The First Real Chance

Chapter 2

"C'mon Pa Rufus has something" Jack said

as John looked around and saw the familiar surroundings ,he was in Tall Trees with his only son and hunting dog Rufus who was right now like a train engine when it came to barking. The ground had a blanket of snow over it as if to keep the ground snug. Up ahead there were 3 elk, with nice antlers and good and fat. At this point Rufus was quiet waiting for his owners to shoot.

John looked at his son and made a gesture towards the elk motioning to shoot it. Jack got the message quickly and pulled out his repeater carbine. Jack looked down the sights and was aiming at the elk, which were just grazing on the flowers that weren't under the snow. John looked to his son and saw that he was having second thoughts.

“Damn it all just shoot the fucking thing” thought John

. They sat there for what seemed like hours which were really only minutes. John was quickly losing his patience because Jack kept putting the gun up and down shaking. Fuck this John thought as he pulled his revolver out and shot the three in seconds.

"C’mon Pa I was just about to do it" said Jack with anger evident in his voice.

John looked to his son "Well you were just sitting there shaken like a rattler so you were obviously not going to shoot one."

Jack looked at his father and spit on his shoe.

"Why did you do that?" said John with disapointment growing in him at how his son be so direspectful.

Jack just looked at his father with a blank expression.

John then said " You know what fine we'll talk about this later I got to clean some Elk"

Jack quickly took on the look of a child who was denied the right to play with his friends

"Can I help."

Fitting punishment thought John thought as he said " Yea sure once you kill one"

now Jack looked really pissed

" But you just killed the one I was going to get, if anything can I at least help"

and he just dug his own grave

"Well you could go in and pull the throat canal out"

That was one of the worst parts of cleaning an elk.

“Cool now how do I do that?" Jack said

"Well if don't know then you can't do it" John said with annoyance

"Awwwwww c'mon let me do it pa" Jack said

John could feel someone watching him but thought nothing of it

"Well son I guess you ca..."

John heard the bush to his left rustling but Jack couldn't notice it at all.

"Freeze" shouted the men with guns coming from thick foliage.

"What are you doing?" shouted Jack

, John knew the drill, holster the gun and get down on your knees. Jack was doing something else he was trying to run. John didn't bother helping him, he knew it was no use, but the thing that happened next was new they shot him. Jack fell down with a bullet through his chest. John then started hearing

a women yelling "Hey, hey you awake”

John’s surroundings started to disappear as the men with guns, his son and the trees and finally the ground.

"That was one fucked up dream" thought John

as he lay on the ground, eyes closed hearing a female voice ahead of him

"Are you going to get up or am I going to have to drag you" said the voice.

John felt his limbs denying him the right to stand, but he knew he was moving.

“Oh good your awake" "Yes I am" John said

then opened his eyes to see a blue mare with a rainbow mane and tail.

"And what the fuck are you"

at the mare who was now looking at him strangely,

” I'm a Pegasus, what did you do hit your head or something" the mare said

John was staring at her with utter disbelief

"Where I'm from there are just horses not any Pegasus to my knowledge." said John.

Now it was time for Rainbow Dash to look at him in disbelief "Where are you from anyway."

This was something John could easily tell her

“New Austin"

" Never heard of it" she said.

John was still trying to fathom why he was a horse but now he was in the presence of someone who’s never heard of it that must mean that he is not on Earth anymore.

“Hey do you mind standing up I find it weird that I'm talking to somepony on the ground." said Rainbow Dash

"Fine" john muttered as he struggled to get to his hooves.

Now that John was on his feet he could see that he was still in the clearing he was in when he passed out. He looked up to see what time it is but it was covered by the trees. John then looked to the pony and saw that she was looking at the hole on his hoof where blood had already dried.

"What are you looking at?" even though he knew the answer

"Why do you have a hole in your hoof?" she said

, “I believe that is none of your business" John said not wanting to embarrass himself.

"But doesn't that hurt" she said with a sympathetic look in her eyes,

to this John said "Not really I’ve token worse"

"Ok whatever but what is that thingy in your pocket" she said as she gestured towards the Scholfield revolver.

“That is my gun and if you keep questioning me you will get to see how it works" John threatened.

Dash was always loud mouthed if it came to a dare kept it up

"What’s your name, mines Rainbow Dash?" said Rainbow Dash

what kind of name is that thought John as he replied "John"

this was simply not enough for Rainbow Dash as she then asked "Is that it John c'mon don't you have a last name?"

John was starting to get more short-fused with her "Marston, now I suggest you quit while you’re ahead FRIEND."

“Oh so now we're friends well that’s just fine and dandy but I didn't think you were my friend!" as she said this

John unholstered the revolver and pointed at her hoof “This is your last chance, I'm not fooling around." he said with tired look in his eye.

Now Rainbow Dash responded in actions as she stepped forward in front of John's face and quickly grabbed his hat and flew away as fast as she could

. "Oh that does it" John says as he starts running in the direction that Rainbow Dash was flying.

Fluttershy easily got Applejack to come with her once she said it was an emergency, they were now almost back to Fluttershy's cottage when they saw Rainbow Dash flying quickly overhead.

"Hey ain't that Dash and wait why she has a hat." said Applejack

Overhead Dash saw the 2 walking and quickly did a nosedive down to the 2 as they stood there watching her.

When she landed next to them she snickered as she was trying to say “There’s this guy hehheh and he's running after me after I took his hat" she then broke down in another fit of laughter.

Applejack then looked to Fluttershy who was looking back wondering what the hay she was talking bout. They got the answer moments later when a tan stallion with a jacket ran out of the forest with something in his hands. Dash was still laughing so she didn't notice he but AJ and Fluttershy did and they both saw that he was running directly toward them seething in rage. AJ started to nudge Dash trying to get her to look but she was too busy laughing. Every second he was getting closer and Rainbow's laughter started to die down as she saw that they were both looking at something behind her.

At this point John was just inches behind the pony who took his hat. The other 2 he could care less about, he just wanted his hat back.

"Dash I think he's mad at you" Dash looked at her then turned around to see what was catching her friend's attention. She immediately saw the stallion she met in the woods, "heh heh I guess you got me" she looked at him to see he was still angry with her " Are you still mad over me taking your stupid hat" John then looked her right in the eye and he knew what the answer was. "Ok fine I’m sorry for taking your precious hat." he was still very mad at her.

“I told you not to test me but guess what you did, and I always make good on my promises" John growled as he took his hat off of her head and put it on his own.

Right now Rainbow was staring at him with curiosity

“let me show you how my gun works" he said as he took the revolver to her right fore hoof and shot.

Dash immediately fell to the ground shouting in pain.  AJ and Fluttershy looked at him in shock as to what he did to their friend.

" What I told her not to test me" John said deviously as he holstered his revolver and put on a deadpan expression.