Chapters Feathers,Fur, and Scorpion tails
Chapter Two: Clash of Feathers,Fur, and Scorpion tails
Gilda hated today of all days. She'd forever remember today as the day she lost her best friend to a bunch of stupid sissy ponies, cried from being placed in a position to be eaten, fainted and then proceeded to be molested in and out of consciousness by this... Thing, Hyena "Obe" who just stood across from her shit eating grin over his face like that pink witch Pinkie Pie!
Thoughts of the mare that ruined the friendship she had with Dash ruffled her feathers, her face reddining like an overload of shiny silver factory pipes over heating. Not to mention barely five minutes prior to this stand off he had her pinned on the rough clay colored, green grassed splotched dirt threatening to eat her. Not to mention he had so intimately Nuzzled her, Nuzzled HER! Who did this weirdo think he was?
And yet here he stood calmly sizing her up. A Pinkie Pie smirk plastered across his face like a Manehatten billboard. Glancing down she noticed a silver bracelet covered in strange markings barely dangling from his right wrist. She also noticed something on the inner most lining but his paw shuffled back his left stood closer, the right farther back. Shifting her gaze back to his face.
Gilda almost recoiled when she noticed the once cheerful face was replaced with a sterner one. This face seemed visible annoyed. His eyes that almost just seconds ago were round and full of concern and care, replaced themselves with hard stony orbs of emerald and amethyst. His face relaxed enough to appear a least placid.
"So-" Gilda stopped a second placing a fisted claw in front of her beak and gave a testing cough. " what are you doing in the Everfree Forest?" She question getting back on all fours her wings tucked neatly back to her sides.
" I could ask you the same thing, your kinda in my hunting ground." Obe replies curtly a crooked smile gracing his face. Gilda gave an indignant huff. Getting up into his face forcing her body into his personal. He didn't flinch or back up.
" since you asked so NICELY-" she spat out ' nicely' like hot phlegm " I was just looking for some time alone." She stood on her hind legs leaning against a charcoal colored tree. Turning her head away from him showing that he wasn't important enough to look at him. The hyena snorted, Then pushing off his fore legs became bipedal. Walking over to a tree diagonal to Gilda crossed his ' arms' leaning against his own tree.
" That YOU interrupted" Shrieking Gilda went into a threatening pose chest puffed up , wings spread out to make her look bigger. All this caused was eliciting a chortle from what gilda could surmise a deranged male. "And what do you mean by hunting ground?"
"I'm sorry to have interrupted your shedding of liquid pride, but my hunting ground is where I go to eat duh." joked Obe, Gilda diflated from her pose remembering that not only did she cry just as he arrived but also lost her cool and balled her eyes out like a new hatchling when he pinned her. Then fainted after he Nuzzled her. It almost made her cry again.
" I was only just passing through." he stated backing down to his fours,moving with a steady gait leaving the clearing. From the way he wasn't looking back he had closed the conversation without giving more detail.
"You eat sentient beings?" She question.
"Well yay I find that other sentients give the best reaction when about to die like fainting its quite fine you should try it some time." Gilda in an all new hipe of anger started making angry strides to the other side of the clearing, leaving impressions of bird talons and lion paws in the dirt.
" You might want to choose another direction" Obe called still moving further away, Gilda stopped for a moment, craning her neck and from the corner of her eye, still noticing he was walking away.
" why's that?" She started to yell the volume of her voice raising.
" there's a rather horny manticore back that way, and your at least smell of what it wants" those were his last words on the matter. Gilda felt a long pregnant pause enter her space as she stopped, turned around and saw that the hyena Obe, was gone. Why would a manticore go after her, they usually don't mess with griffons. So why had he warned her of something that wouldn't even dare Touch her.
Gilda decide not to think about it continuing on her way through the forest not noticing the mismatched eyes that Jude her form still considering eating her or not as thoughts of blood floated around his head.
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some time later near the castle of the two sisters
As our irate avian continued her hike into the dark forest ( preferring to walk than fly she was in no hurry what so ever) she made a not so startling discovery.
Maybe moving deeper into the Everfree Forest wasn't the best idea. Gilda felt the way the air around her slithered and coiled around her with a cozy blanket of fog. Coming into contact with poison oak, an angry python, and a cranky old squierll that kept tossing its nuts at her. She shook violently ruffling her feathers trying to shake off the horrible feeling that permeated to the marrow of her bones. With astounding agility the anger prone griffon glid over the old bridge, only her tail brushing the rotting lumber of the aged bridge. Staring up to the Withered cobblestone castle she pawed forward , claws scratching the wooden door as the kinetic force of her push creaked the door open slowly and eerily.
Turning her neck she noticed over her shoulder that the sun was beginning to set. This Gilda thought was the shitish day she had ever had to deal with; losing her friend , being embarrassed at a party by her friend and lastly being caught crying in the middle of the Everfree by some.... Hyena then being pinned, forced to cry, then Nuzzled by said hyena. Worst. Day. EVER!
Looking around the grounds she took notice of the fresh debris from were the puny ponies Dash's friend's ( Gilda wanted to gag) fought Nightmare Moon.
In the middle of the castle was a strange stone device that sort of reminded her of a planatary model. Each planet had a groove wear something once fit but was now missing. She eyed them critically wondering why ancient artifacts were just left in this run down dump.
Moving past the orbs she noticed the crumbled thrones in the back. Two, one a little more together than the other. Dust covered a torn tapestry of the sun. At some point it was beautiful. She could probably stay here tonight and not worry about much.
Clack
Freezing were she was at Gilda did not move. She narrowed her eyes.Thump . She was not in the mood for this...whatever.
" whoever,whatever is out their, ya better leave I'm having a bad day". Silence greeted Gilda as she smirked to herself about to continue her self tour. Hearing another crash of rubble stopped again
" A bad day you say, what could have happened to make it so grey?" Gilda could feel her neck whip lash to the left...to see the strangest pony she could have ever seen. Then again she really never came into contact with a zebra. With gold hoop earrings, gold rings stacked around her neck, and a Mohawk she was the definition of exotic.
" who are you!?!" Gilda's tone could not betray her thought and feelings any more than she did now. Though the zebra was most courteous as to ignore.
"My name is Zecora I live in the forest, though I'd like to know what makes you so discourteous"? The rhyming was really beginning to grate on Gilda's nerves.
" look my day has not been good..." She took a deep huff as it seemed this was the best way to get things off her day
" Are you not the you not the young riff Raff that made young fluttershy cry, then latter this day told Rainbow Dash Good bye?" Zecora gave an accusing eyebrow, Gilda only groaned .
" look I've had a crap day; first a pink blob got in the way of my time with Dash, then I was pranked at my own party, lost my best friend, then the icing on that cake was being pinned to the ground by a hyena tha-"
"A hyena here?, oh that's worse than I fear!" Zecora actually had a look of shock on her face.
" what's wrong with hyenas?" Gilda seemed generally confused. An eerie beat began to play in the background
'You would think that a laugh like theirs they would enjoy fun and games
But spreading fear is how thy spend there time of day
Gnashing teeth and tearing claws is how they made castle fall
You'd think like the wolves they're dumb as logs, but there just as clever as diamond dogs
But these beast do not covet Jewel's they enjoy to make blood mix with drool
There evil things believe me as they sooner kill for sickly glee'
As the rhyming ended Gilda could only think back to her encounter with Obe, and how before she closed her eyes looked ready rip her head off.
Rooooooar
both occupants of the ruins looked toward the entrance were blocking both sides of the door way were block by a large golden body about two meters high. A dark red collor of fur wrapped around the neck of the beast upon its back were bat like wings, the webbed membranes ripped and torn from many battles. What truly caused worry was the last two appendages that it showed. The first was just as long as the rest of the body reddish brown,segmented ending in a sharp curved barb. The second located one the underbelly of the beast showed that Obe's warning had marit.
" Run!!" Was zecoras statement as she began to back up slowly " that manticore is looking to mate, for one such as you its a terrible fate". With another roar the chimera of bat,scorpion and lion leapt forward placing its self between zecora and Gilda. Stomping forward, it licked its blackened lips. Sniffing around it honed in on her.
Gilda began to backpedal inching back, making no sudden movement. She made a dangerous miscalculation as her back ran into a pillar.
For the third time today she began to cry, how could her day go so wrong? Just as she felt she was about to be mounted a blur nocked her would be assaulter over. To her greatest surprise it was her early attacker the 'playful' hyena. Yet
Iike before this was an all new face to see. If the first was psychotic glee, and the second concerned friend, this new one was complete murder. The pupil of his eyes were dialated, hackles standing on end teeth bared to there fullest potential.
The manticore gave a shaking roar raising its tail in a threat of Obe's interference. Gilda wandered at this moment why Obe didn't roar or yell, she got her answer when she listened to the low,slow almost psychotic laughter that escaped his maw. Zacora only looked on in wonder as she was trying to understand what was going on. Was this the hyena the griffon was talking about?
If so why had it save the girl from the manticore from what she understood with her interaction with them they enjoyed that sort of thing so why had this one interfered the assault. She watched the combatants circle each other cackling/growling/snarling at each other threatening the other to make the first move.
Then they stopped.the growling, the cackling, all of it.
"So-" spoke the Hyena shaking with dark laughter. "Ready for round two?" The manticore gave a mighty roar in response.
Then all all Tarterus broke loose.
Chapter Three: Pain redefined by agony
The history lesson
14 years ago
During the beginning of King Sombra's reign a strange pony arrived to see the fruition of the dark kings empire. This earth pony unlike others was thin almost unnaturally lith. Covered in strange markings and cuts the enslaved crystal occupants watched in bewilderment and then objective horror when the unnamed stallion stepped forth, bow low and begged to serve him. Pleased by this out right submission, Sombra implanted a smidge of his power. Corrupted by the power of his new master the servant went through a frighting change while keeping his pony shape he grew larger his snout widen to make room for the larger canines that violated his gums his coat became shaggy, covered in spots darkened in color. The fore hooves grew four tentacle like protrusions each upon spouted black claws. His hind had slightly smaller stubs. Pleased with this Sombra asked the name of his new willing slave. The canine pony simple stated with a sickeningly evil smile worthy of his master said it was " Ade pein ". For many years Ade worked as Sombra's main slave driver forced the crystal slaves to mine for crystals that Sombra so coveted. When Ade came across a weakened made he would have the made brought to his bed. From this came implantation of his seed brought forth the species know as the Diamond Dog. The Diamond dogs loved gems gems and crystals almost as much as Sombra himself ,forcing the ponies to work harder, many dying from over exertion.
Many years later the Princesses Celestia, and Luna helped to free the crystal ponies, trapping Sombra beneath the frozen caps they banished the Diamond dogs to the desert plains. Ade's punishment was much worse, placed upon his right wrist was a cursed bracelet made with a touch of the element of honesty. Forced to live through the pain he caused in constant nightmares, Ade was banished to the farthest side of the Badlands far away from his children. Weeks into his banishment the beastly pony soon greeted the
Shiny gates of insanity. Stumbling into the center of the Badlands Ade came to the lair of the changelings and there Queen at the time Narssisa. The Queen enthralled by his love of pain and serving his master took to feeding off of him, and from there soon after bedded him. From that union came-
" Obereus"
From that uni-
"Oberus"
From-
"OBERUS!"
" What!" A young hyena pup yanked his head up from his history book both of his violet eyes showed the greatest amount of displeasure. Looking up to a lighter fur colored hyena pup with icy blue eyes , the one know as Oberus staggered up to his fours with every bit of ease as a cat." What do you want Dema?" The pup know as Dema smiled a lopsided grin.
" its time to go meet her Highness and escort her to her training" moving to Oberus's side started to nudge him forward, eliciting groans and protests of the young hyena as his book was left on the ground flipped to the inner cover on it was messy scrawl that read: Do Not Touch , Property of Prince Oberus
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Present. Time Castle of the Two Princesses ( Oberus's POV)
Oberus's squared off against the manticore, this wasn't the first time he had encountered this particular manticore. He had met him many times before, usually when he was in a bad mood. That's why his wings are so fucked up. That was his doing. One might come to wonder why this beast hates him so much and vice versa. This manticore seems to have found the appeal of lust, even going so far as to do his food some times before eating, rarely after....doesn't change the fact there was an after. Oberus didn't like this manticore do to the fact he was almost apart of the meet-n-fuck menu. The manticores' wings were the first to go, his life would be the last.
Stopping the orbit, scar(the manticore) leapt forward planning to end it quickly. Obe flashed forward diving beneath the body, landing scar swept his tail trying to nail Obe in the side. Laying flat pressing himself against the cold cobblestone watched as the brown scorpion tail passed right over him. With precise movements Obe brought his jaw upon the calf of scar biting. Down with tremendous amount of force. Bracing feet and paws on the ground yank back rending flesh from bone, blood stained the floor like a preschooler throwing paint on a canvas. Bellowing with hot rage scar curled his tail thin feverishly jabbing the tails stinger into his assailant. With a final jab scar hooked into Obe pulling with all his might flung Obe into a still standing pillar only assisting in tearing off more flesh from his hind leg. Snarling lowly proceeded toward his down challenger he limped pitifully, blood still gushing from his leg.
Bump...Clack
Scar had almost forgotten about why he originally intended for. There was his prize waiting for him the griffon female standing defiantly, debris in claw indicating that she was the one that had hit him in head. Changing direction the manticore fully intended to do what it came to do.
" want a piece of me?" Gilda proclaimed vigorously. Scar hungerly nodded. He didn't care if she put up much of a fight he would still have her even in his final throughs of life. Scar never had that chance. Obe, working up the strength bounded behind scar, leapt upon his back bit the nap of the neck. Then moving to the side slid underneath scars head giving a vicious yank followed by an audible Snap Scar fell limp to the ground giving a few noticible twitches then stopped. Gilda, though sickened by the sight was about to give praise when she noticed Obe's eyes roll into the back of his head, collapsed on his right side giving Gilda full view of the dozens of puncture marks littering his said from these holes poured blood and poison
Her Savior was going to die.
Entering in and out of consciousness Oberus heard very little of what the emotional griffon and rhyming zebra said to each other before falling into his nightmares.
Chapter Four: Negligence is Harmony, Observation is pain
Dream world Luna POV
The magic of harmony takes on many forms, and many ways that expresses itself. From the Elements of Harmony themselves to the dream world that subconsciously connects all occupants of Equestria. Princess Luna had discovered this sometime into her and Celestina's reign. Through the dreams of ponies she had realized that they favored Celestia more than her. Before she became fully engrossed in the raving jealousy that was Nightmare Moon, she had dwelled into the dreams of other species; The griffons, the minotaurs, the changeling s(who at the time were bearable), the diamond dogs and the proginer of them and the hyenas, Ade the Slaughtered.
When it came to the first three it was quite simple. They dreamt of great success, overcoming an obstacle nothing truly outrageous, even just falling in love was the simple agenda that plagued and infested their minds. On the other hoof Ade and his offspring were much more complicated. The diamond dogs dream of vast wealth. And while dreaming of gaining riches was not necessarily bad, there dreams went into great detail of how. Digging, stealing, forced labor, selling another life they did not care as long as the gems,gold,and whatever else they desired was within there grasp they tended to not care of the outcome. What Luna could honestly say was there best feature was there obedience, loyalty, and kindness.
Considering what was said about them before this may almost seem contradictory. But the diamond dogs that came of Ade's own loins cared deeply for there mothers. These diamond dogs forced the other crystal ponies to work twice as hard to compensate the work ethic to assure Sombra never new they allowed there mothers rest,food, and care from there fathers abuses.
The hyenas(though Luna had only went into the dreams of the first couple of them before being banished) were much more difficult and much more disturbing than there cousins\siblings the diamond dogs. The best example would be the offspring of Ade and the changeling Queen Narssisa, princess blind shade. Born directly through natural birth, Blind Shade was a big surprise to the queen. Birthed with smokey gray fur, luminous blue spots and eerie yellow eyes she(surprisingly) was the queens pride and joy. Born with the ability to create an almost unholy attraction she lead colts ,mares,minotaurs,griffons, and even dragons back too the hive to be fed upon for the lust her victims gave off for her.
Though what surprised most was her ability(and would be the ability of most other hyenas) to feed off darker emotions. Fear,anguish, anger, despair these were her favorite. Her dreams were laced with the wailing and angry cries of her victims, deep within the hive, she relished these moments. When she was older and what could be a legitimate air was born Shade left the hive to start her own kingdom and from what she understands it rivels the griffon kingdom though they tend to keep to themselves.
The most horrific dreams without a single doubt was Ade himself. His dream world scared her.
Flashback
There was a large full moon in his dream realm, but it gave off no light. There weren't even any stars. Just utter blackness, the ground from what Luna could tell was dead long grass, crunching under hoof as she cantered through that single eon ago. Flesh riddled bones littered the ground making patterns, symbols perhaps. Luna was forbidden to look into his mind after he was given his punishment. She had to though, Queen Narssisa had sent her a letter that his dreams that should have been having, dreams that were to reeducate him on friendship and harmony, his bracelet made From the Ounce of magic of honesty, and kindness had done something to him. They had broken him, Ade was little more than a raving lunatic for the past few months even having to seal him in a chrysalis to keep him from butchering more of her subjects.
Digging deeper into his mind, Luna crossed strange blood laden rivers, and black sand deserts all of which she could not recognize from any place in Equestria. Chills ran up her spine. Before was a heart an unhealthy dark purple, sprinkled Over with black dots of varying sizes all over. Holes decorated the chambers.
Wrapped around it like the bandages were thorn covered vines, the thorns ripping and Tearing into the heart. A large gash faced Luna, spewing a nasty gray liquid from the side. Standing behind the heart was Ade he glared venomously. Luna got into a defensive stance horn radiating power. Ade bared his fangs and lunged forward, to Luna's great surprise and horror Ade was attacking the hearts, biting,gnashing, and shredding the heart.
The barbs on the vines ripped and poked into Ade maw mixing the blood in his mouth with the gray fluid of the heart. Final great pained, labored breathing Ade surveyed his work. Lifting his head his eyes met Luna's and to her great surprise smiled a big contented smile, then fell over,collapsed. The world began to fade and dim and altogether disappeared. Luna found herself back in the cosmic corridor of the dream world. Disturbed and saddened Luna woke herself up confused on what happened.
It wasn't till a few hours later when a message from Queen Narssisa arrive did she understand what happen. It simply read:
he's dead
He had killed himself. And she had witnessed it. She cried.
End Flashback
So Luna stood here, now whiting the cosmic corridor staring down an unusual door it was decayed, the wood splintered, the door knob broken and rustic, yet eerie purple chains covered it, and it would not open.she needed to figure out how to open it. the last time a door like this decided to open the occupent had killed himself.
What was she to do?
Oberus POV
Obe's body felt stiffer than it should be, the hurt centered around his left ribs where the manticore had stabbed repeatedly with its tail. Shifting a paw over the wound, finding it bandaged, now that he thought about it, this wasn't his bed. The heck Was he? Rolling over to his side, wincing as he put Pressure on the wound. Putting a paw down to the floor,then the other Oberus's pulled himself off the bed nearing the edge of the bed Obe tried placing a hind leg down to the floor, unable to take his the left slipped from under him planting him into the floor with a loud yelp. He was about try try and pull himself up until he was greeted with a gracefully soft
"Oh...my" lifting his head, Oberus was greeted to the sight of a pastel yellow Pegasus made with light pink mane and tail. Her soft eyes stared at his confused ones. Oberus's eyes narrowed, the unknown mare flinched.
"Who in haydes are you?" The mare shuffled her hoof front to back nervously.
"M-my name is fluttershy" she said her voice almost slipping into the inaudible.
"Fluttershy?" Obe questioned checking to see if he heard right. She nodded.
" well thanks for the help fluttershy, I'll be gone now" shakily getting to his fours Obe began limping to the stairs. His right trying to support most of his weight.
"WAIT!" Obe stumbled the new volume surprising him, torquing to face the pastel mare, tripping over his left sent Oberus tumbling down the stairs. A startled "eep" from fluttershy was the last coherent thing he heard as his ears were overloaded with the sounds of bangs and bumps as his body hit the stairs. The pain in his side increasing as as his body curled and bent. Rolling off the stairs Oberus hit the floor still spinning to Celestia knows where. The sound of a tumbling lock, the opening of a door, and the call of "hey Fluttershy" was the only warning he got when he slammed into another mass. Stars sparked his vision, pain wracked his body. On the upside he felt his body pressing into another so somehow this wasn't all bad. Dashing the stars from his vision he leaned his body upward ( his body pressing more into the other) then tossed himself to the side. Right onto the wounded side. Seething heavily he turned his head to the right trying to see who he had accidentally dry humped. His interest peaked when he saw the lavender coat and horn. 'A unicorn' he mused silently. He could feel her embarrassment, over being tackled out the door or being dry humped he didn't know.
" Well..." He started. "This was a rather awkward" Oberus supplied. The unicorn scrambled to her hoofs dusting off small patches of dirt.
"Hehe..." She laughed nervously "...right." She straighten up a confident look appeared to settle on her face. Bringing a soft smile to her face she introduced herself. " Hello my name is Twilight Sparkle, number 1# student and protégé to Princess Celestia" she stuck out her right hoof an inviting smile gracing her face. bring up his left paw he grabbed and shook the hoof. Twilight frowned slightly both at the fact he had kept his braceleted paw down but also seem like this meeting bugged him.
" so your friends with the Pegasus upstairs" he said pointing a chin in that direct. Twilight seemed stunned almost like she just remembered a thought.
"Oh right, Princess Celestia is waiting at my library to meet you I was supposed to come see if you could make it there, and also get my friends" she suddenly rushed past him and into the cottage. Sitting back on hit haunches Oberus looked ready to rip some things head off which he probable would have. He pondered going into the cottage and tearing both of the mares throats out. He quickly tossed the idea the unicorn, Twilight was Celestia student and would care more than usual about her death. Oberus started to feel small amounts of pressure on his paw, looking down he came face to face with a snow white rabbit glaring daggers at him. Grinning viciously show off all of his teeth, an unnatural glee filling his eyes.
" Oh look my midmorning snack has delivered itself to me". Shrieking the rabbit fled living behind a dusty smoke cloud. Oberus elation was short lived as he remembered that he was about to see Princess Celestia. His grin transformed into a scowl.
" this life sucks"
Fighting Between the Royals
Chapter Five: Fighting between the Royals
Twilight POV
Twilight wasn't sure that she completely trusted this hyena, Oberus(she got his name from Fluttershy). From books she read about them they were said to be cruel, mean, and vicious. When Gilda had flown to Rainbow Dash and said that a hyena had saved her and Zecora from a manticore, was poisoned and needed help, Rainbow almost called her a liar. she then noticed flecks of blood on Gilda's coat.Rainbow immediately came to her. He'd been taken to Fluttershy who had bandaged him up while Zecora made antivenom to help slow the poison increasing his chance of survival.
For the most part, he seemed not to stir, though Zecora had told them that the amount of venom that had been forced into him should have caused a great amount of pain and even convulsing due to his body trying to reject it, yet he had laid there so still.
After making sure he was okay and that he would live she had spike take letter to the Princess stating what had occurred with the details she had been given which didn't seem much to her.
Almost immediately, she received a letter back stating the Princess would be at the library at noon and she wanted to see the rest of the bearers and the hyena at the library. To say she was quick to get this accomplished was the understament of the century. She had trampled over Spike to rush and see if the Hyena was awakened and alright to travel. Upon arrival she had been knocked down and spooned just as she opened the door. Heat rushed to her face thinking of that. Maybe he hadn't meant to do so, and was probably stiff from not moving for so long. Yet the time it took Oberus some time, stiff or not to get off of her seem...unnecessary. Twilight's ears perked up as a low snicker entered into her ear, beating playfully against her drums.
Turning to Fluttershy who was traveling next to her, Oberus a few paces behind, took note of the confusion etched on the quiet mares face. They both revolved towards their third companion, only to become acquainted with a stony cold face. Eyes lidded, level jaw pulled taut. Fluttershy shivered, not use to such coldness. Reversing forward ,her pace turning to a light trot. Oberus gave a quick wink, closing the green eye his purple shining with playful glee. Face heating up again the unicorn tried to concentrate on the path to Sweet Apple Acres.
Time Skip, Sweet Apple Acres
Oberus POV
Oberus had to keep a tight jaw at the sight of hundreds perhaps thousands of apple trees. Considering he's had nothing to eat but the creatures of the Everfree, apples were a rather nice reprieve. Variety in a diet never hurt. Usually.He also took notice of a large red farm house. Still he was having second thoughts regarding ripping out his two escorts throat. The talk with Celestia was not something he was looking forward to. Gazing out into the orchard he wondered if he could make a run for it. Oberus fantasies of freedom ended prematurely with the arrival of a new mare. An earth pony golden fur with blonde mane and tail both tied in a pony tail. 'Wearing a cowboy hat' Oberus thought wistfully 'Why is it so-' his thoughts became lost on him when the cowmare spoke.
"Howdy Twilight,Fluttershy-" she paused, eyes of scrutiny passed over him, Oberus glared for a second max. He hated being ocularly dissected. Putting on a friendly face Obe put his left paw out.
" Names Oberus ma'am" she seemed bewildered by the way he used his left and not his right. "You are?"
"Applejack ma friends call me AJ" she shook(somehow) his paw and pondered a thought. " Oberus?" She said " no other name?" Even Twilight and Fluttershy were shocked by this question, they hadn't considered that he was only giving part of his name.
"Its the only name that matters" he spoke confidently. Applejack's eyes furrowed. Turning to twilight her Countenance morphed to a smile.
"So Twi we fixin ta head to the library?" She drawled Correcting the angle of her hat.
"Yes, we only need to get Rarity, Rainbow Dash and pinkie will meet us there along with Spike" she finished.
"Um.. wait" Fluttershy sputtered. All eyes turned on her, she faced the ground drawing small circles with her hoof. " we need to check Oberus' bandage." Ending with a little bit more confidence in her voice. ' all the way out here and only now my injury being addressed' he criticized mental, most hyenas have rather high pain tolerance. He could be missing a whole layer of skin, bleeding out with knives in his torso and still feel only slight discomfort.
" I'm fine, no worries" His words speaking volumes.
" Are yo-"
" positive " he interrupted Twilight. Padding back to the front gate he squared his body toward ponyville. " let's not keep the Princess waiting." Twilight and Applejack sounded an "of course not" and " you bet" respectively. Fluttershy mumbled a "mmhm" heading off again they left for Ponyville, Oberus still not pleased at the development.
In Ponyville near the library
Cont Oberus POV
Much to every ponies shock, and Oberus' chagrin The one known as Rarity was all ready at the library, her look of scrutiny worse than Applejack because seemed to be stripping off his fur wondering how to recolor it and stylize his hair. Along with her was a cyan blue Pegasus with a rainbow mane her cutie mark a cloud and rainbow lightning. She looked rather ready to buck his block off. Oh! Oberus had missed the detail of cutie marks on his escorts. OK let's see ,butterflys(gag), apples(no shit), and a star pattern(sparkle,sparkle). Back at the library there seemed to be a hyperactive to pink pony.Pinkie pie he guessed, she was bouncing up and down chatting happily with, with.... Princess Celestia. He flowing rainbow tail and mane not to hard to miss. Or the fact she was taller than the ponies that surrounded her. When her gaze hit him , her smile faded to something sterner. Oberus felt his ears droop. He was going to be scolded, he just knew it. Twilight rushed over to Celestia quickly nuzzling her. She whispered something to the lavender unicorn. Said unicorn frowned but nodded. She shifted back toward him.
" Please follow me" She said but her tone left no room for arguments as she entered the library, the elements appeared to be staying outside. Trudging after her, he glanced around to She all of the books that surrounded him. The door behind closed with a golden aura.
"Princess Celestia solara Nova" Oberus said truly not caring for this reunion.
"Prince Oberus Spiritus Vermilion" Celestia countered a coy smile gracing her lips. Oberus flinched. He hated that name.
" I'm not a prince anymore" he stated glancing around everywhere but her direction.
" So I've heard." Celestia stated. "Your sistered denounced the crown, your brother heavily injured, and you the surprise alpha male just like Ade was, banished." She ended in finality. Oberus stared at her annoyed with the listing.
"I'm not so sure about the alpha comment, I mean other than Ade himself, all alphas are female, my mother and sister perfect examples" he droned roboticly.
" I'm sure Queen Sapphire fang, and Princess Gem Flower could not deny such claims though the Queen did not disagree when I told her so". Oberus recoiled as if physically hit.
" You told her?" He asked. His tone conveyed hurt beyond belief. Celestia became concerned. She tried to come closer be Oberus only stepped back. " your the reason this stupid bracelet was placed on me?" His fur changed to a reddish brown while his spots glowed orange. "I was torched for days-" he started " my whole right side was burned beyond repair" Celestia gazed in confusion.
"But how..." She trailed off.
"I met a made very good at illusions, had to do a couple favors in return, though I had to tweak it myself so others could feel through it" tears leak from his left eye but not his right.
"I'm so sorry" her tone got motherly "if there's anything I-"
" you can have your ponies let me go with no issues or question." He demanded. Celestia nodded,
"Alright then follow me" she said lowly. He watched as she cantered to the door opening the door with her magic calling out as she went "Spike take letter." Oberus sighed slowly to himself thinking finally something went right to a part of the speech reached his ear.
Wide eyes and a slack jaw was all he could muster.
The Party that was Meant to End
Chapter Six: The Party that was meant to End (And never should Have Began)
I Princess Celestia,
Here by decree that the hyena known as Oberus will stay in Ponyville till the Elements of Harmony have deemed him worthy in the ways of friendship and has made friends of his very own that he be deemed socially acceptable to live in Equestria., that is my decree.
Those words turned gears in Oberus's head. Maybe the water works were unnecessary? He thought they were a good idea at the time but maybe trying to fool the old hag was to much. Tapping a jagged claw along The polished wood of the tree waiting for Princess Celestia to leave, perhaps jimmy a window and run. The unicorns might hit him with a telekinetic spell/blast whatever. He needed to think this through. Maybe a little carnage was necessary? Or ' I could make friends?' 'Lie about it?' Alright options A,C first with b as the last resort. ' or kill myself?'
"No,no, definitely not" Oberus muttered.
"No what?" Oberus lurched from his laid position, scrambling to his paws, eyes violently blinking. Glancing toward the voice Oberus almost gave into the urge to rip and tear asunder the small purple Dragon that occupied the door way. Green oval spine jut out of the small reptiles head, Mohawk fashion trailing the curves along his back ending at a spade shaped tail. Dragons were on neutral listing in Spotted Hyena's book. The were solitary, violent when bothered, and tasted delicious.
Now he never went out killing Dragons. Oh no, that be rather stupid. He'd come across a sick adult a year or two into his exile (exile is the least part of punishment for attempting homicide on the future Queen, injuring her and crippling her brother his cousin in a berserker rage.) It asked for company in its final moments. Oberus would have declined if not for the offer of where the Dragons horde was. Three days. THREE DAYS! It took for it to die. Well not die more like have its throat ripped out.. It talked the whole time, speaking of its siblings, and hatchlings, when and where it got pieces of its treasure trove.
On the third day Oberus was tired, hungry and and dirt and rocks in his bandages that covered the right of his body (the other half of his punishment Marks of Dishonor. Basically skinning then burning the next layer to prevent healing. He solve that problem easily). The Dragon had raised her neck, coughing maybe the throes of death, Oberus wasn't taking any chances. Lunging quickly he-
"Hello?" Oberus shook rapidly, his body was racing, adrenaline had almost flooded through him. He concentrated on the hatchling. " You OK?" Raising an almost invisible eyebrow Oberus stared intently, sizing the potentially fire breathing hazard in front of him. A polite Dragon? How taboo.
"I'm fine thank-" Oberus trailed. It took awhile for the Tiny Reptile to understand.
"Spike, I'm Spike the Dragon Twilight's assistant." Oberus felt his right eye twitch. So this....
"Your spike?" Stepping closer Oberus leveled crouching, low making himself eye to eye with this apprant librarian. He nodded happily unwise of the growing tension. "Been here long?" Backing up Obe controlled his breathing. Killing some hatchling wouldn't help.
"I'm been with Twilight since she was a filly" Spike thought he heard a record scratch. Studying the hound like guest , Spike took note of the shrunken pupils, hackles on end, partially agape mouth, and shaking legs. It was almost like he was violently ill.
"W-why are y-you so small" Oberus voice was low, as if whispered or choked.
" I'm a good size for a Dragon my age" he argued. Oberus seemed skeptical.
"I've met teenaged Dragons!" The Hyena replied not hint of wavering.
Quick Flash Back
Oberus laid flat on his stomach fore legs in front parallel to each other, hind the same pointed back(duh). A female Dragon with pale red scales and hot pink frills sat on his back happily munching on Gems. Struggling vainly ,Oberus roared.
" Get off me Ember or so help ME!!!"
End
" Your small Bub" was the simple statement. Spike about to argue but suddenly gained a surprised look.
"What's wrong with your face?" He asked a quaver slipping into his voice. Swiping a digit under his right eye he lifted it up again. Fur and bits of skin adorned the tip. Oberus freaked. Steeling his nerves Oberus glanced over to Spike a confident smile eclipsed the worry that had streaked his face only moments before.
"Hey spike?"
"Y-yes?"
"I need a favor."
"Favor?"
"As a Friend." Oberus beamed a kinda toothy smile making sure the points of his teeth had not shown.
"F-friend!?!?" Oberus almost laughed. That look, such hope. Hyenas were taught one thing about friendship, even familial bonds were tools for disposal. The highest of society (mostly females) could control an manipulate those who they dominated. The lowest (the males) were societies bitch. No really males are subservant to females, the royal males barely getting out of it. Barely. The only males not to follow this were alphas, but there killed at birth never to defy. Which is why Oberus didn't believe himself an alpha, just rather disobedient.
"I left my stuff back in the Everfree, could you tell the mares I'll be back in...say an hour or so? maybe even stall them?" The Dragon gasped.
"The Everfree? But you were hur-"
"Helping another" Oberus interrupted. Slinking to Spike's side he draped an arm around the tiny teen. " I've been there almost months and only now got hurt." He was probably oozing bullshit, Still Spike was soaking it up like a good proper sponge. And like any sponge, when too dirty, is thrown away. " besides help me with this I've got some gems you can have." Dangling that in front of him, Oberus only had to-
"Deal!" Hook.line. Pawn.
"OK I'm out the back window, back in an hour."Or never he thought gleefully. bounding upstairs to a bedroom Oberus targeted the window, pushed it open an lept, hitting the ground running. Fanning out, then making a large curve around a pen and sofa store rushing to the Everfree and freedom with nothing more than a "Oh hey!" and "Mommy look!" as his goodbyes.
(\/\/\/)(/\/\/)
Back at the COTS
Chilling air wasn't the surprise that greeted Oberus on arrival. Laying by a pillar was the corpse of Scar the Manticore, picked clean of good meat by...who knows what? He'd have to be subtle about his next moves. Creeping to the remains, Oberus looked around Scar's chest cavity; ribs cleaned of meat, bloody paws prints scattered around showing scuffles for access, his own bite to the throat now indistinguishable from the dozens of others.
Oberus focus back on the chest he spear formed his paw then thrusted deeply. Moving through the unwanted guts and gore trying to find-
"YES!!" He couldn't help himself, he giggled in delight. Wrenching back Oberus pulled out a heart the size of a deflating dodge ball. Chanting low to night he's bracelet glowed an eerie purple that traveled to the heart, giving the heart a final pump squeezing out blood that had yet to clot, pouring it out like a light rain. Oberus licked his chops, then with a gleeful laugh tore into the heart.
Relief washed over him like cool shower the aching pains dimming like dying lights. Licking his maw with sloppy abandon, reaching at his side grabbing a pawful of bandage tearing as he grip reveling unstained, unharmed skin and fur. He'd even swiped a thumb at his right eye that was fixed as well. Nothing some forbidden magic can't handle. Oberus stepped around to the stinger the only part not torn into. There's a spell just for this occasion. Grabbing the tail from both sides, he corkscrewed it to the right about 20 seconds for an audible Pop .
Plopping the stinger gently in his mouth, Oberus ran to the crumbled thrones that centered the back. Reaching the tallest he dragged a foot and a half long dusty orange bag. It had no visible straps.It was torn and stitched in three places, a band aid covered an extremely large hole in the side.
Putting the bag down, Oberus took a good chunk of tapestry, tearing two tails from the sun that adorned it. Piercing one side to the stinger, he coiled the dusty cloth, from the base of the stinger to its tip. Reorganizing the bag to make room, The Polychromatic hyena made a mental check list of the contents; 7 gems, a map , some jerky(assorted), journal on body spells, Dragon scale blade, and a bear doll. Slipping the stinger in, Oberus closed his eyes in concentration.
Moments later a sickly purple aura wash over his back, from his shoulders to his mid back. With a haphazard toss the trashed bag landed on his back jostling a bit before staying, the aura disappearing. Whistling softly, a jaunty passing his lips. Walking to the exit all he had to do was keep west and he could get the heck out of Dodge-er Ponyville. Maybe he should head to Dodge? He didn't care. He still a some business to take care of plus the only promise he ever made to keep.
Reaching the opened door he gaped at the falling sun, Celestia was ending the day. He'd have to run now if he wanted to make it. Tucking low Oberus bounded once before a Rustle sounded to his left. He had no time for shit. Heeling his feral face, a low vibrating laughter assaulted his vocal chords. Swerving on moisten dirt, launched himself at the bush with every intent to kill its occupent.
Applejack POV
Applejack suddenly found herself on her back, in non of the ways she imagined it could happened, in the only way she thought could never happen. When the mane six had gone inside to speak with their new guest, they hadn't expected Spike to be inside alone, no Hyena...Diamond dog.... Thing in site. Spike had told him that he was going to get his things from the Everfree Forest. He even reported that he had called him a friend.
The others had seemed happy about it except Rainbow Dash, Twilight, and herself. Twilight because she wasn't told about the departure. Her and Rainbow cause they didn't trust him. Rainbow had told her from Gilda about what became of the manticore.
'Any critter that violent doesn't want friends' She'd thought at the time. But she would trust the Princess's judgement. Galloping into the forest without the others she came to the castle were she and the rest of the Mane Six defeated Nightmare Moon. She'd heard laughter coming from the door as she went to some bushes. Moments later Applejack was on her back a heavy weight on top of her,dazed. Peaking look at her attacker, she met the pearly what teeth of Spikes so called "friend".
He seemed different from the other times she'd seen him. Bored, calm, cool, controlled. Right now though he was like the angry manticore, wild, untamed, vicious. He's eyes dilated , like he was looking right through her and didn't care for her or any pony else.
This is what Gilda had meant about their first meeting. She'd also mention something (to Rainbow Dash, Dash told her) about how'd he nuzzled her then immediately began talking to avoid what he'd done. Now from the looks of it he wasn't gonna just call it a joke anytime soon. She had an idea though, she just hoped it worked.
Oberus POV
Just one good bite and-
Error: facial contact, affection shown no course of action ready, Rebooting....
Oberus wasn't sure what to do images of a room were he was tied down flickered behind his eye lids. Looking back he found giving kicking room to a mare who bucked trees for a living was a bad idea. His last site was a flash of fur and the sound "Hyah!" Plus immense pressure on his stomach, the sensation of flying, then meeting a sudden stop. This would be a bitch to heal from, and explain about why he just tried to kill her.
Time Skip
Outside Ponyville, General POV
Luna's Moon had risen some time ago. The night air was crisp and cool crickets chirped, birds settled in there nest, and an irate Cowmare dragged a Hyena bound in rope. Grumbling was heard from the mare, the hyena glaring daggers at the ground hoping it suddenly caught fire. Neither bothered to speak. This day could not get worse.
"What's going on?" The sound of beating wings brought attention to a landing griffon.
"This here varment tried ta eat me" spoke AppleJack edging her voice to make her captive feel bad. He just rolled his eyes. Gilda seemed skeptical.
"He was probably just messing around lik-"
"I did try to kill her." Oberus interrupted. His beat up back pack began digging in his spine, adjusting he aloud himself to be drag on his shoulder. "Like I tried to eat you yesterday" he smirked. Gilda's eyebrows furrowed.
" you told me-"
"I lied" He said.
" But you saved me and the Zebra from the manticore" She argued
"No, no I gave my enemy what he had coming to him, you just happened to be at my camp site" Oberus was laying on the truth thick, if he wanted to be let go he needed these two to hate him now.
"Now that just ain't right." Spoke the Cowmare. her face looked angry and confused. Like she couldn't comprehend the jerk she dragged behind her. "Didn't your mama teach ya any sort of manners?" She stopped walking moving around to see his face Gilda had double back as well.
"Nope" he responded almost gleefully. "She died some days after my birth, I was raised by my aunt though I wasn't given much priority." Oberus raised an eyebrow. Their emotions shifted (A/N fun facts coming up). He wasn't positive on what they were, but when Applejack untide him he hoped he read it as disgust. But when she wrapped her forelegs around him he started reading sympathy.
"I see why Princess Celestia wanted ya to learn friendship" she squeezed, Oberus held back the need to throw up." Ur lonely and ya only acting out." This was not going like he planned.
"See I knew he wouldn't eat you or me." Gilda threw her two bits in. This was becoming really sappy and quick.
"Ok(gasp)ok(gasp) I'm sorry, just (gasp) let me go(gasp) this Kodak moments of (gasp) emotions is killing me!" Oberus started to wiggled out of Applejacks grasp. She dropped him, eliciting an oomph of displeasure. Gilda put a fist to her beak stifling a laugh. Adjusting himself, Oberus fixed The back pack, centering it.
"I got a question? How are ya doing that?" Applejack stared down the back pack like it could leap off and attack her to.
"What? The backpack?" She nodded "magic" was the simple reply.
"Wait, you can use magic?" Gilda asked, they had started walking again an untied Hyena leading them possible back to the library. Applejack noticed a look on his face that she had associated with Twilight as lecture mode.
" certain kinds of Hyenas can use magic, usually females cause of their diet. Ma-"
" diet, diet of what?" Applejack wanted to know what gave them the ability to use magic.
"Males" Oberus continued "are not allowed the same diet that all females are afforded, so males with magic are rare."
"So your one of these so called "rare males"?" Gilda seemed interested, Applejack wondered what he could do.
"Don't get excited I can't use levitation, teleportation, configuration stuff like that. Males only have personal body magic to certain degrees. I could strengthen my bones, add some muscle, lengthen my teeth even change them for an omnivore diet." The more he talked, the more he seemed to be praising himself. "With the help off another I could give myself abilities I didn't naturally have" they hadn't seen it because he was in front of them but a wicked gleam lit his green eye. They had reached the library all the lights were out except the small lantern on the sign.
"So o-so-amazing Hyena, you have an ability you don't like?" Gilda came of sarcastic but she was actually impressed, all he needed to do was get wings and he was a new flying buddy, not that she would replace Dash. Reaching the door Oberus looked back almost annoyed.opening it he paused.
"Well there's this thing when I'm not focused and get emotional I-"
"Surprise!" dozens of ponies stood inside the library all standing on their hind legs, fore hooves in the air a bubble gum pink pony closest to the door. Applejack looked from Pinkie Pie to Oberus. Maybe this party would-
"What the hay?" Oberus had gone pale, sheet white. His spots had grown wider like screaming faces. His eyes were wide in surprise. Poised on his back legs as if he wanted run. Reaching a hoof forward Applejack nudged his shoulder. " hey suge-"
"(Hic )..uurp"
Silence. No one moved. Oberus's color changed again from white to brownish red. Embarrassment.
"(Hic)Dam-uurp-it!" Trying to back out Oberus only succeeded in being shoved in by Gilda, forcing several hiccups, and four burps. Pushed in front of the pink hyper pony before him. Head hung low, Oberus just listened as she spoke.
"Hi I'm Pinkamena Diane Pie but everypony calls me Pinkie Pie-"
"H(hic)I...urp"
"-I know this was supposed to be a surprise party and boy were you surprised, you were all like-" some she had turned sheet white and mimicked his shocked face. "-but you already know that come on let's introduce you to everypony."
"Fi(hic)ne...urrp" allowing himself to be led Pinkie introduce him to everypony... Everypony. Each hello involved a hiccup/burp that got worse as the party went on the worse happened to be Rarity.
"Oberus this is Rarity she runs Carousel Boutique" pinkie announced. Rarity gave what Oberus understood as a curtsey.
"Charmed to meet you Oberus, enjoying the party?" She seemed generous about the question.
"As much(hic) I can..urp be." She squinted and began to size him up again.
" you should visit me some time I have the greatest idea of an outfit to go with your spots" Rarity was beaming, that didn't read good for Oberus.
"Sur(hic)"
" oh Darling you must do something about those hiccups, here have some punch." Levitating a glass to him, a kind smile delivered as well.Oberus frowned. " whats the matter dear?" Rarity seemed bewildered everypony loved a Pinkie Party.
"I have no clue why every'pony' is even here?" Oberus started sounding bitter he never liked crowds its disgusting the joy in one room.
"Everyponies here to meet you" spoke the overly hype Pinkie.
"Seems pointless to me." He countered.
"Why? Everypony is having a good time?" Her brows knit together
"Because other than the Initial introduction no "pony" has actually talked to me".
"This is a hello party silly so everypony knows who you are". The party mare sounded pretty sure in her logic.
"Well shouldn't I get a choice in how I'm introduce not-" He was ranting now.
"Look out!" Oberus didn't have much time to 'look out' as a cyan blur knocked him out, over, and through a window.
This was the worst party ever.
The great and powerful....Oberus?
Chapter Seven: The Great and Powerful....Oberus? Vs
Two days. Two days passed since Oberus's "welcome to Ponyville Party". Two days spent reading. Two days reorganizing books with Spike the dwarf Dragon so Twilight wouldn't say anything about him not going out. He'd simple say-
"I'm hanging out with spike, ya know a friend." That pretty much ends all complaints. Spike had eaten all of the gems he had in his cart wreck of a backpack. Oberus really didn't mind, he had no other use for them. Though now he needed bits, bits equalled a job, a job meant actual interaction with ponies. He wasn't going to have that. Not that they weren't good...uh...ponies. Their just not his level.
Hyenas are actually how others described them; mean, cruel, all around jerks. Not only to others, but each other and themselves. They thrived on the self imposed chaos wrought by there own actions. Broken limb? Laugh. Theft? Laugh. Kidnapping? Laugh, search, find celebrate, still missing, no one gives two shits. Rape? Laugh and join in. Murder? Laugh, eat the remains.
Oberus was desensitized to everything that went on around him, due to how he dreams. When young Hyenas have dreams of their desires they respond accordingly. These dreams were like a ponies cutie mark. The day they got them there stuck in place. The dreams start fuzzy, then as days go by the closer the goal or talent the clearer the dream, simple right? Wrong. Utterly dead wrong. Dreams have to be interpreted, there never straight forward. Males are usually quite simple.
There; whom they serve, how many kids, who killed who, were there banished to. Now hold up, all males are banished there never kept to close to the main kingdom. There are at least five villages each with a female who has dominated all males or has a male dominate another proving that their so low they don't get the honor of being dominated by a female. Oberus was exiled meaning he's not allowed in ANY Hyeanidom.
Now females, females were complicated their dreams screamed when, where, what, up, down, left, right, zigzag, zagzig, left bumper, right trigger, start, D-pad, chicken, and some how they always get it. Female intuition or some bull like that. Oberus himself has never had a dream only nightmares. He's never had a clear one before, but he's known they were nightmares a long time. That's the only explanation for why he wakes up in pain in the morning. Unless there dreams about really painful intercourse, that he didn't mind.
"You think I have a chance with her?" Ah shit train of thought ran the tracks.Boom.
"What!?!?" Oberus tried to remember what spike had been trying to mention to him.
"Rarity. Do you think I have a chance with her?" Spike came by broom in hand. Oberus looked back to the book he was reading"Wildlife and Vegetation for Foals" a side interest, he'd been in the Everfree for months yet never came up against anything more than Manticores and Timber wolves, a Cockatrice once after watching it turn a Robin to stone. Then after he adopted the kill/run first, question later rule.
"Consider making yourself a smidge taller, deliver hundreds of gems to her everyday, gain some sophistication then I'm positive she'd consider it." He paused to gauge Spike's react, the Dragon's emerald eyes were staring so hard, so full of hope he might spontaneously combust. "But as you are? No,no definitely not" Oberus closed the book, standing on his hind legs to reach its spot back on the shelf.
"You've said that before" Spike said.
"Said what?"
"That no no thing, when you first got here and I walked in...what were you talking about?" Spike was actually pointing accusingly at him.
"I...uh-"
"You can see the future can't you" he's eyes glittered.
"What?! No! I just-"
"Hi Spike, Hi Oberus how are you both doing this morning?" Saved by Sparkle.
"Good"
"Like a Moon was dropped on my skull slowly allowing two separate gravitational pulls to rip me apart, no biggie." Twilight looked at him quizzically. He always answered strangely that way, the day before there was something about hooks, a rubber ball and a cat of nine tails.
"Could you both follow me please." Trotting up the stairs Twilight stopped at the fifth check to see if assistant and house guest were following. Spike most eagerly, Obe less so. Once in the room Twilight levitated Spike paper and quill. She told Her violent house guest to stand across from her.
"Alright stand still and don't move." Her horn became a glow. Oberus glowered.
"I didn't agree-"
POOF
When the smoke cleared a mustached Hyena sat there. It was black and thin, one side stuck straight out, the other curled into its self.
"Wow Twilight" Spike praised. "This makes a total of -" Oberus tuned out the conversation in favor of trying to see down his snout. No easy task. He didn't like having things added he had a say in. The stupid armband(bracelet) was enough. This did however, afford him a new opportunity. Focusing on the foreign magic, he focused on the block that separated the mustache from his body. Siphoning off its supply, he watched both wisps snap off hitting the wood with dull thumps.
"How'd you do that?" Twilight questioned. Spike had run over, picked up both half's, stuck the curled one to his face, curled the other stuck that one to his face then proceeded to rub his claws together cackling lowly.
"I don't like magic forced on me." Oberus stated.
"But how did you cancel the spell!?" He might of imagined it but he thought a single strand from her mane just popped out of place.
"I simple made it stop." He was not enjoying the Q & A.
"But-"
"Look I simple made it stop ok?" He could feel his eye twitching now. "I've never bothered fingering it out." Making his way downstairs, Oberus suddenly found his path impeded by a lavender unicorn with a large grin and a sparkle(ha) in her wide eyes.
"That's AMAZING! The ability to cancel inflicted spells by will is ASTOUNDING! Do you have to focus really intently in order to subdue another's spell to your control or can you just shrug it off with a whim, there are so many test to perform starting with what can't you-" A bracelet free paw met her muzzle.
"Twilight Sparkle."
"Mmm?"
"Shut....up." Letting go Oberus brushed past quickly making his way to the lobby.
"Where are you going?" She yelled down to him. He could hear her hooves clopping on the wood to catch up.
"I'm looking for a job." Now he was just rushing, positive now that his paw had slip from the handle Several times,Why is this happening? He thought panicking.
"Applejack has a job for you." Oberus stopped dead. Turning, he eyed her cautiously.
"A job?"
"Yeah she was afraid you weren't getting out enough so she told me there was some work for you to do." He eyed her doubtfully.
"Doing what bucking apples?" He laughed.
"Yes." Oberus actually gagged.
" I don't know if you've noticed but-" he turned so full view of his body could be seen. " my hind legs aren't that long and don't straighten out enough for me to buck." lifting in demonstration, the robust hyena showed just how long his leg was. "I'd be no good at."
"Applejack told me you have the ability to shape shift your limbs so you could-"
"Ok I get I'm gone." Oberus made sure to grab his ratty backpack and slam the door on his way out, causing several books to fall out of place. Twilight wasn't sure that they could handle this any more. When Princess Celestia had given them this assignment, she'd thought Oberus would be more willing. But it seemed like he was making everything they did for him useless. He's like her before Ponyville, except he wants to stay friendless. What could they possible do to get through to him?
"Hey Twilight." Called spike. Reaching the bottom of the stairs, mustache still attached to his face he looked somewhat breathless from rushing down." There's a whole bunch of ponies heading to the center of Ponyville."
"Ok Spike let's check it out." Maybe this would be easier to deal with.
Oberus POV
He wasn't really sure where he was going. He knew Sweet Apple Acres was some where to the edge of Ponyville, but which way? He wasn't really raring to ask direction. Though it seemed like he wouldn't be able to. All businesses and homes appeared deserted, like they all up and left. Not very good if someone decided they wanted anything free. Like bits? Reaching a daffodil cart, Oberus began to exam it trying to find a bucket or something. Coming up empty he went over to a vegetable stand. At the side was a tin can full of at least ten bits. Today was starting to look up.
Digging in the can a rather familiar sound punctured the melody of jingling bits. Hoof steps.
"Hey guy?" Turning around, about make a run for it Oberus suddenly found something cupped to his ears. "Listen to this a sec?" Taking a moment to study the mare, he found he'd seen her before. Marshmallow coat, neon blue mane and tail with light blue highlights. She wore a pair of reflective sunglasses, not an once of eye seen. And not to be forgotten a horn. Great another unicorn. From how she was positioned he had no clear view of her cutie mark.
wub...wub...wub. headphones? Bass? Odd this sounded oddly-
WUB- WUB- WUB- WUB-
"Aaaaahhh MY EARS!!!" Rearing up, he tossed up the earmuff headphones, falling to his back clutching his ears. The unknown unicorn levitated the muffs around to her neck, music still blaring.
"Ah another satisfied listener of Vinyl Scratch." commented the mare.
"What? I can't hear you, my ears Are BLEEDING!" He wailed. The self named Vinyl Scratch chuckled.
"Naa, that's just the Bass pounding in your Head." Either this happened a lot or his reaction was really amusing.
"Why does the bass hurt so much?" Oberus wasn't liking this one bit, and this happened because bits!
"Because your unworthy ears have been blessed by the Wubs, your welcome." she sounded so very confident that it was true.skull pounding Oberus worked his way back to his paws. It might of been him but it seemed like his veins were pounding to, his heartbeat slowed but pumping hard. Overall it hurt. "So what'd ya think?" This mare-
"Like the least you could do for trying to make me go deaf is point me to Sweet Apple Acres." Her chuckling stopped now but she kept smiling.
"Sure-" Vinyl lifted a hoof pointing past a Ginger bread looking store, Sugercube Corner. "Just past there, just keep walking, can't miss it." Oberus gave a grunt of thanks, an walked away. "We should hang out sometime-" She called " I'll introduce you to more sick beats." He really doubted he'd see her again, if he could help it. Having bleeding eardrums was not how he would like to spend a day.
Making his way down to a dirt road Oberus finally found time to himself. He didn't want to think to much about his predicament. Listening to the rhythmic falls of his own paws was quite soothing. The metallic bumps of the bracelet threw him off some. What be nice right now would be some rain, rain that bounced on thousands of leaves. That's why he really didn't like Equestria, to controlled. While not having to worry about tornadoes knocking the living shit out of homes was good and all but it does tend to get boring. The quiets a bonus though.
Humming a tune to himself, Oberus went into slower, pacing himself going with the song. Sound was lonesome, tired, lonely.
"A vagabond, battl-"
"What are you singing?" Jumping a little he kept walking not willing to show he was startled. The beating of wings landed to his right.
"I thought you were already gone Gilda." It was statement not a question. He was not found of Gilda. Repeatedly she'd come and see him when Rainbow Dash was busy which was a good hour out of his day. Just talking. He was sick of listening.
"I'm staying with Dash Remember? My breaks over in Two days though so I'll be gone soon. Where are you headed?"
"A job." He stopped talking trying to gather some time for to ditch her. " Why aren't you with Rainbow Dash?".
"She went to see some traveling showmare, and didn't so I went flying and say you, here I am." Showmare? he thought couldn't be. Reaching the sign for the farm. Oberus stopped at the entrance. Wondering if he just keep walking. "Oh doing farm work-" Gilda said her wings beating to get lift. "I'll leave you to it." She'd left after that, well if it afforded him quiet then it was probly worth it.
Time skip Nighttime
Buck fucking...er fuck bucking. Oberus spent the day enraged. After arriving he'd been given instructions by Applejack's older brother Big Macintosh or Big Mac, which after initial introductions was nothing more than eeyups' and hopes. He'd spent the first two hours trying to find the right density for his bones to buck. Twelve times he almost broke his legs, five times they fractured. Each time he had to stop and wait for them to heal before continuing
Around the third maybe fourth hour he'd possible gotten the hang of it knocking 36% of the apples out of the trees, which resulted in the necessity of a three maybe four more bucks. The all to ironic outcome of this, being pelted on the head with apples. Final count: 253 clocks to the head. Some time later five-ish Applejack had come in with hot cow mare fury over, as she put it
"That no good, two faced ratler showmare Trixe, Great and Powerful my plot." 30 minutes after she'd taken notice of his work praising him on a good first day.
'First day?! He wouldn't even have considered the day let alone more than three hours. Almost out he had thought to himself. Applejack had left again saying something about checking on Twilight. He was almost out when the youngest, Apple Bloom asked if he could stay for dinner. Now, the polite response is no thank. The Rude response is Hell to the Tartarus no, I'm bucking sick of apples. He got no chance to use either. Apple Bloom had brought the Deadliest move in the game. Puppy dog eyes. It was possible the most adorab- Ruthless and horrible things Oberus ever had to deal with. Born to a culture where you were told to ignore pleading for life and tears, what were you supposed to do when the question wasn't "Let me live!" But "could you stay?" These ponies confused him to eat.
Meeting Granny smith had to be the funniest thing of the day. After the initial screaming it went as so:
"So what kinda freaking lookin pony are you?" Her voice was actually kinda smooth for an old pony, little bumps and pauses in her speech.
"He's not a Pony Granny Smith-" The young filly corrected "He's a...a Hyena!"
"A Hyener? He looks more like a freaky lookin Diamond dog mixed with a Pony." One, hyenas and Diamond dogs hate each other, saying that to any other Hyena or Diamond dog her saggy neck line would be torn out, well Hyenas anyway Diamond dogs would have made her work to death so about an hour....maybe. Two that's basically what Diamond dogs are. A cross between what ever there progener Ade was and mares. Its not like you'd see a Diamond dog trying to mate with a normal dog.
"He's not going to shag Winona is he?" Said dog raised her head a fearful yip sounding.
"What?! No!! Tartarus No!"
"Granny Smith eww!!"
"Anope!!"
"Then welcome to the Apple Family." All was relatively quiet after that, Applejack had yet to come back, but the loud bangs in the distance said something was up. Leaving some time around ten stating he'd be back in the morning for work. Not really the last thing he wanted to deal with was more bucking.
Walking now was relatively quiet though watching smoke billow from the silhouette of ponyville while a giant transparent blue bear Roared and tore up the town. An Ursa Minor, nothing they couldn't handle. maybe a quick hunting trip would be nice.
Trixie POV hour later
She never should have stopped in this town. Ever since those idiots, Snips and Snails showed there devotion to her, Trixie thought maybe things would go pleasantly. Then they brought that Ursa minor. It ended up thrashing everypony who tried to stop it. Then that stinking, no good Twilight Sparkle used her magic to lull the Ursa to sleep. Trixie had fought a minor before...she just didn't know it was a minor at the time. An she had help. Ok she was the help and it was an accident.
Trixie kept quiet when a sound entered her ear. Splashing water. She wasn't sure she should continue toward it. She was nervous, loud banging and earth shaking howls had sounded some time ago. The option was taken from her when the splashing turned to patterned dripping, dull thumps of water to dirt. She wanted to run but what could possibly be-
"Trixie?" She shrieked falling flat on her plot. "Wow, and I tired to avoid you to." Emerging from the brush was a pony looking hound dripping what brown spotted fur tinted with flecks of red. His grin was soak in scarlet to. Ruby drops shining on fanged ivory.
"Ouroberus?" She said unsure if this was real.
"Oberus." He corrected. "Though maybe I need a name change, ponies do that a lot don't they? Ya know, match their cutie mark?" The great and Powerful Trixie was tongue tied. This creature before.... was almost as bad as any monster. But could think, and enjoyed every cut and bruise he caused..
"What are doing here?" Trixie asked she'd gotten up but there was no confidence to her.
"I need some help." He Spoke Lowly.
"You need help?" She laughed bitterly " You need no help from Trixie, Trixie needs your help...again" her laughter turned to crying. Trixie found her muzzle lifted to see two different colored eyes, green and purple.
"That's not true, you helped two years ago remember?"
Flash Back
A younger Trixie watched the strangest fight ever. A giant translucent Bear with huge teeth swatting at a smaller in comparison dog, pony, thing. It had bandages all over it the right side, face included. The bear swiped low, trying to knock the hound away. The hound lept over the paw snagging the bears Thumb, only managing to sprain the digit. Roaring angrily the bear sent the paw down. Dismounting the hound got caught in the shockwave of the impact sending him flying into a tree. Trixie started to panic that bear was about to squash the hound. Looking around she saw the bear was stuck in a fissure, it couldn't really move from where it was so why was the hound trying to fight. The Ursa brought a claw up, ready to smash the injured creature.
Trixie froze up. She couldn't help she was useless. She'd failed her entrance exam, she could hold a job what good was she. A sharp yelp caught her attention. The hound had sprained an ankle and unable to move quickly stuck to the mercy of the bear.a silent voice whispered in her ear, she felt weak, vulnerable. Against her own will her horn lit up, beside the strange pony hound an exact mirror copy appeared beside it. The bear hit the first, the second was blasted away showing it was the real one.
Letting out a deep throaty cackle it charged latching onto the bears ear. Rearing up the Ursa snarled fall back. With a resounding snap it broke its ankle. It began making noise similar to crying, yet the pony hound did not seem to care. Vicious ripping at the flesh of the Ursa while it cried shredding chunks of meat from its skull. Trixe couldn't take any more. She ran. Not caring where she went she ran. Galloping faster and faster, till the sounds of the Ursas moans faded to nothing. Or they stopped. Not looking ahead of her to check behind her she suddenly found her throat fought in a powerful grip. In front of her was the hound thing bandages falling away to show exposed layers of skin, and bone. Edges of it were burned.
"I thank you for your assistance." He chortled hoarsely.
"Y-you u-used me!" Trixie was scared. This creature killed a huge bear. What was it to do with her.
"But you were so willing!" It praised. "With out you I could never have gotten an Ursas' hide, so thank-" it paused it took her a while to realize it was waiting for her name.
"Trixie, Trixie Lulamoon." It smiled smiled as much as it beat, scared up cheeks could allow.
"Well great and powerful Trixie I'm Oberus, and I'm going to let you live." The grip around her neck tighten. "But first I need a simple illusion spell can ya do it?"
End
"And now I'm paying you back." Oberus stated. He pointed behind him across the stream. On the other side was a new wooden trailer, attached was a cart. over it was a blue tarp. What was under it was unknown just large bumps bigger than the cart itself.
"Wha-"
"Let's just say you won't lose your good name, when you leave, and you can say you bested an Ursa Major and Minor" Trixie really couldn't believe this. She smiled.
"What can the Great and Powerful trixie do for you?" Lifting a broken orange backpack from a bush. Pulling out a wrapped bundle he dropped it to the ground.
"A simple adaption."
Dog, pony and Hyena show Pt 1
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."
Dog, pony, and Hyena show Pt 2
Chapter 8:
The Dog, Pony, and Hyena show
Biting hard.
Mane6
They were exhausted. lugging gem packed carts from the prairie was tiring, but they were happy and together. Rarity had regaled them with how she tricked(annoyed) the diamond dogs with the simple things that made her Rarity. They'd laughed good naturedly along with spike who'd spoken of his own heroics.
Upon reaching Ponyville they came aware of the hushed silence. A cart, planted in a cottage wall. citizens were whispering as the six friends traversed the cleared streets. Words from the townsfolk buzzed around them; rampage, run away fillies, and demon diamond dog were the words that stuck most.
Upon getting close to the town hall a light pink mare, Lotus trotted up to Rarity quickly explaining a story she heard from a third possibly forth hoof account. She spoke of how a Diamond dog like creature chased three young fillies into the market then was stopped by two mares, when he had been about to attack a cart ran him over and the three fillies took a chance running away in the direction parallel to the road they just traveled. When the beast recovered he was blocked again by the same mares. The Dog then threatened to eat the mares before running after the fillies. The two mares, after discussing something between them, ran after him.
When the six heard that, they acquired different reactions. Rainbow Dash immediately flew back to the prairie, Rarity brought out her fainting couch and fell on it, Applejack kicked the dirt spouting words about that no good carnivore, Pinkie pie was...speaking in Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy protested quietly, her words on the character going unheard, Twilight had Spike inscribe a letter to Princess Celestia on the actions that were reported. in her mind Twilight wondered-
Why had Oberus done this?
"What's Bite's?" Questioned Sweetie Bell. Most of the Diamond dogs looked shocked, Octavia, Vinyl, the CMC confused. Only Oberus and the Strangely dressed Diamond dog looked disturbingly pleased. The smaller Diamond dog answered the tiny marshmallow.
"The game of Bites is a thing between Hyenas and Diamond dogs though Hyenas far prefer it. Its a duel of sorts, both opponents hold an arm to the others mouth and both bite down. The game is ended when one let's go the other, screaming in agony or dead from blood loss." He explained.
"That's dreadful!" Octavia cried. Vinyls eyes widen beyond compare, the CMC in shock.
"Dreadful huh?" Spoke the strange one he smiled wicked long pearly fangs gleam in the luminous stones. " What is a game amongst relatives?." The musicians looked to Oberus his face stony. he was related to the Diamond dogs?
"Oh no, not by close blood-" a rather thin Diamond dog spoke. it was tall as well so it kinda seemed sickly. "Were related by a similar ancestor, our lines diluted when the original Diamond dogs met the Terra hounds, the original Diamond dogs if you will."
"Hmm...." Oberus stated flaty.
"Mister Oberus?" Apple Bloom spoke. She was crying, she was afraid...of him, of thos whole situation.
"I'll get you home to your sisters and your guardian Scootaloo." Oberus brought a paw to his chest to his eye. "Cross my heart...and hope to fly...stick a cupcake...In my eye." He smiled. Not a malicious or blood lusting, but one of kindness. The fillies smiled, the two mares unsure. Stepping forward the strange one came before him. "You to be my opponent?" The strange one chuckled in response.
"Yes...though a halfbreed like me could never measure up to a pure blood like yourself." Oberus snarled deeply.
"Halfbreed?" Questioned Vinyl. She looked at Oberus and the 'Half breed' got on their hind legs and brought up a foreleg/arm. Oberus his left, the strange halfbreed diamond dog the same. A guard responded to Vinyl.
"His mother was assaulted by a Hyena-" he whispered. Octavia and Vinyl gasped. " played around with her for three days I heard-" he nodded to Oberus. " even if you do escape us do you think he'll just let you go for nothing?" They gazed between the Diamond dogs and the single Hyena. Was he truly with them or did he mean to harm them himself?
Eyeing the halfbreed before him, Oberus calculated his odds. While most Hyenas have great pain tolerance, that's because of the drug and the constant torture sessions their put under. They were all actually kind of wimps. He hasn't taken it in years, and compared to his time there the roughing he'd been doing was the lap of luxury.
"Ivory Bring."
"Hm?" He stared into the coal eyes of the next body to his pile.
"My Name is Ivory Bring." They brought arms forward. Octavia signaled the CMC to close their eyes. They did so. Bring smiled viciously, Oberus only seemed annoyed. A guard stepped forward.
"Ready?" He asked. A nod of heads. "Set marks!" Maws opened wide, aligning sharp teeth to soft tissue. "Bite!" Mouths snapped shut, skin pierced, veins nicked, bones already cracking under pressure. Grunts and groans were heard from the two, blood leaked to the ground as a small puddle began to form between them. Vinyl and Octavia gagged, the smell horrendous to them. Vinyl ran Back to the entrance, vomiting on the outside. The cellist's olfactory were burning with the salty smell. Oberus snarled aggressively trying to increase the pressure he exerted. The halfbreed, Bring flinched ever so slightly, the maniacal grin increasing in creepiness. It beat Oberus own.
Oberus inhaled deeply, planning to use the breathe to force a harder bite. Something small rubbed the back of his throat, he coughed inwardly, plagued by a fit, his bite slacked completely till a large cough forced his mouth open, hacking violently. The Diamond dogs cheered loudly. The Mares gasped, the CMC looked to see what happened.
Oberus lost.
"Well it seems like some gem dust got on my fur, whoops." Bring smiled cruelly. Taking control over his breathing, Oberus let the back pack slip down and began rummaging through it. Pulling out a roll of bandages. He began binding his arm. "I want the fillies taken to the other sides of the mine I want them ready to be sold to the hyenas, and the mares..." He trailed off, leering them up and down. "I will enjoy them right now." Octavia balked in disgust.
"Have you no shame?" She yelled.
"yeah!" Vinyl added, "something like this happed to your mother, don't you respect her?" Ivory Bring chuckled then went to full blown laughter. He was still losing blood but slowly his wound coagulated.
"My mother?" He questioned. "Why should I care for my mother? Why should I care for a dead dog? A dead dog I put down!" They gasped, ? Oberus looked bored he went back to his back pack for something else. "What? I'm only following the rules of hyenas, there are no friends or family only tools" he yelled.
"No!" cried out Scootaloo. " That's not true Oberus isn't like you!" She screamed.
"He's nice, kind-" started Sweetie Bell.
"And Mr. Oberus works hard, and doesn't do anything he doesn't believe he can't do and isn't right." Continued Apple Bloom.
"He's the Guardian of the Cutie Mark Crusaders and he'll never gives up!" the three chanted. All occupants looked generally surprised Oberus included. Bring laughed.
"Maybe I should teach how useless hope, is starting with-" Bring found his way blocked by a spotted mass. "Get out of the way! You lost fare and square what ever I choose I get!" He yelled.
"How about I give you this instead." Oberus held up a small clear jar between his thumb and index.
"No I want them!" Bring argued. Pointing to the fillies. Oberus tossed the bottle shrugging his shoulders and moving out the way. The CMC cried in surprise, The musicians silent in shock. Bring brought out a large key, slipping it into the lock he gave a twist. The click of the tumbler sounded swinging the door wide open. The monster stepped closer then stopped. grabbing at his chest he began heaving, eyes full of confusion, then morphed into shock, mouth a gape. He pounded at his chest five times and fell to his knees. Bring grappled at his collar like it was choking him, sweat glistened on his coat. He then fell on his face and didn't move.
Oberus grabbed an ear and lugged Bring over to the side, out of the way of the CMC. They ran quickly out, past the diamond dogs, past Octavia and Vinyl and out the door. Vinyl and Octavia looked to each other then followed suit. Oberus was the last one out a new limp slowing him down but in no way hindering him. He left five diamond dogs in complete silence, wondering what just occurred.
Exiting the system the Hyena met a welcome party in the form of two mares and three fillies. Running up to him the CMC pounded on his chest and arms, cries of 'meanie', 'jerk' and other such insults. Then the pounding became hugs. Sweetie Bell and Apple Bloom had either leg, Scootaloo his neck.
"Thank you." Spoke the orange Pegasus.
"Thank ya Mr. Oberus." Added the young Apple.
"Your a Prince!" Yelled the mini Marshmallow. That moment just died.
"Well-" he started. "After that speech I couldn't really leave you girls." Oberus gave a big smile. Then it turned into a frown. "I would appreciate it if that tid bit of info wasn't told." They all whined.
"Why not?" Asked Apple Bloom.
"Yay-" interrupted Scootaloo. "If we tell the others we know a prince then we'll totally become popular!" The other two cheered.
"After what you heard about the Hyenas, and what almost happened cause of it, you really think that title means anything good?" They got quiet, looking at the ground. "Didn't think so, now pinkie promise." Groans of protest were proclaimed. "Do it." He commanded. They did it. "The same goes for you two." He looked at the musical mares. Vinyl groaned.
"Ah come on I want to tell ponies I know royalty!" She begged. He glared. "Fine! I promise."
"Pinkie promise." Vinyl actually seemed surprised. She slowly did it. He gazed to Octavia. She seem distracted by something in the air.
"Tavi!"- called Vinyl. "You got to promise."
"Oh, I promise."
"No,no,no-" cried Sweetie Bell. " like this." She showed the proper way to Octavia. She repeated the motions, Oberus gained a satisfied look.
"Hey maybe you three could get a cutie mark in enforcing promises?" The CMC let out a gasp.
" Cutie Mark Crusaders Promise Enforcers!" they bounced up and down.
"Hey Mister Oberus?" Asked Apple Bloom. " could you watch us again?"
"Sure why not." He replied. If most of the trips would turn to this he'd always have an alibi and a stress relief.
"You promise to watch and guard us and take us on trips as Guardian of the Cutie Mark Crusaders?" Spoke Scootaloo. He saw where this was going.
"I promise."
"You have to pinkie promise!" Urged Sweetie Bell. Oberus groaned but did so. They cheered taking off to Ponyville. Vinyl and Octavia watched the scene.
"Isn't that cute?" Mocked Vinyl, she looked at her best friend only to see her staring into the fading evening sky. In the distance was a line of Rainbow heading toward them.
"Its Rainbow Dash!" Called Scootaloo, waving down her idol. Oberus eyed the Cyan dot that that was quickly reaching terminal velocity, and didn't seem to be slowing down at all. Her trajectory implied that....!
Quickly strafing he was clipped by the rainbow beam that threatened to smash him to bloody paste. On the ground. When she curled around her face showed an insurmountable rage.
"The Tartarus is your problem you rainbow retard!?" He yelled, temper flaring. Every good deed just keeps screwing him over.
"I'm going to get you for what you did in Ponyville, and the CMC you jerk!" She immediately flew forward giving no time to respond. The CMC yelling in the background for her to stop. Getting low Oberus got close to the earth, pain surging through his injury, letting her pass over him.
Shooting himself up he checked Dash, sending the mare in a spiraling heap to the ground. He was already at a disadvantage, his fore leg still hurt and his teeth were out of the question. Any other day he could handle this horse shit.
Just not today.
Starting forward hoping to talk with the Pegasus before she got momentum again, Oberus found a rope around his upper body. With a tug he was sent fly arcing into a rock somewhere behind him.
"Get away from Rainbow ya no good varmit'!" Demanded his employer. Red started to cloud his vision. This wasn't how the day was supposed to go. Standing up he found a gem explode from the earth slashing his cheek.
"Take this you ruffian!" Called Rarity. Distracted he didn't dodge in time as Rainbow Dash took his legs from under him sending hi snout straight to the ground. Pain was the only thing registered, Pain and Rage.
The three Mane six, The CMC, and the Musicians, watched the Hyenas fur blackened, spots becoming more a gray color, his pupils had shrunken so much only the color was visible. A low dark chuckle escaped a sickeningly sweet smile. He soon began biting at the rope that held him.
"Oh no you don't!" Cried Applejack charging at him. Snapping the rope Oberus surged forward, dipping his head beneath applejack's. Lurching upward he smashed her lower jaw into her head dazing her, grabbing her by the forelegs he twirled, tossing the cowmare into Rarity. Rainbow seeing her downed friends flew forward intent on smashing the Hyena. Oberus jumped up, catching The weather mare sending them both into the ground. Tumbling for a good while, they rolled till momentum was lost, with The enraged Hyena atop of the Rainbow mare, teeth poised above her neck. Laughing wickedly he reared up the goal of ripping out her throat.
"Stop!" called three small voices. Turning his face he suddenly found himself blasted by pinkish purple energy. Slamming to the ground. Searching around he spotted Twilight, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy had appeared each looking ready for a fight as best as they could. Oberus fur faded into a reddish brown. He was mad but lucid, he looked to the CMC all shocked and teary eyed.
"I'm done." he said down to Rainbow Dash. Hopping off he had every goal to just leave. Said route of escape was blocked by a goddess of the sun and some guards. "What do you want sun butt?" He asked curtly.
"Oberus Vermilion you have broken our agreement!" She spoke in authority.
"Oh, you mean the agreement YOU made and I didn't agree to?" He spoke scarily calm for someone who was just in a rage. "What did I do exactly?"
"You have destroyed property in Ponyville and threatened the lives of my little ponies, then and now." She matched his eerily calm voice.
"What idiot told you that crock?" He responded.
"You know exactly who sent me the letter." She spoke anger clear in her voice. The Royal guards seemed nervous. Was this guy really pushing her buttons?
"Well I was trying to be polite but since lying is a bad idea, why did that IDIOT Twilight Sparkle send you a load of crock like that?" An indignant cry of "Hey!" Was vocal in the back ground.
" I've had enough of your games Oberus Vermilion. You shall be punish and banished back to the Hyaendom." Now Oberus was wide eyed and panicked.
"You can't send me back I was exiled! Do you know what happens if I'm even on the other side of the border?!" He was on the verge of hyperventilating. Fur becoming sandy white.
"You should have thought of that before your actions in the village and here only moments ago." Her horn glowed a blaze with golden light. The glow surrounded the bracelet wiping away the already unreadable scrawl and a new set began writing itself out. Slowly metal chipped out symbols being made a new. Oberus whined low unwilling to cry out. Red symbols began writing out two lines parallel with each other. The right side of the Hyena began glowing hazing for a split second.
"Wait!" was the cry. Celestia looked at the two mares one white coated the other gray that came forward blocking her view of Oberus who'd actually began weeping silently. Tears mixing with the blood of his jaw.
"My lady-" spoke Octavia bowing quickly. "There appears to be a misunderstanding." Vinyl continued from that point.
"Chomper there." Oberus twitched at the nickname. "Didn't do anything wrong!" Celestia let the aura of her horn fade.
"Explain." Vinyl started with how they met in the market talking, then when Twilights assistant came back panic on his face and no Rarity the CMC charged to go look for her, Oberus had tried to stop them but a cart got in the way. Octavia took over stating that when he'd run off they followed after, to help get them back. She left out how he tried to slaughter some guards, instead getting on to how they found the CMC locked up in a cage. Rarity gasped and cuddled her sister, Applejack rubbed at Apple Blooms mane comfortingly. Rainbow Dash was nursing a wing, Scootaloo just saddled up next to her.
And when she was about to mention Oberus-
"You Pinkie Promised!" Five of the mane six, the CMC, Princess Celestia, Vinyl and Octavia, and the Royal guard stared strangely at the party mare. Oberus smirked its what he counted on.
"What was Pinkie Promised?" asked Celestia the CMC appeared rather conflicted.
"It doesn't matter Celestia." Oberus spoke with finality.
"Show respect!" Demanded Royal guard #1. The others raised their spears.
"Tell it to someone who cares." He sneered. "Besides, its something she already knows." The musicians and CMC got wide eye, she knew? Celestia only nodded, then motioned to continue. Apple Bloom took over.
"Then Mr. Oberus came in and asked to get us, a weird lookin' Diamond dog told em we were being sold Mr. Oberus told em they could play a game a' Bites-"
"You would play such a sick game!?" Celestia yelled. Oberus held up his bandaged foreleg.
"I got them didn't I?" He Stated.
"You lost." Spoke Vinyl. He shrugged.
"Details."
"How did you get them then?" Inquired the sun goddess.
"I leave nothing to chance." He showed off his teeth.
"Well none of this would have occurred if you simple watched them like you were supposed to!" Yelled Rarity.
"Oh! And you know I was watching them...how?"
"Twilight light told us on our way from the diamond dogs lair." She stated.
"That's right you were captured, and your sister did the one thing that was natural, and I did wrong? Cause I didn't even want to watch them in the first place! Why don't you blame the fucking librarian's assistant that brought your distress to her attention!" Oberus was getting mad again, fur darkening.
"You can't blame Spike, I only wanted to help you understand friendship!" Retorted Twilight,
" Noooo, that was you setting up a situation that I couldn't back out of so you could finish organizing books, So please prove the Hyena's Golden rule."
"What in tarnation is the Hyena's golden rule?" Apple was angry the guy she trusted put her sister in danger.
"There are no family or friends only tools, and tools when broken are thrown away, or eaten." They were all silent. Twilight spoke up after a few moments.
"If that's what you truly believe then...your unwelcome in my home." She stalked away with her piece said, the others following. Applejack pulling Apple Bloom along, Rarity carrying Sweetie Bell. Scootaloo, escorted by Rainbow Dash.
"You only have a single chance left." Spoke Celestia. "You will continue your stay in Ponyville. Fall again you, will be punished and sent back to your land no matter what the consequences maybe." She flew into her sky carriage as her guards pulled it up into the sky. Oberus drug his claws roughly in his shoulder blood trailing down his arm. He way their seething in rage.
"Um..." He turned to see Vinyl and Octavia still in their spot watching him bleed. "If you don't mind, we have a couch in our residence that you may acquire if you'd like?" Oberus nodded but stayed silent. They left in silence. Oberus stared blankly out into the open plain, then to a hole some twenty meters away. An ear poking out,
He hated eavesdroppers.
Mane6 and CMC
"But Applejack-"
"Not another word Apple Bloom!" This argument had been going on for some time since they left the open plains. The fillies trying to share their piece, only to be stopped. " he put y'all in danger trying to get ya by himself."
"Wait!" screeched Sweetie Bell. They quirked an ear up. "Your only mad cause he didn't come and tell you?"
"No Sweetie bell, were upset because instead of asking for help he ran off on his own and only had back up do to the fact he was followed." Twilight explained. the five mares gave her a look. That was a lie. She turned around face contorted in a happy smile plagued by twitches and jerks. She was not happy at all with what had occurred between the princess and her house guest.
"So ya plum left em' ta with out a place ta stay!?" Asked Apple Bloom.
"Are you kidding?" intervened Rainbow Dash. "The guy is dangerous! Who can still fight like that on a injury that bad?"
"Somepony that doesn't want to become a grotesquely flat pancake." SB Whispered to Scootaloo.
"Its not like he wanted to deal with family or anything." Countered Scoots.
"(Gasp) he has family here-" started Pinkie pie. " were they all mean like Oberus or did they smile really nice (gaasssp) maybe they came to visit cause he's been gone for so long!" She was bouncing a circle around the group.
"No, not other Hyenas, the Diamonds dogs are distantly related to Oberus." The group stopped dead where they stood. Fluttershy spoke after a brief pause.
"I'm sorry....but Oberus fought family to get you three and the other two out?....why?"
"That varmit' was in cahoots with them Diamond dogs probably." AJ accused.
"No! That ain't it at all!" Cried Apple Bloom. "He was really steamin' when a really weird lookin' Diamond dog talk about sellin' us to the hyenas." Rarity scoffed.
"Obviously that ruffian was only planning to harm you innocent heads with his own claws, and those awful spots, ugh!" any words of protest died as a chorus of pained howls, whimpers, and screams echoed off in the distance. They heard the pounding of hooves rushing in their direction, Vinyl and Octavia came galloping passed.
"You guys shouldn't dilly-dally!" Octavia yelled, they didn't stop.
"What about Mr. Oberus?" Questioned SB. Vinyl Slid stopping with a audible screech.
"Something tell me that screaming cause of Chomper." The group looked at one another.
Was he really taking this whole incident that badly he was picking a fight? with a pack of Diamond dogs?
"Come on Rainbow Dash he might need some help, iffin' he wants it or not." Spoke Applejack. Rainbow wanted to protest but only let out an inaudible "fine."
Zecora's Place Everfree
an hour later
*The Zebra heard a slow, angry, pounding at her door. Zecora stopped mixing a medicinal concoction, the amber colored liquid spun in a weak whirlpool.
*"Who ever could that be, so angry to see me?" Leaving her project the zebra trotted over the inner wood of her home, loud clacks resounded within her abode. Cracking the door open she found a grim Oberus, blood soaked from head to toe, back to front. Zecora took notice of the bracelet around his wrist and the new inscription that adorned it.
*"May I come in?" He asked his eyes were blank. Like dulled windows they muddled up the view of the inside. She put a hoof to her nose.
*"Can you do me a favor first, wash off the blood and of course." Giving a long heavy sigh Oberus turned and walked away. Several minutes later he returned slighty tinged but other wise clean. "What may I do, to soothe what ails you?" Giving a brief and basically censured happening of the days events he gave another heavy sigh.
*"Do you know the hyena's dominance mix?" He asked. She tapped her chin thrice.
*"What possible good could a drug, do for one with the courtesy of a thug?" She quipped. Oberus raised a brow. "Yes I know the mix, but what purpose for an attitude fix?" For a third time he took a deep breath and sigh.
*"Celestia was putting a new spell on this punishment band-," he waved the bracelet. "and because its incomplete the bounds of the spell weren't set, so now im being affected while I'm awake not just my sleep like it should." Zecora raised an eyebrow. "The mix is so I can distance myself emotionally, that way spell wont affect me as much."
*"I have all the ingredients but one, I'd need to make a quick run. Why not talk with the goddess of sun, perhaps maybe these dreams could be made fun?" Oberus chortled lowly.
*"This is simpler." He stated. The medicine maker shrugged putting her cloak on she went to the door.
*"Lay down on your chest, I'll be back soon take a rest." With that she shut the door.laying down Oberus stared at the cursed jewelry, red scrawl glaring angrily. He glared at, but past it. An image flashed: blood, teeth, claws, hearts, intestines, lungs, and other organs littered gray cave floors, green grassy plains, and a small home the bodies of a family of ponies strewn across reddish wood planks. Then others began flooding his mind, these not his own.
*"Shoulda ripped out her throat."
Chapter 9:
House hunting, Home Crashing, Party wrecking Pt 1.
(Snapping Shut)
Dream world
*Luna gazed suspiciously at the door before her. The door that months ago had been so mentally guarded she considered magic the cause. A few nights earlier the chains had loosened proving her first assumption inaccurate. This night however...
*The Princess of The Night watched as the Chains binding the door shattered to dust.
*Under normal circumstances the night goddess would have considered the occupant of the mental doorway 'opening up', those thoughts were brushed aside harshly as hundreds of black, wire thin, auras anchored themselves to the door.
*Quivering violently the door shook, like it attempted to take a deep shaky breath in sub zero temperatures. Luna watched as the negative thoughts and feelings latched to the door.
*Horn blazing, Luna blasted the threads, severing the connection with the door. Nodding to herself, she watched as the dark strings reattached, mending as blood red runes encircled them. About to strike again two other dreams became ensnared by malice some ways off.
*While it would be in the interest of the occupant to solve this issue now, this was not a problem to be solved in a single night. Turning around Luna saw each thread came from far off, none from a near by door.
*staring the threads down one last time she took off not noticing as they rooted into the door.
***home of Octavia and Vinyl's scratch
***Octavia lay in her bed, slowly waking with the morning sun shining in her face. It had been a long time since she'd slept without the thrumming of Wubs rattling off downstairs while Vinyl cleaned dishes. The Cellist's right eye opened a bit with the thought. Perhaps she had a late show and was sleeping in, but then she remembered they both turned in after the stressful day they'd experienced yesterday.
***Then again Vinyl has had some rather late shows and that's never stopped her from playing her dub washer.
***Maybe for once she was washing by hoof. Octavia's eyes shot open with such an outrageous assumption. She never missed the opportunity to play her Wubs.
***Slipping from her bed, Octavia brushed out her bed head to something more acceptable, then trotted out her room door. First checking Vinyl's room only to find it empty she moved to the front of the house, surveying the kitchen to find it empty.
***Looking to the living room she saw the white unicorn sitting down on the wooden floor, glasses atop her head staring at something around the corner.
***"Vinyl?" She called. No response, the DJ just kept staring at whatever. "Vinyl?!, what are-"
***"Shush!" She sounded. Her eyes didn't leave their target. scoffing Octavia called again.
***"Vinyl! I only wish to inquire-"
***"Shush Tavi!" The white mares eyes darted only a second away from whatever captured their gaze. Octavia narrowed her eyes, aggravation clear. Cantering LOUDLY to her house mate, each clop echoing, she spoke even louder of her displeasure.
***"Do not seek to silence me Vinyl Scratch, I came worried about your well being and your here staring at-" As the earth pony made progress to her friends position, she watched the mare shake her head vigorously and now making it around the corner did she understand why.
***Sleeping in said corner was Oberus laying on his ratty orange backpack. What was wrong about a picture that should have been slightly adorable was that he was covered snout to stubby tail in blood. Octavia took a sharp inhale, purple eye snapping open Oberus took a quick survey of his surroundings.
***The mares had both become wide eyed and fearful. Shakily getting up the hetero chromatic Hyena only succeeded in flopping back down eliciting a long, low, seething from his maw. Rolling over some the mares were treated to the sight of multiple gashes in his side. The DJ's face had gone from relief that the blood wasn't another ponies to utter horror to the bleeding body in their home.
***"Octavia help Chomper! I'm going to get Nurse Redheart!" And she galloped out in haste.
***The Cellist began taking panicked breaths, but viewing her bleeding house guest she noticed he didn't seem to care just kept looking tired, attempting to once again get up and fail. Running into the kitchen she grabbed a clean dishtowel, ran back and placed it on his wounds.
***Like back in the cave then, the smell burned her nostrils, any sleepiness that might have resided in her brain banished by the salty metallic smell. she took another view at Oberus who just stared off into the distants, every couple seconds his eyes would dart to a corner as if something was playing in his head.
***"What happened!?" She inquired. He focused on her. Breathing slowly if at all, obviously from the lack of blood, He started.
***"Was...attacked by...a Hydra on...my way...here." He spoke softly, barely enough to hear.
***"A Hydra!?" She gasped. Applying to much pressure the musician forced a sharp bark like laughter from Oberus. "Sorry!" He only blinked slowly, nodding moments later.
***"I was... doing... fine till I was...." He stared off again something taking his attention. Octavia looked in the direction but saw nothing. "Distracted." He finished. Looking over him again, and even lifting up the towel that most of the wound was crusted over, scabbed.
***"How long have you been here, asleep?" She asked. Mulling it over he answered.
***"Three hours." He responded.
***"T-three?" She stuttered. "Why did you not seek medical attention!? Such a wound may become infected!!" Closing his eyes Octavia feared he might of past especially when his right side flashed an eerie blue. But seconds later he opened his eyes, purple and green focusing on the earth mare.
***"After yesterday... I doubt if I'm truly welcomed here...and dealing with any of the six... would have been... awkward." The Hyena ended simple.
***"Then why associate with me or Vinyl? Why come here?" Octavia prodded, increasing the pressure on the wound with each word. Oberus didn't vocally complain this time.
***"I wasn't... thinking...?" He looked confused like maybe he wasn't sure about his own decision. His eyes became lidded. "I just...wanted...a home." In the background Octavia heard the door slam open Vinyl came in followed by an off white earth mare with mane done in a bun and a red cross Cutie mark, behind her was a soft red colored unicorn colt, a short cropped white and gray mane. His Cutie mark was a stethoscope wrapped around an IV.
***"What happened?" The Unicorn asked. he began poking at Oberus; pulling at eyelids, poking his ribs, placing a hoof on the Hyena's chest checked the rise and fall.
***"He was attacked by a Hydra some time ago." Octavia answered.
***"How long?" Nurse Redheart questioned.
***"Three hours." She responded lowly. They gasped, Standing to either side of him, the unicorn placed a hoof on Oberus, the nurse saddling to the other side.
***"Please come to the hospital when you have the chance." The Doctor told Hurriedly, then with a flash they were gone. Octavia looked at the bloody smear in her home.
***"Jeez, three hours Tavi?" Vinyl asked. Octavia nodded. "what had he been here for? He tell ya?" Again she nodded. "Well... What was it?"
***"...A home."
***Pinkie pie was at the hospital today. If you were to ask why she would simple say to make the sick ponies laugh and feel better. When she got there today however she was surprised to see the emergency room lights on. That was new.
***She's never seen the E.R. lights on before cause no pony ever got really hurt. She went up to the receptionist to ask questions.
***"Hey Wind Chime!"
***"Oh!? Hello Ms.Pie how are you today?"
***"I'm fine, but whatever ponies in the flashy room isn't. " she replied. Chime nodded.
***"From what I heard, Doctor Diagnosis brought in what only appeared to be major blood loss, but after an analysis spell the patient had a number of old injuries that were never properly taken care of, even neglected!" A long gasp escaped Pinkie.
***"Who would ignore their own health!?"
***"I know! And these injuries, I can't disclose much but the wounds must have caused constant pain!" Pinkie got a big smile on her face.
***"Well some ponies gonna needs a get well cake and party when they feel better!" She pounded a hoof into her other to emphasize her point.
***"That's a great idea!" Wind Chime agreed. "I doesn't seem like he has many friends."
***"(Gasp) we have to fix that!, what's his name?"
***"From what the two mares who found him gave his name. Its....Oberus."
***"....."
***".....Ms. Pinkie Pie?"
***"....Oberus is hurt?....no friends?" Her coat grayed.
***"Are you-"
***"I've got to tell Twilight!" And with that she was out of the hospital, a trail of streamers and balloons following out the front door.
***"But Octavia-"
***"No Vinyl! That is an awful idea!" The best friends traveled down the market road. Headed toward the town hall. Even though the Cellist was completely against the suggestion made by the DJ.
***"No- its an awesomely fantastic idea!" Vinyl Scratch was pretty much bouncing in the street.
***"But what if he doesn't want a house Vinyl, have you not considered that?"
***"Then he can live with us Tavi, he can be like our super dangerous house pet!"
***"Vinyl!"
***"Ok, ok, how 'bout guard dog?"
***"Vinyl." She ended firmly. "Look... We'll go and make a listing for him ok?"
***"That's all I'm asking Tavi." Vinyl smiled widely in victory.
***"Please don't call me that in public."
***"Ugh, fine OCTAVIA." Vinyl surrendered sounding out each syllable.
***"Thank you." They walked in silence, which for Vinyl was rather unusual. Most of the time she would beat box down the road, strange sounds that she would try out on her next mix. Octavia took this as a mixed blessing. It was rare for her to have any quiet time.
***"Octavia?" She let out a sigh. There goes wishful thinking.
***"Yes Vinyl?"
***"Do you think....ya think he felt so bad about yesterday he picked a fight with a Hydra?" The DJ stared at the ground sounding confused.
***"I'm not sure-" she took a breath then started. " I've only encountered him this one time, but from what I saw from the tunnels he's brave, a bit ruthless, but kind, and had a back up plan even when we weren't sure any more." Octavia allowed herself another breath then continued. "He's the First Hyena I ever met so I truly have no base in which to judge."
***"And why is that?" Vinyl asked. "We've heard of Diamond Dogs and even the myth about Humans, so why haven't we heard or even seen a Hyena till Chomper?" Before Octavia could respond a mint green mare interposed.
***"Humans, where?" The two musicians actually reared in surprise. another mare ran forward.
***"Lyra calm down!" The new mare chastised.
***"But Bon Bon, they were talking about humans."
***"No-" Spoke Octavia. "We were talking about a friend-"
***"Your friends with a human, cool! Where is he!?"
***"No,no Lyra we were talking of our friend Oberus, a Hyena, in conjunction with the myth of Humans."
***"(Gasp) you know a Hyena? That's still cool!" she gave a big cheesy grin.
***"What?" Was Vinyl's reply. Lyra elaborated.
***" I did a thesis on Hyenas and their difference to us Ponies." She explained. "But I only did it because I wasn't allowed to do another essay on humans, can you believe that?!"
***"Lyra!!" Order Vinyl.
***"Hmm?"
***"Essay on Hyenas?"
***"Oh right! Well I found this book in the Canterlot Library, saying at some point they just kind a showed up really quickly, first in low numbers somewhere around the mid hundreds. " Lyra spoke. She was in a lecture tone, not hyper like when she talks about humans but actually like a professional speaker not the crazed loon other ponies call her. "From what I gathered their like ponies when it comes to harmony, working together to better the whole. Their ruled by an alpha female or Queen, doesn't matter if royal blood or not if she's strong enough she can rule." Bon Bon was actually having a tough time in understanding why Lyra was being so calm about this.
***"Wait what about the males?" Questioned Octavia. Lyra got a funny look on her face
***Like the very thought that crossed her mind confused her. "Why has it appeared as though your dodging the question?"
***"I'm not... Its just that...." She looked kind of freaked out, like she found out a horrible truth. "Hyena males are kind a banned from their own capital." The three listeners gained wary looks.
***"What are you talking about Lyra?" Asked Vinyl. " That makes no sense!"
***"What I mean is other than a select few who are supposedly tortured to the utmost obedience, males aren't allowed." She spoke low.
***"Could you be more specific?" Octavia urged.
***"There's this rumor that Hyenas get marks like us Ponies when they find their talent or ability, the thing is males aren't allowed to find theirs."
***"That's horrible!" cried Bon Bon. The musicians nodded vigorously in agreement.
***"Yeah, and the reason most of the males aren't allowed is there's a medicine of sorts that could help them find it!" The three mares were paying really close attention now.
***"So why is it Males are not to partake of the medicine?" Octavia questioned.
***"I don't know!" Lyra whined. She let out a sharp gasp. "We can ask that friend of yours!"
***"We...can't." Vinyl said slowly. "He's currently laid up in the hospital." Lyra and Bon Bon raised their eyebrows.
***"Why?" Asked Bon Bon.
***"Hydra." Octavia answered. Bon Bon started hyperventilating, Lyra looked somewhat pleased. "What is with that face Lyra, a friend is injured and your smiling as if you just found out a humans been living in your backyard!"
***"That's just it...Humans!" She screamed. All three mares gained a strange looks. "Hyenas have their own stories on humans, and this is the best time to hear one!" With that she galloped off to the Hospital. Bon Bon gave chase screaming Lyra's name. Vinyl followed some moments after. Octavia just stood in her previous spot sputtering.
***"But Vinyl, what about the House!" downtrodden she started walking to the Town hall knocking over a rutty orange backpack. She started walking again then stopped. Taking another glimpse of the bag she voiced the question.
***"How did this get here?"
***Oberus eyed the nurse Warily, considering the reply in which to give the mare that graced his bed side. all things considered, he was still woozy from blood loss, his side throbbed and the morphine and what ever else was messing with the drug. Overall the abundant cracks and glares in his vision could be ignored for now. The Panda however...
***"Mr.Oberus!" He glanced at the nurse, Redheart if he remembered correctly. Tilting his head to the right. Eyeing her up and down, shining white sparkles twinkled around her frame. "May we have an answer?" A blur began settling, encompassing her face in a blinding sheen.
***"Your pretty," His mouth betrayed him. Nurse Redheart flinched surprised by his words. "-and no I won't remove it." She glared harshly, stray compliment forgotten.
***"For the sake of your health, I advise you remove the cosmetic spell that influences the majority of your right side, for the ability to fix it properly we need to see the damage!" She explained. The Panda across from him was sipping tea with a pelican in a sun dress now. That shade of pink did not go well with its feathers.
***"Look, I was all up for with resetting my forepaws and ribs, but the face doesn't come of." He added sternly. Which was hard to do considering there now bunnies doing the tango on his lap. And he thought beans the only musical food.
***"Your living a lie!" She argued. The Panda and Pelican join the dance.
***"I like the lie." He replied. He felt really tired now. As if a curtain dropped its self over his mind. The bunnies now laid themselves on various spots of his bed. The Panda fell atop the pelican crushing the bird under its weight. Oberus could only feel a small twinge as his face tried to pull into a smile. He reigned it in. the mare gave a deep sigh before leaving the room. "Nurse?" He called. She popped back in.
***"Yes?"
***"Could you tell the Doctor to stop that I'm seeing things." She gave nod and Left. "Nurse?"
***"What?!" She hissed.
***"Your still pretty." She flushed then left quickly. He laughed lowly a hearty chuckle compared to most.
***"That was mean ya know." A voice told of him. twisting he reached to his curtain ripping it down. The mare in the bed was, cream in color, a blue curly mane atop her head. He couldn't see the rest of her because of the cover, though if the lump at the side of her is anything she was probably a Pegasus. a couple bandages adorned here and there but overall she appeared fine.
***The panda still laid in the middle of the room, atop a moaning pelican.
***"I'm not feeling in the best of moods so..." He trailed off sniffing the air. He narrowed his eyes sluggishly.
***"Mood or not playing with somepony so cruelly-" she stopped talking only watching as her strange roommate attempted to leave the bed, groan with every muscle movement. The unnamed Pegasus watched bewildered.
***"Um...what are you doing?" She asked. He'd gotten only his front arms from the bed, sweat glistened through his fur, the effort too much. "You should stop..." A loud thump echoed in the room as Oberus landed on his face. He frowned. He wasn't use to being this weak, or this much pain. The price of control, he guessed. "Holed up." She called "I'll help you." From his position Oberus couldn't get a clear view of her any more, but his line of sight did provide him with a new interest.
***Close to the bed was a horizontal plank with two side planks on either side. Large wooden wheels were attached to the side planks. Wait a minute-
***"Aaah!" Was the call of alarm as he suddenly saw the mare plummet to the white sterile floor. He saw a Cutie Mark of two small hearts tied together by a blue string. White truly interested the floored Hyena about the mares hindquarters, was the fact they both had bandages and splints.
***She had absolutely no use of her hind legs.
***The Panda gasped.
Chapter 11:
House hunting, Home Crashing, Party wrecking Pt 2
(Chewing)
Twilight organized her library...again. Floating around in the chaotic(yet orderly)manner in which the mare levitated them. She currently was flipping through guides and thesaurus, attempting to find any information on Hyena nature.
Yesterday was the first time she saw him mad or scared. Usually his emotional range was between annoyed and cynical with inappropriate humor tossed into the mix. Yet from what she could tell, he was scared of going back to his original home. The body language he put off while Celestia was around...pitiful just pitiful. His head hung low fore paws spread wide. His very posture said no resistance what so ever. Like the very idea appalled him, but he gave up any hoping.
'No!' Twilight thought, 'He immediately put blame on spike instead of accepting responsibility.' Admittedly; Spike had mentioned his panicked reaction. So not all of that was the fault of Oberus. But not saying he made a mistake or he was sorry? That was unacceptable. The Hyena had put three fillies in danger. But he had found a way to save them plus Vinyl and Octavia. Twilight argued with herself. But he:..he Killed a sentient being, Her rational mind explained.
It was taboo to even talk about death, let alone murder.
For a pony. she'd thought, not a carnivore. The concept of killing to survive was second nature to a meat eater. Then again the protégé of Celestia had watched him eat vegetables and fruits, meaning he was an omnivore. As she flipped page after page, read book after book a thought struck her. Why had she never thought of this before...
When had she ever seen Oberus consume meat?
Books froze in mid air while her mind processed the thought. When had he gotten any meat to speak of? She'd guessed he would've gotten found a way to supplement the lack of proteins by way of beans, but he never seemed to eat with Spike and herself, maybe with one of the others or he'd been eating with another pony.
Or eating another pony! she considered morbidly. He had said several times he wanted to devour her, Twilight had only thought those were his ways of telling her he was annoyed. Maybe he was serious!?
This being only one of her dilemma's.
The other was something with Applejack and Rainbow Dash. They'd both went back to the quarry to see what the loud howling was.
The Cowmare and would be Wonderbolt had been gone for exactly twenty minutes, only to check and see if Oberus was OK... That hadn't been the case.
When they came back they were shaking and mumbling. Rainbow's colors had actually dulled. When Rarity asked them the matter Applejack answered;
"Just...lots uh' blood." she answered with a deep exhalation. Fluttershy had immediately fainted from that reply. Pinkie who had oddly enough been quiet, went wide eyed. Rarity blanched her already milky white made her appear almost ghostly. Twilight herself wasn't sure about what to do.
The young fillies had cried out that their "Cutie Mark Guardian" was in danger.
Rainbow dash had left her state of shock to block the path of the CMC, a grim mask set upon her snout. Dash never seemed so serious before. She stared down the young fillies with an intense glower. Edging closer, the Pegasus forced them back, and in a low tone spoke "No."
The CMC were on the verge of tears.
With that RD flew off. No words, no warning, just gone! Applejack had then went to comfort Apple Bloom. Rarity shushed Sweetie, gently hugging her to her chest. Scootaloo only stood shaking, no comfort for the flightless Pegasus, until a yellow pastel wing draped across her back. Looking up she found the motherly smile of Fluttershy bathing her with the warmth she most likely wanted from her idol.
Books now in a neat pile on the floor, Twilight was almost certain this chaos was the fault of Oberus. Ever since he came around it was almost like things would go extremely wrong when there only should have been a mild inconvenience. 'I think?' She questioned herself.
Things have never been 'normal' since coming to Ponyville, and meeting the other elements; her friends. With them she felt like no challenge is too hard for her to accomplish. Though yesterday...
Yesterday was the first time where that security was in shambles.
Oberus had been a big part of that break down. That and the blood pools(that were most likely coagulated now) needed to be examined to figure there point of origin. A new thought assaulted her bringing with it a feeling of dread.
What if it was Oberus's blood!? They did just leave him alone after he murdered one of their own. she attempted to calm herself. No good could come from panicking and overreacting. Taking a deep breath, Twilight steels her nerves. It wouldn't help to panic in the slightest when she had no idea of his curr-
"Twiiiiiilllllliiiigghhht!!!" She heard, the volume shattering a few windows, her ears rang for a second, she thought them bleeding. Spike popped his head into the room, confused, rubbing a clawed finger into an ear hole.
" what's with the noise? I was trying to sleep." the dragon gave a loud yawn to show emphasis to the statement.
" I don't know?" Twilight responded. "Sounded like Pinkie though."
" what do you think she wants?" Spike inquired. The Lavender Unicorn shrugged.
" I'm sure we'll find out."
Octavia
Walking into town hall, orange backpack in tow (it just seemed to follow her. when she approached it it moved back.), Octavia eyed the notice board. Very few homes seemed to be on sale, and the ones that were did not seem appropriate. The ones that were, are: a cottage near the Everfree, a town house on the outskirts a Ponyville, and a little house between the quarry and Ponyville?
That last one was iffy.
Sighing deeply, the cellist look them over again. Out of all the home, these three seemed the best. Grabbing a copy of all the listings and placed them in her saddle bags. All in all this went better than expected. If Vinyl were here it might have taken longer.
Smiling to herself, Octavia turned and abruptly stopped. now in front of her was Oberus's ratty, orange backpack. staring the damaged bag down, she gave an indignant huff.
" Why is it that you follow me? Have you nothing better to do you ugly thing?" The reply she got was not one she liked. A sharp chittering emitted from the sack. Backing away she was horribly surprised when the disfigured bag lunged toward her.
Dodging to the side, she let it sail past her, striking the notice board, sending up a flurry of papers. Rushing out she didn't pay attention ahead of her knocking down Vinyl, Lyra, and Bon Bon.
"Tavi!?" The DJ cried, "Where are you going?"
"To make Oberus take back his evil bag!!" She screamed.
"Evil bag?" asked Bon Bon.
" what does she mean-" Lyra found herself interrupted, as the possesed bag came flying past. Swapping between hopping and scurrying, the bag; dodge, weaved and maneuvered around the Ponyville populace, eliciting screams of fright.
"Ooooh, that evil bag." Spoke Lyra calmly.
"Come on, we have to help Octavia!" Vinyl yelled, giving chase to the mobile Backpack. Lyra followed moments later a crazy grin across her face, Bon Bon hung back a few moments weighing her options before following the dust trail of chaos.
Oberus had no clue when he had moved, but realization of his posture struck him before he ripped the throat out of the mare under him. From the way he was holding the Pegasus, his body had made it seem as if he was going to help her into her wheelchair(hindchair?) From the corner of his eye he took note of the panda sadly shaking its head, displaying disapproval toward the Hyena's action.
"Just a little more." The mare insisted. She'd gotten her hooving down, fore legs supporting the upper body. Moving his paw across her underbelly, Oberus lifted, forcing her hind legs to fall limply. Focused still on the task at paw/hand/hoof, he reached with his bracleted arm for the hindchair(it makes sense to me), dragging it closer.
Placing her legs in the hoops, Oberus proceeded to strap both hind legs in. Taking the last leather belt and pulling it; up and over, from the left side of her flank, to the right. With a soft click, he stepped back and viewed the mare completely. She was a good build like most pegasi. Though the thickness or lack there of in her hind legs said much of her condition. Her cutie mark was of a dull lightbulb with a Knut at its base.
"Thank you." The unnamed mare said, a dusty pink crossed her cheeks. Tilting his head slightly, oberus considered that he did just have his hands all over her-
And graciously, he didn't care. At least that part of the drug worked.
" My name is Simple Plann-" she introduced herself, "but I like to be called Sim."
Nodding, Oberus limped (funny he didn't remember limping) to the window. Viewing the scenery, It was clear to see that he was on the third floor. Too high to jump from without further injury to himself. Down on the ground he found that the panda was now sun bathing.
"So what's your name?" Sim asked. Oberus didn't immediately answer, instead watching the none existent Panda eat bamboo stocks. Fucking Panda. "Hello?" She called.
"Oberus."
"Well Oberus, I think I'm going a walk in the hospital garden, want to join me?" She smiled kindly. Considering that this led him downstairs and into open space. It was a no brainer to him. Giving a confirmative nod, he tried his best to appear barely injured. He stopped to see if she was following. He had to raise an eyebrow, cause Sim was still at her bed , searching for somthing.
pulling out a sheet of paper and pencil, scribbled something with her mouth, quickly placeing it down on the bed. Strolling by him she explained-
"Just leaving a note for the nurse." Nodding, Oberus followed Simple out the door. Glancing at a food cart in the corner he only hoped Fae could hold out without him for a while longer...
It would suck if somepony got eaten.
Chapter one: laughs That Haunt the dark
Lost journal Of the Heartless Lord
At one point I was dead. Lost within the dank Abyss of a void I was there for only a second. Or was it a millennium? Within the void I lost who I was, what I was, why I was. At one point I was good, at least I think so? Yearning... Yearning for flesh? For blood? For love?the void was cramped, damp, wet. I promised.... What had I promised? Who did I promise to? A friend maybe? A lover perhaps? But I did not have a lover yet, did I? So confused, sleepy...yes?
I did not wish to wake, to live to become this thing I am. But the lust that calls me craves me to inhale it. Desire it act out on it. At one time or another I had a God that desired better of me. Then I met another, the very symbol of the sun. I wanted it, desired it. But it did not desire me...why? Traveling into the north beyond the blizzards of frozen tundra, I went to one who could take my heart away. Among his empire of crystal I found him, and before his slaves, my own kind I bowed begging him to remove my heart, remove it and I would serve him however he needed, whatever he desired.
He had smiled pleased at my willing, he told me that my current form would not do, I told him to change me as he deemed fit such was the extent of my devotion. Blasting me with his magic i lost my love and only wanted. Flesh against my own, flesh to coat my throat in ruby icor, the want to serve my Lord Sombra.
For years I have served my Lord. My form changed such as the dogs ponies would have pets, yet I was more. I had hands, NO... Claws (why did i-?) to rip the throat out of those who defied the master I devoted myself to. My teeth no longer hungered vegetation, but craved the flesh of those I commanded, those I ordered. My body Yearning for flesh came as well and I did not deny it. For years I took mares into my bed to sate the lust that over whelmed the deepest depths of my marrow. From the forced union came my children. Fore they craved gems and crystals like my own master I call them Diamond dogs they were much like the Terra Hounds that ruled the Lower earths. But their greed is equal to my lust and Gluttony, no matter what is given, found, or plundered they desire more still.
My masters kingdom has fallen, my children scattered, my mind forced to relieve the suffering I caused. All done by the one I desired the most. Within the bad lands my mind ravaged by guilt. Or was it longing? Longing to cause the pain and suffering I once did? Hehehehahaha!
I must go my now my mistress awaits my presents, my body.
A new brood will be born to rage suffering to my once beloveds' Kingdom to reign in Chaos, in blood.
To sew corruption and desire.
Soon Equestria will learn what its like to have an enemy,
That bites down and Doesn't Let GO!
(?????? )
That leaves me with a few questions?
Where do I go from here?
And Why me?
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Prologue
A day before griffon the brush off
11:37 Everfree Forest
The time of Luna's night was approaching its climax. The more amenable creatures of the Everfree lay quietly retired within there respective dens. Though few of the predators of the ever free continued there hunts. Recently a new player has entered what the neighboring ponies of Ponyville call ' the unnatural cycle'. While the predators, Like the Manticore or Timber wolves search, hunt, and kill out of necessity, the creature that now roams the Everfree does so for sport. Hollowed or dismembered corpses litter the dark swamp grounds of the forest like scattered bread crumbs.
That unusually savage brute prowled the dense underbrush of the forest. trekking softly through the rich green grass its ability to see in the available light said much of its eyesight. Yet its fur; a dark sandy brown covered in large spots spattered over its dirty fur,large black fur bands wrapped the fore arms, on the right wrist a silver shakle engraved with strange markings hardly made a low thump against the ground. It stood a good 5 inches taller than a hard working earth colt. Though three of the inches came from its round ears.
Even its stance was that of a pony or any species thats neck sat upon the shoulders.
Though its looks may have said 'pony' its intentions were very much ......carnivorous and blood thirsty. Lips pulled back in malicious amusement, before it was a white hen pecking the ground in quick secession snatching up the insects with no cares What so ever. The right paw of the carnivore lifted ever so gentle spreading the clawed digits. Haunches closed to the ground muscles tightened, Head lowered straightening the spine. As the hen turned around to head back towards a cozy pen , stationed next to a cottage, housed by a shy pegasus. The plump hen was greeted to a flash of teeth, a greedy maw, an the sound of psychotic laughter.
"Hehehehehe"
The Ever free forest continued on with business as usual. nothing cared for the loss of a hen, except maybe the Timberwolves that hadn't gotten to it in time to eat it themselves, and the shy Pegasus that could not locate her in the morning. The beast lurked the forest sadly wallowing in some sort depression. It seemed different than what once was a raving killing machine, Tartarus bent on searching and devouring its next meal. further into itself the Beastly hunter wallowed. The bracelet glowed purple. The creatures whole right side became translucent, showing decayed flesh and red stained bone. A noise surprised the hunter, brown spotted fur returning.
The phantum creature found a weight applied to its back. Suddenly pinned the creature forced its peripheral vision to expand further. Eyes widen at the site of a Manticore in heat. Struggling harder the creature torqued bringing a claw into the face of his would be assaulter. Rearing back the manticore lifted up giving enough space for the unknown hunter to slip into the woods. The manticore shook the clearing, frustration evident. Turning to leave the mix of lion, bat, and scorpion felt teeth digging into its back grabbing then twisting feverishly. Claws were digging into its wings.
Working its tail like a club it swatted its attacker away, revealing its would be victim. Growling the manticore roared trying to scare its prey/attacker. To its surprise it growled back, it grew louder working from the chest to its throat. Opening its mouth the Hunter let out a "Fuck you Pussy" then ran into the forest.
The Manticore looked stunned. Shaking its head, it left the clearing back to the den to lick its wounds and hopefully forget what just occurred.
Maybe it would get lucky and never see that thing again.
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End of Griffon the brush off Gilda POV
Most ponies do not know that the pride of the griffon is one of its most important qualities. Pride in its abilites, its looks, and even...In its friend that it deems worthy of being such. Having its pride slapped to the ground and trampled over left them in the worst of moods. Gilda was no different. What Gilda had not expressed to Rainbow Dash when she had came for her visit was the fact she had lost some of her griffon friends because she put so much of her BEST FRIEND.
The same friend who just now ditched her for her stupid pony friends. After leaving Sugercube corner she had to land in the ever free due to how much of her tears where effecting her sight. Now she just sat in the middle of this clearing. Tears staining her white feather like hot magma flows.
"Stupid Dash(sniff) why'd ya have(sniff) to be so uncool(snort)" the film caught in her throat left her hacking coughing violent. She couldn't believe this she was a griffon she should be better than this.she tries holding back her sniffles, chocking on the mucas that had settle in the back of her throat. Settling back on her haunches she glanced up to the after noon sun. Wiping her face, she wondered how her like would go from this moment on.
She could always become an Avian guard back in the Griffon Kingdom? Gilda was throttled from her thoughts by the symphony of crunching grass. From the corner of her blurry eyes she noticed a figure of what she assumed was a pony. Said 'pony' was walking over to Gilda.
"Go away(hack)" she really wasn't in the mood for ponies. The 'pony' still came closer the spots covering the body becoming clearer.taking her left claw she gave a wide swing hoping to scare the pony off.
"Look I said leave-" her reply was not not finished as the figure ducked underneath the swing, pouncing her cheast pinning her to the ground. As she looked at teeth of her attacker and by extension his face she could now tell this was not a pony.
"I always wondered what griffon tasted like" The creature in front of her did not seem like it was playing about eating its eerie green eye and royal purple eye only conveyed only an unknown emotion that she could not place a lust of some sort. "Do make this entertaining for me." It whispered. There was only one thing she could think of doing in a situation like this. She cried.Harder. she closed her eyes not wanting to see when it ended. She could hear the quick beating of her heart it hurt. The fear in her throat choaking her she began to make small hiccups as she continued to cry. She suddenly jerked when she felt as strange sensation around her neck and jaw. Opening an eye she noticed that he, this... thing.... was nuzzling her. He did for another 10 seconds before Lifting up and staring down at her. The eyes that once held a lust filled madness now looked like that of a pony full of concern, and apologetic. It had a small smile, no teeth showing it looked less threatening that way.
"I was only kidding." He admonished quickly crawling off her. Getting in a laying down position gilda starred in befuddlement.
"Wha-" was all she could manage tears still falling down her face
" sorry I should have just left when you asked" he steadily began to sheepishly rub the back of his head.
"...."
"Maybe I should introduce my self"
"....." ( still leaking tears confused face)
" You can call be Obe I'm a hyena"
"....."
"....."
"....."
".....so?"
' THUD'
"crap, maybe it would have been simpler to eat her." "Obe" looked around the clearing. "I still could." He looked to Gilda. "Think I should just eat you?"
"Uuuugh...." Was the reply.
"That wasn't a no." He looked her over again from feathered head to furred hind. He stared at her thigh for the longest time. Not thinking. He raised his left paw... And smacked it. Obe watched it ripple for an uncomfortable amount of timetime. When it settled he smacked it again. This process repeated Several times, the area became red in comparison to the brown of the coat. The last time he did it elicited a squawk from the no conscious Griffon.
"What are you doing?" She screamed.
"Nothing." He stated.
"Why is my fur red here?"
"Allergies, maybe?"
"Its shaped like your paw!" He looked at his paw.
"Strange coincidence." He was trying really hard not to laugh now.
"What were you doing to me!?!"
"Nothing you wouldn't have liked if you were awake." He giggled in a weird high pitch way.
"Oh yay try me." Gilda challenged.
SMACK
"Ow!!"