Who is Dusk Chaser?

"Are we there yet?" asked Dusk.

"For the literal hundredth time Dusk, no, we are not there yet." replied Silver Haze. It was one week of travel. This was incredibly boring. For the Everfree forest it was kinda peaceful out. Nothing life-threatening happened, to the dismay of the action-seekers in the group and to the joy of Aria.

"Are we there yet Aria?" asked Starshine.

"Actually, yes." replied Starshine, pointing to a cave.

"We are?!" asked Dusk excitedly.

"As I just said, yes." said Aria. "I must warn you, we might seem like intruders to the bat ponies in there." The group walked into the cave. Soft screeches could be heard from all around the cave. It was as dark as a night without the stars and moon. They couldn't use lights or magic to light up their way because it might alert the other bat ponies. Luckily for them, the deeper area of the cave was lit. Inside, the cave was beautiful. There were no bat ponies in sight. Suddenly, they heard screeching sounds.

"What are you doing here?" asked a male bat pony.

"Uhm... we were just visiting sir." said Aria.

"You are a bat pony, you should know that nopony other than future parents are allowed here." said the pony in a harsh tone.

"Uhm, ok. We'll be going now." said Aria.

"No! We just got here! I want to see the cave!" said Dusk.

"Unless your mare is bearing a foal you cannot go any deeper!" said the pony."

"But-" said Dusk

"No means no!" said the pony. He shoved the group out of the cave.

"Well that was a waste of time." said Silver Haze.

"Yeah. We went all the way here for nothing." said Starshine.

"Then it's probably a good thing I 'borrowed' this then." said Celestia, showing the group what seemed like an old scroll.

"What is that?" asked Dusk.

"It's a scroll on bat pony history. It contains info about our species, some history, and other stuff." said Aria.

"Neat!" said Luna. "Let's read it before somepony realizes we took it."

"Which part do we read first?" asked Celestia.

"How about 'Bat Pony Abilities'?" asked Blacklightning.

"Yeah, we could learn all of the things Dusk can do." said Ravenger.

"Alrighty then." said Celestia. Celestia started to read, "Bat Pony Abilities: Bat ponies are classified into two groups; blood-drinkers and fruit-eaters. Each group has a 'special ability' that only they can do." said Celestia.

"Skip to the point." said Luna.

"Ok then. A bigger percent of bat ponies are fruit-eaters. Bat ponies are able to 'see' through the dark using echolocation. Their fangs are sharp enough to pierce through metal. Bat ponies are said to be the most agile ponies in flight."

"How ironic." said Dusk in a deadpanned tone. Due to his deformed wing, he was actually one of the worst fliers, only capable of short flights.

"Let me continue. Bat ponies are able to camouflage themselves at night due to their darkly-colored coats, only a few bat ponies have light-colored coats. Bat ponies also have keener senses than other ponies. Bat ponies are also able to hang upside down to rest. They can cover themselves with their wings to conserve heat." said Celestia.

"So that's why I'm never need a blanket." said Dusk.

"And no wonder I never get cold at night." said Aria.

"Is that all?" asked Blacklightning.

"The only thing left are the so called 'special abilities' that bat ponies have." replied Celestia.

"Read it!" said Silver Haze.

"Yeah! Start with the blood-drinkers." said Starshine.

"Fine. Blood drinkers have the special ability to hypnotize prey. One look into their eyes can cause temporary paralysis. This also causes memory loss if the prey survives. They are also able to release a mist from their body. This covers the prey and blocks its line of sight." said Celestia.

"That probably gives them time to go for the kill." said Dusk.

"Yeah. What can fruit-eaters do?" asked Silver Haze.

"Well, fruit-eaters are said to be able to use the tiny scales that cover the wings in combat. As a self-defense tactic, when the fruit-eater wills it, they can release their scales in multiple directions. They do this by flapping their wings while they vibrate them. The scales can pierce through a 2-inch wall." said Celestia.

"Cool!" said Dusk and Aria simultaneously.

"Is that all the scroll says?" asked Starshine.

"It has history and stuff but Aria already told us that." said Celestia.

"Ok then so, do we go home now?" asked Luna

"Sure I don't see why not?" replied Dusk.

The group was heading home when suddenly Aria heard something. "Uhm, guys... we better run." said Aria.

"Why?" asked Silver Haze.

"Well... there is a group of bat ponies chasing us!" said Dusk pointing to the bat ponies pursuing them. The group ran for their lives. Celestia dropped the scroll in hopes that the bat ponies would leave them alone after. Unfortunately, the ponies still chased after them. The fastest one in the group of bat ponies was only a few inches behind Dusk, who was the slowest in his group. Luckily for him, instincts came in. Dusk started to release tons of incredibly tiny scales at the other bat ponies. This caused them to itch, they were too small to pierce them. Thanks to that, they were able to get out of the Everfree forest safely. The bat ponies didn't bother to follow them anymore past the border.

"Hey Dusk, how come they were itchy?" asked Silver Haze.

"Well I kinda released some of my scales." replied Dusk.

"Aren't they supposed to be hurt instead of itching then? I mean the scroll said that your scales could 'pierce through a 2 inch wall'." said Ravenger.

"Well it's probably cause I'm not that practiced. The scales I released were smaller than my regular scales, almost like dust." said Dusk.

"Well, that's probably it then." said Luna.

"Yeah." replied Celestia.

"Ok then, let's all get our well deserved rest. I'm gonna practice this skill tomorrow, wanna help Aria?" asked Dusk.

"Sure, it could be my practice too." replied Aria. With that, everypony returned to their homes. They really needed the sleep after their encounter with a group of bat ponies.