Old rusted chains moved around slowly, sounds of it moving echoed through the deep cave, a large creature for one thousand linked tungsten chains held it captive. Unable to move more than a inch from his spot, a creature that looked much like Discord, lifted his head up.

With his eyes still closed he could smell a feint sent of decay. Frowning he dropped his head once again, trying to remember who, or what he was. He sighed, that's right, he wasn't a pony, but wasn't a dragon, he was both. A hybrid forced into being bound by heavy chains that would serve to his untimely death.

The cave air was damp, holding the sent of death for much longer than it was supposed to. Tiny droplets of water smacked the cave floor, breaking the deafening silence he was trapped in. If his memories served him right as they were supposed to, the cave was located close to the sun and moon goddesses's temple. Was it a temple? He couldn't quite place his finger on it.

Oh that's right, he was a hybrid, legs of a horse, and arms of a dragon, sharp razor like talons that acted much like fingers. He had ears like a horse, and two little stubs for horns that just peaked out of his head. His body was long and slender, and his tail was just as long. He was the color of ash, and his eyes were two cat like orbs of deep green, much like how a forest would be.

He struggled to remember how he got covered in these heavy chains. Memories flashed, in and out of focus, only able to remember  he was locked away with the ponies who raised him. His father, a pony who cared about him, no matter the fact he wasn't a normal pony. And his mother, a kind pony who wasn't really his mother, but cared about him nonetheless. His real mother was a Serpentine Dragon that lived far to the east of Equestria, she was from Piena, and acted as a goddess of protection. She guarded homes of little fillies who had no parents.

These memories that he fought to remember kept him in line, and when he could open his eyes, he saw two skeletons of ponies. A lone tear slid down his face, he saw he had slept for too long. It had all felt like ten minutes, but he was wrong. There lying on the other side of the darkish room in the cave, shackled to the wall, were his loving parents.

With his eyes open he saw that his chains were old, and looked weak. The smell of a binding spell was feint, which ment, he could use all his might to break free. He pushed himself forward violently, and the chains that held his left arm broke like a twig. Smiling at his success, he used his free arm to snap the rest of the chains that bound him to the floor.

As he stood, he waited a few moments of his new freedom to pop his joints. He moaned slightly, enjoying this feeling of release. His muscles ached, but soon as more blood started to flow, they like him, found new energy. He looked back at his wings, a few holes here and there, but nothing a bite to eat couldn't fix. It was something else he could remember, he healed much quicker the more food he digested.

A rush of hate started to pulse through him as he took a moment to let the blood from his head work back down to the rest of his tall body, one much larger than Celestia's. He wondered what he hated so much, that made him so angry. Strange flashes of bits of his memory sped by like light through expanding space. It greatly confused him that he couldn't get a handle on his awaking mind. It was like having a suction cup was sticking to the side of his head draining not only blood like a leach, but his ability to think.

He grunted as he punched the cave wall, a thick line split the cave wall from the dent his fist made. There wasn't any other way to vent his burning hate, a temperature not even Tartarus could replicate. Only flashes of hooded ponies gave him any clarity if one could call it clarity to give him understanding.

The only thing left to do now, remembering his name. Something that was more important than the anger he had. S...Sal. Sal? Why could he only remember the first part. He knew even his first name was a little longer, followed by two last names his dead parents had. Remembering them brought him the answer, but only one-third of it. His first name, Salas, which what he could make out, meant magic.

His eyes narrowed as he walked towards the exit of the cave. The sun was shining overhead in the noon position. His weak eyes snapped closed, and he moved his claw over his head, blocking some of the blinding light the sun radiated over the blissful land of magical talking equines the solar goddess called Equestria.

"Damn..." He said. Once he was able to see, he saw the forest he once called home looked much large from the last time he saw it. Over to his left, Salas saw a broken down castle. A memory flashed, he remembering seeing a beam of bluish magic breaking the roof of the temple...castle, whatever. He shrugged, looking at the dense forest, he shook his head, and jumped into the air.

Flapping his wings he gained altitude, and slapped his face looking at the town on the other side of the lush green forest. It wasn't there before he was bound inside the cave. He wondered how long he was asleep, his parents being a pile of bones, he guessed roughly two hundred years.

Salas flew onward towards the town that wasn't there before. Along the way he started to think about his parents. They had sacrificed themselves protecting him, a deed that wouldn't go unnoticed. He wasn't the one to not return a gift.

He arrived just outside the town, it looked rather large. The land it sat on was covered in thatch roof cottages, and ponies in multiple colors walked about with smiles on their faces. He'd remain on the edge of the forest where he spotted a white crumpled up parchment.

As Salas bent down to pick it up, he sat down behind the tree it was sadly up against. The first thing that caught his eye was the date, followed by a large tree. He quickly laughed at the irony, then read the date. Gasping he flipped around the tree he hid behind.

"Surely this isn't true?!" His childish voice asked with a hint of sadness.

He opened his wings, and flew to the ruined castle he knew to be his last place he visited before he went into his deep sleep, forced by a memory he couldn't remember. It was the only thing he could find comfort in being around. A town full of the ponies who hated him in the past, surely hated him even in the future he wished he was dreaming. Everything was too real to be one, that he understood.

"Twilight, I would like to thank you again for helping us look for our royal armor from our past." Celestia smiled, drinking a cup of tea in their old room in the ruined castle.

Twilight Sparkle nodded looking at her former mentor, waving a hoof with a gentle smile. "It's no big deal princess, I'm glad I could help you two look for them." He ears fell back behind her head as her smile vanished like Nightmare Moon's face on the moon on that fateful night she met the friends she could wish she could meet over again. "I just wish I could be more helpful. They are no where to be found."

Luna shook her head. "Dearest Twilight, if you weren't helpful, you wouldn't be here now drinking some Chi tea with us." The lunar princess lifted Twilight's head with her hoof, and gave the most honest smile in the world. "Thou shalt remember that when we continue our search. Our armor is important to us, but because we live in peace and harmony, we doubt there shalt be a single lick of trouble in other kingdoms."

Celestia couldn't help but nod in agreement with her younger sister. "Lulu is right Twilight..." She paused for a moment, and looked up in the sky. A wave of energy bent the field that gave her warning to any who came close to the castle while their search was on. "Somepony is here...its big."

"Is it the girls?" Twilight asked sounding slightly ecstatic to see her friends. However a low and slowly shake of the solar princess's head shot her down like a deflating balloon.

"Just one creature, its big like I said." She began standing with a long frown. "I think it is time to take our places on our old thrones sister."

Luna stood up with Twilight, both looked quite confused. "Due explain yourself sister."

"Who else knows about this castle?" Celestia asked, then she raised her hoof before they could answer her. "Let me rephrase the question. Who would come to this castle...alone no doubt?"

Twilight looked to Luna, frowning as they walked out. "I don't know...maybe Spike, he knows his way here. Maybe he was getting lonely."

"I thought thou had said the tiny dragon was with generosity?"

Twilight facehoofed with a sigh. "That's right, so that takes him ou-"

"Ssshhh!" Celesita hissed, hiding behind the wall.

The other two princesses looked around the corner, and saw a creature that looked much like Discord. It walked on it's back legs at it held a paper in its hand. Looking around it inspected the ruined castle with a long sad frown over it's draconic-like pony face. Its long tale had green mane that trailed from the top of its head down to the tip in a single strip.

It began talking to itself. "I wish I knew what happened." It said looking at the paper. "A thousand years, and the sun is still up? I was sure Luna was taking over."

Celestia looked at Luna, they silently nodded to one another, casting a spell that changed the way the castle looked. The creature looked around, seeing the castle repair itself, fallen pillars fixed themselves, and two large flags, one of the sun and the other moon, fell over two chairs.

The regal mares walked from their sides, smiling to one another.

"And who might you be?" Celestia asked.

"Come to seek audience with us?" Luna joined in.

The creature backed away, but felt a force keep him from going any further. Panic started to form in its cat-like eyes.

"You did come to seek us, right?" Celestia sat down in her chair, it felt like stone, but looked like it was covered in a soft cloth.

"I-I-I" It stuttered, it's hind legs shook much like how Fluttershy's legs would when she wouldn't want to go anywhere out of fear for what may come later on. "P-P...PRINCESS!" He shouted turning, but his face smacked into an invisible barrier.

"What is the matter creature? Do you not wish to speak to the ones you came to?" Luna asked stepping from her throne. "Tell us why you fear my sister and I."

Its eyes grew in shock, and horror as he silently begged to be killed swiftly, rather than being bound to a cave.

Celestia saw this intense fear before, but couldn't place her hoof on it. A matter to deal with in the future. However it was fear that kept it from speaking. She stood, and approached the dragon-like creature with a soft smile.

"There is no reason to fear us, please, tell us who you are."

"S-Sal-Salas!" It spat out, hiding behind its tail.

Celestia's eyes grew wide in shock, and it didn't take Luna long to remember as well.

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