EoH Evolution: Season 1

by Bahamut0


Episode 15: Fair Play

"Hmm." Steel took a quick glance around town. "No immediate danger. Generic villain grunts aren't swarming us." He then smiled. "Yup. Looks like it's gonna be a filler day." Steel changed into his usual outfit, and headed out the door. However, he soon noticed a crowd nearby. "Huh. So much for it being a dull day." Steel spread his wings, and flew over to the crowd. Sure enough, he noticed Twilight in the crowd. "'Sup Twilight? You got any idea what this crowd's all about?"

Twilight nodded. "Applejack and Rainbow Dash are having an iron athlete competition. Whoever wins the most events gets the title." Twilight took a deep breath. "And knowing how stubborn Applejack is and how competitive Rainbow Dash can be, we're in for quite the show. They even got Spike and Pinkie as the announcers." Twilight pointed to the table Spike and Pinkie were behind. Microphones and all.

"Well this oughta be interesting." Steel said with a smile as he grabbed a seat in the stands. The competition went on like expected. Both Applejack and Rainbow Dash were pretty evenly matched and wound up tying in the starting events. However, Rainbow Dash soon made use of her wings. An unfair advantage that Steel took immediate notice of as he shot up out of his seat! "STOP THE COMPETITION!" Sure enough, the competition came to a stop. Steel shot a dirty look at Rainbow Dash, and stormed off.

Rainbow Dash noticed Steel's look at her, and flew off after him! "Hey!" Rainbow Dash blocked off Steel before he could travel any farther. "What was the big idea back there Steel? I was winning the competition!" She then punched Steel in the arm. "I thought we were friends! Don't you want to see me win?"

"I know. But the problem isn't that you were winning Rainbow Dash." Steel said with a frown. "The problem was HOW you were winning. You were using your wings in situations where Applejack was CLEARLY at a disadvantage. You CHEATED." Steel got right in Rainbow Dash's face. "How is someone like you Wonderbolt material if you're willing to break the rules of fair play just to win?" Steel's face seemed completely calm, but his eyes contained all his fury as he stared right into Rainbow Dash's eyes. "I'm disappointed in you Rainbow Dash." Somehow, hearing this made Rainbow Dash feel worse about the whole thing. "Tell Aj I said congratulations. As for you? Forget about speaking to me until you're ready to own up to your actions. You want to be a real winner? Learn how to be a good loser first." Steel flew away, and laid back on a nearby cloud. Maybe I was a bit too hard on her. But then again, how is she supposed to learn her lesson if-?! "GAH! What the-?!" Steel's eyes shot open when he felt something pounce on top of him!

Rainbow Dash was staring him down with a flustered expression on her face. "Listen up soldier boy! I've got something to say to you! Y-You...you-!" Rainbow Dash slapped her forehead in frustration! "AGH! You were right, okay?!"

"O-kay, but why do you still look so mad at me?" Steel asked calmly.

Rainbow Dash sighed. "You didn't have to go and play the Wonderbolt card on me. Not cool man. There's no way I'm taking this lying down, so let's settle it! You and me! One-on-one! And I'll prove I don't need my wings to win!"

"Well then. This'll be the perfect chance for you to practice my advice." Steel said with a small smile. "Let's take this to ground level." The two flew back to the ground. Rainbow Dash got into a fighting stance while Steel stood calmly. "Well, whenever you're ready." Steel rolled his head to avoid Rainbow Dash's flying kick. "Impressive." He then grabbed Rainbow Dash's leg, and pinned her to the ground! "But your landing needs some work."

Rainbow Dash growled. "Why do you have to be so annoyingly calm?!" Rainbow Dash used her free leg to kick Steel in the side! Winding him slightly! "Ha! Got you now soldier boy!" Rainbow Dash charged at Steel while he was recovering! But Steel saw her coming and rolled out of the way before performing a sweep kick to knock her to the ground!

"Work on that temper while you're at it." Steel advised. "The problem isn't that you're not hitting me. It's that your head isn't clear." Steel stood over Rainbow Dash. "I'm sorry if I was a bit hard on you. But I can't stand it when there's an honorless victory."

Rainbow Dash looked up at Steel, and sighed. "Should've figured you had all kinds of fancy training. No wonder you wiped the floor with those dark knights a while back. Guess I can let my awesomeness get to my head, huh?"

"Hey, I was gonna make the mistake of naming my sword 'Edge Lord'." Steel said with a chuckle. "I'm in no position to say I'm any better than you are. Including fighting skill. Emotion does play a vital part in any fight, but maintaining a sense of inner calm gives anyone an edge." He then noticed Rainbow Dash's disappointed expression. "You know, I think you deserve a bit of a consolation prize for your efforts." Rainbow Dash barely had any time to respond when Steel kissed her on the lips! "Hope you enjoy it~!" Steel said with a wink.

Rainbow Dash blushed and pouted as she watched Steel fly off! C-Could've got a kiss anytime I wanted! Just wait until I get even for this! Her blush then deepened. Still...he was pretty good for my first.