Von's Equestrian Travels

Chapter 1: Meeting

A young dragon sat up on a cliff on Dragon Mountain. He rubbed his gold-tinted underbelly and rubbed at his teal scales. He decided to go up there on his own and watched the other dragons play or horse around. His name is Von. Von was happy to be around other dragons after coming to a part of Equestria that he has never been to. He's the kind of dragon that loves to keep moving and have excitement in his life. With the other dragons, there was never a dull moment and it made him happy to entertain his friends. However, he knew that his happiness was short lived.

After a while, they began to do the same thing everyday: horde gems, tail wrestle, fly around, party and have belching contests. It was entirely different from how it was before and this upset Von. He sat up there, deep in thought. Finally, his eyes widened when he realized what was missing. "Adventure!" He went back down the path he went up and went over to the teenage dragons. He had a few friends there. There was Axel, a dragon with yellow scales and a bad attitude. He seemed like a 'party hard' kind of dragon, but he always treated Von good. Then there was Arcius, a snow-white scaled dragon. He's considered the level headed one of the bunch.

Arcius looked at Von's face and knew instantly that something was up. "Is something troubling you, Von?" Von tried not to answer, but Arcius always had a way of getting answers from Von. Von looked up at Arcius and looked away. "I was just wondering...Doesn't this seem repetitive to you guys?" Von reluctantly asked. Arcius and Axel looked at him in confusion. "Huh? What do you mean? Ain't nothing repetitive about all this." Axel said. Von started pacing back and forth, looking at Axel all the while. "Yes it is. Just look at us! Hording gems just to feel better about ourselves and tail wrestling to make it seem like we're tough?! We shouldn't limit ourselves to that." Arcius scratched his belly and looked down at Von. "Well...I suppose he has a point. This does seem a tad...repetitive."

Axel laughed. "Hey. I don't know about you guys, but i love hording gems. Plus, you can find some pretty rare ones, too." Von sighed and looked at him. "Can you really say that you feel better just because you're getting more gems?" Axel stayed silent. There's no way that Von,of all dragons could be getting to me, he thought. As he thought more about, tears formed in his eyes. "Ok! I don't feel better at all. I still feel lousy no matter how many gems I can get!" He sniffed and wiped his nose with his arm. "But what can we do? We're bound to the mountain. The elder said so."

Von thought for a moment. The elder was well respected by all the dragons, even the teenagers and especially Von. He was like a father to him, but he knew he couldn't disobey him. However, the elder wished for happiness for all the dragons on the mountain. "...I'm going to try and be happy like he wants us to. And i know just how to do it." They looked at him puzzled. He laughed to himself and looked at them. "Adventure." He boldly stated. Axel just looked at him. "What?" "ADVENTURE! You know, going around and seeing the world. Meeting new people. Stuff like that." Arcius stopped Von before he could go on. "I know you want to have more excitement, but that's too risky. You don't wrestle with us, you overreact to things and plus, you can't even breathe fire. The elder would be upset if you left." Von turned away from his friends. "I know i shouldn't...but i want to see more of Equestria. Maybe I can start in that...Everfree forest you guys were raving about." He spread his wings and looked back at them. "I'll tell you all about it when I come home!" With those words, he took flight.

Now, Von was not the best flier among the dragons, but he tried his hardest and practiced everyday. He flew in the direction of the Everfree Forest. Along the way, he took in the sights around him. The mountain tops, the birds flying around and the animals wandering around made him feel warm inside, warmer than normal for a dragon. But for a moment, he caught a glimpse of a rainbow streak by him at fast speed.

He spun around and got dizzy and tried to shake it off so he could regain his bearings. "What was that?" he asked himself. Looking around, all he could see were the clouds in the sky. Believing that he imagined it, he kept flying. However, he did not imagine it at all. Immediately, before he could get much farther, he heard a female voice shout "Look out below!" before the rainbow crashed into him and sent him hurdling down into the forest below.

Von moaned in pain as he started to wake up. His vision was blurry, but he was definitely looking up at trees. He could see the sky above, but it was murky and dark. His vision cleared and when he looked around, he saw a cyan pegasus laying on top of him in a daze. She had a rainbow mane and tail.

The pegasus looked at him and when her vision cleared, she had seen Von's face, yelped and flew up in surprise. "Who are you?" She asked him. "Wait a minute. You're a dragon! What are you doing here? Where were you headed?" She kept asking him, not letting him get a word in, edgewise. Von managed to get out a single "Um..." before the pegasus kept shooting him with questions. "Well? You gonna answer or what?" She asked him.

Von sighed and smiled a bit, happy that he could now answer her. "My name is Von. And yes, i am a dragon. As for where i am going, i'm not sure. I'm just flying around. What's your name?" The pegasus was surprised to seem him answer her so honestly. But she didn't trust him. Dragons and ponies did not get along.

I don't believe him. A dragon, just wandering away from the mountain just to fly? No way! He's probably on his way to Canterlot. *Gasp* What if he's going to attack the princess?!, She thought. Von saw that she was deep in thought, but as to what she was thinking about, he had no clue. "Um...miss?" He called out to her and this snapped her out of her thoughts. "What is it?" She asked him.

Von smiled and laughed a bit. "Sorry to interrupt you from whatever you were thinking about...but you didn't answer my question." The pegasus felt embarassed for neglecting to answer his question. "Rainbow Dash." She answered. "Nice to meet you...Von, was it?" Von gave her a friendly smile.

"Yes." Rainbow Dash gave him a confused look. "So why are you out here anyway? Shouldn't you be back on the mountain?" He sighed and looked away. He finally gained enough confidence to tell this stranger, this pegasus called Rainbow Dash, how he felt. "I got bored with being up on the mountain. I wanted to be around dragons like me, but it wasn't like what i hoped. So, i left. I thought it'd be fun to see more of Equestria. I heard from some dragon teens that there was a place nearby called the Everfree Forest. So I left to come check it out, but while I was on my way, a rainbow hit me and i woke up here."

Rainbow Dash blushed and laughed a little. She looked away, clearing her throat before looking him in the eyes once more. "Yeah...sorry about that. But listen. You shouldn't be here. This place is dangerous, even for a dragon." Rainbow Dash stood still, thinking for a moment. She knew Von didn't want to go back to the mountain, but she couldn't leave him by himself.
She sighed and smiled a little before she resumed speaking. " ...Tell you what. You can come back with me to Ponyville." Von's eyes widened in surprise, having heard her say this to him. Why is she being so nice to me? We just met, he thought. But he didn't care. "Are you sure?" He asked her.

He wanted to make sure that she was serious and wouldn't change her mind. But at the same time, he wasn't all that confident that this pegasus could help him out. From his point of view, she seemed...weak. But he couldn't say that out loud, however, she could see it written on his face and gave him a smug grin. "Don't sweat it. I can get you there with no trouble." She assured him. He wasn't that sure, but he felt he could trust her. He nodded his head in agreement and she flew ahead, with Von following behind. He didn't say it out loud, but Von felt something. Somehow or another, Von thought that Rainbow Dash seemed a bit...cute.

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