> The Wolf That Saved Equestria > by Oldtakufanboy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > My Crummy Life/ A New World > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Get the hell out of here, you turd! Go find another place to work!" shouted my boss, as he boots me out of the store. "Whatever," I said, as I flipped him off while walking away towards home. My name is Jacob. I'm 19 years old, I have black hair, blue eyes and my life really sucks. I was never a depressed person till an incident eleven years ago. Eleven years ago, I was a happy child till my real parents died by car accident injuries; I was never the same after that. I was raised by two dip**** adults that don't give that much of a damn about me. I ended up getting into fights at school and I began to hang out with the bad crowd. I went to prison once after getting caught by doing a joint with my friends in an alley. After being released from prison, my friends and I went our separate ways and never saw each other again. The only friends I have now are my figurine carvings that I make for a hobby. I base them off of characters I either saw on TV, Internet, games, etc. At times because of how sad my life is, I always wanted it to end. So I take out my knife and place it close to my throat, but in the end, I chicken out and throw my knife away. Even though my life sucks, I have questions egging at the back of my head: "Will I ever be as happy as I was back then? Will I have at least one friend that I can be with and talk to? Will I ever find that special someone?" "Damn him," I muttered, as I kicked an empty soda can,"this is the third time I get fired because of my temper." I had a fight with a customer who was preaching about me being a slow-ass; I went ape-shit crazy and pummeled the guy. Next thing I knew, I was called in by my boss and was fired. In a fit of rage, I threw the boss's glass candy holder to the wall and marched out of there. "Mom and dad are gonna be pissed that I got fired again, "I said to myself, as I looked towards the beach, where the sun began to set in the distance. I stopped my walk and stared at the orange setting sun. I don't know why, but I always found sunsets really beautiful. A few times, I actually cried from its beauty. "Wow… beautiful," I said, as I continued to stare at the setting sun. As the sun bean to disappear beneath the waves, I continued my walk towards home. "I wonder where I can get a job now?" I said to myself, as I crossed the street. As I walked, the sky little by little was beginning to get darker and darker till the stars were visible in the night blue sky. I also heard that tonight is a very special night. On the news, it is said that by 9 PM, there will be shooting stars in the sky. I know my parents will never want to see them with me, but at least I will see them through my bedroom window. "I can't wait to see them. It will make me feel better," I said, as I cracked a small smile. "I'm home," I said, as I entered the house. No one replied; my father sat on his grubby chair staring at the TV with a beer in his hand. Mother sat on the couch knitting a scarf that she was making for herself. "I got a call from your boss," said father, as he got up from his chair and walked towards me with a scowl on his face, "Care to explain?" "I got in a fight with a customer and after I got the memo of being fired, I grabbed ahold of the boss's glass candy holder and threw it at the wall." He scratched his bearded chin and placed a hand on my right shoulder. "Sorry son… but," said father, as he backhanded me on the face, making me fall to the floor with a trickle of blood coming down my mouth. "I knew that was coming," I said, as I got up and rubbed the spot where I got hit. "You dumbass! You f***ed up again! Go to your room! No dinner for you tonight!" said father, as he took a sip of his beverage and sat back down onto his chair. "Listen to your father and go to your room, son," said mother, as she placed her knitting down beside her," You need to be punished." "But mom, can I-" "JUST SHUT UP AND GO TO YOUR ROOM, YOU PIECE OF S***! STOP BUGGIN' YOUR MOTHER!" shouted father, as he glared at me with fury in his eyes. "Yes Sir," I muttered, as I walked upstairs towards my room. As I opened my door, I saw my bed, my short bookshelf with books that I bought with my own money, my carvings, my laptop, my lamp and desk with a picture of my real parents… the ones who really loved me. I walked up to the picture and grabbed ahold of it with and sat down on my wooden chair that I use when sitting down while I do either homework or carve my figurines. "Mom… Dad… I'm home…" I said to the picture. I then began to feel tears coming down my eyes as I hugged the picture tightly within my grasp. No matter how much I see that picture, I can't help, but cry. "I… really miss you two," I sobbed, as I placed the picture back on my desk. I rubbed my eyes and took out my carving knife and continued working on a carving of Papi from Monster Musume. I've been a fan of the series since the manga came out online. As soon as I save enough money, I'm going out to the bookstore and buying it. "Might as well kill some time, while waiting for the shooting stars to come out," I said, as I began carving Papi's wings. 8:57 PM I put away my carving of Papi and placed her next to my EVA Unit-01 carving I did a few months back. I went over to my bed and sat down looking through the window for the shooting stars to come out. As I sat there for the past three minutes, I did notice a shooting star flying across the sky. I know I'm nineteen and all, but I couldn't help, but make a wish. I closed my eyes and thought: "Dear shooting star, make my wish come true. I want you to take me to another world that is very different than the one I'm in now; I want to live in a place that is much happier and interesting; I want to meet people or creatures that I can talk to or perhaps make a friend; a place that can treat me as I was one of them… I hate… to be lonely…" After making that wish, I got off my bed and walked over to my small bookshelf to continue reading the 2nd volume of Wolf's Rain. To be frank, I really like wolves. I find them to be rather beautiful creatures that hunt in packs and live a free life. If I ever were reincarnated, I want to be a wolf; I don't care if I was an alpha or omega (no pun intended). As I grabbed ahold of the book, I turned on my lamp and lied down onto my bed and began read where I left off. Before I went to the next page, I heard my disp**** father and mother arguing downstairs with the sounds of yelling about something. "I WANT HIM OUT OF HIS HOUSE BY NEXT YEAR!!" said father from downstairs. "I'M WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!" agreeing mother. After hearing that, I sat up and threw my book at the door in a fit of anger. "Dicks," I quietly said to myself, as I turned off my lamp and lied on my bed. I lay on my bed looking up at the ceiling, as I began to calm down. "I hope my wish comes true… I hate my life," I said, before letting out a yawn. I turned my head towards my window and stared at the stars till I began to fall into a deep sleep. I woke up and noticed that I wasn't in my room. All I could see around me was nothing… nothing else, but darkness all around me. "Huh? Am I dreaming?" I asked myself, as I walked forward through the darkness with my voice echoing through the darkness. As I continued my walk, I began to notice a bright light in the distance, as it twinkled to get my attention. "What is that?" I said to myself, as I ran towards the light with abnormal speed. Two minutes have passed and I finally made it towards the light. I stopped a few feet away from it, as it twinkled rapidly than ever. As it did, the aura around it began to grow, making me take a few steps back. "Your wish shall be granted," said the light, as I was immediately zapped by it, making me scream in pain. My body began to tremble, as I stared at my hand, which was beginning to make a cracking noise. CRACK! CRACK! CRACK! I screamed again, as the tip of my fingers changed from nails to claws. My arm began to grow white fur, along with the rest of my body. The next were my legs as they began to stretch out and begin to look wolf-like. "Wait… Am I turning into… a- AGGGHHHH!" my thought was cutoff, as my face began to stretch out. My face felt as if the skin on my face was being pulled in an aggressive manner. I then began to feel my teeth become shaper and my ears beginning to stretch out. "WHY?!?!?! WHY AM I- AGHHHH!!!" I was too much in pain to speak, as my body began to change. I next began to feel my spine stretching to form a tail with white fur. After feeling my tail coming, the pain suddenly stopped. I began to observe myself, knowing that what I was… was not human. "I'm a wer-" I was cutoff from the sound of my voice giving me a shock, "My… my voice… my voice got deeper." As my transformation ended, I began to feel air pushing me backwards with a strong force. I turned around and saw a large black hole that was trying to suck me in. I gripped onto the dark ground with all my might, but ended up losing my grip each time I plunge my claws into the ground. As I began to get closer and closer, I had no choice, but to give up. I made a jump towards the black hole, as I was seconds away from being devoured by it. "Good bye… life," I said, as I began to shed a tear, as the black hole devoured me. I woke up with a gasp and stood up. I noticed that I wasn't in my room at all. All around me were dark trees, bushes and the sounds of wildlife. "Where am-" I was cutoff by the sound of my voice. I slowly looked around myself and noticed that I still had fur, claws and a snout. Looks like I wasn't dreaming after all. "I'M A WEREWOLF!!" I shouted, as I began to scream at the top of my lungs, which made the wildlife that was close by run away from me. I placed my hand over my now furry chest and began to breathe steadily. "Calm down… calm down… This is a dream. It has to be," I said to myself, as I leaned against a tree trunk. I looked towards the ground and grabbed ahold of a sharp pointed stick and brought it up to my arm. I steadily placed it in the middle of my arm and scraped the side of my arm, making me wince a bit out of pain. I looked at my now slightly bleeding arm and threw the stick aside. "Nope.. this is… real," I said to myself, as I collapsed to the ground. I sat beside the tree trunk for the past five minutes, realizing that I'm not a human anymore, but a… werewolf. "I can't reveal myself out there," I said, as I looked up at the light that was gleaming down upon me, "speaking of out there, where the f**k am I?" I stood up and looked around the surrounding area. I appear to be in some sort of forest, which I don't remember being close to my neighborhood. The ground had some rocks and pebbles, along with werewolf tracks that I made. The sky was bright and sunny, which is weird because it said on the weather that it was going to be rainy tomorrow. The last thing I remembered was being sucked from a black hole and ending up in this place. As I puzzled more and more, I began to realize something. "Is this… my wish? Am I in a new world? Did my wish really come true?" As I stood there puzzling again, I saw a glistening light getting my attention further in the forest. I turned towards it and cocked an eyebrow. "What's that?" I went on my fours and rushed towards the gleaming light. As I ran, I noticed that I ran quickly than ever as I jumped over a log, slipped a little muddy soil and snapped some twigs and branches along my path. "Wow… I'm really digging this body," I thought, as I was getting closer to the gleaming light. As I got close enough to the light, I skidded along the ground to stop and stared to what I was revealed to. I stared at a clear and clean lake that had a few fishes jumping out of its waters and back into the lake. Around the lake were rocks and pebbles with little of sand that was covered by them. I looked up towards the sky and saw the sun shining down upon me, which stung my eyes for a bit after looking up. I then walked towards the lake and looked down at the edge to see my reflection. What I saw was my hairy wolf-like face, pointed ears, my wolf-like nose and my normal blue eyes. Why out of my transformation are my eyes staying the same? "Whoa!" I said, as I looked away from my reflection and sat down on the rocky floor, "I really am a werewolf." I sniffled and looked at my dried up cut from three minutes ago. I crawled towards the edge of the lake and splashed water against it to clean the blood off of my white fur. As I retracted my hand, the blood was gone and I gave out a sigh of relief. "Good thing I didn't cut myself deeper or I'll be bleeding more than ever," I said to myself, as I sat at the edge of the lake and stared the jumping fish a meter away. My stomach began to growl from the sight of them. Since I live out here now, it's time I begin to survive out in the wild. Luckily, a month ago, I got myself a book on what to do when stranded on an island. I know exactly what to do in a situation like this, but it might be easier since I'm a werewolf and hunting will be a lot easier because of my speed and agility. "This spot will be my camp," I said, as I stretched out my arms, "This spot will be my territory." My arms went to my sides again, as I yet again, stared at the jumping fishes again. Another thing that bugs me were the fish themselves. The fish seemed… cartoony in a way. I thought about that for a sec, but I decided to think about it later; I was starving. "I should think about that some other time," I said, as I went on my fours and made a charging position, "but not now. Time to eat!" I immediately jumped as high as I could at the edge of the lake and surprisingly made a meter long jump towards the area where the fish were jumping. As I was close to landing in the water, a fish jumped towards me, which to me seemed like luck. I stretched out my claws and punctured into the fish's sides, as I plunged into the water with the fish in my grasp. While underwater, I placed the fish in my mouth and swam towards the surface, where I walked on my fours towards the edge of the lake. I stopped myself and gave myself a shake, making my fur going poofy. "Thish ish weird," I said with a fish in my maw, as I shook myself again, making my fur go back to normal. I sat down and began chomping away on the fish. Surprisingly, the bones weren't that hard to chew on, even though I'd spit them out when the flesh was stripped off of. "This is delicious," I said with a mouthful of fish meat still in my mouth. I belched, as I threw away the leftover bones from the now eaten fish. I stood up on two feet and gave out a stretch. "That was good," I said, as I looked around the lake and trees of the forest. As I looked at the tops of the trees, I noticed two miles away was a mountain that was perfect enough for me to get a full view of the land. "Perfect," I said, as I cracked my fingers, "If I make it up to that mountain, I can get a view of the land." I went on my fours and charged towards the direction of the mountain at full speed. As I sprinted through the forest, it was a really incredible feeling; I feel like as though I were a normal wolf. I couldn't resist a smile coming across my face; a smile that I haven't made in years. "WOOOOO!!!" I shouted, as I jumped over a rock and landed perfectly onto the ground, as I continued sprinting forward. After sprinting for the past five minutes, I stopped and was looking up at the mountain. It was much bigger than I thought, but I'm going to have to climb it. I must know where I am. "Let's do this," I said before jumping as high as I could for a head start of climbing. As I climbed, I slipped a couple of times, but luckily with the help of my claws on hands and feet, I doubt I could slip. "This is gonna take a while," I said, as I grabbed ahold an edge of a rock. As I made it as high as I could, I took a rest and looked forward towards the now setting sun in the distance, as I noticed a small village of some sort and further away was another mountain that seemed to have some sort of castle beside it. "Where am I?" I said, as I walked to the edge of where I stood and sat down, looking at the land again for my brain to process this. Wherever I am, is a whole new world that I don't know about. As much as I want to go out there, it could lead to trouble. What if people saw me and hunt me down for money? What would they do to me if they end up capturing me? I don't want to take the chances of being killed. "I really shouldn't think about that… all I should do is stay away from society and stay here in this forest area." Three Hours Later... The sun was out of sight and the stars began to shine in the night blue sky; I stood up and gave out a stretch. "Well, looks like my time here is done. I must get back to the lake and make myself a fire," I said, as I began to crawl down the mountain. As I made it to the bottom of the mountain, I walked around and picked up some fallen branches and twigs as much as I could and ran on my two feet towards the lake. I was lucky to have a really special nose to detect where the lake was because I am not good when it comes with sense of direction (like a certain swordsman). As I ran towards the lake, I heard multiple snapping noises deep within the forest. I stopped and listened for anything else. Nothing "Hello?" No reply As I tried to look further away, I notice three pairs of glowing green eyes that were looking at me with curiosity. I was having a bad feeling about this, so I gave out a growl to see if it would scare them off; it did. The three pairs of green eyes disappeared within the forest. "Huh? I wonder what those things were," I said, as I continue my run towards the lake. The fire crackled, as I sat beside it lying down. I stared into the fire, as I heard its crackling and popping noises. "Tomorrow, I shall begin making a shelter," I said, as I began to lie on my back, looking up at the stars. As I turned towards the moon, I cocked an eyebrow upon it. On it was a unicorn-like symbol. "What kind of friggin' moon is that?" I said, as I continue to stare at it. Just then, I heard multiple snaps coming from within the forest. I immediately got up and looked around the trees in front of me that were on the other side of the lake and saw six pairs of green eyes. I growled and unsheathed my claws. "Back off," I said, trying to sound scary. The green eyes didn't leave, instead, they began to make wolf-like growls and snarls. I gave them another growl, but still, they continue to growl and snarl at me. "GO AWAY!!!" I roared, as the unknown creatures stopped their noises. I stood up as high as I could and let out a howl, to indicate that this is my territory and that they should piss off or things will get messy. The green eyes began to vanish one by one, understanding that this area belongs to me. The only sounds now, were the sounds of the lake, the wind and the crackling of fire. I snorted and lied back down beside the fire to keep myself warm. "Changing plans; before making shelter, I should make a barrier to protect myself," I said before giving out a yawn. I rested my head against my arm and fell asleep with the sounds of crackling beginning to fade. I was awakening by the sound of feminine screaming in the distance. I immediately stood up and pointed my ears toward the screaming. I don't know why, but my instincts are telling me to go and help whoever is in trouble. I'm usually the type to stay out of people's business, but for some reason, not now. I went on my fours and sprinted towards the direction of the scream. "Whoever is in trouble, please be safe," I said to myself, as I sprinted the best I could through the forest. I then began to see a clear view of a path and followed it towards the exit, where the sun was shining down. As I made it to the exit of the forest, I turned my head towards my right and what I saw surprised me. "What… the hell?" TO BE CONTINUED... Ending Song: > The Savior > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- What I was looking at was beyond my imagination. Thirty feet away from me were three wooden-looking wolves with green glowing eyes surrounding a cutesy-looking pegasus that looked as if it came from a toy company. She was terrified to the bone, as the wooden-like wolves began to circle around her. As I looked again at their eyes, they were the same green colored eyes I saw yesterday in the forest. So, these are the creatures I heard growling and snarling at me. I don't know why, but I sprinted towards them and unsheathed my claws for my assault upon them. As I charged towards them, one of the wooden wolves jumped towards the pegasus, as the pegasus covered her eyes with her hooves. Luckily, I made it in time and pushed the jumping wooden wolf aside, as it rolled a few times till it got back on its feet again. The wooden wolf ran up to its pack and was giving me growls and snarls to walk away. Of course, I'm not going to do that. "So you were the guys that were bothering me the other night. Well, its time that you guys pay for it," I said before I charged towards them, as the wooden wolf in the middle did the same. I raised my left arm and swatted the wooden wolf's head clean off. The head rolled away and the green eyes dissipated. The wolves stopped their attack and looked over to their fallen comrade, and then turned their heads toward me looking angrier than usual. One of the wooden wolves jumped at me before I could make my move and bit down hard on my shoulder as hard as it could. I let out a yelp, as the other tried to do the same, but this time, it bit onto my leg. I thrashed around, to shake them off, but their grip was tight. I raised my left arm and gripped onto the wooden wolf that was holding onto my shoulder. I slowly squeezed its head as it slowly began to lose grip with the pain of knowing that its wooden skull was about to be crushed. The wooden wolf within my grasp yelped before its wooden head crumbled to bits and its body collapsed to the ground. I then felt yet again the feeling of pain at my leg, as I looked down upon the wooden wolf clamped down upon it. I quickly leaned down and grabbed ahold of the wooden wolf's branch-like tail and yanked him off of my leg, which did tear a little of my flesh. As I pulled it up to my face with my blood trickling down its wooden teeth, I leaned my arm back and threw the wolf ten feet away. The wolf came down with a crash, as bits and pieces were across the landing spot. "That'll teach ya," I said, as I swished my tail back and forth, making little of dust. I turned around towards the still frightened pegasus and took a step back to give her some space. After what she saw, I believe she would want me to go away before she calls her pals to come and kill me. I began to feel a little of warm liquid coming from both my shoulder and leg. "Damn, that really hurts," I said, as I took and knee and placed my hand on my leg," I need to find something to patch this up in the forest." Before I could limp away to the forest, I noticed that the bodies of the wooden wolves I killed began to float with a green aura upon them. "The hell?" The pieces then began to come together, as if they were trying to form one being; I was correct. The pieces began to form a larger body, a larger tail, larger arms, larger legs and a head with glowing green eyes. Somehow, the bodies of the wooden wolves I killed came to life and form a giant wooden wolf. This wooden wolf that stood seven feet bigger than me, took a step forward and gave me a roar. "Let's go," I said, as I stood up on my two feet, ready to fight. The giant wooden wolf came charging at me with speed almost as good as mine. I made a high jump and clamped right onto its face. The giant wooden wolf roared as it thrashed its head back and forth, trying to get me off. "This is like Shadow of The Colossus!" I said, as I clamped one of my hands onto the head and began to claw repeatedly across the giant wolf's face. The giant wolf roared in pain, as it used its giant wooden paw to swipe me off his face. I fell five feet away from the giant wolf, as it shook its head back and forth trying to let the pain from my clawing go away. It then looked at me and began to charge at me. I immediately stood up, but then fell, as I looked down at my leg, which was bleeding more than before. "Damn," I thought, as I looked over to the closing in giant wooden wolf, "I gotta end this quick before I begin to pass out." As the giant wooden wolf came in, an idea immediately came into my head. "I hope this works," I thought, as I began to charge towards the giant wooden wolf. The wooden wolf roared, as I began to feel a surge coming from my body. I began to feel an aura around me, as I charged right into the werewolf and came clean from the other side of its head. I stepped onto the ground, as the aura around me began to disappear. I turned around and saw the wooden wolf collapsing towards the ground, making a dust cloud appear. As the dust dissipated, the wooden wolf was nothing, but a bunch of broken wooden and twigs. "Thank God, I played Darkstalkers to know where I learned this move. John Talbain would be proud," I thought, as I dusted off my fur. I then thought back about the pegasus and turned around. I turned my head towards the pegasus, who had an expression of surprise and somewhat… fascinating. I turned my whole body towards her and scratched the back of my head. "Um… your welcome?" I said awkwardly. The pegasus hadn't changed her expression and just stood there. I then began to feel pain coming back to my leg and took a knee. "Damn, I went to far," I thought, as I grumbled. I turned around and hurried back into the forest when suddenly: "Wait!" said a squeaky voice from behind me. I turned around and saw the pegasus with a now concerned look, as she slowly walks up to me. I made a growl at her in return, as the pegasus flinched. "Go away… Don't come after me," I said, as I hurried towards the forest and made my way through the trees. I huffed and puffed, as I ran on my two feet to get away from the talking pegasus. "Weird," I thought, "Why would she be concerned about me?" I wondered why she would do such a thing? Does she care about me? Did she feel pity on me? Or was she just tricking me so that she can capture me? Whatever she came up to me for, might possibly not be good. As I made it to the lake, I was out of breath and decided to collapse at the edge of the lake. I stick my tongue out and lapped up some water to clench my thirst. "This water taste fresh," I said, as I began to fall asleep. I woke up with a yawn, as I looked up towards the now orange colored sky. "I must've used too much energy during that fight. Or could it be because of my leg," I said, as I stood up and looked down at my now, dried bloodied leg. I poked it with my finger and I felt a sharp pain. "Ugh!" I shouted, as I retracted my finger. I pushed away the fur to get a better look of the bite, and boy did it look pretty bad. I walked into the water and began to clean up my fur, including the wound. The water felt very cool, as I splashed all around my furry body. As I got out of the water, ten feet away from me was the pegasus I saved earlier today. I wondered how she found me or why would she want to see me again. Whatever it was, I needed to protect myself if she's a danger. I went on all fours and gave her a snarl. She flinched, but didn't leave. "Go away. I don't want to be bothered by the likes of you," I growled, as I took a few steps forward. I gave her another snarl and her reaction stayed the same. Looks like I have to kick things up a notch. I began to stand up on my two legs and inhale as deep as I could. "GO!!!!!" I shouted at the top of my lungs. The pegasus took a few more steps back, but then she took something out of her saddlebag. It looked like bandage wrappings. Why would she want to bring those. "Why are you telling me to go?" asked the pegasus with a soothing and sweet voice. My eyes lit up from what I just heard. "You… you can talk?" I said, as I pointed at her and took a few steps back. "Of course I can. Everypony can," said the pegasus with a giggle. "Well… what are you doing here? Why did you find me?" I asked, as I unsheathed my claws in case of she's trying to trick me. "I was on my way to meet Zecora, when suddenly I was attacked by those timberwolves you defeated. I was so curious to know where you were after you disappeared that I went back home, brought some supplies and went to Zecora, who told me from her vision that there was a creature somewhere within the Everfree forest. I looked around the Everfree for a while and here I find you." "What do you want from me? I have nothing," I said, as I sheathed my claws. "I don't want anything from you," said the pegasus, as she slowly walked up to me with her roll of bandages within her hoof, "I went around the Everfree to find you and repay you for saving my life." "Huh? She went around this forest just to thank me? I hope she's not tricking me," I thought, as I unsheathed my claws again. The pegasus stopped her walk from the look of my claws. "Empty your saddlebags. If you have any weapons on you, I won't hesitate to kill you," I said with a snarl. The pegasus dropped her roll of bandages and began to take off her saddlebag. As she dropped it, out came supplies that look like medical. I wonder if I'm wrong; maybe she doesn't want to kill me. I sheathed my claws and sat down on the rocky floor. The pegasus cocked an eyebrow at me with confusion. "Are those things… for me?" I asked. The pegasus nodded and gathered them up into her saddlebag. "Well… sorry for scaring you then. I'm new to this world and I don't know much about it," I said, as I looked down at the rocky floor. "It's ok," said the pegasus, as I pulled my head up, "I understand. Don't worry, I'm not your enemy." The pegasus walked up close to me and sat down in front of me. She placed her saddlebag beside her and took back out the bandages. "Could you show me your leg?" asked the pegasus. I obeyed and stretched out my leg where the timber wolf bit me. She gently grabbed ahold of my leg with a hoof and inspected it. "This doesn't look to good," said the pegasus, as she went through her saddlebag and took our what appears to be a spray, "This might sting." The pegasus sprayed onto my leg, which made me flinch a little from the sting. "There you go. Now to bandage that," she said, as she grabbed the bandages and wrapped them around my leg. When she finished, I stood up on my two legs to test it out. It didn't hurt as much as it did earlier. "It… it's healed," I said with astonishment. "Now I need to do your shoulder," said the pegasus, as she tapped the spot where I sat before. I walked back to where I sat, as she flew up to my shoulder. She used her hooves to push away my white fur to see the bite. "Good thing this one isn't as bad as your leg," said the pegasus, as she gave me a soft smile. She flew back to the ground to grab ahold of her spray and sprayed right onto my wound. "There you go," said the pegasus, as gave me another soft smile. "Thank you," I replied. "Your welcome." She flew back down and packed her things. "Your body will be fully healed till morning, ok?" "Really? Great." The pegasus placed her saddlebag on, as she gazed upon me one more time. "Do you mind if I come here tomorrow to check on you?" asked the pegasus. I gave her a smile. "Sure. Whatever you like, as long as it's only you," I replied, as I began to feel my tail wagging. The pegasus giggled from my wagging tail, that I gripped onto it to make it stop its wagging. "Sorry you have to see that. Hehehe," I said, as I chuckled awkwardly. "Hehehe, no problem," giggled the pegasus. We stared at each other for a few seconds, till the pegasus spreader her wings and flew up into the sky. "Wait!" I yelled to the pegasus, as she looked down at me, "What's your name?" "It's Fluttershy!" replied the pegasus, "What's yours?!" "My name is j-… Fang! It's Fang!" I lied. The pegasus smiled and waved to me, as I did the same. She flew away and I was alone yet again. "Might as well get a fire starting," I said to myself, as I headed into the forest for branches and possibly logs. The fire crackled as I began to cook a lizard I caught and turned it into a shish kabob. I pulled my stick back and blew on it. "I wonder if it really does taste like chicken," I said to myself, as I took a chomp onto its head. Wow! The taste was so delicious that I continued to eat the lizard. "They weren't kidding. It does taste like chicken," I said, as I took the last bite of its tail. I looked back up at the sky and thought to why I made up a name to Fluttershy. "Why did I lie to her? Was my human name too boring? Maybe it's because I'm not human anymore and what werewolf goes by the name Ja- ohhhhhh," I said, as I began to think about it, "Oh damn, I almost forgot about that… you know what, I'm just gonna stick the name Fang in this world." I stood up and gave myself a stretch. "You hear that world?! My name is Fang!" I shouted before I howled to the heavens. TO BE CONTINUED... > The Prophecy > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I woke up with the sun shining on my face. I got up and gave out a good stretch. "Good morning, forest," I announced to the forest. I took a step to be sure if Fluttershy was right about my leg being better in the morning: she was right. I then ran around the lake to see if my leg was feeling strong; it was. "Wow, Fluttershy was right. My leg is feeling so much better." I then went on my fours and walked over to the edge of the lake to have myself a drink. "Mmm, refreshing," I said, as I took my last sip of water. My stomach began to growl. Looks like it's breakfast time. "Looks like I gotta find me some breakfast," I said to myself, as I headed into the forest. Just then, I stopped. I just remembered that Fluttershy would meet me tomorrow at the lake. I guess I can hold off on eating. Luckily I threw away those fish bones away because who knows how she'll react if she ever did see those bones. I walked back towards the lake and sat down where I laid the other night and waited. I sat there for the past thirty minutes and was starting to get bored waiting. "What to do while I wait for her?" I thought, "Maybe I can go make a figurine carving. Yeah, that's what I'll do. I can go into the forest, find a lot, and use my claws as a carving knife." I headed back into the forest to find a log. As I walked through, all I could find were a bunch of broken twigs and sticks from the trees above me. "Damn, there's not a log in si-" I was cutoff, as I saw at the corner of my eye, a perfect thick log that looked perfect for me to use. I walked over to it and placed it within my jaws. "Perhect," I said with the log in my mouth and ran on my fours back to the lake. As I made it to the lake, I sat down and looked down at the log within my grasp; thinking on how to do this. "I guess I can start by removing the bark," I said, as I unsheathed my claws and began to rip apart the bark 10 minutes later... I finished clawing away the bark that was in my way for carving. I stared onto it and puzzled on what design should I do. "What type of design should I do? I've done so many when I was human that I totally forgot what I've carved. What should I make a carving of?" Before I could think about it, a feminine voice called out to me from the skies. I looked up and it was none other than Fluttershy flying down towards me with her saddlebag and a basket within her left hoof. "Fang! I'm back," said Fluttershy, as she landed ten feet away from me. "Good morning, Fluttershy," I replied with a smile, as I placed the bark-less log beside me. "I brought us breakfast. You must be hungry," said Fluttershy, as she sat down in front of me and opened the top of her basket. She pulled out two glasses of milk, two pieces of toast, a butter knife, butter, and two apples. She handed me an apple and a glass of milk. "There you go. Do you like toast?" asked Fluttershy. "I do," I replied. "Oh good," she said, as she began to spread butter over the piece of toast. As I waited for my piece of toast, I twist the top of my glass of milk and took a sip. Surprisingly, it tasted very sweet; I've never tasted milk that was this tasty. "This milk is delicious, Fluttershy," I complimented with a smile. "Glad you like it," said Fluttershy with a smile, "It's fresh." "No wonder it tastes so good," I said, as I wolfed down the rest of the drink. "Here's your toast," said Fluttershy, as she handed me the piece of toast that was covered with a little of butter. "Thank you very much," I replied, as I took a bite into it. You know, eating with her reminds me when I had breakfast with my mother; my real mother. She would make toast with jam and make me a warm glass of milk. "Why does this pegasus remind me of my mother?" I thought, as I finished my last bite of toast. "Is there something wrong?" asked Fluttershy, bringing me back to reality. "Huh? Oh uh, no, nothing is wrong." "Just wondering. You looked as if you were deep in thought." Just then, she began to gag a little. "Fluttershy, are you ok?" I asked, as I placed my hand on her tiny shoulder. "It's… when was the last time you took a bath?" she said, as she placed a hoof over her muzzle. I brought my arm to my nose and took in a whiff. Boy, she wasn't kidding. "Gross, you're right. I really do stink." I said, as I stood on my fours and walked over to the lake. "What are you doing?" "I'm gonna take a dip in the lake. By the time I come out, I'll smell like a flower," I said, as I placed my hand into the cool water. "I hope so," said Fluttershy, as I dipped my whole body into the lake. I rubbed all over my furry body from head to toe to get the stink off of me. By the time I got out, I shook myself till I got all fluffy. Fluttershy began to giggle over the sight of it. "Oh ha ha," I said sarcastically, as I shook myself again. My fur went back to normal and I took in another whiff; I smelled much better than before. "There, I'm all clean," I said, as I sat down in front of her. "Good to know," said Fluttershy with a small smile. "So… what do you want to do now?" I asked. "How about you tell me a little about yourself. What are you? Where did you come from? What are your likes and dislikes?" "Well, you already know my name. In this world, I'm a werewolf, a being that is a mix between man and wolf. What you see before you isn't what I really looked like. I was a human; a hairless ape, but that just sounds too insulting. I came from a world called Earth, which was the planet that I lived on." "So you're an alien?" "To you, yes. My home on this Earth is a state called Rhode Island. I live with my…my…" Fluttershy walked over and sat beside me. "What's wrong? You can tell me," she said, with a soothing voice. "I live… alone. I never had that many friends; the only friends I grew up with were the carvings I made. I made them off of characters that I grew up. To me, they were the only family I got. I also am a reader, I read a lot of fantasy stories growing up and they take me to places that were magical. As for the things I dislike, I hate my temper; my temper can take control me and make me do things that I really regret. I hate being angry; all I want is to be happy, but… I can never be as happy as I was when I was one to eight years of age." Fluttershy had a sad look upon her face and leaned her head on my arm. "You poor thing," said Fluttershy, as she stroked the hair on my arm. She then had tears flowing down her eyes, as she began to cling onto my arm and sob. "I never… heard anything so sad," said Fluttershy, as she looked up at me with a sniffle. "I know…" I said, as I looked down onto the ground. "Well… Fang, can I ask you something?" "Sure." "How about I become your very first friend in Equestria," said Fluttershy, as she let's go of my arm. "Huh? Why would a pegasus like you want to befriend a werewolf like me?" "Because I'm so kind and nice. You may be a monster to everypony else, but not to me; you are considered to me as a friend." I don't know why, but… I stretched out my arms and gave Fluttershy a hug. "Fluttershy… you are the best thing that has happened to me while being in this… what do you call this place?" "Equestria," said Fluttershy, as I broke the hug. "Could you tell me more about this world of yours and how it works?" "Sure." For the past two hours, I learned about this world, the rulers, the places, the residents, these cutie marks, and many more things. What caught my attention was that Fluttershy is one of these elements of harmony, including her friends. I never knew that Fluttershy had an important role in this world; I seem to be lucky to be making a friend with a pegasus that's important to everypony in this world. "Wow… this is a lot to take in, Fluttershy," I said with amusement. "Don't worry, Fang. You'll get used to it." "You're right. I don't know how long I'll stay in this world, but I find it very fascinating," I said, as my tail began to wag. "Now that I'm done talking about Equestria, I want to know how did you come here?" I stopped my tail from wagging and thought about her question. "From what I remember, I made a wish to a shooting star to take me away from where I came from and to take me to another world; a world that is interesting and happy. a world where I can't be lonely. After falling asleep, I confronted a light and then I began to transform into what you see before you. I woke up and I was here." "Fascinating," said Fluttershy. "So now you know," I said, as I stood up and gave out a stretch, "I'm stuck in this world and in this form. It seems as if my wish really did come true. I'm in a fascinating world and I made a friend; you." Fluttershy flew up and hugged my head. "We're friends to the end," she said, as she ruffled my hair. "Thanks Fluttershy." Fluttershy broke the hug and placed everything back into her basket. Just then, she noticed the log that I was beginning to carve. "Hey Fang, what's this?" "It's a work in progress. I was about to carve a figurine while waiting for you." "Would you like me to just leave it here?" "Sure." Fluttershy placed it down and walked towards me. "So what do you want to do now?" I perked up my ears and gave her a cocked eyebrow. "Huh? You want to spend more time with me?" "I do; actually, I want to spend a whole day with you. It could be fun." "I have an idea," I said, as I went on all fours, "would you like me to run around the forest with you on my back? I won't go super fast." "Are you sure?" "Sure. It won't be bad. I had a blast when I began to use this body." Fluttershy shrugged and jumped onto my back. "Ok, hold on," I said, as I began to sprint into the forest. "Whoa!" shouted Fluttershy, as I moved in different direction through the forest. "WOOOOOOO!!!!" I shouted, as I jumped over a rock. "Slow down!" squeaked Fluttershy, as I skidded across the ground. "Sorry, I went too quick that I thought." "No prob," said Fluttershy, as she began to shake. "How about we take a walk around the forest?" "Sure." I slowly began to walk through the bushes, as the sounds of the forest came to life. Five Minutes Later... I looked around for a puddle, as Fluttershy rested on my back with cute little snores. "Aw, she's asleep. I'll wake her in-" I was cutoff, as I began to hear noises thirty feet away. I quickened my pace, till I can clearly near noises coming within the forest. As I peeked my head through a bush, I saw a hut with a little of smoke coming from within. "Fluttershy?" I whispered, "Fluttershy wake up." "Huh? Yes, Fang?" said Fluttershy, as she gave out a yawn. "Whose hut is that?" Fluttershy walked off of me and peeked her head over the bush. "Oh! This is Zecora's place. She was the one I told you yesterday," she said, as she slipped out of the bush, "Come on, she's not dangerous." I crawled out, but stood on my fours. As we got to the front of the hut, Fluttershy gave the door a few knocks. We heard hooves coming towards the door and in front of us was a zebra with an earring and rings around her left arm and neck. "Welcome miss-" she was cutoff when she looked directly at me. "IS THIS THE CREATURE I SAW FROM MY VISION?!" she shouted, "IS IT FRIEND OR VILLAIN?!" "He is Zecora, but he's not dangerous! Please calm down!" said Fluttershy. "I really am, Miss Zecora. I mean you no harm," I said, waving my hand up and down. Zecora gave out a sigh of relief and wiped a bead of sweat from her head. "Good to hear," said Zecora, "Why don't you two come in here?" "Thank you," said Fluttershy. "Thanks Miss Zecora," I said, as I walked in behind Fluttershy. As we made our way in, I was looking around the hut. There were masks, tubes, a cauldron in the middle of the of the hut, and other sorts of weird voodoo stuff. Fluttershy and I sat down in front of the cauldron, as Zecora sits in front of us with a vile that she began to pour into the cauldron. "So tell me creature, what are you? You look like a creature that escaped from the zoo," said Zecora, as she placed the vile away and sat down beside us. "I came from no zoo, zebra! I'm a werewolf!" I growled. "Fang, calm down," said Fluttershy, as she stroked the fur on my arm, "Sorry Zecora, he has a bit of a temper." "Sorry," I said, as I began to calm down. "It is me who I should apologize. You see, I have been in a tizzy because you are the creature that has been prophesied." Fluttershy and I looked at each other with a cocked eyebrow and then we looked back at Zecora. "Prophesied? What do you mean Zecora?" asked Fluttershy. "I was doing what I usually do; I've been looking through my cauldron to see the future till something I noticed was new." "What was it? Was it Fang?" asked Fluttershy. "He is the one who will save us; the one who will save us by dusk." "Me? A hero? That's impossible," I said with disagreement. "The cauldron doesn't lie," said Zecora, "the prophecy is nigh." "She means it, Fang. Everything she says is true," said Fluttershy. "I… how? How can I be a hero?" "You are a hero. You saved me from the timberwolves. You used some sort of werewolf power to destroy them. I think that power will be useful for whatever force is coming." "You're right about that, but we don't know how strong this foe is. This foe could be powerful than I am. This foe could be powerful than this Twilight Sparkle! This foe could be stronger than the two sisters for all we know!" "You are wrong," said Zecora, "if you were not here as the prophecy says, then we'll be gone." "Ok then, I'll do it. I'll defeat this nemesis whenever it shows up," I said, as I stood up on my fours, "I'll train everyday if I have to. I won't have this new world crumble before me. I've lived in a terrible world and I don't want to suffer here." "You mean it, Fang? You'll save us?" asked Fluttershy, as she gave me a face with concern. "Of course Fluttershy… for you, your friends, the rulers, and everypony else." "You are very brave to say that, Fang," said Zecora, "You must go and train before the evil nemesis comes with a bang." "Thank you very much, Zecora. I'll have to tell my friends, which means I'll also have to tell my friends about you, Fang." "OK… since you are my friend, I can trust you, including your friends. Your friends seem like nice ponies after all," I said, as Fluttershy and I headed towards the door. I turned around and looked back at Zecora. I kinda feel bad that I snapped at her earlier. "Miss Zecora, again I apologize." Zecora smiled and shook her head. "I will accept it. I do have one thing to tell you: do not quit." "I promise you, Zecora. I won't quit till this evil is vanquished," I said, as Fluttershy and I left the hut. "Fang, how are you going to prepare for this fight or possible war?" asked Fluttershy, as and I walked back towards the lake. "I'll train tomorrow, today's not enough time for training. What I want to do today is make a shelter by the time we get closer to the lake." "A shelter? Why that first?" "Because I want to see how sharp my claws are. I wonder if I can cut a tree with a swipe of my hand," I said, as I unsheathed my claws. I looked back at Fluttershy, who was a bit nervous from the look of my claws. "Sorry," I said, as I sheathed my claws. I then stopped and lied down. "Get on. We'll run back over to the lake," I said, as Fluttershy jumped on my back. I then ran forward, as I made some turns. "Whoa! Could you slow down a bit!" shouted Fluttershy. "HAHAHAHAHA!!!" I laughed, as I continued to run. Four Hours Later… Somewhere Close To The Lake I stood in front of a tree and took in a breath. I unsheathed my claws and swiped my arm as quickly as I could at the trunk and shouted: "IRON REAVER SOUL STEALER!!" The tree immediately fell over with a clean cut; it fell with a loud boom that made the animals close by run. I then walked up to the fallen tree and sliced the tree more. It was then in twelve pieces that were easy for me to pick up. "Man, I'm really digging these claws. It feels as if I can cut through anything," I said to myself, as I grabbed ahold of twos piece of wood within my arms. I walked back towards the lake, where Fluttershy was busy hammering the wood together. It was nice of her friend Applejack to let her borrow her equipment for this. I don't think she's told her friends about me yet; maybe tomorrow. "How's the shelter coming, Fluttershy?" I asked, as I placed the wood close by. "It's going great, Fang. It's a good thing to, I believe it's gonna rain tonight. At least you'll be dry under this thing." "Fluttershy, thank you for helping me with this. Tomorrow, I'll be training for the upcoming fight." "Fang, I know you'll do great when this fight happens. Make me proud and… don't die." "Thanks Fluttershy," I said with a smile. Fluttershy flew down and opened up her basket. "Also, I brought us some dinner. Do you mind eating salad?" "Sure. I don't mind," I said, as I sat down in front of her. TO BE CONTINUED... > Training/ Making New Friends > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It's noon and I've been up since the sun rose up to start my training. Fluttershy left late last night to go back to her cottage and tell her friends about me. I wonder what she and her friends are doing now? "Hyah! Hyah!" I shouted, as I jabbed forward. I unsheathed my claws and ran up to a tree and sliced it. The tree immediately fell to the ground. "Phew… this training sure it rough," I said to myself, as I huffed and puffed, "with this kind of strength, I bet I can defeat this evil entity." I jabbed some more and did a kick. I jumped up as high as I could and landed onto the stone ground with a bang. I stood up fully and looked below myself to see the small hole I made in the ground. "I'm definitely strong," I said, as I looked towards the lake. I walked on my fours and walked over to the water. I lapped up a lot of water and stood back up after finishing. "Phew, I needed that." I stood their brain dead for a minute or two and then I hatched an idea. "I wonder if I can do that move," I said to myself, as I shifted to position. I placed my wrists together and looked up towards the bright blue sky. I began to concentrate my ki into my hands. "Kaaaaameeeeee…haaaaa….meeee…HAAAAAA!!!!" I shouted, as only a tiny little beam began to pour out of my palms. I was rather surprised, but disappointed. I placed my wrists together again and focused as hard as I could with my ki. I then began to feel my energy flow around my body and into the palms of my hands. "Kaaaaaaaameeeeeee…" I said, as I began to notice little rocks and pebbles levitating in the air, "Haaaaaaaameeeeeeee…" I noticed now that there was a blue light coming from within the palms of my hands. I smiled, as I looked up to the sky. "HAAAAAAAA!!!!" I shouted, as I thrust my hands forward, shooting out a beam. The beam was shot high in the sky, as if it were never gonna be stopped. I retracted my hands and the beam was gone. "WOOHOO! I CAN'T BELIVE I JUST DID A KAMEHAMEHA!" I shouted with glee and jumped. I then suddenly stopped and let out a gasp, as the little pebbles and rocks that were levitating earlier fell immediately to the ground. "Oh no… I think I got everybody's attention now. I hope they didn't see where the blast was coming from," I said, as a bead of sweat came down my forehead. Suddenly, I heard feminine voices coming from within the forest. Judging from the voices, I can tell that one of them was definitely Fluttershy's. I lay on the ground and took a breather. "Judging from the other female voices, I think they're Fluttershy's friends," I thought to myself. I lifted my head up, as Fluttershy came out from the bushes. She gave me a smile, as she walked up to me. "Fang? You ready to meet my friends?" asked Fluttershy. I stood up on my two legs and smiled. "I sure am," I said, as my tail began to wag. "Okay, girls. You can meet him," announced Fluttershy, as she turned her head towards the same bush where she came. I then saw a purple pony with a horn, large wings, then came out a blue pegasus with rainbow-like hair; a orange pony with a blonde mane and wearing a cowgirl hat; a pink pony with frizzy hair and had a surprised, but shocked look upon her face and a white unicorn with a purple mane that looked as if she was in a fashion show. One thing I didn't expect was a tiny little purple dragon. "H-hello," I said, as I waved my hand to them. They had awkward smile, but at least they waved back. "Nice to meet you, Fang," said the purple alicorn, "my name is Twilight Sparkle." Right when I heard her name, I took a knee down and bowed. "Your majesty," I said. "You don't need to do that," said Twilight, making me look up at her, "stand please." I obeyed and stood up on my two legs. "My name is Applejack, partner," said the orange pony, as she tipped her hat to me. "I'm Rainbow Dash. Nice to see ya," said the rainbow mane pony. "I'm Rarity and it's nice to make your acquaintance," said Rarity, as she gave me a small bow. "And I'm Pinkie," said the pink one, who came out from my shoulder from within my furr. "H… how did you just…?" "Don't question it. It's Pinkie," said Fluttershy. Pinkie jumped out and stood beside her friends. "And I guess you are Spike?" I said, as I looked towards the dragon. "Yes, Sir. I'm Spike," said the little dragon, as he walked up to me, "How did you know that?" "Fluttershy told me and she has told me about you girls as well." "Really? Can you tell us what you are?" asks Twilight. "Anything for the majesty. I am Fang, a werewolf. I came from a different world and for some reason I came to your world after a wish and now I look like this." "Also… um… can you tell us what you did before we came here? We saw a big blast shooting towards the sky." asks Twilight. "I did something known as a kamehameha wave." I explained. "Kamehameha? Funny word," said Pinkie with a giggle. "Sorry, I hope I didn't cause anyone to panic," I said with worry. "Don't worry, I'll go tell them it was you and that you mean no harm," said Twilight. "What?! Are you sure that's a good idea?! What if they turn against me for being an evil monster?" "Don't worry, as long as you're under my wing, no harm will come to you. Besides, we need you for the upcoming threat." "Well… okay then," I said, as I scratched the back of my head. "Oh! What's that right there," asks Pinkie, as she pointed towards the work-in-progress sculpture of Fluttershy. "Oh, that… well… It's a sculpture of Fluttershy," I said, with a blush upon my face. Fluttershy gave me a little blush. The girls were giggling. "Looks like Fang has a cru-" Pinkie was cutoff, as Fluttershy closed her muzzle. "Nothing," said Fluttershy with an awkward smile, "it's nothing." Fluttershy slowly removes her hoof from Pinkie's muzzle and stood back to where she stood before. "Anyway, we're here to see what you can do," said Twilight, "would you mind showing the princess of friendship your abilities?" "Sure, your highness," I said, as she and the girls sat down. I stood up straight and gave out an exhale. I went into a fighting stand and began to do quick jabbing. I did some uppercuts, some kicks, an iron reaver soul stealer, and some other attacks that I could possibly do. "Wow, Fang," said Twilight, as she gave me claps with her hooves, "pretty impressive." "Very," said Fluttershy. "You are so cool," said Rainbow Dash. "You have really good posture, darling," said Rarity. "Really good," said Applejack. "You are spectacular," said Pinkie. "You're cool, mister Fang," said Spike. After hearing those responses, I kinda wanted to cry. I never have been complimented like that in years. "Well… thanks," I said. "I think you should meet everypony in Ponyville and in Canterlot. You will be a spectacle to everypony," said Rarity. "Are you sure that's a good idea? What if they hate me for what I am?" I ask, as took a few steps back. "Don't worry, Fang," said Twilight, as she came up to me and placed a hoof on my leg, "as long as your calm and peaceful with everypony, they won't attack you." I let out a sigh and ruffled with Twilight's mane. "Okay then… I'll go," I said, as I walked with the girls towards this place she calls Ponyville. I looked back at the carving of Fluttershy that I was still working on and smiled. "Perhaps, I can make one while I'm over at Ponyville or Canterlot," I thought to myself before the girls and I disappeared from the lake and went into the woods. TO BE CONTINUED... > A Warm Welcome > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The elements of harmony and I continued on the dirt road towards Ponyville. I am still nervous of their reaction, but because I have the princess on my side, then I believe there won't be any problems. "So Fang, could you tell us a little about yourself?" asked Twilight. "Well… you already know that I came from a different world," I said, as I continued my walk on all fours, "I was something called a human and… well… let's just say I had a crappy life back in my world." Twilight and the girls gave me a somewhat sorry face. "What makes you say that?" asked Pinkie, as she hopped over to my right. "My foster parents were just terrible people… I hated them and I'm glad I'm away from them. My real parents would've never treated me like they did if they were still alive." "What were they like?" asked Fluttershy, as she sat on top of my back. "They were kind and sweet. At least they treated my like their child." "They sound sweet." I wanted to smile, but I couldn't. "What happened to them?" That was a tough answer to ask her, but I had to tell them. "They died…by a car accident injuries when I was eight." No replies; only silence. I then felt Fluttershy lay her head against my back and could feel her hoof patting my back. "You poor soul," she said in a sad tone, "your parents are gone." I couldn't reply; it was just to hard to think about. It all began on a Saturday, five O'clock PM. I remember being home watching an episode of Pokemon, until I heard a knock at the door. I turned off the TV and quietly walked over to the door and looked through the peephole. In front of the door was a female cop, which terrified me because I didn't do anything wrong. I unlocked the lock and opened the door slowly. "Is their something wrong, Miss officer?" I asked. "Sweetie, you need to come with me. Mommy and Daddy are at the hospital," said the policewoman. "Hold on a sec. I need to turn off everything and get the keys," I said, as the officer agreed to it and allowed me to go back in the house. After getting everything turned off and grabbing my keys. The officer took me to her car and placed me in the back. I was very worried and unsure what happened to my parents. "You okay back there, sweetie?" asked the policewoman. "Yes Miss," I replied. "My name is Molly by the way. What's yours?" "Jacob." "That's a nice name," she said, as she started the car, "don't worry, Jacob. We'll make it to see your parents." And just like that, she quickly sped towards the hospital. As we made it to the hospital, I sat in the waiting room for me to see my parents. A doctor came up to me and introduced himself. "Hello young man, I'm doctor Mark and I want you to come with me," he said, as he grabbed my hand and took me to where mother and father are resting. As we came in, I saw how hurt and bandaged they were. Mother had a cast on her right arm, father wore a neck brace, they both had broken legs, and were breathing slowly. "Go on," said the doctor, "go talk to them." I slowly walked up to mother, who turned her head at me, including father. "H…hi, h-honey," said mother, as she stretched out her left arm to touch my face, "Daddy…and I…had an…accident." I grasped mom's hand and began to tear up. "Mommy," I said, as I rested my heard beside her bed. "Don't cry son," said father behind me, "mother and I hate to see you cry." I wiped the tears from my face and walked up to father. "Does it hurt, father?" I asked. "It hurts very much, son." "Are you two…gonna-" Mother hushing me stopped me. "Don't ever...think like...that, Jacob," she said, "we'll always...be with you." "Your mother is right, son," said father, as he slowly ruffles my hair, "no matter what, we're always with you." "What am I to do?" I asked. "Honey…you are destined…for greatness…that you have…yet to…discover," said mother. "I can see it in your eyes that you are going to be a hero someday," said father, "whenever it happens, we'll be there to witness it." "You really think so, papa?" "We know so," said father. Suddenly, he gasps and begins to have a panic attack. "Father?! What's wrong?!" I yell in worry. Loud beeping noises were all around me and nurses came in to see what's wrong. "Call the medics!" said one of the nurses, "panic attack." I run up to mother on the left side of her bed. "Mom? What's wrong with papa?" "He's having…a panic attack," she said, before a nurse interrupts her and pulls me back. "Come on, sweetie. Let mommy and daddy be alone for a while," she said, as I was being pulled back from my mother. "MOMMY! MOMMY! PAPA! PAPA!" I shouted, before being pulled all the way out of the room. I was put back in the living room and was very scared to what was going on. The nurses distracted me, as they played some cartoons on a screen. I was distracted, but I still worried about mother and papa. Three hours later, a doctor came up to me and pulls his mask off. "Jacob, it's time to see your mother," he said in a low voice. "What about papa?" I asked. He didn't reply, but took my hand to the same room. I looked in and saw only mother lying on her bed. I ran up to her and held her left hand. "Mommy, what happened to papa?" I asked. "He's…gone to...another place." "what do you mean?" I asked. "He's in…a better place," she said before giving out three coughs. "Are you…saying that he's-" Mother hushed me and let me let go of her hand. "Jacob, I too…will be with your…father…before I go…I want you…to remember what…your father…told you…about being…a hero in…the future…you are destined…for greatness…I can see you…standing tall and…proud…" "But mom, I'm a nobody. I'm just a boy," I retorted. "Don't say…that…you are not…a nobody…you are the…sweetest kid…in the whole world…and you will…absolutely do something…amazing…" "Mommy, I need you. I don't know what I would do without you…don't leave me," I said, as my vision began to go blurry. I then felt mothers trembling hand touch my cheek. "I will never…leave you…I will always be...by your side." "Forever?" She shakily takes her hand and slowly wraps her pinky around my own. "Forever." "I love you, mommy." "I love you…too, Jacob…never give up…never…give…." And just like that, she was gone from my life. I was then taken to an orphanage and was taken away by horrible foster parents. "Fang? Are you okay?" asked Twilight on my left. "Sorry…was thinking back to an…old memory," I said, without looking at her in the eyes. I looked at her and noticed her right wing stretching out and placing it gently onto my left shoulder. "Thanks, Twilight," I said with a smile. "Anytime, Fang," she said smiling back at me. "May I tell you something, Fang?" asked Pinkie. "Sure." "While you're in Equestria, just smile. Smile is what makes every pony's day worth it." "For my new friends, I will do that." Pinkie gave me a large grin and hugged my head. As she let go, we all went silent. I then began to sing a little song. "Look for the bare necessities, the simple bare necessities. Forget about your worries and your strife." "What are you singing, Fang?" asked Fluttershy. "A song about the good life," I replied. "Oh! Look!" said Twilight, as she pointed out towards a village-like town, "It's Ponyville. You ready to see some more ponies, Fang?" "Anything for the princess of friendship." "Hopefully no one will think of you as a ravenous monster." "I won't hurt anyone, unless I feel threatened." "Don't worry. They won't hurt you," said Fluttershy, as she jumped off of my back and walked beside Pinkie, "I won't let them." "Your the best, Fluttershy." She smiled and patted me on the head with her right wing. As we walked through the entrance, I saw many colorful ponies. Some were stallions, most were mares, and some looked downright bizarre (meaning the grey pegasus that looked at me, while in the middle of getting a muffin). Suddenly, Twilight held up a wing for her friends and I to stop walking. She folds her wings back and looks back at me. "Don't worry, Fang. Nothing bad will happen to you," said Twilight, before looking at the ponies, that almost looked terrified because of me, "attention Ponyville, this creature is no monster. He's a friend and a savior. He's new to this world and he's trying to get along with us all. Can you all treat him, as though he were one of us?" After Twilight made that announcement, a small little filly came up to me. She had orange fur, purple color mane and had small wings. "Go on, Scoots," said Rainbow Dash from behind me, "pet him. He's not dangerous. Think of him as a large dog." The little filly held up a shaky hoof and slowly, but gently petted my head. I gave her a smile without showing my teeth; I didn't want to terrify her. "See? I'm nothing to fear of," I said, as the filly retracted her hoof. The filly gave me a smile. "What's his name, sis?" asked the filly. "Sis?" I thought, as I looked back at Rainbow Dash. "His name is Fang. He's a real werewolf," said Rainbow Dash. "A werewolf?! Cool!" said the little filly, "may I ride on his back?" "Sure," said Fluttershy, "I had a ride on his back on the way here from the Everfree forest." She flies onto my back and lies down. "Comfortable?" I asked. "Your fur is very soft, Fang," said the little filly, as she made herself comfortable, "the name's Scootaloo, by the way." "Cool name," I said, as I began to walk around Ponyville. As I walked around, with the girls behind me, many ponies gave me a look of interest, unlike before. Perhaps because Scootaloo is on my back, they now know that I am no threat. Suddenly, as I made it the center of Ponyville, two fillies came up to me, they were around Scootaloo's age. One had had a red mane, a large bow and yellow fur. The other was a unicorn; she had a purple-pinkish mane, a small horn and looked like a plushie that you'd see at a toy store (in fact, every pony in this world looks as though they were toys for children). The two fillies came up to me, but unlike Scootaloo, they seemed calm about it. "Scoots? What the hay is this thing?" asked the yellow filly, with a southern accent. "He's a friendly werewolf," said Scootaloo, "don't worry, he won't bite." "A werewolf? Like the ones in those stories that kill ponies or turn them into wereponies?" asked the white filly. "Yes, but he's different. His name is Fang." "How's it going, little ones," I said, making the two fillies flinch. "Don't worry, sis, he's kosher," said Applejack. "AJ's sister?" I thought, as I looked back towards the girls. "Go on, sister," said Rarity, "Jump onto Fang's back." "THE UNICORN FILLY IS RARITY'S SISTER?!?!" The fillies giggled, as I looked back at them. "My name is Applebloom, Fang," said the yellow filly. "I'm Sweetie Belle," said the white filly. "Nice to meet you two," I said, with a smile, "lets be friends." The fillies smile and jumped with glee. "You are the coolest werewolf, Fang," said Sweetie, "plus, I like the color of your eyes. They are the color of the sky." "D'aw, you are so sweet," I said with a flush, "you three fillies have the cutest names." The three fillies squeal and gave me a hug. Scootaloo hugged my back, Applebloom hugged my right arm and Sweetie Belle hugged my head. "D'awww," said the six elements of harmony from behind me, "Fang, you really are a sweet creature." "Thanks girls," I said, as I fell to the ground, so that the three fillies can climb onto my back. "Your fur is really soft, Fang," said Sweetie Belle. "Thanks." "Where are we going?" asked Applebloom. "I'm just walking around Ponyville getting to know you ponies and your civilization." "Oh right, because you're new in Equestria, right?" asked Scootaloo. "Yep." "Well what are we waiting for? Let's go explore." "Lead the way, girls," I said, as I walked forward. TO BE CONTINUED...