn't hesitate to enter in the forest since Celestia and Luna might have ordered them to protect us and to capture him.

“Oh come on,” Rainbow Dash yelled.” When does the Hunter use the Everfree to run away, it never does in stories I've read!” I wasn't sure if the book Rainbow Dash has been reading had any pin point on the action, emotion, and even the mind of the Hunter.

“Darling, what book did you read that would have made you think a murder would never hide in the Everfree forest?” Rarity quiz Rainbow Dash to see if what ever book she had read was just a made up of false beliefs.

“Girls, we don't have time for this the guards are chasing the Hunter,” I said catching everypony attention.” Fluttershy can you ask your birds to help us track the guards and him?” I asked Fluttershy, she nodded and began to speak with any nearby birds while I talk with the other girls.” When Fluttershy’s bird finds the guards, we gallop to them. Okey girls?” Everypony nodded.

“Twilight, the birds found the guards, but-” Before Fluttershy could finish her sentence a scream of agony cuts her off along with other screams. We all ran in the forest towards the source of the scream. Trees, branches, bushes, and logs made our run to the source difficult, we even had to run around to take easier paths towards the source.

When we reached the source of the scream, we watched a site to see something that must have never witnessed by pony eyes. All the guards were brutally beaten up with no armor on them and their hind legs tied up hanging down from tree branches. If this is what the Hunter can do, then I fear for those who want to harm a pony.

Author's Note

Not sure if I did this right, but hope you enjoy and that this meets up with your interest.
Edited by Lone