I started my day with the same routine.

Wake up. Force myself to get out of bed. Stumble down the stairs. Ignore my parents. Stuff my gullet. Go to school. Get home. Ignore my parents. Fall into bed. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

This has been my life for the last 12 years. Today is my 13th birthday… and no one cares. Well that’s not true. There is one person. Oscar.

Oscar is my rock. He kept me stable throughout these turbulent times. Without him i would be lost. Without him this hell would end me.

We met when I was 8. I was sitting all alone on a park bench and it was pouring down rain. I forgot to come home before 6:00 and got locked out for the night.

I didn’t really have anywhere to go. So I ended up walking around and found myself sitting on a bench. I sat there on that bench. I’m not sure how much time had passed. I didn’t even notice when it started to rain.

I was just to numb to care.

As I sat there, my thoughts my only company, I didn’t notice the kid a few years older then me walking up to sit on the bench next to me. Only when the rain stopped pouring down on me did I notice the person beside me. I looked up and seen an umbrella over my head. I looked to my right and gazed at him for a moment.

“What do you want?” a snarl rose in my throat.

“I want to understand why a kid as young as you is sitting out in the rain so late at night.” He replied.

“What’s it to you?” I Snapped.

“Nothing. You just looked like you needed someone to talk to.”

“Well I don’t need to talk” I wanted to snap at him. I wanted to tell him to go away, but something stopped me. He looked down at me and stated “Then perhaps a friend would help.”

“What friend? I don’t have any.”

“Maybe not yet, but maybe, If you let him, the person beside you could help fill that role.”

Ah that oscar was a wise one...and sometimes an asshole to boot.

We sat there in the rain for a good long while until he managed to convince me to come home with him and have a hot dinner with him. He sheltered me. Gave me a change of clothes. And treated me with nothing but warmth and kindness. His parents were hospitable as well.

Same old same old

Wake up. Force myself to get out of bed. Stumble down the stairs. Ignore my parents. Stuff my gullet. Go to school. As I walk out the door I see oscar leaning against his car with something behind his back.

“Whats up kiddo?” Questioned oscar

“The usual.” I replied.

“A little birdy told me that something awesome would be happening today that you might be interested in.” His smooth voice was laced with mirth.

“Oh really, and what would that be?” I raised my eyebrows.

As I stood there he showed off what he had been hiding.

“Feast your eyes my friend!”

When I gazed upon the items in question my eyes widened.

“But what do we wear?”

“Already covered.”

"Good lord this place is like a maze!!" Remarked Oscar as we were walking around.

"Yeah man this place is massive!" I replied while i dragged him through the crowd.

“I mean this is Comic Con, what did you expect?”

Sometime later we were browsing the shops at the con.

"Oh shit I forgot about the D&D panel! Do you still have my number?

Oh lord here we go. “Yes it’s saved in my phone.”

“You know what to do if someone grabs you?”

“Kick, scream, and go for the balls”

“And you remember how to identify the staff here at the event?”

“They wear badges.”

“That’s my dude. I’m gonna run now; call if you need anything.”

"Alright I'll see ya later dude!" I yelled after him as he ran in what was presumably the direction of the panel. I didn’t know what to do so I started walking around for awhile and didn't really find anything that grabbed my attention.

"Hey kid!" Said a voice.

"Who me?" I questioned as I looked around for the source of the voice.

"Yes you with the spiky hair heheheheh." Replied the voice.

I looked over to see a man in a dirty tattered robe was waving me over. His face was hidden by the shadows of his cowl.

"Come here I've got something good to go with your ensemble! Heheheheh" He motioned me over with a wave of his hand as I walked over to the stall.

"Ok... What do you have?" I wondered as I looked at all the items on the table.

"I have the perfect item to complete your set. heheheh." He gestured to a bag that I had not been aware was on the table with hands gnarled and scared...

“alright. what’s in it and how much is it?" I questioned as he started ringing his hands together in a conspiratorial fashion.

"Oh. nothing much... just a few pieces of appropriately themed paraphernalia for a young saiyan warrior such as yourself. that would be 30 dollars, but I'll throw in some extra little goodies in to sweeten the pot for small upcharge" he pointed out a couple of items that were not there before.

“Take your pick.. or if you would like I could offer a few suggestions?” his offer rang in my head. A small voice in the back of my head was egging me on in a quiet whisper and I felt a strong urge to look to the side. Seemingly without direction my eyes fell upon a certain red wooden staff.

"Could you add that to the items?"

"oh certainly... but that would cost you more."

"Uhh how much more?" The Merchant could see from my face that i wasn’t quite sold.

"Perhaps an extra 20 dollars more. Given the quality of my wares i'm sure you will find that an agreeable price, wouldn’t you agree?" His voice took on a more sinisterly sweet tone.

"Uhh sure...” My response came after a hesitant pause.

I couldn’t see it but I hear the smile in his voice.

“ I have just the items for you, I am sure you will love them.” He purred.

As I reached into my wallet to pull out my cash i turned to notice the bag was already there and he was standing exactly where he was before I looked away as if he never moved.

I handed the man the 50 dollars.

"Thank you for your purchase and... heheheheh, have a nice day" the man’s voice rasped like sandpaper.

"Surrree thanks a lot." I mumbled as I walked away.

Suddenly my vision started fading as the ground rushed up to greet me.

"Ugh... Did anyone get the license plate on that truck?" I sat up and rubbed my head.

I opened my eyes to find that my arm was leaner than I remembered it to be. You see, I don't really workout that much, so when I saw my arms were ripped I started to freaked out.

It was then I started to notice where I was at.

I was in a forest.

‘This is not the convention!’

"Ok Matthew calm down. now is not the time to freak out.."

"I must have been drugged by that man when I bought that stuff-"

I stopped when I felt something swipe across my back. I looked back to see a red monkey tail swinging back and forth oh so casually. I was frozen staring at the extra limb swaying from side to side.

What. The. Fuck.

I started to hyperventilate. What was going on? Why did I have a tail? Why was I in a forest? So many questions were bouncing around in my head.

I failed to realise how thirsty I was at this moment, So I started to look around for something to drink out of until I spotted a stream nearby. I didn't care if the stream was contaminated with junk and shit, all I know was I was thirsty, so I got up and stumbled a little ways to the stream, plunged my head into the water and started drinking.

A significant amount of time had passed before I surfaced for air. As the ripples calmed and the water stilled I got my first good look at myself for the first time since I woke up in this hellhole and what I saw shocked me beyond belief.

There in the reflection of the water I saw a pair of sky blue eyes staring back at me. I looked up to see spiky red hair. I looked down slightly to see the face of a saiyan staring back at me.

I looked at that reflection for a long while before I remembered the stories of people going missing at all types of cons.

"So this is where they go?" I mumbled in disbelief.

I looked down to see that I was wearing a black t-shirt with some purple pants with a blue belt, along with some purple and black fingerless gloves. and on my feet I wore a pair of blue and yellow boots.

I slowly got up from the ground and started pacing.

"Hehehehe.. I always wanted to be a dragon ball character anyways." A strained smile made its way onto my face.

I felt my eye twitch as I realised were I was at.

"...Great..." Sinking to the ground I cupped my head in my hands for a moment and then started rubbing my temples. I could feel a headache rapidly forming just behind my eyes.

"What have I gotten myself into?"

I started looking around until I saw the bag where I woke up at not to far away. I leaned over and grabbed it.

I opened it to find a random assortment of items. I reached my hand in and pulled out a vile of some sort of black and red liquid. I don't know what this is but I'm not gonna mess with it for now. As I put it back into the bag I threw the bag over my shoulder.

Welp.

"Better start walking I guess, not like I have a choice." I started walking slowly in a random direction.

"I've been walking for hours!"

I have been walking in this god damned forest for hours and still nothing! Not a damned thing in sight!

This forest looks all the same, I swear I passed that tree like more then at least 10 times already. I feel like it mocking me. I can't see a fucking thing, it’s pitch black in this damned forest! But while I've been walking I've had a lot of time to think about the situation I was in.

For one, this might not be so bad. It will take some getting used too, but I think with enough time and effort I can come to accept what has happened and move on.

I hope.

"Maybe there is nothing this way." I felt the beginnings of a twitch in my eye.

'But what if there aren't any people around here?, what if I get stuck in this forest forever?! No don't think like that! You WILL find them!’

But what do I do then?

‘It’s not like I know where I am.’

Can’t really ask the other people if I find them. Some of them have been missing for months. So it’s not like they know how to return. They never came back home after all.

I walked into a clearing as I was ranting in my head but I snapped out of it when.

-Snap-

I heard a twig break to my left. and immediately turned to the left to see what made the noise.

"Anyone there?" I looked at some bushes nearby.

No response as I swiveled my head around for any signs of life but then I heard a growling. out of the bushes emerged a wolf made out of wood.

‘What the?’

As it approached two more came from the underbrush the only thought that came to mind at that moment was.

"Shit"

I suddenly found myself on the ground with a pain in my right arm. I screamed as the wolf bit down and started cutting into my arm. Through the pain, I felt something building inside of me. As the wolf was chewing on my arm I felt a surge of strength.

my vision turned red as I threw a left hook at the wolf.

the wolf smashed apart..

After that I lost it.

the other two started to growl. I charged at them as they started to pounce. I rammed my fist through the chest of the first wolf breaking it in half.

The second wolf stopped in his tracks. the seconds ticked by as we stood there waiting for the other to make a move.

And then It burst into motion as I followed suit. Time seemed to slow down as we drew closer, I raised my fist to my side preparing for the final strike. the wolf opened its maw as we were inches from each other.

I thrust my fist forward. The wolf’s jaws snapped shut, clamping down on my hand, but I kept going and broke through the other side of the wolf’s head. It fell to the ground dead as I pulled my fist free.

With the fight finished I turned around to catch my breath, but before I could I heard a growl from behind me. I spin around in surprise as I see the wolves standing there as if nothing happened.

I froze with fear, but after the fear came rage and then rage became action. I screamed out at the top of my lungs. a mint green aura surrounded me as I rushed at the wolves as they charged me. we met in the middle. the resulting clash caused three things to happen simultaneously.

The wolves broke apart.

they started burning.

I slammed into the ground and caused an earthquake.

There was a purple unicorn walking through the town of ponyville with a little purple dragon walking beside her.

It was Twilight Sparkle. She is the proud student of Princess Celestia and owner of the golden oaks library.

The purple drake beside her was known as Spike. Her faithful assistant. She was on her way to the market stalls to get some groceries.

"Alright Spike we ne-”

But she was cut off as an earthquake shook the ground.

"What in the world was that?!?!" Shouted Spike as the ground stopped shaking.

"I don't know but it might be trouble." Twilight looked around to check to make sure everypony was alright.

"Hurry lets go send a letter to princess Celestia!" Twilight broke into a sprint; racing back to the library at record speeds.

"Hey wait up!" Bellowed Spike running to catch up as he choked on the trail of dust she left in her wake.

Princess Celestia was enjoying tea in the castle gardens. She started to take a sip but when she started to swallow. The ground started shaking as she breathed in the tea instead and choked on it.

Just as she finished choking a letter from Twilight appeared. She opened the letter and started reading.

After she read the letter her lips were stretched into a thin line and her ear gave a nervous twitch. Her expression slowly morphed into a frown.

Abruptly she got up to her hooves and started making her way to her sister's room while muttering under her breath.

Twilight was anxiously wearing a hole in the floor as she waited for a response.

“Twilight I think you just need to-” But before he could say anything else he burped out some green fire as a letter materialized in the flames.
Twilight quickly grabbed it and started reading.

As she read through the letter she did a double take on it making sure she read it right.

“She wants me to get the girls together and have the elements ready incase they are needed.” She looked away from the letter and out a nearby window at the everfree.

“Well then that’s just wh-” But he trailed off when he looked up too see that Twilight wasn't there and the door was hanging wide open.

“Sorry Spike, no time, I need to gather the girls!” She shouted while running off to gather her friends.

Everything was silent as the princesses and the guards made it to the impact zone.

As they inspected the site they didn't find a crater.

But what they did find was an farrow on the forest floor.

Princess Celestia and her sister gazed upon the destruction.

There mouths opened and shut in shock.

This was no meteor, this was caused by something else.

Princess Celesta looked to the closest guard.

"Search the area we need as much information as we possibly can right NOW!"

"I need to find a river" Looking over my shoulder I stumbled slightly while holding my arm.

I don't know how long it’s been.

May have been anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour, or two. Every answer I’d give you would be a guess at this point. All I know is I've been wondering this damned forest for hours and still nothing to be found!

In the midst of my frustration I failed to notice I was stomping, and cracking the ground in the process.

I slammed my fist into the side of a tree.

As I leaned my weight against the tree, I began my second tryst with the ground for that evening.

As the dirt and I finished with our affair, my eyes trailed to all the destruction. I stopped as my mind went blank. After a short amount of time I was struck with a thought.

'There not going to notice that at aaaaaaalllllll'

"Your highness we found something!" a guard skidded to a halt in front of the Princess

The princesses head snapped to the guard.

"Take us there at once!" the Princess ordered.

"At your command your majesty." the guard barked as he rushed into the forest with the princesses in tow.

I stumbled out of the forest to find rolling hills and what looked to be buildings far off into the distance, With blood trickling down my arm.

It was then I hear a deep and menacing growl. I look around to find the source only to hear it again.

It was my stomach.

"Food... I need food." I looked around to find something. Anything!

My eyes narrow in onto the buildings.

Maybe they can help?

I started to walk before I caught a scent.

It smells familiar.

It smells...GOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDD.

There is a taste in my mouth. It tastes like copper. I'm chewing on something. The world slowly comes into focus. I'm hunched over a creature. I taste it in my mouth.

It's still alive.

'Oh god.'

'OH GOD'

I scrambled away from the body. I feel my back pressed against something. My breath comes out as ragged gasps.

I'm a monster.

'Oh god i'm a MONSTER.'

I threw up.

As they followed the trail they soon entered a clearing.

What they saw was the stuff of nightmares.

"What monster could have done this?" said Celestia.

"One that needs to be put down." said Luna.

A guard inspected the remains.

"This creature was still alive when it happened." the guard remarked as he looked over the body.

Both princesses are now staring at the guard

"What do you mean still alive?" There was a rigidness in Celestia’s voice.

"It was eaten alive your highness."

"Sweep the area!" snapped Celestia

"Travel in pairs no one goes alone.” Luna’s order filled the surrounding area.

I'm furiously scrubbing my body.

"...Get it off get it off get it off get it off get it off..."

I rubbed myself raw.

I don't care I just need to be clean.

I stumbled out of the water and fell to the ground. Sobs racking my body as I lay there.The sun started to sink lower into the sky. forcing myself up I take one look at the sun.

"I need to keep moving..."

As the guards spread out there search net, Mystic Night and her partner found themselves scanning the riverbanks.

Starlight Sentinel was pulled into a bush.

He starts to scream but a hoof covers his mouth.

"SHHHHHHHHH" Mystic Night hisses into his ear.

She raises her hoof and points to a small protrusion from the riverbank.

Starlight Sentinel calms as he notices a giant hairless monkey apart from its head and tail.

"What is that th-" He started to say before she smacked him upside his head.

"I said be quiet dolt, before you alert it to are presence" She whispered.

They watch it for a moment before Starlight Sentinel noticed the blood.

"It’s the creature were looking for!" Sentinel exclaimed.

"We need to tell the princesses" After that he rushed off into the forest.

Mystic Night took a closer look.

She sees gashes on his arm.

'Its wounded'

She creeps quietly through the underbrush, inching her way to the creature. As she gets closer she start to hear something.

Sobbing.

The creature gets up and is surprised when she hears it speak

"I need to keep moving..." Said the creature as it starts to slowly stagger away.

She notices the voice is masculine but young.

As if it wasn't an adult.

But a child.

"Princess Celestia I have a report!."

A a lone guard came rushing up to Celestia and did a quick salute chest heaving as he frantically gulped for air.

“At ease soldier”

His stance slackens.

“Where is your partner, why are they not with you?” She queried concern evident in her voice

“Wait what?” He asked as he looked around for his partner.

“She was right behind me a second ago..”

“Well then where is she?” Questioned Celestia.

“The creature must have gotten her!” He was now worried for his partners safety.

“Report soldier, NOW!” Shouted Celestia.

I followed the creature through the trees, his path erratic as if he didn’t know where he was or was going.

As I watched the creature stumble blindly through the woods I began to notice odd behaviors,

He was unsteady on his feet and staring off into space, he had a sort of glazed look in his eyes. It seemed as if he wasn’t all there.

Occasionally he would make quiet murmurs, Periodically rubbing his arms.
So absorbed was I in my observations that when I came across a small drop off in the terrain I was on the ground before I even knew I was falling.

The creature was looking right where I was hidden in the brush.

‘shit! he heard me. I need to think quickly.’

“Umm, meow?”

The creature shook his head and said “Stupid cats...wait a minute, there aren’t any cats in the forest!”

‘I’m so increadably boned.’

“Who’s there?” He said with fear in his voice.

I freeze as the creature slowly approaches my hiding place.

“Show yourself!”

My mind is racing.

I am trapped. He will be upon me at any moment as I was lamenting my situation he had closed the distance. I burst out of the bushes hoping that I might be fast enough to get away.

When I jump out of the underbrush he falls backwards with a scream landing in front of a tree and covering his face, I stop as I hear him.

That was a scream of fear not rage.

“Please don’t hurt me!” he says.

He scrambles back against the tree.

He’s scared of me? I hovered a little ways off the ground about a meter or so away from him as I watched him cower in fear. As the seconds ticked by he began to lower his arms and stare at me with the look of fear on his face slowly morphing into one of befuddlement.

“Aren't you gonna attack me?” he asks.

I look at him puzzled.

“Now, why would I do something like that?”

“Because everything in this bloody forest wants to attack me!”

“Well I certainly don’t, so clearly not everything.”

He sputters at that not having a response

“What are you doing so far out in the middle of nowhere anyway?”

He shrinks in on himself and in a quiet voice he whispers “I’m lost”

Looking at this creature in such a state is triggering my maternal instincts. Everything about him screams how defenceless he truly is. I can feel him tugging at my heartstrings. I have to help him.

“Perhaps I can help you find your way out of the forest and get you somewhere safe. How does that sound?”

“Really?” he says.

“Truely.”

The next thing I knew I was struggling for breath as I was drawn into a bone crushing hug as I felt something cold and wet pressed against my fur. He is quivering, The poor thing, I wrap my forehooves around him.

“Shh. Everything's alright. Everything is gonna be fine.”

I hold him like this for a good while before he calms down once more.

“Let's get you out of this forrest now, shall we?”

He drys his tears and nods.

As we began to make our way through the forest I noticed him studying me.

“Is something the matter?”

“yeah.. what’s up with the armor?” he asks.

“Well I’m the captain of the night guard.”

“What is the captain of the night guard doing out here?”

There was a massive crater with a trail of destruction leading away from it with several carcasses nearby all brutally murdered.

“Wait there’s more?” he said

He stops as his eyes widen.

“What do you mean “wait there’s more?””

“I didn’t say that.” he says

“No i’m pretty sure you did.” I pressed

“Dont know what your talking about.” he says as he looks from me to the forest.

“You are not getting out of this, little mister.”

“Uhhh” he said.

It was at this moment that we were chanced upon by some guards. I push him into some bushes with a quiet “we’ll talk about this later.” as the guards trot up to me “ma’am are you alright?”

“Yes soldier. What is this about?”

“Your partner made it back to camp alone and said the monster had killed you. We thought you were dead, Ma’am.”

“Well clearly i’m not so get back to camp and tell everyone I'm fine.”

“But ma'am we need you to come back with us to make sure you are ok and so we can retrieve your partner”

“That dolt is useless and I’m still hot on the trail of the creature so I’m not going to risk letting it go cold for that idiot. Now go back and tell everyone I’m not dead. That's an ORDER soldier.”

“Ma'am yes Ma'am!” they salute as the run off back to the camp.

As soon as they are out of ear shot I say “You can come out now.”

“That was close..” He says as he returns from the bushes.

“Oh don’t think you are out of the woods yet buddy!”

“Kaio-crap...” He said.

“Ok talk. You have a lot to answer for.”

He takes a step back.

“Well I…you see it’s not what it looks like.” He says

“Oh really? Cause it looks, to me, like someone rampaged through the forest leaving a bloody trail of death and destruction in their wake!”

He winces as he opens and closes his mouth like a fish.

Then he starts talking way too fast for me to understand what he was saying.

“Ididntmeanititalliknowisthatismelledsomethingandthenextthingiknowisimontopofadeadanimalwithbloodymeatinmymouth!”

“STOP… just stop. Take a deep breath and start from the beginning. Tell me what happened.”

He stops and breaths in then out.

“So it started when I was attacked by timberwolves, in the following altercation I was injured and I wanted to get out of the forest to find somewhere less hostile.”

“And the crater?”

“There was a bit of a scuffle…”

“A bit of a scuffle indeed.”

“Look we are kinda pressed for time can I explain that part later?”

“Ok cliff notes then.”

“Anyways I was traipsing through the woods for what felt like hours when I came across a clearing, then I smelled something and the next thing I know I’m chewing on something writhing in pain.” He shivered as he finished

“Uh-huh. And the 22 others?”

“I thought there was only one..” He said

I stare at him searching for some kind of deception and finding only regret and sadness. I turn around.

“We had better get moving if we are going to get you out of this forest undetected.”

“Wait what?” He said

“Aren’t you gonna arrest me for what I did?”

“I was ordered to hunt a monster not a scared child.”

“But-But I AM a monster! I killed them!” he says.

“Monsters don’t call themselves monsters little one, ponies do.”

He looks down for a good minute or two before looking back up and saying

“Which way?”

Author's Note

So this is my first story on this site and I have rewriten it so it is better. if you have anything to say let me know in the comments below! untill next time! See ya!

power levels:
Princess Celestia: 3,000
Princess Luna: 2,000
Mystic Night: 300
Starlight Sentinel: 280
Matthew: 260