//------------------------------// // 2 Action and Introduction // Story: Chalk // by Pony addiction //------------------------------// (20 minutes earlier) I felt at ease in this forest, it felt like home, yet it wasn't home if the vines were anything to go by. They grew like they were trying to reach something that wasn't sunlight. They were also black with neon blue thorns. I was walking through a very eerie area, as soon as I came into this part of the forest I immediately noticed it was much quieter than the area I came out of. And yet I still feel at ease in here, like I belong. Rustle A bush to my left was disturbed. I looked, while pointing my chalk pistol, at it. A brown bunny hopped out, only to look at me and run faster past me. 'This can't be good.' I thought, and how right I was, because a wolf made of sticks, twigs, and different rotting wood and leaves, accompanied by a smell that didn't really stink but more burned my nose, emerged out of the bush. My body is weird like that. I was confused at first, then it clicked. Not that I recognize it, or the fact that it could be called a timber wolf, no, the fact that it's a wolf, so there's more to come, and god do I wish I wasn't right so much. I heard the squeal and crunch of the rabbit behind me and I knew it was more wolves. I looked, and yes, two more "Timber Wolves" as I would call them for now, stalking out of the trees, one with rabbit blood and fur staining its mouth. All of them had their glowing greenish-yellow eyes on me now. They began circling me. "Ohohaha.. Hey fellas," I tried to negotiate with the very threatening firewood, "How about I just leave you to your hunt while I go try to find a way to civilization?" I asked with a nervous smile, I tried to take a step away but the wolf I was taking a step closest to started growling, causing me to step back in the middle. "Okay, okay..." I raised my pistol, "Guess the hard way then." They must've understood the act of aggression, because they all lowered their fronts to the ground, ready to pounce. BANG I shot the first one I saw in the head, rewarded by a shower of sticks and twigs as it practically exploded. The other two pounced from the side and the back, but something happened. Time seemed to slow down, I knew what it was like to have a sudden adrenaline rush but this felt different. Usually when I had one, my body seemed to slow down with my perspective of time, but this didn't happen. Instead, I was able to move as fast as I normally would. And I used this to my advantage. BANG BANG I shot the other two in the head, and once again I was showered in sticks and twigs, time sped up and I just realized that rush came from the cylindrical object in my pocket. I pulled the chalk out, "Looks like you still have tricks up you metaphorical sleeve," I said to it. What's left of the wolves started to shake and shimmy towards each other, "Time to get out of here!" I exclaimed, beginning to sprint to away from the pile of living tree products. Present Time Perspective Change Twilight and her friends Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity were standing at the edge of the Everfree, south of Ponyville. "Is everypony ready," Twilight asked, she got various replies of affirmation, "alright, stay on the tips of your hooves." After several minutes of walking, Rainbow decided to break the silence, "So, what do you think made those popping sounds?" she asked the group. Pinkie Pie was the first to answer, "Oooh pick me pick me," she exclaimed, hoof waving in the air. "I want to hear this, yes Pinkie?" Dash said in anticipation. "Wellllll, it kinda sounded like my party cannon from far away but different, and you can't hear my cannon from that far, I checked." "So it could be something more powerful that your party cannon?" Twilight asked. "Yuppers!" Pinkie said, her smile never leaving her face, "I need to ask them how they do it, that way I can make even better parties!" Applejack leaned towards Rainbow, "That amount o' power can't be healthy 'n Pinkie's hooves." They both went visibly paler in at the thought of that... Then they busted out laughing. "Shhh, girls" Rarity scolded, "We don't know what's out here and you both are laughing out loud?" she asked in annoyance, "What if we attract someth-" She was cut off by a butter yellow hoof being shoved into her mouth. She looked at the owner along with the rest of the six as Fluttershy pointed at the foliage to their right. There were greenish-yellow eyes looking at them, and if you live in Ponyville, you know what those belong to. Perspective Change 'I think I'm far enough away.' I say in my mind as I slow down from my 30 second sprint, something else about me, I have an unusual amount of stamina no matter how much I lay around, I also can't put on a lot of weight, fat or muscle, no matter how much I workout or eat. As I slow down from my mad dash, I realize I'm on a path that stretches to both my left and right, "Yes-hhhhh...," I wheezed, I took a few seconds to regain my breath."Sooo, where to go now?" My answer was in a form of a bunch of screams to my left. 'Guess I get a way out and be a hero...maybe' I thought, before I started another sprint towards the voices. Just as I was about to reach where I heard the screams, I saw a bright pink flash of light, accompanied by the yelp of one of those wooden wolves, 'Guess they went for someone else.' They didn't come running though so they're not backing down. I crash through the trees and all attention is immediately on me. There were now six "Timber Wolves", and six... Ponies? They looked like ponies, they only come up to the bottom of my ribcage, except they looked very colorful and..cartoonish. I question it later because there were now three walking logs starting to stalk me. The other three were now cowering with noticeable colored holes in their heads, "You three remember me, tell your friends to back off before they get the same treatment." The ponies had very expressive faces, and on them were either shock, relief, fear, excitement, and suspicion. 'Seems intelligent, must be the locals.' The three wolves that I was addressing were about to howl, but a growl from what looks like the leader got him and his two other hole-heads to stop cowering and get into an offensive stance. Now I had 6 wolves on me and looks of fear from most of the ponies, though it looks like they fear for me. All the wolves were circling me now, myself pulling my gun out in anticipation. One pounced and the chalk gave me that power rush again. Time slowed down for me, I pulled out my pistol, aimed in between the eyes, and pulled the trigger. BANG The wolf's head was blown off, I was showered with sticks and twigs, but I didn't stop there, I turned and shot the presumably alpha's head. BANG Sending him to the ground. '2 more bullets,' I looked back at the other four wolves to see two of them leaping towards me. I put my pistol away and took out my sword and machete. I stabbed the left one with the sword and swung the machete into the right one's head. They both fell, my sword and ax dislodging from them when they hit the ground in a pile of firewood. The last two ran away, whimpering, after seeing their whole pack being taken down, my perception of time went back to normal, the power surge subsiding. What was once fear and suspicion, is now shock and awe. Wait, where's the pink one. A wall of pink and baby blue eyes enters my vision. "HII'mPinkiePiewhat'syournamethankyouforsavinguswhatareyoudoyoulikepartieswhat'syourfavoritecakeflavor-" The pony now known as Pinkie Pie kept going but was interrupted by a hot pink glow shutting her mouth and pulling her back to the group. She was pink, with a darker pink, very cotton candy looking mane and tail. The rest of the group except the purple one who has a horn, a unicorn, and Pinkie Pie were still staring at me in shock and awe. "I'm so sorry about Pinkie, she is very excited about meeting new ponies." The purple one apologized, her horn was glowing the same hot pink that was holding Pinkie. "It's fine," I told her, I looked back at Pinkie Pie, "Hi Pinkie Pie, I'm Jody Gray, you're welcome I guess, I'm a human, not really, Red Velvet, I can already tell we are going to be friends." I smiled, she smiled harder. That seemed to snap the others out of their shock, but they were still in awe...well most of the others, one was now fearing me. "That. Was. AWESOME! You have to teach me those move!" Said the cyan one with wings, a pegasus, with a messy rainbow mane and tail. "Uhhh, okay?" I said, unsure of how to respond, "What's your name?" "Sweet! Oh, I'm Rainbow Dash, fastest flyer in Equestria and future Wonderbolt!" She boasted, I could already tell she has a large ego. "Ah'm Applejack, nice to meetcha'." The orange pony with a blond mane and tail wearing a stetson hat introduced. "I am Rarity, fashion extraordinaire," she stated with pride, flicking her mane like one would do to try and get attention to their looks. Rarity had a horn like the purple one, making her a unicorn. She was white with a purple, curled mane and tail "I must say, those clothes are quite interesting, how did you get such clear picture on it and what is it about." she asked in fascination. "Well, I can tell you when we get out of this forest," I said looking up in to the canopy, It was starting to get dark. "What about your weapons?" Pinkie asked, no longer silenced. I looked at the chalk weapons, I was about to say disappear, but only got to think it before they blew away in a colorful smoke. "Oh, follow me," said the purple one. She turned around and went the opposite way of where I came from. Adopting an adorkable thinking face, the rest of us followed her, Pinkie Pie bouncing like a ball right beside me. "What's your name?" I asked her. "Oh, my name is Twilight Sparkle." she said before going back to the thinking face. Twilight was a purple unicorn with a dark blue mane and tail with a purple and hot pink highlight going down each one. I looked at them all, a butter yellow pegasus with a long, baby pink mane and tail was doing her best to stay as far away from me as possible without leaving her friends, Pinkie doing the opposite. I walked closer to her, she shied away, "What's your name?" I asked her, she whispered something I couldn't hear, "Could you repeat that?" I asked her. "I'm Fluttershy." she whispered. "That's a nice name." I complimented, trying to get her out of her shell. At least I got a smile, that's a start. "You're going to love Ponyville, everypony there is so nice and- GASP!" she took off at speeds that were not possible for a biological being. "...You saw that too, right?" I asked the other ponies, all I got was a chuckle or a giggle.