“What was that?”
I looked up at Skitter's warning and glanced around. The sun beat down on us from above. We were currently not inside the castle but outside in a overgrown courtyard.
I think it used to be wilder than the rest even before the entire alicorn on alicorn action thing that went on here, as nothing else on the grounds was as overgrown.
And I so have to remember to call it that sometime around Celestia! She always gets the best of me in wordgames.
My ears turned slowly as I listened hard. What?
“Did you hear something?” I asked, as I glanced up to where she was laying on a branch in one of the trees.
The changeling nodded and peered around, her wings moving slowly, “Don't know what. But we should get back inside, sir.”
Looking around, I started to slowly nod, “Might be best. There doesn't seem to be anything interesting here anywa...uegh!”
I almost gagged as the stench of rotting wood flooded through the thick growth. What in all the... shit!
A dark dog like creature twice my size pounced out of the undergrowth with a snarl. My training with Luna took over and I dove to the side, my horn lighting up and I lashed out with a kinetic beam.
Slamming into the shoulder of the Timberwolf, it was thrown to the side with the sound of cracking wood.
“Sir! Look out!” Skitter cried out as I rolled to my hooves, only for her to flash past above me, tackling a second Timberwolf, stopping it from pouncing me.
“Skitter! Back!” I ordered and charged up another spell. A third wolf rushed me and I grabbed it with my telekinesis, slamming the back of it's heard hard, bringing it's jaw against the ground, bringing it to a tumble.
Skitter threw herself back and I fired another piercing beam at the one she brought down, blasting a hole straight through the middle. The chlorofiend collapsed in a pile of rotten wood and I ducked, rolling to the side as the first one slashed at me only to be smashed to pieces as Skitter's green magic slashed at it, sending it's pieces to scatter across the ground.
The one I slammed into the ground was almost on me when I formed a shield globe around myself. It managed to just about look surprised before it slammed into the shield like a freight train, it's separate pieces going clattering across the ground.
Panting softly I stayed inside the gold shimmering shield as I looked around, my pulse pounding in my ears, seeking new targets.
“Skitter? You okay?”
“I'm fine, sir. Are you hurt?” the changeling asked as she hovered above me.
I shook my head and cancelled the shield, “I'm fine. Thanks for the warning.”
Dropping down next to me, Skitter looked like she was trying to cover every angle at once, “We should leave now, sir.”
“Yeah. I think you are right. We have pushed this far enough, let's get the balloon ready.” I agreed with a nod as I started to get my heartbeat back under control.
I had never had anything try to eat me before. A whole new experience I'd really rather skip ever having again.
Changelings don't count.
A small sound drew my attention towards one of the bushes and Skitter moved between me and the sound, “Sir, back away. I'll cover you.” She said moments before a tiny little Timberwolf exited the bush, nosing at the ground as it moved towards us.
A Timber... puppy? How did that even work?
“I think I can handle that one on my own.” I told her and moved around her before I reached out with my magic and picked the thing up, floating it over to look it over.
“Mrrrrr.” The timberpuppy said and struggled in my grasp, wiggling before giving up and just hanging there, looking at me with big luminous balls of green light as eyes.
In comparison to the adults, this one seemed to be made mainly from saplings, leaves and fresher wood. It had a slight wet woody smell over it, but it didn't stink like the big ones.
It was kinda cute.
Opening it's maw, it's tongue extended as it panted slightly. It's tongue was a green leaf.
...D'awww!
Oh shit!
I looked around at the piles of wood on the ground. We killed it's... parents? How does Timberwolf reproduction even work?
Can it even survive on its own?
“Sir, dispatch the thing. We need to move.” Skitter said and moved up next to me as she kept an eye on the surroundings, “There might be more big ones.”
I looked down on the Timberwolf. It looked back at me before tilting it's head with a Mruf. Damn it.
Reaching out with a hoof, I held it close and the Timberwolf reached closer and nosed at it.
Sigh.
Taking the plantcreaturespiritthing along in my magic, I turned and headed towards the closest opening in the castle.
“Sir?” Skitter asked, sounding somewhat confused as she followed along.
“Its pack is dead. I'm not sure it can survive on it's own. I'm keeping it, maybe it can be raised to behave.”
“Why?”
“It's adorable. And I won't kill something that's that cute.”
At least I was being honest about it.
What do Timberwolves even eat? Other than ponies I guess. Hope it wasn't ponies, I wouldn't be able to feed it then. Then I really would need to put it down so it didn't starve.
He chose not to kill a puppy.
We may be safe for a good while longer than expected.
First Skitter now Timber pup? Page you racking up the cute companions.
I say we call him 'Herb'. GET IT!!????
Cover idea: A Herb onna Skitter onna Page onna Luna, all looking most silly indeed.
7299184 I have to agree with you. Although messing with black/dark magic is up there with calling sun butt fat and making Lord Berus mad.
Choosing not to kill a puppy totally says that he is still good. I'm still watching you Page.
Well we get some action and a bitter/sweet moment with a puppy. Keep up the good work.
Read ya later-BFBL
Let's test that theory. (pours gasoline over Mandopony, strikes a match)
Good, Darth page now has a Darth apprentice
I just hope Luna doesn't mistake it for a breakfast salad one groggy morning
Aww~! Now Luna and Page can make the puppy their surrogate baby~! (Sidenote: when are they having kids?)
Jim Butcher called, he wants his cheesy jokes back.
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When you say Mandopony, do you mean the YouTuber? Because if you do, I shall have prep a bow and arrow, hunt you down and shoot you, with great precision, in all the places that won't outright kill you, just so you feel every second of agony.
I'm the only one who have improper thoughts on reading this? :)
Okay, one-shotting Timberwolves? No. They rebuild themselves.
7446370 they left pretty quickly, so they may not have had time to.
Dark lord symptoms include evil pets looking adorable.
Or so i'm told.
8003131 I can confirm this as true. I played Overlord that one time. It was so. *nod*
So.
1. Be totally okay with using dark magic
2. Get an evil pet
3. ???
4. Consequences
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3. A swivelling throne and a thick coat of moss on the timberwolf so you can stroke it as you explain your plan to the hero.
I can’t be the only one who thought of Dresden when finding “chlorofiend” in the chapter.
I once read another story where Timberwolves can be made accidentally, and are good pets ... until the owner dies, in which case they instantly go feral and attack...
I think you meant "head". Also, consider revising that sentence, so that you only use the word "bringing" once. Perhaps you could replace the first instance with the word "smashing".
Unnecessary word is unnecessary.
That reminded me of the first time Page heard the term "Princess of Food", which still makes me laugh.
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I don't get it. Could plz someone explain it to me?
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The pup is a plant.
Aw, man, I totally should have gotten that. *Gives myself a face palm*
"So it begins." Taps fingers menacingly before releasing the hounds on the townsfolk.
Hears laughter and shouts of joy instead of screams and shouts of fear/pain. "Jenkins!!!!!!"
Jenkins: "Yes sir?"
"Why are the hounds I released on the townsfolk adorable puppies instead of vicious flesh tearing monsters?"
Jenkins: "I am sorry, sir, but the last batch of vicious hounds got converted into pets by your friend Fluttershy. You believe in raising them into your hounds from a young age and unfortunately the new ones are still puppies."
"Damn it, Jenkins, get me my blow-stuff-up button."
Jenkins: "As you wish sir."
"Excellent." Presses button and small part of a mountain explodes dumping a sizable pile of gems near Trixie. "Excellent indeed."
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5. Profit.
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Nonono no, step 4 is profit.
i just remembered a story where a pony accidentally created a timberwolf when she messed up a spell to make a plant grow faster...
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Can you tell me it?
Amen... then again Goose did make Fury half blind
Timberpup!
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There's also one that had a changeling make one by accident but that story never got finished unfortunately
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/134115/bat-and-bug
*Throws hands up into the air* "Humans. They'll pack bond with anything."
Dead? Uh, I doubt it, unless in this story, rather than regenerating back together, Timberwolves are dead after that single hit.
Humans have an enduring desire to make pets out of anything.
The fact that it's dog shaped helps.
Guess we cant feed it Specists Ponys?
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Maaaayyybe
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You are what you eat.
That take a few stories to finally get used... Neat!
A cute twist on the mandatory "fighting timberwolves in the Everfree" scene. Now, to complete the set with a baby manticore and hydra.
Puppy time! He will become best puppy!