Chapter 4: New friends pt.2

Von was more than surprised to see these four ponies just waltz into Twilight's house. He had absolutely no idea how to react. But the four ponies were even more surprised to see him, mostly the yellow pegasus pony who was cowering in fear behind the orange earth pony. Twilight was at a loss for words. She was hoping that nopony else, not even her friends, would find out about Von, a dragon, coming into Ponyville, but here they were. Out of all of them the white unicorn was the first to break the silence.

"Twilight...darling...why is there a dragon here in your home?" She asked. The unicorn had a purple mane and white fur and it seemed as though she carried herself like a true lady. Von looked at her flank and noticed that she had three blue diamonds on it. He quickly averted his eyes before he got caught like he did with Rainbow Dash. Just like Rainbow Dash. She has a Cutie mark, he thought. Twilight's horn glowed a magenta color and a brush emitted with the same glow and levitated over to her and began to brush her mane. As she was brushing her mane, she explained Von's situation to her friends.

The orange earth pony smiled. "Ah understand what yer doin', Twilight. It's awful kind of ya to do somethin' like this, even fer a dragon. " She spoke with a southern accent which Von thought was unique. She had three apples for a Cutie mark and a cowboy hat on her head. Spike crossed his arms after hearing the earth pony's comment and she nudged his shoulder with her hoof. "Aw shucks, Spike. Y'all know i was jus' foolin'. What i meant was a big ol' dragon like him." She said. Von gave her an amused glance. "I appreciate the compliment, but i'm not that big. I'm bigger than Spike, but no bigger than you ponies. Speaking of which..." He paused. "...Who are all of you?" The white unicorn giggled into her hoof and look at him with a warm smile. "How rude. We had forgotten to introduce ourselves. My name is Rarity." She said holding her head high before the orange earth pony came over and extended her hoof to him. "Mah name's Applejack. Pleased to meet ya." She said with Von shaking her hoof in response.

The moment he stopped, the pink earth pony popped up in front of him, startling him and she gave him a big smile. "Hi. I'm Pinkie Pie. Nice to meet you. So, you're a dragon? Of course you are. Duh, Pinkie. Oh my gosh, you look so cool. Not cute like Spike though. Not to say that dragons aren't cute. I mean, some aren't. But you and Spike are. I mean, you look cute, but Spike is adorable. But, that's ok. So, can you fly? Sorry. Of course you can fly. That's why you have wings. If you couldn't fly, why would you have wings? What if they were fins? *Gasp* Then you could swim! And..." The entire time that this pony who called herself Pinkie was talking, Von's mind began to border between confusion and irritation. She had a poofy pink mane with three balloons for her Cutie mark. The most noticable thing about her was that she really knew how to talk. But luckily, Applejack put her hoof over Pinkie's mouth to cease her chatter.

"Sorry about that, sugarcube. You get used to it." She said. Von let out a sigh of relief. "Not anytime soon it seems." His attention darted to the yellow pegasus pony behind the rest. She had a long pink mane and three butterflies for her Cutie mark. When Von stepped closer to speak with her, she hid her face behind her mane. She must be shy, Von thought. "Excuse me. I'm not going to hurt you or anything. What's your name?" The pegasus looked at him with fright-filled eyes, but she managed to utter something from her lips. However, Von couldn't hear her. "Could you repeat that please?" He asked her. "My name is Flutter..." the pegasus mumbled.

The other ponies smiled and then Rarity spoke up. "It's alright, darling. He's a good dragon, just like Spike. ...I think." She said, unsure. Von snorted with irritation, but he cracked a smile. "This is Fluttershy." Rarity continued. "Please forgive her, Von. She is actually quite scared of dragons. Well, dragons bigger than Spike, of course. But i'm sure you will get along just fine." Von smiled at all of them. Just then, Pinkie Pie started bouncing up and down. "Ooh. Ooh. Since Von is new to Ponyville, we have to welcome him. And you girls know what that means." All the ponies smiled, but Von looked at them confused. "It means..." Pinkie continued. "...A party!!"

Hours later, Pinkie Pie had decorated Twilight's house to look as festive as she could make it, all for Von. However, because Von's presence couldn't be revealed to the residents of Ponyville, the guest that attended were only the five ponies already there, Spike and Von himself. While the party was going on, Von couldn't help but ask them all. "Where's Rainbow Dash?" Twilight and the others looked around, wondering the same thing, before Twilight spoke up. "I think she's flying around somewhere. Don't worry. I'm sure she'll make it." The smile she gave Von reassured him, but that didn't change the fact that he was worried. He wondered why he was so worried about her. They just met, but they already seem like really good friends. Is that it? Because she's my friend? It makes sense, but is that the reason i'm so worried?, he thought. At that moment, there was a knock on Twilight's door and everypony stood still, even Pinkie Pie.

Everypony kept quiet, startled by the knock that was at the door. Von crept back towards the stairs, scared that someone else was going to discover him. If it was anyone else, then Von would be forced to leave. That was something he didn't want more than anything. He just made some friends and his heart pounded at the thought of losing them already. Another knock occured, a bit firmer than before. Everypony gulped, but Twilight worked up the nerve to answer the door. All the girls felt the same as Von, including Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy, who were about to burst into tears. Twilight opened the door and everypony held their breathes. At the door was standing a cyan pony with a rainbow mane and immediately, Von jumped up with joy after realizing who it was. "Rainbow Dash!!" Rainbow Dash walked in and smiled at them.

"Sorry i'm late guys. I was practicing some AMAZING stunts and I guess I lost track of time. What's wrong with those two?" She asked, pointing to Pinkie Pie and Fluttershy. Applejack smiled. "Nothin', sugarcube. We was just worried that we was about to lose our new friend." Von looked over at her with surprise. "Friend? You all...think of me as your friend?" Rarity looked at him. "Why, of course. We wouldn't think any less of you." Pinkie Pie smiled. "Yeah. You may be a bigger, older dragon than Spike, but you're really really nice." Fluttershy kicked her hoof on the floor and look up at Von. "I think...um...well...I don't think you're a mean dragon...well...what i mean is...you're very kind...and gentle. Oh...sorry." Everypony smiled.

Rainbow Dash then put her hoof on Von's shoulder and smiled. "Hey. We're all your friends. If anypony finds out about you, we won't leave you hanging. I'd never do that to my friends, pony AND dragon." Von smiled at her and wiped away a tear that was trailing down his cheek. All of a sudden, Spike covered his mouth and let out a burp. As he did, magical green flames shot out of his mouth and from it, a scroll. Twilight used her magic to pick it up. It had a royal insignia attatched to it. "It's from Princess Celestia." Von let out a sigh of relief, as did the others.

"What's it say, Twilight?" Applejack asked. Twilight opened the scroll and read it out loud. "Dear Twilight Sparkle, I read the letter you sent me last night. I would like for you and your friends to come to my castle in Canterlot first thing in the morning. This is a...mandatory summons. And I want you to bring the dragon with you..." She closed the scroll and looked back at her friends with a solemn look. Everypony believed that their fear was about to become reality, but they were not as scared as Von was. Von felt more happiness than he's ever felt in his lifetime. He had high hopes that he would be able to make more friends in Ponyville if the princess helped him. And in that instant, Von's heart sank...

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