Author's Note

Hello reader! First and always thanks to my editor Codex92 for an amazing job. And to my view who left comments from last chapter that gave me ideas for this chapter. (P.s someone won a bet)

Okay now for some news. So just a heads up from here on things will use moments from the HTTYD movie series as a sort of base, and as for the mlp story line some things will altered. Think Kingdom Hearts.

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An Unexpected Friendship

Chapter 3 edited by Codex92

After making futile attempts to get out of this cove and find some food that wouldn't fight back, each attempt was met with the same results. I would try and use my wings to get up high enough to get close to the top and try to climb out. But with each try, I would come up short and fall down to the ground below with a hard thud. Eventually, I started to get tired after what felt like hours of exerting myself. So, I decided that I should let my body rest a bit and try again later.

Not even ten minutes into my little nap, I felt something fall around the edge of my nose and front legs. When I opened my eyes, I was shocked at what had disturbed my slumber. With the same yellow fur and pink mane, it was the pony from yesterday.

For a good while, I just stared at the pony's cyan colored eyes, unable to move from the shock of its sudden appearance. Now, I'd be lying if I didn't say that, in the back of my mind, I wasn't currently screaming, 'Oh shit! Bright colored pastel pony IN MY FACE! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!' But at the same time, I was trying to formulate a reason for it being here and in such close proximity.

I didn't bother to think on it too hard due to the pony now suddenly moving. Its movements were slow and silent, all the while not breaking eye contact with me and vise versa. Once it was no longer on top of me, it started to carefully back away. I didn't move a muscle in fear that I may scare it away. With it now a good two feet away from me, I thought that I would be able to move. But I chose to just raise my head up to stare at my surprise visitor.

For yet another few minutes of complete silence, the colorful pony and I stared at each other. For a while, I wasn't sure what to do, then I noticed that the pony started to fidget around. Its actions almost felt human; even the expression it made feel so. 'Now that I think about it, this pony doesn't seem dangerous at all, especially considering that I'm a dragon now.'

I was so deep in thought that I hadn't noticed the pony was moving over to the far end of the cove. When I craned my neck to the side, I could see that it was moving toward a pair of saddlebags. Getting into a sitting position in case I need to move out of danger, I carefully watch the pony as it goes through the bag. When it turned around to look at me, its body slightly flinched, no doubt from my sudden change in position. Facing me again, I noticed that it had something in its mouth. It looked like a cloth bag, like a handkerchief with the corners tied together. I could tell that something was inside from the clattering sound it made when she flinched.

To my surprise, the pony slowly made its way closer to me, all while maintaining eye contact. Part of me wanted to take a few steps back in case it was a trap, but the other was telling me to stay still and see what it does next. So, not wanting to risk it, I remained where I sat.

Once the pony was about a foot away from me, it lowered the bag onto the ground and stretched its wings out. I was completely surprised by how big they looked now that they weren't folded to its side. And even more surprising was how it used its feathers to carefully undo the knot that held the bag together. Just when I thought there was nothing else that could catch me off guard, the moment the pony undid the knot, my eyes nearly bulged out when I saw what was in the bag. Inside was a cluster of gemstones of different colors and sizes. I was left speechless….well, not that I could talk at all, but still, I was left slacked-jawed.

I looked at the gems, then back to the pony in front of me rather curiously with a tilt of my head. The pony looked at me, then down to the gems, and gently nudged them with her muzzle. 'Does it want me to do something with them?' Walking over to the gems, I noticed that there were a large variety of them: amethysts, rubies, sapphires, rose quartz, and for some reason, a pearl.

Looking up, I still felt confused about what I should do with them. Just when I was gonna look through them again, the silence between us was broken. "Y-you can eat them, you k-know." It….she spoke softly. From that sentence alone, I had my questions answered. I knew now that the pony was female, and that it brought me these gems to eat. Only one thing puzzles me: why would I eat gemstones?

I carefully took one of the gems into my claws and carefully examined it. 'Maybe it’s actually rock candy. Well, something is better than nothing, I guess.' Raising the gem to my mouth, I carefully bit the edge, only for my teeth to scrape against the rock hard surface, making a noise similar to nails on a chalkboard. The feeling that followed made my body shudder.

Not wanting to seem rude, I placed the gem down and gently pushed it away. When I saw that the pony was staring at me, I gave her a toothless smile, which got a sharp gasp from her. Before I knew it, she had instantly closed the gap between us and pried my mouth open. "Oh my gosh! Your teeth there gone!!!"

My brain was still trying to register how she moved so fast, or how she went from jumping out of her skin if I had moved an inch to holding my mouth open and looking inside. I had to pull away for a second, using my arm to gently push her back. She must've realized the situation she put herself in, letting out another gasp as she jumped back, looking frazzled. "I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to invade your personal space. B-but when I saw that you teeth were gone, I thought I had made a mistake." I couldn't help but feel touched by her concerns, and for something she was completely terrified of before.

I opened my mouth and clicked my jaws, forcing my teeth to pop out. Her experience was shocked, but one of wonder and excitement rather than fear. "Oh my. You can retract your teeth?" I nodded as I did so and made then pop out again. "So, I guess you don't eat gems then?" I shook my head. "Then d-do you…." Her voice started to crack a little as she tried to finish her sentence. 'E-eat p-ponies?"

I quickly shook my head in response. Even in my world, eating equine meat is highly unlikely…..'Although, I am pretty sure that food at McDonalds might have tried to sneak that in once.'

Knowing that she won't be on my menu, the pony let out a sigh of relief. "Oh good. Well, I have something else that you might eat." When the pony trotted over to her saddle bag, I took another look through the pile of gemstones. They were rather beautiful, and would be worth a lot of money on Earth. As I sorted through the pile, one particular gemstone caught my attention; a large emerald. This gem in particular caught my eye due to the fact that emeralds are my birthstone.

Once again, I was so lost in thought that I didn't notice the pony walk up next to me. "Do you like that emerald?" Her sudden appearance caused me to fumble the gem in my claws before catching it, placing it back down with the other gems. Her response to my antics was a rather adorable giggle. "You can keep it if you want." I glanced down at the gem once more, then back to her. "It's okay. You can have it."

Taking her word, I push the emerald off to the side to store away later. Then a familiar sound could be heard by my dragon ears, the sound of fruit being emptied out. My head quickly snapped to where the sound came from, and I could feel my eyes water for joy at what I saw. With its round and shiny exterior, to the vibrant red skin that signals ripeness and taste, there, on the ground, were over a dozen apples.

"I thought you might be able to eat some fruit, so I bought some apples from my friend's farm," the yellow mare stated, but I wasn't paying much attention as my eyes were fixated on what was my favorite fruit of all. She must have seen how anxious I was as she giggled again. "You don't need to wait for me. Go ahead and eat up."

I couldn't even try to hold back my hunger as I lunged my head forward and took three apples in at once, and in that moment, I was in total bliss. The sweet juices of the apples that gush out with every bite to the satisfying crunching noise they make with every chew. 'Oh my God. These have to be the best apples in existence!'

After swallowing what I had in my mouth, I quickly moved in to take another three or four. While I was savoring the delicious fruit that could possibly rival those of the Garden of Eden, I heard a small grumble noise. When I looked up toward the pony, I could easily see a noticeable blush. 'Huh. I didn't know ponies could blush…..then again, I didn't know they could be cartoon-like with wings and talk.'

The grumbling noise came again and the pony started to fidget. "Um s-sorry. I guess I must have missed breakfast in my rush to get here." I honestly felt a bit guilty just then, but thankfully, I hadn't inhaled all the apples. So, carefully, I leaned down and nudged three apples toward her. "Oh no, please don't worry about me. I'm fi-" Another much louder rumble came from her stomach this time. I wasn't sure whether or not I was doing it, but I think I gave her a quirked brow look.

Seeing that she lost this argument, she took my offer, picked up one the apples in her hooves and bit into it. 'Did she just pick up that apple…..with no fingers? Just her hoof?……..HOW!?'

For a while, we both ate in complete silence with only the sound of the forest around us to be heard. That is, until she decided to start making small talk. "I forgot to introduce myself. I'm Fluttershy. It's nice to meet you." She held out her hoof to me with a smile on her face. I wasn't sure what to do now; do I shake or fist bump her hoof? Throwing caution to the wind, I move my arm out and placed the edge of her hoof at the center of my palm, gently raising it up and down. For the third time she giggled, which is still cute. "So, what's your name?"

And just like that, I was stumped. Without my voice to convey my words, I wasn't sure how I was going to communicate with the pon-er, I mean, Fluttershy. For a few moments, I tried to think of a solution that could help, and then I realized that I may not be able to speak like a human, but I can still write like one.

Sticking out one my claws, I carefully wrote my name in the dirt and tapped it to get Fluttershy to read it. When she looked over to see what it said, I was confident that she would know my name now…...however. "Um, I'm sorry, but I can't understand your writing, Mr. Dragon."

'What!?' I glanced back at what I wrote and saw that it was perfectly legible. 'She obviously speaks English, so why can't she understand what I wrote?' It then occurred to me that while they speak English, it's possible their written language could be something completely different. In other words, 'I am totally SOL.'

The worst part is that, unfortunately, due to my name being from a foreign country, trying to draw something that would give her an idea on my name seemed unlikely. So with that, I had to create a new identity, which means a new name to go by until I can figure a way to tell her my real name. The only question now was what should I call myself.

Fluttershy most likely could tell I was having trouble, and thought it would be best to help. "If you can't remember your name, I can give you a temporary one until you can tell me." I didn't have much of a choice and went along with her plan. "Hmmm, let's see." She stood up and circled around me, trying to figure out a name. "How about Scales?" I shook my head; it was too lazy of a name. "Hmmm. How about Blackey?" Again, I shook my head. "Oh! I got it! How about Noir? Its Prench for black." I gave that one some thought, and considered if that was a name I could remember. While it would have been an excellent name, I just wasn't feeling it and shook my head. "Oh. I'm sorry, but that's all I can think of right now." Hanging her head in shame, Fluttershy started to draw little circles in the dirt.

'Nah, geez. I've gone and hurt her feelings.' If I wasn't feeling guilty before, I do now. 'I need a name that I can easily remember. Something that I can respond to like I would with my old name.' When I looked back down at Fluttershy, I noticed that her drawing in the dirt looked less like a circle and more like a tooth. '...Wait a minute. That's it!'

Quickly, I carefully drew an image of a tooth in the dirt. I hoped that if there were written languages that didn't make sense, symbols and images would be perfect. When I finished drawing a perfect image of a single tooth, I made a gentle grunt to get her attention. "Hmm? What is it?" I pointed to the drawing on the ground. She stared at it for a few moments. "A tooth? Does this have to do with your name?" I happily nodded before drawing a circle around the tooth and putting a line through it. "No tooth? Is that your name?" I shook my head and pointed to my mouth as I made my teeth sink back in and pointed to my gums. "......tooth….less?" I quickly tapped my nose to tell her she got it. "Your name is Toothless?" While it's not my true name, it is fitting considering I'm a Night Fury. Plus, it was a name that didn't seem threatening.

"Well, um, Toothless, I was wondering if you wanted help learning how to fly." She quickly peaked my interest, getting my full attention. "Well, I often help baby birds learn how to fly, so a dragon shouldn't be too difficult to teach...I think." I was so overjoyed that I started to jump up and down, ready to learn how to finally get out of this cove. "Okay, okay. Calm down and we can get started."

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For the next couple of hours, Fluttershy taught me the basics of flying. I learned how to properly control my wings better than before. She also managed to help me figure out how to use my tail since it was a crucial part to me being able to fly. While I was practicing, she had to leave for a while, mentioning something about her friend and a barn or something.

While she was away, I kept on practicing my take offs, which went as well as you think. When I was focused on keeping my wings in sync, I accidentally crashed into a wall and fell into the pond. When I surfaced I had managed to catch a fish, only it was on my head. I tried to grab it so I could have a snack, but when I grabbed it by the head so it couldn't bite me like the last one, I failed to take in to account for the tail. Just as I was about to put it into my mouth, it started to slap me repeatedly across the face until I let go. 'I FUCKING HATE FISH!!!!!'

When Fluttershy came back, she did so with more of those heavenly apples, but this time, both saddle bags were filled. And so for a while, we spent time talking to each other…..well more like she did all the talking and I did all the listening. I learned that I was no longer on Earth, but in a country called Equestria, which is ruled by two princesses. One of them was named Celestia, and the other was her younger sister, Luna. Fluttershy also told me about her friends, whose names sounded like names from a children's cartoon, how they all met, and faced against Nightmare Moon, who was actually Princess Luna who turned into an evil villain and was banished to the moon for a thousand years.

As we continue our one sided conversation, the sun was slowly setting, which meant that my new friend had to head home. "Well, I need to get going, but I promise to come back tomorrow morning after I finish taking care of the farm animals. And I'll bring more apples, too." I wasn't aware of it, but my tail was happily wagging.

Grabbing her saddlebags, Fluttershy trotted over to one of the walls, ready to take flight. Before taking off, she looked back to me. "Will you be okay by yourself?" It honestly made me feel good that someone cared. I nodded in response. "Okay. I'll see you tomorrow, Toothless."

And with that, she took off and was gone. Once again, I was on my own, but this time, I didn't feel as lonely. As I started to walk over to my patch of grass to nap on, I saw the emerald that Fluttershy gave me on the ground. 'Better put this someplace safe. Wouldn't want to lose it.'

Taking the gem into my mouth, I carried it over to a corner in the cove and dug a little hole, dropping it in and quickly covering it up. With my gem hidden away, I walked to my grass patch and turned in place before laying down for another night of sleep. 'I wonder what wonders await me tomorrow?'

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(Canterlot Castle)

Celestia lowered the sun, signaling the end of the day and important meetings to attend until tomorrow. With her job taken care of, Celestia made her way to the throne room. When she would pass any of her guardsponies, they would all bow to her. Reaching the throne room, the guards opened the doors to allow her in, quickly closing it behind her as she walked through.

The sound of her hoofsteps could be heard inside the now empty room. Once at her throne, she sat herself down on the cushion and allowed the events of the day to fill her mind. But soon, the regal composure started to crack as her eyes soon watered and she started to sniffle. Finally, the floodgates had burst as she lowered her head into her hooves, crying. For the last two days, when no pony was around, the princess would weep uncontrollably.

This hadn't gone unnoticed as a dark blue alicorn entered the room to comfort her crying sister. "Tia, art thou alright?" Luna asked, sitting beside her sister.

Wiping away the tears clouding her vision, she leaned into her sister's withers. "I just don't know where we went wrong. I was sure we cast the spell right."

"Sister, the spell requires immense concentration and time, both of which we did not have," she explained, hugging her sister with her right wing. "What's done is done. We have more pressing matters to deal with."

Celestia pulled away, looking rather annoyed by what her sister just said. "Luna, a boy died because we had neglected to pay attention to our surroundings. And you act as though you don't even care."

"I do care, sister. Since my return from the moon, I had never seen such an unselfish sacrifice, especially for one who hadn't known us to begin with." Luna eyes slowly watered as the memory played in her mind. "And I feel much more guilty than you sister. Before his final moments, I had intended to scold him for laying his hands on us." She wiped the lone tear that ran along her cheek. "But we can't let his sacrifice be in vain. Someone tried to assassinate us, and who ever they are, there is no doubt they were from Equestria."

Trying to regain her composure, Celestia sat up straight. "How do you know this, Luna? Was it not the act of some reckless driver?" Using her magic Luna summoned up a newspaper, levitating it in her blue aura up to her sister. "’Phantom car takes a life,’" Celestia read aloud the headline on the front page. "Luna, did you go back without me?"

Luna nodded, pulling the newspaper back. "I did. But fear not, sister, I was careful to make sure I was not followed and took on a different appearance." Glancing down at the article, Luna started to read. "According to this, the law enforcement were in pursuit of a runaway truck that had smashed into another vehicle and were in pursuit of it. It briefly mentions how it had nearly hit us, but does mention the one who gave his life for us."

Luna could see the tears welling up Celestia's eyes. "After the truck hit the boy, it started to lose speed enough that the police could stop it. But when they moved to bring the reckless driver in, they were shocked to see that no one was driving said vehicle." Rolling up the newspaper and tucking it under her wing, Luna made her way to the exit. "I believe that someone from Equestria has an intention of making their presence known. We should prepare for when they do so."

Before her sister could leave, Celestia asked one last question. "D-did they say what the poor boy's name was?"

Luna stopped in her tracks for a few brief moments before turning to look at her sister. "Johann. The boy's name was Johann." Lighting her magic, Luna disappeared from the room.

Celestia walked toward a window and looked out into the night sky, eyes still filled with tears. "Please, Johann, know that your sacrifice will not be in vain...Please forgive me."