“This is your fault,” a statue said with a harrumph.

“You’re at it again?! What the fuck man? We’ve been over this for who knows how many years. How is it my fault?” another statue said, irritation ever present in his voice. He gave a sigh at his friends antics.

“Because it is,” the first said with confidence.

“Just because the birds are shitting on you, you blame me,” the second said. If he could move than he would definitely facepalm at the idiocy next to him.

“Well they aren’t crapping on you two! Why is it me? I did nothing to them!” the first gave a defeated sigh.

“Don’t drag me into this,” a third voice said. “I’m here minding my own business. I don’t want to be part of this tomfoolery. You should at the very least be grateful that Artorias’s wolf is here to protect our fragile forms. Not to mention that we’re still alive.”

“Fine, I’ll give you that. I’m still mad that I have to be Raime, why couldn’t I be Vendrick or, or um… what’s his name? That mirror dude.”

“We agreed that we would cosplay as characters with real names, and we wouldn’t go as hollows or something, I don’t remember. And that second guy is The Looking Glass Knight,” Artorias spoke in a matter-of-fact tone.

“Yeah, yeah,” Raime said rather tiresomely. “Sulyvahn, what are you even doing? There’s nothing going on, so how do you have any business going on?” Raime was confused by his friend's previous choice of words.

“Simple. I am listening,” with Raime’s question answered, Sulyvahn returned to his listening.

“That sounds like a thing Artoias should be doing, not you,” Raim pointed out.

In reply Artorias answered when he heard his name, “We switch who’s dealing with you each day, the other wouldn’t have to deal with you. Today is my turn.”

“What the fuck you guys?”

“All you do is talk. Anyway, I think Sif is coming back from his daily hunt,” Out in the distant a gray blur could be seen rushing past trees, and hopping over bushes getting closer and closer to the three. As soon as the wolf returned he dropped the body of what appeared to be a Manticore. “Good job, bud!”

“It’s a shame we can’t enjoy such a delectable and exotic meal,” Raim said. His tone sounding as if he was salivating. “Just put that thing over a fire, get some salt and pepper. Mm, it sounds so good.”

“Could you shut up, I think I hear something. And please be quiet Sif,” the wolf gave a silent whimper realizing his meal would have to wait.

“It’s okay, Sif. When Pontiff’s done, you get to feast,” the wolf’s tail wagged at his companion's words.

“What are y-” Raim was cut short by Sulyvahn.

“Shh! I can hear something…”

“Ah’ ya’ sure we should’ve gone ahead like that Scoots? Our sisters and RD aren’t goin’ to be too kind on us just leavin’ them behind,” Applebloom asked as she turned her head back to look at the path behind her.

“Yea, I’m the Bloom on this. What if something happens? Rarity, AJ, and Rainbow are going to have to run to catch up, and who knows would happen if they don’t make it on time,” despite the words of caution they continued moving forward. Applebloom’s head turning back from time to time, while Sweetie Belle’s eyes shifted around in caution.

“You guys don’t have to be such downers. We’ll be fine,” a smug expression rested on her face. “We’re going to Zecora’s place, it’s going to be fine. We do it all the time,” headstrong she continued on through, her friends following close behind.

“Yeah, but that was during the day. Y’know when the sun is high up,” Applebloom pointed with a hoof while trees covered sky. “It’s nearly dusk. The sun’s, ah don’t know: setting. And we’re in the middle of the Everfree!”

“It’s going to be fine nothing’s going to happen,” with her words escaping her mouth a gray figure dashed out from the left side of the path. It stood on four leg, and towered over the three fillies. Turning its head to face the three, the dead body of a manticore could be seen hanging from the creature’s mouth. The creature stared at them, while they stood in shock. The creature, dropped the body and gave a quick friendly woof. Despite his intentions the girl’s screamed, forcing him to splay his ears at the pitch. Looking behind them he saw three other similar forms rush towards him. The air surrounding them had a feeling of protection with a dash of anger. Realizing he was surely about to be attacked, he picked up is kill, and hightailed it out of the clearing.

“Get back here you!” Rainbow yelled as the creature crossed the path into the forest, watching as the figure ran swiftly and easily through the forest.

“What in tarnation was that?” Applejack also looked in tandem with Rainbow. “Ah’ve never seen something like that here.”

“Who cares what that thing was. If it laid a scratch on my Sweetie Belle, it’s going to rue the day it was born,” rather than look through the forest, Rarity immediately set her concerns upon her little sister. “Are you okay Sweetie? Did it do anything, anything at all?! Tell me!”

Rarity squeezed her sister in a hug, unfortunately for the filly the smothering left her unable to answer. “Ra...rity… I… can’t… b-breathe,” realizing that she was suffocating the poor filly Rarity released her sister from her death grip.

With a sigh of relief Sweetie answered, “I’m fine, I’m fine Ra-”

Sweetie’s answer was cut off by Rarity, who was now fuming,” That retched filth is going down!” as soon as her words were uttered Rarity began trailing after the beast who harmed her little sister.

“Rare?! What in tarnation does she think she’s doing?!” Applejack looked on in shock at her friend’s sudden change in mood. “Rainbow, go after her will ya. I’ll get these girls home.”

With that said Rainbow gave her signature salute and went after Rarity. Applejack turned to the three girls, looking over Sweetie she realized why the eldest ran after the beast. “Uhh Sweetie, you sure you’re okay? You got a little something on your cheek.”

Sweetie’s expression was one of surprise, “I do?” Realizing that a portion of her cheek felt colder when the wind passed through, she brought a hoof to wipe away the fluid. Looking towards her now damp hoof, “Oh… it’s… blood.”

“B-blood?” Applebloom looked over in horror.

Unlike the other two, Scootaloo’s reaction was as if a glowing lightbulb appeared over her head, “Oh! I know! Some blood must’ve splattered when that thing dropped that dead manticore!”

Applejack’s irises shrunk to pinpricks hearing those last two words, “Hold on you two! A’hm a comin!” Applejack sprang into action chasing after her friends at whatever that thing was.

The three fillies looked toward one another, “What just happened?” Sweetie asked, her expression baffled.

“I have no idea,” Scoots just looked on through the forest.

“Ah think we just lost our chaperons when it’s basically now night,” looking up, stars could now be seen. The three fillies were in the middle of the Everfree, their sisters were going to fight a giant animal. An audible gulp could be heard from the three of them.

“Should we uh… get help?” Scootaloo’s previous confidence was now gone, a twinge of fear residing in her tone.

“Uh… Yea. Help. That ought to be a great idea. Right… Sweetie?” Applebloom’s voice quaked with fear.

“Yup! No… uh… objections. Yea, help. We should g-go get help,” squeeks could be heard as she spoke. Soon the three ran off to Ponyville to warn Twilight and the others.

“What do you mean by you hear something, I don’t hear a thing,” despite Pontiff Sulyvahn’s request, Raime continued to talk.

“If you would just-”

An audible scream could be heard in the distance, “Get back here you beast, I’ll teach you a lesson for hurting my sister!”

Another scream could be heard, “Rarity get back here!”

“Does that answer your question,” Sulyvahn’s tone smug.

“Yea. More than anything you said,” as usual Raime’s tone carried irritation by his friend’s smugness.

The third friend’s thoughts were racing with several situations, “Oh Sif… What did you do?”

The wolf only replied with a cheerful bark. “It’s good to be positive, bud. But if you did something bad, you’re going to be in big trouble. Not by me, but by whoever followed you.”

Again, the wolf gave a whimper while laying guiltily on the ground. His meal would have to wait until this matter was resolved.

A thought occured in Raime’s head, “Do you guys think that they’ll be able to help us,” the hope was ever present in his words.

“Well considering we’re statues and we have no way of communicating, no. And I know what you’re thinking of, as of right now, no. Sif cannot help because those people are mad at Sif. Speaking of which, do you have any idea what he has done?” he asked Artorias.

“Nope, not a clue. I have no idea if I should be disappointed though. He’s such a nice pup.”

“Did you just call him a pup? Look at the size of him! He’s practically half as tall as the trees!”

Pontiff made no comment, but Artorias rebuttaled, “Well we’re like three-fourths y’know.”

“Yea! But have you forgotten how tall he was in game?!”

“Oh shit. You’re right. I don’t think he’s done growing. Fuck… that’s going to be a lot of hair when he sheds,” the piles and piles of fur crossed Artorias’s mind.

“Really that’s what you’re thinking about? Not how much he’s going to eat.”

“He can fend for himself. Unlike you who has no-”

“Again, everyone shut up, they’re almost here,” with the ever present danger rushing toward them, all they could do was wait.

Soon, a white horse burst through the bushes. The mane and tail had leaves and twigs sticking everywhere. Scratch marks for branches were also present as she made her steps toward Sif. “You… Dare! Harm my Sweetie Belle. It was a mere scratch! And for that you will pay!”

Sif stood up at the mares words of challenge. He turned to his master’s statue and claimed the sword that was stuck in the ground before it. “Sif! What are you doing?! Put that back! Do not fight her!” Regardless of his master’s words, he continued. “Bad wolf! Stop it! Ah… shit. Mother fucker, this is not going to end well.”

“How do you know that it’s a her?” Raim asked as he witnessed what would be a ridiculous battle.

“Simple. The voice. You really don’t listen do you? I mean you were fine when we were back on Earth, but now? I think you’re losing it.”

“When we get out of this shit, then we’ll see.”

“Eh, maybe. For now let’s just watch,” Artoria’s tone carried concern for his wolf and the mare. If I wasn’t stoned, I could atleast be able to use my shield.

The wolf and the mare stared one another down. Sif held the sword in his jaws and the mare was charging a spell from her horn. They eyed one another, waiting for the first move, ready to counter in an instance. Rainbow Dash flew to the edge of the clearing and stopped, “Woah… What the hay is going on over here?”

At Rainbow’s words Rarity casted a spell causing the ground to release several gems. The gems hovered around Sif, before they cut through the air to impale their target. As they lunged, Sif swung his master’s sword and spun one revolution, destroying many of the flying objects. But destroying many was not enough as some of the shards found their way into his body. Before Rarity could have a moment of triumph Sif fought through the pain and dashed for her. The blade was mere inches from her face, ready to cleave her body in two, but the wolf was knocked aside by two more horses. Sif quickly recovered to face what now became three adversaries.

“You okay Rares?” AJ looked toward her friend, concern covering her face.

“Yes, I’m fine. It happened so fast. I could barely move,” Rarity was catching her breath, but her moment for rest was gone when Rainbow spoke.

“He’s charging again!” Rainbow was only half right when Sif charged forward, after a few steps he jumped over the three of them, swinging mid air in an attempt to down Rainbow Dash. She quickly dodged Sif’s attack, but it followed up into an attack to cleave the other two mares. “Watch out!”

Without missing a beat the two mares dodged to either side of the beast, AJ quickly recovered before the beast could. With a chance to strike back, Applejack reared her two back legs and gave her signature apple buck that landed on the side of his muzzle. The hit forced the sword from his jaw, and left him tumbling into a nearby tree leaving him dazed.

“Hoo wee! That right there is one tough uh… thing. My legs feel all tingly,” AJ gave her back legs a shake trying to remove the feeling of needles poking her body.

“Nice one AJ! That guy can jump, nearly took my head off with that sword,” whilst in the air, Rainbow did her best to reenact the scene.

“Speaking of sword, that blade is massive,” the blade was stuck in the ground point first. Similar to the height of the beast it towered over their forms.

“To think that that feller over there could swing it!” the three mares stared at the sword as it shone in the moonlight.

“Girls!” a voice rang out behind them, “Rarity! Applejack! Rainbow! Where are you guys?!”

“Over here Twi!” Rainbow yelled back.

Twilight gave a sigh and answered back, “Just because you say ‘over here’ doesn’t mean I’ll be to locate you immediately!” a jovial tone ever present in her voice. Despite what she had just said, Twilight was already making her way over and in a few seconds she was passing into the clearing. “What is going on girls? The CMC came running over to the library yelling. Fluttershy is here with me, is everything alright?

“Why yes dear. Everything’s fine. Just a little tussle. Oh! And Fluttershy, I wouldn’t recommend coming any further. It’s a… bit of a mess,” Rarity averted her eyes from the dead manticore. The smell though causing her to gag.

Fluttershy stood at the edge of the clearing. She could see the dead manticore from here, next to three tall statues.. Her heart sunk at the loss of life, but understood that life continues so she stood strong. Regardless, those weren’t her primary concerns when she saw the large animal that was downed in pain.

“Oh you should’ve seen it Twi. That thing was doing all these crazy moves! It had a sword in its mouth, not to mention how high this thing can jump. It was like that Daring Do book! Y’know the one with the uh… the uhhh. What’s it called?” Rainbow’s excitement and joy was cut short by her inability to recall a memory.

“It was called a ‘wolf’ if I do remember correctly,” Twilight answered.

“Yeah! That!” the excitement returned in her voice. She looked over the ‘wolf’ and saw Fluttershy was approaching it, “Yo! Flutters careful. That thing is nothing like that manticore we encountered years ago.” Rainbow looked on in caution, ready to act if anything happened.

“A-are you okay… uh… Mr. Wolf? If my friends harmed you in anyway, I’m sure I could help. I-if you wouldn’t m-mind?” Fluttershy’s concern for the animal brought her here, but overhearing Dash’s tale made her frightened. Oh… Please don’t bite. Please don’t bite!

Fluttershy brought her hoof to touch the ends of his fur, causing his eyes to shoot open. Fluttershy fell back in shock and fear, and the beast stood on his fours looking down upon the mare.

“Fluttershy!” immediately Twilight took action and shot a bolt of magic at the wolf. Out of panic, her spell shot out several more blasts at the wolf. One hit the dirt and casted the two in a cloud of smoke, if one shot missed than what would stop it from hitting Fluttershy. Dread began to pick up in Twilight’s mind, Not Fluttershy, anything but!

Rather than hear the crash of a bolt hitting an object, or the whimper of a wolf, or the scream of a friend, the only sound that followed was a loud thud followed by several more. The cloud would settle soon after revealing a tall figure clad in armor a massive shield, larger than the average door rested on his left arm. The sword that was plunged into the ground moments ago was now in his grasp, the point aiming at them. The four mares looked on at the figure who stood more than twice the height of Celestia who was ready to fight them.

As the figure held its stance he spoke,“No. You shall not harm my loyal companion any longer. I am Knight Artorias, the Abysswalker, the Wolf Knight, and friend to the Great Gray Wolf Sif. And I shall be your opponent!”

Author's Notes:

Cliffhangers are a great way of ending any chapter, especially the first! Hope you enjoyed the first chapter of this series! The characters for this series are based off of the Dark Souls series. Artorias from the first game, its DLC. Raime from the second, also another DLC boss. And Sulyvahn from the third, no DLC. These three still carry their own personalities, and obviously they have gained some more personalities from their in-game counter parts.

Will we get to find out what happens in the past? Of course! They're legends whom nobody remembers. Not to mention they're like living history books, though who knows how many pages are just trees. Anyway, thanks for reading! Hope you'll continue reading on. Please do leave a comment, favorite, and or like at your own discretion. PRAISE THE SUN!!!!