Chapter - 12 learning about your enemy

Frank had thought that this zebra had drugged him as he tried with all his mental powers in his sleeping mind to try and contact talion but with having no luck he would.

Decide to check the meeting where frank and Talion first met as he searched the empty hall till he heard heavy thumbs far at first but slowly increased in sound and speed.

Suddenly the door behind him flew off the Hinges as a large hulking creature grabbed frank and slammed Jim into a wall effectively pinning him.

While making him feel like he had just broken a few bones and organs in the process as frank was finally able to see the creature's face it wasn't like any orc face the only thing similar was the bone jewelry it had in its skin as it spoke.

'Fisjh craow nak urk!" It yelled as spit flew out of its mouth of gorilla teeth as it raised its other free hand to crush frank as he finally realized this and began.

Trying to free himself frank saw something shine under the large creature's arms that pinned him to the wall he managed to grab it by tricking this creature with a simple but effective punch in the eye and pulling close the sharp object once the arm released his body to hold its face as frank could get the upper hand on the beast. "let go you oversized donkey kong!"

Frank yelled as he stabbed the sharp object into its other wrist and twisted it hard trying to make it drop him 'holy sh*t! I can't believe that worked!' Frank thought as he got a decent distance away before summoning his blade to kill this thing.

While the creature yelled in pain as its blood leaked from its open wound but it would become angrier grabbing its weapon large battle mace which stunned frank but didn't surprise him.

'Come on I need a way to kill this thing maybe I can try to use its weight against it?' Frank thought as he studied it. Suddenly it began to change slamming the large battle mace on the ground from time to time as it yelled a battle cry

As Frank knew, he couldn't win against it but he sure as hell was gonna try as he ran towards it while gripping the Sharp metal piece as a makeshift blade.

While gripping his real sword in the other as the creature tried to crush him with its powerful mace frank slid through its legs while slicing its one leg up badly causing it to fall over bleeding badly as a pool of blue blood leaked out as its large hands tried to grasp its now bleeding foot as it screamed and yelled.

Frank couldn't believe me I managed to do it as there wasn't any time to waste now frank jumped on it while down as he began stabbing and slashing into its head and neck trying to kill it.

He was about to stab again when a hand grabbed his wrist frank was about to swing around to punch whoever it was that grabbed him only to find talion there looking amused.

"You look like this was your first ever kill," talion said as he pulled him to his feet while frank dropped the sharp metal rod he used as a sword. "Not my choice in weaponry but I guess it got the job done," talion said trying to cheer up the mood as frank finally spoke.

"What in the tap-dancing christ was that?" Frank asked looking at the dead large corpse as it began to disappear.

"Oh, that? That was a War troll or Olog...I'm surprised you even managed to kill it let alone improvise with an old rusty pike." Talion said watching the dead Olog's body and blood simply disappear.

"We can talk about this stunt later but first off what the hell was that blast?" Frank said as talion looked confused "what blast?...oh you mean what the small horses shot at us and the possessed one?" Talion asked.

"Yes, talion that blast now do you have any idea as to what it was or how it works?" Frank asked while moving over to some steps that were in the hall leading to a large wooden door as he turned his attention back to talion after a look behind him.

"I will be honest with you frank I haven't seen anything remotely close to what that blast was the only thing that I know for sure could be the light of Galadriel but the light wasn't rainbow," Talion stated while shooting a question at frank

"I need to see your armor frank when you woke up it was damaged if I remember correctly and the main reason I wanted you to take the ring off was to keep you from being torn apart or driven mad as good and dark magic don't mix well. But uh what about that zebra we ran into what was her name" talion said trying to remember her name.

"Do you mean Zecora?" Frank asked as talion pointed at him "yup that's her name do you trust this Zecora?" Talion asked while frank gave him a simple shrug "I couldn't tell you but from what I can gather from the time I and she were together is that she went through the same situation sorta not with a wraith mind you but close enough."

Frank said while sitting up "do you think she might tell us about the other ponies? Maybe even explain to us what she knows?" Frank asked talion as he seemed to be thinking "maybe but first, we need to wake you up if you want whatever she gave us wasn't a poison nor a drug to keep us unconscious"

Talion said while sheathing the sword as the ring on franks and talions finger glowed "very well let's get out there." Frank said before seeing nothing but white and loud ringing noise.

Then after a while hearing what sounded like birds? And the smell of food

----------------------------------*zecora pov*----------------

As she cooked something for herself, and the strange creature that she had brought into her home from what it told her ponyvile and twilight and her friends had feared him and even tried to commit violence against him. yes, she could sense the dark magics who couldn't? It felt as if all the evils of the world became one to make the being in her spare bedroom the creature behind it is the exact opposite.

He showed emotion and so much more was it a curse that followed him? Could she lift it? Many ideas flew around her brain as she thought before hearing grunting and then movement her guest was awake and just in time for breakfast.

Zecora stopped cooking so that she could help him out of the bed "Come let me help you" she said trying her best not to rhyme as he couldn't understand her neither could most ponies, to begin with as she trotted over and offered her shoulders for him to grab so she could pull him up slowly.

After a few failed attempts mostly because he couldn't see with Celestia's sun on his face and missing her shoulders zecora managed to get him to sit up somewhat "what bloody time is it?" Frank asked while trying to block the light.

"It is early morning." She responded as she moved to cover the window so he could see and after a quick yank on a vine cord leaves she had made into a sort of window cover fell over to block the light "there we go no more light" she said while turning around and seeing franks eyes.

They were nothing like she had seen before it was as if there was a fire in them sort like a dragon but eviler looking "not to be rude Frank but your eyes are very unique" she said trying not to sound mean.

"Oh sorry about that," Frank said as the strange disappeared and were replaced with more comforting brown eyes "so I smelled you cooked something is that for us or another potion?" Frank asked as she nodded "yes yes we have food"

As she spoke she tried to get him out of the small bed that barely held him as she saw his true height which scared the smaller zebra but didn't take her back down as she helped him to the main room to eat. "You'll have to forgive me but your height is a lot to take in," Zecora said seeing that one of the other reasons they feared him was because of his size and magical abilities.

"I don't take any offense but do you mind if I ask some questions?" He asked the zebra while she made him a bowl of food.

"Sure what is on your mind?" She asked while giving him the bowl to eat as zecora made herself a bowl "can you tell me just where we are?" He asked as she hummed "we are currently in a forest called the ever-free frank all matter of creatures call this place home" she said as she began to eat as he asked again.

"I was talking about the country wherein but knowing the name of the forest does help me greatly," Frank said softly moving the strange breakfast around trying to see what was in it before getting himself sick from something humans shouldn't eat.

"Mm? Oh! In that case, we are in a country called Equestria witch as one ruler currently her name is princess Celestia" she said while swallowing her food and not talking with her muzzle full of food.

"Do you know anything about a town nearby?" Frank asked setting the bowl down on her table not wanting to risk being sick "and also sorry but I'm not going to eat that because I don't know if it is safe for me to eat or not" frank said not wanting to upset His hostesses.

"No worries it was a simple stew of plants and the closest town from here is ponyvile I haven't been in town do you need to get there is that why your asking?" Soon after speaking, Frank shook his head immediately "no no no I'm trying to get away from there they attacked us i-i mean me for no reason I was trying to find a sense of direction when I just got attacked!' He told her while doing some light stretches as she hummed.

" if there was a group of six of them then you should head to Celestia she can straighten this out with you she currently lives in canterlot " zecora reasoned not aware of the current events as frank rose from the small step he sat on "no I have things covered zecora thank you for letting me stay the night but I must get going now,"

Frank said not wanting the only person or zebra to be punished for showing him some kindness. As zecora nodded as she went to the front door "during the day the forest is safer than at night so please be quick on your travels".

Frank nodded and went back to get his things before leaving.

---------------------------------*frank pov*----------------------

After walking away from the hut and finding a nice big tree to hide behind frank began putting the armor on slowly which was getting hard as the medicine she gave him was wearing off. But he managed to get it on

" do you remember where the castle is?" frank asked talion as he simply just said "brace yourself" before teleporting him to the castle the ring was finally working again as it dulled the pain and healed the wounds from last night.

"Now take that armor off we need to repair it, " talion said as frank sighed knowing it would take some time to fix the armor they made together and also decide on whether or not they stay in this land known as 'Equestria'

Author's Note

Holy crap a 2k word chapter didn't think I had it in me to do it and it's all thanks to you guys! Don't worry I don't plan on ending this any time soon and how did you feel of the frank first attempt at fighting an Olog?