#smolder x gallus

[end3rni11]

Okay, promised so I will do it :DDD

(My brainrot went too far pls help)

Presenting Smollus (Smolder x Gallus) moments (Part 1):

Also yay my first *more* ^ :D

Starting of with the start of season 8. Smolder and Gallus were both not so happy with having to go to school (which is more of a similarity) and blue griffon was already trying to cause some chaos.

(Hey gorgeous look at this, *proceeds to trip Yona*)

And that’s where their story begins, both seem to be actually becoming friends.

(I personally love cannon one)

Part 2

[kingspadille]

Smolder and Gallus in their senior year book!

[dodiejinx]

My fav ships. Sue me.

gallus x silverstream

yona x sandbar

ocellus x smolder

[incorrectmlpships]

Sandbar, to Yona: I love laying my head on your chest when we’re sleeping so I can hear you breathe.

Gallus, to Smolder: I recorded you snoring last night so you can hear how f***ing loud you are and why I can’t f***ing sleep.

[dragonfoxgirl]

Protect these children.

[aberrant-winter]

WHITELIST

Current Hyperfixation: The Collector (Owl House)

[Will be changed many times]

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Characters:

Bold: Absolute favorites

Kaijus(Godzilla): Shin Godzilla,Heisei Burning Godzilla,Millenium Godzilla,Gigan, Kiryu, Mechagodzilla 2021, Destoroyah,Gorosaurus,Heisei King Ghidorah,Kaizer Ghidorah,Skull Crawler,Titanosaurus,Methuselah,

Mecha Ghidorah.

Kaijus(Gamera): Gamera,Zedus.

Jurassic World/Park: Spinosaurus, Indominus Rex, Indoraptor, Giganotosaurus, Echo.

Kirby: King Dedede,Kirby,Meta Knight,Galacta Knight,Morpho Knight,Magolor,Shadow Dedede,Landia,Grand Doomer,Sphere Doomer,Galboros,Kibble Blade,Dark Matter Swordsman.

Super Mario/Paper Mario: Bowser,Dry Bowser,Dark Bowser,Midbus,Dry Bones,King Bob-Omb,Chill Bully, King Boo(Luigi's Mansion),Meowser,Black Paint Bowser,Doppliss,Sir Grodus,Mimi,Count Bleck,Rookie & Popple,Bonechill,Boshi,Dino Piranha,Gobblegut,Megaleg,Ruined Dragon,Chain Chomp,Bouldergeist,Prince Bully,Hisstocrat,Polluted Piranha,Petey Piranha.

Metroid:Ridley, Mecha Ridley

Star Fox: Wolf O'Donnell,Falco Lombardi.

Fnaf: Withered Bonnie,Golden Freddy, Montgomery Gator,Nightmare Foxy, Nightmare Chica,Jack-o Chica,Jack-o Bonnie, Twisted Wolf,Ignited Bonnie,Ignited Foxy,Creation,Lefty,Ennard,Molten Freddy,Springtrap,Phantom Freddy,Phantom Foxy,Moondrop/Sundrop,Shadow Freddy.

Undertale/Deltarune:Sans, Frisk,Kris,Chara,Berdly,Burgerpants,Greater dog,Lesser dog,Doggo,Snowdrake,Endogeny,Undyne,Asgore Dreemurr,Grillby,Omega Flowey,Asriel Dreemurr,Chaos King,Jevil,Ralsei,Susie,W.D.Gaster.

Madness Combact: Hank.J.Wimbleton,Tricky,The Auditor,ATP Engineer,Mag Agent V2.

Undertale AUs:Error!Sans,Ganz!Sans,Fatal Error!Sans,Abyss!Sans,Underswap Sans,Underswap Papyrus,Underfell Sans, Underfell Papyrus,Nightmare!Sans,Dream!Sans,Outertale Sans,GenocideSwap!Sans,Aftertale!Sans,X Sans(Cross),X Gaster,X Chara,Quantumtale!Sans,Underfell Asgore,Hardtale Asgore,Hardtale Sans,Color!Sans, X Alphys,Storyshift Chara,Storyshift Asriel,Core!Frisk,Altertale Sans,Altertale Flowey,Storyshift Sans,Bird!Sans.

Tf2:Pyro,Merasmus,Soldier,Medic.

Tekken:Alex,Ancient Ogre,King, Armor King,Gigas, Yoshimitsu,Kuma.

Demon Slayer:Inosuke Hashibira,Tanjiro Kamado,Rengoku Kyojuro,,Obanai Iguro,Shinobu Kocho,Nezuko Kamado,Sabito.

Minecraft:Creeper,Enderman,Ender Dragon,Warden,Iron Golem,Ravager,Wither,Skeleton,Wither Skeleton,Stray.

Fnf:Hex,Whitty,Agoti,Tabi (i only like these, the game itself has a lot of explicit shit.. the fandom is even worse bruh)

Fairy tail:Natsu Dragneel,Lucy Heartfilia,Erza Scarlet,Happy,Gajeel Redfox,Panther Lily,Juvia Lockser,Mystogan,Lector,Erik,Capricorn,Guttman Kubrick,Simon,Kama,Irene Belserion,Igneel,Acnologia,Skiadrum ,Atlas Flame,Animus,Selene,Ignia,Deliora, Salberay,Bloodman,Skullion Raider,Tauros,Pyxis,

Black Clover:Asta,Mereoleona Vermillion,Salamander,Yami Sukehiro,Zora Ideale,Luck Voltia,Vetto,Liebe,

Ninjago:Pythor.P.Chumsworth,Zane,

Skales,Skalidor,Fangtom,Acidicus,

Clancee,Lord Garmadonn,Mr.E,The Crystal king, The Overlord,Vengestone Warriors,Boreal,The Great Devourer.

Lego Chima:Cragger,Crug,Eris,Foltrax, Rawzom,Scorn,Sir Fangar,Sykor,Vardy,VoomVoom.

Steven Universe:Steven,Lion,Garnet,Amethyst Alexandrite,Obsidian,The Cluster,Biggs[Corrupted],Cookie Cat,Peridot,Dogcopter,Jasper,Lapis Lazuli,Malachite,Centipeetle,Steven[Corrupted],Spinel.

Star Wars:Darth Vader,Stormtrooper, Captain Phasma,Death Trooper, Range Trooper,Kylo Ren,Boba Fett, General Grievous.

Mlp:Spike,Ember,Thorax,Gallus,

Smolder,Changeling(Original),Queen Chrysalis,King Sombra,Lord Tirek,Grogar,Discord,Iron Will, Shadow Pony,Timberwolves,

Miracolous:Dragonbug,Fang,Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko,Longg,Mei Shi, Chat Noir,Chat Blanc,Viperion,Caprikid,Plagg,

Multimouse,Sass,Hawkmoth (his other costumes look like absolute crap),Mayura,Frightningale,Queen Wasp,Weredad,Silencer,Princess Justice,YanLuoShi,Truth,Qilin, Strike Back.

Marvel/DC: Venom,Carnage,Ghost Rider, Killer Croc, Lizard, Cat Woman, Dex-Starr, Krypto, Streaky, Ace, Larfleeze,Raven,Killer Moth, Slade Wilson, Trigon.

TMNT 2012:The Shredder, Splinter, Donatello,Donbot, Triceratons, Bebop & Rocksteady, Rahzar,Fishface, Leatherhead,Tokka, Slash, Mondo Gecko, April O'Neil,Kraang.

Pokémon:Feraligatr,Rayquaza,Aggron,

Mega Charizard X,Kyrem,Zekrom,Zygarde(100 and 60%),

Yveltal,Chandelure,Krookodile,

Haunter,Garchomp,Guzzlorr,Fuecoco,

Zamazenta,(Shiny)Tyrantrum,Magnezone,Houndoom,Arbok,Venonat,Articuno,Ho-oh,Onix, Chatot,Salamence,Regice,Druddigon, Silvally,Type: Null.

Noragami: Bishamonten, Yato, Yukine, Iki Hyori

Fire Force:Benimaru Shinmon, Joker, Maki Oze, Shinra Kusakabe,Takehisa Hinawa,Tamaki Kotatsu.

Edens Zero:Shiki Granbell, Elsie Crimson,Happy, Hermit Mio,Rebecca Bluegarden, Seth Anderson, Sister Ivry, Ziggy, Witch Regret.

Assassination Classroom: korosensei, Nagisa Shiota, Karma Akabane, Kayano Kaede, Itona

Mha: Principal Nezu,Thirteen,Hound dog, Ectoplasm,Power Loader, Tsuyu Asui, Mina Ashido,Ochaco Uraraka, Eijirou Kirishima,Koji Koda, Kyoka Jiro, Fumikage Tokoyami, Shoto Todoroki, Katsuki Bakugo, Izuku Midoriya,Itsuka Kendo, Jurota Shishida, Manga Fukidashi, Juzo Honenuki, Kojiro Bondo, Tamaki Amajiki, Nagamasa Mora, Tamashiro, Wash, Ryukyu, Gang Orca, Shishido, Fat Gum, Centipeder, Backdraft, Gunhead, Selkie, Elecplant, Godzillo,Takahiro, Death Arms, Gyges, Daigoro, Chimera, Leviathan, Kurogiri, U.s.j Nomu, Chomper, Twice, Spinner, Geten, Shin Nemoto, Kendo Rappa, Rikiya Katsukame

Hunter x Hunter: Kanzai,Kurapika, Leorio, Gon Freecss, Killua Zoldyck, Biscuit Krueger, Tsezguerra, Kite, Kiriko, Monta Yuras, Alluka Zoldyck, Gotoh, Mike, Gido, Shalnak, Nobunaga Hazama, Phinks Magcub, Blobster, Meruem, Neferpitou, Menthuthuyoupi, Welfin, Peggy, Leol, Ikalgo,

Dorohedoro: Kaiman, Shin, Aikawa, 13, Chidaruma, Jonson, Tanba

TOH: The Collector, Hunter, King Clawthorne, Eda Clawthorne, Luz Noceda, Belos/Philip, Papa Titan, Willow, Kikimora,

Adventure Time: Finn, Jake, The lich king, Gunter, Me-mow, Fern, Golb, Ice King, Cosmic Owl, Death, New Death,

(I might add more characters in the future)

Favorite Dinosaurs: Suchomimus Tenerensis,Spinosaurus Aegyptiacus, yutyrannus,Torvosaurus,Allosaurus Fragilis,Siats Meekerorum,Ichthyovenator Laosensis, Irritator Challengeri,Pyroraptor, Sinosauropteryx,Carnotaurus Sastrei, Baryonyx Walkeri,Dilophosaurus Wetherilli.

Non-Dinosaurus:Kaprosuchus, Sarcosuchus.

[incorrectmlpstudentsixquotes]

someones gotta make a student six version of that 'misery x cpr x reeses puffs' meme going around

First off, thank you for bringing that meme to my attention. Somehow, that slipped past my radar.

I don’t have the editing chops to make a video myself, but I can give my two cents of who would be who.

Gallus and Swift Foot would be Misery

Smolder would be CPR

Silverstream and Yona would be Reese’s Puffs

Sandbar would just be vibing to his friends spitting straight facts.

Ocellus would stare and judge. A lot.

[green8grove]

I got really into this so here is part 3 of my next gen universe lmao.

Ships and number of kiddos they have:

Sandbar x Yona: 2

Gallus x Smolder: 3

Silverstream x Gabby: 0

Ocellus x unknown: 1

Apple Bloom x Diamond Tiara: 2

Scootaloo x Rumble (divorced): 1

Scootaloo x Terramar: 2

Sweetie Belle x Spike: 1

Rumble x Tender Taps: 0

Button Mash x Pipsqueak: 2

Silver Spoon x Snails: 2

Wind Sprint x Petunia Paleo: 1

Babs seed x Twist: 1

Babs seed x Snips: 1

Twist x Snips: 1

(They are all in a relationship with each other)

[ask-the-barkerverse]

Shoreline alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker… Ladybird alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker… Bright Star alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker… Periwinkle alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker… Saul alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker… Crimson Blossom alone: www.deviantart.com/miss-barker…

Remember when I said that I wasn't going to incorporate Sandbar x Yona into my main MLP next gen? (link)

Anyway, here's my next gen kids for the Young Six plus three random creatures that are part of this friend group. I decided to put them together in one big group picture instead of making individual refs for them. Shoreline Daughter of Sandbar and Yona, Shoreline is an even blend of her two parents. She shares her dad's easygoing nature and also shares her mother's strength and has great pride in her pony and yak heritage. Her special talent is building sandcastles. Ladybird Daughter of Smolder and Ocellus, Ladybird is a very excitable hybrid who's always open to make new friends. She loves to laugh and cause a little mischief, but it's all in goof fun. Bright Star Daughter of Star Tracker and Mina, Bright Star is a big geek who loves all things nerdy. She often writes fanfics about her favorite media and draws her own comics in her free time. Periwinkle Son of Gallus and Silverstream, Periwinkle is a very agile flyer in the sky and a swift swimmer in water. He's a big fan of the Wonderbolts and dreams of becoming the first non-pony creature to be accepted into the team. Saul Adopted son of Holiday and Lofty, Saul is an abbysinian who is very stylish and always loves to look his best. He also cares very deeply for others and how they're feeling. How have you been? Is everything okay? You do matter. Let’s go grab lunch sometime. Crimson Blossom One of the many non-pony students at the School Of Friendship, Crimson Blossom is a very friendly and soft-spoken kirin. He's close friends with Saul and secretly has a crush on his brother Daylight Flight. Shoreline, Ladybird and Bright Star were designed by kittystar614 Saul and Crimson Blossom were designed by Box-of-Ideas

[kookies2000]

Watching My Little Pont Friendship is Magic because my baby sisters wanted to....... I'm getting so many flash backs of ship wars.......... I have to get this off my chest.

I was a hard cord Fluttershy x Discord shipper. Like I would do a flip from sheer happiness when ever Discord came in screen and scream when we got a shipping tease between the two. Not to mention the Rainbow Dash x Apple Jack ship. Loyalty and Honesty together in a relationship, pretty good. And hilarious considering the two had stalker like admirers. The guy who was ready to move in with Apple Jack in one day of knowing her and straight up ignored Rarity. And Fluttershys little brother was creepy towards Rainbow Dash in my opinion. Only for it to be hinted that they are lesbians and got married. 😂 And then the Young six. Oh man, the ship wars for the Young Six was insane. People made a whole love hexagon. Not a love triangle, not a love square, a love hexagon. 😂 Sandbar x Gallus! Gallus x Smolder! Smolder X Silverstream ! Silverstream x Ocellus! Man people were crazy. But for me it was always the classic pairing. Smolder x Ocellus, classic tough and athletic girl dating a shy nerdy girl. I can see them having tea parties! And let's not forget the two had adorable bonding moments. Gallus x Silverstream, they give off a fairy tale couple feeling. Gallus being the poor orphan boy who grew up on the streets alone and was a trouble maker. Silverstream being royalty and trapped under water all her life, always getting excited about the land above. Try and tell me that isn't Aladdin, Little Mermaid and Tangled all in one. And just like Ocellus and Smolder, the two had cute moments. And then the one confirmed ship being Yona x Sandbar, which I ship! The two always had chemistry since the begining. Sandbar is super respectful of Yonas roots and inheritance. Even encouraging her to embrace it. And it's a good metaphor for interracial couples.

Ok, everything is off my chest! It's weird how my sisters put on the show and my first thoughts where ship wars. 😂 I mean, I'll never forget the day someone called me a " Ped¤pl¡@n horse fu€#er!!! I hope your mom gets cancer!!!"......... Discord x Celestia shippers were blood thirsty, I swear.

[end3rni11]

TELL ME WHY IS THERE SUCH A SMALL NUMBER OF SMOLLUS SHIPPERS

GALLUS LITERALLY SAID THAT HE WANTS TO GO TO A BALL WITH SMOLDER

And Silverstream was supportive.

(I know I posted about Silverstream x Gallus like 2 days ago, but screw that. Blue/Orange couples in MLP are just better)

Gonna make another post about this, just getting my ammo

[mythicaldemigoddess-of-deltarune]

Cozy Glow x Prince Gallus: True Winged Love of 2021

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Credit for My Little Pony goes to Bonnie Zacherle

Credit for My Little Pony Friendship is Magic goes to Lauren Faust

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I drew this yesterday, it is of a older Cozy and Gallus,

with Sunset’s cutie mark next to Cozy,

and Twilight’s cutie mark next to Gallus.

the reason why Gallus has horns, is like a Griffon version of a Alicorn.

the original king of the griffons was not one of the type of Griffons

who had horns.

if I had to name the type of Griffon that Gallus is now,

it would be Royal-Griffon.

a Griffon can only become a Royal-Griffon,

if they represented the Element of Magic,

and values the bond they share with those they call friends and family,

and must do a act of generosity and do a act of true love for someone they love either romantically or platonic love.

the platonic love can be either the friend or family type of love.

like from Frozen or Maleficent Movie series.

I was thinking of giving the now Prince Gallus,

two lion tails, that could be a part of becoming a Royal-Griffon.

but I ended up not drawing it.

I had also edit this on Paint 3D, to make it just right.

also in theory, I think it might be possible that Cozy Glow

might really been around Sandbar’s age

(and if Gallus’s friends are around the same age, being a year or few years older than the cutie mark crusaders)

then in theory, it might be possible that Cozy Glow,

was born a Eternal Filly, or has Eternal Foal Syndrome.

so if Cozy was not turned into stone and spend most of her years

in probation and cleaning up the dirty streets of ponyville instead.

those around her would end up noticing she isn’t growing or aging.

it would then be revealed that Cozy is the same age as Gallus, Yona, Smolder, Sandbar, Ocellus and Silverstream.

I do have a theory about the eternal childhood syndrome,

but I can talk about that theory later.

the reason why Cozy is older in this drawing,

is possibly because Twilight might of used magic to help her match the age she should look.

it might not be possible for magic in real life,

to help those who have eternal childhood syndrome.

but I do still want to talk about the theory around it,

even if it is just a theory and people might not believe it to be true.

once again I will talk about the theory another time.

I have one more drawing I’m gonna post up,

then I’m gonna go grab something to eat and watch a movie.                 

[kingspadille]

Hopping on the Smollus train!

[equestrias-little-ones]

I'm not sure if this is too non-specific, but could I request a kid of any two of the young six (ocellus, gallus, silverstream, smolder, sandbar, and yona)? I ship all of them together but it's difficult to pick any one couple out of them to request!

Chose Ocellus x Yona, cause I’d like to thing they’d make a lil moth child

[dzamie-oc]

Smaugust 24 - Cloud

Smolder wakes up one morning to find that there is fog. This is rather inconvenient. Will she and her friends prevail over the weather pattern? (1972 words)

cw: My Little Pony, Smolder x Gallus

Smolder slowly returned to consciousness. The young dragoness began to yawn and stretch, only to find both movements impeded by something warm and fluffy. With her eyes not yet quite willing to offer their services, Smolder instead chose to pat around the fluffy area with her hands and, if it came to that, legs and tail. Fluff, fluff, feathers... In her half-awake state, she decided to make a poor decision, and nuzzle into the strange fluff and lick it.

Tastes like griffon.

With her mind slowly working out an updated hypothesis, Smolder finally convinced her eyes to offer their expertise in identifying things. She was met with a sea of blue, and successfully determined that she was, for whatever reason, snuggled up to Gallus. The dragon let out a soft sigh of relief. Even if he were to wake up right now, Gallus was the only of her friends at the School of Friendship who wouldn't breathe a word of this to anycreature else.

In fact, her sleepy mind argued, Gallus was very warm, and soft, and an excellent pillow. Smolder could, if she wanted, simply remain in bed with him and pretend to wake up when he did. Nobody would ever know. With her claws full of his fluffy fur and feathers, it would be as simple as closing her eyes and holding him close, like a new dress in the style of Prench nobility, circa 800 CE (Celestial Era).

However, she also reasoned that just because her bed contained only them, that didn't mean Ocellus wouldn't wake up before the snoozing catbird. Rooster though he may be, Gallus was anything but an early riser. So, with great reluctance, Smolder threw the sheets off of her and rolled out of bed. As she landed and looked back at the griffon, who had unconsciously fluffed out his feathers from the sudden lack of sheets, lessons from Professor Fluttershy ran through her head, refusing to leave until she flipped the sheets back down over him. Unlike Professor Fluttershy probably would, though, Smolder had no intention of tucking him in. That, she had a specific technique for, and used for interrogation, to trap someone in their sheets until she learned exactly how many boxes of tea they saw fall out of her bag, and why that number was actually zero, if they knew what was good for them. So the blue birb stayed untucked, and Smolder turned her gaze to the rest of her room.

To the rest of... Gallus's room, she corrected. And Sandbar's too, but the pony was mercifully missing. The dragoness stretched again, wondering just what had happened last night that she got in the wrong bed. Probably truth or dare. That was usually what caused these things. She thought about sneaking peeks through the boys' stuff, both for hoard and blackmail reasons, and maybe friendship reasons if somecreature caught her, but then realized she didn't give two scales about what deep dark secrets Gallus and Sandbar might have. The thought of getting dressed and leaving before he noticed entered her mind, but then the rest of her mind reminded her that she spent almost all of her time naked. Another, sharper thought poked in, pressing about that "almost," but a quick scan of the room showed absolutely zero frilly, fancy dresses.

With that, there was but one thing left to do. The young dragon turned the handle of the door and pulled. If anycreature asked, she wasn't sleeping with Gallus, she was trying to prank Sandbar, but found him MIA.

Fortunately for Smolder, there was nocreature around to ask what she was doing in Gallus's room. Unfortunately for Smolder, there was a solid wall of fog. She rolled her eyes and started to call up some fire, then woke up just a bit more and remembered that fire plus buildings equals very bad. So, the slow method. The dragon stepped back, breathed a bit of fire onto her claws, and began to wave her claws easily through the thick, ground-level cloud, grumbling to herself. She would never regret the ability to fly, nor would she ever long for the days before her first molt, when she was small enough that adolescent dragons were liable to "accidentally" punt her into a lava pool, but her wings certainly came with downsides.

Just then, a wicked idea came to her. "Well, they say misery loves company," she muttered, as she walked back to the sleeping griffon. Smolder leaned over Gallus's head, cupped her claw to her muzzle, and whispered, "Sandbar's straight."

She leapt back and took flight as the blue griffon jolted awake. "Ponyfeathers!" he exclaimed, landing on all fours on his bed with his wings flared in a defensive stance. As his mind and body caught up to each other, he registered the orange dragoness flapping in place in the middle of his room. He refolded his wings and glared accusingly at Smolder. "What are you doing in my room?" he demanded.

"Whispering sweet little lies into my favorite rooster's ear," she deadpanned, "but actually, I neither know nor really care. We're fogged in here."

Gallus growled at her response, but surprise and incredulity swiftly overtook anger, and he looked to where she was pointing out the door. "We're... how are we fogged in? We're indoors!" he protested, trotting forward to press his own claws through the wall of cloud. He stuck his head in, trying to peer up and down the hallway, then pulled it back out, leaving an avian dent in the fog. "We should tell Professor Rain- wait, hold on," he said, "Professor Rainbow Dash is on the weather team, isn't she? When she's not here or on the Wonderbolts. What gives?"

Smolder shrugged. "I'd say Discord, but the fog doesn't taste like muffins or sulfur. It's just normal fog."

"Normal fog that's in the building." Gallus corrected, flatly.

Another shrug. "Maybe it's a pony thing. Now c'mon, help me dig us out. I'm gonna make for the main hall, or maybe Headmare Starlight's office. You tunnel to the other rooms; 'Cell and Silverstream should be able to help."

Just before Smolder could blow more flame on her claws, Gallus cut in. "Hold up. You woke me up, from quite possibly one of the best dreams a griff of my tastes could have at my age, by lying about Sandbar's sexuality, after YOU found yourself in MY room, all because you wanted me to dig through some clouds?"

Smolder fluttered her eyes at him, though the wicked smirk just below gave away her true intentions. "But Gallus, friendship is about helping others. Isn't it so nice of you to help me, your friend, dig our way out of here?"

Gallus stepped back up to the fog and began clawing through. "You're lucky you're cute."

"I've kicked ponies' flanks for less than that," Smolder shot back as she lit up her claws again, using the heat to cut wider swathes of fog.

The griffon grinned, cocky. "By the scales in my sheets, maybe my flanks are destined for other thi- CAW!" Gallus's taunt was cut short when a burning-hot claw made itself known to his furry, blue hindquarters. He looked back to see the dragoness smirking at him while she idly waved her claws through the fog.

"There's another thing, catbird."

Gallus sat back on his haunches and brought his forelegs up in a T shape. "Alright, time out here. Before we get too far along in our respective paths, is this the sort of thing that's building enough sexual tension to resolve in a passionate makeout or more, or should we put it on the backburner until we're alone and away from the others again?" He points down each direction. "Because I'm not about to shout playful mockery down an entire hall."

Smolder regarded her friend in front of her, and wondered to herself whether he knew he had started fluffing himself up again. "It's way too early in the morning for that stuff," she eventually replied. "See you further along. Or in the main hall if you're a slowpoke."

"Love to hear it," Gallus called back as he started to carve an entrance around the first door. Smolder reapplied her fire and watched the fog melt before her claws, wishing that she could just skip the middlemare and blaze a trail right through.

"Oh, hey Yona," she heard the griffon say, muffled through fog and a door, "I have a favor to ask..."

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"CHAAAAARGE!!" Gallus yelled from further back. Smolder hung on tight to Yona's back as the yak galloped through the fog, her flightless body passing through it like Smolder could pass through lava. Sticking out of her thick, insulating coat were a number of burning wooden remains of Yona's first bed. One of the ones that wasn't yak-proof. With Gallus calling directions and Smolder making sure the wood was on fire and Yona was not, the yak punched through the low-lying cloud easier than Professor Rarity could poke a needle through fabric. Smolder braced herself as Gallus called "Left!" and then they could see their goal: having cleared a path through the dormitories and the main hall, they were finally in sight of Headmare Starlight's office.

Smolder crawled forward on her friend's back and snuffed out each torch, relying on the residual heat to not knock her off until they were all out. "Alright, Yona, you're good!" the dragon called just before a thicker bit of fog swept her off of the yak and slowed her fall as she made a dragon-shaped hole in the condensation. Yona managed to stop before crashing into the door, and Smolder got up, brushed herself off, and helped Gallus dig the rest of the way. As they approached the door, they heard muffled voices. Headmare Starlight sounded frantic and defensive, and Professor Rainbow Dash sounded beyond miffed.

Yona knocked, and to the testament of the school's construction, the door remained on its hinges. The two mares inside went quiet, until Starlight called out, "come in!"

The three of them walked in. Yona greeted both the ponies, and they waved back, though Rainbow soon resumed glaring at Starlight. In almost unison, Gallus and Smolder asked, "so what's up with the fog?"

Starlight smiled a bit too wide. "Would you believe it's a friendship exercise?"

"Yona sooner believe Sandbar can fly."

Rainbow Dash pointed a hoof at the headmare. "Starlight, here," she said, emphasizing her friend's name, "thought she'd lighten my load for teaching you kids about stratus clouds and sticking together. So she made a spell that created a bunch of stratus clouds." Her hoof fell. "At ground level." She blinked and tilted her head at the trio. "Say, it took me nearly two hours to get here, and I used to be captain of the weather team. How did you get here so early?"

The three friends smiled at each other.

"Yak smash!"

"Dragonfire..."

"And good old griffon cleverness."

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"So yeah," Smolder said through her mouthful of emeralds, "that's why Professor Dash didn't give the three of us homework today."

Sandbar groaned. "I'm happy for you two, but that's so lucky. If I'd woken up at the door instead of Yona..."

"Hey, the early dragon gets the homework exemption."

"Don't worry, Sandbar," Ocellus added, "you can study with Silverstream and I."

"Yona help, too," Yona added, "yaks good at smashing clouds, not at knowing different kinds of clouds."

Silverstream smiled brightly at the dragon and griffon. "Ooh, do you think you'll come too?"

Gallus shook his head. "Maybe another time, but we'll be taking our reprieve and chilling like the winners we are."

As the conversation drifted to other things, Gallus caught Smolder's eye. There was a brief, silent conversation, before the griffon mouthed, "your room or mine?"

Smolder smiled.