The trip through the market fucking sucked. If I had a bit for every time someone yelled at me for doing shit, I wouldn't need Celestia's pay early. I guess it doesn't matter now. What's done is done. Anyway, I made it over to the cottage and knocked on the door. After waiting a few seconds, I repeated the same action.

'Is Fluttershy not home?' I wonder where she went? She isn't in the market because I didn't see her there, nor is she in the forest because you would have to be fucking insane to go through that hell. My thoughts were interrupted when a red tab appeared in front of me, telling me the sword I placed on Luna's balcony had been pulled. Remind me to place a teleport pad in Canterlot. Getting there on foot takes too long.

4 hours later, I made it to Canterlot. I walked through and saw that the anarchy that happened the last time I was here has only gotten worse. There was a black line separating the road. Both sides had a logo, but for how they looked, I'm suggesting that the white flag was on my side. The other one was a red flag that had an axe inside of a timberwolf's head. That made me wonder how Alpha was doing. I'll have to check up on her later. Anyway, I made my way to the castle gates and I was given immediate entry. I totally forgot that I'm technically a noble after my honor duel, or more beatdown, with Blueblood. Before I continued, I stopped at the palace gates and placed a teleport pad. No more lengthy trips between cities. Now the only place I need to put a pad in is the Crystal Empire, then my life will be complete. Not slacking off any further, I continue my advances toward the throne room, where the tab had been taken.

I arrived there momentarily and when I opened the door, I saw the two princesses and the six ponies I fought once before. They must be good friends if they're in the same places at relatively the same time. Wait a minute.....

'Wasn't I at Twilight's place a few hours ago? How the fuck did she get here?' I swear to god that pony bullshit is weirder than any magic I can concoct. I walked in and everyone turned to me.

"What are you doing here?" Rainbow pointed a hoof toward me.

"The sword was pulled." I answered. The six ponies looked to me in confusion, Twilight now staring at the sword in Luna's hooves.

"That is right. We have called him here. There is something that we must address, and I called him here to help." Celestia explained. Pinkie seemed kind of angry.

"Do we have to? He is a big meanie pants!" I hope that my ears were just hearing wrong. The first words I heard from the usually ecstatic pink mare was that? Where is the bleach when you need it.

"Ah agree with Pinkie on this one, princess." Applejack said.

"He's kind of a jerk." Rainbow commented. I turned to Rarity to see if she was going to say something, but all I got from her is the Stare GlareTM. That answers one of the three left. I turned to the last two. Fluttershy looked scared by all the commotion. I guess she really does live up to her name. One left. I turned to Twilight and we made eye contact.

"I think we could get along once we get to know him." Her other friends looked at her in disbelief.

"And what makes you say that!?" Rainbow Dash interjected. Twilight kept her same calm expression.

"The only reason he even fought me is because he was provoked in some way." She answered. My time to speak I guess.

"Celestia told Twilight to detain me. Of course like anyone else, I fought back." Everyone except the solar princess looked wide-eyed towards me. Did I say something wrong?

"You didn't call her princess." Twilight looked at me.

"Luna and I did wonder the same thing," Celestia gave me a curious expression, "It's blatantly clear that I'm the ruler of this land, yet you don't use formalities. Why is that?" I didn't think I would have to explain that but there you go.

"If royalty wishes for me to use formal talk then they can just go fuck themselves." I spoke honestly. Celestia tried to respond, but then stood silent. The other 6 looked like they were suddenly on another world with creatures that aren't their own race. Oh fuck, that's my situation.

"I will let that slide." Celestia sighed.

"You couldn't do shit even if you tried." It was the truth. Sorry to break it to you. Twilight looked at me as if I belonged in an asylum.

"Are you saying that you're stronger than the princess?" Twilight asked. Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie all fell on the ground, barely breathing from how much they were laughing. Twilight herself giggled.

"You probably are stronger than me." Celestia admitted, causing the room to go silent.

"What on earth could he have done to make you think that?" Rainbow Dash must be the arrogant one of the group. At every turn she thinks I'm weak.

"You know how my sister used to love war a thousand years ago?" Everyone but myself nodded, "Well, because of that, she built up a pain tolerance that made her a little less pony. If you were to punch her or hit her with something that usually would break bone, she wouldn't even flinch." Everyone including myself was surprised to hear that. How powerful was that spell I used on her?

"Where are you going with this?" Twilight questioned.

"Well," She pointed towards me and everyone looked at me. I started to get a bit uncomfortable from the attention now. "He managed to break Luna's mental state. Had Luna not given up when she had, she would've most likely been the first ever immortal to die from shock." The ponies gasped at the sudden information.

"Dude, did you even feel bad about what you'd done?!" Rainbow was now furious.

"That's takin things uh little too far!" For Applejack, second verse same as the first.

"In all honestly, it satisfied me." I shrugged. Celestia looked to me suspiciously.

"What? Then why did you come to Luna's balcony to apologize?" She asked.

"My first fight with that guard was intentional violence, meaning I planned to hurt them. Although I kinda made one of them bite their tongue, which was an accident. My second fight with Twilight was to escape detainment. I don't fuck with confined spaces. My third fight with the six ponies you see with you was mainly the same as the second, the only difference was evening the playing field because I brought Alpha along. All of those fights were intentional violence. With Luna, it was just a sparring match. No intense violence was intended. When I see people get cocky, I have an urge to take them down by any means necessary. Although I underestimated the pain levels of that spell. For that, I am truly sorry. As for the other fights, I can't be sorry if I don't mean it, and that is what I'm sorry for." I explained. I better stop saying sorry before I start to confuse myself.

"Then why did you apologize to me?" Twilight asked. I started chuckling. She is going to hate this reason.

"I actually apologized on Celestia's behalf for making a librarian do her own work." My smile was sky high, and Celestia frowned at me.

"What?" The only words I heard from her mouth.

"She isn't just a librarian. She, I mean we, are the Elements of Harmony!" Rainbow proclaimed. Please don't tell me that this pony is a social justice warrior.

"What's that?" I asked ignorantly. Twilight looked at me in surprise.

"You don't know what the Elements of Harmony are?" I shrugged, "We are the Elements of Harmony. We represent the aspects of friendship. Honesty, Kindness, Laughter, Generosity, Loyalty, and Magic. We each represent one of those aspects."

"Wait a minute, how does magic represent harmony?" I asked.

"All of the other 5 aspects come together to create magic." Ah, I see. So friendship is magic eh?

"I see. Anyways, about the mission." I changed the topic.

"Right. Twilight, you told me that you saw smoke coming from the mountains?" Celestia asked for clarification.

"Yes princess. I think somepony is lighting a fire." Or multiple fires. No way one singular campfire made smoke that thick.

"That is no fire. That is a dragon who has found a place to hibernate in our territory. If the dragon isn't convinced to leave, the smoke from its snoring could easily blanket Equestria for the next hundred years. So that is why I ask that you convince him to leave if you would?" Princess Celestia uselessly asked. Aren't you a ruler? You could have just ordered them to go and they would've had no choice.

"We can get him to leave. No problem." Twilight said, confirming that she accepts what was asked of her. How the hell are you confident about a big ass dragon? Celestia beamed at Twilight then turned to me.

"Your mission will be to protect them from any dangers along the way. If you can also get the dragon to leave, then please help out." Orders for me, and a question for Twilight. Typical favoritism.

"I have surefire ways of getting it to leave." I said, dragging everypony's attention towards me.

"How so?" Twilight questioned. I summoned tabs of varying colors. The fastest way to get somebody to leave would be to use force right?

"There is nothing more surefire than the use of force." Everyone looked at me like I was a sadist. That is only half true anyway.

"We are not going to fight it." Twilight declared. Of course she would take a peaceful route.

"It's better than watching a friendly country be overtaken by smoke." Why do I have to reason with a small miniature pony about slaying a goddamn dragon?

"Doe everythin have to be a fight with you?" Applejack interjected.

"Only when provoked or necessary. I don't mean this in any negative way, but you do realize the size of a dragon, right? It would burn us on contact." If it's the same type of dragon that people draw back on Earth, we would be ants compared to its height. I turned to Celestia and she went to speak.

"I forbid the use of unnecessary violence. If you kill an innocent creature, there will be consequences. Are we clear?" She glared at me.

"Like you could follow through with them," That didn't answer her question. "Fine. I won't kill it, but the moment it starts being hostile.." I pulled out 60 tabs at once and flew them through the air. Everypony watched with a horrified expression, aside Celestia who watched with her casual smile.

"Fine by me." She said. Glad that was settled then.

"So when do we leave out?" I asked neutrally.

"You can leave immediately. Do be careful, my little ponies, and Axel." I smiled to her.

"Just because you didn't make an attempt to ask about my race I'm going to keep it a secret." I chuckled.

After each of us, aside me who legit spent the time for preparation checking up on Alpha, were ready to go, we looked up the mountain.

"That mountain is mighty high." Applejack looked in amazement.

"Too bad half of us can't fly." I said. Twilight tried to call out my bullshit.

"You don't have wings, so how can you fly?" She asked. I silently summoned a white tab and sat on it, taking into the air. Guess that answers that question.

"How many ways can you use these pointy swords?" Rainbow Dash was in awe.

"I prefer you call them tabs, as that is the true name of this spell. As for ways to use them, it's all dependent on color." I answered.

"You're gonna have to show me later." Twilight said. I performed a two-finger salute.

"Alright, let us start our trip up the mountain." Everypony agreed, and we started making our trip.

Okay, when I say it was cold, that is an understatement. It was fucking freezing. I looked to the others and most were shivering. The only exceptions were Pinkie, Rainbow, and Fluttershy. I understand the pegasi of the group, as their job was tending to this type of weather, but...

"Pinkie, how are you not shivering?" I asked, clearly confused.

"Just don't shake, silly!" Did she just give me a smart answer? Well fuck. I went to speak but found that I had no words to say to that answer, so I kept silent.

We kept walking in silence for sometime, Twilight staring at a map. There was many things wrong with the scene. First off, who the fuck draws a map for a mountain? There is literally one pathway. Before I could name any other things in my head, Fluttershy suddenly screamed. I didn't hear what she said, but whatever she said made rocks fall from the sky. Wait, was Fluttershy afraid of the dragon? I hadn't noticed that she was shaking a little. I thought it had been the cold being a little bit above their tolerance level, because Rainbow Dash was lightly shaking as well. The rest of us had to deal with a constantly vibrating world. Now that I look, Fluttershy was shaking harder than any of us. My thoughts were interrupted yet again when everypony at once said;

"Avalanche!" And rocks were now falling in huge chunks. Quickly thinking, I summoned an orange tab and stabbed everyone with it, pulling them towards me. I then used tabs to shield ourselves from the falling rocks.

"What tha hay?" Applejack said. Anyone would be saying more than that to getting stabbed by anything. In case you don't know, orange means directional. Stabbing someone with it will allow you to bring them anywhere you want them to without damaging the actual body. Although it was an oddity that this part of the spell even worked.

"Shouldn't we be bleeding out?" Rainbow Dash said, confused and horrified.

"You would be if those swords were red." I commented. Twilight glared at me.

"What did you do!?" Odd way to speak to someone who practically saved you from being crushed.

"I just moved you toward me and used tabs to block rocks. That's all there is to it. If I ever do something in the future, just know it's a spell. Kinda tired of having to explain every little action I do." I looked up at the rocks crushing against the tabs. I'm glad luck is on my side, because these tabs are virtual. I guess there are more uses for the red variant than just slashing. I need to make sure that I have spells prepared for everything now that I knew the bullshit I was getting in. As I watched the rocks fall, I realized something. Twilight and Celestia probably took time, naturally or physically, to develop their magic. For how complex magic really is, I doubt anyone could just write up a spell and be able to use it with ease. Now technically, I went through the same process, but the difference is that it took me only a few days rather than a few years. It was like I was cheating, but not at the same time. As far as I knew, there was no way to naturally develop magic, so every night I just depleted my systems before bed only to wake up feeling stronger and more agile. I must ask Celestia if there is some way to check how powerful I am. My thoughts were interrupted as somepony poked my back.

"Yes?" I said, turning around. No one was behind me.

"The avalanche is done Mr. Ax-e." I cringed at the new nickname. I looked at her and noticed that the was on the outside of the barrier. That confuses me.

"How did you get out of here?" I asked, completely confused. I was not aware that earth ponies had magic.

"All I did was dig and hole toward the outside and fill it back in, duh!" Did I just get insulted for my intelligence by bubbly pink?

"But my spell surrounds underground as well. There was no way you could dig out."

"I just dug through the pointy swords! Much faster than finding a way around!" Is that true? I rotated the tabs that were around me and saw that some of the upper halves had been chopped off. I looked at her in disbelief.

"No fucking way you managed to claw through something that can slice almost any sword." Who the fuck was I talking to right now? It only got more patronizing because she just staring at me while bouncing up and down. "You know what, fuck it." I'm letting go of this for now before my brain hurts itself. I dropped the tabs and started walking up the mountain, and the girls who were watching me all followed me in tone. We did the rest of our journey in silence, the winds soothing to my ears.

Another 10 minutes later, and we were up at the cave, the dragon's snoring clearly heard within the distance. We all looked inside for a brief moment, watching the smoke exit the cave in waves. Twilight was the first to speak.

"Rainbow Dash, you attempt to clear the smoke with your wings." She said in a hushed voice. Rainbow saluted and took off into the smoke. "Rarity and Pinkie, you try to distract him if things go south." I watched Pinkie pull out some toy from nowhere and sling it around like a dog. It was honestly adorable. "Applejack, if he attacks be ready with apples." Applejack responded by kicking apples to a nearby tree. Way to waste your fucking ammo, dumbass. "It shouldn't come to that, because between me and Fluttershy, we should be able to convince him to leave."

"I guess I'll be nearby then. If you need help, just call me." I walked off to a rock near the path down the mountain and sat there watching. Twilight entered the cave. Wasn't she supposed to enter with Fluttershy? I guess she realized it too when she came back out of the cave and attempted, along with everyone else, to push the butter-colored pony into the cave. I watched on in amusement at it all. I walked over to hear what was happening, but as I finished my short walk, they all stopped. I guess I'll never know what was said then.

"I-I-I can't go in the cave." Everypony beside me groaned in frustration. If I were my former self, this operation would've been a fight or flight situation. No fucking way will somepony risk their life to fight a dragon. Rainbow Dash spoke up.

"Great, she's scared of caves too." What is wrong with you ponies? Obviously she is scared of the dragon.

"I'm not scared of caves, I'm scared of d-" Her words were inaudible.

"What's that sugarcube?" Applejack asked, getting closer.

"I'm scare of-" Inaudible once more.

"What?" Twilight did the same as Applejack and got closer.

"I'm scared of dragons!" Fluttershy said that one tone too loud and the dragon could be heard, a huge ball of smoke being launched out the cave. Remind me to bring a gas mask on these trips.

"But Fluttershy? You have a wonderful talent that deals with lots of animals." Twilight said. Good point.

"Yes, because their not dragons." I guess she never dealt with dragons before.

"Come on, Fluttershy! We watched you walk up to a horrible manticore like it was nothing!" How the fuck did she not wake up the dragon? That was way louder than Fluttershy shouting that she was scared of them, not that it wasn't painfully obvious in the first place.

"Yes, because he wasn't a dragon." I guess all these answers could be justified by saying that it wasn't a dragon. Clever if you don't want to explain shit.

"Spike is a dragon! And you're not scared of him!" Bitch, he is like 2 feet tall. Just know that the next line boiled down to, 'he isn't a 100 foot tall dragon.'

The dragon roared again, and Fluttershy hugged the floor. Cuter and cuter these ponies get.

"If you were so scared of dragons, why didn't you say anything before we went up here?" Okay, I gotta call this one out. I pointed to Twilight.

"Are you dumb?" Twilight blinked at me. The rest of the girls turned to me as well.

"What?" Twilight said, clearly thrown off by the sudden question.

"I thought it was obvious that she was scared of the dragon. Why else would she do the blatant flags that signify fear?" And why am I sounding like a wizard? The Rainbow one attempted to punch me, only to get her hoof stopped by my palm. The sound of the impact was heard clear as day.

"Twilight is not dumb!" She screamed. The dragon roared again, and footsteps could be heard.

"Apparently you are. You screamed and now we have to deal with an angry dragon." She grumbled something before looked back toward the cave and rushing in. "What's she doing?"

"Rainbow, no!" Twilight yelled out. It was already too late as we heard a thud in the cave. That thud was equally followed by Rainbow being launched out of the cave and comically hit a pony, which hit another pony... and then another. That could not have been any more perfectly aimed to do that. I watched as everypony else was dazed at the rock I was once sitting at.

"I guess it's my turn to step in." I summoned my tabs and stabbed the dragon in the leg with one, causing it to scream in pain and hold its wound with one claw. The other claw, however, came flying towards me. I jumped back and looked at the new crater that had formed where I formally was. I stabbed a bunch of swords into the claw, pinning it to the ground. He would have to take the entire grou-

"Well shit." He took part of the ground with his claw. I guess he has a new weapon now. The wound to his leg was now no longer there either. I guess dragons heal a lot faster than humans. He swiped again, rock in hand, and I dodged and climbed up his arm. As I finally managed to balance myself of his head, he went to reach me, but it was already too late. With a little effort, I stomped my foot down, causing a boom sound and his head to hit the ground at record speeds. I looked towards the ponies and they stood there in shock. All except for Fluttershy who probably got scared by the big boom.

"Woah. He is actually winning?" Rainbow looked in disbelief. I gave her a thumbs up before focusing back on the dragon. He was trying to fly away.

"Fuck no are you getting away from this. You should've left when you had the choice." I grabbed its tail before it got off the ground and started to whirl it in circles. After a few spins, I flew him into the wall of the mountain, rocks starting to cave on its body. The look of fear on his face was priceless. I looked at my audience and their faces were just golden. That caused me to smile. I heard galloping towards me and barely dodged an apple buck. "What's the big idea?" I asked her.

"I thought you said you wouldn't kill it. This is wrong an you know it." Applejack tried to reason with me.

"And I won't kill it, but hurting it was always an option. You had your way, and it failed, so now I'm taking things into my hands." I turned back to it. "Which appendage do you think is good enough to punish a dragon."

"You aren't thinking of-" Her face turned green.

"Ripping it off? Yes, I am thinking about it." I said casually. Everypony cringed at the thought of having an entire limb removed.

"That's goin' too far!" Applejack yelled. Have a little backbone, will you?

"If you don't discipline someone right, then you just leave yourself for another dragon to take its place." I reasoned.

"That still don justify taking a piece of the dragon as a souvenir!" She was furious and turning green at the same time.

"Fuck it. I'm done talking." I walked up towards the dragon only to have a rope tied around me. I looked down at the bindings. "Where did you even get this?"

"Ah farm pony always keeps uh rope underneath their hat." Applejack said. Still didn't make any sense how it wasn't noticeable under it though. I stretched my arms out and broke the rope with ease. As I continued my walk, I was enveloped in a purple aura. I turned to the others. They all walked toward me, including Fluttershy who had a look on her face that was the same as a mother that was 'just disappointed' in their child.

"I think you've done quite enough." Twilight wasn't having it.

"Mana breaking you isn't hard ya know." I commented. Twilight flinched and reflexively put me down. Glad to know PTSD exists here, despite being able to talk to a dragon.

"If you don't behave, then I'm telling prin- look out!" Twilight yelled. I turned around and stopped the incoming swipe from the dragon with a hand. I turned back to Twilight.

"I probably would've been injured if you hadn't called that out. Thanks." I praised. Everypony here seems to get more and more surprises, because I once again saw faces of disbelief. Is my power that strong?

"I-" A pause from Applejack, "Nevermind." I guess she didn't know what to say.

"Anyways, I got so-"

"How dare you!?" I turned around to see butter-color talking down a fucking dragon. "Just because your stronger, doesn't mean you get to be a bully! You may breathe fire and snore smoke, but you do not hurt my friends! Are we clear!?" Wait, hold on. What the fuck did I just see, and why is that dragon actually starting to become scared?

"But the hairless ape kicked me." Its voice was super deep and super quiet, but that's not what got my attention.

"Call me a fucking hairless ape again and I will end you." Fluttershy turned to me.

"Violence never solves a problem! Both of you need to apologize to what you did to the other. Now!" This has to be the most uncharacteristic thing I've ever heard from a shy female. I crossed my arms, and the dragon spoke up first, laying his head closer towards my body.

"I'm so sorry for fighting you." It said. It looked like it was about to cry. I looked to the ponies and saw all of them mildly glaring at me, save for Applejack and Twilight, who both gave me nervous glances. I cut through them and walked off down the mountain, everyone staring at me as I slowly paced myself. I've had enough for one day. Time to go back to the castle. Yippee...

"I've finished the necessary arrangements, sir. All that is left is for the crystal to be fully charged."

"Good. I guess while we wait, we can test that creature's power to see what we're dealing with. Go over to the Crystal Empire and take what's rightfully yours, will you? Don't worry about dying, because I have you covered."

He smiled. "Yes sir."

Author's Note

I'm back and kicking with a new internet router. This makes my life a whole lot easier now.

Anyways,
Have a nice day!