For peace, I become your reluctant apprentice

Let’s start from the night before. Nox had been in the dream world about to travel and he was currently standing in his room within his dream. Nox’s bedroom can be described as, scholarly. The walls of the room were full of cubby holes and almost all filled with scrolls, book, varying items and with symbols marked above each. His cot was in the corner of his room, the bed messy and ruffled. His room has a large bared window to view outside to the village, Omnia, his current home. His floor is not bare, but layered with the skin of a large bear. A chest, table and cabinet are his only other furnishings. An orb glows in the center of the ceiling, illuminating the room. The only thing different is Nox.

His scales are there usual Night Black color, his eyes still blue and red both pony eyes, but his rounded spines are purple. He is no longer his 16 year old self, but back to being 10.

“*Ok time to go.*” Nox said, hearing his voice.

“So glad I grew, my voice was weird… and annoying.” saidNox switching to equnish Nox smiles as the surrounding room begins to fade away, replaced with an endless starry expanse. The young drake walks past the viewing screens, each showing a memory in his life. He continues on past the memories, down the odd bridge of light, passing several doors as he goes by, only two doors open, two keys, in Nox’s hand as he goes past the doors. As he passes the two keys fade away. He moves forward onward into the astral plane. Nox then jumps into the starry expanse and then plummets back down to the light bridge.

*Splash* as he goes through the light bridge as if it were water.

Since before Discord was turned to stone, has had the ability to go to the plane. It was due to this ability that he was able to see the prophetic dream about his dad, though young Nox still doesn't understand this ability, along with other abilities he holds. He takes on the 10 year form, for his own reasons, but most likely does it due to the alicorns.
The smiling young drake swims through the plane, smiling the whole time as he passes bubbles of dreams in the plane. His eyes now glowing, as he seems to search for something.

“Found you.” said Nox his smile turning mischievous as he has found what he was searching for, and dives right at the dream.

*In the Dream*

“Help, Help, Somepony help!!!” Cries out the filly as she runs through the dark forest, a manticore on her tail, its red hungry eyes locked onto the filly. Adrenaline fueling on the terrified filly as she continues to call out, hoping somepony will help her.

As she continues to run from the manticore, a single tree root spells her fate and the Manticore lunges at the fallen filly. Its teeth bared, and the filly closing her eyes to waiting for the beast sharp teeth to pierce and rip open her flesh.

*Chomp*

The filly, feeling no teeth and hearing the odd sound open her eyes to an odd sight.

“Hello” said Nox his mouth full. He continues to swallow the beast, the beast end sticking out of his mouth, and after a few more seconds only the tail remains.

“Hmm…interesting taste.” said Nox as he swallows the tail, the beast now completely gone, leaving only Nox and the filly in the dark forest, the filly eyes still full of fear. Nox looks at the filly, and asks.

“You ok?” asks the drake, now sitting on his tail like it’s a large spring. He takes in the filly’s appearance. She is dressed in a simple long tan cloth dress that goes down to her knees. Her coat is a dark almost black blue, her short mane and tail a sharp contrast to her coat, both being a bright vibrant rainbow and her eyes an emerald green. Though young she appears to be developing a tomboyish figure, and her wings are still too small to fly. Her body is covered in cuts and scratches, and eyes still full of fear.

He bounces closer to the filly to get a better look at her wounds, she immediately scurrying away from him as far and fast as she can, fear evident on her face.

“This again” said Nox as he rolls his eyes and jets his left arm out toward the filly she flinches. Instead of getting closer to place in on her, his palm begins to glow bright green. The light of the glow coating the filly, her eyes still looked on the drake.

“So...do you know this is a dream?” asks the drake matter of fact as the light heals the filly.

“That manticore was just your nightmare, not everything in a forest wants to kill you.” Said Nox as another manticore walks out of the forest to the Drake, simply stopping right next to the drake and licking him.

“See normally it would take a long time to get a manticore’s trust, but since it’s a dream, were friends." Nox using his other arm to pet the manticore, smiling at the still filly.

“Can you stand?” asks the drake worriedly as he bounces using his tail, the filly then slowly nods her head.

“Ok then” he says as he stops bouncing on his tail and goes over to the filly. The filly is not backing away but is just looking at the drake a look of confusion on her face at the drake’s actions. He then abruptly picks up the filly; the filly makes no resistance, either out of fear or curiosity of why she does not resist. He dashes deeper into the woods, the filly gripping tightly to the drake and the manticore following close behind.

They keep moving deeper into the forest, and eventually arrive into a clearing. He moves along into the clearing and gently sets the filly down on a patch of grass. He snaps his finger and the Manticore becomes a black wildcat kitten.

“You’re more likely to see this then a manticore in most forest.” said Nox as he kindly pets the kitten, the kitten now purring as he rubs it.

In this clearing the sun lazily beamed down on them, the grass long and the flowers plentiful. Animals scattered throughout it, and the sound of calm stream close by.

After a few minutes in the calming clearing, the filly noticeably relaxes, no longer fearing being eaten by Nox.

“Would you like to pet him?" Asks Nox as he holds out the kitten to the filly, the kitten then looks back at Nox’s with a look of disbelief on its face.

“It’s a girl, and I would please.” said the filly her voice quiet and oddly rough. He turns the kitten around, the kitten giving him the stink eye, he then hands the kitten to the filly an embarrassed smile written across his face.

She sets the kitten down in her lap, and beings to rub it, the kitten pleased by such purrs and lies itself in her lap, the filly happy and smiling.

Nox simply closes his eyes and lying flat on his back.

“There is good and bad in the forest.” said Nox as he relaxes and lets the girl continue to play with the kitten. The young filly now playing with the other animals in the clearing leaves Nox to rest.

After a few minutes of playing, the filly comes back over to Nox; he opens one eye to view the filly as she seems to be curious over something.

“What are you?” asks the filly, noting his odd appearance.

“Oh I’m just Lord of the Dreams! Helping those in trouble and eating nightmares!" Nox shouts out extravagantly now floating through the sky, the filly now floating as well.

"The name is..." Nox then points up at the clouds, as the change shape to spell out Night Onyx.

"Nice to meet you" Nox smiling, he floats around the filly and asks

“So what’s your name?’

“Oh, my name is Rainbow Storm” replies back the filly smiling back and giggling.

“So would you like to continue to play with the animals?" Asks the Drake.

“Yes please!” answers back the filly now flying around. As she dives back to play with the animals.

“Have fun!” Shouts Nox as he flies away.

"Was that coal dust?" he thinks as he flies.

Nox flies far away from the forest, and to the town that is this girl’s home. The houses are square and majority is made of lumber, while few stone or a hybrid of the two. He draws out a scroll and a charcoal pencil.

“Ok a forge; most are homes and farms, no long houses so no real military threat from here or there may be some with weapons.” Said Nox as He enters the building not shocked to find most of them to be stark white.

"Ok so she has not been in many of the buildings here in town" said Nox, as he looks around, writing what he finds and sees.

“No point in a high sky view, since she couldn’t fly. Ok now to find where this is?” said Nox as he flys up looking around, but is greeted by the sight of a sword in his face. The alicorn princess Luna, in a frilly dress at the end of that blade.

“Hello to you to, Lulu!” Nox sticking his tongue out at the alicorn princess, as he waits for the alicorn to make a move.

He snaps his fingers and the sword turns into a fish, slapping the alicorn across the face and the drake immediately disappears and reappears on the ground looking up at the alicorn princess, seeing up her many skirts.

"You really should not wear so many skirts," he shouts out, getting her attention. Immediately the alicorn replies with a blast of lightning at the taunting drake.

“Seriously, why wear something so hot and restricting?“ asks Nox now behind her, and rearing back his leg.

“Bye” Nox said as he kicks at her, she ducks and immediately takes a stabs at the drake, the sword not making contact as his tail grabs her sword.

He immediately drops toward the ground but stops before hitting it.

“Come on little equestrian princess you can do better than that!” he shouts egging on the alicorn.

“Shut up thou vile hoarding lizard!” shouts back the pony as it is now raining and storming.

“Hey no reason to be a little cunt” Nox shouts back, smiling as her face turns red in rage.

The rain turns to a giant chunk of ice, and falls on top of the drake.

"Ah mixing it up with some Ice magic, Lulu" Said Nox mockingly, right from behind her and grabs her arms, plummeting them both to the ground. Crashing them both into the earth.

He is now over her looking her deep in the eyes, she angrily glares at the drake.

" Yup still get that weird vibe," thinks Nox trying to understand this feeling, he gets from the alicorn.

He is now aware of a bright light in front of his face.

“Uh Oh….” He said as he takes the full force of the lightning to his face, his head now missing

“Very nice Lulu, very nice.” said Nox as his head is picked up off the ground by his body.

He speedily steps in her personal space, the sword now useless at this close a range.

“Almost six years of doing this, and we are this close.” Nox smiling as he looks at the angry face of the alicorn and before she can blast him with a spell, she is kissed by the drake, directly on her lips. A bright red blush spread across the alicorns face, and a smiles on the drakes at his action and her reaction.

“Would love to stay and continue but I have work to do, bye bye Princess” said Nox as he leaves the dream, leaving the alicorn speechless.

*In the waking world*

"Ok Time to update the information so far” said Nox as he goes over to a cubby full of blank scrolls and pages.

“Ok the alicorn princess Luna Is a user of Air, and Water Magic, still unknown if she knows other magic though the ice spells are different” speaks to himself He then draws out pictures of the houses and buildings he saw.

“Best have the scouts verify where this place is.” he said as he places the scrolls with the building information in another cubby, and the alicorn scrolls into the cubby marked with the symbol of the moon.

He goes over to the opposite wall and grabs a few scrolls

“Maybe the kiss was a bit much” said Nox but immediately removes the thought from his memory and gets back to the task at hand.

“*Time to Learn and Practice*” Nox Smiling as he leaves his room.

*Luna’s End*

After the drake had left, Luna had returned from the dream to the waking world, lying on her bed, the elegant silk red sheets and bed complementing the stone room. The little dragon had not only made a mockery of her again, but he had the audacity to steal her first kiss.

At remembrance of the event, a blush goes across the alicorn’s face but, is quickly replaced by rage as she attempts to sleep off the experience.

*A bit later*

"*I got its tail!*" shouts Edge, as she points out her arm, a black wave of energy heads out from her palm, slashing off the tail's poisonous stinger, A loud noise resonating through the air, as the blast hits the ground.

"*Ok! Its disarmed take it out Shortstop!*" shouts out Storm

"*Got it bitch!*" shouts Minor as thrusts her spear through the beast throat, and delivering a fatalistic kick to the beasts face.

“Uuuughhhh” goes the alicorn as she is starting to wake up.

*Aroooooooooooooo* which is the final straw to awakening the alicorn, she looks out the large elegant window, seeing the drakes and the wolves.

“Dragons” said Luna angrily.

*Now*

"Let me do the talking." he said to his friends.

Luna is surprised at how the drake easily speaks equnish having met few drakes that can speak with such fluency; then again most when she meets them did not wish to talk.

“I am Nox” said Nox Onyx smiling kindly and sheathing his weapon, hearing no objections or response from the alicorn goes on.

“Me and my friends, here were just hunting & wandered here after we managed to chase and corner these.” Nox pointing to his friends with the dead manticores.

“Something familiar about this dragon.” thinks Luna, noting his black scales but the spines though being rounded they are white and not purple, and this drake is clearly older than the one that has been going through her dreams, though both speaks her language fluently.

“Something the matter?” asks the Nox, the kind smile still across his face.

“Have we met thou before, dragon?” asks Luna a bit rudely.

“Not that I recall” he said still smiling, ignoring the alicorn’s current tone.

“*Shouldn’t we be going?*” asks Edge now at his side.

“Ah if that is all, Lulu I must be off then.” said Nox quickly as he and Edge go over to rejoin Storm and Minor.

“What did thou just utter?” said Luna after hearing that nickname.

“I said….Luna, why do you ask? asks Nox, cursing himself for his stupidity.

“No thou said something different….Take off those glasses” asks the alicorn, though it brokers no other options in her voice.

"Is this really necessary, we are leaving your home." Nox noticing the look upon Luna’s face.

He rolls his eyes, and addresses his friends while keeping himself facing Luna.

“*Can you guys, meet me back at the village?*” he asks his friends

“*Ok meet us back at the village then*” said Storm, as she and the others walk off to go, Edge turning back for one last look at Nox, before joining the others as they head back to the village.Once the others are far enough he proceeds.

Nox sits down, and removes his glasses, revealing his eyes to the Alicorn, the mix of shock and anger is written across Luna’s face.

Nox just sits there, waiting for the alicorn to say something but what he didn’t expect was to be shot with arc of lightning. As the blast hits him, what he suspected in the dream world was true. She took it easy on him in there do to the child like appearance. He is sent flying as the lightning throws him back, he fights the urge to scream out in pain.

Nox, reacts the only way he can think of, to retaliate, with magic. He points out his right hand at the alicorn, a fire ball launching from his palm, the alicorn stops her attack and avoids the ball.

He resists the urge to attack the alicorn, and simply stands up looking at the alicorn.

You done? Asks the drake as he stands up, all kindness gone from his face as he simply just looks at the alicorn.

She draws her spear ready to fight, but Nox simply puts up his hands to signify he does not wish to battle.

“Let’s start again, I am Nox Onyx: Only Son of Redmoon: the Archmatirach of all clans, Matriarch of Loki clan and queen of the south, I am as well a member of The Clan Loki and of The Village Of Omnia and brother to the Co-matriarchs of said village, making me 3rd heir and prince of the south. The alicorn warily looks at the drake, eyeing him for any hostile movement. Seeing Luna make no steps towards him he continues.

“I know you hate me, but there is no reason for us to drag our peoples into this. If you kill me, it may satisfy you now, but your subjects would suffer deeply. In fact wars have been started by just your attack on me and even lesser actions” Nox said, his eyes dimly glowing.

“So what does thou suggest, just simply parting ways?” asks Luna.

“That won’t be likely says a voice from behind Luna. Celestia emerges from the forest and upon seeing her, Nox Immediately draws his Sword.

“*That will not be necessary, Nox.*” said Redmoon from behind him as she,Rio and Diablo exit the forest.

“*What is going on?*” asks Nox confused to see his mother and uncles here

“* A meeting, can you fetch your sisters?*” asks Rio

Seeing no point in asking further, Nox closes his eyes, and teleports to his Sister’s Barb and Screwball in there building.

“*Hey Nox, what’s up?” ask Barb noticing he is not smiling.

“We are meeting with mom and Uncles to chat with the Alicorns” said Nox flatly.

“*Ah*” said Screwball she and Barb go over to him, hugging him.

“*Remember dad’s word’s little brother, we make peace*”, said Screwball she and Barb squeezing him closely. A smile spreading across Nox face, as he tries goes back to his usual self.

“*Let’s go then*”, he says smiling as he closes his eyes once again, and teleports them to the front of the castle.

“*You still need to work on that spell*” said Screwball as she notes that they are 5 ft off the ground.

“*Yeah, yeah I know*” said Nox as they land on their feet and hooves.

“*Let’s go inside then*” said Barb.

They enter the castle, Nox taking in the impressive structure size, and items. Luna is waiting for that and looks at them, her eyes widening a bit in surprise, and looks at Nox angrily.

“No servants or slaves, dragon” she said to Nox Onyx, clearly pissed

He laughs a bit at the idea of Screwball being a slave and translates for Barb and Screwball. Both narrowing their eyes at the information

“*I am no one slave!*” shouts Screwball angrily, Luna not understanding what she has said.

“These are my elder sisters and the Co-matriarchs of my village: Barb and Screwball and Slavery is forbidden/illegal” said Nox as he introduces the two.

“But she a pony and you’re a dragon- “Luna starts.

“Can we please get on to the meeting?” asks Nox.

Receiving a glare from the alicorn, but she leads them to the meeting room, as they walk to the meeting room, Screwball & Barb feeling the tension between Nox and Luna.

“*This is going to be a long meeting*” sigh out the sisters

They arrive in the meeting room, a large Oak table in the center of the room, Nox noting that on one side are Celestia and the other his Mother and Uncles. He notices Celestia eyes, widen a bit in surprise upon seeing Screwball. They take seats on their respective sides.

To Redmoon’s left be Rio and Diablo, and to her right: Screwball, Barb, and Nox.

“I am Redmoon, Leader of the south these are my brothers: Rio and Diablo, and my children: Screwball, Barb, and Nox.Redmoon said in bad equnish. Each tips their head slightly to the alicorns.

“I am Celestia, Co-Ruler of Equestria, and my younger sister Luna, my fellow co-ruler, the alicorn princess slightly tips her head.

“* Nox, will you serve as the translator for this? *” Asks Redmoon.

“*My pleasure*” he replies back a smile back on his face as he does not have to deal with the alicorns alone. Still receiving a glare from the blue alicorn, oddly enough Nox’s feels a weird vibe from the alicorn but can’t place why; he ignores it for the current situations, though wishing he was personally at home.

“My son Nox will speak as translator for this meeting” said Redmoon in bad equnish, Nox simply tips his head to the monarchs.

“Very well, Shall we begin with the skirmishes” said Redmoon, Nox translating.

“Yes the ongoing skirmishes is a pressing matter said Celestia, Nox translating.

3 hours of discussing and debating borders deals and details, and the selling off the large mountain by the south, to the equestrian government, in exchange for goods and supplies of equal value. (The border had been drawn to include the center mountain and includes the Northern equestria, so the mountains of the land act as a natural border barrier. Why I did not just post a map is because there are no blank maps of equestrian to use.) So the You know the southern people own everything mainly south of the mountain and a good portion of the flat lands. Sorry in advance, and if any can find me a map and how to draw on it please mention it)

Nox reviewed the Treaty to make sure all was in accordance with the deals, reading out loud in both tongues, to verify the deal. All parties consenting and the border agreements were settled.

( So you all don’t get bored of the rest of the debating , ill leave that out for now, if you want me to actually add that in, just comment or msg to let me know.)

“Now onto relations, As seen by the violent battles, the kidnappings done by both sides, the killings on each side, and the razed lands, I believe a solution is needed, involving our peoples.” said Celestia.

“*I suggest an exchange of Knowledge between the two, perhaps a young drake and a more experienced member of your peoples, to allow a transfer of knowledge, Of course that student will also teach some practices held us.*” Said Redmoon.

"Has this worked before?" asks Celestia

“*It worked well enough for us, so it could work between our peoples, would have to be one well standing to ensue best results.*” said Redmoon

“Who would you suggest to be the student?” asks Celestia acknowledging the idea.

“*My son has high standing and reputation among us in the south, and studious In the arcane arts, among other things*.” Nox smiling as he receives praise from his mother.

“Hmm my Sister, has been in need of a apprentice , of such caliber and seeing how Nox has such,……abilities." said Celestia remembering the day they met him ,he may be a well suited student” answers back Celestia, Luna display no objection.

“*Hmm Nox, anything you wish to add*"asks Redmoon.

“I would have to disagree with the need for me to need a teacher, I have been sighted by the respective clans as a master of: Fire, Light, Earth, and Chaos, though I admit I am still learning Water, Air, and Shadow. I have made significant progress through my fields of study and much of my mastery and skills came from my own self-teaching, so I lack the need for a teacher." said Nox matter of fact.

“My sister is a master of Air, Water and Shadow and could teach you such arts.” States Celestia

“While that may be true, your sister holds hatred towards me as you have witnessed, attacking me unprovoked. I believe I we were left alone, we may be at each other’s throats.” Luna face for a moment showing a brief moment of anger, before going back to the cold indifference. She is wishing she could tell her sister that he has been interfering with her through the dream world for almost 6 years.

“Well judging by your son’s … demonstrated strength there is no doubt that he would be fine, and as stated by Nox. Luna would not kill him, due to the possibility of full blown war occurring if he were to die, or vice versa if anything to happen to my sister “said Celestia Nox not having stopping any translations.

“*Hmm so do we have an agreement, My son will become Luna’s apprentice, and my son will teach luna some of our ways?*" states Redmoon, Nox translating

“Agreed” states both parties. Both Redmoon and Celestia shaking hands on the agreement.

“* Nox you will report 3 times a week to study under Alicorn Princess Luna, by no means are you a slave to her, but you must respect her like you would respect any of your previous masters, and teach her what ways you see fit, I refer such judgment to you*” said Redmoon.

He translates the line, and stands up and goes over to Luna. He gets on one of one knee keeping his head low, and saying the phrase uttered by all apprentices to their teachers.

“I am open to your wisdom, and will accept the gift with open arms” Nox said, and rises off the ground.

“For now we end this meeting.” States Celestia.

“*Agreed, we shall take our leave*”, says Redmoon Nox translates it to the others, they rise to leave.

As they exit and travel through the forest, they chat.

"*Are you alright Nox?*" asks Redmoon worriedly.

“*I’m alright, I believe I can survive the alicorn, and any sadistic training she may have in store. I have survived worse anyhow.*” Nox said while yawning.

“*She means your chest, hatchling*" Rio, proud of his nephew for accepting the challenge.

Nox confused at what they are worried about.

"*That arc went right through you, and you have been acting all right.*" said Diablo, concern evident in his voice.

"*Oh yeah, you guys haven’t seen me heal*" he said and shows them the area where the lightning had struck. The only hole present was a burned one through his clothing, and he turns to reveal the other side a hole straight to the other side. No damage to anything else.

“*It seems she was only trying to cause me pain, and not kill me.*” said Nox

“*Well just be careful when dealing with that alicorn, seems she may have it out for you.*” said Screwball

“*Oh she does all right*”he said remembering the kiss and the constant dream fighting.

“Wonder if that has anything to do with it” he wonders

“* I still want you to see a healer when you are back in the village” says his Mother

“*Ok Mom, Hope you can help clear some of these allegations against us.*” said Nox Onyx, feeling it unnecessary to get checked up. They split off from their uncles and mother and head their way to the village.

Author's Note

Sorry for the lack of action in this chapter but it is need to advance plot, don't worry though there will be some violence, comedy or something sexual next chapter. Pinkie Promise. Make sure to comment, and if your an editor or proofreader. Plz msg me, or write it in the comments. Thank you for still reading, and to those who have started. Thanks