August 10-- ‘bout 9 A.M.
The wind had sped up. The griffin moved faster and faster, its fierce claws glistening in the sun. If I get hit, I won't survive this. And at that speed, the griffin won't be able to hear me. I need to time this just right. Oh, who am I kidding? There's nothing to time, nowhere to hide, I'm fucked. As the griffin came at me at screeching velocity, I knew this was the end. Equestria is doomed, I'm not going to survive this. Wait, this isn't me. I don't just quit! I'm motherfucking Dylan! There's shit to be done, I can't just stand here and die! I refuse to give up! I screamed at the griffin,
"Come at me, bro!" I calmed myself, ready for anything. Time slowed, and the griffin was two feet from me. I jumped up, grabbing onto the wings. Time sped back up as the griffin did a hard turn to escape the ground. I flew along the ground at breakneck speeds. Trees and other objects swished by as I attempted to control the griffin's flight. I pulled a feather on the right wing. The griffin banked right just before we collided into a tree. I pulled back its neck, and it ascended. We stood about thirty feet in the air. The griffin did multiple Aileron rolls, then finished it with a barrel roll that made me lose my grip and plummet to my death. Air rushed past my ears as I fell at speeds that would surely kill me. What was I thinking? I'm a pony, I can't take on a griffin. I saw a flash of black, it went under me, then as I was less than a second from death, the flash of black turned into Luna. She caught in just in time, and
I laid in her arms as she put me down. I asked,
"What are you doing here?" She said,
"I knew going up against griffins was suicidal, but I wanted to see how it went. So, I was hiding this whole time." She was stalking me. Really? She couldn't have helped me when I was getting my flank kicked just a minute ago? Doesn't matter, I still need her help. I asked,
"You're the princess, can't you just shoot a magic bolt at it?"
"Not really, griffins are magic-resistant. It wouldn't do much outside of stinging it."
"Then throw me."
"What?"
"You heard me, throw me as hard as you can at the griffin. Then I need you to catch me when I fall back down."
"Err, okay." Her horn glowed a dark blue, and the next second I was sent flying, right at the griffin. I shifted my body weight just enough to avoid the claws, then grabbed on. My arms reached around its neck and held tight. I squeezed its neck, preventing it from breathing. I then pulled its right wing upwards, making it turn. It was now racing right at a building. In mere seconds, it would collide. I jumped off, quickly being caught by Luna's magic. I slowly floated down as the griffin smashed into the building. Wood chunks exploded and went flying in all directions. As my hooves landed on the ground, I could see that the griffin was out cold. It was also stuck halfway in the building.
I wiped a bead of sweat off my forehead. No, the griffin was still ready for a fight. It pulled its head out, and brushed off the dust. It screeched into the sky, then shot off at lightning speeds right at me. Luna formed a dark blue sphere around us. The griffin smashed into it, bouncing off. The fierce bird shook its head, then charged back at the sphere. It repeatedly smashed into the bubble, until cracks started to appear.
I glanced over at Luna, who was in the bubble also, and she looked strained. Her teeth were clenched and her eyes shut tight. She won’t be able to keep this up. Especially not when you need a shield strong enough to hold back a magic-resistant creature. The sphere was now covered in cracks, looking like it would break with the slightest tap. The griffin took a few steps back, and lowered its head. A claw scraped against the ground, then it charged forward. In a split second, it collided with the bubble, causing it to shatter in a sparkly shower. The pieces of magic quickly evaporated into thin air. Luna fell to the ground, not able to move. The griffin circled me, with a hungry look in its eyes. It pounced, getting a bite of my back right leg. I screamed in agony as the griffin scratched at me. Blood started coming out of my mouth.
A cone of darkness started encasing my vision as the feeling of unconsciousness encased. I slowly lost feeling and pain in my legs as my skin got soaked in blood. I attempted to crawl away with the little remaining strength I had, but the griffin held me in place. I ran through everything I had thought of, and there was no way I could escape this. It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have even went here. Out of nowhere, the griffin took a few steps back, but staying in my limited field of view. Color seeped out of what I was looking at, and I closed my eyes. A picture had come to my mind, a very special picture.
(Play this music in the background.)
A fire started to build in my chest. I refuse to die. Not like this, not right now! My sore legs pushed upwards. I used all my strength to just stand up. My hoof wiped a trial of blood of my mouth. I chuckled and said,
“You think you’ve won? Well, too bad. As long as I still breath, I will never give up. I have a reason for fighting, and that is the life of every single soul in Equestria. I refuse to die, you can hit me all you want, but nothing will kill me. I will win.” The griffin growled, and charged back at me. Wind become distorted at the speed it went. A bright green aura started to cover my skin, similar to before. My body felt a rush of new energy as bite marks and scratches started steaming. The injuries started shirking, then sealed themselves. Feeling returned to my legs. I stood on my back legs, then waited until the griffin was rushing at me, less than a foot away. I shot both hooves upward, smashing into the griffin. The griffin caught itself midflight.
My hair started to raise, shifting around in my magic barrier. The griffin didn’t back down, it shot forward at me again. I reeled back my hoof, said, “This for attacking me!”, then whipped it forward into the griffin’s face. Again, he flew through the air. He attempted the same attack. I countered with a kick, while saying, “This is for almost killing me!” The griffin switched tactics, and ran at me on the ground. I gather magical energy into my hoof, it turned black with raw power. Smoke started to come out of it as rage overtook me. Time freezed as the griffin was mere inches away from me. This is it, time turned back to normal and I yelled, “AND THIS IS FOR HURTING LUNA!” My burning hoof dashed forward, nailing the griffin in the chest. The griffin coughed out blood, and fell backwards. A large black scorch mark covered its chest. Whether it was dead, or just unconsciousness, I didn’t know nor care. My rage left me, and I fell onto my knees. Soon, my face was on the ground. After resting for a brief momnet, Luna said,
“Look, over there.” She pointed at the town hall from before. I shifted my head to look at it. I saw something white come through a door to my right. I got up, dusted off my skin, then pivoted on my hoof, and faced the object. It was another griffin. The griffin peacefully walked out, then another, and another one. Soon, about ten or so griffins were standing a few feet away from me. The first one bowed its head, and said in an old tone of voice,
“Hello. I am the village elder. You have beaten our guard, and have earned the right to speak with us. Say your mind.” I relaxed slightly, and cleared my throat. Then said,
“I, no, all of Equestria, needs your race. There’s a threat, a new race has invaded Equestria, and we need your help to stop it.”
“Hmm, odd indeed. We will not help you. We are warriors, we fight for ourselves.”
“This new race, is nothing like you’ve seen before. Without your help, they will wipe out all of the ponies. And then, they will come to you, and blast you to oblivion. If you lend me your army, we just might stand a chance at winning.”
“No, we are isolated. I’m not going to recklessly send the village’s protectors to fight some war we don’t need.” I took a step closer.
“You don’t need? You have no idea who you’re dealing with. This is a race, that has come from another planet. They have small, metal tools that can expel little balls that will kill you in one hit. You won’t survive.” I took another step forward, “and if you don’t help us, then we both die. Not just your army, you too. These new creatures will stop at nothing to slaughter everything in their path. They have no mercy, no fear, no heart. This is the last stand, if we don’t band together, the humans will kill us all. I will fight, with or without your help. You should do the same.” I turned around and walked away. I don’t expect them to help, but we need it. I was getting nowhere with the elder. I was too mad and tired to argue anymore. It took my all my energy to just stay awake. Luna teleported beside, and walked with me. She asked,
“Do you think they will help?”
“No, bring us home.” She nodded, sadly, then flashed us in a blue sphere that sent us back to Manehatten. We appeared in front of the tent that Celestia was in. As I flipped open the tent flap, I noticed that Celestia was gone. I heard her voice say,
"Oh you're hear. Good, just in time. I convinced that dragons to aid us." I turned around, Celestia standing right behind me. I said,
"I think I failed on getting the griffins. With an outrageous amount of luck, they might... just... join... us..." My vision started spinning, and I passed out from exhaustion.