Mother of Monsters

by StardustSprinkle

Odd Monsters

"It's burning!" Sunset shouts, "Twilight! It's burning!"

"How?" Twilight replies, running down the hallway: "What happened?"

"It's burning under the Sun!" Sunset says: "Quick! Cover it with something!"

"What the..." Twilight can't believe her eyes: the wendigo they captured yesterday is burning alive. Within seconds, it turns into a pile of dust.

"Holy..." Sunset kneels next to the ashes: "Twilight? What is that thing?"

"A wendigo! With a wolf's head!" Twilight says, scratching her head: "But how?"

"It was burning, like a vampire!" Sunset asks: "Twilight, tell me, where did you find it?"

"In a wendigo's nest!" Twilight takes off her glasses: "It was the only one remaining. It didn't fight back, so I brought it back."

"Twilight, do you think..." After a moment of pondering, Sunset asks: "They are breeding with each other?"

"I am afraid so," Twilight says, messaging her temples: "Sunset, I don't whether you noticed this or not, but this is the third crossbred we ran into this month."

"Yeah, I remember," Sunset says: "Something odd is going on, Twilight. We have to do something."

"I know." Twilight puts her glasses back on: "Do we have a map here?"

"Of course," Sunset says, taking out a map of the town they are in: "It's a small one. Hope it'll do."

"Splendid," Twilight says: "Let's take a look."

Twilight takes out two highlighters from her pocket, highlighting several places with the yellow one: "Those are the locations of nests, however," She proceeds to mark some places with the red one: "Take a look, those are the nests with abnormal activities."

"So the closer we get to the town, the more anomalies we get?" Sunset asks.

"Seems like it," Twilight says: "But there's only two of us here."

"I'll call Applejack and Rainbow Dash," Sunset says.

"And I'll request more equipment from Rarity," Twilight adds: "We have to do a thorough research of the town's map before anything else."

"Say, Twilight, do you think the legend is real?" Sunset asks: "The one about the mother of all monsters."

"I don't think so," Twilight says, taking the map from Sunset's hands: "Besides, even monsters can't live forever. If there's a mother of monsters, it should be dead centuries ago."

"Right," Sunset says: "I wonder what are we for monsters: preys? Meat? Or enemies?"

"Doesn't matter," Twilight answers, still looking at the map: "They are a threat for the human race, and we need to eliminate them before they annihilate us."

"Of course," Sunset stretches: "So do you want to call them? Or do you want me to do it?"

"Can you do it for me?" Twilight says: "Can you bring me a larger copy?"

"Fine," Sunset takes out her phone: "Good luck."

---

"Twilight?" Sunset knocks on Twilight's door: "You there? Rarity was under attack, and she's too sick to provide any aid!"

"What?" Twilight shouts: "One minute!"

A moment later, the door is open: "What happened?"

"Attacked by Flying Rods," Sunset continues: "I didn't even know those things are capable of attacking people!"

"Technically speaking," Twilight says: "If you got enough of them, yes."

"Twilight, we have to stop," Sunset says, grabbing Twilight's shoulder: "I know you want to get to the bottom of this, but I've got a terrible feeling about this! Think about it! Have you ever heard of flying rods attacking people before? Rarity nonetheless?"

"Calm down," Twilight says: "It's not like they are planning it out or something."

"I don't know," Sunset shakes her head: "But flying rods never come down to earth and target someone like this! They can't even live more than an hour down on earth!"

"You are right," Twilight says: "But remember, they don't have a brain."

"Whatever," Sunset sighs, letting go of Twilight's shoulder: "Rainbow and Applejack are arriving soon, though."

"Actually, do you have a moment?" Twilight says: "I want to show you something."

"Sure, what is it?"

"Come in," Twilight says: "Are you familiar with galdrastafir?"

"With what?" Sunset shrugs, entering the room.

"Icelandic magic staves," Twilight points to a larger map on the wall: "If I connect all the major roads, it forms a Lukkustafir."

"A what?"

"Lukkustafir," Twilight explains: "It protects you from evil."

"Viking, ha?" Sunset replies: "Seems like this town is older than we thought."

"Are are talking about potential Viking ancestry?" Twilight says: "It's interesting."

"Anyway," Sunset adds: "Have you seen anyone else in the town? I mean, we haven't seen anyone so far. Even this motel is empty. They just put the keys under a rug! Can you believe it?"

"I know," Twilight sighs: "But we have no choice. Just be careful and don't leave the house, ok?"

"Right," Sunset replies: "About that Lukkustafir thing, do you think it means anything?"

"Perhaps," Twilight adds: "It probably indicates something about monsters."

"Like, a lot of monsters around?" Sunset says: "Think about it, an empty town constructed after a symbol against evil? Sounds right."

"I know," Twilight adds: "But we are not backing up."

"Look, Twilight," Sunset says: "It's way too dangerous to stay here. We need to find a place and..."

"We have nowhere else to go!" Twilight cuts Sunset off: "Look, This is the only town around!"

"Twilight, this is a trap!" Sunset says: "Think about it! No equipment? An empty town in the middle of nowhere? Use your head! Twilight!"

"Sunset, Sunset, Sunset," Twilight shakes her head: "For all we know, monsters are incapable of higher cognitive functions."

"I know!" Sunset continues: "But it's too much of an accident!"

"Don't worry," Twilight says: "We'll be fine."

"I hope so," Sunset replies: "I really hope so."

---

"So, what's the plan now?" Rainbow asks: "Which monster are we going to destroy next?"

"Actually," Twilight says: "We are not destroying anything tonight."

"We are staying here until dawn," Sunset says: "And our only mission is to stay safe and observe."

"Sugercube," Applejack says: "I don't mean to offend you, but..."

"Yeah, I know," Twilight says: "It sounds boring, and I am sure that you guys are capable of fighting off herds of monsters, but things are a bit different. Monsters nearby don't attack."

"Speaking of which," Rainbow adds: "I saw a Goatman on my way here. It just ran off like a normal goat."

"What does it look like?" Sunset asks.

"It gave me a creepy smile before running away," Rainbow continues: "And it has the teeth of a Chupacabra."

"And I saw a werewolf with the eyes of a vampire, and it didn't attack either!" Applejack says.

"That's why we are not doing anything tonight," Twilight says: "We plan to stay inside and observe."

"What if monsters attack?" Sunset asks.

"Thay can't," Twilight says: "Remember how the town was constructed? It was built this way, so monsters would not be able to attack humans."

"I don't get it," Rainbow adds: "What do you mean?"

"Just remember," Twilight says: "Magic does exist."

Comments

[Wolf3000]

Why is this cancel?

[StardustSprinkle]

10592303
Hello! This story is canceled because I don’t know how to continue it. I might come back on it someday!

[Tania tokustar]

10597195
So is this story canceled or on hiatus?