THUD! THUD! THUD!
Stu Leaves gasped inside his cockpit deep within the skyscraper jaeger. "The dragon's coming straight for us!"
"Jee," Rainbow droned. "I wonder if it's gonna breathe fire right after yelling 'Hreshaaaaaa' or some nonsense."
"HRESHAAAAAAAA!" Flame and plasma erupted in the ponies' direction.
"I rest my blue fuzzy case," Rainbow moaned.
"Buffer up!" Donut Joe swung his control sticks in opposite directions. The large skyscraper golem crossed its arms, absorbing the heat and damage. "Rrrrrgh! Remember! The goal here is to out-awesome Mulia's dream so she'll wake up!"
"Why not let me fly out there and kick the creep in the face?" Rainbow asked.
"Eyes on the prize, Rainbow," Stu said, struggling with his controls. "Applejack needs us all in one piece, remember?"
"Yeah. Of course." Rainbow took a deep breath and shoved forward with her levers. "Let's skin ourselves a cat!" she shrieked. "... a cat that's eighty stories tall... and made of scales... and anti-cuddles."
"For jelly centers!" Donut Joe shouted as the golem lunged forward through the flames. THUD THUD THUD! The giant mech swung a radio antennae viciously across the dragon's cheek. WHAM! "Happy Tuesday, punk!"
"Raaaaaaaaugh!" The dragon fell back, smashing through several apartments while citizens fled through the streets below, shrieking.
The golem next leapt up high, sailing down at the draconian foe.
The dragon propped itself up with its wings and breathed fire directly upwards.
The jaeger resisted, its outer shell melting slightly. At last, it teetered backwards, giving the dragon a window of opportunity to jump up and claw-slash the automaton several times. On the third swing, Stu's building-arm grabbed one of the limbs of the dragon and the jaeger performed a massive million-ton germane suplex.
SMASSSSH!
The dragon went sprawling through several building, bellowing in pain.
"Okay..." Rainbow huffed and puffed, smirking sweatily inside her cockpit. "That was actually kind of cool..."
Stu Leaves winced, staring out his window at the carnage in the street. "Will somepony think of the citizens?!"
"They're all fake, Stu, remember?"
"Oh. Right." Stu frowned as he re-gripped the controls. "Buck 'em." He slapped a red switch.
POW! The radio antennae on one arm fired off like a missile, grazing the dragon's shoulder and spilling hot blood through the air. The kaiju struggled to stand up, shrieking in frustration. Seconds later, Donut Joe charged the jaeger into the beast, knocking it to the ground once more and filling the air with pummeling arm-strikes.
Several blocks away, Mulia Mild hovered at skyline-level, gawking at the violent clash.
"This... this simply will n-not do!" the warbled in a hurtful tone, then frowned. "By the Power of Luna, I... I've been..."
Flash! Epcot materialized on a buildingtop beside her. "Disappointing, isn't it?"
Mulia looked over, her mane flouncing beneath her tiara. "Huh?"
"Even immortals had the same thing happen to them," Epcot said with a tiny smirk. "They'd dream up something unbelievably awesome, only to have the moment of glory stolen away from them. But, all things considered, it was juast as well. For if all your dreams came true, what's the point in dreaming?"
"I... I-I don't get it..."
Epcot winked. "Live, Mulia. Come out of this fantasy and live." Her teeth showed as her mane sparkled. "Only when you make your dreams a reality can you truly revel in contentment."
Mulia shuddered. She gazed down at her gloved hooves and brightly colored skirts.
"Tell me." Epcot leaned forward. "What does a pretty, charming mule such as yourself want more than anything right now?"
A tear ran down Mulia's muzzle. In the distance, thunder rolled, and the sky over the maretropolis started darkening. "Home," she murmured. "I... I want to go home..."
"Shhhh..." Epcot gently gestured towards the ensuing battle. "So do they. Maybe now's a good time to help the dreamer's end your dream, yes?"
Mulia blinked. Gradually, she frowned. As her scepter glowed with a burning passion, she pivoted her entire body towards the scene and plunged with mad abandon.