Tumor was sitting peacefully within the comfort of his new home. Carrot Top and Derpy had work today so he was all alone. He couldn't find anything to do so he started going through magazines that Derpy brought home. Eventually he found the newspaper and started going through that strictly out of boredom. After maybe five minutes of reading he started focusing intently on the paper. As he stared the center of the paper started to turn black and it was spreading. Eventually the paper caught fire and burned to nothing more than a pile of ashes in his hands. He wiped the soot from his legs and stood up, popping his spine in several spots as he stretched his limbs. He could hear some sort of commotion coming from out side and figured investigating that would be a lot more entertaining than sitting on his ass all day. Cracking the door open ever so slightly, he peeked out and looked into town. He could see a lot of ponies running and even heard a distant roar.

"What the flying fuck?" he asked himself. He'd never heard something so monstrous in his life and couldn't even imagine what was making that sound. He caught sight of Derpy flying like a madmare just above the houses before plummeting to the ground after having something large thrown at her.

Derpy hit the ground hard, the impact breaking her wing and leaving him incapable of flight. She looked to her left and saw Carrot Top running over to her, then she looked to her right. A large timberwolf standing taller than the houses around it was smashing through ponyville, destroying everything from the ponies homes to town hall.

Carrot Top managed to get to Derpy and lifted her back onto her hooves. "Derpy, snap out of it! We have to go, now!"

Derpy shook her head. And started running alongside her friend. As they ran the timberwolf seemed to follow, sprinting after them with great speed. They soon found themselves at a dead end and thanks to Derpy's broken wing they couldn't simply fly out of there. They were trapped. The whole town gathered around and watched as the timberwolf approached the two ponies, walking slowly with hunger in its eyes. Carrot Top and Derpy hugged each other as they stared at the beast about to tear them apart. Much to their surprise though, the wolf stopped moving. Its ear was twitching as an odd sound came closer and closer to them. The timerberwolf turned around to find the source of the strange noise only to be met with a food cart slamming into the side of its face.

The beast roared as a voice completely unfamiliar to the town started to speak up. "Holy fuck! That looked like it hurt." Carrot Top's and Derpy's eyes shot wide open at the voice, as they knew all too well who it belonged to. The wolf looked at in the direction the cart had come from, as did everypony else, to see an odd figure sitting on top of a roof with an apple in its hand. "You know, you really shouldn't attack innocent ponies. It's bad for business. You sir are going to be why this economy is gonna go down the shitter." The wolf barked angrily and charged the mysterious creature, barking at the world like a rabid animal or even just a crazy human. Tumor sat still as the wolf came closer, taking a bite out of the apple before surrounding it with a steady stream of red energy. "If you thought that last one sucked then this one will make you cry like a bitch." He said, standing up and throwing the apple like a base ball. The now unstable apple struck the wolf's muzzle, exploding like a small land mine and taking half of its head out. It roared, a mixture of pain and rage flowing out of its throat as it tried to shake off the broken half of its face. Once the beast calmed down though the splinters that were originally part of its head flew back to their owner and reconstructed the damaged portion. "Well shit, that definitely complicates things." The wolf suddenly lunged at Tumor. He quickly reacted by jumping high into the air, landing on the ground a few feet behind it. It turned around and slowly walked up to him. Tumor waited until their faces were close enough so her could reach the overgrown wooden dog before slapping it on the nose. "Bad! Bad puppy!" The whole town gasped as he did this. The beast flinched and shook its head before putting on another angered expression and growling at him.

Carrot Top ran close to them but stopped a few yard behind Tumor. "You can't destroy it, it'll just put itself back together. You have to run!"

He turned his head slightly, but didn't take his eyes off of the timberwolf. "This things alive right? Because of magic?"

"Yes!" A random pony shouted to him.

"Well unless you ponies are suicidal I suggest you stand the fuck back. This is gonna go from really complicated to really simple in about nine seconds." He turned his head to face the growling monster. The wolf reached its head out with another roar, mouth open as it went to bite its new enemy. Tumor threw his arms back and the wolf froze as a strange vacuum-like sound filled the air. As it did, a stream of yellow energy flowed out of the wolf's mouth and straight into Tumor. The longer this went on, the more its body started falling apart until it was nothing left but a pile of bark, twigs, and leaves. When the flow stopped Tumor put his arms down and took in a deep breath. When he turned around he saw the ponies all silently staring at him in shock and awe before rightfully cheering and stomping their hooves.

Carrot Top ran over and hugged him. "You're such an idiot, why would you come out here and do something like that?" She asked as she held him tightly.

"You guys were in trouble. Come on, I'm not gonna let my girls get hurt." He replied.

She pulled away and looked him in the eye." Your girls?"

"Yeah, you two are my friends. I'm not just gonna up and let some fucked up dog use you as its chew toy." He explained to the mare.

She just smiled and continued to hug him. Derpy eventually found her way over. "How did you do that?"

He smiled. "It's simply really. He came at me and I drained the fucking life clean out of him." He looked back at the pile of what looked like a smashed up tree. "Overgrown prick."

Eventually a tan mare with a silver mane and glasses walked up to them. "Hello there."

Derpy was the first to reply. "Hello Mayor Mare."

"Hello, Derpy. Would you mind telling me who you friend here might be?" She asked with a smile.

She was about to reply but was cut-off. "The names Dale, Mayor. Friends all call me Tumor. It's a pleasure to make your acquaintance"

"Well then, Mister Tumor. On behalf of all of Ponyville, I would like to thank you for your heroic actions here today."

"Just looking out for my friends is all." He said with a smile, placing a hand on both Derpy and Carrot Top's head.

"Never the less, I would like to offer you someth-"

"Nope, stop right there." He said, not letting the Mayor finish her sentence. This caused her to frown a bit. "I appreciate that you want to offer me something in return, but I cannot accept that. Where I'm from I am not considered the nicest guy around, in fact I'm probably the biggest asshole to ever live. But when it comes to stuff like this, I don't do it for personal gain. I am a solider, I fight for freedom and to protect those around me whether they like it or not."

Her smile returned. "Well, will you at least do me the honor of being present at the cutting of the ribbon for the new town hall?"

He stayed silent for a moment, thinking it through until Carrot Top nudged him. "Go on, this is your chance." She whispered to him.

He smiled and looked around at the town who all seemed pretty eager for his answer as well. "Fuck it. Why not." They all cheered again, minus the parents who were covering their foals' ears to protect them from his profanity.

The next day the whole town was gathered around Town Hall with Tumor standing behind a long red ribbon, he was looking around until he spotted Carrot Top and Derpy standing near the center smiling at him. He was surprised at how fast they fixed town hall. No one in his world ever worked that hard.

There was a small podium next to him where the Mayor was standing. The Mayor cleared here throat and waved a hoof to get everypony's attention before speaking. "Good evening everypony. I am proud to announce that the town hall has been rebuilt after that dreaded timberwolf attack. I am also proud to announce that the one who defeated the rampaging beast is here with me today to cut the ribbon. So here he is. Ponyville's newest protector, the hero we all know and love, Dale the War Horse"

He was taken back at the sudden name change, but figured it was for the best. Being known as The Destroyer probably wasn't the best idea. That name was given to him to instill fear into this enemies. The ponies all cheered and a large pair of scissor levitated over to Tumor. As he grabbed it he could see a grin spread across the Mayor's face. He shrugged it off and cut the ribbon, as he did so a large tarp fell from town hall and revealed a stained glass window with, on it was an image of him standing with one foot on a timberwolf's head with an apple in his hand. He couldn't help but laugh a little as the ponies started chanting the word speech over and over again. The Mayor smiled and stepped off of the podium, allowing Tumor to take the stand. He walked up and looked out at the crowd, not quite sure what to say. He spotted his two friends again, still smiling up at him. He smiled back.

"You know, I've never been one for speeches, in fact I've always hated public speaking all together." He got a few chuckles out of the crowd. "All I can really say is thank you. Where I'm from I've never been seen as much of a hero, just some loud-mouthed solider obeying orders and talking back at his superiors and making fun of their sex lives. I really am glad that I ended up here. One moment I had a gun to my head, the next I'm in a crater in the middle of the deadliest forest in Equestria, but I digress. I am truly honored that you would allow me to have such a thing, but let it be known that I'm not in this for the fame. I'm just looking out for what's right. Regardless, I am proud to be your hero, and I am happy to call this new world my home." He ended his speech there and the crowd cheered him on as he walked down. He din't get very far though.

"Excuse me, sir?" A feminine voice said to him. "Can I talk to you for just a moment?"

He turned around to see a purple alicorn standing behind him. Carrot Top had told him all about her. "Princess Twilight Sparkle." he said in recognition.

"You know me?" She asked curiously.

"I know about you. I've been living with a couple of ponies since I got here and they've given me a bit of a history lesson on this place."

"Right. Anyway, I wanted to talk to you about where your from and-"

"If it helps, I'm from another world. Brief summary: I was in the middle of a war, I died, my body's powers reacted to my death and revived me. I don't know how I ended up here, but I did. And before you ask, yes, that explosion was from me. Those were my powers stripping away any life it could find to put me back together." He explained, not looking forward to a game of twenty questions.

"Oh, well I would like to get to know you a little more. If you're interested, I live in the castle just outside of Ponyville. We can speak further there."

"I'll think about it." He saw a pink blur rushing towards him from behind Twilight and held up his hand. Pinkie Pie suddenly became enveloped in a red energy that held her in place. "No..." He simply said. They had warned him about Pinkie early on and would remind him to avoid the pink party pony until they were ready to introduce him to everyone. However, he wasn't looking for a party right now, perhaps another time.

Pinkie's face sunk. "Aww, pleeeeaasssse?"

"Not now, maybe later. I'll talk to you if I change my mind." He said causing her to grumble.

"Fine.." She said before somehow vanishing from his grip.

Twilight just watched them until Pinkie took off. "Well, I better get going as well. I have some studying to do. Have a lovely day."

"Take care, book horse."

Carrot Top and Derpy finally managed to make it through the crowd and stood on either side of him. "So, Mister big shot." Carrot Top started. "How does it feel to be a big hero?"

"I'm not sure. When I was up on stage giving that speech though, I felt something." He explained.

She shot him an odd smile. "Really? Did you feel good, heroic, humble?"

"I felt like a fucking tool!"

Author's Notes:

I wanted to do more with the story but with him being shunned by society it wouldn't work. So I thought "Hey, lets make him a hero so everypony loves him" Now he can be a dick to everyone in town!