Chapter Twenty-Three: Dragon Lands Visit

(Ember's POV, The next day)

The next morning it was determined that Twilight will go with us, so she can steer the balloon. I can fly and Emmit knows nothing about how to steer a balloon, which is why Twilight is going with us. Celestia told us that she had bought us a charter flight to the dragon lands and back again. So, our trip would take us back to Canterlot, catch a train over to Baltimare, and then a walk to Horseshoe Bay where the ship lay waiting for us. So, Emmit, Twilight, and I used the portal to return to Canterlot where she led us toward the train station. Emmit reverted back to his fox form during the trip through Canterlot. All while there was a couple of his tails around my waist with a couple of tails over Twilight's back and butt as we walked. I noticed that Twilight was walking up against him with her hip rubbing against his. My body responded to him again after he put his tails around me. And like at the cottage, I put one hand over his tails giving him permission to wrap his tails tighter around me. Then he pulled me against him, as with Twilight, and felt my hip lightly rub against his.

He stayed in his fox form even after we boarded the train where his tail wrapped around me again after we sat down. We weren't the only ones in this particular train car but we were the only ones on this sofa-like seat. Shortly after the train left the station, I felt my body heat up again and my nipples poke out between the scales of my breasts as his tails wrapped around my waist. This time, it was more difficult to let my guard down and try to enjoy his touch because of other ponies around. I didn't know if I could do that around other dragons. But I wanted to push myself to relax in his touch right now in this train car. So, after closing my eyes, I moved my hand, the one closest to him, from my side to rest against his back. I used my other hand to guide his two tails. His lower tail I guided to rest between my legs to cover up the building heat between them. Then raised his other tail to cover up my exposed, and now hard, nipples.

Twilight extended a wing across Emmit where the tip of her wing touched my back and rubbed me lightly. Emmit, meanwhile, used his tails to lightly rub up against me. And started lightly stimulating me. I closed my eyes, took a slow deep breath, and tried to keep my body relaxed, so I could explore this feeling. I just wasn't used to doing so in front of others at all, so I had to remind myself to relax at times when my guard started coming up again. I think Twilight saw this and encouraged me to lean against Emmit as she was. After leaning my body against his, and after squeezing my arm a little tighter around him, I found it easier to keep myself relaxed. Relaxed and enjoy the sensation of his tail rubbing against my exposed hard nipples. And enjoy the sensation of his tail against my warm lower lips between my legs. And the warmth those touches sent through me. The feeling of my nipples and lower lips were now more sensitive to his touch and the small sparks of pleasure that his touch produces in me. We stayed that way all through the trip to Baltimare. With my eyes closed, I rested my hand against his tail between my legs and lightly stroked it while he rubbed it lightly against me. I found my other hand was long enough to wrap around him to where my talons lightly scratched against the side of his body.

During my talks with the others, they all spoke of how powerful he is. And that is one thing that is important to a dragon, male or female. It's also important to me in a mate. As my talons lightly scratched against his side, I was able to feel his firm hard strong muscles underneath his thick coat. He felt physically powerful even without the abilities that the others told me about. Was it because I felt how powerful he was that I'm so willing to open myself up so willingly for him? As the announcement came that we were pulling into Baltimare station, I felt more relaxed, and aroused, with him than times previous. So, I felt downhearted when it was time for us to leave the train and walk through the city. Because, while I was sitting there, my body felt so hot and aroused at his touch. It was also the first time that I felt compelled to start exploring his body and to return this feeling that he was giving to me.

After that determination in mind, our walk through Baltimare was nothing but anticipation for me. For I wanted to be someplace private where I could give him the same feelings that he has given me. That even though I'm the one who's learning to be intimate, that I want him to be intimate with me. It was explained that part of being intimate is telling each other their deepest secrets without the fear of being hurt or chastised by the other. For the first time, I not only wanted this but was looking forward to it. I wanted it. I was looking forward to letting my guard down again fully and completely to him. Now that we were walking through a densely populated city, my body had closed itself off again. I almost felt cold, now that my body had cooled off and my guard has gone up again. While my guard has gone up, I found that it wasn't completely up. I was still enjoying the feel of his tails wrapped firmly around my waist. My fingers ran through the thick fur of his tail. And the feeling of his hips rubbing against mine.

After arriving at the port and seeing the airship that we were going to use, and after remembering that we would be the only ones aboard, I realized that our time aboard the airship would be my opportunity. It wasn't big or huge by any means. However, it was big enough for a few dragons to lay down inside with room to spare. Which meant that there was plenty of room for us to be intimate.

"This doesn't look like a hot air balloon, Twilight," Emmit said as he walked up the plank behind me then used his ability to raise and secure the plank. "Looks like somepony took a regular basket and lengthened it by four times. Then widened it by three times before attaching an oblong balloon to it. How are you going to pilot this thing?"

I watched her walk toward the back end of the basket and activate her horn. Emmit came to stand beside me and wrap his tails tightly around me as Twilight lit up her horn. As we began our slow ascent from the dock, it wasn't clear to me if he was holding onto me for my safety or his.

"Magic, naturally," Twilight said with an easy knowing smile our way. "This airship was specifically designed to be easy piloted by magic. So, no, it's not a hot air balloon. Those are only for short trips. This one was built for unicorns to make longer trips, so it has food storage under the floor and a retractable tarp that can cover us in case of bad weather."

Emmit looked around him at the basket and then looked up at the large balloon above us. "Alright, so what's in the balloon then? Helium?"

"Not exactly," Twilight's horn stayed lit as we lifted higher into the air and turned it toward the dragon lands. "It uses a special gas that unicorns can manipulate at will. The gas will expand or contract due to magic, thus a unicorn is able to raise or lower the ship accordingly. Easy for me considering I've used hot air balloons all the time. We'll be up in the air and headed toward the dragon lands shortly." Twilight's face turned into a mischievous smirk toward him. "Don't worry, Emmit. Heights are nothing to be scared of."

"I'm not afraid of heights, Twilight as you very well know," he said with a laugh. "Even though I can maneuver in the air, I'm the only one here that can't fly. I'm not afraid of heights. I'm afraid of the sudden stop that will kill me when my body hits the ground and I'm not prepared for it."

"I'll catch you," I put in simply. Not in a way that was meant to be serious or even funny.

However, Twilight's face looked like barely restrained laughter when she said, "Yes, don't worry Emmit darling. You have an all-powerful princess and a mighty dragoness to catch you." When she said "Emmit darling" she sounded like the white one, Rarity.

"In that case..." The tone of his voice was teasing and mischievous as he took a step to the side away from me and morphed into his bi-pedal human form. Then raised his arms over his head in a stretching fashion before finishing with, "Now that we're away from all other prying eyes, it feels good to feel the air against my skin."

Twilight wiggled her eyes up and down teasingly before letting out a hum that said she clearly likes what she's seeing. All while she tilted her head to the side with her eyes appearing to roam up and down. I also took a moment to really get a good look at his human form. He has long black hair, or mane as ponies call it, and blue eyes that I'll admit to liking to look at. Even though his skin could easily be pierced and cut, he looked well muscled. And because I was curious plus wanted him to feel what he's given me, I spoke up. "How about feeling me against your skin?" When he turned his head to look down at me, I moved in front of him and gently put a hand against his chest. My voice sounded more nervous than I had intended when I said, "I want to be intimate with you." Then asked Twilight, "If that is alright?"

Looking over at Twilight, I saw her smile and give me a nod. Then I looked up into his eyes as he lowered his hands to my arms, gently holding them. As I looked up at him and into his blue eyes... And willed my guard down completely. With a sigh, I put my other hand to his naked chest, feeling his strong chest while my body grew warm. My heart pounded in my chest because of how nervous I was about what I was about to say. "Emmit, it still scares me to let down my guard completely. And even though I'm still new at this, you have made me feel something that I've never felt before." My nipples poked through my scales and as we lifted up into the sky, I actually started feeling the cool wind against me. "You've shown me what intimacy is. For the first time in my life, I am lowering my guard completely and fully for you. Because I want to fully experience it. I...want...to feel it again. And I want you to feel it too."

He reached down, took my hand, and raised it to his lips giving it a light kiss. When he did, I noticed something. My scales had separated and softened. That was why I felt the cool wind stronger than before. The separation wasn't by much and you had to look really close to see it but it was there. I didn't even know my body could do that. "Sex can be intimate and you can be intimate without sex," he said while his other hand ran down one side of me. Because of the softness of my scales, my body's reaction to his touch was compounded. Almost as if I didn't have any scales at all. So, my body tingled with his every touch as he laid his hand on my hip. "But sex is more than just being physical and intimate." Possessiveness was in his eyes as he looked down at me. It was in his touch as he squeezed my butt cheek. "Sex is more than just being intimate. It's a sharing of oneself. Of giving a part of yourself to the other." He kissed my hand again and whispered, "Or completely."

"Completely..." I found myself whispering it up at him then pressing myself against him when feeling his hands pull me. Letting my guard down to give myself to another male so fully and completely was something that I've never done. As my body pressed itself against him, I felt his hard cock against my stomach. My scales were soft enough to feel it twitch against me as my own heart pounded in my chest. So completely give myself to him that...that it was like a complete surrender and submission. I was still new to this but I wanted to try. I think he saw that in my eyes because he leaned his head down giving me a kiss. It was a soft kiss but ignited a fire down below. But he didn't stop there. He lightly and slowly kissed my cheek and then my neck when I tilted my head giving him better access.

He didn't stop there but knelt down in front of me, brought his hands up to my small breasts, and gently squeezed them. His hands felt like lava against my softened scales and my body felt so hot that the cool wind didn't bother me. Those hands completely covered my breasts and I gasped when he lowered his head and sucked on a nipple. A pleasure that I've never known shot through me. I didn't know it could feel like this. My soft scales made my whole body sensitive to his touch. Making me moan softly as my hands gripped his hair while his lips sucked hard on my nipple. My breasts felt soo soft and supple under his touch because of how soft my scales were. The pleasurable feeling that was running through me had my legs shaking making it more difficult to stand.

I think Twilight used her magic because I felt myself being lowered gently onto the wooden floor of the airship's basket. And lifted my head up enough to watch him slowly start kissing down my body. All while his hands stayed gripping and kneading my soft supple breasts. Enticing a moan out of me when his fingers twisted a nipple. That moan got louder when he started sucking gently on my pussy. Spreading my legs wide for him, I put my hands over his and gripped them. I moaned with each slow deep breath I took while feeling like my whole body was taking a lava bath. My breath hitched and I think my heart skipped a beat when I felt his tongue slip inside me to start licking my inner walls.

Don't stop. I've never felt this good. Closing my eyes, I squeezed his hands letting out a cry of pleasure. It felt like he was kissing me from the inside. I've never felt this way before. All this was because of him. All because I chose to let my guard down for him.

Then he stopped. He pulled his tongue out and started kissing up my body again while his hands went underneath me. Opening my eyes again, I watched him kiss my stomach and then my two hard nipples. Then he was on top of me with a passionate and very possessive look in his eyes. As my legs wrapped around his waist and while feeling his arms under my shoulders to caress my head, I felt the tip of his cock press against my wet hot pussy lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck then started to squeeze his butt with my legs. It felt like I was completely surrendering to him. Giving myself to him so completely when he parted my pussy lips. My mouth hung open in a silent moan as he started to stretch and fill me. My heart was pounding so hard that I heard it in my head. And once he was fully inside of me, I didn't want him to leave. He felt like he was touching my heart he was in soo deep.

And when he started slowly pulling out, I kept my legs wrapped tightly around him. That way he couldn't pull out completely. Only halfway. And with my eyes lost in his blue ones, he pulled me against him and held me. Like a hug, he held me firmly against him while he started thrusting himself slowly back and forth. My head was against his chest as I moaned with each deep breath against his chest. And my talons started scratching his back as the pleasure he was giving me deepened within me. I didn't want this to end soon but last as long as it could. This was soo different. This was better. Much better than any sex with any dragon. Because this was more than sex, more than just being intimate. This was total surrender and submission of myself to him. Pressing my cheek against his chest, I relaxed completely while loudly moaning out my complete surrender and submission.

He sped up but stayed slow. And while the soft wet slaps of his body against mine hit my ears, I felt so hot. I felt so wet for him because of how he was making me feel. So, with my heart pounding in my chest, I rubbed my cheek against his own chest. All while moaning my approval while feeling his fingers scratch and start to grip my head. That and hearing his deep moaning and grunting breaths in my ear told me that his peak was nearing. As mine was. But I wanted it to last as long as it could, so I whispered to him to take his time. And he did. He stayed slow to let out peak build-up slowly. All while I enjoyed the feeling of his hard-muscled body taking me. And it felt more wonderful than anything else I've ever experienced.

But all things must end. And ours ended with a sudden and powerful orgasm that had me gasping out long and loud. It was soo powerful that my body shook with each contraction against him. I also felt his own body shake with release. While pressed my cheek against his chest, I also felt his hands grip my head as he grunted loudly into my ear. Never in my life have I experienced such a powerful orgasm. But my body contracted around his shaft while feeling his warmth invade me and fill me while my body drank from him. He freely gave in grunts and moans into my ear as I scratched his back with each shaking shout of climactic pleasure.

Then it started fading away. Leaving me breathless with him resting on top of me. And my head spun lightly in the light aftershocks that followed. His own slow heavy breathing rang in my ears as he relaxed on top of me. I kept my eyes closed with my head still against his chest then wrapped my wings around him in order to keep him close. That was because as my heart began to slow I started feeling colder. I think Twilight knew this because heard her hoofsteps getting closer, then felt her put a wing over mine, and heard her using magic on us. It must have been some type of warming spell because the area around us began to get warmer. "Feeling a little bit cold?" she asked while Emmit shifted himself to lay to one side of me which gave me a chance to look over at Twilight giving her a nod. She smiled. "That's normal. That's just makes snuggling afterward so much more enjoyable."

"I'm not going to argue about that," Emmit chuckled as I felt him lay the palm of his hand against a breast. I've never giggled and moaned at the same time before but I did when he gently squeezed my breast.

Twilight laughed lightly at that giving him a wink, "You better not. I know where you sleep." Then looked back at me with a knowing smile while Emmit continued to softly massage my breast. "How do you feel, Ember?"

"I never knew it could be like that." After answering her question, I looked over at Emmit. "I didn't even know that my scales could separate and soften. Do you feel how soft they are?" To emphasize this, I put my hand over his, which was on my breast, and gave it a squeeze. He nodded. "My body has never done that before. My scales are still separated and soft. Which makes the touch of your hand on me feel...so..." I had to pause again just to find the right word but a short happy laugh came out as my eyes locked onto his. "So wonderful, felt soo good. My body is soo sensitive to your touch right now. Each touch of your hand and fingers is almost like lava against them."

"It's the same for me, Ember," Twilight told me with the same happy warm smile that was on my face right now. "When you truly care about somepony, Emmit in this case, you'll want to be touched by him. Kissed by him. You'll not want any barriers between the both of you. Just like I don't want any barriers between us. I love him, therefore, I want to touch him so he'll know just how much that I love him. Showing love is through touch, making love, and simply telling him that you love him." I giggled when she hit him lightly on his head with her wing with a playful stare. "Even if he rubs my fur the wrong way sometimes."

"That's a lot to take in."

"That's alright, Ember, there's no rush," Twilight encouraged with a smile and a slight shake of her head.

"Yeah, Rome wasn't built in a day, so neither can love and trust." I had to look at Twilight for the answer to that one because I had no idea what he was referring to.

Twilight waved off my confused look with an amused shake of her head and a roll of her eyes. "Some city where he came from."

It took me a minute but I understood what they were saying. And now that I thought about it, I didn't trust the dragons that I had sex with. Which was why my guard was up all the time. I think I was beginning to understand why sex with other dragons felt so hollow and empty. It was just an act without any emotions tied to it because I didn't want to let my guard down in order to feel what it was truly like. But now...

"What are you planning to do after this talk with your father?" Emmit asked me.

My only response at that moment was just to stare up at him. At first, I wasn't sure. But after looking into his eyes, experiencing everything during the past couple of days, and especially the way he makes me feel, I had my answer. "I want to explore this," I told him softly while my hand lightly rubbed his that was gently squeezing my breast. "I'm not sure about the marriage that my father wants because I still have lots of questions. But you've made me feel something that I never have. Something that feels soo good that my sex with other dragons feels hollow in comparison. My body responds to you in such a way that has me wanting to be touched by you. So, I'll return to Ponyville with you, so I can explore this more."

"I'm glad you've decided that, Ember," Emmit said with a smile that reached his blue eyes then leaned in kissing me in a way that brought out a soft sigh. A sigh that echoed the way my body felt right now. Soft and tender with my body seemed to hum with each touch of his hand.

"So am I. We'll be able to show you what it's like to be in a herd," I heard from Twilight and saw a happy smile on her face as well when I turned to look. Even though many questions were running through my head, for the moment the only thing I wanted to do was stay just like this. Like this, with my scales soft and supple at his touch. A touch that sends waves of warmth through me. A touch that I want to explore.

^_^

The rest of the trip to the dragon lands was peaceful. Most of the time I simply laid there and enjoyed his touch. As soon as the dragon lands were in sight, however, I closed myself off again. I apologized for it but he just smiled, shook his head, and said that it was alright. He expected it to happen. Twilight guided us down far enough away from the lava pits that the balloon nor the basket would burst into flames. Before we exited the basket, Emmit had changed back into his fox form. And explained that he was more lava resistant in this form because his other form was too sensitive to high heat.

"These are the lava pits," I pointed out while we started making our way toward them. He had his tails around me and Twilight as we walked. Even though my guard was up with my scales closed and hard again, I still felt the need to stay close to him. And still welcomed the feel of his tails around me.

"Reminds me of several hot tubs scattered all along the ground," he commented while looking around.

"Because we can withstand high heat and lava, that's what we use them for," I told them while seeing a few dragons relaxing within a couple of the pools. My mind immediately went back to the sex I've had with them. And each memory paled in comparison to the experience I've had with Emmit.

"Even this dusty stone ground is warm," Twilight tapped a hoof against the stone ground we were walking on. Her friends told me she's the type that loves learning about things. And she stopped just long enough to tap the ground to take a good look at it before walking again. "Guess I need to be careful about where I step. Might even have to protect my hooves. But I'm guessing that it would be greatly beneficial to dragons and your eggs, right? I was told by Celestia that Spike's egg had to be kept at a high temperature."

"Yes, they do." We paused walking for me to point toward a high ridgeline just beyond the lava pits. "Just beyond here is a shallow trench where we keep our eggs. There's a steady lava stream that flows under it to keep them warm."

"Natural incubation," Twilight's voice was soft and thoughtful as she looked.

"Beyond that is where my father is. He should be waiting for us there." Right then, a couple of the male dragons got out of one of the lava pits and started flying our way. And the look on their faces told me that it wasn't just for a quick chat either. They wanted to have sex. That was clearly seen in their eyes as they flew closer.

"Hey, Ember! We knew you'd come back!" It was in his voice as well.

"Yeah! There's no way that he can satisfy you like a real dragon can," the other one had the same arrogant overconfidence.

"You had sex with these two lanky things?" Even though his voice was filled with amusement and mirth at the two dragons that landed in front of us, his two tails gripped my waist a little tighter. It told me how possessive he was of me. Looking between them I could tell that his other form was still taller than both of them. Plus, now that I had his form to compare against theirs, I could see why he would see them as lanky. Neither stood up as straight as he did or even as I did. Between his body build and theirs was a telling difference. Dragons had hard scales that could take a lot of punishment and protected us from extreme heat but were surprisingly soft underneath. The only part of his body that was soft was his skin. Underneath that soft skin was a well-toned body. I felt how hard his muscles were underneath as I laid with him earlier. Dragons tended to believe that they were powerful because of their thick scales, especially among teenagers. And especially these two. Emmit didn't look powerful. But I could tell that he was. And it wasn't skin deep as it was with we dragons.

"Who are you calling lanky?" Charcoal growled at him. I once saw his charcoal-colored lanky body as attractive enough for sex. Now... Not so much.

"Yeah! We dragons are powerful," Fume said while pounding his fist into his hand. His body is more or less the same, just purple instead.

Emmit just laughed at the both of them while Twilight was trying to hold back some laughter of her own. That didn't go well with either of them and tried to impress Twilight. Both of them flexed their lanky arms while grinning at her but it was Charcoal that asked her, "Why don't you try having sex with a powerful dragon?"

That's when Twilight actually started laughing while leaning on him. She finally calmed down enough to say, "If I did, I'd ruin my relationship with Emmit here and be sorely disappointed in your performance."

"Ouch," Emmit chuckled before giving Twilight a thankful kiss. "Thanks for stroking my ego."

"Whatever," Fume waved a dismissive hand toward her. Then turned toward me with a smile, "Come on, Ember. Let's go." He even reached for my arm but I slapped it away. Both of them were surprised at my actions. I was surprised at how fiercely I did it. For the first time in my life, I felt offended that he just assumed that I would just go along with him. Just the thought of having sex with them didn't sit well with me.

"No!" was my forceful response to them. Matter of fact, the thought of sex with them was almost repulsive after the fulfilling sex I've had with Emmit. I'm beginning to understand that all they wanted was my body and a good time. Emmit showed me a small taste of what a long-term meaningful relationship with him and his herd would be like. "I'm not here for either of you or that. I'm here to talk with my father then I'm going to return with him to Equestria." Without waiting for their response, I started walking again. Thankfully, they didn't pursue me afterward but stood there in stunned silence as we walked away.

^_^

"You have returned daughter?"

My father has always been the biggest and the strongest among all the dragons. Right now, he was sitting on the big stone throne and looking down at me quizzically. Normally, I would have flown up to his face to talk to him but I stayed with Emmit and Twilight. "I have, father."

"And you have returned with the fox and an Equestrian princess?" Curiosity was in my father's eyes as he looked down at me.

I got right to the point while Emmit told me of his silent support by keeping his tails around me, squeezing me lightly. "Why do you want me to marry him?"

"Before I answer that, tell me why you let him hold you as if you are his?"

I knew what he was really asking me. If I was protesting the marriage so much then why allow myself to get this close to him as if he was already my mate? "I'm not his," I started saying while looking over at him.

"Per se," Twilight muttered softly with a small smile.

"Yet," Emmit teased softly with a slight smirk. He chuckled out a light grunt after that when I lightly stomped on a back paw. The little comradery did bring a smile to my father's face.

"With the time that I've spent with him, I've felt things that I never have." Putting a hand on his head, I urged him to look up at me. When he did, I asked, "Turn please?" I watched his body morph into his other form. Afterward, I took both of his hands in mine and placed them on my waist. I had to close my eyes and will my guard down for my body to react as it did before. Heat started building inside me as his hands moved down to caress my butt cheeks. It was when he squeezed them gently and pulled me against him that my scales softened and separated as they did before. My own hands took his arms and held them as I opened my eyes to look up at him. "He's the only one that my scales had separated and softened for. My body is eager for his touch. He's shown me how closed off I've been about sex and intimacy. He and his herd are so different than us. Male dragons typically leave rearing the young to the female caretakers. He's not like that. He wants all his young in the same place so he can have an active part in their upbringing."

I paused just long enough to look up at my father, "Like you raised me yourself. He wants the same. You raised me yourself instead of letting the caretakers do it. Why? Why treat me any different than the rest? Why is my body acting this way when he touches me? When we had sex, it was more than just that. I've felt the way I've opened myself up to him before. How I want his touch, need his touch, and how soft my body is when he touches me."

Father was smiling down at me while I told him all this. When I got done, he closed his eyes, and with a soft sigh, there was the quiet sound of his own scales separating. The softest clicks were heard as it traveled down his body. He opened his eyes again and looked down at me with a warm smile. "I wanted to raise you because I love you, my daughter. Just as I loved your mother. Our scales separate and are soft when we are with our destined mate. When we want to feel close to those we love and care for." He paused for a short sigh before continuing. "I suppose I should have explained things like this way earlier. I'll accept that mistake. I've watched how you've had sex with the other dragons. I've watched our society slowly change into something that is only about unfeeling power and might. A lot of it is my fault but I want to change that. But how can I even hope to begin? If I step down as the dragon lord, the next dragon lord will be even more fierce. And the next and the next. A journey begins with a single step and change starts with one dragon that wants it. If I could not teach, or show my own daughter love, then how could there ever be hope for change?"

"So why insist that she marry me then?" Emmit asked, also curious as I was. "Why not tell her all this? Because it's clear that she didn't know anything about her scales or intimacy."

"I should have told her, yes," Father agreed with a slow nod toward him. "However, even if I show her the intimacy between father and daughter. I can never show her the intimacy between mates. Only when she experiences this and a family of her own will she be truly ready to lead the dragon nation into a peaceful future. Otherwise, our race will become violent and cruel over time."

"Ok, I get that, but why me?"

"I've heard of you," he said down to him, tilting his head to the side in thought. "The fox that fought to save his mother. To save his father he had to bring down Chrysalis, the changeling queen. Through everything I've heard of you, told me of a creature that valued the things that I desired for my daughter but could never teach. It was my hope that she would learn that through you."

"The things that can only be learned through mating with someone she loves. Like you loved your mate, right?" Emmit asked that and my father gave him a single nod of his head and a smile. Which just confirmed everything for me.

"Does that answer your questions, daughter?"

"I...believe so, yes," I said to him as thoughts whirled around in my head like a mighty wind. So, I'm destined to be his mate? If my father spoke true, then that would explain why my scales separate and soften as his own did.

"And what of your plans now, my daughter?"

I shook my head slightly as if to clear it of my thoughts. "I will return with him to Equestria to learn more about him, about his herd, about this feeling, about life in the herd, and about family."

"Good. It is as I had hoped," he said to me. Then looked down at Emmit with a smile, "You have my blessing to become her mate. Teach her what it's like to love a mate?"

Emmit nodded his head up at him. "Being a father myself, I understand. And will do my best to love her and any kids that we may have."

"That is all I ask."

My heart felt light and free as I looked up at him, pressing my body up against his. "Then I will return to Equestria and be your mate."

"And I promise to do my best to love you and our kids." I kissed him, hard. And while my body felt warm and light, my heart pounded in my chest just for him and let him know with my yearning moan.

"And as my duty as the current dragon lord, I now pronounce you mated," Father said with a knowing and mischievous grin down at us.

I heard Twilight squeal with delight, stand up on her hind legs, put her front legs against us, and said with the most delighted voice, "This is so great. Welcome to the herd, Ember."

"Thank you," I said to her but turned to look up at Father again when one last question popped into my head. "Ok, I get everything else but if you really want me to become the next dragon lord, then what was all the fuss around the test?"

"No one really asked to be the next dragon lord," he said with a shrug, "just like I knew they wouldn't. And I couldn't let you become the next dragon lord because you weren't ready. The dragon kingdom must be turned away from its current path and set upon a peaceful one. But you are ready for the mating ritual."

I looked up at my father and with a firm resolve told him, "Yes, father. I am ready for the mating ritual."

"Mating ritual?"

"Yes, Emmit. I want you in this form as we mate with each other right here in front of my father and the rest of the dragons present," I told him with my heart starting to pound in my chest with nervousness and excitement in my heart. this would be the first time that I would have sex with him in front of all other dragons. Just the thought of so many dragons watching us had my body closing up again. That wouldn't be fair to him. The first time as mates should be like it was during the trip over. With me opening myself up completely and fully to him but I was nervous doing that in front of all other dragons. "But I'm nervous because all other dragons will be watching and I don't want to close myself up to you."

He understood, and with his hands slowly massaging my butt cheeks, he told me softly, "Then we'll start slow and I'll help you relax."

"And I will make sure that they are kept at a distance," my father said with one of the happiest smiles I've ever seen him make. Then he stepped down from his large stone throne and laid himself down in front of us to wrap his long tail around us. In essence, making a protective closed-off area just for us. Then gave out his loud roar to call all dragons to us with a stream of fire into the sky.

"Take deep slow breaths," Emmit told me while smiling down at me while rubbing his hands up and down each side of my body to comfort me.

As I started hearing the other dragons gather around us, my father started speaking. "Hear me! My daughter, Ember, has my blessing to mate with the creature known as Emmit. Any dragon from henceforth that tries to interfere or tries to mate with my daughter will suffer my wrath."

Emmit kissed me. And while he was kissing me I was fighting myself to stay open and relaxed. But he knew this, so after he pulled away, he whispered, "Ignore everything else but just us. Close your eyes and with each breath you take, breathe out all that nervousness and breathe in the soothing relaxing air around you. And simply concentrate on my touch and on the sound of my voice."

So, I closed my eyes, felt him place my hands on his cheeks, and leaned forward gently kissing my neck. Each kiss was soft with slow soft pecks against my neck as he went from one side of my neck to the other. As he did, I rolled my neck around to give him better access while doing what he asked. The deep breathing he asked me to do seemed to help as I kept thinking about just the two of us. The others didn't matter. Only he and I mattered at this moment. While keeping my thoughts on just us, it was getting easier to keep myself relaxed and open for him. Especially when he started kissing down my chest.

"We area mated, my Ember, my treasure," he spoke softly as his hands lowered to each breast and gave them a possessive squeeze. "You are mine," pleasurable heat sparked through me with his lips softly kissing a hard exposed nipple. "No other dragon may have you." He kissed my other nipple making me moan softly for him as his hands squeezed each breast. Staying there for only a short time, he started kissing down my body, peppering light kisses down my stomach while his hands rubbed each side of my body. "Breathe out all that nervousness and breathe in white-hot passionate desire for your mate." My hands gripped his long hair as he peppered kisses closer and closer to my pussy. I listened to his words and let his voice soothe me and his lips ignite the fire inside of me for my mate. So, my legs spread for him when his hands gripped my butt cheeks again and his lips met my pussy. While he sucked gently against me and his tongue parted my lower lips, my hands started squeezing his head while my hips rolled a little. "Get wet...for me...my mate," he said between sucks and kisses against my pussy. Hot wanting desire exploded within as I tilted my head back moaning encouragement of more.

My breathing now was deep not so I could relax and keep myself open for him but due to the heat that he's sparked within me. He was right, nothing else mattered right now but my mate. So, with that in mind, I wanted to do the same to him. "Let me kiss you like you've done to me, my mate," I moaned out to him while gently encouraging him to stand up by gently pulling his head. My heart began to pound in my chest as he stood up. And when his head came close to mine, I kissed him. Hard. Then growled out a soft, "Give me your neck," and started kissing his neck. Unlike him, though, I wasn't slow when kissing him. The desire that he's ignited within me wanting him badly. He tilted his head giving me better access to his neck and then kissed down the front of his neck and down his chest as he further stood up. My long fingernail-like talons lightly scratched his thick hard chest as I peppered him with kisses. "I want you, my mate. I desire you, my mate." My talons gripped each side of him while I continued peppering his front with kisses. "Desire me, my mate. Get hard for me, my mate."

Then I was kneeling in front of him with my hard pounding in my chest and my body felt like it was on fire with so much desire and want flooding through me. I took his butt cheeks in my hands and squeezed them while looking up at him. "Mate with me," I said before licking up his hard shaft. It twitched as I took my slow lick and moaned as I licked away the little bit of fluid that leaked out. "For you are mine as well," I growled out then wrapped my lips around his flared head before taking him as deep as possible within my mouth. It was satisfying to hear his loud moans as I sucked on him as my tongue massaged his shaft. But it wasn't inside my mouth for that long because I wanted him inside another place. So, I pulled back and told him, "Lay down."

I watched him lay down in front of me with his long hard inviting shaft ready for me. His legs were a little bit apart, so I slapped them together with my hands before crawling over him on my hands and knees. While doing so, I paused just long enough to lean down and kiss the head of his cock. Keeping myself lowered, I let his cock rub down my neck and down my body as I slowly crawled my way up his body. All while my eyes were latched onto his. As his cock twitched against me, I saw the look of lust and want in his eyes. "Yes," I growled lowly with lust for him as he took my head in his hands as mine scratched his thick chest. "That's it, my mate. Desire me, lust after me, take me, mate with me," I said while sliding up his body as his cock left a wet trail against my own all the way down to my pussy. "Have me, my mate," I commanded him as my pussy lips parted his cock as I sat down on top of him. Then lifting myself up, I took his hands and slapped them on each breast and squeezed his hands telling him to squeeze mine. As he did so, I lifted myself up just enough, so his head would line up with me. And only when he started parting me and entering inside me did I moan out, "Invade me, my mate." With my heart pounding inside my chest and his hands squeezing my breasts, I wrapped my tail around his legs. Then with a slight pause, I took a deep breath, closed my eyes, lifted my head, and after slamming myself down on him I shouted out my pleasure.

The pleasure was intense enough that I let out a stream of fire with my shout. It was hotter and more powerful than anything I've ever produced. After that, I lowered my head, opened my eyes, and moaned a loud approval down at him. As our eyes locked together in lust, and as I started lifting myself up to ride him, two small streams of smoke came from each side of my mouth. When I was almost completely off of him, I slammed myself back down once more and again shouted my pleasure and approval.

My heart felt so light, so free. A feeling that I've never known before flowed through me. Enough to make me laugh. Not because something was funny but because of how I felt with him...how...joyous I felt. I laughed for joy. "My mate," I laughed out again while looking down at him as I started riding him quicker and with more force. "My mate," I laughed again as the wet sounds of our sex was heard. "Give yourself to me, my mate," I shouted out as another stream of smoke poured from my mouth, "as I give myself to you. This is my mate and let all dragons know it." He grunted with his own effort to thrust himself up into me as I pounded down on him.

At this moment, I realized that I didn't care if the others were around or if the others saw. Matter of fact, I wanted them to see. Wanted them to know that Emmit was my mate. And shouted again with another stream of fire into the sky above when he twisted my hard nipples and sent a pleasurable shockwave through me. Time and time again we mated with his hard shaft invading me giving both of us so much pleasure. Squeezing my breasts and twisting my nipples told me that he wanted the same satisfying outcome. And so we did. I kept saying, "Give to me," over and over as my orgasm neared. Our joining was complete with one final slam down on top of him. Shouting my orgasmic pleasure up to the sky with one final stream of fire, my body greedily drank from him.

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(Twilight's POV)

As I watched Ember ride him the wet slapping sound of their sex permeated my ears and ignited my own desires deep within. She surprised me when she laughed but I smiled because I understood why. She gave herself to him with joy in her heat and knew that was why I smiled at them. The same joy that I felt when being with him. The joy of having him invade me as Ember referred to. The joy of feeling him stretch me and fill me was affecting me. The sound and smell of sex had me wanting him as well. To also shout up to the sky as he took me.

"Want the opportunity as well, princess?" her father asked me in such a whisper that I previously thought impossible for a dragon so large.

I nodded my head anyway with an immediate and soft, "Yes."

"To shout?"

"Yes."

"To scream?"

"Yes."

"To have him mate with you in front of all dragons?"

I watched as Ember slammed herself down onto him one last time and lift her head up to the sky with wide eyes filled with the same joy that I've felt. And yelled out her approval with one last powerful stream of fire.

"Yes." I was a little surprised that I growled out my answer to that so fiercely. Images of him in his fox form pounding into me washed through my mind as I screamed out my own approval.

As Ember collapsed on top of him and actually started to giggle a little with the pleasant afterglow, her father lifted his head toward the other dragons present. "The mating of my daughter is complete but there is another that wishes to show her dedication." When he said, I slowly walked up to them and put a gentle hoof against his forehead. He was breathing heavily and sweating, just how I like him when he looked up at me with a smile.

"I hope you saved some for me," I told him as my heart pounded and my body hummed for him. As he looked up at me, so did Ember. "If that is alright with you," I said to her because she's now part of the herd and therefore a herd sister. Ember seemed to think about it for a couple of seconds before giving me a nod. Though, it took her a good few agonizing minutes to get up even with Emmit's help. I smiled when Emmit picked her up and laid her against her father to rest. And when he turned toward me, I looked at him with lust and commanded, "Fox form, now." After he morphed, I turned around and lifted my tail. That's all the invitation that he needed. A second later, he was on top of me. Another second later, I felt him suddenly thrust himself inside me. And after a possessive shout of my own, I turned my head and latched my teeth onto his neck. Growling out into his neck, "Harder, faster," as my front hooves tried to keep their grip on the ground as I tried pushing back against him.

And then I too started shouting as he took my body again and again in front of a whole nation. Made me think of how the others felt when the magazine Fever took their pictures. Maybe a whole nation knowing how much I love him and seeing it for themselves wasn't such a bad idea after all.