Equestria's Pyre

Rarity and Pinkie arrived in Ponyville, to get the relief effort started. With them was Hot Spot, a brave Fire-pony and one of Flashpoint's closest friends, and four other Fire-ponies. They came with to set up accommodations for survivors that would be staying in Ponyville.

"I'm off to make food and treats!" With that, Pinkie sprang into the air and zoomed off to Sugarcube Corner.

"Right...," Rarity muttered, "Anyway, I'll see you to the Mayor so you can chat with her, sir Hot Spot."

"Thanks, miss Rarity," Hot Spot blushed, linking that she'd called him 'sir'.

"Hot Spot, sir, I'm gonna get Twilight's assistant Spike," said the pegasus Firepony.

"Sure, do that...," Hot Spot still enamored with Rarity.

The pegasus chucked as he left to retrieve Spike, and bring him over to Twilight.

Pyre slowed down, she'd been running since she left Baltimare, and was exhausted. She decided to rest and began to start a campfire. The sun was setting, one of the few things she'd call beautiful. Pyre had always been fascinated by it, even before her... incident.

"Such magnificent flames...," she thought, staring at the sun's majesty, but then she remembered, "Celestia...," Pyre spat. She knew that if she was going to engulf all of Equestria in flames, Celestia, and her sister Luna, would have to be dealt with.

"They're strong...," said Fire, appearing in the small flame, "but they have never encountered anything quite like you...

"I'm just not sure...," Pyre replied to the hallucination, "but how? Those six and the Elements-" she shuddered as did Fire. Pyre knew if anything could stop her, it was the Elements.

"Those things won't be any concern...," Fire replied, "Once they're dead..."

Fire drifted away as Pyre began to sleep, shaking as she did...

Spike was sleeping, as he does when Twilight was away, when there was a knock at the door. He didn't budge. More knocking. Still not budging.

The pegasus Firepony got annoyed and bucked the door open, causing the baby dragon to jump from his bed, and fall face-first on the floor.

"Hello, Spike? Spiiiiike?" the pegasus called out. To his surprise, a baby dragon walked down the stairs, rubbing his eyes.

"I'm sorry, but the library's closed til Twilight gets back," Spike told the pegasus.

"Yeah, whatever, look, is Spike here?" He brushed away, "Twilight need him for something, so just tell me where he is, 'kay?"

"I'm right here!?" Spike responded, confused.

"You're Spike? Wow! I didn't know she had a pet dragon."

Spike was not amused by being labeled as a 'pet'.

"I'm Twilight's assistant," Spike replied curtly.

"Sorry, never did see a dragon. Anyway, Twilight needs you, so hop on my back and lets go!"

Spike proceeded to do so, and with a quick "Woo!", the pegasus ran out and took off into the sky.

Flashpoint and Thermal Vision to the camp, only to be greeted by Twilight, Applejack, and Fluttershy.

"Flashpoint..." Twilight started, "...we need to talk."

"Not now...," he mumbled.

"But it's really important and-"

"Not NOW!"

Flashpoint's huge yell made everypony jump, and Fluttershy hid behind AJ.

He sighed, "Not now..."

Flashpoint went inside his tent to be by himself and rest.

"I'm sorry about his brashness," Thermal apologized, "but two members of our search party...." He trailed off. "Well..., they ran into her...

The girls all shuddered, and Fluttershy began to wimper, AJ comforting her.

"You see...," Thermal continued, "Flash is quite upset..."

"What fer?" Applejack dared to asked.

Thermal sighed, then began to tell the three about Fire Fight, and what had happened to him. Thermal also told them about how Flashpoint even considered suicide, just to be with him.

All of them were touched by this, but none more so than Applejack, who could relate...

"I'm so sorry," Twilight muttered, "..but this way too important to ignore. Could you... umm, get him out here, Thermal?"

"I'll try...," Thermal sighed again, and he walked into Flash's tent.

After a few minutes, and quite a lot of yelling, Thermal came back out with Flashpoint.

"I apologize for shouting," Flash admitted, "I was just so..., nevermind. What was it you were trying to tell me Twilight?"

"Rainbow woke up," The purple unicorn answered, "and she said that the mare's name is Pyre, and she wants to burn down all of Equestria!"

Flash's eyes widened and Thermal had to catch his breath, "This is serious..." Flash concurred, "Then it's good that your assistant will be her soon so we can warn Celestia and-"

Just then, the Firepony pegasus dropped from the sky and stuck the landing, hoping to get some applause. There wasn't any.

"Spike!" Twilight picked up the dizzy dragon off of his back.

"Hehe, sorry 'bout that," he smirked.

"Immature as usual, eh, Sky Blaze?" Thermal glared, but Sky Blaze just kept on smirking.

Twilight put Spike on her back, "When he comes to his senses, I'll send a letter to the Princess."

"As for the rest of us," Flashpoint added, "Lets get some sleep.., I know I want to..." He proceeded back into his tent.

"I reckon that's a good idea," AJ agreed, "C'mon Fluttershy." The two left for their own tents, as did Thermal and Sky Blaze.

Around ten minutes later, Twilight finished the letter and had Spike send it, but he was quite worried and frighted by what he had written about Pyre.

"Me too, Spike....Me too..."

Twilight and Spike then went to their tent to rest for tomorrow, when they begin the search for Pyre...

Everything was burning! The houses, the ponies, EVERYTHING!!! All except for one small pale orange filly...

Pyre awoke; it was a dream, one of the few she has. She was breathing heavily. It was the same one though. The same dream she's had since...

The ashen mare rubbed her eyes; it was sunrise. Pyre smiled, and picked herself off the ground. She saw two rocks, and picked them up with her magic. She giggled as she struck them together, sparks flying out.

She giggled again as she began her trek towards her next target, making the rocks spark all the while.

"I love Manehatten."