//------------------------------// // CH. 16 There poachers and hide in the trees. // Story: Lost in Equestria without a map. // by M11-Megas //------------------------------// Lost in Equestria Without a map. By: M11-Megas Ch. 16 There poachers and hide in the trees. I tapped my knife hanging from my waste. If I have to use this it won't be the first time it was used in defense. I chuckled a little.Nor would it be the first time I dismantled a mannequin because I thought one was evil. Mannequins don't scare me, not like rabbits do, I just don't trust them, especially when a guy that looks like Jimi Hendrix drugs me or one of them sneezes. I walked closer to it slowly, and knocked it over. "Ouch!" "Ah-ha!" I cried, before grabbing my knife and preparing to stab the large doll, but as I did a white hoof surfaced from the sea of cloth. "Holy crap, there's a pony down there." I sheathed my knife quickly as Sweetie-Bell poked out from under a half finished dress and ran out the door while Rarity trotted back in the door. "Is that your's?" "Yes." She thought for a moment before nervously saying, "But not like mine, mine. She is my sister, I look after her while our parents are away on a week long trip, that has lasted six months now. A word of warning if you see her with two other fillies then it would be in your best interested to avoid them, their antics can get a little out of hoof, or hand, at times." If only someone would have told me that yesterday. "I'll keep that in mind." "I should be able to get the suit ready for the party tomorrow." "Is their anything that I could help you with?" She tapped her hoof to her chin in thought. "I do have something that I need help with." "Alright, go on." "You see, Spike, my usual helper, is away on an errand for the royal court. He helps me dig." I waited for her to elaborate but she must have felt that she did't need an explanation. "Dig... What exactly?" "Rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and diamonds of course." Her sparkled at each word. "..." I searched through everything that Twilight had told me about Rarity, at no point did she say 'mine owner' or 'delusional'. "Come again?" *** Within a hour we had a red wagon full of jewels of ever shape size and color. It was truly amazing how we could walk a mile away from town to a mountainous area and just start digging to find dozens of jewels. I was digging in a two foot deep hole, while Rarity was looking for more precious stones with her magic and marking them with a stick. "Where did you learn to dig so efficiently, Megas?" She called out tiring to start small talk. I decided to be honest, even though I probably shouldn't of. "Grave digging, and lots of it." I placed the jewels I dug up into the wagon, Still impressed at how many I could find in one location. "Any small town has a grave yard with a open gravedigger job to anyone will to take it." I looked over our haul. These are probably worthless. I looked over at were Rarity was to see that she was being held by a large ape like thing. She elbowed the thing in the face causing it to drop her. She ran over to me, "I'm sorry, I'm really really sorry." "What's that?" Rarity was I a panic. "That is a feral diamond dog. It's a beast that has lost all control of its self." I looked over at the 'dog'. It was standing on it's hind legs, It look to be about three feet taller than me, it had a gray dirty coat, and was very thin, with bright yellow eyes, and a foaming mouth. "He doesn't look that tuff." "Now is not the time for jokes Megas! He will eat us alive!" As she said that the 'dog' ponced on me from thirty yards away. He pinned my arms down and let out a hissing sound in my face. "Nice jump my man, but you need a breath mint." Rarity bucked him in the chest and he rolled on the ground before jumping back to his feet. I rose and picked up the shovel I was using. The dog made a loud earth shaking rowr. Again time seemed to slow to a stop. I scanned over his body. He looked top heavy with the majority of his weight being in his arms and head. His chest was thin only a couple inches from front to back. His claws and teeth look very sharp. Knock him down, go for the weak point, and avoid his claws. Simple. But first. "Can we talk this out?" "He is beyond reason." Rarity interjected. "His mind is too far gone to 'talk it out'." putting emphasis on the end of her sentence to express that I was making a foul of myself. "Well it was worth a try." As I said that the 'dog' jumped and tired to ponce us, but I was able to push Rarity out of the way at the cost of a large scratch on my arm. I got toppled over and fell on my back, the 'dog' wasted no time in slashing my chest with a quick swipe of its claws. I looked at my chest I saw blood percolating upward. "That can't... be good." "BACK OFF HIM, YOU BRUTE!" One of the larger gems I had dug up hit him in the head, followed by several more. I looked back, Rarity was tossing her jewels at it with her magic. I struggled to my feet as he fell back from another gem. I drew my knife and dove at him, plunging the knife into his chest. He threw me into the side of the mountain with his large paw, I hit with a horrible amount of force. The 'dog' rived on the ground before going limp. "Checkmate." I groaned. As soon as she felt it was safe Rarity raced over to me. She stopped and looked down at me with a hoof over her mouth in shock. "Megas... you, you don't look too good." A tear formed in her eye. "Odd, I feel great, hehe. I don't think I can stand up." She shuffled her hooves nervously. "Twilight knows a spell that would help. I'm going to have to take you to her." Her horn glowed blue for only a second before giving a few sparks and losing its glow. "Oh, I can't." "Why, not." "I don't have anymore magic energy. I used it all in finding and tossing the gems." She looked at my chest, cringed, and looked me in the eyes again. "I'm going to bring her here. Don't go anywhere." She said as she dashed off toward the town. "Hehe, Wasn't planing on it." I said aloud. I might not be moving too much at all in a moment.