Bite Down, Don't let Go

Chapter Seven: Dog,Pony, and Hyena Show. Biting

Hard pt 1

Last chapter hidden scene

The Ursas' Cave

Oberus tugged on a large ivory tooth, the largest he could remove from the Ursa Major and not break the cart. Blood caked the root, what wasn't dried dripped. Plummeting to the earth with loud thumps. Grass crunched and crinkled under the massive bone, wailing in torment. Blood dripped off him as well, coating him in a second skin of scarlet. The blood was just as luminescent as the bears it was from, alighting the dark forest like a ruby beacon. But even that was fading to dark lumps.

Still pulling on the tip the bloody Hyena stepped onto the cart continuing back, the tooth began tipping the cart nearly making the secured Minor's tooth fall out. Yanking even harder, Oberus tripped over the cart front, falling, Pulling the tooth all the way on the cart bed. Creaking in protest but holding firm, the cart moaned bending out before reshaping. Slinging a tarp over the trophies, he glimpsed back to the cave. Wooden wolves began encompassing the clearing, eyes shining at the potential buffet.

Not bothering with another look, Oberus hooked the cart to a trailer, the trailer hidden by the shadow of the trees, proceeded to hook himself to the trailer. This was probably the last time in a while he'd be able to let himself go while, but he'd had fun. Maybe a little to much fun. Plus he just got a clean up crew, he'd already took what was needed...and what he wanted. Being to walk Oberus to a quick look over himself. He should rinse off before the meeting. One must simply look there best.

Imagining the massacre he left behind before it was pilfered by drooling maws. The large Ursa Major lying upon its back, mouth gasping for air that it could never possible receive. A miasma of blood flooding out its maw, much to much for a simple tooth pulling eyes wide in shock, having gone dull long ago in deaths embrace.

The Minor's eyes been gouge out, yet that was hard to tell from its face being crushed in. Blood on the cave walls evidence that it brained its self to ease the pain and confusion. Upon both corpses the stars on their foreheads were gone torn off, removed post mortem. Jagged claw marks draped their crowns like olive branch laurels.

Oberus was torn from his thoughts by the symphony of flesh being torn, large bones snapping,  and the click clack of wooden teeth gnashing together in macabre harmony.

Tonight was fun.

Months Later

Oberus lay much like a dog would Twilight observed. He rested with one eye covered and another focus in one direction. When a new sound, smell, or change in light occurred the free eye cracked just a bit, peak around then closed. Today was an off day for him. Applejack was proud of his progress bucking apples. But all of the mane six agreed that his progress in friendship was unimpressive.

He left to work in the morning, making sure to dodge spike and herself. Then somehow he managed to not lose Pinkie Pie but distract her enough to walk away with being caught by her for almost four hours which was quite intriguing since not even Rainbow Dash could avoid her for so long.

At Sweet Apple Acres his simple delay was to work on the opposite end of the work quadrant, working in. Oberus went to Big Mac to receive Payment. Then came back to the library, either sleeping in a branch or reading in the library lobby. He'd some how managed to avoid the magic of harmony that got ponies to sing and dance. While the whole town sang there heart out, he simple looked dead eyed at the scene. Usually he would be talking with Spike, or more like let the poor guy talk his ear out, but most likely blocked the baby dragon out giving one word conformations that he was still listening.

Today though the young Dragon was with Rarity helping her collect gems for her boutique. Today she would get him to understand the magic of friendship. Yet Twilight couldn't figure out how? It wasn't like he was completely mean just...unresponsive.

"Miss Twilight?" Twilight's gaze shifted to the door. Galloping in was Apple Bloom along with the rest of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Sweetie Bell and Scootaloo.

"Yes what is it?" There! He did again, his eye opened. But its staying open why?

"We were  just wonder iffin you could watch us today? We wanted to go further outside Ponyville, but Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash are busy already so we were wonderin could you?"

"I don't know." She pondered.

"Please?" Piped Sweetie Bell. "Oh pleaseohpleaseoh pleeeeease could you?" That's when Twilight got an Idea. She stared at Oberus. He actually lurched back as if physically struck shaking his head slowly.

"Well I'm actually in the middle of studying-" the three chorused an almighty  "awwww" "but maybe Mister Oberus can watch you?"

"Oh yes?" Screeched Scootaloo. "We'll most definitely get are cutie marks with him around!"

" Could you Mister Oberus?"

"Please it would be the coolest ever!"  Their words began to murge into incoherent babbling about hanging out with him. Oberus only looked on with bored interest.

"Fine, I  suppose." Twilight was surprised, she actually expected it to go longer. The CMC Filed out the Door bouncing with glee, Oberus  followed at a sedate pace. Just before exiting he gave her a look. Nothing evil just a look like, betrayal? Why would he feel betrayed?

Oberus Pov

Ok so confession. All Hyenas have desire to dominate. The females are just more vicious about proving it. Not that hard when you born with a penis. Ok a false penis but still. Males are basically curb stomped that there not dominate to females. Males are given a special drug in conjunction with an opposing one for females. The females' drug creates a smell that over powers the males nose signaling that all females with the drug are alphas. Even if the female was small and sickly she was considered alpha and given time to prove her strength. If failure to do so occurs (rarely ever does) the female is given the males submission drug putting her on the same level as the males.

The males then, ahem have at her.

The male drug does not stop the need for dominance, just curbs it putting it at a more controlled interval. Males could dominate another male, another species, their prey, even never a female. That kind of dominance was at the females discretion. For mating.

That happened to be Oberus problem. He was a male with a high libido, no drug to curb it, in a village population full of weak willed ponies. He was getting antsy. Now Oberus could controlled himself. Yet holding himself back made him pissy. Him pissy equaled blood thirsty, blood thirsty simple meant something had die. And things tended to die often. He left early in the morning cause his morning wood was not something to be seen. He distracted Pinkie pie by sending her on wild goose chases due to the fact she kept popping in the dark(ish) alleyways he was hiding in. A normal male (shit) or female would take that invitation as a "please do" .

Working on the other end of the farm in... Well by now it was plainly(painfully) obvious by now. In Hyena society easy going means easy lay. The others would love this place.

Oberus hated it. He never partook of any one or thing and he himself was never partaken of(once almost but that lead to his current predicament). In the royal family the job of dominanting the male was left to; The Mother, Sister, Betrothed, Father, or Elder Brother all of which Oberus did not have. Oh you've been confused. He himself  is the Son of the Current Queen, Diamond Heart's younger sister Silver hind. She died months after his birth, the two pups that were to be born with him dead upon arrival.

He was just adopted as a ward, it just became simpler to call him Prince. He himself had a special version of the drug normal females he didn't have to obey, royal females however...

He was violent thrown from his thoughts as three fillies bounced around him. If it was for there annoyance factor his arousal level was low, thank who ever(He was going to thank Celestia it was her fault anyway). The down side was he was dangerously close to biting there heads off.

" -Hey Mister Oberus why's your mane look so funny, Ah reckon I've seen lots of-"

" -why are your eyes two different colors is one of them fake, thats-"

"-Do you have a special somepony? Is she pretty?  Do you-

"- stacked high like bee combs but yours look like-"

"- a rainbow eye! Then you could at least 20% cooler like R-"

"-Romantic walks on the beach, and picnics in the park that be-" There were witnesses but at the moment he could care 20% less. About to throttle the next filly that bounced past him. Staring past the cuteness blockade, his eyes suddenly became aware of the looks he was getting. Mares were actually taking an interest in him. Were they actually considering him as material? He'd heard of other species dating before, the closes he's ever seen to it was spike and Rarity and that was going nowhere no time soon.considering a change in direction he-

"Well look at you hahaha I didn't know you filly sat?"  His neon headed nightmare stood before him "I might have to take you home with me."

"Oh here to make sure my ears burst this time?" This was already reaching a point Where "screw the only being that can send me to the moon this mares gonna die" was a viable Option. An squeaky inhale demand the attention of the Hyena and DJ.

"Is this your special somepony?" Sweetie bells eyes sparkled with curiosity. Oberus face became aghast with horror. This was to much.

"No!"

"Maybe..." Oberus head made a sickening snap, all surrounding ponies cringed. The neon marshmallow just smiled.

"I don't even know your name." Now the mare actually looked horrified. She pounded her hooves Stubbornly against the road. Then put on a dazzling smile.

"Well I told you before but apparently my awesome made you deaf-"

"That was your music-"

"I'm the amazing, spectacular, greatest DJ in all of Equestria, V-"

"Vinyl!" Oberus torque toward the new voice. Why now? Why today? This new made was the neatest he'd seen besides Rarity. Black mane and tail brushed to a key. She even wore a bowtie. "Vinyl come on, we must get groceries-" she stopped as she finally noticed a strange creature and escorting three bouncing, hyperactive fillies. "Oh um(clears throat) pardon me I simple came here to acquire my roommate, I'm Octavia Melody and you are?" Oberus simple wouldn't have answered and left but-

"Ah'm Apple Bloom-"

"I'm Sweetie Bell-"

"And I'm Scootaloo and were-"

"The Cutie Mark Crusaders." Oberus only sighed deeply he felt a part of his mind slip during the introduction. The call of flesh was haunting him. He needed a distraction.

"This is Oberus-" introduced Sweetie Bell "he's-"

"Their filly sitter Tavi ain't that cute?" Vinyl put her two bits in. She giggled mischievously. Octavia looked annoyed with the nick name. About to reprimand her, she found a staring Apple Bloom in front of her.

"What does ya'lls cutie marks mean?" The other two were front and center with the first.

" well, you see-" again Oberus brain cut out. His eyes wondered around his mind was trespassing into dark places he stopped on a  Mint green unicorn buying daisy he began to stare deeply, imagining sinking his teeth in her throat and something else in her plot. Oberus shivered.

"You really want that plot don't you?" Vinyl whispered in his ear. Oberus Yipped which sounded like squeaky laughter. Octavia looked surprised, the CMC giggled. On looking ponies laughed or giggled as well Oberus fur flushed. "Hahaha that was cute can you do more sounds like that?" He was beginning to hate this mare. A short purple object caught his attention. Turning fully he saw Spike running toward the Library. No Rarity? Strange.

" look-" pointed out Scootaloo. Her hoof raised in the direction of Spike.

"There goes Spike." Stated Sweetie Bell.

"But where's ur Sister?" Exclaimed Apple Bloom. Thought processing working a bit slow she finally realized somthing.

"Rarity might be in trouble!" She shrieked. "We should go try and help her!" Scootaloo saw a different kind of logic.

"We could get a cutie mark for rescuing her!" The other two came close to her, hooves together.

"Cutie Mark Crusaders, Rescue team!" They began rushing  in the direction Spike came from.

"Now wait just a minute!" Oberus was not in the mood he reached for Scootaloo's tail. A sudden cry of "look outout!" grappled his attention. Finding his body violently Uprooted by a cart filled with Anvils, he left out more yip like laughter but quicker and more panicked.

CRASH

When Oberus came to he found a gray coated, blonde maned, cross eyed mare apologizing profusely over him saying "I just don't know what went wrong?" Vinyl and Octavia were nearby brushing past the mare with an "I'm fine" limping no less.

"Did you stop them?" He questioned. Octavia came forward.

"I'm sorry no, we came to check on you, that must have-" Oberus cut her off, he started to sniff the ground. Finding a proper scent he charged forward only to have his path blocked by Vinyl.

"Whoa guy, slow down you-" Oberus growled deeply, a dark chuckle unlike his early yips ripped from his throat.his coat was beginning to darken blending in his spots and hair. An unatural smile creased his lips.It promised immense, unnatural pain if she did not move. Stepping to the side Vinyl Scratch witnessed the hyena bound away searching for his unwanted charges. Octavia and Vinyl watched as he disappeared around a corner.

"Well that was kind of cool."

"Indeed he was interesting."

"He made cute noises when he's scared."

"Quite."

"Ya wanna do em don't cha?"

"Surel- Vinyl!?!"

"Haha gotcha."

Scene Shift

When the grassy hills devolved to dusty plain land  Oberus would have loved to scream. Hellish was the one he thought best right now. The scent had faded, lost in the unforgiving wind swirled around and entangled with over a bakers dozens worth of sceants. Half  if not more of those scents belonged to.... Ugh Diamond Dogs. Even though there distantly related they hated each others guts. Hyenas were considered abomination, told that they weren't even around to serve a great lord.

Padding softly Oberus tried smelling for the CMC. The smell of apples and barn dust, rich silks and suger, and  grassy outdoors shouldn't be to hard to locate. The wind shifted. Into his nostrils came those scents plus library dust, and the smell of the Everfree.

The smell of Rich silks and shampoo was faint, possible Rarity. Meaning the other smells were of the rest of the five. Ok now he needed to find those little fillies BEFORE their siblings caught whiff of them. Stopping he looked ahead and around laid out before him were a mine field of  holes some holed up, others gaping wide open. Choosing the one was going to be a chore. One hole could lead to a nursery while another lead to an Armory. He needed to choose wisely

Eany...

Meany....

Miny....

M-

A sudden weight of pressure smashed into his back sending him tumbling down a hole. A call of  "Vinyl!!" gave him a pretty good idea what happened. Spiraling downward  he tumbled with his passenger till an opening came about dumping him and the neon headed marshmallow on the ground. When the stars cleared from his vision he found Vinyl lying on top of him. This was new.(a\n This scene does not contain a lap dance).

"You like this don't cha?"  Furrowing his eyebrows Oberus grabbed her by the shoulder and shoved her off. "Hey now that's now way to treat a hot made that gave you a freebie." She still couldn't keep a straight face she laughed. Loudly.

"What are you doing here?" He growled through clenched teeth. She still kept smiling. Removing her glasses to see in the tunnel he noticed she had red eyes, strange for a pony.

"What? We just came to help." 'We?' A growing shriek permeated the cave system echo ten, twenty times over. Looking up the hole, Oberus found a cannon ball of a made barreling toward him. Knocking him back down he found that proper mare Octavia now atop him.(a\n Again this scene does not contain a lap dance).

"Well, looks like you got both of us , you owe some drinks" Octavia couldn't have scrambled off him faster. Getting back to his paw-ish hands again he eyed them wearily.

"Why are you both Here?"

"I already told ya Shaggerus-" He bristled at the comment. "We came to help duh." Octavia stepped forward.

"What Vinyl means to say is, we feel bad about not halting the progress of the fillies and would like to assist in there recapture."

"Yeah what Tavi said, besides what are friends for?" Oberus balked, heaving as if to throw up.

"Friends?" he questioned. "How can we be friends? We've only spoken two times and the first time you nearly blew my eardrums! So how are we-

"Halt Trespassers!" whirling around the three came face to face with two armored Diamond dogs barely able to fit together in the tunnel, so one was slightly ahead of the other. Spears were leveled at them. "Come quietly now!" The Mares were freaking out about to simple comply with there demands. Oberus however had just deemed today the third on his shit list of days. Surging forward Oberus launched himself  at the first's spear aiming at the shaft bit down splintering the weapon. Taking the broken spear head in paw he rammed it into the first's thigh eliciting an Intense scream. The second took awhile to charge aiming hesitantly.

His hesitance was all that was needed. Pounceing like a cat Oberus bowled over the second guard knocking his helmet off allowing a view of his startled cow brown eyes. Opening his jaws wide he aimed at the seconds head simple wondering how much pressure it would take to crush his head like a grape. He could still hear the first pitiful whining. Edging closer teeth about dwell within his cranium.

"Stop!" Vinyl shrieked.

"You cannot simple kill him as if he were an ant." Octavia added in. Oberus had to wondered if they were afraid of him now. He just thought of something. They just slaughter blocked him. Dammit, there goes the raging-

"Do not beg him-" spoke the second guard. "He's a Hyena, they relish in-" Oberus shoved a claw just below his eye socket.

"Shut up or I'll gouge out an eye and skull fuck you till the only thing your descendants will see is my di-"

"Dude calm down!!!" Oberus didn't know why but he suddenly felt tired, born even. Ugh the mood died. He relaxed his face from crazed psychopath to frosty indifference.

"Tell me-" he asked coolly. "Did three fillies come down here?"

"Y-yes." The first stuttered, nice pool of blood formed beneath him. He didn't have long.

"They came down screaming-" continued the second. " something about releasing her sister. Must be talking about the made a couple systems over."

"Where are they located?" Asked Octavia.

"Their back that way-" he pointed to the opposite side of the tunnel the were in "straight that way sixth hole on your left." Oberus grabbed the dogs head.

"Thank you." Then slammed it violently to the ground, knocking him out cold. The other was still whining lowly. Hopping off the body Oberus began his trek through the cave stepping in the blood of the diamond dog. He didn't stop next to either Vinyl or Octavia, he just kept going hoping his display scared them away. About six minutes later the duel clopping said other wise. Silence was kept for longer than that. The only sounds were the thumps of his paws and the clops of their hooves. The some glowing gemstones illuminating the way.

"What in great Celestia's name was that?!" Screeched Vinyl.

"Yes I must agree that was quite..." She paused to search her words. "Disturbing." Oberus kept silent unwilling to speak.

"Come on now if friends can't talk then-"

"Your not my friend." he seethed "I have no friends." Octavia looked at him strangely.

"But I've seen you with Twilight Sparkle and her assistant Spike, The Apple family, Pinkie pie-" Octavia listed these names like she couldn't believe he had the Gall to say such a thing.

"Housing, Job, overly friendly." He stated like he was talking about the weather.

"And that doesn't make them-"

"It makes them tools Vinyl. Just as I was taught that any one willing to give something for nothing." He kept walking not caring what they thought of the statement. The sound of rushing hooves ,  Oberus suddenly found Octavia in his way.

"That is not true! Friends support you, comfort you, help you when your done! Friends-"

"Can hurt you, abandon you, fail you, its not worth it. Tools can be used as often as needed to then discarded."

"Then what does that make this fillies were Looking for?" Countered Vinyl scratch. He didn't answer. Octavia was huffing hard trying to catch her breath. Turning left some how passing five other holes, the came to a large cavern decorated with gems of various colors. Six Diamond dogs sat inside the room playing some sort of card game. Two Guard dogs, three in vest and another in a combination. The last as large as the guards but thinner. In the back of the room were three crying fillies. The three listened to the dogs conversation.

"Sowhatwegonnadowith thesedangolfillesdog?" One of the tall vested ones spoke. He talked fast could the others even understand him?

"Well I was thinking we could eat them?" Spoke a guard. "They'd be a delicious dinner."

"No." Spoke the one in strange attire. " they would sell very well in the Hyeandom, many rare jewels for them young and assorted." Octavia and Vinyl looked to Oberus. He's from a kingdom?

"Hy-ena?" Sounded out Scootaloo.

"Like Mister Oberus?" Asked Apple Bloom.

"Oberus?" Questioned the strange one. "As in Prince Oberus Vermilion?"

"You mean ex-Prince." Spoke the other guard.

"Prince?" Gasped Sweetie Bell. "He's a Prince?"

"Was" Corrected a Guard. "He was exiled, worse than just normal banishing among the males of the Hyena"

"How come?" Inquired Apple Bloom.

"Well spoke a short Diamond dog.

"Talking about me with out permission? Never wise." Oberus walked from the edge of the cavern.

"Mister Oberus!!!" The CMC cheered. "Your a Prince?!?" questioned Sweetie Bell.

"Later-" he spoke calmly. " Now gentlehounds, I'm going to need those three fillies back." His tone spoke of no arguments.

"You want them?"  Spoke the strange one. "Then we want payment." He showed off his large teeth bigger than should fit in his mouth.

" I propose something better." Oberus smiled eerily.

"What exactly?" Asked a guard.

"A game of Bites."