With what happened the other day with Pinkie, and eating another pony I decided to avoid her, and the other 5 for awhile. So I spent most of my time sitting outside meditating learning more about myself while figuring out how to use my magic more effectively, and easily without much complications.

By the 5th day of meditation I was teaching myself how to locate living things around me with magic. It took quite the bit of energy to do so, but it did pay off in the near future. With locating things out of the way I decided to wander around the everfree for awhile. I did see a few unusual sights like a hydra facing away from me, a horde of parasprites, and the same diamond dogs that annoyed me on my first day into the everfree forest. A club came whirling at me, and hit me in the head knocking me out.

I woke up later in a cell made of bamboo or some other hard substance. "Look he finally woke up brother." Said a diamond dog that sounded a bit familiar. "I see, but what should we do with this pony who has killed our other brother?" Said the diamond dog sitting by the other chubby one. "I suggest we stick a knife in his rear, and watch him squirm." Said the chubby diamond dog. "Oh it's you two idiots again. Could you just release me so I don't have to kill you both as well." I said feeling already annoyed at these two diamond dogs idiocy. "Pony you have a lot of foolishness to talk to us like that." Said the skinnier diamond dog pulling out a knife. "You don't even know the way out of our tunnels anyway foolish pony." Said the chubbier diamond dog pulling out a sharpened throwing dagger. I tried to move to make an attack on them but I figured out my hooves were chained down. "Well seems your all chained down aren't ya? well we will make this a slow, and painful death you fool." Said the chubbier diamond dog preparing to throw the knife as the bars started to rise.

When the bars were unable to be seen he threw the knife. I was ready, and waiting for him to do that the entire time, because I used the magic I had been training for the last few weeks to catch the knife in midair, and slit his throat with it. The other diamond dog sat there stunned, but not too long to be unable to start running at me with his knife. I slid a few rocks in his path with magic making him trip, and fling the knife a few feet away from me. I picked up the knife with my mouth, and cut some of the chains while the diamond dog got back up only to be silenced by the throwing dagger in the back of his skull.

I got up when all the chains were cut off of me. I used the locating magic to see if there were any more diamond dogs coming my way. Indeed there was, so I took the throwing dagger out of the back of the diamond dogs head. I tested the sharpness of both the knife, and dagger, but the dagger had a lot more edge, and even more sharpness than the knife. I started hearing paw steps pounding down the corridor. Thinking fast I flew to the roof, and stayed there for a bit until I saw three diamond dogs standing, and looking at their fallen. I made my move while one of them were looking in my cell. I launched the knife at the nearest diamond dog with magic, and I fell on top of the other while hitting the cell's lever to close it. One of them dropped dead while the other was pushing me off. Before he could push me off of him I bucked him in the face until I felt no resistance.

I ran toward the direction of the light which opened up into a massive cave. At the bottom of the crater I could see many diamond dogs digging to make the place wider. I stared downwards until I heard a screech from above which meant that we were just below the surface. I sent small rocks into the middle of the ceiling trying to bust it open to see the light of day. I sent bigger rock after bigger rock trying to bust the ceiling open before the diamond dogs started noticing, but the stupidity of the diamond dogs didn't let them notice until I was hurling boulders at the ceiling with magical intensity.

The ceiling finally burst open as diamond dogs started making it onto the floor I was on. I jumped off the platform, and spread my much larger wings leaving this foul smelling place, and back to the surface I went.

I made it back to Zecora's hut after about an hour or two of walking. "Roy where have you been I have been looking for you, for days." Said Zecora picking a few plants near the hut. "I have been out training my body, and mind to handle this forest." I reply to her. "Well I need you to pick some herbs, because I am running pretty low from treating a little filly with the cutie pox." Said Zecora who kept moving farther away to look for herbs. "Ok Zecora it's the least I can do since you are supplying me with a home until I leave." Is the last thing I say before I grab my pack, and fly towards the area that is usually blooming with many plants, and herbs.

I had finally made it to the spot where I used magic to sense any presence nearby, but the life form I sensed was one that I didn't want to see today. Pinkamena walked out of the bushes with no weapons, or any hostility which felt a bit strange since she tried to kill me, and turn me into a cupcake about a month ago. "Well Roy your certainly shaping up into a strong alicorn, but I have figured out why you have been able to survive for so long at your age. It's not skill, not instinct it's more of a lust for blood you desire don't you?" Said Pinkie with an accusing tone. "I have been getting more accustomed to seeing blood around me, but I don't see why you accuse me of having bloodlust Pinkie." I say as Pinkie looks me over. "Oh Roy just admit it look at yourself you have blood in your mane, and on your hooves right now." Pinkie finally said after she finished her thorough investigation. "That's a different story I had to fight my way through a cavern of diamond dogs Pinkie i'm done here. Talk to me when you finally have sorted yourself out from being insane." I say as I pick my pack up that is full of herbs, and fly away. Next Chapter: Tour of the rainbow factory Estimated time remaining: 14 Minutes