“So, uh, what now?”

It was the day after the attack of the Veils, the Princesses staying behind to help repair what damage to Ponyville there had been. The creatures themselves just phased through objects, but panicking ponies had managed to cause quite a lot of property damage. The Mane 6, Celestia (Now the one drinking tea instead of her sister), Luna, and Thunderclap were sitting under a large tree, not too far from Fluttershy’s cottage. The question had been asked by the grey alicorn, who was playing with a tiny cloud, which she’d occasionally bat towards one of the other ponies, who’d sigh and send it back or ask the closest pegasus or alicorn to do so.

“Well, we still need to sort out the clouds.” Celestia said, in a tone that implied she had been waiting for this question.

“Oh. Right. Well, I’ll go tell the dracorns-”

“I’ve been meaning to ask about that.” Twilight butted in. “You keep mentioning dracorns, but you’ve never explained what they are!”

“Oh. Well, I’ll tell you all, since I expect you girls want to know as well?” Thunderclap looked over at the other members of the Mane 6, who nodded, Pinkie shaking her head so furiously it literally flew off, and she had to grab it out of midair and stick it back on. At this, Thunderclap was speechless, before getting a whispered “It’s Pinkie Pie, don’t question it.” From Twilight.

“O-kay then… Anyway, you know what batponies look like, right? Imagine batponies, but with even darker colour schemes, and with curving horns coming off their muzzle and going up over their forehead, kinda like a dragon’s. That’s the basic shape of a dracorn. Another important thing about them is the eyes. Dracorns often have entirely white eyes, with no pupils or anything. You with me so far?”

The others nodded again.

“Right. Every now and then, a ‘special’ dracorn is born. These ones have far more magic than others, so much so that they need an outlet. This is generally visible by a golden light glowing from somewhere on their body, most often one of their shoulders. Now, what you’ve probably been waiting for: Powers.”

Thunderclap paused for dramatic effect, the other ponies listening to her every word, except Celestia and Luna, who were still eating, already knowing all this.

“Dracorns are weather controllers. They have powers based around that, having abilities based on fire, sun, water, rain, air, clouds, earth, I have no idea why, electricity, lightning, and very rarely, ice, hail. Now, you’re probably thinking, overpowered pegasi, right?”

“Uhh, no?” Was the general gist of the response she got.

“Actually, they’re not. To be blunt, dracorns suck at flying. They’re beautiful gliders, but rely on piloting clouds about for long distance travels. So, now I’ve explained dracorns, should I go talk to them?”

She got more nods.

“Okay, see you soon!” And she flew off. She came back after about five or ten minutes later, a black pony matching her description, with frazzled-looking hair falling over her right eye, trailing after her.

“Hi, I’m Shadow Star..” She said quietly once they were in earshot. She had that kind of voice that sounded super shy at first, but carried an undertone that implied that if she got angry, you did not want to be the subject of her focus. Kinda like Fluttershy, who at that point was looking oddly at the new arrival. “Um… I don’t want to be rude, but, um.. do you have a cutiemark? It’s just that, uh, it doesn’t look like it…”

“Oh, that. It’s, well, uh…” She looked at Thunderclap, who, like all the others, were staring at the two with an expression of pure ‘D’awwwww.’ “…Is ‘complicated’ an option?” Asked Shadow, looking back at Fluttershy.

“Oh! Um, sure, if that’s what you want…”

“I’ll go with that then. So, uh…” Shadow Star looked up at the other ponies, who immediately tried, and failed, to hide their expressions. “Thunderclap introduced me, I think, but, uh, I’m really curious to know who you all are? If that’s okay?”

“Oh, um, sure! I’m Fluttershy.” Said the butter-coloured pegasus in question.

“Mah name’s Applejack, sugarcube.”

“Rainbow Dash!”

“I’m Twilight Sparkle.”

“I’m Rarity, darling.”

“And I’m Pinkie Pie! I don’t know if I should throw you a Welcome to Ponyville party, since I don’t know if you’ll be staying. I know! I’ll just throw a party anyway! Do you like bananas? I learned how to make banana cake recently! It’s literally just a bunch of bananas arranged in a cake shape!”

Thunderclap quickly cut in before Pinkie could confuse the small dracorn any more than she already had.

“And I’m sure you already know Celestia and Luna, Shadow.” At this, Shadow Star jumped, not having noticed the two royals before now, stuttering out the words “Oh, uh, do I, uh, bow? I mean, Thunderclap’s never, uh, wanted us to, but, um, I don’t, er, know about you…”

“No, you don’t have to bow.” Celestia told her, to the winged pony’s relief, and some confusion, as Celestia was eating a small cupcake that hadn’t been there before.

“So, uh… What do we do now?” Shadow asked, now that introductions had been made.

Author's Note

I SWEAR I'M TRYING TO PUT MORE COMEDY INTO THIS

I can't for some reason though ;-;

Also, Shadow's asking you guys! I have no idea what they should end up doing next. Ideas?