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// chapter 18 
// Story: Discorded Humanity 
// by The Drifting Bard 
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Beware the fury of a patient man.




the three of us found ourselves on the cliff, overlooking Ponyville.
the peace and tranquility of the small town had been disrupted by Griffins.
i heard the cries of anguish. "if any of you two make an off hand comment, i will gut you myself"
i growled. the two ponies watched as my eyes began to turn blood red. "sir, your eyes"
"i know" i jumped down the cliff face, digging my sword into the cliff to slow my decent.

the two ponies landed beside me. "what should we do?"
"simple, Grimm, you fly over Ponyville, survey the area, give me a good heads up of what's going down"
"aye,"
"Sunny? Your to report to sarge, as soon as i give the signal"
Grimm flew off, i stood and waited.
within a few minutes, he was quickly taken down.
three griffins were surrounding us. 
"heh, you, fleshy, are getting too close"
"i'd like to point out... you're all  going to die here"
the unicorn stood back, watching me work. 
killing them was easy, getting the blood off my skin was hard.
"lets go find Grimm"
the unicorn nodded in fear.

"heh, you scared?" i asked Sunny, he simply nodded.
"thought as much, just retreat and report back to celestia, i'll do the hard work"
i smiled. 
"how can you be smiling at a time like this"
"simple... its my job" i grinned. he took off shortly after.

wihtin a few moments, i came across the house of Ditzy Doo.
it was on fire, i burst through the door, and looked everywhere. finding a small note,
"gone to library"
i quickly ran back out but was once again surrounded. 
six griffins launched themselves at me. i moved to the side. they piled up on top of each other.
"too easy" i walked off.

i knocked on the door of the ponyville library.
"Griffins dont knock you know" 
the door was opened and i was pulled in.
"you came? and why... oh...."
"sorry about the mess" blood had matted my hair, slicking it back. i had a few cuts across my face.
i was being eyed up by several ponies inside the library, all 6 elements, Ditzy and Aquilinus.
"Ditzy, wheres Dinky?"
i noticed her eyes were reddened by tears. "they took her, Thunder aswell"
my face gave away my emotions. 
i turned around, and walked out. 

"this is it, its do or die, no gianax ending" i grunted as i pulled my sword out of its scabbard once more.
i ran to the cries of foals. a griffin landed in front of me, bearing its talons. 
i looked it dead in the eye. "Exactly where are the foals, and how many griffins do i have to kill to get them back?"
the tip of the blade was now resting on the griffins jugular vein. "if i so much as see your kind in Ponyville again... i wont hesitate to kill you" i said darkly. "nobody fucks with my son and gets away with it"
the rest of the griffins landed, and saw the rage in my eyes, one of them quickly opened the gate. 
"now, i suggest you leave"

they left. put my sword away and walked through the gate. "Dave?"
"hey Dinky..." i smiled at the filly.
"Dad!! your alive!" i was jumped on by Thunder.
i stood up, with him dangling off my back. "it'll take alot more than some griffins to kill me," 
"all of you better follow me to the library" 




i knocked on the door, taking notice of the gaurds ponies now beginning to set up a barrier around ponyville.
"i got the kids with me, they're safe now"
Dinky and Thunder ran into the house. i walked in. 
"Dave, shower now" came the shout from Twilight.
i took off the armour. and walked upstairs.
and took a glorious shower.
the blood ran off me like a small torrent.
i sighed.

after drying myself off and re-arming myself, i walked back down stairs.
Celestia was waiting for me.
"you knew, didnt you"
she was slgihtly taken aback by the comment, but shook her head.
"i had no idea, but then again, i should have expected this from Terrinscore" she sighed.
"does the Griffin parliment know about this attack? if they do"
"no, we will not go to war" she shouted. 
"i wasn't going to say anything of the sort Celestia, i ws just going to say... send me there" 
Celestia gave me a look, one which basically screamed no killing. 
"fine..." i huffed.

the night was upon us now. 
Ponyville was at peace once again.
i searched for Grimm, but he was no where to be found.
until i heard a faint cough. 
"Grimm?"
"Over here"
he was lying on a small fence, it had broken around him. 
i could see the clawmarks from the griffin that brough him down.
i picked him up and carried him to the hospital. "thank god the hospital isnt far"
i walked through, and hollered for a nurse.
within an instant a pair of nurses with a stretcher burst through a door.
i placed the injured pegasus on the stretcher.
 i just hope he survives