we never forget

After about twenty minutes of walking we had to stop for a break, waiting for the girls to get back from the bathroom/bushes i walked over to the puppies box and picked one of them up gently petting the male one the head i realized we still need to name them.

“Hey tom what do you thi…” i didn't even make it through half of my sentence when a scream came from the a clearing that was less than a yard away from me and tom. giving the pup to tom i grab my shotgun and stuff a box of twelve gauge slugs in the pocket. “Stay here don't leave the cart i'm leaving the rifle with you just encase.”

Tom nods his head in agreement giving me the chance to run off to probably save a life. within thirty seconds i'm at the clearing staring at a gruesome scene Riley was lying in the ground pined in place by a log and Alex was up against a tree facing a lion scorpion bat thing. Know i had no time to stare i fire a round off into the air hoping to get the beast's attention.

“Oh shit” it worked probably a little too well, the beast turned and charged in my direction. i racked another round aiming my gun at its head waiting for the right moment to take the shot. Breathing out slowly i squeezed the trigger dropping the creature to the ground less than ten feet from me and sending a shower of blood in my direction. Racking another round i pick up the empty cartridges and run over to Alex and Riley. picking the long up off of Riley i could tell she was fine just unconscious, Alex was a different story she was bleeding from her thigh and bad i needed a first aid kit and without it she would die. Pulling my shirt off i started to tightly tie it around her leg just above the wound she was starting to lose consciousness from blood loss. Yelling for tom's help knowing he would hear me. It took him about a minute to pull the cart over. Grabbing the first aid kit from the cart i start to clean and bandage the wound.

When i was done my hands were bloody, Alex was safe, and it was about three o'clock. none of us had eaten and we needed to set up camp while me and Riley were taking care of Alex tom went over to the creature which he called a manticore because of mythology or something and he went and cut meat off of it for a meal he cut enough to have a meal for tonight and to make jerky out of for later. After some water and a good meal we sat and talked for a bit, well mostly Riley tom and Alex who was feeling better i took my shot gun and some food found a place i could keep a guard on and was preparing to stay up all night like i used to just to make sure nothing like that happen again.

Night was starting to fall and fast moving myself a little closer to camp to keep a better eye on things everyone was either going to sleep or was already there. Alex was having trouble sleeping because of her leg but we don't have any morphine to give her otherwise this would be easier.

“Hey i'm really sorry Alex i wish we had something to give you.” i say as sympathetic as i could be right now.

“Dude it's fine i'm not dead that all that matters, we’ll make it through this we just need to hold out and survive. Also thank you for patching me up i really appreciate it i'd be dead without you.” she said with a big smile plastered on her face.

“No problem i think i'm the only one here trained to administer first aid anyway.” we paused for a moment befor i spoke again remembering what i was gonna do before this incident happened. “Hey Alex, what do you think we should name the pups.”

“I like Lilly for the girl. Ill let you name the boy i mean he seem to take a liking to you more than anyone else.”

“You calling my unlikable.” i say with a fake serious tone

No you're just...well you is all. I don't know I've never met someone with such a strange personality. i mean you like making things, you like being around people but you have this aura about you that makes you hard to hate, your always happy even when you shouldn’t be for fucks sake you put yourself in harms way to protect me and Riley even though you just as easily could have been killed. You're just the kind of person they needed in that vault you always found a way to make people get along. I'm rambling but what i'm trying to say it that your awesome the way you are. don't change.”

Having Alex say that genuinely put a smile on my face it was short lived though night was upon us the only noise i could hear rustling in the bushes and the fire quietly crackling away. Adding another branch to the fire i started snapping some twigs and adding them as well.

*crack* “rainbow shhh” said a voice coming from the treeline.

"what it wasn't me." another voice said

“Nick what was that.” Alex said in a worried tone.

“I don't know but i intend to find out.” putting the sticks i had on the ground walked over to Alex and laid my jacket on her “stay low i don't know what could happen.” she nodded and stayed quiet.

Pulling my pistol from my back pocket i held it in my left hand and started making my way to the tree line taking light steps to not make to much noise.

“I swear i saw light up here somewhere through these trees.” the voice were much clearer and vary feminine

“Darlin i don't know what y'all were talking about when you said you say a light but is awfully dark don't you think we should head back.” this voice had a southerner accent to it a little confused on what they were talking about.

“Nonsense darling we have tents for a reason we broute camping stuff for this reason did we not.” these accents are all over the place this one's kinda Manhattan like.

“Yeah plus there is a clearing up here we'll stop there and camp out till morning.” the first voice spoke again

‘Shit they're coming this way OK there's no point in moving the camp so might as well let them find us’ i say in my head as to not alert them. Putting my pistol away i make my way back to camp to wait for who ever it is to get here.

“Alex it's someone i don't know who but we’ll just wait for them to make there way out of the tree line.” After a little bit i got no response, walking over i look at Alex who was now fast asleep with my jacket covering her “guess you were just cold.”

“Hey don't push rainbo….” without even looking at the objects i just wave them over some time passes and i think they made the decision on coming to our camp, but the strangest part was i heard the clicking of hooves on rocks and i know i didn't hear any horses.

Looking over to the group i just sat frozen in place just like they were there in front of me was 6 ponies each a strange hue of colors in the camp fire light. They seemed just as nervous as i did. One unicorn, two Pegasus, two normal, and an alicorn. Reaching for my pistol i pulled it out and placed it on the ground next to me. I look at the alicorn and just sorta stared for a bit.

“Ponies that's weird i heard voices not horse noises.” after i spoke there eyes seemed to grow wider making it seem like i just murdered someone the yellow and pink on seemed to hid herself more the blue one with the rainbow Maine seemed to glare at me more ready for a fight. The alicorns mouth just seemed to drop open.

Then i heard that voice again. “Uuuuuuuuhhhhhhh.” the alicorn spoke i was to confused and tired so i just shook my head and laid down on the ground pointing behind me

“You guys can set up your camp over there. Just don't wake them.” i said pointing back to my friends

“Um thank you sugarcube let's go girls.” the orange one with the hat said pushing her friends the direction i pointed.

The rest of the night i just stared at the fire trying to think of what i should do….i couldn't think of anything AND I STILL NEED TO NAME THE DOG!