Fluttershy sees ominous black smoke from a mountain...
Dragonshy is the seventh episode of the first season and first aired on November 26th 2010.
Writer: Meghan McCarthy
Episode Summary
While Fluttershy tried to get Angel the Bunny to finish his carrot, the bunny showed her a cloud of black smoke heading towards Ponyville. She rushed over to warn everyone, but she is too quiet to get their attention. It was Twilight Sparkle who managed to successfully get their attention and informed them that the smoke in question is not from a fire, but from a dragon. This news seemed to make Fluttershy even more worried.
According to Princess Celestia, who had relayed this message, the dragon was found sleeping somewhere near the town. While this didn't sound like much of a problem, its smoke was, and could easily blanket Equestia for the next 100 years if the situation was not taken care of. And so, they were given the task of convincing it to move (contrary to Rainbow Dash's plan to use force).
After gathering supplies, the group rendezvous near the mountain, where the dragon is located at the top. Fluttershy tried to back out of the mission, but Twilight insisted that the pegasus' talent of interacting with wild animals can be useful. Dash wondered if it was a good idea to bring her along. Spike remained to look over the critters that Fluttershy takes care of. The timid winged pony had only managed to slow them down. She had been started stiff from the dragon's distant snoring, forcing Applejack to drag her up to meet the others. She couldn't leap over a little chasm, despite Pinkie Pie's encouragement. And her shriek after being touched by a simple leaf almost had her friends buried in a rocky avalanche.
Distractions aside, they finally made it near the cave where the dragon was resting. When Twilight tried to get Fluttershy to help her wake up the dragon, the pegasus finally made a confession: she was scared of dragons. Actually, she was scared of a fully-grown dragon, rather than a baby dragon like Spike. After a failed attempt to cheer Fluttershy on, the rest of the ponies decided to finish the job without her.
Fluttershy stands (or flies) up to the dragon...
Twilight tried to persuade the dragon, then Rarity used charm on it (while trying to get some of the creature's jewels), and finally Pinkie used a ridiculous costume to get it to laugh. However, they all failed. Dash decided to go with her original plan and use force to get the dragon to leave. But with a swift kick to the chin, the dragon became angry, and began attacking the ponies. Fluttershy witnessed this happening and finally stepped out from hiding to give the dragon a stern talking-to. While the beast cried, Fluttershy apologized for Dash's unnessecary move, but also said that the dragon was bigger than she was and shouldn't have gone overboard. It was finally convinced to move to another spot, where its smoke wouldn't harm anyone.
Twilight relayed a message to Princess Celestia that the mission was a success, and that she learned to never lose faith in her friends.
Although Fluttershy bragged of her brief display of bravery, there was no question that she was still her timid self. Template:Episodes