I hope for nothing... I fear nothing...
It was a grueling hour getting out of the Roosts. None of the six passed a word as Rainbow took the front, the blades dragging across the ground. She never bothered to wrap them around her forearms and kept her wings tucked in tightly. Both of the tri-blades were fanned out, only moving back into place when she took steps forward. She was tired, wanted to go to bed, and wanted to go home. Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie all kept an eye on her, making sure she didn't collapse while Applejack and Rarity looked around at the other Griffons that happened to have been there. They stared at Rainbow in particular, looking at her blood covered face and the relics that seemed to have bonded with her.
The winds that was now in place of the chill of the mountains made it very hard for them to walk, fly, and see, as it the wind whipped rocks the size of their heads around. It was a mystery that they were still standing. The only one's that seemed unaffected by this was the Griffons and Rainbow.
"Sugar... what happened out there?" Applejack asked getting closer to Rainbow. "We ran out and heard Gilda screeching at ya, then next thing I know a big ball of light and a wind strong enough to hurl cattle comes along." She looked around. "And by the looks of it, it ain't stopping..."
"It's the effect of Chaos..." A voice said that seemed to have came everywhere, but at the same time one place. "You killed a mortal who had inherited the traits of a God, mortal's that I myself have chosen... And by the looks of it Skittles here did the dirty work..." The voice said, sounding very disappointed. A *pop* sounded in front of them, and showed Discord, the Lord Disharmony and Spirit of Chaos. Unlike the last time's they've seen him, he had a serious look on his face and a more animalistic look as well.
"Boreas. The God of the Northern Wind and Winter. That is the power she inherited, and now that she is dead, that power is now flowing without a master..." He scowled looking at Rainbow in particular. His eyes shot open as he grabbed the weapons by the chains wrapped around her hooves. "Where did you get these?! Celestia, Luna and I all made a deal, why would she break it?!"
Discord dropped Rainbow on her rump, getting an "oof" out of the mare, and he turned back with a dangerous look in his eyes. "Do NOT trust Celestia no matter what. What she is doing is nothing but trouble... Seeing as you have the Nemesis Whip, I can give you something that can help you along the way." He said as he snapped his fingers and a chest appeared in front of them all. "Open it. I trust that you will love it." Pinkie was the first one to the chest as she mustered all of her strength in it and the chest flew open. Inside was an enormous eye that looked freshly picked, and all of the ponies blanched.
"This is a Gorgon Eye. Gather three of these and all of you're overall health will be extended. The next one," He snapped his fingers again and Twilight opened it with ease. Inside a Phoenix Feather. "is a Phoenix Feather, gather enough of these little beauty's and you can extend the amount of magic you can use for the weapons." He snapped again. "And finally..." Applejack stepped up and bucked hard against the chest, making the top fly upwards and breaking back. "...Remind me not to make you angry. Anyways, the last the one is a Minotaur Horn. Collect three of them to extend the amount of time you can use an item.
"Now I must be going. I have to talk with Celly..." Discord snapped his fingers, and in a flash he was gone. The ponies stared at the Eye, Feather, and Horn in front of them before Twilight picked all of them up, and put it in a pocket of magic.
"There, that should--" *thwee~* "AAAHH!" Twilight went down clutching her shoulder as an arrow stuck out, it's tip still marked by a fire.
"Hahahaha! Nice shot, G!"
"Thanks, after some practice, maybe I can hit the head!"
She knew those voices...
"Here! Give a me a shot!"
"No way Flame-Tard, this is mine! Dad, gave it to me because he's way to big to use it," The first voice said, "But that doesn't matter, lets go down and--"
"Uh... G? The one ya shot has wings..."
So?"
"And a horn..." The third, obviously more frightened voice said.
"SHIT! Wait... no, not shit! THIS MAKES THE CATCH EVEN BETTER!" The voice said flying out of the tress and into the open. Rarity gasped in shock, while Rainbow twitched her legs and the Whip was at her hooves in an instant. Garble, the young teenage Dragon, who Twilight, Rarity, Rainbow and Spike had faced before, now stood before them looking more mature but still up to his usual antics with Crash and Thorn on his side. On his back, was a fiery bow, something that told them was the Bow of Apollo.
"Here, here, little ponies, come on and take a seat, today will be the day that I take down an Alicorn and make every dragon proud!" Garble proclaimed, standing over Twilight's body.
"Let her go." A small voice said, causing everyone to turn to Fluttershy.
Garble stood up, and peered at the little pony who had suddenly become brave.
He then proceeded to laugh in her face. "You really think that you of all things can defeat me! You're wasting your time." Garble bent down to pick up Twilight, but was suddenly hit by a force that pushed him back on his backside. When he looked and saw, he saw the fire of a great, powerful dragon in the eyes of a weakling pony.
"I will ask you one last time... Let. Her. Go." Fluttershy said, her natural sweet-as-honey voice now drowned in a cold, cold tone. Garble only stared at this...thing in front of him. Here was the will and strength of a fully grown dragon, but it looked as though it was hidden under lock and key.
The Dragon was snoring.
"Make me, you undersized pansy!" Garbles foot lashed out and struck Fluttershy, launching her in the air.
The Dragon stirred.
Fluttershy landed on her hooves, and looked up with a grimace on her face. Her lessons with Iron Will coming back to her. If they want to fight, MAKE THEM SEE THE LIGHT!
The Dragon snorted smoke.
With a burst of speed, she plowed into him, causing him to fall again, but much harder. He tumbled for a second or two before digging his claw into the ground to stop himself. He snorted a flame before pulling out the Bow and pulled it back until the arrow caught fire. "Dodge this, bitch..." Garble sneered before he let the arrow fly free. The arrow caught in her shoulder, but unlike Twilight, she did not fall. Instead she grabbed the arrow and pulled it out of her shoulder spitting it to the ground.
The Dragon growled.
Crash and Thorn decided to distract Fluttershy by launching themselves toward her.
The Dragon smirked and roared.
She grabbed Crash's spiked tail and using the momentum of his charge, spun around catching Thorn as well, and threw them back at Garble. Fluttershy smirked and watched as the red dragon pushed his friends off of him, but her smirk quickly faded as a large burst of fire sported from where they were. Garble stood there, a red aura around his body. The bow look more ferocious, as the snakes began to move around it and wrapped around his arm.
He lined up a shot at her head, and let go of the arrow. They both watched as it sailed through the air, as it got closer to her, but farther from him.
The Dragon spewed flames from its maw, and burned the intruder to ash.
Fluttershy swiped her hoof across the air, and held the arrow he'd fired and broke it in her grasp. Garble was shocked, not only did her swipe the arrow out of the air, but it was burning with his rage. How could a pansy like her do anything?!
Fluttershy began to walk closer to him.
"Stay back!" He said, firing another shot but missed completely. "I said stay back!"
The Dragon went back to its horde and layed its head to rest.
Fluttershy suddenly burst forward with speed, grabbing the Bow and ripping it off of Garble's arm. She held it in a sword like style as Garble reared up and stuck downward, but before he made contact, the Bow crashed into his side. He shook off the pain but again the Bow crashed down on his head. Now dazed, he felt his open mouth without his command, and something lodge itself between it.
Then everything hurt.
His insides were on fire, the fire pouch in the back of his throat had been ruptured and now fire was leaking everywhere in his body, burning it inside-out. Fluttershy held in her hoof Garbles fire essence, and lodged it in the one of the snake heads on the Bow. The snake swallowed it, then Bow burst to life looking newer than before and much more durable. Garble clutched his neck and looked back up to the pony-- no... the dragon that killed him. He would remember her face long after his death, and everything went black. His body went limp, his head smashed against the ground, and fire still spewed from his mouth.