“Now ladies, we can work this out” Vadik said as he moved backwards as the mares entered.

             “Well you are the one that made us wet” Pinkie said giggling.

               “Yes Darling and you also allowed us insi. .. “Rarity was say in before an ear piercing roar was heard causing Vadik’s expression to change from nervous to serious in a moment.

                  “What the Hay was that?” Twilight asked as Vadik grabbed his swords which hung upon a wall near the door.

                   “Bog Basilisk” He said stepping passed them.

               “What the Hay is a Bog Basilisk?” AppleJack asked only to her answer when she and the other mares saw a large sickly green reptile the size of a Manticore, it had a tan frill on the back of it’s head, dark green spines running down its body, it had glowing golden eyes and what appeared to have a red, frog like throat which inflated and deflated. The beast was standing at the of the side barrier as Vadik pulled a handkerchief from his pocket and covers his mouth and nose.

         “Vadik don't worry, no monster from Equis can get through that barrier” Nightmare said as Vadik drew his sword.

           “I know” Vadik said as the Basilisk roared and charged through the barrier as if it wasn't there which was when the stench of rotting meat and decaying vegetation. “It's not from Equis” Vadik said dodging to the left as the reptile snapped at where the man had just stood before it whipped its tail at Vadik, who severed the beast tail causing it to roar in pain before it leapt away from Vadik and turned to face him moments before it’s tail regenerated. “Cheater” Vadik growled as Basilisk throat began to expand and glow. “Oh no you don't” Vadik said before throwing his sword at the beast, which pierced through it’s head causing it to collapse on the ground dead while a brown goo oozed from it's mouth.

       “Vadik!” Dash called out as she flew over and checked him for injuries.

        “I'm fine Blue” He said with a chuckle before she grabbed his left arm.

         “No your not, look” She said showing him several spines sticking out of his arm.

         “Shit” Vadik said moving inside passed the mares and into the kitchen, where he opened a cabinet and pulled out a bottle of clear liquid.

          “What are you doing Vadik?” Twilight asked.

           “I have to clean this wound as much as I can as the spines are full of a substance which will start breaking down the area around the spines” He explained as he wrapped a towel around the first spine.

            “Do you need help?” Dash asked.

             “I need a large metal bowl which is in the the cupboard, I need the first aid Kit which is in the forge, and I need Someone to Inform Celestia that we have a major problem” He said as the the mares went to grab what he needed as Moon came over to him.

              “Why is there a major problem?” She asked just as Vadik pulled the first spine free causing him to growl in pain as blood started to pour from the wound.

                 “That was a Male Bog Basilisk, young but the Fucker was… was hunting for his mate” He said as he ripped the second spine from his arm getting the Same result just as Rarity came in with the First aid Kit, just before she fainted.

                     “And how do you know that?” Moon asked as she floated Rarity onto a couch and grabbed the first aid Kit.

                      “One, it's frill wasn't fully extended, which means it either has recently found a mate or recently been forced off one, Two, it's hunting openly and away from water meaning it is looking for food for its pregnant mate” He said as he placed the last spine in the metal bowl that moon grabbed for him before he grabbed the bottle of alcohol and opened it.

         “And what is so bad about that?” She asked.

           “It means there is at least a pregnant female Bog Basilisk nearby, and trust me those are three times as big and seeing as her mate won't be coming back, she will come out hunting… that is if there isn't another male” He explained as he cleaned the wounds on his arm and stitched them shut.

          “And what is so bad about that?” She asks again as Vadik groaned in annoyance.

            “Well one, female Bog Basilisks are immune to magic, Two they can turn invisible and three, the females need to eat close to a ton of meat daily when pregnant and do you know where the closest source of meat is?” He asked her as she shook. “A town… AKA Ponyville” He said as Moon finally understood what he was getting at.

      “So what do we do?” She asked.

       “Well I have to go kill it and make sure any eggs it has birthed are destroyed” He said making the Mare frown.

        “Is that really the only way?” She asked with a sad expression.

          “Yes, if I don't then we will have a hundred of the things running around, killing anything they find before eating it, they may mate once a decade but they are a natural pest because they kill so much and spawn a horde of offspring” He said as he finished bandaging himself up.

            “Please don't make them suffer” Fluttershy asked softly causing both Moon and Vadik to look at her as she sniffled. “I know they may be bad for the ecosystem but that doesn't mean they should suffer” She said as Vadik sighed before walking over and wrapping an arm around the timid mare making her squeak.

              “I make it quick, and I'll see if I can find how they got here and maybe drive her back in” He said as she nodded and hugged him back tightly.

               “Thank you” She sniffed as she released him and went to check on Rarity.

                “No worries” Vadik said as he headed out the exit and over to the corpse of the reptile as Twilight examined and grabbed her hand before she could touch the brown ooze coming from it's mouth. “don't touch it, the slime on it’s body is toxic and that sludge will cause a 37 hour paralysis” He said releasing her hand as she nodded and moved back while the man placed his boot on the Basilisk’s head and drew his sword from it before using a fire spell on the corpse, causing it to instantly burst into flames due to the flammable slime on its body.

        “What are you doing now?” Twilight asked as Vadik cleaned his blade with a cloth that he pulled from his pocket before incinerating it.

           “I'm going to deal with any others so they don't come and kill anyone” He said as Twilight nodded before wrapping her arms around him.

             “Please be careful and hurry, I can only imagine how the other girls heat is affecting them” She said as she nuzzled his arm.

               “I'll be as quick as I can” He replied before he entered the forest and began tracking where the Bog Basilisk came from.

(Half an hour later)

          “Surely I must be getting close” Vadik muttered as he followed the prints through the forest, he had passed several paralysed animals but strangely, the Basilisk left them alone as if it was running away and they just go in it's way. Vadik was think about this over and over until he reached a  small clearing with four trees bordering it, in the middle was the bloodied remains of what Vadik could only guess was the female Basilisk, around her were the crushed eggs she must have lain but the problem was that, the reptile seemed to have been torn limb from limb and burnt but that raised another concern to Vadik.

      “What killed you?” He asked as he discovered large deep tracks that half resembled fists while the other resembled that of an ape’s feet. “Please let me be wrong” He said as he was about to follow until a loud scream was heard causing him to starting running in the direction of the scream, which was the same direction the tracks lead.

(Flutterpony Village)

        A loud cry of pain was heard moments before a Griffon caravan guard collapsed on the ground dead with a massive hole in his chest, around the town where flutter ponies, Changelings and Griffons laid either  wounded or dead. The culprit was a massive beast that no one had ever seen before, Not even the Changeling traders.

       The Beast resembled a fifteen foot tall Dark gold Baboon with large horns on it’s head, the ape was hunched over making it look the size of the Alicorn Princesses though one of the beast arms was as thick as a Pony. The most terrifying thing about the beast was that moments after it arrived, a massive thunderstorm formed over head which it seemed to have control over.

      “Help!” a young butterfly winged fluttering cried out as the massive ape approached her, it's arms covered in the blood of those it mutilated moments earlier, the monster was soon upon the yellow mare and grabbed her leg which it used to drag her under it so her head was directly below it’s maw that dripped with saliva. “HELP!!!” She screamed as the beast went to take a bite out of her when it suddenly discovered a muscular arm wrap around it’s neck and pull the Ape’s jaws away from the pony.

      “Run!” the armoured, hairless, muscular, flat faced pony ordered. Which she nodded and quickly ran away as the beast broke free and kicked the hairless pony across the bloodstained street. “Fuck you kick like a… well like a Ria-gin” He said with a chuckle as the Ria-gin roared in anger at it’s lost meal.

      “Ahh fuck you too” Vadik said drawing his sword just as the beast’s eyes glowed a golden colour just as it’s fur became lighter and lightning coursed through it. “Fuck I forgot you lot do that” Vadik said as the beast charged but before The man could defend himself, he heard a familiar voice call out.

        “nai uuvanimo turamin!” A Female Voice called out causing the beast to suddenly stop in its tracks, it's rage subsided moments before it sat down.

          “Embrace my Steel beast” A Male voice proclaimed as short figure in full dark purple plated armour came out of the blue wielding a massive battle axe, which he swung at the Ria-gin but missed as the beast broke free of the spell casted on it and leapt backwards, dodging it’s executioner. “Ah so that's how we’re gonna play this” The armoured man said in a thick familiar accent.

      “Vincent?” Vadik asked confused before shaking his head and joining the armoured man’s side.

        “Been some time Vadik” The Dwarf said.

          “How did you get here?” Vadik asked as the two dodged attack from the monster.

          “Ya want the long story or the short?” Vincent asked as he severed the offending limb of the Ria-gin causing it to roar in pain.

            “Short please” asked as he formed a lance of ice and impaired it through the beast’s shoulder.

             “Well Keira, Nymph and Myself were huntin’ this lovely when Nymph’s spell backfired and opened a massive portal that sucked everything in” Vincent explained before he was kicked away by the Ria-gin.

             “Wait Keira and Nymph are here?” Vadik asked as a fireball slammed into his attacker’s side before it transformed into a hooded figure.

             “Yes we are” the figure said as magic surrounded her hands. “But how are you here?” She asked as she suddenly transformed into large Gryphoness, unlike the Griffons of Equis, she depicted a feral Griffon of the group’s home world.

            “I got hired for a job” Vadik said as his transformed friend mauled the Rai-Gin.

             “And why didn't we hear about this matey? We are a team” Vincent said charging at the beast again and severed its tail.

              “We disbanded a few weeks back” Vadik said driving his blade through the beast’s chest and it’s heart.

                “No we didn't, you just left us after Nymph got hurt saving you” Keira said as she transformed back into her regular self after the Ria-gin fell to the floor dead.

                 “Yes Laddy, we know you but ya should really trust us more” Vincent said as he removed his helmet to reveal his long braided black hair and beard.

                    “I do, but I can't trust myself not to hurt everyone around me” Vadik said.

                    “Hey it isn't your fault that you can control the Full release on the Black Star” Keira said to the man as she lowered her hood to reveal her white hair and blue feline eyes. “Nymph knew the risk but she still wanted to save you from destroying yourself” Keira explained as Vadik took a deep breath and nodded.

        “I think I need to see her” Vadik said.

        “Tis a good Idea Laddy” Vincent said walking up to the corpse of the Ria-gin and beheading it with his axe. “But the real question is, are ya willing to reform our band of merry Monster hunting, King killing Mercenaries?” He asked with a hearty laugh.

          “Sure why not?” Vadik said as Keira smiled and hugged him.

           “Fantastic… what's the pay for this job?” She asked curious.

             “To be honest, I don't have a clue how much Coin I'm getting” He said as she frowned and released him.

              “You are kidding me right?” She asked him as a hooded woman approached them with a 6 foot tall staff that she was using as a crutch. “Nymph, you alright” Keira asked concerned.

              “Yea, just that fucking monkey got me and I used a lot of magic” She said before removing her hood to reveal the Blonde Elven sorceress’s features. “How are you brother?” She asked him as Vadik smiled and hugged the elf.

               “I'm good, and yourself Nymph?” He asked her as she embraced him.

                “I was so worried about you” She said sadly. “Please don't do that again” She asked him.

                  “I won't” He said breaking the embrace.

                 “Good, so do you have somewhere or do we need to go to a tavern?” She asked.

                   “I have a house that I'm staying in” Vadik replied to her.

                    “Good” She said turning  before she raised her staff. “ Tanka harwar!” She called out in an echoed voice before slamming her staff into the ground causing a ripple of magic emerged from her staff and hit everywhere in the small town. To the shock of the town's people, their wounds began to heal quickly until all that remained of the attack was the corpses, blood and damage.

       “Are you okay Nymph?” Vadik asked as the elf nodded before she began to fall but Vadik caught her and held her in a bridal fashion while Keira held her staff.

         “Just tired” Nymph replied before falling asleep in the man's arms.

         “Let's get going laddy” Vincent said putting his helmet back on.