After receiving the letter from Spike, Princess Luna devoted her time to uncovering all other Dragons that were taken from the raid, locating them in every region in Equestria for many nights; By doing so, she neglects her duty to rid nightmares from the Realm of Dreams, which many Ponies are becoming restless due to the never-ending demons that plague their dreams.
Princess Luna searched every town, village, and cave throughout the Equestrian landscape for many days and nights, coming up short throughout her travel. Princess Luna traveled to Baltimare, Manehattan, Foal Mountain, Ghastly Gorge, Los Pegasus, Smokey Mountains, Vanhoover, Galloping Gorge, San Palomino Desert, Appleloosa, Dodge City, and Neighagra Falls; each location had little results in finding any Dragons from Unicorns that hatched and kept them.
Throughout the three months and spending time with the locals, there's one location Princess Luna did not search, and it could be the last chance to find Dragons. Fillydelphia. With everypony reporting Princess Luna of not having Dragons living among them, she becomes hopeless and sad that Spike could be the only Dragon that got to live.
Princess Luna is on her balcony, preparing to travel to Fillydelphia, when her sister, Princess Celestia, enters the room.
"Luna..," Princess Celestia is doubtful about the circumstance and the possibility of writing Dragon Lord Spike about the Dragons' disappearance.
Princess Luna looks down at the heaviness of her decision; she knows many Ponies throughout Equestria have suffered during the night and want rest. "I'll resume my nightly duties after visiting Fillydelphia, Celestia; we can't write Spike about the empty handiness of our progress; We can't let Spike down and have him inform the families affected that they may never see their loved and lost ones..."
"I know..," Silence reigns within the room about the severity of the situation if Princess Luna returns empty-handed on her trip to Fillydelphia.
"See you soon," Princess Luna lifts the moon and flies to Fillydelphia with slight expectancy lingering in her heart as Princess Celestia lowers the sun with her magic.
Even on the coolest of nights, whenever Princess Luna flies, she can hear her subjects screaming due to the vicious nightmare they succumb to; neglecting her nightly duty has always been the more difficult choice; however, Princess Celestia's busy schedule doesn't allow her to make any time for the investigation. Her teams are figuring out the mysteries of the 'Princess' that invaded the Dragon Nation.
The screams are restless during her flight to Fillydelphia, but those are nothing compared to a mother and father's wail for losing a child. Princess Luna will help everypony soon; right now, she cancels the screams with her magic to focus on her objective.
It's 9:00 at night. Princess Luna lands in Fillydelphia and inadvertently approaches Officer By The Book and Hard Case. Officer By The Book is a green Unicorn Stallion, a high-ranking detective for the Fillydelphia police department. His cutie mark is a police badge with a mustache. Officer Hard Case is a yellow Unicorn Stallion, a detective for the Fillydelphia police department. His cutie mark is a magnifying glass with a hat.
"Princess Luna!" Officer By The Book is amazed to see Princess Luna visiting Fillydelphia as the two detectives investigate a crime scene. He bows in honor of the Princess' glory. "It's an honor to have you visiting Fillydelphia."
"What brings you here?" Officer Hard Case rudely expresses the out-of-nowhere approach of Princess Luna's sudden arrival.
"I'm searching for Dragons living among us," Princess Luna goes straight to the point.
"They're in Dragon Town," Officer Hard Case explains while entering the crime scene to uncover the mystery of the burning building.
"What..?" Princess Luna smiles widely, which disturbs Officer By The Book, making him cringe.
"Walk down Filly Junction Street, then make a right turn, walk another ten blocks. You'll find two golden Dragon Statues," Officer By The Book leaves Princess Luna and follows his partner inside the burned building.
Princess Luna sprints away in a flash. She's eager to meet the Dragons in Dragon Town. After a few moments, Princess Luna gasps happily. She found them. Dragons. Dragons of all ages live in Harmony, and she questions herself about overlooking them in the Realm of Dreams.
Every Dragon within Dragon Town turns to Princess Luna in confusion; they see her in a trance until one of them approaches her.
"Excuse me, can I help you?" Although the young Dragon is withholding her feeling and excitement of greeting her favorite Princess of Equestria, she has questions about her sudden arrival.
Princess Luna wakes from her trance, closing her eyes and shaking her head to reawake herself. "Yes," Princess Luna inhales deeply after months of searching; she's at ease and ready to probe the Dragons about their stories. "What is your name?"
"Oh, my apologies. My name is Mina!" She shouts gleefully. Mina is a smaller Dragon standing just as tall as an average Pony. She has blue scales along her chest and stomach, blue horns, short wings, a heart-shaped scale at the end of her tail, and pink hair.
"Mina, were you hatched here some time ago?"
"Duh!" Mina giggles at Princess Luna's jaw-dropping expression. "All of us were born in Equestria and came here to live in Harmony, sort of speak."
"Those freaking Ponies always blame us for crimes we didn't commit when something like a fire burns any of their homes or businesses!" A random Dragon blurs in anger.
"We're sick of their curfews whenever they deem us as monsters!" Another Dragon complains to the Princess about the mistreatment and judgment.
"Yeah! They have magic to spark fires and use us to elude their tracks!" A youngling raises her claw in anger.
Princess Luna approaches the crowd, speaking on behalf of everypony in Equestria rather than Fillydelphia. She apologizes for their rude remarks and behaviors towards different species and wants to accommodate every Dragon. Princess Luna hears many tales of how Ponies hatched and straight-up abandoned them due to concerns about raising Dragons or the probability of creating hazardous situations that could ruin their neighbors. Many Ponies made rude remarks and claimed every Dragon evil, including the parents of the foals that raised their younglings into doing something great.
Mina mentions a teacher that hatched Dragon Eggs in a classroom as a presentation and remembers the harsh words from her when she was with a cleanup crew. "Get rid of this monster before it produces offspring."
Princess Luna becomes heartbroken during each tale and understands why Dragons would detest Equestrian Ponies after hearing every testimony. She finds it amazing that despite the name-shaming, ridicule, and abandonment, the Dragons decided to live in Harmony rather than revolt and turn to hatred.
"Have any of you heard about the news in the Dragon Lands?" Princess Luna wanted to be sure that every Dragon knew about Dragon Lord Spike. Mina and the others shake their heads. Everything they learn about Dragons is within Dragon Town. They don't know about their heritage and homeland.
Mina speaks on behalf of her species. "There's not much we know about our homeland. We don't know where to find the Dragon Lands due to Equestria's lengthy lands expanding as far as the eye can see."
"Just like Spike before he became the Dragon Lord. There was little he knew about." Princess Luna thought to herself.
Many Dragons look lost despite making friends to cope with the feeling; some are sad and want answers but don't know how or where to find them. Dragons that are parents share the same expression and try not to let their younglings be discouraged.
"Sometimes, we feel separated despite growing together like a family," Mina doesn't shy from the truth as others do. "Can you help us understand?"
Princess Luna seizes the opportunity to make her statement, to reveal to the Dragons of Dragon Town that they have families that yearn to reunite with their lost loved ones. "Yes," She smiles warmly at every Dragon. "I can answer some of your questions."
Princess Luna speaks about how Dragons were brought to Equestria years ago during an unfortunate event that made many Dragons sick to their stomachs; however, listening more in-depth about the newest Dragon Lord wanting every Dragon to reunite with their long-lost family made them ecstatic. The Dragon Egg raiding was relentless during the years of Luna's banishment, and her sister had no control over the Pony who provoked the invasion; Princess Luna promised them that the culprit would be in custody, facing justice soon.
Princess Luna also explains the concepts of the Dragon Lands and how they utilize Friendship to the fullest with love, care, and understanding. She speaks about Dragon Lord Spike teaching the values of sharing Friendship among others and not allowing discrimination, ridicule, and name-shaming to be their drive and motivation. Many Dragons become elated after learning how the new Dragon Lord is extinguishing hatred since every Dragon in Dragon Town grew up experiencing hate and malice due to being different than Ponies.
"Daddy..?" A young blue Dragon approaches his father. "We go home?"
A tall purple Dragon wearing a business suit picks up his son. He turns to Princess Luna. "Yes!" He burns his clothes, removing the attire some ponyfolk designed for him, and extends his wings. "We're finally going home!" He roars with pride and love that burns in his heart with passion.
Many Dragons roar in excitement, scaring the daylights of many Ponies within Fillydelphia; some believe the Dragons are revolting and may subdue the police.
"Let's goooooooooooooooooooo!" Mina breathes her pinkish flames at the sky; she's excited to meet her family that lost her moons ago.
"Follow me!" Princess Luna shouts with her royal tone, flapping her wings and ascending in the skies.
Every Dragon in Dragon Town gathers some belongings, grabs their broods, and takes flight, following the Princess of the Night. Princess Luna announces one pitstop for the night before continuing to the Dragon Lands. Ponies in Fillydelphia wave bye, and some say good riddance to nuisance.