Stranger in Equestria
He sat on the top of the cliff and watched the bizarre creatures walking and flying around in the small town below him. He never remembered seeing such brightly colored ponies before he arrived in these strange lands, two years ago. They were uniquely colored and yet somehow, their colors seemed to work together. He had seen the winged ones and the ones with a horn rising up through their manes. He couldn't remember what they were called, but he did remember he once knew.
He stretched his large leathery wings and loosened up his back muscles. He looked at his arm and hands. Each finger ended in a retractable claw, much like a cat's claw. This strange land had changed his body like this. He had large leathery wings, muck like a dragon. His hands ended in claws that seemed as hard as stone. His body was muscled and had developed the new muscles that attached to his wings. He stood six feet tall and had a wing span over nine feet. His eyes were what was the strangest. His left was a crystal blue and his right was an emerald green. His vision was so precise he had little trouble watching these ponies from about two miles away. His teeth were designed to be omnivores, but still tended towards razor sharp incisors. Aside from these changes, he was mostly human. He had forgotten his original name, but had adopted the name of Thunder Hawk. It was a name he had found, one time sneaking into the large castle on the side of the mountain. It was buried in a book in the library and was able to read a bit, before running from the armored unicorns and having to out fly the armored pegasi. He had like the name taking as his name.
His attention was drawn to a small group out in the meadow as one spread a red and white checkered blanket.
"There we go." He said smiling and crouched as he watched them.
His eyes targeted what he wanted and he waited, statue still, waiting for the right moment.
In the meadow, AppleJack sat the basket of apples down next to the cake Pinkie Pie had brought. Rainbow Dash was laying on her back enjoying the sun as the other ponies set up the rest of their picnic.
Twilight Sparkle looked up and around.
"What's wrong Twilight?" Rarity asked watching her.
"I feel like we're being watched. Almost like we were being hunted." Twilight said as she looked
Unseen by them, Thunder Hawk leaped from the cliff and his wings caught plenty of air to accelerate with. His claws slid out and were ready for grabbing.
"Ah relax. I don't see anything." AppleJack said looking around.
"Neither do I-"Rainbow said and suddenly stopped.
She sprung to her feet, ears twitching and her eyes narrowed as she looked around. The other ponies crouched down and went silent, as she looked around. They knew she had some of the best eyesight and hearing as a Pegasus.
A blur rocketed across their basket and in a blink; the apple basket was snatched and yanked from the ground. Rainbow Dash leaped after the blurred figure with a snap of her wings and the chase was one. Thunder Hawk kept the basket close to him and raced skyward with Rainbow Dash right behind him.
"Give those apples back!" She yelled at the strange figure.
It looked over its shoulder and smiled showing several sharp teeth. With the same ease of a creek flowing downhill, the figured rolled over and arced the side downward in a rolling manner. Rainbow quickly followed it. As the chase went on, Thunder hawk was stuffing apples into a pouch had had hanging around his neck. He pulled up and raced just mere inches across the grass, only to suddenly pull up and arc around with an ease that Rainbow Dash had a little trouble matching. They streaked through the air a second time. Their speed increasing as they went. Thunder Hawk suddenly seemed to curl in on himself and roll at the same time. Next thing Rainbow Dash knew, he was flying right at her. She reared up and stopped her forward motion and gasped.
As soon as he shot past her, Rainbow Dash found the handle of the basket in her mouth and a few seconds later, there was a loud crack and the figured seemed to vanish.
"What the hay?" Rainbow asked looking around and seeing nothing in the sky.
Back at the picnic, Rarity was looking up to the sky.
"Where did they go?" She asked as she kept watch.
"I ain't sure but ever that was, was going fast. I barely saw anything and then that basket was gone." AppleJack said stunned. "Do you think it was after one of us?"
"I don't think so. It would have had a clear shot at any of us and at its speed none of us would have seen it coming." Twilight said as she swallowed, realizing just how fast that thing was going.
"I see Dashie! I see Dashie!" Pinkie shouted excitedly and pointed. "IT looks like she has the basket too!"
Everyone gathered as Rainbow Dash landed and set the empty basket down and looked up at the skies.
"What was it?" Pinkie asked excitedly and looked in the basket. "Their all gone?"
"Rainbow, are you alright?" Twilight asked coming up to her.
"Yeah, I'm alright." Rainbow said as she looked at Twilight "What was that thing?"
"I don't know. I didn't even see it." Twilight said quietly.
"It had large leathery wings, silver colored hair, its two front legs ended with clawed digits and its body wasn't covered in fur. Just clothing. It also had a long lizard like tail. I barely was able to keep up with it, until it turned and vanished with a crack in the air."
"Like the sonic rainboom?" Pinkie asked wide eyed.
"Kind of. The only effect I saw was a slight ripple in the air after the crack.
"Maybe we should head back t the farm." AppleJack said. "Granny might know."
The others nodded in agreement and quickly packed up. As the packed up and walked away, Twilight kept looking over her shoulder and around, still feeling like she was being watched.
Thunder Hawk sat on the branch, with is tail wrapped around it for support, munching on an apple. He watched the ponies as they walked back on the trail. He resisted the urge to drop an apple core on Rainbow Dash's head as the group walked under him.
"The blue one is fast, really fast. I'll have to remember that when I go for the next target next time. I'll have to eat it fast, to avoid her." He thought as he watched them go. "That cake won't know what hits it."
With a grin he bit into another apple.
(Author's Note: I will continue this story based on the responses i get. By all means R&R. ALso open to ideas and suggestions)