Chapter 27: The Shadow Dragon

The Top of the Badlands…

Spike and Rainbow Dash were currently at the very top with a cave leading to the Dragon and thankfully it was asleep but still Dragons while heavy sleepers have a bad habit of waking up at critical moments and what the pair were about to do was about as safe as jumping into the lava pool a ways down.

Rainbow Dash snuck in very quietly with Spike outside, she inched in very quietly and she saw the loot the Shadow Dragon had and scanned for they key which was next to his mouth on the ground.

“Alright Dashie, you can do this. Just sneak past the dragon, grab the Blue Key and get out quietly and nopony will notice a thing! And it will be so AWESOME!”

Rainbow Dash snuck past the front of the Dragon’s mouth and grabbed the key without a sound but as she was almost out the thing she dreaded most happened…SHE HAD TO SNEEZE!

“Ah…” started Dash

“Oh Ponyfeathers! NOT NOW! ANYTIME BUT NOW!”

“Ah….” Said Dash even louder

“DON’T DO IT! PLEASE DON’T DO THIS TO ME BODY! I BEG OF YOU NOT NOW!”

“ACHOOO!” sneezed Rainbow Dash

Dash practically froze into an ice cube from horror as the Dragon woke up and stared around for a few moments before it’s eyes lay upon one Rainbow Dash.

“Uh…oh!”

“RRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOAAARR!”

As the Dragon breathed fire, Rainbow Dash dodged leaving a streak of Rainbow behind her as she grabbed Spike and flew down the mountain with the Dragon on their tail.

“Did you get the key?” asked Spike while hanging onto Dash

“I did, had to sneeze at the worst time” explained Dash cursing herself for it

“I can see that but what do we do?” asked Spike

“Running like Tartrus will be a good start” said Dash flying away

Rainbow Dash with Spike on her back flew away and they steered clear of the Pony village heading to some plains that looked like nopony would be around so the Dragon wouldn’t Drain the energy from anypony else but much to Dash’s disbelief the Dragon was much faster so Dash had to maneuver carefully as she dodge all the flames.

Meanwhile Spike was holding on for dear life and shooting Emerald green flames at the Dragon in the hopes one would hit the eye but none were successful as it was hard to do so while moving and hitting a moving target.

Just as Dash dodged again the flame hit her tail making her spiral out on control towards the ground but before she hit Samol came to the rescue and caught the pair of them…

“I’m not letting you two dying so easily now I'm afraid” said Samol giving a smile to the pair

“Thankfully not” said Dash

“But what do we do? That Dragon’s too strong for us” said Spike

“You have little faith of the power of a full-grown Dragon such as myself young drake, I am quite capable of dealing with him but I need you to stay away from this battle if you can unless you must” said Samol

“But-“ started Spike

“NOW!” boomed Samol

Rainbow Dash flew down to recover from the pain along with Spike as Samol fought the Shadow Dragon and it was surprising that Samol had quite the fighting experience that both were evenly matched.

Samol had managed to get a huge ball of Fire the head of the Dragon but got cocky and the Shadow Dragon grabbed Samol and proceeded to squash him tightly with his arms hoping to squish all the air out of him so he dies.

Rainbow Dash quickly sped high up in the air and prepared to do something she never really tried: A Sonic Rainboom attack! Drastic times call for Drastic measures and all she hoped is that she could hit the eye!

“I’ve never done this before, and if I miss the eye it’s all for nothing! CHALLENEGE ACCEPTED!”

Rainbow Dash dived at the Dragon as she was approaching the sound barrier starting the Make the V-Shape before a Rainboom!...Almost there!

“BOOOOOOOOM!”

A Rainbow Boom was made as Rainbow Dash broke the sound barrier and she aimed her body shot at the eye which was being held still by Samol who knew of her plan somehow and she was close to the eye and…

KA-POOOOWWW!

Success! Rainbow Dash hit the Shadow Dragon’s eye and bounced off from the damage with her Sonic Rainboom speed intact as she sped to hit both arms of the Shadow Dragon and as he backed away in pain, Rainbow Dash charged at the Dragon’s left eye making her mark and she hit it with great accuracy causing the Shadow Dragon to scream in agonizing pain leaving both Samol and Spike amazed but unfortunately for Rainbow Dash, Rainbow used so much energy she fainted from Exhaustion.

Samol caught Dash and put her down but The Shadow Dragon stabbed his claw directly into Samols Heart but as he fell Samol responded with one last fire blast to the head exploding the head and making the Shadow Dragon explode leaving only black blood left…

“SAMOL!” yelled Spike running to the fallen Dragon

“Urgh…Spike…we did it” said Samol in lots of pain

“But…you’re all bleedy and all” said Spike with tears forming in his eyes

“Do not fear young drake, It is destiny I helped you young fellers in battle and so it shall be my last one” said Samol breathing heavily

“But w-what about you?” asked Spike

“I will not make it Spike, but 2500 years is long enough for a Dragon to live I’m afraid.” Said Samol sadly

“B-But what about me? You know more about Dragons” said Spike

“You will learn in time young Spike, Enjoy what little youth you have left, cherish the life with the Ponies, from what I hear Twilight Sparkle is a good mother to you but you must come to terms with the Dragon code when you are older young Spike but know you have done us proud as well as the Pony Rainbow Dash will always be friends to the Dragons” explained Samol

“But who will take over from you?” asked Spike

“That’s already covered, but do promise me this. Become a strong Dragon and cherish the long life ahead of you” asked the Dragon

“I will” promised Spike

“I bid you farewell…Spike the Dragon…and good luck…” Samol said his last words

All life had left Samol the Dragon, all that remained was his lifeless body and red blood all over and a crying Spike next to him as he stood up a Stronger Dragon after 5 minutes with the Key they came for in his claw, Spike walked to Rainbow Dash and carried her onto the village.

A Great Dragon may of died but in his stead, a Stronger and Braver Dragon was made from the events that transpired today…

"Farewell, Samol the Dragon..." muttered Spike