All around, darkness cloaked them like a fog, and the air was filled with a smoky haze. Seven tall, black obsidian towers stretched up into the sky, and on top sat shiny, rotating runes, defying normal description. Tall, black figures surrounded them, carrying blocks without describable texture. As they looked around in awe, they felt the unearthly qualities of the shapes getting to them. It filled their minds with questions, and they heard a flapping of wings. But the source could not be found. They were standing on a floating island, made of the same material the tall creatures were holding. They had strange magenta eyes, and their legs were at least two or three times the length of a normal pony's legs. In the center of the island, a pole of bedrock stood, surrounded by a bowl-like addition.

"This is it, ladies and gentledragon, we've reached the End."

Just when he said that, a loud, thunderous roar erupted from the skies above. They all got back to back, readying themselves for the fight ahead, and waited. It wasn't a long wait. With a loud crash and a flapping of great, webbed wings, the membrane torn from thousands of years of flight. The Ender Dragon was a sight more terrifying than Luna's nightmares, which Twilight had chosen to participate in years ago. Its great jaws opened, and a magenta colored projectile rushed forward, burning their manes.

"Don't let it kill you! We can do this, but it will take all of our strength and courage! Do you trust me?"

They looked at him with perplexed expressions, but they didn't ave time for that now. "Damn it, I need to know if you trust me! I need you to start destroying the crystal runes up there, he'll draw strength from them! As long as they stand, he's immortal! GO!"

They didn't need extra incentive. The beast roared with all its might, and advanced towards Steve. Drawing his diamond sword, he thought of the parents he never knew, the life he could have had, and his friend's fates. He would not let them meet this end. With a scream of fury and survival, Steve rushed forward, and hit the dragon in its snout. This only caused annoyance in the dragon, and he swished his tail to whack Steve, but he ducked just in time. Steve recovered, and found a ledge near the obsidian tower. He jumped to it, and onto the dragon's back he went, riding it like a pig. He knew he couldn't do anything yet, but he could still distract the dragon until his friends were done.

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Meanwhile, Twilight was attempting to destroy one of the crystals with her magic. But it arced, instead of going straight. This dimension had an effect on her magic, so she had to adapt to finally complete her objective. After several tries, a reassuring boom sounded, and the rune was no more. The beam that had surged from it disappeared, and the Ender Dragon roared with fury. They only had a few more to go. They climbed down, and started on the next one, oblivious to the magenta eyes that followed them, reaching for them.

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Steve smacked the flat of his blade against the side of the dragon's head, resulting in a loud roar from said dragon. As it tried in vain to shake Steve off, Steve saw a wonderful opportunity. The force of the dragon shaking could fling him up, and there was a tower nearby. With all his strength, Steve smacked the dragon's face, resulting in a roar and a violent shake. As he went up, he drew a bow, and after knocking an arrow, sent one straight through the dragon's nostril. In pain, the dragon thrashed and flailed, and finally removed the main stem. But the head was lodged in place, and the dragon became even more enraged. He made a grab for Steve, but just ended up with a clawful of air.

Steve decided to add salt to the wound, and thought mooning the dragon would be a good idea. It was quite the opposite, however, as the dragon swiped at him, flinging him off the side. Steve landed, shaking his head in disbelief. Nothing could withstand his special tactical move! He drew his sword and his pickaxe, and charged the dragon again. When the claw came down, he just narrowly escaped death, and clung to the enormous claw. The dragon was even more annoyed, and tried in vain to shake off Steve, but his grip held fast.

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Twilight had just finished destroying another rune, when she heard a grunt from directly behind her ear. When she turned around, a creature black as night, with eyes like pink fire, stood behind her. Screaming, she blasted it with magic. Its jaw opened, revealing just how unnatural it was, with the lower jaw becoming completely detached from the upper jaw. Hundreds of the creatures swarmed their location, and they knew that time to escape was running short. Two of the runes were down, so only five were left, making it less difficult than before. Or so it seemed. More Endercolts came by the minute, and soon there were thousands of angry Endercolts fighting their way to them. They needed Steve to hold out some more.

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Steve banged the dragon's head again, trying to rouse as much rage in it as possible. He saw that they had destroyed three runes, and knew they were close. They couldn't lose now. He decided it was time for the next phase, and positioned his sword tip at the rim of the dragon's horns. He stabbed, and lifted upward. The horns dislodged, and the dragon became blinded with rage and pain, thrashing about and even killing Endercolts in its path. Steve saw some loose scales by the chest area, and moved to remove them. He succeeded in a few, but the dragon grabbed him, smashing him against the obsidian pillars.

His pickaxe was still lodged in its spines, and Steve had to retrieve it. He jumped, narrowly missing a meeting with a deadly tail of death, and grabbed his tool. In the process, he dislodged several smaller, yet painful, spines. The dragon was close to the edge now.

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Twilight zapped a rune, then another, them being conveniently placed near each other. She saw the remaining three, and started her walkway towards the nearest pillar. Boy, she was going to have to tell her kids about this, one day. She didn't have any kids, but it was a thought. A really strange, foreign thought.

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Steve held on to the dragon's snout, and stabbed its softer scales, under the eyes and the nostrils. But this only succeeded in making it annoyed, not angry or hurt. He needed a better plan, maybe. Or a plan at all, that would be nice. He kicked its chin and neck, and got thrown off by one angry drake. Temper tantrums never got anybody anywhere, so why did they have them all the time? He jumped on again, but didn't even make it to a landing spot when he was smacked to the side.

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Twilight climbed the last bit up to the next one, and destroyed it. She sighed, thinking the worst of the climbing was over. But she soon saw, the most dreadful thing, that the last two were on opposite sides from each other. She readied her blocks again, swung them at an Endercolt, and trekked to the final destinations. So close.

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Steve was holding up rather well, considering the immense trouble it was to keep a fully grown dragon from releasing fire. It was in their natures, as one might guess. A cloud of smoke emanated from the beast's mouth, and Steve became uncomfortably warm. As he swung his sword, he managed to cut the dragon's membrane. With its wings in fiery pain, the dragon reared, and Steve only just got out of the way before the giant claws came crashing down.

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Twilight destroyed the rune, and saw the last one directly across from her. So close, just hang on girls. And Steve. And Spike. She decided all or nothing, and raced full speed to the final rune.

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Steve was being tossed around like a toy in the dragon's grip, and he knew they were running out of time. The blows may not be completely lethal yet, but in time they could turn so. Turning and thrashing, Steve managed to release himself from the beats's grip. He ran up its scaled, black arm. When he saw the eye, he saw a perfect target, and struck. Screaming the dragon threw him to one side, but Steve was quick, and latched back on. Frustrated, the dragon smashed the ground, sending a tremor through the entire island. Steve hope Twilight was hurrying.

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Twilight fought and climbed, through Endercolt and her instinct to flee, and finally found the last rune. The last ancient source of power in this dimension, the raw power emanating from it sent a shiver down her spine. Herobrine would have wanted this, and it could have helped him destroy the universe. With one last magical surge, she destroyed it. The dragon's death was near. An Endercolt tried to kill her, but she stabbed it with her horn, sending it howling in pain. She knew it would be back. But they had destroyed the runes, so they could now defeat the Ender Dragon. Victory, and home, were very near.

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"Steve! We destroyed the last one! We can kill him now!"

With that shout came a trampling of hooves, and the Elements of Harmony, including Spike, charged to the dragon. Steve smiled, and put all of his effort and combat skills to work, going near his limit. The mares helped, kicking, biting, and shooting the dragon, and Rainbow Dash spiraled around him, creating a blur of color. The dragon didn't particularly care for such nonsense, and swatted her to the side. After recovering, Dash doubled her efforts, making sure to kick him every time she made a full turn.

Steve was busy by his face, slashing and stabbing, and the dragon was almost down. With a great flapping of wings, he lifted, and circled the island from above, Steve in claw. As much as the mares tried, they couldn't seem to harm him fro this distance. Magic just didn't seem to have any range. The dragon swooped down again, and they continued their assault, kicking, shooting, and striking. Twilight ran up its arm, and when she got to its mouth, unloaded a stream of bright purple magic. The dragon was nearly dead, and reared up in anger. Twilight saw her opportunity, and tied its back legs together, and her magic tightened. The dragon toppled over, but he quickly regained his composure, but all was needed was one, and Pinkie delivered it. With a cry of "Take this you big meany pants!", she blew her party cannon in its face. The dragon froze, and started to rise in the air. A booming noise could be heard, and bright lines of light came forth from the dragon's body. An explosion, followed by more noise, and the dragon was dead.

They cheered, and hugged each other tightly. They were safe. In the center of the island, where the pole stood, opened up the portal. On the pole, sparkling yet black as night, sat an egg. Twilight carefully levitated the egg to her, and wrapped it in cloth. You never knew when you'd need a dragon egg. Placing it in her bag, she rejoined Steve and the others by the portal, and Steve took a breath, which sounded like a chuckle/sigh of relief.

"Well. time to get the hay out of this place, am I right?"

They stood by the portal, and readied themselves to either be back home, or disappointed and stuck in this one. With one last look at the surroundings, they plunged, and blackness met them. In the End, the Endercolts stirred, and the humming continued.

Author's Note

What will happen next? Well, not that much, to be honest. Just read on and find out. Hope you enjoyed this weird boss battle, as well.

BTW, I finally figured out why it won't let me format it like the other stories, like this example:

something gibberish was surprised.

"Oh!"

"Yes!"

I finally got my tab button to work, but for the sake of continuity, the rest of the story will stay in the format in said chapter. NO I WILL NOT EDIT THE ENTIRE DANG THING AGAIN.