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// In the land of unknown 
// Story: In the land of Equestria 
// by damandan28 
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	AN: hey guys is my first fan-fic and I expect strict criticism. If this gets good enough reviews I will continue it. If not, I'll just cut my losses. If you have any ideas you want to shoot to me feel free to PM me. Also if you want to submit some fan-art for the cover, I would greatly appreciate it.
Also i would like to thank Bronymaster for editing my story. With out him this story would suck.	 
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I open my eyes to see where I was at. All I can see in the darkness around me are trees and bushes. I look around but nothing looks very familiar to me. I tried to remember how I got here but the last thing I remembered was that I was getting ready to drive to the hospital and see my mother, who was recovering from chemotherapy due to breast cancer... that thought brought a tear to my eye and motivation to get out of this forest.

I decided I needed to stand up, but when I did I fell back down. I've noticed that my legs were weak, but not due to the lack of muscle strength. It felt like I haven’t used them for hours or even a few days. I leaned up against a tree and used it to help me get up. When I got up I stretched to get some strength back in them and it felt like it worked.

I started to walk through the forest when I stumbled upon a bush with blue colored berries. Damn it, if I hadn’t quit the boy scouts I might know if these berries are good to eat, I thought to myself. I decided to keep them in my pocket in case I might starve and eat them as a last resort. As I put the berries in my pocket I felt something else in there. When I found out what is was I started to hit my head against the nearest tree due to just how much of a dumbass I must be. I forgot I had my cell phone on me. Of course when I went to check it I found out that I have no reception. I then had a realization, “This is how horror movies start out.” I said out loud. Already about to piss myself in fear I hear someone yell “APPLEBLOOM!” I was beyond scared at that point.

“APPLEBLOOM!” I hear being yelled again, but this time I noticed that the voice had a feminine country accent. I breathed a sigh of relief that at least my killer might be a sexy cowgirl.

I headed towards the sound of the voice. Then she yells out “Consarnit it Applebloom, ah’m tired of looking for ya in this Celestia-forsaken place! You’re gonna be in big trouble when Ah fin-“she suddenly stopped talking and I felt like something was wrong. I saw that the clearing wasn’t that far off so I hurried to the edge of it to see what was happening.

As I looked from behind the bush to see what was going on, I saw a small orange horse or pony with a blond mane and a … cowboy hat? That, and I saw a lion. I thought to myself,Well, I guess this pony is Appleblo-WHAT THE HELL IS A LION DOING IN A MIDDLE OF A FORIEST?! Well… for whatever reason I guess I should let nature take its course.  As I was about to walk away I heard the pony say something with the voice I heard earlier, but this time there was a hint of fear. “Looky here Mr. Manticore, Ah don’t want to hurt ya so shoo before Ah do.” As I looked closer I noticed that the “lion” had wings and a scorpion’s tail. HOLY SHIT THAT REALLY IS A MANTICORE! I thought to myself. So I guess someone kidnapped me, gave me LSD, acid, or whatever makes someone trip balls this hard, and left me in the forest to die or watch for amusement.

As I focused back on reality, or whatever the hell this is, I saw that the manticore took no heed from the pony’s “warning” and began to pounce on the fear stricken pony. I decided to make my move. I rushed out of the brush and went shoulders first into the manticore in mid-air. The manticore was thrown to the ground and was down for a while. He looked more stunned and confused than in pain. While the manticore was down and my back was to the pony I told her to run. I turned my head back to the pony, who was still there, looking stunned and confused like the manticore, and I yell to her “RUN!” This time she listened and ran. It was just me and the manticore as I thought to myself, if I die here, at least I died saving someone, or somepony, like my dad did.