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// 143. Challenger 
// Story: In Celebration of a Hundred. 
// by Karrakaz 
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	She snorted and let go of her magic, dropping the hogtied stallion to the floor of her stage. Amateur.  “Is there  anypony else that wants to challenge the might of the great and powerful—”

“I do!”

She watched with an arched eyebrow as a diminutive dragon climbed onto the stage, wondering what in the moon’s name he would try to do that she wouldn’t be able to best him at.

Instead of posing his challenge, however, he ran up to her and clasped her face with his claws, watching her with intense eyes. “Rarity, What’s gotten into you?”