The young dragon spent a full day enjoying his time above ground. Rolling in grass and swimming in the nearest lake he was able to find. After making a quick note of his experience that he left at the mouth of the hidden cave, he made his way to his first and primary destination.

Several days passed as he wrote down in his journal about the new things he saw and the animals he met along the way. Sadly he noticed that there was a lack of other creatures that he was able to talk to.

At the start of his third week of his travel through Equestria, he saw a strangely failure hill. Digging through his bags, he pulled out an old map and scanned it. After a moment he rolled it up and pranced in place as he let out an excited squeal before galloping over the hill.

"I can't believe I found Sweet Apple Acres!" He cheered as he passed the remains of a barn. "Or what's left of it. I finally found…" He slid to a stop as he reached a hill overlooking a town and looked in shock and heartbreak. "Ponyville."

Sitting on his haunches he took a deep breath and sighed. Looking at the town he saw how time had dealt a lethal blow to the town and how natur had taken over. Gulping, he got up and slowly made his way into town.

With each step, his heart sank. But with the sight of the crystal castle still standing. He still had hope that something of the past had survived. And just as he was about to open the door, a strange sensation passed through him. As if a flame that had lay dormant in him bursted into life. Not only that but somehow it felt as though the castle had taken a deep breath.

Gulping he opened the door and entered. For the time being, this would be his home he decided. At least until he had explored every corner of the castle.

Several hours passed as he looked around and noted what each room had. After finding what he guessed was the library, he sat and looked through some of the books in hope to learn what life was like before magic vanished.

Even though the library was big and learning about the past was a bit exciting, he still had rooms he wanted to look into. With a deep sigh he left the books for later and went to the next room he had yet to look into. And what he found was all the prof he needed that the legends were real.

"The map." He gasped as he calmly approached the large table. "This is so awesome!" Curious about the chairs, he sat in a random chair and looked at the table. "I wonder if it really works… or has too much time passed without magic?"

He placed a claw on the table and quickly jerked away as the table lit up. Blinking he looked at it in wonder as a voice seemed to whisper to him. "What? I can't do that. I'm only part dragon. Besides, dragons haven't been able to breathe fire for… like a very long time." He countered.

After a moment of thought he narrowed his eyes at the table. "Wait a second… glowing table… disembodied voice…" Blinking in realization he heard the voice confirm his suspension. Shrugging he took a deep breath and felt the flame in him grow. And in a single breath covered the table in a bright red flame for a few moments.

Landing back in the chair, he caught his breath and watched as the flames were pulled into the table, moments before a purple mare appeared with a smile standing on the table turned map.

"Hello your majesty. I have been waiting a long time to meet you." She said softly with a bow. He on the other claw sat there with a look of complete shock on his face.

Author's Note

The first official chapter of his adventure is up and ending on a bombshell. With how the show ended, I thought this would be an interesting way to tie things together. And I'll admit, it was a bit fun doing this chapter.