Hi. Twilight Sparkle here.

I came to visit Speedy at home today, but he was asleep. I was about to leave when I noticed his notebook. I read over his latest notes about our dragon problem. I thought I could write in what happened after Speedy became unconscious.

Fluttershy tried to wake him up, but it didn't do any good. I knew what I had to do. "Stand back Fluttershy. I'm going to get him to the hospital. The rest of you meet us there." I got a good grip on Speedy and teleported us right to the main entrance of Ponyville Hospital. I left him at the entrance while I ran to get a doctor. Speedy was taken to an operating room and that's the last I saw of him until the doctor had finished.

The others arrived just before Speedy came out of surgery. Fluttershy ran up to me first. "Is he okay? Tell me he's okay!" I hugged her. "I don't know. He's still in with the doctor." That's when the doors opened and Speedy was pushed out on a hospital bed. He was still asleep and his leg was bandaged. A nurse pushed him down the hall towards his room. Fluttershy flew after her. The others and I looked at the doctor. The doctor nodded his head. "He'll be fine. I don't know about his leg though. It was a pretty bad wound." He walked away and we headed for Speedy's room.

I'm sorry to say I didn't spend too much time with Speedy while he was unconscious. I had a mystery to solve. What happened to the dragon was impossible. I had stood by with the others and watched as Speedy and Fluttershy had started to glow with magic. Then Speedy ran at the dragon as fast as Rainbow Dash flies. He jumped into the air and hit the dragon square in the chest. We all heard the crack. Upon later research I deduced that Speedy had hit the dragon's rib cage right over the heart. He had obviously broken the ribs inward and punctured the heart, killing the dragon instantly. But how?

I would wind up going through every last book in the library looking for an answer. It wasn't until the last book that I found it. Speedy's favorite; Magic Throughout Equestria. I flipped through page by page until I came to the passage:

While unicorns have the ability to perform magic, it is believed that every pony has a small degree of magic within them, even if they cannot harness it.

I read further...

That isn't to say the magic couldn't be harnessed, but it would take very extreme circumstances to do so.

I'd say that fighting a giant dragon is pretty extreme.

It wasn't until I went to visit Speedy at the hospital again that I truly realized what the book had meant. I walked into the room to find Fluttershy holding Speedy's hoof. He was still unconscious, but I'm sure he would have greatly appreciated the gesture. And then I saw the look in Fluttershy's eyes as she looked at Speedy. The book made sense now. Speedy loved Fluttershy enough to save her by fighting a dragon. And Fluttershy obviously cared for him in the same way. Their love and the threat of death had caused whatever small amount of magic was in them to be released and to help Speedy defeat the dragon.

I'm sure Speedy will wake up soon and reread his notes. He'll definitely see this. I hope he does. And I hope Fluttershy does too. Maybe this little side note will help them both.

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