Far Far away in a forest were six dragons; three Death Songs and three Whispering Death Dragons. They have been resting up since their first battle with Sapphire Shimmer. They were not happy she beat them and were determined to make her pay. The Death Songs screeched and the Whispering Deaths screeched as well. They all took to the sky and flew over to New Ponyville.

In New Ponyville, it was a bright and cloudy afternoon. Sapphire and Mykan were at the Cake's Cafe with Lightning and the others. Ponies, mainly stallions, were staring at Sapphire Shimmer with her shimmering gold stripe on her horn and her cape. Ever since, the golden strip appeared on her horn, Lightning and the others have been studying her Uniforce power. Right now, it was a strong as Lightning's when he's not in his Enticorn form. The gang promised to help her master her Uniforce as it was another advantage against evil.

Right now, Sapphire had to constantly deal with the attention she's been drawing lately from the boys. Mykan didn't like it, "Can't they stare at somebody else?" he harshly whispered.

"Now, now, Mykan, you can't stop males from staring at Sapphire." Lightning pointed out. Mykan sighed, "I know, I just... I don't like seeing her uncomfortable."

He turned to Sapphire who was trying and failing to focus on her breakfast.

"Don't fret sugarcube, those boys will eventually stop staring at you." Applejack reassured. Sapphire sighed, "I hope it's soon." The others could feel her pain.

Suddenly, ponies started screaming and running for cover as the alarms sounded. "What's going on?" Rainbow asked. Sapphire pointed at the sky. "Look!"

The three Death Songs and Whispering Deaths appeared. "Those six again! What do they want?" Mykan asked.

He got his answer when the six dragons stared angrily at Sapphire. "Uh.. I don't like the way their looking at me." she whimpered. The Whispering Deaths screeched and dove towards the gang. "Scatter!" the ponies and Mykan scattered.

The Whispering Deaths fired their spines at Sapphire, nearly missing her. They went into to take a bite out of her but, luckily she dodged. The Death Songs joined in by launching their amber attack towards her. She kept avoiding the attacks. "Woah! Guys, a little help! Gah!"

"We're coming!" Lightning and the others dashed towards the dragons but one of the Death Songs fired it amber attack at the ground, like a warning. "Hey, what was that for?" Rainbow asked.

"I think they want us to back off." Artie replied.

"While they attack Sapphire?! No way!" Rainbow flew towards Sapphire, only to get smacked by one of the Whispering Deaths tails, sending her smack dap into one of the shielded buildings. "Ugh!"

"Rainbow!" Pinkie cried.

The six dragons then focuses on Sapphire again. The Whispering Deaths fired their spines at her, but a plasma blast intercepted them. "Snowflake, Skystorm, Smoke, Fire!" Sapphire cried. Indeed, Sapphire's dragons flew onto the scene and landed in front of their friend. Skystorm raised the spikes on her tail while Snowflake and Smoke and Fire roared at the dragons. The six dragons screeched and decided they had enough. The Whispering Deaths burrowed into the ground and away from New Ponyville, while the Death Songs flew away.

Sapphire sighed in relief. "Thanks you guys." Her dragons rubbed against her as her friends came up. Rainbow was holding her aching back, but she was overall okay. "Are you okay, Sapphire?" Lightning asked.

"Yeah, just a little shaken."

"Umm.. does anyone want to explain what in the name of the universe just happened?" Buddy said.

"Uh dragon fight. Just another day on United Equestria." Appejack replied.

"Not really. There seemed to be way more to it than that." Dyno replied.

"He's right. Those dragons singled Sapphire out." Myte added.

"And they didn't want any of us to intervene." Starla pointed out. "The question is.. why?"

"Maybe it was a grudge?" Mykan suggested. "Didn't Sapphire beat them before?"

The ponies thought about this. "You're right, Mykan. Sapphire did beat them before." Lightning replied.

"So the six dragons have a grudge against our Sapphire. No biggie." Rainbow said nonchalantly.

Snowflake growled softly at the ponies. "Sapphire, what did she say?" Pinkie asked.

"She said that dragon grudges are no laughing matter. Dragons carry a grudge for a long time." Sapphire replied. Now, the gang was getting worried. "How long do they carry a grudge?" Fluttershy asked.

Snowflake growled.

"To the death."

Everybody gasped in horror. "The death?!" Mykan exclaimed.

Sapphire nodded. "That means the dragons won't stop coming here... until Sapphire's dead." Lightning said. The gang exchanged looks of extreme worry and concern "We've got to tell their majesties!" Rarity said.

"Right. Krysta!"

"On it!" Krysta made a portal and they all warped to the palace.

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When they told their majesties about this, they were most disturbed. "This is very distressing news." Celestia said. "If those dragons want to fight Sapphire to the death, we must protect her."

"But what do we do, if they bypass own protection. We know the Whispering Deaths weakness but we don't know the Death Songs weakness or even if it has one." Lightning added.

"For now, we'll focus on keeping Sapphire safe. Mykan, take Sapphire home and keep her there. Don't let her out without protection." Celesto ordered.

"Yes, your majesty." he replied.

"The rest of you, keep an eye out for the dragons."" Celestia added. The team nodded and they went back out. Mykan took Sapphire back home. Snowflake, Smoke and Fire and Skystorm were present. Skystorm softly roared at Sapphire. "I'm okay, girl. I'm just gonna be under lockdown for a while." she added sadly.

"Sorry Sapphire, we just can't risk you getting hurt or worse by those dragons." Mykan said.

Sapphire sighed, "I know, I know." she began to walk towards the stairs. I'm gonna go to bed." Mykan and the dragons watched as Sapphire walked up the stairs with her head hanging low. "Poor girl."

That night, Sapphire layed in her bed staring out the window. She was still thinking about the meeting. Her friends would be risking their lives to keep her safe from the dragons. Ever since, she's came here, her friends have been the ones defending her from danger. Now, as a Princess now, it was her job to protect her subjects, that included her friends.

Sitting upright, she quietly got out of bed and began filling a backpack with supplies. When she was done she quietly opened a window. Making sure the night patrol wasn't around, she leaped out and flew away from New Canterlot, looking back one last time. "I'm sorry Mykan, I have to do this."

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The next morning, Mykan went to check on Sapphire. "Sapphire, are you awake?" he opened the door and to his surprise, found Sapphire's bed empty. "Sapphire?"

Mykan went outside. "Sapphire!" he didn't see any sign of her. "Oh no, she want after them... alone." Mykan immediately alerted Lightning and the gang and they soon all gathered at Lightning and Starla's place. They were all shocked when Mykan told them Sapphire ran away in the middle of the night. "You didn't find any sign of her?" Starla asked.

"No, she must be looking for the dragons." Mykan replied.

"But why?" Dyno asked. "She knows we'll protect her at any cost."

"I think that's the problem." Myte said. The ponies looked at Myte, confused. "What do you mean?" Artie asked.

"Before Sapphire became a Princess, we've protected her from danger. But now that she's a Princess, she feels like it her duty to protect now at any cost." Everybody thought about what Myte explained and realized he was right. "We've gotta find her, before the dragons do." Mykan said with worry.

Suddenly...

BOOM!

"What was that?" Rainbow cried. The gang rushed outside and they saw smoke in the distance, far from New Ponyville. "Sapphire." Lightning whispered.

"Let's go!" Starla snapped. They all flew over to the scene and Sapphire's dragons joined them. Arriving at the scene, the gang immediately spotted the three Death Song dragons, firing at something and a beam of magic firing at them. "Oh no!" Mykan whispered.

Snowflake and Skystorm dove towards the Death Songs and fired at them. The Death Songs screeched and flew up to avoid the two dragons. Snowflake dove into the trees below she saw Sapphire running away from the three Whispering Death dragons. Snowflake her see her clothes had holes in them and her skin was scratched and bruised a little. Snowflake roared and dove straight for Sapphire.

"Gah! Can't we just talk about this?!" Sapphire cried as she ran away. The Whispering Deaths screeched and fired their spines at her. "AHHHH!" at the last second, Snowflake grabbed her and flew away from the Whispering Deaths. "Snowflake?"

Snowflake roared softly at her friend. She flew back to the others. "Sapphire, are you okay, darling?" Rarity asked.

"I'm... okay." Sapphire panted.

"Good. Cause now we can yell at you for being STUPID!" Rainbow yelled. Sapphire laughed and smiled nervously. They were interrupted by the three Whispering Deaths coming towards them. "Scatter!" Lightning ordered. Everybody scattered and dodged the Whispering Deaths.

"Skystorm, fire!" Skystorm blasted her magnesium fire at the Whispering Deaths. They screeched and burrowed underground again. The Death Songs fired their amber at the ponies and Mykan, freezing them in their place. "Uh! I hate this stuff!" Applejack cried, annoyed.

The six dragons went after Sapphire and her dragons. Smoke and Fire blasted the Death Songs. Sapphire blasted the Whispering Deaths with her magic. They all screeched scattered. "Time for the big guns. VAKLYRIA!"

She transformed into a Valkyrie of Harmony with her elements shining brightly. The Whispering Deaths screeched and shot towards her. Sapphire dove and slashed the dragons with her sword, making them screech in pain. The Death Songs lunged at her but her fired her HARMONIC CONVERGENCE!" and blasted the dragons, sending them to the ground.

Sapphire landed as all six dragons hovered in front of her. "Sapphire, Run!" Starla cried.

"Get away, chica!" Dyno added.

The dragons roared at her. "Time for you, six to hit the road, for good! her cutie mark glowed as well as her elements. The team knew what that meant...

She used the Roar of Harmony. The winds blew the six dragons far away. They flew out of Untied Equestria and out into space.

She changed back into her normal self and activated her sword. "Flame!" the blade lit up and she used it to free her friends. "Thanks, Sapphire." Mykan replied.

"Now mind telling us why you decided to flee in the middle of the night?" Lightning asked with his arms crossed. Sapphire looked ashamed. "Sapphire, you know we'll always protect you, right?"

Sapphire nodded.

"Then you should know, even though you're a Princess. You don't always have to protect your subjects. We protect each other. We're a team." Sapphire smiled and hugged Lightning Dawn. "I'm sorry." she peeped.

The team surrounded the two in a group hug. "Now, come on let's get home." Starla stated. Everybody agreed and they headed home.

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That night, Sapphire sleeping soundly with her three dragons by her side. Mykan was watching her from the doorway. He was happy Sapphire was safe again, but he also had another feeling for her. He had it when he saw all the other stallions looking at her; jealousy. "Why would I be jealous, unless... no, no, I can't have feelings for her. Can I?"

Mykan decided to shake it off and go to bed.

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