This chapter took awhile for me to write due to work guys hope you enjoy

It was starting to get dark so Nero and I decided it was time to head back to the cottage with my partner’s egg. I used my coat that I’d wrapped it in earlier and turned it into a makeshift nap sack so I could carry my partner to the cottage safely. I really didn’t want to be out here with an infant in toe, even if said infant was an egg whose shell was harder than diamonds, or so I’ve read and heard.

Timberwolves were my main concern right now as many of them have been spotted close to the tree line lately. It really concerned me because Shy’s cottage was right next to the Forest and so was Applejack’s farm. Nero knew the fastest way out of this place so I just followed her like I did to get to the castle. I made sure to have my smaller sword with me to mark trees and other landmarks to make a trail of sorts encase I ever get lost in this place. I plan on using that castle to do my training and now that I have a dragon to look after I’m going to need a place for her when she starts to grow and gain more powers.

‘Wait? How do I know it’s going to be a girl?’

I felt something at the back of my mind. It like earlier when I first found the egg with Elwood after I first picked it up and heard the chirps and squeaks but with this was much less of a headache more of a buzz actually. I could only guess this was my little partner in the egg giving me a few hints through our minor bond. Honestly, I was very nervous about bringing this little into this world but she was going to be my responsibility and my partner. So, I also can’t wait to meet her.

I walked for a while following Nero until we came to the edge of the forest, again. It took longer to get out then get in because she took me straight to Shy’s cottage instead of back to town like I thought she would. I walked in the yard carefully looking for the white dick of a rabbit. I spotted said ass hat right away and he saw me too, he then proceeded to give me the stink eye and hopped in the house.

“Hoo,” Nero remarked landing on a nearby tree.

“I agree. Maybe there’s hope that he’ll like my yet,” I agreed. “Have a good night hunting Nero and be careful out there,” I waved at her as she flew off into the night. “Owls have to eat too,” I remarked as I walked into the cottage. I saw Hary napping off to the side and Shy was in the kitchen cleaning the daytime food bowls. I walked over and gently set the egg on the couch and walked into the kitchen and leaned against the doorframe. “Hey, Shy. I home.”

“EEP!” She jumped. I couldn’t help but laugh at her. She looked at me with a mad pout.

‘Man, am I lucky to have this girl as my girlfriend or what!’

“Asta,” she grumbled upset. “Don’t scare me like that,” she got on to me as she points her finger at me as I merely chuckled.

I reached up and put my hand on hers and pulled her in close in a warm embrace. “Sorry Shy. I couldn’t help myself.” She laid her head against my chest as I stroked the back of her head. “Come with me to the living room. I have something I need to show you.”

Shy pulled away and looked at me with suspicious eyes. “Asta,” I took her by her hand and brought her into the living room to show her the egg. “ You brought back a rock from the forest?”
She tilted her head slightly as she placing a finger on her cheek.

I let out a hard laughed bending over to grab my sides. “HAHAHAHA!” I woke Harry up in the process. “OHoh… “Shy looked at me annoyed and a little more upset. “Hhhoh ha… No Fluttershy I didn’t bring a rock into your home. That’ my partner’s egg.” I leaned against the wall still trying to catch my breath.

“Partner’s Egg?” She turned and picked the egg up. I wasn’t worried that she’d miss handle it. “What type of creature does this egg come from Asta? I’ve never seen any other egg like it before and I’ve seen a lot of eggs.”

Once I caught my breath I got to my feet and walked over to Shy and gentle to the egg from her. “A dragon’s egg Fluttershy,” Her eyes got wide. “But dragons don’t lay eggs.”

“Here they don’t but from where she comes from dragons are closer to the flying reptiles you read in fairy tales,” I looked down to my partner and smirked. “But she’s a good dragoness and our who’ll also be my closest ally and partner one day. I’ll be her rider once she gets big enough.”

“Wait, did you get this egg from the person you summoned that sent out that token-thing that Nero brought you his morning?” She asked in shock.

“Yea. Elwood was his name and he came with his partner Dragoness, Kaiserin. His Equestria is run by pony-like dragons and his version of Princess Celestia, Queen Sunfire, tasked him to find riders for the unhatched eggs of many dragons and dragonesses,” I explained as I felt the egg starting to move. “Hmm. Ready to come out little one.”

“You can hear her?” Shy leaned down looking at the egg.

“Not necessarily,” I felt the egg start to wriggle and I heard a few scratching noises then I saw a small crack. “Elwood and Kaiserin used telepathy with each other. I never actually heard her speak using a roar or any kind of sound for that matter.” I set the egg down on the floor wrapped it in my coat again. I was seeing it starting to twitch can move a little more violently. “Not long now.”

As I said that cracks began to form all over the egg. Suddenly, the shell started to sluff off in large chunks on to the couch revealing a small black scaled dragoness. I moved from side to side and as I did I saw her scales gleam in a reddish hew. She stretched out showing a muzzle like head connected to a neck with a red mane running down the length of her back down to the tip of her tail and wing revealing crimson feathers in the inner folds of her wings. She then turned her head and looked back and forth from me and then to Shy with big dark silvery eyes then she looked all around the room. Finally, after she’d surveyed the surrounding area she waddled up to me.

“I think she knows who you are Asta,” Shy giggled as she reached out to touch the little dragoness. “Hello there. Such a cutie.”

“Shy don’t,” I reached out with my left hand to keep her from touching the dragon as I didn’t know if she might bite Shy in self-defense. The little dragoness was leaning in and bumped into the back of my hand. Suddenly there was a blinding flash of light that filled the whole room and as this happened I felt a powerful surge of searing heat run up my left arm then throughout my entire body. I reeled back in pain landing on my back. Next thing I know the light has died down and I look up to see Fluttershy’s adorable face. My head was resting on her lap.

‘Holy crap, yes. I getting to do the lap pillow with my girlfriend. This is what every anime fan, otaku, and so many bronies dream of. Oh, sweet bliss I’m in heaven.’

“Asta, how are feeling? Shy looked down at me in worry. I smiled back.

“I was in a lot of pain there for a bit,” I sat up and scratched my head. I notice my left arm was extremely sore. “How long was I out?” I felt something very warm by my side. I looked down to see my little scaley friend at my side.

“Roughly fifteen minutes,” Shy answered but I could tell from her reaction that she wasn’t saying.

I got to my feet and brought my left arm up to see why it was so sore. My eyes went wide when I saw it, my sleeve all but destroyed and a mark running the length of my entire arm. Then I remembered that Dragonriders gain this mark when the Dragon touches them for the first time. It a symbol of their bond and it allows the rider to cast spells. Mine was similar to the one Eragon got in the movie in the way it looked like a scar but it wasn’t on my palm. Instead, it was on the back of my hand and wrapped around my whole arm up to my shoulders blade while the emblem on my hand resembled a claw of sorts.

“I’ll get my grimoire,” Fluttershy ran over to her bookshelf and pulled out her Grimoire that we’d made earlier that day. “I found out that most of my magic has to do with nature. I was going through the Grimoire and found a lot of different healing and defensive spells,” She eagerly flipped through the pages of the book. “Here, this one looks like it should heal that mark. Gaea Restoration Magic: Dusk’s Glow,” A soft warm orange light came from Shy’s palms and surrounded me. I could feel all of my injuries that had yet to fully heal suddenly vanish. Her spell ended but the rider’s mark remained on my left arm.

“I don’t understand,” She grabbed my arm looking at it in deep concern. Shy then looked at me with worry in her eye. “That’s spell was supposed to heal all injuries in and on your body.’

I smiled at Shy as I took my arm back and let it fall to my side. My let partner jumped up on the couch and looked up at me in her own worry,

“It’s alright Shy. This scar isn’t a scar at all,” I pulled my arm in front of my face. “But a magical symbol known too many to be the mark of the Dragonriders. I don’t really remember much from the series but it had another name too.”

“Rawrk,” the little dragoness squawked with passion.

“The Gedwëy Ignasia?” Fluttershy tilted her head.

‘I totally forgot we could understand animal’s natural sounds as regular speech. Wait a minute. That means the dragon already knows what’s been going on. Must be some sort of spell the Queen cast on the eggs.’

“Yea, well, the short version is that it marks me as a dragonrider and her partner,” I point at the little as she puffed out her chest. “And it can’t be removed either as it is technically a scar.” I flipped my arm over. “An upside is that now I can do magic when I’m not using an item from the Grimoire. I wonder why it went up my whole arm?” I started to get lost in my thoughts.

“Asta, she’s been trying to get your attention,” Shy poked my side.

I looked to the little dragon and then realized she’d just been born but I had yet to give her a name. “We can just call cutie or little one now, can we. Let me think. What would be a good name for an interdimensional dragon?” I looked up and rubbed my chin as I thought. The little dragon waited with great anticipation for her name. “I know, I call you Ymir.” I pointed at my partner. She tilted her head to both sides before looking up to the nodding up and down in agreement.

Suddenly, I looked at the window. I went over and opened it up and Nero flew through it and around the room a few times before landing on the back of the couch. After getting herself settled she looked down to Ymir.

“Nero this is Ymir,” I gestured between the two. “I expect you to be nice and teach her the ins and outs of how to fly as well as other things.”

“Hoo?” she asked.

“Yes, she’ll get much bigger as time passes,” I rolled my eyes. “You saw Kaiserin. I would think you’d know this already. Ymir will get more than big enough to ride one day.”

I look at my burned shirt. “Looks like Rarity is gonna get to make me a few more sets of clothes a lot sooner than she thought.” I took off the tattered shirt, Fluttershy blushed at this. “I’m going to take a shower. Please knock loudly this time.” I smirked as Fluttershy went tomato red. I felt three familiar ki’s off in the distance.

‘Hmpf. Well, it didn’t take them long to recover.’

“I’m off then Shy, might hit the sack early if that’s okay with you,” I yawned. “Pretty worn out still. And today’s events certainly did play a role in the fatigue.”

“Go ahead Asta,” She placed her Grimoire back on the shelf. “I put fresh linens on the bed and in the bathroom. Oh,” her face went red again. “Um, I meant to ask you. You’re still going to sleep in my room with me tonight, aren't you?” Ymir’s head popped at the mention of this.

“I was hoping too, but if you’d rather me not I can always stay on the couch,” I motioned towards the dragon and owl’s location.

“No please I want you to. I wasn’t sure if you really wanted to or not,” Shy uncomfortably fidgeted her shoulders a bit as she looked at me questioningly.

“Shy,” I walked over to her. “Are you asking me to do this because you think you’re supposed to or because you want to?” I placed my hands on her shoulders.

She took in a deep breath and then let it out. “Because I want to.” I smiled softly at her.

“Alright then,” I pleased a peck on her cheek and then turned and left her standing there with her eyes swirling in confusion as I went for my shower.

I turned on the water and waited for it to get hot. I felt one of the Shadowbolts had entered the house not to long ago. It was probably when Shy went out to feed the nocturnal animals, right after I came into the bathroom. I felt their ki right outside the door so I went over and opened to motioning for them to come in quickly with my hand. I turned the shower head on to drown out the chat I was fixing to have with whichever one of them it was.

“So, what do you want?” I asked annoyed.

A shadow appeared and rose from the floor. As the shadow took form I recognized it as Free Fall.

“I am here on behalf of Princess Luna to extend a hand of friendship and to offer an apology for my brash and hot-headedness the other day,” He took a knee and held out his right hand and opened it to reveal a silver crescent moon medal.

I took it and gently set in on top of the stack of my clean clothes. “Let me be the one to say sorry Captain. I acted emotionally and assaulted your sister first. So if anyone was in the wrong first, it was me. Sorry,” I held out my hand. He got up and we shook. “How are your ribs and your sister?”

“Both fine,” He said with a bit of an annoyed tone. “Doctors used a quick healing spell and I was right as rain. Also, how does the Element of Harmony have a Book similar to yours?”

“I gave it to her,” I looked at Free Fall. “I gave all of my friends their own Grimoires as ‘Thank You’ gifts for being my friends and looking after me while I was in the hospital.”

“Would you be willing to give one to each of the Princesses one as a sign of good faith?” Free Fall asked in a serious manner.

“I might be willing to give one to your Lunar Princess but not to the Solar Deiarch, as she has yet to make any attempt to even earn my trust,” I grumbled with a bit of annoyance on my breath. “Why are you being so cooperative in reaching out and trying to make peace between me and the princesses?”

“Because you’ve earned the respect of one of the ponies I respect the most,” He got to he feet and pulled the yellow tinted goggles that were covering his eyes to reveal a pair of dark blue eyes. “And by extension, you have earned mine as well. I know you only acted in the way you did because I disrespected your friends in your eyes. ”

“Yes well, Again I’m sorry for manhandling your sister,” I crossed my arms. “It's best if you leave now. I want to bath and Shy might come in here at any time.”

“One more question Sir Asta?” He looked at me inquisitively.

‘Sir Asta, I don’t know where that came from but I kind of like it.’

“Shoot?” I threw my hand in the air.

“That small winged lizard creature on the couch downstairs,” He pointed at the door. “What is is and where’d it come from? It has a similar air about it to you.”

“That’s my new partner and she’s a dragon given to me by a friend,” He was fixing to comment about how dragons aren’t animals but I held up my hand to stop him. “Yes, I know already. I’ve already met Spike, remember. She’s as you said before, like me. Feel free to tell Princess Luna about here but don’t you dare touch Ymir.” I pointed a finger and the rider's mark on my arm started to blacken. “No one and I mean, no one, will touch my partner.”

“I will relay your message to the Princess and she will decide what she’ll do whatever she desires with the information,” Free Fall nodded before melting back into the shadows and departing.

“Now,” I sighed in relief. “Bath time.” I shed the rest of my clothes and hopped in the shower which went uninterrupted and then I proceeded to the bedroom. I found Shy already under the blankets starting to doze-off. Ymir was curled up snoring in a little basket that had been lined with a fluffy pillow and a blanket of her own covering her.

I laid down on the other side of the bed doing my best not to disturb Shy. I managed to slip underneath the blankets without too much difficulty. I just laid there staring at the ceiling. I had a lot on my mind.

First, there was Ymir and getting her used to speaking with Telepathy and getting her educated with formal speech. The best way to do this was going to have her read with me close by that way I could help her if she needs it.

Second, there was getting my own place started. That was a priority now more than ever, especially now that I had a Dragon to look after and could easily dwarf Shy’s place within a years time. I saw the movie and read the first book in order to compare the two. I know the two growth rates a radically different but if Kaiserin was any indication of size. I need a house or place where a can keep Ymir comfortably and she’s too young and small to keep in the forest or in a cave.

Third, there was get everyone set up with their Grimoires. I don’t think I’ll have to worry with that too much though. Shy definitely took me for a loop when she pulled of that healing spell earlier tonight. Grimoires were all was a cheating pieces for magic like that though. The name of the spell and brief description was all it took and little concentration. Some of the other might have a tough time due to the desires on what they want but I get Shy being able to pick up on it right away. Healing is what she does after all.

Then there was Rainbow and Spike. I promised Rainbow martial arts training and I promised Spike sword training. I could always do joint sessions with them. Suddenly my thoughts went to Spike as he’s received a five-live Grimoire. As much as I didn’t like it, there was nothing I could do about now but tell the truth to the dude. I’d have to tell everyone with that too.

Suddenly Fluttershy rolled over and checked on me. With those turquoise eyes, she looked at me and sheepishly spoke. “Asta, what’s wrong?”

“Just have a lot on my mind at the moment Shy,” I smiled at her. She snuggled herself closer to me and used my chest as her personal pillow. I ran my fingers through her hair lulling her off to sleep. I soon dozed off myself.

I woke up with Fluttershy this morning and after we fed the animals we had a hearty breakfast all to ourselves. I fixed Ymir her own plate once she found the strength to claw down the stairs. Nero actually picked her up and flew her down as she’d gotten tired of listening to Ymir’s squawking. I explained to Shy that I was going to go out to Sweet Apple Acres today to see if they need any help so I could start earning money. She was worried about my leg injury but I explained her healing spell had already taken care of the rest of the that.

I walked through the front gate of Sweet Apple Acres with Nero on my head and Ymir snuggled into an old knapsack that Shy happened to have. I was letting her walk beside me but I really didn’t want to take all morning to get to Applejack place so I picked her up and tossed her into the pack and picked up my pace. At first, she’d squeak and squawk in retaliation but soon settled down.

I saw Applebloom sweeping the front porch. I’d never actually met her or the other CMC yet. They were supposed to be at the Welcome to Ponyville Party but I’d never saw them but I according to everyone else they were there.

I approached the little pony. “Hey there. You must be Applejack and Big Mac’s little sister.” I waved, “Apple Bloom, if I remember correctly.”

“Um, that’s right Mister,” She said shyly backing before Nero flew over and perched on her broom. “Wow. Your pet owl sure is pretty.”

I couldn’t help but snicker a bit. “Nero’s not my pet but my friend. The first friend I made when I arrived here in Equestria. Let me introduce myself. My name’s Asta and here to start work for today.”

“Wait you’re the fella that’s been stayin with Fluttershy and that‘s been casuin all the noise around Ponyville lately.” She squinted at me. “Mah sis, brother, and Mah friends told me a lot of stuff about you.”

I put one finger up, “Now, I don't know what you’ve heard but-” umf! I found myself pushed on my back. Luckily I tossed Ymir off into the air and Nero managed to catch the sack she was in trying to stay in the air with it. Ymir size had gone up a lot since last night. “What the heck knocked me down?”

Arf!

I saw a smiling Border Collie in my face.

“Wynona!” I heard a familiar farm toned voice a bit deeper than Apple Bloom’s. “What the? Asta?” I got up gave the dog a scratch and looked at Applejack. “What’re ya doin here? The doctor said two weeks before ya could start workin?”

“That was before Shy’s healing spell,” I remarked. “Now, I’m back to one hundred percent.”

HOO! Nero yelled at me as she was still holding Ymir.

“Sorry,” I took the bag containing my little dragoness partner from the owl. Everyone was staring at the baby dragon. Even Big Mac stopped in his tracks as he came out of the house.

“What is that?” Apple Bloom stared at Ymir wide-eyed.

“This is Ymir, she is a dragon.” I took Ymir out of the pack and set her on the ground. Wynona came right up to her and start to sniff the little dragon eagerly before she started licking her. Ymir only stayed in one spot before Apple Bloom picked her up and cradled her like the infant she was.

“She’s so cute but Ah think ya got your wires crossed somewhere,” Apple Bloom held Ymir up underneath the arms as the little dragon pouted out being handled by someone other than me or Shy.

I took her from Apple Bloom who started to pout a bit and placed Ymir on my shoulder. “She’s not from around here Apple Bloom. You can say… She’s like me.” I pointed at myself with a goofy grin. “She’s still a baby and not even a day old yet. I actually wondering is Granny Smith would mind looking after her while I help out on the farm today? As long as she doesn’t try to smack her with the broom thinking she’d a giant rat.”

“I heard that youngin,” came an elderly southern voice. Out of the house came the matriarch of the Apple clan, Granny Smith. She had white hair and tail pulled into a bun was wearing a loose green plaid long sleeve button down shirt, old used faded jeans and worn out cowboy boots.

“Sorry, I meant nothing by it, Mrs. Apple,” I looked at the elderly women apologetically.

“Just call me Granny,” She took my hand and shook it vigorously. “Everyone else does. Mmmm.” She looked over my hand. “I think will have more than enough muscle with this one Applejack. So what all needs to be done for,” She looked to Ymir who was watching a butterfly at the present time. “The youngin?”

“If you have a good size bookshelf,” I took the dragon of my shoulder and handed her over to Granny. “And some easy learning books. Just sit with her and read them to her, please. If she gets hungry she’ll hop up on the table. Anything else just let Nero take care of,” I point to the owl roosting in the window.

“Sounds simple enough,” Granny put Ymir on the ground and she looked at me.

“Be good for Granny and get some learning done. I’ll be out in the orchard with Applejack and Big Mac,” I rubbed Ymir head before heading off with the others while she went with Granny.

“The trick to Apple Bucking is to kick the tree in just the right spot Asta,” Big Mac explained. “Aj, if ya’ll need me Ah’ll be working the fields,” He walked off in the other direction before turning around once more. “Just listen to Applejack and do your best not to destroy the orchard.”

“Apple Bucking and kicking the tree?” I scratched my head as I looked t Applejack. “Don’t you just pick the apples by hand?”

“No Asta. We actually kick or ‘buck’ the tree so most of the apples fall off the tree into these buckets,” Applejack explained as she tossed several empty wooden buckets out of a nearby cart. “Then we pick up the ones that don’t and toss them in.”

“I get it,” I walked over to the nearest tree.

“Hold up there Asta. Ya just can’t just randomly walk up and start,” Applejack tried to get to me.

I closed my eyes and get a read on the tree’s ki flow. I pulled my palm back and thrust it into the trunk hitting a the ki flow for the apples. I shock of the blow caused most of the apples to fall from the tree to the ground or in the buckets just before Applejack could reach me.

I turned around to Applejack staring at with her mouth on the ground. “What?”

“How did ya do that?” She came over bewilderedly examining at the trunk of the tree. “No pony has ever been able to knock so many apples down and with just one hand. Normally it takes two hands and even then anypony that does it that way can only do it for three to four trees max before their hands give out. On top of that, the tree isn’t even bothered by your thrust at all. Ah’d say it’s even happy.”

I walked over and patted the tree where I’d hit it. “Apple trees are full of life and when their apples are ready and won’t fall they can get backed up with the energy flow. That’s where your bucking comes in,” I turned and tossed the loose apples into the buckets. “When you hit that ‘sweet spot’ you’re helping the tree release that pent up energy by helping it to get of the apples that won’t fall on their own,” I picked up one of the full buckets and put it in the back of the wagon. “As for the one hit palm thing. It has to do with a form of training I went through back home.”

“What sort of trainin was what it?” Applejack heaved another bucket into the wagon.

“Pretty similar to your chores with bucking the apple trees actually,” I walked over to another nearby tree. “But, instead of kicks you use your palms and other hand techniques on a special type of tree called an Australian Buloke.” I located the ki spot and hit it “Yush.” The apples fell without fail once aging filling the buckets. “The tree belongs to a group call ironwoods and is considered by many to be the top of the charts in hardness. The ironwoods are often used in martial arts training to tough the practitioner’s hands and strengthen their arms.”

“Is that how you’re able to hit the trees with just the right amount of force and spot?” Applejack seemed intrigued at this type of training method.

“Mmmm. Yes and no,” I tossed the stray apples into the buckets again. “For the technique of striking the tree it is but for the spot on the tree that I strike, that’s one of my abilities I got when I came to Equestria.”

We repeated the process of hitting trees and picking the apples. Applejack was anxious to try her hand, literally, at my palm thrust. At first, she tried to punch the tree but I managed to stop her in time before she did irreparable damage to her hands. I taught her to use her palms instead but after quite a few attempts Applejack decided to stop as she wanted to be able to feed herself later.

Celestia sun was high in the sky before long so Applejack and I decided it was time to stop for a lunch break. Luck for my Fluttershy packed me a lunch for today. I wonder if Ymir is behaving herself for Granny Smith. I haven’t heard anything in the back of my mind yet. I decided to sit back and enjoy my lunch and have a nice chat with Applejack.

“So Asta, how’re things going with Fluttershy so far?” Applejack teased but also concerned.

“It’s been pretty good so far but you have to realize Applejack,” I took a bite of my ham sandwich and drank some of the tea Shy had packed. “We’ve only been dating for literally two days. She did use her Grimoire on me last night and totally fixed up my body. Which is why I’m here today instead of next week.” I explained excitedly as she listened to me eagerly. “We got to bed pretty early yesterday.”

“Hold that their thought sugarcube. You and Fluttershy, s-s-slept together,” Her eyes shrank to pinpricks.

“I took another bite out of my lunch as I saw it as no big deal at the time. “Well, yeah, we did. I really don’t see what the big deal is though,” I looked at the look of horror on her face then realized why she still looked like that. “Woah Woah, Woah. it’s totally not what you’re thinking there cowgirl. We slept in the same bed that’s all, I swear.”

Applejack shook off the residual shock. “Asta, thanks for clearing that up because if ya hadn’t then you would have been sent into the nearest tree.” She took a bite of an apple fritter. “Hm aH wonder where Apple Bloom is? She’s normally out of school by now?”

“She’s probably with her friends,” I tapped my chin. “What were their names again?” I snapped my fingers. “Ah, Sweet Belle and Scootaloo right.”

“Yea and that’s what Ah’m afraid of,” Applejack shivered.

We finished our lunch and headed back up towards the house so we could put the apples in the root cellar. We started to put the apples in the cellar and had a pretty good pace going. Big Mac came around and pitched in after he’d finished his own work in the fields. We were just about done unloading the wagon when Granny came out with a look of serious concern on her face.

“Ya’ll haven’t seen the littluns have ya’ll?” Granny asked. “Apple Bloom came in from school and then disappeared after she finished her homework.” Granny scratched her head. “Now I can’t find that baby dragon of Asta’s anywhere either.”

“Oh no.’

My pupils shrank. “Applejack where is that clubhouse at?” I shot my worried glance at her.

“It’s on the edge of the property,” Applejack pointed over her shoulder. “I’m sure they're fine Asta.”

HOO! I saw Nero flying in low. She looked like she was straining to stay up. She suddenly started to spiral downwards. I ran and caught my friend in a dive just barely keeping her from hitting the ground. HOOOOOO…

“Asta is she alright?” Applejack came over with worry written all over her face. I walked over to Granny and placed Nero in her arms.

My eyes were hidden by my hair. “Big Mac.” The large stallion looked at listening carefully a hint of anger in my voice. “Go get Fluttershy and have her tend to Nero please.”

“Asta, what wrong what Nero tell ya?” Applejack placed a hand on my shoulder.

“She said they’re surrounded by Timberwolves and can’t get out,” I was starting to shake from the fear and anger. Applejack pulled her hand back in horror. “I’m going now,” I took off leaving a huge cloud of dirt behind me.