As I run, I look back to see if any were dumb enough to follow me, sadly I can see a few pegasus and some earth ponies. I flare my hands and slam them into the sides of the trees, leaving a trail of scratched trees for all of us to follow back. I run and slash and run and keep slashing until I'm completely out of breath. I lean against a tree and try to catch my breath, looking back to see if any of them are still following me. Looks to be clear, so I guess now...

SMACK

I fall to the ground as something crashes onto my side. When I open my eyes, I look to see Starry Notes on top of me with a massive smile.

"Gotcha."

"Starry? Where did you come from?"

"That's not important, what is important is that I caught you, and you said that you would answer my questions. Sooo..."

I'm sitting on Miles's couch, waiting for something to happen, but the only thing happening is the reporters trying to get questions from anypony who gets too close to the windows. We had Celestia's guards move outside and guard the perimeter, hopefully none of the reporters will try anything foolish. Everypony inside has stopped the party and has moved either to the back or to the upper floor, leaving Celestia, Twilight, Storm, and myself in the front.

"When do you think they'll leave?" Twilight asks.

"If they don't leave within the hour, I'll give them the order to," Celestia says.

"I don't get it," I say, getting everypony’s attention, "why are they acting like this for Miles? I get that him being the only human can be exciting, but I didn't think ponies would react to him like this."

"Maybe we should ask one of them, find out what's so appealing," Twilight suggests, getting looks from everypony.

"I don't think that would be a good idea, we don't want to add fuel to this fire. We should ignore them and let this burn itself out," Storm says. Hmm... they both make good points. We need to know what the appeal is without having to read about it, but if we ask, we may accidentally give them something that they could use.

"What do you think sister?" Celestia says, getting everypony to look at me.

"Well..."

"Get off me!" I yell, pushing Starry off me and getting up.

"You said you-"

"It was a rhetorical statement! Who would be dumb enough to follow me here!?"

"Who would be dumb enough to hide in here!? Look, it's been my dream to have my story make it to the front pages, and you’re my ticket to that, please. Just a few questions and then we can go our separate ways. I'll never bother you again, promise."

"*sigh* You really promise to leave me alone after this?"

"Absolutely."

"And how do I know if you keep your promises or not?"

"Well... you don't. It's going to be a leap of faith, but if I break my word, I'll drop my job at the Hoofington Post, deal?"

"...fine. But I'm only going to answer the questions I want to answer. If I say no, you’re not going to get anything for that, got it?" She nearly explodes with joy as she jumps up and down.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, THANK YOU! Okay, first question, do you have a special somepony or do you plan to get one later?" she asks, as she takes a note pad and quill out from her bag and starts to write down some notes.

"Really? *sigh* No, I don't and I don't plan to, next question."

"Where are your people? And why haven't you tried to return to them?"

"My people are... were, underground. I haven't tried to return to them because I don't know where they are, and they wouldn't recognize me. I was born over three thousand years ago." She pauses writing and looks up in disbelief, before writing a frenzy of notes.

"Okay... so what happened to you and Princess Luna the other day?"

"No."

"But-"

"No!"

"Fine, umm..."

"Well, well, well. Lookie who we got here," I turn around to see the dragon from the cave land a few meters away with two similar sized dragons flanking him, "I told you to watch your back."

We finally decided to bring in a single reporter to ask a few questions. Sadly, when we asked one of the guards to bring one in, the crowd nearly started rioting, demanding a press conference be held. Storm had to join the guards in trying to hold them back. Celestia had to speak to them in order to stop them from becoming too excited. We finally got a single earth pony reporter to come inside and we're talking to him in the dining room.

"So..." Celestia starts.

"Photo Frame," says the brown earth pony.

"Right, Photo Frame, we brought you in here to have a word with you. We would like to know why there is such a buzz going on about Miles."

"Really? OK. Well it started out with just him defeating that one Minotaur. A killing in Ponyville hasn't happened in over twelve years, so that article by Gabby Gums really caught our attention. But then there was that leak at the hospital..."

"What leak?" I ask.

"Well... somepony says that... well... you spent the night with him... did you?"

"Well, yes, but..."

"REALLY!?" he yells as he pulls out a notepad and starts to write stuff down. "So what really happened? Does this mean we have a king now? When will Miles take over?"

"It wasn't anything romantic! He just..." before I could say anything else, Celestia closed my mouth shut with her magic and pulled me into the living room.

"Luna! I think it would be best if you went home right now, let me douse the flames here."

"But I..."

"Luna, please." I sigh and start to charge my magic to teleport home when a massive crash outside catches all of our attention. We run to the door and look out to see Miles standing behind a young red dragon with a blue pony laying on the ground behind him.

"DEVERTO PULVIS ET SALUTANT MORTUUS!"

I step in between Starry and the three dragons as I pull out my rifle and chamber a round. Fuck, I only have this single magazine. I'm going to have to make the count. I take a look at the dragons and try to find a weak point. The other two are about the same size, one being all white with pink highlights, and the other being all brown and fatter. I'll try to take out the brown one first and deal with the other two... somehow.

"What's the matter? Afraid you and your wimpy pony mate are gonna be eaten? “says the red one, making the other two laugh.

"Starry," I loudly whisper to her, "when you hear the bang, run. I'll cover you."

"Miles, I..."

"Get ready..."

"Alright, enough waiting! Time to eat!" yells the fat brown one as he lunges at us.

PAT PAT PAT PAT

I send four rounds towards him and turn to run, but see Starry laying on the floor, holding herself in a fit of fear.

"RUN DAMMIT!" I yell as I turn back to fire again. The brown one was stunned, but doesn't really seem harmed at all. I line up to fire again.

PAT PAT PAT PAT PAT

I aim for his head to try and drop him, but the rounds just bounce off of his scales. At least they seem to stun him, but that won't last very long. I glance back to see Starry running as fast as she can, so I sling my rifle and run off as well. As I run off, I flare my magic and ready myself for anything.

"AGGHH, you’re letting them get away! Come on!" yells the red one as I hear the three of them take to the air.

"Starry! Can you teleport?"

"No! I can't do anything advanced like that!" Fuck.

"How about a shield?"

"I can't!" Double fuck!

RRRAAAAAWWWWRRR

The white one flies ahead of us and sets the path ablaze, forcing us to stop. The moment we stop, the other two drop behind us and begin to advance on us. I step in front of Starry and get ready.

"Starry, unless I tell you to, stay as close to me as possible." I create an orb of soul fire and toss it at the red one, but he flies high into the air and dodges the attack. Not hitting the intended target, when the soul fire hits a tree in the background, it creates a massive explosion, sending debris flying at us.

"Watch out, that one’s got magic!" the white one yells in a raspy voice. He takes in a deep breath of air and sends a column of bright green fire straight towards us. I turn and grab Starry as the flames engulf us. I launch both of us into the air and land with a solid thud some distance away.

"Starry, are you ok?"

"*cough cough* Yeah... just some burnt hair. What about you?"

"It'll take more than some fire to take me out, now let’s get out of here." I start to run off using my magic. I launch myself at high speeds while keeping low to the ground. Whenever I touch down I slide for a bit and launch myself into a new direction. After a while I look back to see the three of them weaving through the trees, yelling orders to one another in an attempt to try to hunt us down. I start to maneuver through the trees, making my leaps much shorter and changing direction quickly. The brown one tries to fly alongside us, but after a few quick turns, he flies into a tree.

SMASH

The white one crashes into me and sends us rolling. Fuck, the brown one was the distraction, and the white one was the wrench... the red one... I look up to find Starry, but I can't find her.

"Starry!"

"Looking for this?" I jump to my feet and see the red dragon standing over Starry. He gives me a quick smirk before he bends over and bites into her shoulder, making her scream out in pain as blood starts to flow out from under his maw.

"YOU BASTARD!" I yell as the white one tries to take a hold of me. I slap my hands onto his back and send two beams of soul fire through him, turning him to ash and making the ground before me explode. When I jump through the smoke I can see Red flying away, with Starry hanging from his mouth. Oh no you don't. I leap high into a tree and land on a branch. From here I launch myself from branch to branch, gaining on him as quickly as possible. Suddenly the tree line ends and I launch into the air above the dragon. He drops Starry and tries to swipe at me, but I twist and drop my heel onto his back, sending him to the ground with a loud crack. I push my hands back and launch myself through the air as fast as possible, trying to catch Starry before she hits the ground. As we get closer to one another, the ground races towards us at an alarming rate. At the last possible moment, I grab Starry and twist, landing solidly on my feet, creating a massive circle of cracks from where I stand.

"Starry, wake up... come on, give me something..." She's still bleeding and has passed out. I’m about to start healing her when a roar catches my attention. I look up and see the red dragon get up and get ready to attack.

"I'll kill you for that!" he yells. I set Starry down and take a few steps forward.

"DEVERTO PULVIS ET SALUTANT MORTUUS!" I cross my arms and whip them out, sending dozens of small orbs of soul fire towards the dragon. He flies into the air and escapes the small explosions that pepper the space he once stood. I jab my palm towards him and send forth a column of white energy, barely missing him as he dodges the attack and flies to the ground. Off in the distance, a massive explosion whips the air all around us as a ball of fire erupts in the air. I twist and jab my other palm at him, energy hitting his wing and turning it to ash. The rest of the beam hits a hill behind him and creates another explosion, making it rain debris. I was about to send another beam at him when something slams into my side and knocks me down. I look over to see the spiked tail of the brown one jammed into my side.

"Got ya."

"Th-thanks for standing still," I say as I lift my hand and drop a soul fire orb onto his tail, making it turn to ash.

"AHHHH! MY TAIL!" he yells as he jumps around in pain. I roll over and send a small column into his chest, turning the rest of him to ash. I get up and look around for the red one. I finally see him running into the forest, trying to escape. I bring my palms together and send an enormous column of soul fire towards him, making an explosion that nearly knocks me over. I watch the flames for a second, waiting for him to appear. When I feel confident that he isn't going to come back, I run to Starry and slide to my knees before her.

"Starry!" I immediately slam my hands onto her unconscious body and begin to heal her body.

WHY DO YOU WISH TO SAVE HER

Shut the fuck up. I have to save her; this is my fault.

WILL YOU PUT YOUR LIFE IN HER HANDS AS WELL

Fuck off! I can't let anyone die, not when I have the power to save them.

THE POWER IS YOURS TO USE... IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT

I feel the power in my magic increase as I pump the healing magic into her. Soon she looks to be completely fine, no signs of her injuries at all, but she lacks a pulse.

"Come on Starry, fight it!" I yell as I try to pump her heart.

1, 2, 3, 4... 1, 2, 3, 4... 1, 2, 3, 4... nothing.

"Miles... it’s too late. She's gone," Luna says from behind. I ignore her and flare my magic, sending arcs of electricity from my palms and fingers.

"CLEAR!" I yell as I slam my hands onto her and jolt her body with electricity. I wait for a pulse.... nothing, again! "CLEAR!" I jolt her again, and - wait.... I feel something! "Starry!"

"Mmmm.... Miles.... MILES!" She yells as she wakes up and throws her hooves around me.

"GAH! STARRY, PAIN... WOUND, OW!"

"Sorry, sorry!" she says as she lets go and looks down. I have a pretty large gash on my side that's bleeding... a lot.

"Miles! We need to get you to the hospital," Luna says. I feel as if everything is starting to come to reality, as the world starts to spin in a mass of pain and confusion.

"Hey Luna... I saved one," I say before I fall to the side and pass out.

Shout out to TacoTown for picking the main element used for this fight. Thanks for reading and like always, Brony on!