Chapter 1: Setting The Stage
I sat in the lounge contentedly. After looting caves a, saving damsels, and finding lost heirlooms, i had a break that was well deserved. Looking around it appeared that others had the same idea as me. I saw a few old acquaintances and one or two enemies I had made, but this was neutral ground and no fights were to be made without fear of angering the goddesses. However this would not prevent some from trying to fight others as I was soon to see.
Funnily enough, if anyone had bothered to do their research, they would see I was under no protection signatories so if a fight was to break out concerning me I would be thoroughly alone.
"What the buck are you doing here!" I heard a somewhat gruff voice yell out from behind me.
'well shoot' i thought 'there goes my peace' I got off the seat i was in turned, and began a retort when I realized the yell wasn't directed at me. Ahead of me sat a huddled mass that I could only assume was the receiver of the shouting. Accorss from it was one of the largest beings I had seen in a long time. I say being because this thing was obviously not a pony. They stood at about eight feet tall with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion. It took me a moment it was a griffin by which time it had already made its move towards the huddled mass.
"I'm talking to you! Are you going to answer or what?" belted out the griffin.
Before I had the chance to blink or try to stop what was happening, the huddled mass kicked out and sent the griffin sprawling.
"Okay! You're asking for it now!" yelled the griffin flaring its wings. At this point I knew I should do something so I stepped between the two before more punches could be thrown.
"Hold up you two!" I said attempting to halt the impending fight. "There is no need for fighting! This is neutral territory and i am sure I do not need to remind you what might happen?!"
The griffin stared at me for a few seconds before a feral gleam came over its eyes. "I know you!" it whispered and a chill went down my spine "You aren't leaving here alive!"
At this I noticed a few things. The first was the three presences coming from behind me, and the second was where I had seen the griffin before.
"Gilda!?" I spoke out without realizing it. Now I knew I was screwed. Gilda was well known for her nasty temper and a knack for not caring about witnesses. This was a fact she demonstrated rather quickly as she reached a clawed talon around my neck. I had not even had the chance to do anything when, before I knew it, my circulation of air was being cut off. I was slowly losing consciousness and only one thing was going through my mind "Why did I speak up when that mass is not even doing anything?"
Out of the side of my ever darkening vision, I spotted a faint blur of movement that could only be the mass moving. I saw a limb poke out out but at this point all colors seemed to be fading to black. At last I simply gave up and began to accept the inevitable but; apparently, life had other plans. the talon holding my neck suddenly vanished and i fell in a sprawl on the ground.
Everything happened so fast. One minute I was sitting calmly, then I was stopping a fight, then I was dying of asphyxiation! Everything swam in front of my clouded vision and all it looked like was a sea of red. Was that blood? Was someone or somepony being killed? Was it me? Was it Gilda or maybe one of the others? I had no way of knowing until my vision cleared. And slowly it did.
I must have really been out of it to not expect something to have happened when I tried to take a break but too bad me. The goddesses laugh at you.
Second time through. Stupid save button. Any way how's it going all here is my second story hope you like. No cookies this time though. Instead how bout a favor. I might need more original ponies and I have already been given permission for one. So here is where I ask for another. Anyone offering? I will give a cookie for this. Maybe... In fact this might never happen and I will just keep with what I have. Who knows? Discord who won't stop messing with my life!!!
Looking around there was a whole lot of nothing. Everyone involved was gone but me. Where did they go? Why did I see red? "Gah!" the last thought was from me crying out as the mass was right in front of me. I could barely see anything except that this was obviously a pony from the shape of the hood ver the face.
"We need to move. Now!" came a feminine voice from under the rags. Before I could respond, I was being forced from the lounge.
I quickly found myself outside and was slowly taken out of the town by the mysterious pony leading me. "My Tuesdays are never without their disturbances." I joked Then i put on my serious face. "So what happened back there?" I asked, still being led farther from town.
"No questions yet. Not till we are out of sight." the filly replied curtly. I could swear I had heard this voice before but I just couldn't place it. I remained silent until we got to the woods.
Taking a chance i spoke out. "Lyra? is that you?" The pony stopped for a second then laughed a loud slightly unnerving laugh due to how rich and sugary coated it sounded it was.
"You really do not know who I am do you?" she asked to which I shook my head "Yeah I did not think so. But please we must hurry before they come back."
I was almost certain she planned that sentence because right when she did a shadow fell over us. I threw myself into her knocking her out of the way as a talon swiped right where she had just been standing. This had its negatives and positives. The negatives being that now we were on the ground and easy prey. The positives being that the cloak had fallen off of the filly and I could see who it was. A sea of pink lay in front of me and I saw pinpricks of blue and yellow on her flank.
"Well now my disguise is gone!" I heard her pout. "Well better soon then never." Then she turned and I could see why she was only a lump when i first saw her. She had one of the largest contraptions i had ever seen that was still movable. In her hooves was what looked like some sort of RPG except painted pink. She turned upward and pointed it at the nearest griffin. "Say hello to my little friend, the mega party cannon handheld edition!" then she fired.
Well there is the first chapter. I don't think I can get away with not describing the main character in the next chapter so the challenge is over. I feel I did well. There will be more.
