PonyballzKai: Adventures In Equestria

by Spider5939

Chapter 10: Gauntlet of Fire

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Last time, on ponyballz...

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"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.

"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!"

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.


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 then 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 together 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 tail 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.)


"All dragons are welcome to compete, but they do so at their own peril! Flying to Flame-cano Island is the first of many challenges you will face in your quest to find the bloodstone scepter!" torch said as he roared, the dragons leaving the cliff to fly to the flame-cano.

"Good luck! Just kidding. I hope you lose." garbled then smacked spike into the water with his tail, and was promptly being chocked by cyre's hand, gagging as well.

Cyre was glaring up at him, and his face said it all. With that, garble nodded in understanding, and Cyre threw him into the air like a rag doll, and kicked his sorry ass into the sky. He then began to flying to the volcano in a huff, not caring about his friends for a moment. 'That garble really gets on my damn nerves...'

Spike landed in the water with a splash. "Thanks, Garble! I was planning on swimming anyway!" he said sarcastically, as rarity and twilight swam over in a seaweed costume.

"You can do it, Spike!" Rarity exclaimed. Out of nowhere, giant sea worms shot out of the water and began spraying the dragons and the saiyan. Cyre had no problem dodging them at all. 'Phew! thanks piccolo, I have you to thank for that! I also have a small fear for the word "dodge" to though... Ah, who cares?' Cyre thought. Garble, who was still dizzy from the chocking session, got blasted back by water and bumped into another dragon, who got knocked out and landed in the water.

"He's gonna drown!" Spike quickly dived down after the dragon, much to twilight's and rarity's surprise. "Spike!"

Spike then resurfaced with the dragon in his grasps.


"Hey, are you okay?" Spike and the others arrived at the beach, and had brought the soon-to-be known Dragon. They took off the helmet, and to their surprise, they saw a coughing princess Ember.

"What do you think you're doing?" She asked.

"Only saving your ungrateful scales!" Rarity said.

Princess Ember looked at the seaweed pile suspiciously. "Did that seaweed just talk?" She removed it and saw both twilight and rarity. "Ponies?! What are they doing here?!"

"They're my friends!" Spike said with a smile.

"Friends? Dragons don't do friends." Ember said simply.

"Well, this dragon does." Spike admitted.

"Whatever. I don't care as long as none of you get in my way. I have a Gauntlet to win." She took the helmet and was preparing to leave, but spike stopped her.

"But I thought your dad said that—"

"I don't care what my dad said! I'll show him and every dragon who thinks I'm just a little princess there are better things than being big and strong!" Ember interrupted.

Just then, garble had been shot down by a rock thrown by a slingtail, and ended up on the beach, where spike and the others were. Rarity and twilight barely had enough time to put on their disguise before he looked at them. "Don't leave me here, Spike!"

"I'd honestly just leave his ass there. I can't be the only one who wants that..." Cyre said as he was looking at the comments section of the clip of this episode on youtube.

Spike strained to push the rock out of the way, only to get laughed at by garbled once more. "Ha-ha! Knew you'd do it. Your pony friends made you soft."

Spike just glared at him. "Uh-huh. You're welcome."

"For what? I didn't say thank you." garble then started to sniff around them. "Wow, you even smell like ponies. Or is it coming from over there?" he was right about to find them as ember stepped in front of them...

"Uh, that's just me. I, uh, robbed some ponies on my way over here." she said in a gruff voice.

Garble was surprised, then impressed. "Huh, I like your style. Have I met you before? You kind of look like—"

"My, uh, old neighbor! Uh, Sandy... Rockbeach!" spike interrupted hastily.

"Stupid slingtails knocked me down! But I've wasted enough time making small talk. Get it? Ha-ha! Because you're too small to win this! I'm funny." garble then flew back into the sky.

Princess Ember looked at spike confused. "Why did you cover for me? You could've had one less competitor."

"I could ask you the same thing. You could've told Garble about my friends." spike said.

They both looked and saw all the dragons being shot down by boulders.

Princess Ember winced. "Yikes... That looks rough. But that's what makes it a challenge."

"Are you kidding? Those boulders are huge! Hey, what if we worked together? You fly me up there, and I'll help look out for boulders, like a second set of eyes!" spike suggested.

"Pssst!" spike walked over to the seaweed, but when he touched it, it flumped down completely. He then saw rarity in a different costume, waving at him with a branch.

"Spike! Are you sure it's a good idea to team up with Ember? You don't know her too well." rarity argued.

"I do know she could've told Garble about you, but she didn't. I think we can trust her." spike said.

Twilight Sparkle popped out of the costume reading her book and spoke up. "Her behavior does seem contradictory to everything I've noted about dragons so far."

"Hey, you, little fella! I've thought about it, and your plan makes sense. Let's do it." princess ember said.

"Really?" spike said in surprise. "Great! It's a deal!"

"Just so you know, this doesn't mean we're gonna pick flowers or exchange necklaces or whatever pony friends do." princess ember stated while putting on the helmet.

"Good luck. We'll meet you at the top." twilight said.

"And I'll be nearby... Hopefully." Cyre said as he floated into the air.


Princess ember was now flying through the air with spike on her back as the other dragons were being shot down, and while Cyre was expertly jumping from rock to rock like a boss with little effort.

"Pull up! There's one on your tail!" spike said as a rock was flying towards them from the rear. Ember yelped as she dodged the rock.

"Go left!" spike said as ember dodged another. Soon enough the three of them arrived at the tunnel entrance.

"So what do we do now?" spike asked.

"I think we go through there." Ember said pointing to the tunnel.

"Yeah, well let's be careful. We don't have any idea what's—" a roar of flame interrupted his sentence as a few smoky dragons came out of the cave. "— in there." Cyre said.

Rarity yelped as she and twilight somehow reached them. "Oh, that looks scary! I mean, you can do it!"

"Listen, Spike. I wouldn't have made it this far without you. So I guess, if you want to, we could keep working together. I mean, just until we get through that tunnel." Ember suggested.

"Okay!" agreed spike.

"We'll be right behind you!" twilight said hushed.

Throughout the tunnel, they encountered many hazards, ranging from clamping stalagmites and stalactites, to crystals shooting out of walls, all of which cyre enjoyed immensely. Soon enough they reached the end of the tunnel, where twilight and rarity were again there before cyre. It was really starting to annoy him. How are they doing that?

"Oh, you made it! Oh, we were so worried!"

Spike scoffed at them. "About us? That tunnel was cake!"

"Wait. How did you two get through?" Ember asked.

"Seriously though, how do you guys get through all that before me? It doesn't make sense!" Cyre exclaimed. The volcano then began to rumble, and rarity was about to fall off, before spike quickly pulled her back onto the floor. "Oh, thanks, Spike!"

Spike sighed and said It was nothing.

"Nothing? You just risked everything to save her! And they're putting themselves in danger just to support you!" Ember said.

"Well, that's just what friends do. Don't you have anyone who looks out for you?" spike asked.

Ember shook her head no. "Not really. Unless I count you. Which I don't! Because we were only helping each other get through the tunnel, and now we're through the tunnel, so that's it."

Spike visually saddened. "Wait, what do you mean?"

"Well, there's only one winner one scepter, and one Dragon Lord. So I guess it's every dragon for themselves." Ember said.

"Oh. So we aren't really friends?" spike asked, not wanting to hear the answer.

"Maybe if we were in Ponyland, but like I said, dragons don't do friendship." with that, she left spike, Cyre and the ponies behind making spike very sad. Cyre walked up to him and kneeled down. Cyre was genuinely sad as well, he also wanted to be friends with ember. With that, they began to walk to the scepter.

"I can't believe Ember ditched me." spike said.

Cyre's hand clenched. "I know spike, but we can't worry about it now. Remember, we're here for a reason."

" Besides, you're better off. She was only looking out for herself. She's just like all the other dragons." rarity said, much to cyre's and Spike's chagrin.

"She's not, though. I know it. She saved me, even when she didn't have to. I don't care what she says. That makes us friends." spike said.

"Is it just me, or have we seen this crevasse three times already?" twilight asked.

"It's kinda hard to tell. They all look the same. Except for this one!" they walked in and saw the scepter sitting there. "Look! We made it! I can't believe I'm the only dragon to make it this far!"

"You're not! And I'm not losing to a puny pony-loving dragon like you!" Before garble could move in on spike, Cyre was in front of him with his hands in front of his face.

"Take this, you pathetic excuse of a dragon! Spike, twilight, rarity! Cover your eyes! SOLAR FLARE!!!!!!!" Cyre shouted as a light brighter than a thousand suns flashed. Luckily for the others, they did as instructed and kept their eyes shut.

Unfortunately for garble, he took the blast at essentially point blank range. With his eyes open. Once it dissipated,he was holding his eyes intensely.

"Augh, my eyes! It's like I looked at torch taking a bubble bath! With his daughter! Naked! Wait a minute! He's always naked! And so is Ember! Augh!" garble exclaimed. Right after that he was tackled down by another dragon, to their surprise, Ember.

"Ember! I thought it was every dragon for themselves! Why are you helping me?!" spike asked surprised.

"That's what friends do! And I am. I mean, we are. I never should have left you back there. Agh, please don't make me talk about my feelings!"

Garble's vision had now cleared up, and he was now absolutely livid. Even more so when he saw ember holding him down."What the?!"

"Spike! Get the scepter!"Ember grunted.

Spike ran to get it as ember and garble wrestled.

"I'm sick and tired of you two helping each other! Dragons don't do helping!" garble shouted.

"These dragons do!" Ember said. Cyre heard more dragons incoming. "Spike, any day now!" he shouted.

Spike had quickly climbed up and grabbed the scepter, as he felt the power flowing into him. "Whoa..."

A huge magic explosion followed, and just as garble was about to go get the scepter spike shouted out to him. "Leave her alone!"

Garble looked up and was mortified to see spike holding the scepter. "What? You?! You have the scepter?! But that means that you're..."

"The Dragon Lord. Dragon Lord Spike." Ember finished as she, and the rest of the dragons, bowed to him.

Garble groaned and reluctantly bowed as well. "Dragon... Lord... Spike..." garble muttered.

Spike nodded. "That's right! Uh... Now, go start your long journey home. And give everycreature you see on the way a hug. Don't tell them why."

Garble whined, and it made Cyre grin. A very self satisfied smug grin....

"Awww! But that'll be super embarrassing!" garble complained.

"I command you to do it!" spike demanded while smiling.

Garble groaned as he went to hug everyone in the room, including cyre, who looked at him like he was crazy.

"I can't believe this..." garble said while doing so.

Whlie Cyre was having his mini freak out, Ember walked over to spike. "Dragon Lord Spike. Hm, has a nice ring to it."

"Dragon Lord Ember sounds a lot better." spike said while handing her the scepter.

"What? No. You're the Dragon Lord now." ember said.

"The Dragon Lord is whoever brings the scepter back to your father! Besides, you'll make a great leader. I was just doing this to protect the ponies. But I know you'll protect them just as well as I would have." spike said confidently.

"You sure about this?" she asked.

"Absolutely. My home is in Equestria with my friends." spike responded.

"Well, you'll have at least one friend here too." spike then gave her a hug, much to ember's confusion, and cyre's amusement. "What are you doing?"

"It's called a hug!" spike responded.

Princess Ember was conflicted on this. "Oh. I don't know if I like it. But... okay." just then, Cyre walked over.

"Well, everything worked out in the end. Now then ember, I can finally introduce myself. Name's Cyre!" Ember and cyre shook hands while smiling at each other.

"Awww!" Twilight said while she watched. Rarity simply giggled.


All the dragons were returning as ember flew over to her father, scepter in claw. "Ember? You?!"

"I know you didn't think I could do it, but I did," Ember said.

"I expressly told you not to do it, because you're not—!"

"I'm not big and strong. I know." Ember interrupted. "But you know what? I won anyway. So maybe it takes more than just being big and strong to be a good Dragon Lord!"

Dragon Lord Torch sighed. "I was wrong, Ember. You might not be big, but you are strong and smart, and perhaps that counts for more than I thought. And you will make an excellent leader."

"Thanks, dad. Agree with him!" she shouted to the dragons, who were conflicted. "Just kidding! That's not gonna be my thing."

Torch laughed along with her daughter. "Dragons, hear me! I present to you our new Dragon Lord, Ember!"

The dragons all cheered as garble hugged torch on the nose. "Hm? What is the meaning of this?!"

"I can't tell you!" garble shouted as Ember laughed.


Twilight Sparkle and the others were walking back to Ponyville. "You did well, Spike. With Ember as Dragon Lord, the ponies will be safe and you've gained us a powerful ally."

"And a new friend!" spike added.

"Plus, Ember said I could write to her anytime I had questions about dragon culture! With this much information, I'll be able to write a whole book on dragons!"

"And I gained tons of ideas for a new line of camouflage clothing! I think I'll call it "Camo-Maud"!" Rarity said.

"Is there ever a time where you can't think up a good clothing line? Cyre said, genuinely curious about that.

Rarity, Twilight and Spike all laughed, with Cyre joining them after a few seconds.

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