Drew's Tragic Story

With the Grand Galloping Gala coming to an end, Drew and Rainbow Dash met up at the gates, and she smiled nervously at him. "Have you checked my gift yet?" She asked, nervous about his reaction.

Drew shook his head at her and chuckled. "Not yet Dashie, because I wanted to open it infront of you!" He said and Rainbow Dash blushed.

Drew opened the box when no pony else was around, and he blinked, blushing very hard at what was inside. It was a cyan feather, a primary.

Rainbow Dash watched him intently and giggled when she saw him blush, knowing now that he's done his research on pegasi. "Yes hun, it's one of my Primary Feathers." She said, smiling warmly at him.

Drew looked up at her, beaming even brighter than Pinkie Pie after a very successful party. He leaned in and kissed her passionately. "Thank you Dashie, I'll treasure it always!!" He said after the kiss, which Rainbow Dash gladly returned with equal intensity.

He smiled and carefully closed the box, and placed it cautiously into the vest portion of his tux again. "I love you too Rainbow Dash." He said, and pulled her close to him. She didn't object at all, and nuzzled him softly.

The couple went home and Drew smiled warmly at her, noticing Rainbow Dash had forgotten to preen today. He grins at her and stood side by side to her, and leaned his head back. Rainbow Dash blushed hard when she saw him do this, and was surprised even further when Drew had begun to preen her.

She practically moaned at this and smiled very happily, beaming in delight that he actually knew how to preen. Drew smiled, exhaling his warm breath into the maze of feathers, and noticed Rainbow Dash was panting a bit. He chuckled and kept going. This only lasted roughly thirty more minutes before she pounced him, kissing him deeply.

Her scent had changed and Drew had caught this. He grinned and returned the kiss. Tonight was special indeed.

(the next morning)

Rainbow Dash was first to wake up and smiled at him, rubbing her belly lightly with a content grin.

Drew woke up a few minutes later and smirked at his mare friend."hood morning hunny." He said, and saw the deep blush that crossed her cheeks. He chuckled at this.

"Morning babe." She said and kissed his nose. This made Drew beam at her. He sat up and yawned lightly. "Did you enjoy your night sweetheart?" Drew asked and Rainbow Dash nodded, the most joyful smile on her face. She truely was happy with him, and of course he felt whole with her.

He gives her another gentle kiss and got up. He saw the time and he had to go to work in less than an hour. "Well sweetheart, I have work soon, so I have to get ready." Drew said with a sigh. He wanted nothing more than to get back into that bed with her, but he had to go.

After preparing for work, Rainbow Dash had gotten up to see him off. She gave him a deep and wet kiss and he melted into it. "Be safe at work babe!" She said and waved as he left after nodding and returning her kiss.

Half way through his mail route through downtown Ponyville, an explosion was heard. Drew galloped to where it came from, and saw a rather large crimson and blood red unicorn, laughing evilly over several wounded, dead, and cowering ponies. Anger came to a boiling point inside of him, and he fires off a spell he called Toxic Emission. The spell was a projectile orb that poisons upon contact, and can be controlled to target an individual amongst a group, or fired in three orb bursts to hit multiple targets. The Crimson Stallion known as Nightmare Stampede leapt into the air and came down hard, kicking Drew in the head, sending him flying.

Drew bounced off of the wall of a building, stunned. Nightmare Stampede took this opportunity to step on Drew's throat, and began pressing down. "Bahahahaha, now who's the weak one brother?!" Nightmare Stampede said, and shortly after, was met with a cyan hoof followed by a rainbow streak.

Nightmare Stampede tumbled backwards and growled, only to have a lasso land it's mark around his neck, and get flung into the air. "Yeehaw!!!" Drew heard between gasps as he saw Rainbow Dash helping him up. He groaned, still stunned from the previous blow. Rarity was guiding the innocent bystanders away from the battle, and Twilight swooped down, zapping Nightmare Stampede mid-swing of the farm pony's lasso, burning it and sending Nightmare Stampede tumbling into the air.

What sounded like a canon going off was heard, and Pinkie had launched herself from her party canon, and intercepted Nightmare Stampede with a punch to the jaw in mid-air. Fluttershy moved to help with the evacuation by guiding the creatures to safety. Nightmare Stampede landed on a roof, and snarled.

"DO YOU PONIES REALLY THINK YOU CAN TAKE ME DOWN SO EASILY?!" He screamed, hatred oozing off of him now.

"I'M GOING TO KILL EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!" He said, leaping into the air, and Drew fired off anither Toxic Emission soell, landing his mark, but it would take time to get results.

"Girls, our Elements, now!!" Twilight said urgently. The others nodded and put their Elements Of Harmony on, and they began to use them, surrounding Nightmare Stampede.

The being that took over Pitter Patter recognized the Elements Of Harmony, and knew a new trick to drain them, making them useless. Nightmare Stampede didn't hesitate in creating a dark aura, and rapidly expanded it, touching each of the mane 6, and zapping them harshly.

The Elements Of Harmony blinked and faded to regular stones now, and Nightmare Stampede roared out, flinging each pony to the ground.

Drew had just recovered, and got lucky when he used his levitation magic to catch them as they fell. Just as Nightmare Stampede charged Drew, Princess Celestia teleported, having sensed the fight. Celestia analyzed the situation rather quickly, and slapped Nightmare Stampede aside, sending him tumbling face over flank. "Drew, hurry!! Get them to the Tree Of Harmony, and recharge the Elements Of Harmony! I'll hold Nightmare Stampede off as long as I can! GO!!" Celestia said the last word in the Royal Canterlot Voice.

Drew nodded, levitating the girls with him, and a barely conscious Twilight told hin where to go. Drew ran like hell, and once within the old castle deep in the Everfree Forest, he searched for the Tree Of Harmony.

Upon finding it, he set them each down and began to heal them.

Once finished, Twilight knew what to do. Turning to Drew, she smiled. "I knew we could trust you!" She said and began to charge her magic, and the Tree Of Harmony began to respond to this, charging up it's own magic.

Twilight took the gems from the Elements Of Harmony and placed them back inti the Tree Of Harmony, and the Tree Of Harmony pulsed. After a few dozen pulses, the Element's were super charged, and Twilight hovered then back to the others.

The Tree Of Harmony was not done however, as it began to rumble and vibrate. Every pony watched in awe as the Tree Of Harmony had quickly grown another branch, a new gem within it. A red heart shaped gem with green rays bursting from the edges of the red heart. The girls looked to each other, confused.

Drew hears a voice within his head, his horn tingling upon hearing it. "Take your Element newcomer." It said, and Drew blinked.

"Me?" He asked out loud, further confusing the girls.

"Well, ok...if you say so.." Drew said as he used his magic to lift the gem, a crown appearing around the gem as soon as enough room was made. He focused and set the crown upon his head as magic oozed into his very soul.

He felt another tingle as wings sprouted from his back, and his horn tripled in length and nearly doubled in girth.

Twilight's eyes sparkled as Rainbow Dash smiled at him widely. Rarity looked jealously at him, Applejack's jaw dropped, Fluttershy gasped at this, and Pinkie exploded in surprise, putting herself back together.

"Go now Element Of Trust." The Tree Of Harmony said in magical pulses.

Drew looked at his new form and nodded. "I know what I must do now..." He said to himself and let a tear fall from his face.

Rainbow Dash walked over to him abd wiped it for him. "Hey hun, it'll be alright! I promise, but right now, we have to go back and stop that monster from killing any more ponies!" Rainbow Dash said with a smile on her face. Drew nodded, following the girls back to Ponyville.

Once they arrived, they got back just in time to see Celestia and Nightmare Stampede in a stand-off, each pushing their magic at each other. Celestia got distracted by their arrival, and was quickly overwhelmed. Nightmare Stampede's magic reached Celestia's horn, zapped the hell out of her, and sent her flying through three buildings and put her into a coma.

Twilight growled at seeing her idol get hurt like that and the mane 6 charged up their Elements, firing them right at Nightmare Stampede. Nightmare Stampede responded with making a quick-shot spell fired randomly at them.

It happened to hit Rainbow Dash right in the chest, burning a hole clear through her, but she struggled on, fighting to stay up. Drew saw his chance, and as soon as the Elements Of Harmony hit Nightmare Stampede, he rushed in, stabbing his horn into Nightmare Stampede's eye, one dagger stabbing into Nightmare Stampede's throat, and the other into Nightmare Stampede's heart. Drew's horn lit up as he used a close range spell to finish off Nightmare Stampede, one he called Muscle Deterioration. With his horn in Nightmare Stampede's eye socket, the spell went right to Nightmare Stampede's brain, killing him instantly. Drew ran to Rainbow Dash's side now.

Her breathing heavily labored as she bled rapidly. He tried every healing spell he could think of, but none worked. Drew began to cry, desperate to save Rainbow Dash. There was nothing he could do to save her though, and she placed a hoof upon his cheek.

"It's....ok babe.....I still...love..........y...you..." was all she had time to say before the Death Curse Nightmare Stampede put upon her took her.

Drew broke down at long last. He had lost everything. His parents, his brother, and now his lover. He cried, though his expression was blank. Drew had finally lost it, he looked to his daggers, and Pinkie tried to get his attention. "Drew, stop....Dashie wouldn't want this!" Pinkie said.

Applejack spoke up next. "Yea sugar, none of this was your fault, so don't do it.."

Fluttershy was next. "Yea, we're ALL here for you. You'll be alright."

Rarity next. "Don't you dare try that! It's the most selfish act!!"

Twilight was last to speak up, she was crying too. "Drew, don't do this, you're stronger than that! Do you really want to disgrace Rainbows memory like this? Do you really want to give up the gift you were just given?"

None of their pleas got through to him though. He was too numb to think about any pony else. He walked over to the now dead Nightmare Stampede and lifted his daggers. Rarity and Twilight each grabbed one with their magic, but neither was strong enough to stop the daggers. They slowly hovered over to Drew, and one slid into his rib cage, the other raking across his throat.

"NOOOOO!!" Each screamed out as Twilight cried, trying to close the wounds.

(To be concluded.)