The Glitz Pitby DunsparceChaptersThe Thundering ThrasherRound 1: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Dirty DiggersRound 2: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Brush BaronessThe Thundering ThrasherRainbow Dash peered out the window of the blimp in anxiousness as she awaited her soon arrival to the famous Glitzville; a small, action-packed town that keeps its height in the air because of rockets on its underside. Glitzville was known for The Glitz Pit; an always-crowded fighting ring where ponies go to fight for money and fame. Rainbow had recently become a fan of bare-hoof fighting, and she decided to take a break as Ponyville’s weather controller to get a good start on her new hobby. Her friend Fluttershy begged her not to go in fear she would get hurt for about one hour, but Rainbow convinced her that she would be okay and set off on a special blimp for Glitzville. The city was surrounded by guards, just in case somepony that it was okay to just fly in when not on the blimp, which was the only legal way of transportation into the town. The ride there was about half a day long, so Rainbow left in the morning to get a clear image of it. As she was staring out of the window, a voice jumped her from behind. “Excuse me, Miss Dash?” the voice asked. Flinching harshly, Rainbow jumped around to see a maid standing before her. “Oh, jeez! You scared me! Sorry, is there something you need?” Rainbow asked as her heart began to settle down. “Terribly sorry, but I was about to say that if you look out the window…” Before the maid could finish the sentence, Rainbow smacked her face against the window with a huge gleam on her face. “…You can see the famous Glitzville guards patrolling the skies with precision, pretty much indicating we are within two minutes of landing.” Suddenly, a pair of armored pegasi appeared before the blimp’s window and began to fly alongside it. The armor they wore was a beautiful silver in which the sun reflected off of, making it look like jittery sparkles were all over them. Rainbow was so fascinated by the guards that she began to mildly laugh. This was going to be one hell of a trip, Rainbow was sure of it. A ding-dong came out of the blimp’s speaker. “This is your blimp driver here, and I, and all of our wonderful staff, would like to welcome you to Glitzville, the most thrilling little town in Equestria. If you head directly north after landing, you’ll find the famous Glitz Pit; the fighting ring where the greatest of legends are made! Just enter the door to watch a gruesome and exhilarating fight for free! Other attractions of Glitzville include a fantastic bar, great shops, and some of the best hot dogs you’ve ever tasted in your life! The blimp is coming up to a stop currently, so please remain seated until told otherwise. Have a fantastic time in Glitzville!” Suddenly, Rainbow began to see land right above the blimp, along with many lights. Her hooves started to shake just thinking about the radical time she would have. It’s like a dream come true! A few moments later, the blimp completely stopped and the driver announced it was safe to unbuckle and step towards the lift at the end of the walkway. When all of the ponies on the blimp where stationary on the lift, one of the maids switched a lever and the lift suddenly and roughly began to head down to the ground. Rainbow was almost too anxious to see her vacation spot, and when she got full view of the city heading down, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Glitzville was truly as they all described; an insane adventure right from the get-go. There were spotlights, colors, posters, fighters, and truly badass looking ponies all over the place. It was so dreamy that she nearly shed a tear. “Wow…” she muttered to herself. She was so busy looking at every light and every poster that when the lift hit the ground, it knocked her off of her hooves. “Alright, everypony,” one of the maids said, “have fun in Glitzville!” Everypony rushed off of the lift and spread out so fast it was hard to keep track of any of them. Rainbow took it rather slower and decided not to waste any energy she needed for the exciting part, which was directly north from her: The Glitz Pit. It was bigger than she imagined and not too far ahead, either. Maybe twenty yards It looked rather stunning with a big, black head with rabid teeth and a death-giving smile nailed to the top of the place. The rest was painted red and yellow in a pretty fashion. It was time for Rainbow to begin her hobby as a fighter, and she wasted no time to look at any other attractions. When she got inside, it was cooler than she imagined. It was gold and scarlet all over with posters of various high ranked fighters, and every kind of pony from sport-jock stallion to fancy-shmancy mare were there, and reporters were everywhere. Rainbow REALLY wanted to see a fight, so she glanced to the nearest pony: a mare with some of the fanciest wear Rainbow had ever seen. Her face was hidden behind her enormous hat, as if trying to hide from Rainbow, but she had to ask. “Excuse me, ma’am?” Rainbow asked as she walked toward the mare, who excerpted a gasp Rainbow could barely hear and turned around. “Do… do you know where to see a fight? I’m new to this place.” “Uh… yeah. Over there.” She said as she pointed to a big door to her left. Her voice sounded familiar… almost like… “Rarity!?” Rainbow yelled as she flipped Rarity’s hat. “Shhh! Quiet!” Rarity backlashed as she swiped her hat back. “Don’t yell my name! I don’t want ponies to know I’m here!” “What ARE you doing here?” Rainbow said in a lower voice. “…No way. You’re a fan of fighting?” Rarity laughed nervously. “Uhhh… heh heh… I’m actually a diehard fan.” She got up close to Rainbow’s face with anger. “Don’t. You. Tell. ANYPONY. Or I’ll have your head, you hear?” “Uh huh.” Rainbow said nervously. “Good. Glad we understand each-other. What are YOU doing here, Rainbow?” “I want to enter in fights. It’s gonna be my new hobby.” Rainbow answered proudly. Rarity smacked her forehead. “Do you even KNOW what the fights are like here?” she asked. “Ummm… no.” “Augh. Come with me.” Rarity said as they began to head through the door she pointed at a tad earlier. When they entered into the audience, Rarity gave Rainbow her fancy, golden binoculars. “Here,” She said, “Look out there.” When she looked out into the ring, she saw a pony that was barely able to stand up and had bruises all over him. The stallion’s eyes had fear installed in them like a computer disk. When Rainbow glanced to the right with the binoculars, she couldn’t believe who she saw charging toward the beat up stallion. Of all the beings in the world, it just had to be her ex-best friend, Gilda the gryphon. Gilda slammed the poor, defenseless pony so hard that he flew off the ring and onto the floor. Shocked as all hell, Rainbow flinched the binoculars down to her hooves. “What the heck is Gilda doing here!?” Rainbow exclaimed. “Oh, sweetie, she’s the champion of the Glitz Pit and has been for half a year!” Rarity informed loudly, above the excited crowd. “WHAT!?” “Now that’s what I call fighting!” The announcer said enthusiastically into the microphone. “Great Champion Gilda, how would you describe your victory just now?” “Wait, what? There was a fight? I was just doing some practice, Mr. Iron Will! Nothing more.” Gilda said as she scooped the microphone out of Iron Will’s hand and pointed to the audience. “You think you can beat me? Any of you? You’re all sadly mistaken, then! I am the Champion of Glitzville, and I will be until the day my body lies under the dirt! Don’t even try, meatbags!” Gilda held up her champion’s belt in the air with a gigantic grin on her face as she kicked the microphone back to Iron Will’s hand. “Yeah!” Gilda yelled. “Suck on this, lame-o’s!” “Well, there you have it, folks! It doesn’t seem like anypony can even put a scratch on Gilda! See you all top of the hour for the next fight!” Iron Will yelled into the microphone. Rainbow grinded her teeth as she began to pound her way out to the lobby, with Rarity following close behind. When she slammed open the door and looked to her right, a poster of Gilda was stapled to the wall. Rainbow stormed over to it, grabbed the unstapled part, and ripped it in two. Nopony really noticed but Rarity because they were too occupied with talking about Gilda. “Sweetie?” Rarity asked as she put her hoof around Rainbow. “Are you alright?” “NO I’m not alright! Did you see who the champ was? That bitch doesn’t deserve it! Do you remember what she did back in Ponyville!?” Rainbow steamed as she flung Rarity’s arm off of her. “Take me to the registration office.” Rarity was shocked. “Take you where now?” “You heard me! To the registration office! I wanna rip that stupid gryphon apart! She doesn’t deserve her fame!” “Umm… you do know how dangerous this sport is, correct? Every day—“ “I don’t give a SHIT of what happens everyday! I’m just ready to smash Gilda’s fame off the wall!” Rainbow said as she slammed the ground. Rarity sighed. “Alright. If this is what you want, follow me. I know where the office is.” Rarity lead Rainbow around the corner and to a door that was guarded by a bouncer of sorts. He was a huge stallion with epic sunglasses and a dirty suit, probably from beating so many stupid ponies up. “Let me through. I have a friend that wants to fight. Now.” Rarity ordered. “Oh, right away, Miss Serenity!” He said as he jumped out of the way. Once they hit the hallway, Rainbow turned to Rarity. “What did he just call you?” She asked. “Pay no mind to it. Just follow me.” Rarity responded adamantly. They stopped at a fancy looking door, which was completely standing out from the rest of the beat up, sweaty hallway. Opening the door, Rainbow saw the announcer from the fight that she just saw: Iron Will. He was sitting at a desk filling out a paper. “Ah! Miss Serenity! We knock around here, missy! And who’s the young one you have with you?” He asked with an intimidating voice. “Sorry, Will, but my friend here wants to become a fighter, like, NOW.” Rarity said. “Is that so?” Iron Will said as he stood up. “Well, hot damn! Why didn’t you say that before I said something’? What’s your name and goal, lass? Iron Will demands to know!” “Rainbow Dash is the name, and crunching up that stupid gryphon is my game.” Rainbow said confidently. “Oh, really? You really think you can just storm into Iron Will’s office and claim to lay the smack down on the champ? You got nerve.” Iron Will said. “But I can! That goal SHALL be achieved, Mr. Will.” “You know, Dashie, somepony once told me: you talk a big game, you play a small game. That phrase has held up greatly here in this pit of pain, but if you think you can, Iron Will ain’t stoppin’ you.” “I’ll show you! You won’t believe what these hooves can pack!” Rainbow said, boxing the air with her hooves. "Hmmm…” Iron Will noised as he rubbed his chin, “you may have more potential than I initially thought! If you can really pack that punch, I’ll get so many bits off of you! Wahaha! Tell you what. I’ll sign you up, and you can either go kick some flank, or you can go home. How ‘bout it?” “It’s a deal!” “Alrighty then, now that you’ve agreed to my conditions, let’s get a fighter name for you.” “Fighter… name?” Rainbow asked. “Yeah! Y’all don’t wanna go out there named ‘Rainbow Dash’. That’s boring! Now let me see…” Iron Will squinted and looked at Rainbow for about twenty seconds before speaking again. “Aha! I got it. You’ll be ‘The Thundering Thrasher’! How about that!?” “Hmm. It isn’t too bad.” Rainbow admitted. “Good! Now all you gotta do to complete registration is sign this paper saying that I’m not responsible for your massive injuries!” Iron Will said cheerfully, giving a thumbs up. “Pfft.” Rainbow spit as she signed the paper. “What injuries? This’ll be a cakewalk.” “I dunno about that, but now that you’re all signed up, I’ll get my assistant to take you to the locker room.” Iron Will said as he pressed a button with a microphone on it. “Miss Octavia! Come in here a second.” Not but a few moments later, a mare entered the room with a fancy mane-style and a posh look on her face. “Yes, Mr. Will?” She asked. “Be a peach and show our new fighter to her room, please.” “Yes, Mr. Will. Follow me, miss, if you will.” She said as she lead the two ponies out of the office and down the hallway. “Some things you should know about this ring before you begin fighting, Miss Dash. Everything that Mr. Will says goes. No questions asked. And if I find you breaking ANY rules, you will be discarded from the competition and banned from ever joining again.” Octavia stopped before entering a room. “If you have any questions, just come find me and ask. Oh, and miss Serenity, I’m afraid only minor-league fighters are allowed in here and I’m going to ask you to stand outside.” “Not a problem. I’ll be around front, Rainbow.” Rarity said as she headed off. Rainbow followed Octavia into the Minor-League room, and boy oh boy was it dirty, messy, smelly, and beat up. Some of the lockers were even bent somehow! “Augh! It REEKS in here!” Rainbow complained. “Well, such is the life of a Minor-Leaguer. If you get to the Major-Leagues, you’ll be able to abandon this smelly hole for a better room. Now…” Octavia trailed off as she headed left toward a machine that was hanging from the wall. “This is the fight organizer. Just contact Mr. Will from this and he’ll set you up for a fight almost instantly. Go ahead and try it.” Rainbow nodded and pressed the button on the top of the machine and soon, Iron Will’s face popped up on the monitor. “All set for your first fight, Double T?” He asked. “You bet I am.” Rainbow assured. “All RIGHT, then! Your first match will be against the Dirty Diggers. These rowdy bunch of teenage diamond dogs are just plain annoying. Nothing special, just kick the hell out of them, got it?” “Eye eye, captain!” Rainbow replied. “Then get out there and kick some sorry flank!” Round 1: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Dirty DiggersRainbow Dash was being lead down the hallway to the arena by a huge stallion who was maybe double her size. Rainbow had no idea stallions could even be that big. He stopped in front of a huge, decorated door with screaming erupting from the other side. The once confident Rainbow Dash had now become not so confident. "K, listen here, Miss Thrasher, this is your first match, so all you gotta do is go in there and beat the ever-loving shit out of those diamond dogs. Those ruffians have been causing trouble around here, and if you really think you have what it takes, go out there and teach them a lesson. Got it?" The stallion asked intimidatingly. "Yes, sir!" Rainbow responded. "Alright..." The stallion said as he opened the doors to a ear-piercing roar from the audience. "Don't hold up. Let 'em have it." Rainbow was then pushed inside to see herself surrounded by thousands of ponies in the seats above her. In the middle of the huge room was a stage, and on said stage Iron Will stood with a microphone set. "Well, well! Look who it is! It's Double T, showin' up for her first match. Come on up here!" Iron Will said into the microphone as Rainbow climbed the short staircase to the stage. About ten yards ahead of her were three diamond dogs staring coldly into her eyes. "Now it's here, the match for the number nineteen spot! Don't leave yet, folks, because sometimes newbies can put on a damn good show! To my right, we have the Thunderin' Thrasher!" Iron Will screamed as the audience cheered. "And to my left, we have the Dirty Diggers!" the audience cheered once again for the diamond dogs, who laughed maniacally. Iron Will signaled for the cheering to stop. "Now with intros out of the way, I'm gonna ask the fighters to step toward me for a second to explain the rules. Sorry, first fight rules, folks!" Rainbow and the diamond dogs walked over to Will, who took the headset off. The diamond dogs stared at Rainbow with mischievous eyes. They were up to something, and Rainbow knew it. "Alright, guys. Here's the rundown of things. First of all, no going out of the ring or flying too high, because we got barriers we turn on that detects if you went out of the ring. If you go out and don't come back within five seconds, you're out of the fight. Second of all, you--" "HAVE A PUNCH, PUNK!" The diamond dog interrupted as he run up and slammed Rainbow across the face, sending her to the floor. The audience gasped as Iron Will immediately picked up his headset. "Woah, folks! We got ourselves some dirty players today!" He said dramatically. Rainbow bounced up with a face full of rage. "Hey! You asshats! That's cheating!" She roared. "Pfft. Does it look like we give a shit? You're goin' down!" the diamond dogs countered as they rushed toward Rainbow with full speed. Rainbow then sprang up before they could tackle her and flew around quickly in a figure eight to distract them. As soon as Rainbow saw the opening that she needed, she flung herself out of the figure eight and nailed one of the diamond dogs with the bend of her leg square into the chest. "Guagh!" the diamond dog coughed as he flew down the stairs, landing unconsciously on the floor. "Ooooo! That's gonna hurt in the morning... and possibly the afternoon, evening and the next morning!" Iron Will announced. Caught up by the diamond dog's defeat, the next one used Rainbow's distraction to his advantage and grabbed her by the neck, causing her to make a choking sound. "Haha! Got you now, pretty pony! Hey, Rocko! Catch!" the diamond dog said as he threw Rainbow with full force backwards into the other diamond dog's fist, which clanged her skull relentlessly hard. "Oh-ho-ho! Let's hope the Thrasher's head is as hard as a diamond, because THAT would've hurt BAD otherwise! Hoo-ey, this fight is smokin'!" Iron Will cheered. "Oops! Forgot to open my hand!" the diamond dog laughed. Rainbow, now laying on the floor, opened her eyes to see the diamond dog's legs. "You're gonna hurt for that, chump!" Rainbow muttered as she wrapped her legs around the dog's legs, making him trip. She flung back up and began to spin the diamond around by his legs. Once Rainbow felt him slipping out of her hooves, she let the dog go, making him fly head-first into the wall that was nearly twenty yards away. "What force!" Iron Will screamed. "You don't see strength like that everyday!" Now, there was only one dog left: the one that cheated at the beginning. Rainbow glared at him, and she could see in his eyes that he was nervous beyond belief. This was her chance to take this easy victory. Rainbow sprung herself as fast as she could toward the diamond dog with the same position as when she nailed the first one. The dog readied himself, but as Rainbow approached him, she dodged to the side and caught him by his leg. She then proceeded to take and slam his head on the ground, chin-first, from the air. Rainbow then shoved the diamond dog, who was bleeding from a lost tooth out his mouth, off the stage, where he laid and didn't get up. "I don't show mercy to cheaters." Rainbow said with a triumphant face. "Holy mother of Celestia, folks!" Iron Will screamed as he rushed over to to Rainbow. "The Thunderin' Thrasher thoroughly thumped those thick-heads! Yes, folks, I was counting on using that long alliteration when I first met this young lass. I knew she was something, and let me tell you, I've never been more right! How do you feel about all this, Thrasher, mah girl?" "How do I feel? I feel damn good, because I showed those cheaters what for. It shows that even if you cheat, you won't even come close to beating me!" Rainbow proudly announced into the microphone. "I'll say!" Iron Will said as she grabbed Rainbow's hoof and held it high. "Here's to the winner: The Thuuuuunderin' Thrasher!" The audience roared and began to chant the name "Thundering Thrasher". All around her, Rainbow heard thousands of ponies calling her name, and she loved it. She was now more confident than ever, and she was ready to climb her way to the top. That gryphon was going down, no matter who she had to pile through. Round 2: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Brush BaronessRainbow Dash was just arriving back to the locker room with Octavia, drowning in sweat and full of energy. She wasn't tired even in the least bit, and she was ready to kick as much ass as she just did with those rowdy diamond dogs. as she entered, she looked around, and all the fighters in the room were either stretching or standing in one place chewing something. "Good job, Ms. Thrasher. Here's your fight money!" Octavia said as she handed over 15 bits. "15? That's it?" Rainbow asked, lifting an eyebrow. "For right now. The higher you rank up, the more money you gain by winning! You know to work everything around here, so I'll be on my way to do some work. Have a nice day." Octavia shifted her glasses, bowed, and left the room as if she had just met Celestia. It was almost unnerving how prim and proper she was. Rainbow sat down on a chair to rest a moment before she registered for the next fight. As she did, a white pony with odd purple shades and striped blue hair walked over and sat down right next to her. "You showed some slick moves out there, kid. I'm impressed." She said. Rainbow smiled at her. "Hey, thanks! I just joined here, so I still got a long way to go." Rainbow said, rubbing her head. "Dog, with moves like that, you're gonna go places, I can tell! Those diamond dogs showed up just yesterday themselves and started makin' trouble. Glad you put the beat down on them. Name's Vinyl, but call me Bitter Bass." "Rainbow Dash; The Thundering Thrasher." Rainbow introduced. The two ponies hoof bumped. "This minor league room doesn't look too good, but the fighters here are nuts, dude. I know 'em all pretty good." Bitter pointed her hoof toward two ponies chatting in the corner, one mint green and the other a light tan. "See them?" "Yeah?" "Harpflank and Sweets. They're pretty up there when it comes to rank in the minor league. I got respect for that dynamic duo. They own." Bitter chuckled as she pointed to a changeling to the left. "Hey, what's a changeling doing here!?" Rainbow blurted. "Aww, he's cool. I know a lot of changelings! Them guys aren't as bad as ponies make them out to be. He's Synchronizing Scourge. we just call him Sync, though. That dude gets into a little too much trouble sometimes." "Hey, I overheard that, Bass! Chill your grill, k? I do what I want." Sync said. "Whaaaatever, dude." Bitter rolled her eyes. "And finally, the last one that hangs around here a lot is over there, that purple and amethyst one. That's Flaring Firework. Her family's pretty poor, so she fights here for money, and she ain't half bad, either! Aaaaand that's about it!" "Colorful bunch of characters you have here." Rainbow said, nodding. "Pfft, if anypony here is colorful around here it's you!" Bitter joked. "Nice one. Well, I think I'm gonna sign on to my next match, Bit." "Good luck out there!" Rainbow trotted over to the screen on the wall and pressed the button that said "fight registration" under it. Iron Will popped up soon after. "Well if it ain't my little diamond demolisher! Looking for another fight already? Damn, you got some toughness! Iron Will respects that!" Iron Will said, laughing as he buffed out his chest. "Alright, Iron, who's the next person?" Rainbow asked with a grin. "Let's take a look... Ah! You're goin' up against the Brush Baroness! She's got a neat niche about her, and you'll find out that soon enough! Now, get out there!" The crowd was relatively pleased to see their favorite diamond dog doom dealer again so soon. They cheered and roared as Rainbow climbed up to the stage. There, she was greeted with rather friendly eyes of a light blue unicorn with a smile on her face. It was rather odd to her. Iron Will started up the mike. "Mares and gentlecolts! Welcome to the battle for the number 18 spot on the list featuring: The Brush Baroness!" He said as he wheeled his arms toward the blue mare. The right side of the crowd roared and cheered for "B.B." loudly. "Thanks, everypony!" Brush yelled cutely. "And in this corner, the Thuuuuuuunderin' Thrasher!" Iron Will introduced. Rainbow Punched the air with her hooves to get a little blood moving in her body. The crowd shouted her name as well, but not quite as loud. "Now, I'm going to ask for both of the fighters to step forward for a few seconds...." Rainbow and Brush trotted toward Iron as turned the mike off. "A'ight. Now, Brush, I know you know this, but Thrasher don't, so let me explain it to her. Unicorns, Alicorns, Changelings, and other things with magic aren't allowed to conjure physical things. They use their magic, but nothing other than that. If you see anything, holler for me, will you?" "Got it." Rainbow said. "Now then..." Iron turned on the mike, "Let's get ready to... FIGHT!" Iron Will launched backward, leaving the two ponies ready to fight each other. Suddenly, Rainbow launched herself up and gave Brush a intimidating battle-face. Brush did nothing but sit there and smile. The cyan pegasus couldn't process what Brush could even be contemplating to do, as her emotions didn't fit the situation one bit. With absolutely no clue of what else to do, Rainbow dove toward the unicorn at blazing speed. Once close, though, Brush pulled her move: she smiled. With that smile, a flash of light blinded Rainbow, making her spin out of control and tackle nothing but the ground. She scraped her arm along the wood stage multiple times. The crowd muttered an "oooo..." as Rainbow nearly fell of the stage. Standing up slowly, she looked back it brush with the same happy expression as before. How am I supposed to beat her? She has the smile of death! Rrrrgh, think Dash, think! She thought. However, Brush did not wait for her. Her horn started to glow, absorbing white light into it. Flinching, Rainbow pounced up, and when she looked below her, Brush fired a gigantic beam of light forward, obviously using a lot of energy doing so. It was a huge beam too, obviously easily able to One-Hit-Knock-Out Rainbow. She began to worry more. Brush rested for a few seconds to regain her stance and put her smiling face on once again. With a second jolt, Rainbow closed her eyes and charged around her left flank, barely peeking. Unfortunately, when she made out the world around her, she saw that Brush had abandoned her smile and had began to charge toward Rainbow, hooves flying. A slam of an arm hit Rainbow's cheek hard, sending her flying a couple feet. The cyan mare was not in good shape. "Hawt dang, this girl can fight! She told Iron Will that all she needs to do is smile, but I sure didn't expect this! The Thunderin' Thrasher isn't looking too good, folks. Is she about to disappoint her newfound fans!?" Iron Will yelled as he jumped up and down excitedly like a baby kangaroo. Rainbow Dash did not like the sound of disappointing fans. That was one of her worst fears! She put her game face back on and hopped up with full energy, making Iron Will put on a surprised look. Brush did not let down, however, for she was not the taunting type. She began to charge up her laser once again, making Dash think fast, and just as Brush was about to fire, she spurred an idea. It may have not been the smartest one, but it was all she could think of. Rainbow licked her salty, sweat swamped lips and rushed toward Brush with all of her speed her wings could muster. Brush had lifted her head up for the fire, but Rainbow slickly slid to the side of her and picked her up sideways, her head facing the ground. "W-Wah!?" Brush panicked. She had fire accidentally at the ground, making Rainbow fly back about two yards. The struggling mare's laser blast shot her body directly up, slamming against the ceiling and making a "bang" sound. "ooooh!" The crowd gasped as Brush began to fall back down toward the ground. Rainbow saw her chance to finish it off and promptly charged toward the falling unicorn and crashed her back hoof into her rib, making a cracking sound that even she could here, and sending her yards away. The broken unicorn attempted to get back up, but only pooped back down, out of energy. "WOOOOOOAH!" Iron Will screamed. "THAT WAS TOTALLY INTENSE! One move, I repeat, ONE DAMN MOVE is all it takes for the Thunderin' Thrasher. This girl learns FAST, folks! Yet again, another win for the Thuuuuuuunderin' Thrasher! Let's hear it for her folks!" The crowd roared as Brush was escorted out of the arena. Rainbow felt kind of bad, for Brush seemed like a timid one only trying to make a buck, but Rainbow had a huge goal to achieve, and she would do whatever it took to get there. "You did nice out there, Thrasher! What do you hafta say on that glorious battle!?" Iron asked, holding the mike up to her mouth. "Well, it certainly was a step up from that last 'battle' and it made me think, but it was still a cakewalk! Give me something worth my time next time! Hah!" "Man, this girl's got sass! Well, I can't blame her, because she's too tough! If I had muscles like hers, I'd be braggin' too! That's all for this match, so we're gonna head off now, folks. Stay tuned!" Iron Will said as Rainbow proudly walked off the platform and back to the minor league locker room.
The Thundering ThrasherRainbow Dash peered out the window of the blimp in anxiousness as she awaited her soon arrival to the famous Glitzville; a small, action-packed town that keeps its height in the air because of rockets on its underside. Glitzville was known for The Glitz Pit; an always-crowded fighting ring where ponies go to fight for money and fame. Rainbow had recently become a fan of bare-hoof fighting, and she decided to take a break as Ponyville’s weather controller to get a good start on her new hobby. Her friend Fluttershy begged her not to go in fear she would get hurt for about one hour, but Rainbow convinced her that she would be okay and set off on a special blimp for Glitzville. The city was surrounded by guards, just in case somepony that it was okay to just fly in when not on the blimp, which was the only legal way of transportation into the town. The ride there was about half a day long, so Rainbow left in the morning to get a clear image of it. As she was staring out of the window, a voice jumped her from behind. “Excuse me, Miss Dash?” the voice asked. Flinching harshly, Rainbow jumped around to see a maid standing before her. “Oh, jeez! You scared me! Sorry, is there something you need?” Rainbow asked as her heart began to settle down. “Terribly sorry, but I was about to say that if you look out the window…” Before the maid could finish the sentence, Rainbow smacked her face against the window with a huge gleam on her face. “…You can see the famous Glitzville guards patrolling the skies with precision, pretty much indicating we are within two minutes of landing.” Suddenly, a pair of armored pegasi appeared before the blimp’s window and began to fly alongside it. The armor they wore was a beautiful silver in which the sun reflected off of, making it look like jittery sparkles were all over them. Rainbow was so fascinated by the guards that she began to mildly laugh. This was going to be one hell of a trip, Rainbow was sure of it. A ding-dong came out of the blimp’s speaker. “This is your blimp driver here, and I, and all of our wonderful staff, would like to welcome you to Glitzville, the most thrilling little town in Equestria. If you head directly north after landing, you’ll find the famous Glitz Pit; the fighting ring where the greatest of legends are made! Just enter the door to watch a gruesome and exhilarating fight for free! Other attractions of Glitzville include a fantastic bar, great shops, and some of the best hot dogs you’ve ever tasted in your life! The blimp is coming up to a stop currently, so please remain seated until told otherwise. Have a fantastic time in Glitzville!” Suddenly, Rainbow began to see land right above the blimp, along with many lights. Her hooves started to shake just thinking about the radical time she would have. It’s like a dream come true! A few moments later, the blimp completely stopped and the driver announced it was safe to unbuckle and step towards the lift at the end of the walkway. When all of the ponies on the blimp where stationary on the lift, one of the maids switched a lever and the lift suddenly and roughly began to head down to the ground. Rainbow was almost too anxious to see her vacation spot, and when she got full view of the city heading down, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Glitzville was truly as they all described; an insane adventure right from the get-go. There were spotlights, colors, posters, fighters, and truly badass looking ponies all over the place. It was so dreamy that she nearly shed a tear. “Wow…” she muttered to herself. She was so busy looking at every light and every poster that when the lift hit the ground, it knocked her off of her hooves. “Alright, everypony,” one of the maids said, “have fun in Glitzville!” Everypony rushed off of the lift and spread out so fast it was hard to keep track of any of them. Rainbow took it rather slower and decided not to waste any energy she needed for the exciting part, which was directly north from her: The Glitz Pit. It was bigger than she imagined and not too far ahead, either. Maybe twenty yards It looked rather stunning with a big, black head with rabid teeth and a death-giving smile nailed to the top of the place. The rest was painted red and yellow in a pretty fashion. It was time for Rainbow to begin her hobby as a fighter, and she wasted no time to look at any other attractions. When she got inside, it was cooler than she imagined. It was gold and scarlet all over with posters of various high ranked fighters, and every kind of pony from sport-jock stallion to fancy-shmancy mare were there, and reporters were everywhere. Rainbow REALLY wanted to see a fight, so she glanced to the nearest pony: a mare with some of the fanciest wear Rainbow had ever seen. Her face was hidden behind her enormous hat, as if trying to hide from Rainbow, but she had to ask. “Excuse me, ma’am?” Rainbow asked as she walked toward the mare, who excerpted a gasp Rainbow could barely hear and turned around. “Do… do you know where to see a fight? I’m new to this place.” “Uh… yeah. Over there.” She said as she pointed to a big door to her left. Her voice sounded familiar… almost like… “Rarity!?” Rainbow yelled as she flipped Rarity’s hat. “Shhh! Quiet!” Rarity backlashed as she swiped her hat back. “Don’t yell my name! I don’t want ponies to know I’m here!” “What ARE you doing here?” Rainbow said in a lower voice. “…No way. You’re a fan of fighting?” Rarity laughed nervously. “Uhhh… heh heh… I’m actually a diehard fan.” She got up close to Rainbow’s face with anger. “Don’t. You. Tell. ANYPONY. Or I’ll have your head, you hear?” “Uh huh.” Rainbow said nervously. “Good. Glad we understand each-other. What are YOU doing here, Rainbow?” “I want to enter in fights. It’s gonna be my new hobby.” Rainbow answered proudly. Rarity smacked her forehead. “Do you even KNOW what the fights are like here?” she asked. “Ummm… no.” “Augh. Come with me.” Rarity said as they began to head through the door she pointed at a tad earlier. When they entered into the audience, Rarity gave Rainbow her fancy, golden binoculars. “Here,” She said, “Look out there.” When she looked out into the ring, she saw a pony that was barely able to stand up and had bruises all over him. The stallion’s eyes had fear installed in them like a computer disk. When Rainbow glanced to the right with the binoculars, she couldn’t believe who she saw charging toward the beat up stallion. Of all the beings in the world, it just had to be her ex-best friend, Gilda the gryphon. Gilda slammed the poor, defenseless pony so hard that he flew off the ring and onto the floor. Shocked as all hell, Rainbow flinched the binoculars down to her hooves. “What the heck is Gilda doing here!?” Rainbow exclaimed. “Oh, sweetie, she’s the champion of the Glitz Pit and has been for half a year!” Rarity informed loudly, above the excited crowd. “WHAT!?” “Now that’s what I call fighting!” The announcer said enthusiastically into the microphone. “Great Champion Gilda, how would you describe your victory just now?” “Wait, what? There was a fight? I was just doing some practice, Mr. Iron Will! Nothing more.” Gilda said as she scooped the microphone out of Iron Will’s hand and pointed to the audience. “You think you can beat me? Any of you? You’re all sadly mistaken, then! I am the Champion of Glitzville, and I will be until the day my body lies under the dirt! Don’t even try, meatbags!” Gilda held up her champion’s belt in the air with a gigantic grin on her face as she kicked the microphone back to Iron Will’s hand. “Yeah!” Gilda yelled. “Suck on this, lame-o’s!” “Well, there you have it, folks! It doesn’t seem like anypony can even put a scratch on Gilda! See you all top of the hour for the next fight!” Iron Will yelled into the microphone. Rainbow grinded her teeth as she began to pound her way out to the lobby, with Rarity following close behind. When she slammed open the door and looked to her right, a poster of Gilda was stapled to the wall. Rainbow stormed over to it, grabbed the unstapled part, and ripped it in two. Nopony really noticed but Rarity because they were too occupied with talking about Gilda. “Sweetie?” Rarity asked as she put her hoof around Rainbow. “Are you alright?” “NO I’m not alright! Did you see who the champ was? That bitch doesn’t deserve it! Do you remember what she did back in Ponyville!?” Rainbow steamed as she flung Rarity’s arm off of her. “Take me to the registration office.” Rarity was shocked. “Take you where now?” “You heard me! To the registration office! I wanna rip that stupid gryphon apart! She doesn’t deserve her fame!” “Umm… you do know how dangerous this sport is, correct? Every day—“ “I don’t give a SHIT of what happens everyday! I’m just ready to smash Gilda’s fame off the wall!” Rainbow said as she slammed the ground. Rarity sighed. “Alright. If this is what you want, follow me. I know where the office is.” Rarity lead Rainbow around the corner and to a door that was guarded by a bouncer of sorts. He was a huge stallion with epic sunglasses and a dirty suit, probably from beating so many stupid ponies up. “Let me through. I have a friend that wants to fight. Now.” Rarity ordered. “Oh, right away, Miss Serenity!” He said as he jumped out of the way. Once they hit the hallway, Rainbow turned to Rarity. “What did he just call you?” She asked. “Pay no mind to it. Just follow me.” Rarity responded adamantly. They stopped at a fancy looking door, which was completely standing out from the rest of the beat up, sweaty hallway. Opening the door, Rainbow saw the announcer from the fight that she just saw: Iron Will. He was sitting at a desk filling out a paper. “Ah! Miss Serenity! We knock around here, missy! And who’s the young one you have with you?” He asked with an intimidating voice. “Sorry, Will, but my friend here wants to become a fighter, like, NOW.” Rarity said. “Is that so?” Iron Will said as he stood up. “Well, hot damn! Why didn’t you say that before I said something’? What’s your name and goal, lass? Iron Will demands to know!” “Rainbow Dash is the name, and crunching up that stupid gryphon is my game.” Rainbow said confidently. “Oh, really? You really think you can just storm into Iron Will’s office and claim to lay the smack down on the champ? You got nerve.” Iron Will said. “But I can! That goal SHALL be achieved, Mr. Will.” “You know, Dashie, somepony once told me: you talk a big game, you play a small game. That phrase has held up greatly here in this pit of pain, but if you think you can, Iron Will ain’t stoppin’ you.” “I’ll show you! You won’t believe what these hooves can pack!” Rainbow said, boxing the air with her hooves. "Hmmm…” Iron Will noised as he rubbed his chin, “you may have more potential than I initially thought! If you can really pack that punch, I’ll get so many bits off of you! Wahaha! Tell you what. I’ll sign you up, and you can either go kick some flank, or you can go home. How ‘bout it?” “It’s a deal!” “Alrighty then, now that you’ve agreed to my conditions, let’s get a fighter name for you.” “Fighter… name?” Rainbow asked. “Yeah! Y’all don’t wanna go out there named ‘Rainbow Dash’. That’s boring! Now let me see…” Iron Will squinted and looked at Rainbow for about twenty seconds before speaking again. “Aha! I got it. You’ll be ‘The Thundering Thrasher’! How about that!?” “Hmm. It isn’t too bad.” Rainbow admitted. “Good! Now all you gotta do to complete registration is sign this paper saying that I’m not responsible for your massive injuries!” Iron Will said cheerfully, giving a thumbs up. “Pfft.” Rainbow spit as she signed the paper. “What injuries? This’ll be a cakewalk.” “I dunno about that, but now that you’re all signed up, I’ll get my assistant to take you to the locker room.” Iron Will said as he pressed a button with a microphone on it. “Miss Octavia! Come in here a second.” Not but a few moments later, a mare entered the room with a fancy mane-style and a posh look on her face. “Yes, Mr. Will?” She asked. “Be a peach and show our new fighter to her room, please.” “Yes, Mr. Will. Follow me, miss, if you will.” She said as she lead the two ponies out of the office and down the hallway. “Some things you should know about this ring before you begin fighting, Miss Dash. Everything that Mr. Will says goes. No questions asked. And if I find you breaking ANY rules, you will be discarded from the competition and banned from ever joining again.” Octavia stopped before entering a room. “If you have any questions, just come find me and ask. Oh, and miss Serenity, I’m afraid only minor-league fighters are allowed in here and I’m going to ask you to stand outside.” “Not a problem. I’ll be around front, Rainbow.” Rarity said as she headed off. Rainbow followed Octavia into the Minor-League room, and boy oh boy was it dirty, messy, smelly, and beat up. Some of the lockers were even bent somehow! “Augh! It REEKS in here!” Rainbow complained. “Well, such is the life of a Minor-Leaguer. If you get to the Major-Leagues, you’ll be able to abandon this smelly hole for a better room. Now…” Octavia trailed off as she headed left toward a machine that was hanging from the wall. “This is the fight organizer. Just contact Mr. Will from this and he’ll set you up for a fight almost instantly. Go ahead and try it.” Rainbow nodded and pressed the button on the top of the machine and soon, Iron Will’s face popped up on the monitor. “All set for your first fight, Double T?” He asked. “You bet I am.” Rainbow assured. “All RIGHT, then! Your first match will be against the Dirty Diggers. These rowdy bunch of teenage diamond dogs are just plain annoying. Nothing special, just kick the hell out of them, got it?” “Eye eye, captain!” Rainbow replied. “Then get out there and kick some sorry flank!”
Round 1: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Dirty DiggersRainbow Dash was being lead down the hallway to the arena by a huge stallion who was maybe double her size. Rainbow had no idea stallions could even be that big. He stopped in front of a huge, decorated door with screaming erupting from the other side. The once confident Rainbow Dash had now become not so confident. "K, listen here, Miss Thrasher, this is your first match, so all you gotta do is go in there and beat the ever-loving shit out of those diamond dogs. Those ruffians have been causing trouble around here, and if you really think you have what it takes, go out there and teach them a lesson. Got it?" The stallion asked intimidatingly. "Yes, sir!" Rainbow responded. "Alright..." The stallion said as he opened the doors to a ear-piercing roar from the audience. "Don't hold up. Let 'em have it." Rainbow was then pushed inside to see herself surrounded by thousands of ponies in the seats above her. In the middle of the huge room was a stage, and on said stage Iron Will stood with a microphone set. "Well, well! Look who it is! It's Double T, showin' up for her first match. Come on up here!" Iron Will said into the microphone as Rainbow climbed the short staircase to the stage. About ten yards ahead of her were three diamond dogs staring coldly into her eyes. "Now it's here, the match for the number nineteen spot! Don't leave yet, folks, because sometimes newbies can put on a damn good show! To my right, we have the Thunderin' Thrasher!" Iron Will screamed as the audience cheered. "And to my left, we have the Dirty Diggers!" the audience cheered once again for the diamond dogs, who laughed maniacally. Iron Will signaled for the cheering to stop. "Now with intros out of the way, I'm gonna ask the fighters to step toward me for a second to explain the rules. Sorry, first fight rules, folks!" Rainbow and the diamond dogs walked over to Will, who took the headset off. The diamond dogs stared at Rainbow with mischievous eyes. They were up to something, and Rainbow knew it. "Alright, guys. Here's the rundown of things. First of all, no going out of the ring or flying too high, because we got barriers we turn on that detects if you went out of the ring. If you go out and don't come back within five seconds, you're out of the fight. Second of all, you--" "HAVE A PUNCH, PUNK!" The diamond dog interrupted as he run up and slammed Rainbow across the face, sending her to the floor. The audience gasped as Iron Will immediately picked up his headset. "Woah, folks! We got ourselves some dirty players today!" He said dramatically. Rainbow bounced up with a face full of rage. "Hey! You asshats! That's cheating!" She roared. "Pfft. Does it look like we give a shit? You're goin' down!" the diamond dogs countered as they rushed toward Rainbow with full speed. Rainbow then sprang up before they could tackle her and flew around quickly in a figure eight to distract them. As soon as Rainbow saw the opening that she needed, she flung herself out of the figure eight and nailed one of the diamond dogs with the bend of her leg square into the chest. "Guagh!" the diamond dog coughed as he flew down the stairs, landing unconsciously on the floor. "Ooooo! That's gonna hurt in the morning... and possibly the afternoon, evening and the next morning!" Iron Will announced. Caught up by the diamond dog's defeat, the next one used Rainbow's distraction to his advantage and grabbed her by the neck, causing her to make a choking sound. "Haha! Got you now, pretty pony! Hey, Rocko! Catch!" the diamond dog said as he threw Rainbow with full force backwards into the other diamond dog's fist, which clanged her skull relentlessly hard. "Oh-ho-ho! Let's hope the Thrasher's head is as hard as a diamond, because THAT would've hurt BAD otherwise! Hoo-ey, this fight is smokin'!" Iron Will cheered. "Oops! Forgot to open my hand!" the diamond dog laughed. Rainbow, now laying on the floor, opened her eyes to see the diamond dog's legs. "You're gonna hurt for that, chump!" Rainbow muttered as she wrapped her legs around the dog's legs, making him trip. She flung back up and began to spin the diamond around by his legs. Once Rainbow felt him slipping out of her hooves, she let the dog go, making him fly head-first into the wall that was nearly twenty yards away. "What force!" Iron Will screamed. "You don't see strength like that everyday!" Now, there was only one dog left: the one that cheated at the beginning. Rainbow glared at him, and she could see in his eyes that he was nervous beyond belief. This was her chance to take this easy victory. Rainbow sprung herself as fast as she could toward the diamond dog with the same position as when she nailed the first one. The dog readied himself, but as Rainbow approached him, she dodged to the side and caught him by his leg. She then proceeded to take and slam his head on the ground, chin-first, from the air. Rainbow then shoved the diamond dog, who was bleeding from a lost tooth out his mouth, off the stage, where he laid and didn't get up. "I don't show mercy to cheaters." Rainbow said with a triumphant face. "Holy mother of Celestia, folks!" Iron Will screamed as he rushed over to to Rainbow. "The Thunderin' Thrasher thoroughly thumped those thick-heads! Yes, folks, I was counting on using that long alliteration when I first met this young lass. I knew she was something, and let me tell you, I've never been more right! How do you feel about all this, Thrasher, mah girl?" "How do I feel? I feel damn good, because I showed those cheaters what for. It shows that even if you cheat, you won't even come close to beating me!" Rainbow proudly announced into the microphone. "I'll say!" Iron Will said as she grabbed Rainbow's hoof and held it high. "Here's to the winner: The Thuuuuunderin' Thrasher!" The audience roared and began to chant the name "Thundering Thrasher". All around her, Rainbow heard thousands of ponies calling her name, and she loved it. She was now more confident than ever, and she was ready to climb her way to the top. That gryphon was going down, no matter who she had to pile through.
Round 2: The Thundering Thrasher Vs. The Brush BaronessRainbow Dash was just arriving back to the locker room with Octavia, drowning in sweat and full of energy. She wasn't tired even in the least bit, and she was ready to kick as much ass as she just did with those rowdy diamond dogs. as she entered, she looked around, and all the fighters in the room were either stretching or standing in one place chewing something. "Good job, Ms. Thrasher. Here's your fight money!" Octavia said as she handed over 15 bits. "15? That's it?" Rainbow asked, lifting an eyebrow. "For right now. The higher you rank up, the more money you gain by winning! You know to work everything around here, so I'll be on my way to do some work. Have a nice day." Octavia shifted her glasses, bowed, and left the room as if she had just met Celestia. It was almost unnerving how prim and proper she was. Rainbow sat down on a chair to rest a moment before she registered for the next fight. As she did, a white pony with odd purple shades and striped blue hair walked over and sat down right next to her. "You showed some slick moves out there, kid. I'm impressed." She said. Rainbow smiled at her. "Hey, thanks! I just joined here, so I still got a long way to go." Rainbow said, rubbing her head. "Dog, with moves like that, you're gonna go places, I can tell! Those diamond dogs showed up just yesterday themselves and started makin' trouble. Glad you put the beat down on them. Name's Vinyl, but call me Bitter Bass." "Rainbow Dash; The Thundering Thrasher." Rainbow introduced. The two ponies hoof bumped. "This minor league room doesn't look too good, but the fighters here are nuts, dude. I know 'em all pretty good." Bitter pointed her hoof toward two ponies chatting in the corner, one mint green and the other a light tan. "See them?" "Yeah?" "Harpflank and Sweets. They're pretty up there when it comes to rank in the minor league. I got respect for that dynamic duo. They own." Bitter chuckled as she pointed to a changeling to the left. "Hey, what's a changeling doing here!?" Rainbow blurted. "Aww, he's cool. I know a lot of changelings! Them guys aren't as bad as ponies make them out to be. He's Synchronizing Scourge. we just call him Sync, though. That dude gets into a little too much trouble sometimes." "Hey, I overheard that, Bass! Chill your grill, k? I do what I want." Sync said. "Whaaaatever, dude." Bitter rolled her eyes. "And finally, the last one that hangs around here a lot is over there, that purple and amethyst one. That's Flaring Firework. Her family's pretty poor, so she fights here for money, and she ain't half bad, either! Aaaaand that's about it!" "Colorful bunch of characters you have here." Rainbow said, nodding. "Pfft, if anypony here is colorful around here it's you!" Bitter joked. "Nice one. Well, I think I'm gonna sign on to my next match, Bit." "Good luck out there!" Rainbow trotted over to the screen on the wall and pressed the button that said "fight registration" under it. Iron Will popped up soon after. "Well if it ain't my little diamond demolisher! Looking for another fight already? Damn, you got some toughness! Iron Will respects that!" Iron Will said, laughing as he buffed out his chest. "Alright, Iron, who's the next person?" Rainbow asked with a grin. "Let's take a look... Ah! You're goin' up against the Brush Baroness! She's got a neat niche about her, and you'll find out that soon enough! Now, get out there!" The crowd was relatively pleased to see their favorite diamond dog doom dealer again so soon. They cheered and roared as Rainbow climbed up to the stage. There, she was greeted with rather friendly eyes of a light blue unicorn with a smile on her face. It was rather odd to her. Iron Will started up the mike. "Mares and gentlecolts! Welcome to the battle for the number 18 spot on the list featuring: The Brush Baroness!" He said as he wheeled his arms toward the blue mare. The right side of the crowd roared and cheered for "B.B." loudly. "Thanks, everypony!" Brush yelled cutely. "And in this corner, the Thuuuuuuunderin' Thrasher!" Iron Will introduced. Rainbow Punched the air with her hooves to get a little blood moving in her body. The crowd shouted her name as well, but not quite as loud. "Now, I'm going to ask for both of the fighters to step forward for a few seconds...." Rainbow and Brush trotted toward Iron as turned the mike off. "A'ight. Now, Brush, I know you know this, but Thrasher don't, so let me explain it to her. Unicorns, Alicorns, Changelings, and other things with magic aren't allowed to conjure physical things. They use their magic, but nothing other than that. If you see anything, holler for me, will you?" "Got it." Rainbow said. "Now then..." Iron turned on the mike, "Let's get ready to... FIGHT!" Iron Will launched backward, leaving the two ponies ready to fight each other. Suddenly, Rainbow launched herself up and gave Brush a intimidating battle-face. Brush did nothing but sit there and smile. The cyan pegasus couldn't process what Brush could even be contemplating to do, as her emotions didn't fit the situation one bit. With absolutely no clue of what else to do, Rainbow dove toward the unicorn at blazing speed. Once close, though, Brush pulled her move: she smiled. With that smile, a flash of light blinded Rainbow, making her spin out of control and tackle nothing but the ground. She scraped her arm along the wood stage multiple times. The crowd muttered an "oooo..." as Rainbow nearly fell of the stage. Standing up slowly, she looked back it brush with the same happy expression as before. How am I supposed to beat her? She has the smile of death! Rrrrgh, think Dash, think! She thought. However, Brush did not wait for her. Her horn started to glow, absorbing white light into it. Flinching, Rainbow pounced up, and when she looked below her, Brush fired a gigantic beam of light forward, obviously using a lot of energy doing so. It was a huge beam too, obviously easily able to One-Hit-Knock-Out Rainbow. She began to worry more. Brush rested for a few seconds to regain her stance and put her smiling face on once again. With a second jolt, Rainbow closed her eyes and charged around her left flank, barely peeking. Unfortunately, when she made out the world around her, she saw that Brush had abandoned her smile and had began to charge toward Rainbow, hooves flying. A slam of an arm hit Rainbow's cheek hard, sending her flying a couple feet. The cyan mare was not in good shape. "Hawt dang, this girl can fight! She told Iron Will that all she needs to do is smile, but I sure didn't expect this! The Thunderin' Thrasher isn't looking too good, folks. Is she about to disappoint her newfound fans!?" Iron Will yelled as he jumped up and down excitedly like a baby kangaroo. Rainbow Dash did not like the sound of disappointing fans. That was one of her worst fears! She put her game face back on and hopped up with full energy, making Iron Will put on a surprised look. Brush did not let down, however, for she was not the taunting type. She began to charge up her laser once again, making Dash think fast, and just as Brush was about to fire, she spurred an idea. It may have not been the smartest one, but it was all she could think of. Rainbow licked her salty, sweat swamped lips and rushed toward Brush with all of her speed her wings could muster. Brush had lifted her head up for the fire, but Rainbow slickly slid to the side of her and picked her up sideways, her head facing the ground. "W-Wah!?" Brush panicked. She had fire accidentally at the ground, making Rainbow fly back about two yards. The struggling mare's laser blast shot her body directly up, slamming against the ceiling and making a "bang" sound. "ooooh!" The crowd gasped as Brush began to fall back down toward the ground. Rainbow saw her chance to finish it off and promptly charged toward the falling unicorn and crashed her back hoof into her rib, making a cracking sound that even she could here, and sending her yards away. The broken unicorn attempted to get back up, but only pooped back down, out of energy. "WOOOOOOAH!" Iron Will screamed. "THAT WAS TOTALLY INTENSE! One move, I repeat, ONE DAMN MOVE is all it takes for the Thunderin' Thrasher. This girl learns FAST, folks! Yet again, another win for the Thuuuuuuunderin' Thrasher! Let's hear it for her folks!" The crowd roared as Brush was escorted out of the arena. Rainbow felt kind of bad, for Brush seemed like a timid one only trying to make a buck, but Rainbow had a huge goal to achieve, and she would do whatever it took to get there. "You did nice out there, Thrasher! What do you hafta say on that glorious battle!?" Iron asked, holding the mike up to her mouth. "Well, it certainly was a step up from that last 'battle' and it made me think, but it was still a cakewalk! Give me something worth my time next time! Hah!" "Man, this girl's got sass! Well, I can't blame her, because she's too tough! If I had muscles like hers, I'd be braggin' too! That's all for this match, so we're gonna head off now, folks. Stay tuned!" Iron Will said as Rainbow proudly walked off the platform and back to the minor league locker room.
