My Little Pony: Skyward Bound

Everything is dark. Nothing but darkness covers what anyone can see. Suddenly, out from the darkness, a bright flame can be seen. Is it a flame of hope? Or one of despair? No one can tell from this distance. Suddenly without warning, the flame goes away.

Twilight was currently in her library, reading books on fauna. Yesterday, she and her friends had stopped the Plundervines, allowing the purple alicorn to take part in the Festival of the Sun. The incident had wanted the studious alicorn to read up on various fauna, in case something like this ever happened again.

"This is strange Spike..." Twilight said to her dragon companion.

"What do you mean? Things are peaceful here." Spike said.

"Exactly. Right about now is when Rainbow Dash would usually swoop in, wanting to help me with my flying." Twilight said.

Meanwhile, up above the library, the pegasus in question was practicing for the Wonderbolts. She had managed to stick high enough to where she wouldn't run into the Golden Oaks Library even if she tried. That's when she spotted something. "What the heck is--" The Cyan pegasus was cut off, when what she spotted suddenly smacked right into her, causing her to start falling and fast.

And it was then and there, that both the pegasus and the thing that hit her to crash into the basement of the Golden Oak's Library. "Rainbow Dash!" Twilight yelled out, she went down into the basement. "Rainbow Dash, are you okay?" Twilight asked. But then, she got a good look at what hit Rainbow Dash: A mysterious Green Dragon.

"Please...help me..." the dragon said before they suddenly fell unconcious.

"How'd this dragon get in Ponyville?!" Twilight exclaimed. But she decided to help the dragon none the less.

A bit later, the dragon was healed up and rested enough. "Geez, what the heck dude? What exactly were you thinking?" Rainbow Dash asked the dragon.

"Trying to fly with something I just whipped up. Thing is, I got a little...to high. Caused my make shift wooden wing contraption to burn up and cause me to come falling down." The dragon said.

"You actually put together a make shift wing rig?!" Twilight exclaimed.

"Yeah. I want to be able to get up in the air. So, I tinker and create wing rigs. Mostly for myself though. Hoping to eventually branch out. All the other dragons call me weird for it though. So, I left." The dragon said.

"So that's why you're in Ponyville? Getting away from the other dragons?" Spike asked.

"Yeah. I'm surprised you're not making fun of me for wanting to fly." The green dragon asked.

"Spike is different from the other dragons by a mile." Rainbow Dash said.

"That's part of growing up around Ponies." Spike said.

"Heh. Hope you don't mind me staying around for a bit then. Maybe I'll even stay forever. This seems like it'd be a nice place to finally call home." The green dragon said.

"But most ponies are afraid of Dragons." Twilight said. "...Although I'll be frank, you look like you'd be about teenage years. Maybe around my age." She added.

"Yeah. This is actually normal for a dragon my age. I only do a bit of hoarding. It's in moderation so I don't go completely greed driven. Would rather avoid that if I can help it. Because I would sooner want to protect others then cause them harm." The green dragon said.

"Wow. I can get behind that. So, got a name bucko?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"Oh how rude of me. The name is Match." The Green dragon said.

"Match? As in matches or matchstick?" Twilight said.

"No; Match as in Match." Match said.

"Your a strange fellow, Mr. Match." Spike said.

"Hey, you don't have to call me Mr. Match. You're almost as old as I am." Match said. "Even if you don't look it." He added.

"Huh? Wait what?" Twilgiht was confused.

"Dragons tend to age a little differently than ponies. I'm almost fourteen actually." Match said.

"How long ago was that?" Rainbow Dash asked, curious.

"About a month ago, why do you ask?" Match said.

"...Dang, your like only a year younger then I am." Rainbow Dash said.

"Wait, are you saying he's only a year younger then you? I thought you were about the same age as the rest of me and the others?" Twilight asked.

"Heh...I certainly act that way, huh?" Rainbow Dash asked. "I'm actually almost fifteen. Will be fifteen later this year." She added.

"...Dang. That actually makes you younger than I am by a few months." Twilight admitted.

"Would be kind of wierd if you were all exactly the same age." Match said.

"He's got a point." Rainbow Dash said.

"But wait, how can I be almost Match's age, when I just celebrated my ninth birthday last year?" Spike asked.

"Wait your that young? Wow. If I was you, I'd start looking for a girlfriend. Wish I could find one soon. When a dragon reaches sixteen, they can have...urges that are impossible to contain by yourself." Match said.

"What sort of urges?" Twilight asked.

"Let's just say, if Spike or I don't have a loving girlfriend by that time, we can go on a greed driven sex spree. And trust me, those are the worst kind." Match said.

Every pony in the room let that sink in for a while. ...Maybe I should look into getting with Sweetie Belle instead of Rarity if that's the case. Rarity has not shown any signs of returning my affections towards her. Maybe it's best I start looking elsewhere. Spike thought to himself.

"Okay, I did NOT need that image right now." Rainbow Dash said. "Still, I suppose since your not causing any trouble, and you falling into me was just an accident, then perhaps Twilight can convince the residents of Ponyville to let you stay." She said.

"...Rainbow Dash, when did you ever get so smart?" Twilight asked.

"Says the one with a long-distance relationship with a certain crystal empire guard." Rainbow Dash said.

Suddenly Twilight blushed. "YOU PROMSIED YOU WOULD NEVER TEASE ME ABOUT THAT!" Twilight suddenly shouted.

"Well that's for forgetting that you're a PRINCESS now, Twilight." Rainbow Dash said. "Sure you may not want to flaunt it, but maybe you could at least use that position in a situation like this. I wasn't born yesterday after all." She added.

"...Dammit Rainbow, you can be so insufferable at times, but I wouldn't have you any other way." Twilight said.

“Plus, he can stay at my place. I got room.” Rainbow Dash said.

“Wait what?” Twilight was obviously confused.