Twilight slowly opened her eyes. She had quite a headache. The dragon was looking directly at her. He worried that she would never wake up at all. Twilight tried to stand up but she lost too much strength using the recovery spell. She was too tired to stand. Twilight carefully lied down and started staring at the dragon as if waiting for him to talk. Twilight knew that the dragon learned the language when she connected their minds. With every second of silence her face became sadder and sadder.
"Th....Than......,"- whispered the dragon. He was trying to form words. Twilight's frown quickly turned into a wide smile.
"It is okay. Take it slow. Maybe you know the language, but your tongue is not used to speaking. Don't worry I know you will get there"- Said Twilight putting her hoof on one of his huge nails.
"Twi.....Twilight......Thank you"- said the dragon.
"You are welcome,"- Answered Twilight. The dragon suddenly got a bright expression on his face. He started thoroughly digging in his treasures. Finally he digged off a beautiful necklace made of gold with a star-shaped sapphire in front. The dragon pulled his hand to Twilight.
"P...p.....present"- Said dragon with a smile on his face. Twilight took the necklace and instantly tried it on. This necklace greatly suited with her cutie mark.
"Thank you, I like it very much. You know, for a dragon, you're very nice and sweet."
Twilight's Journal Day 5 Entry 1:
The spell worked!!! I am very happy to see this dragon socializing again. Thought now he can only say separate words and has some problems with forming full sentences, I believe that in no time he will be able to speak normally. This dragon actually turned out to be as sweet as a cupcake and not menacing at all. He even gave me a beautiful necklace as a present.
I will probably have to stay in the cave for some time to recover. My legs won't even budge. I wonder how much time I have left after using so much power on this spell, but no matter how much time I have given away it was completely worth it.
While Twilight was writing, the dragon sat close to her and awkwardly tried to form sentences.
"Twi..light, you okay?"- Asked the dragon noticing that Twilight haven't really moved much since her awaking.
"Well I am really weak from the spell, but don't worry I will be up and running in no time," answered Twilight. The next few hours were spent trying to teach the dragon to socialize better, and he really was a quick learner. During these few hours Twilight's legs started their slow recovery.
Twilight's Journal Day 5 Entry 2:
My legs are getting better a lot faster than I expected. The dragon was most nice to me. I think he would be just the one to change Fluttershy's opinion about dragons. Actually he has made one decision that you would never expect for a dragon to make. He decided to give away all his treasures. The dragon said that he wanted to fly through Equestria and to share all his treasures for common pony folks, also he offered me a flight to any place I want. he saw that in a few days I won't be in condition to roam the rest of the mountains.
"You....Ready...Twilight?" asked the dragon.
"Yes I am," answered Twilight, slowly putting on her bags. The dragon leaned his head and Twilight carefully climbed on his neck, "Just promise not to fly too quick, Okay?" Twilight was clearly afraid. She never flew on a dragon's back before.
"Promise," said the dragon with a smile on his face. The dragon grabbed all the treasure he could with his two hands and walked out of the cave.
It was lovely to breath in some fresh air again for Twilight. The Dragon jumped off a cliff and opened his huge and mighty wings. Twilight could not believe her eyes. She was actually flying on a dragon's back.
When the dragon flew above Ponyville he softly weakened his grip. The small golden coins started to fall on Ponyville. The Ponies could not believe their eyes. It was a huge dragon who was giving away his treasures, a not very common sight.
Twilight heard a familiar voice, screaming, "What in tarnation!?"
There was nothing that Twilight wanted more right now than to just jump to her friends hug them all and never let go, but she promised herself that no matter what, she will make sure that her friends won't have to watch her slowly fade and die. It was too painful for her to know that her dream is so close, and yet so unreachable.
"Could you please take me somewhere else?" said Twilight with sorrow in her voice.
"Where do you want to land?" asked the dragon.
"I always wanted to visit Manehatten. I will stop in the hotel there." continued Twilight.
"No problem. I will even give you some gold," answered the dragon.
The rest of the flight was painfully quiet. Twilight didn't say a word. She did not enjoy the beautiful view. Only the wind could be heard. A quite wind that blew through Twilight's mane. In some time the dragon landed on the roof of skyscraper in Manehatten. Naturally it caused some panic among city ponies. Twilight carefully climbed off him.
"Twilight...Thank you for everything. If not for you I would still be in that cave moping around. It was very kind of you to show compassion to me. Remember no matter what happens I will always be there to save you, promise. But is something bothering you?" asked the dragon.
"There is something"whispered Twilight, "but don't worry. Sooner or later it'll go away," said Twilight smiling. She tried not to drop off her own problems on her new friend. Twilight thought that he deserved some happiness after all he lived through, "your speaking got immensely better. You know I keep calling you the dragon, but do you have a name?"
"I have long forgotten my name," said the dragon with a sad voice.
"Well you need a new one then," said Twilight with a smile, "let me see....how about Adelind. It means a noble serpent!"
"Yes...I like it. Thank you Twilight. Goodbye. I will try to live up to my name."
The dragon leaned to Twilight. She hugged his face and whispered, "Goodbye, Adelind."
“The wise man does not lay up his own treasures.
The more he gives to others,
the more he has for his own.”
Lao Tzu