The dragon lord looked at Syrreth and then to Emerald Forest, his cold eyes locked onto hers. Emerald felt as though at any minute he would just open his jaws and swallow her whole. The dragon lord blew a puff of smoke in annoyance and turned to Syrreth once again.
“I don’t question anything you do, but this; this is taking it too far.” Said Balor “How can a dragon, take care of a pony?”
“This pony is my daughter,” began Syrreth “you’ve requested to see my heir and now you have.”
“Don’t be a fool Syrreth a small weak creature like this cannot be your heir.” Bellowed the dragon lord, his voice shook the earth beneath Emerald’s feet “stop this stupidity.”
Emerald listened to what the dragon lord was saying, she stood but the tail of Syrreth wrapped around her protectively as the dragon lord ranted. Her anger rose quickly as she listened to the words that were meant to belittle her father.
“Stop!” Emerald screamed, she hopped over Syrreth’s tail and marched towards the Dragon lord.
“Emerald Forest get back here.” Commanded Syrreth
In rage Emerald disobeyed her father’s order and used her levitation magic lift herself to the dragon lord eye level. She stared at him, he returned the glare.
“How dare you.” Emerald said in a calm voice “how dare you talk to my father like that, I don’t care who you are, you can be bigger than the moon the next time you talk to my dad like that, this weak little creature will eat your tail and hang your wings as decorations in our cave.”
The dragons in the area gasped in shock at Emerald’s calm outburst, she remained in the sky glaring at the dragon lord. Syrreth stood where he was on his face he held a slight smirk. The dragon lord opened his mouth, Emerald braced herself to be eaten but suddenly thunderous laughter filled the sky.
“What’s so funny?” she asked “do you think I won’t do it?”
“Oh I know you will do what you said little pony, you are after all Syrreth’s daughter.” Laughed the dragon lord “the guts on this kid, she threatened me for her father, what a kid.”
“I told you she’s my daughter.” Syrreth smiled
“Syrreth, tell me a feat of this pony, what makes her a dragon?” asked Balor
Syrreth stepped forward he held the furious Emerald Forest and brought her down despite her constant threats of eating he dragon lord whole. He held her firmly to the ground making sure she doesn’t make another outburst.
“Emerald, is stronger than most of the hatchlings here.” Syrreth said for al to hear “she faced timber wolves and managed to destroy one of them.”
The dragons gathered listened to Syrreth
“Dad I’m fine.” Emerald said finally calming down “Don’t worry I won’t attack him.”
Syrreth raised his claw and allowed his daughter to stand. Clearing her throat Emerald sat next to her father once again, but still managed to glare at the dragon lord.
“I accept your presentation.” Said Balor, he then raised his head to all the dragons “The presentations of hatchlings is now over, tonight we celebrate.”
“What are we celebrating?” Emerald asked looking up at her father
“The continuation of the dragon blood line.” Replied Syrreth “we’ll be having a feast, but for us let’s go home.”
“I want to stay though,” Emerald whined as they turned and walked away
“I don’t think you’ll like to see what happens in a celebration,” said Syrreth “we eat everything we can get our claws on.”
Syrreth looked down at Emerald and smiled, hoping the description he painted will be enough to deter her interest.
“So what, I don’t particularly have good table manner.” Said Emerald “Come on dad let’s just stay, I’ll even stay up on the cliff and not attack your dragon friend.”
“Ha,” laughed Syrreth “You were truly something there filly, threatening the dragon lord like that, you could’ve been dinner and I couldn’t do anything to stop him.”
“Yeah right dad.” Emerald smiled “I know I’m your greatest treasure, and you know about dragons and their treasures.”
Syrreth bent allowing the small pony onto his back opening his wings they took flight to the cliff once more.
“My greatest treasure, who told you that?” asked Syrreth
“You, every day since you got me.” Laughed Emerald as they landed, hopping off she grabbed her carry back and opened it out, the fruits rolled open, grabbing a bunch of carrots she began to eat as Syrreth laid on the ground and began to doze off to sleep.
The evening passed and down below the dragons began their revelry, meat from the everfree forest was captured and brought, hordes of gems were littering the floor creating an illusion of stars being on the ground from the captured moonlight.
Emerald watched below in fascination as the dragons took part in eating and fighting, their young ones kept to themselves as they themselves got acquainted with each other. The only dragons missing were, Balor, Syrreth and herself. Emerald turned and looked at her father sound asleep on the cliff.
“Just one hour.” Emerald told herself “no ten minutes will do.”
Levitating her body off the cliff she slowly carried herself down the mountain. When she landed in the ground below the smaller dragons surrounded her immediately.
“Hey it’s the pony.” One said “we were wondering where you went.”
“I’m right here.” Emerald said with a smile “What are you guys doing?”
“Were just hanging around, all the meat is finished though you’ll have to get your own.” Said another
Emerald shook her head “That’s ok I’m not hungry.” She said, she watched as some of the other dragons wrestled and turned back to the younger ones “So what are you all doing?”
“Watching the older dragons fight.” They replied with shrugs
Emerald sat with them and watched as two dragons go at it furiously soon boredom seeped into her once again. Getting up she looked for the biggest hatchling and tackled him to the floor. The hatchling roared and struggled against the strength of Emerald Forest. She looked down at him with a grin.
“I win.” She said
“Best out of three.” Demanded the hatchling
Emerald got off letting him up “Okay, ready to lose dragon boy.” She asked
“As if weak pony.” The hatchling said “last time I was caught off guard, you probably used that magic horn of yours.”
The young dragon planted his feet into the ground and waited, Emerald grinned again as the young dragons and even some of the older ones looked at what was happening.
“Whenever you are pony.” The dragon stated
Charging forward Emerald rose to her hind hooves and connected hooves to claw. They battled for dominance over each other. The hatchling was strong, stronger than her but Emerald remembered what she was thought. Using the young dragons’ strength against him she managed to flip him over and pin him once again.
The dragons watching the fight roared in applause as Emerald allowed him up.
“Bet you can’t take on more than three of us.” He said
“Oh I won’t know till I try.” She said happily “I love fighting, it’s fun.”
With a snap of his claws two other hatchlings came to the aide of their comrade, they surrounded her.
“She’ll be beaten.” An adult dragon stated
“Na, she’ll come out on top.” Another said “I bet twenty of my red gems on her.”
“Then I bet twenty of mine on the hatchlings.” Replied the other
Throughout those that were watching the fights seemed to get in on the bets, Emerald stood tall in the middle of the dragons and took a breath.
“You can’t use magic pony.” Said one of the hatchlings
“Oh, don’t worry magic or no magic you’re going down.” Emerald stated “whenever you cute little baby dragons are ready.”
With roars the dragons attacked, the first dived claws first at Emerald, jumping the pony flipped over his body and managed to get behind him. She bit his tail and flung him into the other. The largest of the three managed to grab a hold of her tail and pinned her to the ground.
“Give up pony, you’re weak.” He laughed
“I don’t know what giving up means.” Pushing with her front hooves she pulled herself up and stood with the dragon on her back much to his shock, using all her strength she pushed off with her hooves and became air borne “you lose dragon baby.”
The dragon landed on his back, his grip on Emerald lessened allowing her to stand “Wow, she beat them all.” Said the dragon who betted on the hatchlings
“Pay up.” Laughed the other “you owe me twenty red gems.”
Emerald held out a hoof to the dragon she defeated and helped him up “I’m Emerald forest, whets your name?” she asked
“I’m Timeth, and this is my sister Saphire,” said the young dragon pointing to a blue dragon standing across from them “you’re really strong, for a pony.”
“I live with my dad in a cave, we do everything ourselves.” Emerald explained “If I didn’t get strong I wouldn’t survive long.”
“Your dad is Syrreth right?” asked Timeth
“Yup,”
“I heard legends about him, he’s really strong he once fought the dragon lord and won,” said Timeth “but he didn’t want to be the dragon lord.”
Emerald took a seat on some of the gems and looked at the now younger dragons as they began to fight as well having their fun, getting to know one another.
“Well dad is a lot of things I guess.” She said “to me he’ll always be just. Dad.”
The two dragons took seats next to her as well Saphire took a large blue gem from a pile and took a bite out of it. She held it out to Emerald.
“Want some?” she asked
“Um… this isn’t really my diet.” Said Emerald with a smile, suddenly from above a stream of fire erupted from the cliff where Syrreth was, jumping to her feet Emerald galloped to the mountain “oh no he’s awake.”
“Who’s awake?” asked Saphire
“My dad, he didn’t want me coming down here.” Emerald explained “I’m going to be in so much trouble.”

MILES AWAY FROM THE DRAGON NEST

From within the everfree forest a lone changeling stood, its eyes locked onto the many dragons. A smile came upon its face as it turned and flew deeper into the forest.
The changeling came upon a scouting camp. It bypassed all the other changelings till it reached the commander.
“Report.” Said the commanding changeling
“The dragons are right where they were said to be.” Said the changeling “all the dragons in Equestria.”
“Excellent.” Laughed the changeling “our queen will be glad to hear that, what about the gem is it ready?”
Another changeling came forward and presented a black gemstone “It is ready to perform at its maximum.” He said
“Then we move at dawn when they are all asleep.” Said the commandeering changeling “Go report to queen chrysalis, tell her we will be returning to take revenge on the ponies in a daze time.”
The changelings nodded and disburse leaving the commandeering changeling alone.
“Soon, all of Equestria will fall to my hands.” He said in a low voice “even the queen will have no choice but to acknowledge my greatness."

Author's Note

Let the story begin