//------------------------------// // Whitetail Woods pt. 3 Ch. 13 // Story: Neophyte // by Blitzer Sparks //------------------------------// "K-" a voice echoed in Keith's ears "Kei-" "Who is that" Keith mumbled to himself "Keith wake-" The voice echoed again reaching deeper into Keith conscious "Who are-" Keith slurred but then was cut off "KEITH WAKE THE HELL UP!" The voice screamed and was shortly followed by a flash of pain going through his gut Keith jolted awake holding his stomach "WHO THE FUCK HIT M-" Keith's mouth snapped shut at the sight of Ranger right in front of him with a worried expression "what's wrong" "It's your pets, I can't find them" Ranger spoke sullen "They aren't pets, they are a family, and what do you mean you can't find them?" Just then a dark portal opened up "Keith... Help" Dusk tried to speak as she came stumbling out of the portal Keith caught Dusk in his arms and gazed upon her. She had a deep cut on her right side, a similar cut on her back left leg, and had multiple scratches and bruises all over her body. Her eyes were glazed over and fluttering shut, then she fell limp. Keith stood up and absorbed Dusk back into his body. "Who did this to you Dusk?" Keith asked "It was- unghn my body still hurts but- ouch it was Nightmare, please, she has the others we need to go after her" Dusk voice was weak, hardly noticeable, and above all made Keith want to kill Nightmare even more "Wait did you say she?" "Yes" "Alright that answers another question I had, but take it easy and rest, I'll definitely get them back" Keith spoke determined "Ranger lets go" Ranger nodded and the two of them ran down the hall where Nightmare resided --------Nightmare's Room-------- "Oh foolish little ape" Nightmare begun as she ran her hoof over her crystal ball watch Keith "you think you can beat me Hmph, Don't make me laugh you have no chance of winning especially since I have your little pets locked up, like they should" Nightmare turned her attention away from her ball and looked at her trophies. Match who was in a cage designed to hold a Phoenix. Frost was on the floor panting because a flaming bird cage was placed around her on the floor. And Rose was placed in a bird cage as well just with re-enforced steel "Sorry I had to put you all in bird cages it was all I had at the time, wait what am I saying sorry for this seems right for birds who I don't want flying away" Nightmare snickered -----Right outside the door----- "Keith are you sure about this?" Ranger asked "No, in fact I'm scared shitless right now but I made a promise that I would never abandon them, and she killed Rarity, this is something I can not over look" Keith unfurled his wings and pointed the tips at the door "get behind me Ranger" Ranger moved behind Keith "You did remember to scramble Nightmares viewing spell?" "Yes" "Good, now" Keith's wings crackled with electricity "We Kill" The electricity flowed through his wings into a large condensed ball of electricity "A NIGHTMARE" Keith fired the ball now turned beam at the door completely eradicating it Nightmare was stunned but before she could say anything she blasted by a beam of pure energy caught her right in the face. She was blasted in and through multiple walls. "Match, Rose, Frost, are you all okay!?" Keith asked worried "Please Master get us out of here" Frost said coughing Keith stared at her condition and the cage "Fuck the pain" With that said Keith grabbed the flaming bars and ripped each one off it's hinges. Keith reached out and picked up Frost "Frost... Your melting" "It's okay Master, I'm just glad you are all safe now" Frost then passed out "Sorry Frost but you ain't dying on me today" Keith absorbed her into his body "Frost, can you hear me?" "Yes... Master, but barely" "Sorry but I won't let you go, I won't let any of you go, Match, Rose" Keith shattered their cages with ease "Lets go take this demon down" Match, and Rose turned into their respective mists and seeped back into Keith "How Dare You Harm Me!" Nightmare came bursting back through the hole "But now that you here" Nightmare's horn lite up "we can FIGHT!" Nightmare, Keith, and Ranger were teleported to an abandon arena. "Where are we?" Keith asked now getting serious "Why we are at a colosseum in which two ponies would fight to the death" Nightmare explained "Now why would you in the right mind bring me here knowing full well, you have no chance of beating me" Keith snickered "Are you sure? I already broke your mind, remember? I hade little miss magic kill your lover and her best friend!" Nightmare busted out laughing. Then the next thing she knew she had a fist in her face. Her head snapped to the side, and as she brought it back she could have sworn there were were two Keiths. Keith grabbed her by the throat and picked her up, with eyes ablaze he spoke "If you ever dare mention Rarity again I'll beat your ass so hard your going to beg me everyday of your pathetic life that you want me to kill you" All of a sudden Nightmare smiled at him "Fool" then with a puff of purple smoke she was gone Keith spun around to find Nightmare pinning down Ranger "Get Off Her!" Keith rushed Nightmare with stunning speed, only for Nightmare to disappear once more. "Do you think you can beat me with such barbaric movements like those, that is nothing, watch this" Nightmare touched her horn to the ground then sprung upwards forming a wave of fire to hurdle towards Keith "IGNITE" Keith's sword burst into life in his hand and slashed at the wave with a vertical strike, the wave split into two around Keith and Ranger. Keith was pushed back a tad due to the immense heat. "See how can you even hope to beat me when you can't even take a hit from my weakest spell, you have lost" Nightmare taunted "Fuck off bitch, if you think that's going to take me down... You're dead wrong" "Well if that won't kill you, try this" Nightmare pointed her horn at Keith and launched a huge lightning bolt Keith pointed the tip of his blade at the lightning. The lightning struck, Keith was pushed back then fell over Ranger. The sword flew out of hand and both Ranger and Keith started to convulse on the ground. The lightning stopped. "See you have no chance of beating me, give up and become my slave" Nightmare gloated "You think... I'll give up... After all the shit... I did off story" "Wait what" Nightmare asked in confusion "OVERGROW" Keith's sword fizzle out of existence in midair and roots sprouted from the ground and grew into Keith's war hammer. Keith spun it around his body like an expert then slammed the hammer into the ground in front of him. The result was a shock wake blasted at Nightmare. "You don't make any sense!" Nightmare screamed and through up a shield that block the shockwave, but in return made her flinch through the force of the impact. Keith ran up to her. "FEEL THE FORCE OF NATURE BITCH!" Keith swung his hammer underhand with all his might. The moment the hammer made impact it shattered the shield that nightmare put up, left a crater in the wall behind, and made contact Nightmare who flew into the crater making it even deeper. "Hmm that kind of hurt" Nightmare taunted as she pulled herself out of the crater "But it futile" "DIE YOU STUPID BITCH" Keith spun the hammer and uppercut Nightmare in the jaw, (with the hammer) she flew into the air. Keith tossed his hammer high in the air, and jumped after it. When Keith reached his hammer Nightmare had finally hit the ground, and Keith grabbed his hammer and started to spin. Faster and faster Keith spun until he was a brown spinning saw blade. Keith plummeted to the floor where Nightmare was now getting up, Keith came down on here head with all the momentum and force of the spinning and smashed into the floor again, leaving another crater in the ground. Keith nailed the landing and after the dust settled Nightmare lay in the crater unconscious. "I'm going to kill you" Keith's rage now returning to him. Keith jumped into the crater and held the hammer above his head. The memories of Rarity flashed through his mind, the first kiss, their dates, her saving him in her last moments, all of them. Keith brought down the hammer. "NO!" Keith stopped his hammer and the head of it barely tapped Nightmare's face. Keith looked over to see a teary'd eye'd Ranger. "What?" "No, please Keith don't kill her" Ranger sobbed "Why not!? She Killed Rarity!" "I know but please don't become the monster she is. Please. Please don't become low like her." Ranger ran up to Keith and hugged him. "......... Alright Ranger, I won't kill her, but I am going to beat the crap out of her later, Dusk take us to the castle, I've subdued the enemy." "Understood Master" with that Ranger, Keith, and Nightmare disappeared into the shadows.