Equestrian Warriors

Three Day Later

Twilight and Gumdramon were in one of the Sleeping Cars of the Friendship Express. Since Twilight was a Princess she was able to get a private car for her and Gumdramon. The other reason why other ponies didn't want that car was because no one was comfortable with sharing a car with Gumdramon. Gumdramon was laying on one of the beds, reading one of his journals. Twilight on the other hand was sitting on a separate bed on the other side of the train.

"Gumdramon, are you sure you want to meet Cadence so soon?" Twilight asked. "I mean, my letter didn't really tell her who or what you are. The only thing it said was that you were different." She added, putting hoof on his shoulder.

Gumdramon just shrugged it off, turning his head towards Twilight. "Don't worry about it Twilight. I defeated a giant monster made out of darkness and chaos, I think I can handle your sister in law." He said, returning his gaze to the book.

Twilight did her little breathing exercise for a moment and turned back to Gumdramon. "Huh, you're right Gumdramon. I'm sure that when you two meet, everything will be perfectly fine." Twilight said, now started to yawn.

Gumdramon yawned as well. "You know what, I think I'm gonna turn in early tonight." He told her while putting his journal back into his bag. He started stretching a little bit and turned over to his side.

Twilight giggled a little bit. "Yeah, I think I'll do the same." She turned to her side as well and put both of her forehooves under her head. Her eyes started to flutter a little bit before finally closing.

Flashback Dream

Gumdramon was walking down the halls of Twilight's castle, looking at his Official Equestrian Citizen Certificate. He can to a sudden stop and turned his around a little to see Twilight dancing. She was waving her wings, head, front and back hooves in every direction. Gumdramon just raised an eyebrow at the scene he was looking at.

"Uhh, no no no!" Twilight shouted to herself. She walked over to the only open book on the golden table. "What am I doing wrong?"

"Well for starters, try dancing to the beat instead of doing it willy-nilly." Gumdramon answered her question.

Twilight shot her head around to see him leaning on one of the bookshelves. "Gumdramon!" She said surprised, quickly closing the book next to her. "W-were you watching me?" She asked, backing up a little.

"Yeah. You know if you wanted to learn how to dance you could've asked me for help." He said walking a little closer to her.

Twilight's expression changed from embarrassment to shock, while putting one of her hooves over her mouth. "Y-you'd really help me learn how to dance?" She asked with big eyes.

Gumdramon just chuckled at her question. "Of course, what are friends for?"

Twilight's frown turned into the most joyful smile Gumdramon has ever seen. "Thank so much." She said, pulling him into a tight hug.

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"Wow Twi, you're a pretty quick learner." Gumdramon said, sitting down at the table.

Twilight started to blush and waved a hoof towards Gumdramon. "Thanks, I get that a lot."

Gumdramon turned away from her and to the book on the table. "Well then, let's see what the next dance style is." Gumdramon said. His smile quickly turned into a frown when he read the title of the chapter. "Um, Twilight?" He asked, slowly turning he=is head towards her.

"Yeah?"

"Are you sure you don't know any type of dance style?" Gumdramon asked, getting more and more nervous.

"Uh, yeah. Why?" She asked, becoming confused.

"Well the only thing left for you to learn is ball room dancing."

Twilight started to blush a little. "Well, I really don't know how to do that either."

Gumdramon slowly got up and walked towards Twilight. He lifted both of her forehooves and put them on his shoulders. He put his arms on her waist, this made Twilight look right into Gumdramon's eyes. "W-what are you doing?" She asked, blushing even more.

"This is the position you have to be in when you're ball room dancing. Now first things first, you let the guy lead and keep your hooves where they are." Gumdramon said, blushing a little himself.

Twilight slowly put her head on his chest and closed her eyes. They started dancing for about five minutes until Twilight lifted her head again. Their eyes locked on each other as their lips got a little closer to one another. Twilight and Gumdramon closed both of their eyes and their lips were an inch away from each other.

Twilight's head shot up from the sudden change of the flashback. She was breathing a little heavy, but it returned to normal in a few seconds. "W-what happened?" She asked herself, still blushing a little bit from the dream. "That last part never happened. Why would I be dreaming of Gumdramon like that? Unless..." She quickly shooked her head, now started to sweat. "That's crazy. I don't like him like that, or do I?" She asked with a shocked face.

Twilight suddenly jump by hearing the noise of a door creaking open. Once she landed on the floor she looked up to see Gumdramon holding a glass of water. "Hey Twilight. What are you doing up so late?" He asked her.

Twilight's blush returned as she quickly got back on her hooves. "Oh nothing. It's not like I was having any weird dreams or anything." She said with a nervous smile.

Gumdramon just raised an eyebrow at her. "Ok then?" Gumdramon just brushed it off as he returned to his bed. Twilight looked at his bed noticing that their was a strange glowing box on it.

"Hey Gumdramon, What that thing?" She asked.

"Hmm?" He looked at the box and then back at her with a smile. "Oh, this thing? It's called a Dream Screen. It basically connects to someone's mind and shows their dream on the screen."

Twilight looked at him with excitement. "Wow! That's amazing. It kinda sounds like a C.V."

Gumdramon once again raised an eyebrow at what she was saying. "What's a C.V.?"

"Well C.V. is short for Crystal Vision. It was invented a few years ago and became really popular very quickly. A couple miners found some enchanted gems in the old Canterlot Mines under the city. If you enchant one of those gems and use the same spell on another gem it will show what the other gem sees as long as it's still enchanted. So after a little bit of research they created special cameras that have those gems as lens and they use them to show ponies movies and concerts in their own homes. They also made a special remote that shoots rays of spells that can change what you see. The reason why you haven't seen any so far because they're really expensive and only the richest of ponies own them. I actually have one being shipped to my castle in a week or two."

Gumdramon was just sitting on his bed in shock of how much information he was given by Twilight. "Wow, that kinda sounds like a human invention called a T.V. or Television. But that and your C.V. is kinda like my Dream Screen." Before Twilight could say anything else Gumdramon started to talk again. "Hey Twilight, do you wanna watch some dreams with me?" He asked her, a little blush now growing on his face."

"Oh, I really shouldn't look at other pony's dreams." She said as she started walking backwards.

"Really? Not even if it's Sweetie Belle dreaming about her knight in scaly armor?" He said with a sly smile.

Twilight suddenly turned her direction back to Gumdramon with a nervous smile. "Well, one dream wouldn't hurt." She said walking onto Gumdramon's bed, blushing even more than she was before.

Princess Sweetie was locked in a cell on top of a floating rock. She was in a strange void like room with a path of broken floating rocks in a castle filled with Shadows. As Princess Sweetie sat down in her cell, depression on her face, she was trying to think of someone who could help her, but she was having trouble. As she took a few deep breathes, she started clearing her voice and prepared herself for what could be her last song.

Where have all the good men gone
And where are all the gods?
Where's the street-wise Hercules
To fight the rising odds?
Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
Late at night I toss and I turn and I dream
Of what I need

Sir Spike was riding a giant red dragon that was charging towards the castle. As the Shadows ran towards the gates, Sir Spike's dragon crashed through the large gate of the castle.

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the end of the night
He's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
He's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life
Larger than life

Sir Spike jumped off of the dragon as it continued attacking the Shadows. As Sir Spike ran into the castle, he was accompanied by three dark figures.

Somewhere after midnight
In my wildest fantasy
Somewhere just beyond my reach
There's someone reaching back for me
Racing on the thunder and rising with the heat
It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet

The four warriors ran into an army of Shadow in the halls of the castle. The three dark figures ran into the pack of Shadows, one attacking with a short, white, energy like sword. Another attacking with a flaming yo-yo with blades. The third dark figure was using a staff with an electric blade on the top of it. Sir Spike jumped over the pack and continued towards the double doors at the end of the hall. As he opened the doors, he entered the void like room with floating rocks making a path to Princess Sweetie. He started running on the rocks towards his love.

Up where the mountains meet the heavens above
Out where the lightning splits the sea
I could swear that there's someone somewhere
Watching me

As he got closer, Sir Spike could hear a slithering like noise coming from under him. He didn't care though, he just wanted to reach and save his lovely Sweetie.

Through the wind and the chill and the rain
And the storm and the flood
I can feel his approach
Like the fire in my blood

Once Sir Spike reached the cell, he melted the lock with his fire breathe. He quickly grabbed one of Princess Sweetie's hooves and ran towards the double doors. Before they could reach it, they both stopped in place when the rocks began to shake.

(Like the fire in my blood)
(Like the fire in my blood)
(Like the fire in my blood)
(Like the fire in my blood)

A large snake like Shadow was wrapped around the single path that was connected to the floor of the hallway. He produced a fearsome roar from it's hidden mouth. Sir Spike quickly leaped into action, attacking the Shadow with his fire breath.

(Hero)

I need a hero
I'm holding out for a hero 'til the morning light
And he's gotta be sure
And it's gotta be soon
And he's gotta be larger than life

After a minute or two of fighting, Sir Spike was knocked back into the rock Princess Sweetie was on by the Shadow's long tail. Princess Sweetie quickly trotted towards Sir Spike, who was now knocked out. She slowly bent her head down and gave him a little kiss on the cheek. Suddenly Sir Spike's eyes shot open and he got up, now holding a green fire sword.

(Hero)

Oh he's gotta be strong
And he's gotta be fast
And he's gotta be fresh from the fight
I need a hero

With a final lash, Sir Spike slashed right through the Shadow's head and it dissolved into smoke. All that was left was another red and black ball. Sir Spike grabbed and devoured it. As Sir Spike turned around, he saw Princess Spike running towards. She gave him a big hug. "My hero." She said as she and Sir Spike puckered up and kiss each other passionately.

The screen went all fuzzy.

"Hey, what happened?" Twilight asked Gumdramon.

"Sweetie Belle probably just woke up." Gumdramon said. As he turned back to Twilight, both him and her started to blush because they had their hand and hoof wrapped around each other.

"Um, I think I need to go back to bed." Twilight said as she quickly went into her bed and pretended to snore.

As Gumdramon looked at her and then back at the Dream Screen, one thought came to mind. "I probably shouldn't let her watch my dream tonight." He thought with a blush.