//------------------------------// // For Enraging // Story: A Bridge Between Brothers // by Rammy //------------------------------// ബഐബഐബഐ Twilight ബഐബഐബഐ Shut it. Your false pity disgusts me. We are done here. I awoke suddenly with a gasp, throwing off my covers as I sat up. What have I done! I was just trying to not only save Equestria but help my little brother. But what I ended up was nearly get him killed! And a global leyonic CASCADE!! A leyonic pole was merely theoretical much less a global cascade! Question: which would cause you more worry the potential end of everything or Equestria being wiped out by angry fire breathing dragons? Okay, Okay... I took a few long deeps breaths like I was taught by Princess Cadance. It helped a bit but I knew that I would need the special calming tea of Zeccora's especially if I was going to get through the day without completely failing apart worse then Lesson Zero or when I panicked over Future Twilight's interrupted warning... With a tired sigh I made my way down into the kitchen and started the water for the tea. I nearly broke into tears, however, when I opened the jar that had the tea but found it empty. I frantically pulled everything out of the cupboards only to find I truly was out. Hopefully Zeccora will be home today. I blinked as I stared at the entrance to a familiar cave. "How did I get here?" I gulped. I was meaning to go to Zeccora's! Her hut was no where near this section of the Everfree. I quietly back away hoping that the dragon wouldn't notice that once again I was intruding... I knew from experience and H.K.s words that he would not be happy to see me. "YOU!" I froze in terror. I knew that voice... and it was not the voice I wanted to hear. I slowly looked upward to see a pair of large glowing yellow eyes. "Please is there any reparations I can make for Spike's thievery?" I stuttered out as I tried to get my legs to move as the dragon stomped out of the cave and into the light. I knew that he harbored great hatred towards not only Spike but myself as I was his guardian and responsible for his actions as well as my repeated begging. To my surprise that stopped him dead in his tracks. I had pleaded for absolution for Spike several times before... so why did my request for it stop him this time!? What was different this time against every other time? I resisted the urge to gulp or whimper as the dragon leaned towards me examining me. I started to sweat nervously as his silent examining continued for some time, nearly gagging when the dragon suddenly huffed a bit, his putrid hot breath washing over me. "Your crown..." "My crown?" I question in confusion before I realized he must have meant the Element of Magic on my head. But I couldn't give it to me as without it the greatest defense Equestria had would be gone. Furthermore it wasn't mine to begin with as it belong to Equestria, not me. I was merely its bearer... "Yes, the crown." The dragon growled impatiently. "Well... you... see... I can't..." "You cant? YOU CAN'T!? YOU FILTHY THEZOTS WRETCH!" The dragon roared,spewing a scream of flame at me. I yelped in terror as I barely dived out of the way and flung up a hastily construction shield bubble which thankfully was strong enough to hold up against the flames. Unforuntally the dragon saw this and switched to pounding and slashing the bubble with his claws which caused cracks to form. I was able to pour mana into my spell to dispel the cracks. however, I started to panic as the dragon's attacks steadily became stronger and the cracks bigger, longer and deeper. If I didn't find a way out of this soon... It was then that nearly lost concentration on my shield spell when my element suddenly slipped off my head. Something in which shouldn't happen easily as my horn helped keep it up. My shock of the Element then rising into the air and spinning quickly, sparks of magic flying off of it made me lose my hold on my spell. The dragon seemed to notice this as it tried to reach out and grab it to only be shocked back by the Element of Magic. How!? This is impossible! The Elements can't work on their own! The dragon roared and shot a stream of flames at it and by extension me. I managed to throw up a shield again but lost it in stunned shock again as the Element glowed in power and spun around somehow pushing the flames back. RUN! I had no idea where the voice came from or how he or she(though it sounded a bit more masculine then feminine) was controlling my Element but I was not going to argue or ask questions, not with the threat of a ticked off dragon still looming over me. At least I was finally able to move, spinning around so fast that I nearly tripped over my own hooves. I quickly detangled myself and took off at a full gallop back in the direction of Ponyville. Whatever was going on was not likely to keep the enraged dragon in check long. My fears were confirmed when I could hear the roar of the dragon echoing about the forest, sending flocks of birds into the sky around me, followed by the crashing of trees. I glanced back and nearly regretted it immediately. The dragon was nearly right on top of me. He was so close in fact that I could feel his hot putrid breath wash over me. If I didn't get some distance his flame breath could overtake me before I could do anything. "Come on..." I grunted as I tried to teleport but only managed to get a few sparks to fly off my horn. I sighed in relief when after a third attempt I was able to make an emergency short range teleportation. But my relief was short lived when I looked back and saw that the dragon was still coming straight for me though I was far enough ahead that I could not yet see him directly though the trees. It was clear that he was not going to let me go... I stumbled again as I scrambled to continue gallop away before the dragon could catch up. "You know you ponies really need to stop agonizing dragons... unless you like the smell of barbecued pony in a weird fetish sort of way... maybe if you were 'Lady Gems' or 'Rainbow Crash.'" I yelped in surprise before I growled in irritation at the dragonquus that was lazily flying next to me or more accurate was lounging on a flying hammock. Of all the times for him to reappear it had to be when I was running for my life... Though, knowing him as I do, I'm he deliberately picked now of all times to reappear. I was running in terror, unable to concentrate enough to pull off, for me at least, a simple teleport, and separated from the rest of the girls so I could not use the Elements against him. Not that it had worked the last few times... "Not now..." "So here I was relaxing in a hammock, this hammock to be exact..." Discord started rambling against my objection. If I wasn't still trying to run for my life I probably would have snapped at Discord for going off on a completely random tangent during a serious moment. When Pinkie Pie did it at least it was endearing... because she never did on purpose and with any sort of malice or condescension. "...sipping lemonade from a potato you know like you do while in a hammock when I was rudely knocked off by the roar of an angry firebreather." "Well I'm sorry but I wasn't planing to even be near the dragon of the Everfree much less anger him into a murderous rage." I breathlessly grumbled. If I wasn't breathing so hard I would have sighed in relief as Discord made no more comment, leaving me to concnertae on trying to get out of my predicament. From what I could tell I still was quite deep within the forest. "Sooo... why are we running?" Discord casually remarked after a few quiet moments. Really?!? I inwardly groaned. I had just explained... Wait why don't I hear the sounds of trees being smashing and uprooted or the irate bellows of a dragon on a rampage? So what can I say except you're welcome Discord smiled as he started to sing much to my chargin. For the dragon I pulled away from you There's no need to pray, it's okay You're welcome! Ha, I guess it's just my way of being me You're welcome! You're welcome! Discord being helpful and with a dragon!? Ha! His idea of helpful a complete joke! With a huff I turned away to head back to Ponyville. I wouldn't trust Discord to bake a cake much less an deal with an enraged dragon! "Oh, that reminds me..." I gasped, as Discord flashed in front of me pulling out my Element from a silk top hat like a stage magician. I snatched the Element away and was about to berate him for taking it when a familiar blur of blue slammed into Discord propelling and embedding him into a trunk of a nearby a tree. "BRING THEM BACK!" Rainbow Dash roared, accented her words with hard jabs of her hoof. "Bring whom back?" Discord 'innocently' questioned, grinning like a mad mare. "Don't play dumb you mixmatched bastard! The foals you foalnapped!" "Oh, yes, anything that is remotely perceived as chaotic is my fault!" Discord snarked as he extracted himself from the tree truck. He ignored Rainbow Dash who moved to block him by passing through her like a ghost from one of Spike's monster stories. "I know nothing about any foalnappings and thanks to your sun kissed asshole of a leader I... I should have never let her talk me into... The only reason I remain anywhere near you..." Discord paused for a second before he looked down at me, his eyes narrowing. "Where. Is. He?" I said nothing in turn as I merely returned his glare. I knew exactly who he was asking for and after what he did to Spike the last time there was no way in Tartarus I was going to tell him anything about Spike much less his current whereabouts. Not that I had any idea where he was anyway... I yelped in pain and surprise when Discord grabbed me by the horn and lifted me off the ground. "Where is Spike?" "Hey, you leave Twili-mhmph." "Zip it." Discord hissed as he literately zipped closed Rainbow Dash's mouth then hogtied her. When he turned back to me I nearly lost it in terror. The look of Discord was giving me was far worse a murderous dragon. "Well?" "I... I'm not sure..." I gasped out as I desperately tried to escape but with Discord holding me by my horn in the air I just couldn't latch onto anything with my hooves nor could I get my magic to work. "You're not sure? You're his guardian are you not?" "Yes, but..." "But, what?" Discord narrowed his eyes further. "I suggest you tell me what I want to know, and stop stalling, because if you thought I was sadistic before when I was merely 'playing' with you... I am far worse when I get serious." "Rainbow Dash!" I screamed out it terror as Discord demonstrated his 'seriousness' by snapping into existance various swords, knifes, spears, and other sharp weapons in the air all pointed at and slowly descending towards Rainbow Dash. "You monster!" "Then ANSWER ME!" "He's with H.K.!" "Why?" I blinked. Why would he be so interested in Spike anyway considering Spike nearly killed him? If he wanted revenge he had ample opportunities before now... "Whatever... I'll find out myself..." Discord shrugged before roughly dropping me to the ground. The sudden drop and pain momentarily stunning me. "Don't make me save your butt again..." At that Discord snapped his claw and disappeared in his typical flash. Thankfully, he had also flashed the weapons and Rainbow's bindings away with him except he had apparently decided to get one more cruel joke in and flashed in a pile of garage in place of said weapons which Rainbow was promptly buried under. "Are you okay Rainbow Dash?" I asked as I helped her out, doing my best to not think of what might be in some of the garbage bags. "Yeah..." Rainbow Dash grumbled out as she removed a banana peel from her face. "We should have smashed his statue like I suggested..."