Spike slept the night away in this new world he's found himself in, he tried sleeping the best he could with what he's had to think about now that he's here, he was really surprised the other dragon leaders are alright with him staying here, but he's also glad that they are, because it will give him ways to learn about this world and it's culture.

Spike's been here less then a day, and he already can see just how much more culture the dragons of this world have compared to Equestria, sure his kind has the history of the Dragon Lords and all, but Spike hasn't had much teachings about them either, as well as the fact most dragons are mainly brutes, compared to what the dragons of this world look to be more interested in, with magic, studying spells, and they're own legends that Spike's interested with hearing.

Though despite all he's eager to learn about, he still has one goal he has here, it's to find out who and where his mother is. While he's glad to have the support, and is more then happy to make friends here, this is the main question in his mind, and he just hopes there's something to this answer when he finally finds her.

The sun had risen in the Artisans world the next day once again, most dragons were starting to get up pretty early just around 7 in the morning, Spike was still sleeping in his new room to rest, but he didn't have long to sleep until he felt the sun hit his eyes. Spike groaned a little and started to wake up finally, he slept pretty well all things considered, but he still has to adjust to where he is now.

Spike yawned tiredly and got his bearings, he thought it was all a dream still and that he's still back home, but the moment he saw he was in this Dragon temple still, he sighed in relief knowing it's all real, and he doesn't have Twilight or his other friends here either...

"I really am on my own here.. " Spike said with a bit of guilt, he wished he could've told Twilight, Smolder or Ember about this, but the potion he had was a one way ticket, and only he could take it, while he hoped maybe they don't freak out with him suddenly being gone, he has a feeling they're gonna try and find a way to reach him.

"At least I'll have time to learn to be a dragon here.." Spike told himself tiredly while he was getting out of his bed, he really liked how nice his room was, it wasn't like the one he had at the castle, but he prefers the more simple things it has to it.

Spike was pretty interested in what he's gonna learn today, this is his first day in this Dragon Realm he came too, while he did come here to find his mom, he was also interested to know what kind of history that the dragons here have, and how things work around here.
"Maybe a little walk could help me wake up.." Spike said a bit tired still while he started to leave his room, Spike opened up his door and started making his way through the halls to better understand where he is right now.

While Spike thought this temple was really amazing from when he first saw it, after a while of walking and seeing all there is to the place, Spike was just more amazed with it all. Spike could see dozens of classrooms that looked to teach younger dragons about this world and history, as well as other talents they could be into like fighting, cooking, art, or magic, it really interested Spike with knowing how much more culture the dragons have here, and what more there could be to this world.
"Ember would be jealous of this place.. that's for sure.." Spike told himself while he kept looking around.

Spike still had a lot to think about how he's gonna handle himself here, he's completely alone in this situation, he doesn't have Twilight, Ember or any of his friends to help, this was a one way trip to a new life basically, and now that Spike's here, he just doesn't know how to properly do this.
"Maybe I should've taken a bit more time to prepare.." Spike told himself while he walked through the halls, but after passing by the library, he noticed someone else was inside it.

Spike carefully peaks into the door and sees Nestor was doing more research, Spike was surprised with him being here so soon, but this may be a usual thing him. Spike thought it would be best to have a little talk with him, and hoped he didn't mind him being here so early.
"Um.. Nestor, you alright?" Spike asked while he opened the door and went into the room.

Nestor was a bit surprised hearing Spike so suddenly, but once he saw Spike was entering the place, he calmed down a bit and closed the book he was currently reading.
"Ah, hello Spike, forgive me I was just doing some research again, I'm surprised your up so early, but I take it you at least slept well?" Nestor asked hopefully while they walked up to eachother.

Spike took a close reflection on how he did feel right now, and despite his worry's on what'll happen in the future, he's feeling a bit confident it'll all be alright here.
"I slept fine, I just had a lot to think about with what's happening right now, I'm still trying to get used to things around here, but I'm sure it'll be fine eventually." Spike replied while he looked around the large library.

This place was just as big as Twilight's library in her own castle, there looked to be tons of books that involve the dragons history, what they learn here, and how this world functions. Nestor noticed Spike looking at all the books around here, and got an idea on what he was thinking.
"Your interested in what our world is like aren't you? I can understand it, after all, if what you said is really true, then this Equestria you came from may not have the most.. interesting history with dragons, doesn't it?" Nestor asked while he went to pick a certain book Spike can read to understand things.

"I.. guess you can say that, it's mainly due to how different everything looks here, meeting the other leaders yesterday made me think of just what else there is here, and if some dragons can learn magic here, that's something I'm definitely gonna wanna learn too." Spike replied with an eager look.

Nestor chuckled a bit at that and went to give Spike one of the books he got.
"There will be much to learn, I'm already starting to assign you classes to take, you will be with Spyro in most of them, but if your interested in magic learning, I know a few teachers who can help you with it. For the meantime, you should look into this book, it'll give you more detail about each tribe there is in this world, it'll help you adjust here better." Nestor advised while he handed Spike the book.

Spike looked at the cover and was pretty interested with what it showed, it looked pretty small for a book, but it's probably for smaller dragons to understand easier.
"Thanks, I'll look into this. You know.. if dragons can really learn magic here, do you think... my mother learned here at some point too? She must have some skill if she was able to send me the letter from a different world.. and now I can only wonder where she is now.." Spike said with worry for her safety.

"It's okay Spike, if there's any sighting of another purple dragon out there, we'll get a report in soon. Purple Dragons are extremely rare and special here Spike, they can have the chance to wield powerful magic, and be stronger then any dragon out there, but it can be risky, that power could risk corrupting them, even with how young you and Spyro are, we have to take caution with how we handle things here." Nestor said while they were leaving the halls together.

Spike was interested with hearing that, but he had a few more questions on how this can work here.
"But I was born and raised in Equestria, and I'm pretty sure there were more then a few purple dragons around the Dragon Lands whenever I was there, but if our history and this worlds history is really different, then doesn't that mean if my mother came from this world, I could possibly learn powerful spells too?" Spike asked curiously while looking at how she did this.

Nestor hummed in response and took a small moment to think over that.
"It's possible, even if you were raised somewhere else, if your mother was still born, and raised here like all other Purple Dragons, that means you and Spyro both have potential to learn unique spells very few can learn. We've been teaching Spyro the most advanced stuff we have so he can be prepared for the worst, he may be a Purple Dragon, but he's still young, I'd say you look older then him even, but it's all so we can make sure dragons like him, and you can handle yourselves when your on your own out there." Nestor explained as they could see the sun rising out the windows.

Spike looked outside and could see some dragons starting to wake up, either from lights coming on in they're homes, the sun shone over the horizon in the Artisans world, and Spike smiled as he saw such a beautiful sight.
"I really look forward to it then, to wake up every day to a beautiful sight like this, it makes me eager to know more of what's gonna happen here. Do you know when I'm gonna start taking classes at least?" Spike asked looking up at him again.

"If all goes well, I'd say by the start of next week or so, so you have a few days to adjust and take it easy here, if your gonna explore more of the Artisans world, you should at least have a map, or someone with you to make sure you don't get lost." Nestor answered while he handed Spike a map of this world, he saw a few glowing points on certain parts of the map, but from the looks of it, they looked to lead to the other worlds around this place.

Spike took a closer look at the letter for a few more moments before he put it away, he had a bit more understanding on what that meant, and held both the map and the book in his arm to keep them secure.
"Thanks Nestor, I'll look forward to learning here, I'm sorry for any trouble that I may cause, but I'm just trying to get used to all of this, but I'm sure it'll turn out well hopefully." Spike said with a smile which Nestor liked the sound of.

"I hope you like it here kid, we'll let you know if we see anything regarding your mother, but for now, you should take your time here, and when your classes start, there will be much to do." Nestor advised which made Spike nod his head in response.

"I understand, I'll see you later then Nestor, I need time to think." Spike replied while he started walking out of the temple, Nestor only gave him a respectful wave goodbye while Spike left, and Spike was left to see what more there was to this place.

Spike spent what felt like the next hour making his way around the place, he saw almost every inch of this area in the Artisans world, he could see some small houses outside temple that were made of stone, yet some homes were carved into caves and tunnels around the area, it really interested Spike with how much more civilized these dragons are, it only makes him jealous that the dragons aren't like this in his world.

But as Spike went around the place, reading his new book to understand the tribes better, a familiar purple dragonfly was seen flying around the place. It had emerged through another portal within the Artisans world, looking mostly tired after flying so much, it was being careful not to run into any larger creatures, but it was still set on one goal that his former owner told it.

The dragonfly flew around the area, searching for any signs of another purple dragon that looked like her, it searched through every main tunnel, even peaking into some houses for any signs of it. But it wasn't finding anything, but that's when he heard a voice talking to itself, the dragonfly quickly peaked behind another corner and saw someone very familiar walking back to the temple.

Spike was walking by himself and was reading the book Nestor gave him, he wanted to be at this best here, and this book did carry some interesting stuff he should know about this world.
"So if some dragons can learn magic here, then what spells could they learn here? If my mother was skilled in magic, she could've been able to teleport certain things around, but what about herself? And would that make me strong enough to do it too?" Spike asked himself while he kept reading his book, he learned quite a bit by just this book alone, and was fascinated with wanting to learn more.

The dragonfly's hopes had perked up the moment it saw Spike, it meant the spell worked, and it was able to be sent to her son. Not wasting another second, the dragonfly immediately flew up to Spike in hopes it can help him find her. Spike kept reading away at the book just until he heard a strange buzz sound come right next to him.
"What the?" Spike asked himself right until he saw a purple dragonfly fly past him, Spike had a look of surprise seeing this thing, it looked similar to Sparx in some areas, but it seemed larger, and it looked.. excited to see Spike here?

"Who are you? Are you lost little guy?" Spike asked it while the dragonfly flew around him, making sure this was real, the dragonfly only smiled a bit and felt relieved to see that he found Spike after days of searching. Spike didn't know what to do here, was it looking for it's owner? Given that Sparx is always with Spyro, this one must have an owner or something to look after it.

"Are you looking for your owner? Did you get seperated from them or something?" Spike asked the thing while it flew around and tried to find something to explain itself.

Spike sighed a bit and put the book he had away, now he had this problem to deal with, and he didn't know whether or not he should tell Nestor, or figure this out on his own.
"What am I gonna do with you here little guy?" Spike asked himself while the thing tried speaking to him, but Spike couldn't understand his language which just left things more confusing.

But that's when a familiar voice came out and greeted him, Spike recognized what that voice was and he turned around and saw Spyro was up already, and Sparx was right besides him as well.
"There you are Spike, I was looking all over for you, you alright?" Spyro greeted while he and Sparx came up to him.
Spike looked at the dragonfly next to him and didn't know how to explain things, but made sure to make it clear for them both.
"I'm fine right now, but I just met this strange dragonfly, I think he may be lost, you know any dragon who has a dragonfly like him?" Spike asked pointing at the guy.

Spyro and Sparx took a closer look at the thing and tried to see if it was or not. Sparx came up to the guy and started speaking with it in their own language, the other one introduced itself and tried explaining itself without giving too much info away. Once Sparx had enough info, it flew to Spyro and told him what that thing's doing here.
"His name is Simon? And he doesn't have an owner? That's.. an interesting case.." Spyro asked after hearing what they were talking about.

"Hold on, you can understand them?" Spike asked looking at Sparx, and the other one named Simon now.
Spyro smiled a bit proudly and explained a bit on how he knows that
"Yeah, dragonfly's have their own language here, I took a while to learn it myself, but now that I understand Sparx, it's easier for us to handle things when we're on our own." Spyro explained which surprised Spike once again.

Spike looked at Simon and was still curious on what it's doing here, but after looking at the thing closer, Spike started to feel.. something strange just from looking at it.
"You alright Spike? Is everything okay?" Spyro asked while Spike kept looking at Simon.
"Yeah, I'm fine it's just.. there's something familiar about this guy.. but I can't tell what.." Spike replied getting a closer look at him.

Simon could tell Spike could see a similar thing between him and his mother, and despite how much he wanted to tell him about her, he needs proper time to adjust here before he starts telling her the stuff he knows about her.
"Well, getting back to topic, I think Simon's taking a bit of a liking to you, and since it may not have an owner, it may be wanting to stick with you, I don't know about you Spike, but something tells me we should let it stay, it may be important for something else later on." Spyro suggested again.

Spike looked at Simon and thought over it, while it may be strange just to take this thing in, Spike feels himself liking the guy a bit too, and maybe Nestor wouldn't mind him having his own dragonfly, even if it's different compared to how dragons get they're own here, Simon looked to want to stick with him, and Spike got a strange feeling it would be best to do so.
"You know.. I think we should have him stay too, I honestly like him already, he seems fun." Spike said with a smile which Simon felt relieved to know.

Spyro and Spike looked at they're own dragonfly's and felt pretty great, Spike already could have his own dragonfly by now, and that was important for what can happen in the future.
"Wow, your only a day here, and yet you already got a dragonfly, something tells me it's gonna be interesting having you around buddy." Spyro said playfully while nudging his shoulder a bit.

Spike laughed a bit and looked at Simon who was right next to his shoulder by now, he already liked where it was going with having him as a new friend.
"I guess so, but I'm gonna have to learn more about speaking dragonfly too now, guess that's another thing I'm gonna have to learn. You have any advise how I can learn their language?" Spike asked while they were making they're way back to the temple.

"It's honestly pretty easy to learn, I'd say it would take a month or so to fully learn it, but I feel like you'll learn things pretty fast. But even then, we both will have a lot to learn about still." Spyro replied while looking a bit bored at the thought of it.

Spike smiled a bit again and chuckled just hearing how he said that, but Spike still has some stuff he needs to adjust too here, and maybe having a dragonfly will help with all of this too.
"Well, I can say that it's gonna be a lot, but maybe we can spend time outside of school to have some fun around here? You know any games or stuff we can do here?" Spike asked wondering what they do here.

Spyro perked up being asked that, and already thought of a ton of things that they could do here.
"Oh absolutely! There's a lot we can do here, come on, I'll show you some of the stuff we have, this is gonna be awesome!" Spyro said eagerly while he and Sparx flew ahead of them.

Spike laughed a bit again and looked at Simon again, he felt like this was the right call with taking Simon in, sure it will take some explaining with Nestor and all, but Spike has a good feeling about this by now.
"Let's see what they have here, you ready to go Simon?" Spike asked looking at him, Simon only nodded in response and felt glad to have finally found him, while Spike may not understand him fully now, hopefully in the future, he can explain things step by step to help him find his mother.
"Then let's get going little guy, we have a lot to learn here.." Spike declared before he ran after the two to catch up, Simon followed behind and hoped that wherever his owner was, she'll be alright until they find her..

Author's Note

Hey guys thanks for reading this! I'm trying to do what I can to flesh out how Spike is handling adjusting to living in a new world, I think I'm gonna do one more chapter that focuses on him learning about this world, and then I'll do an interlude with the mane 6 finding out he's gone, then the main games will start, going from the 1st to the 3rd one, with bits of Simon trying to help Spike find his mother happening during, and in between, especially in the last one.

Also side note, I've started to write things a bit differently now if you can tell, I'm gonna try making conversations feel properly paced instead of being crammed together a bit, while I still may do this with a few other story's I have, for story's like this, I'm gonna try and write it like this moving forward, please let me know of what you think of it, and hope you have a good day guys!