Part Pony

by Taraji

First Migration

Then, for the first time ever, I got to expirence a dragon migration!

“It's mostly inhabited by Ponies, but if we stay out of their way, they'll stay out of ours," explained our leader, Orion. "When we arrive in Equestria, there will be plenty of gemstones to feast on that the Dragons who lived there before left for us. So we must leave gems here for the next colony to feast on. DO NOT bring any with you! It is a very long flight, so eat up now."
After Orion finished explaining rules of flight for the next day, every Dragon retired to their cave.
"Mother," I asked, while snacking on a gem, "Will Equestria look anything like here?"
Our old home was a deep and wide green valley in The Land of the Zebras. There weren't many trees, just endless fields of grass and weeds. Tall, white-capped moutains surrounded us and littered the horizon. Caves, where we slept, spotted the sides of the moutains down to the floor of the valley. There were enough caves for every dragon in our colony to have one, but each family only owned one. Families with young dragons who can't fly, like me, lived in the caves closer to the ground. Inside, they were long and wide like the nests of the Quarray Eels, and high so that even our tallest dragons had to jump to touch the top.
“I don’t think so, my sweet,” mother replied. “There will-"
“BE PONIES EVERYWHEREEE!!!!”
I screamed and hid under mothers wing.
Garble, my older brother, erupted with laughter.
“Garble!” I squealed. “You scared me!”
“Chill out, shrimp,” Garble said through laughs. “Namby-pamby ponies can’t hurt us.”
“Garble is right, Dysis.” Mother lifted me out from under her wing, and placed me in front of her. “Like Orion said, if we stay our of their way, they’ll stay out of ours.”
I still felt a little unsatisfied.
“Why do we have to move to such a dangerous place? What if they raid our home? Will there be any Zebras there? How come-"
“Get some sleep - Both of you." Mother chuckled. "We have a long day tomorrow.”
I walked over to my side of the cave and climbed in a basket mother had woven for me. I tried to sleep, but my mind couldn't stop wondering about the horrid Equestria. I closed my eyes, but quickly sat back up again. "Mother! I won't be able to bring my basket will I?” I frowned and rubbed the sides of the smooth basket.
Mother smiled at me. "I'll make you a new one when we get there."
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"Can't I bring just ONE gem, mom? I promise I’ll hold on to it! I might get hungry while we’re in the air!”
“Garble, I said NO. Eat it now or put it back in the hoard.”
I slowly opened one eye. It was still dark. The sun hadn’t even risen yet. I groaned and closed my eye again.
“Dysis, sweetie, don’t go back to sleep. We have to leave soon.” Mother said, beckoning me.
“Mom. The world does not exist this early in the morning. I’m still dreaming.” I mumbled.
“Nonsense.”
“No Dragon should ever be up this early. Dragons should be nocturnal creatures.”
“Well, getting up early is good for you. And this doesn't happen often. Only on Dragon Migration Daaayyy!”
Garble picked me up by my tail and bounced me in the air. “You still get to ride on mommy’s back, shrimp.” He poked my bare, wingless back. “Just wait ‘till you get wings. You’ll miss the privilege.”
“Put me down!” I yelled.
He dropped me back in my basket and walked out of the cave, grumbling about the gem and having to fly all the way there...
I picked up the gem I had been saving for…well, for nothing really. I just picked it up one day and kept it. I guess it was just the hoarder inside me.
I walked to the middle of the valley where the hoard was. It was bigger than ever! I guess a lot of dragons had been keeping their own little stacks in their caves.
“Dice! Hey, Dice!”
I turned around and saw my best friend, Kyna, running towards me.
“Do you wanna ride with me on my mom’s back during the migration?" She tossed her purple gem into the pile with the others like a stone across a lake.
"Sure, I guess," I replied. "I was just going to sleep on my mom's back anyway."
"Ugh! I know! It is way to early. It's barely sunrise!” She pointed to the dim light reaching over the mountains. "I thought you liked watching the sunrise though?"
“No, nooo, I like watching the sunSET. BIG difference."
I've always loved watching the sunset. I was born at sunset. I often stayed up even past sunset since I was so awake anyway. Mother says that when a dragon is born partially affects their color. I was born at sunset so my color is deep orange base with yellow spines and light orange eyes. Mother and Garble look similar. Except Mother and Garble were born at sunrise.
Kyna rolled her green eyes. "Ohh, my bad." she said sarcastically. I laughed and playfully punched her arm as we made our way to her cave. She was born in the middle of the day on a very sunny day. She’s sky blue base with white spines.

After everyone finished putting their gems in the hoard, Orion gave us a short pre-flight pep-talk. We were already running a little behind schedule and he didn't want to waste anymore time on the ground. "I know all of you are upset about leaving your gems here - I am too - but just like we are leaving gems in this hoard, so are the dragons in Equestira. We have much to look forward to Dragons! This will be an adventure many of us haven't experienced! Don't think of it as a loss, think of it as a gain. So let's fly!"
Everyone cheered and took off like shooting stars. Kyna and I hung on tight to her mother's spines and screamed with the other baby Dragons on their mothers backs. All of our cheering mixed together was like a chorus of terrified, excited angels.
We had ridden on our mothers backs before, but this was different. This time, it was with purpose!
I looked down at our old cave. It was already so far away. It looked somewhat... heartwarming. I thought I'd leave feeling sad and missing the hoard, but it looked really charming - all the empty caves waiting to be filled again, the huge hoard waiting to be devoured by other Dragons, the vast fields waiting to de filled with little ones playing - I smiled.
It soon became too far away and only looked a spec of dirt. I looked down at the earth and saw the Zebras running with us, waving goodbye, waving flags and singing at the top of their lungs. I waved back enthusiastically, then my heart sank. There weren’t any Zebras in Equestria. I'd miss them emencely: their stories, their wisdom, their advice, their skill. They were always visiting our colony teaching us new things. They were the ones that taught my mother how to weave a basket.
My thoughts were interrupted by Kyna asking, "Mama, how long will the flight be?"
"We won't get their until this evening, dear," she replied.
Kyna and I groaned. We laid on our backs next to each other and fell asleep.

Comments

[Telaros]

Need to be more consistent with what your spelling on Equestria or whatever you're going with. It happens throughout the fic.

Emencely is spelled immensely
Spicies is species.

Anyhow, the story is fine, but the inconsistencies are a tad annoying. Might want to comb through next time and re-read what you write out loud to help you catch common mistakes like these.

The story seems nice. Aside from what's mentioned with some all too common misspellings, I thought it was a nice intro. Won't really be able to say much on this beyond a nice start to what can be a great story. I'll check back once this gets a bit higher on the word count. Best of luck.

[trombrony98]

Then, for the first time ever, I got to expirence a dragon migration!

Should be experience. Also, you misspelled Equestria at one point. Other than that, I'm excited to see where this is going.

[nickjward7]

cant wait for more

[Vedues]

What they said.

[FamousLastWords]

I've been really getting into female dragon x Spike fics recently. I'm excited for this one.

[Spirit Shift]

4901129 Wanna recommend some good ones to me I'm startin to get into it as well

[FamousLastWords]

4903452 Well, I've only seen a couple. But one that sticks out is It Takes A Village by determamfidd. It takes awhile to get to everything, but it is amazing!

[Spirit Shift]

4903456 lol even after a full year I keep getting pointed back to that story. Got anythin else?

[FamousLastWords]

4903476 Not that I can think of off the top of my head. Someone should make a group for stories like this, just so they're easier to find. There's not very many, so they're hard to come across.

[Spirit Shift]

4903533 A sad truth indeed

[Taraji]

Thanks for all the comments, everypony!

[AL]

this is so nicee c:

[ph0enix]

FINALY!! I've found another spike writer who turns him into a pony

You Sr. Get a follow.

[keaton-furman-prower]

Hmm, seems interesting so far. Carry on!

[shirotora]

So far, so good. I look forward to see where this is going.

4899391 Perhaps you could offer your assistance as an editor? Too many great stories are marred be poor grammar (like my own ).

[Telaros]

4910032 I already had to abandon A New Dawn for another person due to not having the time to commit. There are many groups dedicated for proofreading and such, places like Looking for Editiors for example is a place one can join, and ask for help on their forums.

I don't have that kind of time to commit to being someone's editor. I got enough stories I go through in my group's skype chat as is. I'm sure he'll be fine and people can note him lists of errors in the meantime if they find anything.

Here's hoping the author can find a good person who can work with them.

[shirotora]

4910332 Sadly, most of the editors I know are in the same boat. Between editing my stories, the stories of others, and writing their own, none have time. I suppose I could ask some of my followers if they can help.

[Telaros]

4903476 Noticed you were asking for Spike fics, well have some ships and others from my below:

"Spike-centric story recommendation list!"

I Need You To Be Brave Seriously, if you want feels this story has them by the barrels. It's been a while, but I did really enjoy this one.

Lies and Lyres This one is like one of my favorites. It really feels like the most natural thing.

Apple Bloom Gets Pregnant You know what? I actually never got into this ship. It never really felt right to me. But this here? THIS story makes you simply LOVE these two and really gets you invested in the unknowns and challenges they'll be facing. It's got incredibly nice pacing. If you like SpikeBloom, I imagine you'll really enjoy this one.

The Most Absurd Sweetie Belle x Spike Shipfic You Will Ever read Truly one of those stories you wish the guy would turn into a long running series. The story really builds up once Spike gets involved, and it really becomes a story you sort of just "Yeah, totally lives up to its title" and roll with it.

All That Glitters A story that takes you into a world of WTF and makes you wish the author actually put more attention into finishing this amazing story. You'll never read a Spike ship quite like this one... which is a crying shame ;-;

Lawless Love This was just a joyous trip. You have to check this one out. Simply adorable.

The Centerpiece of My Collection+Sequel and if by some miracle you've been reading stories with Spike in it and HAVEN'T read this, well be sure to do yourself the favor and correct that mistake asap. No joke. Best read when you KNOW you won't be getting disturbed by anyone or tend to responsibilities.

Not all are ships but these are the best of the best Spike stories I've bothered to favorite that you you may have missed.

Ah Ain't Got no Ackcent and here's just an incredible of incredible story. Not SPIKE-CENTRIC, however it really is a story I share with everyone I can. Hope you enjoy them at least half as much as I have.

[Spirit Shift]

4910434 Great........ now I have several more things on my to read list. CONGRATU-PONY-LATIONS! you made me break 200

falls out laughing several moments later. No seriously thanks these all sound like good reads.

[DarkDMan]

Work on the spacing! Keep going!

[PianoPony]

This is a very unusual preset, and I really like dragons!
Therefore two bonus points, and an instant like and favorite!

[Taraji]

4906088 Mmmm, not quite ;) And thanks!

[Mekapix]

Couple of issues have cropped up for me. The character should probably have been described earlier plus the mothers aren't described at all, makes it hard to picture what's being read. Few spelling errors here and there such as the words Equestria, immensely and species. There needs to be a lot more spacing otherwise it looks like a text wall. Also,

“Dysis, sweetie, don’t go back to sleep. We have to leave soon.” Mother said, beckoning me.
“Mom. The world does not exist this early in the morning. I’m still dreaming.” I mumbled.
“Nonsense.”
“No Dragon should ever be up this early. Dragons should be nocturnal creatures.”
“Well, getting up early is good for you. And this doesn't happen often. Only on Dragon Migration Daaayyy!”

I think the last line is supposed to be the mother's, yet this makes it seem like Garble is picking her up when you address in the next line that the one being picked up is Dysis.

You need an editor if you don't have one, if you do have one then you need another. If you like, I can try being your editor?

[MustacheMan]

I hope there will be an update soon

[Zane Wolfe]

4910749 At 575 'Read Later's and over 1k unread chapters in my favorites, I cant see what you're complaining about.

Also, added for Read Later.

[Stewie91]

When will you update.

[GrainOfSalt]

Make more

[LOLMusatche]

I think this fic was great, please continue! Mostly the only problems I had with it is the misspellings.

[MoochPrime]

When is the next chapter coming out?!?!?!

[TheGamerKing]

When is the next update?