//------------------------------// // Prologue: The Dragon Attack // Story: Final Resting Place // by DiamonAzuru21 //------------------------------// "Big Brother, Big Brother!" Harmony called out as Truth began to head out to do his duties as editor of the paper. "You almost forgot this." Harmony held out a necklace on her white nose. It was made of a simple piece of string tied to a rock that looked like a feather. Harmony flapped her wings in excitement as Truth picked up with his magic and smiled. He placed it around his neck and looked at it. "It's beautiful, Harmony. I will cherish it forever. I speak on it with my golden truth." Truth said with a smile. Harmony smiled and let out a cheerful yelp as she galloped back into the small cottage. Truth let out a happy sigh as he made his way to the post office. Many of the passerbyers gave him a wave and a hello, even his friend in the guard station like Whirly gave him a how-do-you-do? This day couldn't get any better. --------------------- But it will just get worse. --------------------- "Truth!.....Truth!" He heard a voice in the dizzying darkness as he began to get up. "Truth! Get up! We are under a dragon attack!" Whirly was just ahead of him, her light orange mane in a mess as her armor and helmet were tattered and cracked. Blood came from her lip as she looked tense and in fear. "Come on Truth, we have to go." "My sister.....where is my sister!" Truth yelled as he got up as he hollared in pain. He looked down to see a piece of wood sticking out of his right hind leg and blood dropping out of his leg. "Don't move to drastically, Truth. We are searching for you sister." Whirly replied as she dragged Truth out of the burning building and onto the chaotic city around them. The dragon flew overhead as it let out spews of fire from its mouth. "Metal, take Truth out of here!" Whirly said as she put Truth onto the dark grey pegasus' back. Truth fought back tears as Metal flew him out of the burning town. "Harmony.....where is my sister!" Truth said as Metal set him down on the outskirts of town. "We are looking for her, don't worry." Metal replied to Truth's obvious despair. But he needed to find her, he needed to find his little Harmony. Truth used his magic to pull out the wood from his leg with tremendous pain. Metal tried to stop him but it was too late, Truth had pulled it out as blood practically poured out of the wound. Truth ran into the burning town that they were suppose to run away from. He ran to his ruined and burning home, seeing it get ravaged by the dragon who was stomping about on the ceiling. Truth hid behind a barrel as the dragon took off into the night. He ran inside to find his family in the smoldering wreckage. He came upon the study where he last saw his father, only to find books burned and scattered on the ground. He looked into the kitchen only to find a half cooked dinner now ruined on the counter. He clamored upstairs and ducked his head as he went to his parent's room to find his parents.......dead on the floor. Truth let out a anguished scream of despair upon his discovery. Truth didn't care that he would die in this smoldering building. He had to do something, he had to let it out. Truth let out another scream as the timber above him let out and engulfed him in rubble.