//------------------------------// // Equestria Chapter 2: New Friends, Old Faces // Story: Yu-Gi-Oh! EQG 3: Duelists in Equestria // by Bahamut0 //------------------------------// "I'm guessing you'd want to meet with the counterparts of Rainbow Dash and the others?", Twilight asked. "Yeah. Might as well start with the most familiar territory. After that, we should probably meet with the Celestia and Luna of this world.", Burst said. "So our schools principals are princesses in this world? AND they move the sun and moon? How do they not have headaches?", Inferno asked jokingly. Twilight couldn't help but laugh. "You can ask them when we meet them. But first, I'd like to introduce you to Starlight and Spike."Come on out you two!" Spike was the first to come out and was followed by Starlight. The first thing he noticed were the dragon wings Burst and Inferno had. "Wow! I don't know alicorns could have dragon wings! Or even be guys!", Spike said in wonder. Burst chuckled. "Well, I guess we're the first of our kind then! Our wings are dragonic because of our bonds that we share with our dragon friends." "That's so cool! Can I meet them sometime?" "Why wait?", Burst said. Burst then reached for his cards and pulled out Blue Eyes. "Come on out Blue Eyes White Dragon!" In a flash of light, Blue Eyes White Dragon appeared before them! "So, this is Princess Twilight's home. Nice!", Blue Eyes said as he looked around and stopped when he noticed Spike. "Hey there little guy! You live here?" "Cool! You must have had a huge hoard to be this big!", Spike said in awe. "Actually, I grew naturally. Sure hoarding can help accelerate the process, but the quality of strength pales in comparison. Just wait buddy! I can sense you'll grow quite strong." Starlight was the next to ask a question for Burst and Inferno. "So you guys say you got your dragon traits from your bonds with your dragons? Could you try to test out how they might have changed in this world?" "Only one way to find out!", Burst said as he concentrated! Soon, he fired a powerful blast of energy from his newfound horn! Inferno followed suit. "Looks like we can still shoot energy blasts. Now to test out our wings!" Burst jumped out the window, and flew right into the air! After a good portion of showing off, he landed back in the castle. "Wings work. I guess we can move on to meeting everyone." "Excellent! First on the list is Applejack. I was supposed to help her out today anyway.", Twilight said. The group left for Sweet Apple Acres where they noticed Applejack bucking away. "Hey AJ!" "Hi Twilight! Who are your friends?" "They're from the human world. This is Burst Stream and Inferno." "Nice ta meet ya!" "You too.", Burst said with a smile. Inferno gave a polite nod before he went to have a look around. "So Twilight, how did these two get here?" "They tried to help me open the portal back to here, but got sucked-in in the process. So is there anything you need help with?" "Yeah! There's been a really stubborn tree. I've been bucking away at it and can't get even one apple loose! Not even Big Mac could shake one loose!" "Allow me.", Burst said. Soon he charged straight at it and delivered a kick so hard it shook off every apple from the tree! Applejack was nearly speechless! "How did you do that?" "Dragon strength. Just one of the many perks of sharing a bond with my dragon friend.", Burst answered with a smile. "Well ah'll be! I should have figured with the pair of dragon wings you got there. And I'm guessing your friend can do the same?" "Pretty much. Any other stubborn trees you need either of us to kick?" "No, that's about it. Thanks for helping me out! Hope you two make it back home! By the way, could I meet your dragons?" Burst and Inferno smiled as they summoned their respective dragons. "Whoa nelly! They sure look strong!" "Thanks!", Blue Eyes and Red Eyes said in unison. "Hey Inferno!", Red Eyes asked. "What's up?" "Can I explore the forest? I'd say the town, but they'd probably sick the army on me." "Sure bud. Have fun!" And with that Red Eyes left to explore the forest. "I'll go with him.", Blue Eyes said. "Someone's got to keep track of him. He's known for pulling serious pranks." "So Twilight. Who's next on the list?", Burst asked. "Rarity's next. Then Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Fluttershy. So the next stop is Carousel Boutique." The group walked over to where Rarity lived and worked to find her drawing away in her sketchbook. "Hi Rarity!" "Twilight, darling! So good to see..." Rarity paused when she noticed Burst walk in. "My..who're you handsome?" "Burst Stream. And this is my friend Inferno.", Burst said."'Sup gorgeous.", Inferno said with a smile. "Uh..you alright Rarity?" Burst asked noticing her nearly swooning in front of them. "Twilight, where did you find these two hunks? And alicorns no less?" "They're from the human world." "Are they single?!" "As far as I know they are." "In that case, would either of you be interested in a date later on today?" "Sorry Rarity. But I don't know how well an inter-dimensional relationship would work.", Burst said politely. "I hope you're not to broken up about this." "It's understandable darling. And I'm quite thankful you put it gently." "Well I'm no prince charming but I am a handsome dragon!", Burst said with a smile. "So Twilight, where do you figure Rainbow Dash is?", Inferno asked. "Knowing her, she's probably at Sugar Cube Corner with Pinkie right about now." "Sweet! Especially since I've got a serious sweets craving!" So they decided to head towards Sugar Cube Corner in the hopes of sating Inferno's sweet tooth. "Hey Twilight!" Rainbow Dash greeted! "Who are these two new guys?" "This is Burst Stream and Inferno. They got sucked in here from the human world when we tried to unblock the portal." "Nice to meet ya! Sweet wings by the way! Never seen an alicorn with dragon wings before! Let alone male alicorns." "You're just like the Rainbow Dash back home.", Inferno said. "Hm. Wonder where Pinkie Pie's at?" "Somebody mention me?", Pinkie chirped as she appeared right behind Inferno. He nearly jumped three feet in the air! "Hi!" "How long were you behind me?" "Long enough to hear Twilight's explanation.", Pinkie said. "Oh! And this is for you!" Pinkie then whipped out the biggest cupcake Inferno had ever seen! "So beautiful.....I'm gonna eat it inside out!", Inferno said as he dove head first into it! "Hey Burst! You wanna race?", Rainbow asked. "Let's see how fast you are!" "You're on! First one to the mountains wins!" And with that, they went outside and started the race! "You're pretty fast! But that can't compete with my sonic rainboom!", Rainbow boasted as she pulled off her signature move! "Oh really?", Burst said with a smirk as a blue aura began to envelope his body. "Lightspeed!" Burst became a streak of light that shot past Rainbow Dash in less than a second! "That...was....awesome! I didn't know there was anything faster than my rainboom! You've GOTTA teach me that move!" "Sorry. It's a move only I can pull off. You've got your signature move and I've got mine." "Man, you're right. Hope you can get back home soon." "Thanks. Now to see if Inferno's demolished that giant cupcake. By now he's probably bouncing off the walls from all that frosting!" But to their surprise, they found Inferno lying stomach-up on the floor. "That was so wrong. But it felt soooo right." "He polished off my best work in record time too!" Pinkie added cheerfully. "By the way, here's a soda for you!" Burst was about to ask how she knew what he wanted until he remembered a very important fact. 'It's Pinkie Pie. Don't question it.' "Thanks Pinkie! Just what I needed." Meanwhile in the Forest... Fluttershy was in the forest talking with the animals. That is, until she heard giant wing beats and saw a giant shadow fly over her. When she saw what had cast the shadow, she froze in terror! It was a dragon. A big black dragon with red eyes. She backed away slowly and hoped it didn't see her. Unfortunately, she snapped a twig when she was back-peddling. She clung to a tree as the dragon got closer to her. But to her surprise, it didn't try to eat her or roar at her. It just stared at her with a curious look in its eyes. And then it spoke. "Hi there! What're you looking at me like that for? You look like you've seen a monster!", Red Eyes joked. "I...I d-do...", Fluttershy said while trembling. Red Eyes frowned. "Come on! My breath isn't that bad is it? Maybe I should lay off the lava rocks." And then it hit Red Eyes that she was scared of him. "Oh. You don't like dragons much do you?" "No. It's just....I'm absolutely terrified of dragons! And the only friendly dragon I know is Spike, but he's a baby." "Red Eyes!" Blue Eyes called out. "There you are! You could have scared someone with how fast you were flying!" Blue Eyes then took notice of Fluttershy cowering in place. "And I should have taken my own advice. I think we've bothered this mare enough. Let's go." "Wait!", Fluttershy cried out. "I'm sorry. It's just that most dragons aren't exactly friendly towards ponies. My name is Fluttershy. What are your names?" "Red Eyes Black Dragon." "Blue Eyes White Dragon. Nice to meet you." "Nice to meet you two also!", Fluttershy said with a small smile. "I'm sorry for how I reacted." "It's alright. From what I've heard about the dragons around here, I don't blame you.", Red Eyes said. It wasn't long before Twilight, Burst, and Inferno showed up. "Hey Inferno! Looks like I've made a new friend!" Fluttershy took note of the two male alicorns that were with Twilight and the fact they had dragon wings. "Hello Twilight. Who are your friends? They look like pony versions of Blue Eyes and Red Eyes here." "Again we get the comparison to our dragons.", Burst Stream said. "I'm Burst Stream and you've already met my friend Blue Eyes." "Name's Inferno Flare! You and Red Eyes seem to be getting along well!" "Oh! I didn't know you were friends with these dragons. Now that I think about it, they don't seem so scary after all. They actually seem kinda cute!" "Just wait 'til you see my hatchling picture!" Red Eyes said as he handed her a picture of him as a baby dragon breathing out sparks of flame. Fluttershy nearly squeed! "Aw! You were so adorable! Do you have a picture like this Blue Eyes?" "I do. But it's pretty embarassing.", Blue Eyes said while blushing as he handed over the picture. In it, baby Blue Eyes was sucking his tail. "That's so cute!" Twilight said as she looked at the pictures. "Here's your pictures back!" Both dragons took back their pictures and turned to their human-turned-pony friends. "What happened here does not leave this spot.", Blue Eyes said sternly. "Agreed.", Burst and Inferno said in unison. "So where to next Twilight?" Burst asked. "The train station. Our next stop is to Canterlot to visit the princesses!"