It was around 9:00 AM when Twilight and Rathion were woken up by an ear shattering scream of terror. Rathion jolted up and drew his sword, ready to kill the thing that was attacking his people. Twilight jolted up as well with a less obnoxious and loud scream of her own. Rathion blinked as he saw a small purple dragon in front of him and scowled. "Dragon!" Rathion yelled as he breathed fire using his shout. Rathion was now about ready to pounce Spike.
"No Rathion Stop!" Twilight yelled, causing Rathion to look back at her.
"Twilight, that is a flesh eating beast who, like the rest of his race, burns down villages and kills the inhabitants," Rathion responded viciously.
"No, you got it all wrong. That's Spike. I raised him from birth and he is like a son to me. He's nice and civilized. Just give him a chance Rathion," Twilight said as Rathion looked back at Spike, his stomach twisting and turning like the time Secronel corrupted Paarthurnax and forced him to kill one of his only dragon friends.
Rathion almost teared up at the memory, but shut it away and sheathed his sword. "Fine, I'll let him live," Rathion responded as he went over and helped Spike up onto his feet. Spike still looked terrified of Rathion because of how he looked as well as his armor and the fact that he just breathed fire onto him. Rathion sighed and took off his helmet, revealing his gray scales and his own face. Twilight and Spike gasped at the sight. Spike thought he was a dragon too and Twilight was about to think the same if Rathion hadn’t said he wasn't a dragon along with his complete racism and hatred for them.
"Y-you're a dragon!" Spike said, surprised and now less terrified.
"Eh, I'm as close to a dragon as you can get where I'm from. A lot people have actually classified me as a dragon because I possess the soul of one and can breath fire along with countless other similarities. So yeah, I guess so, but my actual race of people are called Argonians," Rathion said as he adjusted his tail and looked back into Spike's eyes.
"So your own people along, with other races, consider you to be a dragon because of all the similarities you have with them? I mean you do look like a wingless dragon... Hold up, I need to conduct an experiment!" Twilight said as she took a scale from Spike and Rathion, along with a sample of their blood and darted down the hall to her laboratory.
"Do you know what that was all about?" Rathion asked as Spike sighed audibly.
"She does this weekly dude. She conducts crazy experiments whenever something amazes her or if it’s something she is confused about," Spike said as he rolled his eyes and walked into a different room. Rathion stood alone for a few moments before grabbing his helmet and putting it back on. Rathion pulled out the Wabbajack and decided to go for a walk. He went out into the hallway and saw the door about twenty yards away. Rathion walked forward, using the wabbajack as a walking stick of sorts.
As Rathion stepped into the light, he felt half of his energy drain and the light blinded him for a few seconds. "Ugh, damn sun! I swear if Vampires like me weren't affected by this I'd be sooo much happier," Rathion growled as he walked out into the village.
As he walked out into the town, several ponies looked at him. Some were scared shitless while tough looking stallions gave him weird looks and did not seem afraid of Rathion, but he could smell the fear radiating off of them. Rathion walked into the town square and walked forward as the crowds of ponies literally parted as if Moses had just parted the Red Sea. Rathion went over to a restaurant run by griffins and sat down at a table outside. As he did so, the ponies moved as far away from him a possible.
Eventually, the griffins inside forced one of their waiters out to serve Rathion, "H-hello s-sir. W-what can I-I get you today?" The griffin asked, trembling like a leaf.
"I want all the blood of the animals butchered here put in a wine glass along with the cooked meat of a cow," Rathion demanded as the griffin nodded and scrambled back inside, falling down twice.
Rathion rolled his eyes as he awaited his weekly dosage of blood and meat. After a while, Rathion looked around before pulling out an amulet and opening it, seeing a painted picture of his wife, Mjoll the Lioness, and his two kids, Lucia and Devin. Rathion closed his eyes and shut the amulet, clutching it tightly while silently crying, remembering how they were slain by Secronel Nistrn.
"Damn you Secronel! When I find you, you'll know the true meaning of pain and misery. I will make you beg for mercy and know what it’s like to have everything taken from you," Rathion swore as he held the amulet tightly. A few minutes later, the same waiter quickly brought out the food and blood, giving it to Rathion. He looked at the griffin and gave him a handful of flawless jewels. The griffin quickly scurried away and hid as soon as he got inside.
Rathion took off his Daedric helmet and proceeded to eat his meal and drink the blood out of the wine glass. Doing this made his vampiric powers weaken and made the awful sunlight more tolerable. Eventually, after finishing the meal, Rathion put his helmet back on and proceeded to return to Twilight's castle. Like before, as he walked down the streets again, all the ponies gave him scared looks. Eventually, he made his way back to the gigantic crystal palace and entered the large double doors at the front entrance. As he walked in, he saw the five other mares from the night before with Twilight, talking in a small group.
As Rathion shut the front doors, he quietly heard Twilight speaking. "Girls, we have to make Rathion feel welcome. He is basically a prince from where he comes from. The last thing we want is his kind and everyone else from his world declaring war on us. From seeing what he can do there is no doubt there are others like him that would be beyond furious if we hurt or did something to offend him. We need to make him feel at home and feel welcome here. I also think you all should introduce yourselfs properly and take turns showing him around town, what you do, and anything else you can think of," Twilight said as the others nodded, understanding what they had to do.
Twilight turned around and saw that Rathion had just entered the palace, "Ah, here he is! Rathion, today I'm going to have you spend some one on one time with each of my friends so you can get to know them and they can show you around!" Twilight said cheerfully and kinda worriedly at the same time.
"So who am I going with first?" Rathion asked, looking at the five mares as Pinkie instantly started bouncing and shouting.
"Oh! Oh! Oh! Can I go first?!" She asked excitedly, hyperactive as usual.
Twilight sighed, "Yes Pinkie, you can go first." Pinkie squealed and darted up to Rathion.
"Ooooh today is going to be the best day ever! I'm gonna show you all my friends and then we're going to go to all these places!" As Pinkie kept yapping on, Rathion backed up a bit, not enjoying this mare at all as she was too happy and excited. Pinkie took Rathion by the hand and dragged him out of the palace as Rathion was somehow not able to stop the mare with his own power. Today was going to be a long day for Rathion...