//------------------------------// // Whitetail Woods pt. 2 Ch. 12 // Story: Neophyte // by Blitzer Sparks //------------------------------// "Frost I need an ETA to our target" Keith spoke "Another fifteen minutes Master" Frost spoke "Thank you now all that's left is to-" Just then Keith's stomach growled "-Is to find some food" "Alpha, if I may?" Rose spoke "What is it Rose?" "I may not be strong but I do know how to hunt, and ever since I made the pact with you I'm not hungry anymore, but I can still assist" Rose explained "Well the reason you aren't hungry is because you now feed off my spirit, and I would like some help, speaking of help what can you do exactly if you don't mind me asking" "Well if it's anything like the others then you'll be granted my natural abilities, plus a unique one" "Well what's you abilities?" "Oh right sorry I was rambling, I have enhanced hearing and smell, plus you have my weapon Overgrow, and as for the unique ability, I'm not not sure myself" "I have a good feeling what it is" "What is it?" "We have done it once already, remember, Heal" "Oh yeah, well in any case what would you have me do Alpha" "Stop calling me Alpha" "Nope" "Fuck, well then enhance my hearing I want to know whats around me" "Your command is law Alpha" Rose began to focus her hearing capabilities into Keith's "Done" "Thank you, now let's figure out whats around here. Hmm lets see" Keith cupped his right hand hand around his ear "Rabbit, no, Ursa minor, no, Cockatrice, no, Tom, no... Wait WHAT!?" Keith focused his hearing to the beat of the paws on the ground and a roar off in the distance "Fuck what is he doing here" a Then Keith heard other voices. "Hey Twi, are you sure he is here" Applejack asked trying to hold onto her hat "I'm positive this is where he is at" "Well we best not keep him waiting, I'll fly on ahead" Rainbow Dash said "Alright Rainbow, stay safe, he is over there" Twilight responded "Alright I'll see ya there slowpokes" "Fuck, I didn't think they'd come after me, well I best go greet them" Keith said to no one. Then he unfurled his wings and launched himself up through the thicket of branches and leaves. He then started to fly towards Rainbow Dash. Rainbow Dash saw Keith flying straight at her, they meet each other half way. "Keith we all need to talk to you" "Why are you all here?" Keith asked annoyed "We should be asking you the same thing but first come down, the rest need to see you" "Fine" Keith stopped flapping and just floated down to the ground where Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Twilight, Ranger, Ace, and Time were all waiting for him. Finally Keith touched down on the ground and looked at everyone "Now let me ask again, why are you all here? And more importantly, WHY DID YOU BRING THEM HERE!?" Keith yelled at Tom. Tom just whimpered and bowed his head. "Well either or, let me ask again, what are you all doing here?" "We came to help you bring in Nightmare" Ranger answered "Bring in?" Keith asked confused "Yes, we planned on bringing it in to answer-" *Smack* Twilight began but her head suddenly snapped to the side. Twilight just froze there unsure of what happened. She looked back and saw Keith in front of her with his left hand near his right shoulder. "I'm not one for hitting girls but I told you not to talk to me until I find what is responsible for Rarity's Death, and as for bringing it in, I have no such intentions." Keith warned them "Hey c'mon man what else are ya gonna do when we find it?" Ace asked "Well when I find it I'm going to kill it and I be the only one going, Dusk send them back to the palace except for Ranger this is her problem as much as ours" "Understood Master" Dusk spoke "Shadow warp now active, just give them a shove and they'll be off" "Tom take everybody and walk straight into that tree" Tom just nodded. Then with his massive paw be brushed everybody to the tree line and was wisked away by shadow. "Let's go Ranger we have a score to settle" Keith grabbed Ranger and took to the sky -----20 minutes later----- "Is this the place?" Ranger asked "I'm sure of it, Frost's readings aren't wrong" "Thank you Master" Frost responded to the praise "Stop calling me Master" Keith grumbled "No Master" "Fuck" Ranger and Keith arrived at the place where the night mare was. "It had to be a deep, dark, dank cave, didn't it?" Ranger complained "Just be glad it isn't a volcano, but that doesn't matter right now, let's go." Keith started to walk into the cave "Fine but let's get in and out as fast as possible." Ranger then slipped in behind Keith ----Deep in the cave---- "Ah your finally here Keith, well it doesn't matter lets see how you fair against this" Nightmare's horn light up as she gazed upon Keith in a crystal ball ----Back with Ranger and Keith---- "How deep does this cave go?" Ranger asked as the rounded a corner "Not to be rude Ranger but did you ever consider not giving away our... Position" Keith stared in awe as a huge hulking golem rose from the ground. The golem stared down at the two intruders. Then it roared at the two of them. The force of the roar was enough to push both Keith and Ranger against the a wall. The golem brought it's arm back and swung it at Ranger. Ranger who had little time to respond wrapped herself in her cloak. The punch struck and effectively slammed it's arm into the wall in which it was now stuck. "RANGER! PENUMBRA" The orb of condensed shadows formed "Hear my command, SHATTER" The orb the exploded into multiple dark tentacles that shot out at the golems arm, the tentacles then wrapped around it and constricted, if you were close enough you could hear the now forming cracks in it's arm "Hear my command, RELOAD" Keith the pulled out his shotgun and watched the shadows be absorbed by the gun. Keith ran up to the now cracked arm and pulled the trigger as he slammed the blade of the gun into the crack, making the barrel press up against the arm "I'm Gonna-" as Keith pulled the trigger he yelled "-Take Your Arm To HELL!" the barrel's muzzle exploded in a dark flash then the crash of the gun rang through out the cave. The golem stumbled back and stared at it's now missing arm. Then it looked at Keith who just stood there holding his now smoking shotgun where the arm used to be. Keith turned to the golem and glared at it "PHOENIX" The shotgun then disappeared and was replaced with two red flaming gauntlets and two red flaming boots. Keith fell into a fighters stance. He spun around and slammed his palm into the stone chunk in the wall, then dug his armored fingers into it. Keith pulled the chunk out of the wall and with the momentum threw it at the golem "GO TO HELL!!!" Keith yelled. The chunk smashed into the golem's face. The force of the stone on it's face not only shattered it's face but the chunk as well. The golem fell to the ground dead. Keith spun back around with tears in his eyes "please, please no, please not again" Keith cried digging through the hole in the wall "NO, NOT YOU TO!" Then Keith saw it he saw a small piece of white cloth. With Keith's spirit high he dug frantically. He dug up a small white cocoon made out of cloth. He undid the cloth and saw Ranger knocked out but otherwise fine. Keith sighed in relief "No matter where you go Precise Shot-" Keith sat up against a wall and rested her head oh his lap "-your always clumsy, Match, Frost, Dusk, Rose" black, brown, blue-green, and red mist seeped from his body and formed into his family "How may we be of assistance Alpha" Rose spoke "I need you and Frost to take point up ahead, and I need you both" he pointed to Match, and Dusk "to cover our backs, I need a bit of a rest" "Understood Master, Lets go Match" Dusk spoke "Right" Match flew over and landed on Dusk's back "Us to" Rose spoke "*Sigh* well I can't complain" Frost said as she followed the over energetic wolf "Finally some peace and..." Keith's head dropped and was followed by snoring