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// Ambush 
// Story: Around A World: Equus 
// by Dragon Shimmer 
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Icey stretches herself and takes a deep breath. The sun is shining and the blue dragon starts spinning her spear to exercise. 

Sunset goes outside and sighs in relief. The orange dragon is feeling frustrated when Matt literally bound her up and forced the crystal into her head. Sunset sighs and lies on the table. 

Icey asks. "You didn't sleep last night?"

"How can I sleep with the endless headache?" Sunset sighs. "Now I still have a headache."

"I wonder... How good are you at fighting?" Icey rubs her chin. "I heard that you beat my brother, not even trying."

"I was trying my best that time." Sunset looks at her claw. "I don't know. That was a familiar feeling... it's just... "

"I... see." The blue dragon sighs. "I'm not mad at you when you accidentally claim my brother."

"Really? You hate your brother so much."

"He was a jerk." Icey spins her spear. "Every time I want to train to fight, he stops me."

"I think he just wants to protect you. You really know that he wanted to bring you back." Sunset yawns. "At least he is not a jerk like Matt."

"I heard you." Matt goes outside. Sunset turns away from him immediately. Matt explains. "Come on, how long will you feel like that to me? I just want you to remember everything."

 Sunset remains silent and flies away from the swordsman. Icey giggles. "Bet that you messed with her too much."

"Literally. If she knows how to use her spell, I have no chance." Matt takes out the pie. "At least I have pie for breakfast."

Icey spins the spear. "How about sparring with me? Diana was too cruel to me when she chopped me like chopped wood."

Matt takes the sword. "Sound great, but after my breakfast"

The sky is so nice with the clouds floating in the air. Inside a cloud, there is a binocular watching them.




Aangra punches the big boulder. The rock exploded and the white dragon was breathing hard. He turns to the tree and forms a fire blade.

"You shouldn't do that too much." Aangra stops and sees an old lime pony rubbing his beard. The old pony stands up. "You are upset, aren't you?"

"Maybe... a little." Aangra holds the fist. "It's been a long time since I have a worthy opponent. Please don't stop me from training."

"This is abnormal for you." The old stallion coughs. "Let me guess, your opponent nearly gave you a death, right? The hole on your chest proves anything."

"A crazy dragon. Even though I have beaten her, I can't follow her way of fighting." Aangra sighs. "Not a single dragon can push me that far."

"I believe that." The old stallion pokes at Angra's back. A magic circle appears on the dragon's back. Aangra is surprised about that magic circle as the old stallion takes it away. "A crazy mage. I believe that."

"Since... when?" Aangra steps back. "I... I'm at a loss for words."

"Crazy, huh? It's insane." The old stallion smiles. "Why am I feeling that you will lose when meeting her again?"

"Maybe... My curse will follow me for my entire life. I can't lose anyone."

The old stallion nods and goes inside the castle. Aangra returns to practice and keeps slashing furiously into the wall until he feels tired and falls. A brown minotaur comes inside and interrupts the training. "Your Majesty, your rumor is true. Our scouts have found the Hippogriff in the ocean."

"That was what I expected." Aangra tries to get up. "Prepare for the journey, Yearn. We have to make sure that we got their support."

The brown minotaur bows. "Yes. Before I go, can I ask something?" Aangra nods. Yearn stands up. "I just saw Emerald complain about your ... lover."

"Oh sure, that 'lover' nearly killed me last time." Aangra turns around and puts the clothes on. "I am gonna kick that old stallion's flank."

"But why are you so obsessed with that dragon? This is the first time I see you training this hard."

"Yearn, how do you feel when you thought you were invincible, but it turns out there is someone who can beat you anytime?"

Yearn smiles. "I will keep training, but without anyone's picture on my head," then the brown minotaur grins. "Is this love?"

"Stop that." Aangra puts the hat on. "I am not gonna fall into that emotion. That thing is just for the weak." 

"Then why do you keep remembering her?"

"I...I... I just think about my rival."

"I think I will get out of here," Yearn leaves the room. "Before someone will be broken."

Aangra is silenced for a while. He holds his chest and feels uncomfortable about this thing. The white dragon shakes his head and heads to the ocean.



Matt and Icey are sparring with each other. The sound of the weapon smashing with each other, the sweetness of the duo falling. Icey slides under the swordsman and points the spear at Matt's neck, but his body is turning into water. Icey looks around to find the swordsman but a sword is already near her neck.

Icey smashes the sword out. "Not fair, you use a clone."

"Nothing is fair when the opponent keeps pulling the unfair." Math cracks his neck. "Remember, real combat is not sparring like this. I thought you had experience with it."

"That time I didn't even know why a sword was stabbed into my stomach, and then being spinned like a pizza." Icey gives him a smirk. "Now I know how the animal feels when being butchered."

Matt and Icey laugh. Diana flies to the ship with Twilight and Spike. The black cat claps her paws. "Alright everyone, Shining Armor will come here soon."

"Shining Armor..." Matt sighs. "The guy who cast the shield spell over the capital city?"

"You're right. He will be an anvil for Twilight to carry." Diana folds her paws. "Prepare for sailing."

Matt stands up and prepares for the sail while Diana is just sitting on the head of the ball. After a while, Shining Armor, Twilight, and Spike are climbing up to the airship. The black cat waves her paw and the ship starts sailing in the air. 

Diana watches the clouds splashing into her face but she doesn't care. Looking down at the ground, she sees a big harpoon aiming at her ship. The black cat stands up and raises her paw, the ship is braked immediately, causing anyone on the ship to fall.

Diana flies to the table. "Twilight, Shining. Come here."

Twilight stands up and runs to her. "What's wrong? Why did you brake this ship?" A harpoon is plugged into the sail. Twilight and Shining Armor look down and see many dragons flying toward them with many weapons. Twilight turns to the black cat. "What!? Did you mess with the dragon this time?"

Diana bonks Twilight's head. "I hate that when you guess the truth."

 Diana plugs the wooden staff on the ground and two massive dark balls surround Twilight and Shining Armor. The white unicorn is going to jump out of the dark ball but a wooden staff smashes him back into the ball. After a while, the dark ball disappears, also Twilight and Shining Armor.

Many dragons are flying surrounding the airship from above. They are floating in the air while the groups are sticking together and preparing for anything to happen. A dark blue dragon is holding a big hammer landing on the shroud. 

He points at the groups and shouts. "You there. Release my daughter immediately or I will slaughter all of you."

"Slaughter?" Matt gives him a smirk and puts the sword near Icey's neck. "Then come here and get us. Your daughter is brainwashed here and we can kill her anytime we want.'

Icey glares at the swordsman. The dragon soldiers are going to strike at them but the dark blue dragon raises his claw to stop them. The ice dragon slams his hammer down and roars at them. The group is preparing for anything that happens.

The blue dragon points at the orange dragon. "You there. You are Sunset Shimmer, right?"

"Eh... yeah. What do you want?"

"I, Frost Ice, challenge you to a duel."

Sunset is going to answer back but Diana puts her paw on Sunset's snout. "Hold up. Why are you challenging a dragon that lost her memory?"

"Because I want my son doesn't rely on everyone." Frost Ice takes the hammer. "Get out of my way."

Diana shakes her head and grins. "Where is the honor of the warrior?" Frost Ice is stopped as the black cat continues. "I thought the king of ice dragons is no better than any cowardly soldiers."

Frost Ice grits his teeth. "But I will do anything for my son." All of Diana's crewmates are shocked when they hear that. Icey can't believe this is the truth. Diana glares at him. The black cat has nothing to say about this stubborn dragon. The blue dragon slams his hammer. "You all will regret my challenge."

"Icey, you up." Diana pats her back. "Don't be injured."

The light blue dragon nods and she steps ahead to face Frost Ice. The dark blue dragon steps back and puts down the hammer. When he is going to hug her, Icey swings her spear, then points at him with bullet eyes. Frost Ice is shivering. "What... What have you done to my daughter?"

"You have no right to ask that question." Diana turns around. "Pass her and you can challenge this orange dragon."

Frost Ice steps back and picks the hammer up. An ice spear is flying at him. Frost Ice blocks it and looks at Icey as she points another spear at him.