The Warrior From Azeroth

The day after the attack at the gala, an announcement for all of Equestria was given that the human; Sir Pendragon was holding a tournament to test who would be worthy to become his apprentice or squire. From across the kingdom came participants of all races along with a few locals from ponyville including Twilight and her friends.

"So cool!" Rainbow Dash squealed as she surveyed the tournament grounds two arenas. The first was a jousting arena and the second appeared to be some kind of gladiator pit and behind it were several cages covered by shrouds.

Princess Celestia and Luna oversaw the construction of the event along with the ambassadors of Griffonstone, Yak-Yakkistan and Saddle Arabia. Princess Celestia's nephew; Blueblood was sitting in the Royal box seats while eyeballing some of the mares in the stands until a particular white unicorns voice caught him off guard.

"It was so generous of you to give us these seats Princess."

"My pleasure Rarity. By chance do you know anything about the events Pendragon has planned?" Celestia inquired while looking over the various competitors surrounding the jousting arena.

"Well from what I gathered he seems to have based the games off a similar tournament he partook in back home."

"I see."

The start of the tournament began with the flare of the trumpets followed by the cheering of the crowd as Pendragon took center stage in the arena to survey the competition.

"Welcome my friends to Equestrias first Grand Tournament! I want to thank you all for participating. This tournament will test your skills, your knowledge and your bravery but make no mistake not all of you will succeed however should you prevail a fabulous prize awaits you. The first event will be a jousting match between Canterlot and Griffonstone! Jousters to your marks and let the tournament! BEGIN!!"

The banners of both Canterlot and Griffonstone were raised high on opposite ends of the jousting field when the crowd began to quiet down while a referee called the names of the representing champions

"Our first bout features a crowd favorite! She has taken on Nightmare Moon, Discord even the queen of the changelings! Fillies and gentlecolts give it up forrrrRRRAINBOW DAASH!!"

With dramatic fashion the rainbow maned Pegasus flew onto the field after giving a quick aerial display of her skills that drove the audience nuts.

"RAINBOW DASH! RAINBOW DASH! RAINBOW DASH!"

"And her opponent hailing all the way from the city of Griffonstone. The mighty! GILLLDAAA!!"

Rainbow dash was shocked when she saw her old friend Gilda fly onto the field after letting out a ferocious roar that made the Griffons in the audience go wild.

"GO GO GRIFFONSTONE! GO GO GRIFFONSTONE!!"

The jousters marched towards the center of the field to hear the rules of the match and to greet each other. Both Rainbow and Gilda smirked at one another once they knew they were going to face off.

"Alright you two here are the rules: Visors must be down before the start of the charge or you WILL go blind, one point goes to the first jouster that knocks their opponent back and two points if they knock their helmet off and finally no use of magic or wings or you will be disqualified. Any questions? You girls got something to say to one another?" The ref asked when to his surprise the girls hugged one another in front of the entire audience.

"Nice to see you again Dash."

"You too."

The moment seemed tender enough when Gilda smirked saying.

"You know I'm still gonna beat you right?"

"Go for it!"

The two then trotted to their starting positions on the field and they immediately began the match. The air had grown quiet as all eyes were on Rainbow Dash and Gilda awaiting for the signal to charge.

"JOUST!!"

The crowd suddenly broke into a thunderous cheer the second they began to charge it was too close to tell who was faster before both lances smashed into their targets, Gilda's helmet was sent flying into the stands while Rainbows received a small dent on the forehead.

"VICOTR! RAINBOW DASH!!" The ref called out as two points popped up on Rainbows side of the scoreboard, the crowd went ballistic after seeing the griffons helmet go flying through the air. The impact knocked Gilda for a loop as she began to stagger around the field before crashing down, her med team immediately scrambled to her aid along with Rainbow Dash who became frightened after watching her old friend drop like a rock.

A medic used a pinch of smelling salts to help Gilda out of her trance while others checked her head for any injuries.

"Hey Gilda how many talons do you see?" The medic asked her as she began to regain focus.

"Two."

"Again, how many?" The medic said changing the number of talons held up.

"Four."

"She's good!"

The crowd cheered when they saw Gilda rise up to retrieve her helm before going back to her starting post. On the second charge, her lance finally hit its mark as it sent Rainbow dash flying into the nearest haystack.

"Victor of round two! GILDA!!"

The score was now two to one with Rainbow dash in the lead and all Gilda had to do was score two more points and the match would be declared a draw however she ended up using too much stamina in her last charge and was severely exhausted while her friend still had power to spare. A short fanfare of the trumpets blared out as the ref called for the match to stop.

"Half time!"

While the jousters rested, the crowd dispersed from the stands to retrieve some refreshments and place their bets on the upcoming matches while in the other arena a member of the cult of the damned had secretly infiltrated the event and was feeding the animals that had been caged for the next event with a strange green substance.

"Let the games begin."

Back At The Jousting Arena

The crowd was going nuts when the third and final round between Rainbow and Gilda was about to begin. Pinkie pie had gotten a huge tub of popcorn and cotton candy to munch down on as she watched in anticipation since she couldn't choose who to root for.

"LET'S GO DASHIE!!" Pendragon shouted while applauding with the rest of the audience just before the ref gave the signal to charge.

Both jousters had been pushed to their limit, it all came down to this one last charge. Rainbow Dash and Gilda flinched at the last second as their lances came crashing into one another, the crowd gasped in shock for a short moment before breaking into a cheer for the victor of the final round; Rainbow Dash.

"AWW YEAH!!" Rainbow threw her hooves up in triumph before noticing Gilda struggling to get up and rushed over to help her.

"Gilda!"

"I'm okay Dash. Man that last charge really hurt!" Gilda whined as she rubbed her head while Rainbow helped her back to her team and the fans on both sides loved it. The rest of the matches flew by instantly with the representatives from Yak-Yakkistan and Saddle Arabia emerging victorious as well, thus ending the first event ahead of schedule.

"Congratulations to those who have passed the jousting round. To the defeated, we thank you for participating and now we move on to the gladiator arena! Prepare for battle!!" Pendragon raised both his arms as the crowds cheering grew louder.

The event was divided with three teams divided up to go against three monsters that would be selected by lottery, the first team to go up with the team from Ponyville. Twilight was made leader of the team and had taken a few pointers from her human friend to go up against a massive creature; Twilight, Applejack and Rainbow Dash would lead the assault with Pinkie, Spike and Rarity attacking from the sides but Fluttershy stayed behind on medical duty in case things got rough.

"Aunt Celestia, might I make a suggestion?" Blueblood asked before the match started.

"What is it?"

"Why not let the human participate? He did organize this event after all and the citizens are curious to see if the rumors are true."

The prince had made a valid point, the main reason all these nobles and citizens showed up to this event was in hopes of seeing the human in action and to get a look at his unique magic.

"Hmm...Pendragon?"

"I have no complaints and besides..." He paused for a moment to pick up his warhammer with a look of anticipation.

"I'm itching for a good fight!"

The human then leaped into the arena completely shocking the crowd while Celestia gave a short announcement saying that Pendragon would be competing with the team representing Canterlot and the audience loved it. The ref hovered above the ring to start off the event with a bang.

"Citizens of Equestria! ARE! YOU! READY?!!"

The crowd shouted as loud as they could with the Canterlot team doing a little showboating before hearing the gears of the gates turning as they opened.

"For our first bout, the Canterlot team will be facing the subterranean terror found deep within the Crystal Mountains! Fillies and gentlecolts I give you! THE DEADLY TATZLWORM!!"

A large wormlike creature came slithering into the arena giving a loud screech that revealed the numerous tentacles in its maw making the crowd scream in terror.

"Don't worry girls, me and Cadence took on one of these." Twilight boasted before noticing the green saliva dripping from the creatures mouth that made the ground melt.

"That's not right-!"

"LOOK OUT!!" Rainbow screamed as the beast lunged at them with a ferocious bite making them scatter. Pendragon ordered Twilight and Rarity to lay down some cover fire with their magic while he used a spell to strengthen the group.

"Rainbow! You and applejack keep that thing distracted, Spike and Pinkie stay here as backup while I finish the spell!"

"You got it partner!"

The crowd was fired up as they watched their local heroes in an all out battle. Rainbow Dash began a series of hit and run attacks that kept the beast staggered with Applejack using her lasso to tie its mouth shut as Twilight and Rarity blasted it with their magic.

"Feel the power of The Light!!" Pendragon roared when pillars of light surrounded the others while the crowd watched in awe. Now the fight had tipped in the teams favor, Twilight paired up with her human friend in an all out attack leaving the others to take it from the side but the beast was no pushover as it used its massive bulk and speed to outmaneuver the fighters. The worm was able to snap the rope around its mouth when it came charging at Rarity with tentacles flailing everywhere, Spike stepped in front hoping to defend her but was knocked out cold as it sent him crashing into the wall.

"Spikey wikey!!"

"BASTARRD!!" Pendragon was furious and climbed on top of the beast as it thrashed around trying to shake him off. Piece by piece, the humans armor fell off from the worms violent struggle while the others kept striking at it from all around.

"Shoot it twi!!" Rainbow Dash yelled after seeing Pendragons head start to bleed from the last impact.

"I can't I might hit Pendragon!"

The beast let out another screech revealing its tentacles once more as it charged in when all of the sudden.

"Oh no you don't! Come here!" Pendragon grabbed hold of two tentacles and began using them like reigns to drive the beast into the wall while pulling it away from the others.

"SHOOT IT! SHOOT! IT!!"

Twilight and Rarity gave it everything they had as they blasted the tatzlworms mouth, Pendragon jumped off the beasts skull before bringing his hammer down for an bone shattering smash that gave a loud crunch. All was quiet as the crowd looked at the carcass of the tatzlworm and the human standing before it, even the referee was stunned.

"Uh...let's hear it for our winners!! What a fight!"

The crowds silence was instantly replaced by cheering and applause while others threw flower petals onto the ring Twilight and her friends were enjoying the attention along with Pendragon who raised his bloodstained weapon while giving a mighty shout that made the audience scream louder.

The victory however was cut short when Grogar appeared in a burst of flame along with a few of his disciples.

"Surprise!" The old goat chimed as the mane six prepared for another bout but the fight with the worm left them exhausted.

"This is a tournament of honor necromancers! Leave before I make you!"

"So rude and after I planned something special just for you."

Grogar began using his magic to crack the ground beneath them as the arena began to rumble, the entire audience fled in a panic while the necromancers created a barrier trapping the fighters.

"Not again..." Pendragon said as the ground collapsed into a small cave and in it were two more beasts that had been corrupted by the Fel; a manticore and another hydra.

"Have fun!" Grogar vanished once more with his followers after the beasts had been uncaged.

"It's Northrend all over again..." Pendragon mumbled to himself before smacking away the manticore with a single swing before blasting the hydra with the last of his magic.

"Not good, I'm out of juice and the only way out is past those two."

"Never a dull moment with you is there?" Rainbow dash joked before dodging a swipe of the manticores claw. Applejack bucked it straight in the chin leaving Pinkie to shoot it with her party canon.

"This is bad, we're all still tired from the match!" Twilight could see the sweat dripping from her fiends brows as well as her own and to top it all off the entrance above was blocked out by a barrier of dark magic. The situation seemed bleak until two other unicorns charged through the entrance and began using a variety of spells to disorient the creatures.

"THIS WAY!" Starlight glimmer called out as her friend Sunburst used his magic to create a small barrier. The group rushed passed the manticore who was flailing his tail around aimlessly.

"AGH!" The human cried out after feeling the barb of the scorpion tail jab him in the shoulder.

"Pendragon!" Applejack rushed over to help her friend stand as they neared the exit and could tell the venom from the manticore was starting to take effect.

"I'm alright! Collapse the cavern!"

"On it!"

Starlight blasted the ceiling of the cavern causing a huge cave in that buried the two beasts making it an easy get away. The group had made it out safe and sound thanks to the efforts of Starlight and her friends, Pinkie had decided to throw a victory party when they got back to ponyville when out of nowhere a loud clang was heard followed by the sound of a painful groan. Pendragon had passed out from the sting left by the manticore.

End.