A Dragon's Heart

by Von-Dragonblade

Rating: mature
Tags: Tragedy, Dark, Romance, Comedy, Adventure, Crossover
Length: 5795

Is it wrong to love another? Is love limited to just one race? One species? Can you love, knowing you cannot love the one you yearn for? Love is permitted to all. But why is this love forbidden?

Is it wrong to love another? Is love limited to just one race? One species? Can you love, knowing you cannot love the one you yearn for? Some say you can. Some say you can't. Yet love is permitted to all. So why is this love forbidden?

Love of all kinds exist. Love can hurt. Love can heal. But love can also change. Change for the better. Or change for the worse. But will that change mend the heart or break it?

Love is permitted to all. Though this love is forbidden, it is pure. For none will understand a Dragon's heart

This story is a MLP x Spyro crossover. It contains: Pony x OC pairing, racism and hate crime and some steamy clop. If none of these interest you, then please leave. As for the rest, enjoy

Published 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC
Last updated 2014-04-11 00:04:04 UTC

Prologue

BGM 1

The Dragon Realms: A land filled with many wonders. It is stated in legends that the Great Sea Dragon, Leviathan, discovered this land. Others say that a group of dragons discovered it after being banished from the Forgotten Realms that exists on the other side. It is a glorious land, filled with peace....and with strife. Many conflicts have come about and many conflicts have been resolved.

But how did these conflicts come to be?

In the realms, there existed many peaceful creatures. But at the same time, there also came many great evils with them. Over generations, many powerful foes came into existence. Each one of them had great power, but they all failed due to their arrogance. But there was one evil who stood out among them all...

His name.....was The Dark Master. Or as we used to know him....Malefor.

In our world, there exist dragons of many kinds. But one that stood out among them....was the legendary purple dragon, a rare breed of dragon born once every ten generations. Malefor was the first of that breed. He was a talented dragon growing up. He first mastered the element of fire, despite not being a fire dragon, and soon came the elements of wind and ice. Then earth and electricity and many more that none thought possible to master. In the end, he became the first dragon to utilize more than one element, when other dragons are restricted to one. His power was praised.....but was also feared.

Fearing his power would grow too great after he first showed signs of holding no restraint, the elders banished him into exile but he came back, filled with hatred and malice toward his own kind. He took the title of Dark Master and led an army of apes to do battle. But he failed.

Having been defeated in battle years later, Malefor was confined in the Well of Souls though his soul was trapped within Convexity, a world that acted as an airlock between the Dragon Realms and the Dark Realms. The elders believed that the Dark Master would be forever locked within his prison.....but they were wrong. Oh how wrong they were.....

After the next generation, the Dark Master was freed from his imprisonment thanks to the aid of both Gaul, the Ape King and Cynder, a black dragon who was born in the year of the dragon. But he was not fully released. As Cynder was undoing the seal on his prison, she was confronted by a young dragon. A purple dragon born in the same year as her.

His name....was Spyro.

The two battled fiercely but Spyro came out victorious and the Dark Master's hold over her was released. Unable to leave her behind, Spyro and Sparx, his dragonfly companion, brought the young dragoness back to the temple where they lived among the elders.

Months later, the Dark Master's army attacked and their leader, Gaul, captured Cynder and took her to the Well of Souls. Spyro sought after her and confronted the ape king. With his powers drained, Spyro had to rely on his own strength to defeat him. But that was where things took a turn for the worse.....

Spyro, being a purple dragon, had the power to wield many elements, much like the Dark Master. This left him vulnerable to The Darkness as it coursed through his body during his bout with Gaul. Using his new dark powers, Spyro defeated Gaul but his power caused the Well of Souls to become unstable and collapse. Unable to find a way out, Spyro used a unique power that he obtained through his journey to freeze himself, Sparx and Cynder in crystal, unaware of the changes that were happening to the world around them as they were frozen in time....

3 years had passed. We had almost given up hope and we believed the worse outcome had come to the young dragon. However, I believed that they were still alive. I had sent out a cheetah by the name of Hunter to seek out the three brave souls. They were still alive, older and still sealed in crystal. It wasn't long that they were freed, but soon encountered an issue: Servants of the Dark Master....

It was confirmed that he had been released in the time of their absence and he was set to carry out his plans. What he had planned was unknown at the time until the young dragons managed to get a rather horrifying bit of information. The Dark Master planned on "fulfilling the purple dragon's duty" and unleashing the destroyer to bring about the end of the world. He believed that in doing so, he would save it and make it reborn. But Spyro and Cynder objected to this, knowing that this was wrong. Thus began their final confrontation.

The two fought bravely, but in the end the destroyer reached its destination and began to bring about the end. But Spyro and Cynder were not yet done. They were not going to allow it all to end after they came so far. They continued to fight the Dark Master, even as the world was beginning to crumble. The struggle was difficult, but by using the power of Convexity, the two dragons defeated the Dark Master. But the world was still going to ruin. Time was short and all seemed lost. ..Until young Spyro came up with an idea. He reached deep inside of himself and Cynder watched on as Spyro used his power as a purple dragon to stop the end and save our world from destruction.

Time passed and I was brought before the one who oversees all. The Chronicler, as he was called, had bestowed upon me what was once his task: to watch over the Books of Time as they chronicle the events of all life among the Dragon Realms. With that, he vanished and I began to try and see if i could find any trace of Spyro and Cynder after the defeat of the Dark Master.

To this day, I can find no information on the whereabouts of the young dragon. But I know that he is still alive. And i know that he will live a happy and peaceful life....

Oh. Where are my manners? I forgot to introduce myself.

My name.....is Ignitus.

BGM 2

A book on one of the shelves begins to shine and catches the attention of Ignitus. He smiles and brings it before him and he raises an eyebrow upon opening the book.

"What's this? A new page has begun to be written." He mumbled to himself. "But how can this be? Spyro has yet to perish. Whose book is this?" Ignitus continued to observe the book and took notice that the individual within its pages was another dragon. It was a young grey dragon with green eyes and an ice-blue underbelly. As the pages went on, the dragon seemed to be changing. He was growing up. As the next page was chronicled, a name was whispered into his ear and he began to look at the book with a peculiar smile.

"I see. Well then.....let's see where your path takes you......Sora.

New arrival (Berry Punch)

Chapter 1

New arrival (Berry Punch)

"And stay out!!!" A stallion yelled as he threw a mare out of his establishment. It was a earth pony with a plum colored coat, a purple mane and matching purple eyes. On her flank was her cutie mark which was a bunch of grapes. She seemed rather tipsy as she wobbled to get back up from where she landed.

"He- *hic* hey.....whash za big idea, huh?" The mare said in a drunken daze.

"You drank far too many bottles in my bar and didn't pay a single bit, caused major property damage and scared away most of my customers!" The stallion yelled. Onlookers from the streets of Ponyville began to stop and listen to the argument that was taking place between the two. The bar that the mare was thrown out of was just across from the market and the bakery known as Sugarcube Corner.

"Oh shtop *hic* shtop worrying so much. They're fi- *hic* -ine." The mare stammered.

"You sexually assaulted them!" The barkeep quipped. The mare stood there, looking at him as she wobbled to and fro, clearly too drunk to even attempt to hold the argument

" *hic* Um......what were we talking about?" She asked. The barkeeper sighed and saw another mare beginning to approach them. With her purple coat and flower-shaped cutie mark catching his attention, the barkeeper let out a sigh of relief as he stepped out from the bar.

"Thank Celestia. You finally came, Cheerilee. Can you escort Berry off the premises? She's causing another incident." He explained. Cheerilee sighed, looking over at her sister who had collapsed on the ground outcold and began to snore.

"What happened this time?" She asked.

"Drinking most of my stock without paying, property damage and sexual assault on my male customers."

"Oh dear me. How many?"

"Four."

"Four?! For Faust's sake, Berry. This is the third time this month that you've caused a commotion like this! Thank you for calling for me, Moonshine. I wouldn't have known what was going on if you didn't." Cheerilee said, smiling at the barkeeper.

"Not at all. But you really should do something about her. This just ain't natural. She drinks more than she should and I feel there's a reason. She might have an addiction." Moonshine informed her before he went back into the bar. Cheerilee looked down at Berry Punch and with a sigh, helped the passed out mare onto her back and began walking back to her home. The ponies who were watching the incident went about their business and decided to forget what had happened. it was none of their business, but they felt sorry for the poor mare.

The day passed until the morning bloomed as Berry Punch awoke from her slumber, finding herself resting on her bed, her breath still reeking of alcohol and her head wracked with pain from her worst hangover yet.

"Ow...." She groaned. She rubbed her hooves against her temples as the throbbing pain coursed through her. "What happened?"

"I see you're finally awake, Berry." Cheerilee called from the doorway. Berry looked up and smiled at her sister, but it quickly turned into a nervous one when she saw the venomous gaze she was being given. "Oh no....how much trouble did I get into this time?"

"Honestly, Berry. You really need to control your drinking habits. It's not good for you and you know this!" Cheerilee said. Berry winced as Cheerilee's voice picked up in volume and she held her head in pain.

"Ow...could you not be so loud? You know how bad my hangovers get." Berry cried.

"Exactly!! You always go out to the bar, drink to your heart's content, come home reeking of the stuff and wake up with a hangover! Don't you know that your drinking isn't just hurting you but it's hurting those around you?" Cheerilee exclaimed. Her words seemed to reach Berry as the mare lifted her head and taking that as her starting to pay attention, she continued. "You're my sister. I love you and care about you deeply. You know this. It hurts me to see you like this, but it's not me that you should mainly be concerned about who your drinking affects." Cheerilee looked outside and Berry followed her eyes and noticed exactly what she was talking about.

Outside was a little unicorn filly, no more than six with a light red coat, a striped rose colored mane and green eyes. She was outside playing with a few other ponies who were about her age. She was laughing and smiling while Berry was frowning and nearly in tears.

"Pinchy comes to me all the time, Berry. She's worried about you." Cheerilee said, Berry looking back at her. "She's always asking about her mother. Wondering why you looked so sad, why you come home smelling funny and why she hears you crying sometimes. Your daughter needs you, sis. And you need to stop drinking and be the mother she needs."

".....Don't you think I tried?" Berry hissed in anger. "I've tried plenty of times to quit! I've been wanting to quit for months now!!! Maybe even years!! I don't know why I keep doing it, but I just do! But I don't want to!!"

"Then keep trying to stop!!" Cheerilee yelled back.

"I can't!!"

"Why not?!?!"

"Because!!" Berry shouted.

"Because why?! Because you're addicted?! Because you like being a shameless drunk?!?! Because you like hurting your family?!?!?!?!?!"

"It's because I don't want Berry to see me cry again!!!!!" Berry screamed at the top of her lungs, earning the attention of the little filly in question from outside. Cheerilee stopped in her tracks, staring at her sister in shock as Berry herself began bursting into tears.

"You still haven't gotten over THAT.....have you?" Cheerilee asked. Berry only nodded her head, choking back her tears so she could talk.

"During my moments of sobriety, Pinchy comes to me sometimes. Sometimes to ask me simple questions like what she should be when she grows up or what I think her cutie mark will be. But there's always the one question. One question that she asks that I can never bring myself to answer her truthfully......."

"Mommy? When's daddy coming home?"

"Do you know how hard it is for me to sit there and lie to my child? Lie to her about her father? To lie to her for years?! I can never live it down! Whenever she asks that, i feel the pain of that day rushing through me like a wild stampede of buffalo and it's only worse because I have to lie to her every time. 'Daddy's not going to be back for awhile, sweetie.' 'Daddy got called away for some serious business.' 'Daddy's on vacation. But he said he'll send more letters and try to come home soon. He really wants to see us.' My stomach churns...and my heart aches every. single. time that she asks that question! And I don't hate her for it. Why would I? What's wrong with a child wanting to hear something about their father? Nothing. But it's the fact that I have to lie to her to keep her happy and smiling, even knowing that it brings me pain." Berry explained. Cheerilee could see the anguish on her face and placed a friendly hoof on her shoulder.

"You're just protecting her, Berry. You're doing what a mother should for her child." She said. Her face suddenly turned into a stern one. "But you have to understand that you need to let go of the past. What happened to Artemis wasn't your fault and you know it."

"How can I let go of the past?!?! He was the only pony that understood me and loved me for who I am. We always talked, we always went out, we drank, we laughed and we spent time together as a family. And you're telling me to let it go?!?! To forget him?!" Berry screamed.

"I'm not telling you to forget him. Just--"

"Just shut up, Cheerilee. You've done enough already....." Berry said. Her eyes were red as tears poured down her cheeks. Without another word exchanged between them, Berry went past Cheerilee and ran into town. Berry Pinch called out to her mother, but Berry just looked back at her daughter and cried harder as she ran off. Berry Pinch lowered her head and frowned. Seeing her mother crying was a painful experience.

Berry's crying ceased as she came into the vicinity of the Everfree Forest. She had heard rumors of this place. That weird things existed here. Hydras, timberwolves, poisonous plants and much more. But she didn't care. She just wanted to get away. She wanted to forget. She just wanted that horribly memory to go away. And most importantly, she wanted a drink.

"I drink to forget, Cheery.....that's why I do it. I don't like it, but it's the only way to ease my pain...." She muttered to herself. She continued to walk deeper into the forest, not sure where she was going but hoping that it was far away from anypony else.

She stopped walking, the feeling of her hangover having vanished since the argument when she came across something. It was some old, beaten ruins with some broken stone pillars centered around what looked like a stone dais. She stepped forward to get a closer look and noticed something. There was a magical symbol carved on its surface that looked like one from Ancient Equestrian text. Artemis talked about these kind of things with her in the past.

"Oh Celestia.....what was it he said this one meant? Um......t....tele........teleportation?"  She said. As she said that, the stone dais began to glow and she stepped away from it. A great blue light began to shine from the relic and pierced the clouds above. Berry covered her eyes as the glaring light shined for several moments.

The light faded and a loud "Oof" came to Berry's ears. She opened her eyes and noticed that the dais had stopped glowing and the carving now looked worn away. But what Berry saw by her feet astonished her. It was a grey dragon, no taller than her, resting by her hooves. It looked young, but it was clearly young adult male. The dragon groaned as he began to open his eyes. His vision was blurred, but he could make out some trees and pillars around him. When he looked forward, he saw two pairs of purple legs in front of him.

"Huh?" He muttered. His eyes began to travel up to the source when he eyes locked onto Berry's. She was staring back at him, mouth open wide as they continued to gaze at one another. The dragon opened his mouth as well, audible noises emitting from both of their lips when they both suddenly screamed in fright.

"AAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

New arrival (Sora)

Chapter 1

New arrival (Sora)

"Eight....Nine....Ten! Alright! Here I come!" Sora shouted as he turned around from his tree, a blue insect flying around his head. He was a grey dragon with a brilliant set of emerald eyes. He was 17 years old, his wing span about average for dragons his age. He was born and raised in Avalar: A well-known area within the Dragon Realms. He grew up on his own, being one of the few dragons in the area. It was as he grew up that he befriended Volt, a dragonfly who had migrated from the swamp. The two of them were almost like brothers, much like Spyro and Sparx were growing up. And like them, they were an oddly matched pair of brothers. But brothers, nonetheless.

"You'll never catch me this time, grey boy." Volt called out as Sora chased after him. There was one odd thing about Sora: he always wore a skull over his face. He used it as a mask, as though he were deliberately trying to hide his face.

But for what reason?

Was he embarrassed? Perhaps he was shy. He didn't have many friends, excluding Volt. He was familiar with the native cheetahs, Hunter for instance. With Spyro having gone on his own, Hunter took it upon himself to be Sora's aide. To provide advice and guide him on the right path, while Volt was Sora's guardian. He protected him and made sure that he steered clear from harm.

Maybe he's afraid. Sora is a coward of sorts. If he knows that he doesn't stand a chance, he will cower and start to beg for his life. There were instances where he fought and defended himself, but he prefers to avoid conflict (It's not really his thing).

But no matter the reason, Sora always wore the skull-like mask over his face, allowing only his eyes to be seen from under it. He was comfortable with it and even with it on, he always managed to live life normally.

"I see you, my little buzzing friend." Sora said, taking notice of Volt from behind a bushel of vines hanging from a tree branch.

"Yeah, but seeing and catching are two different things, big boy." Volt said in a taunting manner before flying further away from the drake.

"Hehe. Yeah, you better run."  Sora continued to laugh merrily as he chased after his dragonfly sibling, jumping over river rocks that the insect could easily fly over. Once Volt reached a certain distance, he turned back and smiled at Sora.

"What's wrong, Sora? Can't you fly? Oh that's right. You're like one of those grounded dragons. Mm, that's too bad. You can't feel what it's like to soar in the breeze." He taunted. Sora scoffed and smiled at him.

"Oh yeah? You're toast when I catch you." Sora charged after Volt, following him downstream until he came across a cavern with ancient symbols inscribed around the entrance. Volt flew inside, but Sora stopped in his tracks. "H-hey. That's cheating. We're not allowed to go in there. Hunter said so." He exclaimed.

"Yeah. But Hunter is hunting, so he isn't here, is he?" Volt replied. Sora scratched his head. It was true. Hunter went out for the day and wouldn't be back until late in the afternoon.

"Well....yeah. But we still can't go in there. It's forbidden."

"Pfft. Excuses, excuses. Catch up or give up, fatty." With that, Volt dashed into the cave. Sora had a bad feeling about this, but Hunter wasn't going to be back for awhile.

"...I guess....checking it out won't be too bad." He concluded. Without a second thought, he stepped into the cave, unaware of the event that was about to unfold.

BGM 1

Sora didn't know why, but he felt a terrible vibe crawling up his spine. He ventured on into the cave to catch up with Volt, but he lost track of him.

"Where's that little gnat gone off to?" He asked himself. He kept looking around, hoping to find any trace of him when he heard a voice call out from within the cave.

"Hey, has anybody seen a big grey thing with weight issues? I seem to have lost mine." It said. It was definitely Volt's voice, annoying as it could be when he said things like that. Sora followed the path where the voice came from, diving deeper into the cave and its forbidden rooms. Along the way, Sora noticed something. There were many inscriptions in an ancient language written over the walls as well as illustrations. Most of them were familiar, depicting the rise and fall of the Dark Master he heard about in legends. But there were some that confused him.

In them, there were three quadrupedal creatures and a dragon. One had a horn on its head, another had wings and the last one had no real noticeable features at all.  It looked as though they were conversing with the dragon.....and then they stopped. For the carvings of the strange creatures stood to the right the dragon in what looked like another land while the dragon was to the left of them in what looked similar to an area in Avalar.

"Weird....what does it mean?" Sora mumbled. He shook his head and continued on until he finally caught up to Volt who was standing in a sunlit tunnel. "There you are. Come on. Let's get out of here."

"Whoa. Hold on, dude. Check this out." Volt interrupted as he flew further in. Sora followed after as they came to the center of the area. There were stone pillars, some broken and some intact as they all formed around a stone dais. On it was a marking that was quite common in scrolls. It was a magic symbol meant for transportation from one world to another. Normally portals were used to do such things but even primitive ways, such as this, were still used. Wanting to examine it more, Volt hovered over the dais, to which Sora quickly protested.

"Hey. Volt, get away from there!" He shouted. Volt chuckled and smiled at him.

"Why don't ya come over here and make me, brudda?" He taunted. Sora's nostrils flared as Volt's taunting had become too much to bear. As he charged at Volt, the dragonfly flew out of reach from him and a pillar of light rose around the young drake.

"W-what's going on?!" Sora said, panicking. He tried to force his way out of the light, but it just repelled him and held him there. "Volt! Help!"

"W-what do you expect me to do?! I don't know what--" Before Volt could finish, Sora began to glow and as he uttered one last cry for help, he vanished without a trace. The symbol on the stone dais vanished as well while Volt searched around the room to find any sign of the grey dragon. "Sora? Hey Sora!!! Where are you?!"

Where Sora was, he had no idea. Everything seemed to happen so fast. One minute he was trapped in a pillar of light and the next minute, he hit the ground with a loud "Oof" escaping his lips.

Ow....my head, he thought. Where am I? He began to open his eyes, though his vision was still a little blurry. He had the ability to move his head still, which signified that he was still alive and he began to look around him. There were stone pillars all around him, as well as trees and a two pairs of purple feet. Though they looked different from that of a dragons. Once his vision cleared, his eyes trailed up to the source of the feet until his gaze met with Berry's.

"..........." Berry said nothing and neither did he, but both of their mouths opened wide, making audible gasping noises before they both suddenly screamed.

"AAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!"

A strange place

Chapter 2

A strange place

"For the love of Celestia, please don't eat me!!" Berry cried, reeling back in fear.

"By the ancestors, please don't kill me!" Sora said in response, covering his head. Sora blinked...and looked up to the mare, who was bearing the look of confusion the young drake shared. Berry expected him to be hostile, much to the nature of Equestria's draconic residents, yet he made no motion to attack or prove hostile in any form. The same went for Sora. A creature that he had never seen before was pleading for it to not be hurt when he assumed it would bring harm to him.  To each other, they were both of foreign origin....

"You're not gonna eat me?" Berry asked. Sora shook his head.

"You won't hurt me?" He replied, to which Berry shook her head as well. The drake picked himself up and stood on his legs, coming up to the same height as the mare. She was taken aback. She had thought that all dragons were fearsome, vile and ugly creatures that despised ponies to the fullest extent. And yet in front of her was something different. A kind, peaceful dragon who sought to bring no pain or carnage....and was rather cute. Albeit his face was hidden under a skull-shaped stone mask. But cute, nonetheless.

The air was silent. The two were now completely still, unable to find words. Someone had to break the tension. And luckily, the young drake was the first to find his voice.

"I'm Sora." He introduced himself. "And you are?"

"Berry. Berry Punch." The mare responded. "Um...Sora, was it?" Sora nodded in reply. "Why are you here? I thought you dragons lived over in the mountains."

"Some dragons in Avalar live in the Temple of the Ancestors. So I guess you could say that some of us live in the mountains. But I live in the valley, watched over by the Cheetah Tribe." Sora explained. Berry raised a brow and stared at him.

"Avalar? Temple of the Ancestors? Cheetah Tribe? What are you on about?" She asked him. "There's no such places in Equestria." Sora blinked.

Equestria? I've never heard of such a place, he thought. "Is this...Equestria....some sort of realm? I had taken what acted like a portal to get here, so--"

"What? No. It's not...well...I guess you can...well it....ugh. I wish Cheery was here. She's better at explaining these , kind of things." Berry whined. Sora lowered his head and whined softly, feeling as though he offended the mare. Berry, taking notice, smiled nervously and scratched her head. "That's not what I meant. What I mean is...Equestria is the land we ponies live in. It's where we are, but the specific place we're in is the Everfree Forest."

"Ponies? Everfree Forest?" Sora said, his turn to question her.

"Oh. The Everfree Forest is where we are right now. See?" Berry said, waving her hoof around at the trees. Sora looked all around him and noticed that he was indeed in a forest. Though he had not known what the name of it was upon arrival. "And ponies are....well, me. It's what I am."

Sora stared at her for a moment, taking in the idea of what she was supposed to be. She, like him, was a four-legged creature. But unlike him she had no wings, which rendered her flightless, she had fur, their muzzles were shaped differently and her tail was the same as her mane. An odd mark in the shape of grapes were on her flank as he started to circle around her, sniffing her. Berry took notice and looked back at him and saw that he had reached just behind her and was under her tail. A blush came to her face when she noticed that he was mesmerized by something.

Sora was standing directly behind her, staring at one particular spot of her body. Her lips were glistening, but not wet and her started to sniff. His muzzle touched the mare's private area, earning a small gasp from her and he continued to sniff her. The smell was tantalizing and quite interesting to him. Curious, he stuck out his tongue and licked her marehood. Berry moaned softly and blushed furiously. Now realizing what it was that he just touched,  Sora continued to lick her and Berry moaned, but stopped and turned around and slapped his muzzle away.

"D-don't touch me there!! That's rude!" She screamed. Sora rubbed his face and looked at her.

"But you were wet. And you made that noise." He speculated. "Is it not your desire to mate?" Berry's blush turned into one of anger and embarrassment.

"It is...but not now! Well, not saying yet, but maybe. At some point. But not with you. I mean...i'm not saying I WOULDN'T with you, but....ugh!!" Berry let out a frustrated grunt and sat down. "Look. Here in Equestria, we don't just let a male touch us like that all willy-nilly. There are standards and practices you must go about before we'd allow such a thing to happen. And the same goes for the stallions, too." She explained.

"Stallions? Standards and practices?" Sora asked, confused again. Berry rubbed her temples, the drake beginning to give her a headache.

"It's a lot to explain. Maybe I can explain on the way back to Ponyville. Oh. Ponyville is where I live. I'll show you. Come on." She said, walking back down the path she came. Sora smiled and followed behind her as Berry started to give him the rundown on how things worked in Equestria to the best of her abilities. All the while she kept her tail in place to prevent him from seeing her precious flower, blushing as she thought about when he licked her earlier.

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The air of the forest was chilling, to say the least. As Sora continued to follow the mare, he examined his surroundings. All over, it felt as though he was being watched. It both frightened him and intrigued him. He wondered just what sort of creatures....animals or even monsters existed within this world, aside from.....ponies, as Berry called her kind.

Berry's lecture on how things worked in Equestria, what existed there,  what ponies ate and more was quite informative as Sora began to understand things much better, thanks to her. In return, he apologized for having touched her inappropriately and she forgave him in kind.

As strange as Berry looked to Sora, he appreciated her kindness and her willingness to help him understand their world better. Being with her, Sora actually felt more open. And yet, he still felt alone because he was so different. Though dragons exist within Equestria, he was out of place. In a world that was not his own.

And Berry was quite pleased to meet a dragon as kind as Sora. Though he was a little clueless, he was a fast learner and she was happy to start sharing some things with him, including personal topics. And yet, she still felt heartbroken. She still had her drinking addiction and she was neglecting her only daughter...lying to her...all because of a past she cannot forget.

"So tell me, Berry. Can you tell me about your relatives?" Sora asked, breaking the silence. Berry froze in place and stared at the forest floor.

"W-well...." Berry was cut short as a series of growls resounded around them. Sora returned a growl of his own, Berry scooting closer to him for safety as four pairs of green eyes shone from the darkness. As the source of the eyes came from their place, Sora thought to himself.

Monsters made from wood? ....This truly is a strange place.....

Cancellation

Hello everyone. I'm sorry to say, but I will no longer be working on this story. I know there were probably a few of you who wanted to see more to this, but I no longer feel the motivation to continue it. It had been created back when I was with a previous lover who actually inspired me to make it in the first place. And while I found someone new, coming back and thinking of continuing just brings up some bad memories.

I will, however, allow someone to take this story for themselves and continue it in my stead if they so desire. Personally, I would like it to be someone who is very familiar with the Spyro series. Otherwise, it won't exactly work that well. Plus, this was made back when I first came to fimfiction and improved my writing over the year.

So again, I am sorry about this but I just don't feel it anymore. I hope you guys will still stick around and keep reading my work. Please and thank you

~Toya Octavius Discord