A/N: Hi there people. It's been a pain in the butt long time huh? Here's the next chapter to my mlp fanfic. I had written another one but it got deleted by accident :/

So I just decided to make this one longer...well that may have been unintentional...but it works! :o

I'm not sure how many of you still like mlp or are interested in this fanfic but I am going to complete it. Unfinished business is the worst kind :)

I don't have cabel now so I'm still not all caught up on everything but this is original storyline I had planned.

I hope you all enjoy

Six young mares and a dragon walked through the streets of Ponyville. They had just left Sugar Cube Corner to get something sweet to eat before heading home. Though it was a bit backwards, all of them had agreed they were all craving something sweet. As they walked, the no stop sound of Pinkie Pie happily hopping up and down, filled the silence in between their conversations. It was already dark by now but they all knew that it couldn't be so late in the evening already. In the group, Rarity rolled her eyes, becoming just the tad but annoyed at the constant springing noise coming from Pinkie Pie and she hopped.

"You know, darling. It has been a few minutes since we finished eating…do you by any chance…think it is about time for you to come down from that sugar rush of yours?", she asked, smiling.

"Nope! Got a few more hours of hops left in me. Can't keep em' in forever!", the pink pony answered back.

"Will you ever be able to eat any amount of sugar and act normal?", Rainbow Dash asked, letting out a laugh.

"Normal's boring, you little silly!", Pinkie said, happily.

"She has a point", Spike said, from Twilight's back.

"She'll settle down once she's gone home and eaten dinner", Twilight said.

"I guess a meal would cancel out sugar", Fluttershy said from the back of the group.

"Actually, all of that depends on her metabolism and…", Twilight trailed off looking at Pinkie's hops seeming to be never ending.

"Where do you get all that energy from?", she asked.

"It's aaaaaaall Pinkie!", Pinkie Pie said, still hopping.

"Maybe a meal would help after all", Twilight said.

"I hope you can sleep tonight", Fluttershy said, smiling.

They all looked at Pinkie, her hops seemed to be never ending. She'd tired herself out sooner or later, right? She kept hopping. Maybe not.

"So what do you have planned for the rest of the night, Twilight?", Fluttershy asked.

"Oh let me guess, spending some time in the library?", Rainbow Dash said. They all knew how much Twilight the princess alicorn loved her book. She practically lived more in the library than she did anywhere else in her entire castle.

"As a matter of fact, yes. I need to catch up on some reading about incantations and counter spells", Twilight said, proudly.

"Just try not to forget to eat this time, darling", Rarity said, making twilight smile a bit in embarrassment. It's true. On one…ok a couple of occasions she had stayed in the library for three days straight, completely forgetting to eat anything. Spike had to come in and bring her food, reminding her she still needed food, and nearly got hit with a spell she had stayed up all night practicing to get right.

"Don't worry, I'll watch her", Spike said.

"Be sure you do, darling", Rarity said. The dragon found his cheeks turning a slight shade of pink, like they always did whenever Rarity said the fewest of words to him. He was still not over the crush he had since the moment he saw her when he and Twilight arrived in Ponyville. He happily nodded, reassuring everyone in the group. Rainbow Dash couldn't resist making a stupid lovey dovey face at him, which made his cheeks redden more.

They had all been close friends since what to them felt like forever. They had fought and won so many battles, made mistakes and learned so many lessons, most of them they learned from one another. They were all certain that together they could overcome any obstacles that life may throw their way. They faced so much, saving both small towns and empires countless times from evil. Everyone in the group was sure nearly certain that nothing could surprise them and if not, then they'd be sure to back one another up in any situation. However, even their trust in one another and combines skills, none of them could foresee the disaster that was about to take place.

Back in town, the wind seemed to have increased in both speed and strength. Whenever it would blow, the tree would loudly rustle, while some even found it difficult to walk. Ponies busied themselves along the streets, talking and laughing loudly with one another. It was a typical evening. No pony noticed that they wind had picked up even more, not only rocking the trees, but also making the lantern polls sway in the air. They swayed and stopped. And then the wind blew…this time harder. A lit lantern wobbled once, balancing on the pole as if trying not fall. The sound of the air whistled roughly in the night, finally succeeding in knocking the fire to the ground, along with a few others to join it. They fell onto the dry summer grass, appearing as little more than a twinkle of light on the ground…and then the wind blew again…making the flames spread faster. No pony noticed anything until it was too late…not until one of the flames had also fallen the roof of a nearby business. The flame quickly spread through the rood, engulfing the hay. A colt in the building must have noticed because he later ran out with his filly, screaming for help.

"Water! Somebody get water! Fire!", he called. All ponies turned to zero in him, frantically getting passing bucks of water to flying ponies to extinguish the flames. None of them could see that there were more to come.

"What's that smell?", Spike asked, sniffing in the air. He could already tell something was not right.

"Yeah…I smell it too…smells like someone's cooking…bad cooking", Apple Jack said. Up ahead, they could all see the orange color coming from the sky, near the town square.

"That's not cooking…that's…", Twilight said, realizing in horror what it was.

"Fire!", Fluttershy said frantically.

The group galloped closer to the scene. They stopped in a few feet, horrified at what was in front of them. A cloud of thick black smoke floated in the air, burning their eyes even from the distance they were at. An orangey blaze of fire danced with the wind going in every direction it did, unable to stop from making contact with other buildings. So much fire…what happened?

"We gotta help!", Rainbow dash said, zooming off towards the roof.

"Rainbow Dash, wait!", Fluttershy called after her. But it was too late. She'd already disappeared in the clouds. The others galloped, after her, already feeling the heat from the flames burning in front of them. Rarity, Fluttershy and Apple Jack ran in one direction, quickly joining in passing buckets of water to ponies in hopes of easing the flames. Above them, Rainbow Dash was leading a group of other flyers, doing what they could in the sky. The doused the flames from above, but every time they got rid of one, it was as if another only always took its place. Spike was off Twilight's back now, leading young fillies to safety while their parents help helped in the damage control. In the far distance, Twilight heard a strange sound…something that sounded like a filly crying. Her ears perked and, listening again. She could barely hear anything over the blazing flames. They were so big in size. She backed away from the line of water passers and listened again, this time sure that she had hear right. The pony turned her head in horror, seeing that the crying was coming from another building, one that was already engulfed in a pit of flames.

"Everyone! There's a filly stuck in that building over there!", she called out. The others turned in hear direction, hearing it too.

"Oh no!", one cried.

"We have to save them!", another yelled.

"A few of you ponies come with me. The rest of your keep trying to put out the flames! Come on! We need buckets of water over there now!", Twilight said urgently. Ponies followed her to the burning building. It was so hot. The ponies tried throwing water on the flames but it had no effect. The flames were to strong now. From the highest story, she could still hear the filly's cries. Ponies tried to enter the house, get through the door, but they were overpowered by the flames. They had no choice but to keep back, gritting their teeth, hearing the child cry. Was there nothing that could be done? Twilight looked at the flames in despair. She flapped her wings once. She knew what she was going to do was very risky but she didn't care. The pony knew that she would not be able to live with herself if anything happened to the filly. Her horn tingled with magical energy as a bubble of protection formed its way around her body. She knew she had to act fast. She closed her eyes, teleporting. The next thing she knew she was in the burning building, following the cries of the filly.

It was so hard to see. She could feel the flames wanting to burn through the layer of protection. She flew to the highest story, the one where she'd heard the filly crying. She stopped, seeing a room. Using her magic, she pulled the entire door back, throwing it to the ground behind her. She coughed, a bit a smoke making its way into her lungs. She walked in further calling out the small pony.

"Hello! Where are you? I've come to get you out of here!", Twilight said. She turned her head, hearing a small squeak in the corner. Through the smoke she could see a small figure shaking in the corner. Twilight quickly made her way over and wasted no time in using her magic to bring her into the bubble. On her back, the filly sniffled, feeling scared.

"It's alright. I'm going to get us out of here", Twilight reassured him. She looked around. There was no window in this room. The fire must have been started on both the first and third levels, making the filly run to the tallest story. She had to get them back downstairs. Twilight let out a shaky breath, beginning to feel tired. She stared at the wall, imagining them outside…trying to use her teleportation ability. But the smoke…it was so blinding…draining her of her energy. She could feel her magic weakening. She flapped her wings, wanting to fly out. They drooped at her sides, burning. They were so hot from the heat…they could move. The pony guessed she would have to do it the hard way. With the shrinking energy of the bubble around her, she dashed them out of the room and down the stairs where ah inferno blazed in front of them. More smoke entered the protective spell. It was beginning to lose strength even more. Both she and the filly coughed. She could almost see the door up ahead. The entranceway was already on flames but she didn't have a choice. She ran as fast as she could towards it. A few ponies noticed her, calling out to her. They began to move in, wanting to help her. That's when the doorway crumbled in front of them, completely take by the hot flames. It was so hot…it was unbearable. She back away, looking for another exit. She couldn't see anything. Just the smoke. Just the flames. The fire was quickly closing in. They were trapped.

The stallion watched in the unseen distance as the flames burned. He could see ponies frantically running to put them out, to get the young ones to safety. It had been so long since he had seen flames this size…it still paled in comparison to the ones he was used to. He could feel his wings itching underneath his cloak. He wanted to turn away…but it was as if his eyes were glued to the scene…the destruction. His keen ears picked up on even more frantic screams. Yelling, begging…crying. Even if he didn't want to, his ears could already pick up on what they were saying. Two young ponies were trapped in one of the burning buildings. He looked away and then back up again. The stallion breathed in an out, trying to fool himself, and saying that they would be fine. He could hear the crackling of the roofs, quickly burning. He stomped the ground, trying to calm himself. He knew he could not go to them…that he would not help. He'd be discovered if he did such a thing. Ignore it. Ignore it. Ignore it. But no matter how much he shook his head or paced back and forth, he could not get the screams of others out of his ears, nor could he bring himself to leave. And then he heard it, certain that he was the only one who could. A choked out call of a young pony calling for help. He knew he could not take any more. He could not stand by and let a young one die. He flapped his powerful wings once and raced towards the blazing building.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy poured buckets of water on the flames to keep them at bay. They had gone to retrieve water so many time that they were now tired. But they couldn't stop. Not when the fire was this bad. They took a moment to catch their breaths before continuing with their efforts. Fluttershy had slightly burned her leg, flying too close to the flames at one point but that didn't stop her. She kept going, like they were. However, many of them were beginning to think it was completely hopeless. And that was exactly what it looked like. Despite everything that they had done, they flames only looked better.

"This…this is hopeless!", Rarity cried out. In front of her, Apple Jack was stomping out flames while at the same time pouring water.

"We can't stop trying!", she said. Fluttershy lowered herself to the ground, panting out of breath.

"I know", she said, feeling the burn on her leg beginning to sting.

They could all suddenly hear frantic cries for help a few feet away. A crowd of ponies were gathered in front of a building that was engulfed in so strong of a blaze that they could all feel it from where they were. Ponies were trying to inch forward, to actually get inside the building but were pushed always pushed back by the intensity of the heat. It was definitely dangerous.

"What are you doing? Ya'll best keep back! It's too dangerous!", Apple Jack yelled. Colts and mares backed away, shaking their head, not being able to keep the distress off their faces. There was a couple in in the crowd crying. The male held the female's head, consoling her.

"My baby…", she cried out. She moved towards the fire only to be pulled back by her husband.

"Baby?", Fluttershy, asked, horrified.

Another pony coughed loudly, his lungs feeling as though they were full of black soot.

"A filly…trapped inside…Princess Twilight Sparkle…she's in there!", he said.

"Twilight?!", Spike, said, looking up hopelessly at the flames. No. No. No. No. He wanted to say something. He wanted to run into the building screaming for Twilight to return but Rainbow Dash had already stepped in front of him, as if reading his mind. She grit her teeth, looking at the dire situation.

"Th-there must be something we can do!" ,Rarity cried out.

"Oh Twilight…we have to save her!", Fluttershy said.

"The fire's too strong…we can't get in!", Apple Jack cried.

"Twilight! Twilight!", Spike said, frantically, clinging to the blue pony's hoof. Everyone looked up as a large shadow loomed overhead. It moved so swiftly they barely saw it enter the burning building. It so fast and…very big. They could all only catch a glimpse of what looked to be large white wings, creating a gust of wind as it flapped overhead.

"Whoa…", was the only word that Rainbow Dash could form. It's probably what they were thinking too.

Inside the building, Twilight could feel the protective bubble quickly being eaten away by the fire. The smoke was filling both her and the filly's lungs so face. She gently called out to him, wanting to see if he was alright. He was not crying and screaming anymore, only whimpering…so quietly. He was losing conscious and she knew that she would soon too. She did her best to keep what was left of the shield around them…walking around to find a door…a window…anything. But all could see was black and red. The bubble dissipated shortly after…leaving them both defenseless. She felt the flames around her, searing her skin. Her feet were burning too. She looked at the filly, half hoping that he would scream in pain from how close the heat was to them now but he didn't. He was so quiet.

She could suddenly hear the sound of the ground cracking under her hooves. She had to move so that hot splinters would not make their way into her skin. The pony looked around hopelessly. There was nothing but fire and smoke left. It was so hot…and she was getting so sleepy. Twilight found herself backed into a corner, they flames spraying up in front of her. All she could see was fire in each direction. There was nowhere to go. Her ears perked up in horror, hearing the sound of the roof cracking above her. She scrambled and then the right but there was nothing but fire. The beam of the roof cracked again. It was going to fall…and then they'd perish. She already knew there was nothing she could do now. Her magic was drained and so was her physical strength. She took the unconscious filly off her back and cradled him to her chest, keeping him from the worst of the heat. It seared her back. She closed her eyes and heard the roof beam give way.

After a few moments, she realized that she was in now pain now. She waited to feel the blistering heat of the wooden structure falling on top of them…but there was nothing. But she did feel something…a strong energy surrounding her. The pony could feel another in front of her, their presence looming in every one of her senses. She opened her eyes and was taken aback by what she saw. Standing in front of her was a large pony, of course which had to be a male standing in front of them, his dark cloak blowing in the air. Surrounding all of them was a protective spell, much similar to the one she had used, but on a whole different level, one she could only dream of. His long golden horn glowed with nothing but the purest of magic. Suddenly, Twilight didn't feel the flames of smoke in her lungs. All she could do was stare at the pony whose face she couldn't even see. He turned to her. As he walked closer, the flames seemed bow to him, suddenly disappearing.

"Are you alright, child?", he asked, his voice controlled yet kind. Twilight found that she couldn't speak for a moment.

"Y-yes…I…the filly. I have to get him out", she said, suddenly remembering the situation. The large horse nodded.

"And so we will", he said, turning back to the flames. Before she knew what was happening, she felt magical force lift her into the air and onto his back…his very broad back. She held on to his cloak, thick and hot underneath her. On his back, she could feel the magic surging within him, so strong and…certain. When he spoke again…it was nothing like she had ever heard. The best way she could describe it was a voice of that only which the gods could possess. His eyes glowed and he spoke.

"Element for fire…I command you…recede!", he said. The floor was suddenly coated in a blue light. It started at his feet and then spread throughout the room and then the entire building. In another moment, the flames had disappeared completely. Twilight looked in pure awe and amazement. She didn't even have it in her to ask a question.

"Let us go", he said. From his sides, two large and powerful white wings appeared, flying them to the ceiling. Wings…and a horn. That could only mean…her eyes widened in realization. The next thing she knew they were all outside in the cool night air. The strong flames all across town that she'd seen…they were all gone. While in the air he lingered for a few moments, as if hesitating to go down where all the ponies were waiting. He made contact with the ground a moment later, carefully easing Twilight and the filly off his back. The minute he did a large crowd of ponies ran up, asking question and tending to both of them. They covered her in a towel and brought her water.

"Twilight!", Spike called, running to her.

"Are you ok?", he asked, hugging her hard.

"We were so worried, darling!", Rarity said, joining them.

"You trying to give us heart attacks?", Apple Jack asked.

"And I thought I was the silly one!", Pinkie said, nuzzling her.

"We were so worried about you!", Fluttershy said.

"Yeah, I don't want to have to worry about you like that again", Rainbow Dash said.

"We thought we'd lost you", Spike said, holding on to her.

"But then…this wind, a really strong wind came. The flames…they just…disappeared", Fluttershy said.

"Yeah…that was waaaaaaaaaay beyond amazing!" , Rainbow Dash said.

"I…it wasn't me", Twilight said, turning to the horse who was now slowly backing away.

"He did it?", one asked.

"Who is he?", another pony asked.

"Thank you so much! You saved our town!", another said, happily

"You're amazing!", another said.

"How can we ever repay you?"

"I…no…that's quite alright", the horse said, moving away again. The crowd couldn't help but move in on him. The stallion began to feel nervous.

"Hey, whose the weirdo wearing a cloak?", Spike asked.

"He's the one who just saved everyone", Fluttershy said, looking at him.

Is everyone ok out here?", a blue and pink pony asked, suddenly. The cakes had seen the flames as well.

"Mrs. Cake", Twilight said.

"Are you ok?", she asked.

"Yeah...we're fine. We were in big trouble with those flames before" , Cupcake said.

"And then they just went out", her husband said beside her.

"Well, I guess you can thank that guy since he was the one who did it", Spike said, pointing in the direction of the crowd. Even though he was surrounded, he towered over everyone else.

"Oh hey! That's they guy who came in our shop!", Cheesecake said.

"Never caught his name though", he added.

Cupcake went into the crowd herself and called out to him. Their eyes met.

"Cupcake?", the stallion's voice said, recognizing her right away.

"Good to see you remember me!", she said, pushing past the town.

"You know him?", a pony asked.

"No. Not particularly. He just ate at our shop a few times", Cupcake said.

"I know we're all happy he helped us and all…but how about we give him a little space. You're crowding him", she said, with a smile. She winced, feeling a hoof step on her own. She stumbled back onto the stallion…impulsively grabbing onto his cloak, pulling is down. He quickly caught her but realized the fabric fell to his hooves. The ponies didn't know what to think. Were their eyes playing a trick on them…or was it really what they thought they were seeing. Twilight and the group walked closer, their eyes full of just as much shock as everyone else's. Cupcake looked up, feeling the same way. She slowly backed away from the stallion but was able to close her mouth. The stallion finally looked their way, his deep amber eyes visible even in the moonlight. In them, there was so much wisdom, so much power. A He was as large as both the Cakes and Twilight remembered. His body was visibly firm and strong, a pure white coat glistening on his skin. A long, silver mane flowed in the wind, seeming alive in itself. It was like it was always changing colors, never the same. His tail trailed freely behind him. Two large powerful wings were at his side and on his forehead…a golden horn, the one that had saved Twilight. And his cutie mark…no one could even imagine what it signified.

"No way…", Rainbow Dash said.

"An alicorn…a male alicorn…", Cheesecake said, dumbfounded.

"Wh-what…who…how?", Rarity stuttered.

"Is it trick?", Spike asked, not able to believe it either.

"No…it's not", Twilight said. She was sure of it. His magic…the way it felt…that could not be faked.

Suddenly, there was ponies bending forward, bowing to him.

"You're majesty! Uh…wh-whoever you are", A pony let out, clumsily bowing down. More kneeled in front of him. The stallion backed away again. His wings were already spread, ready to take off.

"W-wait! Who are you?", Twilight called after him. His eyes met hers before he smiled sadly. A faint glow emitted from his horn. The burns on her and Fluttershy suddenly healed. The filly woke up in his mother's arms, no longer scathed by fire. Twilight called to him again. He flapped his wings, causing a large brush if wind. The next thing they all knew, he had disappeared into the sky.

A/N: Please rate and comment! ^0^