With the first day of training over with, Spyro and Cynder felt it was best that Spike spends a bit of time with his pony friends. He still needed some time to adjust to his new body and having supportive friends would help with the process. Of course that meant that the two dragons were alone with the Princesses and they felt that it was a good time to ask some questions that they had. Celestia and Luna knew this as well if the questioning looks they were getting were any indication. Without words, the two dragons and the two princesses made their way to a meeting room located in the training grounds. After the usual procedure of warding the room to prevent anypony from seeing or hearing what was going on; they sat down at the table and waited for one to break the ice. As she was use to these kinds of meetings, Celestia was the first when she let out a polite cough before saying "So I'm guessing you have some questions for us?"
Spyro, slightly taken out of his train of thoughts, nodded his head before asking "For starters what is the Dark Master's Armies doing here. Last we knew they were all destroyed when the Dark Master was defeated."
Celestia nodded her head before saying "So that is what those creatures are called. To be honest they only started showing up after I contacted the Chronicler asking for a teacher. At first they were just reports of them being spotted but this is only the second time they actually tried to attack a town."
Cynder tilted her head a bit and asked "Second time?"
Luna said "Yes, the first time the attacking force was smaller and consisted of only those small green things you refer to as Grumblins. However when they attacked, my sister and I were currently in Ponyville attending an event and as such there were more than enough Royal Guards to be able to drive them back." She pauses before adding "Still that attack only seemed to happen after we contacted Ignitus and the fact that they are growing in both numbers and variety is troubling."
Spyro and Cynder looked at each other for a bit before Spyro responded "I don't think you have to worry too much about that." The Princesses looked at the purple dragon with confusion and curiosity. Already guessing at what they were going to ask he continued "Well you see the Dark Master's Army is formed through natural materials and a lot of magical energy. The amount needed to create any of the troops differ from unit to unit but all are formed from the same process. However, whoever is doing this I can't imagine would have the same kind of raw power that the Dark Master had and he was able to create armies that numbered in the millions. Also any units that he lost were quickly replaced which means that it was an army that was unbeatable until he was destroy."
Cynder took over at this point "From what we saw, whoever created this force is someone not use to this kind of magic and is still having a hard time controlling them as even if you create a unit you still need to make sure that it is bent to your will. So given that, we both believe that it will be quite some time before another attack and even longer if this person is going to try and create a larger army or one with bigger units."
Celestia and Luna pondered over this new information. Sure it was hearting to know that whatever or whoever was doing this didn't have the capability to be able to cause the kind of destruction that Avalar had to deal with. Still until they know more it will be hard to mount an effective counter attack and stop this before that Army gets too large. Celestia came to another realization and asked "Is that why you are focusing more of Spike's combat abilities? To prepare for another attack?"
Spyro nodded his head and said "In part yes but those abilities are going to be more useful beyond this coming storm. In time, Spike may come into a situation and may be called upon to defend his friends. When that moment comes, I hope to have given him the skills and the knowledge to be able to protect his precious treasures."
The two dragons and two Alicorns continue to discuss some minor topics before Sparx came by and informed them that the train was almost here. Giving the Princesses a polite bow, the dragons make their way to the train station to find the six ponies and Spike already waiting for them. Currently Rainbow Dash was taking a closer look at Spike's wings. They were only able to catch Dash saying "...oh and I can't wait to show you how to fly."
Spyro slightly shook his head before saying "I'm afraid that Cynder is going to be Spike's flying teacher." He saw the hurtful look in her eyes and added "Nothing against you Dash but Spike needs to learn how to fly like a dragon and not as a pony."
Dash replied "Well what the hay does that mean?"
Cynder coughed and responded "Well from what I saw you pegasus treat flying as either a means of transportation, a tool to assist your jobs, or as a form of sport. With dragons, our wings are an essential part of our beings and as such we learned to trust our wings. Besides there are difference to flying with feather wings then compared to the slick membranes that our wings are made of."
That seem to be the one detailed that Dash had overlooked, most likely due to her excitement of having a flying partner and teaching him all her awesome moves. While she didn't do well at school, she did remember the differences with different wing types and realized that it would be hard for Spike to grasp flying when being thought by somepony who had different wings. Still she did feel a little bad about not being able to be a part of Spike's training. Cynder must have noticed this before adding "Oh don't worry Dash. I think I know a way you can help Spike improve his flying." That seemed to be enough for the pegasus and a good thing to as the train was just pulling into the station. With the six ponies, three dragons, and one annoying dragonfly gotten in and found a seat; the train began to pull out of the station and started to head back towards Ponyville.