The Time I was Reincarnated as a Dragon

(3rd person POV)

The gentle rocking of the train car, along with the low chugging sound of the engine, was all that Fluttershy was paying attention to as she gazed out the window, watching the scenery pass on by. It had been two hours since she and her friends boarded the train in order to attend the memorial of her departed friend; a memorial that the princesses themselves were going to host. She never did find out what connection they had with Toothless, just that they knew who he was prior.

Sitting a few booths behind her were her companions, all of which decided to tag along for their friend's sake. They sat in those booths due to them sensing that she was in need of her space. Even Pinkie Pie, one who would do anything to cheer her friends up when they are sad, gave the pegasus her space out of sympathy. "Poor Fluttershy, she's really sad. And that makes me sad." Pinkie's mane and tail slowly deflated, hanging and drooping down as she looked at her friend.

"It truly is a depressing sight to see such a dear friend in such a state." Rarity sighed as she watched her childhood friend lean against the glass, occasionally letting out a small sigh. "I can fully understand where she's coming from. If I were to lose a dear friend as she did, I don't think I would fare any better."

"That dragon must've meant a lot to poor ol’ ‘shy. The way Apple Bloom spoke of that feller, you would think he was one of Fluttershy's critters." Applejack lowered her hat down to her barrel as she stroked it. "Ah know what it's like to lose someone you care for."

The group fell silent for a few brief moments before Twilight stood up. "I think we should comfort her. Nopony should be alone in times like this." Without hesitation, the rest nodded and began to make their way to sit alongside their friend. "Fluttershy. May we sit with you?" Twilight asked, trying her best to comfort the animal lover.

Fluttershy's ears, which were folded down, perked up along with her head. "O-oh, of course you all can." She used her hoofs to wipe away her tears as she tried to compose herself. "I-I'm sorry girls, I don't mean to worry you."

"Think nothing of it darling." Rarity said, using her magic to pull a handkerchief out from one of the many bags she had brought with her aboard the train, and floated it over to her weeping friend, who happily accepted it to wipe her eyes. "We all know that you are trying your best to be strong."

"I-I just miss him so m-much." She started to weep again as memories of the dragon flooded back into her mind. "H-he was such a nice dragon, and now he's gone." For a while, she wept uncontrollably while the memories kept rushing forward, however some managed to bring a few light chuckles out. "W-when we first met, we were both scared of each other."

The girls saw this as an opportunity to try their best to help their friend adjust to her loss. "You know, Fluttershy, I don't think you told us anything about how you two had met. Maybe you could tell us about this dragon you made friends with." Twilight suggested, getting the rest of the girls to nod and agree with her. Fluttershy tried her best to wipe away the tears so that she could tell the story of her encounter with her departed friend.

For a good while, she told them everything she remembers of the times she had spent with the dragon. From the moment she first laid eyes on him when she went to the Whitetail Woods to pick up some fish, which ended with both of them screaming and running away from each other. This made her friends chuckle a bit. Next, she told them how she summoned the courage to head back into the woods to try and find the mysterious dragon. How he had been trapped in a deep cove where he tried to escape, but failed each time, and how he wasn't able to fly out.

This of course peaked Rainbow Dash's attention. "Wait, he couldn't fly out? I thought I saw him with wings when he came to town to save you and the Crusaders. So why didn't he fly out back then?"

"I'm not sure either, Dash. When I went down to check on him while he was sleeping, I didn't see anything wrong with his wings. They weren't broken or damaged in any way. But when I watched him try and take off, it almost seemed like he wasn't used to having wings at all."

She continued regaling her times with Toothless. One moment was how she came to the cove one day to find that the Crusaders had accidently stumbled upon him. This of course managed to garner a few worried looks from Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash, but their worries were quickly put to rest when Fluttershy explained that they weren't in any danger and had befriended him. "Heh heh. I remember after a long day of playing, I found all four of them taking a nap with the girls resting on him, like a mother cat with her litter of kittens."

Time passed on as Fluttershy told her friends all of the things she remembered of Toothless. She told Applejack that he especially loved the apples she would bring him and how he always looked so happy when eating them. This of course filled the apple farmer with a sense of pride. "Well, he sure knew a good apple when he saw one. Heh heh."

She told them of his incredibly playful nature and how much fun they had playing together. "Aww, I wished I could have played with him. I could have brought him some cupcakes from Sugarcube Corner. I bet he would have loved them." Pinkie Pie added.

Eventually, the train started to come to a halt as the engine let out a loud hiss, the train pulling into the station. Twilight and her friends grabbed their luggage as they walked over to the exit. When the mares exited the car, they found a group of royal guards waiting for them. The guards bowed down to the Princess of Friendship as the lead guard stepped forward. "Your Majesty, the princesses have been awaiting your arrival. They have arranged private carriages to escort you to the palace."

Twilight gave a graceful bow. "Thank you, my friends and I are very grateful." The guards moved to collect the mares’ luggage. Twilight took note of the ones Rarity had brought, and how the guards were struggling to lift a purple chest with golden trims. "Rarity, was it really necessary for you to bring that much luggage with you? We are only going to be here for a few hours."

Rarity let out a small gasp as she held her hoof to her chest. "Why Twilight, I would think you would have known me by now! True, we may be here for only a few hours, but a few hours in Canterlot could have a lasting impact for years to come! I must be at my finest for every second here, and I can't afford to be seen in the same outfit for more than one hour." The fashionista declared, getting a few of her friends, especially Rainbow Dash and Applejack, to roll their eyes. "Besides, I'm sure these strong, dashing stallions are more than capable of lifting such trivial luggage?" She asked, looking over to the guards in question while fluttering her eyes at them. The guards cheeks flushed, doing their absolute best to show no signs of struggling as they lifted the heavy chest and loaded it onto the chariot.

"I’m sure glad Spike ain't here." Applejack whispered over to Dash. "Thankfully, he's watching Apple Bloom and her friends back on the farm."

"They did seem bummed out that they couldn’t join us. They cared for Toothless as much as I do." Fluttershy added, beginning to tear up as she remembered earlier this morning, when the girls had to tell their sisters they couldn't attend the memorial. But she did find it odd how toward the end of the conversation, they seemed to change their minds rather quickly before leaving in a hurry. "But something like this shouldn't be attended by fillies."

The rest of the group nodded their heads in agreement as they boarded the chariots. As they got settled in for the ride, Twilight caught sight of something out of the corner of her eye. "Um, Rainbow Dash, was Canterlot scheduled for a thunderstorm today?"

Rainbow stuck her head out of one of the chariot's windows to look over at what her friend was talking about. She stared at the dark clouds that were moving across the sky. "Hmmm. It's probably from the Everfree Forest. The captain of the weather patrol has been talking about how some keep coming from there, and unfortunately, we can't control them." She shrugged as she slid back inside. "Besides, they look like plain old nimbostratus to me, so chillax, girls."

"Wow, Dash, I didn't think I would ever hear you use such a big word as nimbostratus." Twilight teased, getting the rest of the girls to giggle and caused Dash to puff out her cheeks.

"Hey, I can say smart egghead stuff too, you know!" She slumped into her seat with her front hooves folded over her barrel, getting more laughs out of her friends.

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(Toothless POV)

The wind whipped past my face as I rode the tailwinds, flying the fastest that I had ever gone in my life as a dragon. I would beat my wings as fast as possible to increase my speed, rushing to reach my goal. Thankfully, I knew the direction that would lead me to the pony capital courtesy of the months spent in Griffonstone. I wasn't sure how many miles I had covered, but I did manage to cross the sea, and was now flying over the continent of the ponies.

Despite my incredible speed, I still hadn't caught up to the titan class dragon that should have only been a few hours ahead of me. 'Something that big shouldn't be hard to miss! Where the hell is it?!'

As I flew high in the skies, I would see cities pass under me, and I could even see train tracks. Oddly enough, the cities looked a little like the ones from home, with skyscrapers, lots of lights to light them up in the night, and the busy traffic in the streets. I knew I was getting close to the capital, yet I was still nowhere near close enough to seeing the dragon that shouldn't be hard to miss.

I could spot the large mountain in the distant horizon, but I couldn't see the castle that was supposed to be where the capital was. I had to adjust my flight pattern and bank left so I could ride the closest tailwind to move faster.

After another half hour, I managed to see the castle and made a mad dash toward it, hoping I wasn't too late. Even from here, I didn't see the alleged giant dragon. 'Did I somehow pass it? Or maybe it wasn't heading to Canterlot and it took a different route?'

As I contemplated the possibility, I took notice of a large forest that I was flying over. Its presence alone sent a chill down my spine, as if this was the most dangerous forest in Equestria. But what I found rather surprising was the town near it. 'Wait, why does it look so familiar to me?' I slowed down my pace and hovered in mid air for a few moments. From the straw roofs and lush green grass, to a building that looked like it was built into a tree. In the nearby distance, I could see a farm that looked like they were filled with apples. And not too far from the forest that had given me that chill earlier was a small stream that had a small bridge over it, which led to a cottage. Once more, the feeling like this town was familiar to me kept plaguing my mind. As I hovered over a different part of the forest that seemed less menacing, I spotted something that made my heart skip a beat. With a small waterfall that leads into a small pond was the very cove where I had stayed my first week in Equestria. 'Then that means…' I glanced over at the town once more, the dots finally connecting. 'This is where Fluttershy and the Crusaders live. I'm back.'

For what had been nine whole months being away, it all felt like an eternity for me. Nine months. That's how much time had passed since I was taken away from the first friends I made here after being reincarnated from my death.

Every fiber of my being wanted me to go down there and try to find the girls to tell them I was back, that I am alive and safe. But another part of me was screaming that I had a mission to accomplish, and that I could come back later if I hurried.

I stared longingly at the peaceful town as I hovered in the air before I eventually snapped myself out of my trance, turning my sights back to the castle. 'I'm sorry, Fluttershy, Apple Bloom, Sweetie Belle, Scootaloo, but I will have to postpone our reunion.'

With a powerful flap of my wings, I was accelerating back on course to the castle. Something, however, caught my attention. There was an incredibly large thunderstorm moving toward the capital. It was almost over the whole mountain, and nearly as big as a….Oh dear god. The revelation struck my mind like a bolt of lightning, quickly putting more effort into my speed to hopefully make it in time.

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(3rd person POV)

After several minutes, Fluttershy and her friends arrived at the castle gates, then getting escorted inside while their luggage was carried to their assigned rooms. The two earth pony stallion guards lumbered through the halls as they carried the large purple chest with the gold trimmings to the room in which Rarity would be staying. "Hhhrrrgggfff! By Celestia’s name, this chest is incredibly heavy! Why do mares feel the need to pack so much?" The first guard asked, trying his best to keep his steps in line with his partner's.

"I don't know, and I don't care! Let's just hurry and drop this thing off so we can get back to our post." The second guard grunted as he did his best as well to keep up the pacing. Eventually, they had reached the room in which Rarity would be staying. They quickly opened the door and moved as fast as they could to the edge of her bed, plopping the chest onto the ground, which let out a small "oof", catching the second guard’s attention. "Did you hear that?"

"What?" The first guard asked while slouching against the chest, fanning himself as he panted from exhaustion.

"I could have sworn I heard the chest make an "oof" sound just now." He glanced back at the chest, eyeing it suspiciously.

"It was probably me, actually. I guess I was holding my breath when we were setting it down. Maybe it sounded like that." He rose back onto his hooves. "Look, I don't know about you, but I'm starving. Let's head down to the mess hall to grab some lunch." The second guard's stomach let out a low rumble as he sheepishly nodded in agreement.

When both guards had left the room, signalled by the sound of the door shutting, the small latch at the front of the chest was enveloped in a light green aura and slowly lifted up. With a satisfying click, the top of the chest burst open as three fillies gasped for air, their heads popping out from under the piles of clothes that were inside. "Finally! I wasn't sure how much longer I was gonna last in here!" Scootaloo shouted as she scrambled out of the chest and bolted to the room's bathroom.

"Ah told ya not to drink that big gulp of soda before we came here, Scoots!" Apple Bloom called out, then hopped out of the chest and stretched her limbs, letting out a few pops. "Ahh. Much better."

"We are so dead when we get back home." Sweetie groaned as she popped her head out the chest next, with one of Rarity's stockings covering her muzzle. Her cheeks flushed a bit as she pulled it off. "Especially when they find out that we gave Spike that sleeping potion."

The sound of a toilet flushing came from the bathroom, followed by the sound of the sink running before being turned off. "Phew. What a relief. I thought I was gonna burst if we hadn't gotten out a second later." Scootaloo sighed as she came trotting out. "By the way, Apple Bloom, where did you get that sleeping potion?"

"From Zecora. Big Mac has been having trouble sleepin’ and would sometimes sleepwalk. So we had Zecora make a few when he had a hard time gettin’ some rest." She saw that her friends were giving her a rather concerning look. "Don't worry. I made sure to adjust the amount for Spike. He'll be asleep for a few more hours. Besides, ah wouldn't have to if Applejack and the rest of girls would have let us come."

"Yeah, Toothless was as much as our friend as Fluttershy was...Why do I feel like this was said already?" Scootaloo pondered as she scratched the top of her mane.

"We better hurry if we want to make it in time for the memorial." Sweetie Belle moved back into the chest and pulled out a few wilted flowers. "Oh no, the flowers. They're ruined." Her head hung low as she stared at the damaged flora.

"It's okay, Sweetie Belle. It's the thought that counts." Scootaloo reassured her friend by lightly patting her on the back.

"Come on, girls, we need to get a move on before anypony spots us." Apple Bloom ordered.

She opened the door and looked around outside before motioning for the other two to follow. As the three sneaked their way through the halls, barely hiding in time to avoid the guards on patrol, a thought occurred to Scootaloo. "Uh, where exactly are we going? They never told us where they were gonna have the memorial, did they?"

"Don't worry, ah already know where to go. They said they were gonna have a statue made for him, and ah know only one place where statues go: the castle garden." Apple Bloom explained.

"Good thinking, Apple Bloom." Sweetie Belle squeaked, causing her friends to quickly put a hoof over her muzzle as they didn't want to be discovered by the guards. "Sorry. " She whispered. And so, the three fillies continued onward to reach the castle gardens.

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The sun had reached its peak as it shined its light down on the ponies in mourning as they stood around the royal gardens. Celestia and Luna were standing next to a large object that had a tan tarp covering it, while Twilight and her friends sat around Fluttershy, the first of them to start shedding tears.

Celestia stepped forward as she cleared her throat. "Today, we gather here in order to pay our respects to a dragon who had risked his life for those standing here." She took a few moments to fight back the tears that were beginning to well up her eyes. "I, as well as Luna, already knew of this individual’s bravery and valor when he came to our aid one day whilst we were away. He risked his life to protect us when we had little idea that our lives were in danger."

Luna moved forward next, maintaining a stoic expression. "When we had first met him, I had the mind to talk his ear off when he pushed me and Celestia. But then I saw that he did so in order to move us out of harm's way. After our lives were saved, we had little time to familiarize ourselves with him before he departed. We- I never had the chance to say how sorry I was when he risked his life for us." Luna’s stoicism slowly began to falter as images of the human’s death played over and over in her mind, causing tears to trickle down her cheeks.

Celestia leaned in closer to her sister and wrapped a wing around her. "On that fateful night, we made a promise that when we would see him again, we would make his life here in Equestria one filled with joy and happiness. Instead, we lost track of him, and couldn't show our eternal gratitude for what he did for us that night." She held back no longer as the tears flowed from her own eyes.

The mares could only watch in helpless sadness as their rulers shed tears of sorrow and grief, something they never pictured them ever doing. Celestia wiped away the tears from her eyes as she made an effort to continue. "And it was an incredible shock to us both the day we had received the letter from Twilight describing the dragon that had risked his life to fend off a ravenous manticore. We were filled with hope that we may have the chance to show our gratitude to our savior."

Luna did her best to hold back the tears as well as she too wanted to continue. "But it was to our great dismay when we learned that the valiant dragon was once more taken away, and what's worse, it was under the disguise of our own guards. For many moons, we spent time trying to find and rescue him. Even I spent countless hours in the dream realm trying to seek him out, but to no avail."

"And when Luna had finally managed to discover the clue we needed to find him, we- I failed to take immediate action. In my cautiousness to minimize the casualties of our own, I could have easily made my way inside and pulled him out of that Tartarus forsaken place like Luna had suggested. And because of my inability to act quicker, the noble dragon who risked his life for us had perished." There was a brief moment of silence, with the only sound was Fluttershy's sobbing to be heard. "To commemorate his acts of valor and selflessness, we had our finest sculptors create this statue in both his memory and honor." Using their magic, both princesses pulled the tarp off to reveal what was underneath. The statue showed the very dragon for the memorial.

The ponies looked at the almost life-like statue in awe as every little detail of him was sculpted exactly like him. Fluttershy looked to the statue with equal, if not more awe. It was as if her departed friend was standing right before her. Her hooves moved on their own as she stepped closer toward the statue. Once close enough, she raised a hoof to gingerly pet the statue's nose, the fond memories starting to flood through her mind again. "I'm so sorry, Toothless." She whispered as she rested her head against the statue’s chest.

The moment of silence was quickly shattered when the sound of screams could be heard in the distance, which was followed by a thunderous roar. "What in Faust's name!?" Luna yelled. "Guards, what is the meaning of this?!"

Two royal guards came running into the garden with fear plastered all over their faces. "Your Highnesses, we are under attack by a colossal dragon!"

"How is that possible? Our lookouts should have spotted something that large." Celestia inquired.

"It was using the thunderstorm from the Everfree as cover! we hadn't seen it until it was too late."

The princesses, along with Elements of Harmony, quickly rushed out to further investigate the matter personally. As they ran to gain sight of the dragon, they could hear the screams of the citizens getting louder, and the smell of fire and smoke filled the air. Once out the front of the castle, they bore witness to the very creature that was attacking their home. Even from a distance, they could easily see the dragon that was wreaking havoc among the ponies. It stood on four powerful legs with two large wings sprouting from its back. With dark green scales and two curved horns on its head, the colossal dragon roared as he unleashed a burst of flames from its mouth and into the streets, where some unfortunate ponies were standing. The wails of pain filled the air before slowly dying down as their bodies were burnt to cinders.

This sight alone enraged the moon princess as she flared her wings and took flight toward the evil creature. Rage filled her heart, the sound of her sister's warning to stop went unheard as she charged her horn with her magic. When she was within striking distance, she pulled her head back before thrusting it forward, unleashing a blast of magic energy at the enormous dragon. The blast, however, merely bounced off the dragon's scaley hide. Luna was so shocked by how her strongest spell had little to no effect on the dragon that she failed to see its tail coming in to swipe at her. Her body was quickly enveloped by a yellow aura and was pulled away just in time to narrowly dodge the leathery tail.

"Luna, are you alright?" Celestia asked as she set her sister down alongside her. "What were you thinking charging in headfirst!?" She berated her sister after she nearly got herself badly injured. Luna wasn't responding. Her eyes were still wide as the memory of her spell bouncing off the dragon's scales played over and over in her head. "LUNA!"

Celestia snapped, finally able to get through to her sister in order to get her to snap out of her daze. "Our spells had no effect...Sister, magic doesn't work on it!"

"What? Are you sure, Luna?" She asked while turning her gaze to the dragon that marched through the city streets, unleashing another blast of fire on the nearby buildings. Quickly stepping forward, Celestia charged her horn till it was covered in a thick yellow aura before taking aim as she unleashed an incredibly bright beam of magic.

The massive beam of magic hit squarely at the back of the dragon's head, causing it to lurch forward from the force of the blast. When the blast subsided, the ponies were left in absolute terror as the strongest attack they had ever seen did little damage to the titan class dragon.

The massive dragon turned its attention toward the two princesses, then started to chuckle menacingly. "Was that supposed to be a magical attack or a cool autumn breeze?" He asked in a deep, low voice as he turned his body to face the rulers of Equestria. "So, you are the feeble princesses that Torch wouldn't even consider waging war against? How pitiful. Your attack did little more than tickle me."

The titan size dragon took a deep inhale before unleashing his fire breath upon the two princesses. Snapping out of their daze, they quickly used their magic to summon a barrier around them and the Elements to deflect the flames. "Twilight, I need you and the others to try and evacuate the citizens as fast you can!" Celestia shouted as she and her sister struggled to hold up their barriers.

"B-but Celestia, what about you and Luna?"

"We will keep this brute distracted whilst you and the Elements get everypony to safety!" Luna shouted as she tried to push back. "This dragon is unlike anything we have ever seen. We shall buy you the time you need!"

"Once the flames come to a halt, you and the others get moving!" Celestia screamed as her magic was beginning to falter.

Twilight was both worried and conflicted by her old teacher's request. She was concerned how they could fight a dragon who was immune to magic. But given the situation, what choice did she have but to do as she was told? She glanced over to her friends, who were ready and prepared to make a break for it. "Okay, we understand. Just please be careful."

Soon, the flames started to dwindle until they had finally ceased. "Now!" Celestia and Luna quickly took flight and moved high into the air. Using their magic, they took hold of fallen debris and threw it at the colossal dragon, which managed to do some actual damage. "Luna, throw whatever you can at him so we can keep his attention on us!" Luna nodded her head as she enveloped some large pieces of a broken building and threw it directly at the dragon's head, getting a roar of anger as it gave chase after the two princesses while they led him away.

"Alright girls, we need to work fast and get as many ponies away and out of the city as we can." Twilight surveyed the area around them to see what needed to be done. "Applejack, Pinkie Pie, you two will look around here for any ponies who might have been trapped under the rubble and get them out. Get the guards to help you out, too. Rarity, you and Fluttershy will get those inside the castle out and lead them away from the fight. Dash and I will fly ahead and try to evacuate everypony who isn’t aware of the situation. You ready?"

"Ready!" The others spoke in unison as they saluted the Princess of Friendship.

"Alright then. Let's get a move on!" She clapped her hooves together, getting them to split up and go to their assigned task.

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(Meanwhile in the castle)

"Whoa! What the hay was that?!" Apple Bloom shouted as the ground shook, causing most of the hallway to rattle.

"I don't know, but something is going on outside. We should go see what it is." Scootaloo said as she started to sprint to the nearest exit.

"Wait, Scootaloo, we shouldn't be going outside! It could be dangerous!" Sweetie Belle called out after the orange filly as she ran down the hall. "Come on, we need to go after her!" She and Apple Bloom quickly sprinted after her.

As Scootaloo rounded the next corner, she bumped into something white and fell back. Shortly after, the other two Crusaders came around the corner and found Rarity standing in front of Scootaloo. "What in the world are you three doing here?!" The fashion mare shouted in both shock and anger.

"We just wanted to come see the memorial, too!" Sweetie Belle quickly answered as the ground shook once more. "But what's going on out there, Rarity?"

Rarity facehoofed and dragged said hoof down her face before letting out an annoyed grunt. "I'm sorry, girls, but I don't have time to explain. Fluttershy, please come quickly!" Not a moment sooner, the yellow pegasus mare came running down the hall and gave a quick gasp as she saw that the Crusaders were here. "Darling, we can give them a stern talking to once this all over, but for now, I need you to get them out of here. I'll warn the rest of the staff."

And with that, she ran down the hall to alert the rest of the ponies in the castle. Fluttershy looked at the fillies, who were currently giving rather sheepish smiles. "I'm very disappointed in you three, but we can't stay here. Now follow me before it's too late." She spoke in a stern tone as she trotted down the hall with the fillies in tow.

As the ponies reached the nearest exit, they saw that the world outside was much worse than it was before. Buildings were set ablaze, clouds of smoke filling the air around them. The once blue sky was now pitch black from the smoke, with the only other color being the red tint from the flames all around.

"W-what happened here?" Sweetie Belle asked while holding her hooves to her mouth from the sheer horror that they were seeing. The smell of burning flesh and ash drifting in the air was too much for the fillies.

"We can't stay here! We need to get you three to the train station fast!" Carefully, Fluttershy picked the fillies up by the back of their necks, setting them down on her back as she started to sprint in the direction of the train station.

As they rushed through the burning city, the sound of the dragon's roar could be heard. The filles clinged onto Fluttershy for dear life as the monstrous roar made them cower in fear. As she ran down along the street, a building was suddenly pushed over, blocking Fluttershy’s path, forcing her to quickly turn and run in a different direction to reach the station. The ground shook violently as another building collapsed in the mare’s path, forcing her to skid to a halt to avoid the crumbling debris from falling on top of her.

As she quickly turned around, her heart sank as she saw the colossal dragon looking in her and the girls’ direction. Her whole body froze as his eyes were fixated on her and the fillies on her back. He started to claw his way through the buildings in an attempt to get to her, slamming and shoving buildings out of this path to pursue her.

Fluttershy quickly turned tail and ran away, looking for a street she could turn on to lose track of the dragon. But that wouldn't be the case as her pathways were blocked off by either walls of flames or destroyed buildings. As she twisted her body to try and find another route, her hoof snagged on some broken rubble, making her lose her balance and tumbled over, causing the files on her back to fall off.

"Well well well, what have we here?" Came the low and deep voice of the colossal dragon. "Four pathetic, worthless ponies, all together for me to kill." He was now standing only a few feet away from the ponies, but to him, it was close enough. The Crusaders huddled together as they wept tears of fright while staring up at the massive beast. "Ooh, don't you worry little ones. I promise this will all be over quickly, and I'll do you the favor of not incinerating you." He took a few more steps forward. "No, I will make it quick and painful."

The towering dragon raised his claws into the air, preparing to snuff out the life of the ponies that cowered beneath him. Fluttershy quickly wrapped her wings around the fillies as she prepared for the beast’s razor sharp claws to come down, closing her eyes and awaiting the end. The world around her then seemed to slow down as they faced their inevitable demise. But when a familiar high pitched whistling filled the air, Fluttershy's eyes snapped open. She looked back up to see the dragon's claw about to come down, then saw a brief flash of blue in the darkened clouds above. A sudden explosion at the side of the colossal dragon's head, knocking it to the side with its body following suit, causing him to unleash a roar of pain. His massive body slammed into a group of buildings that easily gave way under him.

Fluttershy and the fillies, who were still under her wings, feverishly looked around the sky for what had saved them from the claws of death, and a spark of hope in their hearts on who it could have been. But the ground shook tremendously as the colossal dragon rose back up, slamming its claw into the ground. "Who dares strike the future dragon lord!?!" He bellowed as he turned his attention to the skies above.

A familiar ear-piercing roar came from the skies, followed by three blue flashes of light. Before the gigantic dragon had time to register what was coming, three high speed fireballs collided with his skull, sending him staggering back. Before the colossal dragon could regain his balance, three more blue fireballs struck him on the head, forcing his body down with another roar.

From the clouds above, a small black object came soaring down until landing in front of the four ponies. The girls looked in shock and awe as the creature flared out its wings and unleashed a mighty roar towards the fallen dragon. Fluttershy and the Cutie Mark Crusaders’ eyes went wide as there, in front of them, was the dragon who they believed to be dead and long since passed: Toothless.

"How dare you strike me, you inferior retch!?" The colossal dragon bellowed slamming his claws into the ground and regained his posture. "You would defend these pathetic ponies and betray your own kind?!" The larger dragon roared. In response, Toothless roared back in defiance. "Then you can die along with these pathetic creatures!" The dragon raised his claws up once more. Toothless responded with four plasma blasts aimed squarely at the larger dragon's snout, exploding on contact, forcing the dragon's head back and tumbling backwards.

Toothless spread his wings and took flight, firing another plasma blast against the colossal dragon’s cheek while he was still against the ground, getting him to roar in frustration. The colossal dragon slowly lumbered back onto his feet, then gave chase after the smaller dragon. He unleashed a torrent of flames aimed at the other dragon, only for the smaller and much more nimble dragon to dodge and move out of the way. The two dragons flew high into the sky far above the buildings and out of sight of the ponies below. Only the sounds of distant roars could be heard.

Before Fluttershy could call out to her long lost friend, she, along with the fillies, had found themselves enveloped in a magical aura and teleported to the one of the rooftops of a building. When Fluttershy looked around, she and the Crusaders were immediately hugged by their friends and loved ones. "Oh thank Celestia you and the girls are safe!" Twilight spoke, relieved that her friend was safe. "Come on, we need to get to safety! Celestia and Luna told us to evacuate and to let them handle the dragon!" However, Fluttershy pulled away, quickly running to the edge of the building, frantically searching the skies. "Fluttershy, didn't you hear me!? We need to leave! That dragon is too dangerous for us to deal with!"

From above, both the princesses of the sun and moon made their descent down to ponies on the rooftop. "Twilight, I told you to get you and your friends to safety and help evacuate! Why are you still here!?"

"I'm sorry, princess! I was trying, but I had to rescue Fluttershy and the Crusaders! But now, Fluttershy isn't even listening to me!" Twilight gestures over to the yellow mare, who was currently trembling at the edge of the roof.

Celestia approached the mare, seeing her tremble and heard her letting out small sniffles. "Fluttershy, I understand how terrified you must be, but you and the others must get to safety. This dragon is too dangerous for even Luna and myself to handle." She placed her hoof on the mare's withers.

"H-he’s a-alive." She spoke barely below a whisper.

"What?" Celestia asked, barely able to hear the pegasus and moved closer.

Fluttershy turned to the princess with tears of joy as she pointed up to the sky where the colossal dragon was flying. "T-toothless. He's alive."

These words alone got both the princesses’ attention as they quickly turned their eyes toward skies above. When they squinted their eyes, they could barely make out something smaller moving at a faster pace than the large dragon. As they kept their focus on the black speck, their hearts briefly skipped a beat, and for a moment, they had stopped flapping their wings, causing them to slowly fall before they quickly regained control. "I-it…" Celestia's eyes began to tear up as she moved her hooves to cover her muzzle.

"It's him." Luna finished as tears flowed down her cheeks. "He's alive!"

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(Toothless POV)

My wings were beating a million miles a second as I tried to keep my distance from the larger dragon, who was currently right behind me. Even though I'm smaller and faster, his larger wings allowed him to move greater distances with each flap. I'm barely managing to keep him a few feet behind me. Whenever he would unleash a burst of flames, I would perform a barrel roll, just barely keeping my body from touching the flames as I moved in a helix around him.

'Dammit! At this rate, I can't turn around to go on the offensive! If he keeps on my tail like this, I'm a goner for sure! I need a way to shake him off my tail. But how?" The sound of the dragon behind me inhaling broke me from thoughts as he pulled air into his lungs, almost pulling me in. I was nearly inches away from his jaws before he exhaled a burst of flames. I quickly dove down to avoid the blast, nearly getting singed. 'Damn, he sure takes in a lot of air. I guess being that big means he needs more oxygen to…that's it!'

I looked up to the skies above, found a patch that was unblocked by the clouds, and started to climb upwards. The roars of the larger dragon behind me filled my ears, causing them to ring. "Is that all you can do, whelp?! Run?!" He shouted as he fired again, forcing me to bank right, but I continued my climb into the skies above. "You are by far the most pitiful excuse for a dragon I've ever seen! So small and weak! Were those cheap shots the only thing your tiny body could muster to do me any damage!?"

'That's right, asshole, keep talking. Waste your breath.' I started to force my wings to flap harder, but also made sure to take in as much oxygen into my own lungs for my plan to work.

As we continued higher up, I could hear the colossal panting and breathing heavily. Glancing back, I could see that his wings were slowing down and he was taking large gulps of air as we moved higher up.

Once he had stopped moving closer, I turned my body and stretched out my wings, holding me in the air for a bit. I folded my arms and gave him a playful smirk. He glared at me as my cocky attitude was pissing him off. "You little bastard! Don't you dare look down at me! It will be the last mistake you made!" I watched as he tried to take in another inhale of air to prepare his next attack, but as he tried, he found himself coughing and holding onto his chest. "What’s...happening!?" He gasped between words.

'The bigger they are, the more oxygen they need to keep their lungs sustained.' Thanks to my ability to hold my breath for long periods of time, I'm able to go this high up without feeling the same effects as my opponent. Granted, this means I can't fire my own attacks, but this wasn't my intention.

After another minute of heavy coughing and gasping for air, the colossal dragon's wings stopped moving, causing his body to start plummeting down to the earth below. Tucking in my wings, I dove down after him. As we continued on our descent, I was already taking in the oxygen needed to prepare for my counterattack while the colossal dragon was still trying to get enough to circulate through his body.

Taking a deep breath, I fired off three plasma blasts aimed at the dragon's back, getting a painful roar out of him. Flapping my wings, I moved along his side and fired another set at his chest, forcing him to double over as he clenched where I struck. Looking ahead, I could see that the ground was quickly approaching. But before I could get another round of plasma blasts ready, the larger dragon flared out his wings, which smacked into me and sent me spinning out of control. I had to flare out my own wings to regain my balance. By the time I did so, the colossal dragon’s jaws were upon me. I barely managed to dodge them by doing a barrel roll to move out of the way. I could hear the loud snapping sound that his jaws made when they came together.

Once again, I was trying to outfly this monstrous beast as he turned his sights on me. "I will make you rue the day that you were ever conceived, you insolent runt!" The larger dragon's voice boomed through the air.

I had to once again find a way to gain some distance between me and him. I looked over to the thunder clouds that were above Canterlot. 'If it worked in the movie, then I don't see why it wouldn't work now. Time to disappear!'

Using my tail fin, I made a hard left and made my way to the dark clouds with the colossal dragon not too far behind me. "Is running away all you can do, coward!?" He bellowed as he followed me into the darkened sky. "Where are you, coward!? Come out and face me like a true dragon!"

From within the clouds I used as camouflage, I circled the larger dragon like a shark preparing to strike his prey. Whenever his back was turned, I unleashed multiple bursts of fireballs. By the time he turned around to unleash his own flames, I'm already behind him and firing off another round. This went on for a good while with my blasts causing flashes in the clouds. As I was preparing another round of plasma aimed at the back of his head, a crack of lightning shot in front of me, forcing me to back up and pull away.

"I will not be bested by something as insignificant as you!" He roared as he started to unleash his flames while flailing around, sending fire in all directions.

'As if I didn't already see that coming.' Quickly, I dove back down till I was under the clouds. As I flew down from the clouds, I glanced to the ground below and saw that Fluttershy, along with what I presumed to be her friends, were still here on one of the nearby roofs. 'What the hell are they still doing here?! They need to-' Suddenly, while distracted, the dragon’s palm came swooping down from my blind side and colliding with my body, sending me hurtling down to the ground. My body crashed into some of the nearby buildings before slamming into the ground, sending me into unconsciousness.

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(3rd person POV)

Fluttershy, her friends, and the princesses watched in horror as the colossal dragon smacked the small black dragon's body down to the ground like an insect. The small dragon's body now laid almost lifelessly on the ground below. Fluttershy and the Crusaders were driven to the point of tears as they watched their friend lay there on the ground. As for Luna and Celestia, they were frozen in horror and despair as they had watched the human-turned-dragon, who had laid his life down for them, lie helplessly on the ground below them.

Just when things seemed to be at their worst, the colossal dragon came swooping down till its massive body slammed into the ground as it landed, causing the earth to shake. "How pitiful. One strike and you're already down for the count?" The dragon snorted smoke from his nostrils. "This is to be suspected, given your pathetic size. Maybe if you were half my size, you would have stood a better chance. I will admit that you did put up a semi-decent fight, but it mattered little, seeing that only the bigger and stronger creature is victorious here." He taunted, moved his claw down, and flicked the dragon's body with his pinkie, sending said dragon skipping across the pavement and crashing into a nearby wagon. "I mean, really, why would you throw your life away like this?" He glanced over to where the princesses and the small group of ponies were at on the nearby rooftop watching the events unfold. "For them? Why waste your life defending such a weak species? Without their magic, they are nothing but easy prey."

He turned his body to face the ponies in question, then slowly started to move toward them, making the ponies back away. But before he could take another step, he felt something weak smack into his cheek. Turning his head, he saw that the little dragon was barely back on its feet as small traces of smoke spilled from its mouth. "Was that your attempt at an attack?" The larger dragon laughed maniacally. "That could barely be considered a tap on the shoulder! Bwahahaha!!!!"

The small black dragon shakily tried to stand its ground, unleashing another blast, this one not nearly as fast as its previous one. The colossal dragon simply blew the blast away as it got closer. "You really think you can continue to fight me, whelp?" The dragon turned to face the smaller dragon, moving toward it while making the ground shudder with each step. "Very well. I believe it's time I put you in your place and show you how much you are out of your league."

Charging forward, the colossal dragon closed the distance between himself and his weaker opponent, and swiped the dragon into the air before bringing its other claws down to slam the body back down into the ground, kicking up dust and debris. The small dragon bellowed in pain as his body was smashed into the ground. "That's right, whelp! Let me hear you scream in pain as you come to the reality of your pathetic life!" He laughed as he used one of his pinkie claws to press down on the smaller dragon’s body.

"We must help him, sister!" Luna shouted furiously as she spread her wings, ready to take flight and aid the dragon in battle, only for her body to be held back by her sister's aura. "What is the meaning of this!?" She asked, both angry and confused.

Celestia, whose eyes never looked up to meet her sister's, shook her head. "We can't. We must evacuate and regroup." She said in a low tone.

"Arest thou mad!?" Luna screamed, slipping into speaking in the old tongue. "The child who sacrificed his life to save our own has returned, only to once again do the same, and you wish we should flee and let him suffer?!" She asked, marching toward her sister.

When Celestia had finally looked up to her sister, Luna was taken aback. Her sister, who in the time of her return had been well versed in hiding her emotions, was currently tearing up, biting her lip while trying her best to not sob. "I don't want to leave him, but magic has no effect on that beast. Not even our own. And now he's laying down his life to distract it so we may escape." A steady stream of tears flowed down her cheeks as the sound of the young dragon’s roars of pain could be heard from where they stood. "If I could, I would drop the sun in order to save his life, but that isn't an option. We must leave and fetch the Elements of Harmony before it's too late." Luna, while stubborn, begrudgingly knew she was right. And as much as it pains her very soul, she would have to turn her back on the very being who risked his life twice for them. "Luna I’m-"

Celestia was cut off as something flew past them at high speed and crashed into one of the nearby buildings, getting everypony's attention. When they looked over to see what was tossed, their hearts sank as Toothless slowly slid off the wall and fell to the ground below, once again laying almost lifeless.

"Well, it seems that the little dragon has finally croaked." The larger dragon boasted as he slowly marched toward the ponies. "A shame, really. If he didn't go and throw his life away, I would have let him take part in my conquest of Equestria." The clouds above started to roar with thunder and lightning crackled across the skies, soon followed by the steady fall of rain. "It seems that even the gods pity this poor fool by shedding their tears upon the land." He chuckled as he turned his sights on the ponies. "A fitting setting for the death for Equestria's princesses and its heroes." The colossal dragon slowly opened his mouth as he prepared to unleash a devastating burst of flame, but a sudden blast struck him in the left eye. He roared, cutting off the flames from his mouth.

The ponies turned to see the black dragon was standing once more, but just barely. "I…w-won’t…let...you…hurt…my friends!" He spoke in a barely audible roar-like hiss, almost reptilian sounding. He turned his head to the heavens above and unleashed an ear-piercing roar, the spines on his body slowly glowing bright shades of blue.

As if in response to the dragon's roar, the clouds above flashed, followed by a boom as a bolt of lightning struck the dragon in the back. The bolt of lightning danced across his body as his spine glowed like a neon light. He opened his mouth wide, a bright light starting to form in his mouth with sparks of electricity sputtering out. The massive dragon dared not wait for what the small dragon was planning as he lunged forward, claws high, ready to end this battle. But just as he was about to bring down his claws, the smaller dragon fired a high velocity plasma blast that spiraled with electricity, striking the colossal dragon in the chest with such incredible force that it sent him flying backwards, sending him crashing on his side.

After the colossal dragon's body fell to the ground, there was a moment of silence, the only sound was sizzling as the rain slowly put out the fires. "Did he do it? Is the fight over?" Twilight asked as she leaned over the edge of the roof to look down at the colossal dragon's body.

The ponies stared at the dragon, smoke steaming from his chest before it suddenly moved, letting out a low growl. "Did you really think that would be enough to end me!?" He spoke in a menacingly deep tone as he slammed his hands into the ground, then slowly started to rise. "I'll give you the satisfaction of telling you that stung, but still not enough to kill me!" As he rose, the ponies could see a fleshy scar where the blast had struck, the wound already cauterized from the impact. "Now you shall die by the flames of a true dragon!"

The ponies could only watch helplessly as the massive dragon charged up his flame breath, building it up from his chest all the way up his neck. Toothless did not move, all his strength had been spent, and he stared up at the larger dragon, awaiting his demise.

The colossal dragon thrust his head forward as a huge torrent of flames spewed out of his mouth toward the Night Fury. "TOOTHLESS!" Fluttershy cried out, watching the flames speed toward her friend. However, as she cried out, the flames suddenly stopped, as well as everything else around the ponies. "W-what?"

"Well, isn't this a fine how do you do?" A voice echoed all around the ponies. "All this tremendous chaos, and I wasn't even given an invitation?" Suddenly, in a flash of light, the spirit of chaos and disharmony appeared. "I mean really, you think after being reformed and being called a friend, I’d-" Discord’s rant was cut short when Fluttershy suddenly ran up to him, holding him close in her hooves. "Uh...Well, this is slightly better."

"Please." She said in a muffled voice as she held him. "Please save Toothless. I'm begging you, Discord." She looked up to the chaotic deity, unable to hold back her tears. "Please don't let him die."

The draconequus simply stared into his friend's eyes and could see the visible pain she had endured as she watched the smaller dragon being thrashed around. "Hmmm. Well, I'm afraid I can't do much. While it's true I can easily dispense of that oversized iguana, that wouldn't be causing any sort of disorder or chaos." He said sternly, which made the yellow pegasus weep even more. Discord couldn't bear to see the only pony who had given him a true chance at friendship cry. He felt rather uncomfortable with this sense of guilt.

A small light bulb popped above his head and began to flicker on, but went dead the next second. Discord raised his talon hand up to the light bulb, giving it a few flicks before it turned back on. "I have an idea!" He said in a proud tone as he held out his lion paw and snapped his fingers, making a telephone booth pop up. "Excuse me while I make a call." With another snap of his fingers, he changed into a long tan trench coat, fedora, and sunglasses. He started to press the buttons on the dial, held the phone to his ear, and waited. "Hmm...Come on, pick up you son of a- Konnichiwa! Hey, ToHo, it's me, Discord." He said in a whisper while looking around suspiciously. "Yes, I'd like to call in that favor you owe me…You know for what. So don't you dare try and cheat me…Yes, I want to borrow the likeness of one of your kaiju…Hmmm. What about the one you bought just to have him killed off in Finale Wars? I'm sure you can spare that version…Ah huh. Yes…Sure, I'll film the fight…Then we have a deal?" He waited before a smile grew across his lips." Good! It's been a pleasure doing business with you." He snapped his fingers and made the items disappear. "Alrighty, so I can help your friend by giving him the power he needs, but I can't guarantee that he'll win."

With a snap of his fingers, he disappeared and reappeared in front of the downed dragon. "Hmm. That's odd. Something about this dragon seems familiar." With another snap of his fingers, Discord summoned a magnifying glass and took a closer look at the dragon, the glass making his eye look enormous as he inspected him. "Now this is a surprise. A human who's been reincarnated into our world." He tossed the magnifying glass away, leaving his eye still enlarged. With a shake of his head, his eye returned to normal. "Never thought I'd see the day where Celestia would use such a forbidden spell. Kinda makes me jealous she hasn't used one on me yet. Oh well." Cracking his knuckles, Discord gave his fingers one more snap, causing a bright, blinding flash of light, and soon after, time resumed.

As the flow of time was restored, the colossal dragon's fire breath was released as it set aflame the very spot the black dragon was standing. "No, Toothless!" Fluttershy called out once more as she watched the flames engulfing the streets below. She turned to the amalgamation of different creatures, who was currently holding up a camera. "I thought you said you would he-!"

She was cut short as Discord brought his finger to her lips, made a motion for them to be quiet, and pointed back to the streets. The ponies turned their attention back to the streets, where the colossal dragon was walking over to the spot where the small dragon had been engulfed by his flames. The area was covered in steam due to the rain and the dragon's fiery breath. "You see!? You never stood a chance against me, you pathetic, minuscule dra-!" His gloating was cut short as a large scaly fist shot from the steam, clocking the colossal dragon's jaw, and sent him staggering back. From the mist came a roar that was much louder and deeper than any one the Night Fury had ever unleashed.

Out of the mist came a creature as tall as the colossal dragon: black scales with a gray underbelly, blue spines running down its hunched back to its long tail, standing on two legs with sharp white claws on its hands and feet. The new dragon stepped forward as it unleashed another roar.

The ponies’ mouths dropped to the floor as they saw the new dragon punch the colossal dragon and made its presence known with its roar. "Is...that Toothless?" Fluttershy asked as she gazed at the large kaiju. The kaiju's left eye looked in her direction, both the pegasus and kaiju staring at each other. Fluttershy never looked away or even blink as she watched it gently nod its head. Tears began to flow down her cheeks, but not tears of horror or sadness; these were tears of joy.

The kaiju roared as he charged toward the colossal dragon who was still in a daze by the sudden shift in the battle. Toothless quickly grabbed the left horn of the colossal dragon holding him still, as he used his free arm to slam his fist into the muzzle of his opponent repeatedly. The colossal dragon roared out in pain before slashing his claws against the kaiju's chest forcing his grip to loosen enough for him to pull away.

"I don't know how you got so big, but it doesn't matter! I am still the superior dragon in this fight! I will not lose to the likes of you!" Lowering his head, the colossal dragon charged forward with his horns aimed at the kaiju's chest. Toothless quickly grabbed hold of both horns in an attempt to prevent himself from being stabbed. He dug his claws into the ground as the colossal dragon continued with his charge, forcing his body back.

The two titans were moving dangerously close to the edge of the city where a large drop of the mountain awaited them. Toothless saw that he was quickly approaching the edge and tried to dig the claws of his feet deeper into the ground, but it wasn't enough to stop the colossal dragon, who was pushing with all four limbs while he was only using two. "You may have gotten bigger, but I see that you no longer have your wings!" The colossal dragon laughed as he doubled his efforts. "Have a nice fall, whelp!"

With one great heave, the colossal dragon gave one more powerful push, shoving the kaiju off the edge. However, before Toothless could fall completely off the edge, he grabbed hold of the dragon's arm and pulled him down along with him. "You fool! I can fly! You're just wasting your time!" The colossal dragon roared as the two freefalled to the world below. Before he could spread out his wings, the kaiju snaked his arm around his neck, putting him into a head lock while his legs wrapped around his waist. "Gah! Get off of me, you bastard!" He roared as he tried to claw the kaiju's body off him, but his oxygen supply was slowly depleting as the kaiju’s muscular arms squeezed tighter.

The ground was fast approaching as the two plummeted from the sky. The colossal dragon tried to flare his wings, but they couldn’t support the weight of them both. He began to panic, trying to dig his claws into the kaiju's side, hoping to throw him off in time to pull up. Eventually, the two slammed into the ground below with a loud slam that rocked the entire world.

Everyone watched from above as they saw a large cloud of dust that kicked up from the impact. "Is he gonna be alright!?" Twilight asked as she looked.

"Oh, he will. That form can take a hit, so that fall should be nothing to him. Now shush and let them fight." Discord said nonchalantly. He noticed that Pinkie was currently munching on some popcorn from a paper bag. "Could I get some?" Pinkie didn't take her eyes off the fight as she reached into her mane and pulled out another bag, passing it off to him. "Ooh! Thanks!" He munched on some of the popcorn with one hand while the other was filming the battle.

As the smoke cleared, the two titans stood back up, then began to size each other up as they circled one another. Toothless snarled and did a few mock jumps to fake out his opponent. "So now that you're bigger, you think you have a chance, eh?" The horned dragon asked as he made his own mock lunges, but never got the kaiju to even flinch. "Well you don't! I've killed other dragons my size, and you will be no different, nor the last!" Charging forward with his head low, the colossal dragon aimed his horns in another attempt to impale his opponent.

Toothless, however, didn't move. He stood his ground, crouched down, and waited. "You think you can take me head on again!? We'll just see how that works this time!" Her roared as he doubled his speed, making a mad dash for the kaiju.

Just as the horns were about to impale his body, Toothless quickly pushed off the ground, jumping over his opponent while he watched his opponent run right under him. The colossal dragon's head crashed into the side of the mountain, causing his horns to get stuck in the rockface. "You son of ahhhhhh!" He screamed as he felt the elbow of the kaiju slam down his head, forcing it down with his horns still planted firmly in the mountain, which caused them to snap off when his head sunk lower. "Raaahhhhh!!!!!! You will pay for that!"

The colossal dragon lunged forward with both sets of claws aimed at the kaiju. Toothless dashed forward and raised his own claws to intertwine them with the colossal dragon's. The two titans were in a deadlock, their claws gripped together as they tried to push the other back.

Toothless was the quick thinker as he forced his wrists to turn his opponent’s outwards. Once the colossal dragon's arms were turned out, he pulled his arms to his sides, forcing the colossal dragon's balance and stagger forward. Toothless then slammed his head into his opponent's skull hard. "Gahh!!! Bastard!"

The dragon roared as he extended his wings and began to flap them, raising both him and the kaiju slightly into the air. This was enough for the colossal dragon to get Toothless’ feet off the ground and for him to swing his body away to crash into some boulders. He quickly dove toward the fallen kaiju, but just as he was going to dig his claws into his opponent’s back, the kaiju twisted its body and quickly swung his arm around, his fist clutching a large boulder, slamming it into the colossal dragon's face.

Getting back on his feet, Toothless swung his other arm, which also held another large boulder, and slammed it into the dragon's jaw before bringing both arms to smash both sides of the colossal dragon's face. When the colossal dragon roared in pain, Toothless quickly shoved one of the boulders into his mouth, then clenched his fist to deliver a hard uppercut, sending the dragon flying back.

Toothless roared in triumph to taunt the dragon to get back up, a response that was met with the colossal dragon's tail slamming into the kaiju's side. Lifting himself up, the colossal dragon crunched the boulder in his mouth to pieces. He turned to face his opponent and roared as he pounced, opening his maw to sink his jaws into the kaiju's neck.

Toothless let out a painful scream, feeling the dragon's teeth sinking into his flesh. He began to flail his arms, scratching his claws against the dragon's chest, leaving deep cuts that oozed out blood.

The sudden burning sensation of his flesh being cut was enough to get the dragon to release his jaws as he bellowed in pain. With his neck free, Toothless quickly spun his body around, building momentum to slam his tail into the colossal dragon's head. The impact from the kaiju's tail sent the colossal dragon flying back into the mountains with a powerful crash. This caused a small rockslide, sending chunks of rocks to come crumbling down on him.

Seizing the opportunity, Toothless quickly jumped onto the dragon's back, causing him to roar from the sudden pressure weighing him down. Grabbing both the colossal dragon's wings by the base, Toothless started to violently pull on them.

"Ahhhhh!!! Let go of my wings, you bastard!" The dragon screamed as he tried to shake off the kaiju pulling on his wings. The sound of bones shattering and flesh being ripped apart filled the air before the kaiju gave one last hard pull, ripping the dragon's wings clean off. The colossal dragon howled and writhed on the ground in agonizing pain, the sensation of his own blood gushing out from his torn out wings could be felt trickling down his body. He shakily glanced over at the kaiju, who was holding his wings in his hands before tossing them aside. "I've had enough! Let’s settle this like true dragons!"

The colossal dragon widened his stance and took in a large gulp of air, preparing one last fire blast. Toothless's back spines started to light up one by one in a wave before his eyes flashed. The two titans unleashed their fire breaths simultaneously, the colossal dragon’s red flams clashing with the kaiju’s green flames. Both of the fiery attacks were equally matched as neither side was giving an inch.

From above, the ponies and Discord watched with bated breath. But when they saw the colossal dragon's breath pushing Toothless's flames back, they began to panic. "Oh no. He's losing. Come on, big guy! Fight harder!" Dash shouted.

"Isn't there anything we can do to help? I don't want us to just stand here and watch as our only hope loses." Twilight asked Celestia and Luna, who just stared in horror as they couldn't do anything more than what they have done.

Fluttershy moved to the edge and took in a deep breath before shouting. "TOOTHLESS, YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN YOU!!!!!"

The kaiju's eyes started to shine, his spines glowing brighter from hearing his friend. He began to take a few steps forward, which caused his flames to push the colossal dragon's back. Step by step, the kaiju's flames pushed back his opponent’s until Toothless was within range. He jumped to the side, breaking the fiery duel. Before his opponent had a chance to realize what happened, Toothless circled around and jumped on the dragon's back. He brought his claws to the dragon's throat and started to sink them deep in his scales, making the colossal dragon roar in pain. He tried to flail his body to shake off the kaiju, but the beast wrapped his legs around the dragon’s chest and dug his claws deeper.

Blood started gushing out from the colossal dragon's neck and mouth. "H-how could I l-lose?" Was all he could say before the kaiju’s claws violently ripped out his throat. The dragon's body swayed as blood gushed from his neck before eventually falling to the ground dead.

The kaiju leaned its head down to sniff at his opponent's body, confirming that he was indeed dead. He raised his head to the sky and let out a blast of green fire as a sign of victory. However, his joy was cut short as he fell to the ground, exhausted from the battle. His body then began to shrink and morph back to its original form.

Fluttershy was the first to quickly dive down toward him, faster then her friends had ever seen her move. "Please be alive, please be alive!!" She repeated as she rushed over to his body. Her hooves touched the ground and she immediately sprinted the rest of the way to the black dragon's body. She stared at him looking for any signs of movement. When she didn't see any, she lowered her head down, placed her right ear against his chest, and waited.

The rest of the ponies and Discord arrived soon after, watching the yellow mare as she held her head close to the Night Fury's body. They waited patiently as Fluttershy kept her head on his chest and started to worry. Then, when they saw her withers begin to shake, they feared the worst.

Twilight slowly walked forward, ready to comfort her friend for her loss yet again. "Fluttershy, I-I’m so sorry. I can't express how- Fluttershy?"

When she came around to comfort her friend, she saw that the pegasus was smiling as she cried. "He's still alive. He's okay." She said while pointing to his chest, where Twilight could see it steadily rising and falling. "He's alive, everypony!!" Fluttershy shouted with pure joy as she hugged the dragon's head against her chest and nuzzled him.