The group appeared on the hills outside of Ponyville. Celestia, Luna and Twilight along with her friends all gasped at the sight before them. The towns ponies were fleeing and hurting each other in the process and from what could be seen they were only half way out of the town. Some were not as lucky being thrown to the ground and trampled. The dragon was about a forth of the way into the town and everything around it was destroyed. Some ponies were even caught under some of the broken buildings. Some of which were on fire and the one spewing those flames was the green dragon Twilight had seen so long ago in the Everfree forest.

As far as they could tell Venrus and his people were not here yet and the dragon seeing the fallen ponies began to move towards its easy meal. Just as the princesses were about to act a deafening roar shook the town. Those on the hill and the dragon turned to see Barb standing at the edge of the forest. She was in a beautifully crafted set of armor and took a fighting stance once the dragon turned to her.

The dragon reared back about to let loose a torrent of flame at Barb but instead of running away from it she charged. A ball of green magic formed around her hand. Just as the flames left the dragons mouth she thrust out her fist lunching the magical sphere down the middle of the flame, making it bend back into its self causing the flames to blow up in the dragons face. It shook its head before glaring at Barb giving a deep throaty growl. The dragon charged and once it was close enough lifted its right claw high and struck at Barb, only to have it smacked away as Barb did a spinning heel kick to its palm. As the dragon recoiled from the sudden and great strength of its foe Barb used this to get up-close and deliver a powerful blow to the dragons chest pushing it back a little. As her fist made contact a dragon roar was heard but nether Barb nor the dragon in front of her had done it.

Not wanting to let Barb get away, the dragon swung its right claw at her again only to have her flash green, blue and bright pink, then backflip over the swinging claw by just a few inches causing the dragon to claw its own chest open. As soon as she landed she let loose a torrent of arcane lighting at the dragon. Having its claws dug into its chest made the attack that much worse for the beast. As it roared in rage it ripped the claws from its chest and swung for Barb. Not having time for anything else she quickly put up a shield, only to have it smashed and her to be sent flying. After a good fifteen feet she finally hit the ground and rolled a few more feet. She breathed out a stream of green fire which coated her in a light aura and she began to stand slowly. Before she could even get to her knees the dragon was upon her, mouth wide open ready to devourer her.

Celestia and Twilight screamed as they thought they were about to lose her forever and they never got to make amends. Just before it could close its jaws around her a shard of ice, red lightning shaped like a dragon, and a spear of lava smashed into its face making a big explosion and pushed the dragon way from Barb.

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Barb's point of view

Barb new she had ran ahead against Venrus' order but she wanted to stop the dragon from doing more damage then it already had. She turned to see whom had just saved her and was glad she did not see a pissed off Venrus.

"Your lucky we got here when we did mistress. I would not like to be on the end of Master Venrus' rage should that thing had kill you." Hrimthrus stated coldly as she stepped out of the forest. The ground froze and a fine mist hung in the air around her as she walked.

"She is right Mistress, you were much too reckless." This time it was Nova the werecat that had walked out. The normally cute girl looked quite fierce with the glow the lava gave off as it floated around her.

Next a fiery red head walked out of the woods, red lighting arcing around her staff as she did. She stopped and scoffed at Barb before walking passed her. "Red Dragon Lightning!" Another bolt flew from her staff striking the dragon causing it to roar out in pain.

Nova held out a hand and helped Barb to her feet. "Don't mind Baba Yaga Barb she is just sore because master has not made any new beings since he made his daughters and she's been asking for a lover for quiet some time. Yet he made some to protect you."

"I know Nova, though I still don't know why she acts like that, I told her I would talk to him for her." Barb dusted herself off "anyway, we don't have time for this, we got a dragon to kill. Where is Latrell, shouldn't he be with you?"

Just then a colossal figure jump out of the forest and straight for the dragon, punching it in the head and nocking it away from Baba Yaga before it could snap at her. It was a male chimera almost as big as the dragon itself. He then turned and looked over his shoulder after punching the dragons head into the ground "Ladies, good to see your safe."

"AH, Latrell?" Barb squeaked.

"What?"

Barb just pointed behind him. He turned to see a very pissed off dragon rearing up and then lung with both claws forward. Latrell, to his credit, acted just in time to catch the dragons claws and enter a power struggle but he quickly started to lose as the dragon was bigger and stronger then him.

"Comet Fist!" Barb came soring over Latrell's shoulder decking the dragon in the face and burying the flame covered fist deep into his eye. The dragon was thrown to the ground by Latrell. However with Barb's burning fist still buried in its eye the dragon quickly got up and violently shook her off. Barb was thrown to the ground hard knocking the wind out of her but before the dragon could stomp on her Latrell pulled her away.

The dragon glared at Latrell and barb with its one good eye, the other seeping blood and readied its fire breath. Before it could let it out a spear of ice, bolt of lava and more red dragon lightning blasted it in the side, blowing up but bigger this time. The blast tore off some scales and tore open the dragons side causing it to bleed.

Some of the ponies that had been trample were now getting back up thanks to the help of the brave few that stayed to help them. But their screams drew the beast to them. Knowing he would not get a meal out of these fighters he began to run back for the town and fallen ponies, getting just into the edge of town it had yet to break. Baba Yaga flew into the dragons path, a large orb of red lightning at the end of her staff. While Hrimthrus slid in on a path of ice, an orb of ice forming in front of her mouth. Before they could launch their spells however the dragon grabbed a house, ripped it from the ground and threw it at them. Baba Yaga flew straight up and dodged the attack. Hrimthrus however was struck and knocked to the ground. The house kept going breaking down a few more houses before it stopped.

A scream was heard and all looked to see Derpy and Dinky trapped under the frame of their door. The dragons eye locked on to them and charged. As it ran past Hrimthrus it swung its tail, smashing her in the and side sending her back to the woods where she hit a tree and screamed as bones could be heard breaking. Barb ran over to her and began to blow a steady stream of green fire over her. As she did her flames cut off and she was breathing heavy, but just then a new figure walked out of the forest.

Barb looked up to see the faun maid she came to be good friends with. "Morna! Hrimthrus is hurt bad and I'm too low on mana to use my healing magic needed for this."

"It's ok Barb I will deal with this, go to the others." Morna looked up and she had a shocked expression "and I believe they could really use your help."

Barb turned to see Baba pulling herself out of a broken building while Latrell was once again in a power struggle with the dragon. He had the dragons right claw in his left hand and his right around the dragons throat But the dragon had its left claw dug into Latrell's side. Baba flew at the dragon, a blade of red hot plasma forming on the end of her staff and split the dragon's arm open causing it to through Latrell away. Latrell moved back to the girls as Baba flew high into the air. She then fell straight down with her plasma blade and was aiming for the dragons head. But right as she was to strike its head the blade broke apart. She stared up at the dragon in horror. The dragon then spun around, tail whipping Baba back to the group.

Morna then took out her lute and began to play "Triple Maximize Widen Magic! Song of Resurgence!" As the sweet melody of the lute rung out over the field a soft glow surrounded the group. Their wounds began to close and their fighting force began to return. The dragon seeing this started to limp at them as fast as it could. Morna saw this and did not like it "Triple Maximize Magic! Double Spell! Melody Cannon!" She then struck some cords on her lute, launching a twin blast of music at the dragon, slamming into its chest. The blasts pushed the dragon back and forced a lot of blood out of the wounds from earlier.

The dragon turned and saw Derpy still trapped under the door while Dinky tried to get her mother out. It took off after its pray as best it could on three legs. It was twenty or so feet from the mother and daughter before it tried to lung for them. Only to have its head slammed into the ground. Once it recovered it saw two new pegasi in front of it trying to free its meal.

Derpy watched as Flitter and Cloudchaser dropped out of the sky hooves first onto the dragons head, stopping its attack. She screamed for them to take dinky and run. They would not, they tried to free her but stopped as they heard a deep menacing growl from behind. They turned to see the dragon more pissed then before, flames licking the sides of its mouth.

"I am sick of all these weaklings getting in the way of my meal. I don't like the taste but you will burn then I will devour you." The dragon reared back and let lose a huge stream of flame. Not that they thought it would help much but Flitter and Cloudchaser grabbed some doors from some broken down houses and linked them together ten feet in front of Derpy and Dinky. They all closed their eyes and waited for the end.

But it never came. Shocked beyond all belief that it worked because they could feel the heat but were not getting burned, the girls opened their eyes only to see the flames were not even near them. A head of Flitter and Cloudchaser by six feet was Night Blade. The flame parted around him with his shield raised high and a barrier in front of it. They were in awe at the being in front of them but then knew all was not well as the armor began to glow from the heat and the smell of burning flash and fur could be smelled.

The flames stopped and the dragon smirked, thinking it had four crispy treats ready for eating but the smirk fell away as it saw them unharmed, all but the steaming one in the very front. The dragon quickly moved to eat the tasty mortal, thinking it to be dead only to have its jaws forcefully closed as the figure uppercut its chin. Night then flew into the air and round house kick the dragons head, snapping it away. As soon as he landed on the ground, he rushed it, slamming shoulder first into its chest knocking it away.

The dragon roared in rage yet again but flared out its wings to make its self look bigger. It knew that its new enemy was not like the others, this one was something to be feared. Too bad the dragon did not know that this was what they were waiting for the whole time. A few seconds after spreading its wings three figures fell from the sky. The first, a fox with wings, ran a spear into its tail. The other two, one a falcon the other an owl, did the same to the dragons wings. Once the spears broke threw the wings and tail breaking into the ground, they twisted the spears, locking them into the ground as the heads branched out.

The three quickly moved away and called out "Chains of Binding!" magical chains flew from their hands and connected to the spear handles then more chains shot from the shaft of the spear into the ground. As soon as that happened Barb and Latrell rushed the wings "Bone Shatter!" as soon as their fist met the part of the wing some three feet from the wing joint they heard the satisfying sound of breaking bones. Shortly after three more figures fell from the sky it was Venrus and his daughters.

Asha's claymore was covered in an ash like aura and she cut off the left wing. Mellia's twin katanas had a bright purple glow as she cut off the right wing. Then came Venrus, the blade of his scimitar looked way too big for any mortal to wield but it looked to be made out of pure black flames as he cut the tail off the dragon.

The dragon now, free from its bonds, turned to run back to were it came from but with only three legs and no tail, it was a hard battle. Seeing as it was not going to get very far it had but one thought left, to take as many as it could with it before it died. It picked the wrong target. Its one good eye fell on Barb, it lunged for her and as it fell over from not being balanced enough, its claws tore into her flash at an angle going from her right hip to her left shoulder tearing open her chest in two places and her stomach. It turned to the others and saw something that made its blood run cold. There in Venrus' place was a demon, a true dark one that all dragon kind feared.

Venrus, at the sight of what happened to Barb, unleashed Eligos but it was not like before because this time, Venrus was in control. He looked to Night Blade and in a voice that oozed such hatred that the air filled with the scent of it. " Save her!" Night nodded and moved to Barb going to work with his healing light magic. Venrus turned to the dragon and the great eye spoke volumes to the bloodlust of the monster before him.

Venrus ran at the dragon and, before it could make a move, found a fist in its face, launching it away. When it stood Venrus stabbed it in the shoulder of its only good front leg. "Dark Explosion!" As the blast went off so too did the dragons arm and with nothing to hold its front up, it fell to the ground. Venrus walked away and then looked back to the dragon and held up one hand as four magic circles formed in front of it. " I was going to make this quick but now you will die slowly like a dog .Triple Maximize Magic! True Dark!" A pillar of darkness flew from the air and smashed into the downed dragon. Slowly what was left of it turned pure black as it screamed in pain. After the magic stopped and Venrus walked toward it, the blackened corpse began to blow away in the wind and all that was left was a glowing stone.

Venrus picked up the stone and walked back to Barb, turning back to normal as he did. Night had healed her well but the wounds were still there and would take more to heal better if not for what he had planed. "Eat this Barb, you will be healed and gain more power then you ever had before." Venrus said kneeling next to her as he held out the dragon stone.

Barb quickly ate the stone and a great power surged through her. Her hair grew long, her muscles bulged out a bit and the claw wounds closed, leaving only faint scars. She then looked to Venrus "Lets go home." She, Venrus and the others began to leave.

Night went back and lifted the fallen house parts off Derpy and as he turned to leave he was swormed by Flitter and Cloudchaser. He waved them off telling them he did not have time for this and left to catch up with his family, only to have them follow.

As the group neared the edge of the forest, Celestia, Luna, Twilight and her friends teleported down behind them while Brights, Tezumi, Zinyaltes, and the three servants teleported to the edge of the woods. The three princesses ran to Barb and Venrus as they were at the back of the group only to have the owl and fox block their path.

"That is as far as you go!" Otulissa and Gylfie said together.

"Let us through, we need to see my daughter!" Celestia demanded.

"It was Mistress that ordered us to keep you away from her." Gylfie said.

"Barb, please speak to use, we are family." Twilight cried out.

Barb stopped and looked back to them "Family does not lie and trick their own Twilight. Until you all make amends with Venrus, you all are dead to me!" and with that they walked into the portal going back to their keep.

Twilight broke down crying before quickly flying back to her castle. Luna and Celestia had tears in their eyes but knew this was not the time. They looked over the now partially destroyed town and sighed. They had a lot of work ahead of them.

Author's Note

Barb's Armor

Hrimthrus

Baba Yaga
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Otulissa

Gylfie

Nyroc

Morna

Latrell