After Spike, Crystal, Smolder and everyone else went to the Cutie Map room to talk things out, everyone's been waiting to hear about how Crystal lost Spike as an egg. This was a very important moment for them all to be at, Spike was still trying to process the fact that his mother is alive and has been searching for him. But he still wants to know how she didn't find him for so many years, everyone here does.

No one expected this day to end up like this right now with all the stuff they've had to do at the School of Friendship, or anything else they've had to do before they were called here. But as they all sat in the room, looking over Crystal as she tries to figure out how to properly tell what's happened, everyone was waiting as patiently as they could to stay calm like this.

Spike was sitting right next to Crystal to help calm her if she needs a moment to relax, Crystal was taking some deep breaths so they could finally start talking about what happened.

"I.. know you all have a lot of questions for me, it would make sense. From the looks of it, I can tell you are all a family to my child at this point." Crystal said calmly while finally breaking the silence.

Everyone looked at eachother and thought about what they could say before turning back to her, Crystal was completely calm and ready to explain what separated them in the first place, and they were ready to begin this topic. And Celestia was the first one to reply to begin things

"We.. know this is a lot for you too, but I would like to say it is nice to meet you Crystal. And I'm sorry for any concerns you may have right now." Celestia said respectfully which the others nodded in agreement to.

Crystal looked at all the main 6 and princesses, and despite what she knows about Celestia and Luna, she still has some stuff to think over right now.

"It's okay Celestia, I know my sudden arrival is shocking to most, but I assure you all, I'm not an imposter or anything like that. I am Crystal, your friends mother." Crystal introduced in a polite tone while she sat down calmly.

"We can see that by now ma'am, but why don't we start with some questions just to get things going, if that's alright with you?" Rainbow Dash asked while she sat next to Twilight.

"I am open to whatever questions you have, and I know there's a lot you need to know." Crystal replied as Spike prepared to finally learn what happened to him as an egg.

Twilight was the first one to ask these questions, and she tried not being rude about it.
"Well, to begin things, why don't you start by explaining to us, if you were searching for Spike for a while, why did it take so long for you to find him here? Where do you live exactly?" Twilight asked as she may live in the Dragon Lands like every other dragon.

"Yeah, I was wondering the same thing, even though I've been there plenty of times, I've never seen a dragon that looks like you before." Smolder added while crossing her arms still.

Crystal knew that was the first question they were gonna ask, and she already had answers for what they will ask later, but for now, she has to explain why it took so long to find him.

"While I may among other dragons, I live far off the coast of the Dragon Lands, to some large islands that are home to many different types of dragons, some are able to live underground or in the mountains like most, but some dragons have villages like this one where I live." Crystal explained which was very interesting for them to know.

"Wait, are you talking about the Seasonal Islands that are miles away from the mainland's? It'd take days to fly from there to here, is that what took you so long?" Smolder asked as she had known some stuff regarding this before.

"Yes, I live in the Tropical Forests of those islands, we tend to keep things to ourselves, and news that comes from the Mainland isn't really something we get concerned about, the only type of news we do get when it's time, is the announcement of a new Dragon Lord, or if there are more willing to live on the islands. Dragons that live on the Seasonal Islands are far more civilized then the one on the mainland, because they live in lands of lava and rock, it's more simple for them." Crystal explained as she looked at the map of Equestria, and she trailed her claw to show how far off they are from the Seasonal Islands.

"How come we've never heard of this place before? How did the Cutie Map not even know about this place?" Twilight asked with surprise while she looked at the map.

"It may be due to how far off they are Twilight, I myself haven't even been there." Celestia answered while they turned to Crystal again.

"So your saying there's multiple different types of dragons on these islands? Far more then the ones we've seem like Smolder here?" Applejack asked while Smolder finally sat down too.

"Yes, there are. But that's one of the reasons it took so long for me to find my child. These islands are far off from the main parts of the Dragon Lands, it would take multiple nights to fly there, with a few breaks in between smaller islands. It's a long journey to go from my own home to here." Crystal explained which was fascinating to everyone.

"Interesting... to know there are many other dragon types out there.." Twilight said with fascination while she was writing that down for research later.

But while it was interesting to know this, everyone was ready to hear the real story about what happened with Spike's egg, and how she ended up losing him in the first place.
"While.. this is very fascinating to learn Crystal, I think we'd all like to know the truth about.. how you and your child was separated years ago?" Luna asked politely while Crystal reflected on that awful day, it was the worst day she'd been through in her life, and it made her feel nothing but regret for losing so much because of it.

"Mom, are you okay?" Spike asked with concern while he saw a tear in her eye while she tried to explain what happened.

"If you wish to know, then I will tell you all I can. Years ago, when I was very young, I had been engaged with my own mate, who was called.. Flare. He was.. one of the best things that ever came into my life.." Crystal said with guilt as she took out a small photo she had, and it showed her and Flare together with a egg that looked exactly like Spikes, which further confirmed that she was his mother.

"That's.. my.. father?" Spike asked with worry while he took a closer look at him, he had dark purple scales, with a similar spine to Spike's, and he had emerald green eyes that are just like his and Crystals, they looked almost exactly alike to put it simply.

"Yes.. it is.. he was the best thing that came to me when I was alone. Me and Flare met when I was going through the Dragon Lands one day to get supplies, he and I met at a market area that was farther into the main lands, which made it a long way to travel. But we met when we were looking for some stuff for our homes. There was just something about him that told me he was.. who I was needing in my life, and he felt the same way.." Crystal said with guilt as she put the photo away so she could explain this fully.

She took another deep breath before looking at everyone else so they could hear everything.
"I was born to a family of fighter's in the Seasonal Islands, my family wanted to keep them safe from any threats that could come from it, I was born and trained when I was but a hatchling, I was barely at Emerald's age when I started to train, once I grew my wings, they tasked me with multiple ways to make myself a skilled fighter. I spent many years of my life growing more skilled as time passed, but once I felt like I was strong enough. I told my family I'd want to go out on my own path, and they were glad to agree with it, my mother and father may be a bit.. strict at times, but they care for me, and let me tell you.. when I.. lost my egg, they couldn't have felt more regretful for what happened to me.." Crystal explained as she looked out the window for a brief moment.

"And.. how did that happen exactly?" Rainbow asked again which made her remember that last moment she had with Flare.

"We were attacked by wild beasts within the Everfree forest, we went there for hunting one day when we were out to spend time together, but we were ambushed by far too many Timberwolves, despite our best effort's.. Flare suffered really bad injuries, and during the fight.. I lost my egg during all that was happening. I was too busy trying to save Flare before I.. realized it was gone.." Crystal said with regret as she had tears in her eyes while recalling that day.

"I didn't know what to do, I was too lost in my thoughts to figure out what I should do first, Flare was in a horrible state that needed to be treated, but my egg would've been found by those beasts too, I couldn't decide what to do. I soon lost myself and just went berserk on all those Timberwolves and beats surrounding us, and before I realized it.. it was.. to late.." Crystal continued as everyone kept listening to this with a regretful look too.

"By the time I finished dealing with those beasts, Flare was already in a state that he couldn't recover from, I didn't know what to do, I tried bringing him to the Dragon Lands again to get someone to heal him, but.. he was too injured, he was clawed relentlessly, they're marks could be seen in places you never would think of.. and.. he just wouldn't have been the same if he did.. and.. he.. couldn't take it anymore.. he.. died in front of me.." Crystal finished while Spike was in complete shock of hearing this news, knowing his father is.. really gone..

"M.. mom.. I'm so sorry.." Spike said with sorrow as he tried comforting her, but she tried holding back her tears from what had happened.

"He was everything to me, when we had you Emerald, we hoped that we could be a family together, maybe one day you'd get to meet my own family, they would've loved to meet you. We.. spent so much time together, hunting, flying through the Dragon Lands, learning more about eachother's lives, he was just.. the perfect person for me.. he was kind.. fun, and really caring, and.. that's not something you see in most dragons in the main lands, they're always so rough, acting like they know everything when they barely do, and are just aggressive. I never found anyone like him ever again, and I didn't want to, he.. was just all I could've asked for.. and.. when he died.. I.. just couldn't get over it.." Crystal explained even more while she hugged Spike tightly suddenly.

"When he passed.. I quickly made my way back to the forest to hopefully find you, I had held out hope that wherever you went, I'd be able to find you before any of those.. monsters did, but.. when I made it back to where that battle happened, I couldn't find you anywhere.. you were completely gone, and.. I thought they killed you.. before you were even born.. it.. it broke me son.. and the only people who helped me was my family, but.. it was a day.. I'd never forget.. it was just.. the worst.." Crystal finished as everyone looked at her with guilt.

They all felt really awful knowing this happened to Spike when he was an egg, but especially knowing how tough it was for Crystal, Smolder knew how tough it was for dragons to lose they're children for reasons beyond they're control, and it's a feeling of guilt that can never go away..
"I'm.. really sorry to hear that Crystal, to know you had to go through that for so long, we wish we could've found a way to help you.." Twilight said with guilt while Crystal kept hugging Spike who didn't let go either.

"Thank you.. but.. I need to ask, how did you raise my child? Did you.. find his egg somehow?" Crystal asked with interest while looking to them, and Celestia tried her best to explain what happened, and it was hard knowing how it went for her now.

"I.. can explain this. I had found Spike's egg when I was on a walk through the forest, it wasn't too far from where you were from the sound of it, but I found his egg after it looked to have been rolled down a hill, it wasn't damaged at all thankfully. But I was left wondering how it could've ended up there, I tried finding out where you were, but since you were most likely trying to.. save your loved one, I soon came to a decision to take it back to the castle with me." Celestia answered which surprised Crystal a lot hearing it.

"Why.. why didn't you take it back to the Dragon Lands and deliver it to a hatching ground? Eggs that are usually found alone tend to be brought to that area for another to adopt, it was the first place I went to after I couldn't find my egg, so why didn't you do it?" Crystal asked as she was starting to look a bit upset knowing this.

"It.. was because I had given it to Twilight here for a little project, she was tasked with trying to hatch the egg with her magic, I.. needed that egg for it Crystal, something just told me that it was the better option, and thankfully, Twilight managed to fully hatch him when she used the right spell, and she's raised him ever since." Celestia answered while looking a bit guilty for telling her this.

Crystal soon turned to Twilight with a bit of an angry glare, she knew how dangerous it was for using magic like that on things so valuable, and she wanted to make sure nothing bad happened during his process.
"You mean to say she hatched my child with her magic? Knowing that there would be a great risk the egg would've been shattered or broken as a result? Leaving the child unable to be born?" Crystal asked with a slight growl which was making everyone nervous.

"I.. read every book we had on how to use proper spells, I was making sure not make a mistake during the time I had it, I promise I was being as careful as I could with it, I knew how dangerous it was, but I managed to hatch him without any issues, I promise it." Twilight assured while still looking worried about how she'd respond.

Crystal soon calmed down a bit again after hearing that, she then turned to her son and took a closer look at him to see if there was anything wrong.
"Are you sure about this son? Your certain she didn't do anything that harmed you when you hatched?" Crystal asked as she stretched him out a bit to make it crystal clear.

"Y.. Yeah! She hatched me perfectly! There's nothing wrong with me mom, trust me!" Spike said as she soon put him down, and sighed with relief knowing nothing went wrong.

"Forgive me, it's just that things like this can risk breaking a dragon egg when we least expect it. I'm grateful you were able to hatch him, and raised him like your own, as long as he was taken care of properly, that's all I can ask for.." Crystal said gratefully which made all of them sigh in relief.

"At least she didn't freak out over anything.." Smolder thought to herself as most dragons would've definitely been mad knowing this.

Spike took in all this news the best he could, he finally had his mother here with them again, his birth mother, and knowing what she's been through and what caused him to be separated, it just made him feel regret for what's happened. But now that they are here, maybe there's a way they can be a family again.
"I'm really sorry you had to go through all this mom, we all are. But.. now that we're here, what do you think we can do now that we're together again?" Spike asked with worry while Crystal thought over it.

Even if he was raised well here, there was still much he needed to learn to be able to handle himself, Crystal wanted to make up lost time with him, and knowing her parents would be very happy to know her child is alive, it made her come to a conclusion that would be best for them all.
"I.. want to take my child home with me.." Crystal answered which made everyone concerned hearing that.

"What do you mean by that?" Pinkie asked as Crystal was standing up and took Spike's hand in a gentle way.

"I want to take my Emerald back home with me, to the Seasonal Islands, I know it's far off in the Dragon Lands, but it's a place that he and I can spend time together at, and we can finally spend time together as mother and son again.." Crystal replied with a bit of a stern look while she explained this.

"You mean you want him leave us for a while? To know more about his kind and grow closer to you again?" Twilight asked with worry while making sure this is what she's meaning.

"Yes, it's as simple as it sounds. I know you all care for him very much, but I need to show him what he's been missing out on, I'm his mother, I.. want to show him what more there is to our kind, and.. I want him to meet my own family, they'd be so happy to meet him.." Crystal said softly as she looked down at Spike who was shocked hearing that.

"You really wanna take me to see your home?" Spike asked again which made her shake her head as she's answered this already.

"Yes, I want to take you to my home. I know you and your friends still have a lot you want to learn about me, but I want to reconnect with you my Emerald, we'll come back to your friends when you've gotten used to everything. But this is just so we can make up for lost time, so I can start raising you as a dragon. There's much you can learn from coming home with me, and I think it will be a great opportunity for you to start growing more too." Crystal answered as she looked at the others who were starting to stand up too.

They still had they're concerns with hearing this, they didn't know if Spike would be okay or not, but with how Crystal's described it, she may handle things just fine.
"Spike, are you certain you should go with her? Why not try to spend time with us here?" Rarity suggested as she tried buying for more time, but Spike thought over all of it, knowing what Crystal went through, spending time with her as mother and son sounded like a great idea.

"I.. think it's best I go with her girls, I know your all concerned for me, but this is what I've been waiting for most of my life, I know you've all cared for me, but I'd just like to spend time with her again, it'll be fun for us right?" Spike asked looking at Crystal again who nodded to confirm it.

Smolder could see he was wanting to do this a lot, and she tried putting everyone's worry's to rest.
"It'll be fine guys, if Spike wants to spend time with his mother, we shouldn't get in the way of that. Besides, she said she'll bring him back when they've spent enough time together, so we shouldn't have to worry about a thing." Smolder assured the others who felt some relief hearing that again.

"Well.. if it's what Spike wants, then I say we should let him go with her, you can spend the night at the castle before setting out tomorrow, how's that sound Crystal?" Luna asked with a small smile which Crystal liked the sound of.

"That sounds really nice, me and my baby have a lot of time to make up, so it's best we get ready for the long trip." Crystal said with a smile as she grabbed Spike's hand and started to walk out of the room with her again while Spike was still trying to process all of this.

"Um.. okay mom, we'll see you later guys!" Spike shouted from the distance before a door slam was heard, and the main 6 and princesses were left alone while trying to think over this still.

"Do you.. think they'll be alright Twilight? You sure she'll take care of him out there?" Applejack asked with concern while Twilight hoped that would be the case.

"I think she will Applejack, let's just give them the time they need, I mean how long could she want to keep him with her for exactly?" Twilight asked with a nervous look which made Smolder smirk a bit hearing that.

"Ooh, how long exactly was it since you've raised him Twi? Like 12 to 13 years?" Smolder asked with a smirk which made Twilight curious a bit.

"Yeah, why?" Twilight asked which made Smolder chuckle a bit.

"Maybe it'll be years with him before she brings him back! She did say she wanted to make up for lost time after all!" Smolder joked which surprised all of them hearing it.

"What?! Are you serious?!" Rainbow Dash asked with shock while Smolder just started laughing while walking out of the room.

"I'm kidding! I'm sure it won't be TOO long!" Smolder replied as she made her way out of the room while the others were trying to figure out what that meant.

"What do you mean by that?! Smolder!" Twilight screamed as she chased after her while Celestia and Luna shook they're heads seeing this, they just hoped that Spike and Crystal could reconnect with eachother, there's a lot for them to process, and hopefully this will let them understand more about Spike's family and home..

Author's Note

Hey guys thanks for reading this! Very sorry for the wait on this chapter, but I was trying to find something that would be interesting to explain Crystal's own origins on how she lost Spike, I don't want this story to feel like just a repeat of My Mother, while there are some parts of this story that will be similar to it, I don't want things to feel like it's the same story.

I'm going to try and go more in on the Seasonal Islands that I've brought up, I'll try to make them as interesting as they can be while also helping flesh out Crystal's family too, I'm not the best with character descriptions or personality's right now, but I'll try to get better at them as I go on with my story's. I'm going to make this story simple for the most part, I don't plan on any big conflicts for this story, just a nice story where Spike reconnects with his mother.

But if you guys have ideas on what I can do with the Dragon Lands, and with character's like Ember and Smolder, please let me know, I'm wanting to try and make this story the best I can, and if there's stuff so far that feels reused or could be changed, let me know and I'll try to blend it into the story better. I'm wanting to make my story's the best they can be, and I hope you can understand it. Thank you for reading this, and I hope you look forward to more!