//------------------------------// // Poison and a meeting (EDITED) // Story: The Guardian // by NYChris824 //------------------------------// Day Five (at night) Twilight's Perspective Dear Princess Celestia, I'm writing to you about the creature that appeared earlier this week. Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo met him during a thunderstorm that occurred in the Everfree Forest earlier this night. His name is Dan and he is not from this planet, or so he claims. He isn't a pony, but his description fits none of the other species of the planet. We did meet him and talk to him for a while. He said he was a soldier and has said he has fought. Judging by his lack on contact and keeping his distance, I am assuming he is planning nothing. Your good friend, Princess Twilight Sparkle "Spike can you send this for me?" I asked "Of course Twilight" he said, as he grabbed it and sent it to the Princess Dan POV I arrived at the clearing and got out, leaving the lights on and looked around. The storm knocked down some trees and a lot of small branches, I think there's a chain in the supply bag on the turret, maybe I can jury rig it to the tank and pull the trees to one area. I'll worry about that later, I started a fire as always and sat on the hull watching the flames thinking. Why was I hiding from them? What should I be afraid? I've killed in self defense before. Which I didn't want to do, not without them provoking me. And they don't want to provoke me. Is it because I'm afraid of what will happen to me? What if they shun me and I live here for the rest of my life? I'll have to figure how to get a message to my new friends about when I want to come out. I went to sleep, hoping an idea would come to me over night. Day Six I woke up, no plan, but that didn't discourage me. This morning was thankfully cloud-free, just some white fluffy ones in the distance. I had no clue what I should do, so I decided to have some fun. There's an old rotten tree across the clearing, so I thought some target practice was needed. I started with the 50 cal and fired. After about five seconds, I literally cut the tree down, sure it was rotten, but still. I switched over to the 30 cal and fired again at the rotten tree. I kept shooting the fallen tree with the two HMGs getting used to using the two beauties. I was no doubt either pissing off or scaring the locals with the noise. I was still thinking how would I announce myself to the town, should I just drive in or leave the tank behind? Should I wait for my new friends to walk in again and ask them to help me? Fuck it something will come up eventually. I decided a trip to the outskirts of town wouldn't hurt, probably. I followed my path of destruction from the previous night, I realized that the path literally led into my home, I'll have to find a way to cover this area up. I kept the tank partially hidden with the aid of some pine trees. I grabbed the binoculars and the grease gun and climbed a lone tree on a hill and said to myself, "This is a fucking cliché, a lone tree on a hill?" I said aloud. I sat near the top, but just poking out enough that the branches wouldn't block my sight and looked down on the town and surrounding area. There appeared to be a farm on the edge of town, judging by the neat rows of trees and the red buildings. I immediately began to think of all fruits that can grow on trees and came up with apples, oranges and bananas. I saw what I could only assume was the school, because it looked like an old school building from way back in the day. I was so busy looking around I didn't hear the voices until it was too late. I didn't see the pond and tables only 100 feet away from me. I watched them pla games, it was a group of kids and an adult, so it was pretty obvious that it's a class. I sat there watching them all, not because I'm some sort of sexual predator, but because they may find me and it was entertaining to me. I noticed AppleBloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo walking towards me with another kid, he was all white and had some brown spots on him, including one over his right eye. "Wow, so you all met him right here?" He asked them, I noticed he had a British accent which made me wonder, what other accents could they have. Apple Bloom has a southern one and I haven't heard any other accents until this kid. "Yea, he dropped us off right there." Sweetie Belle said pointing at the forest edge, except she was wrong. I was about to mess with them and tell where I really dropped them off at, but I was interrupted by laughter. "I'm sorry girls, but really? The Guardian is just a story somepony made up" another one snobbish like, she's pink, has purple and white hair. "No he ain't Diamond Tiara, we met him last night and he brought us home" Apple Bloom retorted "Oh yeah? Then what does he look like?" Diamond asked "Like this" I said poking my head out from my hiding place above them. Diamond Tiara and her all gray friend (is that her actual color or is that premature graying?) gasped at my sudden arrival. They both slowly backed away, while the white and brown one looked like he had seen the coolest thing ever. "So you're The Guardian?" He asked me "So they say." I called back to him and I slowly began making my way down. "DAN!" My friends said "Hey girls, what's up what this party or whatever your all doing?. I asked them "Today's the last day of school, so we're having a party!" Scootaloo explained "Awesome! What ar-" was all I was able to say before a growl came from the edge of the forest. A lion jumped out, but when I looked closer it had wings and scorpion tail. I pointed my gun at it and very quietly said, "Get behind me and get help. Stay quiet and move slowly, when you're all behind me we'll slowly back away." They all nodded and get behind me, we started to back away from it, except it began to charge at us. "GET HELP!" I yelled at them and began to shoot the beast while they ran. After unloading most of the magazine it finally dropped dead, blood pouring from the many holes in its neck, chest and front legs. I slowly walked towards to it make sure it was dead, I nudged it with my foot and in a blink of an eye, the tail whipped around and stabbed me in my left collarbone. I could feel poison enter my body and began to paralyze me, I turned around and asked the class, which ran over to check out the noise. "This thing isn't poisonous, are they?" Before I fell and blacked out Day ?? BEEP BEEP BEEP I woke up, my eyes still closed. I was in a hospital, somewhere. I heard a door open and several footsteps enter the room. "How is he doctor?" A voice asked "He's in good health, I believe. Nopony has ever seen a creature like this before. What we do know is that he has a similar body layout to ours, almost. We did have some issue trying to scan him, his body seemed to reject or at least nullify our magic, meaning we had to use an x-Ray to check his insides. His body however, took the antidote successfully.The main differences are a nonexistent muzzle, smaller eyes and ears on the side and not on top like us and of course no fur. There a few interesting things about him." The doctor explained, but with a bit of worry at the last bit. "And what's that?" The first voice said "He has.." The doctor paused "2 sets of canine teeth, but still has molars and Incisors, which would suggest an omnivore like diet." "I don't know many fancy words, but what is an omnivore?" A southern accent voiced asked "It means he can both meat and plants" a quiet voice said "Indeed Ms. Fluttershy, his back appears heavily scarred. He has a few bruises, which considering where he lived, makes sense. The scars could be a culture thing, or how his species looks like. "He did say he fought before." Another voice noted "The last thing is, he's awake. His heart beat is higher and so is his breathing rate."Shit, there goes my plan, which I didn't have one yet I could feel several pairs of eyes on me. "Do I snore in my sleep Doctor?" I asked him with my eyes still closed. I received six gasps in return and opened my eyes.