Subjects of myth and legend, dragons are fascinating creatures; as mysterious as they are terrifying. Outsiders don't know much about them, and most of what they do know is dubious at best. And that's just fine with the fire-breathers; the only ones that should know about dragon business are dragons themselves.
But being an outsider himself means that Spike has missed out on some vital knowledge. For most of his life he's been lucky that that fact was little more than an occasional inconvenience, but the thing about luck is that it eventually runs out. Knowing nothing about what he was and where he came from was bound to bite him in the ass someday.
However, perhaps his luck hasn't run totally dry just yet.
Chapters (3)
This story is amazingly done and I can't wait to read more! The chapters are the perfect length to sit down relax and read while the Skyrim reference was hilarious!
The first chapter is really well paced and incredibly interesting. I can’t wait to see what happens in later chapters. I have to ask is Alduin just a reference to Skyrim or will the lore of Elder Scrolls be important to the story?
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Glad you liked it.
Alduin was just a reference to Skyrim, nothing more. For what I have planned for the future of this story, and whatever stories I make that are connected to it, trying to work in actual Elder Scrolls lore would be a gigantic and pointless pain in the ass. The legend of Alduin is just there to highlight a bit of dragon culture and provide some answers as to why they are how they are.
Penny! This was astounding! The pacing, the scene change, this is gonna be a great read. I kinda called this was gonna be a growth chapter but the way it was handled! I knew it was coming, I knew what it meant and I was still unprepared. How will twilight react to what she finds in the basement? How will Spike's thought affect him now? Will there be a time skip for when he comes back or will we deal with the mane six as they learn of what has happened to him.
I'm a sucker for a good dark story, though I didn't find myself as invested in it as I'd ought to be.
Work on your prose and keep improving, and you'll do well here.
Ah that went better then I thought. This chapter had me just reading through and picturing it all in my head the insanity in Twilight's eyes the rage that almost consumed Celestia. Sssooooo gggooodddd!
I'm not going to lie that last scene kinda condensed into a funny "Gimme Gimme" fight. Sorry.
Now then... this was supposed to be a one shot!? No, no, no.... just no, f@$king no. The "what if" and "what's next" would have driven my to insanity if not a very neurotic state. Ssssoooooo happy! So a ten chapter story, 8 already taken assuming only one long chapter for each of the main six.
Another great chapter.
I’m a really big fan of the Celestia/Spike mother and son dynamic, and I think you wrote exactly how she would react in that kind of situation.
Nice chapter! I really liked how twilight resorted to dark magic in desperation to see the note and i REALY liked how Celestia didn't give a F***.
Great work! I'm wondering how the main six will react when they learn the reason Spike isn't coming back right away (and how they might look back at what they did with/to him and either try to "justify" their actions or realize how they've been treating him) , as well as Spike's new changes, like is he a special kind of dragon or just a really capable one?
Sweet Celestia...you got it right. Everyone else calls it "Golden Oaks Library." The very first line has me invested.
Yes! Keep that trend going!
Goddammit.
Oh, the story's great, too. I just hope the mane six aren't about to fade completely out of the scene in coming chapters.
It’s alive!! IT’S ALIVE!!! Ah to see this one finally update.
Everyone is a victim, you’re a victim, you’re a victim, you are a victim, everybody is a victim!! GOD!! This is the problem with something becoming normal. You cannot/ do not want to imagine life without it. I hope it’s not too late for things to be fixed. The whole town seems to be like Disney’s never land when Peter Pan is gone.
I thought that it was going to be one chapter per pony before we get into Spike’s part of the story. Is there more to come for the main six? Is this mostly going to be how they, fail to, cope with Spike’s absence?
P.S. Applejack is not fine, but she does need her space.
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I originally wanted to do a chapter for each pony, but once I actually wrote everything out only Rainbow Dash's part was large enough to deserve its own chapter. I personally chapters under 2000 words kind of irritating, especially if it's an update I've waited months for, so there's no way I'm going to post even one of them myself, let alone several. So just crammed them together and made this, which I think worked pretty well considering that wasn't the plan.
The next chapter will be shared between the Main Six and Spike, with a bit of Celestia, Al and maybe even some Luna thrown in. I'll most likely up doing something similar to this again with one huge chapter.
When's the next chapter!?