Third Person P.O.V.

Nightmare woke up in a pleasant mood, happier than she's been in a while. She stretched out her limbs and looked around. She saw she wasn't in her usual bedchambers but instead in a smaller yet humble room. Instead of sleeping on the cold hard floor with a tattered piece of cloth covering her she saw she was sitting in a comfortable bed with silk blankets covering her. She then remembered the events from yesterday that led her to where she was now. She looked over at the bed opposite her and saw it was empty. She then looked at the balcony and saw Bones wasn't there either. As Nightmare inquired where her roommate had gone she heard a door open and looked to see Bones step out of a steaming bathroom. He wore a pair of jeans and he was putting on a grey shirt when he noticed Nightmare.

"Oh morning Nightmare, hope I didn't wake you," Bones said.

"No your fine I've slept long enough but it is weird sleeping through the night instead of the day," Nightmare said.

"Okay I don't know what everyone does to get food around here so I have nothing for breakfast," Bones said.

"Its fine, there's a food tent at the camp so we can grab something there," Nightmare said.

"Oh okay well have fun I guess, I'm gonna go out," Bones said as he grabbed his coat and his sword handle, which was missing it's cross guard, and tucked it into his belt.

"Out where?" Nightmare asked.

"Catch my food. I'm a carnivore I don't eat pony food," Bones said.

"Oh I forgot," Nightmare said.

"Hey Nightmare out of curiosity do you eat meat also?" Bones asked.

"Why?" Nightmare asked.

"It's your teeth they're the teeth of a carnivore," Bones said gesturing to his own.

"I have molars, these sharp teeth are mostly for intimidation," Nightmare said simply.

"Fair enough I'll see you later then," Bones said before he left.

Nightmare climbed out of bed then walked into the bathroom and cleaned herself up before she walked out of the house and over to the food tent. When she arrived everyone present moved away from her and looked at her in fear. Nightmare let out an annoyed sigh before she grabbed some food and went to sit down at a vacant table and idly played with her food.

"Excuse me, mind if I sit here."

Nightmare looked up from her food and saw Pipsqueak along with the same foals she saw last night who were playing amongst the fireflies. Nightmare was in so much shock about what the children asked her she was panicking on what to say on the inside before she took a breath.

"Yes you may," Nightmare said as she began to eat a sliced apple.

The foals sat down and ate their meals till Pipsqueak spoke up.

"So you're the real Nightmare Moon huh?" Pipsqueak asked.

"Indeed I am and I believe your name is Pipsqueak correct? Bones has told me a bit about you. Is it true you are an alicorn?" Nightmare asked.

Pipsqueak just turned around and extended his wings for Nightmare who stared at them in awe.

"Bones wasn't exaggerating when he said they were unique," Nightmare said.

"Thank you, it was my last gift from my farther," Pipsqueak said sadly.

"Oh yes I heard about his fate and I'm sorry about that but, what do you mean your wings were his last gift?" Nightmare asked.

"It's actually both my wings and horn. You see I was born as an Earth Pony and was orphaned till I was adopted by both my mum and dad, Princess Luna and Ash Blade. After my dad's last battle he left me a note and potion he made that turned me into an alicorn for life," Pipsqueak said.

"Incredible, such magic is impossible to create. Your farther must of been well trained in magic," Nightmare said in awe as she studded Pipsqueak.

"Yeah, even our Aunt Twilight was amazed at what he did, but since he was a Demonic Angel I guess he knew a lot about magic," Apple Bloom said.

"A Demonic Angel?" Nightmare asked.

"Demonic Angels are the children of both devils and angels. There very talented in fact, they did all kinds of cool stuff like creating the Elements of Harmony and Disharmony," Sweetie Belle said shocking Nightmare.

"The Elements of Harmony, are you sure?" Nightmare asked.

"Well actually they made the Tree of Harmony and the tree made the elements but I think that counts," Scootaloo said.

"Tell me more about these Demonic Angels," Nightmare said.

"What would you like to know?" Pipsqueak asked.

"Everything," Nightmare said with a smile.

Few Hours Later Bone's P.O.V.

I was walking back to the camp after I had walked into the forest to practice my skills. I walked into the camp and was going to ask Spitfire if I could borrow Ash's pistols. As I passed the food tent I saw Nightmare walk out with the foals holding her hand. I saw each one of the group had a smile on their face before I walked on. I then saw Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Soarin, Gilda, Thunderlane and Spitfire were walking towards me. I also saw the new mare's and griffon had their collars removed, their wings were freed and they were fully clothed. I walked over and stopped in front of them.

"Hey you lot, is now a good time?" I asked.

"Oh Bones you haven't seen the foals anywhere have you?" Rarity asked.

"I'm sure they're around. Spitfire, I need to borrow those pistols," I said.

"Why do you need them so bad?" Spitfire asked as she folded her arms over her chest.

"I'm planning on going into Ponyville to rescue two of the remaining Element Bearers and I want to be prepared," I said.

"Shouldn't you get a new sword first?" Soarin asked as he gestured to my swords handle.

"Don't worry about that, all I ask is that I borrow the pistols and I will return them to you," I said.

"Alright on one condition, I come with you. I've been meaning to get some payback by any means necessary, I believe this will suffice," Spitfire said.

"I'm coming too, these bastards are gonna pay for what they have done," Rainbow Dash said clenching her fists.

"Yeah, I say they had this coming for a while now," Gilda said cracking her knuckles.

"I'm okay with this just as long as you lot have a way of protecting yourself because I'm not going to babysit you," I said.

"Actually I think I can help solve that problem," Thunderlane said.

Thunderlane had taken all of us to the castle ruins in the forest and opened up a secret passage in the library leading to what he called the assassins HQ. The group explained that Soarin and Thunderlane, along with Ash Blade and some others, were part of a team of assassins where Ash was the leader and trained everyone. I even saw statues of the five knights and of Ash Blade but I couldn't make out his face on account it was hidden beneath a hood. I saw he was not like anything from Equestria and he had a pair of wings that matched Pipsqueak's and Midnight's. As Soarin went to go get some robes, on which matched his fur and mane colours, Thunderlane showed us the armory.

"Ah here we go," Thunderlane said as he pulled a sheet off a rack of weapons.

"What's this Thunder?" Spitfire asked.

"These are weapons Ash had ready if ever the need raised, which I say it has," Thunderlane said as he pushed the massive rack out of the room and into the main room. "Rarity these are yours." Thunderlane said as he handed Rarity a pair of silver sticks with sapphires embed in them.

"Oh they are lovely as expected of Ash but what are they?" Rarity asked.

Thunderlane took one of the sticks and unfolded it revealing it to be a fan of some sort. Thunderlane then threw the fan at a dummy and we all watched as the fan sliced through it like air before it came back to Thunderlane.

"Fashion as a tool for death, satisfied?" Thunderlane asked.

"Most defiantly," Rarity said as she went to test them herself.

"Okay, I'm next. If Ash was able to do something that awesome for Rarity then Ash had better have something that's just as good for me," Rainbow said.

"Actually Rainbow Ash wanted you to have something he once owned," Thunderlane said as he handed Rainbow a pair of swords with a strange mechanism on them.

"No way, Ash's pistol swords. He...he really left them for me?" Rainbow asked.

"Yeah, was working on them for weeks making sure they were working properly," Thunderlane said as he handed Rainbow the swords.

"Aw buck yes" Rainbow said as she snatched the blades away from Thunderlane and looked them over.

"Gilda, Ash left you something very special," Thunderlane said as he handed her a pair of katanas.

"Ordinary swords huh," Gilda said with boredom.

"Come on Gilda if you know Ash as well as I do these are not ordinary," Thunderlane said before he pressed a button causing the blades to separate into smaller blades and were connected by a metal string. "These are whip swords."

Thunderlane flicked the deadly whips at a dummy causing it to wrap around the dummies head and, with one swift yank, he tore the head off before he retracted the blades.

"Ok that is seriously cool," Gilda said as she took the swords.

"Now Spitfire, Ash thought that if these weapons were to ever be used, you would need something to inflict massive amounts of pain," Thunderlane said.

"Damn right," Spitfire said with a smirk.

"Well Ash has left you this," Thunderlane said as he handed Spitfire a gladius with a serrated edge.

"Kinda short," Spitfire said.

"It's supposed to be. Ash didn't want to give you something that would slow you down. With those spikes there just impale the guy with those and pull. It will be like the victim is being cut up by a hand saw," Thunderlane said.

"I take that back, not bad," Spitfire said before she left.

"Hey Thunder, what about the rest of those weapons?" Rainbow asked.

"Oh those are for Twilight, Trixie, Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy," Thunderlane said.

"Pfft Fluttershy, you’re kidding," Rainbow said.

"I kid you not kid," Thunderlane said.

"Fluttershy will faint at the mere thought of holding a weapon," Rainbow said.

'She's tougher than you think Rainbow and besides, her weapon is a special one so don't worry about it," Thunderlane said as he put the rack away and turned to me. "And as for you Bones, have a look around. Pick out what speaks to you."

"And hurry up so we can go kick some ass," Rainbow said holding her new weapons tightly.

Ponyville Third Person P.O.V

Ponyville was once a friendly community before the fall. The town was always full of smile thanks to Ponyville's party planer Pinkamina Diane Pie or Pinkie Pie by the residents. Ever since Nightmare Moon appeared during the Summer Sun Celebration five years ago, the town has had many strange events from a god of chaos to bug bear attacks even an urser minor. But, when the caribou came things changed. Mares crawl along the ground with collars on their neck and leashes attached to them being held by either caribou or stallions while moans echo about the town. Now this way of life was coming to an end.

Octavia, a grey coated mare with a raven black mane and tail and black collar, was crawling along the ground being pulled along by her master, a caribou. He had a few scars from previous conquests and battles. Beside Octavia was her marefriend, a white coated mare with a short electric blue mane and tail, magenta eyes and like the others her horn had been cut off. She also had a black collar. Before the fall Octavia was once a famous cello player and Vinyl was an equally famous DJ.

"Argh I can't take it anymore," the caribou growled stopping the mares and pulling down his fly revealing his massive cock. "Alright you two, you know the drill."

"No," Octavia said defiantly.

"You don't get a choice black bitch, now suck," the caribou demanded as he grabbed Octavia by the mane and pushed her towards his cock.

Around them, many males watched the show and began to stroke their own cocks or have mares give them a blowjob. But before Octavia's lips could touch the caribou's dick he was pulled into the alley causing him to release Octavia in surprise. Everyone looked at where the caribou was dragged to but the alley was as dark as a moonless night. Octavia suddenly couldn't help but feel a chill go up her spine.

"What the, who are you? What are you doing? No, please don’t, I'll do anything," the caribou that was dragged into the alley said before the sounds of something hitting something else echoed out of the darkness.

A few minutes later there was a large splatter sound before the sound of footsteps came from the alley. But instead of the caribou, a tall figure dressed in a black coat with gold trim stepped out instead and the figure's face was hidden beneath a hood. The only thing visible from this hood was a grey furred muzzle. What was confusing was that on the end of this muzzle was a black dog like nose and Octavia noticed the mouth was full of sharp teeth.

"Who the hell are you and what have you done?" a non-brainwashed stallion asked.

"I am no one of consequence. As for what happened to him, the same thing is gonna happen to you," the figure said.

Suddenly the figure drew a pair of pistols that were familiar to both Octavia and Vinyl from out of nowhere and shot all the males that had gathered around them. Time seemed to slow down as the male’s bodies fell. All the mares with black collars stared in shock, wondering if this was all a dream while the broken ones just stared. Time speed up again and the bodies hit the ground. Everyone stared only to be drawn back to the figure and see him walk towards Vinyl and Octavia.

"Octavia Melody and Vinyl Scratch?" the figure asked.

"Yes," the two said while trying to cover themselves up.

"I have something for you," the figure said before he snapped his fingers, two piles of clothing and weapons appeared in his hands.

Octavia and Vinyl recognized the items as the robes of the assassin brotherhood they had once worn when the Templars threatened their home. The figure then set the clothes down in front of them and the pair of them immediately began to get dressed while the figure began to walk away.

"Hey there mister all dark and mysterious you’re not gonna leave a mare unsatisfied are you," a red collared mare said as she ran in front of the figure and began to put her hand down his pants.

However before the mare could, the figure snapped his fingers and the mare fell asleep. Before she could collapse the figure set her down on the ground. Everyone looked to see a pair of caribou guards running over to the group, one of them riding a massive doglike beast. It had grey fur and dark hair going along its back. The thing stood on four hooves and had a pair of horns on the side of its head.

"War Beast!" Octavia yelled.

"A what?" the figure asked.

"A War Beast, a fire breathing creature with the strength of twenty earth ponies and are immune to magic blasts," Vinyl said.

"Sounds like fun," the figure said before he ran at the War Beast.

The caribou riding the monster gave a kick on the War Beast's side causing it to unleash a blast of fire. However the figure was faster and leaped onto the War Beast's snout before it could open. When it opened it's mouth the figure used the momentum to leap higher into the air. The figure then drew a silver stick from its belt. Suddenly a black blade appeared out of the end that looked like it could suck out all the light in the world. The figure then came down and brought his blade down on the caribou cutting him right down the middle before he kicked the caribou off. The figure then grabbed the reigns and saw the other caribou tried to run away. The figure hen aimed the War Beast at the caribou and the War Beast grabbed the caribou in its jaws and began to chew on him. This caused the caribou to scream in both horror and in pain, realizing he was about to become a meal.

The figure then let go of the reigns. His blade then extended and became bendy like a whip. He then swung it around and brought it down on the side of the War Beast's head. The whip then separated the head from the body and the beast fell dead before the figure jumped off. The figure then walked away while Vinyl, Octavia and all the other mares stared in shock at what they just saw. But Octavia just smiled.

"There's hope," Octavia whispered.

Bones P.O.V.

I finished off the War Beast and rescued two members of the so called assassin brotherhood. The mares and two stallions then began to search for others of their group and rescue civilians. Meanwhile I was tasked to find a guy called Spike and a Bearer of the Element of Harmony called Applejack. The last known location of Spike was the crystal tree palace in Ponyville which wasn't that hard to find since it was so massive. I walked inside the huge doors to find the place was massive and as crystallized as the outside with massive two toned green windows. There were crystal lamps that hung from the ceiling and from the columns that lit up the place. There were also two stairs that lead deep into the castle so I decided to take my chances and go up the stairs.

I soon found myself in a room that had a table and seven thrones around it. Six of them had a cutie mark on it. How did I know because I saw Rarity's was on one, she also told me about this room and finally on the table was a holographic map of Equestria. I then saw a massive set of doors at the back of the room. On the door was a six pronged magenta star and a white one behind it with five smaller ones going around them. I then walked over to the door, pushed it open and was greeted by a long room.

There were banners with the caribou's mark on both sides of the room along with some sculptures of ponies. However some looked vandalized. I noticed some large stained glass windows showing a story of some kind. Like one that had a mismatched dragon-like creature being blasted by what looked like six mares wearing some jewellery. Also in the window was a figure dressed in grey and black with a hood. Another one had a picture of a centaur battling another figure only this one had wings like Pipsqueak and wore armour. The wings clued me in and told me that this guy was Ash Blade. Soon the smell of musk and cum filled the air. I saw a long purple carpet that lead to a large crystal throne with the same purple and white star. But what was on that purple throne is what surprised me the most.

It was a large dragon that had purple scales and a green underbelly while large sharp dark green spines went all the way from his head to his tail. His snout looked squared and narrowed like that of a crocodile. His muscles would make the strongest men in the world look like wimps. His eyes had reptilian slits and his irises were glowing an unhealthy green telling me that he had been brainwashed. In his hand was a chain that led to a black collared mare sucking on his dick. The mare had a dark blue mane and tail and grey fur. The boxed on her back told me she's a Pegasus but the odd thing is I saw this mare had yellow slitted eyes and fangs.

The dragon let out a groan and he gripped the mare's head. I then saw the mare try and push herself off the dick but the dragon didn't even budge. I then grabbed a throwing dart from my belt that looked like a long nail, tossed it at the dragon and saw it hit his hand. This caused him to yelp in pain and release the mare's head, the mare ripped herself away from the dragon. The mare began to take deep breaths and the dragon growled at me while I cracked my knuckles.

"Let's go," I said.

"SPIKE SMASH!" the dragon roared.

The dragon, now known as Spike, spread his enormous wings, which I some how didn't see before, and flew at me, readying a fist to smash me into paste. I dodged to the side and punched Spike in the side however it was like trying to punch diamonds and it hurt like hell. Spike then backhanded me into a wall and as I was recovering Spike charged at me. I leapt out of the way and dodged the massive dragon, I then saw a statue ready to fall beside Spike. I used my shadow blade to cut the statue's leg and watched it topple onto Spike. However I only succeeded in pissing him off because he smashed through the statue and used his claws to swipe at me. I narrowly dodged the attack and started attacking at random spot's looking for a weak spot while dodging Spike's attacks. I soon found one when I punched Spike in the underbelly causing him to roar and cringe in pain.

"So that's your week spot also your most guarded area," I said.

Spike's tail then wrapped around my throat and tossed me into the throne where I hit the stairs and my vision went dark.

"Now remember this technique can only be used so many times. You must save it for the ones you really need, no one more."

"I understand."

"Now then my apprentice, I have a task for you but it involves you going to hell."

"What could you need from there?"

"It's not something I want, it's what's been taken from me."

My eyes snapped open and I saw the mare from before was shaking me awake.

"Hey, you alright there?" the mare asked.

"Fine," I said as I got up and saw Spike was walking towards us.

"I hope you've got a plan that doesn't involve killing him," the mare said.

"Listen I just need to get to his head can you distract him?" I asked.

"Yeah," the mare said before she ran to the side of the room and picked up a piece of the broken statue and threw it at Spike's head. “That’s enough Spike!"

Spike slowly turned to look at the mare and snarled in anger. While his eyes were on her I moved behind Spike.

"Spike, this isn't you. I know you better than that, you need to fight this," the mare said.

Spike roared in the mare's face but I took out my shadow blade and turned it into a whip, wrapped it around Spike's snout and pulled the jaws closed. Spike then tried to shake me off but I planted both my feet on him firmly. I then charged my hand full of magic and slammed my palm onto Spike's skull. As soon as I did I felt a shock like lightning race through my body and from Spike's roars he felt the pain as well. When I finished Spike collapsed to the ground and I fell off him. I looked at the dragon and saw his body shrink till it was no bigger than me. His snout became rounder but still pointed and he still had some muscle to him.

"Spike!" the mare shouted as she pulled the dragon's head into her lap as he began to stir.

"Wha- Shadow, what's going-," Spike started before it all came back to him. He then pushed the mare away, covered his mouth and ran over to the side of the room then abruptly threw up. I then got up, walked over to him and patted him on the back till he let it all out. When he was done he sat against a wall. "Ash have mercy on me...What have I done?" I decided to help the poor drake out so I sat down beside him. I then placed a hand on his back and rubbed it till he stopped crying. "I-I can't believe I did those things, I became a monster. I-If I'd h-h-had known...."

"This isn't your fault Spike, you were forced into this by the real monsters the caribou. The important thing here is that you're free now Spike and I have something for you," I said as I summoned his assassin robes and weapons, causing him and the mare to gasp. "Now there is only one question left to answer Spike. Are you going to sit here, swallow the blood in your mouth and cry about what happened to you? Or are you going to get up, spit it out and go spill the blood of the ones who did this to you?"

Spike sat there looking at the robes in my hand for a while before his hand tightened into fists and looked at me with a roaring fire in his eyes, a fire to spill the caribou's blood.

"Let's tell these creeps that this isn't their home anymore," Spike said with a growl.

I handed Spike his robes before I looked at the mare.

"You gonna be alright?" I asked.

"Yeah and thanks Mister...," the mare started.

"Bones," I said.

"Cool, name's Nocturnal Shadow," the mare said.

I gave the mare a nod before I left the castle and made my way over to what was known as Sweet Apple Acres, where they sell the best apples in Equestria. I've also been told by Soarin that Big Mac, the brother of Applejack, is also a member of the brotherhood. Also he is one of the few not under the spell of the crystal cock. Thanks to the fact that the two stay in touch Big Mac tries to help the mares out as much as he can when he can so he doesn't get caught by the caribou. He even managed to save a zebra shaman named Zecora by taking her in. But back to the matter at hand. I walked through the gate that led into Sweet Apple Acres. When I looked around I saw fields of apple trees as far as the eye can see alond with a wooden country themed house and a red barn. The place looked homey and had an inviting feeling to it.

I was about to walk over to the house and knock when I heard moaning come from the barn. So I walked over to it, opened the door and saw the barn was filled with mares. They all had been placed in stalls, some of them with red collars, others black and all of them had cowbells on their collars. They were all forced into a bowing position while tubes were connected to their massive breasts, milking them. I then looked at the hay loft and saw an unconscious mare on her knees while her arms were being held spread out by a pair of ropes. The mare had orange fur and a blonde mane and tail, both ironically tied into a ponytail. She also wore a black collar and her cutie mark was of three bold red apples. The only clothing she had on besides the collar was a brown Stetson on her head.

"Excuse me sir."

I turned around and saw a scrawny caribou with a pair of glasses resting on his muzzle.

"The Barnyard Fuck is closed today but if you want to fuck a bitc-," the caribou started but didn't finish because I slashed his throat open with my claws.

"I'm not here to fuck anyone you piece of War Beast shit, I'm here to free them," I said before I walked over to the stalls and started freeing the mares.

Once they were free, I removed their collars and the boxes on the backs of the pegasi. I then climbed up a ladder and began to cut the ropes holding the mare. Suddenly, a bolt of magic grazed my shoulder causing it to burn slightly. I looked at the origins of the blast and saw a pair of male unicorns standing in the barn doorway. The first one had a cream coloured coat and a red-white striped mane combed back and matching colour tail. He wore something similar to what a barbershop quartet would wear and his cutie mark consisted of a red apple slice. The other one was much older than him with the same cream coat and striped mane and tail. The only differences was this one had a red moustache on him, also his cutie mark was of an apple missing a slice. I then figured these two are both brothers and both of them didn't have glowing green eyes.

"Well, well oh brother of mine it appears we have a troublemaker stealing our property," the stallion without the mustache said.

"Indeed oh brother of mine and just what should we do with this troublemaker?" the stallion with the mustache said.

I drew the pistol Damnation and shot at the ground in front of the unicorns causing them to leap back when they saw the magic bolts. They then ran out of the barn, closed the door and bolted it. I then saw the shots had started a fire. I turned around and saw the blast that grazed my shoulder had also started a fire. I then grabbed the mare next to me and discovered she had plenty of muscle on her which made her pretty heavy. I jumped onto the ground floor and collapsed under the mare's weight before I picked her up and looked for a way out. I then removed Damnation, replaced the cylinder that was in it with a different one and blew a hole through the main doors.

I then ran through the hole just before the machine that pumped milk exploded. The force sent the mare and me tumbling along the ground. I then got up and saw a caribou had grabbed one of the mares I freed by the mane. I drew Salvation and shot the caribou's wrist forcing him to scream in pain and release the mare. The caribou then glared at me but I simply changed the cylinders on Damnation and shot the bastard in the face before I saw the mare was still unconscious.

"Wow you are one heavy sleeper," I said before I looked around and saw a well.

I picked up the mare once again, took her over to the well and placed her against it. I dropped a bucket into the well and began to pull it up. I then dunked a cup that was sitting on the well wall, dunked it into the bucket and gave the mare a drink causing her to stir. Suddenly, something slams me into the well and I flip onto my back only for a hoof to be pressed into the side of my head grinding me into the dirt but I could see it was the unicorn twins again.

"Well dear brother, looks like we caught our troublemaker," the one without the moustache said.

"Indeed but what is he Flim?" the stallion with the moustache said.

"He looks like a Diamond Dog brother but different Flam," the stallion without the moustache said.

"Try wolf," I said.

Suddenly the mare leapt at Flam and I took this opportunity to kick the stallion named Flim in the back causing him to remove his hoof from my face. I then rolled to the side and stood up to see Flam shoot the mare with his magic, leaving a burn on her waist that made me angry. I then drew Damnation again and aimed it at Flam.

"A God Piece!" Flim shouted before I shot Flam in the shoulder. "Brother!"

Flim then got angry and charged at me while firing off spells so I had to dodge them. When he was close enough, my knee made contact with the side of his head. This forced him to alter his path before I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and threw him at his brother. I saw his horn impale his brother through the heart. When Flim pulled his horn out he stared in horror at what he had done before Flam fell to the ground his eyes wide open but lifeless.

"You bastard, you die!" Flim said as he threw a knife he had hidden at me which impaled me in the chest.

Flim then fired a blast of magic at me causing me to dodge. When I looked at Flim I saw a hulking big maroon red stallion with huge muscles and hay blond mane and tail. The look on his face showed he was not something to mess with. Flim seemed to notice what I was looking at as he slowly turned around, saw the stallion and slowly backed away.

"Big Macintosh hi um...listen about our little heh position, how about we make a deal," Flim said clearly afraid of the stallion.

The stallion who I assumed was Big Mac for so many reasons grabbed Flim by the head, lifted him into the air and brought him close to his face.

"Nope," Big Mac said in a deep voice before he smashed Flim's head on the wall killing him before he went to check on the mare. "Applejack, you alright?"

"Ah'm fine big brother," the mare said in a country accent as she got up clutching her wound.

Big Mac helped up Applejack, I also got up and removed the knife in my chest then walked over to the siblings. But Big Mac fixed me with a dark gaze that made me stop. I know I'm dead and all but still, that guy is downright scary.

"It's alright Big Mac he ain't with them also got me out of the barn," Applejack said gesturing to the burned down barn.

"Uh yeah sorry about that wasn't meant to catch fire like that," I said.

"Don’t worry none sugarcube place had a permanent stench of cum in it so it's good it got burned down," Applejack said.

"Okay first off don't call me sugarcube secondly all's well that ends well," I said.

"Ya got a name partner?" Big Mac asked.

"Yeah names Bones, oh and Thunderlane asked me to give you these Big Mac," I said as I summoned Big Mac's robes bracers and a massive war hammer.

"Ya know Thunderlane?" Mac asked as he took the equipment.

"He's in town right now helping us liberate the place," I said as I gestured to Ponyville.

"Liberate as in fight back against the caribou?" Applejack asked.

"Bingo now let's go, there are some mares that would most certainly be glad to see you two," I said.

"Hold on, I just need to grab Zecora," Mac said before he ran back inside the house.

A little while later Big Mac came out with a zebra wearing a loin cloth and torn bra wrap. She was defiantly attractive and had a Mohawk for a mane.

"So this is the stranger I am to greet, but it is strange to see a wolf stand on two feet," the zebra said.

"Finally someone who can tell the difference between a wolf and dog," I said.

"You're a wolf?! I didn't know wolves could talk and stand on two legs...well besides Ash anyway," Applejack said.

"Anyway you must be Zecora, name's Bones," I said.

"A pleasure it be, but what brings you to this field of trees?" Zecora asked.

"I'm helping reunite the Bearers of Harmony, so far there should be five if the others are successful," I said.

"Whoa boy, you saved the others?" Applejack asked.

"Most but anyway, let's head back," I said before I led the group back to Ponyville.

The walk back was quiet but when we arrived in Ponyville I saw a lot of caribou bodies and blood everywhere on the ground, walls, roofs even the three with me were surprised.

"Applejack!"

I looked and saw Rarity running over with a bit of blood on her as she hugged Applejack tightly.

"Good to see you Rares but why are you covered in blood?" Applejack asked.

"Oh, I was dealing with some caribou who were raping some poor mares and well, let's say they won't be a problem anymore?" Rarity said.

"You killed them!? Applejack asked in shock.

"Applejack, do you have any idea what I went through. This anger towards them cannot be dealt with by calming breaths," Rarity said.

"No it's not that I'm just surprised you actually killed someone," Applejack said.

"Oh *ahem* yes but I'm afraid the one with the hatred goes to Spike it was like someone replaced him with a replica who's only instinct is to kill," Rarity said.

"So he did all this?" I asked as I gestured around us causing Rarity to nod while I whistled. "Damn I knew he was angry but wow."

"Hey you lot,"

I turned to see the rest of the group running over to us. But, suddenly I was knocked onto my back. When I looked at what it was I saw a pink mare with a fluffy mane and tail sitting on my stomach.

"Awe you’re not Ash," the mare said.

"What?" I asked.

"HitheremynameisPinkiePieandIjustlovemakingnewfriendsdoyoulikepartiesI'veneverseenyoubeforewhenIfirstsawyouyoulookedlikeaDiamonDogbutyoulookalittlebitdifferantfromaDiamonDogthenIrealizedyourawolfandthenIthoughtyouwereAshbutthenIrememberedAshwasdeadsoIranoverheretogetabetterlookatyoubutthen-," the mare said all in one breath which started overloading my head.

"Get off me!" I yelled pushing the mare off me. "Jeez do you always greet others like this?"

"Sometimes," the mare said happily.

"*sigh* And she is?" I asked as I stood up.

"That there is Pinkie Pie the Bearer of the Element of Laughter, if anyone can make somepony laugh its Pinkie Pie," Applejack said.

"Ok now what about what's going on here, has everyone been freed?" I asked.

"Yeah searched every house except one," Spitfire said.

"Which one?" I asked.

Everyone was silent and had lowered their heads till Rainbow looked at me.

"Ash's home," Rainbow said.

Suddenly I hear a massive shattering sound come from off in the distance. I looked to see on the side of a mountain was a castle with a massive magenta bubble around it. But the bubble was breaking like glass.

"Oh buck Canterlot is under attack," Rainbow said.

"They're gonna get to Twilight and the other members of the royal family," Rarity said.

"Not if I have anything to say about it," I said.

"Wait a sec what are you planning?" Soarin asked.

"Simple I'm gonna get up there, rescue the royals and kill the caribou. Any objections?" I asked.

"But they got an army up there," Applejack said.

"Fine by me just means I get to spill more blood," I said.

"You're crazy you won-," Applejack started but Rainbow grabbed her shoulder.

"Trust me AJ, he's got this," Rainbow said.

"Listen is there some kind of secret path that leads to the throne room, might make it easy for me," I said.

"Yes, there is a way. It was built recently but it exit's to a sheer drop," Nocturnal Shadow said.

"I can work with that, can you remember the location precisely?" I asked.

"Sure," Nocturnal Shadow said.

I then placed my hand on her head and saw the location and the path before I removed my hand and nodded.

"Alright, you guys stay here and check out Ash's house then head back to camp while I head up to Canterlot," I said as I drew a rectangle in mid-air and the door appeared.

"Wait a second why can't we go with you?" Gilda asked.

"I work better on my own," I said before I opened the door.

"Bones wait," Rarity said stopping me and I saw Spike was writing something on a scroll before he handed it to me. "That's to tell the princesses and Twilight about you and that you are trustworthy."

I gave Rarity a nod before I walked through the door and closed it behind me.

I stepped onto a ledge that was beneath Canterlot and removed the door I came through. I looked around and saw a massive waterfall beside the ledge. In front of me was a hole with a sturdy metal gate. I then walked over to the gate, ripped it from its hinges and tossed it away before I walked inside. I let my eyes adjust to the darkness before I looked around and saw I was in a cavern of some kind filled with crystals. As I walked, I got a little bored so I pulled out my flute and began to play a song that just appeared in my head.

Third Person P.O.V.

"AAARRRGGGHHH!" Luna screamed as a pair of the caribou king's elite guards branded her cutie marks with chains.

Luna and her fellow rulers of Equestria were inside the throne room of Canterlot castle with about thirty elite caribou guards. When the caribou broke through the shield many nobles turned on the guards overpowering them and allowing them entry into the castle. The Immortals, the personal guard to Ash Blade, fought valiantly against the caribou and the traitors. But, now the Immortals and Shining Armour are sitting up against a wall with spears held against them. Meanwhile the female rulers of Equestria have their wings placed in boxes and horns cut off. Finally, their cutie marks have been branded and each one of them now wears a black collar with diamonds embedded in them.

"So this is the famous Luna, certainly a pretty thing," one of the guards said as he grabbed Luna underneath her muzzle and inspected her. But Luna pulled her head away and bit the caribou's hand hard causing him to yell in pain.

"That's good I like the ones who fight back?" the other caribou said.

"You will pay for this," Luna growled.

"And who's going to make us pay, your dead husband," the caribou taunted with a laugh.

Suddenly the throne room doors opened and in walked three caribou flanked by two other elite guards, the three caribou were taller than the rest of them. But the one in the middle was bigger than the others, he had large muscles but unlike the rest of the caribou he had a grey mane-like hair on his neck with a little hint of white on them. His brown hooves polished with glistened light and he had green eyes. The caribou and the two beside him all wore royal regalia but the one piece of clothing that made everyone glare in hatred at the middle caribou was the crown he wore. It was gold and silver with a pair of wings on the side’s, one feathered the other webbed. On the front were a pair of black wolves holding up the most beautiful gem that could ever be seen.

"Ah Canterlot I must say it is quite a city you built," the middle caribou said as he looked at Celestia.

"A city you defiled Diann," Celestia spat.

"That's King Diann to you now Sun Slut," Diann said.

"Are you proud Diann to wear my husband's crown like it's a trophy," Luna said with enough venom to kill a hydra.

"The gem on this crown is said to only be worn by great kings I'm just embracing this truth," Diann said.

"Did you figure that out before or after you stole that from Ash's tomb," Shining said before an invisible force picked him up by the neck.

Shining was slammed into the wall hard enough to leave cracks in it.

"Shining!" Cadence and Twilight shouted in worry.

Shining Armour was dropped to the ground before Diann looked at the youngest and scrawniest of the three royal caribou.

"Bolanus my son which one do you want to fuck first?" Diann asked.

"Hm I hear Celestia has a wonderful ass but I'm curious as to why Ash Blade liked Luna so much," Bolanus said.

The caribou began to walk towards Luna but however stopped when the sound of moving stone echoed around the room. Suddenly the stairs to the throne sank into the ground revealing a dark passageway.

"You two, find out what's going on," Diann demanded as he pointed to two of his guards.

The two guards saluted before they disappeared into the passageway and all was silent for a few minutes when suddenly screams of pure terror replaced the silence. The two caribou were then thrown out of the passageway, not as a whole but in pieces. Everyone stared at what had happened but to add more fear to the atmosphere a haunting melody filled the air.

Footsteps then echoed from the passageway and Bones emerged from the darkness playing his flute. Once he stopped playing and removed the flute from his lips, he put it away and looked around though his gaze locked on Luna a little longer than the rest.

"Seems I'm a little late for the party," Bones said.

"And who in Tartarus are you!?" the second royal caribou said who was a little shorter than Diann.

Bones then looked at the three royal caribou and pointed a finger at Diann.

"Diann correct, I'm here for you," Bones announced.

"Oh are you?" Diann said smugly.

"Just make it easy on all of us and I promise this will be over quick," Bones said.

"What makes you think I'm going with you?" Diann said.

"You don't seem to be gasping this situation so allow me to simplify it, dead or alive you’re coming with me," Bones said.

"You're beginning to bore me now so why don't you thirty take care of him and whoever brings me his head I will allow that caribou to fuck a princess of their choosing," Diann said.

"Better check your numbers Diann because there's only ten still standing after I killed twenty," Bones said.

Suddenly as if on command twenty of Diann's guards fell dead some in pieces, others with holes in them and some were nothing but decomposing corpses. This caused everyone to stare in shock. When they looked back at Bones he was holding a silver cylinder and coming out of it was a soul sucking black coloured blade.

"So he's finally fed up?" Diann asked.

"No he's outrageously pissed Diann," Bones said.

"Stand fast boys this one isn't any ordinary opponent," Diann said.

Bones then reached into his pocket and randomly picked a song on the device before he pressed play.

As the song played the caribou charged. One of them thrusted a spear at Bones but he spun out of the way and used his sword to cleave through the caribou like butter. Bones then drew Damnation and shot two caribou in the head. All the rulers of Equestria and the Immortals gasped in shock at the sight of the weapon. A caribou then charged at Bones so he also charged but with a flicker of magic a tendril appeared in front of him and he used it to leap over the caribou. As Bones flew over the caribou he sliced the caribou's head in half and landed on the ground behind the caribou, letting it collapse to the ground. As Bones landed his sword became a bow and arrow, he drew the arrow back and shot a caribou in the throat. Suddenly the remaining caribou formed a line and their horns had an aura around them before they fired their magic at Bones. But Bones ran at them keeping, his head low and dodging the blasts of magic.

Once Bones was close enough, he drove his sword into a caribou's chest and leaped over the caribou using the sword as momentum to get over. He then shot three caribou before he pulled his sword out, landed behind the caribou and decapitated the last one. Once the last caribou fell, Bones turned to the royal caribou and aimed his sword at them.

"You're next," Bones growled as he twirled his blade around and walked towards the caribou.

Suddenly reinforcements arrived and charged at Bones. But he vanished before they could reach him only to reappear next to Diann. He then raised his sword and brought it down on Diann's arm causing him to scream in pain. Bones then leaped into the air and kicked Diann in the back of the head knocking Ash's crown from his head. Bones was then hit with a massive blast of magic that sent him flying across the throne room before he dug his claws into the floor to slow himself down. Bones looked and saw Bolanus's horns were smoking from magic and if things couldn't get any worse Diann picked up his arm, reattached it to the stump and healed the wound. Dian then flexed the fingers on the arm to show that damage had been repaired before he smiled smugly at Bones.

"Tch," Bones snorted angrily.

"You can't possibly defeat all of us can you? We have the blood of a god in our veins," Diann said as he and his sons revealed a pair of wings on their back. They were feathered on the top and webbed on the bottom like Pipsqueaks causing the royals and Immortals to star in shock. "So what are you going to do now?"

Bones removed his coat revealing his face to everyone before he stood there in silence staring at the caribou. Bones then suddenly flung his coat at the caribou where it turned into a murder of crows and began pecking and scratching the caribou. Bones then used his magic and grabbed the royals and guards, pulled them into the passage and began to seal it once more. But, before it could close the crows flew back over to bones and landed on his body becoming his coat again. Bones then put the hood over his head again as the passageway sealed itself.

"C'mon!" Bones yelled before he ran down the passage and the others followed him.

The place was a maze but they all followed Bones as he led them out but they all stopped when they came to the ledge.

"Please tell me you have a plan," Celestia said.

"Uh," Bones said.

"You don't have a plan!" Twilight yelled.

"Hey give me some credit for getting us this far,' Bones said.

"Well it won't be enough they're coming," Chrysalis yelled.

"Bones then ran back inside and heard the sounds of caribou fast approaching.

"Screw it we're gonna need to jump," Bones said.

"You’re kidding," Cadence said.

"Let's go," Bones said before he pushed everyone off the ledge.

The group was sent plummeting down, all of them screaming in fright till they landed in a massive lake of water that had formed thanks to the waterfall.

Bones P.O.V.

I hit the water hard and let out a scream of pain at the impact before I swam to the surface. Once I did I wiped the water from my eyes and looked around. I saw everyone I saved was gathering on the shore of the lake. I then swam over to them and got to my feet before I wrung out the water from the ends of my coat.

"Well all things considered I say that turned out rather well," I said.

"You pushed us off a cliff!" one of the guards shouted as he pushed me to the ground.

"Well excuse me for trying to save your sorry tail dude," I said angrily.

"I'm a mare," the guard said as she removed her helmet showing me she was in fact a mare with a mint green coat of fur and yellow mane.

"Well don't blame me that you sound like a stallion with that thing on," I said as I stood up and glared at the mare.

The mare looked like she was ready to have a throw down with me and I was more than happy to kick her flank.

"Stand down Lightning Dust."

The mare now known as Lightning Dust stepped away from me and went to join her fellow guards allowing the six alicorns to stand in front of me. One was pink with blue tipped wings, a tri-coloured mane and tail and she had a crystal heart as her cutie mark. Another one was lavender purple with a dark purple mane and tail. Both of them had a magenta stripe and darker purple stripe in them, and as for her cutie mark, she had the same star as the one I saw in the castle where I fought Spike. Next was a sky blue furred alicorn with an aqua mane and tail and her cutie mark was of a growing plant. The next alicorn's fur was deep purple and her mane and tail were the same colour as Nightmare's, it didn't billow like hers but it had a small twinkle to it, and her cutie mark was of a dream catcher. Next was an alabaster white mare with an ethereal flowing mane and tail that had the colours of the dawn and a body that matched Nightmare Moon's, her cutie mark was of a golden sun. Finally the last mare had a midnight blue coat and an ethereal mane and tail that twinkled and looked like the night sky. Her cutie mark was an exact replica of Nightmare Moon's but instead of the splotch being midnight blue it was black. It also had a crescent moon on it like hers. My gaze was drawn to the midnight blue mare like before for some reason but I shook my head. I then noticed the mares wore collars, wing restraints and also black chains went along each mare's cutie mark.

"I don't know who you are but you have our thanks for saving us," the white alicorn said.

"You’re welcome," I said.

"Why did you save us?" the lavender mare asked.

"Well my original goal was to rescue you only Miss Sparkle because I need you and your friends to use the elements to stop the caribou," I said.

"I'm afraid that's impossible because the Elements are in a dormant state and our harmonic magic would not work on the caribou. It’s because they are not disharmonious like other threats in the past so we would be all but useless on them," the lavender mare said.

The news hit me hard and caused me to pinch the bridge of my eyes in annoyance.

"Well so much for that idea," I said.

"Oi you got a name Diamond Dog?" a white stallion with a two toned blue mane and tail asked.

"It's Bones and if you call me a dog again you're gonna end up worse than the last guy who called me a dog," I growled.

"Are you threatening a prince of the Crystal Empire?" the stallion asked as he pushed his face against me.

"I'm making a promise to the prince of the Crystal Empire," I growled getting into his face.

"Alright that's enough, from the both of you," the pink alicorn said as she pushed the both of us away from each other. "Now could you explain what you are if you aren't a Diamond Dog?"

"I'm a wolf if it wasn't obvious, ouch!" I yelled because something yanked on my tail.

I spun around and saw the lavender alicorn had pulled a few hairs from my tail and was studding them.

"Well I guess it does explain why you look sleeker and your fur isn't dirty like a Diamond Dog," the alicorn said.

"Is it customary for you ponies to yank hairs out of other tails without permission?" I asked in a sarcastic tone but the mare didn't seem to be listening.

"I'm surprised there are wolves that can stand on two legs and are sentient. I'd like to study your fur further but I'm going to need more samples so would you mind...," the mare didn't get to finish when I snarled at her showing my teeth and growled making my answer clear.

"Twilight if you would please," the white alicorn said sternly causing the lavender mare to back off with an apologetic expression. "Now onto you Mister...."

"It's Bones no mister," I said.

"Well then Bones I don't know why you saved us but I assume you want a reward," the white alicorn said.

"Unless you can restore my memories and promise me Diann's head then there's nothing much you can give," I said.

"You've lost your memories?" The white alicorn asked.

"I believe this should explain things about me," I said as I handed the scroll Rarity made for me to the alicorn.

The white alicorn opened the scroll and scanned its contents before she nodded and handed it to the midnight blue alicorn who was staring at me before she read the contents as well.

"So you are an acquaintance of Rarity and also the one who liberated Baltimare?" the midnight blue alicorn said causing the other members to stare at me in surprise.

"Ponyville should be on that list too since we took that back today," I said.

"Are the others alright?" the lavender alicorn asked.

"If you’re referring to the other element bearers then they are all fine and freed from the caribou," I said.

"Hang on a second I've got a question, what was all that back there with you and Diann you sounded like you're a bounty hunter," the indigo mare said.

"That's my business," I said sternly.

"If you are involved with him somehow, I think we should know," the sky blue alicorn said.

"The only thing you need to know is that him and me don't like each other and are willing to kill each other at first sight," I growled.

"Enough!" the midnight blue alicorn yelled. "This wolf has already proved he is no friend to the caribou, even risked his own life to save us. He is also trusted by one of the bearers of harmony so far he has not given us a reason to doubt him," the midnight blue alicorn said before she looked at me. "However if you deceive us and lead us straight back to the caribou there will be consequences," the midnight blue alicorn said as she got into my face

"Noted," I said while keeping any emotion I may have had hidden.

I then snapped my fingers and the collars and wing restraints on the mares fell off.

"So now what?" the white stallion asked.

"We find a place to rest it will surely be dark soon," the midnight alicorn said.

"Celestia, Luna can you both still move the sun and moon?" the deep purple alicorn asked.

"No with our horns cut off we have no way of controlling the sun and moon," the white alicorn said.

"I don't think you have to," I said as I pointed to the setting sun and rising moon.

"Diann must have taken control of the sun and moon," one of the guards said.

"Come I know where we can rest tonight," the midnight blue alicorn said as she began to walk away.

"Oh one other thing," I said before I pulled out a bag and held it out to the group. "Figured you didn't want to leave without a souvenir."

The midnight blue mare took the bag from my grasp, opened it and let out a small gasp. She pulled out the crown that was on Diann's head and held it close to her chest. She then glanced at me and mouthed the words 'Thank you' to me before she turned around and walked away.

The walk wasn't too long and on the way I learned everyone's names. The mint green mare was named Lightning Dust and the names of the four other guards known as the Immortals. The first was Storm Cloud a white furred and blonde mane and tail male Pegasus. The next guard was named Quick Shot and he was a bat winged Pegasus like Nocturnal Shadow, which I learned are called Thestrals. However, this Thestral was male and had grey fur with a black mane and tail. The next guard was named Holy Light and he was a grey furred unicorn stallion with a white mane and tail. The last guard was called Swift Spear and he had a white coat with a dirt brown mane and tail. The last stallion of the group, the so called prince of the Crystal Empire, was named Shining Armour.

I then learned the lavender alicorn was called Twilight Sparkle and was the sister to Shining Armour. The pink alicorn was called Mi Amore Cadenza but she preferred to be called Cadence and was also the wife to Shining Armour. The deep purple alicorn was called Dream Catcher and the sky blue alicorn was called Chrysalis. The alabaster white alicorn was called Celestia, she used to be Twilight's mentor in magic, and finally the midnight blue alicorn was Luna.

We kept on walking till we arrived at another lake that mirrored the night sky above us, however this one had a grass covered island. On it stood a lone tree and a building of some sort. Luna told us we could rest in there and while everyone tried to find a boat I jumped into the water and started swimming towards the island, so the others followed. Once I reached the shore I started to wring out my clothes again while the others walked inside. Once I was done I followed them but before I stepped inside I felt a chill run up my spine but I shrugged it off and walked inside. I saw I was in a courtyard of some kind on the walls were names written in gold and a rectangular pool stood in the centre of the courtyard. In the centre of the pool was a basin holding a beautiful blue flame. I then noticed everyone had gone to the back of the courtyard. I saw they entered through a massive doorway so I followed them. As I entered the room I saw that it was shaped like an arch. The room was most likely beautiful when it was first built but now spiderwebs sat in the corners, holes were in both the walls and ceiling and the windows had been cracked and/or shattered. At the back of the room there was a ruined statue of what most likely would have been Ash Blade. I saw everyone was up the stairs so I walked over to them. Once I was at the top of the stairs I saw they were looking at a broken glass coffin that was lying in front of a rectangular alter.

"I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess this was once Ash's tomb," I said.

"Bingo," Shining said.

We then watched Luna walk over to the coffin and lie down on the ground before she curled into a ball, clutching the crown tightly. The group then walked off in separate directions and I sat with Shining Armour on the stairs.

"How much did she love him?" I asked.

"Well Cadence may be the Princess of Love but her power pales in comparison to what those two had. Luna refused to move from this place for a week so we had to bring her a mattress and food till she was back on her hooves again," Shining said causing me to look back at Luna before my eyes focused ahead of me.

"What was he like to you?" I asked.

"To me...Well, he was a friend and a damn good one at that too. Saved my life a few times, even helped me out when Cadence was having our baby," Shining said.

"You're a father?" I asked.

"Yeah but we entrusted her to both Rage and Eris to watch over till this all blowed over. Seems were going to be waiting for awhile," Shining said causing me to nod silently.

"Listen, it's been a long day for you. Get some rest, I'll take first watch tonight," I said.

"No way *yawn* I can stay up all night...too," Shining said before he drifted off to sleep. Soon I heard the gentle snoring of everyone else in the room, leaving me to my thoughts.

The YouTube song labeled A Wolf Among Caribou was created by Accalia Lupa I'd like to thank her for her generosity for that and she deserves a big hand of applause.

Now if you can guess where this song is from huge props to you all.

Once again thank you so much Accalia Lupa and I hope to see you all next chapter.

Wolf Blood