Nightmare and Dragon

by alfonso_rd_33


Chapter 3 - It's Henshin Time!

Back to Ponyville

So, while “The Alicorn of Ponyville” was being an ass and overdoing stuff, back in the village Princess Luna, Twilight Sparkle and Spike the Dragon were saying their farewells, as Priiiinceeeessss Luna felt it was time to head back to Canterlot, as the Nightmare Night Party was slowly dying...

"Very well, Twilight Sparkle We… I mean I am grateful for your help on this day, and of course Alfonso’s… but it is time We… I… get back to Canterlot"

“You are welcome, Princess Luna, It was no problem for me or my friends to help you, and you know Ponyville will welcome you always.”

Replied Twilight as the sound of an explosion and a column of energy alerted Ponyville of something unknown but dangerous, cutting off spike’s farewell to the Lunar Princess, who rode her chariot and quickly instructed her thestrals…

“Follow that light… fast…!”

Twilight for her part decided to take Spike back to her Treebrary, so the youngest dragon could get some well-deserved zzzz’s, looking towards the source of the light once, before deciding to round up her friends to go investigate the source of the magical burst, as Twilight knew that was a magical burst, similar to the fabled Sonic Rainboom. Meanwhile, back on the Everfree, as the light show died out, but not by dissipating, but coalescing into a tri-colored Chinese style dragon made of pure, unbridled power; the Alicorn of Ponyville was missing, well, not missing, as he was replaced by a tall and lean green dragon, dressed in a warrior’s armor.

"創造は歌い、宇宙は踊る...
無敵の風の要素。
創造の守護者! ポンチョゴーレン-Dモード… 参上!"

During this spiel, Poncho gracefully gyrated once, only to set himself in a battle-ready pose, yet after some more seconds, a new voice called on, breaking all the dramatic tension both the transformation and speech in a foreign language created.

"Uh, boss? Have you noticed you are a dragon now? "

“Wait, what? Oh, yes, it seems I am a dragon now.”

That was the conversation between Poncho, and the newly hidden MOS-Tan, as the PipBuck was no more, as it had changed, integrated into the right armor piece, covering the forearm, wrist, and claw in a metallic blue in the top and white on the bottom with a strip of silver limiting both sides, while the digits of the claws were kept bare, mirroring the style on the left claw, but replacing the blue with yellow. The head was covered with a half helmet in red, with blue googles in the form of two oversized blue orbs, connected with a blue shape where, had he been human, would have been the nose’s bridge, just above it, being a winged number 1, while the chest piece shimmered in metallic colors, going from the edges to the center, with the top being red in between yellow at left and blue at the right side, while pink covered the lower left part and green the lower right, which ended up to the scaly mid tight. Finally, metallic knee and shin guards were on the proper places, leaving bare toes, while protecting knees, shins and the top of the feet, colored in pink the left one and in green the right one, protecting all of the lower legs, so he shifted to a loose stance brought both claws together, placing the right one above the left one, crouched a bit and said.

"Busters Ready… GO…!”

Yet as this all happened, back in the air near the Castle of the Two Sisters, the Thestrals (or Pegasi under a glamour spell, not really that sure about that) flew carrying their Mistress, Princess Luna towards the dwindling Pillar of Light signaling the Place where Poncho was, hurrying to fulfill the Night Princess’ orders.

“Princess Luna! The light is fading fast…!”

Said one of the chariot stallions, placed on the right side as the light started taking a different shape… moving to resemble some draconic being, yet the Princess answered gingerly.

“Then be alert, my little ponies, use your ears, as soon strange music will be heard, and it will mark the march of war on our friend…!”

Only to be immediately interrupted, as an energy snake skull soared through the air, impacting on the Night Princess’ chariot, and abruptly ending its flight, as the damage broke the enchantments keeping it airborne and plummeted down, pulling the three ponies with it as the Night Princess shouted new orders to her ponies.

"Let go of the chariot…! Fly upwards…! The chariot is lost…! Flee and follow your ears, let us find our friend…"

"Sorry darling, but I don't think that you should be bothering him now... After all, it has been quite a while since he had a decent fight... "

Prompted a voice, causing Princess Luna to look around her,  finally finding the source flying above her and her entourage... Looking at another midnight black and purple Alicorn,  one that, like the Alicorn of Ponyville, only had a regular mane,  a beautiful emerald mane,  but unlike that of both of hers and her sister's, it wasn't an ethereal one,  upon closer examination, the Princess found her cutie mark to be a black bat,  with a red heart inside it...

"Really...? And pray do tell why should I not help my friend, oh mysterious one...? "

Asked the lunar Princess in a voice dripping with sarcasm and saccharine sweetness as she looked at her chauffeurs/guards, noticing that they were looking flustered as the Alicorn talked, yet the Princess' focus was only on the strange, unknown Alicorn.

“Why you ask...? Well, simply because he has been quite a long time without the thrill of a true combat... And for a being like him, that is a form of torture...”

Was the Alicorn's answer as she focused on the lunar Princess only, barely registering the already lost in lust entourage of hers, yet Princess Luna then lit her horn, gently pulling her guards out of the lust trance the new Alicorn had, effortlessly placed them, so she carried on.

“And, of course, anyone who claims to be his friend would rather have him happy than sad... ”

To this, the Alicorn Princess of the night only answered by telling her helpers in a voice that brooked no argument.

"Go, look out for Poncho, I will take care of this intruder!"

“Oh will you, my little pony…? I must say, I am impressed by how easily you dispelled the effects of my being in your guards.”

Said the Strange Alicorn as she moved closer to the Lunar Princess, and whipped her head back, making her horn aim at Princess Luna as she shouted.

“Soul Fist!”