Chapter 57: The Sharpest tools in the Ocean(Un-Edited)

Around five days have passed since we all departure and sailed into the sea, heading for the Dragon kingdom. I was able to give the girls another chance after our incident. I was feeling slightly happier than before after I gave them another chance. I just hope they can gain my full forgiveness and love again.

I even heard about Twilight and Rarity making love to one another one time. It didn’t bother me the slightest. They were part of my herd, and knowing two ladies fucking one another didn’t bother me at all, but with guys, that’s a different story. Maybe that’s just me that I like girls that are lesbians or the fact they know each other for a long time. Whatever the case, I was fine with them rutting each others brains out.

Anyways, back to the point, we were getting close to the kingdom, Kasai told me. We were about two days there. We were on the sixth day at sea. We were going to arrive the kingdom by tomorrow. However though, something in my gut was telling me, I was about to face my fears, and it won’t be pleasant.

(Que Opening 2)

(The music starts up and fire covered the screen. The fire dims and the title, Equestrians Human Sprit is seen. Water splashes over it, and then lightning electrify it. The title flashes, until light and darkness take each side and covers the screen.)

(The camera moves and Kasai, Darkus, and seven dragons, covered in shadows are seen. A large snake like dragon emerges from behind. The moves in and zooms in on the dragons face. It opens it eyes, revealing a yellow gold color.)

(The screen changes and we see Daniel, Will and Spike, standing behind each other in a green valley, and the camera spins around them. The camera moves to Daniels face and he opens his eyes. The camera moves out and the three burst forward in their direction.)

Dummy! Silly, really what a Shame!

(Daniel is first shown in a red and black background, walking in the front, while different grey shadows of himself walk in opposite directions of him.)

"Only chilling chilling, tick me off!”

(Daniel takes out his sword and swings it. he brings it down and looks up with a serious face, while his shadow forms continue to walk.)

Reputation Variation

(Will is next seen in a blue and white background, sitting on a cliff, with the wind blowing through his hair and cloths. Blue shadows of himself, were walking on each side of him, in opposite directions.)

Demigod saviour, shaky shaky

(The camera moves in and shows Will looking at his necklace Alex gave him. He clutches it and looks in the sky behind him.)

Zooming moving people know your name

(Spike is seen next in a light purple and light green background, with his wings spread wide, while purple shadows of himself were seen above and below him. Below running and above flying.)

Head-Cha-La you go Wha wha what you say

(Camera moves in front of his face. He raises his palm, letting off elemental energy. He clutches his fist and smirks with confidence.)

Your attention no intention

(Scene moves and we see Twilight, Rarity and Fluttershy smiling at the camera. The unicorns horns let off their aura magic, while Fluttershy opens her wings. Each wave to the camera.)

Dangerous! Let me holla at cha

(The next scene shows Rainbow Dash, Applejack and Pinkie Pie smiling to the camera and throwing their fists up, while Pinkie takes her party camera put and spurts confetti everywhere.)

(Listen to me now!)

(Seven different colored gems, red, yellow, blue, pink, cyan, green, and the mix of black and white are shown spinning in a spiral and then light covers the screen.)

Do you do you realiz
You're a star, they are watching you go by! (Ha!)

(The scene changes to Daring Do kicking a few cats, tigers and leopards, until she kicks Ahuizotl in the stomach and presses her hoof on his head. She looks at the camera, smirks and pumps her fist out to it.)

Having good time all the time

(The CMC and Pip move into the Camera, and Pip jumps and pumps his fist in the air, while the CMC cheer and pump their fist up as well.)

Battling can't get you serious! (Ha! Ha! Ha!)

(Cadence, Celestia, Luna, Aurora and Shining move into view and the two lovers grab each other by the waist and smile to the camera, while Cadence blows a kiss to the camera, while Shining give a peace sign to the camera, with Celestia holding her hand up, with a yellow orb of the sun, with Luna holding a blue orb, as the moon. Aurora smiling and bowing.)

In Danger you are joking joking
Got me worry worry and I don't know why! (Ha!)

(Scene changes and three young dragon girls come to view. The white Dragon smiles, until the red and blue one push her a little from the view, and blow kisses and wave to the camera. The white one smiles and give a proper bow.)

Tell me tell me who's our hero
Give me give strength to follow

(The scene goes purple, and different opponents are seen in shadows, from a serpent, a Unicorn, a black knight, a large creature, and others moving into view, each with piercing colored eyes.)

In the pain and sorrow

(A shadow figure of a dragon comes to view and its red demonic eyes shine and smirks evilly. The screen is covered in white.)

Soldiers Rise up, here we go

(The scenes changes and Daniel, Will and Spike are seen, standing shoulder to shoulder. They throw their arms out and roared with their heads up, while covered in a pillar of power. Daniels being multiple colors, Spikes purple, and Wills light white and yellow.)

We're gonna keep moving on

(The camera moves in to the faces of the warriors. They lower their faces. Their eyes are dragons now. Daniels multiple colors. Spikes eyes are golden, and Wills are purple and green on each side.)

Forever is no more Guarantee

(Will throws a hand up, and a pillar of light appeared behind him. the pillar vanishes, revealing a large dragon, covered in shadows, with a warrior next to it.)

Tommorow can be broken no matter what we do

(Daniel throws his arms out again and is covered in a fire, and looks to be covered in armor. Behind him, Kasai appears, but the flames cover him and is seen in shadows, in a new form. the camera moves in to his eye and he opens it, glowing red with fire power.)

I gotta find the light of my heart

(Spike places his right hand over his heart, until he throws his arms out and roars again, and is covered in a yellow light, with his body started changing.)

Keep it away from the dark

(Lights flash and the large snake like dragon appears and roars, with the six elements of Harmony swirling around her.)

I wanna save my dream I believe

(The six elements of Harmony glow brightly, and each one shot a pillar of light, in their color in the air. They spun fast and they exploded in light.)

Maybe I can find my destiny

(Six dragon shadowed figures slowly emerged from below, with their proper elements spinning slowly, while shining brightly. Twilight and the main six stood behind their elements and the dragons, with their hair and cloths flowing.)

All I can do is try, gonna fly, cry no more

(Haos, Darkus and Daniel are shown. Haos on the left, Darkus on the right and Daniel in the center. Haos smiles, Darkus smirks evilly, while Daniel opens his eyes. His eyes were dragons again, while the left eyes was white, and the right was black.)

Because we are TEAM

(The scene changes and Daniel stood in the center, arms crossed while all of his friends stood by his sides, while the wind blew against their hair and clothing. the camera moves up with Kasai, Darkus, and the other dragons behind them. They all raise their heads, storing power. They fired their blast at the camera, covering the screen in white.)

“Z"

(Daniel rose his head and smirked. He took out his sword and gave his a few swings and twirls. He stabbed the floor and he held his fist out. Will and Spike stood beside him smiling. Behind them, were Twilight and the others, with the dragons behind them. The title, Equestrians Humans Spirit stood on top, shining. The screen slowly goes black.)

(Opening Ends)

Right now, I was just staring at the ocean. Ever since that incident with that shark, I still get chills when I glance at the sea. It’s still pretty though, I’ll give it that.

“Daniel, come look at this!” I heard Spike say.

I went over and looked. When I looked over to where they were pointing, I was surprised and awed. It was a pod of Whales! There were blue whales!

“Wow! Those are Blue whales!” I said.

“You know what type they are?” Twilight asked.

I nodded. “Yes. Blue whales are the biggest mammals to ever live. Well, at least on Earth. They can grow to be 98 feet, and their hearts are the size of a car. Their heartbeats can be detected from up to 3 miles away, and their calls can reach 188 decibels, making them the loudest mammals as well.”

“Look! There’s another one!” Will pointed out.

Another Blue Whale came to the surface and blew the water out of its blowhole.

“Wooooow.” The CMC breathed in awe.

“This is so cool!” Sweetie Belle said amazed.

“Daniel, over there!” Pip pointed.

I looked to the direction he was pointing and saw bottlenose Dolphins bellowing while some jumped and were moving backwards with their bodies in the air.

“Those are Bottlenose Dolphins!” I exclaimed smiling.

“I never saw one in person before! They’re beautiful.” Will breathed smiling.

“Look, another whale!” Scootaloo shouted pointing.

A large whale jumped out of the water while spinning and bellowing, until it landed back in the water, getting us a little wet in the process.

“That was a humpback whale.” I said smiling.

“That was so cool!” AB beamed.

The Humpback returned to the surface and stolled close to the boat. Its eye looked up at us and bellowed softly.

“Mr. Humpback is saying hello.” Fluttershy smiled.

“Hello!” The CMC waved.

If the whale had lip muscle, it would smile right about now. Suddenly, the Humpback was immediately dragged back into the water, bellowing in surprise. The Blue whales bellowed in panic and sank back into the water. Even the Dolphins panicked and swam away as fast as their fins could carry them. Soon, everything was quiet.

“What just happened?” Twilight questioned in surprise.

“Why did the whales and Dolphins panic all of a sudden?” Will asked

“Something must have scared them.” I answered narrowing my eyes in the water.

“What could scare them? They’re the biggest mammals in the ocean.” Will stated.

“Hey, look! There’s another Whale!” Pinkie pointed out.

We all looked at the direction and saw something coming out of the water. A large gray object slowly emerged from the waters and was circling the boat.

“No...that’s not a whale. Whales never circle around objects.” Will pointed out.

“Then...what is it?” Twilight asked a little concerned.

As the object got closer and more visible to my eyes, every ounce of my fears came back, flooding my mind. The familiar sting from my chest came back, but felt stronger.

What was circling us was a large gray fin. It was tall, jagged and curved.

I knew there was only one animal in the ocean who has this specific kind of fin. What feared me more, was that it was bigger than the ones I’ve seen.

“Daniel, what’s wrong?” Spike asked concerned. “You’ve gone pale!”

Will too was starting to pale as well. He too knew what animal would have this feature, and he too knew it was impossible for this animal to be alive.

Before anyone could react, the creature rose to the surface more and hit the boat, causing it to spin out of control. All of us screamed in panic and surprise by the sudden collision. We all caught a glimpse of the beast before it sank down into the water. We all saw two of its most predominant features: marble black eyes that looked dead and mindless, and a mouth loaded of razor sharp teeth. Way more than any dragon or creature that exists.

Seeing the features, my greatest fears have now become reality. I was now in a real nightmare, one that I will never wake up from.

It was a shark.

Not any shark….it was a Megalodon. The biggest and most dangerous shark that ever existed in our world, back millions of years ago.

“Oh god…” I started.

“SHARK!!!” Will and I shouted at once.

The Megalodon bumped the ship again, making it spin once more.

“GET US OUTTA HERE!” I screamed in panic.

The captain who was steering the ship got the boat back on track and punched it. The boat went at full speed and we were able to lose the Megalodon. The big shark sank back into the depths, until it was out of sight for us.

As the boat continued its course, I was breathing heavily, fast, face still pale, and I was covered in sweat. I never felt this afraid before in my life. This took my fears to a whole new level.

“I think we lost it for now.” Will panted as the colors of his face returned.

“What in the name of Celestia was that thing? I’ve seen what sharks look like in books, but I’ve never seen or read of a shark of that magnitude.” Spike exclaimed.

“That was no ordinary shark, Spike. I think that shark...was a Megalodon.” Will answered.

“Megalodon?”

“The biggest shark that ever existed in our world. Even though the thing died out long ago before we humans evolved, scientists have been researching it for over decades.” Will explained.

“What do you know about it?” Twilight asked.

Will shook his head. “I barely know much about it, but I know Daniel might tell you guys, since he is into prehistoric animals.”

They all turned my direction, while I was trying my very best to try to calm down, but how could I? I just witnessed one of Earth’s greatest ocean predators that was supposed to die out millions of years ago!

“Daniel,” I turned to Spike, who looked concerned, “Are you alright?”

“No...i’m not.” I was still shaking as my eyes were filled with tears, “Of all times, why...w-why did one of my...b-biggest fears have to emerge?”

“Hey, it’s alright. We managed to escape, and we’re still alive.”

“For how long? That thing will come back and consume us all. Once it catches us...we’re as good as dead.”

Everyone on the boat was completely shocked that I have given up so easily after the shark. They knew about my fears, but giving up? I know it’s not my style to give up so easily, but witnessing the Megalodon has taken away every ounce of my hope and courage. Now that I know that a Megalodon thrives in this world, no one is safe here in the waters.

We’re sitting ducks.

“Daniel, I know you’re scared, but we need to know what we’re up against. Will told us the shark we encountered was a Megalodon, but we need to know more about it. Do you have any info on it?” Spike asked.

I sniffed and wiped some of my tears. “Y-yeah...I do.” I dug into my bag and pulled out a book. I scrolled through most of them, until I found one with the info we need. “Here.” I flipped the book so everypony could see it.

“The creature we did encounter was indeed, a Megalodon. It’s name means ‘Big Tooth’. According to paleontologists, the Megalodon was the biggest species of shark that ever existed on Earth. Apparently, no one knows how massive it was, so they studied its teeth to find out more about it.” I explained my part history of the fish.

“How big are the teeth?” Twilight questioned.

“Huge, around 7.1 inches at best.” I answered.

The group gasped, knowing how big the teeth of the Megalodon are.

“They’re that big!? That’s impossible!” Rainbow shouted. “No creature or predator in Equestria can have teeth that big!”

“It’s true, and I even have proof.” I dug into my bag again and pulled out something that shocked them to the core. It was a Megalodon fossil Tooth.

“Celestia, that’s the biggest tooth I’ve ever seen!” Twilight exclaimed.

“I found this tooth when my grandfather and I were camping one time. I found it in the ground. I decided to keep it as an antique.” I pulled out my shark tooth necklace and showed them the comparison of the size.

“With teeth of this size, many paleontologists have been wondering on how big the thing was. Some believe the Megalodon was 79 to 82 ft in total length, but some believe it was smaller than that. However, with the one we witnessed, I believe it can grow up to that kind of magnitude.”

“Damn…” Will muttered under his breath, not having the little kids hear it.

“Is there any weakness to it?” Applejack asked.

“If there’s another predator out there that can kill it, no. Megalodons have no enemies and they’re no prey to what I know. The only possible explanations that wiped them to extinction, is either cold water temperatures, the lack of food they consume, or how big they've grown.” I explained.

“If nothing can stand up to it...what do we do?” Rarity questioned.

“The only best option we have is to run. I just hope we lost that thing.” I sighed, starting to relax a little.

“DANIEL!” I heard Pipsqueak shout. I got up immediately and ran to him, with the others following me. He was at the end of the boat. When I reached him, he was shaking violently.

“Pip, what is it?” I asked.

He only rose a shaky finger to the horizon. What I saw made my blood turn into Ice again. The same Large gray fin was a few feet away from us. And I knew one thing is for certain.

“THE MEGALODON’S CHASING US!” I screamed. The giant predator slowly rose its head up to the surface and locked it’s dead black marble eyes onto us.

“Move the ship faster!” Will shouted.

“The boat’s moving at top speed!” Twilight exclaimed in panic.

Suddenly, the boat crashed into something and we spun out of control again, causing us to scream in surprise. When the boat finally stopped, we looked to see what we hit. My face went as pale as a ghost as I saw another large gray fin emerge from the water.

“Over there!” Spike pointed. We looked and saw another Megalodon fin slowly emerging from the water, followed with another, and a few more. Soon, over 12 large fins circled our boat.

Soon, my body was filled with nothing but fear, panic and anxiety. My body was shaking and I was sweating a waterfall.

“We’re surrounded!” Rainbow shouted.

“We must have sailed into their hunting grounds!” Daring shouted.

“Megalodons never hunt in packs!” Will shouted.

“Tell that to them!” Spike shouted.

Then, the boat was hit by one. We screamed in panic as the boat rocked. Before we could react, one Megalodon shot up from the water, barely missing the boat, as it shot into the air and fell back into the water, causing a massive wave to hit us, covering us in seawater.

“WE’RE GONNA DIE!” I screamed.

“We gotta get out of here!” Will shouted.

Before the boat could regain control, another Megalodon shot up from the ocean and charged at us, with its massive jaws open.

“IT’S GONNA EAT US!” Pinkie screamed.

Spike's eyes turned blue and thrusted his arm from the side of the boat, causing the ship to move to the side, barely missing the jaws of the beast.

“That was close.” Daring sighed.

“ANOTHER ONE’S COMING IN!” Pip screamed.

Another Megalodon charged at the boat and hit us with full force. We screamed as the boat was nearly tipped over.

“We can’t move if they keep hitting us!” Cadence shouted.

“We’re gonna need a distraction!” Spike opened his wings and flew into the air. “I’m gonna try everything in my power to slow them down! You guys get the kids to safety and get the ship moving!” He flew into the open waters.

“Be careful, Spike!” Twilight shouted to him.

“Daniel, you better go and help Spike.” Will said to me.

“NO! I’M NOT GOING OUT THERE!” I screamed in fear.

“You have to! Spike is gonna need backup! You’re one of the two who can help us!” Will countered.

“NO!” I shouted and ran out of sight, to the highest and safest point of the ship.

(3RD Person)

Will and the others watch Daniel run away in panic, having his fears get the major best of him.

“Now what!?” Daring shouted.

“We better hope Spike can deal with them, because he’s our only hope to stand against the Megs. Let’s hurry and get the kids to a safe room to hide!” Will said.

They nodded and took the kids to somewhere safe on the ship.

(With Spike)

Spike continued to distract the Megalodons so the group could get away in time.

His eyes turned red and he blasted fire out of his hand. The attack made a direct hit to the sharks back, but had no effect. He growled in frustration and his eyes turned cyan. He fired lightning at the beast, and shocked it. It slowed it down slightly, but not enough.

One Meg jumped out of the water, tempting to eat the young dragon. Spike saw the jaws coming and quickly flew out of the way, just missing his death.

“Damn. Nothing I do is working.” He thought. “I need more help. Daniel, please….help me.”

(With Daniel)

Daniel was in a room, alone, rocking back and forth, tears falling from his eyes, still filled with fear, while holding the sides of his head. He felt so stupid and embarrassed, showing his friends the attitude he showed back from the main dock of the ship. He finally showed the weak centered part of his life. He stooped a low level he will never let go of.

He was supposed to be one of the strongest members of the group and yet he showed fear to everypony. He could never show himself ever again.

“I’m so ashamed. Why did I have to act like that?” He thought to himself as he shut his eyes tight. “I can never show my face around them ever again. I’m so weak, having my fucking fear get the best of me.”

“You can’t just give up, Daniel.” A voice called out.

Daniel looked up and saw the same being from before he met a long time ago in a light aura of light. It was the same being that was wearing the colored cloak. He hasn’t seen him the time he awoken his power. His hood was still over his face, so he didn’t know what he looked like.

“Who...who are you?” He asked.

“I go by many names, but you call me....Niji.” He answered.

“Why are you here? What do you want?” Daniel asked further to the newcomer.

“I saw what happened when you broke out in fear.” Niji simply said.

The raven warrior growled in sadness and anger and looked away. “Did you come here to laugh at me, seeing how weak I am?”

“No...I came here to help you.’ Niji answered gently.

“How can you help me?” Niji walked up to the warrior and kneeled to him.

“I know you’re scared about facing your worst fears. Everypony gets scared of their worst fears. But, there will have to be a time, where you must stand up to those fears.” He explained.

“How can I stand up to my fear that nearly took my life!?” Daniel scowled.

“It’s never easy to fight what you fear the most, but I know you can face it. You came a long way to where you are now. You and your friends made many mistakes and faced off many challenges. When the girls were trapped against a wall, you faced death without fear. You faced off against Manticores, Vironuses, Timberwolves, and even against a Demigod.”

Niji placed a comforting hand on the boy’s shoulder, “All of those challenges would make any human run and hide, but you face them head on without hesitation. You have a strong heart. No matter how scared you were facing against all of those obstacles, you still stood your ground and fought.”

“But...they were not-”

“I know they’re nothing to the sharks you faced years back, but you still have a heart to face many opponents who were stronger than you, and opponents who wanted to end your life.” He smiled. “I know it’s hard to face your fears, but as long as you have friends who are willing to fight by your side, and believe in yourself, you can defeat the fear within you.”

Daniel didn’t know what to say about this. His words were wise and full of wisdom, helping him understand his situation. He looked up at him again while he saw him smile warmly.

“I know you can do it, Daniel. And I know your parents would be proud of you, if you did face your fears.”

Daniel gasped when he mentioned his parents. He started to sink in with the words Niji told him. He was right. He defeated many powerful foes without hesitation, and yet he was running away from the fear deep within his heart. He knew he can’t give up and cower in a room. His friends needed him.

Daniel breathed and stood up. Niji stood as well. Daniel smiled at him, while he smiled back.

“You’re right, Niji. I can’t stop here. It’s time I stop running from my fears. It’s time I stand up to them!” He exclaimed with newfound courage.

Niji nodded. “I’m glad to see you back on your feet. Now, go and show those overgrown fish who you really are.” At that, Niji vanished into thin air, without a trace left of him.

It surprised Daniel slightly, but he was used to having spirits talking to him constantly. It was nothing new. He looked out the window and saw the Megalodons still attacking.

His eyes narrowed. “Hang on, guys. I’m coming.”

(With Spike)

Spike lunged forward at the massive shark, with his fist coated with electricity. He roared and punched the fish in the head, shocking it, but not doing any damage whatsoever. The shark threw its body around and swatted Spike with its powerful tail. Spike yelled in pain and was thrown back onto the ship. Two ribs were cracked and one was almost puncturing his lung.

“Spike!” He looked up to see his mother and friends running up to him. Twilight kneeled and helped her son up.

“Are you okay?” Twilight asked concerned.

“I’m okay...just bruised is all.” He took a step forward, but his injuries caught up to him, making him grunt in agony pain.

“You’re hurt.”

“Damn...looks like that meg got a lucky shot on me.” Spike groaned holding his injured chest.

“What do we do!?” Rarity panicked.

“MEGALODON INCOMING!” Will screamed.

They all turned to see the beast charging head on with its orb black eyes locked onto the group.

“We gotta get outta here!” Pinkie screamed.

“It’s too late!” Rainbow shouted.

The meg pulled up and opened its massive jaws, tempting to devour the boat in one bite. The group screamed as they waited for their doom to set in.

Suddenly, a massive fireball came out of nowhere and exploded in the megs face. The beast fell backwards and landed back into the water.

“Huh!?” The group questioned in shock to what just happened.

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Out of the bloom, Daniel jumped on the rails with a very pissed off look. He slowly rose and clenched his fist, with the fire burning in his eyes.

“Get away from my friends, You overgrown pieces of Sushi!” He roared and charged in after the sharks.

“What the!?” Will and the others were shocked by his sudden change in attitude and the fact he was facing the sharks head on without a single trace of fear in his heart.

“What has gotten into Daniel?” Twilight questioned in shock.

“I don’t know…” Spike smirked, feeling new confidence and ignoring his injuries, “But I like it!” He opened his wings and flew to his human brother.

Daniel did some hand signs and shouted, “Lightning Style: Lightning Fang!” He thrusted his hands forward and shocked the sharks with every ounce of his power. The effect was different as the sharks thrashed around by the power of the electricity.

One Megalodon jumped out of the water and opened its jaws. Before Daniel could react, Fire blasted the beast and made it fall into the water. Daniel looked to see Spike with his hands out with his eyes red.

He smirked. “Glad you could join me, Spike.”

“I don’t know what happened to you, but I like it!”

He chuckled. “Let’s say I got a boost of encouragement.”

“Now then, what do you say we send these things back to the depths where they belong?” Spike asked pounding his fists

Daniels smirk widened. “Took the words right out of my mouth!”

They faced the beasts, circling around the boat.

“If we can try to cool down the water, they might retreat!” Daniel planed.

“How do we do that!?” Spike questioned.

“If my hunch is correct, we need to combine two of our elements. If we do, we might be able to create ice.”

“Which elements do we combine to make ice!?”

Daniel’s brain was moving around to think over what elements they need to combine to make ice. Ice is made of water, but what makes water cold and freezes it? Not earth, not lightning…

Then, his eyes snapped open in realization. “That’s it!”

“Spike, combine water and wind! It’s the elements that are needed to make Ice!” Daniel instructed.

Spike nodded and focused deep within his power. Daniel did the same as he concentrated hard and quickly.

Then, they got it. Spike's eyes were now icy blue, and felt the cool sensation in his blood. Daniel too felt that feeling.

He placed a sign and shouted, “Ice Style: Tsubame Blizzard!” Thousands of Ice needles emerged from his sides formed into swallow birds. The ice birds lunged forward at the water and dove right in. Soon, the temperature started to drop, causing the Megalodons to feel slightly uneasy.

“It’s working!” Spike exclaimed in joy.

“Hit them hard, Spike!” Daniel smirked.

Spike nodded and breathed deeply. He then blew hard and unleashed a blizzard of Ice. The ice made contact to the water and the temperature dropped rapidly. Many of the Megs felt the dropping temperature and started to retreat.

“They’re retracting!” Will said in happiness.

The group cheered as many of the Megalodons started moving in the warm depths of the water. However, it didn’t last long.

As one Meg turned around, its tail hit the boat, causing the group to scream in panic. If that wasn’t the worst of it, Cadence fell overboard and fell into the water.

“Cadence!” Twilight shouted to her sister in law.

Cadence emerged from the water, coughing out any water in her lungs. “I’m okay!”

“Get out of the water!”

She nodded and started to open her wings to fly out. However, she wasn’t prepared to what was going to happen.

One Megalodon saw her from below the waters. It jumped out and swallowed her in one bite. It fell back into the water and started swimming away, with a prize in its mouth.

“CADENCE!” Twilight screamed while tears fell from her eyes.

The group gasped in shock and sadness when the princess of love was devoured by the megalodon.

Daniel growled in rage. “GET BACK HERE!” He dove right after the shark and dove into the water.

“Daniel!” Spike shouted to his human brother. “UGH!” His wounds started picking up. There was no way he could go after them.

Daniel was underwater, holding his breath as he looked around to find the shark that has Cadence. He concentrated his power to find Cadences energy. He came into contact with it and looked down. He saw the Megalodon swimming deeper into the dark depths.

“YOU’RE NOT GETTING AWAY!” He focused his chakra into his hands and feet and blasted fire into them, as he followed the shark at incredible speed. The young warrior blasted into the front of the beast.

“Come on motherfucker...take the bait.” The megalodon sees him and opened it mouth and lunged forward. As scared as Daniel was, he held his ground and waited. Soon, the shark too devoured him in its mouth. He quickly looked around to find her, but was too dark to see anything.

“Dammit! I can’t see anything!” Daniel thought.

“Here, Daniel. This should help.” He heard Kasai in his mind.

Then, his eyes were dragon red again, but now he was seeing red in his eyes and was more brighter than before.

“I can see now. Thanks, Kasai.”

“Thank me when we get to the surface.”

Daniel nodded and returned to the task in hand. He swam around the shark's mouth to find Cadence. Her energy was close.

After looking for a few seconds, he found her, on the sharks tongue, unconscious. He quickly swam to her and picked her up.

“Hang on, Cadence.” He blasted his fire and swam fast to the front of the mouth. The jaw was closed, but Daniel wasn’t gonna let that get in his way. Going at full speed, He pulled his hand back and created his strongest fire jutsu attack.

“TAKE...THIIIIIIIIS!” He threw out Great Flame Rasengan and blasted out the Megalodons mouth. The gums, skin and teeth blasted out, causing major bleeding.

On the surface to the boat, the group had to keep Twilight from jumping in from saving Cadence. Spike managed to calm her down when he told her Daniel went after the shark.

She still had tears in her eyes. She prayed to Celestia, Equis, and the goddesses that Cadence will come back in one piece.

Then, a few feet from the boat, bubbles started emerging, catching some of the group's attention. Finally, what looked like a miracle, Daniel and Cadence shot up from the water’s surface and gasped deeply for air.

“There they are!” Will pointed out, relieved.

The group cheered as Daniel started swimming back to the boat with the Princess of love in his arm. She looked up at him as he continued swimming. She was happy that Daniel saved her. Tears fell from her eyes and a blush on her cheeks.

Daniel climbed up and pulled Cadence up. When the two got into the boat, they collapsed and breathed in the fresh air.

“You did well, Daniel. I’m proud of you for facing your fears.” He heard Kasai say while smiling.

Daniel softly smiled. “Thank you, Kasai.”

The group ran to them and some helped Daniel up, while Twilight hugged her sister in law tightly while sobbing. Cadence smiled and hugged her back.

“I thought I would never see you again.” Twilight whimpered. She was happy to have her sister in law back. She didn’t know what to do with her.

“I’m okay, Twilight.” Cadence soothed while she stroked Twilight’s mane. She looked up at Daniel as he tried to get the water out of his cloths. He looked down at them and smiled warmly.

Cadence’s blush returned and she smiled back. She felt a warm feeling in her heart. It felt good, and comforting.

Daniel kneeled and wrapped an arm around her. "I'm glad you're okay. We thought we lost you for good."

"Only because you risked your life for me." Cadence smiled.

“Well, looks like the nightmare is over now….right?” Will asked the group.

Before anypony could answer, a loud splash got their attention. They looked and what shocked them was that the Megalodon that tried to eat Cadence was back. It jumped high into the air and was now diving after them, bloody jaws open. It was fed up and was now ready to finish them off.

“It’s gonna kill us!” Fluttershy screamed.

Daniel narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth. Without any fear, he jumped up and flew towards the Megalodon, and cupped his hands together. He closed his eyes and concentrated with the fire within his soul.

“Fire is energy. It’s what creates and binds the world, and keeps it in balance.” Through the small speech/chant, fire slowly formed around him. “It is the energy that creates every living thing, creating the warmth in our hearts, and showing the true strength within.” Soon, the fire around him slowly created a hollow thin armor around him.

Inside of him, Kasai was completely shocked out of his own mind. “No way….he’s actually so close to unlocking the power of Elemental synchronize. Only under a week, and he’s close to becoming one with the flames within him. If maybe he can play this right….he will become the strongest elemental wielder of all time.”

“Focus with all of your heart, and feel the strength of the roaring fire within….AND RELEASE IT!” Daniel snapped his eyes open, turning dragon red and throwing his hands out, roaring at the top of his lungs. A powerful beam of fire energy blasted out of his palms. The beam of fire energy blasted into the Megalodon and went deep into its body. The shark glowed bright red as it shook violently from the massive energy.

The girls, Will and Spike were slacked jawed by his velocity of power. Hell, even Daring was amazed and shocked by his power of the fire within his soul.

The shark continued to shake violently, until Daniel poured the last of his fire chakra and the shark exploded into flames. The beam died down and the young warrior smirked at his work. He has actually defeated his biggest fears, and he did it all by himself.

(Stop music)

However though, a new problem occurred. The burning carcass of the Megalodon was now falling and was heading for the boat. Daniel knew there was no time for the boat or him to get away in time.

No...he knew there was only one thing to do.

Remembering a trick Aqua showed his clone with water, he quickly turned around and thrusted his arm out, making the water below the boat push out of the way.

The ponies were shocked to what the warrior was doing. They looked at him, while Daniel softly smiled at them. At least now, he knew the group was safe.

Not able to react or get away in time, the Megalodon carcass collided with the body of the warrior human and it crashed into the water. As the body made contact with the water, a huge wave blasted the area. The waves missed the boat and the group, but the impact struck their hearts.

“DANIEEEEEEEEEEEEL!”

In the water, the remaining of the Megalodon carcass sank to the bottom of the sea, with the young warrior following suit. It seems nothing can save him from his doom.

….or is there?

A few yards from the drowning human body, a weird shape moved in the water. Spotting Daniel, it quickly moved and gently grabbed him and swam off, not seeing the boat on the surface.

Soon, the object emerged from the surface and climbed onto land. It dragged Daniels body away from the water and onto the warm sand. After getting away far enough, the creature that saved him gently placed him down and placed a hand on his chest and pushed with a small blue light in its hand. The water in his lungs gushed out and the warrior coughed violently, while gasping for air.

After finally regaining his breath, his breathing was slow, and he felt so weak. He was able to open his eyes slightly and look up. The object of the creature was not in good view. The only thing he could make out, was hair.

“Shh….it’s alright. You’re safe now.” The creature whispered, in a female voice.

“F….friends.” Was all he said as he blacked out again.

(At the boat)

At the boat, the group circled around the area, in hope to find Daniel's body to emerge from the depths. After around a painful 30 minutes, they found nothing. Not a single trace of life in the area.

“There’s nothing left.” Will whispered.

“Daniel has to be here! We have to keep looking!” Twilight protested.

Cadence placed a hand on her shoulder, making her look at the pink alicorn. “I know you’re concern for him, but I know we’ll find him. He’s a strong human.”

Spike’s head jolted and looked out in the direction to the Dragon Kingdom.

“Spike, what is it?” Sweetie Belle asked.

“I can sense Daniels power. He was taken in that direction!” He pointed.

“He’s alive!?” Twilight exclaimed in happiness.

“Yeah, but we better hurry!”

“Captain! Full steam ahead!” Daring shouted.

The captain nodded and went full speed to the direction to where Daniel was taken. They hoped they can reach him in time.

(With Daniel)

From what felt like eternity, Daniel finally awoken from his slumber. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the blue sky, with seagulls cawing around him. He was confused. If seagulls were around, then he must be near….land.

He lifted himself up and looked around. He was on a small island. A few pom trees with coconuts and fruit.

“How...did I get here?” He questioned to himself. The last thing he can remember was drowning after that Megalodon hit him hard. There was something else he kinda remembered, but was fuzzy.

As he was thinking over how he got to shore, he didn’t notice the water moving in front of him. Something started to emerge from the water and climb onto land.

“You’re awake.”

The voice got his attention and he looked up. He jumped when he saw something he thought he would never see.

It was a fish girl. And not just any kind. She looked...more like an anthro shark.

The girl in front of him was indeed an anthromorphic shark. She has red hair, with pointy dark blue ears, with white in them. Her eyes were deep ruby red, with very thin slits in them. The top part of her face was dark blue while the bottom was white. Her body was white, but covered in a dark blue, light blue and white striped bathing suit, hugging her body and C-Cup breasts. Her inner thighs were white, while the rest of her legs were dark blue, but her feet were white. On her back was a small shark fin, but what had his attention, was her tail. It was very long, with the end tip, longer than the bottom.

Daniel knew only a thresher shark can have a tail like that. However though, needless to say, for an anthro type of shark...she looked kinda cute.

“You okay? Nothing broken?” She questioned as she kneeled down to him.

“Uh….y-yeah, i’m fine.” He dusts off the sand off his shirt.

“I’m relieved. When I saw you drowning, I thought you were dead, but I’m glad I got you to shore in time.”

“I would be dead if you never got me out of there.” He looked into her eyes and smiled. “You have my thanks, miss.”

She smiled back. “I guess old habits die hard. When I was only a pup, I guess I have the tendency of helping others out anyway I can.”

Daniel chuckled. “You and I both.” He frowned a little in confusion. “But I must ask, i’m still grateful you saved me, why did you? Aren’t sharks supposed to be dangerous?”

“Not all of them. Many are actually friendly, even the Great whites. The only shark in the ocean that is impossible to friend are the Megalodons. They have no mind, and only care about eating anything they can get their jaws on.” The anthro thresher explained. “Another reason to why I saved you, is because I want to properly thank you.”

“Thank me for what?” He questioned.

“Those megalodons have been causing trouble in the area you were at. Not many of my kind were able to hunt in those grounds when they showed up. Some tried to fight them off, but only ended up getting killed.” She smiled at the young samurai. “When you showed up, you took care of them like they were nothing. I’ve never seen such courage and power before.”

Daniel softly smiled while rubbing his head. “To tell you the truth, I was terrified when I was fighting them. I never been so scared since I was younger.”

“What do you mean?”

Daniel sighed and lifted part of his shirt, showing her his bite scar. She gasped in shock.

“I got into a runin with a Great White in the past. It nearly took my life, but I was grateful to have survived the attack.”

“How awful...I’m so sorry my kind has caused trouble to you.”

The boy smiled warmly and shook his head. “You don’t have to worry about it. It was all part of the past, and the past teaches us lessons for the future. Besides, at least I know now that not all sharks are bad.”

The girl smiled and sat down in front of him. “I’m happy to hear that.”

“By the way, we never properly introduced to each other.” Daniel held a hand out. “My name is Daniel Blaze. I’m a human.”

The girl shark smiled and shook his hand. “I’m Marley. Marley the Thresher Shark.”

(With the group)

The sun was beginning to set over the horizon. The boat continued to head down the ocean waters, with the group still in search of their lost friend. They were all worried, but not as worried as Pipsqueak, Cadence, Will and Spike.

Cadence has never thought Daniel would give his life like that to save her from her previous doom. He dove straight after her, even when he was facing off against his biggest fears. Not even Shining has ever gained such courage to do something so risky to save her. In her heart, she feels like she owes him so much.

Pipsqueak too was worried about him. After hearing what happened and seeing his human brother being taken, he nearly felt lost. He lost his own family, and he doesn’t want to lose Daniel. He’s still out there, and the young colt will not sleep until he is found and the colt in his arms again.

Will was also concerned for him. Daniel has given him so much happiness and hope the day he arrived in Equestria. From the day forward, to the day he became his student, Will never wanted to leave by his side. He owes Daniel too much, and will not rest until his best friend is found.

Spike was also concerned not only for Daniel, but Kasai. After he discovered the day he was an elemental Dragon, he vowed to that day he will be reunited with his family, no matter what it takes. Daniel too, was important to his life. He understood his pain, and was like a brother to him. He will never stop to bring him back to him and the others.

“His energy is getting stronger. We’re getting close.” Spike declared.

The group was getting relieved. They will be reunited with the human very soon, one thought they lost.

However though, when they thought they could find him, the boat started to slow down and then came to a stop.

“Why did the boat stop?” Will asked in confusion and concern.

“I apologize everypony,” The captain announced in the speakers. “I’m afraid we’ll have to call it a night. I really wish to continue, but the engine is starting to give out and needs time to recharge. I’m truly sorry, everypony. We’ll continue to search for your friend at dawn. For now, try to rest.”

The group wanted to protest and wish to continue to search for Daniel, but knew the captain was right. They knew deep in their hearts, the young warrior will survive. He’s stronger than they know, and he’s with Kasai. They still felt worried, though.

(Daniel POV)

Night fell in the sky. I knew the group will come looking for me tomorrow. Knowing they’ll be resting for the night, I too should as well.

Collecting the resources on the island, I was able to make myself a comfy bed made of cotton, and some palm branches. I also made a fire to keep me warm for the night. I collected a few coconuts and start fruit from the trees so I can eat something.

Marley was happy enough to give me a hand. She collected a few fish while I was setting up camp. While we ate, we talked a little bit. Marley told me her times in the ocean and that she has a slightly older sister. She was 19, while her sister was 20. What surprised me that her sister was a Great White. She told me she was adopted by her family when she was younger. Her family was killed by Megalodons.

I felt bad for her. She also lost her family at a young age.

I told her my time in Equestria and told her I was from another world, and explaining how my people were legendary creatures that were spoken in legends and stories. Marley was surprised about that. She asked me if more of my kind are here in Equestria. I explained to her three more were in this world, but only one were worthy of being called a friend, while the other two were in prison for their crimes.

After finishing up dinner, I yawned.

“You tired?” Marley asked.

“Yeah. Having to fight Megalodons, and almost drowning has taken its toll on me.” I explained. I got up from my spot and laid down on my crafted bed.

Marley got up from her spot and walked up to me. “Do you mind if I stay here tonight?”

I was a little surprised by her question, but I asked, “Do you need to get back to your family?”

“Yes, but they know I can handle myself. Besides, I’m exhausted, and sleeping in the water while your near Megalo hunting grounds is dangerous.” She answered.

“Good point.” I smiled and nodded. “Of course you can stay.”

Marley smiled and climbed into the bed. She scooted away a little to keep her distance. She probably doesn’t want me to think she’s a pervert or something for being close to me. However, the wind kicked in and Marley started shivering a little. She wrapped her arms around her body and hugged her tail.

“You cold?” I asked.

“A….a little.” She continued to shiver while the winds slowly blew.

Even though she and I only met for a few hours, I still cared for her health and safety. I took off my jacket and gently placed it over her.

Marley grew surprised by the action and turned to me. “Are….you gonna be okay without this on?”

I smiled. “Yeah. Besides, I worry about others safety and health beyond even mine.”

Marley’s cheeks grew a blush. “You...really mean that?”

“Of course.” I looked up at the night sky. “Those I meet, even at a short time….I care about. I would rather die than let someone get hurt or killed. Everyone's lives are more important than my own.”

Marley grew shocked that I would say such things, and the fact I would save others than my own.

“I...never thought your kind would be so brave and noble.”

I sighed. “Not all of my kind are like that, Marley. Some are cruel, and only care for themselves. Some would even stoop so low and kill each other, to grab power, money...or watching others suffer for their own entertainment.”

I felt the bed shift and Marley scooted a little closer to me. “How can your own kin be so cruel to each other?”

“I don’t know. I guess that’s how we evolved. The days we plague war over our world, steal and cheat on one another. Though, I’m glad that not most of my people are evil. Some have a kind heart and are willing to help out any way possible.” I smiled. “And I’m happy to have one of those people, as my friends.”

Marley smiled and laid her head down, and yawned. “Daniel?”

“Hmm?”

“If you care about me….does this mean….we’re friends?”

I looked at her and smiled. “Yeah….I guess it does.”

Marely scooted closer to me while covering herself my jacket. She smiled and her eyes became droopy. “A friend….I like that.” She closed her eyes and her breathing slowed.

I smiled and softly stroked her hair, making her smile in her sleep. “I’m glad you and I met.” I slowly closed my eyes and fell asleep. “Goodnight, Marley.”

(Next Morning)

The seagulls cawed over the sky as the sound of the ocean slowly hits the surface of the sand. My eyes slowly opened and I yawned. Even if I was not sleeping on a real bed, the craft made bed still felt nice.

I slightly moved, but I felt a weight on my body. I looked down and what I saw surprised me, and I blushed.

Marley was on my chest, sleeping soundly, with her head resting on my chest and her tail wrapped around my waist. Did she do this while I was asleep and not know or did she do it while she was asleep? Well, if she did, I guess I have no mind about it. I have woken up with mares sleeping beside or on me, so this wasn’t particularly new to me at all.

I gently shook her shoulder and whispered, “Marley, wake up.”

She moaned lightly and nuzzled deeper into my chest, trying to feel every ounce of my warmth possible.

“Come on, Marley, it’s morning.”

Finally, she stirred and slowly opened her deep ruby eyes. She yawned cutely and looked up at me.

"Morning sleeping beauty." I joked smiling.

She kept staring into my eyes for a bit, until she looked at what she was holding on to and resting on. At that, her eyes snapped open wide, and her face burst into a deep shade of red. She quickly got off of me and scooted back.

"I-I-I I'm so sorry, Daniel. I didn't mean to hold you while you were sleeping. You were just so warm, and-wait! No! That's not what I mean! I-I mean...I…"

I just chuckled. “Don’t worry, Marley. I understand what you mean. We can’t physically control our bodies when we sleep. Trust me, I wake up in many random ways.”

“R...really?”

I nodded, “Yep.” I got up from the bed and stretched, cracking my back and arms. “I’m sure my friends should come for me very soon.”

“Hm? What’s that?” Marley pointed in the ocean.

I looked over to where she was pointing. My eyes widened when I saw it was the boat.

“That’s them!” I shouted. I quickly did some hand signs and shouted, “Fire Style: Fire Breath Jutsu!” I breathed fire in the sky, strong enough to hope they will see it. Marley was amazed by my power.

For blowing fire for about a minute, I saw the boat coming towards my direction. It was going pretty fast. I saw my friends calling to me. I smiled and waved to them, showing them I was okay. The boat stopped and everypony got off and ran to me. They all tackled me into a hug, while some of them cried.

“I thought we lost you.” Twilight whispered.

“I’m okay, everypony.” I said softly.

They all let go, but only Cadence and Pip still held their grips.

“Please don’t ever scare us like that again.” Cadence whispered.

I smiled while stroking her mane. “No promises, but I’ll try.”

They two finally broke their hugs and they all smiled at me.

“Hm?” Will looked to my right and saw Marley, “Hey, Daniel, who’s she?”

I looked over to the anthro thresher and smiled. “This is Marley. She’s the one who saved me from drowning.”

Marley walked next to me and smiled. “You all must be Daniel’s friends. It’s a pleasure to meet you all.”

“Us as well.” Spike smiled. “We can’t thank you enough for saving him from his doom.”

“It’s the least I can do after he defeated the Megalodons from my peoples feeding grounds.”

“I would have not done it without them, Marley. They are part of the reason we drove them off.” I stated.

Marley looked at them and bowed. “Then you all have my thanks.”

(Later…)

After we all introduced each other and talked a little bit, we all boarded the boat while Marley entered the waters.

“Thank you all again for everything.” Marley thanked.

“It was not a problem, Marley. We were happy to help, and thank you for saving me again.” I thanked smiling.

“It was my pleasure.” She smiled. “Do...you think we’ll meet again?”

I smiled back. “Of course. Friends always see each other again. Our fate will bring us together again.”

Marley smiled and nodded. “Okay then. I wish you all the best, and safe travels.” She dove into the water and jumped out, while her body was thrown back.

“Wow.” I breathed by her agility. When she landed back in the water, she jumped out again, but was closer to me.

By surprise, she cupped my cheeks.

“Huh?” Before I knew, she actually gave me a peck on my cheek, and I blushed in surprise.

“See you later.” She said in my ear, and she landed back in the water and swam off.

I just stood there stunned, and I gently placed my fingers to where she kissed me.

Will laughed, “I can’t believe this. An anthro fish actually has a crush on you, Daniel. This just made my morning.”

As will continued to laugh, Spike poked his shoulder, and Will looked at him.

“You might wanna start running.”

“Hm?” When he looked at me, he sweated a little, as I cracked my knuckles.

He chuckled sheepishly while he took a step back. “N-now now, Daniel, there’s no need to-AW SCREW IT!” He bolted and ran off, while I chased him.

“COME HERE AND I WON’T HURT YOU BADLY!” I shouted while I chased him. The group only laughed at the show before them.

(Later that day…)

Everything from this morning went quiet and peaceful. I was standing on the edge of the boat again, watching the sea before me. After my battle with the Megalodons, most of my fears….were gone. I was no longer afraid of the depths of the waters now. With my friends by my side, and those I care for and love, I will accomplish anything.

Will and Spike walked right up and stood next to me. I looked at them and they smiled at me. I smiled at them, and looked back at the horizon.

“I’m glad I have you guys with me. As long as we have each other and the power of our spirits, we will accomplish anything.” I declared smiling while clenching my fist.

Spike smiled and placed his hand on top of my fist. “With you till the end.”

Will smiled as well and placed his hand on. “I will stay by your side, now and forever.”

“LAND HO! Dragon Kingdom ahead!” The captain called.

We all looked at the sky, and saw a massive mountain with small towns and a castle on the top. Thousands of dragons flying in the sky, as the fog like clouds gave it a natural texture to the kingdom.

We finally made it. Now, our journey to find the Elemental Dragons...begins.

Author's Note

BAM! The chapter is finally complete! Daniel has gotten over most of his fears with the ocean and now hima nd the group have finally reached the dragon kingdom. Some of the Female OC dragons will appear in the next chapter.

I also want to thank Starshine89 from Fan-Fiction for giving me a hand a little with the chapter. It was much appreciated my friend.

Also, the female shark OC, Marley, I do not own it. It is properly owned by Spookie-Sweets on DevianArt. Check out more of her art if you have the chance.

For those who have not seen a recent blog post about wanted narration for my story, click HERE.

Thank you all so much for your support and likes for my story. I’ll be sure to give you everything I have to make this story as best as I can. I will see you all next time in the next update of EHS! See you all soon.