The princesses and the beast

A few hundred faces watch you coming out of the princess' house, stallions, mares, foals and fillies staring at you with various expressions. While almost all of them are amazed at how tall you are compared to them, some of the mares give you looks as strange as Rarity's. You forgot to ask her why she looks at you like that. You see in others still fear, being the only emotion you are familiar with, you hope to be able to make it disappear here.

You also hope that this fear is due to your scar on your left eye, realizing that it is not normal in Ponyville to have wounds exposed like this, and to have wounds at all. Finally, some of them simply smile at you, and as you now know that this is your goal, that everyone can smile without fear of seeing a danger coming, engraving in your memory each face happy to see you, wanting to make it a generalization on the scale of this city, and then of Equestria as a whole.

"Hum Hum, inhabitants of Ponyville, let me introduce you to the new pony that will live among us from today..." says Princess Twilight as she stands next to you.

You listen to her again as you continue to look at the unknown faces in front of you, seeing that many begin to smile more and more when she hinted at your defense against the changelings yesterday morning. Almost everyone here was aware of this, but your first appearance in the quiet little town must have created countless questions in their heads.

Many wanted you to answer their questions, but the Princess took it upon herself to clarify the situation while she had been talking for a long time, if we remember the whole day. When she finished, the first thing that happened was the impressive number of ponies that wanted to approach you.

Most of them were friends of the elements of harmony that were coming, such as Rainbow Dash's stallion, a black pegasus with a high mane called Thunderlane, with his little brother Rumble, followed by the ponyville weather team. Then came the Applejack family, from little Applebloom to old Granny Smith and finally her big brother, Bic MacIntosh, who was the closest stallion to your size, even though he was stunned to see an even bigger pony. Then came Mr and Mrs Cake, Pinkie Pie's family, Caramel, a friend of Applejack's, Ditzy, the non-straight-eyed postmistress, a nurse, the mares who took care of the spa, the mayor and many others.

Your memory has never been so badly tested as it is right now, trying to remember all those names and the connections between the ponies while you were learning the basics of this world a short while ago. You were even starting to forget things until Fluttershy came along with a creature you had never seen before.

She seemed to be a rather strange amalgam of several creatures, floating near the yellow mare. She approached and Fluttershy introduced her to you.

"This is my friend, his name is Discord."

"Hello you, you look like a big fellow, it's the first time I've seen a specimen like you in my life, and from experience I have!" He says to you, smiling proudly and raising his goat chin.

"Hello to you too, Discord. Your name rings a bell, but I can't remember it." Tell you. Your father has mentioned it before, but under what circumstances?

"Really, you've been told about me but you can't remember? How regrettable." Did he reply with a look that you've been described as unhappy, making his already strange face look bad.

"It's all right, you can get to know each other whenever you like." Asked Fluttershy to reassure his friend by putting a comforting hoof on his hind leg.

"You're right, well, here's a gift from me anyway." Quickly answered Discord snapping his fingers, spanking a dozen perfectly plucked black flowers and handing them to you.

"What am I supposed to do with these flowers?" Ask yourself cautiously as they appear, without changing your facial expression, however.

You heard about magic from your father when you were younger, but never saw a demonstration of it. Usually, only certain enemies such as changelings could transform, but the magic to create it is unknown to you. The princess told you that the magic was for unicorns, so being a Pegasus, you could never use it, so you wouldn't have to worry about it.

"If you prefer, I can offer you a shampoo. You seem to need it more." Says Discord with a chuckle and snapping fingers again, turning the flowers into a container of water, you think.

The amalgam hasn't had time to get it into your hoof that a sound resembling distant and irregular breathing can be heard throughout the village. The many ponies, the little dragon named Spike and the amalgam turn and turn around, wondering what it is and which direction the sound came from. You know what it is all about.

"EVERYBODY GET TO THE NEAREST SHELTER, WE'RE UNDER ATTACK!" Did you scream as you looked up at the sky, spotting your target.

A new portal had appeared, but this one was different from the first one yesterday. The present was gorged with a bloody red and shades of orange and yellow reminding you of the worst enemies you have ever faced in the past.

At your announcement, most of the ponies went into a state of panic, some shouted for no reason on the way, while others ran around in all directions. Few remained calm, and lucky for you, Princess Twilight knew how to keep her cool.

"STOP!!!!" She shouted, using her magic as a channel booster, spanking everyone and watching in amazement at her reaction. "Lance told you to take cover, listen to him and let her handle the situation!" Then she ordered all the locals to come forward.

Shocked at Twilight's behavior, the ponies obeyed anyway, and within ten seconds, they were all gone. Most of the ponies had crammed into the buildings nearby, while a few decided to flee further away to their own homes. Watching the gate and flying away at the slightest movement, you can hear that Princess Twilight and her close friends are still here.

"Up there, look!" Warn Applejack by pointing to the gate you're already watching.

"Oh, by Celestia, we should hide in the library, and quickly." Thrown Rarity in a frightened tone, quickly acquiesced by Fluttershy.

"It's those bloody changelings again, I've got a revenge on them!" Said Rainbow Dash in an angry tone, before flying off in the direction of the gate...

With a reflex that only you can master, you manage to catch her before she gets too close to the portal and stop her by grabbing her shoulder. You hold her firmly with your hoof, spanking her, turning her head towards your frowning gaze, a head that you only take out in emergencies.

"They're far more dangerous than the changelings, you must go into hiding with Princess Twilight before they come out!" You announce with confidence that the fierce Pegasus understands the message.

Your tone of voice is more serious than you've ever been before, but this is an emergency situation, and now that your father is no longer by your side, it's up to you to take the lead in any similar cases. Swallowing it all up, Rainbow Dash decides to let you do your part, flying in the opposite direction and leaving a rainbow trail in her wake.

Then, a sound like a cannonball hits your ears, giving the signal. You raise your head towards the first troublemaker that rises in Equestria. A blood-red dragon with scales and a thorny tail, developed black horns and large wings has appeared. The intruder is about your height, though thinner, and has a vicious, lurking look on his face as a bonus. It holds in its pointed hands two fang-like blades from an even larger specimen, as well as a stainless steel belt with a few places occupied by small blades.

This draconian people are well known to your father and you, the confrontations with them were by far the most difficult you ever had to fight two against a wave or two of over-trained soldiers. This nation lives only for war and conquest, and your father told you a lot about them before you first fought them.

You don't have time to remember the slightest reminder that the Draconian spots you and rushes towards you, blades forward. You stare at him and prepare a counterattack when he tries to impale you.

"LANCE, CATCH!!!!" Calls you a path from behind, which you recognize as Princess Twilight.

You don't have to turn around when you feel a movement in the air other than the draconian. Thin and slender, but sharp and sharp, you recognize the friction and the sound of your spear coming in your back, more precisely one meter to your left.

Your arm reacts on its own by catching it in mid-flight, only to drop it a few centimetres later, spanking it off course and adding your own strength. The spear hits the draconian with its movement, piercing his neck and causing him to lose control of his body.

"I am dead... as a warrior." He said before he fell, taking advantage of another of your reflexes to grab your weapon with a jerk, leaving almost no blood in the air.

You don't have time to warn the Twilight Princess to hide that two other soldiers are coming out of the portal at the same time. You fly towards them, but are not fast enough to surprise them. You deliver a spear shot that is blocked by one of them, the other one attacking you with his blades on the right. A quick blow from your right wing dodges the blow and you knock your spear into their back with a crash, impaling them with no problem despite their scales.

As he falls, you pull out your weapon and give another blow to the second one, this time he blocks it with a single blade, which does not follow. Your strength allows you to override his meager protection and stab him where his heart is supposed to be, in the chest. He only has time to put a smile on his face before he loses his life.

How to stop this portal, many will arrive soon, you think, reminding you of the assaults constituted by dozens of his warriors facing two Pegasus stallions, you and your paternal.

You again feel the friction of the moving air, and instantly move your head back accordingly, dodging two blades. You move a few meters away, leaving your spear in the body of the last deceased to fall. Four dragons have come out this time, two of them having struck the sides of your neck with a blade. You don't think your skin is thick enough to avoid being pierced by knives, so you suspect your head might have been cut off from your body if you hadn't moved.

"You're the famous pony who's stopping us from conquering your world?" You ask one of them with an unfriendly smile, since he is your enemy.

"Where is your teammate, our queen has told us about two warriors." Accepted to the other one while the last two take their positions.

The four draconians surround you in the air, one blade in each hand.

My father thinks they fight like true warriors, but they don't hesitate to go head to head if it means victory, you think. But I'm going astray, I have to knock them down as well as think of a way to close the gate, I don't think I'm going to face them when they're twenty against me.

As you glance through the portal for new signs of activity, something is coming through your field of vision. A flying creature heading straight for the portal, seemingly belonging to no species at all. It's, uh...

"DISCORD STOP!!!" Did you scream at the one you recognize before you saw it disappear, spanking itself into the portal.

The moment the last hair on his tail comes out of the land of Equestria, the portal dislocates on itself, creating a deafening sound. Then it finally implodes, creating a shockwave in the sky, reaching you and your enemies. It is even more powerful than the icy winds of your home mountain, forcing you to use your whole body to stay put without capsizing.

"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!" Shouts the dragon out in front of you.

Your enemies don't, as one of them is being propelled towards you against his will. You waste no time and grab his blade with your hooves and a knife from his belt. You take it out of its sheath and penetrate the skin of the draconian quickly. The blade in your other hand ends up being thrown to your left, aiming perfectly at another draconian carried by the wind, its trajectory taking it onto the blade of his companion.

The wave eventually subsides, causing your enemies to regain control of their bodies unhindered, both ending up a few yards away from you. The knife still lodged in the stomach of the dragonian on your shoulder and pulled out to serve again. You throw it on the head of a new victim of your sense of aim and air control that you have shown unlike his soldiers. And as the stabbed corpse of the dragonian begins to be hit by gravity, you take in another motion his second blade still in his hand and flap your wings towards the last enemy.

He tries to parry him but too soon, giving you the opportunity to fly behind him to bring the blade out in front of his eyes, crossing his belly. You bring your mouth close to his ear.

"I didn't touch any vital points for you to answer my question. What happens if a living being comes through the portal as it did?" Ask yourself hastily.

What the dragonian smiles at and doesn't put wings on anymore, staying up in the air by seeing it from the blade in his belly.

"Never mind, our queen probably already killed her for closing the gate!" He responds by staring at you with one eye from his position.

It's with a proud look that he ends up losing my life too, see if dragons are made like the horse race. You hold the blade in your hand and let him fall to the ground, join his companions.

Then you turn back to where the reddish and ominous portal was.

Ponyville's narrow escape, but what about Discord? You wonder, not liking the idea of having to report this attack to your princess and Fluttershy.