Chpt.2: Enter the Dragon

Disclaimer: I do not own anything from the My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series or any other ideas that I might have obtained my ideas from…Except for my OCs. Note that asterisk stars (*) at the end of the chapter, refers to facts that can help clarify the terms.

Early Afternoon

Sweet Apple Acres, Ponyville...

The family farm and orchard home to Apple family was a prosperous place to be. The property contains a farm house, a barn, and several fields of various vegetables. But the apple orchards are what it's most famous for. And right now, the apples have all grown in every tree, almost all of them have turned red, and are ready to be picked. Applejack, her big brother Big McIntosh or Big Mac, her little sister Apple Bloom, and Granny Smith are all ready for another great season of of harvest.

"Alright ya'll!" Applejack cheered, "Let's grab em' buckets and let's start applebuckin'!"

Immediately the entire family went to work...except Granny Smith due to her frail age...Big Mac went to gather hitch a wagon and grab all the buckets they can. Meanwhile, Apple Bloom went into the apple orchards and began marking each tree that are ready to be harvest using straps of red ribbons. Within the hour, Apple Bloom has finished marking the trees in the first orchard with many of them ready, but upon reaching the second orchard she stumbled upon something odd. Before long, she ran back to the farm and alert her sister.

Applejack was with Big Mac with wagons of buckets until Apple Bloom came galloping, "Applejack! Big Mac! Come quick! Ya'll gotta see this!"

"What's goin' on, Apple Bloom? Are ya finished markin' all the trees in all them orchards already?"

"No. That's just it!" Apple Bloom jumped, "Somepony has already marked them for us!"

"What's that?!"

"You need to see em', sis!"

Applejack turned to Big Mac, "I'll head off to the other orchards and see what the fuss is about. Can you handle the first one?"

"Yeup."

With that, Applejack followed Apple Bloom towards the other orchards. Needless to say, once they got there, Applejack's eyes went wide open.

"What in tarnation-...?"

Gazing at at the orchard, Applejack noticed that almost all of the trees each had three apples carved onto the trunks. And those very trees have apples ready to be picked.

"Ya see, Applejack?" Apple Bloom said, "When I got here, all the apple trees have been marked and it's not just this orchard either."

It didn't long for Applejack to know what her sister was saying.

"Apple Bloom, are you tellin' me all of them orchards have marked trees?"

"Yeah. I went to every apple tree I can find and all the ones ready to be picked are marked."

Bewildered, Applejack loosened the wagon she was pulling and walked over to observe one of the marked trees. The carvings was neatly done and they look quite similar to her cutie mark. Fortunately, the carving didn't seem to harm the tree as it only penetrated the most outer layer of the trunk.

"That's awfully strange." Applejack muttered, "Who could've been able to carve all of this?"

"Well," Apple Bloom said, "At the very least, this makes our job much easier."

"I guess..." Before Applejack walked back to wagon to grab a bucket, she noticed something on the ground, "Hey now...What do we have ere'..."

Looking closely, Applejack noticed a large footprint embedded into the earth. Glancing around, the footprints can be seen near every marked tree and from first glance, it was obvious whoever did this had sharp claws.

"I need to get to the bottom of this."

Later...

When break time came for her family, Applejack managed to place one of the footprints into a glass container and took it directly towards a cottage outside of Ponyville next to the Everfree Forest. There, Applejack knocked on the door and hoped the one she was seeking was home. The door opened and Fluttershy came out.

"Oh hello, Applejack." Fluttershy greeted, "Is there something I can do for you?"

"Yeah. I got something here that I need to show you."

"Oh, please come in."

Applejack entered Fluttershy's home which was filled with different small animals, including Angel, Fluttershy's pet bunny.

"So what can I do for you?"

"I was hopin' you can explain this." Applejack took out the glass container and showed Fluttershy the footprint.

At first sight, Fluttershy's eyes widened, "Applejack! Where did you find this?"

"In my family's apple orchards. We were gettin' ready to harvest our apples and we saw em' all marked. I found this footprint along with others all over them orchards. Do you know who's it is?"

Fluttershy shook her head, "I'm sorry, Applejack. But I have never seen this footprint before until recently. Just before you came, I was wondering the same thing myself."

"What do ya mean?"

"You see, a few yards away from my home, a group of groundhogs, badgers, and moles are trying to dig underground tunnels for themselves to prepare for the coming winter. Since every other ponies were busy, I was going to grab some tools to help the animals remove the hard minerals and gems that are discovered in there. It took me a while to get them all but when I returned, the tunnels have already been dug."

"Seriously?" Applejack raised a brow in surprise.

"Come and see."

In few minutes, the two headed over to the hills. Sure enough, they see the tunnels stretching out to long distances while the burrowing animals are making themselves at home.

"Well, I'll be..." Applejack mumbled in surprise.

"Yes. And look here." Fluttershy led Applejack over to one of the entrance of the tunnels and the two saw the same footprints that Applejack's farm, "I don't know who did all of this. And I'm trying to figure out who, so I can thank him...or her for helping these poor animals."

"Well," Applejack said, "I guess we're on the same page."

Glancing at the landscape, she galloped over the edge of the area and noticed the tracks are heading else where, "It looks like whoever did all this was heading for Ponyville. Come on, Fluttershy. Let's go find this stranger."

In Ponyville...

At the Carousal Boutique, Rarity was just finished organizing her belongings after hours of decorating her outfits. She was feeling quite pleased to be able to complete them. Now, she can focus on seeing them to anypony who enters her shop.

"Hello! Rarity! Ya'll here?"

"Oh." Rarity jumped as she sees Applejack and Fluttershy enter her shop, "Welcome, may I help you two with something?"

"Well," Fluttershy began, "We were wondering if you had any...unusual customers recently."

"Unusual?" Rarity murmured, "Not that I recall, I was busy managing my outfits that I plan to sell. They look absolutely fabulous today. And I have you to thank for it, Fluttershy."

"Wait, me?"

"Of course. You were the one who sold me those glamorous gemstones not too long ago. They fit perfectly with my garbs."

...

"Umm...Rarity, I never sent you any gemstones..."

Rarity blinked in confusion, "What are you saying, dear? The delivery pony today dropped off a bag of gemstones here and he said it was courtesy from the animal caretaker, which is you, Fluttershy."

"But, Rarity. I really didn't send you anything. Truth to be told, I didn't have any gemstones."

"What?"

"Hey now..." Applejack uttered, "Fluttershy, you said earlier that you were going to help those burrowing animals to build tunnels because there were hard minerals and gems underneath they couldn't dig through. Could it be that the fella who made those tunnels gave those very gems to Rarity."

"Maybe." Fluttershy whispered.

"What are you ponies talking about?"

"Look, I'll explain from the beginnin'."

Applejack told Rarity the whole story about the carvings on her apple trees, the tunnels dug near Fluttershy's home, and the footprints that were found.

"-Then Fluttershy and I followed the tracks to here to your boutique." Applejack finished.

"Odd." Rarity uttered, trying to recall the day, "I don't ever recall seeing a customer with that kind of footprint today...Now that I think of it, I didn't meet the one who delivered those gemstones."

"Then who did?"

"Sweetie Belle..." Rarity muttered, "Sweetie Belle!"

Rarity called her little sister over. Sweetie Belle was filly that approximately the same age and size as Apple Bloom.

"Dear sister, did you happen to see the individual who delivered those gemstones?"

"Actually, I didn't." Sweetie Belle answered, "At least not his face. He was wearing a robe over himself so I couldn't see what he looked like. But he did take some decors and cloth with him as payment."

"I see." Fluttershy murmured.

"Thanks for tellin' us this, sugarcube." Applejack said as Sweetie Belle left, "Well, I guess we should get goin, Fluttershy. We still need to find whoever this is."

"Now, hold on." Rarity called out, "If you are going to go and thank whoever helped you, then I'm coming too."

"Alrighty then. Let's get goin'-"

"RARITY!" A sudden scream caught everypony by surprised. It was Pinkie Pie and she was leaping up and down with joy, "OH THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU FOR THE DECORS! THEY'LL LOOK ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR FUTURE PARTIES I WILL PLAN~!"

It didn't take long for the three ponies to piece together what was going on.

Applejack asked, "Pinkie Pie. Did the fella who delivered the decors to you had a robe covering him?"

"Yup~!"

Fluttershy was next, "Did he leave behind unusual footprints outside Sugarcube Corner?"

"Yup~!"

Rarity spoke last, "Did you notice anything strange about him?"

"Nope~! Other than having a long scaly tail sticking out underneath his robe, there was nothing strange about him~."

...

"Footprints with claw marks..." Applejack mumbled nervously, "A long scaly tail."

"Could it be?" Rarity uttered, worried.

"You don't think it's a-" Fluttershy shivered.

"DRAGON!" Before anypony could say it, Rainbow Dash came flying into Rarity's boutique, panicking, "Dragon! I saw a dragon! He was wearing a robe and disguised himself as a pony from Ponyville. And he stole some of Rarity's decors and Pinkie Pie's cakes into the Everfree Forest! And he-!"

"Whoa! Whoa! Take it easy, Rainbow Dash!" Applejack yelled, trying to calm the Pegasus down, "You said you saw a dragon?"

"Yeah. I was doing my daily patrol in the sky when I noticed this dragon was pulling a cart of objects. When I got a closer look, I saw that they were things that belonged to Rarity and Pinkie Pie. So I-"

"Please tell me you didn't face him." Rarity inquired.

"I did. I had to! I mean, he stole those things from you, didn't he?"

"No." Pinkie Pie grinned and shook her head, "He didn't steal from us, silly~. He brought us some things we liked and we gave him some of our stuffs as gifts."

...

"Really?" Rainbow Dash uttered in disbelief, "I thought he was..."

"Wait. Rainbow, did you say he was heading into the Everfree Forest?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yeah. And he was taking a cart full of stuff in there. When I confronted him, I suddenly felt dizzy. And when I regained my balance, he disappeared into the forest."

"Wha-...Who in their right minds would ever consider going in there?" Rarity said.

"Doesn't matter. We need to go in there." Applejack said.

"What!?" The other ponies exclaimed.

"Are you crazy, Applejack?" Rainbow Dash shouted, "Who knows what he'd do? He might burn us at first sight! Besides, how are we suppose to find him in the Everfree Forest?"

"Oh, tish tosh, Rainbow Dash." Rarity frowned, "Say what you want, but that dragon has helped all of us today...Well, almost all of us. Anyway, what kind of ponies are we if we let him get hurt in the forest. What would Twilight say about it?"

"I'd say we go help him out~." Pinkie Pie cheered, "I mean, how bad can he be? It's not like he flew here to Ponyville, spew fire and burned the rown, then swiping all of our stuff before taking the loot to his lair."

"Yeah, but-"

"I think we should go..." Fluttershy whispered.

"You too, Fluttershy?"

"I mean, he hasn't done anything mean to anypony here yet...And Pinkie Pie is right. If he wanted to hurt us, he would done so..."

"Then it's settled." Applejack said, determined, "We're goin' into the Everfree Forest. And find this dragon."

"Sigh...Fine." Rainbow Dash furrowed a brow, "Don't say I didn't warn you."

The five mares left Rarity's boutique and began heading for the Everfree Forest. But just at the edge of Ponyville, they spotted two friendly faces.

"Twilight! Spike!"

The purple unicorn and her dragon companion were surprised to see their best friends here.

"Girls! What are you all doing here?"

"We were going to ask you the same thing?" Rarity said, before noticing the obvious dragon footprints on the ground leading out of Ponyville, "Twilight, are you and Spike also looking for that dragon?"

"Dragon?!" With wide eyes, Twilight and Spike glanced at each other, "You're looking for Daelyn?"

"Daelyn?!" The mares questioned.

...

"Let's start from the beginning."

Later, in the Everfree Forest...

While trudging through the forest, Twilight and Spike gave everypony the rundown on what transpired at Canterlot while the mares explained about the strange occurrences that have been happening throughout Ponyville.

"So let me get this straight." Applejack started, "This old dragon, Dareon, wanted you to teach this young dragon, Daelyn, to learn magic while staying here in Ponyville?"

"That's right." Twilight said, "Back in his home, all the other dragons kept giving him the cold shoulder and Daelyn has not been able to make a single friend out of any them. I promised to Princess Celestia and Grand Elder Dareon that I will give him my full support. When I heard he disappeared and started heading for Ponyville, I got worried."

Spike spoke up, "We were afraid that his sudden appearance would cause a panic in town so came here as fast as we could."

Twilight then raised a brow, "I'm surprised though. You girls seem really determined to see him."

"Well, he did help us in a way." Rarity said, "You can't expect anypony, me at the very least, to simply disregard someone for providing such gorgeous gemstones."

"...It's just that," Twilight muttered, "I thought you'd all be scared of him..."

"Scared? Come on!" Rainbow Dash smirked, "Nobody would be scared of a dragon at that size."

Spike frowned, "Well, aren't you full of yourself..."

Fluttershy then spoke softly, "To be honest, judging by the way he's been helping us, I think it's safe to say he's scared of us."

"Scared? Of us?" Pinkie Pie questioned.

"Yes. Think about it. He avoids being seen all day and wore a robe to cover himself when he delivered those stuff around town. He clearly knows his appearance will disturb the other ponies so kept himself mostly hidden."

"Fluttershy's right." Twilight said, "Daelyn's experience with the other dragons made him feel unwelcomed. He must have been afraid that same thing will happen here, which is why..."

"...Which why he did all of those things for everypony so that they would know he wasn't a terrible." Spike finished.

"Then that gives us more of a reason to find him." Applejack said, "Let's do it quick and get back to Ponyville. It's gettin' dark and the Everfree Forest is more dangerous at night than day."

*SNAP!*

The group was suddenly unnerved by a snapped twig in the bushes. Sensing danger, the the ponies and Spike were on high alert.

...

For several daunting seconds, they were all staring into the wilderness, awaiting what was nearby...Suddenly, a familiar but foul odor could be smelled.

"Timberwolves..."

Just as Spike murmured, ominous green eyes began appearing in the shadows and a pack of thirteen timberwolves appeared and began growling at their eventual preys.

"Umm...Twilight..." Spike said nervously, "Should timberwolves be this close to the edge of the forest? I thought you said they live deep within it."

"That's what I thought too. But...RUN!"

Without hesitation, the ponies and Spike began running with the timberwolves hot in pursuit. Twilight and Rarity tried using their magic to hurl objects at the wolves only for them to easy dodge them. Applejack, Fluttershy, and Rainbow Dash did the same by knocking over large rocks to no avail. Finally, Spike noticed a large cave up ahead and shouted, "In there, come on guys!"

The mares followed Spike, galloping or flying into the cave. Once inside, they hid behind large rocks for cover. Suddenly, there was a-

*GROOAAR!*

A thunderous roar echoed in the cave. The timberwolves clearly heard it and have completely stopped in their tracks and began backing away from the entrance. Much to the ponies' shock, the timberwolves sniffed the air and quickly gave up their chase and ran off.

"Why did anypony here that roar?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Indeed. Thankfully, it seemed to have drove those timberwolves away." Rarity said in relief.

Applejack had doubts, "The roar is what stopped them. But something else made them run."

Curious, Twilight picked up what Applejack was saying, walked closer to the entrance, and analyzed it. Activating her magic on her horn, she carefully observed. To her surprise, she noticed wave-like particles floating throughout the cave, "This energy...Spike! Do you sense that?"

Spike quickly picked up what Twilight was sensing, "Yeah...It's the same energy we felt at Canterlot today!"

"He's here! Daelyn's in this cave!"

"Wait a minute!" Rainbow Dash called, "What are you two on about?"

"When Spike and I went to see Princess Celestia, we noticed this energy around the castle. It felt both vibrant and bleak, like it was fluctuating at a random pace. It seemed to also influenced our emotions as well."

The ponies glanced at each other confused before Applejack asked, "Meaning?"

"Meaning the dragon, Daelyn, is here in this cave!" Twilight explained, "I'm certain me and Spike felt his presence at Canterlot before he left, now we're feeling it again in this cave."

"Twilight!" Spike called, "Look, footprints."

As Spike said, the same footprints the ponies saw all day was leading straight into the cave.

"Come on, girls." Twilight said, lighting up her horn, "We need to head inside."

"Are you sure?" Rarity asked, "The sun has setted and I don't think staying in a cave is a good idea."

"Going out there and getting eaten by timerwolves is much worse, you know." Pinkie Pie smirked.

"Pinkie's right." Twilight said, "We have to keep going."

The ponies followed the footprints deeper and deeper into the cavern. In most cases, ponies would get increasingly anxious. But for some strange reason, the deeper they went, the more soothing the air was getting. Finally, they spotted a glowing light at the end of the tunnel.

"Look, that must be the exit."

The ponies galloped towards the light as quickly as they could. Upon reaching it, what they saw at the end of the tunnel astounded them. The darkness was suddenly brightened by a massive underground spring in a wide cavern. With plants at almost every corner of the vast open space along with several shrubs. At the center of the cavern ceiling, a large circular opening reveals the starry sky above. Several large crystals of various colors are glowing in different parts of the cavern as well. (1*)

"Wow..." Rainbow Dash murmured.

"Pretty..." Fluttershy agreed.

"My goodness...!" Rarity gleamed, "I never would've imagine to see something so beautiful beneath the Everfree Forest."

"No kidding~!" Pinkie Pie cheered, "I bet I can even set up an awesome party in this place."

Applejack smirked, "Honestly, you'd have a better chance makin' cupcakes than gettin' ponies to come near to the Everfree Forest."

While the ponies observed the cavern, Twilight took the chance to inspect the surrounding space for the energy. Sure enough, it was immense within the cavern. To her surprise, the nature within the cavern seemed to be reacting to the energy as well, like they was growing strong due to it. Tracing the source, she finally managed to pinpoint it...coming closer to them from above!

"Up there!"

As all of the ponies glanced at the opening in the ceiling, a flash of light flew in and it bolted across the spring towards the ponies. Stunned, the ponies closed their eyes until the light finally dimmed down before them. Opening them, Twilight laid her eyes upon the one they were searching. Daelyn the Dragon, with his wings open, was hovering before them. He gently landed on the ground allowing the ponies and Spike to get a better look at him.

Daelyn stood tall on all four legs as the ponies are about two-thirds of his height. He had platinum-colored scales with a few specks of bluish scales. He had two golden-colored horns at the top of his head and one above his snout along with golden spines, a yellow hard underbelly, four golden claws on each feet, a tail with two golden hooks. He had platinum wings with golden shade underneath.

The dragon furrowed his brow slightly which caused most of the ponies be on alert, while Fluttershy hid behind Rarity in shivers.

Finally, he spoke, "Here I was preparing myself a place to rest when I already have visitors. Are you from Ponyville?"

'What a soothing voice...' Twilight thought, "Yes, we are. I apologize for entering uninvited but we were all worried when you were spotted heading into the Everfree Forest."

Daelyn glanced at Rainbow Dash, knowing she alerted them, "Worried?"

"Yes. Allow me to-"

"Ooo~!" Pinkie Pie galloping up to Daelyn, much to his shock, "So this is what a teenage dragon looks like~! I was curious as to see you after spotting your tail at Sugarcube Corner!"

"Pinkie Pie! Calm down!" Daelyn was astonished by the pink pony's behavior before Twilight spoke up again, "Anyway...Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Twilight Sparkles. And these are my friends Applejack-"

"Howdy, ya'll. It's a pleasure to make yur acquaintance."

"Fluttershy-"

"U-um...H-Hello, it's...nice to meet you..."

"Rarity-"

"Hello, Daelyn dear. I am proud to finally meet you."

"Pinkie Pie-"

"Hello~! Hello~! Pinkie is my name~! Pie is my game~! If you need anything fun for all, you know the pony to call~!"

...

"I believe you already met Rainbow Dash-"

"What's up?"

"And last but not least, this is my #1 companion, Spike."

"Hey there." Spike grinned.

Daelyn simply stood there with wide eyes for a few good second before grinning and began to chuckle. The ponies all glanced at each other in confusion.

"What's so funny?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Haha. I'm sorry." Daelyn regained his composure, "I'm just not use to this kind of introduction. The last time...I had one this heart-warming was when I first met Grand Elder Dareon. And that was years ago...Anyway, it is an honor to meet all of you."

The young dragon bowed his head low to the ground.

"Daelyn, you may not have known this. But Princess Celestia and your Elder has asked me to be your mentor in learning magic. I believe with a little research and hard practice we can get your powers under control in no time."

At the mention of that, Daelyn's expression grew disheartened, "That's not possible."

"W-What? Why?"

Daelyn laid next to the sping and gazed at his own reflection, "The magic that I possess is not like anything seen in Equestria. It's not the same as the one used by unicorns and it most certainly isn't anything similar to what Princess Celestia possesses. I have little to no control over this power as its energy floats around me like a stench on a corpse. Dareon always told me that being unique is a gift. Well mine is more of a curse. A curse that drove the other dragons to avoid me."

"Ah, hold on." Rainbow Dash said, flying over to Daelyn with a sympathetic look, "Is it really that bad? I mean, you may have something they don't but that doesn't mean you're a freak or anything, right? I mean, you did some good stuff for my friends in Ponyville, right? That means something. Besides, I bet it was you who did that roar and scared off those timberwolves. That was pretty awesome."

"She's right, Daelyn." Applejack said, "You helped my sister with the orchards and did it without asking anything in return."

"Also..." Fluttershy spoke softly, "You helped some of the animals to make their homes. I'm sure you did that out of kindness, average dragons would not have bothered."

"Of course." Rarity chipped in, "For a dragon to give up such gems so easily, I cannot bring myself to see you anything but pleasant."

"I know, right~?" Pinkie Pie agreed, "On top of that, you're not the first dragon friend we have met. Spike here is a dragon and he's a friend. You are just as much a good friend as well."

"A friend?" Daelyn blinked.

"Daelyn." Twilight called, "Did you made yourself a place here in this cavern because you are afraid of showing yourself to the ponies out there."

After moment of silence, Daelyn nodded, "As a dragon, I know our kind was never well-liked among ponies. Since I'm a freak among dragons, I seem less qualified to live among others. Even if I do manage to control my powers, the fact that I still have them will not make any other dragon feel more comfortable."

"Don't be ridiculous." Twilight raised her voice, stunning the young dragon and the other ponies, "I know things have been difficult for you. Though, I may not understand the pain you are going through, I know for a fact that learning how to control your magic is not the thing you need the most. What you do need is a place to call home, a place where everyone accepts you for who you are not what you are."

"Hmm..."

Twilight continued, "If you stay here in this cavern, you will never be able to be better than what you are now. Come with us to Ponyville. We'll let everyone know about you."

"Are you certain that is wise?" Daelyn inquired, "The other ponies may not accept me."

"So what?" Spike spoke up, "I'm a dragon and they seemed okay with me...Granted I am mostly a harmless baby dragon but still...Even if they feel a bit off about you, you'll find a way around. I mean, you managed to help a few ponies with something and they like you so why not the others?"

"Spike's right, Daelyn." Twilight grinned, "Give everypony a chance and I promise you, as your teacher and your friend, we will help you pull through."

Gazing at the other smiling mares, Daelyn pondered. Twilight had a valid point. His elder brought him here to solve his magic problem but perhaps, he can deal with the greater issue at hand for himself...And find somewhere he can truly be happy.

With a warm grin, Daelyn stood up, "Perhaps coming here was not a mistake after all. Twilight Sparkle, Spike, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie, Rainbow Dash. I would be honored to be your...friend."

With a collective approval, the ponies accepted.

"Now that that's settled we should head back to Ponyville."

"Not a good idea." Daelyn said, "I only got here today but I can tell the Everfree Forest is filled with vicious predators at night. I bet those timberwolves aren't the worst. Why don't you ponies stay here in this cavern for the night? I owe it to all of you."

"Well, it is pretty dark outside." Rainbow Dash shrugged, "Might as well."

Daelyn nodded before walking along the edge of the spring, "I'll start setting up additional mats for everyone from the materials I acquired at Miss Rarity's boutique. Help yourself with some cupcakes I got from that bakery Miss Pinkie Pie works."

"Ooh~! A slumber party in an underground spring~!" Pinkie Pie exclaimed.

The ponies followed the new dragon friend to another side of the spring where the provisions he carried in earlier was there. As everypony...and dragons help getting set for the night. Twilight took out a quill and paper from her pack and began to write.

Dear Princess Celestia,

Today, my friends and I have made yet another companion. One who needs a friend for a very long time. I am glad that they accept Daelyn after witnessing the things he has done for them today. Friends truly come in all shapes and sizes, for it is never right to judge someone from what they appear to be. Please let Grand Elder Dareon that I am determined to help Daelyn embrace his magic, learn more about him, and let everypony in Ponyville know that Daelyn is a dragon worthy of their love and respect. Just because one may have an intimidating appearance, doesn't mean they're wonderful within, just like this marvelous underground spring within the Everfree Forest.

Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle

To be continued…

Next Time:

Chpt.3 - Applebuck Season

Twilight Sparkles immediately gets to work in helping Daelyn master his powers with Spike helping them out. Meanwhile, apple harvesting season has already begun and in Sweet Apple Acres, the Apple family is busy. However, Applejack's big brother Big McIntosh was injured so the task of bucking apples from their trees falls upon Applejack alone. While Applejack insists she can do it herself, her stubborn nature may prove to be both harmful to others and self-destructive...

(1*) - Inspired by the Underground Oasis in Season 7, the 'Rock Solid Friendship' Episode.

Here are lists of characters that are introduced so far:

Dragons

Daelyn - Voice by Brina Palencia

Spike

Ponies

Twilight Sparkle

Applejack

Fluttershy

Rarity

Pinkie Pie

Rainbow Dash

Apple Bloom

Big McIntosh

Sweetie Belle

Author's Note

**Hello everyone, Seraphias here. I can understand some people are not enthusiastic about dragons taking a key role in My Little Pony. But I truly plan to make this work. If this series has flaws, please do criticize because I could use the advice to make this better.

For those curious about Daelyn's full appearance go the DeviantArt website and type in 'CodeSBX', you will see a platinum/gold dragon.

And as always, review for anything including holes & errors, as well as possible improvements. Also, I welcome new ideas anytime. It will inspire me and prevent writer's block from happening so don't be afraid to share! See ya!**