Equestria's Draconus

by blackhydra4

Arrival: A New Culture

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It had been 2 years since Damon was forcefully made to join the Kaikrussian military. Around that time his spirit was broken and all he had in his mind was anger. He eventually left the military and Kaikrussia to start a new life in hopes that it would bring his spirits up. He knew that the only place he could go to escape the ridicule of Kaikrussia was Equestria, Kaikrussia's enemy. He was walking down an old dirt path, which he was following for days without stop. Day and night he would walk on the path only stopping to sleep and eat. Damon had long black hair that reached down to his shoulders. He was wearing a white t-shirt and over that a black leather jacket with read detailing along the edges. He had on blue denim jeans and black combat boots. Underneath his clothes were the tattoos of the Draconus family markings that he was born with. They were in the language of demons and were on his neck, chest, upper back, and his left arm. He had a backpack on that carried his food and water. He was carrying a duffle bag in his right hand that carried his clothes, including his battle armor, cause he couldn't abandon the memories it brought. Damon sat down against a tree and reached into his pack and pulls out a bottle of water. Damon unscrews the cap and starts to drink out of the bottle and drinks up but stops when he hears the sound of a wagon coming by. A colt was pulling the wagon and it had supplies in the back Damon asked, "Hey you, can you help me out here?"

"Who me?" asked the colt pointing at himself.

"No, the invisible colt that is right in front of you." Damon says sarcastically, "Can you tell me where the nearest village is?"

"Why yes I can, it's 2 miles down the trail, you can't miss it." The colt points over in the direction Damon was heading in and continues to go his own way. Damon gets up and grabs the rest of his stuff and continues to walk down the trail while thinking about the village that he was heading to. He walked for an hour and a half before he comes to a hill that shows a sight he thought he would never see. There was a village that was filled with houses and stores that were filled with people. These people weren't fighting for certain items like food and other provisions and all appeared happy, which is a rare sight to see in Kaikrussia. Damon looks down and says, "Dammit, I died and went to hell." Damon continues to walk down the path and continues to look around him amazed with the living conditions that these people had and how different it was from his home country. While he was walking, he came across a building that appeared to be made of gingerbread and candy. The sight made Damon sick to his stomach but his curiosity as greater as he walked into the sugar coated building. The inside was a lot nicer looking than the outside. The looks of the inside with all the cakes, cupcakes, and muffins told Damon that the place was some sort of bakery. There were menus on the walls that told you about all kinds of cakes and other delicacies, But still made Damon say, "What the Hell is this place?"

"Welcome to Sugar Cube Corner!" said an unknown voice that came from the counter. Damon turns to look and sees a pony with a long curly pink mane, her skin color was also pink, but a bit lighter than her mane. She had blue eyes and in Damon's eyes looked beautiful. She had on a yellow shirt and a light blue skirt that went down to almost her knees. She had on long white socks and yellow shoes, and over all that was an apron. "Hello, you must be new, cause I haven't seen you around here, and I know everyone in Ponyville, and I haven't met you so you must be new!" She said it all really fast that Damon couldn't keep up with it all. She moves over to Damon and says, "Hi i'm Pinkie Pie." Damon tries to cover up his right hand with his sleeve and continues to say nothing. "Whats your name?"

Damon had to answer her question but also had his mind on the thought that her name was weird but then again he was in another country with different cultures. "My name is Damon Draconus and what exactly is this place?" Damon says hoping she would give him a straight answer.

"This is Sugar Cube Corner, its a sweets bakery silly. I'm filling in for Mr and Mrs Cake while they are away at a festival. They are the owners and they trust me to look after the place while they are gone." She gave Damon a little too much information than he wanted and he was a bit confused from how fast she said all of that.

"Right, well then I must be going, I don't know this town and I need to find a place to stay." Damon turns to leave the building.

"Wait!" Pinkie Pie yells as she takes off her apron, "I could show you around, I know everyone here. Also I could introduce you to my friends." She begins to walk closer to Damon as he stops in front of the door.

"Whatever, just as long as you also help me find a place to stay while your at it." She gets a big smile on her face and Damon opens the door for her. As they walk out the door and start the tour of Ponyville, Damon says, "And slow down while your talking, I can hardly keep up"

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