//------------------------------// // Chapter 4 United // Story: EQUESTRIA SKULL ISLAND #2 // by Shark //------------------------------// Two groups far from each other, all heading to the north Mountain trying to escape and survive Skull island, but due to the journey we have lost many people, encounter strange but dangerous creatures. The next morning Fluttershy and Applejack group woke up, but curiosity everyone in the group explored the village, although the village was abandoned and old, it was still protected by a very large wall of trees. Applejack is still wondering what happened to the villagers she still remembers what that Buffalo told them. “The Buffalo says they never seen anything like us before, if the villages were not our kind then what are they, And the real question is where are they.” Applejack looked back and see Fluttershy still talking to Vevi the owl, The owl was explaining the history of skull island the animals the people even the plants. Fluttershy was fascinated hearing all the different types of animals, The first animal hunts in packs and climbed on trees they’re called DEATH JACKAL they’re almost similar to wolves. The second the animal lives in the river they’re mostly quiet but you should not provoke them, it’s call the MIRE SQUID, don’t let the river fool you the river is deep and the squid there a huge. After Fluttershy and owl finish talking everyone decide to keep moving on, everyone says they’re going to head back to the jungle towards the north mountain but The owl protest, everyone in the group was wondering why the owl was acting up, Fluttershy told everyone that the jungle, although beautiful is filled with dangerous creatures that could easily kill them, and the easy way to go is by water. Applejack asked the owl are there any boats in village, the owl nodded, owl started flying leading the group to the boats. It wasn’t that far, when The owl made a complete stop everyone was surprised to see the villagers boats still standing. Everyone got inside in the big boat, everyone started noticing that the boat is similar to a sail boat, well the boat is still standing any strong enough to hold more people, this could make traveling much easier, Fluttershy ask Vevi the owl to come with them. Vevi stopped and turned to look back at the village, Fluttershy immediately noticed something is bothering Vevi. (Owl translation) “I been in this village for a long time, I wasn’t raised by the villagers, I just live close by them.” “Does the villagers treat you as one of their own?” “Actually it’s a funny story at first they thought I was easy food but more and more I stayed and watch over them, they thought I was The watcher from the gods, so they don’t mind me, to be honest I don’t know they do accept me. I been watching the villages for a long time that I thought this is my home, then suddenly they’re gone, villagers vanish, I don’t know what happened, there were no noises, and no animal attacks, so I always been alone for a long time.” “Oh my, you poor thing, you’ve been alone for a long time, and you have no idea of the villagers have accepted you.” “Yep I haven’t met anyone I can talk to, you’re the first person I talk to in a long time.” “Well maybe it’s time for a change, you can come with us, I have friends back home and I know that you don’t know much about Equestria but don’t worry you’ll fit right in.” The owl was still looking at the village, but after hearing what Fluttershy told her, she wants a friend, someone who can accept her. Vevi flew off landed on Fluttershy shoulders, she was happy, while everyone else have no idea what Fluttershy and the owl were talking about. Applejack push the boat causing the boat to head off, Reg was looking at applejack asking her about the shotgun. Applejack said it belongs to her brother, he just wants me to be safe, applejack know that Reg is nervous, last night she saw him moving a lot. Applejack ask Reg if he’s all right, Reg said he just scared about the monsters in this island, after seeing kong destroyed everyone like nothing, reminds him, what can they do to stop a creature like that. Applejack understand very well how Reg feels, she remembers the Muto attack, hearing her friend trapped in the castle, and she can’t do anything, she knows that feeling very well, but kong is different, if that what the owl said. Back with Sarge, him and his soldiers were walking on a cleared field, Everyone were alerted, prepared if any creature came running after them. Mill stopped and turned around looking at a mountain this got Cole’s attention, wondering why is he stopped, call look at the mountain and immediately alerted Sarge. “Sarge I think you need to look at this.” Sarge turned around wondering why his soldier stopped and now he understand why, The mountain has a giant hand print, the print isn’t made from paint, no it was made from blood. Sarge smirked he immediately knows where the blood came from, he points his sword at the handprint. “Why you look at that, it bleeds. We did that, sure those bat creatures came at him, but we have the fire power, that right there proves that’s this creature can be killed.” Sarge looked one of the soldiers. “Ms. Set how good is your magic?” “Always ready to use sir.” “Good, we need that.” Sarge and everyone else continued walking while Mills and Cole starting to question what is Sarge thinking. Sarge has been in The royal guards for a long time he served Equestria, protecting his homeland, but this island opening his eyes, he has a plan and he wants to finish this plan before he leaves this island. Mills and Cole looked at each other question what Sarge is thinking but they have orders to follow. Everyone walk through the forest trying to reach the north mountain, there were some creatures that tried to attack them but every time they tried Sarge order his soldiers to fire killing anything that tried to attack them. An hour half past, and Sarge and his soldiers have made it to the north mountain, Sarge order his soldiers to fire a flare, hoping the others would see it. Back at Applejack and Fluttershy group, they were riding the boat for couple hour, and they were very close to the north mountain, but everyone is alerted to find the others, everyone immediately looked up in the sky when they started noticing a flare fired, everyone in the boat start cheering finally found the others, one of the soldiers stand up and went to the edge of the boat cheering and happy, saying that we will finally go home. As the soldier was cheering he turned his head, and he was picked up in the air everyone was shocked, The soldier was screaming, more of those flying creatures started ripping him apart, one of the soldiers was about to fire his gun but he can’t do anything. They continue on to the north mountain, everyone was alerted trying to see if they can find Sarges group, Reg shouted he saw serge and the others, applejack turned the boat towards Serge and everyone else. When the boat made it to land everyone ran to the other glad to see them alright. “Reg, my friend your alright.” “Mills, you cannot believe what I’ve been through.” “Seeing everything that happened to us, I believe it any way.” Sarge looked at AppleJack and Fluttershy surprise they’re still alive, what surprise him even more is seeing an owl sitting on Fluttershy shoulder, he walked towards them asking them questions how did they survive, Applejack told him. “Fluttershy is the only one Who can talk to animals, and there been multiple times where that was very useful.” “And the owl?” “The owl came with us apparently it’s alone in a abandoned village.” Sarge was questioning applejack answers, he asked her what happened to the villagers from the abandon village. All she said. “Not sure what happened to them.” Before sarge was about to ask, one of the soldiers immediately alerted everyone telling them that something is coming, everyone immediately pulled out their swords and guns ready to fight, but it was something that they were not expecting. “Thank God I finally found you guys.” “Jack.” It was Jack, Jack’s armor was all torn and ripped, it’s full of scratches, he doesn’t have his backpack, doesn’t even have any weapons to protect him, but he was happy that he made it. Jack walk towards the closes person, and immediately started touching their face checking if he’s not hallucinating, it wasn’t. “Oh my god your real, I’m not hallucinating.” “Jack you ok.” “Yes sorry, I’m just glad I can talk to people again, does anyone have a weapon for I can protect myself.” “Jack.” “Oh hello Sarge.” “What happened to you more importantly what happened to your armor and your equipment.” Jack explained everything that what happened to him since they were separated, he told everyone that he was attacked by multiple animals but he managed to escape, he told him what happened to his armor and his equipment. “I was close to the north mountain, I was in a forest full of thin trees, I stopped and rested to save my energy and suddenly I thought I heard a sound, I turn around and it was a freaky looking monster looking at me, it open his mouth trying to eat me Lucky for me I moved away but the creature was running fast trying to catch me I was trying to run away from this creature but this creature was fast. There was a cliff and I tried to jump off the cliff but the creature caught me but he caught my backpack, it started shaking me around and tried to eat me a whole so I unclip my backpack, the creature ate my backpack thinking it was me. I started running as fast as I can, and then I saw the flare.” Everyone was shocked to hear that Jack been through all that, Sarge was most surprised, but it good that he’s ok. Applejack joins the Conversation telling Sarge the plane. “We got a boat Sarge, if we follow the river, it will take us back to the ship.” “That sounds good, but we’re not leaving yet, we still got soldiers out there. “Wait a minute you still got more soldiers out there.” “Before we got separated, there was another boat containing more soldiers, those soldiers would survive longer than us, because they have more weapons and ammunition, and they’re still out there. We now know where their location is there down on the West.” Jack shouted “West, I came from West there was no one there, we can’t go west, that’s where the skull things live. You’re gonna need a lot more weapons to kill those things.” Fluttershy joins the Conversation “Everyone I think we should listen to jack, the owl told me that area is the most dangerous place in the island.” Sarge looked back at applejack like nothing change. “We have jobs, and my job is not going to abandon those people.” Applejack knows the island is dangerous but she doesn’t want people to die, so she agrees with Sarge, he smiled, he told everyone to follow him. “Seriously this is crazy, we’re all gonna die we’re all going to freaking die.” Everyone followed Sarge towards a cleared field, everyone immediately started noticing the scattered large bones around the area, they’re getting close. When they made it to the end of the valley, they saw two large skeletons in the open, the owl told them that’s kong parents, well what’s remaining of them. Everyone continued on, everyone is high alerted full knowing what’s out there, When everyone made it to the halfway, they stopped, they heard a noise, Jack Immediately started yelling at everyone to run. Everyone started to hide, at first all they hear are the noises of the creature, then the creature revealed it self puking on the ground. Applejack looked at the creature and was horrified to see pile of skeletons wearing armor, it was the lost soldiers none of them survived, the creature stand up and left, everyone got up and started moving faster trying to escape the area. Sarge ordered the soldiers to ready there weapons, everything went quiet it, some of the people in the group question if the skull crawler left. One of the soldiers flinched. She notice something fell on her, she looked at her arm noticing it was covered but a strange slime, she immediately knows what it is, and all she can say is. “Ah shit.” The skull crawler ate the soldier, everyone viciously turned around, and started shooting at the creature. The skull crawler moved around, attacking and eating someone, everyone was trying to keep their distance away from the skull crawler. One of the soldiers were run but fell in a hole filled with gas, he turned around see the creature running right at him, in a panic the soldier points his gun at creature and pulled the trigger. The spark of the gun cause a large explosion, big enough to burn the creature body, everyone ran out of the area, finally made it to the other side. Applejack and the owl started to argue with Sarge. “Look Sarge, I know you have a job to do but Vevi have been here longer, and we’re telling you, that thing that attacked us, it was a child, and we’re in their territory, and we need to turn back now!” “Not as long we got soldiers out there.” “Sarge, when that creature throw up, it was pile of bones, bones are wearing Royal guards armor, and there was a lot of them.” Everyone were shocked to hear the news, everyone is thinking to go back to the boat, but Sarge disagrees. “Doesn’t change a thing, we’re still going to the crash sight.” “Sarge what in tarnation do you want to go there.” “WEAPONS, enough to kill it!” “Kill it, you mean kong.” “Of course I’m talking about the bloody monkey.” “Kong didn’t killed those soldiers Sarge.” “But he did killed the others when we entered in the swamp!” Fluttershy joins in the Conversation. “You can’t kill kong Sarge, kong is the alpha in this island, you removed A predator then the prey will scatter destroy the ecosystem.” Reg also joins the Conversation. “She’s right Sarge, we can’t kill kong and those monster that attacked us, it’s just the beginning there’s more of them, and they’re the real threat.” “Then we kill them as well, right after we’re done killing a giant monkey.” Jack has enough, he pulls a sword pointing towards Sarge, everyone starts pointing there weapons to each other. Sarge deflect jack sword and bringing him to the ground. “I am not gonna let these monsters loose around the world.” Jack started yelling at Sarge. “CRAZY, YOU HEAR ME THIS IS CRAZY!” “Please you need to listen!” Said Fluttershy. “She’s right Sarge, listen to us.” Said Applejack. Sarge points his gun towards applejack and Fluttershy, not believe what they’re saying. “You two and the Princesses got my soldiers killed.” “And your gonna get us all kill.” Said Fluttershy. “Who side you on cowgirl.” Applejack told her and Fluttershy and couple of people will go back to the boat and wait for them there. After negotiating Sarge agrees, Sarge told his soldiers to get ready to continue, Reg doesn’t want go with Sarge, but he doesn’t want Sarge to kill him. Sarge noticed that Jack isn’t with them, he looked back seeing Jack standing next applejack, Sarge smirks. “Jack you coming,(silence) you do know you’re about to commit treason. Jack still didn’t say anything, Sarge shrugged full knowing that Jack will suffer the consequences when they get back to Equestria. Jack looked at applejack telling her they need to stop him. They continued back to river, while walking applejack isn’t happy what’s happening, everyone stopped, they heard something, Applejack decided to check a look where did the noise came from, Fluttershy asked her if she can come with her, she agrees. The owl flew off landing on log next to jack, before applejack and Fluttershy left, jack warns them. “Hey, Keep your eye open, up on the trees too.” Applejack and Fluttershy looked at each other, wondering what Jack was talking about. “What do you mean.” Said Applejack “Ants, big ones,(Bird noise) there’s one (Bird noise) sounds like a bird but it’s a f@cking ant.” Back at Sarge group they made it to the crash site, it’s exactly what he thought, a boat filled with ammunition and weapons, the soldiers pulled the weapons setting a trap for the giant ape. “If guns can kill this ape, we need to fire to burn the ape, trapping him on the river, miss barns, can you use your magic to make fire.” “Ah yes sir, I can make fire around the lake.” “Good, bring those bombs out now, we’re going to need all of it to kill it.” Sarge stopped looking at the valley, prepared to fight back, when the ape is dead, then all of Equestria would see it’s possible to kill this monster. They’re would be new weapons ready to kill every monster, kill this creature until they’re wiped out of existence. Sarge will not stop until kong is dead.