Karma left the shop, leaving the sleeping filly with her mother. She had something she needed to do. The memories stitched together were so painful. One day after another in the mines fluttered around Karma's adolescent mind.

~Flashback~

"Hello. I'm glad you finally woke up." the red dragon smiled as Karma's emerald green eyes fluttered open.
"W-where am I?" Karma groaned, trying her very best to ignore her headache...and failing.
"You're in the mines!" an excited looking young drake replied, seemingly popping out of no where.
"Hawk! I thought I told you to not yell!" Marble shot in a hushed tone.
"Oops! Sorry Marble." the drake known as Hawk replied in a much quieter and less irritating way.

Marble sighed and stood up, "I'm going to go get Garble, he's probably stirring up trouble again."

Karma looked around the small cave. It was cold, damp, and dark, but she felt warmth surround her. It must be the many dragons around here. She rubbed her head and sat up. The younger drake gave her a bowl of clear water. She gratefully drank the cool liquid. It slid down her throat and she remembered the days of playing down by the river. Salty, light green tears slid down her face. She hoped with all her heart that the eggs were safe.

"Hey, you okay?" Hawk asked as he wiped away her tears, "There! That's much better!"
"How can you stay so happy at a time like this?" Karma asked, her mind reeling as she tried to collect the memories.
"I think that we aren't gonna be here long! We should be thankful that we're not dead!" Hawk replied happily.

Karma stood up and and held her head. Her vision was blurred, but she soon could think straightly again. Karma heard claw scrapes and a stifled scream. The dragons around her drew back sharply, into the shadows. Hawk looked horrified and Karma turned around, wondering what was wrong.
A large dragon, with pitch black scales stood regally at the entrance of the cave. Her head swung around and flame erupted from her mouth to burn a young drake who had tried to escape. Karma looked into her cold, purple eyes and shivered.

"Hello, young dragoness. Why do you stand before me without fear?" the dragon bellowed.
"Who said I wasn't afraid. I think everyone here is, I am just a little less afraid." Karma gulped, trying her best to sound calm.
"I see... Come forth, young one. Why are you not afraid?" the much more mature dragoness roared.
"My head is cracked open and I'm probably not thinking straight, but a more noble answer would be that I am not afraid of other dragons because of what type I am." Karma replied.
"Now I see. You are one of the last of your kind. A dragon of space. Such a rare species. Where is your hatcher?" the dragon's voice lowered.
"She was murdered." Karma replied flatly.
"I see." the dragoness said with authority, "Who here knows this young one?!"
Hawk and Marble stepped forward, they were shaking.

"I wish to buy these dragons for my mines. I have a feeling that they will be of great use to me." the dragoness said to the red dragon next to her. He nodded and she handed him three large crates.

They were led out of the cave and into sunlight. Karma shielded her eyes as she adjusted to the sudden light.

"My name is Ursa, and I will be your owner from now on. You will be living in the mines, and I intend you learn your full potential of power." 'Ursa' said in her regal and sophisticated tone.

Karma, Hawk, and Marble nodded in usion. Ursa smiled. If she could control the Dragon of Space, she'd be set for life. Of course, the young flame dragon could be the best at forming the tough metals into armor. Now, the other one she wasn't so sure of. He was the only type she had never seen or heard of. His blue frills, yellow belly,, green scales, and lack of ears befuddled her, but she never showed any of that of course.

~End of Flashback~

Karma now stood before a large cave. The large mouth gaped open, inside was pitch black. Karma walked into the cave and kept walking, sticking to the path she created every time she visited it. Her mind set on one point. Little did she know, a certain drake and unicorn were following her down.

She became engulfed in darkness, but instinctively began to glow a lime green. This trait was passed down through generation and generation of the Dragons of Space. They were able to bend the world around them. Yet, there were so few of them. And even fewer females, that almost all had come to believe that they had died out. It was said in dragon lore that a lone Dragon of Space will rise to power and bring the dragons to glory. Not even Ursa could tear that from her claws now. Karma hesitated when the metal door was in her reach. She shook away all the pain and scars and opened it, she no longer needed to glow, the lights inside beamed down on her. Dragons used to be intelligent creatures, with a form of society that rivaled Equestria's greatly. Now, only faint traces of the vast empire were left. This little pocket of a lab, was one of them.

Twilight's POV

Twilight saw the dragon open the metal door and once it was closed, she followed. Spike tagged behind, amazed that his kind could glow in the dark. Wow, what a waste of nightlights. Twilight tugged open the metal door once it was quiet again. She was amazed at the white and clean lab that laid before her. Tubes filled with a green liquid held mutant dragons alive, checking their heartbeats, a machine kept track of their growth and development.

Glass shattered on the floor as Karma looked at them, anger and surprise mixed in her gaze.

"What are you doing here?!!"

Author's Note

Sorry for not updating as much.
I am currently juggling four stories and I am making another one.
jeez, I really like stressing myself out.
Anyways, thank you for all your support!