The Rise of the Equestria Dragons

A new morning!

Spike slept comfortably in his new bed. Last year he and Smolder went through a major growth spurt, both dragons suddenly went through a scale change after both increasing. Now Spike was almost as tall as Garble, his baby fat had completely disappeared, and he had taken on a slim, slightly muscular shape. His snout had lengthened slightly, making it roughly like Smolder's. The spines on his back and head were no longer round, but sharp and pointed. The Orange Dragoness had explained to him and his friends that this was normal for dragons. Originally, dragons underwent very rapid forms of growth because their lives were much more dangerous and had to adapt quickly. They also wouldn't experience such growth in the next few years, which Twilight and her friends were pleased about.

His room was redecorated by Twilight and Starlight, while Rarity, provided new clothes for the more mature dragon.
Rainbow Dash helped Spike train to be able to fly properly with his new body. Meanwhile, Applejack helped him use his new strength in a controlled manner. When they began practicing on Sweet Apple Acres, the dragon that had grown damaged more than just one tree. After a while, Spike got used to everything, but he didn't yet know what the future had in store for him. Now, he was bothered by the sun shining on his face. The purple dragon turned around in his bed when suddenly his bed shook.

"Not again...": Spike sighed and got up from his mattress, he put on a red shirt with short sleeves and matching pants.

His path took him through the crystal corridor, straight to the library. As soon as Spike opened the door to the room, he was met by a pile of books that buried his feet. It looked the same in the library, books were lying on the floor everywhere. There seemed to be something buried in the middle of the printed matter that slowly began to move and emerge from the books.

“Your tail again, Twilight?” the dragon asked incredulously and began to pick up the books.

"It's not my fault, it's so long and if I turn around too suddenly it's like a whip.": said his foster sister and shook the book from her head.

It was still strange for Spike to see Twilight in her current state. Instead of a pony, a dragon stood before him. Her scales were a darker purple than those of her number one assistant, with dark purple on her belly and lower jaw. The female still had the hairstyle she had as bangs, except that it wasn't hair. It was actually a series of fin scales, thousands of them gathered in a single line, that looked like her old mane. She even had the same colored strands of hair inside as her old mane. She had a long tail, and the spikes on it were the same color tone as her hairstyle. The end of her tail also consisted of a series of fin scales and was partially reminiscent of her tail. What was also new were the ears, which were a little longer than her old ones and looked quite goblin-like. There were also short scales that looked how fell fluff. Two long, straight horns that were slightly curved protruded from her head. Right next to the two horns, two smaller ones grew that were also straight and curved at the same time. There was also another one horn on her forehead that was slightly curved. Instead of her alicorn wings, she had two large leather wings, and her wings had a large, outward-curving claw in the middle. Her snout had also become much longer and looked more dragon-like. In terms of size, she was a little bigger than her foster brother.

Spike had to swallow and often remind himself not to stare. In her pony form, the male dragon had never found his foster sister so attractive, now as a dragon, she was just hot. And that wasn't just due to the species swap, the female's body had also changed a lot. Twilight was already slim before, but now she had a sexy hourglass figure. As well, as matching long legs, with strong thighs and delicate arms. Her breasts had grown from D to E cups and her hips were really voluptuous.
The fact that everything was enough to drive any male crazy. But the Princess of Friendship had also started dressing very provocatively. Now, she was only wearing a white shirt with only half the buttons fastened. Which gave her a huge cleavage, Spike was just waiting for her breasts to pop out, and she also wore tight shorts that didn't even cover half of her thighs and were tight on the hips.

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"Are you... are you okay?" Spike asked cautiously, trying not to stare too much.

“It… It’s fine… I’m just trying to distract myself. The current situation is not easy, and I still have a lot to process.” Twilight said, slightly dejected, and helped pick up the books.

Spike knew what Twilight was talking about, which also depressed him. Shortly after his growth spurt, a disease began to spread among the ponies, quickly becoming a plague. At first, it only affected the older ones, but then quickly attacked the younger ones as well. Almost in just a week, Equestria had become the epicenter of an epidemic, the princesses quickly acted and enclosed the entire country under a magical shield with the help of Eris the Draconequus. Thanks to quick action, the spread of the disease was prevented. Unfortunately, it was too late for the ponies within Equestria, as the first inhabitants of the land soon died. Twilight was glad that she had sent Smolder, Yona, Ocellus, Silver Stream, and Gallus home before the first pony even got sick. Especially when her friends got sick and suffered from high fevers that threatened to burn her.

Strangely enough, stallions in particular were affected by a very severe course of the disease, they usually got sick more quickly than mares and also died more quickly from the disease. In the first few weeks, all the older stallions had already died, and soon the ponies also died of middle-aged males. No matter how hard the doctors and researchers tried, they could neither find a cure nor stop the epidemic. As the disease spread among the younger ponies, Twilight noticed that Spike didn't get sick. An investigation revealed that Spike's body physiology was immune to the disease. It was logical, the inside of a dragon's body was in an entirely different state than that of ponies. The princess knew what had to be done, but it came at a high price. They had to turn the population into dragons, which also meant that the ponies would disappear from the world. Perhaps there would be others outside Equestria who would ensure the survival of their race. But for the great pony nation they had built here, it was the end. Just like it was for the pony magic, if they turned into dragons, they would never be able to use their pony magic again. To save the remaining lives and finally eradicate the disease before it affected other species, they carried out their plan.

Before the princesses carried out their plan, Celestia and Luna stored some of their magic in an amulet so that they could at least move the sun and moon. As well as in the shield so that it would last for a longer period of time even after her transformation. Together with Eris and the best unicorn magicians that still existed, they carried out their plan and turned their people into dragons. It was a shock to most, even when they found out about the princesses' plan. But since it was a matter of life and death, the ponies quickly came to terms with the fact. Practically overnight, the pony population disappeared and only dragons remained.

The plague disappeared immediately and thanks to the control of the current dragon guards, the plague gradually disappeared from the rest of the empire's animals as well. Unfortunately, the casualties were great, with approximately half of Equestria's female population dying due to the disease. It was even worse for the males, only a quarter survived.
Most were foals, as the disease first affected adults rather than younger ones. Unfortunately, there were many acquaintances among the victims, in Twilight's case, it was her brother. After the plague was no longer a problem, the survivors were finally able to bury and say goodbye to their deceased. Spike could still remember Shining Armor's funeral and the grieving family. The white unicorn stallion had been his brother, losing him hurt him immensely. Things were even worse for Cadence and Flurry Heart, as did Twilight. It was thus cruel that the bodies had to be burned because of the epidemic. Nothing was allowed to remain from the dead, except a memorial stone.

After that, the struggle began to deal with the new situation, which was not easy. There were no truly large dragons other than Celestia and Luna, as dragons took almost centuries to grow as large as Torch. Nevertheless, they had to plan for the future and the food also had to be reorganized. Due to the plague, some cities were barely as populated as before, so the remaining, now dragon, residents took up some tasks and moved closer together. The coastal areas in particular were now more important than ever before. Since a purely vegetarian diet was no longer possible, most residents switched to fish. Everything was stable presently, but a lot needed to be done for the future, and some of the old population who were now dragon still hadn't adjusted to the new body after almost a year.

This was also true for Twilight, she had lost her magic and, practically, everything she had worked so hard for. She also had to deal with some dragon habits, as well as the fire and cravings for her crystal castle. Now, the purple dragoness was trying to find a new way to use her magic, believing that perhaps dragon fire could be more magical than the dragons realized. But already she had few results, and the fact that she almost always knocked things over with her tail didn't help.

As Spike was putting the books away, he noticed that Twilight had stared over at him and then immediately looked away in embarrassment. Recently, the behavior between the two foster siblings has changed a lot. Especially after Shining Armor's funeral, Spike often stayed with the dragon all night and comforted her, and the female often cried too. He often even slept in the same bed with her and held her while Twilight cried on him. The dragon also had to motivate his foster sister to eat because she forgot her hunger in her grief. He wanted to do everything to make her feel better. Shining Armor would definitely have expected him to be there for Twilight during this difficult time. But after the dragoness got better, she started to behave differently towards him.

She became more affectionate and wanted to spend more time with him, even when he was reading comics, the female would join him. She still read her own books, but somehow the female always stayed close to him. Twilight even often sat next to Spike and leaned against his body. She also didn't mind that the increased physical contact meant her breasts were pressed against his arms or his hands. Or that she sat with her seductive ass on his lap, no matter what it triggered in the male. They also spent evenings together, where Twilight often overslept, and Spike had to carry her to her bed. He always wore her in bridal style, and the dragon could swear that the dragoness was always snuggled against his arm. The male had initially believed that she was simply looking for something closer and comfort during these times. Now he wasn't so sure anymore. When the two had finally put all the books back on the shelf, Spike noticed that the female twitched her shoulder a little and rubbed it.

"Spike, I think I have a bit of tension in my shoulder. Please give me a massage." Twilight asked in a loving tone and looked at him with big puppy eyes.

The male dragon immediately became weak at the look and replied slightly shyly, “Um… yeah… no problem.”

The dragoness immediately smiled and walked towards a red armchair that was standing in the room. The purple dragon could practically see her looking over her shoulder, careful not to throw anything with her tail. She sat down in the chair, which was a little too small for her, and looked at Spike, who stood behind the armchair and began to massage. His claw began to knead the female's shoulder, causing Twilight to moan pleasantly. When the dragon was younger, it was often carried by the former mare. Her body was rather soft and cuddly for a pony. Now, as a dragon, her body felt solid and her scales supple.

From his position, the male could see well over the dragon's head, right into her generous cleavage. He could see a lot of Twilight's gorgeous tits, and he couldn't help but wonder if she was even wearing a bra. Every time the female moved, they wiggled around seductively. At the same time, the Princess of Friendship moaned loudly and sensually. She began leaning her head against his arm and rubbing her cheeks against him. Spike froze momentarily at the gesture, her cheeks felt delicious against his arm, and he could hear dragoness begin to purr. She began to look up at his astonished face, causing Spike to look away, embarrassed. Twilight began to giggle in amusement, which Spike found adorable. The male dragon began to look at the female again, who gave him a sultry and slightly dreamy look. Just that look triggered something in Spike, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't take his eyes off the female in front of him. He didn't even notice Twilight's hands touching his jaw and slowly pulling his head towards her face.

“Good morning.”: the two suddenly heard a voice coming through the door, whereupon Spike immediately jumped back and took a few steps away from the chair.

An annoyed groan escaped from the purple dragoness's snout, and he even snorted out a small cloud of smoke in frustration. With a slightly stern look, she looked towards the door to see the newcomer. It was none other than Starlight Glimmer, her former student and current guidance counselor at her school. Like all ponies, the former unicorn had undergone the transformation to a dragon and now had light pink scales instead of fur. The scales on her belly and jaw were a pale shade. Just like Twilight, the female had the same hairstyle with the same color scheme that she had as a pony, except there was no hair but a row of fin scales. Her tail was a little shorter than her roommate's and was forked at the end. The two forked tips had a striped pattern that resembled her old mane. Unlike Spike Twilight, she only had nine dark pink spikes at the end of her tail, which ran exactly along her forked tip. Although she had no wings as a pony, she now had two wings as a dragon. They were pink on the outside and light pink on the inside, and her wings were not as big as Twilight's. Her delicate face still resembled her old ones, even her snout was the same length as it had been as a pony. However, she now had sharper teeth and two pointed canines. Her ears were a little longer, and she had two short horns that grew out just above her ears. As well as two that protruded from her head. Just like Twilight, she still had a horn on her forehead, like she had when she was a unicorn. As well as a short, barely visible one on her nose. In terms of size, she was almost as tall as Twilight but a little smaller.

Starlight had also changed after her transformation; even as a unicorn, her body was very attractive. Now she had a well-toned stomach, long shapely legs and arms. Her breasts had grown to DD cups, and her ass also looked larger and very inviting. Spike was very attracted to her new look, she looked stunning. What was only emphasized by her outfit was that she wore a short-sleeved, cropped, dark blue blouse with a zipper. The pink female had only closed it up to under her breasts so that the neckline was huge. Spike couldn't say for sure about Twilight, but he was certain about Starlight. The pink dragon wasn't wearing a bra, everyone could see that at first glance. She also wore a white, tight-fitting skirt that reached halfway down her thigh.

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"I didn't bother you two for anything, did I?" Starlight asked in a cheeky and amused voice, with Spike still blushing.

“Um... no... I just wanted... You know... I forgot is that I promised the others that I would help them. Furthermore, I'd best get going straight away so I can be finished by lunchtime. See you later.” said the male dragon shyly and left the library, the two females waving after him.

When they heard the front door, the mood immediately changed, and both dragonesses immediately looked at each other irritably. Twilight got up from the armchair and walked towards her former student with a serious step, you could even feel the ground shaking a little. The pink dragon didn't let that intimidate her, she returned the look with her arms crossed and even let out a contemptuous cloud of smoke.

“What is this, why are you getting into my parade like that?” said the purple female sternly and whipped her tail.

"We talked about it… no solo tour. You are not the only one for whom, the situation is too much, and the family has lost. Everything in Equestria has just changed, the last thing we need now is arguments between the females." Starlight explained and pressed her breasts against the princess's.

“What difference does it make, we all agreed. We all have feelings for Spike, and no one is left out. Is it so bad if I take the first step?” Twilight asked in a serious tone and even growled a little.

"Um…YES! We agreed we would do this together. But above all, Ember hasn't enlightened him yet, and don't you think that the topic takes priority now?" asked the pink dragon and took a step back.

"The princesses have agreed to sort out the problem together with Ember. I offered to help, but Princess Celestia would rather I take care of everything here in Ponyville while Cadence takes care of everything in Manehattan. I even heard that she sent her secretary Raven Inkwell to Fillydelphia to enlighten everyone.": said the purple female matter-of-factly and turned her head away in a huff.

"All the more reason for you to stick to our agreement. Please remember, the others are in the same situation as you.": Starlight admonished her friend sternly, who just sighed.

"Well, I have such and such an appointment at the town hall today. Mayor Mare wants the details of the festival, Pinkie Pie has been working on it quite diligently over the last few days. Your plan is worked out down to the last detail, which I'm almost jealous of.": Twilight murmured and wanted to leave.

She turned around, hitting the bookshelf with her tail, causing a small avalanche of books to fall to the floor. Raising an eyebrow, Starlight looked at the other female, who had flinched at the noise. The purple dragoness gritted her teeth and began to pick up the print, her old tail had never caused this much trouble.