the mane six, twilight, flutter shy, rainbow dash, apple jack, pinkie pie and rarity were packing their bags and getting ready for their holiday on an island that was apparently paradise to holiday goers, to people that wanted to see exotic wildlife and gorgeous scenery and of course, exotic food.
Apple jack deserved the break after having to work a lot longer than usual this year since Macintosh had hurt his back from a tree landing on him... again. So apple jack had to pick up the slack. She did have help from her friends but she was exhausted most of the months.
Fluttershy just wanted to see the animals. Apparently there were creatures there that no one had seen before. That and she might make a new friend in the process. That it's always nice to have a change of scenery.
Rainbow dash basically went because she wanted to relax and unwind after training for the wonder bolts all year. That and the view's when flying was amazing apparently.
Rarity wanted to go for the same reason as rainbow dash, to see the views for her and to get some inspiration for her own fashion along the way would be a bonus.
Pinkie wanted to see if she could add anymore flavours of cupcakes to add to her collection 375 flavours already. That and she just wanted to throw a party as well. And see what was so good about the food there, as it was described as being a "must try thing" apparently.
Twilight wanted to research the culture and history of the island, seeing as she never heard of this place and the fact that she had never heard of this place did surprise her.
They arrived at a harbour in the afternoon and got on a boat and set off to the island.
2 hours later....
"Are we there yet!?" asked an impatient rainbow dash.
"nope." said the captain. "About another 5 hours at least if we take the long path there, 2 if we take the shorter one."
"Take the shorter one! I don't want to die of boredom." rainbow dash looked impatient.
"Who votes to take the shorter, filled with shark’s path?" said the captain. No one put there hooves up. "I thought so."
"Do you have any food on this boat to eat? I’m starving!" asked pinkie pie.
"fine." the captain got out a harpoon. "Who wants fish?" asked the captain. "We’re all vegetarians, not meat eaters."
"Have you tried fish? You get used to it." he harpoons a large bass, and cooks it on the BBQ.
"Lunch is served!" the captain stopped the boat, and set up an area to eat.
"There, some lunch." the captain set out a piece for every pony but no one ate it.
"What now? It’s fine. Just try a little." pinkie grabbed the fish with her teeth and ate a bit. "Well?"
"It’s okay, a bit chewy." pinkie eats the fish. Rainbow tries a bit and likes it "this is pretty good."
Fluttershy walks over to the side and watches the fish swim by. "What are you doing Fluttershy?"
"Just admiring the view that's all and the fish. It looks nice." Fluttershy looked around and saw something moving in the water. It got close to the boat. Fluttershy looked down and saw a creatures eye's, causing her to step back a bit.
"Stay away from the side in this area. There’s been a lagirous sighting in this area and I don't want to repair my boat again."
"A what? Sir I've never heard of a creature called that before." asked Fluttershy slightly scared.
The captain got out some books and handed them out.
"These books contain info on the monster's you need to watch out for. You probably saw a royal ludaroth. Be careful of them though. One bite and your dinner."
"What about this then?" Fluttershy pointed to the bird like creature in the sky.
"That’s a rathian. A dragon like creature that breaths fire and is extremely dangerous." the captain pointed to the stars next to its name.
"Since your tourists, anything above 1 star is out of reach. So Moga woods is out of bounds."
"So what are we supposed to then? Sit in cabins and wait until we have to go home?!" asked an angry rainbow dash.
"well you can enter Moga woods if you get a monster hunter license but they only give them out in emergency's and to pony's that can handle themselves." the rest of the trip went by fairly quickly, except for dash who found the trip rather boring.
"Um captain, that dragon is still up there. Is that normal?" the captain looked up.
"No it's not." he got out a telescope and looked at the beast. "That’s not a rathian, that's a ruthian." he looked worried.
"But there not supposed to be this far out... unless this one made a nest somewhere...”.
"Look at that thing; it's so tiny from here! It looks like teeny tiny little mousy."
"Well that doesn't matter because were here now, Moga village."
The town was small but very lively, filled with ponies that ether traded good's with the locals or fisher ponies.
"This place seems nice." said Fluttershy "do you mind if I look around a bit?"
"Okay Fluttershy but meet at that shop over there when you’re done." said twilight. Fluttershy went off to do her own thing.
"So where is our cabin anyway?" asked rarity. "Well were supposed to go across this bridge here to a farm and that's where are cabin is." everyone went to check out the cabin.
Fluttershy looked around to see what was available to do. There were a few stores and places to get food but the village had a rather calm and cosy feel. She walked around and bumped into a pony accident.
"Hay watch were you’re... oh sorry, you’re a lady, pardon my manners." the pony helped Fluttershy up.
"No its okay I wasn't looking were I was going." replied Fluttershy.
"Could you help me with something? I need help with my pet real quickly."
"Of course I’ll help. I love animals, so I can help with your dog."
"Well it's not a dog. But thanks, I’ll show you to him. By the way the names Rex." he smiled and took Fluttershy over to his pet.
"Okay here he is, fluffy." Rex pointed to the 10 foot long, about 8 foot tall raptor like creature snoring,
"Oh my that's a big one." Fluttershy was scared. "Don’t worry, fluffy won't hurt a fly... unless i say so. Could you just help me calm him down if he gets angry? Just uses this whistle and it will make him relax a bit." Rex passed the whistle to Fluttershy.
Rex went over to fluffy and woke him up. Fluffy was angry and started to lash out and went straight for Fluttershy.
The creature roared at Fluttershy and sniffed her. Fluttershy was terrified now.
Then fluffy opened moved closer to Fluttershy and started to lick her like a puppy. "Hay he likes you!" exclaimed Rex.
"He’s actually rather cute once you look past the teeth and claws." Fluttershy stroked fluffy on the head.
"You said you were pretty good with animal’s right?" Fluttershy nodded. "Hang on I have something here, as thank you."
He passed an necklace to Fluttershy. "It’s a jagi necklace. You can keep it if you want." Fluttershy took the necklace. "Thank you." and then she went off. Fluffy looked at Rex oddly. "What her? Nah she wouldn’t make a tamer." fluffy smiled. "Besides, there's no need to."
Fluttershy made her way to the location that her friends told her to wait by and was greeted by applejack.
"Hay there sugar cube, how was the look around?" asked apple jack.
"Oh well I didn't really get to. I helped someone with their pet. I did see some stores and such..." as Fluttershy was speaking a loud roar could be heard. “what the hay was that?!" suddenly the boats started to explode, and everyone started to panic.
"Shy, look!" applejack pointed to the ruthian above them, destroying the boats. Fluttershy and applejack ran back to the cabin.
Apple jack and Fluttershy got back to the cabin and explain what they just saw.
"Sweet, a giant dragon!" rainbow dash was excited. "Finally something to do!" Rainbow dash flew out and went to the village.
Twilight and everyone else followed.
The town was in a panic, with fishermen shouting about their work being lost due to their boats being destroyed, the town’s folk were scared and everyone was in a panic. The village chief appeared and had something to say.
"My friends, if you remember about a month ago, an earthquake happened. Some monsters have been driven out by some disaster and they are moving here. What I recommend we do is we get some licensed hunters to help us."
A random pony speaks. "The boats are destroyed; no one can get in or out, unless they want to get killed!"
"Then we shall make some hunters then. Who will enlist?" no one raised there hooves.
Someone walked up and spoke. "Names Rex, monster tamer, trainer, and hunter teacher, and this is fluffy."
His great jagi appeared and stays next to Rex. "I’ll help yah but I need some recruits. Anyone will do... that group over there."
He pointed to twilight and her friends. "What us?!" twilight was surprised.
"Yes I’m picking you six because fluffy told me to, and he's never steered me wrong. I’ll take you to Moga woods to train you, fluffy gather the weapons." fluffy went off and Rex took the mane 6 to Moga woods.
In Moga woods...
"Ah the air is fresh today. Smells like..." Rex gets punched in the arm by rainbow dash. "What was that for?!"
"For dragging us into hunting monsters! What the buck are you thinking anyway?!" said rainbow dash angrily.
"Simply put, you six seem to me that you would make novice hunters at least. Besides, I can teach you how to fight."
Fluffy comes in with the weapons and Armour. "Good fluffy, here's a fish." Rex gives fluffy the food and eats’ it in one bite.
"Now let's divide up these weapons."
Rex gets out a long, thin blade. "I be leave this would suit you rainbow head." he passes the blade to rainbow dash.
"Give it a swing on that tree over there." rainbow dash gave a slash and chopped a tree in 2. "Cool!"
Next, Rex gets out 3 parts to a weapon. "This is a bow-gun. Long range and comes with a lot of shots and types."
Pinkie pie looks at it and makes the gun. "This looks funny." she fires a shot into the air.
"It offers speed over power. Here’s a book on how to make a bunch of shots." Rex then points to Fluttershy.
"You look rather scared to use any weapon so you can be a medic of this group. Fluffy take Fluttershy into the forest and explain herbs and medicine to her." fluffy grabs Fluttershy in his mouth carefully and throws her on his back and heads off.
"That thing had better not hurt her or else you'll need a new face!" said rainbow dash, raising her sword to his face.
"As for you my orange friend, here's a great sword! defence and attack in a giant sword." apple jack picks up the sword with her teeth and gives it a test swing, going through a tree and 2 feet into the ground.
"As for you miss rarity I be leave? Anyway, I think you would do well as a gem collector and a blacksmith."
"That would mean I would be covered in dirt then!" Rex rolled his eyes.
"Fine, you collect the gems and bring them to the black smith in town. He upgrades your weapons and such."
"Oh and the purple pony, I’ll explain to you later. Now everyone gathers your weapons, were heading to camp!"
With Fluttershy and fluffy...
Fluffy took Fluttershy to cave like area with a lake nearby and with the sun shining of the lake.
"Please stop now. I’m rather dizzy from this." Fluffy stopped and put Fluttershy on the ground. "Thank you."
Fluffy went to gather some herbs, honey and mushrooms. He then started to draw basic pictures to show how the ingredients work. Herbs restored health, blue mushrooms cured poison. He then drew how when mixed, they created a potion which would restore more health then a simple herb. Add some honey and it becomes a mega potion, which restores all health.
"You are a very clever little guy." Fluttershy stroked Fluffy on the head. Fluffy gathered some materials in his mouth and carried Fluttershy back to the camp, by smelling Rex's scent.
As they travelled, Fluttershy saw something in the sky. It was the ruthian from before.
"Fluffy could we speed up a bit? I’m a bit worried." Fluffy went from 5 to 20 in a couple of seconds and got to river.
"Let’s get a drink first." Fluttershy went over to the river and drank some of the water. A group of passing Apioths passed by and started to drink. Fluttershy looked at them and thought they were cute. Fluffy also got a drink as well and scared off the Apioths. Fluffy shrugged, picked up Fluttershy and went to the camp where everyone was waiting.
"So Fluttershy how was the lesson Fluffy gave you?" asked Rex. "It was nice. Fluffy is a lot smarter than any animal I know."
"Good to know. Now this camp will be our main base and such, were we sleep and such when we’re hunting. Those red and blue boxes there are for when we get quests like killing a rathian or something like that. Were also near the village so if you need to get anything from the village, it's just a 10 minute walk, or a 5 minute flight."
It was getting late in evening and everyone was going to sleep except Rex, Fluttershy and twilight and Fluffy.
"Rex, why did you pick us anyway? You choose us by random out of the crowd."
"That’s because the best kind of hunters are the ones who have forced on them." said Rex excitingly.
"By the way tomorrow I’m going to teach you how to track, trap, poison, freeze, paralyze, and burn monsters."
Before twilight could answer, Rex went to sleep next to Fluffy who had also fallen asleep.
"He’s very odd." said twilight, rolling her eyes in annoyance at Rex.
"I don’t know twilight, I like him. Maybe having this job makes someone a bit loose in the head." Fluttershy smiled.
"Besides I like this. The animals are new and some are rather cute." twilight had gone to sleep from Fluttershy talking.
"Oh. Well night twilight." Fluttershy stayed up for a while longer, enjoying the night time air, before falling asleep.