Spike, Rarity, and Cyre were all standing in a mine, looking for crystals. Cyre was there because rarity asked him relatively to keep her and spike safe. Spike licked his lips at the basket as rarity levitated more gems into it.

Rarity spoke in a hushed tone to not wake the bats in the ceiling. "The last time I was here, I woke them and ended up with a mane full of bats! Thanks for being my basket holder, Spike."

"Basket holder? I thought I was your bodyguard." spike said, confused.

"Spike, I honestly think the "bodyguarding" was why she asked me to come," Cyre said. Spike just glared at Cyre in annoyance.

"Oh, for once, I wish unicorn magic wasn't so... luminescent!" after rarity said that, spike began to glow all over his body.

"Spike! You'll wake the bats! Turn that off!" rarity softly shouted.

"Ugh, I can't!" Spike groaned as he repeatedly scratched at his scales. Unfortunately, his actions caused the bats to wake up, causing Rarity to gasp as they swooped down at the trio.

wanna see who has the best Kamehameha? Wanna see the power of dreams when they are raw? Vs...! The strongest foe! Noone but yourself holds you back!

(the title screen, Ponyball z: adventures in Equestria, appears as it flies through canterlot. Cyre is then seen flying by with rainbow dash, Princess Luna, twilight sparkle, and Fluttershy joining him.)

A fire burning in my veins is breaking me out of my chains and raising my power to the max...

(all of them flare their auras and fly away at high speeds, with Cyre joining them a few moments later. The scene changes to seeing spike waving to them, along with the mane 6's friends and family.)

our paths filled with uncertainty, but look ahead then you will see, how we'll become, a part of history!

(King Sombra and queen chrysalis appear first. And behind them, ponehendge appears, and in a flash, the pony of shadows appears. Rainbow appears with green eyes similar to Sombra's, and twilight and rainbow are engaged in a fight.)

whem someone beats me up, I always get back up, my spirits always coming back, and now it's on the attack!

(Sombra is seen spreading crystals across Ponyville. A fused Saiyan of unknown origin appears and goes super Saiyan. Twilight Sparkle and Luna are seen performing the fusion dance, as they fuse and smirk at the audience.)

jump on all your limits and perchance! Throw away your pain in a kind and loving dance! Gorgeous! I'm born again! In the Dragonballs lies the fate of all men!

(stygian is seen fighting twilight, and it switches to another unknown fusion with rainbow hair. Cyre is seen nodding, and he goes Super Saiyan.)

wanna see who has the best Kamehameha? Wanna see the power of dreams when they are raw? Vs! The future world! Our epic tale will be unfurled! Greater than the best!

(Cyre and chrysalis are now seen fighting. It then changes to a screen where he and his friends are in a fighting pose.)

"I'm so glad you two could come!" twilight and the royal sisters were visiting twilight at her castle, since surprisingly, nopony needed their help at the moment.

"Of course. We so rarely get a chance to relax and just visit." Princess Luna said.

"There's usually some crisis we have to deal with. Somepony always needs our help. But today—" Celestia was interrupted by someone wailing toward them, it was Rarity, with Cyre right behind her. "Help!"

"Twilight! There's something wrong with Spike!" she brought spike over with her magic and showed the glowing dragon to them.

"What's wrong?" Twilight asked.

"I don't know! Nngh! All of a sudden, my scales just started glowing and... burning!" spike said grunting and scratching through.

"Little is known about dragon culture, but this is a phenomenon we've seen before. It is the call of the Dragon Lord." princess Luna stated with a hoof in the air.

"Why do you always do that, sister?" Celestia asked.

"Do what dear sister?" Luna responded.

"This. You look like this when you talk." Celestia said while raising a hoof in the air.

"I do not make such an expression," Luna said while doing the same hoof movement.

"See? You did it again!" Celestia exclaimed.

"How else am I supposed to address a serious matter at hoof? It's how it's done!" Luna argued.

"Yes, a thousand years ago. Remember the royal canterlot voice? I told you we don't do that anymore, but noooooo, you never listen!" Celestia argued back. Cyre, rarity, twilight, and spike just watched the conversation, looking at whoever was speaking.

"Oh, there we go again, with the thousand years..." Luna said glum.

"Girls! You can squabble later! Can we just get back to Spike and his issue?" Cyre asked.

Princess Celestia looked at Cyre embarrassed. "Sorry, you all had to see that. Anyway, Dragons glow whenever the Dragon Lord requires them in the Dragon Lands.

"Great... H-How do I make it stop?!" Spike asked.

"The only way to end the summons is to answer it. You must journey to the Dragon Lands and see what is expected of you." Luna said while eyeing Cyre on occasion.

"B-B-But the Dragon Lands are full of... dragons! And they're ghastly creatures! Oh, oh, not you, of course, Spikey-wikey. But remember that rotten Garble?"

Spike gulped. "How could I forget? He would have burnt us to a crisp if you weren't there. If I have to go to the Dragon Lands, would you two come with me?"

Twilight Sparkle began to grow excited. "Ooh! Oh my goodness, I'd love to! We are sadly lacking any information on dragon culture and customs. I could research them – maybe even write an article! This could be my chance to make a great contribution to the knowledge of Equestria!" she looked around and saw she was receiving glares from everypony. "And be there for Spike, heh, of course," Twilight said nervously.

"Count me in too! I want to see these dragons! I wouldn't be shocked if they acted like Saiyans, honestly." Cyre said with excitement etched into his voice.

"Be very careful. The Dragon Lands are particularly dangerous for ponies. It would be wise to be discreet."

"Ha! I'm the strongest in the universe, I don't hide from anything!" he then received glares just as harsh as twilight was given. " and stop glaring, it doesn't work on me!"

Rarity was the first to speak. "Ooh! I'm sure I still have the dragon costume we used the last time we snuck into the Dragon Lands!"

"I think we might want something a little more practical this time," Twilight stated. Cyre followed them as they prepared to leave, but Luna stopped him. "Cyre, I'm just gonna put this out there, I think you're adorable," Luna said with a blush.

Cyre blushed even harder than Luna. "Well, uh my moms always said I was a cute kid."

"Hm, a mommas boy, huh? I'll be your mommy~" Luna said.

Cyre's reaction:

"You ready to go, Cyre?" Twilight asked.

"yes! Yes, I am!!!" Cyre said with a strained smile, with sweat running down his forehead.

Cyre, twilight, rarity, and spike were now in the dragon lands with Cyre plain out in the open not caring, while Twilight and rarity were watching through slits in a rock outfit that spike was sitting on.

"Hmmm... Well, it may be practical, but this disguise isn't flattering in the slightest!" rarity said flatly.

"It's not supposed to be flattering. It's supposed to blend in!" both Cyre and Twilight said as spike shushed them.

"Hey-hey, look! It's our old friend Sparkle-warkle." spike knew that voice all too well and was annoyed. Already. He turned to see garble walking towards him. "It's Spike."

"Are you sure your pony friends didn't give you a pony name?" garble asked with sparkles in his eyes.

"It's nice to see you too, Garble." spike grimaced with venom in his voice.

"I didn't say it was nice to see you. It's not. I don't like you. Was I not clear about that?" with that, garble pushed spike off the fake rock and sat on it, causing twilight and rarity to grunt. "Hey! That's my rock!"

"Oh, really? Then why aren't you sitting on it?" garbled teased as teenage dragons laughed along with him.

Cyre laughed to himself as he watched the scene. 'Yep, just like Saiyans.' he thought. He then noticed the area get darker and looked to see a huge dragon with a dark vest on, a huge set of wings, a golden ring on one of its large horns, and a crystal crown with red crystals on it, as everyone else looked as well. It also appeared to be sitting on a throne.

"Dragons of Equestria, hear me! I have been Dragon Lord for longer than many of you can remember, and my reign has been extraordinary! Agree with me!" he shouted. In response, all the dragons shouted his name. "Torch! Torch! Torch! Torch!"

"Who is that?" Spike asked.

Garble "It's Dragon Lord Torch, dummy." garble responded.

"No, next to him." spike was pointing to a much smaller blue dragon next to Torch.

"That's his daughter, Princess Ember. I wouldn't even look at her if I were you unless you want Torch to eat you!" spike gulped.

"This is fascinating! Dragons are notoriously reckless, but they do whatever the Dragon Lord says!"

"Competing in a tournament essentially... Oh, now that is awesome!" unfortunately for Cyre, that attracted the attention of every single dragon there.

The others all stared at the stranger curiously, he was nothing like they had ever seen before. "Who are you, his babysitter?" One dragon joked as the others soon started laughing.

Cyre rolled his eyes. "I'm Cyre, the most powerful being in the universe." He grinned, making them stop laughing... for only a second. After that brief moment, they continued.

"Yeah right, I'll bet you're just a pony in a... a... some kind of a... monkey costume!" Fume accused, and the other dragons quickly agreed with him.

A smirk came onto the Saiyan's face. "Oh I'm not a pony, and you're about to find out why." His fists clenched as he slowly built up his ki. What started as a low growl quickly escalated into a deafening yell. The entire mountain began trembling as he unleashed his power, and a white aura came to life as he did so. Every nearby dragon turned their attention towards the Saiyan, but they were quickly blown away by strong gusts of wind. Any rocks that were nearby shot into the air.

Spike stared on wide-eyed, this was the first time he had seen his friend power up before. He had only heard about it from Rainbow Dash. To say this was cool would have been a big understatement.

Cyre continued to power up until he noticed the expressions on the faces of the drakes, he then slowly stopped. As soon as the rumbling and the gales ceased, along with the rocks stopping in mid-air and falling back to the ground, he grinned.

"Wow..." The dragons muttered. They had never seen a pony do that before.

"Still think I'm a pony?"

They shook their heads no and then walked up to the Saiyan warrior. "I gotta admit, that was cool." Everyone else nodded and gave
Cyre their praise.

It seemed to him that he had earned the respect of the scaly beasts, not that he cared. Spike was the one who needed their respect.

The dragon lord and his daughter watched on with a mix of emotions. Torch being angry and confused, and ember being intrigued. How did a monkey creature like that gain so much power? The princess made a note to talk to this "Cyre" later.

Garble, however, was not impressed. "So you shook the mountain a little. Is that supposed to impress me?"

Cyre smirked and flew right in front of his face and booped him on the nose, surprising every dragon even further. "If you really think I'm nothing compared to you, then shoot your strongest attack at me."

Garble smirked and shot a huge fireball at him, which Cyre stopped with a single finger, and sent it flying upwards, which made him instantly pale.

"My turn." with that Cyre disappeared. All of them started to search. Where could he have gone? The answer came rather quickly for garble as he found the Saiyan's fist in his gut, wearing him like a glove, which made him spit up blood and just sit there.

All the while, Cyre kept on fisting his stomach, much to garble's annoyance. "St-stop fisting me!" he demanded. Cyre only smirked at that.

"Okay." he suddenly pulled out his entire arm, making garble hold his stomach even more tightly.

"Ow! All at once! Ow... Can I... Just... Have a minute, please?" garble asked.

"Shoryuken," Cyre said with a devilish smile.

"I can't believe I'm saying this but thank you. I honestly didn't think that you would—" he was interrupted by Cyre uppercutting him into the air, where Cyre grabbed his tail and swung him around.

"C-c-c-combo!" he said as he threw him hard into the ground. Once he saw the crater, garble was lying in it, knocked out completely. "Anyone else?" no pony nor dragon said a thing, not even the dragon lord. "Didn't think so. Now, what was it you were saying before?" Cyre asked while staring at Torch.

Torch tried to regain his composure from seeing the Saiyan do what he did best, and luckily he managed. "Well, uh... Unfortunately, according to dragon law, it is time for me to step down. Sad, I know."
......

"Be sad!" all of them started to cry.

"This is why I have summoned you – to compete for the throne in the Gauntlet of Fire!" all of the dragons cheered at the prospect.

"Whoever has the strength and fortitude to retrieve this bloodstone scepter from the heart of the flame-can will be crowned Lord of the Dragons!" he flicked the bloodstone scepter into the volcano causing an explosion wave that stopped the dragons from glowing.

"When the scepter disappeared, the dragons stopped glowing! We are learning so much!" twilight said hushed, but excitedly.

Rarity had then sneezed, with spike taking the blame quickly to save their skins. "Uh, excuse me!"

Garble just groaned as he got up limping toward them, due to the beating he just received from the all-powerful Saiyan. "Ugh, you even sneeze like a pony!" a stern glare from Cyre quickly silenced garble, and it made the dragon's blood run colder than normal.

"The Gauntlet is dangerous, for I designed it myself! Only dragons with my ferocity, strength, and determination will be able to finish. We will gather at the cliff when the sun is at its peak!" the dragons once again cheered at this.

"I don't want to be Dragon Lord or dragon toast, and I stopped glowing, so let's sneak out of here!" unfortunately, pike was caught trying to leave by torch.

"Ah! Where do you think you're going, little dragon?!"

"Oh, uh, hi, your Lordship. Uh, I was just going home!" spike said nervously.

"You don't get to leave unless I say you can!" torch shouted. His daughter ember quickly flew down and vouched for him.

"Dad, look at him. He's just a runt. Besides, he doesn't even want to compete. Let him go." ember said while eyeing the Saiyan, who was staring curiously right back at her, but quickly looked in another direction.

"He is rather tiny, heh-heh. I could squish him with my pinky claw." he chuckled as spike did the same, but nervously.

"That wasn't a joke. It was a fact." torch said flatly. "When I want you to laugh, I will say "be amused!" he shouted.

"Of course, your Lordship! I, uh, guess I don't understand dragon customs. Another reason why I shouldn't compete." spike added.

Torch sighed. "Hm. Very well then, little dragon. I release you."

"Thank you!" spike said to Torch. "And thank you." spike said to Ember as she flew away, only to be caught by her father.

"Where do you think you're going?" he asked.

"To prepare for the Gauntlet," she said simply.

"No, you're not. You're not much bigger than that runt I just sent home!" torch shouted.

Ember argued. "But I'm smarter than most of these boulder heads and you know it!"

"Being smart won't help you win this Gauntlet! It was designed for a big, strong dragon to win because it takes a big, strong dragon to lead! Besides, I said no!" this time, he shouted loud enough that it sent ember flying backward.

Ember growled at her father. "I hate when he does that!" the dragons began to conversate about what they would do with the position of the dragon lord.

"Ha. When I become Dragon Lord, I will make burps an official greeting!" one dragon said.

"Ha, you? Please! When I win, I will pillage Equestria for all their pillows. Why should these ponies be comfortable while we sleep on rocks?" another dragon said.

"That's nothing! When I'm in charge, the first thing I'll do is get revenge on those puny ponies! And especially that monkey friend of theirs! They'll regret they ever crossed Garble! We'll take whatever we want from Equestria and burn the rest!" garble and the others could hear Cyre laughing loudly in the distance, making garble growl more.

"Oh, my gosh!" Twilight said.

"Ooh, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I hope that burping dragon wins!" Rarity said.

"None of them can win! Equestria's in big trouble if any of them are in charge!"

"In all seriousness, not really. You have me, remember? Although I'd rather not commit a mass genocide of an entire species..." Cyre said.

"But what can we do?" Twilight asked.

"There's only one thing to do, and only I can do it! I have to win the Gauntlet of Fire!"

"Oh..." twilight and Rarity said.

"What do you mean you have to win the Gauntlet?" Rarity said.

"It's the only way to protect Equestria from the dragons. You heard them! They have horrible plans for ponies if they win! So somehow, I have to do it!"

"There has to be another way. It's too dangerous. Besides, if you win, you'd have to stay here!' twilight said.

"I know, but there's no other way to keep my friends safe." spike.

"Well, if you're staying to compete, then we're staying to cheer you on!" Twilight said.

"And I'll be at your side through this spike. Know that you're never alone." Cyre said confidently.

All of them were now on a cliff, where they would soon depart on their mission for the scepter.

"I thought I released you, tiny one!" torch said to spike.

"I decided to compete. I am a dragon, after all."

"Are you sure? You can't even fly!" garble laughed along with the other dragons.

Cyre growled and facepalmed. 'spike, you better know what you're getting into!' he thought.

with a huge burden on his shoulders, spike competes in the gauntlet of fire, not for the scepter, but to prevent a war between ponies and dragons. Can spike truly pull it off, even with Cyre's assistance? Find out next time, on ponyballz!

Author's Note

It's me again! I took a short break and was working on this through the week. And here it is! Also, power level update! But does it really matter if I tell you them, as power levels are bullsh*t!
Majority of the dragons: 300
Garble:500
Princess ember: 1,500
Dragonlord torch: 5,000
Spike: 3