The sun rose over the small town of Ponyville. The birds of the forest began to chirp as the sun slowly shined on the Castle of Friendship.

Through the windows of the guest room, the rays shined onto the sleeping Dragon Lord, Princess Ember. She began to stir before slowly opening her eyes and used her wing to block the rays with a groan. "Uh. Okay, I'm up."

She began to notice her pillow was moving and looked up to see she was actually sleeping on something even warmer. She smiled as she saw a purple drake quietly snore in his sleep. "Spike? Come on. It's time for us to get up."

The drake responded to that by groaning and wrapping his arms around the dragoness in a strong embrace.

The dragoness grinned as she moved upward to eye level. "Okay Spike. I was hoping I could try waking you up like this one day."

She leaned down and locked her snout with Spike's along with scratching his chest and rubbing his dragonhood with her tail. She kept her action going until she felt him push back and his claw on her cheek. The kiss continued on until the two felt the need for air, causing them to pull back with smiles on their faces. "Like your wake up call my handsome drake?"

"If it means I get to wake up to this beautiful sight every once in a while, I hope it becomes a regular routine."

Ember laid back down on his chest with a smile on her face. "I can agree to that if you keep me warm when available with this heat of yours."

Spike smiled and rubbed her back. "That shouldn't be a problem when we're together. Now, you up for some breakfast?"

"Yeah I could eat. But first."

Ember licked his cheek before whispering into his ear, "Meet me in the shower in five minutes."

With that, Ember rose from the bed and made her to the bathroom. She decided to give Spike a show by swaying her hips and swinging her tail, hypnotizing the drake with his tongue hanging out and even starting to make him drool.

Ember started the water and after reaching a comfortable temperature, she climbed on in. She just let herself relax under the warm water until she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist from behind. She smirked when she felt warm breathing on the back of her neck. "A minute early. Couldn't resist huh?"

Spike sent a shiver down the dragoness's spine by licking the back of her ear. "You're right. The image of my Dragon Lord in wet scales just wouldn't leave my head."

Ember spun around and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Since Twilight hasn't called about coming back yet, how about a quick session before we begin cleaning ourselves?"

Spike responded by giving her a passionate kiss. He brought her into a tight embrace as they began to explore each others' mouths. Spike had no trouble getting a hard-on from feeling the dragoness's breasts pressed against his chest.

Since they didn't know how long they had, the two dragons decided to skip foreplay and go straight for the main event. Spike reached for Ember's ass and lifted her off the floor. The dragoness reacted to this by wrapping her legs around his waist, intertwining her tail with his, and burying his face into her neck. The drake slowly slid himself inside the Dragon Lord and enjoyed listening to her gasps and moans right into his ear.

Spike began thrusting at a normal pace until he felt Ember grip the back of his head. "Come on big boy. I know you can move faster than that. Give me all you've got."

The drake smirked as he whispered into her ear, "Okay. But you asked for it."

He set the dragoness back onto her feet and began to thrust at a rapid pace. Ember could only groan as she felt most of her body go numb from the sheer pleasure her drakefriend was giving her. He slammed into her with all of his might as he decided to make her more sensitive with a wing massage.

After regaining some feeling in her upper body, Ember decided to increase Spike's pleasure by massaging his wings in return.

Eventually, after thirty minutes of non-stop pleasure, the two felt the ability to resist their climaxes become much more difficult. "Ember, I'm about to-."

"Do it on me this time Spike! Mark me as yours and only yours! Please!"

Once they felt close to the inevitable, Ember released her climax as Spike pulled out and shot his semen all over Ember's body.

As the two began to catch their breaths, Spike leaned against the wall with his dragonessfriend leaning into him. He moved his hand over one of the spots that were covered with his semen. "That was wonderful, but I have to ask. What was this about?"

Ember looked into the drake's eyes with a bright smile on her face, "Two reasons. One: I didn't sterilize you with my scepter like I did last night and I didn't want to risk getting pregnant."

She began to rub and scratch his chest softly with her claws. "And two: in the future, it will help tell other dragons that I'm taken. After enough times, they'll be able to smell I'm marked and taken."

Spike could only smile as the two shared a short kiss before saying, "Good to know. Now let's get cleaned up and then get something to eat."

Ember grabbed some soap and began to wash her drakefriend as she said, "After breakfast, remind me to check with my father to make sure Garble and his lakies were arrested."

"I was hoping I could talk to you about that. I think you shouldn't punish Puff, Clomp, Vex, and Fume. Garble definitely, but not them."

The dragoness looked to him with confusion, "Why? They were a part of it as much as Garble was."

"I know. But they never actually supported Garble's actions. They were all just too scared to stand up to him. I just believe it wasn't really their fault since they never wanted anything like that to happen to you."

Ember just stared into his eyes before sighing, "Alright Spike. I won't punish them since you can stick up for them."

Spike smiled at her as he stroked her cheek. "Thanks Ember. I'm glad you trust me. Now let's get cleaned up."

After a few more minutes of cleaning each other up, the two dragons dried and dressed themselves before making their way downstairs. Ember wore a black short sleeve shirt with some blue jeans while Spike wore a red button up shirt and a pair of brown pants.

Right before they made their way to the kitchen, a magical flash occurred behind them. When it dimmed, it revealed not only Twilight but also Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, and Starlight Glimmer. "Hey you two. I thought we'd come back so Ember could meet my fellow princesses and my pupil over breakfast."

Spike smiled to his adopted sister, "You made it just in time. You guys make it over to the breakfast table while I start cooking."

The drake made his way into the kitchen while Ember followed the mares into the dining hall. After getting settled at the table, Ember decided to start a conversation, "So while I am glad to meet you two Celestia and Luna, I've got to ask why you came along with Twilight to meet me."

"Well we wanted to meet my son's friend along with-."

"Wait. Spike is your son? I thought Twilight hatched his egg."

Celestia chuckled. "It is true that Spike's egg was hatched by Twilight. But since she was still a foal at the time, I raised him as his mother while I became Twilight's teacher. It wasn't until Twilight turned sixteen that I let Spike become her assistant."

Ember took a few seconds to take in the information before nodding. "Makes sense. But I have a feeling that meeting me wasn't the only reason you came with Twilight."

Luna smiled. "You're smart. Along with making your acquaintance, we were hoping to discuss some a more professional matter with you."

"Let me guess. You two want to negotiate a peace between the Dragon Lands and Equestria."

Celestia matched the smile her sister held as she twirled a bang of hair on her shoulder. "Luna's right. You are smart enough to know what to expect. Yes, we would like to talk about a peace treaty between dragons and ponies. However, we believe it would be better to talk about it at another time. You see, our big celebration, the Grand Galloping Gala will be coming up soon and we would like you to attend so we could discuss it there."

Ember looked to them before closing her eyes with a smile. "I'll let my father know I'll be extending my stay for a little while longer. But if you want me to come to your celebration, I have one condition."

Starlight raised her eyebrow at the dragoness and asked, "And that would be?"

"While I trust Twilight, Spike, the girls, and I trust you three even though we just met, being a princess I will need an escort. And I was hoping I could have Spike do the job. He's one of the few guys I trust around here."

Twilight smiled and said, "I can agree with you on that claim. But the choice is up to Spike."

"What choice is up to me?"

They all turned to see Spike walk in with a trey full of pancake plates, two of them with gems studed in them, indicating they were for him and Ember.

"Ember has agreed to attend the Gala so we can talk about peace between races as long as you agree to be her escort through the event."

Spike looked to said dragoness who blushed and smiled. The drake simply smiled back before looking to his adopted mother. "Sure. I have no problem doing that if helps her and both of our races."

Luna smiled to her nephew. "Good to hear. Now please bring that food over here. I've been desperate for breakfast after yesterday's meeting."

Spike set the plates on the table in front of his guests before sitting down himself and they all began to enjoy his cooking. Celestia smiled to the drake. "I have a feeling you agreed to be Ember's escort for more than just peace between dragons and ponies."

Dark blushes shot on to both dragons' faces as they looked to the sun princess. Celestia could only grin as the two locked eyes with her. "So my little drake has finally found the girl of his dreams."

"Okay mom. You got us. We learned about our feelings last night."

"This is wonderful. This could aid in bringing dragons and ponies into harmony."

Luna could only chuckle at her sister enthusiasm before Starlight spoke, "How about we change the subject to something else until breakfast is over?"

Twilight looked to her pupil and said, "I agree with Starlight. If those two' heads get any hotter, we may have a fire started."

With that, they all enjoyed their breakfast while Ember and the princesses exchanged information about their lands.

After breakfast was finished, Ember stood from the table. "I'll talk more to you all later. Right now, me and Spike must contact my father about extending my stay. If you'll excuse us."

Ember and Spike then made their way to Ember's room while Twilight and Starlight gathered the dishes. Once they reached the room, they shut the door and Ember picked up her Bloodstone Scepter. "Contact Torch of Dragon Lands."

The gem on the scepter began to glow before projecting a small screen of Torch in front of the two. "Ember! Oh thank the gods you're okay. Four of your followers told me about what Garble did. Are you okay?"

Ember smiled in appreciation at her father's concern. "I'm fine dad. If it wasn't for Spike here, things could have been a lot worse."

Torch then looked to said drake with a smile on his face. "Thank you Spike. You saved my daughter from one of the worst fates possible for her."

Spike smiled to the former Dragon Lord. "It was my pleasure sir. Ember is my friend and I couldn't live with myself if I let that happen to her."

"And I can't think of how to repay you. Yet I know you contacted me for a reason."

"Yeah dad. I was hoping I could extend my stay. I have an opportunity to bring peace between dragons and ponies and I need more time to ensure it. Is it possible for me to stay a little longer?"

Torch thought for a moment before saying, "The dragon council thought something like this was possible and would happen while you were there. And since it did, they decided you would have a month to make it happen. After that you must return to the Dragon Lands."

Ember smiled and said, "A whole month. Got it. Thanks dad."

"My pleasure daughter. And Spike. While I know Ember can protect herself pretty well, I would appreciate it if you would help keep her safe."

Spike nodded to the older dragon. "You have my word sir."

With that, the projection stopped.

Ember looked to her drakefriend. "Now that that's settled, let's go tell Twilight the good news."

The two then headed off to tell the princesses the new plan.

Meanwhile on the snowy outskirts of the Crystal Empire, something unusual was going on. A small rift opened in the ice and out came a small patch of dark magic. The rift closed as the stream pointed to it. 'With my body gone, I must find a new host. I'll need something powerful if I am to destroy Celestia and Luna. And so the search begins.'

With that, the stream flew off toward the direction of Canterlot.

Author's Note

And so the challenge of peace between ponies and dragons begins. Will this dark magic that once belonged to Sombra prevent a treaty from happening? Stay tuned.

Also, since Ember will be attending a the gala, I need a dress for her. For anyone who has ideas, send them to me and I'll decide from choices.