"Maybe that pink mare was being serious". He said feeling much better. "Maybe she is gonna surprise me with something nice." He looked at his new canine companion with a content smile as he walked back toward the park. "You wanna go play girl, huh?"

"bark, bark."

"Alright let's go." He exclaimed heightening his pace toward the park, with Leven happily following suite.

they passed through more urban areas of the town and past an ally hearing a loud cry.

"HELP ME! SOMEBODY! UNHAND ME YOU HEAVEN!"

"Oh boy, that doesn't sound good." He said worriedly. "C'mon girl playtime will have to wait."

He hurried down the ally to see a white unicorn with styled dark purple mane backed against a nearby wall, as a burly earth pony brandished a knife in his mouth, the edges of his muzzle forming a sick smile.

"C'mon little filly, cry for help, no one's gonna save you." He cackled. "When I'm done with you, that pretty little face a yers wont be so pretty."

Eclipse hurried near, noble like seriousness swept his attitude and he angrily spoke. "That is enough, you aren't going to do a thing to her!" Leven stood near him growling, the hair along her back stood out as she bared her teeth.

"What makes you think that, you scrawny little piece a."

"Shut up now," Eclipse interrupted. "I've dealt with enough monsters to deal with the likes of you."

The the dark brown earth pony stepped toward him, a look of fierce anger in his eyes. "I'm gonna have fun guttin you." He galloped at Eclipse in a berserk rush. Eclipse narrowly jump out the way, though receiving a small cut on his side.

"Come here, i want make you scream for death!" The earth pony snarled. Leven lunged at him clamping onto his back leg with strong jaws.

"AAHH!, get off me you little mutt!" he roared, kicking Leven off of him.

She hit the ground and yelped, but got back up and growled circling around him, keeping his attention.

"Oi! suzy, forget me?" Eclipse intervened swinging his right foreleg making contact with the earth pony's jaw, knocking the knife out of his grasp.

"Tough little bugger aren't you? let's see how tough you really are!" He snarled swinging wildly with rage.

Eclipse, just moving out of the way, looked around to see if he could use anything. he spotted something, the knife. A faint glow surrounded his horn and and the knife, but he couldn't completely focus, trying to avoid the many swings.

Trying quickly to focus on the knife, the glow became brighter, and the knife jumped toward him but dropped as he was tackled to ground by the larger pony. The pony pressed his stronger legs onto Eclipses chest and picked the knife up in his teeth and attempted to bring it down on Eclipse.

Finding it harder to breath Eclipse strained to keep the earth pony head held back. He struggled, his hooves holding back the larger stallion. His fore legs locked in a bent position, ain and exertion on his face.

He let his right leg fall back and the earth pony pressed harder bringing the sharp blade closer to Eclipse's face, the leg wound back and he swung, hitting the pony in his jaw, knocking the knife out of his grip onto the ground. Winded, the pony was easily pushed off and Eclipse delivered another blow, knocking the earth pony down.

Leven then pounced onto him, snapping at his neck. The pony pushed her off, but was caught off guard by Eclipse rushing to him trying to pin him. Eclipse wound back again and made contact, blow after blow, watching blood pour from the pony's nose as he felt the same on his muzzle.

He pushed him off and began scrambling for the knife, but was knocked back down. Desperate to end it, Eclipse wound his head back and brought it forth, connection made with a sickening crack as he felt the blow follow down his neck and back.

He stood up, dizzied by the headbutt, and staggered for a moment breathing heavily. He looked around to see the white unicorn mare stood back not too far, fear in her eye's. He looked back down at the now unconscious earth pony, his forehead bloodied. Eclipse felt blood run down his cheek, and wiped it with his left hoof, smearing the blood along his dark coat.

"Are you okay?" He called out to the white mare.

"Yes, thank you so much. you came just at the right time, and saved me." She replied stepping forward. "I don't even know who you are and i am indebted to you."

"Don't...worry about it." he breathed. "Call a guard to get him." He winced as he felt the scrapped mark left after the fierce blow to his head.

"Are you okay? we should get you a doctor, your hurt." She said worriedly.

"No, I'll be fine. Why was he even attacking you?" He asked.

"I don't know, but he surely would of done grizzly things if you hadn't come to my aid. Thank you. What pray tell is your name sir?" She asked.

"Equinox," He said keeping to his lie.

"Thank you, my name is Rarity." she said. "I own the boutique not far from here, i was taking a short cut and he showed up."

He sat down, resting. "Well you'll be fine now. Go get a guard." He finished.

"Right, I'll find someway to repay you i swear." She said hurrying away.

When she was out of sight Eclipse called for Leven who ran to his side and sat panting next to him, he patted her head with with his left hoof gently and stood back up. "Come on girl, a questioning by the guards won't be favorable." He said starting to walk away. "Not how i expected my day to turn out, but it's something memorable at least." He smiled looking back at his companion. "let's go play."