Lumscale is a Pegasus, but he is not an ordinary Pegasus he is a Pegasus Noctis (Pegasus of the night) He is a little bit bigger then the average Stallion but not by much.
Lumscale never fit in with other ponies even as a colt he was outcast by his pres. and made fun of. So much so that he had to move from his home in Gwen Dale a small town just north of Los Pegasus to Fillydelphia. So that he could have attended Fillydelphia’s school for special flyers. That did not stop the mocking which caused Lumscale to develop an inferiority complex. His only friend was his history teacher and ex wonder bolt Mr. Mock. He even Helped Lumscale to get his cutie mark. But not in history, in Dragonlogy. After Finishing school he went back to Gwen Dale to go to collage. Since No pony was a Dragonlogist, he had to major in Zoology and Herpetology with a minor in Paleontology. We spent the next eight years of his life learning as much as he can. For his doctorate in Paleontology he lead a team of researchers into one of the many lost caves in the Ever free forest. There he found information about the kingdoms before Equestria. He Also found the ancient language of Dracon. A small language a little more then 300 word known. Once Lumscale presented his findings he was given his doctorate and was made head of the Zoology, Herpetology, and the Paleontology departments. After spending five years on the board he left to go study the great dragon migration. After words he published his Paper “ The migration and dietary habits of dragons.” His paper was very popular, so much so that Princess Celestia invited him to Canterlot to give a speech on his findings. We now find Lumscale on the train to Canterlot. Even those he is famous for his work with dragons the only thing he truly want is a friend or even more then that a very special somepony.
Chapter 1
Grey Fog
Lumscale roues his head and looked out the fogy grey window. He could not see anything for the windows where far to dirty. He sat there wondering to him self what he was going to say when he got there. But he could not think clearly since he had not slept in two days. He had been on the train for almost 30 hours and was starting to fill like killing himself. He has all way contemplated taking his own life. He would say to him self “Nopony would care,” “no pony love me away” or “I’m not worth life.” But when he truly thought of going throw with it he would say to himself “I’m not even worth killing” or “if I kill my self somepony is just going to have to clean up my bloody body, not that not fare on my part, to in convince anpony else, even if I in convince ever pony around me by being a live.”
Lumscale looked out the window again but this time he could see hills, those hard to make out, and in the distance he could see Canterlot. He knew he was about two hours away and he was wishing he was there so that he could get off this train and yet he wished the stop would never come and he would die look out that grey, dirty window at the hill he will never be, just like friends he will never have or a wife he will never love. And the hill would remain in the far distance their beauty forever being hidden by the dirt of the window and the fog of the world. His body would turn to dust and be forgotten and some other poor soul would sit there staring at the hill in the grey fog. And never getting to know the joy of the hill or the joy of a companion for the world will always be surrounded by a thick grey fog.
The door opened and a another pony came in and sat across from him. Lumscale looked at him and saw he was smiling. Lumscale turned his gaze back to the window. He noticed the other pony also turned to look out the window as Lumscale. The smile on his face disappears.
“Wow they really need to clean the windows” The other pony said. But Lumscale remained silent.
“A fogy day out today” The other pony said. Still Lumscale remained silent.
“ Hi I’m Thespian, and you are” Thespian said.
“I’m Lumscale” Lumscale said.
“Where are you headed” Thespian asked?
“Canterlot” Lumscale said.
“The Same, I am visiting my sisters’ lemon zest” Thespian said.
Afterward there came a long awkward silence. For about a half an hour they both stared out the window. They’re eyes never left the hills covered in the grey fog. They could both senses the emptiness of the fog the same that they felt inside them selves. The both wished to break the silence so that they would not have to look at the hill hidden for view but either one could think what to say.
“What are those hills over there?” Lumscale asked.
“I don’t know” Thespian said.
They went back to staring at the hills. Lumscale began to think of the hills and how they are like happiness and the fog is the corruption of the world keep us from seeing happiness for what it truly is, nothing but in a world of fog nothing is the hills and happiness will be blocked for view. The more and more Lumsacle thought of the fog and the hill the
More and more he wanted to live the fog and look at the hills just to see the basic shape of happiness but never trying to reach it. If he went to the hill, he would find out that they where nothing and that happiness is nothing and all that truly exist is the fog. Then he kept thinking and he knew he was already in the fog and he was to close to the hills and that he should run as far as possible form the hills, then he can be happy. But the train kept heading toward the hills and he kept getting sadder and sadder. Time passed and soon they where at the station in Canterlot, as they pulled into the station Lumscale realized, he was wrong about the fog and the hills. The fog wasn’t corruption it was life and the hills are death. Even when we are a live we can see death and the train being time keeps bring us close and closer to are death and one day the fog will lift and we will die and then we will see the true beatify of the hills and that beatify is death.
As Thespian and Lumscale got up they said two last words to each other.
“Grey Fog”
Chapter 2
The Day Before the Last
Lumscale step off the train. He looked to left and saw other ponies going into the city. He followed the pack toward Canterlot. Lumscale look around he had never seen Canterlot before and it was all every new to him. He walked for about 20 minutes before he came To Doughnut Joe’s. Lumscale thought of going in but there where five other ponies in line. He kept walking for about another 20 minutes and then he came to a pizza shop. Lumscale went into the pizza shop and looked at the menus. Then he looked at the stallion at the counter, he was a brown earth pony with a big black handlebar mustache, and under that handlebar mustache was an angry grin.
“What the heck are u”The pizza pony asked with anger in his voice.
“What?” Lumscale said confused.
“ I don’t sever freaks around here, with all that has happened in the past week I think I have every right to say, GET THE BUCK OUT OF MY PIZZERIA FREAK,” the pizza pony said with even more anger in his voice then before. Lumscale left quickly. He walked back the way he came heading toward the hotel.
He passed by the doughnut shop again but this time there was only one other pony there. A Camel Colored mare with a lemon for a cutie mark was sitting by herself. Lumscale walked into the shop and up to the counter, there doughnut Joe was wiping it down.
“What can I get you” Joe asked.
“One glazed please” Lumscale said. Then Joe handed him his doughnut.
“That will be three bits please” Joe said. Then Lumscale handed him the three bits. After paying Lumscale went and sat down at a table he ate his doughnut then sat there for about five minutes taking a occasionally taking a look at the other pony. He got up and headed back to counter
“ Can I get one dozen doughnuts, glazed” Lumscale asked.
“All right that will be 25 bits” Joe said. Lumscale handed Joe the money and sat back down. Lumscale began to eat his doughnuts. After he ate seven of the dozen,Joe came up to him.
“Wow you sure can eat a lot their fella” Joe said.
“Yea, do tend to eat a lot but I usually only one or two meals a day” Lumscale said. Just then the other pony got up.
“Thanks Joe, next time I will pay, I swear” The other pony said.
“Sure, Lemon zest, sure you will” Joe said. They both laughed and then lemon zest walked out of the shop. Lumscale turned toward Joe.
“Lemon zest? , I think I have heard that name before. Does she have a brother?” Lumscale asked.
“Yea, Thespian he just came in town today, I think he is doing a play or some thing next week, “Joe said.
“ Do you know him?” Joe asked.
“He sat by me on the train. I’m sorry but I must be going I have to check into my hotel then get ready for my speech” Lumscale said as he packed up his doughnuts and left the shop.
Lumscale started walking toward his hotel. As he began his walk we started to wonder about Lemon Zest, Joe and Thespian, and thought more and how nice they seemed. Thespian was nice and tried to talk to him on the train, Joe was nice and nice and smiled and treated like every other pony and Lemon Zest well she was every pretty and Lumscale also thought she looked nice. After some time of thinking about the nice ponies he meet in Canterlot instead of the mean ones he soon found his hotel and he had a smile on his face. And for at least this moment he was happy.
After Lumscale checked in and got ready he headed to the ceremony for his speech. Once he got to the ceremony Princess Celestia walked up to him.
“So are you excited about giving your speech?” Celestia asked.
“A little I guess” Lumscale said.
“Well it almost time, I’ll go up and makes the announcement, get ready, your going to be great” Celestia said. Then she walked to wards the stage. Lumscale Looked around at the crowd and wonder oh they would like his speech.
“Fillies and gentle-colts, please give you attention to the stage, for our guess Lumscale” Then Lumscale walked up onto the stage and the Princess walked off the stage and took a seat in the front row.
“Thanks everpony for coming” Lumscale said. “Well as you know my paper is called. The migration and dietary habits of dragons. I was fowling the Great dragon migration and got info form the dragon’s them selves.” Lumsacle said. Then he grabbed his paper form his brief cases.
“For the majority of the migration I was with the Ornithischia species, one of the two major types of dragons the other being Saurischia. Ornithischia species are mostly herbivores or Geophagy. They are benevolent in behavior as compared to the Saurischia which are more malevolent. Both types of dragons commonly form groups but as where Ornithischia form more a herd like group protecting and living together and caring for each other, the Saurischia spends more time as a pack hunting prey, since they are mostly carnivorous. Mitis draco immani one species of Ornithischia that I spent most of my time studying are very big and may seem threatening but as long as you keep your distance they are quite magnificent creatures. They have large spikes a long there back, but these spikes are used to shred tress of their leafs when they fly by so that their babies which can’t fly until age 10 can eat. They also are very large and they don’t see most ponies as a threat unless you get around their young. Many other species of Ornithischia are similar in behavior. If you want to know more you can find my paper in the Canterlot library, Good night and thank you every pony” Lumscale said. As he walked off stage many clapped for a short time but after a few seconds it was only the princess clapping. Lumscale walked over to the punch bowl and began to drink some punch from his cup. Just as he took his first sip Celestia walked over to him.
“Wow Dr. Lumscale that was great” Celestia said.
“Tank you princess” Lumscale said.
“I was wondering if could do me a favor?”Celestia asked.
“Sure princess anything for you!” Lumscale said excitedly. As he jumped accidentally Slipping this punch on Celestia.
“I’m so, so, so, so, so sorry Lumscale said.
“ That quiet all right, now the task I would like you to do is go to Ponyvill, there you will find princess twilight sparkle and her young dragon companion Spike. I want you to help spike find out what kind of dragon he is and hopefully a little bit about where he comes form” Celestia said.
Sure thing princess I will get on a train first thing in the morning’ Lumscale said.
The ceremony lasted another two hours after wards’ Lumscale went back to his hotel room he could hardly sleep that night. In the morning he head towards the train station. He bought his ticket and got on the train.
Chapter 3
The Last Day of Peace
Lumscale sat down in his seat and looked out the window. And this time the fog was gone and he could see the hills, all the life growing on them, and how truly magnetic they are. The train stared just as another pony walked in and sat across from Lumscale. It was a rather shy mare with a green coat and a pare of dice for a cutie mark. After about five minutes she spoke
“I can’t wait to go see those hills” She said “How about you?” She asked
“No, I’m sorry but I think I rather not see the hills, I think my life may just be good after all” Lumscale said.
“What?” she said.
“Never mind, it is not important” Lumscale said. They both turned there gaze back to the window and didn’t say another world to each other. They soon came to their destination, Ponyvill.
Lumscale walked out of the train station. He saw two mares pulling sacks of apples, Applejack and rainbow dash. He went up to them.
“Excess me ladies, but do you know where I can find the golden oak library, I am looking for the princess twilight sparkle” Lumscale asked
“And what do you want with twilight” Rainbow said accusing him of something.
“Now settle down Betsy, I’m sure he just needs to ask her something” Applejack said
“I was sent by Princess Celestia, need to speak with Spike” Lumscale said.
“Just keep heading straight and you won’t miss it” Applejack said. Then Rainbow and Applejack walked away. As Lumscale started walking three fillies weaning detective hats bumped into him
, As they passed one of them yelled out “cutie mark crusaders, detective agency” he continued his way to the library. He came across the Library after a short walk, and then he knocked on the door. Twilight opened the door.
“Hello there, can I help you” Twilight said.
“Princess” Lumscale said then bowed “I was sent by Celestia. She sent me to talk to spike. She thinks that I may be able find you what species of dragon or at least what family of dragon he comes form” Lumscale said.
“Wow that would be great, thank you so much” She said. Then showed Lumscale in and took him to spike.
“Who is this twilight?” Spike asked
“This is ummm, I never got your name” Twilight said.
“My name is Lumscale and-“ Lumscale said but before he could finish twilight interrupted him.
“ Dr. Lumscale, the pony who wrote. The migration and dietary habits of dragons, a great paper they had a ceremony in Canterlot last night but I wasn’t able to go”Twilight said.
“Yes that’s me”Lumscale said.
“So why are you here?” spike asked.
“To help you find out what kind of dragon you are” Lumscale said. Spike got so happy he stared jumping up and down.
“ OK, first question, are you an Ornithischia or a Saurischia?”Lumscale asked.
“What?”Spike said. Spike was very confused and looked around for some help.
“Are you hip like that of a bird or a lizard?”Lumscale asked.
“I don’t know”Spike said.
“Well I see that you are bipedal but would know if you remain bipedal after adolescence or like species in the nulla pars terrae family, one of the many species in the greater Ornithischia that become quadrupedal once they reach adult hood”Lumscale asked him. Spiked did not know this one either so he looked at twilight for help. She did not know the answer either so she went into the next room and grad the picture of spike as an egg.
“This is all we know” Twilight said. Then she handed Lumscale the picture. Lumscale study the picture his eyes moving back and forth, he began to mumble to him self. Twilight and Spike watched and Lumscale study the picture both hoping to get an answer.
“Well by the spotted egg you came form, you are most likely a member of the Ornithischia but there is one species of Saurischia called morte consumptis, a very violent and mean species, now know this I would clear that option since you seem so nice but that is what you egg most close resembles and what you look the most like but I never quite seen a dragon like you before.”Lumscale said.
“So I am so a mean violent dragon?”Spike asked.
“No spike what he said his, he thinks you either an Ornithischia, or maybe this violent dragon” Twilight said.
“Or you may not be either, you may be a new undiscovered species of dragon”Lumscale said.
“So I’m either a violent dragon on of hundreds of other specie“ Spike said but Just then Lumscale interrupted him
“Well thousands not hundreds”Lumscale said
“So I am either a violent mean nasty dragon, one of the thousands of other species or one that has not been discovered yet, either way I am no closer to find out about myself, even if I am this violent dragon I will be a pony on the inside” Spike said. Lumscale went and put his hoof on spikes shoulder and so did twilight. They both smiled at him and twilight wiped a way his tears away. Spike then hugged twilight.
“I’m sorry I could be of more help”Lumscale said.
“Thank you for trying” twilight said After that Lumscale began to walk out the door. His head hung low and he was sad because he could not help spike. And then he thought about his trip home and the 30-hour trains ride that waited him.
“Spike send a letter to the princess thanking her for send Dr. Lumscale to us”Twilight said. Spike wrote the letter then sent it using his magical fire berth. Lumscale tunned around in amazement. He had never seen a dragon with that ability but he had read about in one if the tomes that was written in Dracon.
“Khal!” Lumscale said
“what?” both twilight and spike said.
“It’s Dracon, it means dragon but at the time this language was used only one type of dragon existed and there are only five known species those I only know of three of them and unfortunately you are not one of the three, but I do know you are one of the two I ‘don’t know”Lumscale said
“really” Spike said
“Wow that amazing”Twilight said.
“Its amazing just to meet you spike”Lumscale said.
“Um . . . thanks, I guess”Spike said.
“I must study you”Lumscale said
“Maybe you’ll even get to name my type of dragon, will you name it best dragon?”Spike asked.
“Well I have named 97% of dragons my self, since I was the first pony to become a Dragonlogist, but I am sure some more ponies will follow and become Dragonlogist and discover their Owen dragons”Lumscale said.
“So is that a yes or a no on the best dragon thing”Spike asked.
“Sure, unless I find out they already have a name like the other three, but hey lets me go check”Lumscale said.
“Do what do mean go check?” Twilight asked.
“Well I got to into the ever free forest back to that cave it is only about 5 miles from here I will be back later to night if I find anything.”Lumscale said. Then he ran out the door. And starlight into the ever free forest.
As he entered the forest, he stopped running. There was an old over a grown path lined with stone. The top of the tree grew into each other blocking out almost all sunlight. He headed down this path the sound of wild animals gets loader and loader the deeper and deeper he went in. He came to a fork in the rode he locked to the left path for knew that was the one to take but a tree had fallen in the path and the tops of the tree where to low to fly between them. So he went down the right path only to find out that it ended with a cliff. On his way back he saw two ponies wondering in the forest they seemed to be pulling a cart, which had some item in it but it was covered by a trap and Lumscale could not see what it was.
“Hello, other ponies what are you doing out here”Lumscale said but they only picked up pace an ran towards the other path. One of them used magic to lift the tree but forget to put it back. Lumscale began to chase them as they passed over a bridge they cut the line but Lumscale just flew over it. They kept running soon Lumscale got tired and gave up his chase. He sat down and rest for about 20 minutes they kept on his way to the cave. After he came to a small hill and he could see the cave there was about a 2-mile long path he saw in order to get there but since he could fly, that what he did but he only got half way across when a changeling took him down. Then there was they began to hiss at him. Lumscale got up and ran to but they cot him and pushed him back down. He got up again but this time he was more mad then scarred he buck one in the chest, then other came at but he bucked the in the face. The once that got bucked in the Face grabbed a touch form his travel bag and lit it, then threw it at Lumscale. It hit his wings but it did it did not burn Lumscale. Even when the touche fell and cot the small patch of forest on fire. the that did not throw. The touch flew away with the cart. But the other tackled Lumscale. They fell into the flames the changeling started to wine form pain but Lumscale which landed on his wings did not bun at all. As Lumscale got up, he felt the fire bun his hoof a little but then he saw that his wings are in the flames then he knew that his wings where fireproof. The changeling attacked him, knocking him to the ground snapping at him for his horn was broken from the bucking he received. He pushed the changeling off of him into a burning tree the changeling started to run towards Lumscale but the burning tree fell over on top of the changeling. The changeling began to wine and cry from the pain. Lumscale could smell the burring flesh of the changeling
“Help me “ The changeling said. Lumscale looked at the changeling but then flew away.
“Wait don’t leave me, pleases the pain, it hurt pleases don’t leave, don’t leave, I am sorry, pleases it hurts, it hurts so bad, pleas, I begging you, the pain. Just help me or at least kill me, it hurts so much” The changeling said. But Lumscale left it to dire a fiery death.
Lumscale Head back to Ponyvill, in order to tell twilight what had happened. Once be got back to Ponyvill he had to run for his wings where very tired. On his way to the library be bumped into Pinkie.
“Ouuuuuuuuuu, who are you” She said.
“I got to get to“: Lumsacle said try to get around pinkie but he couldn’t
“That’s a wired name, so I-Gotto getto where are you form”
“Gwen Dale”Lumscale said still trying to find a way around pinkie but she kept stepping in front of him.
“OOO were that?”Pinkie asked
“North of Los Pegasus”Lumscale said.
“I grew up on a rock farm but then I lived here in Ponyvill. Well I live at Sugar Cube Corners but that is in Ponyvill so I do live in Ponyvill. Ponyvill is so much fun it just makes me want to scream. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!, Isn’t screaming so much fun, I mean a lot of things are fun like candy, cupcakes, balloons, screaming and obviously parties” Pinkie said quickly. Just then there was a load noise and the sky filled with green light.
“What the hell was that?”Lumscale said. Twilight and Fluttershy came running by.
“Pinkie take your element of harmony, there something going down” Twilight said. Then twilight though pinkie here element and took off
“Wait princes!” Lumscale said d but it was to late and she could not hear him so he went to wards the library to wait for here. He opened the door and sat there waiting after about five minutes he started to smell smoke and he looked out side and saw the Ponyvill was a blaze he ran towards the door but it opened and standing there was a unicorn he had never seen before.
