//------------------------------// // Leadership gone wrong // Story: A Royal Quest // by Primary213 //------------------------------// The five ponies had been stuck on the mountain for three days now, and tension between Spitfire and Daring Do wasn't reaching an endpoint. They kept their distance from each other and nopony could get them to talk. "There is this constant rumbling on the mountain, and you can hear an evil laugh once in a while. We must be getting closer to him." The Doctor said. The ponies looked at each other and continued walking. Daring Do stopped in front of the other four ponies and flew just slightly off the ground. "Look, we need a leader! We need a game plan next time we fight." Daring Do exclaimed to the other ponies. Naturally, Spitfire walked up and became angry with her. "Yeah, but every time we want to chose a leader, you suggest yourself and we all saw how your leadership went. It was horrible!" Spitfire replied in an angry tone. "You know what? Fine! Go ahead! Be the leader and make the plan next time we run into an enemy and we will see if you are any better then me!" Daring Do yelled back at Spitfire and walked away after. Spitfire just smiled and kept walking forward, the others followed. They kept moving up the mountain, and by the end of the day, they were near the top. When the five stopped to sleep, they went into a tiny cave built into the mountain. Daring Do kept anticipating an enemy to come to make Spitfire end up looking like a fool, just as it did to her. The next day had arrived, and the clouds over the mountain were much worse than the previous day, and the shaking of the mountain became more violent. The five ponies all emerged from the cave and continued slowly up the mountain. When they turned a corner of the mountain, lighting had struck in front of them and there was remnants of dark magic still on the stop it had hit. Then, the magic created a shockwave and the ponies were blown back. When they all got up to look ahead of them, the magic had created about fifteen ponies that had dark armor on and had evil looks in their faces. "More magic birthed ponies, they are being controlled mentally from King Sombra. The one on the far left is their leader, and the others are pretty intimidating, but we can do this." The Doctor pointed out as he walked up to Spitfire. "I suggest having three ponies go in and distracting the soldiers, while two go for the the leader and knock him out before the others get overrun." He explained to Spitfire. "I'll agree with Daring Do on one thing, you are annoying! Please let me think!" She yelled as she closed her eyes and was going through battle scenarios in her head. The Doctor was about to yell, he gasped for air, but just as he was about to say something, he just deeply exhaled and walked to the back of the group of ponies. Spitfire then turned around and looked at the others behind her. "Ok here is the plan, Mare Do Well and Daring Do, you two are to be the distraction for the soldier ponies and make them focus their attention on you two. Rainbow and I will go for the leader and being him down. The leader will be the main target. Doctor, if you could, be a distraction with the other two." Spitfire said. The ponies shook their heads in agreement, except Doctor Hooves, but they still executed the plan. "Here we go, Daring Do, let's do this!" Mare Do Well said as she looked at her. Daring Do shook her head and they both took off towards the group of ponies. The Doctor slowly followed. "Here goes another plan gone wrong." He muttered to himself as he was slowly walking toward the other pony guards. The guards had become preoccupied with the three and Spitfire turned to Rainbow Dash. She gave Rainbow a nod and they both took to the skies. They swooped down to hit the leader from two sides. Just as they were going to hit him, wings came from his body and he flew straight up really fast. Spitfire and Rainbow then both hit each other and they hit the floor. The Doctor put his hoof on his face and Daring Do just burst out laughing. While the guards were distracted with the two mares on the floor, Mare Do Well ran toward five guards and hit them all and the rest went after her. Daring Do saw this opportunity and engaged the ones following Mare Do Well. She incapacitated them with ease. She then looked to her left and saw more coming at her, so she flew away from them, giving the Doctor the same opportunity. He tied a rope he had on one side of the mountain and held the other side with his mouth. "Daring Do, over here!" He yelled as she was being chased. She looked over at him and saw the rope. Her face lightened up and flew over to him. He dropped the rope as she passed. After she passed by, he raised the rope as much as he could, and the dark pony guards hit it and were flung back and fell off the side of the mountain. "Yeah! That's the way!" Daring Do yelled as she kicked the air with her back hooves. The leader of the ponies was charging right at Daring Do from the sky. She looked up and didn't know what to do. Suddenly, Mare Do Well jumped in the way and tackled him to the floor. Spitfire flew above Mare Do Well. "Mare Do Well, up high!" Spitfire yelled as Mare Do Well looked above her. She saw Spitfire and got under the dark guard Pony's body and launched it up. As it got to Spitfires height, she kicked his body with her rear hooves and it flew off the mountain. The ponies regrouped and were all breathing hard. They all looked at each other and Daring Do automatically looked at Spitfire. "Looks like those ponies in the academy can't even lead themselves, let alone a team. I knew this would happen." Daring Do said with her eyes closed and her head up. Spitfire looked at her with anger. "I am through with your constant bickering! You are acting like an immature, little bitch! So I made one bad call? Doesn't mean I can't be a leader!" Spitfire yelled at the top of her lungs. The other ponies froze as Daring Do just looked at her with her mouth wide open. "Hmm, that sounds very familiar? Oh yeah, your a bitch too! I made the same bad call, and you lash out at me like it was my fault!" Daring Do screamed back at Spitfire. The angry mares were in each others face and just staring at each other. "Look, just push aside your differences for now, we have a job to do. Lets just go forward and get to the top of the mountain." Rainbow softly said to both of them as she walked up to the two mares. They both just gave Dash the same angry stare they were giving each other. "Fine lets just get this damn mission done so we can all finally go home and I don't have to deal with her!" Daring Do replied to break the silence and continued walking forward with a bitchy mood. Spitfire just looked at her as she walked off and started to follow behind Rainbow Dash. The five ponies were loosing major time with these fights and little rages. Doctor Hooves and Mare Do Well were both concerned that Sombra had already made his way off the mountain by this time already. "We really need to become a coordinated team and stop this bitch fest." Doctor Hooves quietly said to Mare Do Well as she looked at the two angry mares.