//------------------------------// // Rainbow Dash: Rainbow Dash v.s. Gilda // Story: Fighting is Magic: Story Mode (Mane Six Edition) // by SuperPinkBrony12 //------------------------------// Rainbow Dash breezed through the first three rounds without any trouble. She had expected a bit more of a challenge, but she tried her best to be happy with what she got. A quick glance at the tournament ladder revealed that all of her friends had survived the early rounds as well. She was both happy for them, and a little sad at the fact that this made it all the more likely, that she would face one or more of them at some point. That was not the case for her fourth round battle. Though, once she saw who she was up against, her happy mood faded. "Oh Celestia! Please let this be a joke." Sighing, she headed for the stage. The stage looked a lot like the Junior Speedsters Flight Camp that Rainbow Dash had attended, alongside her now former friend Gilda. Were it not for the fact that there were ponies watching from airships (which were not allowed within ten feet of the camp when it was active), she would've assumed she actually was back at the camp. But the camp had closed down soon after Rainbow Dash left it. "Oh, you decided to show up after all." a familar voice said "Why am I not surprised? You never knew when to quit." "What are you doing here Gilda?" Rainbow Dash asked "Last I checked this was the Equestria Battle Tournament. You aren't from Equestria." "Techincally I'm not a citizen, but I guess you forgot that my uncle is the Griffon King ." Gilda said "That makes me a Griffon ambassador. And my uncle sent me here as a good will gesture. Not that I really care about making a good impression or anything." "I see you haven't changed a bit." Rainbow Dash said. "Yup." Gilda said "And I take it you're still hanging out with those lame-o loser ponies." "My friends aren't lame." Rainbow Dash said "And Fluttershy and I go way back." "Oh really?" Gilda said "The only reason you kept that dweb around was so you could make yourself look cooler." "That's not true!" Rainbow Dash said "Fluttershy was the first pony willing to give me a chance. She always has, and always will be my best friend." "Sure, just keep telling yourself that." Gilda said "Anyway you'll never be able to beat me. So why don't you just give up now, and save yourself the embarassment?" "Never!" Rainbow Dash said "And I'm not going to lose. Especially not to the likes of you!" "Big mistake Rainbow Dork." Gilda said "By the time I'm done with you, you won't be able to tell your head from your hooves." "Fighters are you ready?" Princess Celestia sasked as Rainbow Dash and Gilda reluctantly took up their positions. Both fighters nodded. "Round 1, Fight!" Princess Celesita said. Gilda wasted no time in attacking Rainbow Dash head on. Rainbow Dash dodged the punch but she could tell Gilda was determined. And she knew from previous experiences how powerful Gilda could be when she was like this. "Not bad Gilda." Rainbow Dash said "But let me show you how it's really done." She used her wings to propel herself forward and kick Gilda. Gilda allowed Rainbow Dash to hit her, but although she groaned she didn't flinch. "You'll have to do better then that to beat me." Gilda said "Or are lame-o moves like that all you can do?" Rainbow Dash punched Gilda in the face in response. "Was that lame-o?" Rainbow Dash asked sarcastically. "No but it still stinks." Gilda said. She tried to swipe at Rainbow Dash with her talons, but Rainbow Dash dodged at the last minute. Gilda was quick to adapt to the changing situation however. She grabbed Rainbow Dash by the tail and flung her. Rainbow Dash never saw it coming. She quickly got back up however. "Looks like you've gotten more undertaloned since we last met." Rainbow Dash said. "Nice to see you've finally noticed." Gilda said "I didn't go through all that combat training at the Griffon Academy for nothing." "It'll take more then some lucky hits and new moves to bring me down." Rainbow Dash said. "I know." Gilda said "The same goes for me. But there's one thing that seperates us. I'm a griffon and you're a pony. Put two and two together, and you'll realize you don't stand a chance." "Stuff and nonsense Gilda!" Rainbow Dash said. "Deny it all you want, but it's the truth!" Gilda said. "Like I'd believe you!" Rainbow Dash said. "Well, when I beat you, don't say I didn't warn you." Gilda taunted. The fight surprisingly ended up becoming a dead lock. Both fighters were capable of reading each other's thoughts and predicting their moves. Neither side showed any willingness to give up. And the audience loved it. Explosive action between two fierce rivals was exciting. Not suprisingly both fighters grew fatigued after only a little while. But they kept pushing themselves to struggle on. Even as their bodies became brusied and battered, begging them to stop. "30 seconds remaining." Princess Celestia called out. The round was almost over, and from the looks of things the fight could go either way. "You're pretty good for a griffon." Rainbow Dash said, panting heavily. "And you're not too bad for a pony I guess." Gilda said, also panting heavily. "But only one of us can win." Rainbow Dash said. "And that will be me." Gilda said. "In your dreams." Rainbow Dash said, "Bring it on!" Gilda said "I can take anything you can dish out!" "O.k. then." Rainbow Dash said "Just remember this moment when you're on the floor, wondering where it all went wrong." She raced forward, intending to deliver an uppercut. To her surprise however Gilda blocked the attack. "I wasn't kidding." Gilda said and lunged at Rainbow Dash. She just barely had time to block a vicious punch. "I'm not done yet Gilda." Rainbow Dash said "Not by a long shot." "We'll see about that." Gilda said. She attempted to kick Rainbow Dash who flew up at the last minute. "Time up." Princess Celestia said "This round is a draw!" "What?!" Rainbow Dash and Gilda exclaimed. They could not believe what they had just heard. "Guess we're both pretty strong." Rainbow Dash said. "I don't believe this!" Gilda said "Me! The niece of the Griffon King! Tied with a lowly pegasus!" "A tie's a tie." Rainbow Dash said "We both gave it our all though." "I didn't!" Gilda said "I held back! I know I did! I shouldn't have tied! You should've lost!" "Ah don't be a spoil sport Gilda." Rainbow Dash said "We both did really well out there. I'm just better." "You wish Rainbow Dweeb!" Gilda said "You shouldn't have lasted five seconds!" "But I did!" Rainbow Dash said "And in the next round I'm gonna beat you!" "Guess again!" Gilda said "Cause in the next round I'm gonna win! And you will lose!" "You think so?" Rainbow Dash asked teasingly. "I know so." Gilda said. "Yeah right." Rainbow Dash said. "You are so dead in the next round!" Gilda said. "Such bold words!" Rainbow Dash said "But I'd love to see you try!" "I'm not gonna try! I'm gonna win for sure!" Gilda said. As she finished speaking those words Princess Celestia restored the stamina of both fighters, and healed their wounds. "Fighters are you ready?" Princess Celestia asked as both fighters took up their positions. Both fighters nodded "Final Round, Fight!" Princess Celestia said. The heat was on. From the get go Rainbow Dash knew this fight would be tough. But nothing could've prepared her for the full scale assault that Gilda unleashed upon on her. Punches, kicks, and uppercuts came one after the other with very little warning. "What's the matter Rainbow Dumb-Dumb?" Gilda asked "Am I too violent for ya?" "Kind of hard to respond when you keep attacking me." Rainbow Dash said "Maybe you'd like to stop for a moment, and let me speak my mind." "Nice try Rainbow Dumb-Bell." Gilda said "I won't fall for your tricks." "It's not a trick." Rainbow Dash said. "I'm tempted to say prove it but I'm not that stupid." Gilda said. "I never said you were stupid Gilda." Rainbow Dash said. "Just shut up and let me beat you!" Gilda said, continuing the attacks. For a while it seemed like she might actually win the round. But as with any good grudge match there was a nasty surprise waiting. Waiting until she was certain the time was right Rainbow Dash blocked one of Gilda's punches. Catching her off guard Rainbow Dash proceeded to thrust her hooves into Gilda's chest. Gilda groaned and stepped back. Trying to recover from the blow. Rainbow Dash wouldn't let that happen however and started doing what Gilda had done to her a few moments ago. But she knew that alone wouldn't be enough to stop Gilda. Sure enough Gilda put a stop to Rainbow Dash's plan. By this point both fighters had gotten quite bruised. But their stamina hadn't dropped as much as one might have been expecting. "You'll never defeat me Rainbow Dummy!" Gilda said. "How many names are you going to come up with for me?" Rainbow Dash asked "Not that it matters." "Oh yeah?" Gilda asked. "Yeah." Rainbow Dash said "But I think this fight has gone on for long enough. It's time to end this once and for all!" She then took off into the sky. "So you want to finish this fight in the skies do you? Well I can do that." Gilda said. But to her surprise Rainbow Dash showed no interest in fighting her. In fact she only seemed interested in gaining speed. Gilda realized too late that Rainbow Dash was building up speed to pull off a "Sonic Rainboom". A move that Rainbow Dash had always boasted about to Gilda, but had never been able to pull off in front of the griffon. Until now. "Uh-oh." Gilda said as she saw a mach cone form around Rainbow Dash as she turned around. There was a huge explosion and a deafening roar, as well a rainbow colored shockwave. The legendary "Sonic Rainboom" and Rainbow Dash had just pulled it off a second time. Normally it would've destroyed several buildings but Rainbow Dash had flown up far enough to ensure that wouldn't happen. The blast caught Gilda by surprise and all she could do was scream and shriek as she was overwhelmed. After only a few seconds the blast faded. But now every part of Gilda was charcoal black. "Did you order original recipe or extra crispy?" she muttered and fell to the ground. "K.O.!" Princess Celestia said "The winner of this match is Rainbow Dash!" "Are you alright Gilda?" Rainbow Dash asked as she landed. "Just leave me alone!" Gilda said "You already humilated me! What more do you want?!" "I just wanted to say I'm sorry if your first visit to Ponyville didn't go so well." Rainbow Dash said "But it's never too late to change. I'm sure if you would just drop the tough girl act, like I learned to do, you'd be making lots of friends." "You don't understand!" Gilda said "In the Griffon Empire we always have to compete! We griffons are a proud athletic race. Failure is never an option!" "That's not true." Rainbow Dash said "From what I hear you griffons are actually pretty nice. In fact I recently overheard that a griffon chef named Gustave Le Grande was making quite the name for himself. From what I know you're the odd one out." "Just save your breath Rainbow Dunderhead!" Gilda said "You could never understand what I've been through! No one ever will!" After her wounds were healed she flew off. Rainbow Dash rolled her eyes, she could not believe what she had just seen. Gilda was actually crying. "Now I feel really bad for defeating her." she thought to herself. "I hope we meet again someday Gilda. Maybe when we do you'll be a changed griffon."