Title:           Savage Anon (Part 4)
Author:          Pony_Azathoth
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First Edit:      Wednesday 2nd of May 2012 07:51:40 PM CDT
Last Edit:       Wednesday 2nd of May 2012 07:51:40 PM CDT

>The three little fillies cowered as they saw the mighty warrior stand before them
>His sword was out, but not for them
>He thought his house had been broken into by something far more sinister.
"Get out, but don't run home. I will deal with you in a minute."
>The three fillies nodded and then ran out of the cellar around him, climbing the ladder with great speed
>As they ran out, Apple Bloom looked back and saw Anon grab the engraved bone pendant and place it in his pocket
>She then saw him take a gold ring with ivory on the side and look around, before settling on a small opening in the wall
>He carefully placed it there, tilting it so it could easily be seen
>He then turned his head and saw her watching him
"GET OUT!"
>She gasped and jumped out of the chamber, and Anon followed quickly
>He climbed out quickly, huffing and cursing under his breath
>He slammed the trap-door shut and then covered it back up with the rug
>The three fillies looked at each other before they heard a whoosh and a sharp blade was pointed at them, causing them to fall back in alarm
"Now you listen to me, and you listen well." Anon began, deathly serious
>Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle and Scootaloo all nodded furiously
"You will tell no one what you saw here today. No one will know about the location of my cellar, or even know it exists. Understand?"
>They all nodded, but Apple Bloom seemed to have a thought on her mind
"But why Anon? It's not like anyp0ny is going to steal it..."
>The other two look at her, concerned
>Anon sighs
"Fine then... I'll show you."
 
>Anon guided the three out, and closed the door with a lock
>After a quick question of how they got in, he mumbled to himself how he will need a grate
>He sheathed his weapon, and guided the three to follow him behind the cabin
>They did, and they saw furs and bones being worked
>Sweetie Belle closed her eyes and started to cry at the scene
"I cannot have people lusting for my treasure, girls. You cannot reveal my secrets."
>They nodded and quickly ran off
>Anon sighed and returned into his cabin
>He went back into the hold
>He returned the necklace to where it was
"Another time." He mumbled to himself
 
>The next day, Anon remembered his obligation to Fluttershy
>He put on his simple clothing, armed himself with just his sword and started walking
>It would probably be faster to walk through the woods to Fluttershy's cottage, but he decided against it.
>Better to brave the Ponies then the woods
 
>He soon arrived in town, and accidentally made eye contact with Pinkie Pie
>She began to bounce towards him
"Damn the gods..." he said under his breath
 
>Pinkie approaches
"Howdy Anon!" She says happily
>Anon can't help but smile a little bit
"Do you have my knife?"
>Anon remembers
"Oh yes... It's at my cottage."
>Pinkie nods
"Ok, I'll come visit you later to get it."
>Anon nods
"Okie dokie lokie, see you later Anon!"
>Pinkie hops away
>Back to the task at hand
 
>Anon got through town quickly, and began up the path to Fluttershy's
>He arrives there
>He knocks on the door
>Nothing happens
"Fluttershy.. It's Anon. I've come to return to the bandages."
>After a few seconds, the door opens a crack, and then fully
>Fluttershy sits there
>Anon hands over the bandages
"Thank you - really. These are worth alot to me..."
>Anon nods
"If you ever need them again-" Fluttershy begins but is interrupted by Anon raising his hand
"No, that won't be necessary, I think I have a different solution."
>Fluttershy smiles
"Alright. Goodbye, Anon."
>Anon leaves, his sword clattering as he descending the hill and beginning back to town
>As he started off, he stopped and thought of something
"This time.. I'll go through the forest."
>He began his track through from Fluttershy's to his place, but without paths or roads
>He was sure nothing would go wrong.
 
>Anon walks through the woods
>As he walked, he felt an uncanny feeling
>Like he was being watched
>He couldn't quite put his finger on it
>He gripped his sword, ready for anything
>As he continued, he soon saw his home
>He smiled and took a step forward
>He heard a twig crack
>He whirled around, but saw nothing
>He looked down
>He didn't step on a twig
>He backed away onto his property quickly, but saw nothing else
>Anon was careful and just waited for a while, but he had some blacksmithing to do
>So finally he just said forget it and went down to his forge and workshop
 
>He began a fire, and got to work
>Soon, metal began to glow orange with heat
>He hammered it, holding one end with tongs
>He soon had the shape of a horseshoe
>He wiped the sweat from his brow, this was real labor
 
>As Anon worked, he soon had a glowing hot horseshoe
>He hammered it and got it ready to be put in the water
>As he turned, he saw the tiniest amount of red flick out his vision to his left
>Instantly, without thinking, he jumped up and turned more, getting onto the table
>He saw a snarling manticore inches away from his feet, and he swung downwards with hammer in hand, and it was repealed
>But that wasn't it
>There were two more of them
>The three of them regrouped and prepared for an attack
>The center of them had darker hair and was bigger
>He was their alpha
>Anon prepared to bolt back to his cottage, but new he couldn't outrun them all the way
>Soon, the Alpha charged
>Anon stuck forward the red-hot horseshoe
>It struck the manticore in the eye
>It roared as its flesh was roasted and skin baked
>Anon jumps away, dropping the tongs but keeping the hammer and sprinted towards his cottage
>The manticores are very, very fast
>He doesn't look back, knows it will slow him down
>He slams open his door and gets inside, closing and bolting it
>The manticores scratch and attack, but they do not get inside.
>He waits
 
Thus began a siege
>Anon waited for them to leave
>They didn't
>He would put on his armor, and leave, have a short battle, and then come back inside and wait
>They were very stealthy, ferocious creatures
>The worst of course was the one he burned
>Anon began to call him "Black Eye", the manticore seemed to become enraged at the name
>He had fun with that at least
>He soon ate a short dinner from inside his cottage
>He knew he couldn't last out here forever
>He would run out of food within a few days
>The manticores were clever, 2 would watch the door while the other went to go get food
>He cursed, his isolation from the rest of ponyville suddenly became a problem
 
>However that same day, he saw something bound up the path towards his cottage
>It was a pink pony
"Oh no, pinkie!" He cursed to himself
>He came up to the door and unlocked it, before finally opening it and screaming
"PINKIE RUN!"
>Pinkie seemed confused but turned around and saw the manticore behind her
>She ran away screaming, the manticore giving chase
>Another manticore seemed to join him
>Now was Anon's chance
 
>Anon ran out armed with his sword, a mace on his belt, and a shield
>He was also wearing his leather armor
>Suddenly, he heard something from behind him and turned around
>The alpha manticore had jumped from his roof onto him, slamming Anon down on his porch
>He used his shield to separate them, the creature clawing and stabbing with his tail
"We meet again, Black-Eye."
>The creature roared and jumped off him before whipping around and hoping to get in a hit
>Anon was too fast and jumped up
>The creature batted its paw forward, and Anon attacked with his sword
>The sword cut the paw
>The manticore roared and knocked the sword out of Anon's hands and to the side
>Anon drew his mace, ready for just such an occasion
>Anon stepped forwards and jumped, slamming forward with his shield
>The creatures tried to avoid it by jumping to the right
>Anon spun and the creature's paw swiped at the air
>Anon brought down his club and smashed the side of the creature's head
>It cried out in pain and jumped away
>He watched it go off into the woods
>Anon readied himself and saw Pinkie running back towards the cabin with two of the manticores in tow
"AHHHH!!!" Pinkie screamed as they stabbed at her with their poison tails
>Anon, thinking quickly, unhooked his shield and thew it, smacking one in the jaw
>He than grabbed his sword and leaped forward, now holding two weapons
>He gave a flurry of blows to both of the creatures, blocking a few tail swipes with the whirling steel
>The creatures, realizing how strong Anon was and how their alpha had been run off, ran off themselves to go lick their wounds
>Anon breathed heavily after the battle
 
>He returned to his porch to find Pinkie cowering under his bed inside, and then said "They're gone."
>Pinkie slowly came out from under the bed, and Anon noticed she had the knife in her hand
>He saw this but didn't bring it up to her
"...Thank you Anon." She said
>He helped her up
"No problem. Glad you're alright."
>Pinkie Pie looked outside and then back at Anon
"Will you be safe here, Mr.Anon?"
>Anon nodded and assured her.
>She accepted it, though she was dubious
>She looked over the damage done to the door and poked her head out to scan the area
>She found it clear
>She walked out slowly, and was vigilant as she walked down the path to Ponyville
>Anon smiled.
"Clever girl."
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>Anon entered town, bought some fresh bandages, and ran down to the Ponyville water reserve pool
>The other ponies were waiting
>He asked Twilight to blast the bandages with magic
"Why?"
"I was hoping you all would help me make magic bandages. Like from the book."
"Anon, I am not skilled in healing magic."
"You could try."
>Twilight looked dubious but began
>Blasting the bandages for a few minutes with purple energy
>Anon then picked them up and put them in the water
"Now, Applejack needs to shed a tear in the water." he said
>Applejack nodded and sat, slowly forcing out a tear
>Once that happened, the water seemed to glow for a second
"Ok, now Pinkie."
>Pinkie stepped forward, batted a tear into the water, and jumped back with a smile.
>Well, she was fast...
 
>Finally, Twilight put the last tear in the water after the others had gone
>Anon's hands had become pruned from holding the bandages there for so long
>The whole pool began to glow for a second, but then stopped
>Anon took out the bandages
>They seemed brighter and better then before
>He could feel the magic coming off of them
"Wow, those feel powerful." Twilight said aloud
>Anon nodded. He knew little of magic, but the book said that the more each pony represented their element the more powerful the bandages would be
>Considering these ponies were living incarnations of their elements, the bandages would be pretty strong
>Anon thanked them all and offered to pay, but they refused and they all went home.
>Anon went to sleep that night happy he had gotten something important done today.
 
END PART 4