Here is where I learned that being tangible was not the only threatening thing Stalker could do...
All I can see is an angry spirit of damnation darting straight towards me as I see Baron run back to the ponies we left behind “Alright you piece of shit time to kick your non existent ass!”
“Oh just one of you?....bah it doesn't matter you will be one with the land soon.”
“Try it then Stalker!” I dart off ditching stalker and soon dart right back “Oh so the nerve to fight me came ba...eh?” Stalker stops mid-sentence as I ignite into flames to charge at him like an inescapable fireball....which I clearly was....until “Whoopsie....” Stalker opens up a hole in his torso area which I inevitably go through and miss my target altogether and crash through multiple objects and smash painfully into the ground “You cheap ass bastard.....I’ll get you for that!”
“Oh you can try all you like....but I must admit the ability to control flames like that at will did catch me off guard......not like that's going to help you anymore Mon Amie.....hahahaha.”
“You better mean the french version of that!” I dart at him full speed yet again “Don’t you learn?” He opens up a hole again, but I knew he would repeat the same thing and with that I arc to the left and smash through a tree causing it to fall on Stalker “Apparently you do....(SQUISH)” after seeing the tree crush the gooey mess I soon knew he would ooze out from under the tree and stood right there waiting for his reappearance “OK now that hurt....hey...where did you run off to now?”
“SURPRISE!” I open my mouth and start inhaling causing everything's natural life force to become absorbed within me which unfortunately for Stalker who was all life force did not appreciate “Oh so you can do this too....” did I say this was unfortunate for him.....well I may have milked my semi triumph....”Sorry but you make this too easy!” he arcs up into and smashes into my face head on like a cannonball “Did you really think it would be this easy...”
“Well judging by my case scenario and the fact that you were trapped in here and are nothing but a stubborn spirit who doesn't want to move on I kinda figured things wouldn't end up going so annoying fast.”
“Do I look like some pathetic mini boss in a game which can be taken care off with the least bit of thought?”
“You do not want me to answer truthfully.....”
(Escaping with the Mane 6)
As I stop to regain my breath one by one the petrified ponies regain consciousness
“Oh dear Celestia I've read about him in books but they never showed a picture of him.....and that's just his spirit form no less!” Twilight says pacing herself knowing eventually Stalker would catch up with us.
“Now now i’m sure Searing can handle himself purty darn fine against that.....thing.” Applejack states trying to calm down the panicking mares
“Applejack that thing easily made of fool of this guy and i’m pretty sure hes going to make easy work of Searing Flames...” Rainbow Dash clearly states annoying me “Oh I’m sorry but as I recall....YOU SIX PUT ME IN HERE TO START WITH!”
“We did no such thing!” Rainbow speaks in retaliation “Yes you did!.....with that multi colored laser thing the six of you shot at Searing’s petrified body you put me, Searing and Tyra in here!”
“I’m guessing after that attack you pulled off clashed with our attack it sort of created a multi field warp......sending the weaker half of the space anomaly creator in said anomaly...” Twilight says only to have rainbow back up with “Haha she called you weak.”
“Also Baron before I became petrified with fear I noticed you called Searing Ruby back before he went off to fight Stalker...”
As I hear her say this I tense up and quickly try to avoid it “I did no such thing Twilight so I have no idea what you’re talking about you must have heard things as you became filled with fear....”
“Hm.......well whatever I suggest we find a way to get out of this place and then we can discuss your partners real name....and what you really are trying to do.”
After this all I thought was “Crap this isn't going to end well” I immediately try to divert everything “Uh first we need to make sure Searing doesn't die....otherwise we will follow soon...”
(Fields of Negativity)
“I must say the only real harm you seem to be doing is to my self-esteem...and that's not even much to start with you pathetic little fireball...but then again you’re just sealed away in this pathetic pony form...how ironic that Me...the greatest creature of darkness to be sealed away by one am now killing a creature who is sealed in the form of one!” as Stalker finishes he tosses Ruby like a wayward projectile into a nearby tree causing it to collapse on him “You should have just stayed with the boy seeing as you’re useless to me as is!”
“Kiss my ass you Enigmatic freak...” I dart towards him then barrel roll to the right confusing him just as he was going to open his chest again to avoid me.
“What are you doi-” cutting him off I ignite and burn all the trees surrounding him which inevitably fall on him “Oh that’s what you were going f-(SPLAT)” the second Stalker is squashed I immediately start trying to absorb him by starting with the parts that flew into the air after getting crushed then carry on with the parts underneath the burning trees “Ah so this was it eh?...well if you want to play dirty you should have just asked!” I completely absorb Stalker shutting him up only to find out I can’t control my body “Oh my my not very complex insides...then again you’re nothing but a small fire elemental to me.”
“Get out of me you freak....” is all I say struggling to keep my still newly returned body in my control.
“With pleasure...I got what I can from you anyway.” with that Stalker ejected from my body...but when he rebuilt himself he appeared as if he had “evolved” to say the least “By the way...GET A LOAD OF THIS!” with that he ignited into a ball of fire and charged right at me smashing me greatly into a random direction of the forest and with that...I black out.
(Negative zone entrance)
“God what is taking him!”
“Maybe Stalker got him.”
“No way in hell is Searing losing to that metamorpho creep!” I say against Rainbow Dash’s last statement until we hear the sound of something crashing through the forest “Anyone else hear that?”
As if on cue Ruby crashes through multiple objects before coming to a halt right at our feet...or in the mare’s scenario their hooves.
“Oh my Celestia is he alright!?” Rarity shouts at the unconscious pony in front of her.
“Wait if he’s here then that means...” And with that Stalker bursts in as if called upon.
“It means you’re all doomed now!” he ignites on fire as soon as he finished “My my this is going to be fun.”
Quickly thinking while watching the explosive Stalker aiming towards us I yell “TYRA TIMBERWOLVES ARE ATTACKING!” and with that the little chimera’s eyes open wide and immediately she jumps off my and crashes into the fireball as a fireball herself and when the fire around her was out she was back into manticore form only for her to forcibly splatter the new and improve stalker on multiple trees before she passes out again reverting back into a tiny chimera..
“What the buck just happened!” Rainbow asks after seeing Tyra’s little transformation “We got time that's what just happened!” I pick up Ruby and Tyra and immediately run towards the tree that got us stuck here “Uh...uh...GUYS I WANT YOU TO TRY YOUR LITTLE LASER ATTACK AGAIN!”
“It’s not a laser attack its the power of our-” I cut Twilight off before she finishes speaking “JUST DO IT!” Stalker rebuilds himself then darts directly towards us “I WILL BE DAMNED IF I LET SUCH SIMPLE PRAY ESCAPE MY GRASPS!” with Stalker inches away from our faces the mares at my side immediately levitate with a rainbow aurora surrounding them and almost immediately the laser clashes with the infuriated fireball only for the laser to start failing to keep Stalker at bay “We can’t...hold him back...much longer.”
“Oh god this is not going well…” the fireball pushes the rainbow colored laser farther back as we now are forced to lean on the tree that brought us here in the first place “GUYS WHEN I SAY NOW STOP YOUR ATTACK!” the mares just lightly nod while still holding back the demon. and as we lean completely on the tree i pull out my hand cannon and immediately shout “NOW!” and with that the girls stop the laser leaving the burning fireball cloaked in the rainbow aura heading towards us and with leaving me to quickly grab onto the seven ponies around me plus Tyra while I pull out my gun and blast Stalker the second his face connects with the gun and suddenly everything blanks out.
(Real Everfree Forest)
We come tumbling down onto the ground and immediately we get up “What just happened!?” Twilight being the first of the mares to speak up “Hold on now..this doesn't seem ta be that creepy dark version of this forest...hey everypony I think we’re back in our world!” Applejack says only to quiet down after seeing something horrifying “Applejack what is it? Oh god is he behind me!” I say freaking out to see where Stalker is “No I’m in front of you…” as Stalker says this I scream like a little girl “EVERYPONY RUN!” and with that said I pick up Ruby and Tyra and we all run towards the forest exit only for Stalker to chase after us “Well girls it looks like we've met our maker...it’s been nice knowing you all for the brief amount of time we had.
“Same here.” Rainbow Dash said
“Ditto.” Pinkie Pie said
“I’d reckon I feel the same here.” Applejack says
“It has been a charming time well spent.” Rarity says
“It was a nice time…” Fluttershy says
“Yea it ha...WAIT A MINUTE GUYS WE’RE NOT DONE IN YET SO STOP ACTING LIKE IT!” Twilight says trying to put some sense within the others around her “See guys I see Fluttershy’s house right over there!” as she says this we all trip the second we leave the forest “Oh no…” is all Twilight says as she gives up hope to only to see Stalker unable to leave the forest “NO NOT THIS ACCURSED SEAL...BUT HOW I THOUGHT YOU FUMBLING MORONS BROKE IT ENTIRELY...NO THIS IS NOT THE SAME SEAL...SO I REALLY AM CURSED TO ONLY WANDER THE FORESTS FOR ETERNITY…” as Stalker says this we all laugh only for him to shut us up with a loud roar before disappearing into the forest “Well then I guess that makes this a problem for another day...on the bright side we’re still alive right?” I say just getting a long drawn out sigh by the six of them.
“First day meeting you and that happens...Celestia will have my head when she hears of this…” Twilight says picking herself off the ground “Who said anything about telling her about this?” I say trying to calm her down.”
“B-But but how would I get away with-” I immediately interrupt her “I won’t tell her if you won’t.” Twilight just nods as I say this “Say Baron...I feel I owe you a tour of this town.” I just nod realizing Twilight forgot to interrogate me on Ruby’s name.
“Let’s get a move on!”