I've been writing... · 3:58am Nov 18th, 2018
The dragon was the single-most beautiful thing that Blackbird had ever seen. Gleaming silver-white, its beauty was otherworldly, profound, and after gazing intently upon it, her vision clouded over with tears. The mere sight of it left her feeling peaceful, contemplative, and she was filled with a curious calm that she had not known since she was quite small. Her mood was such that she began to weep; the sheer dreadfulness of this wretched trip leaked from her eyes and soaked her cheeks. Everything that had happened, everything that had been down, all she had witnessed, all she had seen, it all rushed to surface and overwhelmed her.
From the looks of things, she was not alone.
Two ponies approached the gargantuan silver wyrm; Dim and Chanson both seemed a whole lot smaller with each step they took closer. How Dim could approach such a magnificent creature was beyond Blackbird, whose knocking knees hardly allowed her to move at all. More than anything, she wanted to lay down and have herself a good cry, but now was not the time.
Emperor Chanson Argentée came to a stumbling halt, but Dim kept going.
“Explain yourself, dragon,” demanded Dim as he drew nearer.
Clapping her talons over her mouth, Blackbird was left stunned by the shocked expression on the dragon’s face. How could she tell it was shocked? What else could it possibly be? A pony—a particularly diminutive pony even by pony standards—had the unmitigated audacity to demand that the dragon explain itself. Now, the silver-white dragon was left agape and little curls of smoke rose from the corners of its mouth.
“Well, I certainly wasn’t expecting that sort of welcome—”
“I said explain yourself, dragon. Don’t make me ask you again.”
Flexing its long silvery claws, the dragon peered down at what could only be described as the bite-sized morsel making demands. Blackbird, her talons still over her mouth, swallowed and almost choked on the laughter that came pouring out of her throat. Pulling her talons away from her muzzle, she wiped her damp eyes with a many-creased knuckle while having herself a bit of a chuckle.
“A favour was asked of me. Princess Celestia made a formal request that I come here, restore order, and secure the Emperor’s rule.” Bending his serpentine neck, the dragon lowered his head down quite a ways to have a closer look at Dim, who fearlessly stood in an aggressive pose. “My name is Chromium. Your name is Dim. You and Emperor Chanson bear some of my essence.”
Blackbird heard Dim wheeze out the word, “Essence?” Now, it seemed, Dim was confused. Or curious. It didn’t matter, his bluster had been disarmed and the silver dragon had cleverly established its control over the situation.
“Oh, that’s a complicated affair. A long time ago, in a place called Skyreach, I was asked to donate some of my essence. A little something called, ‘Project Eternity.’ I doubt you’ve heard of it. Why, that makes us almost distantly related in a somewhat weird way, I suppose.” Heaving a smokey sigh, he added, “The centaurs were attempting to build a better alicorn. Well then, tiny cousin, let me have a better look at you.”
Saying nothing else, Chromium snatched Dim up from the ground and held him up at eye-level. Blackbird, who could hardly believe what she was seeing, hiccupped. Gushing adoration, she allowed her eyes to drink in the sight of the incredibly beautiful dragon, who was now eyeballing Dim in the most inquisitive manner.
“You have Luna’s lineage in you,” Chromium said, obscuring Dim in a cloud of smoke. “But also some of Celestia’s blood. Funny how those paths cross. It’s inevitable, really. As the centuries roll on by, these things are bound to happen. The Nightmare Curse is in full effect, and there is something else… there is something else about you that I cannot quite put my claw upon. How curious. Anyhow, while many of your bloodline would succumb to the Nightmare Curse, you seem to have made it your strength. How curious that you would bend it to your will. Luna lives in fear of it, but you, you’ve embraced it. Hmm, something tells me that you do not strive for goodness, my little pony.”
“Gut und Böse sind bedeutungslos. Beide können in Brand gesetzt und verbrannt werden.”
Rubbing his shiny chin with his free claws, Chromium nodded. “I see.”
“Machst du?” Dim asked.
Chromium paused to consider, and then replied, “Ja. Ich mache. Wie kommt es, dass solch eine kleine Kreatur keine Angst vor einer so großen Kreatur hat?”
“Ich habe vor, meinen Schwanz in die Sphinx zu stecken.”
“So viel Mut.” Chromium began to chuckle. “I wish you the best of luck. You’ll need it, Sphinxficker.”
“So, you’ve come to put the city in order?” Emperor Chanson Argentée’s voice cracked with every word. “Then you are welcome. We are grateful for any aid you have to offer. Thank you.”
“If all of you will excuse me, I have work to do. Now, how did that repair spell go?”
Naughty.
Always glad to see more of your writing. Thanks for sharing.
I've made a grilled cheese sandwich on a pan with some of those kraft singles "cheese" slices, and it's so damn melty, it's fantastic.
If you for some reason don't know how to make a grilled cheese sandwich, here you go. It'll take a few tries to start getting them just right. What you do is get some white bread, put butter or margarine on each slice of bread for however many sandwiches you want, and unwrap your cheese slices all in advance. Put the buttered bread butter side down on a hot frying pan, and lay two slices of the cheese on the no butter side, quickly, and put the second bread slice on top butter facing outwards. When the bottom is toasted to your liking, flip the sandwich and keep checking the bottom, and when the second side is toasted, it's done. The american cheese slices melt fast.
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Oh wow, thanks for reminding me.
I put on some grilled cheese sandwiches half an hour ago and completely forgot.
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Another alternative to butter or margarine is mayo, it leads to a richer more savory taste and is excellent with tomato soup
Mmmm... more Dim and Blackbird. I love those two so much!
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Jeez, those must've been ash after a half hour on the stove!
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This is a VERY good suggestion, I'm never using butter again.
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Thank you for your concern but I also forgot to turn the oven on.
What are you trying to say with "Machst du?" The phrasing of that doesn't feel right.
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It's been corrected.
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Fair enough! I'm fluent in it so that part had me scratching my head!
Dirty Little Dim
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I use bacon grease instead of butter or margarine. Aside from the fact that it smells fantastic as it toasts, it imparts a nice layer of flavor and it light and crispy. Of course, it helps if you save your bacon grease to cook things up in the first place...
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Lol
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Nice. Dunno if I want a meat flavoured grilled cheese. Sunny side eggs, sure, but a grilled cheese? Maybe, maybe not.
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happy to be of service I'm not a fan of mayo myself so it took me far too long to risk it and I now regret taking the time I did eating those sub-par sandwiches
Ohhhhh! Now THIS is what I love! Dim totally staring own a Dragon like "Bitch you do NOT want to piss me off", and then for the Dragon to disarm Dim by telling him that they are distantly related. Scenes like this are one of the reasons I continue to be a Patron for ya ^^
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I don't think it has a meaty flavor at all. The bacon grease just adds something that compliments the cheese. If you've ever had a smoked cheese (and liked it), the bacon grease does a similar thing to the grilled cheese sandwich.