Reborn as a dragon

I woke up an hour later in my bed alone it seemed Celestis went back to day court, so I was left to do whatever I wanted.

I thought back to that moment where I saw something flicker in Gracious eyes.

"What was that." I said to myself and now I was thinking it would be best to tell Celestia about it at dinner.

As I waited for a guard to come get me I read books and tried to entertain myself.

Soon a maid arrived said Celestia was waiting for me in the dining hall.

The maid led me to the dinning hall and left me at the door so she could do her job, so I walked inside and found her in her usual seat.

"Hey Celestia I think i should tell you something." I said getting her to look ad me as I sat down, she looked exhausted with tired eyes and he hair was not flowing like it was earlier.

"Yes, what is it?" She asked.

"When Gracious left I saw something flicker in her eyes." I told her and she closed her eyes in thought.

Hey eyes suddenly shot open moments later.

She started whispering to herself as she now looked fully awake.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

" I think it's possible that Gracious is corrupted by dark magic or she is being controlled by somepony with dark magic." She said.

"So what do we do we have no proof?" I asked then Celestia grinned.

"Maybe not for dark magic but i do have enough evidence of her black markets actives to have guards search her home." She said with a grin on her face.

"So do you need a little help with that?" I asked.

"Yes could I borrow a few of your armored puppets if we are right we might need them?" She asked, and I nodded.

I created 20 armored puppets 15 of them were Infantry the other five were archers.

"So how are we going to do it?" I asked as she thought of a plan.

"Dark magic has a certain energy signature that reacts to certain spells we will use them to find trances any trace at all and if we do find one she will try to escape and your puppets will be waitibg for her." She said and we both grinned as we agreed.

"So when do we do it?" I asked her.

"In an hour i will gather a group of my best guards and send them over you puppets will stay in the shadows until something happens." She told me before she walked out of the room and went somewhere else.

I wondered the castle for an hour before she found me and took me to the training yard where a group of 20 ponies were waiting.

"Were ready princess." A guard said as he saluted her, and she nodded.

"We are going to search a nobles home she has been suspected of dark magic and I know all of you know what spell can get reactions from traces of dark magic." Celestia said, and they nodded.

"So I'm I coming with?" I asked the princess.

"Can you give control of the puppets to another." She asked me and I shrugged.

"I guess we will have to bring you along but stay a safe distance away." She told me with a serious tone in her voice, and I nodded.

I stood beside Celestia, the puppets, and the guards as we teleported in front of a fancy mansion.

"You and your puppets hid while we go in." She told me so I found a fairly large pit big enough to hold me to hide in and my puppets hid behind nearby tree's.

{Celestia POV}

Me and my guards walked up to Gracious Grimoire's door and rang the doorbell.

"Coming." A voice said as the door opened moments later to show Gracious at the door.

"Hello princess come to you senses about that baby dragon?" She asked with a smile on her face.

"No me and my guards are here to search you home, i have enough evidence of your black market activities to warrant a search." I said as she and her guards walked inside the house.

"Search all you like there's nothing here." Gracious said as she walked into what looked like her living room.

"Spread out and search for traces." I quietly ordered the guards and they went to do their duty.

"So Celestia what are you looking for exactly." Gracious said as she sipped her tea.

"Anything." I told her as some of the guards went into the basement.

"why do you protect that dragon?" She asked.

"Because he is innocent and has done nothing wrong ." I said as I looked around casting spells.

"Princess." A guard called from the basement as he walked up and looked at me and only nodded.

I grinned as I turned towards Gracious.

"Gracious Grimoire our under arrest for the practice of dark magic, there's no point in resisting." I said as she set down her tea and sighed as all the color in her fur suddenly disappeared leaving a black mare in her place.

"So you figured it out big deal." She said as she got out of chair and turned around as the room grew darker.

"It's not like any of you are going to catch me." She said as she laughed, and the voice echoed through the house as everything went dark but then light returned revealing she escaped.

Suddenly there was a loud noise outside.

We rushed out to what used to be Gracious Grimoire fighting the puppets they seemed to be able to resist her dark magic.

Suddenly the pot that Spyro was in exploded as he took to the air.

{Spyro POV}

'I thought they would catch her.' I thought as I flew over the battle trying to think of what to do.

'Ok i will fly behind her and attack her with lightning.' Said in my head as I flew in her blind spot as I opened my mouth and let the lightning gather in my mouth.

I learn this attack a few days ago as I let it gather it becomes more powerful and looks similar to a skrills lighting breath.

I guess it could be said it is Cynders Version of Spyro's daybringer flame.

Once it was ready I let it lose as a stream of lightning headed towards the black mare.

As it traveled she slightly turned her head to see the oncoming attack with only enough time to teleport.

She teleported a few feet away, but it seemed she did not escape unscathed as the front right leg looked like it was badly burned, making barely able to stand.

"Restrain her!" Celestis ordered as the guards tackled the mare, and put a magic dampening ring on her horn.

I landed next to Celestia as the mares hoofs were also cuffed, and she screamed as they did her burnt leg.

"Will she be able to get the ring off?" I asked, and she shook her head.

"It is enchanted to where only someone else can take if off." She told me as she teleported us back to the castle with the tied up mare and guards.