Morning came and everypony awakened. Randall, his adoptive mother, Black Rose, his adoptive father, Flame Sword, and his adoptive uncle, Big Cat Hunter have also awakened, though Randall himself was still a little bit sleepy because he was been awake in the night.

Black Rose noticed that Randall was still a little bit sleepy, so she approached him and punched him in the face to wake him up and angrily shouted at him "Wake up now, you stupid colt!". However, this only provoked Randall and he angrily asked her in return "What did you do that for?!", then he added "Can't you just wait until I am fully awake?!", but Black Rose only said to him "I can't believe you just said this things to me!", so her husband, Flame Sword angrily approached Randall and shouted at him "You will always do as we say!", and then his brother-in-law, Big Cat Hunter also approached Randall and shouted at him "And you should never insult any of us with such stupid excuses!", then Black Rose shouted at Randall "Do you understand?!", and Randall said "Okay, fine then." and he added "I'm sorry." and he joined his adoptive family, and the four ponies walked and came out of their cave.

Randall, Black Rose, Flame Sword and Big Cat Hunter wandered around and searched for water because Black Rose and Her husband and brother were all very thirsty, but Randall just knew where to find water, so he asked his adoptive mother "Mother, would you allow me to show you, father and uncle where I can find some water?" and he added "Please?", but Black Rose just laughed him away and said "There's no way I'm going to allow a colt like you to lead me and my family to a water source!", and she added "Besides, you don't even know about any available water sources in this area, you are just talking nonsense!", and she told Randall to go back to the cave alone while she, Flame Sword and BCH continued to search for water.

Back in the cave, Randall was resting down but he was still awake. He asked "Why my mother, my father and my uncle don't want to listen to me?", he then continued "They don't even know I'm NOT talking nonsense, and I would've show them the available water source I found last night.". Randall still had very miserable life and he doesn't know how to find a better place, a better family, make new friends and better life.

When evening came, Black Rose, Flame Sword and BCH returned back to the cave, but they are all still thirsty and very exhausted. Randall asked them "So, have you found some source of water without my help?", "No, we haven't found any source of water in the area, and this is all because you didn't helped us!" Flame Sword angrily answered back. Randall said to his adoptive father "But mother told me to go back to the cave!", then Black Rose came to interfere and answered "That's because you tried to spout nonsense about that there IS a water source in the area!".

Randall said to his adoptive mother "Listen, mother, I know there IS a water source in the area, I've been there before and I found that water source last night!", but Black Rose only answered back with pure rage burning in her eyes "Enough talking excuses! You're useless and incompetent! And now, GO TO SLEEP!", and what she said really scared and hurt Randall and he trembled in fear, covered his face with his hooves and began to whimper out of despair and misery as the pain in his heart came.

Black Rose didn't even cared that she scared Randall and hurt his feelings and continued "I don't even care I hurt your feelings! You're nothing more than a useless and incompetent hedgehog! And one day, I'll decide to dispose of you!", and Randall in reaction to the hateful words she said on him began to cry as the pain in his heart grew stronger, and he eventually cried "I'M NOT A HEDGEHOG!" and he added "PLEASE, STOP THIS NOW!", but Flame Sword shouted at him angrily "I hope your mother taught you a proper lesson, young colt!".

What Flame Sword said pushed Randall past the breaking point. Randall got up on his feet and bolted out of the cave. He made a dash into the forest with tears rolling down his eyes and trailing behind him as he disappeared into the forest.

By the time Black Rose, Flame Sword and BCH came out of the cave, Randall was nowhere to be seen. BCH asked his sister about Randall "Should we go after him?", but Black rose answered back "No, let him go." and Flame Sword said "Let the worthless hedgehog cry, he got what he deserve.", and then the two stallions and the mare all laughed evilly as they turned around and walked back into the cave.

Randall continued to run through the forest, but when he turned his head back to see if his adoptive mother, father and uncle were following him, he saw nopony behind him so he stopped dead in his tracks and then looked at the area around him, and he found out that now he's near the same lake from where he drank water last night.

Randall approached the lake to drink some water and to calm himself down. Randall drank from the lake to wash away all the wrath and insults of his adoptive family, and also to comfort himself. Once Randall finished drinking, he looked over and saw the pathway that led him to Ponyville and he decided to follow it, and eventually he reached Ponyville once again.

Randall walked and wandered in Ponyville again, and yet again it was nighttime, and everypony was asleep. Randall looked around him and he liked how beautiful the buildings of Ponyville looked like, and then he said "I wish I could've live with a real and proper family in a real and proper building." as he continued to walk and eventually came out of Ponyville.

Later, Randall went to Canterlot once again and he walked and wandered around until he stopped right in front of the royal castle. Yet again, he was impressed when he stared at the royal castle but he also said "I wonder who lives in this beautiful castle.", and then he turned around and walked away from the royal castle and then he came out of Canterlot.

Randall walked his way back to the lake he found and drank from last night, and once he reached the lake, he sat down near the water's edge. He looked down at the lake and said "I wish I never lived I such harsh and primitive conditions.", and then he turned up and looked at the moon and thought "The moon is so beautiful." before he turned back down and looked back at the lake.

Later, Randall got up on his feet and he was about to go back to the cave, to his bad adoptive mother, father and uncle, but something suddenly turned his attention to look up at the moon.

Suddenly, a shadowy figure flew in front of the moon, and Randall fearfully stepped back, as he knew it wasn't anypony of his adoptive family, and besides, Black Rose and Big Cat Hunter were both Earth ponies, while his adoptive father, Flame Sword was the only one to be a Unicorn, and there are no Pegasi in his adoptive family at all.

the shadowy figure had both a horn like Unicorn and wings like a Pegasus, and Randall was very scared and he stepped back because he tried to avoid being spotted by the shadowy figure.

Once the shadowy figure looked down and spotted Randall, he turned tail and ran away for his life, and the shadowy figure flew after him. Randall tried to find his way back to the cave but he got lost and he found himself in the Everfree Forest.

Randall desperately tried to find his way out of the Everfree Forest and back to the cave, but he didn't know which way to go. Randall walked around the Everfree Forest and tried to find his way back to the cave that used to be his home, but instead, he was lost.

Suddenly, Randall heard loud footsteps and then he saw six shadowy figures approaching him from all sides, and they all looked different from each other.

The first shadowy figure stood seven feet tall and was fifteen feet long, and it had a horn on its forehead that was five feet long and it seemed to be very thick. This shadowy figure resembled a rhinoceros.

The second shadowy figure stood six feet tall and was weighing as much as a half a ton, and when it opened its mouth, it had a set of sharp teeth that helped it to butcher the meat of other animals. This shadowy figure resembled a carnivorous pig.

The third shadowy figure also stood six feet tall but was weighing as much as 900 kilograms, and when it stood up on its hind legs, this shadowy figure measured eleven feet tall, and when it opened its mouth, it also had a set of sharp teeth that helped it to butcher the meat of other animals. This shadowy figure resembled a bear.

The fourth shadowy figure stood over eight feet tall and was twenty feet long, and when it stood up on its hind legs, this shadowy figure measured over thirteen feet tall, and was weighing about four tons. This shadowy figure resembled a huge sloth.

The fifth shadowy figure stood over thirteen feet tall and was weighing as much as twelve tons. It had a medium-length trunk, and it had a pair of tusks on its lower jaw. This shadowy figure resembled an elephant.

And the sixth and last shadowy figure stood over seventeen feet tall and was twenty five feet long. However, it was the largest out of the six shadowy figures, as it was weighing as much as sixteen tons, and it had a long neck and four long legs. This shadowy figure, just like the first one, resembled a rhinoceros, but it was hornless.

Randall was so terrified by the appearances of the six shadowy figures that managed to surround him from all sides and have him captured, and he screamed at them "PLEASE, GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!" and then he buried his face in his hooves and began to cry.

Suddenly, the shadowy figure that resembled a giant, hornless rhinoceros spoke about Randall with a male voice "Well, Well, Well.", "What do we have here?" he added and then he laughed evilly. Then, the shadowy figure that resembled a carnivorous pig said "It's a pony, and he looks so delicious.", and then he licked his own lips.

Randall was both so confused and terrified that these shadowy figures that are his captors could actually talk. Then, the shadowy figure that resembled an elephant asked "Now what should we do with this Earth pony colt?", and the shadowy figure that resembled a bear answered "I think we should eat him!" and he licked his own lips.

Randall decided to look up at his captors and he said to them "Please, let me go!", "I need to come back to my adoptive family!", but the shadowy figure that resembled a rhinoceros, but was the one that had a horn on his forehead said "That's too bad.", "I'm sorry to say you'll be dead before you see them." he added before he laughed evilly.

Then, the shadowy figure that resembled a bear approached Randall, reared up on his hind legs and shouted "DIE!" as he was about the maul down at him. However, before the shadowy figure that resembled a bear could kill Randall, something totally unexpected happened.