Dragons. A once feared ruler of the sky and land. Near the end of the rule of Princess Twilight, they seemingly vanished from Equestria. Little was known to the ponies as to why. The only truth they knew was that they vanished around the same time that magic did.

Many moons and generations pass as the knowledge of dragons slowly slipped from the minds of the ponies of Equestria. Little did anypony know. The dragons hadn't truly vanished. Instead, they had gone into hiding. Taking with them they took knowledge gifted by the Princess.

Along with the dragons, several other creatures took refuge in a secret cave system. And throughout the generations, unexpected couples formed.

Though the title of Dragon Lord became more of a title held by one family. The principles they learned from the ponies held.

Little did any of them know. The day the world would learn of their existence would come with the return with an old friend.

An old purple dragon laid in his cave as he watched a group of young students as they waited eagerly for his big announcement.

"Can we get this over with?" One of the students huffed. "We all know who's missing." She let out a huff. "He's probably taking a nap somewhere."

"I wouldn't be surprised if that lazy dork fails." Another added.

"I know right? We're supposed to be studying for our finals." A third sighed. "Why can't he actually come to class like the rest of us?"

"Don't know. But he's definitely not earning any points in loyalty." One remarked. "Not to mention him lying about his dad wanting him to help bring fish to the other elders."

The purple dragon huffed and glared at them before turning to the mouth of his cave. He couldn't help but to smile as memories rushed through his head. There definitely was something about that rascal that reminded him of some old friends.

Deep in the cave, a young drac stood next to a large reflective crystal and looked himself over. "Looking good." He remarked proudly before running a claw over his ember spine. "Hopefully the elder doesn't mind, I took a look outside again." He paused for a moment and gulped. "Hopefully dad isn't mad either."

Taking a deep breath he reached up and brushed his fur. "Sometimes I hate having a coat." He groaned. "Even if it's lava proof. It's still a pain to clean sometimes." With a shrug, he started to make his way to the main cavern where he was expecting an angry group.

As he was rounding the corner to enter the cavern, he froze and looked around in confusion. "Who's there?" Turning, he noticed a crystal pillar and looked closely at it. "What was it the elder said…" Sighing, he pulled back and shook his head. "Forget about it."

He let out a sigh and turned to continue his walk. "Magic hasn't been in Equestria for moons." He laughed at the thought. "Not that it wouldn't be cool if it returned." He paused again and glanced back at the crystal. "Maybe they'd let me out if the stories were true." He sighed. "Maybe it'd be able to convince them."

Taking a deep breath he walked into the main cave. As he had expected, his father was waiting for him. But to his surprise wasn't mad. After a quick talk about what the purple elder told him, his father gathered a few things and granted him his wish to explore the outside world.

One tearful farewell later, he started his journey.

Journal entry day one
Father has finally let me explore the world outside the cave. I'm really excited about camping under Luna's stars and watching Celestia's sun rise in the morning. I only hope that I'll be able to find somepony left in the legendary town. Or at least some kind of hint as to where they disappeared to. It might take time. But I will get there and hopefully the stories won't be proven a lie the elders came up with to make us behave.

I'll try to write more if and when something interesting happens. And hopefully something does.

Author's Note

First official chapter will include a lot of stuff that likely will go against what is canin. But I don't care. I'm working off the movie and gen 4 information. So heads up. The towns mentioned in the movie are NOT Canterlot and Ponyville. But are on the east coast of Equestria. Also the "Tree of harmony" in the movie isn't the true tree of harmony. (For what I hope is obvious reasons)