Cynder is 'not Spikes special somedragon'

By: Black--Soul

Inspired by:
harlock5399 now Silas5399

From the story: Reborn as a dragon

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Chapter 22 - Fifth year living in Equestria

Cynder enjoyed the end of the fourth year and start of the Fifth year living in Equestria once more with family and friends. Watching as for once all sisters together performed the Summer Solstice event with the Apple-Pear Family and Discord baby sitting the small ones.
The foals if the apple clan and Cadance, not ponies in general. Though he did that to in time.

Despite all Discord had done for everyone, was he not welcomed by most. He didn't care that mutch, because the ones caring for him, did all the more. He truly feel loved by his family and the Apple-Pear family clan that see him as the odd ball of the family instead of anything more negativ as most other did.

Being there to witness how Equestria shaped up for the better than his counterpart would have allowed them so early, did made him wonder what that Tree was up to... he might have underestimated that crystal plant, if it managed something like his stone imprisonment for thousands of years.

The Tree of Harmony was currently strangling a dragon to death that wanted to make a meal out of it.

Perhaps replacing Tirek with a Dragon was a bad idea after all... but the selection was rather limited overall.

Little Prince Solaris Blueblood and
Princess Mi Amore Cadenza absolutely loved the event like the last time.
When Discord added some fireworks into it, did they loved it even more!

Cynder as always flabbergasted, running around the area from awesomeness overloading her mind just witnessing the mind blowing event.

The God of Chaos sure enjoyed this chaos generating human in dragon body.
Humans are always so delightful unpredictable and chaotic.

Celestia released all healed ponies that had since be restored sufficiently and showed to be mentally stable enough to be returned from Tarterus to their family, if they had somepony left to get back to. Unfortunately had somecreatures nowhere to go, so Celestia hired them for anything they are good for.

If no open space was in that job line, she just make some space. She financialy supported them until they would stand steady on their own.
Or they died of old age... or related illnesses.
What ever come first.
Helping her citizen was always worth spending money on them.

A few that got cured, unfortunately had been in the end stages of their natural life's or their mind had been destroyed to mutch by the parasitic magical illness. There was not mutch that could be done about them.
Celestia financial support them by giving them caretakers and moved on with her life.

Discord was magicaly to exhausted to help everyone, but occasionally despite all odds, did some younger ponies recovered all on their own.
Noone could explain it and a certain Draconequus was just happy they got better all on their own, while wearing his trademark smile when noone watched.

Celestia worst fears come true about Cynder getting discovered when someone suggested that the parasitic infection cure was probably a combination out of Cynders enchantment breaking tail ability, since the parasitic magical illness could be counted as malicious enchantment in their educated opinion.
That and Cynder getting transported from Ponyville to Canterlot, but never arriving there.

They got to close for comfort to the truth, but there wasn't anything that could be done to undo it.
One more reason to increase security for Cynder and keep placing Agents in Ponyville.

That eventually someone would come for Cynder was clear, but they really hoped the dragon welp could enjoy a normal life a little while longer... every year full of cherished memories.

But with all that was dependent on Cynder, no risk could be taken.
Cadance and Cynder night food raids would have to be stopped and a bakery and kitchen addition got added to the Apple-Pear Family house with a specially hired personal staff, to get stuff ready when needed to satisfy the nightly sweet tooth.

Not ideal, but they had to compromise... life is build around compromises after all.

Cynder, Cadance, Applejack and Big Macintosh got more schooling help, as the royal family hired teachers for young students. Cynder take the best to math and magical glyph topics.
The pony foals did well to anything as expected to their age mental development.
Cadance was surprisingly good at math and magic glyph teachings just like Cynder.
She would apparently make a fine ruler one day indeed... with the right guidance and a lifetime spend with friends and family.

To Queen Chrysalis dismay did her Agents all over the world reported how their royalty demanded them to acquire information about the cure. What component had it so effective towards ponies in the first-time, what about the rumors about the Apple-Pear clan dragon being a part of it and if there was a way to steal research to see if the pony princess of the day really had problems developing non-pony cures.

It took a lot of medical and magic bullshit, but beyond superficial knowledge about 'that can't be used for a Abesinian like for a pony because it would be poisonous' or a 'Minatorian cow would potencial become infertile when certain medications are introduced', did Chrysalis do overall good enough to convince them that:

• Yes, it actually is so bloody complicated as expected curing it.

• No, they could not find a short cut to avoid paying for the research costs.

• No, the researcher could not be bribed, or their notes could be acquired, unless they wanted to get catched by Black Hoove Agents.

• The rumors about the Dragon could not be confirmed or found to be false. Especially with Cynder being passively under observation, because princess Cadance was a honorary sister.

Celestia did release a few successful attempts of cured non-ponys that in general didn't lead to a reliable cured to non-ponies in general. That mutch Celestia could give for the ungrateful alliance partners.

Just good Chrysalis had her hooves in everyones national information network.
Otherwise things might have gone south.

Cynder in general enjoy physical excercises. Her strength was her speed and agility, but she was now starting to lack behind her pony siblings more and more in physical strength.

Cynder unfortunately could not keep up with them in strength and endurance.
How well Cynder would be in flight versus Cadance would not been seen for decades to come.

But Cadance was a immortal and Cynder was a very long lived species. So noone was in a hurry to find out.
Well... maybe Cynder, but only because she was jealous about Cadance flight abilities as of yet.

When at last Cadance started to slowly increase the heights she fly in, did Cynder started to dream about flying and not even the dream parasites could ruine it for her!

Thanks to Cadance bright pink feathers and fur coloring was it not necessary for her to be close to the ground to let Cynder watch her and cheer her on.
As always did Cynder was there to cheer her on to keep her motivated.

Cynder seem to be at awe at that aerial display of Cadance making barrel rolls and loopings in high enough heights to not risk a 'crash and burn'. (Crashing on the ground and suffering frictional burn from the grass or earth ground, until she comes to a stand).

When Cynder tested her maximum telepathy range, did they measured 200 meters.
With growing age would she most likely have that increased.

Cynder almost got shining eyes, when she imagined her puppets flying. With her direct control abilities, could she experience flight prematurely perhaps?

Cynder wish to 'kiss the sky on her own strength' might come closer than expected yet... later than it could have come in use over the years before.

Cynder had continued her training with commanding her Golems, while beside them in her original body and inside a directly controlled puppet besides other puppets following around.

Her progress was slower than she hoped, but over the year did her training showed a good increase in more precise outcomes.
The intent was more important that the phrasing of the orders given.

Also a polite asked task was still higher in command structure than a Alicorn stated command.

The summoning individual was always first in the structure of command. Her order also invalidate previously by Alicorns given orders.

Cynders training with the living puppets even become more entertaining and difficult, when group/squads actions started to become part of the training.

While Cynder tried to keep her puppets actively coordinated outside direct control, did they messed up more often than Cynder worried they would. In time would she get the fine commanding out of her puppets, but this was a skill set she would have to work on.

In turn would her puppets be years later as proficient as their master upon summoning, no matter if out of pure dark magic and there for temporarily or with a sacrefice of wood, made permanently to stay.

The puppets borrowed her experiences and statistical abilities in all things that their limits allowed for. While not the strongest, fastest or to durable, they had unlimited stamina and never needed rest, sleep, water or food.

These puppets would make for very high grade guards in the future!

Cynder didn't grow in dexterity in her own body, but that didn't stop her from becoming better in her puppet control training it.
Knifes, short swords, long swords, long bow, crossbow, combat staff and spear training.
Cynder had a very busy time when she wasn't playing with her siblings or enjoyed extended napping.

Very unexpected did Luna and Nightmare discovered that puppets could be controlled during sleeping periods. It was a more sluggish control, better for any non combat related task, but it could be done.

Suddenly could Cynder keep herself busy learning or excercise with her puppets during night time.

Unfortunately was that when Cynder had the brilliant idea to continue her food raids, just with the extra step of smuggling the food into the house.

All Black Hooves hoove palmed at that new headache, Queen Chrysalis to their dismay enjoyed to see how dedicated Cynder was to get her sweet tooth filled with sugar.

When Cynder started to use squad tactics to cover her food raids from Black Hooves that tried counter raid her liberated food, was a new game born.

Catch that Candy/Fish/Muffin/Cupcake.
The game was on... just one more way to keep the mischievous yet silly dragoness entertained.

Cynder started to play dirty when up to 18 Black Hooves simply outnumbered her 10 living puppets. Cynder just invented the next day the water pistol with dark pepper combination.

Not a month later was a refined version made available for non lethal take downs of criminals!

This was not going to be the last thing Cynder bring to Equestria... the stun baton would become the go to non lethal weapons besides the pepper water rifles.

Author's Note

Working from time to time on my already released chapters as some might notice.

Stay snuggly

Edited and improved:
10.04.2024