A New Life For Death

Death POV

I awoke next to a small lake surrounded by trees, it was pleasantly warm though, neither too hot nor too cold, wherever that explosion teleported me must be experiencing summer, but not too close to the equator... unless I've been knocked out for a while, but if I only slept a day or so... maybe I'm in the Lake District in Britain? It's always nice to relax there.

"Ohh... fuck me... this feels almost as bad as that time with the alien chick... heh, that was still totally worth it though"

'hmm, I should probably teleport back to heaven, Life must think I died after I sent that wraith there'. I try to teleport, although the dark aura I exhibit before I transport appears around me... I don't move.

"what the flying fuck, I can't connect at all... hmm, well nothing to do now but do a flyover to figure where the fuck I am", most would panic at this, but frankly when you've lived as long as me and Life, you tend not to get to bothered by these things.

I do a quick check of my looks in the water, seems fine, everything's where it should be, my black robes and cloak hide my deceptively ripped body and hide my pale skin and keep my face in shadows, as well as covering my shortish black hair, my white eyes could be confused for someone who looks blind, my 6 foot 5 inch frame is intimidating, but not overly so, I still have my scythe with me in case there's a threat... hmm... all good.

'I wonder if I can still access the pocket dimension where I keep my stuff', I reach forward opening a small dark purple portal, I reach in and pull out a small bottle of Sprite, 'at least it still works' I open the bottle and swiftly drink it all down, the pocket contains enough supplies for centuries and has an enchantment to keep the stuff in a stasis-like state to keep it all fresh, as well as the food and drink I have a fuckton of potions and other stuff.

I spread my wings and fly straight up about a hundred feet so I can look around... is that a castle on the side of a mountain. I don't recognize it as any castles I know, definitely not britain then. I take a look around and I spot a small village in the distance with a crystal palace... being attacked by an enormous black dragon, well, I know where I'm headed. I throw as much force as I can into my flight to get there quickly... I hope I'm not too late.

Twilight POV

I woke up this morning feeling some strange magical anomaly in the Everfree, I'm certain it was powerful enough to be felt by Prin... I mean Celestia and Luna... I'm still not used to not having to call them Princess since I became an Alicorn myself.

I was just gathering the others to go investigate the disturbance when a MASSIVE BLACK DRAGON ATTACKED!!!

"What is THAT THING doing here?!?" rarity practically screamed.

"I don't know, there shouldn't be any dragons around here this time of year" I said sounding fairly panicked.

"Ah don't know, and I don't care, I ain't letting it hurt no-one, whadda y'reckon dash?" Applejack, sounding way too casual about this.

"If that thing wants a fight I'll give it one" way too prideful dash.

"umm... maybe we should just leave it alone... or better yet run away?" Fluttershy getting quieter with every word.

Spike was completely silent, staring fearfully at the monstrosity before us.

"The Dragon must be twice as the one in the cave, at LEAST, there's no way we can fight it, Spike, take a letter... spike... spike, SPIKE!!!"

"r-rr-rright, RIGHT YES, a letter, what should I put Twilight?" Spike said finally getting himself on track

"Celestia, ponyville is under a dragon attack, send help quick, sincerely Princess Twilight Sparkle"

Spike sends the letter with his flames, not thirty seconds later a message comes back.

Twilight, the guards will be there in 15 minutes, please hold off the dragon as long as you can, sincerely Princess Celestia