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Chapter 2: The First Day/ A Dragon "Master"?
It was that night when Frost woke up after hearing the rudders shake in the windows. It was a heavy storm, and pots and pans covered most of the barn floor, even Sivyer had water slowly dripping on him. Frost shivered and leaned closer to her father. She knew this by their race, and over hearing Rainbow Dash clearly stating it.
Nonetheless she still saw him as a father. She could be in the slightest bit of danger, and he would defend her with his life. She forgot what happened four months ago, and before that she couldn't remember anything. Frost rolled over in between his arms, and wrapped her wings around herself.
"Father...I cold..." She said weakly.
Sivyer opened his eyes and moved his head to see her. "Why are....you...awake?" He asked. "You slept...all day..."
"I...am...cold, father...can you...blow on me?"
Sivyer blew on her for a while, and she started to warm up. "Better?" He asked softly.
Frost nodded slowly. "Yeah..." She said. "Father...why...are you...sad? Your...breath...is cold like....I was."
Sivyer rubbed his head gently and slowly on Frost, then breathed on her again, a few sparks flew out of his snout, landing on her body, slightly burning her. "I fine....Frost....really...go to sleep."
"Tell me...a story...father, please...?"
"One...then sleep...save energy..." Sivyer growned.
Faal Dovah In / The Dragon Master
Ko vokun dovah in ahkrop, Rok uth pah onik, Ok vrii viintaas suvulaan lok. in lost ziin sons;One los faar ahrk strongThough ok mindah los sahlo, Ahrk vorey los pus, Vutharaak ok onikaan los unslaar. He heard the door of the barn open, and saw a little pony, the size of Frost, enter. Something big was on her back, it looked a bit wet, but as the filly approached he saw it was a small blanket.
As the frilly drew close she slowed and began to shake. "I won't...hurt...small...pony..." He said softly. "This...daughter..."
"R-really?" The small pony asked in the same accent as the larger earth pony. "She looks cold...oh, this is for your daughter then." The filly hurried over and placed it in front of them. "So you're from ah faraway place?!" The pony asked.
Sivyer nodded. "Yes...why ask?"
"Cuz my sister told me you don't speak Equestrian well."
"Meh...not good...but not bad..." Sivyer shook his hand from side-to-side.
"How come you haven't slept in a week? See it in your face."
Sivyer pointed at Frost who looked at the small filly. "Her...keep safe...from larger....kind..."
"Her own, or your's?"
"My....kind....They attack her....any...day...must protect her. Safe....over here." Sivyer explained.
"Somepony after her?"
Sivyer put his finger up to his mouth. The filly nodded. "No then huh?" The pony asked . "How come you're so nice?"
"Being...smallest...I smart...I learn...easy things...I turn...nice...soft...but strong here." He placed his finger on his brain and winked. "What...is...pony's name?" He pointed to her.
"My name? I'm Apple Bloom! Apple Jack is my big sister!" She said.
"Family to Apple...Jack?" He asked. "She nice to you?"
"Some times she's a bit mean and won't let me have fun with the other crusaders, but she lets me stomp on the grapes to make some jam!"
Sivyer chuckled. "Funny pony...can I...ask you...a small.....question?"
"Sure ya can!"
"Do...you...fear me?"
"Father...you safe..who...fear nice....dragons?" Frost asked.
"Ah was scared, but not until I saw that filly ya got in your arms." Apple Bloom admitted.
Sivyer rested his head back down, and covered Frost in the blanket. "You...can go...now...pony. Good....n-night. The dragon closed his eyes, and began to snore calmly. Frost looked at Apple Bloom.
"He...happy....does....not...look like...but is." She said. "Have...good dream...Apple...Bloom."
"You to Frost..."
A chicken woke Sivyer early in the morning. It was close to sunrise, but the little sleep did a lot. He had energy to actually move with. Fueling him before was his need to protect Frost and keep her safe from harm. He saw that Frost wasn't sleeping, and rested her on a pile of hay. He opened his wings wide, and broke two small support beams. After shutting them he looked outside he smiled.
"Home..." A tiny tear road down his face as he opened the door all the way. Facing west he saw a large castle that looked very important. For some reason it had a glowing orb shooting up into the sky, and the sun moved along with it in a slow line. After watching the morning event he closed the door, and next to his daughter was a small note. It looked as though it had fallen when she was moved.
Taking more time than he would've liked translating the small text he grunted, and threw the paper after turning it into a tight paper ball. He grabbed his favorite Daring Doo book. As he opened the book he saw the barn door open again with a large red pony. Behind him was Apple Jack and a cart full of apples.
They walked towards him slowly, and pushed the cart closer to him.
"This...for me?" Sivyer asked.
"Sure is Sivyer!" Apple Jack said. "Y'all need to get your energy back now so you can pay off what you owe."
"I...will...Apple Jack."
"Oh! Big Mac, this is Sivyer! Don't worry, he looks mean, but he means well." Apple Jack punched Big Mac lightly. "Just talk to him for a bit while I get some warm water running for Frost over there."
"But-"
"No buts, now talk..." Apple Jack closed the doors behind her, and there was a dead silence.
Sivyer studied the larger earth pony. His eyes scanning the equine until a smile grew on the dragon's face. He dropped the book, and picked up Big Mac.
"Hell-o...pony..." Sivyer said. "I Sivyer...I come...here....to live!"
"A-ah heard....from my sister. You come from a far away place?"
"Yes...no word...for....home...yet."
"So how come you're speaking with spaces?"
"I...not know...many words...yet...but soon...I know all...I speak Equestrian....bad...really....bad..." Sivyer placed the pony back on the ground, and walked towards Frost. "This....daughter....she....sleep...many day....of journey..."
"So this is Frost?" Big Mac asked walking up to Frost he kept some distance like Apple Jack said. "How old is she?"
"Eight...rotations...?Eight...."
"Eight, just about my little sister's age." Big Mac said. "Her name is Apple Bloom."
Sivyer remembered the little pony from last night and nodded. "She brought...cover...for...Frost." He looked over at his daughter who was still sleeping soundly. "She look....alive...again...not cold."
"What do ya mean?"
"We travel...many weeks....no...home..no...bed...cold...very...cold nights. We sleep...in...cold caves...She freeze...but I...give her...little warmth..." The barn door opened again and Apple Jack nodded at Big Mac.
"Hey Sivyer, you mind if we give her a bath? She looks like she needs one."
Sivyer moved to wake her up. As the small threstral opened her pearl colored eyes she looked around the room. Once she had her eyes on Apple Jack and Big Mac she threw the blanket aside to hide behind him.
Translation-Begin
"Bormah! Wo los nust!?" Frost asked.
"Stiildus tum kiir, nust los fahdon. Nust hind to baat hi in wasek shun lom." Sivyer said as Apple Jack watched them speak in a weird language.
Translation-End
"Go...get clean..." Sivyer pushed Frost towards them. He gave a stern look at Apple Jack. "Keep...her...safe..."
Apple Jack wrapped her hoof around Frost. "Don't worry Sivyer, I won't leave her side until I bring her back." She said.
Sivyer smiled. "Frost...they friends....keep...you...safe..."
"Ya still look tired, why don't you take a nap?" Apple Jack suggested.
"I...will...Frost...keep....secret..." He walked around in a circle before closing his eyes.
Apple Jack nudged Frost into the house along with Big Mac. The mare watched as Frost struggled to stand. Her legs shook, in fact, her whole body shook. That's when she picked the threstral up with the help of her older brother. They carefully walked up stairs into the bathroom. Apple Jack and Big Mac placed Frost into the warm water.
"Ow!" She yelped, jumping out of the tub. "Hot!"
Apple Jack tipped her hoof into the water, and pulled it out quickly after blowing it off. "Ah suppose it is a little hot..." She said. "Wait here with Big Mac while I go get some cool water."
Frost nodded as she sat in place. She looked at the large earth pony with awe. "What is...this...place?"
Big Mac thought for a moment. "Ah reckon it's your first home. Wait is it?"
Frost shrugged. "I...no...memory...before...meet...father..." She struggled to say. Her voice was shakey, and soft.
"No memory?! What happened?"
"Secret...father...only know...won't tell me...before..." She said.
Apple Jack entered the room with a small pale of water in her mouth. She proceeded to pour the water into the middle of the tub, and rested the pale next to the sink. She waited a moment before poking the water with her hoof. Happily she pulled it out and smiled at Frost.
"There, all nice and not hot."
Frost wanted to see this for herself. She too poked the water with her hoof. Happy she crawled into it, and began to slowly relax.
"T-thank...you...you...make...me...and...father smile."
As annoyed Sivyer was of not getting enough sleep, and waking to Apple Jack, and her family, this time he was glad to see Twilight. She'd walked through the barn door with a pony with pink mane. However the pony was only moments away from fainting just being close to him. After giving a short squeak, the pony tried to run out, but was swiftly teleported back.
As Twilight approached him she didn't have a smile on her face. It looked worried, and scared.
"Twilight...Sparkle...okay?" He asked.
"Huh? Oh, yeah fine...um...how is Frost?"
"Not...know....still....not safe...for...Frost." Sivyer groned. He tried moving his front left leg, but it refused to move. For a moment he couldn't feel it. When he finally did, he stepped down on it, and limped. "I...hurt..."
Twilight frowned. "That's what I thought..." Twilight sighed. "Fluttershy look, he needs your help."
Fluttershy refused to move or speak, replying with just her head turning left to right. Twilight facehoofed and nudged the pegasus forward. Even with her alicorn strength, Fluttershy put up quite a fight against Twilight. So much in fact the mare was teleported less than ten feet from the dragon.
"P-please...don't....eat...me....!" The mare begged, almost on the verge of tears.
"Eat...you?.I...no...eat...ponies." He looked towards Twilight. "Who...pony?"
"That's Fluttershy, she's one of my best friends, and the best vet in this side of Equestria." Twilight replied. "But as great as she is, she's really-REALLY shy."
Sivyer looked down at Fluttershy and moved his other hand to pet the pegasus. Once his hand reached her head, he began to rub slowly down the mare's back. He did this until the mare stopped shaking, and looked back.
"I told you Fluttershy, he's just a nice dragon, like Spike." Twilight said. "His name is Sivyer, and he's from far away, across the Celestial Sea, maybe further!"
Fluttershy stared at the dragon of a few minutes. "I-is this true?"
Sivyer nodded. "I wise...not...strong...now..." He slumped over. "I tired....weak...from...journey."
Twilight approached. "He told us that he's been non-stop traveling for a week before he got here."
Fluttershy nodded, and walked around the dragon, examining him. She saw his horns were cracked, and nearly ready to fall off. His scales weren't in line which would cause a decrease is his flight abilities. Next she studied his wings, more problems began to show. Three large tears in his right wing showed he'd been though a lot, and by the size of them he fight something twice, if not three times his size. Fluttershy moved on to his tail which looked like it was okay, but the x-ray could tell her more. Lastly his forward left leg, or his hand. She gently rubbed her hooves on his leg, and began to cry.
"You're....you're so hurt Sivyer..." She looked towards Twilight. "He's suffering from major wounds that are external and interal. His left leg is broken in two places, and that's just the beginning..."
"Can you help him?"
Fluttershy didn't even know herself. This was her biggest job yet in fixing up a helpless animal. "I...I'll try..."
Sivyer smiled and moved his head to look at the mare in the eyes. "Thank you...Flutter-..shy." He lowered his head. "You...braver...than I..."
Twilight left with Fluttershy close behind her with a promise to return to fix Sivyer up, but he didn't know if she could. He knew his strength was limited, but when Frost returned with her mane clean it shined. She ran towards him smiling.
"Father...I clean!" She said happily. Then saw how troubled her father looked. "You...okay...?"
Sivyer nodded. "I fine...soon."
Fluttershy stopped Twilight before she walked into the library. Twilight looked back at the pegasus and nodded.
"I thought I was crazy...but..." Twilight started. "His name...the way he acts...It's all to well to mistake for something else."
Fluttershy sat down. "Sivyer...I may not know much about Dragons, but there is something about him. Do you think you can find a book on him. I'm sure he's in one of them." Fluttershy looked to the sky. "His name...He said he had a brother right?"
Twilight nodded. "He doesn't like to hear it. Nearly killed AJ over it." She smiled at her friend. "Why don't you go get some supplies to help fix Sivyer up while I go though the books. It was why I came over here."
"Okay Twilight, just find me the moment you find something out." Fluttershy gave a swift hug before flying away back to her cottage.
Twilight opened the door, and saw Spike packing the books.
"Spike, sorry to say, but we've got some reading to do!" She used her magic to flip all the boxes full of books over.
"Aww...man...I just got O through P done...." Spike exhaled.
"Sorry Spike, but right now A through Z needs to be out." Twilight began flipping through the books at a fast pace. So fast in fact that Spike wondered if she even read the ten books she already flipped through.
"You going to slow down Twi? Looks like you're about to flip out." Spike said.
Twilight looked up at her assistant. "I can't, not while the whole town could be in danger...What if Sivyer is dangerous? He's only five minutes outside of Ponyville, and Ponyville is under my protection."
Author's Note
The Dragon Master
Translation Text 1
"Calm down child, they are friends. They wish though bathe you in warm clean water. " Sivyer said as Apple Jack watched them speak in a weird language.
Guys I'm sorry for the tease, but a weird thing happened to my kindle and ended up saving the wrong text. I had to rewrite close to 500 words. This time, this is no tease!
Chapter 3: Books Tell Tales of Their Own
Sivyer was napping under a small tree until he heard someone approach. When he opened his eyes he saw his master. Bowing in respect as the stallion drew closer. There was a short silence until the wind started to blow.
Following text is translated: Reason; too much work.
"Hello, Sivyer." The stallion said.
"I am blessed to see you once again master. How have you been doing?" Sivyer smiled at his master. "It's been two hundred years."
He nodded. "There are reasons why my friend." He explained. "I've been raising my two new foals. Their names are Celestia and Luna."
"That's wonderful master!" Sivyer laughed. "When were they born?"
"Ten years ago...I wanted to settle down...get my kindom in order from our last battle against the Lords of Chaos." The stallion walked to the left a few feet, looking out to the rising moon. "My time in this world is nearing it's end I'm afraid, and I wish to speak to you before that time comes."
"I am here master! You can tell me anything!"
The stallion smiled. "Sivyer, you have always been so kind to my wife and I, and the many a times we've rode on your back into battle....I just wish to thank you. Without you, I'm sure this war would be done, and I would be dead already."
"It is my duty to serve you!" Sivyer bowed. "To serve and protect the throne of the New Equestrian Empire! You do not have to thank me! It should be me thanking you. You gave me wisdom and not my older brother!"
His master turned and smiled. "You are wiser than him. I watched you since you were just a hatching." He said. "Do you know my name Sivyer?"
"I do not master. You told me your name was sacred to the beginning of this world."
"Do you wish to know it?" He asked. "Sivyer, do you wish to know my name?"
Sivyer thought for a moment. "I...I do, but...why do you tell me this now?"
"I've kept it from you because it would've altered your timeline, but now that you are grown, you may now know."
Sivyer stepped back. "I-I see master. I understand."
"My name is-"
"TWILIGHT!" Spike called from across the room. "After two days, and six hours, I found him. He's in my book of mythical legends. Look!" The dragon ran over and handed Twilight the book with it already open to the page.
"Sivyear, Wait? I thought his name was Sivyer?"
"That's what you told me, but keep reading."
"Sivyear, the dragon of King Luxacord. Said to be his ride into battle during the Balance War for the last two hundred years. He was seen as a foul dark dragon who...raped...and...murdered his foes." Twilight dropped the book as she rubbed her tempals. "That doesn't make any sense! I haven't seen nothing but kindness from him. Aside from the problem with Apple Jack, but he apologized for it."
"Heck if I know..." Spike sighed. "But there's more."
Twilight picked the book back up and continued to read. "He did this not only to his foes, but to his own kind. As well as: Threstrals, Unicorns, Pegasi, and Griffins. Sivyear also attacked the early settlements during the rebuilding of Equestria." Twilight felt a shiver run down her spine, and threw the book to the side.
"This...this is bad...He-He came here with a threstral! His 'daughter' might be his...slave."
"I thought slavery was outlawed when Celestia took the throne?"
"Celestia doesn't see beyond Equestria, and he's from across the Celestial Sea."
"Why don't you go ask him for the truth. You got that spell that translates anything right?"
Twilight nodded. "I do, but I don't know if it'll work Spike. I haven't heard that language before he came here." She stood up. "I'll try though. Go ahead and get back to cleaning these books up. We've got to get these ready for Celestia." Looking around the library. "I love restoration spells. Without it all the books I burned up while I was a filly wouldn't be around."
"No-no-no...all wrong. Say 'Apple' easy word to say, 'a-apple'." Apple Bloom said.
"Apple!" Frost said jumping into the air.
"Good, you're learning quickly Frost." She smiled, taking a apple out of her saddle bag. "You're next Sivyer!"
The dragon smiled. "As..you wish...Apple Bloom."
"Dad, you..are getting...better too!" Frost ran up to Sivyer, and hugged his neck. "What...is next..Apple Bloom?"
"Ah think that's all for today." She sighed. "Besides, I'm still learning too."
"We..can....learn as...one?"
"To-geth-er. Together."
"Together, we...can learn...together?"
"Maybe! But Ah've got to go to school now. See ya!"
Apple Bloom ran out the door, and passed Twilight on the way. After giving a quick wave, the small filly ran onwards. Twilight was now standing on the other side of the door. Conflicts raised within her that only Sivyer, "Sivyear" could explain. She didn't know whether to ask him or not.
She pushed herself forward through the door, and saw Sivyer playing with Frost. The pony was being held in the air with his right hand as the filly laughed hysterically. Twilight cleared her throat catching their attention. Sivyer smiled and placed Frost back on the ground. Twilight slowly approached the dragon and scanned his body.
Fluttershy had done a great job on him. His wing looked better, and his left arm was now in a cast. His horns looked no longer light orange, but a clean white. A rather impressive feat for a shy pegasus that knew nothing much about dragons.
"Welcome...Twilight..." Sivyer nodded his head at the alicorn. "I learn...New words...from small Apple pony."
"Apple Bloom?" She asked. "Oh...um...Can I ask you a question."
"Yes, Twilight..." He smiled.
"Do you know who Sivyear is?"
The dragon's smiled had dropped completely, and had turned to a face of anger. Smoke started to billow out of his nose. "Frost...go find...Apple Jack...stay...with her."
"Why dad?"
"GO!" His voice shook the building, and tools dropped from their shelves. Frost ran as swiftly as she could out of the barn. "Close...doors...silence...building...Twilight..." His voice groaned.
Twilight magically locked the doors, and a barrier formed around them.
"So, you know who he is?" Twilight asked.
Sivyer nodded slowly. "He...he...bad...I forgot...him...for...reasons." He replied slumping over. "Open...mind...Twilight..."
"What do you mean?"
"Calm...forget...surroundings..." He said limping closer to her.
"Just tell me who he is!" Twilight said teleporting to the side.
Sivyer stopped moving and more smoke flew out of his nose. "Forget...it...leave me...alone..." He laid down, a final puff of smoke left his nose. "I not...Sivyear...Twilight."
"Why can't you just tell me Sivyer?"
He lifted his head and looked at Twilight with a dead stare. "Because, secret...go..before I...hurt..you.."
Twilight felt pitty, and anger at the same time. She felt bad that he was in pain, and had just got his daughter a safe place to sleep. Yet at the same time she didn't get what she'd came for.
"A-alright..." She said as the barrier dropped, and the doors unlocked. "When you get better, make sure you don't get yourself hurt."
As Twilight left the room, Apple Jack ran in glaring at the dragon. Sivyer looked like he didn't want to be messed with, so she relaxed.
"We've all had those days buddy..." She sighed. "Frost, come on I-"
"No..." He groned. "Let her...sleep...with little...sister...Apple Jack."
"You alright partner?"
"No...now...go....please."
Apple Jack tipped her hat, and left him alone. A lone tear glid down his face as he closed his eyes. He remembered that name, a name he hadn't heard in the two thousand years he's tried to forget.
Sister looked out the window from the ground. "Master..." He went to sleep.
Twilight was starting to feel really bad about pushing Sivyer, and was lucky that she was still alive. She rubbed her neck with her hoof remembering what he'd done to Apple Jack.
"Don't..say..that..name!" His voice echoed. That was Sivyar though, she didn't understand. Who was this Sivyear? Without her realizing it she was right in front of Rarity's boutique. She thought for a moment, and decided to pay a short visit to her friend.
As she walked in the familiar sent of perfume, and the sound of the door bell ringing as she walked in. And as if on cue, Rarity walked in with a large smile.
"Oh hello Twilight!" Rarity said. "What brings you here?"
"Just lost track of where I was I guess..."
Rarity dropped her smile for more of a caring frown. "What's wrong sweetie?"
"You heard about the dragon that came in to two three days back right?"
"I do recall Fluttershy telling me about a dragon she was tending to in Apple Jack's barn with a threstral. What of him?"
"I'm afraid. He knows something he's keeping a secret. As if it were a vow...He refuses to speak it."
"I think you need to start from the very beginning Twilight, and don't leave a single thing out!" The blinds shut, and the door was locked. A stool floated over, and she sat down on it.
"Thanks Rare.." Twilight said as she began to recall out loud to Rarity of the dragon and his daughter. Rarity nodded, and frowned as she spoke. A few times she began to feel bad for him until she told her about a book she read.
Rarity was completely taken back, and nearly fainted. "Oh...oh my...And he's with a threstral?"
Twilight nodded. "Yes, but I haven't seen him do anything to her yet. I also did a scan on Frost but...she's...still a..."
"No need to say more. At least she has that in tact." Rarity interrupted. "And what of him? Did you scan Sivyer?"
"Magic doesn't work on dragons. I can only read out visible physical information." Twilight sighed heavily. "I guess I should get back to Spike, and get some rest."
Rarity hugged Twilight. "Try to get better Twilight, for the sake of both of us."
"I'll try, thanks for letting me talk to you."
Rarity stopped the embrace to smile at her friend. "Any time Twilight. I wouldn't be the element of generosity if I wasn't generous now would I?"
"I don't think so Rarity. I'll talk to when I find something out."
Twilight left, and Rarity had already begun to smile. "Rumors...are such viscous bites of poison. Even to a dragon. Let's see the truth behind that scaly heart of yours Sivyer."
"Master, why are you taking me to your castle? Wouldn't the ponies panic?" Sivyer asked.
"Not if you're with me Sivyer, and stop calling me master. You are my friend, not a slave."
"As you wish...friend."
Luxacorn smiled as he bumped into the dragon. "See, you're learning Sivyer!" He laughed.
Sivyer nodded. "Whatever you say..."
As they approached the castle two small fillies were heard playing in the garden with a small creature. Luxacorn watched with Sivyer as they splashed in the small pond.
"Celestia! Luna! Discord! Come here, I wish for you to meet a good friend of mine!" He called
"Comming!" The called back.
It didn't take them long as they flew over to them they looked up at Sivyer, as the dragon took a small step back. Lunacorn held him from going any further. Shaking his head he smiled down at the three children.
"Daddy, who's that?"
"This is my friend, Sivyer. He used to be my dragon I rode into battle with."
"And I shall let you ride until my last breath Luxacorn." Sivyer said sternly. He looked down at the kids and tried to give a smile. "And I shall let you ride on mine when you're older."
"That might not happen Sivyer." He said. "Go on and play you three. Don't get into any trouble now!"
"What do you mean?"
"Like I said, I'm nearing my death. And when that happens. I'm banishing you back to your land."
"What!?" Sivyer stopped cold. "What have I done?!"
"You must return to your land Sivyer. You are a dragon, not a pony. You don't belong here, however I will allow you to return when time has turned."
"Explain, Luxacorn."
"My daughters need to grow, without your wisdom. You were granted with everything I know. Now, it is time for you to return. Start a family...start over. I've controlled you your entire life. Live! Live my friend! Live! It is my greatest gift to you."
Sivyer bowed. "I shall return when I have a family master. As your final command." He lifted off, and flew west. All anypony could hear was the sad cry of a dragon as he returned to his home.
Celestia shout up from her bed. It was late in the night, and Luna had just walked in.
"You felt it too?" Luna asked.
"Its been a while sister." Celestia replied. "It was only a little bit, but that..that...spell...it was one father had placed."
"Indeed sister. Do you think he has returned?"
"Its been a thousand years Lulu. Surely he has a baby dragon on his own."
Luna nodded and looked out her sister's window. "The magic is old, and yet the same." Luna added. "Should I see if he is tonight? Perhaps we can see our uncle tomorrow?"
Celestia nodded. "Yes please Luna, seeing him would be a great idea. Father did tell us he was important to him, and it would be rude to not see how he is fairing in this new world."
"The new world is just as new to him, as is I, sister. I'm still learning things I haven't seen before." Luna lowered her head. "Perhaps the banishment changed him too."
"Let's hope for the better shall we?" Celestia smiled. "I shall go back to sleep now Lulu. Watch out for him, and tell me where he is when I wake up."
"Good night sister. Safe dreams..." Luna said walking out of her sister's room and closing the door behind her.
Chapter 4: Daughters Meet Daughter
Celestia was in her room, packing a few things from her past into a small bag. Beside her was a small doll she had when she was little, and something about this whole thing brought a smile to her face. Her father's best friend had returned to Equestria, the new one anyways, but that didn't matter to the princess of the sun. Sivyer was a dragon, a powerful one at that, but he was kind. All he did was fallow her father's orders until she over heard what her father did to him.
She didn't like it, but then again, she hardly knew him. The stories of their wonderful battles for peace throughout Equestria and the world itself brought wonder in the mare's eyes. How much he'd worked before Celestia? She didn't fully understand. She has so many impossible questions that had possible answers, it made her dance in glee.
Her bedroom door opened, and a guard stepped in bowing to the princess.
"Princess Celestia, the chariot awaits for you."
"I'll be down in a moment, thank you for telling me."
"Shall I tell them you're on your way?"
"Go ahead. I'll be down once I've got my things in order."
"As you wish, princess." The guard bowed once more before leaving Celestia's bed chamber.
The princess looked down to Ponyville from her balcony and smiled. She hadn't seen him in a thousand years, and what knowledge he had for her was just a short distance away. An hour long flight yes, but still, a short distance. She rested the bag over her back, and began to walk down to the chariot.
Luna had already gotten her things in order as soon as she found out where he was. Then she saw her sister walk out the double doors to the garden where their ride awaited for them to mount. Celestia had a large grin on her face, but Luna kept her stern look.
"Cheer up Lulu, we get to see father's old friend. Aren't you excited?"
Luna nodded with a long frown. "I am sister, but...I don't think he speaks Equestrian anymore. He had a dream last night that scared me..."
Celestia tilted her head. "What do you mean?"
Luna shook her head. "Forget it, its nothing." She answered. "Lets go."
Celestia stepped onto her chariot. "To Ponyville please."
"Yes princess Celestia!" The pegasi said as they began their running start to lift off. She turned to Luna as they moved quickly up into the air. Something about her face, scared her, and she didn't even know what Luna was afraid of.
Sivyer opened his eyes as the new morning sun breached through the half open rudders of the barn. He felt bad about yelling at Frost to leave, and threatening Twilight. There are just somethings that should go unanswered, but Twilight was a princess. Just one word could send him to death row, or banish him to a darker place than his old home.
He tried standing on his back legs, trying to avoid walking on his left hand, and stepped out. His first time actually leaving the small barn to watch the sun rise. Then he smelt something cooking, and it smelt good. His head followed the sent until he was looking through the window to see Frost smiling at him.
"Good...morning...dad!" She smiled, handing him a apple pie. "This is...for you!"
Sivyer took it with a large smile on his face. "I...I sorry Frost...for...shouting."
Frost shrugged. "It okay...you...mad...space is...all...you needed. Toooo...calm down!" A smile grew on her face. "I made dat! With help...from...Apple Jack!"
"Granny Smith always said a good olde apple pie makes anypony, and in this case dragon, happy! So eat up Sivyer!"
Sivyer nodded, and threw the whole thing into his mouth in one bite. After carefully chewing his pie, he spat out the platter it was on unskaved. He rubbed his belly slowly and sat down near the window.
"See?! What'd I tell ya? A apple pie makes anypony happy!"
"Thank...you...Apple Jack." Sivyer frowned, and looked deep into Apple Jack's eyes. He saw a spark inside them. "I...talk to you....in barn...now...Apple Jack."
Apple Jack nodded, then walked from the kitchen. Sivyer began to stand on his back legs and walked back to the barn. He did have something to talk about, but he wanted to see what she was thinking. Something about that spark interested him, his old eyes still saw sparks.
He closed the door behind him, and stared at Apple Jack. He waited a moment before he walked to his hay bed, and rested himself on it. There was a dark silence before Apple Jack cleared her throat.
"So...what did ya want to talk about Sivyer?"
"I...thank you for...letting my...small...family...staying here..." He started. "How-ever...I...need...to...read...your mind."
Apple Jack tilted her head. "Now why's that? What's reading my mind going to do?"
"I...can learn...from minds...." He said. "I...can...learn Equestrian...faster...but...not all."
"How come you didn't tell me this before?" Apple Jack asked getting closer, taking off her stetson. "Go ahead!"
Softer hesitated. "You...sure?" He asked. "I need to...tell you...I...might see...more than....just words Apple Jack."
"Like, memories right?" The mare asked.
"Yes, but also...secrets...do you...understand?"
"You won't tell no pony would ya?"
"By my...soul...and my former...master," He bowed, placing his right hand over his chest. "I swear...I shall not...speak...of any...secrets...I find." Apple Jack nodded and got closer.
Sivyer placed his right hand over her head, and Apple Jack's eyes opened wide and became cloudy. Sivyer took a deep inhale, and then Apple Jack began to cry. Crying became screaming violently as she saw memories of her parents dying. It was a day unlike anyother, and they were raising a barn to show Big Mac and her how to. It was the same barn Sivyer slept in. Right as they finished with the last wall, one of the support beams snapped, crushing her mom into a bloody pool. Her father screamed running towards the dead body of his wife, when the next beam snapped, throwing a large wooden shrapnel into his head. He fell to the ground, and the memory shifted.
The next was her birthday, exactly five years after her parent's death. She'd let the past get behind her, and looked forward to this day so much infact, it was her sixteeth after all. She was walking down a long hall from her room, and peeked down to see if anypony was there. After waiting a few moments she quietly walked down the stares to the front door. Awaiting on the other side was a stallion with long black mane, and a dark brown coat.
"Come on in..." She whispered. "The gate is locked so we need to go out the back to get to the barn."
The stallion nodded and slowly walked behind her. They tiptoed out the back door, and ran as quickly as they could to the barn. She took a moment to catch her breath before opening the door. She walked in laughing with her face red from blushing.
"Are you sure you want to do this? You just turned sixteen AJ." He asked.
Apple Jack nodded, and pushed the stallion onto the ground. She smiled before locking her lips. She kissed him for a moment, and backed her head up. "I've been waitin' two years for this Tinker. To be honest, ah wish ah could tour's." She kissed him again. "You've been my best friend for years now...and...I want to repay ya. Tell me what you want." She got closed to his face. "Anything..."
Before anything happened Apple Jack was pulled away from her life, into Sivyer's. She saw him standing over a burning village next to two other dragons.
Translation-Begin
"Tol lohiim lost vahk. .. eh zeymah?" The dragon to the left asked.
"Vrah, fos lohiim los borii?"
"Borii los capitol. Til mu fent finally ald daar pusrig key!"
Translation End
Sivyer pulled his hand away, and Apple Jack fell sideways to the ground. He felt tears run down his face, and he wiped it to look at his wet claw. He shook it away, and turned away from Apple Jack.
The mare had just came to, to see Sivyer crying softly. She looked at him, anger in her eyes that soon changed to pitty.
"You destroyed Equestria?" Apple Jack asked. "Why?"
Sivyer looked at Apple Jack as he wiped away more tears. "I was forced to. They had my heart in their hands." He said in near perfect Equestrian. A small slurring accent was clear as day. "If I refused, they'd crush me. I was what you called, "bullied" into doing it."
"So you didn't want to?"
"Of course not!" He said. "I had a friend, his name was Scorpan. He told me of a land called Equestria that had you wonderful ponies! Your magic kept the lands safe for ponies to live happy, and in peace. Also your magic helped nature of the world keep itself balanced."
Apple Jack sighed, and rested her hat back on her head. "Then, I trust ya." She said. "No reason not to right? Look, I ain't gonna tell no pony okay? On my mother's grave, I swear."
"You forgive me for my past transgressions?" He asked.
"I do, because from the looks of it, you really want to help Frost have a safe place to grow up. Yeah sure you burned most of Equestria, but that was the past right?"
"Yes-"
"Then lets leave it there. Ain't no good in dwelling on it, because it ruins your life." She explained. "Look, I'll give you an extra day to rest because it looks like you still need it. Oh, and Frost is getting better at speaking Equestrian. She learned a couple of words from mah little sister. I'll come back in a little bit to bring you some more apples okay?"
"Thank you once again Apple Jack."
"Think nothing of it, and hey, that's what true friends do. They help each other get over their problems."
Sivyer felt his heart jump for joy. He smiled as Apple Jack took her leave. He laid down, and closed his eyes. "This is a good home for Frost then..."
"I would hope so, or all your hard work would be in vein, Sivyer." Celestia smiled. Sister looked up and saw two Alicorns standing infront of him.
"I wish not to be rude princesses, but I have no idea who you are."
Celestia lowered her head. "You were our father's old friend."
"Don't tell me-"
"Yes, he's dead, he's been dead for a thousand years." Celestia raised her head, and to Sivyer's suprise the white alicorn was smiling. "I'm Celestia, and this is Luna. We've got so many questions to ask of you about our father!"
"We wish to know your past with him." Luna added. "Surely you may tell us?"
Sivyer shook his head. "I can't princesses." He replied. "My mission is not yet complete, and to complete it, I must work to have my home built so Frost may live safely."
"Who's Frost?" They asked, almost sounding excited.
"She's my adopted daughter, a threstral, and I shall tell no more."
"And why's that Sivyer?" Luna asked stepping forward.
"It's an oath to myself to never tell her past beyond what happened this last four months. However I can say that because of the element of honesty she's become healthy again." Sivyer stood up, and walked towards Celestia and Luna. "I thank you for visiting me, I really did enjoy seeing how much you've grown. You two grew so much, and I can tell by the aura in the air that you two have been through as much as you've learned. However, if you wish to know more," He paused, closing his eyes again. "You can take it from my corpse."
"Understood..." Celestia sighed heavily. "Then as princess, and duel ruler of Equestria, I command you to show my your daughter."
Sivyer smiled. "No need to command me Celestia-"
"Princess Celestia." Luna scolded.
Sivyer looked over at Luna and frowned. "I've known you when you where just tiny children playing with a baby god. Not only at Luna I am in a higher position much like you are now in to speak her normal name without title."
Luna was ready to attack him, when Celestia surrounded her in a yellow force field. She shook her head, and let Luna go. "I don't want any fighting. Not now anyways." She said. "Now, lets go see Frost."
It was more or less a calm talk with the small filly. Like she's told everypony else, she couldn't remember what happened four months ago. Celestia tried to use a memory spell, but remembered its more dangerous to use the younger the one needing to remember is. Luna hardly talk, but still laughed when Frost did a cute thing like tripping over her hooves.
Apple Jack sat right next to Sivyer and every now and then glared at the dragon. The burning village still fresh as a ripe apple in her mind. Partly stricken with horror that three dragons destroyed most of Equestria from who knows how long ago. Sivyer knew that she could've accessed his memories. As such when a door opens it'll let anything through on either side.
Sitting next to Frost was Luna, as quiet as she sat, her mind hadn't shut up. From where did they come from did she think, and all she could. Frost's mane was ice blue which ment she was from the north, but it could've been just genes that made it that way. For she could've known, her mother or father had it before her. However the thought of a threstral being adopted by a dragon slightly scared her.
Celestia Sat across from Sivyer, keeping a good eye on him, they sat outside near a lonely oak tree in the middle of a field just outside of Ponyville. To the right of her was Luna, and she knew Luna was still not happy how a dragon told her off. Luna still kept a slight smile despite that, which made Celestia smile herself. She was glad Luna was learning that she couldn't always get her way, and a dragon was amune to magic. Not only that they had unmatched strength, so if they did end up fighting, Sivyer would of won.
"So, Sivyer," Celestia started. "How old are you now?"
"I'm going to be two thousand-five hundred and twenty-three this August." He replied. "And you?"
Celestia blushed. "Don't you know it's rude to ask a lady's age Sivyer?" She chuckled. "But if you must know I'm going to be one thousand and ten this June during the Summer Solstice."
"And you, Luna?"
"I'm five years younger than she is, but my birth date is the Winter Solstice." Luna said roughly.
Sivyer smiled picking up Frost. "This little one is going to be nine in a month." He said. "May the forth."
"Then I suppose I should be picking out a present for her then huh?" Celestia asked.
"I have my duty to gift those of the night. I shall bring her something of great value! Tell me Frost, what is it that you want for your birthday?" Luna smiled at the small filly.
"I want to have a big party!" Frost jumped out of Sivyer's arms.
"Whoah there, how'd you learn to speak those words so quickly?" Celestia asked. "Just a few moments ago, you spoke with spaces."
"I am to blame." Sivyer said. "As the dragon of wisdom I may grant knowledge to those I choose. It was my plan to learn Equestrian at a swifter pace, and because of Apple Jack, I was able to read her memories of learning these words. Then I gave Frost them."
Celestia's eyes grew wide. "Your connected to the mind ?"
Sivyer nodded. "A gift from Luxacord when he gave me my wisdom before he passed." He lowered his head.
Celestia raised his head with her magic. "His death wasn't bad. It was natural, of old age. Alicorns live for five thousand years at most from what my father told me. He was four thousand eight hundred years old when he died. Five years after you left."
"So he was dying..." Sivyer sighed. "I suppose I'm happy to leave Equestria. Death eludes me, yet, I fear it. I wish not to come close to death or his reach will take my soul as well."
Celestia nodded. "I think even Discord fears death."
"Discord? He's still around? Does he live here?"
"Indeed he does Sivyer, but that'll be for our next visit on this one's birthday. For now, we must take our leave to our royal duties." Celestia bowed with Luna. "Goodbye Sivyer, Frost, and you too Apple Jack. Wish your grandmother good heath for me."
"Thanks princess." Apple Jack tipped her hat with a grin.
"Luna," Sivyer stopped the night princess. "Your father, you look exactly like him."
"Thank you, Sivyer, and I suppose I am sorry for my behavior towards you. It was wrong of me to snap like I did."
Sivyer waved his hand. "Tis no issue of mine Luna." He said.
"Good bye uncle." Luna smiled as she ran to catch up with her sister.
Sivyer stood for a moment in silence for a moment in shock. "U-uncle?"
Apple Jack started to laugh. "Got ya good didn't she huh?"
"I-I suppose, but what if I am her family? Does that mean I could've returned sooner?"
Apple Jack shook her head. "Ah suppose you should know about Nightmare Moon..."
Author's Note
Translation 1
"That town was easy...eh brother?"
"Indeed, what town is next?"
"Next is the capitol. There we shall destroy these worthless horses!"
Chapter 5: A Dragon's Wish And His Code
A shocked pegasus with blond mane spat out a partially chewed muffin. "Really?!"
Rarity nodded. "Twilight told me herself Ditzy. There's a dragon living in Apple Jack's barn with a threstral."
"Oh! Who knows what that dragon is doing to that little pony!" The mare cried. "What'll happen now?"
Rarity shrugged. "I'm not sure, but it doesn't look good." She took a sip of her chi tea. "Spread word to the ponies you meet on your mail route. As citizens of Ponyville we must protect each other."
"But he goes after unicorns and pegasi! I don't want him doing that to meeee! Ewwww!!!"
"I reassure you that I am risking my life telling you. Sivyer is the dragon's name, and Twilight's told me everything she knows about him." Rarity stood up with a sly smile. "Be sure you tell the rest of the girls okay? Oh and Ditzy?"
"Yes Rarity?"
"Try to find one of your Griffin friends, and ask them if they know of any dragon caves across the Celestial Sea."
"I know of maybe two or three that go across once or twice a year to send news. I'm sure at least one of them knows. I will make sure I tell you first if I find anything!"
"Good, I will talk to you later then."
"Byeee!" Dizty Doo said as she waved her friend goodbye. Her head fell onto the table with a loud thud. "Ugh, the doctor was right...I need to relax. Still though, I do owe Rarity a favor. Oh! Maybe this'll how I pay her back!"
Sivyer swung his tail into a tree, and all the ripe colorful apples fell from the top of the tree into three small baskets. Apple Jack stood by, overseeing the dragon's progress. Already he alone had cleared half the orchard, which ment more bits, and more cider. Content Apple Jack bucked her tree, and called Sivyer over.
It'd been two weeks since his arrival into Ponyville, and already his strength was returning. He felt energized, and even his flame inside grew. The flame was his breath as well as his soul. With more of his Equestrian speech training had gone underway. He could start translating his own toung into Equestrian. However the name of his homeland was kept in the dark. Whenever Twilight brought it up, he would walk away, or try to throw the topic on a different subject.
Sivyer approached Apple Jack, and wiped his head off with his arm. "Yes Apple Jack?" He asked with a smile. "Anything else I need to do?"
"Nah! You done good today, and more. Take the next few days off while we prepare for the summer cider."
"Summer cider?"
"Oh yeah!" Apple Jack laughed. "You're new to Ponyville, so I suppose you should know about the drinking contest. Let me explain. See every year we have this big festival with all the cider we get from these apples here. It's our job to make it in time for the final show ponies try to drink until they can't stand no more." Apple Jack smiled devilishly. "This year Celestia, Luna, and Cadence are going to try to beat our leading pony. If they do, they get the honor, and glory of tapping out our grand volt. And because you work here on the farm, you get to see it before they do."
Sivyer smiled as he shook his hand. "No need Apple Jack, I appreciate the offer though. See, I don't drink, but I do brew."
Apple Jack's eyes opened wide. "You brew?!" She jumped up close to him. "What proof can ya get it too? I max out at 120p."
Sivyer started to laugh, so hard infact he fell backwards. "Ah-ha hahaha!" He laughed. "My brews beat pure alcohol. They cause kidney failure from even one sip to those who haven't drank before. My master told me of a secret that doubles purity, if not triples it!"
"How!? You must tell me!" Apple Jack laughed.
"As you wish..." He replied. "I use my horns."
"For?"
"Now that's something I can't tell, but it can our secret if you swear not to tell a soul."
Apple Jack stopped laughing. "I do."
"It requires me to break my horns, and pour the dust from inside into the batch. I didn't even know my horn dust could so such a thing until he told me." He smiled. "There is a slight side effect aside from total kidney failure, but it causes the drinker to wake up a month later."
"WHAT the hay!?"
"It's true, dragon magic allows us to sleep for a thousand years. Be lucky you wake up after a month. Organ failure is just something that happens. Too much poison."
Apple Jack fell backwards. "That's insane..."
"Oh you never told me who your leading pony is!" Sivyer noted.
"Oh her name is Vinyl Scratch. She's a total party nut, and hits the clubs every night. She has tapped out every bar in Equestria at least once while she's on tour."
"Sounds like a true liver to me." Sivyer smiled. "Apple Jack, I wish to ask a favor from you."
Apple Jack looked to the sky, watching the pegasi fly across the sky collecting clouds for tomorrow's storm. She thought for a moment.
"I suppose, what's your favor?"
"Can you be my master?" He asked.
Apple Jack frowned. "Slavery was outlawed a thousand years ago." She looked at Sivyer, and saw that he was serious. "Besides, why me? Why do you want me to be your master. I ain't special or nothin'."
Sivyer shook his head. "But you are Apple Jack. You are honest! You are kind! And you are generous! You gave my daughter and I a home, and swore that'd you'd build us one. I owe you my life for saving my daughter's!" He stood to bow. "By dragon's code-"
"No!" Apple Jack yelled. "I've already had a dragon swear his life to repay his dept. I don't need another dragon owing me his life."
"I insist Apple Jack!"
"And I said no Sivyer!" Apple Jack stood up. "I know how much your damn code means to you dragons, and I respect that. However I-"
"Then I challenge you! To a duel! Name it!" He barked. "If I win, you will become my master, and if I lose, I shall disregard my code I am bound by."
There was a dead silence, the air blew by, the leaves brushing against each other made the only sound. Apple Jack sighed heavily and looked at Sivyer not with a face of anger, only one expressing no emotion.
"How many drinks does a dragon your size take to get drunk?"
"About ten kegs, why? Is that your challenge?"
"Yes, I accept your offer to a duel. If I can drink more than you at the festival you may never ask me, or anypony again to be your master!"
Sivyer nodded as he saw Frost running towards them. "We shall speak more later Apple Jack." He said as Frost hugged his tail. He lifted her up towards him. Smiling he said, "And how was your first day of school?"
"Great dad! I made a bunch of new friends!" Frost chuckled as Apple Jack walked away. "Is she okay?"
Sivyer nodded. "I am to duel her in two months during our first summer festival."
"You asked her didn't you?"
"I did, but now I fear I have lost my only friend." A small tear ran down his face. Frost saw it, and flapped her tiny wings to wipe it off of his scaly face. "Thank you...but that'll not bring her back, and it is because of my pride as a dragon."
Frost shook her head. "But you are still great, dad."
Sivyer grabbed her, and pulled her to his chest, hugging her. "You are my blessing child."
Celestia pulled a small wine bottle out of her drawer with a long smile across her face. She was in her room with her sister, and Cadence.
"This is Tykenrè Wine, 110 proof, and grantees a hangover." She said.
"Two months until your birthday sister, are you sure you wish to waste your wine on us two?" Luna smiled. "Not that I am greatful for your offer."
Celestia smiled. "The spring is a time of growth!" Celestia chuckled. "This wine is thirty years old Luna, aged to perfection like we are. Come! Let's drink to a brighter future, and a lighter night!"
"And everlasting love!" Cadence added as her glass was filled with a bluish wine. She looked at it for a moment, then at Celestia. "And who exactly made this?"
"Trust me, its supposed to look blue Cadence." Celestia chuckled as she took a sip off of her wine. "It was made by my old friend who is no longer with us. It's infused with magic which gives it's blue shade. I've only had it once before this, but its great if you want to relax quickly."
Luna hesitated, then took a sip for herself. She gasped at it's rich poppy flavor, and felt like her heart was flying out of her chest. "Ah! This is great! Such a brew should be hailed!" She nearly inhaled the drink, and hovered her glass over to Celestia. "More please sister!"
Celestia chuckled as she poured more of the wine into the glass. "Drink it more slowly Luna, or you'll get it."
Luna fell over before she had her glass back in her hold. Celestia began to laugh loudly, and Cadence looked at the princess. "What exactly happened to her?" She began to laugh herself.
Celestia cleared her throat, and placed her horn on her sister's head. "Tykenrè Wine is not a wine not to drink quickly like most really, but this one causes some strange effects to those who do." Celestia sat back down. "Luckily my sister is a heavy drinker so she'll wake up in a few minutes. Tykenrè means Liquid of Frost."
Cadence's eyes narrowed. "You're telling me she has a brain freeze?"
Celestia nodded. "Quite, and her brain really did freeze too." Celestia finished off the little she had left in her glass, and began to pour another. "Sadly my friend was a Frost Stallion, he saved my life, and was executed for it after his clan found out. They aren't supposed to help outsiders, and law is law. However he made me this before he died."
"What exactly is a Frost Stallion?"
"They are minds that live inside bodies made of ice. They carve the lands in the south with their snow, and cause the southern hemisphere's winter. They are all male however, so they hate any female creatures."
"So he was different?"
"Yes, he saw no need to hate a weak soul. I nearly died of frost bite while I was on a mission to talk to their leader to end their foolish ways, and allow me to warm their souls."
Luna slowly started to move, and sat up rubbing her head. A nearby blanket flew over to her, and she surrounded herself in it.
"Sister, how come you didn't warn me before?" She asked. "Tis a good drink, but it felt like I was in a snowstorm..."
"Next time look before you leap Lulu."
"Such a tale does not accurately describe this current situation Tia!" Luna said with a heavy grunt. "However, I should blame myself. I should've waited for you."
"I was going to explain, but it seems we've learned your lesson." Celestia smiled.
Cadence carefully placed her drink down on the table, and cleared her throat. "Relaxing is good and all Celestia, but why exactly did you pull me from my kingdom? Tonight Shining Armor was going to show me a good time."
Celestia nearly spat out her drink, but kept in and swallowed. "Cadence, you're right." She said. "In two months Ponyville will be hosting a drinking contest. It is a challenge unlike anyother, and I'll need your help. We are facing a valiant foe, and her name is Vinyl Scratch."
"VINYL?!" Cadence asked. "Good luck Celestia. Last month she came to my kingdom while on tour and drank my favorite bar dry. Had to wait two weeks for them to restock on my favorite drink, Absinthe."
"Well, its a team effort. Two teams of drinkers will form after the town has had their fill. We'll be team Demigods!" She threw her hoof into the air. "Do say you'll accept! If we beat her, she'll haft to stop drinking!"
"A-alright, Celestia, I'll join, but you better make sure Luna doesn't inhale anything else."
Luna waved her hoof. "No worry Cadence..." She sighed, looking out the window, down at Ponyville as the sun began to set. "Sister, do you think Sivyer would join the contest with the ponies?"
"He doesn't drink, he's got a daughter after all."
"I still find that interesting to say the least." Cadence said finishing off her drink. "A threstral with a dragon as his daughter. Such an odd situation."
"Indeed, but we must accept it. He's shown me papers that prove it." Celestia poured more into her glass. "Sivyer was my father's friend a thousand years ago, and though we haven't known him for long, our father said he is like family."
"Tis why I called him uncle." Luna smiled. "His reaction was hilarious!"
"So, do you know much about his daughter?"
"There's a spell on her." Celestia looked at her drink, and spun the liquid around in the glass. "I can see through it, and I am sickened. However I'm not sure if Sivyer is the culprit or not."
"What happened to her?"
"There is a spell on her that makes he look different, physically. There is hardly any external damage to her body, but...she has lost her virginity."
Cadence and Luna dropped their glasses instantly. "What are you saying?" Luna asked. "She is only eight!"
"Eight is when most ponies are able to give birth. Don't you remember before you were banished? A pony lifespan reached no more than twenty-five years." Celestia explained. "Now it's just over a hundred. So it isn't totally wrong, but I want to know which kingdom is still in that era."
"As do I...can you tell how she lost it though?" Cadence asked.
"At her age? Most likely rape."
Chapter 6: Frozen Birthdays
Sivyer grunted as he pulled seven carts full of apples into town. Next to him was Big Mac, guarding the carts from any thieves, though who wanted to get close to the dragon, no pony knew. It was Frost's birthday, and only another month until the summer festival. Talks with Apple Jack were slowly withering away too after his talk with her.
Big Mac tried to help the splitting friendship between them, and tried to act as the middle pony. However he didn't help much. He was also getting used to the dragon living in their barn until his own home was finished. Most of the Apple Family was working on it now. Such a large project required so many ponies working on it. Seeing how they had to double the size of everything that'd be in a normal home. The door way was ten feet tall, not the regulars six or seven, and they were nearly done with the first floor. It was a two story house with nearly 5,000 square feet of space. It was on the other side of the orchard where new trees were going to be planted next year, but this was a smaller task.
Sivyer stopped, and let out a sigh of relief. He'd worked hard for days on end to gain a few extra bits to buy Frost a gift for her birthday. Infront of him was Apple Jack, selling some apples.
"Where do these go?" He asked.
Apple Jack pointed across town to large building that looked like a giant cone. "That building there is the brewery. Take'm there, then come back and get the bits. You've earned them."
"Alright, easy enough!" Sivyer said with a determined nod. "Big Mac, comming?"
"Nah, I need to get Apple Bloom from School. You want me to get Frost too?" He offered.
"That'd be nice, thanks Big."
"Think nothin' of it Sivyer." The large red stallion said as he walked away.
Sivyer looked ahead at the building. It looked like it was roughly a ten minute walk if he really pushed himself like he did while he tried to get to Ponyville. He inhaled and started to push forward. He had to hurry, Frost was going to want to see him, as nd there was a bad feeling in his chest. The father he was away from her, the more he worried about her safety.
He was really tired, the carts of apples must of weighed more than he did, but he kept moving. Then he flet his load get lighter. Looking back he saw a few unicorns lift a couple dozen crates into the air. They looked dead in his eyes, and started to walk along side him.
"Looks like you need a little help there." A unicorn said. "These are my brothers."
Sivyer smiled, and gave a nod. "We need to get to the brewery. You think you can do that?"
"Sure we can!" Another hoof pumped. "Just watch us!"
There were six, maybe seven unicorns around him, he didn't count, but two carts were completely empty now, which made the job easier. He wasn't pushing himself now that the load was lighter. Ten minutes turned to five, then to two, and soon they arrived with the apples.
"So, where are the ponies who work here?"
"Were them." An old unicorn said walking infront of him. "Big Mac said you needed some help. He's a good friend of ours, and a good friend to him, is a friend to us."
"Tell me what is your name?" Sivyer asked.
"I'm Glugs, these are my sons: Stiller, Crush, Burner, Chester, and Carver."
"Thank you for helping me, today is my daughter's birthday." He explained.
"Well, tell her Old Stallion Glugs said happy birthday." The old stallion gave a heart felt smile. "Have a good day draco."
"My name is Sivyer, not draco."
"You're a dragon right?" He asked, and Sivyer replied with a slight nod. "Then draco is what Imma call you."
A unicorn came up, it was Burner. "He sometimes calls us corns so don't get too mad. Just roll with it bud." He turned to his brothers. "Come on guys lets get to work unloading and preparing for the summer festival."
Sivyer helped unload the crates of apples, and was handed a small bag of bits from Glugs. He didn't explain why, but Sivyer accepted the hundred, and toted the carts back to Sweet Apple Acres. Along his way he met up with Apple Jack who handed him a thousand bits.
"Yer pay for the work. We've been getting good business because of you."
"Thank you Apple Jack, but why this much?"
Apple Jack smiled. "There's a reason why I haven't been talk'n to ya as of late, and I want you to meet me at the barn after dinner. Make sure you've got your cart full of stuff with you okay?"
"Sure, but why?"
"I''ve got a gift of my own, and a word to keep." She tipped her hat. "Frost been talking about this crazy device that helps pegasi fly, since she can't fly for more than a minute or two. It costs a thousand, so say it's my gift to her."
"Apple Jack, we're still friends right?" Sivyer asked. "I know things been rough between us after my request."
"That's in the past Sivyer, but I haven't forgotten about it. I like to stay friends, and you've been like family as of late. You help with the farm everyday, even on the weekends on your breaks, you still help. You've shown how much you wish to change yer life." Apple Jack smiled. "Now I'd go on if I were you. I think Frost is want'n to see her father."
"Thank you Apple Jack."
"Sivyer, you can call me AJ. All my best friends do."
He nodded, and continued to pull the carts. Along the way he had a smile that stretched ear to ear. He was happy that Apple Jack was his friend once more, and that she still remembered his request to be his master despite that. Apple Jack even called him family, which made his large slow beating heart to flutter like a humming bird. His fire grew inside, and he placed his claw over his heart.
"Hurry Luna!" Celestia called from outside. "We're going to be late if you don't hurry!"
Luna held a suitcase in her mouth as she ran out the doors to the garden. "Surry sithter!" She said with her mouth full. She placed it on the chariot. "I had to find my gift!"
"Quickly my guards! To Ponyville!"
"Yes Princess Celestia!" The guards shouted at the swiftly bolted into the air, heading to Ponyville.
Sivyer smiled as he strapped himself to the cart. Behind him, singing to herself, Frost looked about. He turned his head to see what she was doing, then pulled the cart out of the barn. There he waited for Apple Jack to walk up to him.
He was still happy that Apple Jack was still his friend, and that Big Mac no longer feared him like he did when they first met. He even had new friends that helped him pull his load to the brewery, who happened to be the ones who ran it. Sivyer was gaining friends one-by-one, and with each one, his internal flame grew larger. He wondered if this was the magic that his former master told him about.
He continued to wait as the sun began to descend, and that's when he started to frown. Was the mare coming? He thought to himself, and wondered if it was all a trick. To trick a dragon wasn't unheard of, and done to gain their knowledge. Was this what the mare was after? His knowledge of anything had to be shared. It was a rule dragons followed.
Right as he was about to unhook himself from the cart, Apple Jack was seen running towards him. He began to smile again as the mare approached.
"Sorry....I'm late....." She breathed heavily. "Ran into Celestia and Luna. They're waiting at the place were we're going."
"The princesses?" He asked. "Oh, right they said they would be coming for her birthday."
Apple Jack started to walk ahead, and Sivyer followed close behind her. As they walked, Sivyer began to hate himself for thinking Apple Jack lied to him. She was his first friend in Ponyville after all.
They began to walk in between the trees until they reached a large building. Sivyer's jaw began to drop as they closed in on the building. It was very tall with two stories, tons of windows, there was a good looking roof, and all around looked very new. His heart began to flutter again, and looked at Apple Jack.
"This is it? Our new home?" He asked, a tear of joy sliding down his face.
"Sure is, happy birthday Frost, and thanks for helping out on the farm Sivyer." Apple Jack stepped up onto the deck infront of the house. She opened the door and poked her head in, and after saying something, a large group of ponies began to walk out. "Sivyer, say hello to the Apple Family, and the princesses!"
Celestia and Luna walked up to Sivyer, and placed two gifts infront of him. "These are for your daughter." Celestia said, and looked at Frost. "Happy birthday little one."
"Thank you princess Tia!" Frost said. She flew over to the princesses, and hugged them both. They gave a quick laugh, then looked back towards Sivyer.
"This is your first real home, isn't it?" Celestia asked calmly.
"It is..." He began to sob softly. "Zu'u los kog wah lost hi pah ol dii fahdon."(I am blessed to have you all as my friends)
Celestia nuzzled him. "Zu'u los frund hi los unaz, nuz mu praag wah tinvaak atruk ko jormaar. Nii los do hin mon."(I am glad you are happy, but we need to discuss something in private. It is about your daughter.) She whispered into his ear.
Sivyer nodded. "Zu'u fen fun hi nid Zu'u lorot fend ni kos fahral, Celestia." He replied. (I will tell you nothing that should not be answered.)
"Zu'u mindoraan dii fahdon, nuz hi fen fun zey das." Sivyer unhooked himself, and carried Frost on his back. Celestia followed close behind him.
Once the party began to settle down, Celestia and Sivyer found themselves alone out on the back porch.
"I saw that a spell is casted on her. Actually, several of them are." She said as papers began to appear. "And I know these are forged adoption papers."
"Then I am found out." Sister sighed. "Are you going to take her?"
"I see no reason to Sivyer. You've shown that you care about her safety to the point of starving yourself for weeks." Celestia said. "So no, she stays with you, but as long as you answer my question. Why are her memories blocked by ten different unicorns, and her physical appearance hidden?"
"So she can be happy." He replied. "I will tell you no more than that princess."
"Then why?"
"Because five months ago, she was crying everyday." He explained. "I could not stand to see such misery."
Celestia sat back in her chair, looking at the rising moon. "Tell me about my father." She said.
"He was kind, unlike any pony I knew." Sivyer said. "He treated me well as a hatching, then didn't see me until I was two hundred years old. When dragons were attacking Equestria. He banished every dragon but me, saying there was a spark of true destiny in my eyes. He told me he would be my master, and gave me wisdom in return."
"I thought so, what else?"
"Then we fought many battles against creatures of chaos, winning every time." Sivyer said as Frost stepped outside, and jumped on top of his stomach. "And did you enjoy your cake Frost?"
"I did, but why did you leave the party?" She asked.
"To talk peacefully to Celestia." He replied. "It's getting late, why don't you go wash up, and find your room? I'll be there to tuck you in."
"Awwww...." Frost moped. Good night princess."
"Safe dreams Frost." Celestia smiled.
Frost ran back inside, and Sivyer stood up. "I thank you for visiting Celestia, but it is time for you to leave with your sister."
Celestia nodded. "As you wish." She bowed, and flew away. Luna must of seen her, and joined her.
Sivyer watched as they flew back towards Ponyville. He was somewhat glad they had left him. Then once they were out of sight, he walked inside. He told a story to Frost, and found his room with a large bed in the center of it. He laid down on it and closed his eyes. Suddenly an image of his brother flashed in his eyes. He looked out the window in fear.
"Oh no..."
Author's Note
Short chapter today I'm sick
Chapter 7: The Drinking Game
It's been a rough month for Sivyer. Lately ponies who sold him their goods, refused to even look at him. Some whispered behind his back, and others avoided him. He could also tell Fluttershy had stopped seeing him for his weakly checkups. She saw him because he still had problems with his left arm. Something hadn't healed right, and caused pain when he stepped in it wrong.
He moved from his bed, and looked at the rising sun. It was the Summer Sun Celebration Festival today and he was getting ready for his chance to have a master once again. He felt like he had no true purpose other than to protect her, and with a master he had something to live for. Something inside of him screamed at him for his dumb request, but the other side begged, if not pleaded for a master.
He yawned, and felt his wing was caught on something. Sivyer rubbed his eye, and looked at what kept his wing in place. It was Frost, once again sleeping in his bed. It'd been a month in their new home, and she had yet to once sleep alone in her room. He knew she was scared, and he was too.
He nudged her carefully on of his wing, and exited the room. It was another night of nightmares of his past, and they got worse. For some reason, his memories of his past flooded back into existence. Most of which were the years he spent as a slave to his father and older brother.
He heard a knock at his door once he got down stairs. He looked and saw it was Twilight through a small hole. Sivyer thought for a moment whether or not to answer it, and find something to eat. Without much thought he opened it, and Twilight walked in.
"Yes?" He asked.
"We need to talk."
"It's too early to talk about Frost." Sivyer yawned once again.
"I'm not hear to talk about her, I'm here to talk to you." She said, her voice sounded rough.
"Then what is it you wish to know Twilight Sparkle?" Sivyer asked.
Twilight stepped back, mostly because she wasn't expecting him to be forward. "Well, I-I want to know where you came from! If you're from across the Celestial Sea, then you must've lived in the mountains close by!"
"I did, why?" Sivyer asked becoming interested where this was going. "What about my home?"
"Frost came from there right?"
"Indeed Twilight, but where are you going with this?"
"I read about what her kind did to the threstrals there." Twilight stepped closer. "Those who have lighter mane colors were left in the wild. Is that when you found her?"
Sivyer grabbed a few apples and threw them in his mouth. "Yes," He said chewing. "I found her weak, scared, and alone. I knew I had to leave my home to keep her safe in my claws, and I don't like talking about it, so stop."
"That's all I wanted to know..."Twilight sighed. "How come you did tell me before?"
"It was a lie Twilight!" Sivyer slammed his hand on the table, snapping it in half. "LEAVE MY ABODE AT ONCE!"
Twilight was sent flying into a wall from the shear force of his voice. She stood up. "But-!"
"FUS-RO-DAH!" He shouted, sending Twilight violently through the rest of the wall. "LEAVE ME BE!" His voice echoed as Twilight struggled to regain her ability to fly. She cought herself before she crashed into a cart full of cabbages.
Twilight had then realized how powerful his voice was. She was on the other side of Ponyville, and a good twenty minute walk back to his home. She slumped over with a heavy sigh.
"If he was lying, then how exactly did he meet her?"
"Who met who?" A pony asked.
Twilight turned around, and saw Cadence. "Princess Cadence!!!" Twilight wrapped her hooves around her sister-in-law.
"I haven't seen anypony important today besides you Twilight." Cadence laughed. "Now what where you talking about?"
"There's this dragon-"
"Sivyer?" She asked.
"Yeah, how'd you know about him?"
"Celestia told me about him." Cadence said. "Sounds like a good dragon."
Twilight shrugged. "I don't know about that...he just shouted three words, and the next thing I know, I'm on the other side of Ponyville!"
Cadence giggled. "I suppose you made him mad then." She looked ahead. "I'm going to be in town for a few days while the festival is going on. Maybe we should catch up later, because I need to meet the other princesses to prepare for the drinking contest."
Twilight raised an eyebrow. "You drink?"
"It makes things fun..." The mare blushed. "Your brother is amazing when he's drunk."
Twilight shivered. "Ugh....didn't need to know that."
"Hey, you asked." Cadence laughed. "You want to join us?"
"Drinking?" Twilight asked. "I'm only nineteen, I can't drink."
Cadence bent down. "You're a princess Twilight, so be princess Twilight. Enjoy your new opportunity to get hammered!"
"I don't know..." Twilight thought. "You sure it'll be okay?"
"If anything happens, I'll take the blame." Cadence smiled. "Now lets hurry! It starts in a hour."
Sivyer was chanting as the wall slowly rebuilt itself. He'd already used much of his power sending Twilight flying, and he had just enough to repair a small hole in the wall. Once the wall was finished he grabbed a few more apples, and ate them all in a single bite. Slowly his energy started to return. What were in these apples that made his energy replenish so quickly? He didn't care much about them, but they did taste good.
"Dad? Why did you shout again?" Frost asked, walking slowly down the stairs. "Somepony make you mad again?"
"Twilight came again." Sivyer sighed. "Her questions make me mad..."
Frost tugged on his wing. "You need to stop dad. Ponies already don't like you."
Sivyer Sat down, and picked Frost up. "My little one, I do not care if they love me or hate me. All I care about is you!" He kissed her on her cheek. "Understand?"
"You should though...You work so hard, what if you got hurt? If everypony hated you, no pony would come to save you."
Sivyer had a flash of his brother's face. He shook it away with a smile. "I'm strong! Nothing can hurt me!" He hugged Frost, and rested her back down on the floor. "Let's get you some apples-"
"No more apples!" Frost said. "I want meat! I haven't had any meat in weeks!"
Sivyer sighed. "I shall ask Apple Jack if she can spare a chicken for you, but eat your apples anyways."
"Okay..." Frost sat down, and started to eat.
"Frost, would you hate me if...I changed who you are? Like you would forget your friends, and everyone you knew? All to make you happy?"
Frost thought for a moment. "Why do you ask?"
"Just answer my question."
"I'll be a little mad, but only if I found out." Frost gave a smile. "So what brings that up?"
"I...I think I should tell you from the beginning." Sivyer sighed as he drew closer. "I erased your memories. The few months you've known me, you knew me years before..."
"Stop..." Frost said. "Don't tell me anything else...I like my life now, who cares about my past."
"I DO!" Sivyer yelled. "You suffered your who life, until six months ago."
"I don't want to know dad. If I don't remember the pain, then I never felt it." Frost looked at her father, and saw he was shaking. "What's wrong?"
Sivyer shook his head. "Nothing, but we should get going. We don't want to miss the festival do we?"
Frost smiled with a nod. "Yeah, lets go!"
"So when do you suppose Sivyer will be here?" Twilight asked Celestia. "For some reason AJ needs to buy his food for him."
Celestia frowned. "Why is that?"
Twilight shrugged. "Heck if I know." Twilight stared into a glass of wine. She took a sip of it, and her face turned sour. "Ew..."
Luna giggled. "You'll learn to love the taste the more you have it." She said. "Sister, what exactly do you know who we are facing?"
Celestia thought for a few minutes, occasionally taking a sip of her wine. "This year we're facing Vinyl Scratch, Berry Punch, and Big Macintosh on team Ponyville. Our team consists of us alicorns, known as team Demigods, minus Twilight. Finally there's Apple Jack and Sivyer, but they are facing each other." Celestia nodded. "If Cadence can go first and knock out Berry Punch, I'll be next and out drink Big Macintosh, then you Luna will face Vinyl Scratch, for your rematch."
Luna pumped her hoof, then threw it up in the air. "I SHALL NOT LOSE THIS TIME!!!" Luna yelled in her Canterlot voice. Everypony turned their gaze at the princess of the night. "What?!" She asked, then the ponies continued to walk around, talking to one another.
"Princess TIA!" Frost flew into Celestia, knocking her glass out of her grip, and broke when it hit the ground.
"Sister! Tis alcohol abuse! Have shame!"
Celestia laughed as she sat up with Frost sitting in her lap. "Hello little one!" She smiled. "And where is your father?"
"He told me to find you while he looks for Apple Jack!" She nodded. "Hello princess Luna, princess Twilight!" She looked at Twilight for a moment. "You made dad angry, you should say sorry."
Twilight frowned. "He shouted me across town over a few questions...he should say sorry." Twilight grunted. "Anyhoof...The contest is going to be starting soon. So what'll we do while we wait?"
"Sit back, and sober up." Celestia said, and it was as if the sun had moved right above the princess. She smiled, and sighed. "It's the summer after all. We should relax."
Luna nodded in agreement. "Yes, relaxing is good. No work for us today." Luna sat back in her chair. "Twilight, what questions did you ask him?"
"How he met Frost, but he told me a lie. Then told me he was lying, then the next thing I know, I'm flying through the air with little control!"
"What exactly did he do to send you flying?" Cadence asked.
"He said, 'Fus-Ro-Dah '." Twilight explained. "I don't get how three words can send me flying..."
"It's called Thuum..." A low voice said. Twilight turned, and saw Sivyer with Apple Jack next to him. "Thuum means shout. Fus means unrelenting force, a basic shout with power behind it's wording. Ro, means balance, which gave it clarity, allowing my voice to travel forwards. Dah, means push, which made you fly through my wall. I'm sorry if I hurt you." The dragon bowed towards Twilight.
Twilight didn't understand, but she had to say something. "Just don't do it again."
"I make no promises, but I will try to hold my anger in more." Sivyer looked to Celestia. "And how are you this nice sunny day princess?"
Celestia shrugged. "I'm fine, and you?"
"I've been better, haven't had much sleep as of late."
"Because of that dragon you see?" Luna asked.
"How did you know?"
"Tis my duty to protect dreams, and help those with nightmares." Luna said. "That dragon, who is it?"
"My brother..."
Celestia smiled. "You have a brother?" She asked. "What is his name."
"Sivyar, said like Siv-y-are." Sivyer said.
Apple Jack tilted her head. "Isn't that the name you nearly chocked me over?" She asked.
"Yes, and I am still sorry for that." He said.
A large bell rang over the town from the townhall, and Celestia shot up like a bullet. She picked up Luna and Cadence.
"Ah! Let me go!" Luna said struggling to get out of her sister's magical hold.
"TIME TO DRINK!" Celestia began to run through the ponies. Twilight facehoofed, and followed slowly behind.
"This is going to be a fun time..." She said sarcastically.
Sivyer looked down to Apple Jack. "Are you ready?"
Apple Jack tipped her hat. "I've been ready!"
He smiled. "That is great!"
They walked to the town hall as they placed over fifty barrels of extra hard cider around the first floor in a large circle. Glugs was standing at a podium, preparing to explain the rules, and objectives. For teams Demigods, and Ponyville they actually had to play games while they drank. However Apple Jack and Sivyer had to wait until their turn was over. They were drinking for a whole other reason, not to have fun, there was something at stake. For them, if Sivyer won, Apple Jack would be his master, of he lost, he was no longer allowed to ask for a master.
The first contest was Big Mac versus Celestia, both had a smug look on their faces, and Glugs tapped on the mic.
"Before we start, I would like to say a few words to this lovely town that we all share, and live in. From Nightmare Moon, the Trixie events, to having a bucking dragon living in our town, all I can say is that is's changed a lot." He waited for a moment. "Today, like all the other years we've spent drinking either our sorrows away, or parties, we are here to thank princess Celestia for giving us wonderful weather year around. Giving us a sun to tell the time while the earth ponies work to bring us the food we need to survive, and more. Before we begin I will explain the rules. If you break the following you alone will be disqualified; cheating, no drinking, throwing up, and spilling even a single drop of this lovely hard cider we worked hard making. The winner will be announced when all fifty mugs are cleared. Do you understand the rules?"
"I do; Eee'yup!" They said.
"Then, when I count down from three you start." His horn lit up, and the number three appeared like a giant hologram. "3....2....1....START!"
Almost instantly they started to drink. Celestia was not far behind Big Mac, taking her time as the stallion drowned himself in the cider. She watched as she drank a mug behind him, finishing her's when he picked up another. They were a quarter of the way through when Big Mac started to slow down, but Celestia kept her pace. Half way, and both of them were seen to drastically slow down. Their faces were flush red, even with Big Mac's dark red coat, a hit of a lighter red was seen. Everypony cheered them on, boosting their moral, which promptly sped them up. It was down to the last five cups when the sun itself started to shake. Luna began laughing when she used her own magic to keep it in place.
Three cups...two cups...last cup, and Big Mac was ready to fall over. Celestia tried to sit still, but her body felt hot. She tried to pour the last cup on her, but remembered the rules, she gave a sigh as she drank the last cup. She fell over backwards throwing her hooves into the air.
"WooOoo -hic- hooO!" She said. "Did I -hic- win?"
Glugs walked up to Celestia, and held her hoof upwards as the princess lay on the ground. "Our winner for the first round goes to Celestia!"
Big Mac stumbled off stage with some help of Burner, and Carver so he wouldn't fall down the steps and hurt something. Everypony watched as Celestia stood up, her legs wobbled, but she kept herself standing.
"I princess Celestia con -hic- gradualte myself on my -hic- victory!" She fell over again, this time passing out.
Twilight facehoofed. "You want me to take her to my house princess Luna?"
"Please do Twilight, and wake her up to give her some water."
"Alright..." Twilight sighed as she stood up. Celestia was teleported next to her, and Twilight picked her up with her magic. "Tell me who wins next round."
Luna pumped her hoof. "It shall be I who wins this Twilight Sparkle!" Luna said jumping over to the stage. "We shall start the next round!"
Glugs nodded. "Alright then, princess Luna has started the next round! Princess Cadence, and Berry Punch, please walk up the steps."
Princess Cadence whipped her tail as she flew up to the table where already the mugs were being filled. "I'm ready!"
Berry Punch laughed as she walked up the steps. "I won't go down so easy like Big Mac princess."
"Good, because I like a good challenge."
They crossed hooves as Glugs walked up to them. "This game is different from the last. Each time you finish a mug you must spin around six times. There are twenty-five mugs of a darker blend of cider. To complete this challenge you must drink all or out drink your opponent. The rules are same as before. Are you ready?"
"Always; may the dark drinker be by my side!"
"On my count!" Glugs made the numbers appear again. "3...2...1....GO!"
Princess Cadence followed the same strategy princess Celestia did, but kept up with Berry Punch. They drank, spun, drank more, spun more. Already everypony could tell halfway that both ponies looked rather sickened. Princess Cadence began to look green, but to everypony's surpise, she swollowed what was coming up. Ponies around made sounds of disgust, but some also cheered harder for the princess. When it came down to the final mug, Glugs began to approach the challengers. He watched as Cadence was neck-and-neck with one of Ponyville's best drinkers. However as princess Cadence was spinning she wasn't able to keep in her vomit, and ran to a trashcan. Glugs raised Berry Punch's hoof into the air, and ponies began to shout her name.
"BERRY PUNCH! BERRY PUNCH!"
"Berry Punch is this year's second round winner!" Glugs said. "They were about to tie too!"
Princess Cadence looked at Berry Punch. "Good...game...." She said, sounding out of breath, and her body shook.
"I'll get her!" A voice called from the crowd.
Princess Cadence looked over and saw Shining Armor walking up the steps. "I...what are you doing here?"
"To cheer on my wife." He smiled. "You done did good."
"So you aren't mad at me for doing something as stupid as this?"
"Nah, I was going to join until I heard about you were in the contest." He picked Cadence up with his magic. "How about we go to a hotel so you can rest?"
"Th-thanks Shining..."
Once they were out of site Glugs began to smile as he blew into the mic, catching the town's attention. He waited for everypony to settle down, and still kept a smile on his face.
"For our final round, there is something bigger at stakes." He picked up a large trophy from under the podium, and placed it next to him. "This is a trophy made of solid gold, and is seen as a reminder to those who see it with the winner that they've beaten somepony of near equal willpower. Today, we have a four pony free-for-all. Our contestants are Apple Jack, the mighty dragon Sivyer, Princess Luna, and our last years champion Vinyl Scratch!" Ponies cheered wildly for nearly two minutes as moral increased. "Now, the championship is just a smaller prize this year, and this year alone." He said at last. "The winner will not only gain this sold gold trophy, but if Apple Jack out drinks Sivyer, she will not become his master. As substitute to Princess Luna and Vinyl, they will win a years supply of our hardest cider!"
Apple Jack looked at Sivyer. "You still want to go through with this?"
Sivyer nodded. "Yes, but I will not go down easy."
"Ah know...you're a dragon after all." She said.
"Are you four ready?" Glugs asked.
"I am; Let's get this party started; Ah am!" Glugs looked at Sivyer.
"You going to do that trick-"
"RRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOORRRRRRRR!!!!!!!" Sivyer exhaled a stream of fire out of his mouth towards the sky. As it pillared upwards it split apart into five different points. Each point connected creating a star. Ponies around watched in awe.
Glugs stood back and watched as Sivyer stopped. It looked as though lava was dripping out of his mouth as it burned the floor under them.
"Right..." He finally said. "I'm ready now."
Vinyl was banging her head with a big smile. "You NEED to come to my next rave!" She pointed at Sivyer.
With that the drinking contest started after the rules were repeated. Vinyl nearly inhaled each drink, while Luna followed her own way. She picked up her mugs with her magic, and roared them around, each time one was over hear head she tipped the mug, pouring the cider down her throat. Apple Jack had two mugs, taking turns pouring the left, then the right, and left again. Sivyer grabbed an entire barrel, and began drinking from it.
About a half hour in, Luna was still at it, while Vinyl began to look sick. She smiled at Vinyl, and inhaled her drink, then slammed the mug on the table. A smug look was across the princess's face, then it was replaced with a sickened one. At the same time Vinyl and princess Luna turned around to their respective trash cans and threw up.
"Tie!" Glugs said easing their hooves into the air.
Apple Jack looked at Sivyer, and saw he wasn't doing as well as she though he would. He was on his seventh barrel, an she herself had emptied two of her own. Then she started to think, and realized how much he was willing to go, just so she would be his master. Drinking until he couldn't drink anymore.
An hour after the contest started, Apple Jack stood up, and held out her hoof. She couldn't take it anymore, and neither could Sivyer. He looked up at her.
"Do you forfeit?" Glugs asked.
Apple Jack nodded. "Ah give...Sivyer, stop drinking."
Sivyer slammed his hands into the table snapping it in half. "Yes...master." He bowed.
"Call me AJ, not that master bullshit." Apple Jack smiled.
Sivyer raised Apple Jack into the air. "Thank you." He held her close, and placed her hoof on his heart. "Repeat after me. I have bound you to my word as master."
"I have bound you to my word as master,"
A flash of light beamed from the sky, and into Sivyer's head. Apple Jack was dropped to the ground, and Sivyer fell down the stairs backwards. Before long she had passed out.
"We....are....one..." Sivyer's voice echoed in her head.
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Chapter 8: Secrets Behind A Stone Wall Part 1/2
There was a dead silence, Apple Jack looked dead at Sivyer, and Frost sat on top of his head. She was playing with a small toy, but not making a sound. Apple Jack thought for a moment. What was she supposed to do now? She lost by her own choice, and now, Sivyer hasn't worked in two whole weeks.
"So, how come you stopped working Sivyer?"
"You haven't ordered me to." Sivyer said flatly. "You are my master. I cannot do anything without an order from you. Well, to touch what you own."
"So...All I had to do was to say to get some apples?" Apple Jack facehoofed. "Great...so what should I know about being a 'dragon master'?"
Sivyer smiled. "You can ride me whenever you like." He pointed out. "You can also force me to whatever may please you. Your word is my command."
"A-anything?" Apple Jack blushed. She shook the thought away. "What else?"
"I can grant you unsurpassed wisdom, and knowledge of the world around you. To help better understand the elements that move nature. Or, you can ask me any question you wish to be answered." Sivyer said. "You may even ask me how I really met Frost, but you may never tell anypony else."
"Alright, because you haven't tilled the land before, I'll ask you this question to see if you really know everything. What metal is best for turning the soil?"
"Iron-Titanium Alloy, or steel. Anything else?"
Apple Jack's jaw dropped for a moment, then she shook her head, ready to ask another one. "Right, but barns are prone to be destroyed in a freak storm. What type of wood can bend enough to withstand a F-3 tornado?"
Sivyer thought for a moment. "Any type of wood really..."He sighed. "But if you're asking for my opinion, redwood is strong enough, yeah."
Once again the dragon was right, this shocked Apple Jack. "Then tell me really...how did you come across Frost?"
It was a cloudy day, like most days were in the Dracoridge Mountains. Sivyer was pulling a group of threstrals in a black wagon. They had their heads bent forward, not speaking a word as they were pulled up the mountain to meet their new masters. It didn't matter what age they were, if they could do a dragon's bidding, they were slave material.
He looked back, and saw a small threstral hanging it's head towards the front. It looked at him, and looked as though it was crying. Tears streamlined off of it's face.
" luvmah aar! Kos frund hi los serving dovah do lot suleyk."(Stop crying slave! Be glad you are serving a dragon with great power.) He said.
The threstral sat back, hiding it's face behind the drapes. Sivyer stopped, then unhooked himself from the cart. Walking where the pony had its head out. He stuck his head through, and grabbed it's head. He pulled the pony out, and threw it into a rock. The pony was small, and cowered under the sight of him. His wings opened up as far as they could.
"Aaz! Lig frolaaz zey!" (Mercy! Please forgive me!) The threstral begged.
"Aaz? Nii dreh ni sav zey nol rinis dez." (Mercy? It does not save me from the same fate.) Sivyer replied. Then to the threstral's suprise he lowered his head to it's ear. "Zu'u dreh ni med daar ol pogaas ol hi dreh ni, nuz Zu'u kent." (I do not like this as much as you do not, but I must.) He picked the threstral up by it's mane, and threw it back into the carriage, where the older threstrals began to check to see if the young one was okay. Out of the blue a large, buff looking threstral jumped out of the carriage, and began to charge at Sivyer. He stepped to the side, and the threstral began to charge again. Sivyer dodged again, and picked the threstral up by it's body. He frowned at it, then grabbed the lower, and upper portions of it's body, then began to pull the pony apart.
The threstral began to scream violently in pain, and pled for mercy. Sivyer ignored the cries, and pulled harder. The bones popped from their sockets, and the skin started to break apart. Before long Sivyer gave one last tug, and with one last scream the threstral was ripped right in half. Blood poured down like waterfalls, and it's innards slipped onto the ground. He threw the lower half into his mouth, blood still flowing, this time out of his mouth, and threw the other half into a pool of nearby lava where it slowly disintegrated. This stopped any future plans of rebelling from the remaining six threstrals, and he lowered his head as he walked back to the carriage.
"Aar for, Dekel , dilon."(Slave name, Dekel, dead.) He said to himself in a low voice. He felt the bottom half reach his stomach, and his stomach made a few noises. Ignoring them, he continued to walk onwards to his family cave.
When he arrived, two larger looking dragons were standing on their back legs with their arms crossed. One on the left got on all fours, and walked towards him. Expecting to talk to him first, the dragon walked past, and looked inside the carriage. The threstrals moved towards the front of the carriage by backing away as far as they could. With a puff of smoke in anger the dragon unlatched Sivyer from the carriage, and picked him up by his neck.
"Zu'u paid fah zos zeymah. Kolos seventh?!" (I paid for seven brother. Where is the seventh?!) The dragon asked, squeezing his claws into Sivyer's neck, causing small streams of dark red blood to spill out.
"Gein tried wah ru hond, ful Zu'u krii mok. Frolaaz zey zeymah!" (One tried to run away, so I killed him. Forgive me brother!) Sivyer tried to pull his brother's claw apart.
The dragon threw him into a cluster of crystals, impaling his left arm. "Hi los mey zeymah, nuz Zu'u mindoraan fah hin meyus dren. Drey hi ahst suk naak mok?" (You are a fool brother, but I understand for your foolish action. Did you at least eat him?) His brother asked.
Sivyer nodded as he limped over. "Zu'u ahst gein hef, ahrk threw vorey ko novul yol." (I ate one half, and threw the other in liquid fire.)
Sivyar began to laugh. "Krosis rok aus? Hi los mindosaaliik fein Zu'u lor zeymah!"(So you made him suffer? You are smarter than I thought brother!") He patted Sivyer's back. "Zu'u lorfonaar Zu'u fent vos gein lahney siizuk sul. Hi owe zey aar nu zeymah." (I suppose I shall let one live a extra day. You owe me a slave brother.)
Sivyer bowed. "Zu'u los onik zeymah. Zu'u fund ni unt wah lif hi rahgron, ahrk nox hi fah hin aaz." (I am wise brother. I would not try to leave you angry, and thank you for your mercy.)
Sivyar rolled his eyes as he pulled a female threstral out of the carriage. "Hi los diist aar! Lig zey!" (You are first slave! Please me!) He threw the mare into the cave as the other dragon lifted off, and flew away. Sivyer watched as his father flew away. Most likely off to see his harem to fuck a real beast. Sivyer wished his father saw him, but he was a runt. What king in the right mind would pay attention to a runt?
"Zeymah ahst suk gemal ful rek fen laat lingrahiik."(Brother at least shrink so she will last longer.) Sivyer winced.
Sivyar looked back at Sivyer. "Ont einzuk hi gevahzen wah kos onik. Nox hi, Zu'u fent lorot do daar borii tiid Zu'u fusk hi kotin vund."
Apple Jack held Frost, still paying attention to Sivyer's tale. "So the little threstral you threw was Frost, right?"
Sivyer nodded. "Yes, and I knew the older one was her real father. I found out when I bought them from a Griffin. Her mom was the first mare to be raped and murdered by my brother." He explained. A river a tears flowed down his face as two streaks of blue. "I am so sorry Frost..." He began to cry.
Frost too had tears forming in her eyes, but shook it away when she hugged him. Apple Jack sighed as she looked into the sky. She saw two clouds that hadn't moved for a long time. "Who ever ya are, either show yerself or run."
Peeking from the clouds were Twilight, and Luna. Both with horrified expressions on their faces. Twilight was the first to speak.
"You could've told me Sivyer, I can keep secrets!"
"What she means to say is, we're sorry for intruding on this private conversation. However I demand to know more under the same oath Apple Jack has sworn." Luna flew down, followed by Twilight who was now hiding behind the princess of the night.
"You swear Princess Luna?" Sivyer asked, his voice low, and heavy, ready to breath fire on both Alicorns. "And you too Twilight Sparkle?"
"Yes; please don't pull me apart! I swear!"
Sivyer held his claw out, and motioned them both over. "Do not worry. I shall not kill infront of my daughter."
"That make me feel ssoooo much better..." Twilight said, slightly shaking in her proverbial boots.
Sivyer inhaled deeply through his nose, and breathed out of his mouth. He did this a few more times, and to Luna's best guess, the next part wasn't so great. She could see the swelling pain inside his heart, and to have his daughter her the murder of her father by her new one. To hear such a tale would surely bring nightmares to a young child. Perhaps it was the reason why he blocked her memories of the day.
Frost started to see her father shake, only slightly as he began to recall his memories. Memories he wished he could forget, memories that made him remember he was a beast like any other dragon. She gave him a tight hug, making sure that she still loved him, even though he had killed her father in the worst way. How he had described the murder of her father scared her, but she knew that he didn't want to. He had done it to remain alive, and maybe he already had a plan to help the survivors escape from his brother's grasp.
Sivyer returned the hug that surprised him, and rubbed his head gently on Frost's. He smiled for a short while as he took a few minutes to prepare for the next part of his tale. Twilight, Apple Jack, Luna, and even Frost sat quietly, waiting for the dragon to resume.
"This next part you will not like. As I was forced to watch my brother, rape her mother." Sivyer closed his eyes.
Sivyar threw the threstral into a wall with one hand as his body slowly shrunk down to the mare's size. He looked back to see if Sivyer was watching like he was supposed to, then looked back at the mare infront of him. A smug look formed on his face as he approached the mare.
" saraan aar..."(I'm waiting slave.) Sivyar smiled. He felt himself grow as his heart started to pick up from its slow pace to a faster one, as if he was flying. The mare slowly approached him, and turned with her flank in the air, ready for his duel erection to enter her. He mounted her, and the mare gasped as he penetrated her tight vagina.
Sivyar thrusted with his draconic strength, which made the mare scream out in pain, or was it pleasure. Sivyar didn't care, he was getting his desigers fulfilled. The mare was about to be thrown forward, but he held onto the mane of the mare and laughed wieldly. He thrusted again, this time the mare knew what to expect from the dragon, and slightly moaned. This encouraged him to go faster, pumping his hips forward into the mare's pussy. She moaned louder, and it seemed as though she was enjoying it. He pulled out, and placed one of his erections into the mare's asshole, and the other into her pussy. She grunted in pain, but as Sivyar began to thrust again she began to moan, this time a little louder. Her voice echoed in the lighted cave as she moaned.
After what seemed like five or so minutes the mare began to scream: "I'm going to cum! Ugh! Ugh! I...I'm cunning!" Jets of white fluid, with a tiny am out blood squirted out of her pussy as she moaned. Sivyar hadn't yet though, so he pulled out, and let the mare fall over. He watched as she lay on her back breathless from her brutal rape, but when she thought it was over, Sivyar placed his large erections into her mouth. He began to moved his hips up, then back down.
The mare had her mouth full of double cock, and began to cry in pain as her jaw popped out of place. The sound of the dislocated jaw was clear enough so that Sivyer heard it. He looked away for a moment to feel pitty for the mare, then looked back to see the mare's face it covered in cum from his brother, and a small pool of it formed around her neck. Finally satisfied, Sivyar kicked her away as the mare was shaking violently.
Sivyer stood silently as his brother walked past, returning to his normal size. Once he saw his brother take off to join their father, Sivyer walked over to the panicked mare, who had just popped her jaw back into place.
"Nid! Lig dreh ni dreh nii einzuk! Lost aaz nau zey, ahrk krii zey lig!"(No! Please do no do it again! Have mercy on me, and kill me please!) The mare begged.
Sivyer sighed, and picked the mare up, then began to stroke her mane with one hand. The mare sat in his hand, worried the same horror would be done twice, but once she was near the carriage, she had realized what he was doing.
"Aaz los pah Zu'u vis ofan, nuz Zu'u vis ni saag rinis fah dii zeymah. Rok fen krii hi fod rok daal. Dreh hi lost naan laat wishes?"(Mercy is all I can give, but I can not say the same for brother. He will kill you when he returns. Do you have any last wishes?) Silver asked as the smaller threstral ran over to the mare.
The mare embraced the filly, and thought for a moment. "Vis. .. vis hi jaaril dii mon nol mok? Fen hi hiif dein ek purity?" (Can...can you protect my daughter from him? Will you keep her purity?). The mare asked, her breath shaky.
"Zu'u fen ofan hi dii rot waan nii seik naan wah hi nu, tol Zu'u fent jaaril ek ol pruzaan ol Zu'u vis." (I give you my word if it means anything to you now, that I will protect her as best as I can.)
The mare smiled. "Hin del genun nol hin dren. Zu'u fent lingraav avok ek fod Zu'u aav dii ahmul ko faal Summerland." (Your honesty shows from your actions. I shall watch over her when I join my husband in the Summerland.)
Luna held her hoof over her mouth, trying not to cry. How bad had things been to the west of Equestria, across the Celestial Sea? Were her threstrals so gone that dragons had turned them into sex slaves, only to murder them after they were done? She had lost her respect to the wise dragons she thought she once knew a thousand years ago, before her banishment to the moon, but Sivyer, he was the last one she trusted. Not only was he telling the truth, but he was also her beloved father's friend.
"Tis a sad tale you've bestowed onto us Sivyer." Luna felt a tear slide down her face.
Even Twilight had begun to realize her mistake into her mistrust, and slight hatred towards the wyvern infront of her. She thought pure logic was the best thing to rely on, and to read the facts in between the lines. However, she had realized was her largest fault in her own being, placing her knowledge ahead from the real truth.
"I...um...I'm sorry for....not trusting you Sivyer. I had every right to trust you, when I didn't. You clearly had a mission you wanted to keep by the last wishes of her mother. What made you decide to hear her wish to the end?"
"I killed her husband...I felt as though I had owed her of something greater." Sivyer replied as he turned his eyes to Frost who was crying heavily. "I am sorry Frost...but...you are safe now."
Frost sniffed, and rubbed her snout. "I-I know dad..." She managed to say, before breaking down again.
Sivyer sighed as he stood up. "My apologies for not finishing, but it is clear to me you have heard enough....all of you." He looked at Apple Jack, who only replied with a silent nod. "I shall resume tomorrow."
Author's Note
Sorry for the wait, I had to do a boat load of chores to earn an extra couple hours to edit this.
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Chapter 9: Secrets Behind A Stone Wall Part 2/2
It was the next day, and the smell of iron was in their air. Sivyar was finishing off the fifth slave, and only the young threstral remained. He pulled every limb off before eating the entire body whole. Blood poured out of his mouth in rivers as he grinned. Two slaves were gone, and only four remained. It has hard to believe that Sivyar went this far.
However when he started, even Sivyar had not seen their father in two days. When they went to look for him at his harem, he was no where to be found. All the female dragons were ready for their leader to fertilize their eggs. A huge problem because they had to breed or it would be another five hundred years before they go into heat again.
"Zeymah lost hi nun bormah?" (Brother have you seen father?)Sivyer asked.
"Nid, nuz Zu'u lorot Zu'u fend frolok fah mok. Nii los nunon ziin tik nol mating evgir. Waan rok los ni rund, ruz Zu'u los wah inaak uthim." (No, but I think I should look for him. It is only two months from mating season. If he is not found, then I am to lead the colony.) Sivyar turned towards his brother, and threw the smaller threstral at him. The filly's body rolled as it slid across the rough cave floor. "Zu'u laan ek dilon fod Zu'u daal zeymah. Waan hi dreh ni qavolaan ahrk krii ek, Zu'u fen lahvraan uthim wah ahkaan hi oraan. Mindoraan?" (I want her dead when I return brother. If you do not rape and kill her, I will gather the colony to rip you apart. Understand?).
"Wait, what!?" Apple Jack shouted. "He told you to do it, or he'd get yer friends to attack you?"
Sivyer nodded. "I was in trouble for deserting my colony, allying a pony, and a runt. No one liked me even a little bit." He sighed. "Now, as I was saying..."
Sivyer picked up the filly, and held her close. "Vir lingrah fen hi kos gone zeymah?" (How long will you be gone brother?) He asked.
Sivyar lowered his head. " tik. Waan rok dreh ni daal naal ruz, Zu'u los wah kos borii Alpha." (A month. If he does not return by then, I will be the next Alpha.)
"Ful fos los Zu'u wah dreh fod hi los gone? Bormah los ni het, ahrk das hi fen ni." (What am I to do while you are gone? Father is not her and soon you will not.)
"Zu'u lost nalkun fun dii liin wah fid punah wah niist laag. Nust fent praad ko tikro tiid. Fod Zu'u daal Zu'u laan jahr description do hin tiid voth tol aar, ahrk kuz hin tiid."(I have already told my mate to send the females to their sleeps. They shall wake in month's time. When I return I want a full description of your time with that slave, and take your time.) He gave a bellowing laugh as he took off.
Sivyer sighed, as he fell back with the filly in his arms. He had no idea what to do. Stuck in between two orders, one a vow, and one a threat, he felt so conflicted. Who knew if some dragon was watching him incase he didn't 'have fun'.
"Kiir, fund hi irkbaan zey waan Zu'u broke dii vahrot wah hin monah?" (Child, would you hate me if I broke my vow to your mother?) He asked, but there wasn't any responce from the filly. She shook in his arms, and he made her fall down. She shakenly stood up, and raised her flank towards him.
"Krii zey quickly!" (Kill me quickly!) The filly cried.
Sivyer snorted, and shoved a finger in her pussy. Blood dripped onto the ground, and the filly cried in pain. He pulled the finger out, and dragged it on the ground, wiping it clean. He grunted in disgust, and closed his eyes.
"Nii los hi tol fend krii zey mal gein. Zu'u broke dii vahrot, nuz gah, hi los maht ruv." (It is you that should kill me little one. I broke my vow, but yet, you are still pure.)
The filly stood up, and looked at the dragon who broke her flower. A look of disgust, hate, and sorrow over himself was clear. She didn't understand why he didn't find enjoyment.
"Zu'u hind Zu'u vust kos stin mal gein. Zu'u los pogaas ol aar ol hi los." (I wish I could be free little one. I am much as a slave as you are.) He picked the filly up, and smiled. "Dreh hi hind wah kos stin, ahrk vodahmaan do daar staad?" (Do you wish to be free, and forget about this place?)
The pony continued to look at Sivyer quietly. Then soft words came out of her mouth. "Zu'u laan wah kos stin. Vis hi hiif zey?" (I want to be free. Can you help me?)
"Nahlrii stin, nii fen meyz voth pogaan rut. Los hi bek?" (Being free, it will come with many dangers. Are you sure?) Sivyer asked the filly calmly.
"Zu'u nunon laan wah kos stin dovah. Lig, Zu'u fen dreh naan!" (I only want to be free dragon. Please, I will do anything!) The threstral had tears forming in her eyes.
Sivyer sighed as he smiled at the threstral. "Fen hi kos dii mon ruz?" (Will you be my daughter then?) He asked.
"Fahvos dreh hi laan wah kos dii bormah?" (Why do you want to be my father?)
"Dahik Zu'u fraan nahlrii hin bormah los nunon ven wah wahl vok krii hin siifur." (Because I feel being your father is the only way to make up for killing your own.) He chuckled lightly. "Waan hi lost ni emtiin nii gah, nuz Zu'u vel wah orbiis dii fozir. ahrk Zu'u owe hi biggest gein Zu'u lost alun lost." (If you have not realized it yet, but I tend to repay my debts. And I owe you the biggest one I have ever had.)
There were other untold reasons why he wanted to be her father. For starters, he wanted to return to Equestria, and get away from his cruel home.
"So, let's get this straight. You didn't actually rape her, but you did break her flower by shoving your finger into her?" Luna asked.
"Indeed, later I found a female dragon sleeping near my cave. Making that move ensured that she saw blood. It is how we know a slave is done, or used. If a pray is bleeding it makes it easier to hunt it. Think as though we are the sharks of the air." Sivyer held Frost close as she cried, reliving pain from the past. Her body had grown at least a foot from her original form, and looked slightly older.
Everypony around her saw her glow brightly as the magic that kept her looking young faded as the mare cried in pain. Blood started to flow down her back legs, and reaching the grass. Luna felt the pain visually. She had lost herself again, remembering the pain herself. It was two hundred years before she was banished when she lost her flower to a hero that deserved her body. He saved her life, and she did not know how to repay him.
The light faded, and Frost stood, shaking in Sivyer's arms. She looked at him, with the same horror in her eyes when she first met him. He held her close to his chest, and breathed out the coolest flames he could manage. Twilight watched as he tried to warm Frost up. She could feel the heat, and it didn't feel cruel heat. No not destructive fire, but instead, a flame that gave warmth to a cold pony. Like a harth burning fire in the middle of winter, it brought life.
"Hi los krah einzuk. Dreh ni kos sizaan ko ath." (You are cold again. Do not be lost in despair.) He stroked her new long mane that shone ever so slightly. Her wings were no longer small, but a little bigger. She had truely grown.
"Sivyer," Celestia landed infront of him. "How long have you really been traveling with Frost?" Her voice was tense, and angry.
"Six years, we spent two years in a cave trying to stay alive. I had found a hidden cache of gems in a cave, and used a great deal for her to get better. I ate the tough ones so they would burn longer so she would live. Winter hit hardest near the sea, and we were trapped inside the cave until late spring. The food I found were from bats who could fly out of the cave though small holes. I gave her every bit of meat I could find. The next two years were spent over seas, boarding ship by ship across six dozen islands to get across. The last two years were spent finding Ponyville." He squeezed tighter, and began to sob. "I starved for six years for her! I walked 10,000 miles, flew for a hundred more, and used my body as shield to protect her! My daughter! I love her so very much!"
Celestia looked at Sivyer with much surprise as Luna, Twilight, and AJ did. They had not seen a grown dragon cry as he did. She sighed, and felt a tear of her own tickle it's way down her face.
"I see..." She rested her hoof on his arm. "So you did all of this to return here?"
"I did it for her more than my own reason." He said looking at Apple Jack. "Frost is my real master. I owe her my life because I killed her father!"
"You were always my daddy!" A softer voice said. They all looked to the mare who had just climbed out of his arms. "My first dad was mean! He beat me up! And hurt mommy too!" She looked at him, her long mane covering one of her pearl colored eyes. "We can't pick our parents we are born with! We choose who our real parents are!"
Twilight smiled. "Spoken like a true mare *THOOOOOMMMMM!!!!*……what was that?"
"BROTHER! YOU HAVE MY SLAVE!!!!"
Sivyer's eyes opened wide as he saw a giant dragon looming over the town hall of Ponyville. "Oh...shit....he found me..."
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Family Reunion and the Dragon of the Twilight
"He-He found me...." Sivyer said standing. It was clear they saw each other, despite the distance between the town hall, and Sweet Apple Acres. His wings opened wide, and he looked at Luna. "If you are truely as wise as I am Luna," He began inhaling. "You will teleport everypony in town here."
"You're asking the impossible Sivyer!" Her voice cracked. "However...." She too inhaled, and rocketed into the air. "CITIZENS OF PONYVILLE! I RECOMMEND THAT YOU FLEE WITH YOUR LIVES TOWARDS SWEET APPLE ACRES! UNICORNS AND PEGASI, PLEASE USE WHAT EVER PEGASI TO ESCAPE, AND UNICORNS TELEPORT AS MANY PONIES AS POSSIBLE!!!!!" It wasn't long until ponies started either flying or teleporting nearby. Luna smiled at her success then dawned magical armor.
Sivyer frowned at the princess. "You will not interfere princess." He said. "This is a matter between my brother and I." Sivyer closed his eyes, and his body began to glow brightly. When Luna saw it was safe to look, it was clear everypony who saw him, their jaws were hitting the floor, because what they saw was epic to most would say to level ten. On him was a set of dark blue armor ecrested with shiny gold runes. On his head was a helmet that covered his entire face. Lastly his tail, it had armor ascending up his tail, reaching a massive blade that was the size of Celestia.
Celestia had witnessed what she thought she would never see in her life, Sivyer's Lunar Crest Armor.
"Where did that come from?!" Celestia asked.
"I can live for thousands of years, and you don't think I spent many years while I was with your father learning magic?" He asked. "However you may look at it, this armor was forged by your father, and is enchanted with his lunar magic. Now cast a magic barrier to protect them."
All at once every unicorn, and the princesses poured their magic in casting any type of ranged protection over everypony. Their collective magic combining into a rainbow colored dome over them. Sivyer began walking out.
"I will protect my friends at any cost, and I will not let my brother get Frost until I breath my last flame." He took off so quickly it left a large crater infront of them.
"Good Luna Sivyer..."
Sivyer landed a short distance away from his larger brother. He's grown much, most likely using magic to make himself as large as he could hold, and still have enough to fight.
"It is nice to see you again Sivyer." He said.
"When did you learn to speak Equestrian Sivyar?" Sivyer asked, his voice low, and full of hate.
Sivyar laughed as he sat on the crushed town hall. "I killed thousands of ponies, learning those words as swiftly as you have." He explained. "However, I am not here to visit."
"I figured as much. You want your slave back?" He asked.
"I paid for her, she is mine..." Sivyar smiled devilishly, and out of nowhere dragon's descended around them, encircling them both. "And like all dragons are, I am true to my word when I said I will kill you."
"I will fight you for her!" Sivyer shouted, his anger clear as day.
"Oh, you forgot haven't you?" Sivyar began to laugh again. "I'm not going to fight you. They...are going to fight you."
"Has father ordered it?"
"We was nowhere to be found. So I took command." Sivyar pointed at himself. "Attack the runt! Show him he should not disobey orders!"
All the dragons roared all at once. The collective sound hurt his ears, but he only winced as he saw dragons flying towards him. There were twenty plus Sivyar, and the leader just stood there with a grin on his face. Then Sivyer began to spin his tail, cutting the heads off of three dragons. Their bodies impacted the buildings around him.
Then he was hit by a dragon by suprise, and flew through six buildings before the dragon stopped pushing. It watched as Sivyer began to struggle.
"You should give u-" He impaled the dragon before it could finish. Blood poured onto Sivyer as he pulled his blade from the dragon's chest. It fell to the ground, and Sivyer looked pissed. Not just "I hate this" pissed, but "You threatened the wrong father you asshole" pissed.
"Die already!" Sivyar shouted sending another wave of dragons.
Sivyer bared his teeth, and flew into the air. The sounds of dragons screaming as they slammed into each other. One was quick to recover and sent a ball of fire flying towards Sivyer. He tried moving out of it's way, but it ended up burning his arm. Turning back, he met hands with the attacker, and bit into it's neck. The dragon roared out in pain, then was silenced when Sivyer broke it's neck.
After dropping the body he counted quickly to see how many dragons remained. Luckily he'd taken care of five within the short moment, but when he looked at his older brother he saw a smug look on his face.
"You readily send our own brethren to their deaths?!" Sivyer shouted at his brother, but it was like talking to a wall. While he glared at his brother another dragon flew into him, and bit through his armor. He grunted as teeth penetrated his armor, and began to cut into his side. Already he felt like he was tired. Using a great deal of energy dodging the attacks, but he couldn't give up. He blasted his hottest fire into the face of the dragon, burning it's eyes. The flames dug deeper and the dragon screamed out in agony. Before long the dragon's grip with his mouth loosened, and he pulled the dragon off of his side. Fourteen remained.
He knew his daughter, the town, and the princesses were watching fight against odds to protect them. Already a great deal of the town was destroyed, and ponies just watched Sivyer fight.
"Sister we must help him!" Luna begged. "He's already taken blows that would kill him!"
Celestia shook her head. "You'd risk your life if you try to help Luna. I don't want to lose you forever. However, this doesn't mean I don't feel the same way. Infact I do, I wish I can help him, but our magic has no effect on dragons. Our barrier over everypony is just strong enough to hold them back, for now."
Just then there was a massive blast, with an equally massive shock wave that made the ponies struggle to keep the shield up. Celestia's eyes widened.
"That was Celestial Impact!" Twilight shouted. "How much magical energy to use that baffles me!"
"Enough to move the sun and moon at the same time I'm afraid..." Luna said. "Maybe he's more powerful than we thought..."
"He did train with father Luna." Celestia said. "And he's hundreds of years older than us, while he was banished he must of been training his magic somehow, but even then, he used a great deal of energy."
And that was true, when the smoke cleared all that remained were two badly hurt dragons, and Sivyar who lost his evil grin.
"See that brother!?" Sivyer shouted. "That is me after I allied the ponies!" He began charging his remaining energy into a compact ball into his hand. Even the aura around the town was being drawn towards him. "You made a mistake brother!"
"I don't make mistakes!" Sivyar bolted towards his younger brother, and threw him into the ground. The energy became unstable, and blew up in the process of the impact.
Sivyer used his wings to get out of the way of his brother. The dragon crashed into the ground under the assumption his younger brother wasn't quick enough to react, and his body ended up demolishing two building that somehow managed to stay standing in the devastation.
"Starting now..." His brother groaned as it stood up on it's back legs. "You've grown brother...however you will die protecting a worthless creature.
That insult carried into Luna's heart, and she had a growing hatred to the dragon. Celestia watched as her sister dawned her armor once again, this time she didn't say anything, but she didn't place her hoof on her sister's chest.
"I beg of you Tia! Please! Let me help him!"
"No."
Sivyer breathed his hottest flames once again, but Sivyar began to inhale the flames as if it were normal oxygen. This caused Sivyer to fly back in shock, then he saw his elder brother grow in size. He began to laugh at his younger brother.
"Fool! I am the strongest!" He began flying after Sivyer once again, but with the new energy he gained he flew faster than ever. He swung his hand into his brother's face, causing him to fly to the right a few dozen yards.
Sivyer tried to get up, but already his body was in pain. He fell back down when he tried, and his Lunar armor vanished. A tear slid down his face.
Get up! A voice shouted in his head. You runt of a son! Get up, and show your brother he is a fool.
I can't...I am too weak! He cried in his head.
So you won't protect the blessing? My son Sivyer, your daughter, though she is not your biological one, is in grave danger. You wish to break the vow you gave to her?
I tried father...please...I tried...
Look up!
Sivyer did and saw Frost standing in between him and his brother. "Frost...no...go on...get..."
"No!" She shouted. "You won't hurt my dad anymore you big monster!"
Sivyar laughed hysterically as he landed. "You are but a mear slave!" He smiled. "One that should've been dead years ago."
"My dad saved me!"
"And I will kill him for his betrayal, then I will do what I did to your mother." Sivyar swatted Frost away, and glared down a Sivyer.
He had struck a cord that most would think it was possible. He was a kind dragon, never wanting to hurt the weaker creatures, but now, his brother had hurt her. With a flash of light he teleported behind his brother, and dawned a new set of holy armor. It was white and red, and covered his entire body, including his wings. His helmet had two red ruby colored eyes that allowed him to see, his tail didn't have a blade at the end, but he had a large stave in his hand.
Celestia gasped out in shock as everything around her began to drop to the ground, unconscious. She had trouble herself from trying to remain awake. It was like her magic was being drained, but she felt like she wanted to sleep. The light emanating from the armor was warm as a midsummer sun.
"You have crossed so many lines brother!" Sivyer shouted in anger as her swung his stave at his brother. It hit Sivyar's chest in the center, and the large dragon was pushed him back a quarter of a mile. "There is a reason why I became Luxacord's dragon! He saw power not even our father possessed! And as the dragon of wisdom, destroyer of gods of chaos, lord of the sky, I banish you to the realm of light!"
Celestia smiled. "You will save your brother from harm? No torture for a millennia?" She asked herself. "Perhaps you are as kinder than Fluttershy."
Sivyer began dreaming the raw energy around the destroyed town, fires were pulled from the ground, buildings were repairing themselves, and Frost was floating unconscious next to him. He hoped his brother would be reformed when he returned, and maybe try to apologize for his crude actions.
"Why are you sparing my life brother?" Sivyar asked, returning to his normal size as magical runes encircled his body. "I threatened everything you hold dear."
"And I am better than you, I am wiser than you." He replied. "I am above killing, and refuse to go to your level. Our brothers are home, and the few that remain here have surrendered. I am weak yes, but my heart, my mind is stronger than your's. I am sparing your life because you are my brother, and you shall return to this world of a different nature."
"What have these ponies taught you my son?" A large dragon with scales that looked as though stars were across his body. His eyes were pure white, and a slight grin was on his face.
"Father?" Both brothers said at once. The spell Sivyer was casting had stopped.
"Sivyer, what have these ponies taught you?" The dragon asked again.
"They taught me that all should be welcome, and treated as friends. That all are equal to one another!" He replied.
"Good...good...and Sivyar, what has your younger brother taught you?"
"That I am weaker than him...I let a runt beat me." Sivyar said.
"And this...runt...is sparing you?"
"He is..."
"Why?"
"Because...I am his brother..."
"Wrong..."
"Then why?"
"Because, he still thinks that there is good in you. From years of taking slaves, raping, and murdering them, you only do it once. You kill them quickly so they don't suffer anymore than they already have." The dragon smiled. "I too saw this while I was watching from the stars my son. You shall be banished with my consent, until you have worked off what you've done. Repent my son, and you will see, these ponies together, as friends, family, and combined to be a mightier army than every dragon in the world."
Sivyer began to watch as his brother's body broke apart, with every piece floating to the sky. "Where have you been father?"
"Watching the next Dragon Lord to grow into a true father of his word." The filly woke up, and her eyes widened with shock. "Do not worry little one. I am what you would call your grandfather Savlenyae, you may also call me the dragon of the Twilight. I see a future with a pony who'll love you. I cannot say who, for it'll change your future, but he is kind as your father."
"Father, why did you return?"
"So I can give you all a gift." He smiled. "My sons and daughters will now be bound to this land to protect it as Dracoids."
"Dracoids?"
"Pony dragons. They are ponies but with rules they must follow. They are to protect the ones that they bind to, and they should only use their flames to warm the hearts of the sad and broken." He explained. "They broke draconian rules as protectors of nature for attacking this town, and they are lucky they are not in tartarus for their actions. I must go now, until I return!" His wings opened wide as the last of the town was repaired. He launched into the air with one flap and was gone back into the stars.
"So, Sivyer, we saw you kill those dragons. Why'd you lie to your brother?"
"I didn't Twilight." He said. "My Lunar Armor doesn't kill, he gives the illusion of death. They only are suffering from bad headaches, and chest pains when in reality they were teleported away from Ponyville. Celestia I thought you would've explained Celestial Blast only blinds opponents, and can even slow time in that area. I used that to my advantage."
Celestia blushed. "Well, I wouldn't say that...it'd ruin the fun of Twilight not knowing."
"So, how did the blast almost knock everypony off their hooves?"
"A little extra energy to make it have more 'umph'." Sivyer laughed. "I was near death until I heard my father. He was the second generation element of kindness, so he healed me with his magic. Although, I used a great deal on the spell to banish my brother."
"That does bring up many questions uncle." Luna said. "Why did you spare him?"
"He wasn't like this a long time ago. He changed as he found out I had joined you ponies. He felt betrayed over my actions, and grew in might so that he would be stronger than me, so that one day he would be my new ruler. However, now that he is in the realm of light, I know this world is safer."
"Who knew your father was THE dragon of the Twilight!?" Twilight danced. "No wonder you have so much magic potential! The dragon of the Twilight was the second generation of the elements of Harmony. Along with Luxacord, Galaxia, King Somber, Lady Fei, and Zegros. You're the son of one of the mighty six!"
"How come you kept this from us?" Celestia asked.
"I didn't want you to worship me. I am the third generation of Kindness, not the element of Boastfulness." He joked. "I only wanted to protect the weak."
"That's a very true goal Sivyer." Luna sighed. "So what will you do now? No one is after your daughter anymore, and all the dragons that attacked Ponyville are now forced to protect this place."
"Perhaps I should return to my old home. One I haven't been in for a thousand years."
"Where is that?"
"Your old castle..."
Ze End
Author's Note
Sorry for a bad ending but I'm not good at writing endings, or battles.
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Chapter 1: Moving In / "What a grown dragon living in Ponyville?!" [Edited]
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While in the story the child and her father speaks in Dragon toung(from Skyrim) there is a full translation of the conversation starting black in between two lines saying "Translation-Begin" scroll below to the author's notes to read the translated text. If you so choose to read untranslated then that is your choice to read it afterwords. Do not worry you won't need to do this too much if you guys and girls say you don't like the untranslated texts, however it will come slowly.
Walking on a bumpy old road, a dragon pulled a cart along behind him. The dragon was tall, but he was the size of a "teen" aged dragon. He was out of breath, and looked like he hadn't slept in a week. Yawning he stopped to scratch his back me smiled at his passenger, a Threstral by the name of Frost, who was also his daughter.
Looking ahead he saw a small town which from his map said Ponyville for it's name. It'd been two months of sea travel, and three weeks of walking from town to town, resting in nearby caves, and hunting for fresh meat for his daughter to eat. He was hungry yes, indeed he was, but luckily dragons can got without food for a thousand years at most. Their long hibernations would slow down their body, nearly putting them on the brink of death after a thousand years. Any day after that would take eight whole kingdoms to regain their full strength, but that hasn't been in three thousand years.
The dragon's name was Sivyer, he was dark red with orange wing folds. His horns where a lighter orange color as well. He was ten feet long, and his wing span was twelve feet across, and three feet wide from the middle of the wing. His height on all fours was six feet, two inches. His daughter's coat was dark blue, almost black, and her mane was a light shade of blue, looked like ice. She was eight years old and is small of her size, like Sivyer, he was as big as he was going to get, and being the "runt of the litter",as it were. To have the ice blue mane as a Threstral was not wanted, and most were abandoned. They were left off to be eaten, or taken and sold as slaves on the black market. They went for higher princes on the sex traffic market.
He continued to walk on as Frost woke up. Rubbing her left eye she saw that her father was tired, and hadn't slept in a week trying to get to the town faster so she could live a new life.
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"Fod los bo wah gaav til bormah? Hi frolok laagus." Frost asked.
"Mu fen bo das. Son fein fifteen jazbaar waan Zu'u dein ahst daar pace."Sivyer replied with a weak smile. It looked worn down, or over used. It was a smile kept shown to her so she wouldn't worry. "Praan, ahrk nii fen mot kuz lingrah."
"Geh, bormah..." Frost said closing her eyes and falling back asleep quickly. It was daytime, so there wasn't a reason for her NOT to sleep.
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Sivyer's smile dropped, as he trudged along the cobblestone road. The wooden wheels bumped up from time to time, but it was a good old cart. It lasted this long, and the week of non-stop travel wouldn't have helped it. None the less, it was a good cart. He bought it with what gems he had left to eat. There was no chance in Tartarus he was going to let Frost walk a thousand miles.
Sivyer was long away from his home, leaving it far behind him, and in the back of his mind. He chose to forget it, because of the dark foul secrets. Secrets that left him to run away because he couldn't stand by and watch his tribe do dark things. His home cave was across the Celestial Sea, in a mountain range called Dracoridge Mountains. A name he tried to forget knowing he would never get to.
As he started to enter Ponyville, already ponies were running inside. Sivyer had an idea why they were fleeing, and it might have been right. He had his eyes set on the center of the town, where it had a large building that might have been the town hall. Hopefully, then he could get some sleep in an inn, or a spare room. Somewhere that wasn't in the middle of nowhere.
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"Fey het Fo, ahrk dreh ni tinvaak wah naangein. Mindoraan?" Sivyer asked Frost. Frost sleepily nodded and continued to sleep softly. Sivyer unhooked himself from the cart ropes and walked up the stained marble steps.
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Sivyer walked up the steps and entered the building. Ponies who were working stopped, staring at him with wide eyes. Rainbow colored eyes glared at him with shock, fear, and confusion. He walked on, looking at the ponies with a smile meant to look honest. After walking into a room that said "office" on the door, Sivyer came eye-to-eye with an old looking pony.
He cleared his throat, letting out a tiny bit of black smoke. Smiling he began to speak what words he knew in Equestrian.
"Mmmmm...I...can't....speak....well...would.....Like to...buy...a...h-house..." He gave himself a nod of self approval, and waited for the pony to respond.
The mare shook in place, unable to move in the slightest way. Out of fear she yelped loudly, running out of the room. Sivyer fell to the ground in sadness, but he refused to give up. Standing he walked out as ponies ran ahead of him screaming. However, when he exited the building he saw two ponies grab Frost.
"S-STAY....A-aw-ay!" He shouted, flying to grab the bat pony. He rested her on his back and stared down at a cyan pegasus, and a lavender alicorn. He blew smoke on them and rest Frost back on the cart. "G-go!" He shouted at them.
"Let that pony go!" Rainbow Dash yelled flying to grab Frost. However her plan failed, and Sivyer grabbed her tail. "Hey! Now let me go!"
"I...I...keep...bat...sa-a-fe." He smiled again. "Not...hurt...pony......hmmm....She...d-d-daughter...."
The alicorn walked carefully towards Sivyer and stopped a few feet away from him. "You're not from Equestria are you?" She asked.
Sivyer shook his head. "No...from.....no word...."
"You understand us, but can't speak well huh?"
"Y-yes, I....learn...words....from....book..." He dropped Rainbow Dash and grabbed a Daring Doo book from the cart. He gave it to the alicorn. "Favorite..." He smiled.
Twilight snickered and showed Rainbow Dash who also snickered. "So, what brings you to Equestria...ummm...what's your name?"
"Sivyer...I keep....pony safe..." He said. "I walk... for.... many weeks.....over the ocean of sun."
"Oh!" She got closer to him. "You're from across the Celestial Sea!?"
"WE...are..." He answered. "What is pony's name?"
"I am Twilight Sparkle, and this is my friend Rainbow Dash."
Sivyer nodded. "Twilight...Sparkle, a-and Rainbow...Dash...." He repeated. "Rainbow...Dash...sorry if...hurt you...keep, pony safe..." He pointed his claw at Frost who was sleeping in the cart. "Bat...is....daughter,....eight...rotations..."
"She's your daughter?" Rainbow Dash asked. "But she's a threstral! Not a fire-breathing dragon!"
"Ad...top..ted.." He tried to say. "She...small...kept...fed..."
Twilight looked over at the pony sleeping in the cart. "What's her name?"
"Frost...name is...Frost..."
Twilight took a moment to study Frost. She was small, maybe a little skinny, but from what she could understand from Sivyer, she was fed. She looked at Sivyer then back at Frost.
"What have you been feeding her?"
"Game..." Sivyer replied.
"Meat huh?" Twilight asked. "Well, looks like she's still hungry. Her ribs a kind of show." She walked closer to Frost and could tell it was as close as she could get without being turned to dust. Smoke flew out of Sivyer's snout so she backed up a couple of steps. "How long have you two been traveling?"
Sivyer thought for a moment. "Three month...two...no...three weeks." He nodded. "Two months...spent on a boat."
"Any reason why you're in Ponyville?"
Sivyer nodded with a smile. "Yes...Looking for....home to...live...yes, to live."
Twilight thought for a moment, then realized that no pony was walking around outside. Most likely because of Sivyer, but it didn't really matter. What mattered was fulfilling the dragon's wish.
"I suppose you could go to Apple Jack's barn to sleep for a few nights. There you could get at least some sense of the word home, but the problem is getting her to agree. You're a dragon after all, and the only one she likes is my assistant Spike..."
"Nox hi! Hi los dii kogaan!" Sivyer lifted Twilight into the air in between his arms and hugged her tightly.
"What did you say?"
"Thank...you! You...my...blessing!" He replied. "Who...Apple...Jack?"
"Oh, she's another one of my friends, maybe you'll be able to meet the rest when you get your own house."
Sivyer nodded and tied himself back to the cart. "We...go...now?" The dragon asked with a hopeful smile.
Twilight turned to Rainbow Dash, who was fixing her messed up feathers and whispered something Sivyer couldn't hear intoher hear. Rainbow Dash nodded with a wink and bolted into the sky heading east to Sweet Apple Acres.
"Where?"
"She's going to tell Apple Jack to expect you and your daughter, Sivyer." Twilight replied. "Come on, let's get going."
Apple Jack bucked a tree, and apples began to fall into four baskets. She smiled as she watched the ripe red, green, and light yellow apples fall. Once all the ripe apples stopped falling she heard somepony approach her. Turning around the apple farmer saw Rainbow Dash with a rather questionable look on her face.
"Hey'a Rainbow! What's up?" She asked wiping away the sweat from her brow.
"Nothing much really, but I need to tell you something Twilight told me to tell you so you wouldn't freak out when you saw him," Rainbow said kicking her hoof.
"Alright, so who's comin'?"
"See earlier a dragon came into Ponyville with a Threstral in a cart. He's not from Equestria, and by what I could understand he's a long way from home."
"Seeing how he's in Equestria, ah don't see how he wouldn't be far." Apple Jack interrupted.
"Anyways, Twilight's taking him over here to speak to you about living in your barn for a couple of weeks."
"Now ah can't just let a dragon come in and sleep in mah barn now Rainbow. How big is he?"
"Just a little taller than Celestia, maybe...." Rainbow Dash looked over towards the entrance to Sweet Apple Acres. "Just hear him out you never know...he might be able to help you..."
"We'll just have to see, for now , ah need to see this dragon for myself before I say anything. How about that?"
Rainbow Dash nodded with a content smile. "See ya later AJ, I need to collect some clouds for the next spring storm."
Apple Jack tipped her hat. "Nice talk'n to yah again RD!"
Rainbow Dash waved her hoof as she flew off towards a cluster of clouds over the Everfree forest. Apple Jack thought for a moment then started to wonder how the other apples would respond to this news. It would be a good idea to quit working to tell them, but she was already behind after Tirek almost wiped out her farm. Almost half of the trees where destroyed and some of them were dying. A huge loss, but it was something she was used to. After Discord, then the fruit bats, she'd become used to the fact that strange would happen sometime or another.
After a few minutes, she bucked another tree as she thought. A dragon living in her barn would cause some trouble for sure, but Rainbow Dash might've been right. Maybe the dragon might be some use, and if he has a threstral with him they could guard their Zap apple trees against any thieves. The more she thought about it, brought more ideas for the dragon to do. With his size maybe he'll be able to pull the reins on their dirt plow and take fewer trips to the market in town to add more apples to the stand while she was selling them. A smile grew on her face.
" 'Ight, let's see this dragon fella." She said to herself walking back to her house.
It wasn't long after Apple Jack was able to explain to the other apples that a dragon was visiting their orchard. With little panic from Apple Bloom and Granny Smith, they accepted the visit and future business boost. The choice was on Apple Jack to decide whether or not he could stay.
A knock was at their front door, and from the window, they could see the dragon. Big Mac pulled Apple Jack away from the window with fear across his face.
"Now sis, ah don't think he could stay here." Big Mac said looking outside once more. "He might be dangerous..."
Apple Jack rolled her eyes. "Come on Mac, it's like ya haven't seen a dragon before."
"Because ah hadn't AJ, just be careful."
"Ah'll be 'ight, besides Twilight's with him."
Apple Jack pulled her hoof away from her older brother and walked outside to meet the two newcomers to Ponyville.
"This...Apple Jack?" Sivyer asked.
"Yes, good Sivyer." Twilight smiled. "Hey AJ, this is Sivyer the dragon, he's from outside of Equestria. I don't know where though. I don't think he knows how to translate it yet."
"So he can't speak Equestrian? How weird..." Apple Jack said. "Nice to meet ya Sivyar!"
Apple Jack didn't know what, neither did Twilight, but Sivyer picked up Apple Jack by her throat and blew smoke into her face angerly.
"Don't...say...that name...again!" Sivyer shouted. "My...name...SIV-YEAR, not SIV-YARE!"
Twilight teleported Apple Jack out of the dragon's hand, and the farmer let out a gasp for air. "What was that for?!" Twilight asked Sivyer.
"Sivyar...brother of...me....bad...very...bad brother..." Sivyer said. He looked over at Apple Jack said lowered his head. "I...sorry for....action...I better..."
Apple Jack nodded, still trying to regain her breath. "It's mah mistake for not sayin' your name right..." Apple Jack said, trying to pin the blame on herself. In truthfulness, it was her fault, but Sivyer could've acted differently. "So, who's that pony you've got?"
"Let me explain." Twilight butted in. "They are both from outside of Equestria. The threstral in the cart is his adopted daughter, Frost. From what I can tell, they've haven't had a safe place to eat, or sleep for a few months."
Apple Jack raised an eyebrow. "Good heavens! Is this true Sivyer?"
Sivyer nodded. "Yes...but I...fine. Not...sure...about....Frost. She weak...but...alive. She sleeps to...save energy to...live...like me. But no sleep in a week. Keep walking...keep moving...stay safe..." Sister's eyes had large bags under them giving away the truth. "I find..."
Apple Jack shook her head. "You ain't fine! You look terrible! You said you ain't slept in a week?! That's no good for you!"
"Frost...Come first...then me..."
"So, do you think he can stay here AJ? Just until he gets a house?"
"Shoot I'll build him ah barn!" Apple Jack said stomping her hoof down. "You can stay until then Sivyer, but once yah got some R'n R you're working for me to pay off the supplies needed to build the barn. Deal?"
Like what Sivyer did to Twilight, he lifted her up into the air hugging the mare tightly. "Thank...you!"
He rested her on the ground, and Apple Jack dusted her hat before resting it on her head. "Next week you start to help."
"Thank you for this Apple Jack. I'll go see if I can get some papers drawn up for Sivyer." Twilight opened her wings. "See you around Sivyer!"
Sivyer waved his hand with a thankful smile. He looked over at Apple Jack. "You have... food for Frost? She...wake up soon..."
"Sure thing big fella! I'll give ya some apples as well. You do like apples don't ya."
"I eat them...Yes...sometimes..."
Apple Jack grinned. "Ah knew everyone liked apples..."
Author's Note
Translation Text 1
"When are we going to get there father? You look tired." Frost asked.
"We will arrive shortly. Less than fifteen minutes if I keep at this pace." Sivyer replied with a weak smile. It looked worn down, or over used. It was a smile kept shown to her so she wouldn't worry. "Rest, and it will mot take long."
"Yes, father..." Frost said closing her eyes, and falling back asleep quickly. It was day time, so there wasn't a reason for her NOT to sleep.
Translation Text 2
"Stay here Frost, and don't speak to anyone. Understand?" Sivyer asked Frost. Frost sleepily nodded and continued to sleep softly. Sivyer unhooked himself from the cart ropes, and walked up the stained marble steps.