"Promise me one thing Kyle. Promise me that my death won't change who you are. Remain the same kind boy that I raised you to be. Please."

Sniffles. "Okay. I will. I'll take good care of Alice and raise her into a benevolent young women."

"Thank you Kyle. Mommy knows you'll do a great job."

"M-mom? Mom please don't do this. N-NO! P-PLEASE, I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO!"

"Take care sweetie. Always know that I love you..."

"I love you too mom."

Time seemed to move in slow motion as Kyle quickly thought one of his saddest moments, the moment where his mother, the women who made him a kind soul, passed away and had him make a promise. He was able to keep that promise, for the most part, but he made another one that, unfortunately, he was not able to keep, and it troubled him greatly. But he had to quickly forget it. Now was not the time to start thinking about the past. What matters now is there's a trio of kids that need saving a group of wolves made out of wood.

Time seemed to go back to normal as Kyle was brought back to his determined state. He shot out his tendrils out of his wrists at the wolf closest to the small white filly and let out a loud roar.

Panic and fear were stricken across the the three fillies' faces. What started out as a simple trip to Zecora's place to practice potion making, led to being lost in one of the most dangerous places in Equestria, to being chased by Timberwolves, to being cornered by Timberwolves. The fillies were reflecting on their lives and their choices as the wolves moved closer and closer. So many memories, a lot sad, a lot regretful. But a great majority of them were happy. Spending time with their families, meeting each other at Diamond Tiara's cutie mark party, and forming the Cutie Mark Crusaders. They still had a lot of life ahead of them, and here they were about to be eaten.

"SOMEPONY! HELP US!" Sweetie Belle yelled in desperation. She knew her and her friends were probably far away from the entrance of the forest that no one will hear them, but she had to try. And who knows? Maybe Zecora was able to hear them and come to their rescue. When she saw that no one was coming, she decided to accept her fate and hold her closest friends together. Scootallo and Applebloom did the same as well as one of the wolves approached them.

Suddenly, out of no where, the three crusaders heard a loud roar, which shook them out their scared state, not sure out of even more fear at the potential that there's another predator nearby, or hope that help is coming and that they'll be saved and able to continue living their young lives. What they saw next confirmed that they were in the former state.

Two tendrils shot towards the closest wolf's muzzle and wrapped around it. The fillies looked to where the tendrils came from and froze. It was a creature they've never seen before that disturbed them. It looked like some sort of big, hairless ape. It wore a dirty white straight jacket one might see in a mental asylum, black denim pants, all of which were covered in filth. Sweetie quickly thought about how her sister Rarity would be disgusted at its dirty attire. She then thought about how she would be disgusted at its face, but right now, Sweetie was scared, so were the other Crusaders. Extremely pale skin, a white, scruffy mane, and eyes and a mouth that was secreting some kind of orange liquid.

The creature shot towards the wolf, quickly retracted the tendrils, and punched it so hard that its muzzle shattered to pieces. It then grabbed onto the remaining body, and started to spin around with it. After about 5-6 spins, it threw the body at one of the other wolves, completely shattering them. It was about to approach the last wolf when it noticed that the bark was glowing green. The bark then came together and completely bringing the Timberwolf back to life. The two Timberwolves let out growls and started to approach the creature. The creature quickly looked back at the Crusaders, whose eyes were still noticeably full of fear, then looked back at the approaching wooden wolves and let out another huge roar. The Crusaders covered their ears at how loud and scary the roar sounded.

"So these wolves can be resurrected? That's...actually interesting. Although under the circumstances, it's both cool and completely bullshit. No matter, I dealt with a lot of people that can't die at all. Hell, I dealt with one that does not feel pain at all." Kyle thought.

Kyle looked back at the little fillies and saw that they were still scared. Given the circumstances, he didn't blame. After all, they were cornered by three large wolves that can be resurrected. Unbeknownst to him, the wolves weren't the reason on why they were so afraid. Kyle shot out his tendrils towards one of the wolves, then using all his strength, yanked it towards him. When it was close enough, he retracted his tendrils and delivered a powerful punch, which resulted in the wolf being launched towards the other wolf. Both were shattered into pieces of wood.

"I gotta get the kids out of here before they come back," Kyle thought. He was about to turn around to grab the kids, when he heard the something moving through the bushes. He turned around and saw another wooden wolf. This time, it was much bigger than the rest, and had leaves and moss growing on some of its parts. "So this is their leader, eh? Whatever, it won't be a challenge for me. After all, the bigger they are, the harder they fall."

Kyle ran towards the leader, as the it did the same. It leapt at Kyle, but that was completely predictable for him. He slid underneath the wolf, just barely missing the swiping claw, then shot out his tendrils. The tendrils wrapped around the leader. Kyle then spun and threw the huge wolf to where it came from with all his strength, knocking a few trees as it flew through the air. Kyle got on all four and ran after it. When he found it, it was obviously completely dazed after hitting a few trees. With one last effort, he ran full speed at the wolf, which was still completely dazed, and delivered one last powerful punch. The punch launched the leader even further, then it collided with a tree and completely shattered. Kyle then let out one last roar out of victory.

"That takes care of that bastard. Now I gotta get those kids out of this forest and back to civilization. They'll put in a good word for me and I can begin my new life. I consider this a win-win." Kyle walked back to where the kids were and then saw they were gone. Using his heightened senses, he heard the three kids running and screaming. In a small part of his mind, he knew that they screaming because they were scared of him, but he had to have hope. "They've probably never seen something like me before and were just surprised."

He hopped into the trees and followed the little fillies. He not only did this to make sure they get out the creepy forest safely, but also so they'll lead him to civilization. As he was following them, he thought about how he was gonna introduce himself to the inhabitants, the ponies he assumed. He also thought about what he was gonna do in his life, in this new world. That is, if the ponies chose to accept him into society.

As the Cutie Mark Crusaders were running through the forest, they thought about what just happened. They were heading to Zecora's, got lost, got chased by Timberwolves, were cornered by Timberwolves, and then the Timberwolves were attacked from some...thing. That...creature. They couldn't that image of the creature's face out of their heads, no matter how hard they tried.

"WHAT WAS THAT THING?!" Scootaloo questioned.

"I DON'T KNOW! BUT DID YA'LL SEE ITS FACE! I'M JUST GLAD IT DECIDED TO GO AFTER THE TIMBERWOLVES INSTEAD OF US!" Applebloom exclaimed.

"WE GOTTA TELL TWILIGHT ABOUT THIS! HER AND THE OTHERS CAN TAKE CARE OF IT!" Scootaloo said.

As they were talking, Sweetie thought harder about the incident. Whatever that creature was, it looked, sounded, and acted like some sort of apex predator. However, she thought about it some more. The creature knew they were there, it looked at them after all. What's more, is that they were easy prey. They were just three small and defenseless filles, and it decided to go after the big, ferocious Timberwolves. If it was really after them, it either would've attacked them by now, possibly killed them. Sweetie dreaded at that thought, but then shook it out.

The Crusaders then noticed the path that led to the entrance of the forest and quickly took. Eventually they saw light coming from the tree lines, and soon the entrance. They ran out as fast as possible. When they ran out of the dreaded forest, they turned and saw Ponyville. They each breathed a sigh of relief.

"Come on ya'll. We gotta tell Twilight about that creature," Applebloom said.

"Yeah, I bet Rainbow Dash can totally kicked that thing's butt," Scootaloo said as they headed towards the town.

"You guys, wait!" Sweetie called out. The others stopped and turned to her.

"What is it Sweetie?" Scootaloo asked.

"Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way. I don't think it's some kind of predator that will kill whatever it wants. Whatever that thing was, it saved us. Think about it, it didn't have to intervene and it could just let the Timberwolves get us. And if it wanted to attack us, then it would've done so in the forest. We are just little ponies after all," Sweetie said.

The other two stood still for a moment and thought about it. After a few minutes, Apple bloom said "I guess you're right Sweetie Belle. It did save us from those Timberwolves."

"Yeah, it probably just wanted to help. I mean, it took on a group of Timberwolves, including a leader. And we probably disappointed it by running away and not even thanking it. I feel just awful," Scootaloo said.

"Me too," Sweetie and Applebloom said.

"I know what we need to do. I still think we should tell Twilight about it, but I reckon we put in a good word for our mysterious fellow," Applebloom said. The others agreed, and then proceeded to Ponyville, hoping to convince Twilight to help the creature that saved their lives.

At the edge of the treeline of the Everfree Forest, Kyle was happy at what he accomplished so far in this new world. Additionally, he was really proud of the white filly. Her friends thought that he was a predator that roams the forest looking for food, but she convinced them that he saved them and that they need to bring him into society. This brought a small tear to his eye. He didn't know why, but the thought of what the filly did just made him...sad. He shook the feeling off and just excused the tear as tears of joy.

"Maybe I should stay in this forest for now. If three little fillies reacted the way that they did, who's to say the other...ponies...will also react out of fear?" Kyle then turned around and headed a little further into the forest. "I just have to wait for those fillies to come and bring the good news, and then I can start over. I'm glad I ended up in this world. Even though those no humans, it's so peaceful, and I wouldn't have it any other way."

Somewhere located in a familiar dark forest was a small, run-down lab. It looked industrial. Many tools like scalpels and pliers were littered across various tables. On an operating table was a completely disfigured woman. Her skin looked grey, rotten even. She was extremely skinny, to the point you can see her bones. She had razor sharp teeth, one very small arm, and one very large arm that had a very sharp claw.

The woman immediately woke and looked around the room. She saw a dim light over her and the many tools around the room. She tried to get up, but then noticed that she was strapped down. She tried to get out with all her might, but to no avail. She then heard the sound of footsteps. She turned towards the noise and saw a man approaching her. It wore a white cloak, with the hood over its head, brown pants, and brown shoes. The woman growled at the man and tried swiping her claw at him, again, to no avail.

"Now, now Ms. Sherwood. That's no need to act like that. I just have a job for you. You see, I was working on an experiment, when the test subject wouldn't cooperate with me. And now, he's gone. I just need you to retrieve him for me," the man said. Sherwood's only response was to struggle and growl some more. The man then walked over to a table and grabbed a syringe. He then walked over to a table which held many vials filled with a glowing, orange liquid.

"Now Ms. Sherwood, to help you in retrieving my little test subject, I shall give you something that made many people unstoppable. The very same stuff that my life's work is on. The stuff that helped the test subject escape. Pustula Serum," the man said as he filled the syringe with the Serum. He walked over to Sherwood, who was still struggling and growling, and injected the Pustula Serum into her large arm.

"Very soon Mr. Johnson, you'll come back to me and I'll turn you into the perfect hunter. And all will remember the great Dr. Talbot Grimes. Throughout the dark forest, all that was heard was the sounds of gurgled growling and maniacal laughing.

Author's Note

So the Cutie Mark Crusaders have been saved and now they're heading to Ponyville to tell Twilight about Kyle. What will this mean for Kyle? Will he be accepted? And what of the man named Talbot Grimes and the disfigured woman named Sherwood? Find out next time.

For those that are curious, I imagine Kyle's roars to be like the roars of the Night Zombie from Dying Light. Go to 18:00 in the video to know what his roars sound like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJQix_7RkgM