Author's Note

Wow so many likes and views, I'm honored. First special thanks to Sword Master and Codex92 for editing. Second. The time in which it will take to write each of these chapter will be different. I plan to alternate between chapter of each of my three stories, so I dont end up burning out of ideas.

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I'm a Dragon!? (Edited)

Chapter 1

Darkness. That's all I could see when I opened my eyes; nothing but an empty void with no sign of light anywhere. I couldn’t hear anything either. My body wasn't responding to my commands at all, so all I can do is stare into the inky blackness that was what I presumed to be the afterlife. 'Is this what happens after we die?'

Just as dread was about to creep its way into my heart from the fear that this was going to be the end, a small glimmer of light pierced the darkness. The light slowly started to get brighter and appeared to be moving closer. My arm started to move outwards, trying to reach said light. In response, the light started to glow even brighter, and I could start to feel a gentle warmth coming from it.

Soon, the once depressing darkness fled to the shadows from whence it came. The light became so bright, I had to shield my eyes as it began to envelope my body.

The first thing I noticed was the sound of birds chirping, then a gentle breeze on my face. When I slowly opened my eyes, I quickly shut them as some sunlight made direct contact with my pupils. I waited for a few moments before slowly opening my eyes, allowing my vision to adjust. I looked up to survey my surroundings and saw nothing but trees and other plant life. 'A forest?'

I looked all around and concluded that I was indeed in a forest of some kind. 'How did I get here? The last time I checked, the city wasn't anywhere near a forest.' The sound of the forest ambiance was so peaceful and relaxing; one could even say heavenly…wait.

'Is this heaven?' The idea didn't seem too far fetched considering before; I woke up after I got hit by a truck and was bleeding to death. And I did see a bright light not mere moments ago. 'Well that's unfortunate, but hey, better than fire and brimstone, along with the screams of agony.'

When I tried to move, however, something felt off. For some reason, my hand felt a bit different, come to think of it, my whole body felt different. I felt slightly heavier and it felt like something was on both my back and rear. When I raised my hand expecting to see a normal human appendage, I was shocked to see that it wasn't so. Where I once had a normal human arm was now a large thick black stumpy arm with scales. And where I had nimble fingers, were now small rounded claws. 'What the heck happened to me!?'

I looked around for anything that could show my reflection. When I saw a small puddle ahead, I tried to walk over to it, "tried" being the key word since when I attempted to walk forward, I ended up tripping. Even without knowing what I look like, I could tell that my limbs have drastically changed. It feels like they shrunk and felt stumpy. What's more, something on my back and rear end keeps throwing off my sense of balance.

When I finally managed to fumble my way over to the puddle, I prayed to whatever deity that was listening that this was all a bad dream. I slowly leaned my head over the puddle, but where a reflection of a once average looking human would be was instead replaced with a black scaly dragon head. In the reflection, I saw my eyes dilate before they rolled into my head as I passed out.

(Elsewhere)

"Now, are you sure you don't mind taking care of them critters while we're away, sugarcube?" Applejack and her kin had packed their belongings as they prepare to attend this year's Apple Family reunion in Appleloosa, which left them leaving the responsibility of taking care of their farm animals to Ponyville's resident animal lover.

"You have nothing to worry about Applejack. I'll make sure they will be happy and cared for," Fluttershy reassured the overworked earth pony. "You just go and have fun with your family and leave the worrying to me." The task was simple enough; the animals needed to feed and checked on from time to time. Applejack and her family were only going to be gone for three days at most.

"Well, it was mighty kind of ya to help on such short notice. Now, I've already fed and checked on the critters, so you don't have to worry about them today."

"Oh, well that's good to know, I was planning on heading into the Whitetail Woods to catch some fish for Harry." Before Fluttershy could leave, she felt a tap on her withers.

"Are you sure that's such a good idea, Flutters? Don't you think you should have some pony go with ya, like Rainbow?" Applejack voiced her concern.

"Oh don't worry Applejack, I'll be careful. Besides, there are no dangerous creatures in the Whitetail Woods." And with that, Fluttershy trotted over to her cottage to pick up the necessary equipment to catch some fish.

(Johann POV)

When I opened my eyes again after being unconscious for who knows how long, I moved my arm in front of my face, hoping that it would be normal. Needless to say, when I saw that it was the same as before, I felt all hope go out the window. I flexed my new claws to see if I would be able to pick things up. The way they moved seemed right, but the question now is if I could pick anything up. But I would have to save that little experiment for a later time. For now, I need to find out where I am and to do that I need to learn how to move in this body properly.

I saw the puddle again and decided to take another look at myself; this time, I most likely won't faint. When I moved to look at the puddle to see my reflection, I made sure to take the time to study my appearance. To my shock, I didn't just see just any dragon, I saw a dragon I just recently saw what I think was not too long ago: black scales, green cat-like eyes. 'I'm a Night Fury?'

Thanks to my long neck, I was able to crane my neck to look behind me to get a better look. I could see my new appendages being two black leathery wings, and a long tail with two fins at the end. While I will admit I'm excited, I'm also terrified that I somehow turned into a Night Fury.

Even though I could see my new limbs, I wasn't able to move them, which was frustrating, seeing as my wings were dragging along the ground when I tried to walk. Speaking of walking, I found that task incredibly tedious, too. Being formerly human, I’m used to walking on two limbs, not four, but I managed to adjust thanks to my time wrestling when I was in high school. Our coach would make us do bear crawls, which is where one would run on our hands and feet. The trick is to move my back legs like I would my front; when I take a step with my front right leg, I would follow it up with taking a step with the left hind leg. It took a bit of effort to get used to, but I managed to walk decently. With no idea where I am, I decided to move in one direction in hopes that I will find civilization and possibly some help.

From time to time, I would occasionally stumble after messing up my pattern, or any time my tail would get snagged on a bush, which was often. 'Gah! How I'm I supposed to walk with this thing getting caught every few feet!?'

Just as I mentioned this, my tail got caught in yet another bush, only this time my tail was wedged between two branches, making it difficult to pull it out. I had to claw at the ground as I pulled myself forward. I was worried if I wasn't careful, I could end up damaging my tail, crippling me like Toothless was.

With a loud snap from one of the branches, I freed my tail, but due to the force of my tugging, I lost my footing and was sent rolling forward.

Once I had stopped, I sat in an upright position on my haunches. I felt a bit dizzy at first and quickly shook my head. Before I could get back on all fours, I heard a sharp gasp from my left and swiveled my head to see who it came from. Needless to say, what I saw might be the second strangest thing today, the first being me as a dragon.

Standing there in a path through the forest was a small pony, but that wasn't the strange part. First, and most noticeably, was its fur and mane. The fur was a bright and vibrant yellow, while its mane was light pink. The second was the wings I saw at its sides, barely hidden by a pair of buckets strapped to a saddle on its back.

My first thought was that I must have hit my head at some point while I was rolling. My second thought was why is there a pastel-colored pegasus, a creature of mythology, out here in the forest.

When I noticed the saddle on its back, I looked around for its rider, who I believed was the one that made the gasping noise. But when I saw no one, I turned my attention back to the yellow pony, which caused it to start shaking. 'Oh right. I'm a dragon, a carnivore, and that's a pegasus, which I presume is an herbivore.'

I leaned forward until my front legs touched the ground, my sudden movement caused the odd colored equine to flinch and step back a bit. I stopped myself from making any movement so I wouldn't scare it off. With any luck, the rider will return soon and possibly be able to lead me to possible civilization. However, it seems that the pony in front of me might die of a heart attack. She was practically shaking like a leaf.

'I need to find a way to calm it down, or else I’ll scare it off.' In my head, the only thing I could come up with was to make a gesture that shows I'm friendly.

After giving it some thought, a simple smile and wave would probably work. 'No matter where you are or come from, those actions are universal for peace, right?' I raised my right hand-er paw while giving it a nice big smile.

I'd had hoped that would have been enough to calm the poor thing down. However, I regret to say that my efforts have made the situation worse. It shook harder in terror, and it almost looked like the color from its body was draining. 'Crap! Now wh-'

"D-dragon."

I heard a voice again, but what surprises me is where it's coming. 'D-did that pony just t-talk?'

"DRAGON!!!!!" The pegasus screamed.

'HOLY SHIT IT TALKED!!!!' The sudden scream caused a scream of my own to leave my lips, however instead of a human scream, what came out was a frightened roar.

This caused the pony to scream once more, and in turn, I screamed again. This continued for who knows how long until we were both screaming at the same time. Not wanting to stay any longer, I quickly bolted in the opposite direction from the crazy screaming pony.

'What the hell man! Why could that thing talk like a human?! Dying and being reborn as a dragon is one thing I have to cope with, but I draw the line at talking ponies!' My fear may seem illogical, but who knows what else it could do? For all I know, it may have some kind of deadly ability that could kill me. That was a risk I had no intention of taking.

I took a moment to glance over my shoulder to see if it was following me, but the moment I did, I felt the ground disappear underneath me. I fell down a cliff, hitting my head against the wall, knocked unconscious again before I even reached the bottom.

(2 hours later at Fluttershy's cottage)

The home of the renowned animal caretaker had been boarded up the windows with wooden boards and barricaded the door with her own furniture. Fluttershy was upstairs hiding under her bed in fear of the beast she had encountered in the Whitetail Woods. She contemplated why a dragon would be there.

"It doesn't make sense. I know that the dragon migration had passed a month ago, but I would have thought that they would no longer be around." Fluttershy spoke to herself, trying to rationalize her encounter.

The dragon migration had occurred only a month ago. Some dragons choose random locations to roost before continuing the journey. After Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash returned with Spike from the Dragonlands, she insisted that Fluttershy, as well as the rest of the citizens of Ponyville, avoid going anywhere near both the Everfree Forest and the Whitetail Woods in case any straggling dragons were still near.

"Why of all places did a dragon have to be in the Whitetail Woods? Why not the Everfree Forest instead?" She asked no one in particular.

For Fluttershy, the Whitetail Woods were a haven for her to collect necessary items to help her animal friends. Medicinal herbs for when anyone was sick, nuts and berries for the animals who would prepare for winter. But her main reason for going today was to procure fish for her bear friend Harry. It was the only place closeby that had a steady fish supply in case any of her carnivorous animal friends needed proper protein.

"And now a big, scary dragon is in there." She wept as she played the events of the encounter in her mind.

(Flashback Fluttershy's perspective)

Fluttershy was walking down the path she regularly took to reach the cove where a pond full of fish would be. But as she was walking down said path she heard a commotion in the bushes, thinking that it was an animal just passing by. However, much to her dismay, what jumped out of the bushes, standing on its hind legs and easily towering over her was a black dragon.

Fluttershy couldn't help but let out a gasp in shock, which caught the dragon's attention to focus on her, causing her body to lock up on fear.

For a while all Fluttershy could do was stare helplessly at the sudden appearance of this creature. She noticed how it was looking at her, examining her body, no doubt deciding whether or not it would attack. Next, it looked around, most likely seeing if she was alone and would have an easy meal. Fluttershy couldn't will herself to flee as she was being measured up by this ferocious beast.

Once it had checked for any pony else, it lowered itself on all fours, ready to chase her if she ran. Fluttershy flinched, taking a step back, hoping to keep some distance from it. For a while, it made no movement as it stared at her until all of a sudden, it raised one of its clawed arms and bared its sharp teeth, preparing to attack.

Fluttershy felt faint as her life flashed before her eyes, and in that moment, she could only say one word. "D-dragon." The dragon looked confused for a moment before she screamed the same word. "DRAGON!!!"

As if in response to her shriek of terror, the inky black dragon let out a demonic roar, no doubt it's battle cry before attacking her. All Fluttershy could do was scream again, which was returned by yet another battle cry.

As she let out one final scream thinking it would be her last, the dragon let out a roar at the same time. But then, something bizarre happened; instead of lunging forward to end the pegasus, it turned away from her and started to run away. At the time, Fluttershy didn't question why and instead turned and ran down the path back to her home.

Once she had made it to her cottage, she quickly battened down the windows blocked the door, and ran up stairs to hide under her bed.

(End of flashback)

After recalling the events that transpired, Fluttershy found her mind bringing up new questions, one she couldn't think of while scared out of her mind. But now that she was home, safe and sound with no signs that the dragon had followed her home, that question pushed itself to the forefront of her mind. "Why did it run away?"