Tyrants Path

"Twi, this is an awful idea."

"RD, it'll work."

"I dunno, Twi, playin tag with a dragon ain't my idea of fun."

"It isn't a dragon."

"Spike, if it walks like a dragon, roars like a dragon, destroys towns like a dragon..."

"What is that supposed to mean?!"

"Spike, you did destroy the town on your birthday."

"Can we get back on topic here? Pinkie, you have a question?"

"When do we get to offer him a cake?"

"Pinke, now ain't exactly the time to ask that."

"Okay, everypony...and dragon, ready?"

"Yes."

"Yuppers!"

"Yup."

"Eeyup."

"Mhm."

The Tarbosaurus rumbled as he followed the light, stopping when it stopped, and following when it went. It twirled around in the air, before a loud sound caught the Tarbosaurus' attention. He rumbled loudly as he stared at the mares, currently stepping over a fallen trashcan, his eyes narrowing at them.

"Hey, AJ?" Rainbow Dash whispered to Applejack, the mare turning to her marefriend.

"Yeah?"

"Remind me to smack the shit out of Twilight when this is over."

"You'll have ta get in line...also, language."

The Tarbosaurus hissed and walked over to the two, snapping his jaws where Rainbow Dash was, a streak of rainbow shooting past his head. The Tyrant roared and snapped into the air, twirling around, Applejack having to duck down to avoid being bowled over by his tail.

Rainbow Dash raced around the corner, before poking her head back, the mare giving a raspberry. Her eyes shrank, before she ducked out of the way, a wagon smashing against the wall. She poked her head around, spotting Applejack, and gave a nod.

Applejack nodded back, before picking up the lid to the trashcan, tossing it at the tyrannosaurid, the Tarbosaurus turned to her, roaring in anger. She gulped loudly, before yelling out, "I HATE THIS PLAN!" She scrambled out of the way, the Tarbo snapping after her.

She ducked under his jaws, feeling its hot breath on her back. She jumped over a stall, the Tarbosaurus just smashing into it, the tarp on top covering his face. He roared in confusion, Applejack giving a high hoof to Pinkie Pie, who hopped on in. The Tarbosaurus shook his head, roaring in anger, throwing the tarp off with a shake of his head.

The Tarbosaurus watched the pink mare and gave a confused rumble. He looked around, before walking over to the mare. Wasn't he chasing the orange one? It matters not, the little ones were scurrying everywhere, he would take the nest down!

She giggled as she hopped, the tyrannosaur following, sniffing the air and giving a loud, throaty rumble. She smelled like...sweets? Yeah, something sweet. He quirked his head to and fro as she reached into her fur, before pulling out a cupcake. The tyrant twisted its head to and fro, confused, before Pinkie spoke, "Cupcake?"

He roared in her face, his jaws snapping at her as she hopped back. He snapped again and again, before she hopped into an alleyway, the Tarbosaurus making to follow, before the top of a trashcan was thrown at his head. He growled angrily as he turned to Rainbow Dash, who blew a raspberry at him.

His eyes narrowed, moving one step towards her, jaws opening to release a roar. "Now!" He tried to move his foot, only to feel a tug. His roar turned into a surprised yelp, falling and hitting the ground.

Hard.

He roared in pain, looking down to see the ponies and dragon had pulled the rope Twilight had conjured up, tripping him. Rainbow Dash floated down and smiled in front of the downed animal, it giving a rumble of pain, "Did I mention how much I loved this plan?"

Spike snorted and rolled his eyes, Applejack sighing softly, "No, sugar, ya did not."

"I don't know, Twilight. It may be a brute, but it didn't hurt anypony. I feel wrong just harming it like this." Rarity spoke, before turning to the Tarbosaurus, the animal catching its breath as it stared at them all with narrowed eyes. "Are you sure we are safe?"

"I wouldn't stand near it." Twilight called out from the other side of the street. The group looked at her, before looking at the five ton predator, speed walking over to her. "It has small arms and can't get up, but it still has jaws are strong enough to break metal."

"So, what will we do with it?" Spike asked as he turned to his older sister. She only sighed softly as looked at the group, musing.

"Well, we can't exactly run it outta town. Plus, it might hurt Zecora if we put it back in that Everfree." Applejack said, the Tarbosaurus adjusting onto its belly.

"We can't keep it here! What are we gonna do with it?!" Rainbow Dash hissed out, not noticing the tyrannosaur huffing loudly.

"Well, why don't we ask the princesses?" Pinkie asked, making the group turn to her. "We can't keep it here, at least not forever, and we can't set it loose. Besides...I wanna feed it a cupcake, and I can't do that if it's in a cage."

The Tarbosaurus took the moment to regain his breath, before pressing his small arms against the ground. He adjusted his legs, before using his small, but very powerful, arms to push his upper body up, the rest of his body following. He shook his body free of the dirt and rocks that rested in his feathers, before looking at the group. He walked over, his shadow stopping the convo as he loomed over them, giving a throaty hiss out as they looked at him.

"Uh...Twilight, I thought you said it couldn't get up because of its small arms."

"So...turns out, that things arms are small, but really powerful...we should-"

The tyrants head shot forward, jaws wide open, aimed straight for Twilight. She used her magic to snap its jaws shut, the Tarbosaurus giving a muffled roar in surprise and started shaking his head, tossing Twilight along. She screamed in surprise and fear, Applejack grabbing her tail in her teeth, being dragged along with her.

Rainbow Dash rushed forward, wrapping her hooves around AJ, her wings flapping uselessly as she tried to slow them down. Rarity gasped in surprise, before lighting her horn up, catching the Tarbosaurus' attention. He swung his head towards Rarity, using the trio of mares to smash into Spike and Pinkie Pie. Pinkie Pie hung on to dear life, where as Spike was thrown, the teenaged dragon smashing into a stall.

"Spike!" Rarity yelled out, the drake slowly getting up, his emerald eyes spinning.

"Remind me to thank Twilight for a lovely outing..." Spike rumbled out, getting up. He hissed in pain and looked to his arm, a sharp rock jammed into his bicep, blood dripping down his arm and fingers. "Oh, that can't be good."

Smelling blood, the Tarbosaurus tore his eyes away from Rarity's light, then snorted as he spotted Spike. He opened his jaws and snapped Twilights magic, sending all four mares to the ground. He stepped over and snapped his jaws at Rarity, before slowing down in front of Spike. He leant down and peered at the drake, his jaws opening as Spike scooted back into the rubble, the tyrannosaurid giving a throaty rumble.

Something smashed into the pavement, drawing both Spike and the Tarbosaurus' attention. Spike sniffed the air, before reeling back, gagging loudly. The Tarbosaurus gave a loud groan, a hiss echoing out as he shook his head, roaring into the air.

Spike scrambled away, blood dripping onto the pavement, rubbing his nose and giving a hiss of his own. "Oh, buck me that is disgusting!" He grabbed his snout and spewed out a little fire to stop himself from vomiting.

The Tarbosaurus seemed to agree and pushed his snout into the dirt. Another smash, closer to the Tarbosaurus made the large tyrant veer away from the ponies, roaring in disgust and anger.
Fluttershy came into view, flittering down and giving Spike a worried look. She ran over, ignoring her friends faces and sat next to Spike.

"Oh dear, oh dear, I am so sorry Spike! Are you okay?" Fluttershy peered at the rock, adjusting it, before pulling it out from between Spikes scales. Spike hissed, Fluttershy offering soft apologies as she pulled some alcohol and wipes out, wiping away at his wound.

"My my, how you have grown, Spike. It was not
so long ago you were just a little tyke." Zecoras cool voice rhymed out as she trotted over to the injured drake. "Do not worry, young drake, you will not become its meal. Now, we shall trust Fluttershy to help you heal."

Spike smiled and lifted his arm, blood dripping from the misplaced scales in his arms, Fluttershy quickly cleaning it up. "Ow! That stings."

"Sorry, I have to clean it so it doesn't get infected...and don't worry, Rainbow Dash told me mares dig scars." Fluttershy mumbled up, making the young drake chuckle.

A loud roar echoed out behind them, interrupting the reunion, the Tarbosaurus turning and roaring at them. Zecora pulled another vial of the glowing pink liquid, Rarity giving a weird look at it.

"Even though that liquid smells atrocious, it is a rather lovely color." Rarity told Zecora, who quirked an eyebrow at her.

"Gals, focus." Twilight said as the Tarbosaurus shook his head and lurched towards them. Zecora readied the vial, then handed it to Twilight. Twilight took it in her magic and tossed the vial, smashing it on the ground, the Tarbosaurus skidding to a stop and giving a loud gag.

However, he just stepped over the stink spot, shaking his head as he continued. Another vial smashed, though this time, the Tarbosaurus did not even stop, continuing to build speed.

Applejack grasped Rainbow Dash and pulled her close, narrowly avoiding a cart that was kicked her direction. "Twi! This ain't workin!"

"I know, I know!" Twilight looked around, before spotting Spike. He sniffed the cleaning alcohol and made a face, his snout scrunching up at the smell. Fluttershy, despite the danger looming, giggled at his antics. If a lightbulb had appeared above Twilight and lit up, nopony would be surprised. "Zecora, hand me a vial!"

"Be careful princess Twilight, if you miss, we may not see the night."

"I won't." She pointed her horn towards the Tarbosaurus, lighting it. His eyes narrowed as his jawa opened, before the vial flung forward. It sailed through the air, before smashing in between the tyrants nostrils. He flung his head back, roaring in confusion and surprise, before smashing his snout into the dirty, trying to get rid of the horrid smell.

Spike crinkled his nose and made a gagging sound, the Tarbosaurus fairing far worse. He wretched and gagged, flinging his head to and fro. He roared and walked off, walking right over the group and down the road.

"Good job, everypony! It is heading to the forest!" Pinkie yelled out, the distant roar confirming her statement! "Aww, I forgot to feed him a cupcake..."

The Tarbosaurus huffed angrily and in disgust as it walked into the trees. He looked back, his gular pouch vibrating with a growl, staring back at the village called Ponyville. His eyes softened as he stared into the trees. More familiar territory. He will defend his home...though, he was curious about the purple one...

A loud, deep, throaty song echoed out from the forest, the Tarbosaurus perking up in recognition, before hissing out loud. He walked into the forest, smashing a branch with his tail, getting back into his territory.