There were flying armored unicorns around the mountain of Cant—uh—Unicornia. I seriously needed to get used to that. Anyway, Xelene was large, so it was no surprise that they have spotted us.
The unicorns started pursuing us and firing mana beams at us, making our ride pretty darn scary. Xelene tilted and turned, dove and stalled, but the unicorns are too darn persistent.
Xelene was diving towards the ground fast. The unicorns followed suit. I had a pretty stupid idea that I wanted to try though.
“Xelene,” I shouted so my voice could break through the loud whistling air, “you'll catch me if I fall, right?”
“It depends on the situation...” she murmured back. Well, that's good enough. “What a—”
I started running on her scaly back towards her straight tail. Grinning, I jumped as I got on the very tip of her tail, and I was now in the air, and the unicorns were fast approaching, and quite startled.
I planted a hoof on a unicorn's face, kicked the side of an incoming unicorn, grabbed the one I kicked on the face, quickly worked on removing his body armor — which was a bit disturbing, but whatever — got it off, kicked him off of me, quickly wore the armor on me, the ground is pretty darn dangerously close now, a beam struck my wound — OUCH! — making me spin as I fall, the gem was humming quietly as I felt that strange sensation in my brain once again, feeling my metallic wings on my back, flared them open, and soare— “Ack!”
Another beam struck me on my head and...
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A fierce wave of flames blocked the diving path of the unicorns.
Xelene swiftly caught the falling earth pony with her head, and she gritted her teeth in the process for her feet were grinding against the ground of the War Planes. She flapped her wings hard and continued until she soared in the heavens, and unicorns were still hot on her tail.
She faintly heard the earth pony's weak and unconscious groans. She then eyed the baby dragon on her open claw, and she saw Spike was shaking his head slightly.
“Yeah,” Spike spoke, “he's crazy like that...”
Xelene huffed as she tilted her body to turn. She knew that they needed to get away, but it was such a long time since she last used her wings to fly. She was also surprised that the unicorns were now able to fly as well. How many years have already flown by during her deep slumber, anyway?
Her train of thought was interrupted after she felt a mana beam struck her hind leg. It didn't hurt much, however, but she'd be in trouble if so many unicorn beams will hit her. She turned and she was now flying straight towards the Everfree Forest.
Though her intention was to head towards the forest, the pegasi, who were hovering around their cloud kingdom that was floating above the stormy clouds of the forest, were shocked and terrified that unicorns and a massive dragon were flying towards them.
Armored pegasi ponies quickly prepared themselves. Those with swords started flying towards the threat, while those with rods flew high up to collect lightning.
“Not good, not good!” Spike panicked.
Xelene huffed in annoyance as she continued flying towards the forest and dodging beams in the process.
Cloud Strike, who was one of the pegasi wielding a sword and flying towards the dragon, had noticed that the unicorns were firing mana beams at the dragon. Looking around, he noticed the looks of confusion on his comrade's faces. A few looked back at him, and from their eyes, he could tell that they were asking for a command. He is the commanding officer anyway. He returned his confused gaze back at the dragon. He knew that dragon.
Cloud didn't have enough time to think for numerous lightning bolts struck both the dragon and a few unicorns from the heavens. Xelene roared in pain as her left wing was struck by lightning, partially paralyzing her massive wing. She growled through gritted teeth. Her flying has been greatly affected, but she somehow managed to dodge another lightning bolt while Spike was climbing up to her back.
Spike quickly spat green fumes of flame on both his claws and quickly formed two small lances on both claws. He started waving them over his head in hopes of the pegasi to get the signal.
Cloud Strike noticed the semi-glowing green rods on the dragon's back, and immediately shouted at his comrades to redirect their attack on the unicorns instead, who were slowly turning back.
Spike panicked and covered himself with his claws as the pegasi were far too close. He clenched his teeth as sweat ran down from his scaly head, but all he sensed was his ears hearing the air was slicing through them. Opening an eye, he saw the pegasi ponies were flying pass them.
Xelene grunted annoyingly as two pegasi hovered near her head, a sharp blade on the other and a sparking rod on another.
Cloud Strike held his sword with both hooves as he flew along with the dragon on an even speed. He may hate this dragon, but he needed to hold himself for now. “State your—” he spoke, both fiercely and nervously, but he cut himself off after he noticed a very familiar earth pony on the dragon's head.
Xelene flashed a pained grin at the pegasus stallion. “It has been a while, Strike.”
“Cloud!” Spike yelled and waved a claw at the startled pegasus.
Cloud Strike ignored the grinning dragon, returned his sword back and slowed his pace until he was flying above the dragon's back, where Spike was standing on. “Spike, yes?” The baby dragon nodded. “Why, ah, what...?” He took a breath and sighed. “I need to know what's going on...”
Spike nodded. “Yeah, sure thing! But uh...” Spike looked away as Cloud Strike landed beside him. “A friend of mine is hurt and needs help.”
Cloud turned his gaze on Gold Blitz. “You mean him?”
Spike shook his head. “No, Futtershy...”
Cloud immediately turned to the baby dragon in complete shock. “Who—?”