//------------------------------// // Why Me: Chapter five // Story: Dragon Princess // by King Condius //------------------------------// All three princess' watched as a massive head of a dragon came out of the shadows. Luna was trying to will herself to move, but realized that this was the only way to show them. The great dragoness emerged slowly from the darkness like a true predater. I will not let these ponies come near my foals. The princess of the sun took a step back only to trip over a book and fall on her back; still staring at the dragon if front of her. "Sister, dont run, i'll explain later." The moon goddess looked at her sister reasuringly and braved herself for what came next. A low growl emmitted from the throat of the mighty beast who slowly crept towards the terrafied pair of gods. The great dragoness stood as tall as theceiling would let her and let loose a puff of blue flame from her maw. "What do you think you are doing in MY space?" The dark mare, now cowering, looked up to the great dragoness and spoke. "We-well we were just, looking for our wife aurora." The princess of the weather looked down at the two immortals and smiled. "Well, your too, late; shes gone and i have taken her place." I know its a lie, but i want to see how long i can milk this for."What do you mean she is gone? Is she dead?" The great sun goddess wanted to lash out at the dragoness, but found herself being resstricted by her sister. "Don't you will only piss her off." Aurora lied down on the floor with her front legs crossed and half lidded eyes looking down on the three ponies. "Your partner, princess luna, tried to persuade me, but i won't leave." Luna arched an eyebrow at her love who gave a wink to the moon goddess. "Ye-yes i tried, but i was not successful." She looked down at the floor, effectivly giving the impression of saddness. The great dragoness sniffed the air and her eyes shrunk to slits. "You two, i know who you are, but i need to show you something before i know." She went to the dark corner of the room and came back out with two sleeping figures cradled in her wing. "Tell me; what would you say if i told you that these foals were from her?" She nodded towards the picture on the wall of the two ponies who were married to each other 6 months ago. "What will you three do if i, say, harm these foals in anyway? would you protect them?" She then procceeded to walk towards the, now pissed, alicorn's and calmly placed the sleeping foals in their nest. "Why would you harm them? they are innocent and have committed no crime." Nightmare barked at the dragon, albiet a bit scared, but she wouldn't show it to the beast who supposedly killed her wife. "You have no say in this, pony, i was talking to the sun goddess." Nightmare growled and sat down on her haunches with a snort. "Becuase she can, if we like it or not." Luna put on a brave face and stood up to the large dragoness. "Now see here, you lizard, we will not tolerate the threat of our daughters." The moon goddess winked to her wife and she took it from there. "Oh you won't, huh? I'll see about that." The princess of the weather closed her eyes and opened them to reveal her eyes to be glazzed over. "Nightmare, celestia; RUN!!" The two monarchs watched as a forearm was lifted from the dragon and brought down upon the dark mare. They ran out of the room and shut the doors behind them and panted heavily. "*pant pant* i did not think that luna would be brave enough to face a dragon by herself." "Neither did i, the only time i ever saw her with dragons like that; they gave her gems, they respected her." Celestia remembered the first time her sister faced a dragon without her help. They had been summoned by the king of the badlands to negotiate the terms of a treaty. At the time they were about teenagers, no more than 100 years old each. They left with their mother to the dragons castle. Luna had went off on her own in the castle and found some teenage dragons. She had been challenged by their leader, thorn, and she accepted. They had challenged her to king of the horde. She was apprehensive about her sister doing such a thing, but she insisted that she would show these dragons why she was the next ruler of equestria. She fell several times off the giant pile of gems, gaining deep scars and scratches, but she eventualy won. the dragons made her the leader of their grou and thorn appologized to her about teasing her. She was the best dragon they ever had. They were a bit saddened when she had to leave, but she all ways went to the badlands to keep her status as the leader of the, lunar dargons, as she called them. She still is the leader of that group. "CELESTIA!" The solar goddess shook her head and looked to the door. "Nightmare, you get the guards, i'll help luna." The dark alicorn nodded and ran down the hallway while celestia steeled herself for the possiblely grusome scene she would see. "Don't break that door, unless you want to see your foals killed." Celestia became hesitant, but proceeded to open the door. What greeted the mare was a weird sight; her sister was cuddling with the dragoness while it whispered into her ear. "Luna, but i thought, you.... huh?" The moon goddess looked to her sister and smiled sheepishly. "Hello sister, i want you to meet your wife, aurora." The great dragoness bowed her head and grinned at the baffled princess. "I appologize for frightening you both, i just couldn't help myself." Before the alicorn could mutter a single word the door was busted open and a frantic looking nightmare, with her usual armor on, and 6 guards. She looked to her wives, the dragoness, and to the guards. "Uh, never mind guards.' The guards lowered their respective weapons and closed the door behind them. The dark alicorn was about to question what she missed, but a hiccuping wail made her jump in shock. The large dragoness went over to her crying foal and brought her over to her wife. Luna accepted the foal in her magic and directed her to her teat for the food she wanted. "I would like to appologize nightmare, aurora could not help herself." The great dragon blushed and nuzzled her lovers cheek. "Sorry, i did not mean to cause alarm." Just as the dark princess was about to speak, a pop resounded through the room and a scroll immerged in front of the alibaster alicron. "I was not expecting any mail tonight." The white alicorn opened the seal and began to read it aloud. "Dear Princess celestia, I, princess secron bright scales, here by invite you to the wedding of me and my beloved, tia fang windcloud. I am sure you are as happy as i am to attend this celebration. I wish to gain permission to come to the castle to host the wedding as a sign of peace between the dargons and the ponies of your land. Your daughter is most excited for her big day, i too, am excited to call you and her mother my step parents. You will not be dissapointed to hear this news and i would be most joyous if you would gratn me the rights to bring my friends and family to your lands to attend the wedding. Your soon-to-be-daughter-in-law, Secron bright scales." All eyes turned to the now, statue of a sun goddess, and watched as the scroll fell to the ground.