Chapter 23: Dragon Quest.

Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony Friendship is Magic or Digimon, I do own Takuma and his Digimon Goldmon, also my pony OC's Christmas Gift, Harvest Leaf, and Pumpkin Spice from my other fanfic Equestria will make appearances as well.

The very next day, for some odd reason the Tamers found that School was off. Only Takuma knew the reason why and it was a fearful one. The Great Dragon Migration. Right now the Tamers, their Digimon, and at least Applejack with Pinkie Pie and even Yamaki were digging a trench. Well most of the Tamers and their Digimon were. Goldmon, Takuma, Rainbow Dash, and Twilight Sparkle were trying to get a certain pony now human to come with them as Yamaki stopped what he was doing and tried to see what was going on.

"Come on Fluttershy!" Twilight Sparkle spoke to Fluttershy "It'll be fun!"

Fluttershy refused as Rainbow Dash gently bit Fluttershy's hair and was able to drag the human a good distance "There's nothing fun about Dragons! Scary yes, fun no!"

"She must really be afraid of dragons" Goldmon muttered as he and Takuma watched the scene with Takuma for once powerless in what to do to try to help his adopted mother out. All Takuma could say was "Yes, she's really afraid of them."

Twilight tries again as she is speaking though Fluttershy breaks free and rushes out to the other end of her house but Rainbow is on her in seconds chasing her catching her and dragging her to her door "But Fluttershy, the great dragon migration happens only once in a generation! Do you really wanna pass up a chance like that?"

Fluttershy spreads her arms and legs to the door as Rainbow Dash tries to push her out "Now that you put it that way, yes!"

Goldmon and Takuma slowly walk forward as Twilight teleports herself outside of the house "Aw Fluttershy, we just don't want you to miss out."

Rainbow Dash is still trying to push Fluttershy out the door with no luck this time even while Fluttershy speaks up "Miss out on what? Dragons? Big, scaly, fire-breathing dragons?"

Twilight takes her time to answer " Umm...Yeah!"

This doesn't make Fluttershy move an inch "Thanks, but... no thanks!"

Rainbow Dash had enough and now spoke her own mind bringing out a photo "Look, Fluttershy!"

This only had Fluttershy's eyes look at the photo which was her, Rainbow Dash, Takuma, and Goldmon watching butterflies as Rainbow Dash continues on "Takuma, Goldmon and I watched that boring butterfly migration-"

"I didn't think it was boring" Takuma shot out fearing Fluttershy's anger if it was one thing he knew from Twilight or even from Rika hitting Takato on the head, it was never to make a girl angry.

Rainbow continues on ignoring this comment "with you, so now it's your turn to watch the dragon migration with me! You owe us!"

Takuma flinches up as even as he stared at the back of his girlfriend he saw her breathe in and out which after the third breathe Fluttershy shouts out her answer " I said... no!"

Fluttershy seemed to gain some speed head butting Rainbow Dash in the chest causing the blue Pegasus Pony to fall on her back a good distance away she accidentally stomps on Rainbow's stomach causing Twilight Sparkle to gasp as in Fluttershy's quick escape, she grabs Takuma by the arm while Goldmon was on his shoulder and continue on to her window which Fluttershy opened, looked back at the door and even when still holding onto Takuma whimpered a bit and then jumps out the window which afterwards she bolted with Takuma and Goldmon forced to follow her.

Twilight Sparkle and Yamaki run into the house towards Rainbow Dash whom was seeing butterflies "Okay, I guess I'll let you off the hook this time."

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Moments later Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Yamaki got back together with the other ponies, Tamers, and the Tamer's Digimon. It was there when Takato asked "Uh, miss Sparkle."

"Please" Twilight Sparkle told him "Twilight is okay."

Takato understands but then asked "Is Takuma going to join us?

Rainbow Dash answered "I think he would've had Fluttershy not bolted with him and Goldmon being dragged along with her."

"Man" Terriermon spoke "She really is afraid of Dragons."

Twilight Sparkle nods with Yamaki admitting to Twilight "That's funny she doesn't seem to mind Spike"

"Yes, because for some odd reason she's not afraid of baby Dragons like Spike" Twilight answered "But the Great Dragon Mirgration has every kind of Dragon, baby, from teenage ones to adults. The other two she must be fearful of."

An hour passed as the huge group settled down to try to watch the Dragon Migration as it was Twilight that spoke in a hushed voice " I don't see any dragons."

Applejack agreed also in a low voice "Me neither."

Pinkie Pie spoke up louder then the two as she was the only Pony to wear her bionoculars backwards "Me neither neither."

Rainbow Dash spoke up next "Shoot! You don't think we missed them, do you?"

"If we did" Takato muttered "This would make having this school day off a bad idea."

Twilight Sparkle speaks the answer still in a hushed tone "It's not a bad idea, Takato, No, I don't think so. We're just a little early, and I'm glad we are. This way, we can watch every moment of the migration without bringing any unwanted attention to ourselves!"

"Makes a whole lot of sense" Henry admitted.

Guilmon nods holding back a growl in his stomach which every pony looked at him and Takato whom hid a sweat drop from the ponies that were looking at him "Sorry, I fed him though."

"Sorry LittlePonymon, Waiting makes me hungry" Guilmon apologized.

"What doesn't make him hungry" Terriermon muttered in a hushed tone as well.

Suddenly Rarity's voice sounded "Yoo-hoo! Well?"

All eyes turned to Rarity whom was wearing well purple almost like a princess type of gown but not fully. She was somehow walking on red carpet. This got Rika to sweat drop thinking to herself I swear, my mom and Rarity would become good friends. We are all decked in camouflage to protect ourselves from being seen by these Dragons and she wears that outfit.

Rarity spoke up as she moved closer "What do you think? Am I the toast of the trench or what?

Rika was about to answer but Applejack does it for her " You'll be toast alright, when the dragons see you parading around in that getup."

Twilight Sparkle then speaks up using her magic to remove the red carpet also still in a hushed tone "You look very nice, Rarity, but could you maybe look nice down here in the trench with us?"

Rarity walks into the trench "Nice is an understatement. I look fabulous! Who says camouflage has to be drab?"

This once again causes Rika to sweat drop Now I know my mom and her would be good friends.

Now it is Pinkie Pie whom speaks up in a hushed tone "Ahoy maties, Dragons ho!"

"Didn't know she spoke pirate" Terriermon muttered "Now we know."

Sure enough dragons littered the sky of Equestria and it was a sight to behold. The Tamers, their Digimon and Yamaki couldn't help but join in with the five ponies "Oooh... Ahhhh!"

The Dragons were still in the sky, one an orange Dragon flew out of the group area and preform a nice roll in mid air and this caused Guilmon to speak up "Wish I could do that."

"You wish you could do that?" Terrerimon asked him in a hush tone "You try that and you might have your head stuck in the ground."

Twilight pauses before she herself has something to say "Wow, amazing!"

Rainbow Dash doesn't quite think it is as she tries to sound cool "Pfft, pretty lame move. Is that all they've got?"

What the Tamers didn't know was Impmon was also waiting to stir trouble once again. He gained a fire ball in his hands and hurled it at a migrating blue Dragon. The fire ball hits the Dragon causing it to run into a red dragon whose response was a roar and breathed out flames. Everyone but Rainbow Dash ducked while Rainbow Dash got a faceful of flames. Once this was over Applejack eyed Rainbow Dash whom still had burn marks on her face "What do ya think of that 'move', Rainbow Dash? Still think they're lame?"

Rainbow Dash answers in a hushed tone as well but now a little fearful tone "Uh, not so much. The word 'fierce' comes to mind."

Rika speaks up her own mind which Rarity echoed the same words "And 'formidable'."

Pinkie Pie joins them in a hushed tone "And 'super-duper scary'!"

Spike passes a cupcake to Pinkie Pie as he proceeds to give Applejack a cookie with a cart full of goodies "Yeah. Us dragons are definitely a force to be reckoned with."

Terriermon couldn't help but hold in his laughter at what he saw Spike wearing an apron with a purple heart on it. The Digimon was building up his laughter. Rainbow Dash spoke next at first laughing "Yeah, right, Spike. That's one of the scariest aprons I've ever seen!"

At this words Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash break down in laughter. Spike then asks "What's wrong with wearing an apron? You won't be laughing when you spill blueberries all over your scales. Feathers. That's one tough stain!"

At this Terriermon couldn't hold it in any longer and finally burst out laughing with Henry looking at his Digimon partner "Sorry Henry, I can't hold it in any longer! Spike, you're a Dragon yet, your afraid of one stain?"

Rainbow Dash joins in "One tough stain against one lame dragon."

While this gets Terriermon to crack down into even more laughs to join alongside Rainbow's own laughter Rarity hushes them both "You leave him alone, Rainbow Dash! Spike's style is unique. He doesn't have to look like other dragons."

Twilight Sparkle agrees with Rarity while adding on "Or act like them."

Rarity pats Spike on the head "My little Spikey-wikey is perfect the way he is."

Terriermon whom had briefly stopped now cracked into laughter again at the nickname.

This seemed to catch Spike buy surprise "I don't act like other dragons?"

Pinkie Pie admits "Oh he's not even close!"

Spike is seen thinking but Takato adds on "Not from what I read about in books back on Earth."

Guilmon spoke to give Spike some encouragement "But that is a good thing Spikemon. You don't have to be like other Dragons."

Spike pauses looking at Guilmon with even Rika joining him but for her it was like Guilmon had grown two heads, sense when was Guilmon smart enough to give that sort of advise out?"

"Guilmon's right" Henry admitted to Spike, Renamon adds on "Being different is a good thing."

"Exactly what they said" Applejack said to Spike "But why would you want to, Spike?"

Rarity speaks up to Spike "Yes. You've got something those dreadfully fierce dragons can only dream of."

"What is that?" Spike asked.

Rarity answers pinching his cheek gently "The cutest widdle chubby cheeks! Ooooo!"

"Cute?" Spike asked "Dragons aren't supposed to be cute. Right?"

"Hey" Henry said "Like we said you don't have to be like them."

"He's right, you're one of the most friendliest Dragons I've ever met" Takato adds on "And that's a good thing!"

"Agreed" Yamaki adds on which causes Spike to turn towards him "As Guilmon said being different is a good thing, it makes up who you are."

Spike couldn't help but feel embarrassed at Rarity's words but the Tamer's advise was making him a bit more confused even when they meant the words to be helpful, Rarity adds on as Spike is showing his embarrassment "Oh, sweetie, you are turning the most delightful shade of red, it is most becoming."

"ARRGH!" Spike shouts as he goes off in anger.

Rarity catches on "Oh, isn't he adorable when he waddles off in anger?"

"Waddles like a chicken" Terriermon added on.

"Waddle?" Spike shouts overhearing this "ARRGH!"

During the night while everyone was home, with Yamaki going back to work, Takuma and Goldmon hadn't returned home meaning that Fluttershy must've been still running still dragging her adoptive son and his Digimon partner. Spike was having trouble getting to sleep "What am I? Where am I from? Who am I supposed to be?

Twilight Sparkle overhears this and wasn't getting to sleep ether with him saying the question over and over "Uuugh! I don't know! For the last time, Spike, you were given to me as an egg. I don't know who found you, or where they found you."

"Seriously" Spike asked "That's all you know?"

"I'm sorry, Spike" Twilight told him "Unlike Takuma whom I have answers to, you're case I don't have any answers."

Spike doesn't feel any better "That doesn't tell me anything about who I am! I need answers! I feel like I'm... I'm looking at a complete stranger. Oh!"

Twilight feels bad for Spike and even knows Takuma would help Spike on the matter "Oh, Spike. Why don't we do some late-night research? See what we can find out."

"Really?" Spike asked "You'll do that?"

"Of course! I'm sure we can find something!" Twilight Sparkle said "Takuma would help you and I realize even Takato and Henry would...Rika, I'm not sure how to read her."

The night soon came to be with neither Twilight Sparkle, nor Spike could find any answers. They had read threw most of her books, and still nothing.

"Nothing" Twilight Sparkle said looking at one book using her magic to skin threw it. She casted it away getting another one, once more skimming threw it "Nothing in this one either!"

Spike was growing a bit impatient "Nothing at all about dragons? This is getting ridiculous!"

Twilight even agrees with Spike "I know! It's hard to believe, but ponies know next to nothing about dragons. Apparently they're too rare and too scary to try to talk to or study!"

Spike feels a bit let down "I wonder if Dragons cry."

Twilight feels his pain "Aw, Spike."

"It's okay, Twilight. I'm gonna discover who I am if it's the last thing I do!" Spike declared.

Rarity opens the door to Twilight's library with Rainbow Dash, Takato, Guilmon, Henry and Terriermon with them. No surprisingly though Rika and Renamon weren't with them "HEY GUYS!"

Spike hears this and dives underneath a pile of books with Twilight not looking exactly impressed at this "Waugh!"

"Good morning!" Rarity announces as the six advance.

"You want to join us for breakfast?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Twilight Sparkle actually accepts "That sounds great. I'm famished."

She begins to step forward but Spike doesn't and replies "Count me out. I've gotta get an early start!"

"Early start?" Rarity, and Takato asked.

Henry pauses at this he already had a feeling where this was leading towards. Spike then speaks his mind "Yes! I'm going on a quest of self-discovery! I need to learn what it means to be a dragon! And the only way I'm gonna do that is to join the dragon migration!"

This caught all of the ponies off guard even Takato, Guilmon and Terriermon were caught off guard "WHAT?"

Henry looks at Spike as he was the only one not so surprised he then asked Spike "Are you certain?"

Spike turns to Henry he clearly saw that Henry saw where he was getting towards "Well, yes Henry."

Rainbow warns him "Spike, that's nonsense talk! I know that you're a dragon, but those dragons mean business! They're big, and tough, and scary...!"

Spike understands her but counters with "And I'm small, and meek... and I like to wear aprons. See? This is exactly why I need to spend time with them."

Terriermon turns towards him "Perhaps you do need time with them, but you might get hurt."

Rainbow Dash agrees with Terriermon "All I'm saying is just as Terriermon said, that you could get hurt!"

Rarity joins with Rainbow Dash "Darling, this time I really do have to agree with Rainbow Dash. I don't want those big, ugly, nasty dragons to hurt one little scale on your cutsey-wutsey head!"

Spike turns to them "I'm sorry, but I've made up my mind. "

He tries to make his way out where Rarity speaks up "Oh, uh, quick, do something! Stop him before it's too late!"

Rainbow Dash obeys flying really fast while biting onto the lunch sack Spike made for himself with Guilmon holding onto her to give her some help and Takato holding onto his Digimon for the same reason.

"Hey give it back!" Spike demanded.

Twilight turns to Henry whom seems to be the only one to understand why this was going on well besides herself anyway, she too understood her assistant teleporting herself between Rainbow Dash and Spike "Hold it!"

With her magic she seperates the two and the lunch sack Spike made. Takato, Guilmon, Rainbow Dash and Spike were tossed aside a bit. The Tamer, his Digimon and Rainbow Dash were tossed to one side landing on their backs well Guilmon landed on Takato flattening Takato like a pancake while Rainbow landed on Guilmon's stomach on her back, with Spike at another side.

"Perhaps helping Guilmon was a bad idea" Takato muttered.

Henry helps pick up the lunch sack and gives it to Spike with Twilight nodding thanking him. Spike looks at Henry and Twilight Sparkle "Really?"

"Don't tell me you two think he should go."

Henry answers for Twilight Sparkle "Yes, Spike. Twilight Sparkle couldn't answer your questions. Her books couldn't either. I understand why you want to look elsewhere. I truly believe you need to go on this quest. And we have no right to stop you."

"Wow" Terriermon said "Henry's being like a big brother for him."

"I suppose not" Rarity agreed with Takato nodding as Rainbow Dash helped him up "If anyone can understand someone better it's going to be Takuma and Henry after all he does have a younger sister."

Rainbow Dash then speaks up her own mind " I still say you're nutty, but hey, I've done lots of nutty things."

"We know" Rarity, Twilight Sparkle and Spike said.

This caused Takato to look at Guilmon, Henry, and Terriermon confused as Rainbow Dash lets out a tiny under her breathe"Rrgh"

"Well then, I guess this is goodbye, Spike." Twilight Sparkle began then quickly finishing with "We can't wait to hear about it when you return."

"Shouldn't Takuma be told of this?" Takato asked.

"He will be told this once he returns" Twilight admitted.

"He's still gone?" Henry asked her and she nods "Fluttershy must've ran very far."

Rainbow Dash then speaks up "Yeah, we hope your trip-"

"Quest" Henry corrected her.

Rainbow Dash shakes her head yes "your quest answers some of your pesky "Who am I?" questions."

Spike begins to set foot out the door "Thanks, everypony. I know it will."

While Spike is leaving Takato speaks up "I'll never understand that Everypony part."

Henry turns to him "Better get used to it because Takuma has been saying that too when he's with us."

Rarity joins the Tamers, their Digimon, Twilight Sparkle and Rainbow Dash waving Spike good-bye "Goodbye, Spikey-wikey!"

Rainbow Dash joins her "Go get 'em, big guy!"

Twilight joins in last "We have faith in you!"

The group is watching Spike going of and waving Rarity can't help but grin as she asks Twilight Sparkle "We're following him, right?"

Twilight Sparkle replies with her own grin "Of course."

"Good idea" Henry adds on "Terriermon, Takato and I will join you three."

"Thanks" Rainbow Dash said "But what about Rika?"

"One of us has to remain here" Takato told Rainbow Dash, "Plus Takuma might return hopefully soon to join her."

"Plus she does have an Ultimate Level too now" Rarity added on "So Ponyville is protected."

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Spike sets off on his quest. He manages to follow the other flying Dragons easily threw the beautiful day, windy days, and even rainy days. Heck even snow days. Finally he reaches the destination a mountain top. He rushes upward only to slide down it. Then climb back up it. When he reaches the top, he finds the other Dragons. Some resting and some flying. He sees four other dragons "Alright, teenage dragons! Now that's more my speed. And size."

He runs down the mountain top unaware Rarity, Rainbow Dash, Twilight Sparkle wearing a dragon disguise is behind him following him. Heck the two Tamers and their Digimon were joining in. Twilight and her friend's disguise was a green dragon disguise. Twilight Sparkle was the head while Rainbow Dash was the middle and Rarity was the end. They were followed by the Tamers whom thanks to Takato's genius was disguised as Cyclonemon. Terriermon was the head, Takato was part of the middle, Henry was another part of the middle and Guilmon was the end.

"Have we finally made it yet?" Takato asked.

"From the looks of things yes" Terriermon answered.

Rainbow Dash was having second thoughts "I'm telling you, we'll never pass for a real dragon. The only ones that may are the Tamers and their Digimon."

"This had better work" Henry muttered "Because if it does it will be one of Takato's brillant ideas."

"One of the few" Terriermon muttered.

"Hey!" Takato said "Okay some of my plans won't work. This one has too."

From the other Dragon costume Rarity objects to Rainbow's words "Oh, pish-posh! This costume is fabulous: one of my finer creations."

Twilight speaks up first "Shh!" then she gets quiet "We'll never pass if they hear three voices coming out of one dragon! Now come on, let's go!"

The two fake Dragons make their way down the mountain. There they heard Spike trying to speak to the teenage Dragons. There were some stances where the Tamers wanted to blow their cover but didn't, this was Spike's journey and they didn't want to dampen his chances. One even came close to the ponies whom were in disguise with one of the Dragons speaking up in a cruel tone joking with them saying the possibility that Spike might be a pony in a Dragon costume Twilight had to respond and done with a deep voice "Aheh... yeah... hilarious."

"Can't they see that he is one?" Terriermon muttered quietly so quietly that he didn't give the four away.

Then came the series of tests to prove that Spike was a Dragon. First came a burping contest correction a burping and breathe fire contest. Which Terriermon found hilarious but was able to keep in his laughter heck Takato had to mutter out "I'm glad Rika isn't here."

"She'd blow our cover" Henry agreed.

On Spike's turn he accidentally burped out a scroll and was teased of it.

It caused tensions with the three ponies "How can he just throw that away?! That letter could be something important!"

Rainbow Dash points out "We can't worry about that now, Twilight. We're here to help Spike!"

Twilight sighs "I know, I know."

Rainbow Dash was strained to make another noise as Twilight adds on "There's no reason to disrespect Princess Celestia that way!"

This got the teenage Dragon Gabble to suggest that perhaps Tail Wrestling was Spike's thing. Which all Spike could get out was "Uh."

The other teenage Dragons cheered on. The contest was on and the first of this contest was a blue Dragon and a grey Dragon whom tried to tug at one another's tails to get them to trip and fall onto the ground. The Blue Dragon was the one that won this one. This worried Rarity "We can't let little Spikey-wikey wrestle one of them! He'll get clobbered!"

"Let's go" Twilight urged her friends with the Tamers following suit.

She steps forward speaking again "I challenge Spike to a tail wrestle!"

Garble speaks up as if he just saw the two "Who are these weirdos?"

The purple teenage Dragon speaks up first "I'm not sure about the one eyed one other then the fact he looks furious-"

"See?" Takato whispered to his friends "Told you."

"We'll give you a medal later" Henry told him in a whisper "But right now let Terriermon speak if spoken too."

The Purple teenage Dragon adds on "I think he's Crackle's cousin."

There perched on a cliff was an identical dragon that looked like the pony's costume.

"Wow" Takato muttered in a whisper as the Dragon vocalized and scratched himself.

"Yeah" Terriermon adds on "Who knew there would be a Dragon that looked like them."

Gabble speaks "Oh, that would explain it."

He lets the two Tail wrestle and after a few seconds and exortion sounds from Spike, Rainbow purposely slips and the ponies all fall with their costume still on.

Gabble holds Spike up "We have a winner!"

The other Dragons cheered with Gabble speaking up "Nice going, little Spike! Maybe you are a dragon after all!"

"Maybe I am!" Spike admits.

Inside the costume Rarity speaks up "Rainbow Dash, I can't believe your silly plan actually worked" she then adds on "Ow!"

Spike gets over confident "Alright, who's next?"

"Us!" Terriermon spoke as if sensing something bad was going to happen.

Spike takes one look at the Tamer's costume but doesn't think they are a costume ether.

Gabble is slightly disappointed but agrees "Very well."

"Terriermon!" Henry whispered.

"Momentime" Terriermon whispered back "I sensed something bad was going to happen."

Takato then speaks to Guilmon in a whisper "Purposely lose boy."

"Okay, Takatomon!" Guilmon whispered back also sensing what Terriermon sensed.

Gabble nor do the other teenage Dragons seem to hear the whispers but he allows them to go at it again.

Gabble gives the single to go again and once more Spike does a little bit more extortion until Guilmon purposely gives way and falls but this time Terriermon falls on his face muttering out a silent "Ouch!"

Gabble holds Spike up again "Spike's the Winner again."

The Tamers manage to get up and walk over to the ponies with Twilight Sparkle whispering to the Tamers "Why did you guys go?"

Terriermon answers "I had a hunch something bad will happen."

"I bit my tongue tripping" Guilmon whined.

"Now whose next?" Spike asked and Gabble speaks up "You just beat two Dragons but you're getting Cocky, let's see you take" Gabble pauses then picks out another Dragon "That guy!"

As Gabble points a green dragon bigger then Spike has his own tail grow spikes and Gabble gives out the words "Go!"

No sooner had Gabble said the word go, Spike was casted upwards towards a cliff "WHOA!"

"That was what I was sensing" Terriermon muttered.

"That had to hurt" Takato admitted.

The next test seemed to be a racing type of test up a pile of jewels. Along the way Gabble mention how Spike hadn't exactly proved himself as a Dragon. Although when Spike asked he got an A for effort Gabble told him maybe. Then he announced the game "King of the Horde!"

At this mention the other Teenage Dragons all tried to topple Gabble whom was on top of the jewel pile. As Spike is getting up, both Tamers and the ponies stopped two Dragons a piece from trying to stop Spike from getting up there. He manages to get up the pile even pushing Gabble off the jewel pile successfully then shout "King of the-" he was about to say Horde but he slips at the last second.

Gabble then looks at him "Looks like this is another fail for you, little Spike. Can't wait to watch you fail at lava cannonball, too."

Spike gulped at this mention and Takato started to have other ideas "Please tell me I didn't hear that right and that it doesn't involve lava."

He gets his answer as moments later the group arrives at a pool of lava.

"I had a feeling as much" Takato muttered.

"So you appear smarter then you look sometimes" Terriermon muttered.

Gabble speaks up "Whoever makes the biggest lava splash is the ultimate dragon! Geronimo!"

Spike just watched as Gabble hits the lava and lava burst up hitting the rock. Twilight Sparkle speaks up in a hushed tone backing away "Spike's on his own this time."

"Agreed" Henry admitted in a hushed tone as well while the Tamers back tracked too.

One by one the Dragons jumped into the lava pool. Gabble called out an insult to Spike whom backed away. Spike gathered his nerves and jumped. He screams on the way down and even while on top of the rock both Tamers, Digimon and ponies heard the TWAK! As Spike hits the lava sinking down into it.

There was an "Oooh..."

Even Takato had to wince at that "Even if that was water, I know that had to hurt."

"Way to take one for the team Spike" Terriermon added on.

Spike resurfaced " Ugh... Was I... that bad?"

Gabble speaks up "No, dude... that was awesome! No pony could live through a belly flop like that!" He chuckles "You're one tough little dragon."

Moments later the Dragons all gathered up in a special ceremony "Spike, by belly flopping so hard, you have proven yourself worthy. I hereby dub you 'rookie dragon', and will now perform the initiation ritual. Rrrrgh" he chuckles again "Now let's party dragon style!"

Their was an numerous agreement as the Dragons partied.

Hours later the party subsided with Spike speaking up "Man, was that a great party."

Gabble speaks up "Great? Huh, maybe by Ponyville standards. Stick with us, Spike. We still got plenty to teach you about being a dragon."

Spike actually agrees at first "I'm not going anywhere. The way I feel right now, I could hang out with you guys forever."

This got the Tamers, Ponies, and their Digimon "Forever?"

During the night while the Dragons slept Rarity was still shocked "Spikey-wikey is going to stay with these awful dragons? Forever?"

Twilight Sparkle adds on "Oh no, this is terrible!"

"I should've stopped him back at the library when I had the chance!" Rainbow Dash agreed.

"No, Rainbow Dash, this is all my fault! I encouraged him to go!" Twilight Sparkle said "It's one mistake I would've never let Takuma make."

"You do realize that he'll be on his own when he turns 18 right?" Takato asked her she turns to him shocked that he was saying this.

"Takatomon's right" Guilmon said.

"I know" Twilight Sparkle said "But if this were to have been with Takuma and feel into the wrong crowd-"

Henry speaks up for her "Twilight!"

"What?" Twilight asked.

Henry answers "Takuma's smarter then that, he knows the difference from right and wrong, he'll never join the wrong crowd...At least not on his own will."

Twilight gives Henry a warm smile "Thanks Henry."

Garble returns to Spike and the two fake Dragons are silent to watch on "Y'know, Spike, I think you just might be ready for a real dragon raid."

"I have a bad feeling about this" Takato admitted as the Dragons cheered.

"There's a nest full of phoenix eggs nearby, and we're gonna swipe 'em!" Garble said.

"The nerve!" Takato found himself saying but somehow Henry managed to get his arms around Takato's mouth.

The brown teenage dragon spoke "Aren't you totally psyched to go on this raid?"

Spike was now nervous about this "Oh yeah, I'm excited. I mean, I'm psyched."

Garble spoke again "Alright then. Let's fly!"

The other Dragons took off as Spike speaks again "Uh, sorry guys! I guess I'll meet you back here at the crater! After the whole raid thing's over? We'll totally hang then!"

As he is saying this last part the brown teen dragon grabs him "Whoahoa!"

"Oh no!" Rainbow Dash responds "They took Spike we have to go after them!"

She attempts to fly dragging her friends along with the Tamers and their Digmon following them. Rarity was screaming as Twilight yelps out "Rainbow Dash, stop! We can't fly!"

"Uh Rainbow Dash, you might want to stop" Terriermon admitted "You're going over to the lava."

Each time Rainbow Dash struggled the three were getting closer to the lava but this didn't stop Rarity from speaking up "And you're ruining my fabulous costume!"

They finally came to the lava's edge stopping then Rainbow Dash spoke "I'm sorry, but we gotta help Spike!"

Twilight adds onto her friend's defense "Well, we're just gonna have to hoof it!"

Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Takato, Henry, Guilmon and Terriermon give chase.

Garble's first instructions to Spike was "Alright, Spike. Since you're our rookie dragon, you get to lure the parents away from the nest."

"Heh" Spike spoke "Lucky me."

Spike gets over towards the nest "Well go on, then!"

Once closer Spike speaks to them "Hey Mr and Mrs Phoenix! I was hoping I could have a word with you? Um, I'd, um, like to ask you some questions actually..."

Garble growls out giving Spike a rock"We haven't got all day, Spike!"

Spike throws the rock while saying "Hey, you bird brains! Come and get me!"

One of the rocks hit a Phoenix's head and both take off after Spike glowing with fire and Spike runs for it. While Spike distracts them, the Teenage Dragons go to work even climbing up the tree.

"What the..." Garble asked.

The purple one speaks again "The eggs have hatched."

"What do we do now?" the brown one asked.

Garble smiles evilly "We take the hatchlings, of course!"

The teenage Dragons try to snatch the hatchlings well Garble tries to but the hatchlings could already fly and seem to avoid his attempts. He tries to bite one of them but fails again only to find himself tied up.

The chicks blow raspberries at the teenage Dragons "GET EM!" Garble orders.

The two phoenixes chase after Spike but stop as they sensed their babies are in danger and come for the hatchling's rescue leaving Spike to trip over towards a remaining Phoenix Egg.

Garble and his buddies try to get the babies but the adult phoenixes soon come to attack them. Despite this fact Garble continues his chase. That was until one of the Phoenixes flew into the air glowing with light blinding them and causing them to fly into a tree getting stuck in it "Oh, snap they got away."

Moments later the group returns with Spike asking out as he just noticed the egg " Huh, what have we got here? What happened?"

Garble had returned a bit grumpy from his failed attempt to get the eggs "They got away! Hey! You stole an egg?"

"Uh" Spike began.

"I guess the raid wasn't a total waste after all" Garble said.

The four teenage Dragons wanted Spike to smash the egg but Spike refused to do that.

"No one says no to me" Garble shouted he then purposely growls but the Tamers with their Digimon and the ponies show up still in their disguises.

He steps forward towards Spike, Spike slightly backs away into Twilight, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity's outfit which seemed to scare the teenage Dragons. If that didn't scare them the Tamer's outgit did. That was until the two groups purposely blew their cover removing their outfits.

"You guys, the Tamers and their Digimon!" Spike shouted glad that the outfits were fake.

Rainbow Dash points out taking a fighting stance"Nopony's gonna lay a claw on him!"

Twilight steps in also sporting a fighting stance "That's right!"

Rarity agrees stepping in while also sporting a fighting stage "Fighting's not really my thing, I'm more into fashion" she then growls angrily "but I'll rip you to pieces if you touch one scale on his cute little head!"

"I may not know much about fighting and I usually don't use my friend Guilmon on any real being" Takato added on "But for once I'll make an exception."

"You said it Takatomon!" Guilmon growls out.

Henry agrees "Now back off now! I will also put Terriermon on you."

"Already have the idea too" Terriermon said striking a fighting pose even jabbing out a few punches and kicks " Come at me from anywhere you big ugly dragons!"

The Dragons although severely underestimating the Digimon because of the ponies burst out laughing and Garble asking "Ooh, scary, hehe! Spike, are these namby-pamby ponies your friends?"

Spike gathers his nerves "Yes, they are. And they're better friends than you could ever be. Now, if you don't back off, you'll see what us ponies do when confronted by a huge group of jerky dragons."

He corrects himself turning to the Tamers "Actually the two standing on their legs are human beings and with the rabbit with long ears and the dinosaur they are Digimon Tamers."

"Oh yeah?" Garble asked "And what do you all do?"

Spike panics "Run away!"

He and the other ponies run but the Tamers don't.

"Guys!" Spike shouted "Run!"

"No, not how we Tamers deal with threats to our friends " Takato said "We'll back you up, Guilmon! Get them boy!"

"Okie dokie Takatomon!" Guilmon shouts.

"Terriermon, back him up!" Henry ordered.

"Don't have to tell me twice!" Terriermon said.

The teenage Dragons charge the Digimon while the ponies and Spike watched. Garble came at Terriermon "Come here little rabbit!"

"Alright!" Terriermon said "Don't say I didn't warn you! Bunny Blast!"

Terriermon blasted out his green energy blast from his mouth taking Garble buy surprise and sending him flying to the ground.

Guilmon just uses his claws to beat down the other Dragons. Heck even the brown teenage one wasn't able to overcome him. Guilmon grins using his tail on the brown one's tail and the Rookie Level Digimon is far more stronger then the Dragon! Guilmon whirls the brown Dragon around with his own tail catching Garble and two other Dragons off guard sending them towards a tree. They recovered but Guilmon threw the brown teenage one. The other teenage Dragons fall down dazed a bit but Garble gets up "So you two think you are big shots? We'll I'll show-"

Takato nods to Guilmon "Show him whose king of the Dragons even if they are a dinosaur boy!"

"You got it Takatomon!" Guilmon shouted "Pyro Sphere!"

The Digimon unleashes his attack blowing out a huge sphere like fire ball from his mouth. The attack hits Garble in his head forcing him back.

"Now Terriermon, take them for a spin!" Henry shouted.

"You got it!" Terriermon said "One super duper spin cycle coming up! Terrier Tornado!"

Terriermon spun around really fast until he looked like a tornado. He charges straight into the five Teenage Dragons and the tornado is both big enough and powerful enough to send the five packing and once again crashing into a tree getting stuck in it.

"Now we can run" Takato admitted to the ponies.

With this the Tamers, their Digimon, the ponies and Spike bolted. Twilight Sparkle manages to get the group away from the Dragons before they could even get out of the tree.

Spike turns to the Tamers, their Digimon and his pony friends "Phew, that was a close one. Thanks, you guys."

Twilight Sparkle responds "Of course. What are friends for?"

Spike answers her "You with Takuma and with the exception of the Tamers are more than friends,You're my family."

Rarity gives out a playful squeaks. Moments later Spike is writing a Friendship report to Princess Celestia "Dear Princess Celestia, seeing the great dragon migration made me wonder what it meant to be a dragon. But now I realize that who I am is not the same as what I am. I may have been born a dragon, but Equestria and my pony friends have taught me how to be kind, loyal, and true! I'm proud to call Ponyville my home, the three Tamers with their Digimon as friends and to have my pony friends and Takuma as my family. Yours truly, Spike."

As Spike is finishing his letter to Princess Celestia the phoenix egg he forgot to return hatched he turns to the chirping chick "Aww." he slightly chuckles "Hey, welcome to the family, Peewee! Stick with me. I've got plenty to teach you about being a pony."

End of Chapter

I originally did use most of this chapter as the Dragon Quest episode, only adding in stuff with the Tamers and the only real original thing I put in was well the extra round Spike had with the Tamers in their disguise, and the fighting scene with the teenage Dragons, in the original it is the phoenixes that save the ponies and Spike but felt that the Digimon should show the teenage Dragons what they were capable of. Anyway next chapter.

Chapter 24: Impmon's Last Stand: Impmon goes on a rampage, determined to prove he is strong and Digivolve. But does he go too far in challenging a Deva?