It's been awhile hasn't it? To creepy? Sorry if so but hey at least I got this out right?
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Chapter 10 A Trip Down Hungry Lane
(Twilight's POV)
"Alright Spike how goes the drinks for the princess when she arrives?"
Spike let out a sigh and answered with "They are done Twilight but what I don't understand is why did they send a message that we would get when they are halfway here?"
"I am not sure Spike but they are on their way so we have to be ready."
All of a sudden we heard roars coming from outside.
(Celestia's POV)
"Lulu do you smell that?" I asked my sister as a familiar sent filled the air as we rode in on our carriage.
"We smell the beginning of April Tia why do you as- wait what did you do?"
"Nothing just a small joke with my favorite student." I said as I let out a giggle from what I could imaged my student trotting around ponyville trying to get everything set up for the princesses arrival only to cause hilarious chaos.
"Well we hope that this "joke" does not make the human think of us as bad ponies." My sister told me.
"It should not in fact it should bring him some laughter to help mend any past wounds."
"Why did you ask to be alone with him when he was in that coma?" My sister ask me.
"I wanted to check something about him."
"And what did you find?"
"Something that concerned me."
"What concerned you?" My sister asked me
"I fear he might have brought something with him."
"And what is that he has brought with him?"
"I don't know but I could feel the power he can and does posses so I hope that he does not mean harm or what he brought with him, But the cute dog of his is so adorable."
"That can not be the only thing Tia we may have been banished for a thousand years on the moon but we still know when you are not telling the whole thing."
I let out a sight and said "I fear he brought with him the destruction of Equestria. Not only that but I scanned his mind and I found that it was not only him in there."
"So this thing that he brought with him is acting like a leech?"
"I am afraid as far we know yes and I fear it is just using him until it is full like a leech then it will make it's move."
"How dangerous do you think it is Tia?"
"Dangerous enough for me to make sure that somepony keeps an eye on him and makes sure to tell me when something happens."
"And who do you plan on doing that?"
"The first pony he met, the one that is closest to him." I told her.
"The Element of Kindness?"
"On the nose."
"Are you sure she will accept what you are going to have her do?"
"I have no doubt she will tell us as soon as she can."
"But what if something happens because you chose the kindest pony out their to keep an eye on him?"
"What like love? Lulu you know that kind of thing could not happen." I told her.
"And how could it not? We would not know for sure unless if we get Cadence to tell us if there is chemistry."
"Where did all of this talk of love come from Lulu?" I asked my sister.
"We were just thinking wouldn't the whole him being her hero thing cause a spark between the two?"
"Lulu, Me and you should both know that could never happen since we are not human nor do we look human so let's just enjoy the view."
"Fine Tia but we are getting Cadence to meet him and Fluttershy at the same time and ask for her opinion if any spark will start between them and if it does happen you owe us 10 bits." She told me.
"We both own the same treasury remember?" I told her and then heard another oh afterwards.
(Kyler's POV)
"Why now? WHY WHEN HE STOPS TALKING AND WHY WHEN I AM HUNGRY!?" I asked myself as I ran back to ponyville.
"It's OK though I just got to make it back then kick whatever's ass is their can't be too hard." I told my self as I got closer to ponyville.
"OK now let's see what is... it can not get any worse right now." I told myself as I saw a pack of Manticores through the tree line.
"It really can not get any worse-waaaaaaaaaaaaaait doesn't something worse always happen when I say that?" Just as I finished that sentence one of the Manticores spotted me and alerted it's pack.
"I really should stop saying stuff like that, it really is a thing I should stop saying so shit like this stops happening." I said as I made a mental note to never ever say that again.
"Now whose ass do I have to kick first?" I asked as I walked out of the tree line to face the pack of Manticores.
One of them walked in front of the others and I could see scars on it that would indicate it survived a nasty fall.
"What kind of fall did you go through I wonder?" I asked knowing what the answer would only be an attack from the beast.
And just as expected the Manticore tried to attack me with it's scorpion like tail but I dodged out of the way in time before I could got hit by the stinger.
"Nice try but no Cuban cigar." I said as I tried to punch it in the face but it bashed me with one of it's paws, hard enough to fly into a wall of a nearby building leaving an indent.
"Ow, OK that really fucking hurt." I said as I got myself off the wall.
The Manticore started moving towards me.
"If I didn't know any better I would say you have some grudge against me or something, Ooooooooh... Well how was the fall?" I asked the damn thing which it responded with a roar that smelled horrible.
"No offense but your breath stinks I think you are going to need a lot more than a mint to help with that." I said while trying not to puke my guts up.
"OK I think you are getting too close to my comfort zone so could you leave it?" I asked it once it got within 60 centimeters from my face which it kept getting closer.
"OK then I guess I will have to make you." I said as it got within 40 centimeters from me and than I preceded to kick it in what I believe is it's chin and then I heard what sounded like bones breaking.
"Ya how did that feel you bastard!" I yelled as it staggered back.
I then notice a big shadow to my right and looked over to see 5 Manticores walking over towards me with a hungry look in their eyes.
"OK I am hungry too but there is no need to eat me, You could have some cabbages from the sales pony over there with the cabbage cart." I said while pointing to a pony who was pushing a cart that had cabbages on it.
"No? Well then I am sure we could find you an excellent selection of food that might sate that hunger of yours." I said while slowly backing away from the pack of Manticores. Than all of a sudden a paw out of my peripheral vision hit me in the chest sending me flying through something that felt wooden and then into a tree that toppled over.
I then heard something scream "MY CABBAGES!"
I looked to my side in pain to see a broken piece of wood in the side of my stomach I could already feel lightheaded from both the pain and shock.
"For once... I have nothing to say." I said realizing that this might be my doom.
The Manticore with the scar moved towards me while it's companions stayed behind.
"Actually I think I have one thing to say about this." I said while feeling something in the back of my head.
The Manticore raised its paw to strike me down "I'm hungry." I said as I ripped out the piece of wood that was in the side of my stomach and shoving it into the said of the Manticore's neck causing it to stagger back and the wound to start squirting blood.
'Good now finish it off and I will handle the rest.' I heard that familiar voice say.
I pulled the piece of wood out of it's neck causing more blood to squirt everywhere and then I shoved the whole thing in it's eye socket causing it to stop moving and flop down to the ground I then saw something come out of my body I could not figure out what it is but it was long and skinny like a snake, Before I had no time to question they started to eat what was the Manticore's body, Only leaving behind a puddle of blood and a small chunk of it's meat, Ever single bite they took I got less hungry, I feel like I was here long enough to not question what the hell was going on.
'You can feel it too huh?'
'What? The hungry subsiding or the sudden sense that someone is watching me?'
'Both.'
Before I could answer I looked up and saw Rainbow Dash staring at me with a look of fear.
I then heard a roar and looked in it's direction to see the pack of Manticores looking at me and the puddle of blood of what was most likely their alpha.
"Well shit." I said realizing how fucked I am.
(Rainbow Dash's POV 2 minutes earlier)
'OK the entire town is being attacked by a pack of Manticores, Pinkie Pie is helping Twilight defend Fluttershy's cottage, Rarity won't leave her house, Applejack is defending her farm just encase one of them escape and looks for food and Kyler is in the Everfree forest going out for a walk, It's not all that bad I handled worse I just gotta do what I usually do and kick...some...Manticore...flank.' I thought as I peeked over the edge of the building to see Kyler in a distance get smacked by a Manticore right through what looked like a cart of cabbages and then into a tree.
"MY CABBAGES!"
'Of course Shoebedge had to get in the way oh well it looks like hes fine.' I saw Shoebedge run off into the alleyway before looking back where it looked like Kyler would land and I saw him siting against the tree with a piece of wood lodged in the side of his stomach.
'Why am I not moving and instead shaking, There just a bunch of Manticores who cares if they... almost just killed... Kyler again.'
It felt like hours just siting there and watching as a big Manticore with what looked like scars from where I was, Move towards kyler.
I just sat there and watch it get closer and closer till I could barely hear Kyler say "I'm hungry." Before I saw what would happen.
Kyler took out the piece of wood in his side and stabbed it in the Manticore's neck.
'Yes he's good now he just has to disable the other ones and then we can put them back in the forest.' I thought to myself coming up with the plan of knocking them out and then dumping them back in the forest where they will hopefully not attack Ponyville again.
I then saw Kyler finish off the Manticore that he stabbed in the neck by grabbing the wood in it's neck and then stabbing it in the eye making it flop down.
'What are you doing we could have stop this without killing them, True that one would have bled out but still we could have taken them and put them back in the forest'
Kyler walked up to it's body then several snake looking creatures came out of him and then started to devour it's corpse, I felt sick watching this happen.
I could hear my heart beat 'Why am I hearing my heart beat he's a friend right?' I thought to myself as he looked at me and said "Well shit."
I then saw him look back at the Manticores as they started to circle him, Looking at him with hunger in their eyes.
"OK this seems a little unfair." He said as they got closer.
I was about to contemplate helping him but before I could I saw him bend down shake like if he was in some sort of pain, Black smoke started to form around his arms as I saw them change their shape.
His fingers got longer from what I could tell, All the skin on his hands turned into something else and then his long fingers started to turn into what looked like claws.
During this hole entire thing one thing was going on in my mind. 'I got to warn the others.'
And just like that I could no longer feel my heart beating nor could I hear it instead I felt this sudden surge of power as my wings extended and I flew off towards Fluttershy's cottage so I could tell Twilight what I saw.
(Kyler's POV)
"OK this seems a little unfair." I said as I looked at all the Manticores that are currently circling me.
'This is going to hurt what I am about to do.' Mercer said as I kept looking at the Manticores.
'Wait what do you mean?' But before I could get an answer straight from Mercer I bent down in pain that felt like if my skin was being peeled off.
'Relax the first time always hurts the most.'
I felt my arms beginning to change, My fingers getting longer, My skin changing into something else and finally I felt the bone in my fingers go straight through what should be my fingers turning my fingers into some bones and stopping the pain.
"What the fuck did you do Mercer?" I asked him as I looked at what used to be my hands and noticed that the bones were curved, sharp and there's still muscle attached to the bones making it so I can move the claws to my to any liking I want.
'Gave you an upgrade.' He told me as I tried swinging my claws in the air to get a feel for them.
'How did you even do this?' I asked him.
'The one that you brought down had it's own claws, I just felt like taking that and giving it to you.'
'But why?' I asked as I started looking at the Manticores which were still circling me.
'Because it will be more fun with it being on a even playing field.' He told me as one of the Manticores lunged at me.
I ducked underneath it and sliced it's neck as it went over me.
"Heheh HAHAHAHAHA NOW WE'RE TALKING!" I yelled as I stood back up and jumped for one of the non dead Manticores and slicing the left side of it's face clean off.
'Remember the need to be a fresh corpse in order to get the most biomass out of them.'
'And I should care why?' I asked him as I let the snake things come out of my body and devour the bodies.
'Do you want to get hungry faster?' He said as the snakes finished eating.
'OK you make a good point now will you let me have my fun?' I asked him as one of the last two Manticores jumped at me.
'Go get em.'
Sorry but I gotta cut you off here... Yeah the next chapter won't be as long as this so it should not take a year to complete but cross your fingers.
P.S See you guys next time!