A few days pass with no sign of the creature or anything else out of the ordinary, Big Mac is on his way back to the farm after getting the paint and nails. "Big Mac help me" a pair of young Applebloom's shouted while running towards him. Big Mac could only look in aww at what he saw.
"Applebloom whats going on?" Big Mac asked pondering the situation.
"Its the creature from the farm that put us under illusions." one of the Appleblooms say.
"Yeah and its you" said the other one. The two Appleblooms go nose to nose and start bickering much to Big Mac dismay. After a few minutes of this Big Mac decided to stop the fighting by stomping the ground getting both of the Appleblooms attention.
"I'm going to ask one question, who ever answers correctly doesn't get bucked understand?" Big Mac stated in a annoyed but firm tone. Both Appleblooms nodded with fear in there eyes. "good, now what did you get Applejack for her birthday last year?" Big Mac asked ready to buck.
the first Applebloom quickly answered. "Oh I know! this is a easy one, I got her new boots, because her old ones got a hole in them."
"correct." Big Mac looked at the second Applebloom with a nasty look and reared a hoof off the ground. the second Applebloom quickly jumped up before she could get bucked, and with a flash of purple light it reveled its true form. A tall grey and black fox with a long red mane that ended in a ponytail, three claws on its hands and feet with crimson accents around its light blue eyes.
After taking a minute to processes what they where looking at, Applebloom ran behind Big Mac who was preparing for a fight.
"Applebloom go get help while i hold it back" Big Mac said, never taking his eyes off his opponent. Applebloom nodded and took off running as fast as she could. The creature got up on to its feet and shouted ZOROARK. It then bolted towards Big Mac full of detetmination. Big Mac braced for impact as Zoroark slammed into him, causing Big Mac to slide back a couple inches. Big Mac quickly retaliated by head butting Zoroark causing it to stagger for a moment. They both recover quickly and start charging each other again.
Applebloom ran as fast as she could think of who could help, "there was Twilight but she is a princess and if she gets hurt that wouldn't be good. Applejack could help but we have to get some apple product's ready for Filth Rich. That's when it came to Applebloom she would go to Fluttershy for help she was good with animal's and that thing looked like a fox and a fox was a animal right?" She gulped and made her way to fluttershy's cottage.
BAM!! Zoroark and Big Mac made another pass at each other neither giving a inch that is until more ponies went to help Big Mac. But instead of running like most ponies would of have expected Zoroark's arms began to glow crimson as he raised them above its head and before anypony could react he slammed his arms down creating a pink and crimson force field that quickly expanded pushing back most of the ponies if not sending them through the air if they happened to be flying at that time.
Applebloom knocked on Fluttershy's door out of breath from all of the running. Fluttershy answered the door "Oh. hello Applebloom why are you here and out of breath?"Fluttershy asked with a confused look on her face.
"Its a animal emergency there's an animal in town attacking and we need your help!" Applebloom explained frantically. Fluttershy nodded as they left with Applebloom leading the way.
Big Mac and Zoroark where starting to show signs of fatigue. each had a advantage over the other zoroark had strange magic on his side. While Big Mac had power and the town folks on his. It was looking fairly even until Zoroark broke out his illusion the only problem with that was it was unable to move when doing so for the most part. with a bright flash of purple light what looked like crystals began to come from the ground and grow around everyone's neck making the ponies think they where trapped.
Applebloom and Fluttershy arrive upon the sight of everyone not moving and looking like they where struggling to move "oh my" Fluttershy said while flying towards the bipedal fox. Zoroark saw the pony fly towards it but it didn't have the energy to put it in a illusion while keeping the rest of the ponies in the illusion.
Fluttershy landed In front of the fox, "there there its alright nopony will hurt you now" She said in a calming voice while cautiously getting closer. Zoroark didn't move mostly cause he couldn't move. Fluttershy kept saying nice calming words as she kept getting closer,eventually Fluttershy was face to face with Zoroark who growled as a last the bit of defense it could he could muster. With some slight hesitation, Fluttershy put her hoof on his head and that act seemed to have calmed the beast, causing him to release the illusion's he held over Big Mac and the town ponies.
After a moment or two everypony realized what Fluttershy had calmed the creature down. seeing how she was petting it while it was laying down with his eyes barley open, before the creature realized it, he had fallen asleep.
"What are you gonna do with it?" Big Mac questioned Fluttershy.
"That's a good question but I think for the time being ill bring him back to my house and later have Twilight come and see just how it can use magic without being a unicorn" Fluttershy said still petting the creature.
"I'll help bring it back your place" Big Mac said before putting the creature on his back to bring it back to Fluttershy's place.
"Thank you Big Mac"Fluttershy blushed a little and with him headed to her place. Once there Big Mac put the black fox on Fluttershy's couch. After a bit of talking Big Mac left and Fluttershy went to finish up her chores.