Savage Anon (Part 1)

>Down a small path that leads out of Ponyville
>A desolate path, traveled less than even the path to Zecora's hut
>Lies a log cabin in the woods
>If you get close to it, you can often hear hammering and banging
>That's the sound of the forge

>Anon arrived in Equestria a few months ago
>He lives in his cabin, mostly by himself
>He crafts amazing works of metal, many ponies desire to by his goods
>No matter how skilled you are with magic or your hooves, you just can't beat fingers
>But few actually visit him or talk to him
>Because he is a carnivore
>He is a savage

>Once, Fluttershy went to his cabin just to be friendly
>As she walked up, she saw his tanning rack
>It took her a week to recover

>Anon the Savage mostly kept to himself, he rarely left and went to town
>He always had a stern expression on his face
>Occasionally, Celestia or Luna would ask for his help with some secret mission
>He was always paid with metal or gold
>Nobody knew how rich he was, or what he really did in his spare time
>He was just that mysterious

>One day in Ponyville, a strange thing happened
>Pinkie wasn't acting quite the same
>She wasn't as bouncy
>People noticed and talked
>Eventually, Twilight decided to confront her

>The door opens a crack
>Rainbow Dash looks up
>The first things she sees are the multitude of chains hanging from the door to the wall
>Locks and deadbolts were a rare thing in Equestrian, Anon seemed to love them
>Then, she saw the humans gruff face
>After Anon looked over Rainbow Dash for a second, he closed the door and she could hear him unlock all of the deadbolts and suck
>Soon the door swung freely
"Hello, Rainbow Dash. What is it?" He said in that gruff voice
>She gulps, Anon was a little taller then Celestia so to a regular pony he was massive
>He was intimidating to say the least
"Uhh- I- Oh!" She said, suddenly remembering
"Anon! Changelings have attacked Ponyville! They are hurting my friends!"
>Anon's expression hardens
"I'll be out in a minute
>Rainbow Dash stands on his porch for a little bit, tapping her foot and alternating between staring at the path to Ponyville and staring at the door
>Inside she hears the sound of light scuffling
>Soon, the door opened again
>Anon stepped out
>She gasped at what she saw
>Anon was dressed in thicker, leather clothing
>The thought of that almost made Rainbow Dash vomit, but she knew why he had that
>He also had a large sheild on his side, made of wood and metal, with a large black "A" stylized on the front
>The shield also had spikes on it
>But the scariest thing was the sharp battle-axe he held in one hand
>Rainbow Dash doubted she could even lift it
>Not that she would admit that, though.

>Anon took a thundering step outside the door
>He turns and closes it
>Locking the door from the outside this time
>He then turned and nodded to Rainbow Dash
>She nodded back and spread her wings to fly and took off
>She flew quickly, but not too fast
>She kept around the same pace as Anon who was running
>He was running very fast though

>Soon, they crested the last trees and Ponyville was in sight
>Anon, with his axe slung over his shoulder, picked up his pace even more
>Not too long now, my little ponies

>Meanwhile in the Town Hall
>A strong Changeling, wearing dark purple armor stood on a table, shouting and giving commands
>He was the leader of this party
>Mayor Mare was closest, trying to talk to him
>He waved his bug-hoof, and another Changeling silenced the mayor
>The ponies cried and screamed at the events happening
>Just then, Rarity pointed to the window
"Look everyone! It's Anon!"
>The changelings mobilized

>Town hall happened and a flood of black came out
>About two dozen changeling warriors came out, ready to fight
>The commander stayed inside, and a few others did to control the prisoners
>Rainbow Dash looked down and whispered "uh oh" under her breath
>She didn't like Anon's odds hear

>Anon stopped running as he saw the horde before him and slowed to a strut
>He soon stopped around 20 feet from the nearest changeling
>He raised his axe and pointed it at him
"Leave. Now."
>The changeling hissed in response
>So be it

>He raised his axe and hopped forward, his shield arm leading
>The changeling jumped forward to attack
>He struck out his shield arm and smacked the Changeling in the chin with it
>His axe was brought done
>The changeling's back split open with the blow
>The other changelings gasped in horror at what beast they were up against
>The ponies inside gasped too

>Two more changelings ran up, eager to avenge their brother in arms
>They bared their fangs
>Anon planted his feet in the ground and raised his axe back
>Once they got within range he brought his axe down for a side swipe, catching one in the side
>It cried out as blood and guts rained on the ground
>The other changeling stuck out its hooves to stop itself, it wanted to back away
>He was too slow
>Anon came down with an overhead cleave
>The Changeling's skull was torn asunder

>The ponies in Town Hall looked out the windows with great concern
>They didn't know that Anon did... this
>Applejack covered Applebloom's eyes
>Rarity covered Sweetie Belle's eyes
>Scootaloo had her face pressed against the glass
>Twilight pulled her back, and covered her eyes too
"Ohh come on! Let me look!"
>the adults watched in horror

>Anon already had blood on him
>He stepped towards the next Changeling, who jumped to the right and then lunged
>Anon grabbed the handle of his axe near the head, and butted the Changeling with the handle of his axe
>It was knocked back and fell on its back
>It raised its hooves in the air in vain as the Axe smashed into its chest, killing it instantly
>Anon barely had time to raise his shield as another changeling tried to tackle him
>He shield-bashed the Changeling, and it cried out in pain as it was struck in the eye by Anon's shield spike
>Blood squirted from the wound
>He was felled quickly by an axe blow to the side of the head
>Several of the changelings charged at once, wanting to gang up on Anon
>He was ready for them

>He drug his foot across the ground, kicking up a few rocks in the face of the nearest changeling
>Axe was embedded into the back of its neck
>Then he fell them to the left and right with continuous swings
>left, right, left, right, left, left, right, right, left, right
>The changelings bit him and struck him, but he took little injury as his armor was tough and thick
>finally, he fell one more changeling and the others fled
>The only one that remained was the armored changeling
>He stepped forward, hissing at the fearsome warrior before him

>The armored changeling began a kind of death walk with Anon
>They both kept the same distance, but walked in a circle from each other
>Anon could tell this changeling was an honorable warrior, he wasn't a wild opportunist like those other changelings
>Finally, Anon's back was to the Town Hall, they had done a 180
>Anon took a step forward
>The Changeling hopped back, and spread its wings to do a flying leap
>Anon, in his head, admired the maneuver, it was too high and fast for him to counter with his axe
>He instead ducked forward and rolled, avoiding the blow right behind him
>He jumped up and spun around just in time to raise his shield to a flurry of blows
>The insect hooves were actually very sharp, they seemed to shave off a few little bits of wood from the shield
>Anon cursed, he'd have to replace those boards if they were too damaged
>He didn't feel like fucking with shield anytime soon
>With a shove, he pushed back the changeling and there was a standoff
>Suddenly, there was a strange purple light
>Twilight had stepped out of the Town Hall

>Suddenly, the changeling was lifted into the air by Twilight's magic
>It was then slammed to the ground pinned
"Get him Anon!" She screamed from the town hall's porch
>Anon stepped forward, his axe lowered
>He stood over the changeling, who seemed devoid of any type of emotion
>he then reached his hand down
>Twilight's magic was shut off from sheer amazement as the Changeling took Anon's hand gingerly and pulled himself up with it
>Once he was up, the two turned and took a few steps from each other, then turned back and got back into a battle stance
"Why didn't you kill him when you had the chance, Anon!?" Twilight screamed out after him, confused and a little angry that he would put himself in danger again
>Anon looked at her, but kept one eye on the Changeling
"It's the warrior's code Twilight. You wouldn't understand."
>Twilight fell silent
>After a second, the two both cried out and ran towards each other
>Anon wasn't able to swing his axe in time, so he simply let go of it and balled a fist
>He raised his shield and pounded it into the chest of the Changeling
>It's armor took the blow, but the changeling gripped the edge of the shield and was trying to bite Anon over it
>He pressed back with all his strength, keeping the bug off him
>Sweat began to drip from his effort
>Within a few seconds, he had put his legs into it and pushed the bug off, who went flying backwards but righted itself with its wings
>Anon jumped to the side and rolled for his axe
>The bug did a few powerful strides against the ground and then used his wings to leap through the air, his fangs exposed and ready
>Anon gripped the axe and spun around, swinging a terrible blow
>There was a sound of thunder

>The changeling laid on the ground, gasping for breath
>Its chest armor was deeply dented from the powerful blow
>the clang from the blow died down about a second later
>Anon also heard a few of the ribs crack
>He held his axe in his hand, the blade of which was chipped from the impact with the hard, dark metal
>He strode confidently over to the downed changeling

>the ponies in the town watched as Anon stepped over to the changeling and put a foot on its chest
>Standing over it in triumph and victory
>The changeling closed its eyes, its time had come
>... but no blow came
>It opened its eyes to see Anon just looking down at him
>Anon pointed a finger at the changeling
"Now, you go tell your people never to attack these ponies again, understand? If you do, I'll kill all of you. Every. Last. One."
>The changeling slowly nodded
>Anon let off his foot
>The changeling stood up and looked at Anon for a moment as if he was going to kill him anyway
>But instead he just stood there, axe in hand in case the changeling tried a surprise move
>The changeling turned tail and fled, spreading his wings and flying off into the wilderness where he had come from
>The ponies in town hall cheered!
>They ran up and surrounded Anon, voices ringing with jubilation

>Anon thanked them all as best he could, but he wasn't really used to this kind of attention
>Soon, the mayor started to shout
"Give him space! Give him space!"
>The ponies backed off
>The mayor approached him
>She looked over him and was visibly disgusted by the blood and gore on his armor and weapons, but looked to his face with a smile
>She then gave her classic politician grin
"Anon! What a great thing you have done for us today!"
"It was no problem, Mayor Mare." he said, nodding nervously
>He really had no greater desire then to march home and get this armor and blood off him, but the mayor was busy playing it up
"Anon the Human, will you take my formal request for a reward tomorrow at town hall?"
>Anon frowned but spoke quickly
"Oh, mayor, you don't have to-"
"Please, I insist."
>Anon didn't really want to, but he also didn't want to piss off all the ponies he had just saved
>instead, he nodded nervously
"Excellent! Tomorrow at noon Anon, we will award you for your efforts!"
>The ponies of the town cheered
>Rainbow Dash swooped down
>She had been looking around town for any displaced ponies while the changelings were busy fighting
"Hey Anon, I found Pinkie Pie looked up in Sugarcube corner's basement. I also found the others who had been locked away by the changelings so they could impersonate them."
>Anon nodded and thanked her
>Finally, he turned and walked back into the forest from whence he came
"Alright everypony!" Pinkie Pie said, the marks of the ropes that bound her still visible on her muzzle and hooves
"Let's give three cheers to Anon!" she cried, and rose her hoof

"HIP HIP, HURRAY!"
>Anon went deeper into the forest
"HIP HIP, HURRAY!"
>He was barely visible now
"HIP HIP, HURRAY!"
>he was gone the time the final shout was made
>The ponies were a little confused by his lack of celebration, but were just happy to be alive and back on track
>soon, the ugly work of cleaning up began as Anon reached home

>Anon walked up to the cottage
>He stopped before taking the steps up to it though
>instead, he turned left and walked down to a small pond he had dug for his own use
>It was nearby a small cluster of trees, which sheltered his forge and outdoor workshop
>He got up to the pond and washed the blood and sweat from his armor and clothing, and soon got in himself
>He was nude, and he admired his own reflection in the water
>He stepped into the water and sat on a small rock, watching the little fish swim around his feet, tickling him occasionally
>he laid back and relaxed his tired muscles for a little while
>He stepped out of the water and dried himself off, before walking back to his cabin with his armor under his arms
>He walked up the steps and wiped his feet at the door, before unlocking and entering within

>Once inside, he looked over the small cabin he called home

>The cabin was actually very spacious
>Too the side near the door, a red rug covered a large area
>There were several racks of weapons and shields and armor on this wall or near it
>He placed the cleaned armor on the floor next to the mannequin, he didn't feel like fitting it on there right now
>It was actually quite the bitch getting these human mannequins
>He looked over the blade of the axe, and saw its chip
>It would take some serious reforging to fix it
>He placed it on the weapon rack anyway
>But his eyes drifted to a fine longsword
>He drew it and checked its balance
>His finger held it up perfectly
>he put it back and walked over

>On the other side of the cabin was a depression where a small fire-pit lay
>It was only embers right now
>Near it was his bad
>But before he went to bed, he kicked up one corner of the rug
>He removed the loose floorboard
>Underneath that floorboard was a trap door
>It didn't look tampered with, so he sighed in relief and put the board back and fixed the rug

>He looked over his bed and the few items around it
>First was a cupboard containing some of his basic clothes
>Second was a small chest, containing random things
>Third was a small bookshelf, containing some books lent from Twilight
>He would be ashamed to admit, but all the books were actually children's books of Equestria
>he picked out one he had been reading from before and sat by the fire

"And then.. The p0ny said.." he said aloud as he read
>He had only a basic grasp of the p0ny written language
"You shall be wed... and never ever.. be sad a-gain."
"The End."
>He smiled a bit, both at his accomplishment of reading and the cute story
>he put the book back
>he then stretched, and climbed into his bed
>he fell asleep easily, but his dreams were hard as iron

End.