Fable The Lost Equestrian Chapters

The Island Fortress Run

Daring Do and her assistant Trixie were halfway to the Fortress on the island. They had encountered more skeletons wearing the exact same armor our hero Fable was wearing. The skeletons seemed to almost be everywhere, some were strung up in trees, some on the ground, others hanging loosely by vines.

"Trixie thinks that this many skeletons is not natural." Trixie said while trying to avoid a skeleton on the ground. Daring knelt down and examined some of the skeletal bodies.

"Hmm... Trixie I think the storm didn't kill these men. Something else did." Trixie hopped on one leg rather awkwardly trying not to touch any of the skeletons.

"So do you think these people had a civil incursion amongst themselves?" Daring nodded no and said.

"If these people had a battle amongst themselves I think there would be more bodies on the ground. But look at those guys in the trees, and those that are hung by those vines over there." She pointed and Trixie saw. "These guy are dead almost everywhere. And it looks like they were trying to escape." Daring said while pointing at how all the bodies were mostly facing the way towards the ocean.

"So these people were killed by something else more savage that left bodies almost everywhere?" Her assistant asked. Daring nodded continued on their way. Trixie followed closely while observing the jungle around them. She saw something in the distance run on by that was too fast for her too see. "Dadadadaring is it at all possible for anything to live on this Island?" Trixie asked stuttering.

"Now Trixie if I didn't know better I'd say your scared of nothing." Daring teased. Trixie looked back and saw another thing run on by with blinding speed. She whimpered and Daring shook her head and said. "Trixie there is nothing on this island. Now granted something might have been, but nothing could survive the Bermane Triangle so you have nothing to worry about." That didn't seem to calm her fears, she dared another glance back and this time saw what something Big hairy and had what looked like yellow eyes. She gulped and screamed, Daring who was caught off guard turned around and couldn't believe her eyes at what she saw.

Balverine

They both trembled and Daring grabbed Trixie and yelled."RUN!" They both began to run, the Balverine jumped up and landed on a very thick branch. It howled very much like a wolf that howls at a moon. Daring took the lead with Trixie close behind. When they heard the howl that only drove them to run faster. They cleared bushes, trees, shrubbery but they got stopped in their tracks when another Balverine jumped down blocking their path. They decided to run to the right of their original path, and that granted them passage from the Balverine that barred them. The same Balverine ran after them on foot. Meanwhile in the tree's five Balverines where leaping from tree to tree chasing after their prey. Trixie was neck to neck with Daring in running away. "LOOK!" Daring cried out and pointed to a clearing. It was a clearing of thirty feet of chopped down tree's and uprooted stumps with a new batch of grass. Ahead of them stood a fortress that had probably seen the last of it's years. The entrance had one of those old fashioned Portcullis gates. And thank Celestia for them the gate was half open. By now all the Balverines were on the ground giving chase.

Seeing as how they might not make it in time Daring took off her backpack Unzipped the top zipper and pulled out a .44 Magnum that had a compass decal.(Just think This with this on the chamber.) She slipped her back pack back on and turned halfway and started popping shots at them. Her aim was true and some of the bullets hit several Balverines. Only one Balverine seemed to die however and the rest just shook it off like it was nothing. Daring reloaded in mid run and Trixie ran ahead to the other side of the gate. When she reached the other side of the gate Daring yelled out. "CLOSE THE GATE!." Hesitating Trixie scrambled to look for the means to close the gate. She saw it when she saw the chains to the gate that connected the gate with a ground switch. She dashed to it and pulled the lever to close the gate.

Indiana Jones Theme Song.

The gate snapped and was closing fast. Time it self seemed to slow down for Daring Do. She fired off three shots in the direction of the Balverines. Two out of the three hit their targets only to slow them down. She ran towards the closing gate popping off two more shot while trying to escape. The Balverines were gaining on her, she could feel their horrid breath breathe against her skin. Daring was not going to make it on foot, so she did a dive while turning around to fire off her final shot at a Balverine that was too close for her comfort. One of them took the shot to the head, but another one was even closer. As it was about to get her with it's claws the gate closed with the Balverine halfway through and pierced down by the gate. Daring's heart was beating fast as the Balverine tried to reach out for her one last time. It gave up and made a horrible howl and just laid there lifeless.The other Balverines tried to reach through the tiny square holes that their arms could fit into for them.

(End song)

Trixie watched as the Balverines tried their best to reach for them. Daring dusted herself off of dirt and joined Trixie in her watch of the Balverines. After a few minutes another Balverine joined it's brethren at the gate, but instead howled. The Balverines at the gate all looked to the one Balverine that howled. The one that howled was now doing a series of barks and growls to the ones that were listening. Once it was done the ones listening all howled and started running for the jungle. The one that was left looked at Daring and Trixie through the gates and just snorted and went to join it's brethren. Trixie and Daring looked at each other and Trixie asked.

"Why do you think they left?" Daring thought about it while reloading her gun then answered.

"Maybe they are regrouping and are trying to find a way back in."

"Well lets just find this artifact and get out of here this island is getting stranger by the minute." Daring nodded and led the way to the inner part of the fortress. It had the working of any other fortress a stable, forgery, weapon and armor racks.

And to make it all complete skeleton parts everywhere.

"Great! More bodies." Daring moaned, they navigated through the sea of skeleton parts. "Hey maybe the Mask is in the inner fortress." Daring said while headed for the inner fortress door. Before she could enter a red ethereal wall formed cutting her access from the inner fortress. They heard something like a breaking through the earth. When they looked around they saw it on the high wall of the fortress.

The Evil minion Mage looked at them both and pointed at them with his finger. Then more Evil minions appeared with the same earth shattering sound, except these ones were different.

Backed against a wall and nowhere to go the Evil Minion warriors were closing in on Daring and Trixie ready to attack. Daring fired off her gun at the closest one's approaching. This only staggered some, but one got closer. Before Daring could fire at the one that was close it leaped for an overhead strike. Daring covered herself with her arms in hopes the strike would be blocked by her arms. Before the Warrior Minion could kill her a Arrow whizzed as fast as it could be and hit the Warrior Minion. The Minion seemed to crumble apart when the arrow hit. Daring was waiting for the strike but when it didn't come she looked around to the high wall and saw a Blue armored figure with a red bow drawn out. The Minions all looked to him, some cowered in his presence others tightened their grips on their weapons. They instantly knew who that person was, even under different armor they could tell it was the slayer of many of their kin. And also the slayer of their master that they served long ago. They knew it was the Hero Fable.