Dragon Lord Torch has been ruling over the dragons for more than five hundred years. He has been a ridiculously stern, aggressive, bossy and bad-tempered, but mildly just, leader. He is both respected and feared among his subjects, mostly the latter, and no one has ever dared to stand up to him.

Well, almost no one.

It's been also known that Dragon Lord Torch and his daughter, Princess Ember, have never gotten along. He says blue, she says red. He values strength and size, she values intelligence and wisdom. Anyone who didn't know them would doubt they were related at all. The Gauntlet of Fire declaring the end of his reign seemed to be the breaking point for their father-daughter relationship.

However, beneath that thick mask of brutality, indifference and standoffish attitude, Torch adores his little Ember, his little Princess, just like any father does for his daughter, even if he never knew how to communicate with her. There are times when he just thinks of the past, back when things were simpler, back when his little Ember had barely been the size of a pony hatchling.

Back when... his Queen was still alive.

Just like the story our little brother Spike Spike will be found by dragon lord torches wife. After being found Spike will have to go through new trials through his life

Dragons do not share. Dragons do not give. Dragons do not care for ponies, their slayers and adversaries. Why, then, do dragons fly down to take treasure from those who can kill them?

Thanks to Tediz ze Kat for the cover art. My entry for the Equestria Daily Outside Insight Contest.

Spike never was one for shaking up the status quo. That's why he'd left the whole 'Lord Dver all Dragons' thing to his new friend, Ember. They'd taken care of Garble, they'd saved Equestria, and he even got to play king for a bit. That was enough for a happy ending.
That's when Garble decided to take a little detour, with his old pack to back him up, to finally get some good old fashioned revenge.
His pack, however, has other plans in mind for their new friend.

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Five humans fell through the barrier between two worlds, straight into the clutches of King Sombra. Forced to drink from a mystical teapot, their bodies transformed into beasts he could use. With his helmets in place he now commands them:

The Yak with brutish strength, the Unicorn and his piercing spells, the Thestral who stalks the night battlefields, and the Dragon that rains down fire on those who oppose their Great King. All four now loyal soldiers.

But what of the fifth? What happened to the last human in the group and why does he not fight alongside the others?

Warnings:
- The death and gore tags relate to particular moments that are more implied than seen and described.
- Darker themes are usually in, but not exclusive to, the main story arcs.
- There is also minor talk of suicide in a very short part, so I have added the tag just to be safe.
- Contains themes regarding gender identity and dysphoria which play out over the course of the entire story.

As before, this may need to change rating from Teen to Mature.

Cover art is by the very talented Mix-up.

Um, apparently this made the featured list on January 15th 2020... Thank you all so much!
Featured on Equestria Daily on May 26th 2020!

This is the home of the stories known as the Teapot Tales.
Side story arcs will be between the main arcs.
Side stories along with a second and third arc are already planned.

The legends of Equestria are numerous so--
Alicorns, dragons, gryphons, and zebras, yea!
But there is one more than all ponies know,
One that will ever remain their ultimate prey.

One seeks the sea's dry on the moon's midday,
But this fable chooses to whom itself to show:
Noöne is more taxed and unfortunate than they
Who had tried this gift themselves to bestow.

Now the adventures of a colt we shall follow,
One who chanced upon such a treat one day--
Then he was on a journey with his new mæstro
Wherein wisdom to circulate was given away.

What, the question gœs, is this magical thing?
Why, it's the Blue Rose-- greater than any king!

Preread by Shinzakura and approved by Eldorado. Thanks, mates!

Reviewed by PaulAsaran.

Reviewed by Winter_Solstice (via Rage Reviews!).

An exploration adventure, just to kinda see what was over the horizon. Just like any other, right? WRONG!

Of course I get far more than I asked for. What kind of story would it make if I just kept telling everypony and dragon that I found this place and that place? No, something just had to go askew and make everything more complicated. Why can't these things ever go smoothly?

Parent Story: Flames.
Edited by PonyJosiah13

The arrival of 'Equestria'.

If there was a moment where humanity as a whole was involved, it was this one. At first, it was a big mess: Intelligent equines that came with a huge continent-sized island, the misunderstandings that came with the first meetings, and among many, many other things... Equestria's magic.

The untouchable natural energy that gives the ponies their abilities with the weather, land, and magic itself... was lethal to humans.

And that's how the 'Conversion Bureau' became another important event in humanity's history. Perhaps the last one.

The only choice of survival for the humans was to transform into a pony, and while the barrier was expanding, the planet itself had some major changes.

Now, months after a complete conversion, Humankind is now Ponykind.

But...

Fate is always unpredictable.

"When an hateful dragon looses his ability to fly and meets a Pegasus who just wants to help, what will happen? Will she heal his wing as well as his heart?"

It's a GarbleShy Ship and I hope every one enjoy's it. So with out further ado, Allons Y!

We all know about Spike, dragon assistant to Twilight Sparkle. But what we never saw got to know about was Spike, a pony conclier assigned to Twilight Sparkle. Confusing yes? Turns out, there's an alternative universe to Equestria called Brimstone, and in this world, everything we thought we knew about our favorite ponies had some strange...counterparts.

And now, these two Spikes will find out just how similar yet different their worlds really are. And maybe, there might become a reason for their switch to remain permanent.

Looks like I'm keeping the isekia'd Spike train rolling. Seriously, there's been a trend of MLP:FiM's Spike being isekia'd into all sorts of things. But I doubt anyone's thought to isekia Spike into an alternate version of Equestria known as Brimstone.

Yeah the tags are basically spelling out what the heck you can expect. I shouldn't even try to hide my plans for this side project. So I won't bother. Just look at the tags and tell me what you think I have planned. Because I've officially gone mega crazy creative mode with how I'm tackling this.

Pray for Spike the Dragon's sanity; because it might not last long. Also, the teen rating is just to be absolutely safe, even if "kissing" isn't a mature warning tag. I...consider the act of kissing to at least be something that not everyone and their dog should be allowed to read.

As a side note, I couldn't find an outright pic of a Pony version of Spike & the dragon version of Spike we all know and love in one picture. So, I opted for the current picture instead. If someone out there wants to make a picture of Pony Spike & Dragon Spike in the same picture, or if someone finds on, link me to what you made/found, and I replace the current cover.

I may end up just keeping this one around for a sequel, as this is only meant as a prequel story to a much bigger side project.