Author's Note

Something I normally don't do in my stories is include a prologue, but I have a feeling this is going to tire me out for a few days, but here it is...

Prologue: Just another Ordinary Day

The day started out like any other. Twilight got up, brushed her teeth and mane, got breakfast (mainly with coffee in case of all-nighters), and started on her way. Today was a special occasion for her. She and her friends were having another picnic, but with some special friends. First of all, Sunset Shimmer was coming by. It had been a long time since the two of them last saw each other in person (or pony, depending on the place). Next, Tempest Shadow was passing by. She had decided to come to tell Twilight all she had learned, and because she actually wanted to meet Sunset as well. This would also be the first time she and Starlight got together. All in all, today was going to be a good day. The alicorn was wandering through her library, looking for something interesting to show the mares, but nothing really caught her eye.

"sigh. I guess I won't be entertaining the girls with anything this time," she said in a flat tone. Then, one book.
One book that the lavender mare was 100% sure wasn't there before, appeared out of thin air. It didn't make a pop or anything. It was just there.

"Hello, what's this?"

She looked at the book curiously and cautiously. The book looked brand new and had a nice baby blue color to it. The cover was a picture of a white dragon that had recently been hatched, though the dragon in question didn't have many features. It seems the artist for this book didn't make the effort or have the time to finish the cover; but the title was on there to say the least. It read...

My Tiny Dragon

Twilight wasn't sure what to make heads or tails of the book, but seeing as it came out of nowhere, it wouldn't hurt to ask one of her friends if they knew anything about the book and where it came from. The lavender mare took a look at the clock on the wall and realized that she was already falling behind schedule.

"Shoot! Got to hurry if I want to have everything done. Spike!" she yelled to her no.1 dragon assistant. Said dragon yawned groggily at Twilight's plea.

"Why you gotta be so loud, Twi? We're just going on a picnic. Don't think I forgot..." he answered, wiping his eyes with a claw.

"Tell me we got everything ready." she said, levitating her saddlebag onto her back and placing the book inside.

The young drake pulled out a list and said aloud, "Applejack's got the drinks and the blanket, Rainbow's got the umbrella and shades, Pinkie's got the snacks..."

"Of course she does," Twilight answered.

"Starlight will be bringing the games, and that's about it, Twilight,"

Almost as if on cue, A pink unicorn with a teal mane and tail walked by, overhearing the conversation.

"Oh, good morning you two. Didn't expect you to get up so early, Spike," Starlight said gleefully.

"When you're the assistant to the Princess of Friendship, you have to be prepared for anything. And I mean ANYTHING,"

"Okay, so..." she asked, looking at the alicorn now.

"Well, everything seems to be good so far, so yes, everything right now looks to be fine," came Twilight's response. "And one more thing,"

"What is it?" Starlight asked as the book from earlier was levitated into her view.

"Can you tell me anything about this book? I found it just lying around in my library, and I have no idea how it got there,"

The pink unicorn inspected it for a few seconds, taking in as much detail as possible.

"Sorry, Twi, but I've never seen a book like that anywhere in Ponyville,"

"That's okay. Maybe one of our other friends have an idea on what this is,"

"We better hurry, then. The picnic is going to start soon," Spike intervened.

Twilight's friends were already setting up the place by the time she caught sight of them. She waved a hoof at them, signaling her arrival.

"Oh, there you are, darling. we were wondering if you were going to show up," came Rarity.

"Yeah. I mean, can you imagine being late for a picnic that involves friends that have very limited time to be around, and by the time you come, they already had to leave because they had something super important to do? Can you imagine how heartbroken they must feel when they had to cut their time short and you didn't even have the chance to say goodbye?" Pinkie rambled.

"Come on, Pinkie. It's not that bad. Besides, they'll be plenty more times to have fun with your best friends," Rainbow retorted.

"Ah have to say, it's a might nice to see some of our other friends meet up with us when they normally don't have the time to," AJ added.

"It's certainly nice to do a little catching up with them, what with everything that's happened recently. It's good to just sit down and relax with your friends," Fluttershy continued.

"It certainly is," came another voice that wasn't Twilight or one of the others had spoken.

"SUNSET!" They all cheered.

"Nice to see you again," Starlight said.

"Same. Hey, Twilight. Something bothering you?" Sunset asked tp the lavender mare.

"Yeah. It's this book," Twilight answered as she levitated the book over to Sunset. The orange mare took it in her magic and looked it over.

"My Tiny Dragon, huh? Never heard of it,"

"I know right? It's so weird. I mean, I walk into my library trying to pick out a book for all of us to read, and all of a sudden, this book just comes out of nowhere. It makes no sense,"

"What makes no sense?" came another voice.

"This book. I have no idea where or who it came from, Tempest,"

"Interesting..." the mulberry coated mare said quietly.

Just then the book started to glow immensely, blinding the mares and drake as it pages flapped wildly, a wind building up. After a few seconds, the light faded and no one was there. The book closed as the cover lit up. The white dragon that was on the cover was replaced with a lavender dragoness with a ruby red underbelly wearing a collar of a six point star.