Equestria's Dinosaurs: The Tyrant Prince

Twilight's Castle

Twilight, Starlight, and the adult members of the Apple Family were gathering equipment needed to tackle a large dinosaur like a T-rex. Net guns, tranq guns, sleeping spells, bait, camouflage, and a spray to mask their scents. Applejack noticed that her big brother was shaking a bit while holding a tranq gun.

"Hey, ya nervous, bro?" Applejack asked.

"How can I not be?" he replied. "That big beast picked me up with his jaws last night and threw me like a hacky-sack. What if... something even worse happens?"

"Don't worry, youngin. We'll have that critter bagged and out of here in no time," Granny said, hoisting a net gun over her shoulder.

Twilight, flanked by Starlight, came back fully kitted up. She dressed in full camo gear and had a pack full of weapons slung on her sides.

"OK, since the T-rex ran off into the Everfree Forest after being driven off, we should begin our search there," Twilight said. "Is everyone ready?"

"As ready as we'll ever be, Twi," Applejack said. "Let's get going!"

The doors to the castle burst open with a frantic Derpy flying in. The poor thing looked like she'd seen a monster. She flew right up to Twilight and didn't even give her a chance to speak.

"Princess! There's a monster attacking the town!" Derpy said.

"WHAT?!" the group called.

Everyone followed Derpy outside and were greeted by a terrifying scene. Ponies were running and flying away screaming from a large creature making its way through the buildings. Gray scaly skin with a covering of iridescent green and black feathers on the neck, back, and tail were prominent features along with a large head and small arms came into view from behind Sugarcube Corner. Twilight's eyes widened as a smile spread on her lips.

"That's it. That's a T-rex alright!" Twilight squealed.

The T-rex sniffed the air before turning his head to look directly at the ponies at the castle. A rumbling, threatening growl ushered from the powerful animal's throat before turning into a loud roar. Next came the animal charging right for them.

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Tex's POV

The mammal colony scattered like Troodons as he barreled through. He made sure to stop every now and then to try to follow the scent of his foes. He found it all over a small stand made of wood and full of familiar red fruit. Tex stomped on it and decimated whatever was left.

"Those things have to be around here somewhere! I can smell them varmints!" Tex grumbled. "Their scent is strongest around here!"

He turned to go down a path through the colony where even more mammals were running or even flying away. The scent grew stronger and stronger the deeper he went into the colony. Some armored mammals wielding some weird pointy sticks tried to attack him but Tex ran through them and swiped them away with his tail. These puny things were no match for him.

A few turns later brought him in front of a large crystal clump with the very mammals he was after. Tex narrowed his eyes and growled.

"It's payback time!" he roared before charging right at them.

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Pony POV

Everyone scattered when the T-rex came charging. Applejack narrowly dodged a full-force bite from the dinosaur while Big Mac was helping Granny get away. Starlight and Twilight charged their horns with magic to defend themselves. Poor Derpy simply flew back inside the castle to hide.

"What's the T-rex doing here?!" Starlight asked.

"Trap him now, questions later!" Applejack called bringing out her net gun.

The T-rex swiped her away with his tail and sent her flying into the fountain. Big Mac struggled with his tranq gun when the massive beast turned to face him. A huge mouth with serrated banana-sized teeth was about to deliver Big Mac to the dinosaur's stomach until a blast of magic knocked the T-rex to the side. Big Mac turned to see Starlight charging up a sleeping spell.

"Big Mac, get out of the way!" she called.

Big Mac ran towards her side and tripped in his fear. The tranq gun accidentally fired a dart right into Starlight's neck. She winced and looked down at the dart.

"You big... red... idioooooooooot," Starlight slurred until she fell to the dart's payload. Twilight groaned.

"Looks like it's up to the rest of us!" Twilight called.

Granny Smith tried to fire her next gun at the T-rex's jaws, but the gun jammed.

"I'll have to teach Spike how to properly load them next time," Twilight muttered to herself.

Twilight used her magic to grab Granny and teleport her to her side. The old mare was panting with anxiety.

"I was sure I was about to be applesauce for a second there!" Granny said.

"Stay back while I handle this, Granny. I can't have you getting eaten here," Twilight said.

She turned to face the T-rex who charged at her again. His jaws slammed the empty air with a loud thumping sound. Twilight could feel the power of those jaws in the air. No wonder this species was so successful in their ecosystem. But his power may make it more difficult to capture him. She used her magic to grab her tranq gun and level it at the animal's neck before firing.

The dart found itself imbedded in the T-rex's neck. He reeled back and roared in pain before shaking off the empty dart. He now glared at Twilight with fury.

"Uh... sorry?" Twilight said with a meek smile.

She grabbed Granny and Big Mac with her magic and carried them with her through the air while the T-rex gave chase. They weaved through the buildings as Twilight kept looking back towards their predatory pursuer. His pace was quickly slowing and his eyes were becoming more unfocused.

"Almost there, almost there," Twilight muttered to herself.

Twilight was so focused on looking at the T-rex that she didn't notice the wall of Sugarcube Corner until she faceplanted right into it. She and the Apple Family members fell to the ground while the T-rex stumbled his way over to them. He leaned his head down to devour them when his legs gave out. The large and powerful theropod tumbled over and finally fell to the tranq dart. Twilight breathed a sigh of relief.

"We did it. We now have a T-rex," Twilight said. "Now we need to prepare to get this guy out of here and to Sauria."

• + +

The Hunter Fleet

Trap Skinner and Merko were standing on the bridge of their ship when one of their scouts showed up. The shark-like being handed Merko a piece of paper. The merchant opened it and read it with a scowl on his face before handing it to Trap. The proud hunter read it and tore it apart before brandishing his hunting knife and spinning it threateningly in his hoof.

"What is the meaning of this?" Trap asked with a creepy calmness. The scout gulped in fear.

"As the report says, the Princess and her friends caught this dino before we could get there," the scout replied. "The animal just barged into town and tore up the place giving the Princess time to take him down."

Merko turned to Trap. "Any ideas from the Head Hunter himself? A dino like that could make us enough money to buy three cities!"

Trap growled and sliced off the top of the scout's hat with blinding speed. The scout yelped in fear and fell back cowering and whimpering. He was shaking like a leaf in a hurricane. Trap's eyes were burning with fury from under his manticore skull mask.

"Unless you want to offer me your own teeth for my collection, I suggest you work twice as hard on our hunts," Trap said with the same creepy calm as before. "I'm not inclined to give up on such a powerful beast that easily. We'll just have to find a way to snake that dino right out from under the Princess's nose."

Another scout ran onto the bridge with another report in her hands. The lizard being gave it to Trap.

"Sir, we got a report from one of our returning scouts from the south," she said.

Trap and Merko read the report and looked to each other in shock. Trap put away his knife and turned to Merko with a huge grin.

"I think we can use this to our advantage," Trap said. "If this plan works, we can get that T-rex from the Princess easily."