Barb led Ember to her room, all the while happily talking about what's been going on since she had last seen.

"...and then Mesosoma became the new Queen of the Changelings, we haven't really talked in a while, since ruling a country makes it hard to stay in contact with old friends apparently." The tone and wording of that were not lost on Ember.

"If it makes you feel better I've been changing a few things, been trying to weed out the racist and sexist way of Dragon thinking, I kind of have a Castle now, and I'm wearing clothes!"

"I noticed," Barb said happily "I kind of stuck out in the Dragon lands, what with being the only one wearing them and all," Ember tried to respond to that, but her eyes lowered to Barbs chest as she walked up the flight of stairs, they bounced and jiggled with every step, something Ember had never seen before, she became lost in thought for a moment trying to figure out how something could look so jiggly when covered in scales, it took her a moment to notice Barb trying to get her attention.

"Sorry what?" Ember asked.

"I asked if you wanted to use a pair of my PJ's tonight? Or is there something else you'd rather wear?"

"Can't I just no wear anything?" Ember replied "I'm wearing these clothes for cultural sensitivity, they are itchy as hell, there tight in places, and I do not appreciate this bra thing in the slightest," as she said the Ember pulled on her shirt. "I mean come on, don't you miss not having to wear these things?" Barb looked at Ember for a silent moment. "What?"

"I was hatched and raised by ponies, I've been wearing clothes my entire life,"

"Why would you parents...?"

"I don't really have parents, my egg was just kind of found and taken by ponies," Ember's reaction to that was less than tame.

"You're a poached egg!?" She demanded "where's Twilight? Pease is off, war is on!" Barb only just managed to stop Ember from turning back down the stairs to declare war.

"Twilight didn't steal my egg, some old crone at a university found it and used it for Celestia's school of Gifted Unicorns entrance exam."

"I don't know what that is but that just pissed me off more, hatching dragon eggs for..." the look in Barbs eyes made Ember stop "What?" She demanded.

"The actual test was to remove the embryo without cracking the shell, me being hatched was a complete accident." Barb shrugged "The look on Princess Celestia's face when she found out they had been using dragon eggs was apparently supper scary, at least that's what Twilight told me." Ember grumbled angrily at that for a moment.

"Alright if miss big Princess didn't know about it and stopped it then I'll let it slide, but only casue you'd side with the ponies if I started a war, just making that clear."

"I can live with that," Barb replied with a shrug, "I'm one floor up," She added as they made it to the second story, the two began walking, Barb smiling as she began talking about what she had been doing over the last week, her words died away when she noticed Ember staring down the hall, her eye's giving away that she was not listening and was lost in thought.

"How is it even possible that there that big?" She wondered "I'm pretty sure that biologically speaking it's not really possible, maybe if she was fully grown and shrinking herself down, but I know that's not right, maybe she went through a Greed grow," Ember thought over that for a moment "No, maybe they'd be a little larger, but to go across the spectrum from tiny to gargantuan is just impossible," Barb walked in silence for a moment.

"You don't like it do you?" She asked, receiving no response "I know you don't the clothes but you seem a special kind of pissed off, is it the castle, the weather, I guess telling about being hatched by Twilight wasn't the best of ideas." Ember blinked, having just noticed Barb was still talking.

"I stop paying attention what are we talking about?"

"I was just asking if you wanted to sleep on the bed or in the Sleeping bag," Barb said sweetly.

"Oh I don't know what either of those are, I'll just sleep on the floor,"

"That's basically what the Sleeping bag is." Barb replied, there was a moment of silence "Wait do you just sleep on the floor?" Ember's lack of response indicated she wasn't paying attention anymore. "Oh for the love of..." Barb grumbled silently for a moment "She's not use to pony culture, she's a dragon and unlike me, she was raised by dragons." Barb took a deep breath and put her arm over Embers shoulder, getting her attention at once.

"Is this a pony thing?" she asked,

"Why is it that you keep staring off into the distance?" Barb asked.

"Shit," Ember thought before saying aloud "Just wondering what ponies do for fun," She said, hopping her bluff was sufficient.

"Ponies do a lot of things for fun, and I do too, some read, some go outside and play sports, some make clothes, some throw parties, some play with and befriend animals, some just argue and compete with each other."

"That last one sounds like a dragon thing," Ember noted "Seems there are some ponies I can get along with,"

"You'd have to befriend them first, there's a difference between showing off and friendly competition." The two made it to the second flight and made their way up. "Oh, maybe you and I should go out and do thing together!" Barb suggested, "I can take you to try some food, take you to a theatre, maybe play a game together!" Ember looked over at Barb, who had puppy eyes, her entire face just begging for Ember to agree, quite unintentionally She as she leaned into Ember in anticipation for her answer she began squishing her breasts into her, Ember's face began glowing a light shade of red.

"Alright fine," She said irritably "We can go do friend things." Barb Squealed and Hugged Ember, the embrace about 20 seconds before Barb let go and turned to her room.

"Oh, this is gonna be super fun! But first things first allow me to introduce you to my room!" Ember walked in and froze in the doorway, Barb had a comic book collection, a messy pile of pillows and blankets covering her bed, there was a poster on the wall featuring the Power Ponies, next to her bed a Sleeping bag had been set up carefully, then been partially kicked out to the side, Barb turned to Ember and held up her arms, doing Jazz hands "Pretty sweet digs right?" She asked, Ember walked in and Barb motioned to the bed,

"I'll go get Twilight to order us up some food and you can chill on my bed and maybe read one of my comics, anything specific you wanna eat?"

"Well I usually go for gems but I'll try some pony food," Ember said as she walked over to the object Barb had identified as a Bed, She turned over and fell back on it, her eyes shot open as she sunk into the blankets.

"I'm getting a Hayburger and fries!" Barb replied before running out the door, Ember lay in the blankets when loud banging sounded in the hall. "I'm ok!" Barb called out "Just fell down the stairs!" She lay back in the blankets and rolled over as she picked up one of the Pillows.

"So soft." She muttered, she looked over at the book rack and pulled one out "Power Ponies Ultimate" She said as she read the cover. "See what this shit is about," She opened to the first page and began reading. As she did this Barb rolled halfway down the stairs before Twilight caught her.

"There's an easier way to go down," She said as she set her younger sister on her feet.

"But that's the most fun way," Barb replied, "I'm here to ask you to order me and Ember food, Two Hayburgers with two Large fries!" She imediatly turned to make her way back upstairs.

"Barb, did you add anything to the Invitation?" Twilight asked, Barb froze and Twilight nodded "Alright you did, what did you say?"

"I just wanted her to come to visit, all my friends become world leaders and it's bullshit," Twilight shook her head.

"Well, all I can say is next time, can you just do that the first time around, save me and you both the time." she waved her hand "I'll get you and Ember your meal, just no funny business."

"Yeah, wait what's that suppose to mean!?" Barb shot back, Twilight just walked away "Get overly attached to one mare and you're labeled for life." Barb said with a head shake before making her way upstairs. It took her a fair bit longer to get up than it had to go down, she opened her door to inform Ember that she had gotten the food order and found her reading one of the Power Pony comics.

"You didn't tell me ponies knew how to be violent," Ember said as she looked up "These ponies seem like a real threat how is it that I've never heard of them before."

"well, there superheroes from a comic book." Barb replied with a chuckle "They're not really real."

"But I can see them in these pictures," Ember replied waving the comic book at her.

"those are just drawings,"

"What's a drawing?"

"Oh for the love of Celestia." Barb facepalmed "Ember what is it that Dragons do all day?"

"We do as these Ponies do and prove who is the strongest, then rub it in the losers face,"

"And?" Barb asked, motioning for more.

"I mean we eat, sleep, reproduce, and so on," Barb stared at Ember before crossing her arms and sighing, Ember must have seen something fly past the window casue she turned to it sharply.

"I'm so happy I wasn't raised as a dragon." she thought before saying aloud "Ember allow me to tell you about what Ponies do with their days."

Author's Note

the chapter that's basically just two characters walking to a room.