Hey everyone! I know you wanted another chapter and it won’t be up for a little while due to work being a fucking pain in my hindquarters and my laptop being cleaned do to being too slow. So to fill your want to see the next chapter, here’s a little short I whipped up. Hope you like and I’m sorry for the lateness of the next chapter. And yes I know the creature I’ll be using isn’t technically a myth creature but it’s still fucking scary as hell and would be awesome for Samson to fight.

Oh and this won’t have much relevant to the main story so a lot of things that may not make sense now will in the main and vice versa. So don’t expect continuity to match with each of these different types of chapters. Plus time likewise is also kinda mixed up as well but future chapters will clear that up.

NOTE: This chapter will be replace with a edit one in the near future so yes there might be a few glitches here and there but don't worry, they well be fix later.

BATTLE OF THE AWESOME: DRAGON VERSUS THE RAKE.

It was a beautiful day as the sun was high in the sky as there was not a single cloud in the sky making it a perfect day to walk about. In the Everfree Forest however only a slither of it can be seen through the vial of leaves casting many shadows and sites that give you the creeps. This very place goes beyond the norm as it the place of primal fear and forces that no one can ever conquer. You have to be just as primal as the forest. And the creatures that live here are such that. Manticores, Hydras, Timberwolves, cockatrices, and anything that can kill you in a second if your careless enough. In this forest only one rule is known, be the predator or be the prey. That isn’t a problem for a dragon like Samson as many know dragons are one of the alpha predators in this world.

Samson was cleaning his cave getting ready for his friends to come this evening to play some cards. Though the ponies have respect and fear of the Everfree they knew they’ll be safe with Samson since there isn’t a creature that would be dumb enough to go against a dragon without a desperate reason. He removed all the bones in his cave and set them behind a tree as he didn’t want them to feel uncomfortable with him about he does eat meet. As he was finishing the last of his chores Samson felt the sense of being watch and not by the usual. This was a feeling of something that is very dangerous but Samson has no fear of whatever is watching him. He was after all a dragon and that means he could handle himself.

Samson lets out a loud roar scaring whatever was near his cave. He then listens to anything but with only silence he figured he must of scared it off. Samson walked over to where he thought he sense the being that was watching him. He moves some bushes out of the way to see what tracks were left and found a trail of four claw foot prints. They looked human sizes so Samson wasn’t worried about whatever it was going to get him since he was at least twenty times it sizes. He was concern if this creature decides to come during his friend’s game night. He figured they would be ok if he was there even if he was mini sizes but what if he wasn’t? They can handle themselves yes but with no knowledge of what exactly it was who knows what will happen.

“Sometimes I wondered why I choose this place for my residence or better yet why I’m still staying in this place. I should cancel the game till this creature moves on.” Samson mumbled to himself.

“Hey Samson!” A voice spoke up spook’n Samson enough that he slams his head into a tree bringing it out of the ground.

“Gah! The hell?” Samson turned around with the tree still clinging on his horns and saw who it was.

It was a male Pegasus with white coat with short mane and tail that was dirty blonde. His hair style was like buzz cut like an army general. He had red eyes and he was built like a body builder with large muscle. This pony also had the smallest wing to body ratio any adult pony has. His Cutie Mark was a set of weights. This was Bulk Biceps a pony Samson met the same time he met Big Mac. Bulk was an eager, ready to go kind of pony with a positive attitude always saying ‘yeah’ with excitement. Despite his small wings he can fly just as well as any regular Pegasus. Bulk was also a kind pony as well always willing to help, Bulk even helped Samson and Fluttershy with a recent incident with a hurt Manticore.

“Bulk? What are you doing here? The game doesn’t start for hours.” Samson said.

“I know but the game is being moved to Big Mac’s barn tonight instead of here.” Bulk said.

“It is?”

“Yeah, his family got this new kind of Apple Cider that’s supposed to be a stronger brew than their regular ones. He can’t move it out here so we thought we should have the game there.” He explained.

“Guess that’s ok, so same time then?”

“YEAH!” Bulk said with a loud voice.

“Cool see you guys there.” Samson gave Bulk claw and he flew away.

“Looks like I don’t need to worry about them getting hurt here……which was a kinda dumb idea to even come to this forest in the first place anyways. Whelp better get ready for tonight.”

So Samson shook the tree off his head and continue cleaning his cave since he was almost done. Unaware of the creature that return and heard of his next fun.

NIGHT TIME AT SWEET APLE ACERS

Samson was flying over to the game with snacks in claw. Along with purchasing some snacks in town he also grabbed a bowl full of exotic fruits from the forest. He figured they may like them after he had Zecora verify that they were safe to eat. Soon Samson landed at the farm as he quickly shrunk to his mini sizes and walked over to the barn.

“What’s up dudes, the dragon is ready to whoop your asses to the ground!” Samson said with a grin.

In the barn was Big Mac and Bulk Bicep along with is a male unicorn with a blue coat and spiky green main and short tail. His Cutie Mark was a telescope with four stars around it. A yellow earth pony with a combed red mane and slightly longer tail than the others with a Cutie Mark are three swords joined to form a six pointed star and on his right shoulder was the mark of bull horns and in the middle was a saber. These two were Night Watch (Unicorn) and Sargent Battle“Tri-Blade”Rouge (Earth) sitting near a makeshift table. Night Watch is a specialist in consolations especially the Living ones that walk among the world. He studies the creatures among other cosmic relativities. Battle Rouge also known as Tri-Blade by others is a CO of a special squad in the Equestria Military that do the suicidal missions no one else can. He is on temporary leave till news of anything knew that would need him in action with the rest of his squad. Both of them were in town during the Bat Creatures attack but neither could have stopped them alone. It was by Samson claws alone that save them and the others. Both Night Watch and Tri-Blade quickly became friends with Samson like Bulk Biceps and Big Macintosh. Samson himself found both great guys to hang out; Night Watch was extremely smart in his area and was very clever while Rouge was a complete badass in every sense of the word as he has faced almost every predator that ever threaten Pony life in his career.

“Well if it isn’t mister hero himself, I was wondering when you get your scaly ass here.” Rouge said with a smirk.

“We thought you wouldn’t come tonight.” Night Watch said sipping some Cider.

“Well I’m here and ready to play.” Samson set the snacks on another table and sat down near them.

“Alright now we can get this game started. Place your bets in Ponies and Dragon.” Bulk said as the guys placed their bets in.

“So what’s new with you dudes?” Samson asks as Big Mac deal the cards.

“Nuttin much, Mah Families crop just pulled in over 30 thousand Bits of this one buyer in Manehattan.” Big Mac said.

“Nicely done, I’m thinking of seeing my folks in Canterlot in a few days for my baby sister’s graduation.” Tri-Blade said.

“Well congratulations to her then. I hope her career in medicine will go far.” Night Watch said dealing two cards.

“Thanks so what about you Night?”

“I recently discover a possible new Consolation Creature near the Crystal Empire. My colleges will be heading the Frozen North in a few days.” He said.

“I’m also heading to Fillydelphia as my old pal from high school is coming back from across the world after like five years. I’ll be heading out in five days. YEAH!” Bulk said winning the pot.

“Damn it seems everyone is going somewhere these days. I’ve heard like dozens of guys are leaving town soon. Almost like a migration or something.” Samson said.

“You don’t know what next week it is?” Big Mac said.

“Dude I’m a fucking dragon that was once a human in a world that I didn’t even know it existed till like a year ago so I still don’t know half the crap you guys do.”

“Then best warn you to either stay in your cave or go somewhere before next week.” Bulk said.

“And why is that?”

“Cause its Heat Season next week.” Big Mac said.

“Heat Season, as in there’s going to be a surge of heat in the town?” He asks not getting what they mean.

“Something along the lines.” Night Watch snickered.

“Samson, next week is mating season for us Ponies.” Bulk said.

“It is?”

“Yep, every year for a week or so the mares go on a little frenzy of shorts to find a stallion of their choice and rut them till they can’t feel their dicks. And as you already figured out by know there is a 5:1 female to male ratio in our town so many mares will go after the same stallion at once. In addition to that almost every mare is twice horny as before making them a bit more aggressive at those they want. For some males it’s a chance to either start a herd or just buck to his heart content while those who are married, already have loved ones, or those who don’t wish to be swept up in the crazy orgy that will soon come they either stay home or move to another part of Equestria.” Big Mac explains.

“…Damn…never really thought you guys would have some crazy orgy party for a week long. With how this land works you would think that wouldn’t happen.” Samson took a swig of his cider.

“What made you think we don’t fuck till we drop?” Tri-Blade asks.

“Usually colorful friendly creatures like you don’t strike me that do that.”

“Well we do and you should do what we do because it gets crazy around here and you don’t want to get caught up.” Night Watch said.

“Why, it’s not like they’ll go after me since I’m not their type.”

“I wouldn’t say that.” Bulk said.

“Eh?”

“Samson, don’t you realize you are very sought out by the mares of this town. The hero of Ponyville like you probably has more mares coming at you than any stallion in the history of the town maybe the world.”

“Bullshit, I know I’m their friend but beyond that they don’t see me more than a large lizard with wings. So why would they go after me?”

“Wow you really don’t see it do you, are all dragons that were once humans as blind as you when a mare wants you to rut them silly or are you just that dumb?” Tri-Blade half joked.

“Hey fuck you man!”

“No you see it’s the mares you want to fuck you right now not me…unless you’re into stallions.”

“HUH!?”

“Hey it’s ok if your gay man, we don’t discriminate those who briefer the same sex. Different strokes for different folks man.” Big Mac said snickering.

“You dick fuckers! I’m not gay alright, I don’t have anything against gays or lesbians, but I am straight you jackasses!” Samson snapped.

“Now no need to be angry Samson we’re just joking around. You don’t need to-CRASH!” A loud noise interrupted Bulk.

The guys turned to the sound of the noise and saw a barrel slowly rolling in the light. The others just looked at it wondering how it got here or better yet what rolled it. Big Mac and Tri-Blade looked over to where the barrel came from but found nothing.

“Must of been a rodent, they tend to do things like that from time to time. Being little trouble makers and all.” Big Mac concluded.

“Maybe.” Samson softly said has he walked over to the other barrels sensing something was up.

“Is something the matter?” Night Watch asks.

“Something doesn’t seem right, is there someone here besides us?” He asks.

“No, just us. Is there something dangerous here Samson?” Bulk said.

“Not sure. Something was here and now it’s not. I think we may want to call in early guys.”

“It’s gone now so we can continue the game and if whatever you think was here does come back then I’m sure four tough stallions and a dragon can handle whatever it was.”

For lack of a better judgment and going over his instincts, Samson agreed and went back to the game. The game went on and everyone was having fun almost forgetting their little ‘incident’ in the barn. It was three in the morning once the game was done so Big Mac offered the others to sleep in the house for the night which they agreed. Soon all the guys were fast asleep in their own room however soon they well get a unexpected visitor.

The front door slowly creeks open as the night air blows in a few stray leaves. Then a creature slowly comes in the room on all fours with extremely pale skin, sunk in eyes with small white dots in the middle, a humanoid hybrid appearance with three toe claws and 2 foot longs claws. Its face short of looks like an animal and its body looks very thin to the point you can see the skin clinging on the bones. It was around 4 foot hunched over as it walks around the room looking. The creature was silent making its way up the stairs to the guys. It walked over to one of the doors as it opens it as quietly as possible. In it was Big Mac sound asleep in his bed. The creatures enters the room and walks over to him as it examines the pony sniffing his mane and running its claws over his face but surprisingly doesn’t cut him. After a minute the creature lean into his ear and spoke these words.

“I shall be in your dreams, your thoughts, and your sanity! For this night on your mental health will be my food and you will die insane. I will forever be in your life and will always be in the corner of your mind, your eyes, your sentence, even your breath. For all will be left is a shell of your former self and no one can help you.” It spoke softly with a greasy voice.

Big mac then started to sweat and mumbled incoherently about something. The creature cracked a smile as it licked some of the sweat form his cheek. Loving the taste of fear.

(AN: Ok a little creepy I know but there isn't much to this guy so I'm just winging it. You don't like well sorry if I screwed it up.)

“So good, now for the next one.” It said as it Big mac for the others.

And thus did the same with Bulk, Night Watch, and Tri-blade leaving them in a state of growing fear and insanity. Soon it reached Samson’s room looking in seeing the dragon on the floor curled up sleep peacefully. The creature found this somewhat poetic, here a species known for being the most powerful of the myths just sleeping there unaware of his fate of being its greatest source of food of all time. It walked over to the sleeping dragon with a wicked smile. It kneel its head to Samson’s and started to speak.

“I shall be in your dreams, your thoughts, and your-ACK!” It was cut off as it felt its throat being closed.

The creature tried to release itself from whatever was straggling it and found its neck was being chocked by a scaly tail. Then it was raised in the air still struggling to breath. Samson then opened his eyes as he looked at the creature with a frown.

“Holy crap man your breath stinks. You really thought I wouldn’t know you were three inches away from me? Now then what the flying fuck are you supposed to be?” Samson ask the creature.

“I have no true name but many given me the name The Rake.” The creature known as The Rake said.

“The Rake? As in the Creepypasta The Rake, the creature that comes into your dreams, scares the living shit out of you, and you go mentally insane for years to come? THAT Rake?” He asks.

“The very same dragon.”

Now Samson mind was officially blown. Here was one of the most popular Creepypasta stories on the internet in the flesh and in Equestria. He read all the stories about The Rake, seen the YouTube videos, and the pictures to boot. How can this be? It was only ment to be a creepy story not real! And the worse thing is it’s here, now Samson has to deal with one of the most famous creature of all time.

“Ok Rake, what the hell are you doing here?”

“To eat the sanity of these ponies.”

“…Really? Why is it every creature I’ve ment so far that was from my world wants to eat? This better not be a thing with me cause I would be so pissed!” He thought.

“Can’t let you do the Rake, these guys are under my protection and that means if you want them you have to go through me asswipe.” Samson snarled out ice.

“I’ve already taken four under my curse and soon they will be mine.” The creature said with a cruel smirk.

“You what!? You fucker, undo it now before I decide to kick your skinny ass!”

“Nope, they will be MINE!” The Rake yelled as it slashed its claws on Samson’s face.

“RAWR!!!” He roared as his three scars were left across his face.

“Fuck me that smarts! I’m going to-“ He looked back over to the Rake and realize he released it when distracted.

“Oh hell, that little turd slipped away. I’m so going to kill that fucking eyesore. Better make sure the others are ok.” Samson walked out his room and enters Bulk’s.

“Hey man wake up we got a problem that needs its ass kick the bro way…Bulk? Hey man wake up!” But he didn’t wake up.

Samson notice he was sweating pretty badly and was speaking in his dream like he was in a fight or something. He tried everything, shaking his shoulders, slashing cold water, punching his arm, even roaring in his ear but yet nothing. He went to the others and it was the same, nothing he did brought them out of there slumber.

“This isn’t good, what did that thing do to you guys? I gotta find it before he does it to others.” Samson ran out of the house and went to find The Rake.

Samson went into the orchard plain and tried to pick up its scent. After a minute it found it and started his hunt. Soon Samson found the creature was hunched over making sounds. He slowly crept up to get a better looked at what it was doing. Once he was behind a tree he saw something that just mad his blood boiled. The Rake was hunched over some squirrels, or what was left of them. The Rake seemed to found them by the tree and just started tearing them apart. All was left of them was shredded meet, bones, and blood everywhere. The Rake had a sick smile as it licked it’s claws of the blood it killed. It didn’t killed them for nourishment, it did it for pleasure. And that was just fucked up.

“I am so glad Fluttershy didn’t see this or she might lose it. But now it’s time to end this fucker’s life.”

“Now that was fun. Soon my real meal will be ready I will feast for years to come.” The Rake chuckled darkly.

“Not a chance asshole!” Samson retorted.

“What?!”

The Rake turned to see a set of claws sank deep in its chest as blood spread out crashing into a tree trunk hard. It clenched it chest in great pain as he was now pinned down by the dragon with claws near its throat.

“Ok now you’re going to listen to me and listen good asswipe. You are going back to the house and undo whatever freaky curse you place on my friends and you can do either go back to whatever portal you crawled from or find a place in the Everfree Forest and never try this shit again. If you don’t do any of this in the next 30 seconds I will rip you open and spill your blood and organs on the ground.” He threaten with a mouth full of lightening.

“I will not let go of my food source dragon and neither can you make me.” It said.

“And why is that?”

“Cause if you hurt me even more or kill me then your friends will also die or worse! I have their lives in my claws and if you don’t want them gone then let me go now.” It said with a cruel grin.

Samson was growling at him with hatred right now but he knew he couldn’t do anything to it without harming the others.

“You piece of shit, I will find a way to stop you and save them. Then I’ll come after you.” He said reluctantly putting it down.

“You won’t but now I must find a good place to heal so I can reap my reward. Once the sun is up they are forever mine.” He chuckled as it walks away into the forest.

Samson stood there just looking at The Rake before bellowing out a might roar of hatred into the air.

“GOD FUCKING DAMMIT THAT PIECE OF TURD! I can’t believe this is happening…but…what to do? I don’t know how to beat this thing without hurting the others and I don’t have much time till sunrise. Shit! Shit! Shit! SHIT! There has to be a way to get that asshole to lift the curse on them but how?” He circled trying to figure a plan.

“Perhaps I can help my dear friend.” Said a kind and beautiful voice.

Samson whipped around to see Princess Luna flying down in front of him with a smile.

“Luna? What are you doing here?”

“I have come because I felt the uneasy presents of an evil entity capturing a few of my subjects in their dreams. Care to explain?” She ask in a serious tune.

So Samson told her about the Rake and what it was plus what its plans were to Luna.

“By my stars, what a horrid creature this thing is to take sanity like it’s some piece of candy but a clever one as well. It made sure it can have a backup plan if we try force at all.” Luna frowned.

“And it’s my fault this happened.” Samson sighed out.

“How is this your fault?”

“I knew something was up way before the game with the guys started and yet I didn’t act. Now there in some nightmare losing their sanity all cause I waved it off. If they die…it would be my fault.” He lowered his head in shame.

Samson felt like shit now, how can he let this happen. He was supposed to protect them from his world’s monster not let them kill them. Worse yet he knew something was off and didn’t do anything. How could he just ignore his instincts like that? Ju-long said always follow them for they won’t ever wrong you. The one time he did and four of his friends are now going to be meals for some psychological eating monster from the internet. Samson then felt a hoof under his chin lifting his sight to Luna’s where he saw worry, compassion, and understanding.

“Oh Samson I know this seems a blight in your vision but as you once said to me we all must face the choices we make but we can always make it better if we try. Nothing is ever lost if we never stop trying. There are other ways to victory as long we have the ability to think.” She said in a calm voice stroking his cheek.

“You’re right. I screwed up but I can still fix things. I just need to think of a plan.”

“I have thought of one but it requires knowledge The Rake has on its curse. Is there any known way to stop the creature?”

“Not really, nothing says how to kill or stop it. Though a good shot of Darkness might work.”

“As I feared. If we can convince it to release its grip on them nor can will stop it with conventional methods…then we must use drastic measures.”

“Drastic how?”

“We must use the primal form of any known power, fear. This creature believes it can install fear without being afraid but we can show it otherwise.”

“I’m kinda afraid to ask how.” Samson said.

“It will be a tricky thing to pull but it must happen if we have a chance of saving the others. All we need is your true size, my magic, a little imagination, and of course the stage itself.” She mentions the Everfree Forest with her hoof.

WITH THE RAKE

The Rake walked in the night of the forest trying to find a nice place to heal while it waits for sunrise. It felt pleased with its latest catch, sure it wanted the dragon but these ponies will do just fine. Now how it got here it doesn’t know but doesn’t give a fuck. As long as there food it cares little.

“They may not be humans but they do just as well. Can’t believe that dragon actually got me, can’t remember the last time I felt pain. But I have the upper claw over him and he can’t do a thing.” It laughed.

“So you think your untouchable are you runt?” A dark sinister voice filled the air spoke.

The Rake quickly got into an attack position looking for who said that but all it could see is blackness of the forest.

“Show yourself! You wish to mock me!? I will make you suffer great mental pains in which you never knew they exist!” The Rake shouted in the darkness.

“Make ME suffer? Oh how delusional you must be to think your pity tricks can ever harm me. But if you wish to see me so badly then you shall.”

The air seemed to thicken with ash and smug as the shadows seemed to morph into a single form. It rose from the ground swirling into the form The Rake will soon fear. The head was like Doberman Pinscher with no ears but upside-down with no lips showing jagged yellow teeth and eight pure white eyes. It had a short neck with spikes coming from the sides. The torso was actually a gaping mouth filled with needle like teeth and four long arms and legs both having cracked hoofs. Seven tails lashed about behind the creature each having three claw like ends. The creature stood well over four stories tall towering The Rake. The Rake itself was crouching to the ground as it gaze up to the massive creature. It never seen such a monstrosity in its life. It felt something within its cold body that before seeing this beast thought it could never have.

The Rake felt fear.

“Wh…what on earth are you?” It asks in fear.

“I am what real power is, I am what true fear should be, I am what nightmares are made of, I AM THE BEAST OF EQUESTRIA!” The creature roared.

“A very appropriate name for you indeed, I’m called The Rake.”

“I care not about the name of the one that is targeting my prey.”

“Y-y-y-your prey?” It stuttered.

“I hunt these ponies, not some hairless ape-dog that looks like it came from a lab, I will not have you take what’s mine!” The creature growled at The Rake.

“I see well then how about I just take the ones I already got and leave the rest to you, sounds good?”

“I see I wasn’t clear, these are MY hunt. I want them ALL. So undo what you did or I’ll show you a night you will NEVER forget!”

“I could yes, but may I make a suggestion?”

“Give me one good reason why I should listen to anything you say.”

“Cause I believe we can work as a team to get as much prey to forever feed us.” The creature just stared at it with no emotions in its horrid face.

“No.”

“Can you at least-” The creature swipes The Rake in its massive hand bring it to its face.

“I don’t care about your pathetic idea of teamwork you worm! Undo what you did or I will slaughter you here and now!”

“I…I can’t!”

“What do you mean you can’t?”

The Rake didn’t say anything as it made a bold move. It bite down on the creature’s hand making it let it go in surprise pain. The Rake landed on the ground and started to run as fast as possible.

“Big mistake Rake, I know these woods better than anything else! I will catch you and you will pay with your LIFE!” The creature yelled in the air as it suddenly vanished.

The Rake was moving faster than it had ever moved. It weaved through trees, rocks, roots, bushes, and hell of a lot more to get away from the creature. It won’t die this night or any night. As it ran in the darkness a large hand came out behind some trees trying to catch The Rake. Acting quickly it made a sharp turn left avoiding the hand as it crushed some boulders. A little later The Rake just manage to nearly get slammed by the creature’s tails that also came from the darkness without warning. A bit after that it almost got eaten by it. The Rake didn’t know what to do, it usually can see in the dark very well but it could barely see its own nose in the forest. The creature just seems to pop out at any given time and it can’t see it. It knows it can’t run forever and it wound from the dragon is making it hard to focus or run any more. It slowed down as the pain in its chest finally got to it as it collapse on the ground. It felt something over it as it look up to see the creature looming over it. The Rake was screwed and it showed it.

“How fitting to see you in this state before I kill you but it was the ultimatum after all when you angered me. And yet since you have amused me with that little chase I shall give you one final chance. Undo what you did now and I will spare you.” The creature said.

“I…don’t know how.” The Rake said in fatigue.

“You don’t know how to undo what you did? What kind of fool do you take me as? You done this many times I assume so you must know what the reversal process is. So don’t give me that nonsense you can’t undo it.”

“That’s the thing, I’ve done it so many times I had no reason to remove my curse. Once place it can never be undone. I never made a counter curse cause I never needed one.”

“So there isn’t any way huh?”

“No…they will go crazy and die a horrid death. The process will continue till dawn then they will be doomed. And there is no way to stop the process…unless…unless one actually stops it in the scape itself.”

“I see, then you are useless to me!

“No please wait! I can still be a use to you! I DON’T WANT TO DIE!”

“Then it’s a bad night to be you Rake.” The creature reared back its head opening its mouth and launched out to kill it.

The last thing the Rake saw was teeth and its own scream before its vision turned into darkness. Moments pass as nothing moved or heard. The creature stood still before lifting its massive head up looking at The Rake seeing it not moving. It examines it and poked it to see if it would get a reaction out of it but nothing.

“Um…Luna, I think we killed The Rake…but that means…Oh my god, I killed my friends! I’m a bastard!” The creature panic.

“Samson please calm down, first let’s return to our normal forms.” Luna’s voice spoke.

In a moments flash the creature changed back to Samson and Luna. Samson was in his regular size while Luna used her shape shifting magic to become the ‘costume’ Samson wore in the act.

“Now then let me see the body.” Luna walked up to the body and examine it for a bit.

“Well?”

“It appears The Rake is still alive only in a deep coma of sorts.” Luna said.

“What, you mean that jerk is in a coma? How? We didn’t hurt it that bad.”

“It could be possible that it was certain it was facing its own demise and thus cause it to set itself into a coma.” She theorized.

“Wait a sec, are you saying we scared the shit out of it so much we put it in a coma? Is that even possible?”

“Rarely it happens but it is possible to do it if under extreme pressure.”

“Ok now what? You heard it, The Rake never made any reverse switch so we still can’t free the others. And the sun will be up in a few hours so we’re basically screwed.”

“Not so my friend, it did in fact reveal a way to safe them. To stop the curse from completing we must enter the scape.”

“What does that even mean? It sounds like a bunch of……wait…scape…does it mean mind scape? Is it saying the only way to save them is to stop the curse in their heads?!” Samson concluded.

“Indeed. I had a hunch it would result in that but I had to make sure. The Rake gave us enough information to reverse its doing. And with it in a coma we can save them without it interfering. Now we must head back, bring the body to. We can’t let it die till our mission is complete, these woods are filled with predators that would love a free meal.”

“Right!”

So the two fly off with The Rake in tow to the farm. Soon the two were at the house as Samson place The Rake near a tree and covered it with hay. Samson and Luna enter the house and into Samson’s room.

“Ok what do we do now?” Samson asks.

“In order to save them from this curse we must travel into their dreams a remove it.”

“So how do you enter a dream?”

“I just sleep and use my ability that’s all.”

“Sounds simply enough, so I guess I wait while you do your thing.”

“No, I’ll need your help as well. Dawn will come in less than two hours and I’ll need all the help I can get.”

“Ok but how can I enter a dream like you can? I don’t have that ability.”

“I can bring you along.”

“You can do that? Are you even allowed to do that? I mean, what if I like fuck something up and hurt someone in their sleep?”

“As long as you stay by me and follow my words you will be fine.”

“Ok I trust you Luna, so how are you going to send me to dream land?”

“In order for you to join me in this course you must sleep with me.” She said bluntly.

The air seemed to stiffen a bit once she said that making it really awkward.

“…Um…can you repeat that?”

“We must sleep together in the same bed.” She repeated.

“That’s what I thought you said. Is there like another way to bring me into the world of dreams?”

“This is the only way.”

“Of course it is.” Samson sighed.

So the two got into bed which was big enough for the two of them getting comfortable.

“Ok so we just sleep and that’s it?” Samson asks.

“You need to hold me.” She said.

“……Say what?”

“We need to hug eachother as close as possible.”

“Why?”

“Physical contact will help me get you into the dream scape. Plus we hugged before so it’s no different.”

“Yeah but not in bed.”

“I don’t see the problem in that? Don’t friends hug eachother in bed as well?”

“Not in this situation.”

“I really don’t see this as anything else then two good friends in bed hugging like this. Oh and we must touch eachothers foreheads together as well.

“Do what with what?!”

“We need to touch eachothers foreheads with our own.”

“Is all of this really necessary?”

“Yes, the close body contact is an anchor for us to return to the dreams and the touching of the foreheads is to help me bring you with me.” She explains.

“You know, if the others wouldn’t be in danger of losing their sanity and her explanation I would think she wanted to do this with me.”

So Samson and Luna hugged as close as possible to eachothers while they lay their foreheads together. The scene itself was very cozy looking like these two may be lovers. Samson felt extremely awkward doing this but he had to admit it does feel nice to hold her. And Luna also felt warm being held by him as well.

“Now then, we shall dive deep into the world of dreams. Just breath and close your eyes and in moments we’ll be in the dream scape.” Luna said.

Samson nodded as he closed his eyes. He felt relax and calm. Soon he felt his body felt weightless and free as he open his eyes to see he was no longer in the room. He was in a world of different color skies and pathways that go all over the place. Near the edges of the paths he could see large free standing symbols, they appear to be Cutie Marks. Samson walked up to one and just looked at it trying to figure out what it supposed to mean.

“A free standing Cutie Mark in dream world. Guess these Cutie Marks are supposed to represent the ponies of the world…wonder if this is how she goes into others dreams?” Samson asks to himself.

“That is correct Samson.” Luna’s voice suddenly appeared.

“FUCK ME!” Samson jumped at the sudden appearance of Luna.

“Dammit Luna don’t do that! You nearly gave me a heart attack.” Samson said trying to calm his heart down.

“My apologies Samson I mean no harm to your heart.” She said.

“Its fine. So this is dream world huh? I was expecting more random shit to pop out of nowhere and made no sense.”

“It doesn’t work like that here my friend. The Dream Scape is where all minds can rest and experience the power of having a dream. The scape itself is only a place while the individual has the dream, you see Samson the scape gives the others the ability to dream whatever they know, want, need, and many more.” She explains.

“Wow! That’s damn cool. So how can you help someone if they have a bad dream or better yet how do you know if they are in a nightmare?”

“Well first its somepony not someone.”

Samson just looked at her with a apathetic face and a twitching eye.

“Is really that necessary to correct me on that at a time like this?”

“…I suppose not. Back to your other questions, how I know which is having a nightmare is very simple. My horn can detect the presents of a nightmare and as to how I help them I enter a dream and let them know they have the power to fight back for it is only a dream and dreams can’t hurt you. With that being said we must be extremely careful once we enter your friends dreams.”

“How come?”

“While dreams can’t hurt you when you’re having them, these dreams might. Since these nightmares were caused by that beast it couldn’t potentially hurt them or us and perhaps even worse. We must be visual or else get caught in the insanity.” She warned.

“Good safety tip, lead the way Luna.”

Luna nodded and flew down the path with Samson right behind her. The two passed many ‘door ways’ as the hasten their flight to reach the others before dawn. Soon they reach a site most unusual. There in front of them was the Cutie Marks of Big Mac, Bulk, Night Watch, and Tri-blade. However their Cutie Marks are smashed together and held by a claw that was coming out of nowhere. A dark and sinister presence was felt from it.

“Holy crap, what an overused cliché metaphor. Cool looking but so last century.”

“…That aside, we must enter their dreams and confront what horrors that monster did. Are you ready?” Luna asks.

“As I’ll ever be.”

So the two slowly walked into the dreams of the ponies they must safe expecting the worst. It was barely visible even to Samson’s eyes of a hallway exactly like the Apple House. The two cautiously move down the hallway in hopes of finding the others. It was a very eerie scene as each step they took a random subtle noise was made in the hallway. They were on edge just ready for something to pop out.

“Man this place is spooky, kinda reminds me of this horror flick I know. Hey Luna, do you think we’re getting close?” Samson whispers to her.

“Indeed we are. They should be in this room here.” Luna pointed to a door to the left.

“Here huh? Alright how should we do this since this is your course of expertise.”

“Use extreme caution, nightmares are unpredictable on their own but when something else is pulling the strings then everything is at risk. So please be careful Samson, I hate to see you hurt.” She said with a solemn face.

“Same goes for you too Luna. let’s get this done and get the hell out of here.”

Samson opens the door slowly as it made a noisy creak. The room itself was just like the hall with little light and noises seem to come from the dark. In the dark they see four beds with what looks like bodies in them. The two moved up to the side of one of the beds as Samson slowly reached out to remove the covers. Each inch he makes to the end cover he could feel his heart pound louder and the eerie feeling of the room gets worse. Once he grasp the ends he quickly yanks the sheets off.

And found nothing.

“Oh…well that build up was for nothing.” He said in a flat tune.

“Let’s check the others.” Luna suggested.

They check the other beds but found squat.

“I…I don’t understand…they should be here.” Luna said looking around trying to find the answer she was looking for.

“No there here, I can sense it. I’m getting a vibe that this curse is a lot more than we thought it might be.” Samson said.

“And you are correct dragon.” A familiar voice spoke from behind them.

“Oh you got to be kidding me.” Samson groaned as the two turned to the voice.

There in the far corner was The Rake smirking like a jackass.

“……Of course, I do so appreciate it when the plot thickness like that. Like this needs to be crappier than it was.” Samson said sarcastically.

“Vile beast, where are my subjects!” Luna spoke in an angry tune.

“Oh you mean them?” The Rake held up his left claw as there was something in them.

In its claws were the ‘ghostly’ heads of the ponies with what looks like a kind of rope made of some sort of energy wrapped around their necks. They seemed to be asleep still.

“Wait…why do they look like bodiless ghost heads in your claws? And why do they look like they’re asleep? That doesn’t make a lick of sense.” Samson pointed out.

“It’s a dream you dumb dragon, in a dream anything goes.” It said.

“…And the cliché’s just keep rolling.”

“What have you done to them!” Luna demanded.

“Nothing really pony, I just reformed their minds into a stable portable forms for me to turn them insane.” It responded.

“So you’re the curse?” Samson asks.

“Indeed I am. When I wish to make something my prey I take part of my mind and place it in theirs so I can corrupt them from the inside out making it easy to eat them for years to come.”

“Like hell we’re going to let that happen! This is going down either two ways, you stop what you’re doing to them or we’ll make you stop. Either way you’re done for Rake.” Samson snarled at it.

“I don’t fear you dragon, in here I am UNSTOPPABLE!” The Rake roared as it crashed through the wall and ran like a bat out of hell.

“Oh no you don’t!” Both Samson and Luna ran after it.

So the dragon and Alicorn ran after The Rake down the dark hall that seem to go for miles. The Rake seems to run all over the hall like a spider. While running it throws whatever it got its claws on at them in order to slow them down. But Samson and Luna just blast the objects in smithereens and continue chasing it. The Rake couldn’t shake them like this so it decided to go into a room in hopes of losing their sites on it. But the two wouldn’t fall for that as Samson rips open the door only to find it bricked up.

“OH COME ON! That’s complete horse shit! How does that make sense!” Samson growled out.

“Samson this is a dream and so anything can and will go. Logic and reason are lost here.” Luna said.

“Great, like this isn’t crappy enough as is…wait a minute…if anything goes for The Rake, does that mean it goes for the same for us?” Samson asks.

“Indeed it does my friend, that beast doesn’t control the Dreamscape for nothing can. It is just going with the flow of how dreams work. And so shall we.” Luna smirked.

Samson also smirks as he slams his fists into the brick wall revealing The Rake was in another hallway.

“So you saw through the trickery huh? No matter, in a few short minutes their sanity will be MINE!” The Rake smirk as it ran off.

“Wanna bet?”

Samson let loose a Gale Breath that followed The Rake and bashed it in the back making it fall to the ground hard.

“Curse that dragon! But that won’t stop me!”

“Oh but we’re just getting started vile monster.” Luna’s voice said out of nowhere.

The Rake look up to see the two in front of it making it hiss in mild surprise and anger.

“Your beat Rake now hand them over or we’ll just keep pwening your ass like a noob.” Samson said.

“NEVER!” It ripped open the ceiling and ran away.

“Man this cliché stuff gets boring fast huh Luna?” Samson turned to her.

“Very much so.”

“Whelp I guess we’ll just have to keep going till we win. You’re up.”

Luna nodded as she walked up to a mirror on the wall. Looking through she saw The Rake running down a hallway that also has a mirror on the end of the hallway. She take out a banana form her mane and eats it before flinging the peal into the mirror which goes through and lands in the path of the Rake just as it steps on it and slides into a desk slamming into it. The desk broke as splinters covered its face and boy does it feel the pain.

“Nice one, gotta respect the classics. Didn’t beg you to be a bit of a prankster Luna. If I had a hat I would tip it to you in regards of doing that.” Samson said.

“Oh I always do love to pull pranks as it is one of my favorite things to do. Now let’s really stir things up. How hot is your fire?” Luna asks with a mischievous smirk.

“Oh I could tell you but I rather show you.” Samson rips the wall paper off to another hallway and used his flames and with his magic morphed it into a badass looking ram.

The ram bellowed a roar as it starts charging down the hall. As it nears a corner the Rake turn into the same corner and will little time to change course gets run over by the flaming ram. The Rake screams in horrid pain as its flesh burn and turns to ass in seconds leaving only a chard husk. The Rake stumbles around before agonizing removing the chard husks and returning to its normal looks.

“I almost feel bad for the monster…almost, but I must admit that looked painful.” Luna said.

“Yeah kinda a dick move I know but totally worth it. Wanna mess with it one more time before ending it?”

“I do have one more that I always wanted to try.”

Luna goes up to a door as she pulls out a rubber chicken, nails, a large paper with extreme sticky glue, and a crowbar. Luna opens up the door and levitates the paper with glue to a wall, places the nails on the ground, puts the crowbar near a table that was next to the paper, and holds the chicken in her hooves waiting. Soon the Rake was coming close as Luna flings the chicken as hard as possible hitting the Rake in the face. With its site gone it runs straight into the paper and immediately gets stuck. It tried to get out but the glue was making it difficult. The Rake spotted the crowbar taking it as a good sign. It reached out grabbing it and placed it underneath it and will all its strength remove itself from the glue only to land on the nails. It scream as it runs in circles trying to get the nails out and runs away.

“And I thought I was being a dick but fuck Luna that was just cruel…so epic I can’t form proper words to describe how badass you are right now.” Samson complemented her.

“Thank you for your kind words my dear friend. But now we must end this before it is too late. We have it where we need it to be to pull the final play.”

“Right you are Luna.”

Samson closed the door and quickly opens it again to another hallway as he reached out and grabs the running Rake in time and slams it to the wall behind them.

“Got you now bitch.”

“You have harm me for the last time, I still have the ponies in my claws and in less than a minute they’re mine! Make another attempt like before and I will destroy them.” It smirked.

“Really? Cause I don’t see them in your hands Rake.” Samson pointed out.

“Are you blind as well as stupid? They’re right-” But notice something.

The ponies weren’t in its claws.

“WHAT!? Where are they?!” The Rake screamed.

“Oh, do you mean them?” Luna held out the ponies in her hoof.

“How…when did you…” The Rake tried to understand how they did it.

“It’s quite an interesting fact that when you are so preoccupied by one thing you never notice anything else.” Luna said.

“And it even more fascinating that since you no longer have the leverage, you’re just a pathetic little hairless rat that is totally fucked.” Samson eyes turned purple as he release his Darkness breath on the Rake.

The Rake screamed in pain as it disintegrated in a flash. The moment the Rake was curse was gone, everything started to fade in black. Soon Samson blinks his eyes from the sand he gather during his sleep and saw Luna looking back at him. He looked around and saw they were back as it was now morning. But he also notice another thing.

He was in bed with Luna still hugging.

Feeling as awkward as he can, Samson slowly moved out of her arms and sat up not darling to look at her out of embarrassment.

“So…did we do it? Did we save them?” Samson asks.

“I believe so. Samson is something the matter?” Luna asks as she scoots over to him.

“Nothing…just um…I need to check up on the guys and see if they’re ok. If you wouldn’t mind if you stay here for a bit till I can confirm they’re ok or not.”

“If you wish, I’ll wait here.” Luna said.

Samson nodded and headed out the door into the hallway.

“I’ll never look at hallways the same ever again after the bullshit I went through.” Samson groan.

Soon the doors of all of guys open as they walked out looking like they didn’t sleep too well. Which was understanding.

“Hey guys, looks like you four didn’t get much sleep.” Samson said trying to play naïve.

“Yeah I had this really screwed up dream and I feel like crap.” Night Watch sighed.

“I feel like that too.” Bulk said.

“Ditto.” Tri-blade spoke.

“Eeyup.” Big Mac agreed.

“Oh will that sucks. What was the dream about?” Samson needed to know.

“Actually…I don’t remember.” Bulk said.

“Really?”

“Yeah same here. I can’t remember what the dream was…weird.” Big Mac said and the other two agreed.

“Well are you guys ok?” Samson asks.

“Yeah just really tired. Hey Big Mac you mind If I sleep a bit longer?” Tri-blade asks.

“Be my guest. In fact I’ll go back to bed as well. You fellas can do the same.” Big Mac said.

“Thanks.” The two said together and walked back in their rooms to get some sleep.

“Well I hope you guys get better sleep. I have things to do so I’ll see you all later.”

They all said goodbye and went back to bed. Samson returned to the room where Luna was waiting.

“Well?” She asks.

“Believe it or not, they don’t remember anything.”

“They don’t?” She was surprised.

“Yeah, it’s like this whole thing was coincidently removed by luck.”

“And how are they mentally?”

“They seem ok, tired as all can be, but otherwise just fine. Guess we really did it. But that just leaves one loss end.” Samson walked over to the window and peered out to a pile of hay that still has the Rake under it.

“I agree, perhaps you can use your Darkness Breath and do the same thing with the curse.” Luna suggested.

Samson nodded as he open the window and flew down near the body. He grabbed the body plus the two squirrel bodies and flew off to the forest. Once he found a decent place to destroy the body Samson used his Chaos Breath and obliterate all traces of the Rake. After making sure nothing was left he flew over to the park where he dug two holes and place the squirrels and buried them. He spoke a little prey and flew back to the barn.

“Ok, it’s done. That fucker will no longer danger any lives…or take any more.” Samson said solemnly.

“My dear friend what do you mean by that last part?” Luna asks but had a feeling what he ment.

“…Before you came to the barn…that asshole killed two squirrels…and was proud of killing them…I…let two innocent creatures get killed by that thing…all cause I didn’t act upon my instincts…what good am I if I-BAM!” Samson was knocked down hard by Luna’s magic.

“No more! I will not hear any more blasphemy about you not doing what you needed to do!” Luna scorn Samson looking stern.

“I know you wish you had acted, to prevented this all from happening, to make sure we will all be safe. But the truth is, you can’t always protect us. You can’t always be there to safe every living being. There will be times innocent deaths will accrue in your fights. But you can’t let that stop you from doing what you know is right. Samson I know you have the strength and willpower to overcome anything, even times of hardship like today. There will be times when others may not agree with your choices or making the wrong choices. It’s not always easy making the tough choices, I know that very well. You can’t always make the right answers but you can learn from past experience. So please don’t belittle yourself Samson. You are a wonderful individual, one that has touch so many lives not caring if your life is on death row. You expect so little in return for your deeds that makes not only a wonderful dragon, but a caring one that only wish to help. You are without a doubt a beautiful soul that has been blessed upon our lives and you have no idea how much you mean to us.” Luna finish her speech as she walked over to him and rubbed her body against his affectionately.

Samson was stumped by her words. All she said he knew they were true. He knows tough times will come and he won’t be able to save everyone. He will need to face the consequences of his actions, mainly to Fluttershy when she hears about the squirrels. She might not want to be around him after that but he’ll deal with it when the time comes. Samson was truly touched by Luna’s words that he felt tears rolling down his cheek as he hugged her close which she happily returns.

“Thank you Luna. I was afraid you would hate me for letting this all happen. But you truly care for me that much…I…I can’t describe how thankful I am for you being my friend. Though I am kinda worried when Fluttershy will learn about the squirrels.” He said.

“She will be upset but if you tell her what happen I’m sure she’ll understand.” Luna said.

“Yeah. But I guess that can wait till later cause I’m kinda tired after dealing with the Rake. I think I’ll sleep it off here and then I’ll tell Fluttershy.” He concluded.

“Sounds good to me, you wouldn’t mind me sleeping with you again? It was…very pleasant the last time and I’m sure it will be even more so again.” She asks.

“Well…I…uh…guess that would be find.” He said feeling embarrassed again.

So the two got into bed and as before hugged closely with Luna’s head on his chest and Samson’s wings inclosing her body in warm. Again he felt slightly embarrasses doing it with her but he did like it. Soon the two slept into blissful sleep with a smile in their faces.

Author's Note

Whelp I hope you guys like this Side-Story I made. Now for the real fun. There will be more Battle of the Awesome in the future and this time YOU, the readers, will choose the next creature Samson will go against. So if you have a creature in mind you wish Samson to see fight, please review, PM, email, or whatever to let me know. But there is a guideline to follow.

1: The creature must be creepy, scary, horrifying, or all the above.
2: It must be something that is normally hard to kill. Meaning weapons and such are pretty much useless unless it takes a long time to kill.
3: I will accept killers if they are under the guidelines.
4: Please put a sort bio of the creature just in case I don't know about it.
5: (optional) Have Samson team up with someone if they come from the same universe as the creature. Such like a hero or something that faced it before.

So there's the rules now go out there and give us some GOOD monster to fight.

Please review. PM, Like, or whatever to let me know if you like this Side-Story or not.