Moonlight with a Fiery Passion

by Brony_Falcon

Let the Sparks Fly

A thin dragon wanders around in the skies of Ponyville. Every cloud he jumps to starts to crackle, his serpent-like body surging with electricity. As he tries to gain more speed, he can't help but notice a strange looking pony with a crystal eye staring at him. He sighs, then quickly makes a landing, the ground around him sparking. "Yeah, what do you want?" he asks in an uninterested tone, raising an eyebrow.

The old pony then cackles at that. "I think you know exactly what I want."

He simply looks up. "Uh... let's see..." He then shakes his head. "Nope. Don't know."

The pony simply gazes at him, a sinister smile on his face that shows his rotten teeth. "Let's just say, I'll be adding you to my collection."

He then glares at the old man. "You're wasting the Amazing Thunderstruck's time... so unless you're here for something important, beat it."

He can't help but cackle even more. "And just what are you gonna do?"

Thunderstruck spits a bolt of lightning at the old man, and watches as the bolt hits him. "Now then... I have an amazing spectacle to practice for, if you don't mind." He starts to fly off, until he hears more cackling. "Something still funny to you?" he asks, looking back.

As the smoke clears, he notices something that causes him to gasp. The old man was still standing, his eyeball acting as a lightning rod, absorbing the shock. "Y'know... that shot wasn't half bad."

The dragon simply backs away. "Y-you're... one of them..."

He chuckles at that. "I guess our reputation precedes us." He then reaches in his pack and throws a rope with balls attached to the ends at him.

Thunderstruck simply takes to the sky before it could ensnare him. What he failed to notice is that the weighted rope was homing in on him. The rope then catches his back, the balls beginning to wrap around his scrawny body, as he is brought down. "Gah!"

The old geiser starts to cackle once again. "You think we're not trained to capture dragons?"

Thunderstruck just looks at him, a bit fearful for what's to come. "Wh-what do you want with me?!"

He scoffs at that, looking to the side. "Always with the questions..." He then looks at Thunderstruck with a glare. "We want the hybrids dead."

He gulps at that. "H-hybrids? You don't mean, like... like me, do you?"

"You catch on fast, kid," the old man replies. "Too bad you can't hold on to your life for much longer." He then grabs the young dragon-pony hybrid and walks off.

"You know when mom and dad find out that I'm missing, they'll be after you too," he states, trying to intimidate his captor.

The pony just cackles at that, causing Thunderstruck to recoil a bit. "That's part of the plan!"

Suddenly, he hears hoofsteps from behind him, causing him to wheel around... but he can't see anything. "What the..." He then starts to glare. "Squad! On your guard!"

Thunderstruck turns to see stallions coming out of the shadows in all directions, all on high alert. He then chuckles. "Gee, for dragon hunters you sure are tense."

"Silence, little whelp!" the old man snaps. Before he can do anything else, he feels a sharp pain in his neck, and he turns to try and find the source... but he can still see nothing. He growls at that. "Squad! Let's roll!"

He then starts walking, the squad following suit. Unfortunately, with each step they take, each stallion falls to a similar pain. He looks back, noticing that all of his guards are incapacitated. He backs away at that.

"Looking for somepony?" a gentle voice speaks as he turns around quickly. It doesn't take long for the fear to set in. She resembles Celestia in height, her grey coat glistening in the pale moonlight, and her purple mane and tail drooping to the side. But what made it so terrifying was the fact that she had no cutie mark, her eyes were red and slitted... and protruding from her mouth was a pair of fangs.

The old man simply stutters at that. "Wh-who... who are you?"

She looks at him with an uninterested look. "That is none of your concern... but I can tell you what I'm craving."

He brings a hoof to his neck as it starts to burn with pain. He starts to back away, dropping his prize. "Wha...?"

She then smiles, her fangs completing the intimidating look. "Thanks. I believe he was mine to begin with." She then walks up to Thunderstruck, cutting the rope in a single strike.

He simply looks up at her, a bit more afraid than he was before. "What are you... what are you gonna do with me?"

"Simple." She then grabs him and runs away as quickly as possible.

The old pony just sits there, infuriated at the events that just transpired. "I swear, ASSFUC better get their shit together..."

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I lay down in the shade of my favorite tree on the school grounds, revelling in the peace that comes with it.

"Hey there," a voice calls from the distance.

I sit up and smile at who I see... the guy that stood up for me. "Hey there, Thunderstruck."

He makes his way over to me, sitting right beside me. "So, what's my favorite shooting star been up to?"

I just look up at the sky. "Not much. Just hanging around, waiting for mom." I then smile. "What about you? Any new magnificent shocking surprises?"

He just shrugs. "Eh, not really. I've got the Thunder Clap down for sure, but I can't seem to do the Thunder Ring yet..."

I just smile. "You'll get there, I'm sure of it."

He can't help but chuckle. "I'm not giving up just yet. I said I was gonna blow the Rainboom out of the waters with that trick, and I'm gonna do it."

I just start to giggle at that. "You've got my support here."

Thunderstruck smiles at that. "I know."

"I can see you're having a good time," a voice calls out.

I just sigh at that. "Sorry... gotta go."

He simply smiles as his body is disintegrated. "It's alright. Now, if you don't mind, I've got a trick to perfect." And just like that, he disappears in a puff of smoke.

I smile at that, then look at my mom. "So... what's up?"

She then looks at me with a smile. "I believe it is time."

Author's Note:

Another acronym. Always Stopping Sanguinarians from Undermining Canterlot. All will be revealed soon.