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As Valentine and Midnight approached the guard, the halberd he was holding came to point slightly towards them. Not in a violent manner, but certainly in a warning manner. It was at this point that they would notice the guard did not...
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"I'd recommend hiding." Spitifre said lightly, beginning to drag the body of the guard she murdered away. She hid it in the bushes where it would not be found any time soon. She then went over to hide in the bushes further away, behind...
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"Yes yes, whatever you believe is best Midnight. You two come back when you find something out." Spitfire stated before noticing Applebloom and Mud had moved up to strike, but Rainbow Dash hadn't done anything yet. Knowing that they...
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Devotion had been just thinking about this the entire time they were trotting back to Saddle Arabia. She was using her Angel Brain to come up with a plan. Angels were well known for having big brains. She was probably the biggest brain...
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Mud's words got an uproarious laugh from the large dragon! "Attack Saddle Arabia? I am no elder wyrm, and a terrifying blue unicorn works in that place. I have no wish to quarrel with her, or the city guards. I will not, however, stop...
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Mud immediately had the dragon's full attention at the mention of stealing the egg. He glanced around between the different members of the party, nodding a bit at Midnight's words as well. As the dragon seemed to consider them for a...
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The dragon slowly seemed to grow a little calmer. Some might even call it sad, though it's difficult to tell with such a beast. Either way the blue dragon seemed to consider Rainbow Dash's words carefully. He was clearly skeptical, but...
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As Rainbow stepped forward, so too did Spitfire. Like hell she was going to let her marefriend get eaten by a dragon all alone! If he was gonna eat one of them, that meant he had to eat them both. Unfortunately Rainbow's idea to speak...
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Were it not for Midnight's question of eggs going missing, Valentine would have gotten a much stronger reaction to that! As it stands, the missing eggs diverted most of the dragons attention away from her and to Midnight instead. The...
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The dragon stared at Midnight as he spoke, and then glanced over at Mud as well. Spitfire also stepped forward along with Mud and said, "Oh great one, my name is Spitfire Flamestrike. We come with news of great importance to you." The...
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This seemed like the worst idea ever to Spitfire. Why the hell was she the one supposed to be doing the speaking? She didn't even speak Draconic! She was only hoping that this damn thing spoke Equestrian and there wouldn't be a language...
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Spitfire was not expecting to be grabbed like that. Nor did she like being grabbed. This was a mare who literally made a living screaming at recruits. About the only ponies she was pleasant towards were Rainbow Dash and her friends, the...
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Of course, it wasn't going to all be easy from here on out. Not only did the group have a fully grown dragon to deal with, but they also had more guards accompanying them now; one giant scorpion, and the elemental were both following...
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"I agree with Rainbow Dash, we know the most about the egg so we should be the one discussing this with the dragon. Also, I am not leaving her side." Spitfire was quite serious about that; if Rainbow went in, so did she. If Rainbow...
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Thankfully Rainbow Dash's interference would not be needed. As Mud spoke to the elemental, she could see the swirling wind under its full plate armour beginning to die down. She was obviously setting the elemental at ease, although it...
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"We will have your back." Spitfire said with a gentle smile, before promptly ducking back behind cover. While Mud went to go approach the creatures, Spitfire concentrated on her magic. In the middle of one hoof she conjured a very small...
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Devotion was actually agreeing with Valentine for once, which Mud would be able to sense due to being linked to the blade. Or rather, linked to the angel inside the blade. Valentine was right; it was just a fucking dragon. An evil one...
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"Hit me on the head, Valentine, and I'll summon a demon to have its way with you. I've heard demons and devils hate one another." Spitfire said with a little narrowing of her eyes at the devil in their party. She didn't trust Valentine...
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"... So let me get this straight. You insane ponies want to go over and speak with the elemental? I assume you don't mean speak with the scorpions. Can anypony here actually speak with animals? Do elementals even speak our language..."...
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Time skip to get to the fucking dragon.
After explaining to Midnight about why exactly they were here, it was time to once again set off towards the dragons lair. The small adventuring party had no more encounters on the way over...