Ch.1: New Moon
The Wolf and The Moon
By: Douglish "Jackal" Mathers
Ch.1: New Moon
3rd Person POV
It's a cool and crisp late fall afternoon in the everfree forest. The gentle wind blew the dormant trees, to which made their silky, golden leaves slowly dance to the soft forage and ground. Inside a cultured and earthly hut housing a jubilant young mare and an older zebra. The two are enjoying their time together as they craft potions.
"Gee wiz, Zecora. This has been a ton of fun learnin’ all these potion combo's with ya." AppleBloom said. She smiled up at the taller zebra mare.
Zecora smiled at the young filly. "You are truly blooming into a potent flower, young applebloom."
AB giggled at the compliment before hearing a knocking at the door. Zecora walked up to the door to see Applebloom's friends, Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle, smiling faces as the zebra stood there with a smile. "Oh. Hello girl's. Looking for Applebloom, I presume?" She asked.
"You betcha’ Zecora." Scootaloo replied. Being her usual energetic self.
"Yup. We sure are." Sweetie chimed in. Smiling her cute smile.
Zecora chuckled and instructed applebloom to gather her things. After a few minutes Applebloom had gathered her things into her backpack and ran out the door to greet her friends. But not before giving Zecora a hug for their time together. Applebloom hurries back out to catch up her friends.
The trio walks down the path back to ponyville with smiles on their faces.
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After about twenty minutes of walking, the sun is now behind the mountains of the equestria, the group is now about half way out of the forest and on their way home. However, the forest has gotten very dark and hard to see the trail. Even then, after years of going up and down the trails they recognize it by memory.
"So. How was your day with Zecora, Applebloom?" Sweetie spoke up, breaking the silence.
Applebloom gave a bright smile before answering. "It was awesome! Zecora is teachin’ me so much. She said I would make a great potion maker someday." The young orange mare beamed with excitement.
The trio continued to make their way down the trail until they heard a tree branch loud SNAP on the forest floor. The three started to panic and frantically look for the source of the sounds.
The sounds of growls and snarls can be heard by the young mares as they held each other close. Out of the shadows came a large pack of timber wolves. There's about eight of them and they moved with slow movement but a sharp eyes as to not lose sight of them as they surrounded their prey.
The girls had looks of absolute fear and terror as they wooden demons surrounded them.
But, all of a sudden something came out of the shadows and tackled one of the wolves and literally threw it against a nearby tree, Shattering it upon impact, Before disappearing into the shadows once more. Then, another wolf fell and then another.
There are now five wolves now. They snarled and growled at the forest area. Searching for their attacker.
All in a few seconds a creature leaps up from behind the trio of mares and lands in-front of them. Glaring at the remaining timber wolves.
The girls were startled by the sudden appearance of the creature. But couldn't tell what it was. It was much too dark to make out any features
that could stand out. That is, till it stood on two hind legs from its four legged stance from before. They could tell this new creature was trying to protect them. Or on the contrary, save them for itself.
The creature stood upright at nearly six feet tall and quite well defined. The creature spread it's legs as it took a strong defensive stance and took a deep breath.
The creature hesitated before emitting a massive and ear-shattering Roar at the timber wolves.
The roar was so loud and so powerful it shook the very ground slightly and scared the timber wolves off, whaling and whimpering back into the dark forest from whence they came.
The creature turned to the girls, Who are now more fearful than ever before, it's mene red eyes stared down at them. The creature then took off on all fours. Leaving them be.
The girl's took this chance seriously and booked it out of the forest as fast as their legs could take them.
The trio sprinted out of the now silent forest and back into ponyville with petrified looks on their face's.
Though, The vicious creature wasn't dormant just yet. The same creature that had rescued the young mares from certain death. It sat crouched on a very high branch looking over the small town. It's red, beady eyes looking at the residents turn into their homes for the evening.
The creature looks to the sky and notices the full moon. It breathes deeply before letting out a loud wolf howl. The creature then lays back against the tree, the branch was attached to, and slowly fell into a peaceful slumber.
That same creature slowly reverted back to it's original state.........
It's human state.
But. Little did the creature know. There was a powerful being of shadows watching him from the safety of a ruined castle in the middle of that same forest.
The large being of black, Midnight blue and turquoise watched the new creature as he slept in the tree.
The being smile wickedly as he slept. It's sharp teeth glistening in the moon light as they parted to let out a soft chuckle.
"Soon, My little Wolf, Soon." The being said. It looked to the moon as the light reflected off of it's evil eyes. Knowing that the human's being here was all apart of it's plan. And soon. The wolf will go on the hunt.