Derpy Hooves wasn't like everypony else. She looked different, she thought different, to a point, she even smelled different, but none of this discouraged her. She knew she was a pony of Ponyville, and that no matter what, she belonged. She had become a recognizable part of Ponyville Society, from her odd eye orientation, to her love of muffins, and she was glad. This was her home.
Until that fateful day, when her home changed.
One day, everypony was going about their own businesses, when Twilight Sparkle, who wasn't exactly close to Derpy, but her friend, Rainbow Dash, was an acquaintance, had sensed something with the magical fields around Ponyville. It grew and grew, until eventually even the non-gifted ponies could feel something wrong in the air. Then it all happened.
Derpy was hovering over the Town Square, rather lopsidedly, I'll admit, when all she could see was white. It was there an instant, gone the next. For a moment she thought she had just been seeing things, until there was an audible rumble, the sound of crackling magic through the air, and finally, an explosion. But not a fiery explosion that engulfed everything that Derpy was, unfortunately, used to accidentally creating, but one that seemed to do no harm.
It gave off a tremendous clap as it had went off. It looked just like any other explosion, except utterly translucent and tinted with hues of violet and lavender. As it clambered over buildings and terrified ponies, it did no harm at all, save that Derpy could notice a bit of magical electricity leftover when it had passed. However, it came to just a few inches a way from Derpy, slowed, and finally stopped, face-to-face with her.
Her curiosity, as usual, got the best of her. She extended a hoof, and placed it within the magical walls of the anomaly. At once, she found her leg tingling as magical energy surged through it at alarming speeds. She found herself unable to let go, and was pulled with it as the explosion receded.
Everypony but Derpy was left behind. The Grey Pegasus was sucked with it as it moved, faster and faster towards it's epicenter. When, finally, there was nothing more. It had become a shining orb of magical radiance, blinding Derpy as she was pulled so close. She felt enormous, almost immeasurable, amounts of magic surge through her every vein, and was drawn to the orb.
And then, when it was gone, so was she. It had pulled her form her own dimension, her own reality, and had brought her with it back to it's reality. She herself was flung from the explosion as it exited her universe, and erupted in the next. She could see towering stone walls, just long enough for them to topple with the tremendous strength. She could see a citadel, just long enough for it to be dismantled. She could see sentient beings much like spike, but bigger, just long enough for them to crumple, and burn away.
She could see the earth, just long enough for it to be scorched and burned beyond recognition. And then it embraced her. She lay, face first on the muddy ground, surrounded by destruction, and by death. And she let sleep take her, then and there.
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She awoke in the arms of a large, interesting creature. He seemed to walk on two legs, with hands like claws, much like Spike. His hair was a dark blue, with shades of Azure tinting it here and there. He had no muzzle, and Derpy had to say that, for a face, it was not unhandsome. He wore many shades of blue, with a vest of brown.
"Oh, thank the Titans something survived." He looked at her face, "Wait... What happened to your eyes?" He asked, not expecting a reply from a horse.
Derpy made some noises, then said, "Well... I don't really know anymore..."
The man's eyes widened with the talking horse. He muttered to himself, "I guess the bomb did more than it was supposed to, making horses talk."
Derpy replied, "I've always been able to talk."
The man nodded to her as he might to a child, obviously not believing her, but finding no other explanation for a talking horse, and asked, "Who are you?"
"They call me Derpy." She said.
He wanted to ask who 'they' were, but realized he was literally talking to a horse. "That's, uhh, fitting." He said, trying to find something to say. He immediately realized that it was somewhat rude to point it out to her.
She seemed unphased from the possible insult, however, much to his liking. "Who are you?" She asked.
"My name is Kalecgos. I am the former Aspect of the Blue Dragonflight, still their leader, and somewhat responsible for all that's happened here."
"You lead dragons?" She asked, "You don't look like a dragon."
"looks can be deceiving," Kalec said, grinning, as he stepped back. Before Derpy's eyes, he hurled himself into the air, transforming into a massive Azure Dragon. Derpy wasn't intimidated, though, as she had seen dragons all the time. He transformed back, and said, "Well, it's just as dangerous out here now. You should get to safety."
"Where's safe?"
Kalec mumbled, "Not many places anymore," But swallowed the feeling, and thought. After only a few tiny moments, his face lit up. "I'm taking you to Dalaran."
"What's that?" Derpy asked, getting to her hooves.
"I'll explain on the way. Just hop on." He descended his wing, making a ramp for the pony to climb unto his broad back. "Hold on," Was all he said as he leaped skyward, wings, extending, and carrying him north, to the City of the magi.
And as of recently, his lover.
