Author's Note

I have found a proper translator and now everything that Alduin says will be better.

A Vessel to Inhabit

It was a sunny day in Ponyville, with the sun shining, and the birds singing, not to mention the ponies enjoying their days. One of the ones not enjoying their days wasn't a pony at all, it was a dragon. Known by many as Spike, assistant to Twilight Sparkle the student of Princess Celestia. Things had just been going badly for Spike, who started off the morning by getting knocked on the head by several poorly placed books, tripped and fell onto his face three times in a row, slammed his knee on a chair, and found out that his stash of gems was almost depleted. All that remained was a single pitch black stone, it was one that he had never seen before and was unsure of what it was, but had the feeling that he shouldn't eat it...

"Good morning, Spike." Twilight said, until she noticed the bump on his head. "What happened? Are you ok?" She asked, now concerned about him.

"I'm fine... Just a rough morning is all... Hey Twilight, do you know what this is?" Spike held the gem up for her to see, but her confused expression showed that she was just as clueless as she was. "I... I think I'll go for a walk..." Spike said, walking away from his friend and exiting the building. Spike had left for a reason, he had heard something whisper his name, but it seemed like the voice was right behind him. It muttered something to him, and he couldn't make it out clearly. He thought it had said something about bringing the gem to the Everfree, and no matter how much he fought, he couldn't control his legs or his voice. Spike was nothing but a puppet at the moment, a puppet being forced to bring this stone deep into the horrid Everfree forest, where some of the most dangerous and aggressive creatures lived and hunted. Spike groaned and allowed the strange force to move him, not that he had a choice at the moment and soon found himself approached by a black looking substance, it floated like smoke and had the appearance of oil. Spike held the gem out, and the substance began to fill it, causing the gem to heat up in the dragon's palm, and the stone fell onto the ground before it began to change shape.

It was growing much larger, larger than him, larger than Twilight, larger than the Princesses, larger than Sugar Cube Corner! It began to break in certain places creating a strange dragon like shape, with wings that connected to the front legs, a powerful and muscular looking torso, a pair of hind legs with large claws, a long neck with a head that had large horns and piercing red eyes, as well as a jaw filled with razor sharp teeth. The dragon slumped to the ground and it took on a certain softness and upon inspection the crystal had somehow become scales. It took in large breaths and attempted to rise, but couldn't find the strength. It turned its head to Spike and began to speak.

"Hi los Dovah?" It asked, in a language that Spike couldn't understand. Spike took a step back and the large dragon spoke again. "Vis hi hon zey, goraan Dovah?" It asked, but Spike was unsure of how to answer, and it started to speak again. "Dreh hi ni mindoraan tir vun? " It asked, but Spike knew that it needed help.

"Just wait here! I'll go get help!" Spike shouted, before he turned and began to run back towards town. The dragon let out a sigh of anger and annoyance.

"Ruth... Little... Whelp..."

Spike ran back towards the dragon with the Mane Six following him.

"He's right over here! Come on!" Spike shouted, and stopped when he saw the dragon in view. The ponies let out louds gasps of shock and fear as they slowly approached.

"I've never seen a dragon like this before..." Twilight muttered.

"He may not be as big as the one that Fluttershy stared down, but he's still a biggin." Applejack commented, while Fluttershy rushed forward and began to inspect him.

"This is strange... It looks like he doesn't have scales... It looks like he's covered in black rock... But when I touch him... It is scales..." Fluttershy muttered as she rubbed his back.

"Where are his wings? A dragon this cool and evil looking HAS to have wings." Rainbow Dash said, but then noticed the membrane connecting his forelegs to his torso. "Are these it?" She asked, while gently prodding it with a hoof. Twilight moved over and managed to use magic to lift the top part of his jaw, he didn't have lips, and exposed his many sharp teeth. Twilight looked at the rest of his face and found herself moving towards his eyelids, but before she could lift them, they opened and it let out a roar. This startled Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash making them both bolt away from the beast.

"Hi krilon lov zey?!Hi los mey voth... Much nerve..." The dragon said, changing to Equestrian at the last two words.

"You can speak Equestrian? Can you tell us if you're hurt?" Twilight asked, and the dragon nodded slowly.

"Dii faan los... Alduin..." It said.

"Your name is Alduin?" Spike asked and the dragon once again nodded.

"Now are you hurt?" Fluttershy asked, and Alduin shook his head.

"I... Require... Assistance... I need... Energy..." Alduin said and the ponies were confused on what they could do.

"Twilight don't you have some kind of spell that can help him?" Rarity asked, and Twilight's horn began to glow before Alduin was wrapped in a purple glow and began to rise onto his feet.

"Thank you... Where am I?" Alduin asked, and Twilight smiled before answering his question, and many more knowing that this may take a while...