Ch. 7: Twilight and Drago Meet Marvin and Dialga

As Twilight, Drago, Skyress, and Spike were getting ready to head back into Ponyville, Applejack, Wolfurio, Boulderon and Fluttershy were helping Twilight and Drago up just in case their bumps cause them to faint. Just then, Winona, Applejack's collie who was with them at the time, perked up her head and started sniffing the air. A second later, she jumped up to her feet, barking and wagging her tail with excitement.

"Winona, what in tarnation's gotten into you?" asked the surprised Applejack, turning to her dog. The canine then started running around the Ponies, the Bakugan, and Spike before running towards the river.

"Winona, wait!" Wolfurio cried, running after her alongside Applejack. Fluttershy, with Spike on her back, and Twilight ran after him. Drago and Skyress flew after them also.

At the river, Tyr'hanee had just finished putting the cape on Marvin.

"There," she said before standing back. "It looks good on you." Marvin then looked at his reflection in the river. He does look good in his cape, especially as a Unicorn. And Dialga looks good with her blue aura.

"B-B-But how are gonna find Twi-Twi-the Unicorn and Dra-Dra-Drago the Bakugan?" asked Cadet. Before anyone can answer, they heard barking and turned to see Winona running towards them.

"Whoa!" Tyr'hanee cried, flying up to a tree. Palkia then dove into the river and made himself look like a rock in it. Dodgers and Cadet hid behind a rock, but Marvin and Dialga stood their ground. Since he has K-9, his Martian dog, as a pet, Marvin's considered a dog person.

Winona stopped in front of him, lowering her upper body with a wagging tail and happy pants. Marvin smiled as he then rubbed his hoof gently between her ears, careful not to hurt the dog. She definitely trusts him and Dialga.

"Winona!" The black Unicorn stopped petting the collie before looking up to see Applejack, Fluttershy, Spike, and…Twilight…rush up to the river. Dialga looked up as well to see Wolfurio, Boulderon, Skyress, and…Drago…join the Ponies and dragon. Winona then happily ran up to her owner and her guardian, who gently patted her.

"Hey," Wolfurio chuckled, "what's up, girl?" The eight of them then looked up to see Marvin and Dialga standing there, blushing a little at the beautiful appearance of Twilight Sparkle and handsome appearance of Titanium Dragonoid.

"Oh, my," Fluttershy replied.

"That must be why she ran off like that," Boulderon chuckled.

"Wow," Spike replied as Twilight went up to Marvin, "I've never seen a black Unicorn before…especially one with a haircut like that."

"And I've never seen a blue Dragonoid before," Skyress said as Drago went up to Dialga. "Blue aura's a lovely touch though."

Twilight, of course, was fascinated by this stranger. He looks just like the stranger who saved her last night. Of course, she couldn't be sure because she was blacking out at the time. Then again, it couldn't hurt to say hello.

Drago would've have scared off the black Unicorn to protect his partner, but he was enchanted by the other Dragonoid. Although he was blacking out at the time, he can tell that she's the one who saved him from that Swampert.

"Are you alright, sir?" Twilight asked as he shyly dug the front tip of his front left hoof in the dirt (he's fortunate that he erased what he and Dialga previously wrote into it). "You and your guardian don't have to worry about Winona; she's actually quite friendly."

They then looked into each other's eyes. Marvin could just melt into those sparkling amethysts; so beautiful, and yet so full of wisdom and smarts. He wanted to kiss her so badly, but he knows he'll be rushing things too quickly.

Seeing this, Drago stepped forward to stop the black Unicorn from pulling a fast one on Twilight. However, he stopped when he bumped into Dialga slightly and ended up looking into her eyes as she blushed. Dialga could just look into his emerald pools forever; so green like a lush jungle, and yet so full of courage and strength like a true knight. She wanted to kiss him, but it might startle him.

"Uh, no offense," Twilight finally said to Marvin with a slight blush, "but…you seem…familiar to me. Have we met before?"

"Yeah, you look familiar too," Drago said to Dialga after a slight clear of his throat. "Have I seen you before also?" Marvin and Dialga nodded quickly, and Twilight's heart leapt with joy before turning to her friends. When the other Dragonoid nodded, Drago smiled with excitement before turning to his fellow guardians.

"Spike!" she cried. "Guys! It's him, the one who saved me last night! I know it!"

"And she's the one who clobbered that Swampert for me," Drago added, referring to Dialga. "I'm sure of it!"

"Is that so?" Applejack replied with a pleased chuckle. "Well, what's yer name, pardner?"

"Yes, who might we address you as, miss?" Wolfurio asked Dialga with a smile. They were just so excited, Marvin and Dialga forgot that they couldn't talk and tried to answer them. But all that came out of their mouths was silence. Ashamed, they placed a front hoof and clawed hand on their throats.

"What's wrong?" asked the concerned Fluttershy. Picking up the stick with his horn's magic, Marvin wrote into the dirt again.

"I'm sorry. We forgot that we lost our voices."

"But don't worry" Dialga added with her claw in the dirt. "We will get them back soon." Twilight then looked down sadly as Drago frowned.

"Oh, I'm sorry," she replied sadly. "I didn't know. You must think I'm some stupid jerk or something."

"You think you're embarrassed?" Drago asked, turning to her. "I've made myself an idiot in front of him and his Dragonoid." Hating the hurt look in their eyes, Marvin and Dialga quickly wrote into the dirt again.

"No, no, don't blame yourself," Marvin wrote. "I just forgot that I'm temporarily mute now, that's all. My name is Marvin, by the way." Twilight smiled in reply, a sign that the Martian-turned-Unicorn had cheered her up. Drago would have growled at Marvin, but he stopped at what Dialga wrote.

"And you don't have to be ashamed; I too forgot about my temporary muteness. And my name is Dialga." Drago smiled to show the Pokemon-turned-Dragonoid has cheered him up.

"Nice to meet you, Marvin," she replied. "I'm Twilight Sparkle."

"And I'm her guardian, Titanium Dragonoid," Drago said to him with a glare, "so watch yourself, pal." He then turned to Dialga with a flirty smirk. "But you can call me Drago, my dear Dialga." She blushed with a smile as Spike then jumped off of Fluttershy's back, happy to have met a cool-looking Unicorn. Skyress, pleased to have met a beautiful Dragonoid, then landed on his shoulder.

"And I'm Spike," he said, "her number one assistant and adoptive brother."

"And I'm his guardian/Drago's number one assistant/adoptive brother Skyress of the Ventus Phoenixes."

"My name is…Fluttershy," the yellow Pegasus said, being her timid self around a new acquaintance. "And the golem is my guardian…Boulderon."

"Nice to meet you," the Subterra Bakugan said to them with a wave before Applejack grabbed Marvin's hoof and shook it furiously like she did to Twilight when they first met.

"Howdy-do there, Marvin," she said. "Name's Applejack."

"And I'm her guardian Haos Knight Wolfurio," Wolfurio introduced with a bow to Dialga. "A pleasure to meet you, Lady Dialga." Twilight then noticed that Marvin was starting to get dizzy.

"Applejack, take it easy," she warned the Earth Pony. "You're overdoing it."

"Whoops," she replied, letting go of Marvin's hoof only to have it still shaking up and down. "Sorry 'bout that." Spike quickly stopped the shaking hoof for Marvin, but he was still dizzy he practically started to collapse.

"Whoa, careful!" Twilight cried, quickly moving under his neck to catch him. Noticing that his neck is resting on her back, Marvin started turning as red as his mane and tail. Drago's eyes started to burn with rage when he saw this and stepped forward to clobber Marvin. Dialga stepped forward to stop him, only to trip over her two feet. Fortunately, the red Dragonoid saw this.

"Whoa, I gotcha!" he cried, forgetting about Marvin and catching her instead. Realizing that he's holding her in a kneeling bridal position, Dialga's face started to turn violet with her blush mixing with her blue face. Drago couldn't help but notice how cute she looks.

Twilight then looked back at Marvin, concern shining in her amethyst eyes.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

"Yeah, you took quite a tumble there, Dialga," Drago said to her.

Trying to overcome his nervousness, Marvin wrote into the dirt.

"Yes, just a little…dizzy." Dialga wrote into the dirt as well with her tail.

"Same here."

"Oh, dear," Fluttershy replied, being her usual caring self.

"You two must be exhausted after your journey," Boulderon stated, also with concern.

"Hey," Spike said to them, "why don't you stay at Ponyville"

"Yeah, I'm sure the others would love to meet you," Skyress concurred. Marvin and Dialga smiled in reply.

"I would like that indeed," he wrote in answer before standing up straight again. "I might have a bit of trouble walking though." Twilight smiled before moving to his side.

"Don't worry," she said, pressing her side into his gently. "Just lean into me, and I'll help you along the way. By then, you'll have that feeling back in your legs." Marvin blushed in reply but enjoyed feeling the Unicorn of his affections against him. It's almost like they're cuddling.

"Hey, wait just a second," Drago started before he spotted Dialga writing into the dirt again.

"Drago, I would be happy to meet more of your fellow guardians, but I'm afraid I might be having a bit of trouble walking as well. If it's not too much trouble, could you…" Drago stopped her before she could finish, obviously forgetting about Marvin and Twilight for the distress of his new lady friend.

"Sure thing, Dialga," he said to her before helping her up. "Just hang onto me." Dialga obeyed and wrapped her arms around his neck, her blush becoming deeper.

"Thank you, Drago," she wrote, causing him to smile at her.

"And thank you, Twilight," Marvin wrote in the dirt. As the group then started heading back to Ponyville with their new friends, Marvin and Dialga looked back at the tree in which Tyr'hanee's hiding, the river where Palkia's hiding and the rock where Dodgers and the Cadet are hiding. The queen and Spacial Dragon smiled at them, as did Cadet. Dodgers gave them a wink/thumbs-up. Feeling confident, Marvin turned to Twilight and walked alongside her, as did Dialga to Drago, both feeling themselves getting used to walking on all fours and only two back legs more and more by the minute.