Fire and Ice

Princess Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Shining Armor were watching outside, at what was the fierce fight between the two banished dragons.

Cadance spoke up, “What should we do? These two could be heading towards the castle, they’ll murder hundreds if they keep edging toward Ponyville!” This caused a huge discussion between everyone. However, Princess Celestia was wondering how Twilight could have managed to have met one of the dragons.

(If Twilight knew him, does that mean he was deceiving her, or has he changed?) she thought. Celestia silenced everyone, “Take me down there, I want to see this myself.”

Everyone looked at her astonished, “Sister, I don’t think you’re thinking straight. You should stay here and let the-“ Celestia interrupted her, “No, I’m going down there. Prepare my carriage.” She said.

Meanwhile up in the sky, the two dragons were still going at it. Dragonflare clawed and growled at his brother, Dragonice took his body and snapped it with his knee. Dragonflare took ahold of Dragonice’s frozen mane and threw his head against his leg.

Dragonice roared in pain as he saw a burn mark on his permafrost skin. He then took brothers tail and swung it around, faster and faster he went on until he let go and let his brother crash into a hill. Getting up, Dragonflare clashed with his charging brother. The two locked each other’s grip on each ones shoulder. Dragonice threw his head back and then forward, as he returned his brother to the ground.

Dragonice flew into the sky and blew a gigantic breath into the storm clouds. He then flew around them to create a huge storm cloud. Flying on top of it, he pounded the storm cloud with his hooves, shooting icicles from the clouds. Dragonflare got up and started running from the mass array of icicles leaning closer to him.

Dragonflare then took off for flight as he decided to trap his brother. Dragonice, confused, flew up to find his brother. He turned around to counter Dragonflares fiery breath with an icy frost. The two were looked in this position, their attacks getting bigger and bigger. Soon a light started to emerge from the middle as the attack blew them back, blowing Dragonice higher into the sky and Dragonflare crashing to the ground.

Dragonflare struggled to get up, as Dragonice flew down, extending his icicle tail and aiming it at Dragonflare. “I’m going to enjoy seeing you out of my way.” He said with an evil smile as was about to attack.

Suddenly, Fluttershy jumped on Dragonice, and started to pound on Dragonice. Dragonice was yelling and flailing to get her off, but as soon as he got her off, she tackled him to the ground, bringing more damage to his skin shield. “Don’t you DARE hurt him! Don’t you DARE!!!”

Dragonice punched Fluttershy out of the way, making Dragonflare enraged, “NO!...Fluttershy…” he yelled as he tried to get up, but passed out from exhaustion.

Dragonflare couldn’t see a thing, for all he knew, he was still in ponyville. All Dragonflare could see was pitch black, he wandered around in this room which had no end. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure, watching him get closer and closer to him.

“Dragonair?” Dragonflare said confusedly.

Dragonair nodded, “You’ve done well Dragonflare. I see you have corrected your mistakes, unlike me and our brother.” Dragonflare was more confused, “Am I…dead?” Dragonair went on.

“No, but you’ve tapped in with your memory of me, and I can now communicate with you through the spiritual world. I would like to say that you are wiser than even I was when I was alive.” Dragonflare continued to question, “How would you say so?” Dragonair explained, “Well, when I was alive, I thought that the reign of a dragon meant that there was nothing else important about life, but you realized it. Friendship, Love, Equality, and Compassion is all what is important to a Ruler. You have those traits, and I am proud to say you would make a better ruler than I, and Fluttershy, well, she would stand as a fine queen by your side, but that is your decision.”

Dragonflare started to tear up about what he said. For the first time ever, he was feeling the need to bring justice. “I promise, if I am dubbed anything in my life, I will never forget what you said to me.” He said as his brother showed the way out of the dark, “Then go.”

Dragonflare accepted as he ran into a bright light.

As Dragonflare opened his eyes, he saw a worried, bleeding Fluttershy looking down at him, “A-are you alright?” Dragonflare sat up as he took a huge gust of wind in, “Yes I’m fine, now if you’ll excuse me, I need to finish what I started.”

His mane turned fiery and he grew to larger size again as he took off after his evil brother.

Dragonice was pulled down by his tail by a heavy weight, getting thrown down on the ground. Dragonflare took his sharp claws and lashed out at Dragonice’s permafrost body. Blood started to appear from Dragonice’s body, which made Dragonice jump and buck off his brother. The two were now flying up at each other, Dragonflare sent flames on his brother’s tail, as the tail started to slowly melt, making Dragonice worried.

Dragonflare and Dragonice were now on the same level in the dome of clouds. “It’s done.” Dragonflare said.

Dragonice got angrily confused, “WHAT DO YOU MEAN DONE?” he said with rage. “Well?...Answer me idiot! WHY ARE YOU GIVING UP?”

Dragonflare looked down at the townspeople, and then at his brother. “The fact is I don’t see the point in fighting you anymore…So go crawl off and hide somewhere, I don’t really care…You’re not worth it.”

Dragonice’s body shook, his mind was destroyed by that one quote, “You’re not worth it.”

Dragonice shouted right in his brothers face, “YOU’RE NOT WORTH IT YOU PEASENT!”

Dragonice took Dragonflare’s face and threw him away from him, giving him the chance to start back on his path to the castle. Out of nowhere, Dragonflare popped up from a cloud and shot fire at his brother’s face. Dragonice roared as he took his brother and hurled him at a cloud, flying faster around it. Dragonflare struggled to get out, but as soon as he realized what his brother was doing, it was too late. Dragonflare was now frozen inside of the cloud.

Dragonice, with now no mane or tail, started to grumble. “Th-this idiot bastard!” he said as he drew his attention away to the townspeople and the traveling Celestia.
He then amplified his voice so everyone could hear him. “I am Lord Dragonice…None surpass me, no one Even Comes Close…etch this into your skull…I am the Emperor of the Universe! The likes of you are only fit to grovel at my Feet!”

He then looked down at Fluttershy with utter disgust, “Or better still...to die…”

Dragonflare’s eyes in the cloud opened as he realized where he was.

Dragonice looked at the cloud to finish his speech. “…in disgrace, AT THE HANDS OF YOUR MASTER!” he finished as he pushed his front hooves together to crush Dragonflare inside the clouds.

Suddenly, cloud started to move, it changed shape. There were two pointy cones on each side of the cloud, an oval shaped pit forming at the bottom, and two more glowing yellow ovals appearing from the middle. On the top, fire started to emit from the cloud. A giant, red, fire breathing dragon emitted from the cloud.

A huge roar came from the dragon and Dragonice was sitting there, sitting there looking straight into the eyes of the beast.

“YOU FOOL.”

The dragon charged a glow in his mouth, one that was so big, he couldn’t stop it. Dragonice just stood there, paralyzed with true fear, his eyes were tearing up, and his entire mind at that very moment was driven to madness. Dragonice’s body started to evaporate, his body was splitting, and he roared louder than ever.

“THIS CAN’T BE! I AM THE STRONGEST! I AM THE KING! I AM YOUR GOD! I AM!” Dragonice’s permafrost caught fire, his eyes went into his head, and his body was being distorted. Within seconds, Dragonice’s body exploded and water flew everywhere.

The clouds were cleared up and the sun shone brightly, making the dragon weary of his attack. He let out a roar of victory and slowly transformed back to his original state. Everyone, even the mane 6, were all cheering. As he was hearing the rejoicing of people, Dragonflare slowly crashed to the ground, and changed back to his normal state.

Fluttershy ran up to him as he was recovering from the crash. She looked down at his squinting eyes, as he tried to get up from the fall. “Dragonflare…I-“ before she could finish, he started to talk.

“Fluttershy, before I knew you, I thought that when I took over Equestria, everypony was going to do what they were told. I was misguided until I met you, you’re kindness has helped me realize what is most important, friendship. But even so, I’m sorry for what I have done, and I just want to let you know, I love you, and I will never stop loving you.” He said with a blushing smile.

“Oh Dragonflare…” she said as the two’s heads started to get closer, his head tilted just a little bit, as they locked they’re lips together. Fireworks went off in their minds, and they laid down on the ground, hoping it would never end. They separated each other as saliva was connecting their tongues together. “Dragonflare…I will never let you go…I love you” she quietly said.

They heard a chariot close by them as they saw Princess Celestia. Celestia gasped she saw the sight of him.

“So, it was you.” She said calmly. Dragonflare bowed to her, “Yes, and I want to say that I have learned something very true from this pony right here, and I just want to say that I’m sorry for everything that I have done to you and your kingdom, and I forgive you for what you did to my brother.

Celestia smiled as she continued, “ Well, I’m very glad that you could find your way through this journey. I think I have something special for you once you are properly healed from this fight.”

Just then the five of the mane six ran up to him. “Dragonflare! You’re okay! Thank goodness.” Said Twilight in relief. “Man! You were like a super-fast super strong super-duper hero!” Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

Three weeks past and after Dragonflare was healed, he was dubbed “King of the Dragons” and was given his own land as a gift. He lived together with Fluttershy permanently and they lived happily together.

The End.