Handguns and Other Weapons
Isaac woke up to find that Fluttershy was out and about. The man poked his head out of the tent to see Twilight reading a book. Applejack and Pinkie were chatting as they stirred the pot of food over the fire. Dash was napping in a nearby tree with her arms behind her head. The human threw on a pair of long pants and a white T shirt before making his way out of the tent and into the camp.
"Morning." He said with a nod. The mares returned the gesture and continued to go about their activities. The man picked up his bowl and scooped some of the oatmeal into it. Isaac felt the fresh air enter his nose mixed with the sweet smell of cinnamon from the food. After cleaning his bowl the man walked over to his bag and withdrew his bow.
"Where are you going?" Twilight asked.
"I'm gonna go practice." He said as he held up the weapon. "Fluttershy has me beat by a long shot." He said with a chuckle. "I'm gonna need to practice if I want to improve."
"Yeah, good luck with that." Dash said with a laugh.
"Something funny Rainbow?"
"Trying to beat Shy with a bow is like trying to beat me in a flying race. Can't be done."
"Why's that?"
"Because the bow is Fluttershy's element weapon!" Pinkie chimed.
"Element weapon?" The man said as he cocked an eyebrow.
"Oh right, you don't know." Twilight said as she perked up. "You know about the Elements of Harmony right?"
"You mean the things that you used to save Luna and turn Discord into a lawn ornament?" The mare nodded. "Yeah, why?"
"You see, the elements manifest themselves in different forms. For Fluttershy, it's a bow and arrow." Twilight explained.
"You're pulling my leg." Isaac said in a flat tone.
"No, I'm not!" Twilight said win a stern tone.
"You expect me to believe that Fluttershy would use a weapon? No offense, but she looks like she wouldn't hurt a fly."
"Ya haven't seen her when she gets angry sugar cube." The farmer said.
"Okay fine, so what do the rest of you have?" The man asked clearly interested.
"I've got a staff." The Unicorn said with a smile.
"Axe for me." Applejack said with a smile.
"Oh! I have a hammer!" Pinkie said with a smile.
"I've got two awesome daggers." Dash said with a grin.
"What about Rarity?"
"She's got a whip." Isaac nodded in seeing the white mare using the weapon.
"Refresh my memory, what are the elements again. I mean their names." Isaac said with a sigh.
"Honesty, kindness, laughter, generosity, loyalty and magic." Twilight clarified.
"So what kind of magic do they produce?" The man asked.
"The strongest kind of magic." Isaac leaned in and cocked an eyebrow in anticipation. "Friendship." Isaac froze for a second before letting out a loud laugh. The mares looked at one another in confusion as Twilight narrowed her eyes on the man. "Something funny?"
"Sorry, it's just that.....That has got to be the corniest thing I've ever heard." He said as he wiped a tear from his eye. The mares all narrowed their gaze on him. "It sounds like something out of a kid's T.V. show and the whole weapon thing sounds like a rip off of some MMORPG."
"A what?" Twilight asked.
"A type of video game."
"Video game?" Twilight said in confusion.
"It's a game you can play on a TV or computer."
"Laugh if you must, but the magic is real. We saved Luna and beat Discord with it." Twilight said in a defensive tone.
"Sorry." Isaac said with a shrug. "Didn't mean to upset you guys."
"Speaking of being upset." Twilight said as she cocked an eyebrow at the human. "Mind telling us why Fluttershy is in a sad mood?" Isaac groaned and looked back at the mares.
"Long story short, she wanted to have sex with me and I declined. Simple as that." The mares looked at him in surprise.
"Why?" Dash asked.
"Well, I'm sure that it was just hormones." He said with a sigh.
"Do you not think she's pretty?" Pinkie asked.
"I didn't say that, it's just that-"
"She said that you thought you didn't deserve us." Dash interjected. Isaac bit his lip at the mare's words. "Mind telling us about that?" Isaac groaned as he sat down and ran his fingers through his messy brown hair.
"Mind if I ask something?" The mare gave him a reluctant nod. "Why me?"
"Huh?" The group said in confusion.
"Why, out of every other stallion in Equestria did you pick me to have sex with?" Isaac asked as he looked at the cyan and orange mares.
"Well, you were nice, good looking and seemed like an okay guy." Applejack answered.
"Anything else? I mean you barely knew me." He said in an accusing tone. "We knew each other for like what, a week maybe two?"
"Well, I did feel kind of bad for you." Dash said with a gulp. Isaac's brain stopped as he processed the words. He felt his fist clenching on instinct.
"You felt bad or me?" He asked in a spite filled tone.
"Y-yeah. You are the only one of your kind and-"
"I DON'T WANT YOUR FUCKING PITY DASH!" The man bellowed causing the mares to flinch. "I never asked for you guys to feel sorry for me."
"We're your friends. What else are we supposed to do? Let you wallow in this cycle of misery you've created for yourself?" Twilight asked.
"As long as it's not pity I don't care." He said in a stagnant tone.
"So why did you agree to have sex with us huh?" Dash asked as she flew up to the man.
"You got me while I was drunk. VERY drunk. Applejack practically hogtied me and I wasn't in a position to say no." He said in a stagnant tone. "At least the other two were generous enough to give me a warning."
"What other two?" Dash asked. The mares all focused their gaze on the man. Isaac let out a sigh seeing that there was no point in lying to them.
"Other than you and AJ, I've slept with two other mares." The group looked at him with shocked expressions on their faces.
"Who?" Dash asked getting angry.
"Spitfire and Vinyl." Dash connected the dots and frowned at the man.
"So that's how you got in! I knew that you did something special to get into the Wonderbolts!" Dash yelled in anger.
"Hey, I didn't ask to be put in, but Spitfire was very insistent on it." He said with a grunt. "I was just being courteous from one military soldier to another. As to the whole sex thing, she practically forced herself on me."
"Wait, I thought that Vinyl was into mares." Pinkie chimed. The man looked at her in confusion.
"Now that I think about it, wasn't she dating her roommate? The one with the cello." Twilight said as she put her finger to her chin. "Octavia was her name right?"
"Yeah that's it!" Dash said.
"Wait, so Vinyl is in a relationship?" Isaac asked in a surprised tone.
"Darn toot'n. Those two are going on three years now." The farmer said. The human felt sick to his stomach and stumbled to his knees before throwing up his breakfast. "You okay partner?" Applejack asked in a concerned tone.
"Does your species learn to be nymphomaniacs or is it just natural?" He said in a spite filled tone.
"If you don't like how we do things then why don't you just leave?" Twilight yelled back at the man.
"Just show me the portal back to my world and I'll gladly take it." He said as stormed off into the jungle.
"You can't go out there, it's dangerous!" Applejack yelled. Isaac held up his right hand and extended his middle finger back at the group as he left the campsite. Isaac went forward into the dark forest and grunted. He made his way into the thicket trying to calm the rage filled storm that was dwelling inside his mind. Isaac walked forward his leg hit something stretched across the path.
He heard a snap and quickly spun around to see a log coming towards him the man instantly ducked under the large log. He heard another snap and got ready for another trap. Isaac felt something wrap around his leg and pull him up towards the tree line. The man dropped his knife as he ascended towards the branches. Isaac felt himself bounce a few times from the rope before stopping.
"Fuck me. Should have seen that coming." He said with a groan. "What else can go wrong?" As the words left his lips he heard a growl come from the bushed. Isaac turned to see a full grown manticore glaring at the tied up human. "I hate you god." He said with a gulp. The manticore licked it's chops and slowly walked towards the human on a string. The man looked down towards his knife and groaned as he tried to reach for it.
The weapon was easily ten feet away and too far from his grasp. The manticore was drawing closer to it's meal. Isaac calmed his mind and let out a breath. Calm down, panicking won't help. He thought as he extended his right hand towards the knife. Isaac focused on the handle and concentrated. As the manticore walked closer the knife's handle started to move slightly. As the beast charged forward Isaac concentrated on the handle of the knife.
The knife flew towards the man and made itself into Isaac's hand. The human immediately bolted up avoiding the manticore's swipe. Isaac lashed out and cut the rope that was wrapped around his leg. Luke Skywalker would be proud. Isaac fell from the trap and landed on his stomach. He groaned as he looked at the Manticore that was in mid pounce.
Shit, no time. The man raised his arms in hoping to defend himself. The beast was then hit by a bright red ball of light coming from the right side. The manticore crashed into a series of trees. Isaac looked to the right and saw a jet black Unicorn stallion with a bright red mane and eyes. The stallion was wearing a dark cloak that covered his bright red mane. His hands and horn was glowing with a bright red aura around them.
"You okay?" He asked.
"Yeah, thanks." Isaac said as he got up.
"Pardon my intrusion, but what kind of pony are you?" The stranger asked.
"I'm not a pony. I'm a human." He said with a sigh.
"Yet you can use magic." He said as he cocked an eyebrow.
"Only basic things. That levitation thing was the first time I tried it." Isaac said with a sigh.
Blueblood didn't mention anything about magic. This is gonna cost him. The stallion thought with a grunt. Still, I have no idea what he can do yet. Better play it safe.
"So what bring you all the way out here?" Isaac asked.
"Oh just passing through." He said with a shrug. "What about you?" Skull asked with a blank look on his face.
"I was camping with some fri....acquaintances of mine." Isaac said with a sigh.
"No friends?" The stallion asked in confusion.
"They were. I said somethings that would probably get anyone fuming." Isaac said with a groan.
"Why did you snap at them?"
"They tried prying into things that I didn't want to talk to them about." He said with a groan. "I doubt you'd understand." He said as he looked at the stallion with a blank look on his face. Skull looked at the man and scanned his eyes.
This thing....he's got the same look in his eyes as I do.
"Is your secret worth destroying a friendship?" Skull asked in a flat tone.
"If they found out about what I did then they'd run away in fear." Isaac said as he raised his hands.
"Take my advice kid, if you're secret matters more than your friends than you shouldn't be allowed to walk among the living." The stallion said as he turned to leave. Isaac stood frozen in the spot where he stood at the stallion's words. He wanted to argue, but knew deep down that he was right. "Secrets can protect or destroy things. It's up to you to decide which."
Isaac stood frozen as he rolled the words around in his head. He let out a long sigh as the dark stallion walked away from him with a blank expression on his face. "I'm not sure who you are, but you saved my life and I owe you."
"Forget it." The stallion said as he teleported away from the man. Isaac walked over to his bow and slung it over his shoulder as he made his way back towards the camp at a slow rate.
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"C'mon where is it?" Dash yelled in frustrated tone and she went through the human's bag. The farmer and the other girls crowded around the entrance of the tent and looked at the mare in confusion.
"What in tarnation are you doing Dash?" Applejack asked as she walked over to the cyan mare.
"Looking for that journal he keeps. It's gotta be somewhere around here." She said as she continued to look through his bags. The mare found a small plastic box with a code wheel on it and set it aside.
"Um...I don't think that's such a good idea Rainbow." Fluttershy said in a worried tone.
"He's hiding something and I wanna know what it is." Dash yelled. "Ah ha!" she said as she pulled out the small leather book from the backpack's pocket. The cyan mare walked out of the tent with the book in hand.
"I don't approve of this!" Twilight said in a flat tone.
"Hey you heard what he called us. Time to see what he's got in here." Dash said as she held up the book in her right hand. The Pegasus felt the book being ripped out of her grip by an invisible force. "What the hell Twilight?"
"That wasn't me." Twilight said with a gulp. The book floated over to the edge of the camp. The mares saw the man standing there with the book in hand and a blank expression on his face.
"Need something?" Isaac said as he entered the camp. He put the book in his back pocket and glared back at the mares.
"Isaac we're-" The lavender mare was cut off as the man held up a hand.
"You have nothing to apologize for. I'm the one that should apologize." He said with a sigh. "Sorry I snapped at you all like that." He said as he sat down.
"Why'd you go and call us.....whatever that word was?" Dash asked.
"I thought that you guys were just using me as some sort of toy or a slab of meat to vent out your sexual needs." He said in a flat tone. The mares looked at him in shock. "I've been used like that before and I didn't want to be used again."
"Use you? What gave you that idea?" Applejack said in confusion.
"Yeah dude. We care about you." Dash said as she walked up to the human.
"What did you mean by you being used?" Twilight asked as she sat down next to the man. Isaac let out a sigh and looked at the mare.
"A few years ago I was seeing this girl. We dated for a few months and we got serious." He said with a sigh. "I found out later that she was just using me to make her ex jealous." The mares gasped in surprise. "Once she did, she dumped me like a bag of trash and went back to him." He said with a sigh.
"Bitch!" Dash yelled.
"Since then I've always been hesitant to let others close. So I started to push them away, it's a defense mechanism. I can't really help it." He said with a sigh. "Which is why, I've been so reluctant to tell you things about my past." Twilight put a hand on his back and nodded.
"I see."
"I'll tell you guys about it eventually, I just need some time." He said as he stood up. "I know you guys are curious, but that doesn't give you the right to look through my stuff." He said as he glared at Dash.
"Sorry." She said in a low tone.
"It's fine." The man said with a shrug. "Anyway, the reason why I thought I didn't deserve your kindness is because-" He was cut off as the group heard a series of growls. The ponies looked around the edges of the camp and saw a pack of Manticore's glaring at them with hunger in their eyes. The group stood with their backs to each other. As one of them took a step forward Dash leaned over to Fluttershy.
"Shy, think you can reason with these things?" The cyan mare said with a gulp.
"I'll try." The butter yellow mare took a gulp as she stepped forward. "Um, Mr. Manticore is there any reason why you're disturbing our camping trip?" The beast only roared at the mare. "Such language!" She said in a shocked tone. Fluttershy narrowed her eyes on the manticore. The beast started to shiver in the presence of her eyes.
"Nice work Fluttershy." Twilight said with a sigh of relief.
"Now, you all go home right now or so help me then I will-" Fluttershy was cut off as the beast lunged at her. The cyan mare managed to grab her friend by her tail and pull her away from the beast. "Wh-what? No animal has been able to resist my stare before."
"Then we do this the hard way!" Dash said as she cracked her knuckles.
"Dash are you nuts? There's like six of these things!" Isaac said as he glared at the mare.
"So then it's a fair fight."
"Dash, I couldn't even take one of these things down."
"Just stand back hun and let us handle these things." Applejack said as she pulled out an orange amulet. Isaac noticed that it was in the shape of an apple and looked similar to Rarity's. The other mare's then pulled out one of their own. Each matching their Cutie Marks.
The amulets started to glow and shape shift. Isaac looked in disbelief as Twilight's grew into a purple staff with a circle at the top and a dark purple six pointed star in the center. Applejack had a large double bladed orange axe with a red apple at the top of the handle. Pinkie was donning a pink and white stripped hammer with three balloons going horizontal across the face. Fluttershy's changed into a bitter yellow bow with a light green handle and three pink butterfly's engraved into it.
Dash's seemed to split in two to form two small daggers. One of the blades was shaped into a lightning bolt fashion while the other was curved like a cloud. The five mares surrounded the human with their backs to him and held their weapons up in a defensive position. The six manticores circled their pray looking for an opening.
"Fluttershy, keep Isaac safe. We can handle these things." Twilight said as she looked at her yellow friends.
"What? I can help I-"
"Just leave this to us! We know what we're doing." Dash interjected.
"I'm not leaving you guys here!"
"You're only going to get caught in the crossfire if you stay!" Twilight yelled. The news hit Isaac like a ton of bricks. The overwhelming feeling of becoming a burden had kicked in. "Now go with Fluttershy once we distract them." The human formed his hands into fists and cursed himself at his uselessness.
One of the manticores lunged forward. Pinkie raised her hammer and brought it down on the beast's back. The ponies cringed as they heard a few boned being crunched. Fluttershy grabbed Isaac's hand and the two started to run away from the fight.
"Keep running!" Twilight yelled as she used her staff to shoot a bright purple beam at one of the beasts. Isaac and Fluttershy didn't look back as they ran into the woods, side by side. Applejack was keeping one of the beasts from biting her head off by sticking the handle of her weapon across the monster's mouth. The orange mare kicked her right leg up into the manticore's ribs, making the beast retract it's attack.
Fluttershy and the human ran into the thicket desperate to get away from the beasts. After running a good distance away the two stopped to catch their breath. The mare sat down on a log as Isaac sat against a tree. Isaac felt the sweat running down his forehead and felt his legs burning.
"Think the others are okay?" He asked as he looked at the mare.
"I'm hope so." Fluttershy said in a worried tone. The human put his head against the trunk and let out a sigh.
"Any reason why that thing didn't listen to you?"
"No, but it felt like that it was being controlled by something." The mare said with a sigh.
"Mind control?"
"Maybe." The yellow mare said as she sat down next to him. Fluttershy lowered her head and brought her knees to her chest.
"You okay?"
"I'm just worried." She said in a low tone. The human put an arm around her and comforted the worried mare. Fluttershy felt her face flare up as Isaac's arm went over her shoulders and on her left arm.
"I'm sure they're fine." He said in a warm tone. Fluttershy smiled and rested her head on the man's shoulder. Isaac blushed and rested his head against hers. "Hey Shy."
"Hm?"
"Sorry about last night. I...I wasn't myself." He said in a low tone.
"It's alright. I never really thought that I looked that good anyway." She said in a flat tone. Isaac immediately sat up and looked at the mare.
"That is so not true. I meant it when I said that you were beautiful." He said in a serious tone. The yellow mare's face was now crimson red.
"R-really?" She asked.
"Yeah." Isaac said as he looked away in an effort to hide his blushing face. The man felt a pair of slim fingers come into contact with the bottom of his chin. He let the mare's fingers turn his head back towards her own. Their eyes met and they saw each other's bright red faces. The yellow mare slowly moved closer to him. She closed her eyes as she pressed her tender lips against his.
Isaac returned the gesture and felt the mare's tender lips move as he prodded with his tongue. The yellow mare let out a moan as she felt the man's tongue start to explore her mouth. Isaac moved his right hand onto her back and felt her now stiff wings. Fluttershy let out a moan as he started to rub the stiff extremities. Isaac's ears twitched and broke the kiss.
"Something wrong?" Fluttershy asked.
"Feel's like something's watching us." He said as he stood up. The human pulled out his knife and held it firmly in his hand. He heard a rustling from the bushes. The man's eyes shrank as he ducked to avoid a swipe from one of the beats. "Crap looks like there were seven!" As Isaac took a defensive pose he noticed that this one was different than the others. It had three tails sticking out of it's back and was a dark red as opposed to the yellow furred ones he'd seen.
The beast roared in anger as it got in a pouncing position. The yellow mare stepped in front of the man and tried using her stare on the beast. The manticore growled and charged at the two.The human pushed the yellow mare out of the way of the swipe and ducked just in time to avoid a strike from one of it's poison tipped tails. The man hit the dirt and rolled away from the four legged monster. As he got to his feet he started to run away with Fluttershy's wrist in his hand.
Isaac looked up and noticed a branch that was level with his head. He stopped as he passed it and grabbed hold of the end. He pulled the branch back as far as it would go and waited for the manticore to follow him. The beast was gaining on the human with rage in it's eyes. As he saw the piece of meat it's face was met with a branch, striking it on the nose.
"Ha! Suck it flea bag!" Isaac said as he and Fluttershy took off once again. The yellow mare raised her bow and aimed right for the manticore. The mare pulled the bow string and a light yellow arrow made of light formed as she released the string. The arrow hit dead center on the manticore's head and the beast fell forward. The human stopped running and looked at the mare in shock. "Wow, nice shot Shy."
"Thanks." As Isaac hesitantly approached the beast he saw that it was still breathing.
"It's still alive?"
"Yeah, I hit it with a sleep spell."
"I thought only Unicorns could use magic." He said in confusion.
"Well, yes. But I have an Element of Harmony so-" The mare was cut off as the beast let out a grunt and continued to sleep. "Let's have this conversation somewhere else."
"Good idea. Just give me a sec." The man whipped out his phone and got a snapshot of the large beast. "Okay, let's go check on the others." He said as the two mad their way back towards the camp.
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Dash was avoiding the manticore's swipes left and right as she started to cut the beast across it's chest. The beast roared in anger as he tried to stab the cyan mare with it's poison tipped tail. Rainbow brought her blades in a defensive formation and guarded against the large beast. The mare then lashed out. She spun her athletic body in a complete circle, slicing the Manticore's chest area.
Applejack regained her footing and swung her axe at the large beast. The mare's orange blade connected with the manticore's fur and saw crimson blood starting to seep from the wound. The beast let out a cry of pain as the sharp bit of metal made it's way into it's chest. The manticore fell back and it's eyes rolled over.
"One down!" Applejack yelled. The cyan mare slashed both her daggers in an 'X' shape across on of the beast's chest causing the beast to collapse.
"Same!" She yelled as Twilight fired a massive purple salvo bolt at one of the monsters which caused it to collapse.
"All clear!" Pinkie finished off the last one and rested against her hammer.
"Okie dokie lokie!" Pinkie said with a salute. The four mares caught their breath gave each other a nod. "Think Fluttershy and Isaac are okay?"
"Why don't you ask em?" Applejack said as she pointed with her finger. The mares looked and saw the human and light yellow mare racing towards them.
"Hey guys." Isaac said as he stopped to catch his breath. The man then noticed the manticore bodies. "Jeez, you guys really kicked ass." He said in a surprised tone.
"How are you guys doing?" Dash asked as she flew up to her friends.
"Shy totally saved me." Isaac said as he put an arm around the mare.
"Oh, it was nothing." She said with a blush.
"You put it to sleep with a magic arrow."
"I wouldn't have been able to do that if you hadn't stunned it with that branch." The yellow mare said in her usual timid tone. The ponies's weapons started to glow and they shifted back into their amulet form. The ponies then saw a bright light coming from the slain beasts. The Manticores's bodies glowed and vanished. The group was dumfounded by what they just saw.
"Um, Twilight. Can Manticore's use magic?" Isaac asked with a gulp.
"No. I've never seen them do that before." Twilight said in confusion. Isaac pulled out his phone and selected the picture of the odd manticore.
"Ever seen one like this before?" He asked as he handed her the device. Twilight looked over the photo and searched her brain for something.
"Sorry, it's a first for me. We can try looking once we get back to town." She said as she handed the man his phone.
"Oh well, you learn something new everyday." As the words left his lips his stomach let out a loud growl. "Heh heh, sorry it must be close to dinner time." He said as he scratched the back of his head. A series of growl's came from the other mare's stomachs. "Looks like I'm not the only one who thinks so."
The ponies nodded in agreement and got the pots and pans out for dinner. Isaac walked over to Pinkie and Applejack and set out the pans and cooking equipment. The man helped them chop up the mushrooms and prepare the stew. Dash took her usual spot in a tree branch and rested her head on her hands. The mare looked down and spied the small box she had taken out from the man's bag while she was searching for his journal.
She hopped down from the branch she had perched herself on and walked over to the box. She picked it up withe her hands and shook it. "Hey Isaac, what's this thing?" She asked as she held up the box.
"What thing?" He said as he lifted the spoon out of the soup and tasted it.
"This small black box with the combo lock." The man's eyes shrank and he spit out the spoonful of soup in surprise. "You okay?" Isaac walked over to the box and inspected it.
"How the hell did this thing get thrown in my bag?" He said as he scratched his chin. "I swore I left it in the war room."
"War room?" Twilight asked as she perked up.
"I'll show you when we get back."
"So what is that thing?" Dash asked.
"I don't want to-"
"Don't give us that! You said that you'd start telling us things about yourself." Twilight said as she teleported in front of the two. "So start talking." Twilight's violet eyes started boring holes through the man.
"Fine. Just don't say I didn't warn you." He said as he put in the combination. The mare's heard a metallic click noise and the man lifted the lid open. The mares all cocked their head in confusion as the man brought the odd object out. It was made mostly of a shiny metal that was melted into the shape of a barrel with an odd cylinder near a rubber hand grip. There was an odd shaped piece of metal sticking out near the top of the grip.
"So what is it?" Twilight asked.
"This is a .44 Magnum Anaconda II. One of the most powerful handguns from my world." The man said as he lifted it up.
"Handgun?" Pinkie asked in confusion.
"It's a gun that fit's in your hand."
"Gun?" Twilight asked. Isaac face palmed and looked at Applejack.
"Do we have any spare cans left over?"
"Eeyup. Ah didn't want to litter so ah saved all the cans we used for the soup." She said as she walked over to her backpack and pulled out one of the tin cans.
"How many do we have?"
"Ah'd say about eight."
"Can you get me six?" The mare nodded and started digging though her bag. She handed them to the man who proceeded to rip the labels off and put it in his pocket. He walked over to a log that was a good distance away from the camp and them on top. Isaac went back into the box and pulled out six small brass objects that fit into the slots inside the mechanism's cylinder.
"Everyone stay behind me." He said as he closed the cylinder and threw a small switch on the gun. "You might want to cover your ears." He said as he aimed at the cans.
"Why?" Dash asked as the others put their hands over their ears. The man took a deep breath and focused down the sights. The man pulled the trigger. The mare's heard an incredibly loud bang noise come from the man's machine along with a metallic ping sound. They looked up to see that one of the cans had been knocked off the log. The man lowered his weapon and threw the switch. Isaac walked over to the can and held it up so the mare's could see a large hole going straight through the can.
"That. Is. AWESOME!" Dash yelled.
"What kind of magic is that?" Twilight asked.
"No magic, human innovation." He said as he pulled out the weapon. "You see there's a compound in theses brass cylinder's that is extremely flammable." He said as he removed one of the bullets. "When this piece called the 'hammer' strikes the firing pin that's located in front of the hammer, it sends a tiny spark into the brass casing causing a small explosion and forcing this small metal ball called the bullet out of the casing, down the barrel and into or through whatever I'm pointing at."
"Wow." Twilight said as her eyes boggled.
"Can I try?" Applejack asked. Isaac thought for a moment and let out a sigh.
"Okay fine, but just one shot and be careful!" The orange mare nodded as Isaac handed her the weapon.
"Okay, how do ah work this thing?" Isaac stepped behind her and lifted her arms up.
"Look down the sight. It helps if you close one eye." Applejack shut her left eye and focused on the can. "Make sure you have a steady grip, the recoil is pretty strong on this thing."
"Recoil?"
"It's the force that blasts back after the bullet is fired." He said as he switched the safety off. "Safety is off and you're hot."
"Don't need to tell me." She said as she waggled her eyebrows.
"I mean you're ready to fire and keep facing forward!" Applejack took a deep breath and focused on the can. She pulled the trigger and felt the force coming from the barrel. The bullet hit the side of the can making it fall on it's side.
"Wow, that's got some kick!" Applejack said in amazement.
"You get used to it after a while. Anyone else?"
"Me!" Dash yelled as she flew up. Isaac handed her the weapon. The cyan mare looked down the sight and fired randomly missing the target. "What the hay?"
"It takes time to get used to it." He said as he took the weapon from her. "Hey Twilight, think you cold throw one of those cans up with your magic?"
"I guess I could why?"
"Moving target." The mare shrugged and levitated the can up. "When I say pull throw the can with your magic." The lavender mare nodded and got ready. Isaac dropped the weapon to his side and let out a sigh. "Pull!" The lavender mare threw the can forward with her magic. As Isaac raised his weapon time seemed to slow, while he stayed the same speed. He focused his sights and flocked on o the can. He fired the remaining three bullet's into the can which caused it to spin in mid air before dropping to the ground with three holes in it.
"Ho wee! That there is some skill!" Applejack said as she held up the can.
"So awesome!" Dash said while scrunching her cheeks. Twilight walked over to them in amazement and looked at the weapon.
"That could kill somepony." Twilight said as Isaac emptied the spent rounds.
"That's what it's supposed to do." The mare's looked at him in shock. "It's for personal protection and it can easily go through someone in less than ten seconds." He said as he put the gun back in it's case.
"How would you know?" Dash asked. Isaac got up and pulled the right side of his shirt down to show a small circular scar near his shoulder.
"I've been shot before." He said in a flat tone. The mares all put their hands to their mouth in shock.
"Have you ever shot anyone?" Pinkie asked. Isaac gritted his teeth and let out a sigh.
"Yes, I have."
"Did they die?"
"Yes." The mare's stood frozen at the man's words. Twilight felt a small wave of fear creep up her spine.
"Why?" Twilight yelled.
"When someone is shooting at you, ya have to shoot back and make sure that you're better at it then they are." He said as he put the box back in his bag.
"How many guys have you-"
"Does that really matter?" He asked in a flat tone. "Looks like the soups done." Isaac said as he walked over to the pot. The mares all gulped and walked over to the man and sat down across from him.
The rest of the night was spent in close to complete silence. Until Applejack broke the silence. "So Isaac, was that the only time you've been shot?"
"Nope, I've been shot." He stopped as he took a moment to think. "Around ten times, but it's probably more since I covered their scars." The mares looked at him in shock.
"How'd you do that?" Twilight asked.
"Surgery. After the wound healed and left a scar the doctors took a piece of skin from another part of my body and patched it over the scar, hiding it." The mare's looked at him in shock.
"So why didn't you hide that one?" Dash asked as she pointed to his shoulder.
"This one is....special."
"How so?"
"It was the last time I was ever shot and I hope to keep it that way." He said in a flat tone.
"Wait how did you survive getting shot?" Twilight asked.
"Just because someone get's shot doesn't mean they'll die." He said with a sigh. "If you get yourself help then it's treatable. Doctors open up the wound and remove the bullet, or if it goes straight through then they can just close it." He said with a yawn. "It also depends on three things." He said as he held up three fingers. "Where you're hit. What kind of weapon was used and what kind of bullet it is."
"There's more than one type of gun?"
"Oh yeah. The Anaconda is small compared to the stuff I've shot in the Marines." He said with a small chuckle. "My personal favorite is Sniper Rifles."
"Sniper Rifles?" Isaac pulled out his phone and scrolled through his photos until he came to an odd looking machine with a long barrel.
"They're designed for taking out targets at long ranges."
"That looks badass." Dash said with a smile.
"I'll gladly show you guys it once we get back to my place."
"You have one?"
"Yeah, I managed to strike a deal with the brass which allowed me to keep the weapons I used while I was in the field." He said as he sat back.
"Not everyone can do that?"
"Nope. Most of the time soldiers have to give up their weapons at the end of their tour."
"So how did you keep yours then?" Pinkie asked. Isaac's eyes shrank as the words left her lips.
"I helped them out with a small problem that they couldn't handle on their own." He said in a low tone. "That and when you're the General's son you get some leeway." The mare's looked at him in shock. "I said I had a military upbringing."
"You're dad was a General?"
"Yup, one of the best." He said with a yawn. "I'm going to bed see you guys tomorrow." He said as he walked over to his tent and laid down to rest. The mares huddled together and whispered to one another.
"I can't believe that he's killed someone!" Twilight said in surprise.
"I'm sure he had a good reason to." Applejack said in a defensive tone.
"Like what?"
"He said that someone was shooting at him. What was he gonna do? Let the guy kill him?" Dash said. "If someone was trying to kill me then you can bet your flank that I'd get out of there no matter what."
"That's no excuse! You should never take a life."
"Let's all just simmer down. We don't even know the whole story yet." Applejack said with a sigh. "Look, Isaac has had plenty of chances to try to hurt us and he hasn't, so ah highly doubt that he'll start to now."
"Fine, but I'm writing to the Princess about this when we get back." Twilight said as she walked back to her and Pinkie's tent. The other mares did the same as they returned to their tents for the night. As Fluttershy crawled inside the tent she saw that Isaac was asleep. The mare let out a sigh before crawling inside her own bag and fell asleep in it's embrace.
Go ahead. Shoot me!
I can't!
Do it!
Isaac woke up in a cold sweat and sat straight up as he wiped the sweat from his brow. The man looked at his watch and saw that it was 2:35am. Isaac got to his feet and walked outside the tent with a towel and a flashlight. He tip toed past the other tents making sure not to make any noise. The man walked down the path until he got to the water fall and pool. He slipped off his shoes and pants, only keeping his boxers on as he entered the cool water.
He felt the cool water meet his skin which sent a small shiver up his spine. As he adjusted himself to the waste he stuck his head in the waterfall allowing the cool rainbow water to wash over his muscular body. The man heard a small splash and spun around to see Fluttershy on the edge of the pool.
"Oh, am I disturbing you?"
"Not really. Mind telling me what you're doing out here?" He asked as he walked over to her.
"Well, I saw you leave the tent so I followed you to make sure you were alright." She said as she stepped into the rainbow colored water.
"I'm fine I just needed the cold water to clear my head and the fact that I smelled like a pig." He said with a faint laugh. Isaac sat down on the shore edge so his lower body was submerged n the water. He tilted his head up and looked up at the stars. "Beautiful night."
"Yeah, it sure is." The yellow mare said as she laid down next to him. She felt a small shiver run up her spine as she sat down and rested her head on his shoulder. Isaac felt something lightly poking his arm. He tilted his head to see that the yellow mare's nipples were tightly pressing against her light green shirt.
Fluttershy's face went bright red as she looked up at the man who smiled at her. She gazed into his crystal blue eyes and drew closer. The two locked lips and embraced one another. After three minutes of the act Fluttershy broke the kiss and re positioned her self so that she was sitting on top of Isaac facing him. The mare carefully removed her dark green short shorts and he light green shirt.
The man's eyes widened as her yellow breasts stood at attention from the cold and arousal. Isaac felt himself becoming hard, even in the sixty degree water as the mare brought him into another kiss. As they broke Isaac looked at the mare and gulped.
"Shy, we don't have to do this if you don't want-" He was cut odd as the yellow mare put a soft finger on his lips.
"I do want to and I want this." She said as she reached down and pulled the man's boxers down, revealing his shaft. "Just be gentle." She said with a gulp. Isaac nodded and slowly he slid himself inside the mare. A low pitched moan came from the mare and a tear formed in her eye.
"Are you okay? Want me to stop?"
"I'll be alright. I just need to get used to it." She said as she slid down more in the man's cock. Fluttershy lifted her self up and moaned as she slowly slid down again. Isaac felt the mare's tight walls envelope his shaft as the mare continued the motion. Isaac saw that her breasts were bouncing freely with each thrust. The human grabbed the two soft breasts and gently rolled them which caused a loud moan of pleasure to escape the mare's mouth. "Oh yes, like that."
Isaac continued the rotation and started to suck on the right nipple. Fluttershy gasped at the action and started to quicken her thrusts. Isaac matched her and quickened his hand motions. He used his right hand to reach around her back and stroke her wing. Fluttershy was lost in pleasure as she felt herself coming to her climax. The mare seemed to double her pace and her moans became louder.
The human felt the mare's walls clench around his shaft as she continued to move up and down his rod. "Isaac I'm-"
"Me too!" The man gave one last thrust before the pressure he felt building in him was finally released. The mare arched her back and her eyes rolled back as she felt her juices release and the man's fluids shoot into her body. The two let out a moan of pleasure before their muscles relaxed and the mare slumped on top of the man.
Isaac panted heavily as the mare slid herself off the man and rested her head against his chest. "That was wonderful Isaac." She said as she kissed his neck.
"You were amazing." He said with a pant. The two stayed there for a few minutes longer just holding one another. The man got to his feet and dried off before getting his clothes on. "We should probably head up, wouldn't want the others finding us like this come morning."
"Good idea." The mare said as she put her pajama's back on her body. The two walked back up to their tent and crawled inside. The man slipped inside his sleeping bag and moved over to make room for the butter yellow mare. Fluttershy kissed him on the cheek and wrapped her arms around the man as she used his chest for a pillow.
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Two hours earlier.
Skull looked over the manticores's bodies and let out a sigh. "What a waste." He said as he snapped his fingers and the bodies turned into piles of ash.
The human seems to be the weakest out of the others. Killing him should be a cinch.
The creature understood the weight of killing. He deserves a fair chance.
Nobility is over ratted.
No! Everything deserves a fair chance. I just need to separate him from the mares.
The barrier?
If we're able to trap him then yes. The stallion's horn glowed and four copies of himself appeared.
"We'll get everything ready then." One of the clones said before vanishing in a flash of red light. The original took one of the clones aside and handed him a letter.
"Deliver that to the residence of the lavender mare. She has some sort of assistant there who should be able to send it to them." The clone nodded and vanished with a snap of it's fingers.
Tomorrow, we'll see weather this human is either prey or hunter. The stallion thought as he laid down to rest.
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The clone appeared just outside of the small town and made his way towards the library. The clone's horn glowed and his dark attire shifted into a mail pony uniform. His coat shifted from jet black to a light tan color and his mane turned brown. The clone walked up to the door and gave a hard knock.
"Mail call." The clone shouted out. The door opened to reveal a purple dragon wearing a light blue apron.
"Can I help you?"
"Letter for you sir." He said as he handed him the letter.
"This late?"
"It was marked 'urgent' by the Princess." The false messenger lied.
"Why didn't she just send me it via magic?"
"I just deliver the messages pal." He said with a shrug. Spike pulled out two bits and paid the stallion before closing the door. The clone grinned and vanished in a flash of light.
Acclaration: this history is a copy in wattpad of others webs