Fluttershy's old friend

The New-Comer Pony

It was a normal day in Ponyville, the birds were singing, the smell of cake was in the air, and everything seemed normal. Pinkie went to take a walk, and just as she got outside she noticed a pony,stallion to be exact, with grey fur and a black mane and tail, walking into town, just as she went to greet the new-comer pony, she noticed something odd. his mark seemed to fade in and out, and he was all beat up. She called out "Hey mister, are you ok"? He turned his head just enough for him to see the Pink on Pink mare in the corner of his eye, she wasn't able to see his eyes through the shadow of his mane over them, he said with a slight grin "I'm fine, there's nothing wrong...". Just as he was turning his head she noticed a red line glistening in the sun on his face, it ran from the edge of his muzzle to his neck. He then started to walk again in a somewhat limping way down the walkway again. As he walked away his mark finally stopped fading, and to her surprise, it was a light blue ring, at least that's what she thought it was. She thought for a second on what to do. then she got up and started towards Twilight's house...

...... At Twilight's house......

*knock knock* "Its me Pinkie, I need you to come with me! I need your help!" Twilight came out and asked what the problem was, Pinkie explained as best she could. "So can you help me"? Twilight closed the door behind her and exclaimed "ok, lets go find this mysterious Stallion"! They head off into town, not knowing what was about to happen...

......In an ally somewhere in town......

"So you think you can just come back to this place filly"?! The New-Comer didn't want to fight, not again, not today at least. But here he is, surrounded by three thugs, in a dark ally. The leader called him out again, "I said why the hell are you back in town ya stupid filly"! He bucked the new-comer onto his side, he couldn't help but cough, he didn't answer him, he wasn't planning to. The thug to his right mimicked his boss, "Ya filly!, Get the hell outa here before we make you leave"! The leader bent down next to the injured stallion and asked again, but with a softer whisper like tone, "I'm going to ask you again, leave, or you wont have to leave, cause there'll be nothen of ya left to leave"! He finished with a yelling tone, he didn't budge.

The leader got annoyed at this, "Ok, I guess we're going to have to do this the hard wa-..." He was cut off by a familiar voice, well only to the new-comer, "Hey mister! Are you ok?" Twilight tried to stop her, but Pinkie is Pinkie. The new-comer looked at them and shook his head in a 'please go away NOW' motion. The leader got an idea, he walked up to the two mare's, and looked back at the injured stallion, "So Dante, these two horses your friends or what"? Pinkie immediately yelled at him, "Twilight and I are N-O-T NOT HORSES"! The leader just smirked and replied "Shut up ya bitch"! And proceeded to slam his hoof just centimeters from her muzzle, she immediately jumped back, only to be stopped by the other thug that somehow got behind them. Dante pleaded "Please leave them alone! They have nothing to do with this Smith"! Smith chuckled, "So the filly has a voice after all, now LEAVE! Unless you wanna see one of these mares take a long stay in heaven"! Dante couldn't help but chuckle himself, "So you actually think this fazes me, go ahead and kill the mare's for all I care, it wont faze me"!

Smith looked Dante straight in the eyes, "Are you sure about that"?! He put a hoof onto Pinkie, as she tried to move he only furthered the pressure. Dante asked "Please stop Smith! Leave them alone"! Smith only laughed at his anger, Smith threw a punch towards Pinkie. It stopped mid-flight, Smith exclaimed "What the hell"! Pinkie looked at Twilight, she whispered "Its not me..." Dante was on his hooves now, staring at the leader, "I thought I told to LEAVE THEM ALONE"! A blast of some sort emitted from Dante's body sending the leader and his thugs flying in different directions. That's when Twilight noticed that Dante's mark wasn't a blue ring anymore, now it was an upside down red cross. Then she noticed he was emitting a red aura, and that his eye color changed from a dark blue to a dark red. He walked over to Smith, who tried to punch Dante, but failed as he dodged the hoof, Dante sent his own on top of Smiths, and with a cracking sound, the limb was broken. Smith yelled "What the hell is up with you filly! Are you a demon"?! Dante just chuckled and said "Not quite, but unless you want to see what I can REALLY do at full strength, then I'd advise you get the hell outa town, filly"!

All the thugs left, running and yelling "He's a DEMON"! Dante walked up to the mares, now looking normal again, and asked them in a soft tone "Are you two ok"? They both replied "Yes" at the same time, so Dante walked away saying "Now don't follow me, I'll be alri-..." *thud* He fell to the ground unconscious. Pinkie yelled "OH NO, we need to bring him somewhere safe"! Twilight levitated Dante onto her back, "The closest place we know around her is Fluttershy's place, we'll go there, I'm sure she has the room for a few hours." So they headed off to Fluttershy's house...

......Fluttershy's House......

*knock knock* "Fluttershy, let us in"! She came to the door and let them in, she couldn't get a good look at the Pegasus cause Twilight told her to get some hot water and some towels. After getting all the materials Twilight and Pinkie stayed in the kitchen as Twilight instructed Fluttershy to go tend to his wounds. Dante woke up, laid on his back, on Fluttershy's couch, wondering to himself 'Why does this place seem so familiar...'. Fluttershy entered the room with a warm rag in her muzzle, she immediately dropped it as soon as she laid eyes on the Pegasus, "D-D-D-..."?!?! All she could do was stare at him. Dante looked over at the yellow and pink Pegasus, he chuckled and said with a happy tone "hey there! Long time no see, Flyshy"!