Well my day has been lousy how about yours huh. I was just disowned by my own brother and promptly kicked out of the family business, all because I wouldn't do what he wanted me to do. When he did this I just left. I knew what was waiting for me. Brother or no I still held a lot of crucial information, the kind of information that gets people like him in a lot of trouble with the cops and six feet under with anyone else.
I was walking down a street in one of the seedier parts of town. I knew no one was going to mess with me. I had an army style haircut with jet black hair and a dragon tattoo on my left and right forearms. I also stood at an intimidating six feet, seven inches. I also weighed around three hundred and fifty pounds, most of it being muscle. If you were going to rob anyone it wasn't going to be me. Even if you were that dumb and had a few friends there was little chance that it would happen anyways. One of the few things I was actually good at was fighting. It was like I had a sixth sense for it, which was one of the few reasons my brother kept me around as long as he did.
I will admit at first he did it because we were brothers but as time went on he started looking at me as more of a tool then a person. I was his personal body-guard and head of his entire security force. Along with average intelligence I was the perfect man for the job.
We were as far apart genetically as you could get for full siblings, I was the oldest but he was the smarter one of us. He was practically a genius, which made him the perfect fit to run our company and instead of me our father handed the reigns to him. I was perfectly fine with that and we all knew it so it didn't cause any problems. He was a short little man standing his highest at five feet, seven inches and he had next to no muscle. We had completely different looks. He was blonde with blue eyes while mine were the standard brown, and he also always wore some type of suit while I wore either my uniform or a T and shorts. Many a time we questioned whether we were brothers, being so radically different, but every time we took the test it came back positive.
What had caused him to disown me was that he had started to employ my services in a different way. Being his brother I didn't have to worry about money, if I needed or wanted it, it was mine so I didn't actually get a paycheck. I just wanted something new to do. At first it started as simple things like getting some dirt on someone or intimidating them. I knew it was wrong but he was my brother and if anyone was going to win in the long run it was going to be him if I could help it. Eventually though they started getting more and more convoluted and dangerous. The last mission he attempted to give me called for me to kill someone. An employee of his who had said some things to his bar buddies. When I refused we had an argument that quickly escalated and he disowned me right then and there.
Which is where I find myself now.
While I was walking I was thinking of what would happen to me. I knew I could hold out for a while, everything his company knew about combat was from me. But I still know that I can't hold out forever. All of sudden I heard a grunt coming from the alleyway I was passing by. I was pretty sure I knew what was happening and I was glad. I really wanted to kick some ass and a pathetic little mugger was no match for me.
I turned into the alleyway and saw what was going on. There were three men of average build and height and a much taller man of a bigger build. All of them were carrying some sort of blunt weapon with the big guy carrying a kind of makeshift war hammer. They had formed a semi-circle around a women who looked like she lived a good life, whatever the reason she was here was beyond me.
"Hey boys hows the party?" I said with my rumbling voice.
"Get lost pops." One of them said who was wearing a blue winter hat. Some people are just downright wierd.
"Look dude, I am 28 I ain't no pops."
"Either way get of here or we gonna bust your shit." The large one said.
"Yeah bust your shit." Snickered one with nothing but overalls on. Who the hell were these people?
"What did I tell you about repeating what I said?!" The big one yelled at mr. overalls who looked like he was about to crap himself.
"I'm sorry Donny, I'm sorry, it won't happen again." Overalls cowered.
"It better not." Donny told Overalls.
"Now where were we? Oh yeah, get lost." Donny directed at me.
"I'll get lost when I find out you aren't going to hurt that woman right there." I stated as I pointed to the woman who hadn't moved from her spot.
"We ain't gonna hurt her, just rob her." Snickered snow cap.
"I am afraid I don't like that plan either."
"Well what are you gonna do about it Mr. 28."
"Well, I will give you one chance to let her go. If you don't take that chance I will bust your shit." I told them while crossing my arms and putting all my weight on my left leg.
"Yeah I don't think so. There are four of us and only 1 of you." Overalls said to me.
"Holy crap you can count, I will admit I didn't think you could. Congratulations I haven't been this surprised in a while." I told him while wearing a grin.
He apparently didn't like this and rushed me swinging his crowbar left to right across his body. He had sloppy form and no idea what his next move beyond that was, disarming him was a cinch. I caught his crowbar out of the air. I ripped it out of his hands and with one arm bashed him up side the head promptly knocking him out. Lightweight.
"You're gonna pay for that!" Snowcap yelled and charged me. Have to give him credit he didn't make his first move until he was in actual swinging distance, though that didn't help him in the least.
Once he reached me, he brought his pipe upwards in attempt to uppercut me which was stupid since that is one of the least effective ways to use any blunt instrument on a human, disregarding your fists. I took a step back. Apparently he put all of his effort into that swing and when he realized that he had missed it was too late. His arms continued upward and over his head. The momentum from the swing and the pipe made him stumble backwards, the sudden shift in movement causing him to fall backward. He landed with a hard thud and held the back of his head with his hands. I just stepped over him and started walking over to Donny and the other guy, who for the most part looked like a real thug.
He just ran. I noticed the woman was gone, clever girl, and Donny was fuming.
"We can do this the easy way or we can do this the hard way, please let it be the hard way. I haven't fought someone who stood a chance against me in years." I said this while I slowly cracked my neck and forced my knuckles together, applying a forceful push from each arm and popping all of them in one go.
"Bring it mother fucker." Donny called to me.
I stopped and waited for him to make the first move. He took the bait and charged me like his friends did, he had his hammer held like you would a sword waiting to give an uppercut while in a run. He stopped a few feet short of me and swung turning his momentum into centripetal force. Good thing I expected this or my head would have been on its own for the rest of my life. I ducked and got in his guard making his hammer nearly useless. I put a quick few jabs into his gut and a hard one to his kidneys. When he threw the hammer away and tried to grab me I side-stepped out of his guard and behind him. I clapped my hands over his eardrums popping them. By now he was on pure adrenaline and rage. After he recovered he lunged at me with a fist. I grabbed his wrist and elbow and used his momentum to slam him into the wall while at the same time almost breaking his elbow. He slammed into it and slumped to the ground. I was about to walk over to him to finish the job when I felt a sharp pain in my neck. I fell to the ground noticing the little prick who ran away had somehow stabbed me in the neck with a syringe.
"Good night Caine. You will be in a better place after this and you won't have to worry about your brother anymore." Syringe said.
"How do...do you know my name? What di...did y-you injeectt meee wittthhh?" I started slurring my words and fighting the feeling that was coming over me. My mind felt clouded and I couldn't move.
"I know a great deal about you and you are needed in another place. I am the one who was to get you there. Goodbye Caine, I hope you appreciate what I have done for you."
Suddenly he shot past me into the... non existant floor? He wasn't the one who shot past me I had shot past him I realized with a start. I quickly approached what looked to be the sun but was too small and dark. I went into it and felt extreme pain.
I could feel things in my body changing. I felt my legs expanding and elongating. I felt my back doing the same. My muscles were on fire now and each muscle was spasming in my body so fast I felt like I was on the sun.
Suddenly I fell and landed in a small clearing in what appeared to be a forest. I couldn't move and just laid there. About an hour later I heard, what appeared to be a young girl, scream her head off. I slowly got up, I noticed that I appeared to be taller, almost seven feet I assumed. I also felt much stronger and noticed my arms were gigantic compared to an average man's.
I took off through the forest following the sound of the girl's screams. I eventually came upon another clearing with a girl and a wierd looking wolf. I decided to act like an ass for the sheer fun of it once I noticed the wolf was just messing with her for the time being, reveling in making its soon to be prey scream in fear. That wolf is one twisted asshole.
I snuck up on it and grabbed its tail pulling it back so my face was right next to its.
"Hello." "Goodbye" I said as I put my new muscles to good use and chucked the, surprisingly lightweight, wolf out of the clearing.
The little girl looked up at me with tears streaming down her face.
"Hey it's alright, the wolf can't hurt you anymore, I am a friend. Come on lets get you back home. Where is the nearest exit?" I said in a comforting tone while holding a hand out to her. She took it and pointed in a direction. When she lowered her hand I heard a chorus of growls.
I looked behind me to see quite a few of those wolves. One of them was one thing but a whole pack was another. I could easily take them but not without her getting hurt if they decided to go after her, which they would since she was by far the weaker prey.
I scooped her up in my arms without hesitation and took off in the direction she pointed. I could here the wolves howl and then begin the chase. We were on equal ground in the forest. I was much more nimble with two feet then they were with four and there were more of them so they had to be careful not to bump into each other, but I did know that when we reached open ground I would lose any advantage I had.
I kept running until I saw a break in the trees. I jumped over some roots and landed breaking into another run. I saw a town up ahead but everything seemed to be shaded a slight pink and it looked almost medieval. I was about twenty feet from it when I tripped. The girl went flying out of my arms and landed in the grass a few feet away. I tried to get up but was pinned down when one of the faster wolves leaped on my back.
"Run!" I yelled at the girl. I could tell she didn't want to but she complied. The wolf on my back tried to go after her but I grabbed its hind leg causing it to fall. I rolled making it roll with me. I got up quickly while still clutching its hind leg. I swung it around just in time for it to collide with another wolf. The girl was almost to the village. While I was stupidly watching her one of the wolves got past me and shot towards the girl. I yelled and charged it. My yell threw it off for just a split second which I used to my advantage to catch up and tackle it. We rolled on the ground. It had the advantage in this position, I couldn't get my punches anywhere near full power while it was free to claw and bite at will. I threw it off of me. I got up and rushed it, blowing it apart in my charge. This freaked the hell out of me and I stared at it just a smidge too long. The last wolf took its chance to redeem its brothers and jumped on my back and bite into the crook of my neck. I felt the teeth go straight through the skin and begin to crush my collar-bone. I started feeling really warm and wet all of sudden by my shoulder and realized I was bleeding heavily. I grabbed its neck, holding it in place, and fell backward destroying it when I landed. I felt a piece of something sharp go into my side and through it. The last thing I remember is seeing a woman run towards me with a little girl next to her. I knew I was losing a lot of blood because they both had horns, wierd hair, and stark white skin. I passed out a few seconds later resigned in my fate knowing that the last thing I had done was something good.
A/N: Well here is my second story. I believe that I got a little carried away with my first one by making the romance be between a human and something besides a pony. This story is here to correct that. The love interest will definitely be pony, well, anthro pony but either way a pony none-the-less. If by this story you haven't noticed that I get my main character's names from a book series I wouldn't be surprised. Some freezer points to the person who can tell me which book series I am referring to. It shouldn't be too hard. This story will involve quite a bit more action then the last, as you can tell by the first chapter, but don't worry romance will still be a factor. Also, don't worry this won't replace 'The human's journey', I will probably only continue this if it is well received or if I just feel like it. I personally think that this chapter far outclasses my first chapter for my first story, so yeah, I think I have developed at least a little bit as a writer. See ya on the flip side.