"And here is lil Pigginton, one of our most prized boars." said Applejack, showing Eragon a really large pink boar. His eyes were hardly visible, but still a majestic looking pig with a blue bow-tie on his head.
"Looks like it eats too much." said Eragon, a little concerned about the gigantic pig's weight.
"Don't worry, we are putting him on a diet." said Big Mac.
"Oh." Eragon looked at the pig very closely, admiring his humongous size. "It certainly is a beauty, I will give THAT compliment." he said. "How old is he?"
"Twelve years old." Applejack replied.
"That old?" said Eragon.
"Yep!" Applejack replied proudly.
"Fascinating. Well, thank you so much for showing me your farm, Applejack." Said Eragon gratefully, while bowing his head to her.
"Glad you enjoyed it." said Big Mac with a wink. "Hope to see you here again soon, Eragon."
Eragon smiled. "I will. I promise, when I feel like it." he replied. "We'll, me and Saphira must be on our way. We must see how our now houses look."
"Alright, well we'll see you soon." Said Applejack. "Bye."
The dragon rider left the two to carry on with any remaining chores. He saw Saphira playing with the crusaders again, having fun. "Saphira." Said Eragon. "We're leaving."
"Aww..." Said the really disappointed crusaders.
"I am sorry, little ones." Saphira said. "I have to go."
"Okay." Said the crusaders less disappointed as they once were.
"It was great to meet you, Eragon." Said Sweetie. She turned her head to the blue dragon. "You too, Saphira."
"And it was great to meet all of you too." Eragon replied kindly. "Come along, Saphira." He went out through the entrance gate.
The crusaders were exclaiming "bye" to them as they were walking down the long dirt road that lead to Ponyville.
"Those fillies were very amusing." Said Saphira while walking.
"I know, they kind of reminded me and Roran when we were children" said Eragon. He chuckled t his comment, and then thought of what he believed when he saw Garrow. Was that really his ghost?Or an illusion, as a sign that Eragon will eventually go insane?
"You seemed to be troubled, little one." Said Saphira. "Are you alright?"
"Hm? Oh yes, yes, Saphira." Eragon replied, breaking out of his thoughts. "It's nothing."
"Are you sure?" Asked Saphira, not really believing his words.
"Yes." Was all Eragon replied. He and Saphira conti Jed walking to Pomyville, and saw the new houses complete. "Those houses look beautiful. Wait! What about you, Saphira?" Eragon asked. "What about someone to protect you from the snow? Or the rain as cover?"
"Don't worry." Said Saphira. "I will be fine. Yes, i really don't like snow as much as the deset, but I tolerate it, and if we need one, we can always ask the ponies around here if they can build one for us."
"I suppose you're right." Said Eragon. He went inside his new house, a d it was beautiful, the floor had a really colorful rug with a table on top of it. It was unlike any other house he would see in Alagaesia. The furniture looked really comfortable. He sat on the couch, and enjoyed the softness of the cushion. "I could... Get used to this." Eragon thought. He went upstairs, and saw his bed, which also looked really comfortable.
"How does it look in there?" Asked Saphira in Eragon's head,
"It looks... Fantastic. I really wished that there would be any houses as colorful, and beautiful in all of Alagaesia." Said Eragon. He laid in the bed, and he was right, it is really comfortable indeed. He heard the sound of footsteps coming up on the stairs.
"Shadeslayer? It was Blodhgarm. "How do you like it?" He asked as he was at the right floor Eragon was at.
"It's marvelous. What is it like in your houses?"
"Dazzling, a d divine." The blue elf answered with bliss. "What about Saphira? Shouldn't she have a barrier as well?"
"I already talked to her about it, and she says she'll be fine. She also said that we can always ask the ponies here to fix one if she changes her mind."
"If she says so." Said Blodhgarm. "And how was the farm you just went too?"
"It was unlike any other farm in Alagaesia." Eragon answered. "You should definitely visit there sometime."
"I will." Said Blodhgarm.
"What of the eggs and the eldunari?" Eragon remembered.
"Do not worry, Shadeslayer. Me and my men have all of them in good hands. Some if the crew members have them too, because we decided to equally separate them."
Eragon was relieved to hear that. He did trust Blodhgarm and his crew without any question since elves and dragons have good relations with eachother. "Good." He looked at Blodhgarm and sighed. "Blodhgarm." He said. "Do you really think we will have a happy home here?"
Blodhgarm had a blank look on his face. "Well, what matters to us are the eggs, and their future riders." He answered. "I am also uncertain if their will be any dragon riders that are ponies around here."
"Maybe it could work." Eragon suggested.
"Perhaps. We'll just have to wait and see what will happen. Maybe their will be some humans, elves, dwarves, or even urgal riders that might come here from Alagaesia in the future."
Eragon had a look of an idea. "That's it." He said. "If anyone back home wants to be a dragon rider, but don't have a dragon, I could send a message to Nasuada, or Arya, or Orik. They could bring some people here for the eggs to hatch for."
"That... Could work." Said Blodhgarm. "Well, in time, who will know what will happen in the future?"
"Touché." Said Eragon in agreement.
"Well, I need to help my fellow spellcasters calming the eldunari." Said Blodhgarm. "If you need anything, give us a shout,"
"Very well." Said Eragon.
The blue elf went back downstairs, then out of the new house, leaving Eragon alone, with Saphira right outside of it.
"Are you sure nothing is troubling you?" said Saphira.
"I promise, Saphira. I am fine. I just need... to get used to this place." said Eragon a little sadly.
"Oh, little one." said Saphira. "I understand."
Later that night, Eragon was watching the dragon eggs and eldunari that were in his possession. He was a little concerned about the eggs' future, and if the Eldunaris' will make a full recovery from what Galbatorix did to them or not. Saphira was resting near the house, and Eragon could hear her snoring from inside. It was getting late, and he decided to hit the sack. He went upstairs, and undid his clothes, and kept Brisingr close to him on the bed in case any burglars tried to break into his new house and steal the eggs and or the eldunari. Luckily, Saphira would know if it is being stolen, because of her instincts.
As he tucked himself in his new bed, Eragon, fifteen minutes later, was fast asleep.
Eragon's Dream
Eragon was walking in the woods of Ellesmera. He was home? It looked like it to him. "I... I shouldn't be here." he thought out loud. "How am I back home?" He wondered if Saphira was there. "Saphira?" he called to her from his mind. No answer. "Saphira?" he exclaimed a little louder, but, still no answer. "Where could she be?" he thought.
"Eragon." called a voice.
He looked at the direction at where the voice came from. He couldn't believe his very eyes. "Arya?" he said in disbelief. "What are you doing here?"
"Looking for you, Eragon." Arya replied. "What do you think I am here for?"
"Oh. Well... What am I doing here?" Eragon asked. "I thought I was to never return?"
"I thought so, too. I was about to ask you the same question, myself." said Arya.
"I don't even know how I got here." Eragon said frankly. "I was in my new bed in my new home, and then, here I am, back in Alagaesia out of thin air." said Eragon. "Have you seen Saphira around here? I tried calling her, but no response came to me."
"I... do not know, Eragon." said Arya. "I thought she would always be with you."
"I thought so too." Eragon agreed.
"Well, now that we are... alone." Arya gently grabbed his arm, then she whispered. "How about we... spend some alone time together?" Eragon's cheeks blushed red.
"Oh, I... I..." Eragon didn't know what to even say, but before he can ACTUALLY say anything, Arya pulled Eragon on a rocky ledge in the the forest of Du Weldnvarden. The view looked very beautiful, and many birds passed by. It was silent for a moment, except for the sounds of nature and the animal sounds.
"Kiss me, Eragon." Arya whispered.
Eragon was a little unsure, but he slowly moved his face close to hers as she did the same thing to him. Their lips locked on to eachothers' and kissed for a few long minutes.
After they stopped, Arya said "Let's forget about your prophecy, Eragon. Come with me, and we will be so happy together as we get married."
"I... I can't." Eragon replied, a little unsure. "The prophecy said that..." but he was stopped by a finger to his mouth from the new elf queen.
"Shh.. it's alright, Eragon." said Arya. "Forget about the prophecy." She hugged him, tightly. "Now all you need to do is wake up."
Wake up she said? That would be a little odd, unless...
End of Eragon's Dream
"Eragon, wake up!" said a high pitched voice. It sounded like Pinkie Pie. Eragon bolted up as he was feeling something shake his body.
"What? What?" Eragon saw that it WAS Pinkie Pie, along with Fluttershy, Twilight, and the rest of their friends. "What are you all doing here? Doing anyone ever teach you to knock?"
"Sorry, Eragon." said Twilight.
"We just wanted to ask you something!" said Pinkie Pie bouncing with joy on Eragon.
"Correction: She wanted to ask you something, WE just came to make sure she didn't wake you up." said Rarity.
"We tried to stop her, and so did Saphira." said Rainbow Dash. the other ponies gave Pinkie an unamused glare while Pinkie herself gave a nervous smile.
"Sorry." Pinkie said to Eragon.
"It's alright." said Eragon. "I needed to wake up anyway. What time is it exactly?"
"It's ten minutes to seven o'clock." Fluttershy answered.
"Oh. That's good to hear." Eragon slowly got out of bed, and yawned. "So... what did you want to ask me?" he asked the others curiously.
"Well, Rainbow Dash was wondering if..." Pinkie couldn't remember. "What did you want to ask him, Rainbow Dash?"
"Well, I was wondering if me and Saphira would have a race together." said Rainbow Dash. "I want to see which of us is faster, me or her in ghastly gorge."
"Ghastly gorge?!" Everypony and Spike, minus Eragon exclaimed.
"Remember what happened last time?' said Applejack, trying to stop Rainbow from doing something so stupid and dangerous such as that.
"Pfft. Don't worry, I'll be much more careful this time." said Rainbow Dash.
"I don't know, Rainbow." said Fluttershy, very uncertain about this as well. "We... just don't want you to experience that again. I thought that we would loose you."
The other ponies and Spike made words of agreement about what Fluttershy was saying. They were indeed good friends to Rainbow Dash.
"Don't worry, Fluttershy." said Rainbow Dash. "I'll be fine. Besides, it's not that dangerous to me."
"Of course YOU would say that." said Rarity sarcastically.
"Ghastly... gorge?" said Eragon, uncertain about a place such as that.
"It's a very dangerous part of Equestria that has many perils lying inside it. It has a windy cave, a cactus field, and holes filled with giant quarry eels inhabiting them." said Spike
"And we nearly lost Rainbow down there." Twilight added.
Rainbow Dash gave a little groan, and said "Alright, alright. I won't race in ghastly gorge."
The rest were relieved to hear that, and happy of her decision even if she didn't like it.
"Where would we even race?" said Eragon
Rainbow thought about it for a moment, and said "How about in the rocky ledges with the waterfalls not far from Ponyville?"
"Well... it wouldn't really be up to me Rainbow." said Eragon. "Saphira should decide, because she is the one that has wings, not me."
"True." said Rainbow. "But, you don't have to race with me if you don't want to. whichever one you choose is okay with me."
"Thank you." said Eragon. He went downstairs, and the rest followed him.
"Wait!" said Saphira to Eragon. "I want to race with her."
Eragon stopped right where he was. "You... you do, Saphira?" he asked telepathically.
"Of course. I would love a good race." Saphira replied.
"Oh, well... if you say so." said Eragon. He turned his back to the group and said to Rainbow Dash. "Saphira said that she would love to race with you."
The cyan pegasus' eyes went wide along with excitement, and her mouth smiling widely, showing her teeth. "Awesome!" she exclaimed with joy.
"So... Where are these falls?" said Eragon.
"We'll Show you." said Twilight. "Just follow us." Eragon did what Twilight said, then he and Saphira followed them.
There were the falls, and the gorge with the large river where the water was falling on. Not Ghastly Gorge, but as deep. The waters were very beautiful, and sparkly. It looked like the perfect water for drinking any.
"So, we race around this area?" asked Eragon, riding Saphira. "He got a good long look at the falls. "Ah, it's not so bad up here." he remarked in overconfidence.
"Not so at all." Saphira added.
"Alright, on your marks." Spike said, ready to begin the race. Saphira and Rainbow Dash readied themselves. "Get set," The two waited for a few seconds until finally "GO!" Spike shouted. At the speed of sound, and light, Rainbow and Saphira flew down the gorge, flying really fast. The others, and Spike watched in awe.
The two racing had an equal amount of Speed, although it would be a fifty-fifty, because on the first time, Rainbow would be in the lead, while Saphira would catch up to her and then she would be in the lead ahead of Rainbow Dash.
"You are Fast." said Saphira to Rainbow Dash telepathically.
"Yeah, you are fast too." Rainbow Replied to her telepathically.
They avoided many obstacles, including the falling waterfalls, the rock pillars, the trees and any other obstacles that can slow them down in any way. It was hard to decide which was faster, because they were indeed, equally fast.
"She is fast." Eragon thought, trying to keep his face from being pushed by the force of the flying.
After avoiding many more obstacles, Saphira turned her body sideways and back in her normal posture, like a seal performing stunts in an underwater circus.
"Awesome." said Rainbow Dash, admiring her spin. "But watch this!" she did a backflip while flying, and continued onward with the race.
"Impressive." said Eragon. "Why didn't we ever tried this with thorn or Firnen before?" he said to Saphira.
"I agree." Saphira replied.
the two saw the finish line, and the two were flying faster than ever. At the very last minute, they crossed the finish line. The rest cheered on for them.
"Who won?" said Applejack
"I don't know, it's so hard to tell." said Fluttershy.
"Don't worry, let me put up a camera to see who won." said Twilight. She used her horn to poof up a camera out of nowhere, and everyone looked into the camera's eye. While looking into it, in slow motion, it showed that Saphira and Rainbow Dash crossed the invisible finish line.
"Wow. We both won." said Rainbow Dash in disbelief.
"It's a tie." said Rarity in disbelief.
"That would be the first time I ever see any flier as equal speed as Rainbow Dash has." said Twilight
"What about Lightning Dust?" said Pinkie Pie.
"Well, that's different." said Rainbow Dash. "She means by different creature, and not a pony."
"Ohhh. Okay." said Pinkie Pie understanding what Twilight meant.
Eragon dismounted Saphira, and went up to Rainbow Dash. He lifted his hand, ready for a handshake, or a hoof shake from Rainbow Dash. "You flew well." He complimented.
"You too." said Rainbow. She turned to Saphira and said to her. "You are an awesome flyer."
"I am honored to have raced with you, Rainbow Dash." said Saphira.
The cyan pegasus smiled at her in response.
"Sorry you didn't win, Rainbow Dash. I know how much you love winning." said Fluttershy sympathetically.
"Ah, it's alright. I was just in it for fun. Although I do like to win, it was still a good race." Rainbow Dash responded cheerfully, and pumped while stretching her wings.
"So, what should we do next, Eragon?" said Twilight
"We can go to Sugarcube Corner!" Pinkie Suggested.
"I can show you my house." Rarity added. "You would love the Carousel Boutique!" She gasped with an idea, maybe you can give me any new ideas for a new fashion craze that everypony has never seen Before from Ala...." Before she could finish, Eragon interrupted
"That's very kind of you." said Eragon. "But, I must continue my own training as a dragon rider, in case you all haven't noticed. Maybe some other time though, if that's alright with you."
"That's fine." said Fluttershy.
"Yeah, do what you need to do, dragon rider." Rainbow added.
"Thank you all." said Eragon. He turned to his blue dragon companion and said to her "Let's go Saphira." Saphira did what he told him and went back to Ponyville, leaving the mane six and Spike alone outside of Ponyville.