//------------------------------// // A New Friend // Story: Likely // by rooberry //------------------------------// This is after season five. *** It was a peaceful and quiet day at the castle. Twilight was reading while spike dusted. Suddenly bang, bang somepony was pounding the door. "I'm coming! Hold on, I'm coming" Twilight said "Yes, wha-" she stopped mid sentence in confusion, opening the door and revealing a dragon, pony hybrid ? " help me" the dragon half said weakly before collapsing. " SPIKE!!! " Twilight yelled in a tone of urgency. " What do you... who is that?" Spike asked confused and out of breath from running to Twilight. " No time to explain, we need to get this dragon... Pony ... What ever she is to a hospital. She is badly hurt!" Twilight said frustrated. <30 minutes later at the hospital> "If you or spike know this pony? We need all you can tell us" said Nurse Redheart. "I'm sorry neither Spike nor I have ever met this half" Twilight said. "What? Where am I ?" Said a voice from in the hospital room. " She's awake " said Nurse Redheart "Hello, I am Nurse Redheart. Do you remember what happened and your name? " " My..my name is Ember and I only remember a few things, I was in a dark forest being chased by these wooden wolves. They were catching up and I saw a castle and I hoped that whoever lived there would heIp. Thank you princess..?"she said. " Twilight Sparkle, princess Twilight Sparkle, call me Twilight and those wooden wolves that chased you are called timber wolves, they can be horrible some times, but you don't remember any thing else, any thing at all?" In her hast Twilight had not fully looked at Ember, she had a pink coat and dragon tail. Her hair was red, so were the spikes that went down her tail. She also had off pink ear frills and magenta slit eyes. "No, not at all. Sorry " Ember said. "When your out of the hospital you will need some where to stay *sigh* you can stay at the castle. We have plenty of room." Twilight said as she started to leave. Once out of the room, Nurse Redheart pulled Twilight aside. "The poor dear, since she is dragon half, she is far away from home. Her parents must be worried sick. Any way, she can leave the hospital within a week. Those wolves got very close, they scratched her back and tail, nothing too serious but, if she had not come to you she would be dog food. Thank you." Nurse Redheart sighed in relief to exaggerate her point. ****ONE WEEK LATER**** "And here is the guest room." Twilight said finishing her tour," don't worry if you get lost, heck I've lived here for a year and still find new rooms I've not yet seen". She said as she started for the door then turned and said,"Good luck," "Thanks, again" Ember said. Ember flopped onto the soft bed. After a small time to adjust to surroundings, took a stroll around the castle. She stopped at the balcony next to the main floor stairs. She noticed a dragon carrying a tall stack of books to the main hall. Who ever it was must be strong. Later that day Ember met Pinkie, Rarity, Applejack, Rainbowdash and Fluttershy. She also met the other dragon, his name was Spike, she thought he was kind of cute. But she was too shy to talk to him much. That is why she connected with Fluttershy so well. She also connected to the others. Pinkie’s sweet tooth, Rarity’s keen fashion eye, the hard effort of Applejack and Rainbow’s love of fun and winning. ****THAT NIGHT**** After a whole day of meets and greets with the people of ponyville with help from Pinkie Pie, who was one of the most energetic and enthusiastic ponies she had ever met. Plus a whole day of touring the castle, Ember was ready to hit the hay in, probably one of the most fancy bedrooms ever but she did not care to try and reflect on the day, she was too tired to think. So she got in bed and, very soon, was sound asleep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ember was walking through the wastelands where the dragons lived. She noticed a great shadow looming over her. It was a great dragon, a female, pink,... Dragon!? She then heard hove steps that were not her own. They came from behind her. It was a stallion. He had a tan coat and a red tail and main. They were her...her..parents?!?! Suddenly the sky went gray, there was a shadow black figure approaching from the horizon. Approaching fast, it got CLOSE, the darkness covered her vision she could not see. A flash of light. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "NOOOO" Ember screamed as she sat up in a cold sweat "Mom? Dad?" Ember said still in a dream. She softly cried her self to sleep. Twilight walked into Embers room,"Ember are you okay" she said concerned,"You've been up here all day and I heard you crying last night and....oh" Ember was curled up on her bed. "Are you okay?" Twilight said, now very concerned! Ember burst out. "I remember all of it, everything. My parents and that I'm.....I'm.....an orphan. My parent passed, three or four weeks ago and I came here to start a new life. Away from the pain and heartache." She ended softly. "But, Ember, you can not run from the pain." Twilight stated bluntly. "I know that now" Ember let out a sigh of defeat.Ember started to cry and Twilight tried to comfort her, but she was pushed away. "what is going to happen to me?" Twilight thought for a moment from the other side of the room. She tried comforting Ember again, this time in a softer, easier voice. "Neither of us know what the future will bring, but we have each other and our friends, and I know they will help us through this." Ember lightly smiled and said,"I owe you one, thanks, again."