Chapter Four- Enter The Party

“Just then as the raptors were gaining on me, Ozzy tipped a rock down the canyon…,”  cut off in mid-sentence.

An explosion of confetti, filled the room, blinding me from my brother who let out a gasp before disappearing in the mass of streamers! Colors surrounded me, cutting off my air, I held back a breath of fire. I knew if I let one loose I would  incinerate the entire house.

I felt a hoof prodded my foot, I wiggled it to stop pervading poke. Trying to find myself in the mass of confetti, light finally filtered through and I could breath clearly again. Ponies enclose me again, on all sides looking at me with party hats and big smiles.

“There he is,” said Twilight.

“OH BOY OH BOY!” Exclaimed, the pink pony from earlier. “I knew I couldn‘t kill him, that is if he could survive a fall like before! I had to throw you a party! In celebration of a new face in PonyVille! ”

She was bouncing and giggling all around me, throwing more streamers in the air. “You sure did surprise me…miss?” I asked

“Pinkie Pie, that the name! Parties are the game!” She cheered continually hopping about.

I dusted off the confetti that had clung to me as I stood. Looking about the room I saw that nearly everypony as before, when I crashed, had shown up to the party. Twilight, AppleJack and Spike walked up  to me with party hats on.

“That Pinkie for ya,” Spike said. “She does this for all sorts of occasions like: new arrivals, birthdays, upcoming events, missed events, shopping sprees, birth of baby animals, farewells, new appliances, or even if nothing has happened in a while!”

“Wow busy girl,” I replied.

“Nah, she has them ready before time and has ‘em set up for the next one after you just had a party!” he shot back.

“Shoot, she‘s the life of this here town” AppleJack added.

“I hope this isn’t startling for you …..” Twilight asked.

“Oh I haven’t given either of you my name.” I responded. “It‘s Pike, Prime-Ike Of the Proud Class! I have to give my title being an adventurer!”

“Cool, so that makes me Proud Class?”  Spike asked excitedly.

“Sure does! You see our father earned that name by being so loyal t-” I was cut off by a ball of streamers.

Startled I looked up to see Ozzy, who had chucked a ball confetti at my face. Matty stood next to him giggling.

“You gonna be all day,” he asked. “we‘re supposed to get back to the princess, pronto!”

“Cool more dragons are they related to me too?” Spike cheered.

The party around us had quieted down, as I had been interrupted. The ponies weren’t worried just confused by the appearance of  more dragons. It seems they had never seen so many at once.

“Cool more of them what are your names? I’m Pinkie Pie I threw this party for your friend!” Pinkie Pie hopped around them as she spoke. “I always throw the best parties anypony has ever see-” she was halted by a small piece of confetti that had flown into her mouth. Followed by coughing and then a burp with it exiting her throat. “Wowweee that didn’t taste so bad I should try more things more often, ” she giggled!

“Ok enough screwing around Pike we need to report before we do this kind of stuff!” Matty spoke up.

“Cool your on a mission to the princess! Hey why don’t I send a message to her with my fire mail!” Spike said to me. “So you can stay for the party!”

“Spike that’s not what I have you use your fire for! If he has to see the princess then be better not keep her waiting!” Twilight said.

“Hmm good point, but that doesn’t mean I can comeback here afterwards!” I walked toward Ozzy and Matty. “How about we check in with the princess, come back here in our free time and get to know my brother better!”

The crowd was in awe after the show of dragons reuniting family, and then having to leave. They obliviously wanted us to stay, but they saw that we could not and let out quiet protests.

“That doesn’t sound like a bad idea, but what if we have another call?” Ozzy pointed out.

“We‘re not the only team on the force! There are plenty of others who can do what we do!” I objected!

“If we go now report real brief then zoom back we can make it for the end of the party!” Matty retorted!

“OooooOOOoooo! I like her,” Pinkie Pie chimed in. “I can have an extended party for you having to leave then you all coming back and-and more!”

The crowd agreed with Pinkie. Murmurs of agreement spread through the party. “Lets wait for them!, I love these extended things, WOOHOO party!” These ponies like these parties all right!

“Then that’s the plan we‘ll check in then come back to party!” I decided!

I gave Spike a hug before heading out the door towards the carriage that had landed outside the library. We boarded, slowly ascending to the sky. The clouds were close over head once again and we were off.

The palace getting closer with ever second, and at the same time my brother getting farther away. The tree below were shrinking as we continued to the palace in Canterlot!

The land platform extended for the carriage. The descent was smooth and the palace was much bigger from up close. A lavender castle on a mountain side must have been the most impossible build ever, but it here and standing. There must be loads of magical forces holding this structure up, just going to show how powerful the princess was.

Through dozens of huge isles and hallways, arches leading to more arches, on read carpet we trekked the giant build to the princess’s corridor. Carpet lead to her through made of marble, with huge columns on both sides of her supporting the ceiling. Stain glass windows filtering sunlight into astonishing colors lighting the grand room. The guards lined the stairs leading up to her, were we stopped and kneel before her.

“Princess we return reporting that we have cleared out the mountain caves and tunnels as you ordered.” I said standing facing her.

The majestic horse stood before me, horn up and wings out welcoming us to the palace. Two times my height, with beautiful white fur, and a sparkly rainbow mane and tail that waved even when there was no wind. A cutie mark of the sun marked her flank. And gorgeous magenta eyes that glow with essence of the sun in every blink.

“Splendid job my loyal subjects,” she said standing tall before us. “There are no more assignments I have for as of now. You can got back to that party you were at if you like.”

She spotted some confetti that had clung to my scales from the party. My face grew hot with embarrassment, I blushed a little. Causing her to giggle at my reaction.

“Princess thank you for allowing us to return to PonyVille, but,” I spoke up to her. “My brother who was taken away from me is there. Did you know about this?”

She looked down at me, straight into my eyes, “Yes I knew he was there.”

“But then why did you not tell me sooner…..I spent my whole life training for him, and”

“I know you did, but would you rather have had little experience or more experience when you met him? I put him in hooves I saw fit for making him into what you met today.”

I was speechless she had planned it all? She knew when I was going to meet him? And how I was prepared for his acquaintance? She is truly a being to be trifled with! But what I don’t like is how she set it up! She doesn’t have the right to manipulate her underlings like that!

“I see, thank you princess!” I bowed gritting my teeth. I’ll get her one day.

“You look a bit tired do you want to rest at all before you return to PonyVille?”

“Thanks but no thanks princess. You see we made a promise to get back quickly so we don’t miss this party they had through for our arrival.”

“Okay then,” She smiled leaning her mussel close to mine. “Would you mind being teleported there?”

“What, really?” What’s her game? Can she read my mind? Can she see that I’d like it more than ever to get back to my brother with haste and would jump at a chance like this? “S-sure, thank you princess!”

She giggled, “Off you go then!” A swirl of magenta magic glowed form her horn, then encasing us in a miniature twister.

As the magic cleared we could see the library tree house in front of us. We exchanged high-fives and look forward to the door. Opening it to see a mass of ponyfolk  dancing all about the library. Entering the multicolored light flashed, switching to bright white spotlight, revealing us to the crowd.

The ponies invitingly engulfed us into the party. Spike had been next to DJ PON3, with a saxophone playing a funky beat I could help but shake my tail to. Before long we were all dancing and grooving to the beat.

After a little while of dancing I had to sit down. I found an open spot next to Twilight, who was standing next to another pony unfamiliar to me. Blond fur, blue eyes, with a pink mane and tail, and butterflies for a cutie mark on her flank. As I walked up to greet the girls Twilight waved me over to meet her friend.

“Rocking party isn’t it” I said approaching them smiling.

“Sure is” Twilight replied. ”Pike this is FlutterShy, she a good friend of mine! She‘s really good with animals!”

“H-hi,” She said quietly.

Her voice, though I could barely heat it, pierced my heart. Making it warm my whole body, thumping harder than ever before for anyone! My knees started to wobble, it was hard to not keep my tough from lolling.

What was this feeling? I had never felt this just by hearing somepony’s voice! She was just standing there, looking so innocent and cute! How is it that I can find my brother, and what could possibly be a love, in one day? I must be a lucky dragon!

“So tell me about yourself Miss FlutterShy,” I said trying not to blush too hard.

She let out a small whimpered and shuffled her hooves in place.

Twilight budded in, “Forgive her, she‘s nervous around new faces.”

“It‘s ok I get it a lot. Being a dragon I frighten so of those who aren’t used to seeing ones like me. Muscled and battle scared, ” I explained

Twilight leaned in to whisper “She‘s also afraid of bigger dragons.”

WHAT? I’m not scary, I don’t have blood dripping from my teeth, I don’t rip apart my foes leaving them in bits of flesh to be gnawed at by buzzards! I don’t use decaying waste sacks as stink bombs on pervading enemies! Well I haven done any of that for a while at least!

This is my new mission! Win over FlutterShy’s heart just as he’s done mine!