A New World, A Dark Way

Kuro relaxed under the sun. Babs had left not too long ago to talk to an 'Aunt Orange'. He didn't really care, as he had some nice sun above him, and warm ground below.

He didn't care about the slight wind in his face.

He didn't care about the leaves on his nose.

He didn't even care about the trembling sensation under hi-

Trembling sensation?

He quickly stood up, eyes wide as he looked around. After being around moxie so long, he knew an earthquake attack when he felt it. Someone was fighting, and judging from the strength, it was nearby.

And then he heard a scream.

From a very familiar voice.

"BABS!"

*whoot! First line break!*

Babs was terrified. She had just been walking back to the building where Aunty Orange worked! And suddenly there was a dragon near her! The guards were attacking it, trying to make sure it didn't hurt anypony else. She saw a line of those it had attacked. They were out cold, bleeding. Some of them might have been de- 'no Babs,' she thought, trying to crawl away. 'Don't think like that.'

But it came all the same.

They could be dead. Dead and gone, while the Pegasus guards had their hooves full with the dragon! She hid her eyes under her mane as she quickly tried getting away. She had to find Aunty Orange! She had to make sure her family was safe! True, they were extended family, but Apples don't leave family behind!

She just had to get past the battle first. With the dragon. And the Pegasus guards.

"Ah why does aunty orange live on the other side of town!" she moaned, before freezing as a Pegasus guard noticed something.

"Move, filly!" he said, making her jump to her hooves and gallop, just dodging a claw attack from the dragon.

She took a moment to look at it as she ran. It was short, about the size of an average pony. It was blue with a red belly and light blue under tail, and its claws were just a single nail each, two fins on each arm with a fin on its back, and two rounded things on its head.

"In celestia's name, you will stop, beast!" another guard roared as he lunged forward, only to get backhanded by the dragon as it kept its eyes on her.

"Ga gaBITE!" 'Dragon Scent!' it roared, making her flinch and start galloping away again.

"Why doesn't cousin Applejack visit more often? She coul handle this thin no problem!" Babs ranted as she tried to run away farther, only to get cut off as the dragon appeared in front of her.

"GaBITE! Ga bi ga GABITE!" 'You! Where is the DRAGON!' it screeched, claw reaching for her face

"H…he...HELP!" Babs screamed, as the Pegasus guards rushed forward, spears at the ready.

"get off that filly, monster!" one roared in anger, his wings flapping to give him air superiority, as the dragon summoned a circle of rocks around it, flinging them like arrows at the guards as they hurriedly took to the air and dodged.

And then there was a huge bellow, and everypony froze, while the dragon just looked up, confused.

Confusion turned to pain as Kuro barreled into it like a freight train.

"Kuro!" Babs said happily, grinning as she watched him attack the dragon.

*hello, I'm another line break!*

Kuro growled, ignoring the odd winged Ponyta with spears, instead focusing on the Gabite in front of him.

"Was wondering when you were going to show!" it hissed, walking sideways as he copied, allowing him to see its back fin. A notch in the back fin. A male then. "I smelled you on the young Ponyta."

"Shut up and faint." Kuro growled, rushing forward with his jaws wide open, catching the Gabite by surprise as he threw him into a building nearby. "Why are you attacking?"

"Heh, they attacked me in my sleep as I rested near a pool of water with spray coming out the top." he hissed, smirking. "I simply returned the favor.

Kuro turned his head to glare at the guards as they flinched back, before looking at the Ponyta on the street. "And them?" he growled.

"They got between me and my target." Gabite said, grinning.

"Well, I guess you shouldn't be allowed to stay here, less you do more damage." Kuro growled. "Leave!"

"I will not! nut until they have played for attacking such a noble dragon as I!" it roared back, as Kuro growled, feeling something build up in the back of his through, as he instinctively rushed forward and took the gabite in his jaws, looking skyward as orange energy built between his teeth, stopping at an angle that lead outside of town, down a building-less street..

And then he let it go, and the charging Draco Meteor took the gabite with it, said gabite screaming in pain as Kuro smirked, before turning back.

"Ya did it!" Babs roared, taking his leg in a hug before she realized what she was doing, and quickly took herself off, trying to regain her lost cool. "I mean, I knew ya could." she said, smirking slightly as she puffed a bit of her read mane out of her eyes.

Kuro just smirked, before seeing the guards advance on them, shifting lower and preparing to pounce if they attacked.

"Hold up everypony!" Babs said, frowning as the Ponyta looked at her. "Now you pegasai put those spears away! He just saved the town and you’re pointing sharp things at him? Great first impression of pony kind you've installed on him." Babs said sarcastically, making Kuro blink. Ponies? Not Ponyta? Huh, weird. And what was a pegasai, those winged ponies?

"Back away, filly! It’s a monster!" the guard said, sounding worried.

"Monster my flank! He just saved me thank you very much!" Babs shot back making the pegasai look at each other.

"You are getting in the way of a guards duty, little one!" another guard said, coming forward. "Now move or we will take you in along with this monster!"

Kuro glared at the pony, before putting his nose under Babs legs, making her yelp, before he tilted it back allowing her to slide to the crest on his head. He huffed at the guards before turning and walking back towards the apple orchard.

And then the guard said something he shouldn't.

"STOP RIGHT THERE CRIMINAL SCUM!" the pegasai roared, making Kuro freeze.

'Don't you dare, Kuro Sora.' he thought to himself, repressing the urge.

He knew what he could do now, but he didn't want to make them any angrier, even if he wanted to make the joke.

"Nopony breaks the law in my town!"

Nope, he wasn't holding it in anymore.

"Fus."

"Huh?" Babs said, looking down to his eyes.

"Ro"

"What are you doing!" the guard roared, taking a step closer to him, as Kuro turned and opened his maw wide.

"DA!" he Roared, literally using the move, sending the guard scurrying as he chuckled.

That felt good!

And then he noticed the golden armored white pegasai all looking at him, spears drawn.

Aw hell.