History Awesome / MinesOfDragonMountain

* [[BadassAdorable Spike]] gets a ''huge'' one in chapter 4 where he manages to fight off two ''fully grown stallions'' for a significant period of time with nothing more than claws and adrenaline. [[spoiler: Granted they ''were'' kidnapping him.]] As Shock put it:

-->'''Twilight''': ''I’m terribly sorry…I must have made that sound like a request. '''It wasn’t'''. Call one of your onithopters.''

--> ''Plan B…''

-->'''Tirac''': ''Oh no! What’re you going to do with [the wrench]? Fix the plumbing?''
-->'''Spike''': ''No…I’m gonna wreck your power generators, allowing my friends and I to escape and preventing you from phasing your penetrator thingy. Clear?''
-->'''Tirac''': ''Oh? Please, tell me how you plan to destroy three multi-ton generators twenty meters away whilst surrounded on all sides by my faithful servants…with nothing but a wrench.''
-->'''Spike''': ''Easy. You ever hear the story of the watchmaker in the desert?''
-->'''Tirac''': ''[[SarcasmFailure No, actually.]]''
-->'''Spike''': ''That’s because I made it up just now.''
-->'''Tirac''': ''Ah. Tell me then, how does it go?''
-->'''Spike''': ''A watch maker takes his pocket watch into the desert. It stops working. The end.''
-->'''Tirac''': ''Ooh kid! [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall Post that one on Equestria Daily, I’m sure it’ll get six stars!]]''
-->'''Spike''': ''The moral of the story, you see…(inhales, preparing to use his teleportation breath)…Is that small things in the right place can cause big problems; like a grain of sand in the gears of a pocket watch or, say…A wrench in a turbine?''
-->'''Tirac''': (OhCrap reaction)

-->'''Twilight''': ''Are you the one they call Gabbro?''
-->'''Tirac''': ''Well, I’m ''wearing'' the one they call Gabbro. I'm Tirac, [[BlasphemousBoast the monster who killed all but three of this world’s gods half-a-million years ago]], pleased to meet you.''
-->'''Twilight''': ''You could be Radian for all I care. The dragon in your arms, hand him over and I’ll consider [[BadassBoast leaving your skeleton where it is.]]''
-->'''Tirac''': ''Oh! Was that a threat from a pony? I think I’m in love!''
--> (One OhCrap later)
-->'''Zeitgeist''': ''Never you mind that, the dragon will be back with us in a matter of moments.''
--> ([[FoeTossingCharge Tirac crashes right trough the wall and into another]])

* And finally, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath what becomes of Gabbro]] after he regains control from Tirac. Gabbro may have been [[MindControl turned into a monster by Tirac]], but in the end, seeing him take his destroyer [[HeroicSacrifice down into death with him]] with Tirac ''groveling for his life'' was every kind of awesome.

-->'''Tirac''': ''Oh no! What’re you going to do with [the wrench]? Fix the plumbing?”

* And finally, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath what becomes of Gabbro]] after he regains control from Tirac. Gabbro may have been [[MindControl turned into a monster by Tirac]], but in the end, seeing him take his destroyer [[HeroicSacrifice down into death with him]] with Tirac ''groveling for his life'' was every kind of awesome.
** [[spoiler:Alas, Tirac [[IGotBetter got better]].]]

-->'''Tirac''': "Ah. Tell me then, how does it go?''
-->'''Spike''': ''A watch maker takes his pocket watch into the desert. It stops working. The end.”

** The fix should have been call "Don't Piss Off Twilight Sparkle"

* And finally, [[RedemptionEqualsDeath what becomes of Gabbro]] after he regains control from [[spoiler: Tirac]]. Gabbro may have been [[MindControl turned into a monster by the Beast]], but in the end, seeing him take his destroyer [[HeroicSacrifice down into death with him]] with [[spoiler: Tirac]] ''groveling for his life'' was every kind of awesome.
** Alas, [[spoiler:Tirac]] [[IGotBetter got better]].

* Then there's her little soiree with Zeitgeist and his small army

-->'''Tirac''': ''Well, I’m ''wearing'' the one they call Gabbro. I'mTirac, [[BlasphemousBoast the monster who killed all but three of this world’s gods half-a-million years ago]],]] pleased to meet you.''

-->''Twilight looked up at them, here horn glowing and spitting sparks, her eyes become luminescent with purple energy, the high pitched whining of huge amounts of channeled energy cut through the air. The rock around her hooves began to glow white hot and melt, running out across the stage, tongues of flame lapping the liquid as it passed over the wooden planks. The glowing unicorn rose from the puddle of liquid rock, unscathed by the intense heat, and levitated over to the stunned diamond dogs, setting down and walking towards them, leaving scorched hoof prints in the wood.''
-->'''Twilight''': ''“I’m terribly sorry…” She said, her voice now booming and reverberating with immense power. “…I must have made that sound like a request.'' '''It wasn’t'''. ''Call one of your onithopters.”''
* Then it comes the countinuation of the little adventure above.
-->''...“No.”'' '''Zeitgeist''' growled lowly in frustration.'' “Call security and the Grenadiers, The Doctor and the rest of them may be around. Feist, you apprehend her and prepare her for interrogation.”''
-->''“By your command.”'' '''Feist''' said before adding. ''“Do I have to be polite about it, Your Excellency?”''
-->'' “No Feist, she’s working with the enemy.”''
-->''“By your command.”'' '''Feist''' said, a smile in his voice.
-->'' “Are you sure that was wise?”'' '''Litigia''' said anxiously. ''“Her profile states that she’s unbelievably proficient with magic. If she’s here to cause trouble…”''
-->'' “She’s also a pony.” '''Zeit''' said reassuringly. “Gentle. Passive. [[TemptingFate What’s the worst that could happen?”]]''
--> A muffled explosion thudded through the complex as the floors shuddered. Zeitgeist and Litigia shot to their feet and ran over to the intercom and video crystal. '''Zeitgeist''' activated the intercom. ''“Feist! Feist, report!”''
-->''[[EventHorizon “…Liberate…tu…ta…me…ex…infernis…”']]' a voice croaked back through the sputtering channel.
-->'' “Huh.”'' '''Zeit''' muttered. ''[[CaptainObvious “Well, that can’t be good.”]]''
--> A second explosion rocked the building as distant cries of alarm went out through the assembled soldiery and security forces, several dozen voices sounded over the communication channels.
-->''“…intruder sighted entering the lobby, moving to interce~kkzzzzzzzzt~”''
-->'' “Intruder sighted! It’s…it’s a pony! By the creator! She’s glowing like a sun! Sh-she’s doing someth~kkzzkzkzzzzzt~”''
-->'' “Medic to lobby! Medic to lobby! They’re still alive! She’s~kzzzzzzzzkzztt~”''
-->'' “Lobby! Lobby! Come in! Repeat your last message! ~BOOOOOM!!~ By the…intruder sighted on floor two! Repeat! Intruder sighted on floor two! I-wait…Grenadiers have arrived and are moving to intercept! They~kzzzzzztzzzzt~mother of~kzzzzzzzztkzt~aieee!!~kzzkzzztkzzt~”''
--> Zeitgeist rushed over to the video crystal and flicked the switch labeled ‘Lobby’. A grainy picture appeared on the crystal, the usually pristine imaging system disrupted by the large amounts of residual energy left behind by the intruder. The room was a shambles; debris from the destroyed iron door and parts of the concrete wall had been strewn across the cracked floor, windows and pottery had been shattered and roofing tiles had fallen to the ground. [[CurbStompBattle As he rotated the camera he noticed that there was least seven different bodies lay on the ground, all of them squirming in some way, alive but incapacitated. She had deliberately pulled her punches]]; [[OhCrap this was her exercising restraint]]. He switched to the second floor; it was the same only with fifteen of his finest troops littering the room, each in some state of trauma. The ones who were not unconscious were either limping or crawling to their unresponsive teammates. A thundering crashing sound just down the hall caused Zeitgeist to spin around to the door.
-->'' “…This is third floor!”'' The com behind him chattered. ''“Contact with hostile confirmed! The unicorn appears to be heading towards Duke Stardust’s office, stop her at all~kkkkzzzzzztkzzzzzt~”''
-->'' “Fire! F~kkzzzzzt~”''
--> At the sound of gunfire Zeit quickly switched to the third floor camera; in the floor [[ThereWasADoor was a sizable hole and next to]] [[GrievousHarmWithABody it one of his heavily armored second floor Grenadiers, who had no doubt been the source of the hole]]. Once again more of his soldiers lay scattered on the ground, only this time there was evidence in the drywall that they had merely been telekinetically flung into the walls and ceiling as opposed to magically incapacitated. He panned the camera to midway down the hall where the remaining five Grenadiers fired away with their lightning guns. The unicorn, completely encased in a luminescent aura of furious magic, effortlessly bent the directed energy beams away from her causing them to carve flaming channels into the walls and ceiling. As she stepped forwards the soldiers maintained a steady retreat until a single soldier ceased firing and lunged at the unicorn with his truncheon drawn. Almost comically he halted in midair just in front of the pony, frozen in place. The pony smirked and proceeded to batter the remaining soldiers with the petrified body of the lone attacker, sending them flying in all directions to painfully crumple against the walls and skid across the floors. Once all the remaining soldiers lay groaning on the ground she held the single Grenadier in front of her, causally tossing him aside and through a heavy wooden door before making her way down the hall. Zeitgeist and Litigia spun around to the door, waiting for it to shatter into a thousand splinters.
-->{{Beat}}
--> [[{{SugarWiki/FunnyMoments}} There was a knock. Steady, polite, and firm]].

* ''Gabbro sighed and shrugged. “Plan B…”''
--> There was a hiss of ionized air combined with the sizzle of cooking meat as jet-black tendrils of energy exploded out the back of Pellet’s head, splattering the wall with blood and steaming brain. The body thudded to the ground, the remains of the young Grundel’s head hitting with a wet sound, [[spoiler: Tirac]] turned around in a flash and extended his arms with his fingers splayed. More of the tendrils lanced from his fingers, each one lightly touching the foreheads of each Worker Grundel. The Workers twitched slightly before collapsing in a heap on the ground, small trickles of blood streaming from their eyes, ears, and nostrils.
** Which is then countered by, of all people, Spike.
-->''“These guys aren’t alive anymore are they? That big light show you did killed them?”''
--> ''“Yes.”'' '''[[spoiler: Tirac]]''' said, turning away from the dragon and walking towards the penetrator. ''“I always loathe using revenants, they’re too stupid and uncoordinated even for minions, but the situation demanded it.”''
-->''“That’s a ‘no’.”'' '''Spike''' said with a smile, biting the iron chain holding his hands together. His razor sharp teeth cleaved through the cast iron links like butter, sparks flying from his mouth as he landed feet first on the ground. He opened his hand extending his razor sharp claws as he spun around and raked them across the soft flesh directly above the revenant Grundel’s kneecaps. He dashed and rolled between the undead corpse’s legs as it toppled forwards, the tendons keeping the legs taught had been severed. [[spoiler: Tirac]] spun around to see the revenant rise to its feet only to topple forwards again as Spike pulled a large wrench from the tool shelf in the room. Spike spun around to face [[spoiler: Tirac]], his expression serious as he held the wrench out in front of him.

--> She locked eyes with him, the hairs on the back of Gabbro’s neck stood up as the air became electrified. ''“Are you the one they call Gabbro?”''
-->'' “Well, I’m ''wearing'' the one they call Gabbro.” [[spoiler: Tirac]] said with a twisted smile. “I’m [[spoiler: Tirac, [[BlasphemousBoast the monster who killed all but three of this world’s gods half-a-million years ago]],]] pleased to meet you.”''
--> The unicorn’s face stayed the same, an expression of stern determination. ''“You could be Radian for all I care. The dragon in your arms, hand him over and I’ll consider [[BadassBoast leaving your skeleton where it is.]]”''
--> [[spoiler: Tirac]] laughed in genuine amusement, raising the lightning gun until it came to bear on her. ''“Oh! Was that a threat from a pony? I think I’m in love!”''
-->{{Beat}}.
--> Zeitgeist smiled and waved his hand. ''“Never you mind that, the dragon will be back with us in a matter of moments.”''
--> The Doctor opened his mouth to ask a question before being cut off by [[spoiler: Tirac]] crashing through the granite wall, punching a two-meter wide hole in it before smashing into the wall of the room with enough force to crater it. Twilight hopped through the hole she had made, Spike resting carefully on her back. As she did a low rumbling filled the room, dust and small pebbles falling from the ceiling.

--> Moral of the story, '''NEVER PISS OFF TWILIGHT SPARKLE OR SHE WILL END YOU'''.

-->''...“No.”'' '''Zeitgeist'' growled lowly in frustration.'' “Call security and the Grenadiers, The Doctor and the rest of them may be around. Feist, you apprehend her and prepare her for interrogation.”''

--> Moral of the story, '''NEVER PISS TWILIGHT SPARKLE OR SHE WILL END YOU'''.