The Equestrian Monomyth - Book 1 - Be a Good Brony or Die Trying

" Sorry, dude. I pretty shitted everything out. I'm sorry. " Seymour was trying to earn my pardon, while I was
wondering if I should kill him or not.

" Seymour... we... we're done. I... I don't want to see you again. Ever. "

" But dude! That was an unintentional mistake! I didn't mean it, truly! You've to believe me! "

" This is over, Seymour. I... I'm going to return to the Earth, and hide at the Himalayas or something, lifetime. I
won't be able to see the ponies to the face again. I'm... I'm done... " I turned to leave. I still had to tell some good
tale to Zecora, so our goodbye won't be too painful.

" Then, this is it?! All our plans of greatness, ending just by a tiny mistake, huh?! " He still complained. " It's not
fair! We've waited for this all our life! How could you trash our only chance to fulfill our dreams?!! Gus!! Are you
even listening?!! GUS!!! "

I didn't answer back nor returned, as that will mean to continue a pointless argument. I've already taken my decision.
And it was to end living my dream. Damn! It hurts like I was wounded or something, but my selfishness have put my
beloved ponies in danger, and I won't forgive myself if something would had happened to them.

No way.

I looked back, and Seymour has dissapeared. Who cares! He'll surely go to Ponyville, will make one of his "tiny
mistakes" and will be banished in less time that took a blink. At least, I'll save myself from the embarrassment.

I found a little soil mound, and sat in. I kept watching for a long while, for the last time, the place that one day
had all my hopes and happiness, and now I'll had to abandon because that stupid's fault.

As I was standing up and gathering strenght for my goodbye, I saw Zecora galloping very fast to me with a scared look
in her face.

" Gus, Gus, my savior, protect me please!!,
don't let me get eaten by these!! " She hugged me, trembling in panic.

" Zecora, what's happening? " I asked, worried.

" I saw it, I saw it! Another monster like the one that attacked me!
It was running near my house, trying to eat me! "

Dammit, Seymour!

Fluttershy were having a peaceful evening picnic with her animal friends, including Harry the Bear, when the
herbivores startled out, and started to look around nerviously.

" Angel, dear. What's happening? Why are you all scared? " Fluttershy asked, concerned.

Harry the Bear sniffed out, stood up and turned to a strange bipedal creature, covered with a large raincoat.

" Grrrr... " Harry growled, showing his fangs.

" Harry, w"what... what's t"that t"thing? Have y"you seen it"t b"b"before? " Fluttershy stuttered, almost panicking and
trembling from hooves to head.

A pair of yellow eyes glowed on the upmost part of the raincoat, and the next second, Harry had received a demolishing
blow on his head, that left him laid cold, with an eye open and the other a bit out of it's eyesocket.

" Ahhhhhhhhh!! " Screamed Fluttershy, terrified, while the fearsome beast grabbed her for the tail and lifted her about
a meter from the ground.

" Mwahahahahahahahaaaaa...!! " The evil laugh echoed in the darkness, as she passed out.

I quickly ran to the EDS and made a scanning: Predator Seymour was nowhere to be found. Then, I heared the scream. It's
from Fluttershy's cottage! Damn it, Seymour! Have you gotten crazy?!! This is serious, so I turned to the scared zebra:

" Zecora, go to Ponyville and warn the others, Fluttershy is in danger! "

" Yes, yes, I'll go right away!,
for to quickly go there, I know the way! " She complied and rapidly galloped to the town.

I'll rather not get them involved into this, but Pinkie Pie's sixth sense surely had already warned them, so it was
just pointless to hide it anymore. Besides, I had to face an angry Predator Seymour. I'll need all the help I could get.

Then, I used my tracker spell to find where was Seymour hiding... Well, he's not hiding. He's in the middle of a clear
of the forest, and I think I know why. He want to lure all of us there. Probably to k... I can't believe that... Good"
natured Seymour couldn't be capable of... I'll better be prepared for any chance...

And it was no trouble at all to find him, as he was roaring all the time:

" WAAAAAAARGGGG!!! IF YOU WANT YOUR FRIEND COME TO MEEEEEEEEE!!! WAAAAARRRRGGG!!! "

When I arrived to the forest's clear, the rest of the Mane 6 where arriving too. Zecora were talking to them, probably
explaining that I was a monster hunter, that I was there to help, etc. Then I looked to Predator Sey... He has two
plasma guns! He's gonna vaporize them!

Quick as a lightning, I summonned a magic field and a phase shield at the same time, protecting the mares from the
plasma mayhem launched by my former friend. Then, he spotted me.

Damn!

I made the two shield protection to me too and ran among the trees, which were being pulverized by the constant
shooting. Then, Twilight shot a magic beam to the predator. Bad idea, Twi. I almost haven't time to stand between them
and the plasma burst, covering them just in time with my magickal and technological protection.

" What's happening?! What kind of magic is that?! " She asked, scared.

" It's not magic, it's a damned weapon! " I explained in a rush. Then, I cast a thermal grenade. " Twilight,
teleport this to the monster back! Now! "

She do so.

" Woooorrrggggg! " Seymour roared, but his roars stopped when he saw the grenade rolling between his feet.

BOOM! The expansion wave throw him to the air. I took the chance, released the shielding and cast a rapid fire blaster
gun, and started shooting him in mid air. Unfortunately, he was shielded too, and managed to fall to the ground on foot.
I ran to him before he has time to recover and fought him hand"to"hand. He tried to shoot with his pistols, while I used
my wing"tzun skills and telekinetic powers to avoid him to shoot the ponies nor me.

" Applejack, tie him! "

Once tied enough:

" Rarity, Twilight, hold his fingers, don't let him fire!, Rainbow, buck his head, stun him! " I instructed all of them,
all but Pinkie Pie, as she took out her party cannon from apparently nowhere and gave him some taste from his own
medicine. So, no need to instruct her at all.

Finally, with our teamwork, he was almost reducted, which allowed me to hold his own guns and shoot him with them.

The blast send him far away back, time I took to cast an overpowered stun grenade and launched it to him. Then I ran
back to the mares.

" Now what?! " Asked RD.

" Take cover! " I ordered, taking them to a natural trench nearby.

After the explosion, my ears started to buzz with a static"like noise. I could imagine that the mares, with a more
sensitive hearing that mine, would be stunned by now. Then, I ran where Seymour was lying, used my VR googles to revert
him back, later pressed "Exit" in his own VR googles and crushed it with telekinesis just before Seymour dissapeared...

A second later, Seymour was transported to the Earth without any working VR tool. He won't be able to come back...

I laid myself backside on the ground, tired to death, and closed the eyes.

Then I felt a movement of wings, and something hard tapping my face:

" Hey, monkey thing! Are you dead? " I could hear a familiar voice.

I slowly opened the eyes, and could see the angelical form of Rainb... Ugh! She kicked me in the...! Ok, I deserved
it...

" Wow, monkey thing... that was... awesome! " She amazed. " How can you cast all those spells and fight so well at the
same time, without a horn? "

" Yep, I can do it fine when nopony is hitting me in my private parts. " I replied with a carrasped voice, grabbing my
pained crotch. But I can't get mad, she didn't do it on purpose.

" Oh, sorry. " She giggled. " I'm still a bit dizzy, and my ears are buzzing. That's not permanent, is it? "

I looked at her, wrinkling an eye, really desiring to say yes.

Soon, the other mares found Fluttershy, tied and scared but safe and sound, and all of then came to me:

" Are you alright? You're not hurt? " Asked Twilight.

" Just my pride. "

" Thank you, Mr. monkey... Goos? That's your name? "

" Gus... "

" Well, Gus. You saved us all, and I'm very grateful for that, but there's still some things that not match. Could you
be so kind to explain us exactly what's happening? From the beginning, please. "

" Well... " I felt a bit embarrassed, and rubbed the back of my head, trying the nicest of my smiles, but by judging
Twilight's expression, I should look like a complete idiot. " Everything started with a prank that went wrong... " I
spoke all the truth, minus the fact that I was from the future. If I tell that too, they'll surely want to know what's
gonna happen, and that'll probably screw something important later. I didn't want to take any chances in this factor.

Surprisingly, against what I've feared, the mares took my antics quite well, as they perceived that my intentions
weren't evil, just a bit selfish ( Alright, alright, maybe I'm being too kind with myself ), and the fact that I had
risked my life to save theirs, worked as a big attenuating circumstance. They forgave me and even offered me to visit
Ponyville when I wished to.

" Yes, sure! " I happily agreed. " And the first pony I'm going to visit is you! " I pointed Twilight.

" Me? Why me? "

" Because I like youuuu! " I smiled, petting her cheek, with a condescending tone.

" Don't do that... you're embarrasing me... " She looked to both sides, blushing.

We all laughed.

Well, it seems that I'm not leaving, after all...