Author's Note

I know I said to some people that this chapter will come out on the 14th, but people wanted chapters longer so it took me awhile. Hope you guys like this chapter, and please tell me of any errors I made. I'll be sure to fix them once I get the time to do it. But ya hope you guys like it and see ya'll later.

GoldenBoy signing out.

Human vs. Gryphon: Part 1

2 Months later

It's been two months since me and Night Wing started dating and going out. In those two months we've been hanging out and taking care of Midnight who is always overjoyed to see her every time she comes to visit to Ponyville. At the moment I'm living in the castle of Twilights who had let me stay there as long as I wanted, but I didn't just want to mooch off her and not pay her but insisted that it was ok that I didn't need to, that she already has enough bits because of her current status being a princess. I still kept on arguing that I'll pay her.

During my time staying in the castle, I've been going to the library to read books about Midnights species. Getting to the library was a pain in the ass because I kept getting lost cause of all the damn large halls I had to walk down. At times I got help for directions from the Twilight, Barb, or Starlight Glimmer. (Not going to describe them because well y'all know how they look already and plus I'm to lazy to do all that.) In the span of these past two months they've warmed up to me pretty quickly. A bit to quickly actually, and with the other girls to like Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie, Rainbow aka skittles, and Fluttershy.

It's strange to me how they quickly warmed up to me over span of the past two months that have went by. Anyways besides that I've read about Midnight species and let me tell you there was a shit load to read about. The book about his species is packed with info and thing is like thousands of pages long and the thing ways a lot! So to keep it short I read about how I should take care of him and what he needs to eat. Its a pretty simple diet, just some fruits and meat. Its weird how he needs to eat meat, I mean he's part pony ain't he? The book was written by Princess Luna herself so I should ask her some questions next I meet her. That's if I do.

At the moment I'm at a local gym working my jabs, straights, and hooks on a heavy bag. I've seem to drawn up a crowd of all sorts of pastel colored ponies and other creatures that look like there suppose to be from a book of mythology. Most of them look like there gryphons and the others look like dragons! Jesus of all holy, what other creatures are out there in this world?

I revert back to my training as I hear Midnight cheering me on as he sits on a chair to the side of me. The kid has grown to talk quickly as the book said. The book talked about how batponies tend to adapt quicker and learn quicker than most species so that's a cool thing.

I throw different combos to the bag as I duck and step the sides as I work the back and also my angles. The crowd that I have drawn look upon at the display I'm putting on as they look on with awe and amazement in their eyes while look on with cocky looks like if they know they can do better. The looks are mostly coming from the gryphons and dragons. I throw a hard left hook the bag and all you hear from it is a loud pop. I hear a couple gasps and awe's going around the crowd as I roll my shoulders a bit.

''Whoa did you see how easily he popped the heavy bag?!''

''You think he's really that strong?''

"I've heard he's beat Lieutenant Soarin in a boxing match.''

''Pssssh, the moneky looks like he won't last a round with one of us.''

That last sentence caught my attention from the crowd as I look towards it. Its dead silent and I look to the person who said that. I turn to walk back to Midnight and I sit next him. I take off my gloves and shirt because of how sweaty they are, and feel Midnight climb on to my lap. I rub my face to clean off the sweat and I look down at him. He has this bright smile on his face which seems so contagious that it gets me smiling.

''Wow Papa!!!! You looked so cool doing all that! Can you teach me how to do all that?''

I chuckle and rub his head, ''Maybe some day kiddo, but your to young to learn all this. Once your older I'll think about it.''

He looked into my eyes with hope as he nods his head happily. This gets awes from the mares that around the gym. I smile nervously as I rub the back of head.

I instantly set my sight on a group of gryphons and dragons heading out of the crowd towards me. They stop a few feet away from me and look on with cocky smirks on there faces. This guys look bad news and I feel my senses going to overdrive as I feel Midnight get behind to hide himself. I look them up and down and see they are all mostly girls and a few guys with them. They seem a be on the tomboyish side but not as much.

A gryphon female comes up me, so I get up to my full height. She's a few inches shorter than me and she is packing some muscle. She has a black sports bra that looks like its a little to tight on her and she has some tights on that show off her wide hips and toned legs. She also has some fingerless gloves on. Her feathers are a pure white and her hair hangs down over her shoulders. Gotta say, she looked hot from a gryphon. Not gonna say that in front of Night though cause I know I'll get my ass mopped.

The gryphon crosses her arms under her large breast that look to be a C-cup or maybe bigger. She studies me a bit as she looks over my toned body. She then gazes up to my eyes as I look at her with a raised eyebrow. Then she speaks up after all the staring she as been doing to my body.

''So your the one that beat Soarin uh? Gotta say, I thought I'd be seeing some kinda beefy tall minotaur, but all I see is a scrawny looking monkey.''

The crowd ooooooo's at the statement while I just roll my eyes at how original that is and start laughing. I've been called that for last past two months which I really don't care cause that doesn't affect me in any way. This gets her to glare at me as the rest her friends do as well.

''What's so funny ya freak?'' She says.

''Its just funny how original that is and you couldn't come up with a better one'' I shake my head, ''I say shutcho ass up and come up with something better than that, ya over grown chicken looking ass.''

This gets the crowd to burst into laughter at the 'over grown chicken' part. The gryphon female looks at me with a look that looks like it wants to kill. She rushes up to and gets into my face as she glares daggers at me.

''You. Me. Fighting match. NOW!'' She inches close to my face as she says ever word. Her beak touching my nose which is surprisingly soft and smooth and not hard and rough as I thought it would be. I then smirk and chuckle. ''I'm gonna mess with her for a little bit and then end it quickly and see if any of her friends wanna join in after.'' I mentally talk to myself.

''Mkay then.'' I simply reply back with a smile. This pisses her off even more as she backs to the locker rooms to get ready. Wait she said fighting match, and not a boxing match. I then slap myself mentally for not catching that. I'm guessing its going to be everything you can use. Meh, oh well. I know most fighting styles and grappling like Taekwondo, MMA, and Brazilian jiu jitus. Reason I know most of those is because my uncle wanted to put me in kinds of types of fighting sports and grappling, so I can learn how to fight on feet and ground.

Once he put in boxing he saw potential in me in becoming a professional boxer so he left me in it for awhile. Right now I'm just stretching my legs out and arms also some basic leg stretches just in case if I have to throw a couple roundhouse kicks. I take off my wraps and put on some fingerless MMA looking gloves that I was given by bulky looking pegasus stallion who had some tiny ass wings on his back. I feel tug on my shorts, and I look down to see Midnight look up at me with a worried look in his eyes. ''Papa, what's going on? Are going to fight that mean lady?''

''Na kiddo I'm gonna mess with her a bit, so don't worry.'' I smile and pick him up and nuzzle him. I hear rushing hooves coming towards us, so I look over and see the girls and also Night Wing rushing over my way. I wave at them with a smile. I see Skittles be the one to beat first to get to me first. She gets in face as she grabs my shoulders and puts her muzzle against my nose.

''Your fighting against Gilda's sister!'' She screams into my face as her eyes bulge out.

I look at with confusion planted on my face as I look at the rest of the girls and Night. ''Who's Gilda and why's it so shocking that I'm fighting her sister?''

They all look at me like if I'm crazy and in return I look at them with confusion. Night Wing looks at me with a serious look as she pulls on my ear which hurts as hell. ''You idiot, what were you thinking?! Agreeing to fight with Sierra! Do you want to die?!'' She says as she pulls on my ear harder.

''Why is it such a big deal?!'' I pull away and rub my ear and hand Midnight to Night which she grabs hold of him. The colt latches to her and lets out this glass shattering squee sound which gets everyone to cover their ears. This doesn't affect her in any way and just smiles and nuzzles him. I adjust my gloves and give a few jabs and roundhouse kicks to a bag.

''Dude, your totally gonna die in that ring.'' I hear Skittles say as she shakes her head. I just smile and pat her on the head.

''Bet you 100 bits I'll live and win.'' I hold out my hand for a deal which she instantly grabs and shakes. I'm to confident to lose and I won't lose. So lets just see how strong this chick is. (No pun intended.)

Sierra walks out of the locker rooms all prepped and ready. She has this cocky ass smirk that starts to rub off on me the wrong way. I hate cocky people, they piss me off. She stands in front of me and cracks her knuckles in way that's suppose to scare me, but has little affect. I do something that make everyone cringe at the sound. I tilt my head to the left as loud pops going off as I do the same to the left. Everyone is just looking on horror at the loud pops they heard coming from my neck. I look at Sierra and she that she has lost her cocky smirk and is looked at me with a slightly scared look now, but quickly fades away as she pushed me to side and jumps into the ring.

I take out my iPhone that has been with me ever since I got her, and I have to keep with me 24/7 because cause little miss princess always wants to study it and shit like that. Funny thing is hasn't died yet for some reason and shows on the little battery thingy that its charging.

I walk to some speakers that are in the gym and pull out an aux cord and connect it to my phone, I scroll through my playlist of songs to find a song to set the mood for this. Everyone is looking at me, well mostly at the device I'm holding in my hand. There're not that really advanced in technology as much as the human race, but eh there getting there. At least they got speakers for music.

I tap on the song I want and set the phone done. I walk up to the ring and hop on in, and look straight at Sierra who seems to be looking at me with an annoyed look at taking so long to get in the ring. I shrug my shoulders and put a smile on. The song begins and its slow and soft at first and the crowd looks pleased with it, and some confused but the song starts to get a bit more intense as the bell rings. I get in a stance where I can use both my hands and legs at my best advantage. Sierra rushes at me with wings flared as she gives herself a quick boost and sends fast and damn hard roundhouse to my ribs, I grimace in pain as I quickly roll under a right hook, I step back and get my distance as I hold my injured ribs. I see her look at me with cockiness radiating off her as she smirks at my injury I got so quick.

''You should give up now before you lose and embarrass yourself in front of everyone.'' She says as she laughs. This gets me to shake my head as I rub my ribs a bit and get back in my stance and adjust it a bit and I get a grin on my face which gets her attention and also the crowd which some seem to be paying attention while others bob there head to the song that's playing.

''I'll give ya credit, your stronger and faster than any other fighter I've fought and better than that Soarin dude.'' This gets a blush from the complement I gave her, but quickly fades as she looks on with a grin of her own that shows pride and confidence beaming out. ''But......that lucky shot you got on me'' I hop in place and roll my neck and shake out my hands and arms, ''will be the last lucky shot you get.'' I say as I start to get serious and now with her guard down I rush up and quickly send a uppercut to her stomach. She lurches over and gasps as spit flies out of her mouth. She falls to her knees holding her stomach as she gasps for air. ''Getting cocky is good at times, but when you get overly cock with me will only make you lose in an instant.'' She looks up at me weakly with an eye closed as she grits her teeth in anger, and gets up and stumbles back gripping her stomach in pain. She gets back in her stance and rubs her stomach a bit as she gets a serious face on now. 'Tough girl, I like that.'

''Now your getting serious all of a sudden, well if that's so then show me what ya got and don't hold back, gryphon.'' I say with a smirk.

''Wasn't going to anyways, monkey boy.'' She replies back with a smirk of her own.

I can tell this is going to be a good fight. We both rush at each other and start trading punches and kicks, but all are either blocked or evaded. At one point she almost chin checked me with a right cross when I went to block a kick of hers but faked it and sent a fast right cross to my chin, but quickly saw it coming and barely slid my head back as it skinned the end of my chin which started to bleed from a cut I got from that right cross. The crowd cheers on for Sierra, but I quickly get them on my side as roll under a left hook and pivot to the left and send hard right straight to her jaw which gets her to stumble back. She looks a bit disoriented so I quickly kick the back of her leg which makes her buckle her legs and fall to her knees again. As she's falling I do a spin roundhouse to her face, but is quickly blocked by her arms and pushes me back, gets up and kicks me in the chest which sends into one the corners of the ring. I was stunned for a bit at how quick she got her senses back from that hard chin shot I gave her. Usually that knocks out people when I hit them with it, but all it did was stun her for a little. This girl is tougher than I thought. Seems like I'm going to have a little trouble with this one. She has me in the corner sending combos after combos to my body and face. I try to block and move my head from every single one but they were coming in fast and hard.

At this point I don't know what to do, I try to jab my way out but it was no use cause right after I left my body open from that jab she sends a hook to my liver which makes me lose my breathe as pain shoots up from that liver shot. Once my hands dropped from protecting my face she backs up and sends a kick to my chin. My head turns to the side as blood flies out of my mouth. Time slows down as I fall to my knees and my vision blurs. I fall to my face as I hear ringing coming from my ears. At the moment I don't know what's going on as I hear ringing and see ponies cheering for Sierra as she hops around showing off some combos and kicks. I turn to the right as I look towards my friends and see them with worried looks, and looks to be like there're screaming to me to get up. I look towards Night Wing and Midnight, Night Wing is crying at this point, seeing as she's looking at me all beat up, on the floor, bleeding from my mouth and the cut on my chin that's leaking blood. What's weird is that I don't see Midnight in her arms, he's on a chair that's against the ring and waving his arms at me with tears streaming down his eyes. He's saying something, but cant hear from all the ringing that's going off in my ears.

Tears stream down so much from his eyes at seeing me so beaten up and hurt, and it hurts me to see him like this. 'Get the hell up! What are you doing laying on the floor?! Get the fuck up now! Your better than this! Never give up Andrew!' My head screams to me as my vision starts to get blurry and fade out. Then a quote I've read comes to my mind and starts to replay itself in my head that always motivated me. 'In the ring of life, its not hard you can hit, but how many times you can get hit and keep moving forward.' My hearing comes back a little as I hear Midnight shouting out to me. ''C'mon, papa! Don't give up! Get up papa!'' My eyes start to droop a little as I try to move my body but cant. My son keeps shouting out to me. ''Get up papa, please! You have to win!''

My eyes close as I slowly lose conscious, but hear Midnight call out to me wanting me to get up, but my body doesn't move. I want to move my body, I want to get up, I want to win this, but my body is not responding to my pleas. ''PAPAAAAAAA!!!''

With that one last shout from my son sparks a light inside me that sends limits of amounts of energy coursing through my body. I slam my fist down on the canvas of the ring and raise my body up slowly. I hear gasps going all around me as I'm getting back up. Energy pulses inside my body as I push myself up and stand up on my feet. I face Sierra with my eyes closed as I roll my head and shake off the drossiness I'm feeling. I open my eyes as a quick flash of white glazes through my eyes as the cuts and bruises I had vanish. Ponies, dragons, and gryphons look with shocked looks painted on their faces.

I look at Sierra who is looking on with a slacked jaw and wide eyes, as I roll my arm to get the tenses out of it and hop in place. I get in my stance, wink and blow a kiss at her. ''I'm back sweetheart. Don't think I'm down yet.'' I mock her. This pisses her off and rushes at with a roar of rage. I do the same, but with a smirk on my face. She jumps up with a flying kick and me with stepping to the side shooting out my right hand.