The orb lightens green and all of the participants are running. Twilight is running faster than others, making Spike surprised. After running a while, she suddenly slams into something invisible and drops to the ground. The others see that and stop immediately while Twilight gets up and rubs her head.
The purple unicorn whines. " Ouch. What am I slamming into?"
Spike raises his claw and knocks on the wall, then he helps the purple unicorn up. "This is like wall glass. Who set this thing up?"
Amelia flies to the competitor and announces to anyone. "This is a traffic challenge. If you want to get far, you need to follow the traffic rule." Amelia points at the traffic sign. "Example. This is a "limited height" sign. Good luck."
The competitors start crawling on the ground. When they pass the wall, they are scanned by something, and then a lot of heavy stones are tied to their back.
Spike is trying to stand up and glares at the guard. "What is this for?" The guard points at the "Weight minimum" sign with a "2x" and Abysssian on it. Spike looks at the road and sees that is a gradient road. Looking around, the green dragon sees others start climbing the gradient road.
After a while, the purple dragon manages to pass the gradient road. Looking up, he sees many wagons are passing the road repeatly without any stop.
"Red light." Twilight points at the traffic road as it is always red. Spike sighs and sits down to think. The others just wait for the traffic to go down.
After 5 minutes, the traffic is not going down. Calendar takes out the pokes. Her teammates start to come to the road. The wagons stop immediately. Calendar gives another a smirk and starts crossing the road, but the guard blows the horn and starts dragging them to the cage
Calendar yells. "Hey, what is this for?"
"For not follow the rule." Amelia flies to her. " each time you break the traffic rule, you and your team will be in the cage in 10 minutes."
Sunset comes to the cage and gives her a calendar. "Have fun. I'll see you next calendar."
Calendar wants to get the orange unicorn. Sunset just ignores her and her horn starts glowing. Spike, Twilight and Breaker feel something is grabbing them. The orange unicorn throws them on the other side, then she self - levitates to them. Sunset's teammates glare at her as the orange unicorn keeps running forward.
The other competitors are silenced. Elios looks at his teammate and nods. Two minotaurs start holding hands together, then the other minotaur starts jumping on their hand, then jump through the traffic line, then another one. Ellios and his teammate step backward, then run and jump up the road. They continue the race
Sandy just snaps his fingers and his teammate just pulls out the chairs and sits, then a big propeller appears and starts flying.
When they land on the other side, Sandy commands. " I want to win this event, and Princess Ethna will be mine."
Sunset is sliding through the road that has oil on it while others follow her. It's just like ice-skating. Looking back,the orange unicorn sees Elios and his teammate have trouble walking while Sandy is chasing them by a wagon.
The yellow Abyssian pulls out some black balls and throws at Sunset and others. Spike jumps up and reflects them back, making Sandy surprised. The ball explodes and Sandy is stuck on the ground with his teammates.
Spike lands on Twilight's back. "Looks like the law doesn't ban cheating."
"Nah." Breaker pats his head. "As long as these things are not fatal. They allow us to use it."
"That's quite unfair for the team doesn't prepare anything. Like us."
"I don't think we don't have to." Breaker looks at the orange unicorn. "We have a dragon monster here."
"Monster." Spike laughs. "I like that sound."
"I throught you like her."
"I get used to it." Spike looks at Sunset. "That's why I like her."
"Weird." Breaker rolls her eyes
"What a surprise! The newbie is taking first place." Craka adjusts the micro. "I don't think they can be stopped from now."
The audience starts murmuring about Sunset and her teammate. Amelia smiles and takes the micro. "I hope Calendar will enjoy her times in jail." Some of the audience giggles at Calendar's team as they are struggling to pass the slippery road. " However, the Newbie will be stopped in the next challenge. The bubble water challenge."
The Newbie is walking through a very narrow road. Suddenly, many magic circles appeared on the two sides of the walls. The magic circles start shooting water bubbles at them.
Twilight forms a shield around her teammate, but the water bubble goes through the shield and flies to the purple unicorn. Spike kicks the bubble away but another hits him. The Newbie goes back and takes covers.
Spike sneaks out for a little but the bubble hits him immediately and falls down. Twilight drags him back. "Careful. These bubbles are not normal."
"I doubt that Amelia will make this challenge." Spike coughs. "It can go through your shield without breaking it."
"Piercing spell." Sunset leans on the wall. "I used this enchantment before. Discord already took it."
"I see."
Twilight peaks a little and sees Elios and his teammates are holding the round shield and sticks together, then they start to go through the road.
After a while, the minotaurs are falling down the cliff because the shots are too powerful, cause the minotaurs can't hold the shield for long.
They are teleported to the Newbie team's spot. Sunset waves her front hoof. "Hello."
"Not funny, unicorn." Elios rolls his eyes. "This year is way more difficult than last year. Who made these challenges?"
Sunset looks at Amelia. "I think I know who makes these things. Well, I will open a way for my team. See ya."
"...how did yo..."
The orange unicorn jumps out the cover as the magic circles keep shooting at her. Sunset's horn glowing and raises her hoof, the water bubbles stop floating in front of her.
Elios is surprised as well as the audience. Amelia 'tsk's and shakes her head. Sunset spins her front hoof and the bubble explodes, the water floats in front of the orange unicorn and it is frozen. Sunset levitates it to block the bubble water.
Elios is amazed as Twilight jumps out the cover and does the same. Sunset and Twilight start walking through the narrow road while Spike and Breaker follow them.
One of the minotaurs asks. " Who is that witch? I don't know Equestria has that mage."
Ellios sighs. "Maybe she doesn't like to serve in royalty. Anyway, whatever she is. We will try everything to pass them. This is a heavy opponent."
Ellios's teammates nod and they start taking the round shield. When the Newbie passes the road completely, they start to charge through the road, ignoring the pain of the shooting. Sunset and others start running forward to the race.
The audience are focused on the orange unicorn as they are not sure Sunset is a witch or something else. Craka is watching Sandy's team struggle to pass the narrow road while Calendar's team are running like nothing happens, ignoring the shooting.
"Look like the Failure is running hard." Craka puts her head on her palm and takes the mirror. "I have to admit. This year is way more difficult than last year."
"I'm sorry for not coming in last year." Amelia lies on the table and talks to the micro. "These challenges are designed by me." The audience looks at the white cat as Amelia is just silent. " eh... is it too hard?"
"No." One of the audience yells. "We like these challenges."
"Yeah.. we would like to join the marathon next year if you make these challenges."
The audience cheers at the white cat as Amelia sighs in relief. Craka takes the micro. " all right. Everyone, please focus on the competitors. We are not done yet."
Amelia flies to the middle of the audience as she continues. "Right now. The Newbie is taking the first place while the Minotaur is following them. The next challenge will not be simple either. Appear and Disappear."
Sunset and her team are running fast while the Minotaurs are following them. When they see the cliff, they stop immediately and look around. There are some guards around but no tool to pass this cliff. The guards point at the position and tells that one team have one road
Elios looks at Sunset and smiles. " Look like we're trapped here, witch."
"Heh." Sunset looks at the cannons floating in the air. " I bet they will shoot us if I levitate again."
Twilight and Breaker look at the cliff while Spike jumps on Sunset's back and looks at Elios. "Hmmm... you seem familiar."
Elios looks at him. "How so?"
"You know. The minotaur king just had a meeting with Princess Celestia. His son comes there too" Spike rubs his chin. " I thought I had a chance to see him but the glass is just one side though."
Ellios smiles and pats his head. "Nah. You are too young to know." Spike looks at him in a boring stare. Ellios takes back. "What?"
"Nothing"
Spike turns to the purple unicorn and sees that Twilight and others are floating in the sky. Twilight pokes her hoof to the air and a block square appears. Twilight looks at Spike and yells. "Hey what are you doing there? Come here quickly."
"How can you float in the air without using anything?" Spike looks at the cliff and he sees many 'X' marks in the air. "And what is this?"
"A mark for you to cross." Twilight waves her front hoof. "Come here quick. The road is invisible and it is only visible when we touch it correctly."
Spike nods and he jumps to his teammates. Ellios takes a step on the cliff, but he falls down on the cliff, making his teammate shocked and looks down. After a while, Ellios is teleported back to his teammate and breathes heavily. "That... is not good for the heart. Who design this challenge?"
One of the guards answers. "Our lucky cat designs these things. You should feel blessed when she makes it. Or... you are a coward."
Ellios's face is reddened in anger and he steps a step but he falls into the cliff again, then he is teleported back and steps on the invisible block. His teammates are watching him like they are watching a repeated film. The race will not be normal anymore.
Celestia is enjoying the tea in her garden with Leo standing next to her. Celestia feels annoyed and glares at the lion. "Since when have you stopped following me, Leo?"
"You know the answer." Leo sips some tea. "I don't know if I can train you to be as strong as that witch, but I'm sure that you will be closer to her."
"I said no".
Celestia is going to tell more but a wind pushes her out of the chair. Celestia stands up and sees many black swords are flying to her. The white alicorn quickly dodges. The black swords fly back to hef.
Celestia's horn's glowing but the swords are already neck. Celestia gulps. After a while, she hears laughing beside her. Looking aside, she sees Luna is laughing at her. Celestia glares. "Not funny LuLu. I think I am going to die."
"Sorry sister." Luna pokes at the sword and they are becoming a scythe. The blue alicorn smile. "I thought Crescent was going to kill me when I was training with her."
Celetia tilts her head. "Crescent? You mean the wolf."
Luna nods. Celestia is going to ask more but Luna raises her hoof to stop. The blue alicorn takes a seat. "You should join the training sister."
"And why did I join the training?" Celestia sits down beside the blue alicorn. "Sunset is training us enough."
Leo shakes his head. "Actually... that witch only trained you the basics. The basics of fighting an enemy."
"What!?" Celestia is shocked. "That's just the basic."
"That witch knew that and she decided to let you two explore yourself." Leo pours some tea." Don't worry about your courting. I'll make a clone to do your job."
"But.. but.."
Luna puts her hoof on Celestia's lip. "Please accept my sister. The Elements and Sunset may be powerful, but they won't always be there to protect us."
Celestia is stunted when her little sister says that. Celestia looks at the lion and sighs. "Fine. When will we train?"
"Tomorrow." Leo stands up. "5 A.M in here." Leo jumps high to the cloud. Luna takes her sister's hooves and smiles while Celestia just sits down and try to calm herself.