James' POV...

My shoes made the same repetitive thudding sound as I ran through Ponyville. I needed to find a place to wait while Luke calmed down. If he slapped me for taunting him earlier, I can only imagine what he was gonna do to me when he found me. I decided to turn around and see if he was chasing me. Sure enough, he was right on my tail. When I saw the entrenching shovel in his hand, I almost shit a brick!

"Oh shit! Shitshitshitshitshit!" Was all I could say.

He was gaining on me, and I didn't know how much longer I could run for. Sweat poured down my face like Niagara Falls. I could collapse at any moment. Suddenly, I was pulled up into the air from under my armpits. I was...in the sky!

"Well, that was close! He almost got you again, heh." I heard a familiar voice say.

I turned my head to see Rainbow Dash.

"Rainbow! You...saved me..." I said.

"Figured it was the least I could do. Heard about what you're doing; trying to help your friend find love. I'm not too into that mushy-lovey-dovey stuff, but it's nice to hear that you're trying to help your friends." she said.

I nodded, and then looked down. The town looked so small. Everypony looked like ants. And then I realized something...

I'm afraid of heights!

I suddenly felt very nauseous. Like I wanted to throw up.

"You okay, James?" Rainbow asked.

"Yeah...just..." that was all I could say until I dry-heaved.

"Woah woah, take it easy. If you're scared, just don't look down."

I nodded, and just looked straight foreword. It was at this moment...that I had hatched a plan. Something in my mind had hatched an idea. It was a crazy idea...so crazy, though it just might work. However, I could not do it alone. I would need help.

"Hey Rainbow...I was thinking..." I said.

"What's up?" she asked.

"I just thought of a solution to the little love triangle...and it's a solution that I think will make everyone happy."

"What do you got in mind?"

I whispered my idea to her. She raised an eyebrow, squinted, and then smirked.

"I like that. That...sounds possible! It's risky, though. You sure it's a good idea?" Rainbow asked.

"Luke may not seem like a good role model, but he's taught me a lot of important life lessons. And one thing he's taught me is this: With great risk, comes great reward." I replied.

"Well then, let's go get Will...and make this possible!"

"OK...but first, can we get back on the ground? Because if we don't, it's gonna start raining vomit." I said as I felt like my breakfast was going to make a cruel return to the outside world...

Will's POV...

"Ahh, what a wonderful morning." I said as I stood outside my house.

It really was a pretty morning, but yet again...it's an Equestrian morning, so why would you expect anything less than beauty? Speaking of beauty, I heard front door open from behind me...and Applejack stepped out.

"Hey, Will," Applejack said, sleepily.

"Morning," I said, sitting on my porch chair and putting an arm around her.

Then, Scootaloo came out of the house.

"Morning, Daddy!" she said, cheerily.

"Morning, Scoots! Sleep well?" I asked.

"I was a little scared for you...but when you came home, I slept great!"

I smiled, and she jumped into my lap. I felt at peace right there: My marefriend nuzzling my cheek to my left, and my daughter hugging me on my lap. It felt right. They're something that I cherished dearly: My family.

"Will!" I heard a voice yell.

Welp, so much for a peaceful morning.

Sure enough, I saw James running toward my house...Rainbow Dash running next to him. I sighed. James came up to the house, gasping for air.

"Will...*gasp*...I *gasp* have an *gasp* idea." he said.

"Slow down, James. Idea about what? What do you want?" I asked.

"I came up with a solution...to Luke's grumpiness!"

Now it was my turn to gasp, "Really?! How?"

"It's risky, but it might work!" Rainbow said, she really seemed to be on board with this idea.

"Well, don't leave me in suspense...what is it?"

"It's simple," James said, "We're going to have Twilight, Pinkie, and Luke be near the Everfree at the same time. When they arrive, we'll get some Timber Wolves to attack them. That's right: LIVE Timber Wolves. Hopefully, Luke will fight them off...leading to Twilight liking Luke, then...he could make his own decision!"

Woah. "That's actually a pretty good plan, but how are you going to get them in the Everfree at the same time?" I asked.

"Already taken care of!" James said.

"Okay...and...where are we gonna get the wolves?"

"Simple: You're gonna find some...and lead them to the clearing."

"Woah woah woah, now! Haven't you put my boyfriend through enough danger?" Applejack said, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Relax, AJ. I'll be fine. I'm fast, and strong. I'll live!" I said, flexing my arm.

"Well...okay. But promise me that you'll come home without a scratch on you!"

"Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

"So...we gonna do this thing?" James asked.

"May as well. Let's do this." I said.

I don't know why...but I just had a bad feeling that something bad was gonna happen soon.

Will's POV...

"This is idiotic." I said as I walked into the deeper regions of the Everfree.

I used to hike through the forest with my brother to do night fishing...but it was never as dark as this. The window once broke in my cabin on earth, and our furnace stopped working...but it was never as cold as this. I used to have nightmares as a child about creepy monsters in the bushes...

...but it was never as real as this...

So yeah, it felt idiotic...but I knew it was a risk with possible reward. We all would like to see a nicer Luke...hell, I might even consider letting him back in my own home! I drowned out the bad thoughts with good ones, and continued walking. I started whistling to see if I could attract attention. For a few minutes, it was only the sound of insects that made noise. Suddenly, I heard a disturbing sound.

Grrr....

The sound, and the horrible odor told it all: A Timber Wolf was close by. Not just close by, but right there...staring at me. I could see it's glowing, green eyes looking at me in the darkness. I then realized: Timber Wolves don't have ten eyes. Five wolves were looking at me. Even Better! Why do I sound so happy about it? I then heard a different sound. Like...a branch snapping. I turned around...

Luke, Twilight, and Pinkie Pie arrived at the Everfree forest clearing at the same time. The bumped into each other, and got confused.

"Twilight, you wrote that you wanted to meet me here?" Luke asked.

"Pinkie, you wrote that you wanted to meet me here?" Twilight asked.

"Luke, you wrote that you wanted to meet me here?" Pinkie asked.

They looked at each other, and then Luke came to realization.

"We've been tricked!" Luke said.

"But...who...and why..?" Twilight asked.

Suddenly, they heard screaming coming from inside the Everfree. Suddenly, Will bolted out of the forest...screaming in terror, and jumped behind a rock. Then, five Timber Wolves jumped out of the forest...and prepared to attack the three trespassers.

"AAH!" Pinkie screamed.

"I got this!" Luke said.

He pulled out a Browning Automatic Rifle, and started shooting. Bullets didn't kill the wolf instantly. It took effort, but he managed to tear the wooden monstrosity to shreds.

"I love violent conflict!" Luke yelled, laughing.

Twilight was able to hold her own against three of the wolves, but Pinkie found herself pinned down by the final wolf. Before it could take a bite, Luke interrupted.

"Hey Toothpick!" Luke yelled, waving a German Stick Grenade in the air, "Fetch!"

He chucked it into the sky. The wolf caught it like a dog would, and then exploded in a fiery mess. Wood and ash sprinkled down into the dirt. Luke walked to Pinkie, and helped her up.

"Thanks, Lukie..." she said, blushing.

"No probs. They're gonna need more than glue to be put back together." Luke quipped.

"That was awesome!" Rainbow said as she flew down to ground level.

"Yeah!" James said as he came up from a pre-dug mini trench in the ground.

"Huh? Wait...did you do something cliché and set this up?" Luke asked, irritated.

"Yep! The whole thing!"

James went to the rock that Will was hiding behind, he was still hiding.

"Hey Will, the screaming was a nice effect...but it's over now." James said.

"The wolves weren't what I was screaming about..." Will said.

"What do you mean?"

Suddenly, a loud series of rapid popping noises could be heard from the Everfree clearing. All that was visible was the barrel of a large gun. A machine gun. James ducked for cover with Will as hundreds of rounds spewed from the end of that terrifying weapon. Twilight tried to fly away, but she was hit in the wings, leg, and chest. She collapsed in pain, groaning. Pinkie got shot several times in her legs only, but it still caused her heavy amounts of pain.

Suddenly, Luke jumped a few feet in front of the gun.

"STOP!" he yelled.

The machine gun didn't shoot...but fresh smoke was rising from the barrel.

"It's me that you want, right? Well, come get me. You can have me...just please...don't hurt them." he continued, his hands placed on the back of his head.

Two men came out from the dark clearing, holding old rifles. They were members of Bunker 34.

"You're surrendering?" A member asked.

"Yes," Luke said, his hands still behind his head.

Then, he whipped his hands foreword. Two high-explosive grenades flew toward his would-be captors. Before they could react, they suffered a fiery death.

James and Will peeked up, and saw what had taken place. However...there was no time to think about the battle that had just taken place...

"Quick!" Luke said, carrying both Twilight AND Pinkie on his shoulders, "We've got to get them to the hospital! Don't amble, scramble!"

They didn't need to hear any more. They rushed the two injured and bleeding mares to the hospital, and hoped that they would be okay.

Author's Note

Hooooooooly crap! It's getting real now!

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