Oh god, what the hell am I doing! I thought to myself. I’m in an unknown place and just saved a life of a talking pony just to put myself in the way of a deadly manticore. The manticore had gotten back up and now we are circling each other while waiting for the other to make their move. The funny thing is that I know I’m going to die and I don’t even think that is the worst part, I thought to myself, …it’s that I know my mom will die if I die. Ever since dad died duri-
Before I had the chance to finish that thought the manticore had made the first move. He did the same pounce he did on the pony before. I manage to roll away from the attack in time. The manticore was surprised that he missed me and I saw an opening. I decided to do the first attack that came to mind and I kick him in the ribs. Of course, I forgot to take in that the manticore was pretty much the size of a damn lion. So when I kicked him the manticore didn’t move an inch and counter attacked with a swipe at my right leg. He managed to make contact but thank god I was wearing jeans or the two cuts that now ran down my leg would be deep gashes.
The manticore faced towards me again and I backed up. With the luck I always have I backed into a tree. Before I could do anything the manticore was already in front of me and I saw his tail heads toward my face. Luckily, I ducked my head and his tail got stuck in the tree. Another opportunity arose and I started to punch him in the face. Of course, he has claws and I only managed to get four punches in before it swatted me away like a fly. Now I have three deep cuts on the left side of my body as I fell to my right.
The manticore used his paws to push against the tree to free his tail. I got back up and he made an attempt to pounce like before. Also like before I managed to roll away, but this time he took the blunt side of his tail and he hit me in the face with it, forcing me to the ground. In no time the manticore jumped on me and threw his tail at me again. I twisted my body to the left, out of the way of his tail. I then pulled my legs out from under him and managed to double kick him in his face. My kick was enough force to knock him on his ass, which gave me enough room to roll out.
I got up as fast as I could but like before, the manticore tried to swipe at me again. It was so quick the only thing I could do was jump back. As I did he managed to make contact with my chest and I now got three not so deep cuts across my chest, which looks pretty badass. If I live through this I better get some damn good pussy with this scar, I thought to myself. Then again the manticore attacked with his tail and I took a step to my left, which was enough for it to miss me. But then the blunt side of the tail and hit me in the face again and I fell on my left side. A little dazed, I felt something in my pocket that I fell on. When I remembered what it was I wanted to get up and hit my head against a tree, but before I could get it out the manticore jumped on me again and this time his left claw was in my right arm. I wanted to cry out in pain but I had no time, I took out my grandfather’s WWII canoe knife and stabbed it in the leg holding my right arm down. The manticore got off me imminently. I got up now determined; this was now a fair fight.
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Applejack ran as fast as she could out of the forest into the outskirts of Ponyville. There is where she ran into two of her friends: one is a lavender colored unicorn with the same colored mane but with a pink streak running through it named Twilight Sparkle and the second was a cyan colored pegasus but with a rainbow colored tail and mane named Rainbow Dash.
Twilight was showing Dash how to do new moves for Dash’s routine. At first she was using angles, circumference, and other mathematical and scientific words to explain it. Of course Dash didn’t understand it one bit until Twilight explained it in words she understands.
“Just go that way,” she talked to Dash pointing at about a 70 degree angle, “then do a big loop and go dow-OH MY CELESTIA, APPLEJACK ARE YOU OKAY?!” she asked as she saw Applejack, who was all dirty and her mane was a mess and looked pretty much like hell, run towards them.
“Applejack what happened?” again asked Twilight
“And where’s your hat?” Dash added
Applejack put her hoof on her head to check for her hat which was gone, but then realized there was a bigger problem at hand.
“Ah was lookin for Applebloom and the other CMC when Ah was attacked by a manticore.”
“Manticore?!” Twilight and Dash said in unison
“Yeah,” said Applejack, “it was about to attack me until this weird lookin creature hit it from the side and told me to run.”
Twilight and Dash Stood there shocked
Twilight then said, “Well the CMC are in the library looking up ways to get their cutie marks.”
“Well that’s some relief,” said Applejack, “but we still need to go back and help the creature. He saved mah life and Ah owe him. That’s why Ah came here to find you two. Let’s go.”
“Wait!” yelled Dash, “Why don’t we get Fluttershy to help like last time?”
“Ah would but this manticore has something in his eyes that the other one didn’t. Hate. And Ah don’t think Fluttershy would be much help in a fight.”
"What about the 'Stare?'" asked Twilight.
Applejack shook her head, “That only works on creatures that don’t know what they’re doin. THIS manticore wants ta kill.”
“What about the dragon?” asked Dash
“And the cockatrice?” added Twilight.
“Dash, don’t ya remember? Ya kicked the dragon and he was defending himself. As for you, Twi, ya probably scared the cockatrice and he defended himself too. Now let’s go. Who knows what’s happened to the creature.”
Satisfied, Twilight and Dash followed Applejack and ran back into the forest to go in and find the creature that saved Applejack, hopefully alive.
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I had gotten up with my new knife ready and determined. I thought to myself, This knife has been through a lot. My grandfather told me he killed three Nazis with this knife and my dad said he killed a Vietcong in Nam. I had never gone to war but if I kill this manticore with this knife it would be so badass and it would also be the first time I have done something better than my dad and granddad. I felt the fire inside of me rage on and I did something I haven’t done in this fight, attack. I charged the manticore head on and caught it by surprise. I juked to my right and managed to stab it three times on its sides. As I got behind him he swatted his tail at me but this time I dodged it and stabbed his right thigh twice. He cried out in pain and swatted his tail again and this time he hit my left side where I have the cuts. Surprisingly to both of us I didn’t fall down. The manticore fell down to compose himself as did I. I fell to a knee and as I did I saw the cowboy hat the pony had. I guess she left it when she ran off. I let out a little chuckle to myself and put the hat on.
When I turned around I saw the manticore get back up weakly. It let out a big growl as he made a final attack. His move was so slow I was able to move and stab him twice on the opposite side where I made my first attack. This time the manticore fell to the ground and didn’t look like he was gonna get back up. Now I am tired as hell, my vision is starting to blur, and I think I have lost a good amount of blood. I had to finish this fight once and for all. I walked towards the manticore and I stepped on his tail to make sure it wouldn’t get me from behind. I got on the side of the manticore and I tried to locate where the skull met the spine. I felt the location and I took my knife and stabbed him for the final time.
As I stumbled away from the dead carcass of the manticore I decided to look at my body. I was covered in cuts and my face was swollen. I was covered in blood, both mine and the manticore’s. I remembered that I still had the cowboy hat on, I gave out a little chuckle and said to myself, “yippee ki yay motherfucker.” I then blacked out and collapsed.
i would like to thank again Bronymaster for editing this chapter. with out him this story would look like what i left in the toilet a couple mins ago
