An archaeologist finds an amazing dig, however sadly he's alone when he discovers something even more amazing. He's in the body of an evolved Tyrannosaurs. Unfortunately or not, he also finds out he is no longer on the same world he knew.
Tyler Reece, a Paleontologist, who has lived a rather boring life, fins the discovery of the century. An evolved Tyrannosaurus Rex. Larger, meaner, and more predatory. It dwarfs the previous incarnation, by becoming slightly larger than a Spinosaurus, and having the weight to match. Of course there was only so much to gauge from the bones, but of course, while Tyler is trying to bask in his short glory, he is taken to a far off world.
However, luckily for Tyler he's not defenseless, as he controls the body of the most powerful predator in that world: the world of Equus.
A world filled with colorful....talking ponies....who are herbivores....Yep....
"I know I'm supposed to be some amazing archaeologist, but all I've found are the same old T-rex fossils. How many were there again? Probably hundreds or even thousands." Tyler sighed, while talking to himself, "and it's so damned hot in this dessert, what the heck!"
"And of course I had to come alone." Tyler paused, "oh yeah, I suppose I don't have co-workers." While Tyler did, it was somewhat of a trivial topic. They were, but only when he decided there was something interesting to talk to them about.
Currently Tyler was a loner, aggravatingly digging for fossils in a tropical wasteland, turned desert.He made his career by excavating and selling fossils for the best price, but so far he's only gotten rather common and low priced skeletons from his digs.
Everyone seemed to laugh at him, 'what? another T-rex fossil?' Tyler knew they would say this when he returned. He just wanted to make a discovery. Something that would revolutionize the way people viewed dinosaurs. He wished to be someone and do something. Tyler knew, however, that it would most likely not happen. He was a rather laid back person, with a little depression over how sad his life is. He wanted to go on adventures, but found that he was excavating fossils. He wanted to have some friends, but instead had dinosaur remains as pals.
It wasn't all terrible though, Tyler had a decent flow of income, even if he was bringing in bland, uncommon dinosaur bones. However, he would soon either regret, or really love his next statement.
"Damn, wish something exciting would happen to my damned dull life." Tyler's irony would now strike as he hit something.
He began to clean off what appeared to be a T-rex skull. "Great another to add to the bland collection of my findings. Wait a minute--" Tyler noticed something different.
The teeth were larger than the average, or in fact everything was. The head, later the body, and even eventually, after discovering it, the tail and legs. "Is this a Giganotosaurus? No, the teeth are much too big for that. Then what is it?" Tyler pondered, and pondered, but nothing came to mind.
"Oh!" Tyler's eyes went wide, "no, it can't possibly be!" Tyler made one more mental check on everything he could remember of large carnivorous dinosaurs from all periods, but nothing came to mind. "A new species! I found it! A new species!" Tyler gave a look at the full skeleton after a full day of work, "and boy is it one big carnivore. This couldn't be a descendant of the Tyrano could it?"
Tyler was hysterical, ecstatic and crying tears of joy. "Maybe something can happen to my life now. I could get somewhere, and be respected. Maybe get my own documentary, oh the possibilities."
"My prayers have been answered, even though I don't believe in you good ol' buddy, you still pulled through for me!" He smiled up at the sky.
Until everything changed with a single, life shattering voice. "I haven't answered your prayers at all. This is just an appetizer. The main course is on it's way." With Tyler being confused, it hit him, and with blankness he was gone. With the remains of the newly discovered king of dinosaurs gone with him. Within a few months, everything but his car would disappear in the sand of the desert. Within a year, even that would become a fossil.
It was peaceful day on Applejack's farm. Beautiful sunshine, and serene scenes. The orange coated, yellow maned mare looked around at her immense apple orchard. Luckily, she didn't need to do any harvesting today. as there was still a week to harvesting season. For now, she could enjoy the fresh air without having to work on bucking the apples out of the trees. It was the fated day of the return of Nightmare Moon, but still she found it peaceful during the day. She couldn't help but smile until she heard a crash on her Apple orchard, and she rushed forward as she saw some of her trees collapse in the distance.
Tyler was drowsy, tired, and now in pain as he looked in front of him. He figured he had landed on a platform as he seemed to be quite a few feet from the ground, however it also seemed strange on how he couldn't feel anything but ground under him. His but also felt quite strange, like something was sticking off of it. "Did someone put a small damned donkey tail on me?" He asked himself, until he found out he was suddenly mute. He tried to say something only to hear a low growl. What?
Another thing: his legs felt a little out of place, and his arms were tiny? He tried to jolt up, only to find that his legs were scraping the ground, quite a few feet behind him. "Oh no? What is happening?" Another round of growls came out.
His eyes were also quite spaced apart, and his perception was more memory induced instead of actual sight. On top of that, he could smell something approaching...that wasn't good.
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She was racing, hoping that nothing bad happened to somepony. She felt her heart sink. What she saw put fear into her, and probably any other pony to see it. "What the buck is this thing?" she asked herself while overlooking a titan of a creature. Huge tail, large teeth, actually scratch that: monstrous teeth. Huge frame, and immense head and acute eyes and nostrils. The scales were a light tinge of green, with it's small eyes, now observing her a darker red.
Suddenly the monster jolted as it finally rested its eyes on Applejack. It tried to clamor on it's feet, and with a slow steady rise got onto the huge clawed and three-pronged imprinted feet. Applejack tried to slowly walk away, making sure to hide her hooves noises. Her teeth were instinctively chattering in fear, and still the beast was struggling to properly stand and simply eyed her curiously. The monster inched forward towards her, until she simply collapsed.
"I think I might've broke her," Tyler growled to himself. It was so cute though, with a little cowboy hat, and such diverse colors. Although, with him at the height he was, and with the added appendage and body changes, Tyler needed to find out what exactly he was. And not wanting to make her more faint he miserably tried to walk towards a nearby forest, hearing his footsteps echo in the distance. He was definitely something big. And he also knew he was definitely not in the desert anymore. Of course if that was a good thing, he had no idea.
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Emergence of Nightmare Moon occurs, from which the Elements are gathered. Tyler, meanwhile is simply trying to find a nice snack.
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Luckily, after finally learning how to balance, Tyler managed to get into the forest, out of the locals sights. He had a feeling a huge hulking predator was not something everyone appreciated. After finding a river in said forest, which was rather deadly to just be called a forest, he found himself in quite the predicament. He was indeed a hulking carnivorous dinosaur, which looked even more scary than the King. Tyranno would shit his pants at the sight of what Tyler was. His teeth were a third larger, with his body being larger, and more muscular than a pre-nuance discovery of the Spino. Not the recent, but the older one, which in Tyler's opinion was much more fearsome. A decrepit seadweller, who functioned like a croc was not scary, but either way, Tyler was huge.
Night was falling quickly however, and he imagined he would need to be on guard for any other predators in the forest. He supposed he did get his wish, but in a rather unorthodox way.
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The gang were chasing after Nightmare Moon, the previously known princess Luna. However, the everfree was always a winding and dangerous path to trek, and the castle was more deep in it than anyone would like to go. Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie, Fluttershy, and of course the recently scared Applejack were the recently titled Elements of Harmony. They were on a mission to stop Nightmare Moon and hopefully return her to her previous state.
However on the path, they had encountered perhaps the worst foe. A huge lion, with a scorpion's tail and bat wings emerged from the bruh, however everyone was completely blind to the hulking sight behind him, as unluckily for the manticore it was fairly well camouflaged.
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Again Tyler had met the ponies, and the other one he had apparently made faint earlier, but it appeared none of them knew he was there. His red eyes scanned the scene in front of him.
"A--A manticore," A white-coated, purple maned, high class unicorn said.
"Not good..." A lavender unicorn responded.
"Guys, don't worry, I can take him. The amazing Rainbow Dash has got this." A rather arrogant and yet surprisingly brave cyan colored, and rainbow maned pegasus said. Tyler was now getting quite confused. Three mythological creatures so far. The other ponies stared at the recently spoken one, deadpanned and irritated. "No, we should probably run," the pegasus said. Tyler had just realized that all of them were female, which was rather strange, but either way, what happened next would put him into action.
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The manticore bared it's teeth and swiped it's tail as it slowly encroached on them. Twilight and Rarity seemingly both used magic to try and subdue the beast, but it simply shrugged off a combined blast, to which the rest of the group continued to cower further back. Even the animal loving Fluttershy was scared out of her pants. The timid pegasus was cowering behind everyone else, as her nature seemingly caused it to be that way.
"Ok, I think we might be screwed..." All of the mares nodded at Twilight's words, "only if I had read up on the manticore's weaknesses." Again, the egghead received deadpanned looks, even from Fluttershy, from which Twilight lightly chuckled. " We were so close too. I'm sorry Princess, I have failed you," Twilight said to the sky.
The manticore got into a lunging position, when the brush behind it rustled, from which it turned around, only to cower in fear. The ponies were confused until they saw it, and Applejack pointed her hoof at it, "It's...It wasn't a nightmare...it's real..."
It was huge, bigger than most dragons, and looked more fearsome too. Of course, the elders and adults still had the beast beat, but with a fearsome size like that, only the older dragons would intimidate it, if at all. Its body blended into the brush, but it's red, piercing eyes bore down on the 7 of them. It loomed over them all, with the apex predator vibe coming off of it big time. Perhaps the most fearsome creature Twilight had ever read up on, and it was before all of them, including the scared Manticore. It was dwarfed, utterly and completely dwarfed, and it knew it. It was no longer concerned with the ponies, but its own life.
The hulking dragon made a low growl as it descended its massive head, baring it's teeth, as it looked at the manticore. Before the ponies could pee, it snatched up the manticore, and with a snap, the manticore was dead in its mouth. Fluttershy seemed to cry at that, and everyone seemingly shit themselves, until it seemingly turned around and retreated back into the brush, with it's tail wagging in all of its monstrous glory. Finally after another few seconds, it was gone, and the ponies were safe, but only physically; their minds were scarred with fear.
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Within a few days, Ponyville was back to normal, and Princess Luna returned from the husk of Nightmare Moon. Princess Celestia had her sister back, the Elements of Harmony were formed, Twilight found friendship, and the Everfree received a monster.
I should really consider my wishes more carefully. I asked for something exciting and got a mute life in a body I barely understand. No fellow man here to figure it out, just a bunch of walking talking, civilized ponies, who for all intensive purposes view me as a predator out for their meat.
Of course, I guess it helps that the forest has become my safe haven. Although to say it frankly, it's only that way because of how easy I am to spot in any other environment. Green mixed with green, or any green for that matter will do pretty well. Over the last, well actually allotted time. About a few seasons or so, I've been able to do some research on the locals. Apparently I'm a myth, or a folktale to them. A predator so ferocious even a dragon, for which they associate me with, would be no match. Of course, I doubt the scales would hold off against a rain of fire, but it's a nice gesture I suppose.
My old life is gone, and replaced with one of a wild beast, and an untamed instinct. I've even begun to forget my old life. I vaguely remember how I came here; I remember something about a desert, with some damn bones and then a voice. Everything before that seemed to have faded a while before. Probably the last winter. Speaking of winters, it was definitely hard to survive during that. With animals hibernating, the ponies felt inclined to search for me during the festive season, so I did the only thing I could. Found a cave, hunkered down, and watched from a distance. They came pretty close a few times, until I gave out my trademark rumbling of snow covered bushes, which sent most of them fleeing in fear.
Although, there were always these three little ones who would always try to catch me, looking for me like I was bigfoot. Although if he was here, it would certainly make sense, as just from this forest I've seen pretty much every other mythological and folklore monster, and creature. Griffin: Check; Minotaur: Check; Manticore: Check; Talking Bunny: Check and check; Pegasi: Check; Unicorns: Check; A mix of both: Also check. The list went on in my head.
As well with any relative of the old king, the arms were practically useless for anything other than a mild hug and a puny reach. Trying to carve with them never seemed to go well. It always resulted in me plastered against the wall, trying to guess what I was writing or drawing, and it would usually come out as a babies first attempt at a firetruck.
I seem like my life is terrible, but to be honest It's alright. I can eat, sleep, drink, and wander all I like. No taxes, no social life, no family, no friends. It was really peaceful, after searching for a purpose and glory in my last one for how long. Although, for some strange reason, my body seemed to be really adapted to the environment. I mean it was a nice forest, but to be able to support a creature of my size was quite odd. I mean there were dragons here too, but they seemed fairly small and easy to support, but somehow animals were always churned out: big and small there were bountiful amounts.
Although speaking of animals, or well I perhaps should call them by their proper names: Ponies, or talking ponies at that, were rather diverse. After encountering those six during my first night, I wondered what happened in their society. It seemed peaceful, but I wondered, if like humans, they had dark underwings, and dusty spots. I usually tried to gather the information by visiting, or rather spying on the apple-making pony. Her name involved Apples, so I just called her that: Apple. She really hated me after I tried to sneak into her apple orchard a few more times. I almost got caught by her too, and the fear was completely gone from them.
The timid, yellow coated mare, or well pegasus mare, was close to the end of the forest as well. She always called it the everfree, but to me, it's just a forest; an untamed, and rather violent forest, but a forest all the same. Anyway, she seemed to be in love with animals of all sizes shapes and colors. With the help of the brush, I would usually spy out all of the different critters she would have. I've seen her take care of birds, bunnies, frogs, fish, bears and even a manticore or two. She even tried to get me to come out a few times, somehow knowing I was watching her. It seems after the long amount of time, and the fact I haven't hurt any of the ponies, they view me as a friendly predator. Of course, those are only the ones who were brave enough to think that.
I would protect myself, but I didn't intend to try pony flesh any time, or ever to be precise. A nice scare every so often would put fear of me back into them, but the animal pony, or I think her name involved butterfly, always seemed to know I was faking it. Although, due to the fact of how much of an anti-herbivore I was, I decided to steer clear of ponies, which is why I said I avoided them before. But that animal caretaker had it in for me.
The other four I had heard about from the 'apple-maker,' 'Apple-something,' and 'animal-caretaker,' Butterfly. One of them I think was named Pink something. She was the crazy one of the group, who always seemed to be on a sugar rush and looking for a fun party. I decided after that I would mark her down as the craziest of the town.
Next on the list was the lavender unicorn, who was the egghead of the group. Reminded me of myself back in my old world. Although, I never really had many friends, so I guess we are different. Although, I heard she had recently become a princess; I think princess of magic, and was something of a mix of pegasus and unicorn called an alicorn. She was the fourth of them alongside three other princesses.
I was a little skeptical at that though, wondering if there were any males, or if in fact it was female dominated. I found out pretty quickly, by the distribution, guys were the ones outnumbered. It was another thing to mark down as different in the two worlds.
Next was a clothes designer I think. She was the white-coated, purple headed--err--maned unicorn. Apparently she was called something like 'Rare-something.' She was the real lady of the group. It also seemed, from recent talks, she was really successful in some city called Canterlot. I think it's the capital of wherever I am.
The cyan, rainbow maned pegasus was humorously named 'Rainbow-something.' She was a rather arrogant 'wonder-something,' who could pull of going faster than the speed of sound. Of course, just like her name, it involved a streak of, not air, but rainbows trailing behind her. I watched her do it a few times over the town from the safety of the forest, and I do have to admit, it's pretty cool.
Well besides my monotonous new life routine, that was all I gathered so far. In I believe a year or something. Maybe a year and three quarters, I kind of forgot. Anyway, that's all I have to tell you for now.
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I opened my eyes after thinking and viewed the river below me. It showed not the face of a human, but one of a predator of legendary proportions. A myth in this world and perhaps the most sought after scope for local news. I inwardly sighed, which translated to a meek grumble out of my mouth. Being mute sucks sometimes. I felt my parched tongue and innards of my tremendous moth, from which I bended over from my sitting position. Don't ask, as all I can tell you sitting requires a lot of flexibility in this form. I dumped my face into the running river and took in the cool refreshment. I had to admit, it was nice having actual drinking water so close to civilization. Yet another great difference in the two worlds. I lapped and lapped up on the water, until I felt my gut slowly fill. I stopped and let out a refreshed grumble sigh.
I felt relaxed and at peace. I had already found plenty of food for the day, and just had down time before I would return home to my trusty and "luxurious" cave. The sun basked on my back through the open tree-tops as water filtered out of my slightly open mouth. It fell as a small waterfall, with a slight tint of red, from which it was destroyed on contact. The overwhelming amount of blue overpowered the small army of red. I felt bad for doing it, but survival in nature is something every creature can comprehend. Being greedy however, as hunting for sport was just cruel. Or on top of that, something that you know would never fill you up.
Sadly, most of the other animals in the damned forest was just like that. With a manticore hunting bunnies, or even hydras hunting birds strangely. Hilariously and ideally, they were never caught in the greedy predators grasps, but I had caught them, multiple times. Of course, if I wasn't hungry, I wouldn't eat. I was still moral enough to spare the greedy animals when I was content with my state of hunger.
"Pss, hey Applebloom, what do you think?" A hushed voice nearby said, "do you think he can hear us?"
"Ah don't know bout' that, but I bet it's pretty hard. My sister said he can hear when he wants to, and that's always why she can't catch him in the act." Another voice replied, and I knew just who it was now.
"Sweetie Belle, why are you all the way back there, come ere' and look." The first voice said, to which a small rumbling of bushes was heard. The three fillies who seemingly stalked him. They were his fan club and he was the annoyed idol. As to get out of their sight, I slowly got up and began to walk away, letting my footsteps echo in the forests. Groans of dissapproval were heard.
"Ah think we should head back."
"He always knows. How?" The first voice, Scootaloo asked.
"Guys..." The meek, third voice of Sweetie Belle said.
"What is---" Applebloom's voice was silenced as a few seconds passed, before screams rang out and I turned around to see a horrible sight. Three greedy hydra were chasing after the retreating fillies. I weighed my options: Help and have to fight three hydras, or let them die.
I disliked their stalking, but that was no merit to let them die. I went into action, stomping my way back at the chase, letting a roar escape my mouth, which echoed my presence to everything nearby.
Back on the other world I always used to wonder how a true fight between titans looked. Like the famous battle of the Spino and T-rex in Jurassic Park. Although, that match was rigged, but still. Damned producers put a younger t-rex against a full blown spino. I mean, what were they thinking? Luckily, they said it before too many people criticised that point. It always gave me a sense of power, seeing those scenes however. Like a dragon in Skyrim descending down onto a village, or perhaps big old Indominus hunting the park in Jurassic World. Although, I guess I could know that, considering I'm pretty much in the same situation. A human brain implanted into a dinosaur. Well, Indominus didn't have a human brain, but she definitely had some human DNA.
I knew what was coming however, was going to truly test my skills as an apex predator. Three beasts of war; three hydras and I was going to have to handle them. I mean, the ponies were strong, but only against smaller of foes. Magic could only get them so far, especially against Dragons, Hydras and even a Manticore. I counted on them at watching and watching and standing and well nothing else. Maybe an evacuation, but that's pretty much it.
Of course, I couldn't care less on what they thought of me. For crying out loud heroes who are different are always treated the same: like demons, or perhaps savages, or even killers. Justice involves killing, and from all of the media, movies and actions I've witnessed in this world and the last, I knew it wasn't going to be any different.
Although, I knew nothing of being a hero, I knew that no one seemed to appreciate them, and usually tossed them to the side. Justice usually worked in one street: you save, you kill, you die. Those three houses lined up from one to the next. You must kill to save, and you must die to atone for it.
And while I wouldn't be viewed as a hero, as most aren't, I would at least stop beasts from killing intelligent innocents, no matter how much they despised me for doing it. It wouldn't help how I looked, or how I would have to end them, but the hydras would be dead, and I would walk away, or limb away, or fall away, hopefully to live another day.
Although, while I was confident, charging after the commotion, I never knew what to expect from a three on one against hydras. It would take sacrifice, but I was willing to do it, because of my own moral code.
Applebloom, Scootaloo, and Sweetie Belle, all ran for their lives. Yelling and screaming on the top of their lungs. The hydras were on a blood rage, chasing their food and prey.
"What did we do to them?" Rarity's younger sister asked.
"I don't know, but I wish Rainbow was here right now. She'd get us out."
"Ah understand, but let's just keep runnin.' I'd prefer not to be eaten." Scootaloo and Sweetie nodded, pushing their short legs into overdrive, as their adrenaline kicked in.The girls perhaps only ran this fast in a few instances in their lives, and they were doing it again, regretting going on another one of their cutie mark hunts.
Meanwhile, Twilight was rushing to the marketplace, figuring that once in her life she had overslept. And of course for her, she had to have overslept on a day that Princess Celestia was coming to visit. She ran, past all of the daily, walking and talking ponies. Some gave light nods and bows, while some just ignored her. She may have been a princess officially, but to her she was still just her plain old self. She needed to make sure everything was ready for her teacher, and master, Princess Celestia.
Her friends were also attending a meeting to help discuss further uses for the elements of harmony, and the monster of the everfree. Celestia personally wished to visit her pupil again and gauge how life in Ponyville is going compared to Canterlot. Celestia wanted to relieve some of Twilight's recently building stress, however her visiting would only increase it. Of course, Twilight wouldn't think of it like that, as she adored Celestia, and instead opted to say another marvelous meeting with her teacher, who she would die for. That's when she heard the roar from the beast of the everfree: the monster who was elusive enough to avoid every explorer and hunter for over the last year and more. It was a common occurrence, but only when it killed something big, but this time it sounded a little different. She payed it no mind as she continued on however.
She was so used to getting up at sunrise, that she never realized how accentuated she was to routine. Rushing to get things done before her master arrived was very stressful indeed. Luckily, after picking up some groceries, food, and supplies, she began to head back to town, when she saw her friends all lined up, smiling. She almost forgot about her planned day with them, as she approached them.
"Oh dear, you look absolutely terrible. What has happened?" Rarity asked.
"Waking up late, and the Princess is coming. I--I don't have that much time."
"Wait, her majesty is coming today?" Rainbow asked. Twilight nodded.
"Ah can't believe, what for?" Twilight was about to respond, when they all heard it; heartfelt screams from three fillies emanating from the everfree.
"I think that was--" Fluttershy was cut off.
"The crusaders! Sweetie!" Rarity dropped everything and began to run, which is when she was joined with her friends, all rushing to help out the fillies, screaming for their lives.
I was catching up to the frantic and enraged Hydras. They were almost licking all of their lips going after their prey. The brush was weakening, and that's when i saw it, the end of the everfree. It was coming up fast, and would be the first time I left it completely since I came here. I wondered so deeply what would happen, but put those thoughts out of mind and focused on helping the children.
Applebloom saw the light coming, "We're almost there. Come on!"
The three crusaders kicked into overdrive again, going even a pinch faster, however the hydras were still chasing. All of them prayed and hoped for freedom coming up on the light. Another few seconds later and they broke through the brush into the open field towards Ponyville, still not relenting up for anything, and they were correct do so as the hydras crashed through the brush following them.
They saw the town in an uproar at looking at the three hydras approaching. However, six ponies were running towards the three fillies. The Mane Six, and Elements of Harmony. They made a mad dash for each other, with the older ponies taking defensive positions in front of the fillies as they shook back.
"What happened?" Rarity asked Sweetie. Applejack and Rainbow Dash did the same, as the other three observed their opponents, knowing they would need help.
"They just came out of nowhere while we were spying on the monster of the Everfree." Rarity shook her head.
"You're going to be in big trouble after this." Sweetie Belle casted down her head, as well as the other two, as the group all faced the towering hydras looking down at even more food.
Twilight noticed guards running in the distance, so luckily they would have help, even if it was probably not enough. The hydras snapped their heads at each other, looking at their prey with glistening hunger in their eyes.
Celestia looked to her guards, as they were saluting her in the runway off of canterlot. She was visiting her pupil, Twilight Sparkle, and she wished to give her as much time as possible, so she took the carriage as a better option as to not startle her. There were dozens of guards in the runway as she was about to climb in, but that's when she heard a shot from a guard running towards her in the distance.
"Princess! Princess!" He yelled.
Celestia looked to him with concern, "what is it my little pony?" The guard slightly panted as his eyes were glistened in fear.
"Ponyville is under attack!"
The guards, about two dozen assembled around the ponies. "Princess, we're here to help," a female earth pony said.
Twilight nodded, "the pegasi need to take to the skies and attack on them, and protect our unicorns as they charge up their magic." As Twilight was listing off commands, Fluttershy froze up.
"Um, everypony." Everyone indeed seemed to stop as she spoke, while Fluttershy pointed to the brush, where it stood, the face of death. In the open field, in all of it's glory and horror was the mighty monster of the Everfree. Perhaps more fearsome looking than any dragon, and most of all more scary as it's face stared death into the hydra's who turned to face it when it gave out an ear shattering roar. With each step shaking the earth, it approached the hydras, who stood against their new opponent.
I saw the ponies huddled up, with the alicorn putting commands into the guard ponies. I slowly approached, using my size to intimidate the hydras, but they stood firm. Three versus one would be hard for anything, especially against hydras. It was essentially a dozen against 1. I crushed my teeth together, testing for strength as I continued my approach, looking at the ponies in awe and fear for a quick glance. The yellow mare, however was staring up with care in its heart.
The hydras all engaged first, slamming their bodies into mine. However, I had more weight and so I shoved one off, and bit into another's two heads. However, that was never a good plan, as they slowly began to regenerate. I only had a few minutes. The other two hesitated, but charged, seemingly protecting the last one, who was recovering, however I needed to finish him off, so deciding to take some damage, I charged forward, and sunk my teeth into it's chest, completely crushing it and ending it's life.
I never got used to using my teeth and jaw muscles as my weapons, but they were good indeed. Sadly, however, I was struck with acidic blows and scraps by the hydras. The acid would hurt over time, but I could handle the bites. I turned around, slamming my tail into one of them, sending it toppling backwards on its own appendage.
The other one I faced on a one on one. Four of it's heads trying to grab at me. However, with one fell swoop, I chomped down on all of them, deheading it and spitting the remains out on the floor. With it's main weapons destroyed for a bit, I had free reign to deal the killing blow, however out of the corner of my eye, the other hydra was charging me. It was closer than I thought as it rammed me, sending me toppling over. I landed down in pain as it bore its teeth into my weaker underside. I was losing and needed to do something fast.
Surprisingly however, that's when the ponies helped out, seemingly bombing it with magic. It however had done the damage, leaving me with multiple, fatal if not treated wounds.
The other hydra however was back up and in the fight, and from behind I saw it creep up on the group of ponies, too focused on the other one. It was eyeing the shaking fillies. It was about to descend on it, and I was on the ground, helpless. I would really let children die. Even if they're not my own species, they're completely innocent, and shouldn't have a fate like that. That's when it hit me; adrenaline, rage, and anger.
It fueled me and removed every bit of pain. My body contorted back into life and with an even louder, primal roar I charged the eight-headed hydra, who looked like it pissed.
Twilight turned as the Hydra descended and the ponies cried out as the fillies shook to death at their awaiting fate. "Run!" Rarity yelled, as she was charging, along with every other pony towards them, with a few still fighting the other hydra.
The heads were descending and she couldn't stop it. The little fillies were going to die. Time slowed and the area became gray. It creaked, like a slow motion scene in a movie and every moment the heads neared towards their targets, but just as they were on their final descent, a primal roar, putting fear in everypony shook the earth. Behind them, the monster of the Everfree; the land dragon charged with fury in it's eyes towards the hydra, who froze in fear at the upcoming target.
It tried to back up, until, with a snake like mouth, it opened and chomped down on the whole hydras torso. It squirmed and fought as the monster stood up, and tilted its head back. The hydra was in the air, struggling to get free, as with one fell crunch it was dead. Fear surged as two halves of the hydra hit the floor. Everything froze as it landed, even the other battle. However, the fury was gone from the monsters eyes, as the other hydra squealed at it and seemingly charged at the tired monster.
That's when Twilight saw it: the wounds and acid. The damage it took fighting the three hydras. It piled up and the creature was showing signs of being afflicted by them.
It crashed into the monster, sending it collapsing. The hydra was prying at the monster, while it tried to struggle getting free. However just as the monster was about to give up, the cavalry arrived. Out of nowhere, the hydra was assaulted by pegasi in golden armor, as Unicorns in similar garb, shot spells from above.
The hydra was screeching in pain, and before it gave the final blow to the monster, it began it's retreat into the forest.
The pain was gone, and other explosions entered my hearing as I looked on in the fuzzy battlefield. The ponies were all taking shots at the hydra as it ran. The rest of the battlefield was a littered mess. Chunks of hydra, blood of both, and even torn heads, and 'cut-in-half' bodies. The two halves of the hydra I had unleashed fury on were a dead husk on the battlefield. Most of the grass was red,and the pain was just unbearable at this point.
The hydra finally retreated into the brush, but I realized I needed to get out of there. The ponies were slowly encroaching on me in caution as I slowly tried to raise to my feet. They all scattered as I tried to lift myself, grunting in pain as I did so. The Everfree was a small distance, but with a little time I could reach. Hopefully the ponies didn't intrude, but that's when I felt it. Radiating power coming from around me.
I was on my feet, and slowly trying to get away from it, limping on my good leg, which received almost no damage. The other had cuts, and possibly fractured bones from the ram. Needless to say it hurt like hell. I was so close to the forest though. My home was so close.
But my body gave up in the middle of the field again, me slowly landing on the ground exhausted, in pain and breathing heavily. My body's impact shook the earth slightly, as I looked at the ponies staring into my eyes. But that presence; that power was trying to push me to get up, and to run from it.
I tried to get up again and again as the ponies eyed me. The same mare was slightly closer than everyone else and eyeing her concerns. I didn't care though, the power was coming, and I needed to run. I didn't want to die.
I realized I had lost though, as I felt it overhead. It then slowly descended in front of me. A pony; an alicorn who radiated power. She revealed royalty, who had a pure white coat, with a waving mane. There was no wind however, as no one else's mane flew to a direction. That's when I realized it was her power. I was scared, for the first time on the world I felt fear; a primal fear and I tried to escape it. She held a crown and had golden 'hoove-boots' I believe is what you call them. To be honest, they're royal shoes and I'll leave it at that. They matched into her hooves, like a covering, but I thought of them as shoes.
I kept trying to raise my head and get up to retreat, but something was literally keeping me down. It wasn't my pain, or strength fading, but something forcibly keeping me down. That's when I noticed her horn glowing in an aura, which projected over the top of me. I was trapped.
Twilight slowly approached her teacher, who was restraining the creature. It looked scared, with a tint of fear in its eyes. Twilight didn't blame it; when Celestia was mad she was scary to say the least.
"Princess. Thank you for your help." Celestia nodded, while keeping her eyes trained on the squirming beast.
"My faithful student, what is this beast?"
"It's the 'Monster of the Everfree,' your majesty." a nearby guard said. Celestia looked to Twilight to confirm from which she did with a nod.
Everyone gathered around the trapped creature, looking at its injuries and pain. Some winced in sympathy, while some stared it down in fear and malice. Twilight's friends gathered around her and Celestia, while Celestia began to look around. Chunks of hydra meat, and body parts. Blood soaked the ground, and, to which enraged her, ponies lied dead. Not many, but a few near the hydras' corpses.
Celestia then looked back to the creature, who was gazing out from injuries with controlled anger. It noticed this as it tried to resume escaping. "Stop it!" Celestia shouted in her Canterlot voice. "You have injured and killed my little ponies. You will pay." Celestia began to charge up her magic while still keeping the beast down.
Fluttershy interviened as she jumped in between. "Please, Princess, it did nothing wrong!"
"Ms. Fluttershy please move out of the way," Celestia said. Her face still had rage.
"Please, it's in pain, and need medical attention." Celestia was not convinced however, as she continued to charge her horn, however the creature was slowly losing consciousness.
I looked on as the power got greater and greater, and the other mares words did nothing to stop it. I was losing consciousness however, so at least I would die a death in my sleep. The Princess, I presume, had an enraged face on, blaming me for killing the ponies. Just as I thought.
However, just as I was about to fade out of consciousness, three little fillies came into view. The same ones I saved before, or helped at least. They also stood in the way, and they all said one thing in complete unison. "Don't hurt him! He saved us!"
Blackness folded in afterward, with the magic releasing and the princesses face changing into a mix of feelings.
That pony was something that I could only describe as scary, or perhaps majestically scary, or just angry. She thought I had killed those other ponies; the guards who had fought with the hydras while I was down, who probably helped to stop the mythological pests. I probably shouldn't say that about beasts who could eat me whole back when I was a human, but I'm not anymore, and they were pests. They may have stricken me wounds, but...
Oh, wait where am I? Oh yeah, the scarily angry royal pony. I think she was a princess; wow, what a first crowd to say the least. Although, that's exactly what I didn't want. I just wanted to help those children and maybe save some ponies, and to build up reputation. Of course, however, I was killed? I wasn't sure really. I lost conscious watching the fillies fly in front of me, asking for me not to be killed. But the Princess Pony still looked angry at me. Oh, it might be because I'm a bloodthirsty carnivorous machine of carnage. Although, most dinosaurs were like that. They gave that feeling of fear and awe, by just looking at CGI of them.
Celestia looked at the beast, being ferried by a mass of pegasi guards and helped along by her own magic. The creature could be related to size in an Ursa Major. Not a full blown Elder Dragon or full grown Adult, but one of the biggest animals. It appeared as many have said, a 'Land Dragon.' No wings, no flames, just the largest teeth ever on Equestria, and a more ferocious bite than any dragon could muster. It looked scarier than an Ursa Major to say the least, and a battle between the two would be a sight to behold, however it appeared to be the only of its kind, so Celestia wished to analyze it with care and help it recover.
They finished towing it into the air, with a titanic net to hold it in place, as it let out heavy sighs of exhaustion. It may have been a monster, but it saved three troublesome fillies from death multiple times. Celestia had never seen anything similar to its kindness before. Although, she may have scared it a little too much with her display. She got carried away with anything even said to cause harm to her ponies, even if it wasn't true.
"Sergeant," Celestia addressed a pegasi directing the rest, "make sure you don't drop it. And keep it steady, the creature is flightless and injured already."
"Don't worry your Majesty, we can handle this. Right lads!" All of the pegasi cheered gaining new vigor and the travel time lessened to the capital city, Canterlot.
They were at a height, it would die if dropped, and at a speed close to a chariots. It was a spectacle to behold though, hundreds of pegasi guard lifting up the massive creature and practically towing it to the capital. Celestia had arranged transport to city- 'Massive Animal Care,' which the auction zoo usually used to treat their larger animals. Of course, the normals were there, but the larger, and more exotic ones were present as well.
They usually acquired the more tame of the bunch. Opting for anything that showed a reluctance to lash out at ponies or intellectual creatures. Because, well that was there gambit: a safe environment to view ravenous beasts of carnage. And those who were crazy enough could take one home, if they had the means to both take care of it, and handle it if it got out of control.
Celestia had encountered a wrong doing of both in some of the cases she's seen. An ursa minor, stripped of her mother, and given to a reluctant and foolish pony, who let it die in starvation and suffering. Another of such is a peaceful manticore slaughtering the pony family after being attacked by guards of the household unprovoked. Both instances made her wish for the removal of the park, but still the nobles had control over her actions.
However, the beast before her was something she couldn't let either happen to. If it broke free and decided to attack ponies willy nilly, it would cause tremendous problems. She could hold it down, but she witnessed some of it's fury on the other hydra, and stopping something like that would be hard to say the least. However, she saw it in its eyes, its fear towards her, and its liking to keeping ponies out of harm's way. She may have been too harsh on the creature, scaring the wits out of it.
Although, when you would see others hurt, and beasts destroyed, the largest left standing is usually the culprit, but after hearing the alibi from the fillies, Celestia knew otherwise for sure. She supposed she would deliver it to the park and see what happens to it, but she would discuss with her sister first as to what to totally do with it.
I awoke to see the ground from high above. It sent shudders through my body, but I realized I wasn't falling to it, but rather moving along the height. I felt that energy again, but this time it was slightly to my left. My body also seemed to be much more relaxed and slightly healed. The pony to my right, the alicorn was moving gracefully along the air with everyone else, and the hundreds of pegasi above me. Were they bringing me to my death or not? It made me curious; curious and scared. Even if I wasn't in my human body, and was a monster of titanic proportions, I still didn't want to die; to go into the unknown with no previous knowledge of what it would contain.
The pony had noticed me. She, as it definitely looked female, and sounded female, directed her gaze at me. I winced as she bore her eyes into mine. She held a steady face, with a neutral expression and no emotion, but such of curiosity, but for what?
It's funny, even in a body of a beast, I was still scared of females, of any race. They were easily the scariest. The radiating power just proved how easily it was for her to kill me, so I decided to keep calm and see what would happen next, as against to being dropped for a few hundred, if not thousand feet.
"Are you alright," her gentle voice asked which startled me in more than one way. Of course, I couldn't exactly respond, so I blinked once as a sign of something. She took it as a yes. "I'm sorry for hurting you before. I just thought you had hurt my little ponies."
I made a large grunting growl, which revealed some of the pain, but otherwise mostly everything was intact.
"Don't worry," she calmly bellowed, "you'll be alright. We'll fix you up and see where we should go from there. My sister will have a mix of emotions towards you, that's for sure."
All I could say about the 'medical treatment' is it didn't hurt, which didn't exactly sit with me. If I got hurt, getting better didn't just happen. Yet before my eyes, the unicorn doctors were easily accelerating my wounds closing up, but some scars were left. I guess I couldn't have anything, but afterwards I was afraid the whole time I was going to just randomly have the wounds burst open from the scars.
What I didn't just mention though, why I found funny, was how cautious the doctors were, like I couldn't take a little pain or discomfort. Although, by the looks on their faces, I could tell the ponies were just scared of me. It was justified, but still, I would have thought just observing passively would get them to open a little bit.
"Well Princess," A doctor said in the huge animal care room, leading right out into the city, which was definitely a buzz, "it seems to be stable, and we were able to heal everything with ease. Although, may I ask, what exactly is this? Is it a new dragon or something?" Princess Celestia shook her head at the unicorn stallion.
"No Doctor, I really have no idea what it is. It saved a few ponies' lives though, so I am grateful." The doctor nodded, to which I continued to observe, deciding on what to do if something were to pop up.
"So, what are you going to do with him?" The doctor asked, as nurses and observers, well observed me with curiosity, even prodding my tail or stomach, which was a little irritating to say the least. Of course, I couldn't really stop them, considering I was being held down by intense magical restraints.
"I haven't decided. Although, I don't intend to just let him go free. I wouldn't want another incident to occur in Ponyville involving him." Of course, I mentally said to myself. Well, might as well get comfy then. Wish I had some popcorn; wait I don't think my stomach would do too good with vegetation of any kind. If my mind can process it, my stomach might not. Being an omnivore definitely had its advantages. Although, having meat all the time was pretty nice too, even though I had to kill to get it. I really hope they knew I was a carnivore, because just as I finished thinking of food, my stomach lightly growled, sending the ponies into panic and disarray.
They got startled and spooked pretty easily, but to say they were terrified is just a tid bit excessive. They were, but it was a complete overreaction, I was just hungry. I mean to eat something intelligent is just wrong to me. Of course the only way on Earth was to cannibalize, but that still held true here. It would be a last resort measure. However, as overreactions go, this was actually funny: they put me under...yeah...
Next time I woke up, I was somewhere completely out of concept. I was in a huge garden. There were huge, wide open spaces, and even a few trees to relax under, and it was still in the afternoon; late, but still afternoon. The Sun was looking to be slightly descending, but still in control. A breeze held up, chilling off my free, and in control body. That's when I realized the presences beside me. Two immense powers were radiating to my right side, from where my head was down. I knew one of them, but the other had an opposite effect, like a chilling, icy feel. So, as to get attention and to figure out what was going on next, I turned my head to see two alicorns. One I knew: Celestia; and the other, I had no idea of. She looked similar in size, but still slightly smaller than Celestia, and she encompassed an opposite adornment, of dark blue and a wavy 'night-like' hair. I just realized, Celestia was the sun, and her sister, i presumed, was the night. Everything fit, and I would hold up that theory for now.
"So, Tia, what do you want to do with him?" the other alicorn asked.
"Well, Luna, I am hoping you would agree with me on this," Celestia paused, while I gathered the other alicorn's name, "we find him a home."
Luna nodded, "of course, but who would be willing to take in such a beast? I mean look at him," she did indeed look at me, only to slightly be taken back that I was looking at them, fully awake.
"Oh, you're awake," Celestia said. I didn't feel like responding, but more on the side of listening. I was always an avid listener, except to myself. Then I usually did the talking.
"This is my sister, Luna," the sun alicorn directed a hoof at the night.
Luna gave a half hearted smile, "hello," she weakly said. I grunted in response, as to get some kind of response out there. Being mute was at the same time, fun and not fun.
"So Tia, who were you thinking of?" Luna asked, while I continued to listen, while they thought I was just content with the environment and had no understanding of their discussion.
She paused, and paused, and overly-paused, 'mmmm'ing to herself the whole time, until she smiled and nodded her head. "Well, you've said you wanted a companion of your own for a while," Luna knew where this was going, "so how about you!" Luna sighed, while I felt offended at her sigh and the situation, but mostly the sigh.
"Tia, I understand, but why would you--"
"Luna, he saved three fillies. He also never attacked any of the ponies, or guards this whole entire time, up until this point. And look at him now," Celestia pointed towards me, while I just had the same neutral expression on my face, with inner fear still lingering on their power. "See, completely calm and collected. He is extremely docile. Plus, think of where he would go and what would happen if we didn't take him in." Luna had to admit, she did want a pet, and a companion for a while. Although, to think a monster such as the one before her would be it gave her hesitation; hesitation I was kind of getting a little sick of. I decided would accelerate the process.
I slowly rose to my feet, while trying to sneak around the group of ponies, while they were completely focused on their conversations. I had to admit, when they were in conversation, they ignored a lot of their environment, considering I had my entire face behind Luna when Celestia noticed me.
"I understand that, but look--uh Luna." Celestia was slowly raising a hoof.
"What is it?" Luna asked, while she slowly turned her head, where I made my move. With a quick thrust of my closed mouth, I sent her flying into the air so suddenly she gave a yelping scream, and looked down at me in fear, until she landed on my neck, in an oddly comfortable sitting position for her.
Luna was, to say the least, freaking out, but I found it amusing as she demanded to know what I was doing, as I began walking around, while Celestia giggled at the antics. I walked around the entire area, while having Luna demand me to put her down, tow which I did afterwards, with a pout on her face.
She slowly began to turn it upside down, as a small giggle came over herself. "That was oddly quite fun, and he is quite friendly for such an animal Tia." Celestia was nodding in glee. "Fine."
Well, to say the least, it was odd, but apparently I found a similar place that day: home. Luna was my master, and my new friend, even though she thought of me as such a: a pet and companion, I thought of her as a true friend, and of course same with her sister. Then I had a question, how was I not ridiculously hungry?
I looked around to the beautiful scene before me. The garden just seemed to get bigger and bigger, and more beautiful and pretty. Luna was completely out of control after the first day. She kept spending time with me, thinking I was completely lonely without her. Now I could understand why dogs get annoyed when they get too much love. I didn't mind it; I mean I was getting adored by royalty at a point, but it was beyond annoying sometimes.
It also turned out I had met the other royal pet, from which Celestia was talking about when I was introduced to Luna. It was a phoenix named Philomena, who was rather keen on playing with me. Although I found it kind of cheap during hide and seek. The damned bird could turn to ashes and basically hide in crevices while I tried to find her. Well for me...I'm a huge predator trying to hide in a relatively open space. Yeah, the record is 1-12, Philomena.
How did I win the first time? Well, let's just say, I decided to take a little stroll. I didn't kill anyone, but I was instructed to not leave unless I was accompanied. Of course, I could have just made a break for it as the princesses were gone and guards couldn't hold me back, but I was on a mountain, and the path down might not be big enough for me. Philomena's reaction to it was pretty hysterical, but she kept trying to say I cheated, but we never set boundaries, so I say I win.
The guards didn't always love the pets, but to say it lightly, I was the more hated one; me being too big for them to handle, and my pranks on them. One of them was simple water on a door to the garden, which went over pretty well, until he told Luna. Both of the princesses are scary to say the least.
Another time was a simple scare tactic. Pretend to be dead, the guards investigate, and then give a mighty roar, sending them running out. It worked, but not for Luna. She, uh, well let's just say she was not very happy with me. Although, I do have to say, it's not terrible. Also, Luna apparently wants me to be more active, so she decided that she would 'take me for a walk,' or more likely ride me throughout Canterlot. She said she would start it soon, although 'soon' could mean anytime. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, she ironically 'named' me "Rex." To be honest though, there isn't much I can do about it. Proving my intelligence is going to take time anyway, so might as well see what it's like to have a role reversal from the normal.
"Rex!" A voice yelled, while I slowly rose my head, after a short nap, with Philomena snuggling next to my side. It was my 'master,' Luna, who was casually strolling towards me. I slowly stood up to my full height and casually stomped to her, while Philomena was rudely awakening, tilting her head this way and that as the ground shook, until she saw me and put her head back down. "You were sleeping?" Luna asked, in a slightly babied tone. That was another thing I slightly hated. "And with Philomena?" she gave a sly smile, to which I simply groaned, exhausting her words over my breath.
I slowly knelt down, my teeth showing and extended a quick lick onto Luna's body, making her go into a frenzy of panic. "Oh, come on! I've discussed this with you. You seriously need to stop doing this." I simply snickered and put on a freakish smile, as that was the only kind of smile I could do.
"Today's the day," Luna stated when she finally got most of my saliva off of her. She then directed her horn, making a magical satchel appear on my neck, as I realized what she meant. That's also when I ran, putting her in more of a furious mood as she chased me around, while I continued to inwardly laugh and have the smile plastered on my face. Might as well make her work for it I suppose, even if running in this body was more taxing to me than her.
That's when I hit a tree, sending it toppling over, and a huge thunderous crash sounded out in the yard. "Rex!" Luna said sternly as she caught up, slightly panting, "look what you did!" She said, as I had a meek smile and tried to tiptoe away. Now I knew how dogs and cats felt when they messed something up on accident.
"Are you done with your shenanigans?" Luna asked tapping her hoof on the ground. I meekly nodded, slowly bending down, while Luna took ample flight and landed on my neck. Her mood changed instantly, "now onwards," she childishly yelled, to which I began to walk to the newly made exit. Within a few minutes, a few stares, and a few glares, I, with Luna on my back/neck, was on the streets of canterlot, in front of the castle, with ponies staring in disgust. Nobles are just completely useless people, or ponies in this case, sometimes, I swear.
Luna patted my neck and pointed to my left, towards the edge of the city. I obeyed as I slowly began to walk towards it, with glares by all of the ponies in the city, and slight whispers, that actually made me angry. I had no idea of what Luna did or was in the past, but their comments would make anyone mad. They were literally calling her a monster, and a freak. The lesser of the sisters, and weaker of alicorns.
However, instead of a frown, or anger, Luna was slightly humming, while patting my neck and giving me absent pets, while I walked. Perhaps she didn't hear it, or perhaps she just didn't let it get to her, but either way, I was her concern on the moment. I was cared for on that moment, and it did truly make me happy. She was friend to me. Perhaps a master too, but most definitely a friend. And if it wasn't for the fact we had left the city, and I still heard the whispers, they would've disappeared forcefully to say the least.
Within an hour, we were on a slight cliff, overlooking Ponyville, and the day almost ending. Of course, it wouldn't finalize until Luna allowed it, but before then, she would make me truly accept my place, even if it was rather humiliating for me.
Luna lightly giggled as I was sat down next to her, hearing her words, "I don't have many ponies to care about. My sister, Cadence, and the girls in Ponyville are perhaps my only friends and family, but to me you are as well. We truly hope you will stay with us." She lightly paused, giving a small sigh, "but if you wish to leave," she said, while deactivating the magic to my neck, allowing me clear freedom, "you may do so. I don't wish to hold you against your will." She was offering to let me go free. To not hold me as a pet, but to me what was the alternative, to be hated, despised, and even hunted?
She held her eyes closed tight as she expected me to leave, and I did in fact get up and begin to walk away, as she shivered in pain, but I ran back giving a mighty lick to her, bringing her eyes to open and gaze on me. It was the first time I was truly happy in a long time, as I brought tears of happiness to someone, or I suppose a pony.
It might not be the best option, but to me it was the happiest. I accepted her that night, and she accepted me; I would be her companion for a long time to come. That's when she lowered the moon, making me look up in awe as the beautiful moon came out in full spectacle.
"Not many people like my night, but you Rex, you love it. And I love you," she said as she came in for a hug and I, as best I could embraced her. We walked back happily that night, with me not wishing to leave the pony who cared for me, and I for her. I truly found home, as she was my new family.
I was lying there, annoyed. Not due to the fact that this small pony, which was to be honest dwarfed by the two princesses, poking my nose, but how I wasn't dying of hunger. I was a carnivore, a beast that would eventually run dry without flesh for sustenance, yet here I was, alive, healthy and not wishing to snap my jaws on the pink pony in front of me.
"And we can eat all the cupcakes together, and then prank all my friends. You'd be really good at that..." Scratch that, I was dying of hunger, it was just such a sudden urge and this pink pony looked perfect. They're just too cute though; like a dog, you can't be mad at him or her for long. The puppy eyes truly kill.
I groaned, which translated to a heavy sigh from one of the largest predators on the planet. The pink pony though, was less than scared, she was ecstatic. She wasn't scared, I was. She was too peppered up. I remembered a girl like that in my high school. Surprisingly she was very popular despite her overly cheerful attitude. I'd only talk to her once in a blue moon, but man could she not understand what quiet meant. I even heard she wouldn't stop talking during final exams. Youth, it's all just garbage to me now though.
"Pinkie dear, I don't think it likes to be pestered," the pony from victorian london stated rather confidently, until my two predatory eyes descended on her and she got behind the cowpony girl. Don't quote me on these things.
That's when the loud mouthed, and too arrogant for me, rainbow pony laughed her well behind off.
"He's not that tough, watch," she said to my displeasure. She then slowly, and without a care in the world, strode over to my snout. My breathing was still resonating fear in everyone else, but the pink and rainbow ones. Speaking of which, there was also one who would not for the life of her come out from behind the door from the garden. How did I know this? Smell, it comes with the gigantic predator package. I felt bad for her; I'd shit my pants too if there was one of me around.
The arrogant-rainbow, as I've dubbed her, then proceeded to flail her arms and direct it to my snout, which she then bucked. It slowly kept getting more and more hard after each hit from her front-right hoof. That's when I came up with an idea.
Rainbow Dash continued to pound Luna's companion, who looked rather annoyed from it. She was gloating the whole time as well, taking in the advantage of the rather docile beast, which could tear a manticore to shreds. That's when it's voice croaked and it slowly, with the ground rumbling, stood up to finally put the coffin in for Rarity and Fluttershy. Applejack, along with Twilight were definitely antsy, but they were assured they wouldn't be harmed; after all, it did save them. Pinkie also joined in the fun and began to pester the beast even more. She somehow managed to speed up her talking, and then with Rainbow Dash continuing to hit the animal to show some kind of messed up dominance and prove a point, the beast had enough. It turned around and with a huge thud rested its head on the ground in a resting position, with its tail facing the group of ponies. That's when Fluttershy had mustered the courage and proceeded to move outside into the garden area.
"Is it safe--" That's when with a good sigh of relief from the creature, two ponies were sent sprawling into a nearby fountain. One was talking mid-air and one was completely shocked, and pissed. Fluttershy squealed and hid behind Twilight, to which the pony had her hoof to her mouth, holding back laughter. Applejack couldn't help but stifle a giggle as well.
"Hey, don't laugh!" Rainbow yelled from the fountain after she had emerged. Pinkie on the other hand never hit the water.
That oughta' teach em'. Even I couldn't help but laugh at the way the arrogant one reacted.
"That's what you get Rainbow!" Applejack yelled to her friend. I chuckled to this, which apparently could be understood as laughter to one of them.
"He's laughing," the ironically named Fluttershy said.
"How do you know Flutters?" Apple-flank asked.
"Well, I've heard some predators laugh before. It's sound pretty similar, but his is just deeper." I also had no idea she knew what sex I was. I wanted to hear this.
"Wait, Fluttershy, how do you know it's a male?" The librarian slowly, under the shroud of a hoof took out a pad and a quill from seemingly nowhere. I just managed to catch a glimpse of her doing this sorcery as I turned around. I kind of gave up understanding it though.
"Well, when you base it on the fact that he has sharper scales, and more accented teeth, as well as the fact he is more docile, you could easily see that he is a male. Females usually are much more aggressive in their territory." I mean, technically it's true. Well for my species, guys usually can't care less on many things besides women and weights. Well, for the majority at least, that and their family. But women, when they get pissed off, it's all over. Although, I'm curious on how she knew this.
"And so how did you figure all of this out?" Scribbles were still being made as the question was asked from the eager college student.
"I based it off of some of the reptiles I have. I mean, he looks like a lizard at least, or a very weird dragon, and the logic applies there as well." Still, I couldn't believe there were dragons here. I just had to see one up close. I wondered if I had a bigger bite force.
"Rex hasn't done anything to you all has he?" A voice all too familiar called. It was sun butt. Actually, if I actually called her that, I wouldn't be blamed, Luna would, but whatever; mute has its advantages.
"So why have you called princess?" Twilight I presumed her name was asked.
"I have a task for you my little ponies."
And here we go...
"I'm going to need some help with this; Rarity, Twilight, if you would." Celestia called the two over and they began whispering. I didn't like the sound of it, even if I couldn't hear. The faces they made as they disengaged from the conversation sent chills down my spine. They had evil grins, meanwhile if anything I should; I mean look at me!
That's when I saw the water buckets come out of nowhere. I slowly began to crawl backwards, and don't ask how. I just act like I'm prone in human form and then go backwards and whalla.
"Don't be scare Rex, it's just a little water." Their faces didn't suggest it was water though. All the other ponies were confused, but me, well I was definitely a little nervous. I just continued to keep my distance. Yet that voice Celestia was using scared the hell out of me. I just had to keep my distance.
That's when I found out I saw surrounded. I had hit a dead end and whacked into the wall. There was one on each side of me and they still had the creepy, maniacal smiles plastered on their faces. I had the wall behind me, Rarity to my left, Twilight to my right, and Celestia right in front of me.
"Luna asked me to do this!" Then it was all blue, everything looked completely blue and felt freezing.
Shivering Cold of Deep Thoughts and Terrible Memories.
I really do hate water. The drink, it's great. And for baths of course, but for pranks...no. I uh, well I sneezed non-stop after that. The girls kept on snickering the whole time while I rolled me eyes. They call it a prank, I call it animal cruelty.
Anyway, I've been managing to find some interesting things to read. Reading? Well, I happen to appreciate it, plus the history is very similar to ours in some ways. Or at least, one such story I found. I actually had a heartbeat fall at it. It was truly saddening. It actually reminds me of many people in my world. Siblings are there to love, but also loathe and envy. It's funny, your family is like that sometimes. To live up to your parents' expectations, try not to live in the shadow of your siblings. I feel bad for master actually. I've felt the same way as she did. It said in the book that in jealousy and anger of being in the shadow of her sister she became a monster. Now I doubt she was any scary-looking monster, but maybe a mentally evil monster perhaps. I'm guessing magic.
Either way, it really is in parallel, how our two worlds work. Nations divide up continents and different views make up those nations, although there are only humans on earth, not talking zebras, minotaurs, griffons and the such. Heck, hydras were only in myth, same with unicorns and pegasi. This whole world seems like our mythical reality.
God damned phoenix, I'll win this time. I slammed my head into the tree trying to force the flaming bird down. I could see her laughing and flailing her wings about. She's just lucky I'm not really into eating living creatures. Plus, it seems I don't really need to considering what master does for me.
"It's funny when they fight." I slowly turned my massive head to look at them. I suppose in their eyes I look menacing, but well, I was just tired when I gave them that dead look.
I simply groaned as I saw both of them laugh at my deadpan.
"I think he's still angry at me." Luna giggled, to which I visibly groaned and then slowly sat down, letting the firebird land on my back for a resting spot. She does so without permission either way.
Luna saw my slight frustration and thankfully she did.
"Sister, I think he dislikes being teased like that so much."
"I'm sorry, but he did just let us do it." Well, to be frank, I did, but like I said I prefer not to attack and/or eat living creatures. Although, I figured they knew I was reptilian in nature.
Ponies, they really are like humans, very little hindsight thought. At least I didn't die.
It was Luna's domain as I sat under the tree, letting the moonlight illuminate the book. By all accounts, it was a children's book with drawings depicting Nightmare Moon.
I saddened as I saw the ponies fleeing in the book from the big, bad monster. The monster stood on four clawed hooves. She had blood-red eyes and a crooked horn. Her face was chipped and looked old, and the most discerning feature of all was the moon glazing on her mane and coat.
She had a malicious, devious and calculating smirk as the ponies ran. She started to attack the small town until the six iconic ponies showed up and blasted her away until nothing was left. They were heroes, and the villain, the monster was vanquished. It wasn't a happy ending, though, nothing really is.
"Rex," master's voice called as she spotted my form under the tree, looking at the book. Her face looked confused until I looked at her with the most sympathetic eyes I could as she saw what I was reading, slightly forming a tear in her eye. "Where did you find this?" She asked as I gave her a lick to try and cheer her up. It really does suck not being able to talk, to tell someone you are there for them.
But sometimes actions speak louder than words. She slowly sat down. "You can read this?" She asked. I hummed in agreement. My relative sentence was known to her now.
"This, this was a long time ago." She looked at my eyes, which still held the yearning support for her. Heck, I'm a monster now, if I didn't feel sympathy for her I don't really know if I'd still be human inside. "A thousand years ago is when it started. We--I was still maturing and I let my emotions get to me. Celestia, she, well she's always been the favorite. I love her, she's my only sister, but sometimes it does make me jealous of her. Loathe her, and even envy her to a point of pure anger." I could see the quivering in her lip. "Even now, some still look at me like the monster I was that day, who vowed to bring on an eternal night and indefinitely bring suffering."
I slowly crept my tail up next to her and brought her in for a hug. I wasn't exactly as warm as my human counterpart, but the action seemed sufficient as she hummed in satisfaction and love.
I gazed back up at the moon, content with its eye staring down at me, in a loving way it was giving all its light on us. Magic I suppose.
That's when I saw a rather peculiar sight. A vampire pony is probably the closest I could compare it to. Still, though, they were adorable, at least to me. Cartoony styling does something to the cute factor. The pony had a dark coat, I couldn't discern the exact color in the moonlight, but it had red eyes, not bloody, but a slightly dark shade of the color. When she seemed shocked at my appearance I could discern the fangs as her teeth. I suppose those weren't for looks too. It's crazy to think that there would be a carnivorous pony around. I could also gauge their popularity considering I've never seen one till now.
"Princess--" She seemed stunned. I wouldn't be surprised not many ponies have seen me, and the ones who have usually don't for long. My eyes appeared to be boring into her very soul as I could see her slightly shake. I was actually beginning to feel guilty until Luna finally broke the ice.
"Ah, Miss Nightwing, this is Rex. Thou--He is very dear to me." The vampiric pony nodded.
"Your Highness, we have reported nothing out of the ordinary, but there does seem to be a little bit too much of a peaceful night." Luna saracsticly scoffed.
"Are thou insulting my night." Nightwing began to chuckle.
"Of course not." She approached and placed a hoof on my skin, taking in the feel of steel-like skin, both in feel and practice. "He is very intimidating." You should meet my former self, he was much more intimidating.
"If I can speak freely your highness."
"Go ahead Nightwing, we're friends are we not?" She nodded.
"What were you doing out here. Your eyes, they look wet...were you crying?" Luna slightly blushed in embarrassment.
"We--we're spawning up old memories of our nemesis Nightmare Moon." Nightwing mouthed an 'oh,' I felt where she was coming from. It certainly was a very depressing topic.
"You were reading this book?" Luna hesitated until she nodded. I suppose it would be fair to keep my "partial-sentience" a secret.
"Yes, it still saddens me that I became such a thing. And those that still haunt me with her memory every day." The Threstral sat down and began an embrace to Luna.
"You'll never be a monster to us Luna, never ever." I wanted to say 'yes,' but I suppose a hug with my stubby arms could do. I could see another tear as Luna was getting emotional. Life isn't too bad, not bad at all.
The figure held its gaze on the three forms below, expressing love to the target. A hoof came up to the on-lookers chin where a cheeky smile and a malicious grin formed.
Rex observed the night sky as it glistened in its beauty. She surely does make one hell of a night sky. The sun is great and all, but you can't even look at it without going blind. At least with the moon and all of the beautiful stars you could observe them with no consequences, soaking in every little detail, pattern, and image.
He had to whistle in astonishment at the glowing moonlight on the ground as well, especially when it reflected off of the water. It seemed to make water even more satisfying to drink with that glint. Rex certainly could go for a bit of soda though, but he doubted the ponies had anything similar. He wouldn't be surprised though.
All in all the night was going pleasantly. The air was serene, as it seemed at a nice temperature, and he could sleep without a single shiver. Luna had already visited him, gave him a hug, a word of love and left. He felt loved, more than his other world offered. And if that meant sticking to this life, he certainly wouldn't mind. The other fact of the matter was how he felt like he could do something here. His life mattered and he had the power to do something if let's say a pony was in trouble. He had always loved his comic books, even if they were a little over the top. That's what made them so great though, was the impossible odds, the unlikely hero, and the final stretch to end the evil villain.
Wait, that sounded familiar.
Too familiar. He had to think for a moment. He had actually managed to snag a few Daring Doo books, and needless to say, that's where his lightbulb came in and he bonked his head in remembrance. It was fairly good material, although he doubted this mare had ever really been through these things despite the claims.
His thoughts abruptly halted as he heard the trees begin to ruffle in a picking up wind, and odd occurrence. However, the speed only seemed to increase. Then he saw a pony wandering in the distance. He was about to call out in alarm, to warn the pony of dangerous winds, but it was a complete stranger. It seemed like a mare, but it wasn't a maid, a soldier, a guard or anything. A complete stranger in complete black, then he realized something and his eyes popped out. It was a thief, that had to be it. As he got up to give a chase, the wind only howled on his resting tree. It creaked in protest, and with its huge weight it cracked at it seems and came tumbling down. Sadly for Rex, it came down on him without a remorse, trapping him and stabbing him in multiple places.
Rex panicked as he could feel pain erupt from his sides and a force push him down. He cried out in agony as his skin was penetrated and blood leaked onto the ground. Grass became a tinted red, perhaps never returning to green as he laid trap n wailing agony. He pushed his legs up as much as he could, giving it his all, but the tree weighed tons, and with blood leaking fast his dizzy vision and weak muscles didn't help.
He looked out to see the pony approach him with a sinister smile. She laughed at Rex's predicament.
"Such a fearsome animal trapped under his own sleeping spot. how do you like it?" Rex growled and attempted to lunge for the intelligent creature. He was almost frightened at his own bloodlust, but the pony only snickered further.
"Your little master, well, she'll be all gone. And if you survive this, and that's a big if, you may be disposed of by the one who loves you so. You see, she has another side to her, a very powerful side, locked away in all of the negative emotions she carries, and I intend to take it out. So farewell beast, and try not to die on me; you may even get to enjoy the show."
As Rex struggled and arched his head back to scream, he only had one thing to say. "I'm not dead yet! You hear me!" Sadly he couldn't exactly speak, so a mighty roar had to do.
