The Best There Is

Wolverine finally neared the town, 'It's about damn time. Maybe I can finally make some sense as to what I'm dealin' with.' he thought, cracking his knuckles, 'Looks like a simple enough town to stay in fer a night, I suppose.'

The X-Man wandered around, hoping to find a place to rest in. After all, even a man of his abilitites needed a rest at some point. He sneered, sniffing the air. 'Horses. Can smell more of 'em. Maybe I'm in some kinda horse ranch city or somethin'.'

Looking around, Logan paused, in disbelief over what he was witnessing. He leaned on a wall covered in shadow thanks to another building and he slowly leaned forward to get a better look. Right in front of him was a neon blue horse walking around, sitting in a concession stand of various fruits and waving about to ponies passing.

'Ponies. Of all the freakin' worlds to end up in. I end up in the world of colorful, rainbow ponies.' Wolverine thought, clearly annoyed over his situation. A quiet sigh escaped his lips, 'Just when I thought things couldn't get anymore ridiculous I find myself in some kinda coloring book ponyland. Ugh...'

"Hey there, Fruit Keeper!"

Logan turned his head again at the sound of the voice and listened in. He heard another voice, "Top of the morning, Ink Quill!" the concession pony spoke and waved back.

'These ponies... They can talk... and they have ridiculous names.' a smirk was seen on Wolverine's face, "Heh. They'd fit in at home." he chuckled darkly to himself. "Gotta keep to myself fer now. The last thing they need is to know somethin' like me."

And so, Logan remained in the shadows, hiding behind as many buildings as he could until he could find a place to sneak into. The mutant pursed his lips, wondering when he was going to get an opening from the ponies wandering the streets. He groaned to himself, just wanting to get a move on. He turned his head around the corner, seeing that the area he was in was empty.

Wolverine rolled next to the next alleyway, able to keep himself hidden for a little longer. He got to a knee, wondering his next course of action. His tracking abilities unable to key him in as to who was here and where they were at. 'I'm practically runnin' around blind.' he realized in his head, lowering his head for a moment.

Footsteps were heard coming in his direction, prompting Wolverine to roll further into the shadows in instinct, keeping himself covered to the naked eye. As he looked to the crowded town, he observed the different features the ponies had on their bodies, and he was able to at least distinguish them apart.

'Some have wings, some have horns, and others have nothin'.' Logan observed, 'Heh. That means they could put up a better fight than I expected. Can't do crap in the air.' he paused, 'Shit. If they have horns and wings, then I'm dealin' with pegasi and unicorns. They have fucking magic. Of course they do!' he groaned in his head, unamused once again now.

Turning his head away from the crowd, Wolverine quietly stepped further into the shadows, exploring the town from a different perspective. "One thing's fer sure. Reeks back here." he whispered. "Why couldn't Summers or Colossus come 'ere? Hell, Wade would fit right in. Knew I should've waited."

Stopping his complaints, the X-Man found himself able to peek back into the crowded area of the town. The first thing he noticed was that this part of town was emptier than where he was just at, giving him more leeway to roam around.

Wolverine rolled into an alleyway across from him, ducking underneath the open window. He was about to move on, but the ponies speaking inside got his attention, and he leaned on the wall, wanting to hear the intruiging conversation. "...I'm just saying, they should've come back from their exploration by now."

"I'm sure everything's fine, Book Marker. They're archeologists. These things take time." the other pony replied.

There was a small pause between the two before Book Holder spoke again, "Well I'm going to go find them. The Everfree Forest is a dangerous place. I just want to make sure they didn't get hurt, you know what I mean, Time Tracker?"

"Of course. Let's head out now." after saying that, Logan heard the door close, making him assume that they left the building.

'Hm. Sounds like those explorers got lost in a forest. That ain't a good sign.' Logan admitted. 'I should probably find 'em before something happens to them and the guys that just left. I'm thinkin' whoever came here is involved.'

Logan dived through the window as swift as he could and looked around the small room. "Not a whole lot in here..." he muttered, "All I need is somethin' of theirs in order to follow 'em." he looked at a clock and held it in his hand.

His feral senses were unique. By sniffing the clock, he was able to get the pony's scent and was able to follow it. He inhaled again, getting a better sense of where to go. "Bingo. Looks like I'm headin' back to the forest." he told himself, diving out of the window.

It was time Wolverine did some hunting. He looked at the empty streets, able to find a clear path for himself to get back to the forest without being spotted.

"It's a great day, right Twilight?" asked Spike, nudging an elbow to Twilight's hoof. "Sun is shining, no cloud in the sky, and for once we have nothing to worry about." he sighed.

Twilight nodded and giggled, "Yeah, Spike. Honestly, after studying for the past week, I have to admit it's feels great to come outside again."

"How about a treat at Sugarcube Corner? I'm starving!" Spike rubbed his stomach as he made his declaration. "Oh man... I wish they had gems there. I could go for some."

"Of course you would. Maybe I'll see if I have a stash once we get back to the castle." Twilight assured, the alicorn grinning. "So, let's see Pinkie--"

"Monster!"

The alicorn and dragon turned around at the scream. It was a voice they recognized. A pink mare hopped around in fright and paused at the sight of her friends, "Oh. Hi Twilight and Spike!" she greeted.

"Ah, monster!" another voice called out.

"Get away!"

Twilight rubbed her head, "Pinkie what's happening? Why is everypony freaking out?"

"Uh, T-Twi..." Spike raised a claw and pointed it ahead of him, hiding behind the purple alicorn.

Pinkie shivered, "Yeah. He gives me the heebie jeebies."

Standing in the middle of the town was a hairy bipedal creature. His body was covered in blood, the look of an animal that caught his prey was seen on his face. He was hunched over, and they could hear his huffs as he panted like a wolf who had just finished sprinting for its target. He gritted his teeth as he out his hands out to his sides and grunted like a dog.

"What is that?" Twilight gulped.

"I dunno..." Pinkie whispered, "But I don't think he's friendly."

They all froze at the noise they heard as they watched metal claws reveal themselves from his knuckles.

SNIKT!