//------------------------------// // The Planning // Story: League of Bronies // by darkironpony //------------------------------// Author's Note: This chapter was a little painful to write. I hope you guys like it. And Rampage don't say I didn't warn you. [Unknown's P.O.V.] I smiled seeing the brown coated pony's body collapse. I better make sure the job is done. My body tensed and everything else left my mind. I focused on that one pony. Suddenly a second pony entered my line of view. The addition of this new pony broke my concentration. The pony had a dark gray coat. He had a black mane with a light blue stripe through it. His tail followed suit along with its mane. His face held a hint of concern for the fallen pony. Don't pity him. He is just a ruthless murderer. He deserves far worse. A familiar earth pony helped the gray one take my target away to recover. He must not know what the pegasus has done. I shook my head and turned my attention away. I decided to sit on a bench backstage. I proceeded to meditate on my strategies for the tournament. Only I soon found myself falling asleep due to some activites I had participated in during late hours of the night. [An hour later.] "Wake up moron," an irate said annoyed. I opened my eyes and saw a dark purple dragon a few inches taller than myself. He had claws that resembled scythes. His mane was a fiery combination of red, yellow, and blue. His eyes were the typical dragon style. His iris however was gray while the eye was white. He is pretty built for a dragon. He seems to have muscle but not enough to hamper him. Those claws look sharp but they are short. If I can keep a distance I should be fine. He may prove to be a challenge. Oh well he will fail like the others. Nopony will stop me from avenging you Clockwork. Not even if that pony is a dragon. I gave the dragon an icy stare. He returned it in kind. Before I could say anything that idiotic announcer chimed in. Apparently they were finally beginning the special division fights for the day. I decided to wait at the end of the line. I'm here to fight him. Every other pony here is just a waste of time. Eventually we all picked balls that told us our opponents. Unfortunate for me I drew number twelve. I tryed to nap again only to feel a scaly hand on me as I closed my eyes. "Don't you ever disrespect me. Or else," the dragon that woke me up snarled threateningly. Doesn't he have anything better to do then wake me up? "Or else what?" I replied nonchalantly feigning disinterest. "Or else," the dragon growled angrily. He walked by a back wall and slammed his right fist into it. The wall crumbled. As the pieces of it fell to the ground the dragon opened his right claw. He swiped his claw destorying all the fragments of the wall into dust. He walked back to me with a sadistic grin and pointed to his work,"Or else." I shrugged and decided to meditate to get my mind off of that idiot until the call came for my match. When that happened I entered the ring first. I smiled at my opponent when I saw who it was. Well this is going to be good practice. "Alright everypony in this corner is Rage!" the announcer said pointing to me. "And in this corner is Crash!" he said gesturing to my opponent. "Okay! Folks lets get this match started!" he yelled jumping off the ring. He landed on the judges table and turned back to get a good view of the stage Kind of ironic. He woke me up and I will be the one to knock him out. [Play this!] "Fight!" the announcer yelled excitedly safely out of the ring. The dragon used its wings to its advantage by using them to send itself charging towards me. Instead of dodging I raised a front leg to block his blow Although he was surprised by my move he quickly followed up on his initial attack. He tryed a right hook to my head. This time I chose to dodge. Looks like this wasn't the best course of action. My dodge was partially successful. I evaded the blow but that wasn't the true attack. I dodged it only to be hit by my opponent's real attack. Crash had used his claws to cut my underbelly.It left three deep cuts in me. The wounds seeped with blood. The blood began to cascade down my body to the ring's floor. I winced in pain holding my underbelly. Crash sensing my weakness attacked again. All the while Crash held a demonic grin. He charged at me with a quick right swipe aimed for my legs. I jumped over his attack landing on his other side. Crash quickly turned around only to have my front right hoof connect with his gut. Crash grasped his chest as his air left his body. I smiled and said,"I am not going to make it that easy." Crash gave me an anger filled stare. He raised his claws and closed his eyes. He wouldn't leave himself open. What could he be planning? What is happening to his claws? Crash began to growl and his claws grew leaner and sharper. By the time he opened his eyes his claws were purple scythes. Again Crash gave me his demented smile. "This is why I joined the special division," he said chuckling as he rushed me. He swiped at my face with both of his claws crossing one another forming an x. I grinned. I raised my hooves to receive his blow. Crash's smile disappeared and was replaced by an annoyed sneer. "Why aren't you dead?!" he snarled through clenched teeth. I grinned and pushed him back. "The answer is simple really," I said raising my hooves, which had been encased in solid emerald,"my own reason for joining the special division." As Crash was still shocked by my ability I decided to go on the offense.. I rushed him shooting small emerald shards at him. Crash tryed to swipe his claws through them only to find his own claws damaged in the exercise. Now his own claws were dripping with blood. I shot one last shard at him. Crash tryed to catch it in his mouth sideways but its speed carried it out of his mouth. "Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!" Crash yelled in pain holding his now bloody face. Now this is easier than I thought it would be. As I neared Crash he flew into the sky. "Idiot! There is one thing you forgot about!" he said mockingly. "What is he doing?" I muttered to myself. "I am a dragon!" he yelled with malicious joy. Crash opened his mouth and fire shot out in my direction. I quickly jumped to my right. By then however Crash had landed near me. He punched my face with his claw. As my head was falling back he brought his left claw to slice at my eyes. He drew blood. I realized while he had drawn blood near my eyes he hadn't gouged out my eyes. On instinct I threw a quick combination with my emerald encased hooves. I swung my right hoof at his face. Crash dodged it.I threw a left hoof at his stomach but he dodged that too. What he didn't expect was for me to jump over him. As Crash looked dumbfoundedly at my actions I brought both of my hooves down of his head. As my hooves connected with his head he staggered back. I began to visciously assault his head with as many blows as I could possibly muster. After a few quick hits his face gushed with blood. His body began to sag but I continued my assault leaving it airborne. "That is enough!" I hear the judges yell. I heard but decided to continue my assault anyway. "Stop!" the judges insisted angrily. Crash's body fell with a loud thud as it hit the ground. I took to attacking the dragon's body which was now unresponsive to my attacks. When I realized that he was no longer moving I grabbed Crash's unconscious body and threw it out of the ring. "...Uh...The winner is Rage!" the announcer said unsure of what to make of my actions. I slowly exited the ring and left to the backstage area.If he dies I don't care. He was in my way. Anypony in my way will suffer the same fate. [After my fight.] I walked silently through the town of Ponyville enjoying the sight of the little town. This town feels so peaceful.I began to breathe in the scent and beautfil sights of the town. I feel like I could just lay down anywhere and fall asleep. Then I felt something hit my face and my entire body was drenched in water. I winced in pain as the water landed on my still fresh wounds. So much for peaceful. "Who did that?!" I snarled angrily. My answer came when I spotted a rainbow maned pegasus rolling on the floor laughing. My brow rose in annoyance of the mare. Then I had seen a nearby store. It looked like a gingerbread house. I went in and paid quickly for a pie. Luckily for me the mare was still stuck in her laughing fit. I am going to make you pay for what you did. You dumb mare. I smiled crazily as I threw the pie at the mare's face. I heard a splat as the pie hit the mare's face. The mare gave me a dumbfounded look. Then that look became an angry one. The angry look became a smile. She began to laugh like she was before. Despite myself I found myself laughing. Crazy mare. "What is your name?" the mare inquired wiping the majority of the pie off her face. "You can call me Subtle Rampage," I said imy eyes widened when I realized my mistake. Idiot. You just gave her your real name. Why would I do that? "Well Rampage you're a riot. I guess I will see you around. But watch your back because I will get you back," she said with a confident grin. "Bring it on," I said bravely staring her face to face. She nodded and took off flying. Weird. Why did I laugh? I haven't done that in a while. [Ten more minutes later.] I continued my walk through Ponyville until I ran into a familiar building. I went to knock on the door of the building but there was no answer. I tried again and again. It made no difference. I decided to just wait in front of the door. I stood there waiting until I heard a familiar voice say,"It is nice to see you again." My jaw dropped as I recognized the pony. "Master Martial Art it is good to see you again as well," I said bowing to him in respect. He went to the door and grabbed a nearby stone. He retrieved a key from the bottom of it. "You always forgot where I put your key," Master said with a chuckle. "Fair enough," I conceded hesitantly. His face turned to one of seriousness. "We have to talk," he said opening his door. I nodded and entered the dojo.