Garyx had no idea how long he lay on the ground after getting a sweet snack with the remains of a manticore off to the side twenty yards away with most of its flesh gone leaving only bone sticking out.

So he lay there looking up at the sky with his weapon next to him. It was beautiful. The light blue mixed with clouds that floated through the sky. Sometimes they would block the sunlight before eventually drifting away letting the sunlight shine through the area again. He enjoyed the soft breeze of the wind that blew through his face and small parts of his armor giving him ease of the mind while sighing in content. Despite this, he couldn't help but frown.

"Remonnet...Ana...Haruko. Can you all see the beauty like this? Or are you still getting drunk Remonnet with Ana scolding you and Haruko laughing?" Garyx asked himself while chuckling sadly to himself.

Garyx rose to his feet while moving his neck to the side and let out a loud relaxed sigh as it popped then did it with the other side. Satisfied he reached down and grasped Kuroi Ryū than twirled it around giving it a few swing than brought it to his side.

'I'M SO DAMN BORED!' Garyx yelled before just falling back to the ground on his back.

Garyx heard a twig snap and turned his head towards the sound only to see those damn wolves coming from out of the bushes. No doubt here for the remains of the dead manticore or whatever was left of it. Apparently, they follow him only to eat the remains of his prey. Damn scavengers were what they were. Though they knew who the alpha was as they always waited for him to be done with his meal.

Even now the damn things stood there glancing at him and the carcass.

Garyx grunted then turned his head towards the sky while closing his eyes.

He could hear their steps as they slowly approached their meal while keeping a close eye on him in fear. He honestly did not care what they did. Soon he could hear the sound of flesh being torn apart and the scent of more blood reached his nose.

'Humph. Damn scavengers.'

His right eye opened when he heard footsteps coming towards him. Glancing over just in time as he felt stick leafy tongue lick his cheek. Looking at the culprit, he saw it was a Timberwolf though it was just a pup judging from the size of it. The pup barked at him a few times before crouching down and wagging it's small twig tail happily.

"Ain't you brave little one."

As if it understood what he said barked a few times happily before running around in a circle until it faced him while lowering its front body in a pouncing stance. Garyx would have thought it was going to attack if it wasn't the fact that its tail was wagging happily.

"Go away."

The pup reply was to cock its head to the side.

"Damn mutt," Garyx grunted while raising to his feet ignoring the small pup nipping at his feet.

Glancing over at the other Timberwolves he saw that they had had their fill of food and were now staring at him. Or perhaps it was more to see if he would harm their young.

Snorting while pushing the small pup away from his foot he turned and began walking off.

He didn't have anywhere to be, so he calmly walked through the woods. Mostly cause he was bored and he could feel his blood more specifically his dragon side was itching for a fight.

'Ain't nothing worth fighting in these damn woods. All weak creatures.' Garyx thought in disappointment which soon turned into anger.

Grasping Kuroi Ryū firmly he spun and swung it upwards causing the blade to go right through the tree like butter. The tree remained upright until it slowly began to slide sideways before falling by its base.

'Great. I'm now a destroyer of trees.' Garyx thought sarcastically.

He soon felt his foot being nudged causing him to glance down.

"You again?"

The same pup before was sitting down by his foot with its head cocked to the side while panting with its tongue sticking out.

"I thought I told you to go away."

The pup reply was to bark at him.

Garyx just stared down at the pup with narrowed eyes while it seemed to smile up at him. He could almost say that it was laughing at him.

'Great. Now I'm arguing with a damn pup. What else can happen?'

There was a loud sound of a twig snapping causing Garyx to snap towards the direction with narrowed eyes. Another creature hiding perhaps? The soft sound of whimpering caused Garyx to turn his head down towards the pup whose tail tucked between its legs before scurrying back to its pack with them leaving as well.

'What in the world?'

Garyx turned back towards the direction but couldn't hear anything else. Grasping his weapon tightly he walked towards the bush that made the sound. He stood there staring but not hearing anything...besides three soft breaths and familiar but new smell.

"What in the word are our three doing here?" Garyx grunted.

The only answer he got was silence. Huffing in annoyance, he reached over and grasped the bush than with one tug pulled it up and tossed it the side revealing three sheepish ponies from the other day along with...a dragon?

Looking closer he saw he had green, dagger eyes, had purple scales, a tail, green spines from his back, he was wearing a green T-shirt, a purple sweatshirt, and short jeans. He looked like to be around the same age as the other three.

"Sup." The dragon spoke nervously while waving a hand up.

"Answer my question."

"Well, we...just wanted to see how you were doing."

Garyx raised an eyebrow.

"You three are stupid."

"HEY!"

Garyx turned his attention towards the dragon.

"What are you doing with the weaklings, hatchling?"

"HEY! I AM NOT WEAK!"

"I AM NOT A HATCHLING!"

Garyx just stared at them with Scootaloo and the hatchling glaring at him while Sweetie Belle and Applebloom were staring nervously at their friends.

"Right," Garyx spoke sarcastically.

"Why you..." Scootaloo started only to have her mouth covered before she could speak by Applebloom.

"Are you trying to get him mad?" Applebloom hissed at her friend who only glared back while removing the hand from her mouth.

"You four are just proving my point."

"How do you even know what a hatchling is anyway? Your not even a dragon." Spike spoke.

"How would these ponies know what one is?"

"Well, he told us duh," Scootaloo spoke.

Garyx glared over at her while she just stuck her tongue at him.

'If she weren't a female and a weakling kid, I would have ripped her tongue out.' Garyx thought while he glared at her.

"You still didn't answer my question."

Garyx glanced back over at the hatchling only to see him with his arms crossed over his chest glaring at him.

'So he does have pride. Good.'

"Let's just say I know more than you. What is your name, hatchling?"

The dragon just kept staring at him with a look of mistrust.

"Spike. Not hatchling."

"Tch. You haven't earned the right for me to call you by your name hatchling."

"Hey!"

"You four need to leave now and don't come back."

"You can't tell us what to do."

"You have quite a mouth on you. Perhaps it would better if I ripped it off."

The four gulped in fear.

"You're bluffing," Scootaloo spoke with bravado.

"If I'm not what are you going to do?"

"I'll blast you with fire if you even think of hurting anyone one of us!" Spike shouted with a puff of green flames coming from his mouth.

"You couldn't even scratch me with those flames hatchling."

"I bet my fist could knock you out!"

"Um excuse me."

"Right. Sure you can." Garyx spoke, sarcasm lacing his voice.

"Excuse me."

"Damn straight I can!"

"Scootaloo!"

"Don't say anything about my language when this ass deserves it!"

"EXCUSE ME!" Applebloom yelled causing everyone to glance at her only to see her pointing at them.

They turned to see the same Timberwolves or at least that's what Garyx thought. They all looked the same, but their scent smelled familiar to him. That or the pup that had it's head tilted and seemed to be smiling

"THE HELL YOU ALL LOOKING AT?" Garyx roared with flames coming out his mouth.

The Timberwolves yipped and ran with the pup just sitting there looking at him until it was picked up by its neck and carried off.

"Damn scavengers," Garyx grunted before turning back to the four idiots only to see them staring at him with mouths opened in shock.

"Why the hell your mouths are open like that?"

"How the hell can you breathe fire!? Better yet what about the claw thing from earlier!?"

"That's none of your business. Now leave."

"Hey! You can't just..."

Garyx interrupted her by slamming his weapon into the ground causing the ground to crack with flames licking his lips while the four jumped back in fear.

"Now."

"But but...what about the dangerous animals that live here?"

"Well, you better move fast. Your flesh might be tender. Just the way they like it." Garyx emphasized this statement by grinning showing his sharp teeth.

The four gulped in fear while Scootaloo and Spike put on a fake brave face.

"You are a monster."

Garyx smile disappeared and replaced with anger.

"LEAVE!"

The four yelped and turned running away. Garyx stood there panting in anger with flames coming out his mouth every time he exhaled.

"Damn brats. Hope the scavengers have a nice tasty meal." Garyx grunted and turned to walk away but stopped just to glance back in the direction where the four ran off.

'Not my problem if they die.'

He continued looking.

'Why?'

Maybe cause their innocent.

If they die than they were weak.

Garyx could feel his dragon side and human arguing in his blood. Every choice he made was agreeing with his dragon blood. If you showed weakness than it gave other people a chance to walk over you.

'Being nice is a weakness.'

Remonnet, Ana, and Haruko were nice to you.

Look where it got them.

It got you a family.

It got them killed along with our parents.

Garyx was pulled away from his thoughts when he heard a scream.

Look like the weaklings are going to get what they deserve.

Don't you remember when Onaga and Silvara found you?

'Of course, I do.' Garyx thought.

If kindness is weakness then why did they save you?

They still died.

Don't you remember one of the things that Remonnet taught you?

One must have a good drink before a fight?

Garyx grunted at the sarcasm.

A strong warrior stands up for himself.

'But a stronger warrior stands up for others.' Garyx finished.

Tch. Garbage.

An innocent life is worth defending. No matter what the cost.

That will also get you killed.

Might be something we can kill.

There was silence for a few seconds.

Kill it...and save the weaklings.

Garyx grunted while summoning his wings with a burst of flames from his back. With one big flap of his wings, he was in the air heading towards the scream. He scanned the through the trees trying to see a trace of them but couldn't see through the thick crowns of the trees.

Garyx growled in annoyance.

'How the hell can I see them?'

Garyx then smelled their familiar scent along with something that smelled rotten. It caused him want to cringe in disgust and to cover his nose.

'Whatever it is...' Garyx thoughts trailed off as he dashed through the trees while making his wings disappear. With a loud thud, he slammed into the ground causing debris of earth and dust to be thrown everywhere.

'I am killing it simply cause of the disgusting smell.' Garyx thought as he sprinted towards the smell while zigzagging through the trees.

He suddenly came to a stop.

'You got to be kidding me.'

A few feet away from him was dark bubbly water. What mostly drew his attention was the four kids backed up against a rock. What was walking towards them was a massive reptile thing that would like a large rock if the rest of its body was hidden. Its teeth were filled with rows of large sharp teeth. No doubt it was looking forward to chomping on its new meal.

'What the hell is up with these damn brats attracting trouble to them?' Garyx groaned while jumping over the small lake.

The thing neared them with its mouth wide open getting ready to devour them only for Garyx to appear next to it and swung his weapon upwards. Garyx eyes widened when he saw Kuroi Ryū slam into the beast knocking it backward but didn't slice through its skin.

'What the hell?'

The thing turned its now angry gaze towards him with its dark black eyes that a dark color red glow in the middle of them.

Garyx eyes narrowed when the thing let out a roar and charged him.

"DON' T ACT-SO ARROGANT!" Garyx yelled as he merely swung Kuroi Ryū upwards and knocked the beast to the side again only for it slam into trees before rolling onto its stomach knocked out.

Garyx snorted flames out before turning towards the four he saved.

"You three are annoying me with saving you all again."

"Hey! We didn't ask to be saved!"

"Right. Because you wanted to become that thing's meal right?"

The four just glared at him causing him to chuckle at their spunk.

"Why did you save us anyway?"

Garyx stopped chuckling while the four were looking at him curiously now.

"Either way...thanks."

"Tch. Don't get all mushy your brats. I only came to fight that thing. Yup. Just to pass the time."

"Hey, no need to get mad over being thanked!"

"Right. I don't care. Leave."

Garyx turned only to stop when he could hear the four chuckling nervously with the hatchling scratching his head and the other three glancing everywhere but at him.

'You got to be fucking kidding me.'

"Well..."

"I don't care if you four are lost! You can find your way home!"

"Jackass."

Garyx glared over at the Scootaloo who stuck her tongue out at him.

"Can you please help us?"

"Last time I did I was attacked by your stupid weaklings."

"Hey don't talk about our sisters like that!"

"Don't you dare call Rainbow Dash weak!"

"Twilight is stronger than you are!"

Garyx just raised an eyebrow at them.

"Right."

Garyx spun to walk off.

"If you not going to help us then why did you save us?"

Garyx opened his mouth to answer only to be cut off.

"Don't say you didn't come here just to fight. Besides if you did then why not wait until we were eaten?"

Garyx just remained silent.

They are not lying. Garyx was what he could feel his human side saying.

'Shut...the...Fuck...up.'

"FINE!" Garyx roared causing them to jump.

"I will help you four home."

The four started to smile only it to drop, and their eyes widened in fright when Garyx pointed his weapon at them with it an inch in front of Spike's face.

"This is the last time I will help. If I see any of you again..." Garyx chuckled darkly. "Let's just say you won't have to worry about being food to the beasts in here."

With that said he moved his weapon back to his side.

"You didn't have many friends growing up did you?" Spike deadpanned.

Garyx just motioned with his head for them to walk ignoring th question. The four did as they were told but still kept a worried glance at him.

"The hell was that thing anyway?" Garyx asked out loud mostly to himself.

"A cragadile."

"I didn't ask you."

Had any of them looked behind they would have seen dark black water like substance leaving the cragadile mouth before slithering off into the woods.