Chapter 17: Home
One week later
Dear Princess Luna,
I want to thank you for your guidance and your teachings over the past few seasons. I feel stronger and more useful than ever. Your wisdom has really meant a world of difference to me, and I am very grateful.
However, I’m sorry to say that I won’t be returning to continue my training. At least, not for some time. I feel like my age and my body match now, and I want it to stay this way. In all honesty, I want everything to stay this way. I’ve found more happiness than I ever thought possible, and I’m afraid of too much change too quickly. Someday, far in the future, I hope to return and continue to study. But until that day, I want to remain here in Ponyville. This is my home after all.
If you are ever in need of my help, I will be there as fast as these new wings can carry me. You need only write.
Your faithful student,
Spike
P.S. Tell Knight Wing that “Kiddo says thanks.”
Spike looked over the page and read through it once more. Satisfied, he rolled up the page and tied a ribbon around it securely. He then made his way over to the window in Twilight’s room and opened it up. The hinges squeaked and the cool evening air wafted into the room as he held up his hand. With a full breath, Spike blew the note into the wind and it sailed off into the distance towards Canterlot.
“Who was that too?” he heard from behind him. Twilight walked in carrying with her a saddlebag full of books.
“Princess Luna,” he answered. “I just want to keep her up to date on things, you know?”
Twilight dropped the book she was holding and gasped at Spike.
“You didn’t tell her about us, did you?!” she said slightly frantically. Spike laughed and waved his hands as if surrendering.
“No, but what’s the big deal? I mean, you told me that she said ‘anything is possible’ with friends or something, right?” he remembered.
“I just don’t think we should tell other ponies just yet,” she said picking her book back up again. “I’m still getting used to it myself. I mean, I don’t feel any different around you, but the thought of other ponies seeing us together just feels odd still.”
“I get it,” Spike said and walked over to her. “We have all the time in the world, so let’s just worry about everyday things for a change. No monsters, Miasmas, malicious villains or anything for a while, ok?”
“No promises,” she said rolling her eyes, “I am a princess still. But that does sound nice.” Spike came over to her and sat beside her. He extended a wing and wrapped it around her. She sighed and rested her head against his shoulder.
“Applejack is having everypony over for dinner at the orchard. How’s that for an everyday thing?” Twilight suggested. Spike looked down at her and smiled.
“Perfect,” he chirped and held her a little closer. “But if we’re going to be hiding this from our friends--”
“--just for now,” she interrupted. “They deserve to know. But we need to figure out how to tell them.”
“Okay,” Spike nodded. “But if we’re going to stay princess-assistant for the rest of the night, you’re going to have to give me a kiss good enough to last the night,” he said and shot her a sly smile. She giggled and put a hoof up to his shoulder. She smiled up at him, leaned forward, and closed her eyes. Spike leaned downward and slowly approached her face. Then his eyes shot open as his stomach began to churn.
uh oh, the thought.
“EEEUUURRPP” he belched loudly as green flames spouted out of his mouth. A second later, a scroll of paper flew out and bounced right off the end of Twilight’s nose. Spike looked down at her with a mixture of concern and terror.
Her eyes were wide and her entire face was scorched black. Her mane was singed and arrow-straight pointed backwards. One strand of hair on her mane was lit like a match which quickly fizzled out. Her wings were splayed in shock and her hoof slowly let go of his shoulder. Her gaze went from shock and slowly morphed into anger and frustration. Spike gave a sheepish smile and laughed nervously.
“Eh, sorry?” he offered weakly. She continued to stare at him with contempt and he lowered his head as he cowered away from her. She groaned and lit her horn with magic, lifting a towel out of the bathroom and floating it through the door towards her.
“Well, at least it’s not a book this time,” she said and began wiping her face off.
“You’re not mad?” Spike asked.
“I’ve been living with a dragon for years, Spike. I’m hardly a stranger to fire-breath mishaps. But you are cleaning this up,” she said and tossed the dirty towel at him. He sighed as he looked at her again. She cleaned up nicely considering he could have burned her into baldness.
“Alright. I'm sorry, Twilight. Guess I blew my chance at getting a k--”
Twilight cut him off by springing up next to him and giving him a peck on his cheek. He looked back at her with a surprised look and smiled. She smiled back at him and sweetly turned towards the door.
“We should get going or we’ll be late,” she said and walked out the door into the corridor. Spike shook his head rubbed his face where she had kissed him. The sensation was still a little new, but she was still the same Twilight, and deep down, he still felt like the same Spike. He made his way towards the door to follow her when something crunched underneath his foot. He looked down and saw the scroll that had flown out his mouth at the worst possible time. He picked up and tore it open.
The letter was short, but it still made him smile. He placed it down on Twilight’s desk carefully and looked out her window towards Canterlot.
“You coming?” she called out from the hallway.
“Right behind you,” he called and walked out the door.
The room was left still and quiet as the two walked away. The air was warm and comfortable as the last of the day’s sun lingered on the walls. Twilight’s room had not changed much at all since the day the castle was made. Her bed was made nicely, her window was tall and majestic, and her desk was littered with pages of parchment. Of all these pages, however, only one was unique. The letter bore a simple message to the purple dragon that had left it there.
Best of luck, Dragon Sage
Fin
What a ride this has been. I started watching this show in January, and I've been swept away into it like nothing I've ever seen before. This story is my debut into the fandom, and I thank you all for reading.
Will there be more? I may do a few Slice of Life one shots as an epilogue of this story. But as for "The Dragon Sage", this is all there is. Please let me know what you liked and perhaps how I can do better.
As always, thanks for reading.
Go ahead and play this song and roll the credits
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I don't want it to be over.
Congrats, You are awarded the order of the party for nice storytelling
Have a Mango
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You're a great writer but I will love you forever and ever if you make a SombraxFluttershy reformation story plzzzzz
5761288 That's the bad thing about stories, they all have this bittersweet moment called an ending.
Nice ending but a little abrupt if you ask me.
Aside from that a nice round story.
If you have some time you should make a video of this story and put on YouTube. You are great and thank you for making this story.
Good ending, but it was a little abrupt. I do hope you are making a sequel. Other than that, great story.
This...this deserves a sequel
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She'll be fine. fc01.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2012/185/0/e/twilight_sparkle_is_on_fire_by_sly__fox-d55v973.png
Well, I enjoyed the story. Perhaps not the most professionally written tale, but I enjoyed the ride. So for that, thou receives a like! Take it with pride, good sir!
This was an awesome story ! I'm sad because it is finished but thanks for the good time man !
Very nice story. I really enjoyed it and would love to see more stories about Twi and her dragon sage.
An amazing story this was. I enjoyed every moment of reading it. I really enjoyed the way you portrayed my favorite character. Plus the fact that you shipped him with my second favorite pairing? I could be happier with this story. I hope that once they admit their relationship, things only get better for them.
10 out of 10 for Adventure
9 out of 10 for Romance
9 out of 10 for grammar
9 out of 10 for overall story.
A like and this will be added to my Spike folder for being one of my favorite reads about my favorite dragon.
This was a great story. I have to see I normally don't see the idea of Spike and Twilight as lovers, personally I see their relationship somewhere between brother and sister or mother and child, but you wrote it really well and convincingly. The character progression is really well done and I liked the new characters you introduced, Knight Wing especially. I look forward to reading the follow up.
Okay this story was great ! I really liked it !
I felt invested from the beginning to the end. The script was pretty interesting and you managed to use so many characters (even some that I wasn't expected to see in this story). You also made some interesting connections to the show (Cadence's pregnancy).
The dragon's sage part was the most intriguing to me as you gave us some surprisingly logical explanations on dragon's powers and growing process.
Oh and the little twist on Knight Wing's origin...loved it ! Especially considering the context and the way he delivered it (badass)
Still I have a few critics to make. They're just nitpicking and don't damage the fact that you did an incredible job with that story:
- I wish we had seen more of Spike's training (although chapter 5 structure was a good way to wrap it up)
- The adventure part could have been even bigger in my opinion
- Why didn't any of the main characters thought of putting an anti-magic spell or device on the two Miasma's possessed unicorns ? (less trouble)
- Did Spike knew he was going to use his roar from the start before his arrival to the cave since he used the scroll to find Twilight ? ("cover your ears")
Again, just nitpicking. I really enjoyed reading your fanfic. Congrats !
Wow. That was one of the best TwiSpike stories I've ever read.
You got a like, fave, and follow. 
You have a golden writing talent. Don’t you ever let anyone say different.
You are officially inducted to my Dearly Beloved shelf, where only choice fics go.
I will say more later on.
Literally