An American Werewolf in Equestria
Chapter 11 – Making Monsters
(Crystal Empire – Castle – Infirmary)
Twilight looked at David as he lay in the bed. The doctors had begun treating his wounds the moment he was brought in, but his own natural healing process was making it appear that most of his wounds had already been treated. She touched his hand softly. He moaned in his sleep. She leaned up and kissed his forehead before nuzzling his cheek.
“Wake up. Please wake up for me David,” she whispered.
He moaned and she stayed close to him. Candace looked in on the two and hoped that he would wake up soon. She could see how taxing it was on Twilight to sit there not being able to do anything, being forced to deal with the fact that her beloved was in pain, and that only time to heal was the only thing that would help him.
She closed the door and walked away. Inside of the room Twilight went from nuzzling him to hugging herself close to him.
“I know how strong you are David, and I know that you can wake up, so please wake up for me. Show me that you’re going to be okay,” she said as she buried her face in his chest.
While she fought a war against the feeling of being so helpless David was caught in a different battle inside of his dreams. He stood near a small cottage, similar to the houses in Ponyville, and outside of it was a shed. He could sense something dark all around him, and the feeling only seemed to press down on him. He looked back toward the cottage, but whatever was filling the air with this feeling wasn’t coming from there. He put his hand down to his side and felt fur. He looked to see the demonic wolves standing by him. It seemed that each of them having accepted him as pack master. He walked a tentative steps toward the shed and felt the dark presence growing.
The wolves growled at the feeling and like him they slowly began making their way toward the shed. He reached it and could smell something horrible and rotting from within. He opened the door and looked to see a black and gray unicorn with a glowing red horn. It turned toward him and grinned. Behind the Unicorn was Twilight. She looked as if she had been beaten, tortured, and exposed to every perversion the unicorn could come up with.
“Get away from her!” he shouted.
The wolves began growling, snarling, and for the first time he could hear them talk.
“That is our mate! How dare you lay a single hoof upon our chosen mate!” their unified voices rang out.
David looked to see them pull together. No longer was it four different demonic wolves, but a single one far larger than any of the rest. The dark unicorn laughed and picked up a blade with his magic.
“I am the rightful ruler of this world, David, I am King Sombra! Your little harlot is of no consequence to me. She is powerful, but no so much that I need to fear her. You however, you have the potential to be a great thorn in my side. You could help create an army that would easily stand against my own,” he said.
“Get away from her,” both David and the wolf said.
They stepped forward and the knife pressed against her neck.
“One more step and the harlot will have a new hole. I am going to offer you something David. I offer this to you once, and once only. I offer you a place at my side. Come, join with me and you may even keep the harlot you have chosen as a mate. Help me take down the Crystal Empire, destroy Celestia’s hold on Equestria, and rule this world as it is meant to be ruled! It will have peace, harmony, and it will be kept at the end of my iron hoof!” Sombra shouted.
He looked at the two of them and grinned.
“And if you refuse,” he said as the knife glowed a brilliant red and then ripped into Twilight’s throat, “I will end her.”
At that both David and the wolf jumped toward the dark king. The wolf grabbed his foreleg and pulled hard. King Sombra laughed at them, at their attempt and then turned into smoke. He disappeared leaving them in a room with Twilight’s corpse. David walked toward her, hearing the wolf right behind him. The two of them touched her.
“My mate,” the wolf said.
“Twilight,” David whispered.
Her body glowed a dull purple and then she disappeared. The wolf turned toward him and snarled. It wasn’t meant for him. He could tell it wasn’t meant for him.
“He will not touch her. He will not get close to her! She will not be harmed like this!” the wolf howled.
David nodded and before he knew what was happening the Wolf ran toward him and latched onto his leg. Suddenly he felt its strength, power, cunning all coursing through him. He opened his eyes and looked down at Twilight. The memory of what happened was still there, but there was something else as well. There was a sense of relief that simply washed over his entire body.
“He won’t touch you,” David said.
She looked up at him and saw that his eyes looked like the wolf’s eyes instead of his own. For a moment they stayed like that until they slowly turned back to their normal state. She felt his hands snake up around her and pull her into a deep hug. She returned it and held on to him.
“He will never touch you. I won’t let him come near you,” David whispered.
“David… What are you talking about?” she asked.
“I saw him… He talked to me… He threatened you, he killed you… I won’t let him do it. He will never get the chance,” David said.
“David who? Who did this?” she asked.
“King Sombra,” David said.
She pulled back and looked at him. Her horn glowed a bright purple and she could see traces of Sombra’s magic on David’s wounds. She looked up at him and shook her head. He had faced down Sombra, and the dark king had shown him something horrible. She leaned forward and kissed him. He returned it, and while he did she gently began to weave a spell over him. As she did the traces of magic that Sombra had somehow gotten on him began to disappear. Once she was done she pulled back.
“Tell me everything,” she said.
He wanted to look away, but she touched his face softly.
“David, I need to know. I need to know so that I can help make sure we’re prepared,” she said.
He looked up at her and tried to fight back the words. He didn’t want to lay this on her. He didn’t want hurt her, but another voice spoke out.
“She is our mate, she is strong, tell her,” it said from deep within him.
He began to tell her. The cottage, the shed, and finding Sombra inside with her tied down. He explained what it looked like had happened to her, what Sombra had proposed, and he promised to do if he dared to stand against him. Twilight didn’t faulter, but once he was finished she called for Candace and Shining Armor.
“What is it Twily?” Shining asked.
“What have you learned from that Earth Pony Mare?” she asked.
“Only that she is Sombra’s chosen. She calls him her pack master,” Shining answered.
“Her attack was meant to arrange a meeting between David and Sombra,” she said.
Shining looked confused until Twilight relayed everything David had told her to him. He no longer looked confused, but instead he looked pissed. His eyes grew hard and he walked toward David.
“We have no other choice,” he said.
“They have to know. They have to know exactly what they are getting into,” David replied.
Shining nodded.
“I will tell the ones chosen what will happen, and any of them want out now is the time, but we have no other choice. If Sombra is afraid of you helping to create an army then we create that army. I will not allow him to hurt any pony!” Shining all but yelled.
He turned and walked out. Candace looked at David and then at Twilight.
“Twilight, call your friends, and I shall contact Celestia. I fear this is no longer just our problem. Sombra intends to enslave the world, and everyone should be aware of it,” Candace said.
(Crystal Empire – Train station)
A white mare with a red swiss cross climbed off of the train. She had worked at the hospital for a few years now, and she had never taken a vacation before. So, the doctors were more than happy to let her leave. A few questions about what happened to the library answered where David was at. He hadn’t been able to read the letter, and perhaps that was a good thing, but she needed to talk to him anyway. She wanted to tell him what was going on. Let him know what was happening. She walked toward the edge of the platform when something struck her in the side. She slammed against the crystal walkway and looked up to see a pony like thing with fangs. It began shifting its shape into hers and then formed a bag around her. She screamed as the bag filled with a green gel and then she began to grow silent.
“Everything you know, I will know, everything you are I will be… David… The werewolf… You had known him before… This will be interesting. The Queen will be pleased with my report,” the newly formed Nurse Redheart said.
(Sweet Apple Acres – barn)
Jack heard something behind him and turned to see a large red stallion. The large stallion walked in, closed the door to the barn and walked over to the tool box.
“How are you doing Big Macintosh?” Jack asked.
Big Mac pulled out a hammer, some nails, and a saw. He turned and looked at Jack.
“Ya rutted my sister, and ya better be ready to make an honest mare of her. ‘Cause I know where ya sleep,” Mac said before he walked outside.