Disharmony Rises

Several more hours passed as Jet lay awake. Knowing what must be done to defeat Star Swirl. The train screeched to a halt as the conductor came into their car and rang a bell, startling everyone awake.

"Dodge City, last stop." He called out as he left.

The gang got up and changed into fresh clothes and armor for the journey ahead. They all hopped off the train and began heading towards the Badlands just as the sun was rising.

"It's about a days journey out, maybe a day and a night." Jet said as he pointed the way.

The group walked in silence for a while until a loud roar made them jump. Jet pushed them all into the bushes and looked up as a large golden dragon flew overhead.

"Is that... a golden dragon?" Twilight asked.

"Yes, it's Star Swirls pet and guard force to keep out intruders. He must be expecting us." He said as the dragon disappeared into the distance.

They slowly came back out of the bushes and began walking again.

"There's one thing that's puzzling me Jet..." Twilight began.

"What's that?" He asked.

"How were you able to teleport through Star Swirls magic barrier? You're a pegasus." She asked.

"Well, it's because of this..." He opens a compartment in the left side of his chest to reveal an orb full of a mysterious purple substance swirling in a circle.

"When they rebuilt me, Luna placed some of her magical essence inside this orb. It allows me to teleport, levitate things, and cancel out other magic spells." Jet explained.

"I didn't think that was possible..." Twilight said.

They continued on in silence for a while longer until nightfall hit.

"We oughta find a spot ta camp, Jet. Ah'm pretty beat from walkin'." AJ said.

"We have to keep moving. These lands are far too dangerous to stop." Jet said just as a loud thump behind them alerted everyone to a large figure looming overhead.

They all turned to see the golden dragon standing there, his mouth already lighting up with flames. Jet quickly teleported to the back of the group and drew his blue handled katana. The dragon blew the flames as Jet began to rapidly spin his blade, a gust of wind shooting forward and pushing the fire back and away from the group. Once the flames dissipated, the dragon roared in frustration and took to the sky again. Jet groaned and disappeared, reappearing on the dragon's back. He raised his blade and sliced off the dragon's wings in one swift blow.

"Sorry pal, you're grounded." Jet said as her teleported to the ground just before the dragon crashed down.

Jet readied his sword and faced the now flightless dragon. The dragon pulled itself up onto two legs and roared.

"You don't scare me, you overgrown gecko!" Jet screamed as the dragon shot fire at him, just grazing his arm.

"Good thing I can't feel pain in that arm." Jet said to himself.

The dragon breathed fire again as Jet disappeared, only to reappear just above the dragon. He quickly came down, landing just in front of the dragon's belly, holding his sword in an attack position as a small amount of blood dripped off it. He flicked the blood from the blade and sheathed it just as the dragon's head slid off its neck and crashed to the ground behind him.

"Let's go. The fortress isn't far from here." Jet said as he levitated the dragons body out of the way.