//------------------------------// // The only thing I know for real. // Story: Unlike father, unlike son. // by SolidFerret //------------------------------// Sharp Edge had a sense. He was a more intelligent pony who listened to the 'feeling that something was wrong' in your gut kind of way. His sense was on finding Fluttershy. He walked to where he was appointed on where she lived to find animals of all sorts sitting calmly and patiently. He walked up to the front door. "Fluttershy? Are you home?" He never heard answer. Just a tapping at the bottom of his hoof. Edge looked down to see a rabbit tapping his foot. "Uh.. Bunny, do you know where Fluttershy is?" He felt strange talking to a rabbit. But what else was there. The rabbit gave a worried look and pointed towards the Everfree Forest. A scream echoed through it that made the bunny squeak in fear and hide behind Edges' hoof. "I got this." He said as he walked towards the Everfree forest. "Hell no it didn't." Hard Chord yelled at his brother. "We just fought each other." "To the death i'm assuming." Notes mumbled. "Ya' know Notes, you were always the better child." His dad said as he put a hoof around him and acted so friendly that Hard Chord nearly lunged at him. "Hey screw you. Hard Chord actually deserves respect alright." Notes threw his fathers hoof off his shoulders and if he could, to the ground. "So I respect you and this is how things turn out for me?" Lightning seemed confused in a drunken manner. "Screw you dad." Notes said as his brother stood by his side. "Fine, I was arranged to stay in the hotel you fucked up when you realized that marriage was gonna be awful." He spat as he was out the door. "It was a crazed Griffin. It nearly killed me." "I should have known you would have been on drugs too." He said as he slammed the door. The awkward silence seemed to be the only thing in the air. A reunion with somepony so cruel to their own son would have had that affect on anypony. "So whats up with Soarin?" "You know, we can go visit them." Twilight said. "Besides, Hard Chord need to clean up the Library." Hard Chord looked up in surprise. "I was attacked." "Well then you can arm yourself with books and broken glass when he comes back!" Twilight nearly yelled as the three ran out the door. Hard Chord just decided to do what was told and started sweeping with his wings. To pass the time he sung a tune. "I lost control again and the night is closing in." Nova walked nervously towards Sugar Cube corner. He wasn't nervous about seeing Pinkie Pie again, it was just that she had a tendency to- A pink blur knocked him to the ground and began to squeeze the life out of him. "NOVA!" Pinkie squealed as she hugged him tight. Nova couldn't help but smile. He loved this mare for these reasons. Her happiness could make anypony smile. "It's good to see you too." He said weakly out of breath. "What are you doing here? Are the others here?" Pinkie let him go and jumped around excitedly. "Well it appears that the musical brothers' father came here to make "amends" with his son. but with all the yelling I heard, didn't seem to work out." Nova looked at Pinkie to see her reaction. What he saw shocked him. She looked like she was on the verge of tears. "Are you okay?" "I...just don't like it when...when...when people fight." Pinkie blew her nose into a random tissue and then cried into Nova's shoulder. "Uh...there there." Pinkie shot up and laughed, scaring Nova the sudden change of emotions. "You're nervousness is funny." She said playfully before kissing him on the cheek. Nova Burst blushed heavily before falling over. Pinkie giggled and dragged him by a hoof. The trio had looked everywhere. Notes had flown all over with no luck of finding Rainbow Dash. "We've looked everywhere. Where are they?" Vinyl asked. "Yeah, and why does it sound like a Squid is sucking on another nearby?" The trio ran over to an alley to see a sight for sore eyes. Rainbow Dash laid on top of Soarin as they made out. "They're eating her. And then their gonna eat me." Notes said under his breath. "Shh." Twilight shushed. Notes was still amused by his comment. "Oh my God!" He said again, not wanting to leave his sentence unfinished. Sharp Edge walked calmly through the dark forest. Never one for fear unless his friends were in danger, even then, Fluttershy would be fine. Howl from Timber Wolves were heard. edge paid no attention until a voice said to him. "Greetings Pony." Edge jumped and looked around. Nobody was there. But then Trees began to fall down in the form of a ring. As Edge jumped in to center, one began to fall towards him. Edge formed a magic blade and cut the tree away. But a lunging Timber Wolf caught and pinned him to the ground. The most notable feature was that its tail had teeth that whirled around. Edge swung the wolf off with his blade. It jumped and landed on a high tree. "You talk?" Edge said amusingly. "I was granted speech and this tail by an all powerful Pony of The Everfree. But you two will never meet. I'll make sure of that." It said as it swished its tail and swirled the teeth. "Who?!" Edge knew that if a pony that was "made" in Everfree forest, it wouldn't be good. "I've said to much. I could easily lose my abilities if we meet. As for you, your fate ends here." It said as it lunged at Sharp Edge. Edge made defensive maneuvers and jumped back while blocking with his blade. The teeth whirled up as the wolf jumped and somersaulted while swing the tail. Edge jumped to avoid the attack. Edge ran at the wolf swinging and knocked a few wooden chips out of it. Edge slammed the blade into the ground and hoped that he hit the wolf. When he looked up, he saw it standing on a tree that had fallen and was supported up. The wolf howled and called fourth three normal timber wolves. One lead the three as it ran and attacked. Edge parried and knocked the wolf into the air. Jumping up and above it, Edge slashed while whipping his head back and fourth along the blade. When he landed, he noticed how he had taken out the other wolfs by cutting them all in pieces. "Well then." The wolf howled again and what came next, made Edge a little concerned. A timber wolf that clearing formed different in the wood. It stood at about the height of a tree and only had two legs. It's jumping height was clearly the aspect of its creation. Edge took action and charged at the hopper. It swung it's massive legs, which were blocked by Edge as he cut away at them. Edge saw a place where the wood came together and cut there. The leg fell off as tree sap poured out and it cried in pain. "I've had enough." Sharpe Edge called as The Wolf jumped down. It swung it's tail and claws at full force at Edge. Edge blocked a charge attack that knocked The Wolf down. Edge knew his body was weak and picked him up with magic. "No...please." It called as it yelled in pain with a pink blade going through its body. Edge threw him in the air and then, slashed him into pieces. "You're done for." Edge nearly yelled. But a gasp from his side suddenly made him go back. Fluttershy stood there in tears.