A Little Dragon Pony Legend
Chapter 18: Episode 18: Performance Raiser
Previous ChapterAkari dipped the sponge in the bucket, sucking in the soapy water, all the while Hiro rhythmically motivated the team as they worked.
"To the right! To the right! To the left! To the left! Now up! Now up! Bring it down! Spin it around! Wash that car like you mean it! Come on!" Their dragons warbled happily for their riders. It's been two months since the invasion of Tempest and the Storm King. Ever since then, the dragons of Hidden World had came to live in Equestria and in Harmony City. The civilains added some dragon sized stables for the dragons of all species and thanks to Jason and Crystal, they knew the dragons would be well behaved.
The Guardians each got their own dragons as well. Hiro and Mai called their new orange Hideous Zippleback, Smoke and Fire. Akari decided to called her Monstrous Nightmare, Flame. Iris called her Deadly Nadder, Skybaby. Gallent called his Gronckle, Granite. Their dragons watched happily as their riders washed the car.
Motivated by the rhythm, Akari and Mai scrubbed the side of the truck, leaving a trail of suds and bubbles in their wake. They scrubbed hard on all area, even the hard to reach places, covering every bit of dirt they could find.
Once the entire vehicle was covered in soap, Nori used her waterbending to slash the soap off of the car, followed by Gallant Steed using his airbending to blow it dry.
Finally, Hiro came in and shinned the car, smiling in satisfaction upon seeing his reflection on the newly spotless surface. He gave himself a wink and a finger pointing gesture.
"Wow. Nice work, kids." Tahno said, happily admiring his newly shinned car. He pulled out some money from his pocket and handed it to the young wisp, Chi.
"Hah! Thanks, Tahno."
"No problem." The now retired Wolf Bat gave her a salute before driving off.
Chi pounded her fists into the air. "Sweet! More cash to add to the stash!"
"Yet another victory for The Guardians of Harmony!" Hiro announced, dramatically lowering his voice for more effect.
"Bro, you don't need to mention that every single time." Mai said, lightly chuckling in amusement. "You've been saying it all month."
"I know, I just still can't get over it." Hiro then zipped away, striking a bunch of dramatic poses, all the while flashy superhero-styled backgrounds appear behind him.
"We're the Elements of Harmony. Defenders of all that is righteous! Protectors of Friendship and tolerance! Vanquishers of all things wicked and evil! The sole heroes of this beloved city! We alone--!" Hiro was cut short when the soapy sponge was thrown to his face, causing the backgrounds behind him to disappear as suddenly as they had appeared. He dropped his arms and gave his sister an annoyed look while the sponge slowly slid down from his face. The others bursted out into laughter. Even Smoke, Hiro's half of the Zippleback and the other dragons.
Nori sighed, "How about a little break? All of this sunshine and suds are doing a number on my scales." she said, rubbing her scaly purple arm. The others agreed wholeheartedly and took some cool drinks from the freezer while sitting on the grass near Harmony High's parking lot. Gallant Steed and Hiro sat side by side, drinking the fizzy Apple Cider, while Nori fanned herself from the heat.
"Hey, anybody seen Iris and Chrysi lately?" Chi asked.
"We're here!" Iris called out, flapping her wings and landing in front of them, while carrying a box in her hand.
Right beside her, also landing from the air, was none other than the newest Princess and Alpha of the Hidden World, Crystal Diamond, riding on Winter, her Light Fury.
"Sorry we're late." Iris apologized. "We were just going over the numbers again."
"Have we raised enough for the class trip to Phoenix Falls?" Akari asked hopefully, clutching the bottle of cider in her hand.
"We've only raised half. I counted the money four times just to be sure." Iris said, opening the box with said money inside.
The rest of the team groaned in disappointment. "What's the big deal?" Crystal asked. "There are plenty of waterfalls up on the mountains outside the city. What's so great about one in the Fire Nation?"
"Glad ya asked, Crystal." Gallant Steed pulled out a pamphlet from his jacket pocket and practically shoved at Crystal's face. "Oof!"
"After Harmonic Convergence, a family of little phoenix spirits migrated to a long since dried up waterfall. It was in really bad shape. But, when the Phoenixes came, the sparks from their wings rained down and the waters flowed once again! The waterfall shimmered with golden colors it looked like fire and water became one! It's literally the largest waterfall in all of the four nations! But, the phoenixes only come every twelve years, and after they leave the waterfall dries up again. Since then, people come from all around come to see the phoenixes restore the waterfall once again. And this year, our class is gonna see it first hand!"
"Wow. Funny how something so small can create something so grand." she said, feeling foolish for not seeing just how important this was for the others. A memorable moment such as this just had to be witnessed first hand.
"I can't wait for you to see it." Iris said, placing her hand on Crystals' shoulder. "It's going to be amazing!"
"If we ever raise enough money that is." Mai pointed out, only to receive an elbow to the ribcage… which only resulted in Akari herself feeling the pain instead of her.
"Ouch!"
"Supper strength, remember?" Mai said with a smug grin.
"Well, no matter. We'll get the money before you know it. There's gotta be some more cars we missed."
Everyone turned their attention to the parking lot, which was completely devoid of any cars. Unusually enough, a tumbleweed came rolling over. "I, uh, think we're gonna have to come up with a new plan." Mai said.
"But we're running out of time!" Chi said with worry, "The deadline is next week. And Hiro and Mai have already hosted a bake sale, Iris and Gallant Steed had that doggie day care, and Akari and I planned this car wash."
"What about Crystal, maybe she can do something?" Hiro suggested.
"No, no, no! I am not getting swarmed by millions of people... again!" Crystal exclaimed, exasperated.
"Oh come Crystal, the crowds aren't that bad.." Hiro shrugged off. Crystal gave him a deadpanned scare, "I almost lost all of my clothing last week cause of fan crazed mob."
The Guardians winced, imagining something like that, "Yeah... that would be harsh." Chi stated. Crystal sighed and added with a bit of regret in her voice, "But... if it helps us go on the trip... then I guess I'll think of something...."
"Yeah..!" Hiro cheered happily. "I know you'll think of something excellent." Crystal chuckled, nervously.
The Next Day....
Iris was sleeping in her room with Skybaby and Aklut beside her.
Ahhhh~ Skybaby and Aklut perked up at the sound, which made Iris stir, "Uh... Skybaby, Aklut.. what is it?" she asked groggily before hearing the sound too.
"What is that?" Iris asked.
"Ahhh~"
"This kingdom
This Kingdom
We'll celebrate a wonderful world
Oh this kingdom~
Iris, Skybaby and Aklut trailed the song just as Korra and Mako came out, also hearing the song. "You hear the song too, right?" Korra asked her daughter. Iris nodded and Aklut and Skybaby lead them to Crystal's room. "Crystals' room?" Iris looked at her parents, who shrugged and they quietly opened the door and to their amazement, they saw Crystal... singing and dancing to a beat that looked to be produced by her magic, cause her horn was lit.
"We'll decorate the place with dragon cheer
We can make a beautiful kingdom
We can make our worlds shine bright
As long as friends and family are with us
All dragons will shine tonight
We can make it beautiful
(A kingdom)
We can make it beautiful
(A kingdom)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
Iris and her family were amazed and quietly left the room and shut the door. "I've gotta tell the others about this.." Iris said to her parents with glee, having a new idea about what they could hold.
"A small concert?" Everyone exclaimed in shock.
"Yeah, we can have Crystal put on a concert with her singing, everyone will love it." Iris said. "And it will raise a lot of money for our trip."
"Question is... how are we gonna get her to do it." Akari pointed out. "She doesn't like getting alot of attention, remember? With all the crazy crowds that chase after her-"
"Like when?" Hiro interrupted. A scream was heard and everyone saw Crystal being chased by a large crowd of people.
"Princess Crystal, wait!"
"I want an autograph!"
"Marry me!"
The Guardians and their dragons sweat-dropped, "We should probably help her." Mai stated.
"Yep." and the Guardians mounted their dragons and took off after the mob.
Crystal was panting as she had ran away from the mob for at least thirty minutes; the mob wouldn't give up. "Gah... ha.. ha.." she panted then, "Crystal..!" Crystal looked up and saw Iris and her Deadly Nadder, "Grab on.." Iris reached out her hand and Crystal grabbed it and Skybaby flew high into the air along with the other dragons. They flew over to Iris's castle and landed in the front. Crystal panted and laid down on her back. "Thanks... guys..." Crystal panted.
"No problem," Hiro stated. Crystal sat up, "Oh and Crystal, I thought of something you can do to help us raise some money." Iris stated.
"What is it?" Crystal asked.
"A mini-concert." Iris replied with a grin. Crystal immediately shook her head, "No no no no, absolutely not!"
"Oh come Crystal, it'll be fine." Iris reassured. "You have an amazing voice."
"How do you know...?" Crystal asked with a raised eyebrow. Iris stammered but Hiro ratted her out, "She and her family snuck in on you singing a song." earning him a head bash by Smoke. "OW!" and now he was laid out on the floor.
"Thank you, Smoke." Mai thanked the left Zippleback head. Smoke warbled. "Ooooh..." Hiro groaned.
"Yeah darling, singing isn't that bad." Nori stated. Crystal bashfully rubbed her arm, "But I usually sing when I'm alone... I never actually sang in front of people before..."
"We'll you can change that when you perform for everyone in Harmony City.." Akari declared. Crystal froze, "S-Sing.. w-when..?"
"Tonight.." Akari said. Crystal turned white with a black outline with a look of horror on her face. "Umm... Crystal...?" Iris said. She tapped her and Crystal fell over like a statue. "... I think you broke her, Akari." Akari sweat-dropped with a nervous chuckle.
Later that night, everyone was gathered outside of Harmony High School where there was a small stage set up in front of the school. All the dragons and people in Harmony city was present. Crystal peeked out behind the curtain and gulped nervously, seeing the huge number of people. "Oh..." she whimpered.
"You'll be fine, Crystal.." Iris reassured. Crystal looked really nervous about this and the others could tell. "How about this... we perform with you? Along with our dragons?" Gallent Seed suggested.
"R-Really?" Crystal asked, looking at her friends.
"Of course." Iris stated.
"You're our friend." Akari added.
Then, Shiro's voice could be heard over the intercom "And now for the main event..."
"That's our cue.." Iris smirked. The friends nodded and they got out onto the stage along with their dragons. "Crystal Diamond with her performance..!"
The crowd cheered as the curtains were pulled back, revealing Crystal, her friends and their dragons.
(Parody to Big Time Rush Beautiful Christmas)

(Hiro)
Put down the video games
Pick up some candy canes
And hang a wreath on your door, hey
(Gallent)
Give back to those who need
Bring peace and harmony
Cause that's what this kingdom is for
(Iris)
Oh, This kingdom
This Kingdom
We'll celebrate a wonderful world
(Akari)
Oh this kingdom
(This kingdom)
(Kingdom)
We'll decorate the place with dragon cheer
(All)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
We can make our worlds shine bright
As long as friends and family are with us
All dragons will shine tonight
We can make it beautiful
(A kingdom)
We can make it beautiful
(A kingdom)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
Happy Holiday,
Spread friendship to everyone
Singing, Happy Holiday
We can make a beautiful Kingdom
(Hiro: It's so beautiful!)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
We can make our worlds shine bright
As long as friends and family are with us
(Mai: Friends and Family)
All dragons will shine tonight
(Iris: Shining tonight)
We can make it beautiful kingdom
(Crystal: Said a beautiful kingdom)
We can make it beautiful
(Akari: So beautiful)
We can make it beautiful
(The kingdom)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
(Crystal)
Haaaaaaa...!
(Iris)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
(All)
We can make a beautiful kingdom
The crowd and dragons went wild for the peformance and fireworks shot into the sky. "And what an amazing performace that was!" Shiro's voice cried over the cheering.
Crystal couldn't stop grinning as they watched the music video on Nori's geo-phone. "I never get tired of watching it."
"Thanks to you Crystal, our class got to go to Phoenix Falls." Nori smiled, earning a blush from Crystal, "Hehehe.. thanks.."
"Hey guys!" Hiccup called coming over with Toothless, "Come on you're gonna miss this.." Hiccup and all his friends had attended Harmony High with Crystal and her friends after the defeat of Tempest and the Storm King.
"Hey guys!" Akio called out to the three, "Hurry up, they're coming!"
The entire class of Harmony High, students, dragons, creatures and all hurried towards the metal railing of the mountain, seeing the dried up waterfall, so high and large it could be seen for miles and miles.
Everyone took out their phones and pointed upwards to the sky, seeing a flock of the most beautiful, shimmering birds they had ever seen. They looked like a mix between an eagle and a peacock, with long feathers that billowed elegantly in the wind like the light helms of Rarity's ball gowns when she twirls, or the elegant manes of Celestia and Luna, to the point they looked as if they defied gravity itself.
They came in array of colors, wings of blue, aquamarine, or orange and yellow yet they gave off very visible pecks of fire that danced upon their bodies, creating a heavenly, other worldly aura, and the feathers above their heads resembled crowns, giving them a regal appearance. They flew with the grace of a swan and in perfect form. They were as intelligent as they were mesmerizing.
The girls were left in awe at the sight, many were already envious of their feathers, wishing they had them for their own cloths and accessories, while at the same time couldn't even bare the idea of plucking even one feather from their bodies. Each one seemed to serve a greater purpose to their beauty.
As they descended, the sparkles of fire fell all around, even close to the students. While they weren't burning hot, they were warm. Like if snow came during the summer or spring time rather than during the winter. The creatures flapped their wings, making their watt towards the rocks.
When their leader, the largest and most majestic of them all landed at the very top, alongside his family and fellow birds, their bodies shimmered and sparkled like never before. Flowers blossomed around the area, forming nests for them to lay their eggs, and the sparkles converged to ignite the flaming waters that now cascaded down from the mountain, all the way down to form the lake. Ray of light shoot upwards from the waters in an otherworldly display.
Tears were shed at witnessing one of the marvelous miracles that came from the three worlds merging as one. Several students even patted Iris on the back, asking her to let Korra know how grateful they were. If she hadn't kept the portals open, they never would have seen such a sight. And now, the fresh water from the waterfall could serve as medicine for the people of this town, which would be stored and saved for emergencies.
The Elements of Harmony gathered together in one group hug, alongside Hiccup and his friends. With a friendship that was growing more and more each day.