3 weeks later.......
Wolf has been studying magic for three weeks with Twilight as his side. He wasn't doing good at first,but then he began to excel. He was able to use levitation spells now,and was taking full advantage of these talents. Just 5 days ago,he used his magic to aid in the repair of Ponyville after a storm.Everyone accepted him into their lives after that. Twilight was anxious to receive a letter from the Princess concerning the source of Wolf's magic. She finally got it.
My most faithful student...
Anger and hatred can grant terrible power. And Wolf has much of both. Where does the anger and hatred come from? The Spinar of course. Think about it, they destroyed everything he ever had. You can see that his ultimate goal is the death of all Spinar. But his anger and hatred towards them will never cease. He will carry them for the rest of his life,even if all the Spinar are dead. But,some good can be drawn from them. Somehow,he has the ability to control that energy, and use it for whatever purpose. So far,he has used it for good purposes. We can only hope that he will continue to do so.
Yours,
Princess Celestia.
Twilight didn't know what to say. The letter answered her question, but she wasn't sure that she wanted to hear it.
She was deep in thought when Wolf interrupted her.
“Hey. What are you doing?”
She jumped, and quickly hid the letter.
“Private letter?”
“Um...yes.”
Wolf noticed the pause. She didn't want him to see it. He chuckled.
“Okay, fine keep your secrets. I was going for a walk, and I wanted to ask if you wanted to come with?”
“Oh, I'd like to,but I've got some things to do.”
“Okay. See you later.”
“Bye.”
Twilight let out a quick sigh of relief. Then she began to look through the shelves of the library.
* * * * *
It was a beautiful day in Ponyville. The sun was shining, the sky was clear.....Wolf loved it. He could sleep much easier now, his time in Equestria had a very calming effect on him. But his warrior instincts had taught him to never let his guard down. He never did, but he still remained very calm. He was walking out of town when someone caught his eye. He turned and there was Big Macintosh lying in the grass, gazing up at the sky.
“Don't get sunburned!” Wolf joked.
Big Mac got up to face Wolf,a smile appearing as he glimpsed the human. They had now become good friends.
“How you doing today Wolf?”
“Fine, what about you?Did you tell Rainbow yet?”
The smile disappeared.
“Um....no.”
“What happened?”
“Well, I was on my way to tell her,but then I saw her flying with somepony else.”
“Maybe he was just a friend?”
“That's what I thought at first, until they hovered for a moment and she leaned in and kissed him.”
“Ouch. Hey, sorry man. You still love her though right?”
“Eeyup. But I want her to be happy,and she looks very happy with him.”
“I'm glad you feel that way. I've seen a couple fights over a girl before. Didn't end well. These two guys were best friends and they loved the same girl. They fought each other, and they were both hospitalized. A few hours after the fight, the girl solved the problem.
"How?"
Wolf frowned a bit.
"She put a shotgun in her mouth and pulled the trigger."
"Shotgun?"
"Picture that"
He pointed to his rifle
"only instead of shooting one, it sprays a hundred in random directions."
"Ouch..."
“ As you can imagine, they hated each other from that day forth.”
“.....”
“Well, aside from that,anything new?”
“Not much. Applebloom's got a fever that just won't break and we're all worried.”
“Maybe I can help.”
“How?”
He smiled before replying.
“Come with me.”
He grabbed the stallions hoof and helped him up.
“Wow, he's pretty strong.” Big Mac thought to himself.
The two walked out of town and headed straight for a hill.
“Well,here we are.”
“Um, Wolf , I don't think anything on this hill that could help Applebloom.”
“Who said it's on the hill?”
He waved for him to climb up with him. Big Mac shook his head and climbed the hill. What he saw there caused his jaw to drop.
“Impressive isn't she?”
Wolf pointed to the Red Dawn.
“It was a gift from the military. For my 'exceptional' services to the human race. Most advanced weapons,state of the art computer systems,fastest engines,toughest armor......But we're not interested in any of that. We need the med bay.
“Okay.....”
He didn't know what else to say. He was too busy staring at the Red Dawn.He never noticed how Wolf began to climb down the hill.
A whistle in the air.
“Hey! You coming?”
“Uh....Eeyup. Sorry, I was wandering there for a moment.”
“No harm done.”
Wolf waited as Big Mac climbed down. After he got down, Wolf began walking towards the door. It was shut.
“Samantha, override lockdown.”
“Other life sign detected. Security systems armed.”
One of the ships large 50 mm cannons came to life and aimed at Big Mac.
“Stand down, contact is friendly, repeat, contact is friendly!”
“Acknowledged. Standing down. Overriding lockdown. Welcome back Major."
The door opened.
“What was that all about?”
“Sorry, Sam can get a little over-protective.”
“Sam?”
“The ships AI. She keeps it running when I'm not around. Anyway, medical bay is this way. Follow me.”
Big Mac obeyed and followed Wolf further into the ship.
“It looked much smaller outside......” He thought to himself.
They came to a door with a large red cross on it.
“Here we are.”
Wolf pressed a button and opened the door.
They both stepped inside. Wolf turned to face his companion. He was looking around the room that looked much like Ponyville hospital. Wolf turned to look through some cabinets.
“Now where did I put it?”
“Um....Wolf?”
He took his head out of the cabinet.
“Yes?”
Big Mac was pointing to a bottle on a counter. 'Fever medicine', it was labeled
“Yeah, that bottle is actually full of laxative. It was a prank the crew pulled on me when I had a little fever. I knew I shouldn't have trusted that label.....”
He put his head back into the cabinet, and came out holding a bottle.
“Ah, here it is. Good old fashioned medicine.”
He blew off some dust.
“Don't pay attention to that. Thanks to the honey in it, it will never go bad.”
“I never said a thing. I trust you Wolf. You wouldn't make a mistake like that.”
“Thanks. Well, we got what we came for, let's go.”
They proceeded to exit the room when they were interrupted by a meow. Wolf froze as tears formed in his eyes. He looked down. There was a large black figure rubbing against his leg. He put the bottle down as he quickly grabbed it and held it in his arms.
“Jester, I thought I lost you.”
He held it tightly to his chest. Big Mac noticed the tail, and realized it was a cat that Wolf was holding.
Tears streamed down Wolf's face as he held the cat. It was the only thing he had left from his old life,and he loved it very much.
“Hey,you okay?” Big Macintosh asked.
“Yeah, I'm fine. I just never thought I'd see him again.”
“Let's go.”
He put his beloved pet down and took the bottle.
“Samantha, could you feed him while I'm away?”
“That will not be required colonel. In the crash, much of the stored cat food opened. And thankfully the water system still works.”
“Thank you Sam. You can re-initiate lockdown.”
“Yes sir.”
Wolf and his friend exited the ship.
Wolf had a huge smile on his face.
“Somepony's happy.”
“Of course, I just found out that my cat is alive.”
“How old is he?”
“8 years.”
“He's getting pretty old.”
“Yeah, but he's still a kitten on the inside.”
* * * * *
Sweet Apple Acres. All the apple trees had shed their leaves and it gave everyone a chance to rest for a few days. But rest was the only thing they didn't do. They were all concerned about Applebloom,whose fever didn't break. They feared the worst. But then,a ray of hope.
Wolf was talking to Applejack.
“Here,give this to her.”
“Thank yah Wolf.”
“Mind if I come up and see her?”
“Not at all.”
They went upstairs. Applebloom was laying in bed resting. She immediately cheered up as Wolf entered the room.
“Hi Wolf!”
“Nice to see you. I hear you've got yourself a little fever?”
Applebloom nodded.
“Well, let's see if we can fix that shall we?”
“Applejack, let me see the bottle.”
She gave it to him,and he filled up a spoon full of the yellow liquid. It's sweet pleasing scent filled the air. Wolf sighed.
“Oh this brings back good memories.”
He gave the medicine to Applebloom, who cheered up even more as she tasted the medicine.
“That sure tasted good!Hard to believe it's medicine!”
“Thyme and honey. Made from the freshest honey and the best thyme. The honey also has something to do with the medicinal value. The bees collect the nectar from all kinds of herbs and they make honey of very high quality.”
“Ah feel better already! Thanks Wolf.”
“Okay, I know it acts quickly, but not THAT quickly. You still need to stay in bed though.”
“Awwwwww.”
“Well, I'll be-”
Wolf was interrupted by two screams.
“HYDRAAAAAAAA!”
“Hydra? I do not like the sound of this.”
Wolf looked out the window,and of course he saw a Hydra chasing two young colts.
In his head, he was asking himself why there was a creature from Greek mythology chasing two colts, and at the same time, he bolted out the door straight for Red Dawn.
Applebloom asked:
“Now where is he going?”
“Ah don't know, but Ah need to go help with the Hydra. Applebloom?”
“Yes sis?”
“STAY. HERE.”
“Hmph.”
Applejack left the barn and headed straight for the Hydra.
* * * * *
Everyone was panicking. They were running back and forth all over town. After a few minutes, the Mayor had restored order and instructed everyone to remain in their homes while the Element Bearers dealt with the Hydra.
* * * * *
The two colts that were being chase were inadvertently leading it back to town. All of a sudden, one of the Hydra's head's had blocked the path the colts were following. They stopped and tried to climb up a rock face. A grave mistake. They were trapped, and they knew it. They stared right into the eyes of the Hydras many heads,who were all licking their lips. All of a sudden, a blue streak through the sky. The Hydras was confused, it was being distracted by Rainbow Dash while Twilight proceeded to rescue the trapped colts. She was surprised to see the two ponies that were being chased.
“Snips? Snails? The Hydra's chasing YOU?!”
“Um, yes?”
“Why is a Hydra chasi-...never mind, just come on.”
They obeyed and followed Twilight out of the corner. The Hydra noticed them and lunged at them.
Twilight pushed the colts back behind her,and preparing herself for the worst.
An explosion.
Twilight looked up at the Hydra,who was reeling in pain as an explosive had hit it's back. Both It and Twilight turned to face the source of it. It was Wolf,standing on top of a hill,with a rifle in his hands.
“Why don't you pick on someone who can fight back!”
It was all too happy to oblige. All four heads lunged at him. Wolf jumped out of the way at the last possible second, the heads struck the hill.
On the ground,Wolf was with Twilight.
“Sorry I'm late.”
“Actually you were just in time.”
“Oh good. Go, get them out of here, I'll cover you.”
“Okay.”
Twilight left the scene with Snips and Snails. The Hydra was now furious at having lost it's prey,and lunged at Wolf again. He jumped out of the way again,but the Hydra was quick to react and all it's heads stopped just in time before hitting the ground. Wolf began taunting it.
“Come and get me you ugly son of a bitch!”
It lunged at Wolf once more. He dodged yet again in the nick of time.
A rope came over one of the Hydra's heads.
Applejack jumped on it's back and pulled back as hard as she could. The other heads turned to face her.
“Oops. Ah forgot about that.”
One of it's heads came around and slammed into Applejack. She was knocked off and landed 30 meters away. Another head lunged at her. She prepared for the end. It never came. Wolf had saved her at the last second,knocking her out of the path of the head. Rainbow Dash quickly came to Applejack's side.
“Get her out of here Rainbow!”
“But,what about you?”
“I'll be okay, just go!”
She obeyed and lifted the wounded Earth-pony out of the fight. It was just the Hydra and Wolf now. They faced each other, until finally the Hydra made it's move. All 4 of the heads were now focused on him. The fight just got a lot harder. He dodged one, but the other had landed within inches of him and knocked him to the ground. Another head came down to finish him. Wolf stretched out his arm and used his newly developed magic to levitate a large rock into it's mouth. The head stopped in midair, as it struggled to swallow the rock. Wolf got up. But he forgot about something. He turned to his right, and there was the other head,bearing down on him. He couldn't dodge it, there wasn't enough time. It hit him, sending him flying into a rock. His back absorbed much of the impact, but the force caused his head to fly backwards, making contact with the rock. His helmet was knocked off by the sheer force of the impact. He looked at his helmet, the hardglass was shattered. He put his hand to the back of his head. All he could remember after that was his hand covered in blood before he lost consciousness.
End Chapter 8.