//------------------------------// // Prologue: A Warming Welcome // Story: Slit The Dragon // by Capricorn //------------------------------// It all seemed like an ordinary day in Ponyville. All it's villagers were out and about dealing with their daily lives. It seemed like a perfect day but it was all about to change. One pony predicted this day to be fresh start to something new and boy was she right. The said pony was looking out her window embracing the day's warm feeling. She wanted something interesting to happen today. She thought that a new day meant new things to encounter. Little did she know that what was going to happen was way past what she had in mind for interesting. While she was looking out the window, her roommate was spread out on the couch. She took notice of her friend and decided to do something to raise her spirits. “Lyra, it's a beautiful day outside. Aren't you going to do something,” she asked the pony on the couch. “Not really,” Lyra admitted, shaking her head. “I don't feel like doing much today.” “Come on,” she complained to her roommate. “Out of all the days you had to pick today? It's a perfect day and your going to spend it laying on the couch?” Lyra let out an annoyed groaned. “Bon Bon, you think everyday is a perfect day,” she said, looking back to all the times when she described the day as “perfect” or “beautiful”. Besides, I already helped you pick out the flowers to put in are yard yesterday.” She had recalled yesterday when she had to help find out which flowers would look good in front of their house despite how little she knew about flowers or how much it mattered. “Can't I just have a day to relax,” she questioned, putting her front hoofs behind her head. Bon Bon didn't like the fact of having her lounge around but she finally gave in. “Fine. Do what you want,” she accepted as she made her way upstairs. She was on her way to her room to freshen up to look presentable while she was in town. As she about to enter her room she heard something rummaging in her closet. Fear struck her as she froze at where she was standing. She slowly walked toward the closet to get a better look at what was going on there. Just then, a large scaly tail flicked out of the closet and right in front of her. Bon Bon shreiked in horror and dashed out of her room. She called for roommate as she rushed downstairs. She tried to go as quick as she could without hurting herself. “Lyra,” she yelled as she came up to her friend who was still on the couch. “What,” she asked with a tired look on her face. “There's something upstairs in my room,” she said, in frightful voice. “What are you talking about,” she asked, trying to process what her friend was telling her. She didn't feel like putting up with her roommate today. Actually, she never liked putting up with her blabbing. “I'm not kidding,” she protested moving closer to face Lyra to try to sound more convincing. “There was something in my closet and I really want you to check it out.” “Why,” she asked, not knowing what she could do about the so called thing in the closet. “Just do it,” her roommate pleaded loudly. Lyra raised an eyebrow in disbelief. She thought she was pulling a trick on her at first but she came to her senses and decided to help her. “Alright,” she moaned getting up from the couch. Lyra slowly walked upstairs with Bon Bon following behind her. Once they got outside of Bon Bon's room, Lyra looked through the doorway. “Be careful,” Bon Bon warned her. Whatever was in the closet, she didn't want it to hurt her. “Calm down, Bon Bon,” she assured her with a smile. “It's probably nothing to worry about.” Lyra took the time to look out for her friend but she also found it funny by how much she was panicking. Lyra entered the room and made her way to the closet but Bon Bon halted her with a hoof. Lyra gave her an annoyed look which caused Bon Bon to remove her hoof. Lyra proceeded. She looked into the closet and observed it. “What do you see,” Bon Bon asked in suspense. “I see a wreck of a closet and nothing else,” Lyra responded, unamused. Bon Bon stood there with her mouth hanging open. “W-w-what,” she managed to ask. “There's nothing in there, Bon Bon,” Lyra told her as she left the room and walked downstairs. “B-But I swear to Celestia I saw something,” she protested following her friend. “You were probably jus-,” Lyra said pausing when she got down the stairs and seeing a large figure standing before her. "I was wha-," Bon Bon asked before following her gaze to the figure. Both stood in shock at what they saw. It looked like a small dragon but it was about as large as a pony. It was purple with green spines and a pale underbelly. It also seemed to be wearing a brown vest which looked rather ragged. As the two ponies stared at it they noticed that it looked an awful lot like the dragon who worked at the library only older and taller. It was holding a picture of Lyra and Bon Bon when they first moved into their house. It took it's attention off the picture and took notice of the ponies. As he turned his head they noticed a few scars that were scattered throughout his spines and one on his face. “Oh, hi,” the dragon said with a smile. The two ponies remained quite but were able to wave a hoof at the dragon. “Is this the library,” he asked them. “Uh, no,” Bon Bon said to the dragon still looking quite scared. “Oh, well do you know were it is,” he asked them again. “It's the one that looks like a tree,” Lyra informed the dragon trying to force a smile. “Great,” he said with another smile. He made his way to the door and opened it in order to leave the house. “Well, bye,” he said to the two ponies before he left. They remained silent but gave him another wave of the hoof. When the dragon left the house, Bon Bon looked at Lyra with a smirk. “I told you there was something in the house,” she proved to her friend. Lyra continued to look at the door where the dragon left from. “So there was,” she said softly. “But what was it?” Bon Bon's smirk disappeared when she asked that. “I don't know,” she said, honestly. That could be said for the both of them. They didn't know what it was doing here or why it came here. They didn't know what is going to do and whether it was going to end up bad or good. What they did know was that there whatever they saw, it was wandering around in Ponyville and it wanted something.