//------------------------------// // Episode Five; Dragonshy // Story: The Heroes of Equestria; Season One // by TechDragonX //------------------------------// [August 29, Sugar Cube Corner, Ponyville...] The members of Team Harmony were seated at a table in the back of the dining area of Sugar Cube Corner waiting for two other ponies to join them. “Has anypony seen Rarity or spoke to her?” Twilight asked. “No, it’s been a whole month since, Trixie had magically turned her mane green,” Applejack said. Suddenly the door was slammed open, and there stood Rarity with her mane with a mix of its natural purple color with, green stripes, covered in a thick layer of soot. “Did Ponyville always have a volcano nearby?” Rarity asked as she magical removed the soot off of her fur. Before anypony could answer Spike’s spines started emitting a red glow. “What’s going on!?” Spike asked almost entering a state of panic. “Spike, calm down, from the small amount of information we have on dragons it’s a sign that another dragon has settled in your living area,” Dawn said. Just then somepony outside let out a loud cry, followed by a familiar bolt of lightning. “Not again,” Cobalt said rushing out the door in his armor. The other members of Team Harmony exchanged glances before rushing out behind Cobalt. [Town Square, Ponyville...] “So the whole team is here,” Bolt said. “What do you want, Bolt?” Spike asked. Instead of giving an answer Bolt shot out a ball of lightning from his claws, prompting Team Harmony to dodge the incoming projectile. “Inferno Jet!” Called out Rainbow Dash as she tackled Bolt. “I don’t have any business with you ponies!” Bolt yelled as he disappeared and reappeared in a flash of black lightning behind Spike and teleported away. “Spike?!” Screamed the remaining members of Team Harmony. [Unknown Location...] Bolt and his hostage reappeared in a large area within a expertly drained volcano containing several piles of gold, gems, various other riches, and a throne with a dragon holding a brown staff with a large red ruby on it. “King Darkscale, I bring you the hatchling of the traitors, Spike,” Bolt said, pushing Spike to the ground. The said dragon rose from his throne and walked towards Spike. King Darkscale, like his name states, his scales have a dark red color along with his tail and back spines. He has pitch black wings, two bright red glowing eyes, and silver claws. “Rise traitor hatchling!” Darkscale commanded. As Spike slowly got up he kicks Bolt’s leg causing him to fall, before flying up towards the volcano opening. Darkscale held up his staff as it glowed red and the shadows casted by the three dragons. “Sorry Darkscale, but I’m not under your rule,” Spike said as he ate a medium sized gem with Twilight’s cutie mark engraved into it and let out a stream of magenta fire forming into a portal. “I will have what’s rightfully mine, and my revenge!” Darkscale screamed. Right then Nightmare Moon in her new robot body walked in the throne room, and took notice of the state of the dragons in the room. “I’ll take it as you had that little pest of a dragon, Spike here,” Nightmare said as she walked over to Bolt and casted a healing spell. [Sugar Cube Corner, Ponyville...] The remaining members of Team Harmony was in the middle of coming up with a plan to find Spike and figure out who’s going to go check out the now smoke producing mountain. “Cobalt, Applejack, Rainbow, and Me,” Twilight said, “Are going to rescue Spike.” “That leaves Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie, and me,” Dawn said, “To go up the mountain.” When the group finally came to an agreement, a flash of magenta colored light caused them to turn around, and try to figure out who or what was in the flash of light. “Y’all forgetting something?” Spike said. The light died down and Team Harmony was looking at Spike. Before Twilight tackled Spike to the ground in a hug. “It’s ok, Twi, I’m alright,” Spike reassured. “I was worried sick about you,Spike,” said Twilight. “Well don’t we have a mountain to investigate,” Spike said. “Team Harmony gather anything that you’ll need, we’ll meet each other at the entrance to Ponyville,” Twilight said as she and Spike ran home. [20 Minuets Later...] Team Harmony met back up with each other at the entrance to Ponyville. Everypony was there aside from Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash. “Where’s Fluttershy and Rainbow?” Twilight asked. “Rainbow is trying to get Fluttershy to come out of her house,” Pinkie responded. Suddenly a Rainbow streak passed by everypony and stopped in front of Spike. “Fluttershy said she’s not coming,” Rainbow said. “What, why?” Twilight asked. “Here’s the thing about, Fluttershy...,” Applejack started, “She is sort of scared by things like this, including her own shadow.” “We can’t go without her, as we may need her help, Twilight responded. “Don’t worry Twilight, y’all head up the mountain,” Cobalt said, “Spike and I will try to get, Fluttershy to come.” Twilight looked at the other present female members of Team Harmony who didn’t seem to mind having to split up, and she nodded in agreement. “We’ll catch up to y’all with Fluttershy with us,” Spike said as he and Cobalt ran to Fluttershy’s cottage. [Fluttershy’s Cottage...] Cobalt and Spike arrived at Fluttershy’s cottage, and knocked on the door. “Who is it?” Fluttershy asked. “Fluttershy, it’s Cobalt, and me,” Spike answered. “If you’re here to try and convince me to tag along with y’all, the answer is no,” Fluttershy said. “Can we come in and talk about it?” Cobalt asked. Without saying anything, Fluttershy unlocked her door and allowed them to enter. Upon entering Cobalt and Spike took notice of the windows being closed and covered, and the lack of animals inside the wooden structure. Fluttershy went into her kitchen and poured three glasses of lemonade for herself and her friends. “Umm, Fluttershy what kind of wood is these walls, because you have a stove in here?” Cobalt asked. “The walls are magically-reinforced oak wood,” Fluttershy responded while perfectly balancing three glasses on her wings. “So it’s fire proof then?” asked Cobalt. “Yes,” Fluttershy said, as Cobalt levitated all three glasses off of Fluttershy’s wings. After a moment of silence, the hologram of Princess Luna appeared from the Celestial Harmony Watch belonging to Fluttershy. “Hello, Fluttershy...” Princess Luna started, before looking around, “... Ah, Colbalt and Spike are here too,” she said once she spotted them. “Hey, Luna,” Fluttershy said, before the hologram of Twilight also appeared. “Fluttershy, we need your help with this mission,” Twilight said, “We have about 15 minuets left.” “15 minuets left for what?” asked Cobalt. “While we were waiting for you and Spike to bring Fluttershy, Celestia messaged me saying that now 14.5 minuets later, if the dragon doesn’t leave...” Twilight started before Pinkie came into view. “... The Sun is going to be by smoke,” Pinkie finished. “I can teleport y’all three to everypony else,” Luna said. “Alright, let’s do it,” Spike said, with everypony in the room agreeing. [Base of Ponyville Mountain...] Fluttershy, Cobalt, and Spike were suddenly teleported to the other members of Team Harmony. “We did it girls,” Spike said. “Wait, what if Bolt, or the other dragons start terrorizing Ponyville while we’re gone?” Fluttershy asked. “Great question, Flutters,” Twilight said while looking at the gathered team members. “Dawn, Applejack, and Cobalt, will y’all be able to protect Ponyville?” asked Twilight. “You bet,” Dawn said. “Will do,” Cobalt said. “Yah can count on us,” Applejack responded. “Thanks girls,” Twilight said, but they had already left. “Come on everypony let’s go!” Twilight said excited, while levitating a shaking Fluttershy. [Two Minuets Later...] The group of five ponies and a dragon came to their first Fluttershy problem. A gap in the path. While everypony who can’t fly levitated themselves, Pinkie lept across, leaving Fluttershy on the other side. “Come on, Fluttershy, you can do it,” Rarity encouraged. “All it takes is a hop, skip, and a jump,” Pinkie said before singing. It's not very far Just move your little rump You can make it if you try with a hop, skip and a jump “Oh no, not a song! We don't have time for this!” Twilight half yelled annoyed. A hop, skip and a jump Just move your little rump Take to the air, you'll make it there with a hop, skip and a jump A hop, skip and a jump A hop, skip and a jump A hop, skip and a jump A hop, skip and a jump A hop, skip and a jump! During Pinkie’s song, Fluttershy courage started to grow, as she smiled, preparing herself for the short leap. Everypony on the other side moved back, as Fluttershy jumped, unfortunately for her she missed, however Spike was there to catch her before she had hit the ground. “I guess I forgot to jump,” Fluttershy said when Spike and her returned. “It’s ok, Flutters,” Spike said landing next to her. [3.5 More Minuets Later...] “Yes!” Twilight exclaimed, “We made it with only nine minutes left.” Twilight, Spike, Fluttershy, Rainbow, Pinkie, and Rarity were pretty much shaken up, as they had survived a rockslide, coaxing Fluttershy from a dent in the rock wall, and have finally reached their goal. “I’ll handle this girls and Spikey,” Rarity said. “I think her interest is in the hoard of the dragon,” Rainbow said. “I can here you!” Rarity yelled from inside the cave. “What?” Rainbow asked. [Inside the Cave; 8 Min. Left...] Rarity walked into the deeper part of the cave, equipped with a gas mask to block out the smoke and some goggles. Upon walking in Rarity saw a huge amount of Gold, Silver, Rubies, Sapphires, Emeralds, and Diamonds. Walking up to the large red dragon with orange spines along his back, she lightly tapped on the dragon’s snout, causing it to groan as it awoke. “Excuse me,” Rarity started slowly picking up a sapphire necklace, and a emerald bracelet, “But my hometown is below this mountain, and my home country is being covered by smoke,” she finished up with levitating a diamond. The dragon spotted Rarity, and roared sending her flying into Spike’s arm. “Are you alright?” Spike asked Rarity. “I’m good, who’s next?” Rarity said. Pinkie soon lept out of a nearby tree and walked into the cave dressed like a yellow present with green dots, equipped with a snorkel and flippers. “Time for laughter!” Pinkie yelled. Not to long later Pinkie was sent running out burnt. Twilight casted a spell to put out her burning box, while Fluttershy scanned her with her healer ribbons. “He didn’t like my jokes,” Pinkie said defeated. “I’m doing this my way,” Rainbow said as she did a spinning dive into the cave in her armor hit the dragon in between his eyes. Rainbow was knocked out of the cave folowed by a blast of fire from the dragon. Everypony equipped their armor, as Spike was making preparations for his energy claw. However a unlikely pony rose up from her hiding place. “How. Dare. You!” Fluttershy said flying up to the dragon, landing on his snout. Every living thing there was entirely shocked at Fluttershy’s actions. After talking the dragon down, he gathered his things and flew off towards the setting sun. “I’m beat, let’s head back,” Rainbow said, as everypony left and as Spike just hovered next to her. “Race ya,” Spike said, speeding off towards Ponyville. “Oh, it is on,” Rainbow said giving chase.