I have a feeling that twilight is going to freak when she learns about this. Of course I am curious to what is exactly going on with the dragons?

Still feeling the waiting dread of the moment when Gregory eventually finds out what happened in Ponyville with all the hinted bitterness from Zecora. Still, it's nice to see the bonds he made as he continued to improve Griffonstone by this point.

“Wait, like a harem?” Gregory asked. He knew that in many My Little Pony fanfictions herds were a thing, but he’d never heard of a pride before. Leaning down, he whispered, “Isn’t a pride a lion thing? I thought you didn’t like being called lions? A racist thing, right?”

That's a first. It's always been a herd when it came to fics having a harem (whether it's the mane 6 or at least okay with more than one wife/husband), but interesting to expand this to other species that might do a similar thing.

Now I'm even more confused and equally curious about the last part as to what Ember (and to some extent the Dragons in general) meant for Gregory to be a "member of the dragonrider race"?

While some will bemoan the sudden flashback, I figured that it would be nice to be able to explain the whole 'dragonrider' thing that had been brought up. Hopefully this will help give some much needed context.

So the Dragons remember the humans fondly. This should be extremely interesting to see going forward.

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I wasn’t expecting that reference to be there.

My only complaint so far, is I can only give this story one like (⁠•⁠‿⁠•⁠). Keep up the amazing work.

Why do I feel like the ponies are going to go bat shit crazy when they learn about this?

Look like funding for Griffinstone is okay for now as the reveal that the dragons have a positive relationship with the humans.

Do you think that "Forbidden Friendship" might be suitable for this scene where Ember began her relationship with Gregory?

oh snap, Toothless was one of the original dragon lords isn't he?

That was unexpected! It definitely answered and brought up more questions. Can't wait for the next update! Hope it will be explained more why humans are regarded as Dragonriders.

Oh shit, now THIS is a twist I never saw coming.

Oof. We really had no idea just how much Discord fucked things up for Jason and all of Ponykind, do we? All on a purely selfish whim.

Seriously, the more amazing things that humans do/were in the past that the Main Six (plus Spike and Celestia) learn about, the more and more their bitterness and hate of themselves and ESPECIALLY Discord will grow.

Speaking of which, I wonder if Gregory has heard of Discord's demise. And how he'll react when he learns of what he did.

Gregory Graystone
Gabby
Gilda
Gallus
Gracie
Starlight Glimmer
Zecora

(Lot's of Gs, had to be intentional 😅)

This whole 7 friend group is infinitely more interesting than anything I've seen regarding the main FIM cast. What a drastic contrast! I love everybody's relationships with Greg in this group. From the beginnings of a platonic friendship into a budding romance between Gregory & Gabby, the father & son vibe with Gallus, the continuously vulgar but hilarious banter with Gilda, the tenderness shown with Starlight & Gracie, & the curious but respectable boundaries he shows with Zecora, everything is good!

Crazy that I was just about to leave this site & I got pulled right back into it. You got one hell of a story here man! Keep it up!

P.s. Purple book horse is gonna flip her shit when she learns about all the shit that's happened during these past few months.

"If we ever meet him"

Me to Gregory :
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Harem route!!! Go go go!! Thanks for the update!!

So...

"Gracie" totally followed Gallus and Gia to leech love off of them, right?

Man, since Ember apparently has great respect for human, this only makes things even worse for the ponies. Imagine what Ember will think once she finds out how the ponies treated Jason. Could cause a serious diplomatic incident. Ahhhh I need moar!!!

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Couldn't agree more. She is so going to pissed

The moment ember said dragon rider I had immediate flashback of how to train your dragon. Could it actually be that toothless was in mlp.

...So Equus was PERN once upon a time?

Parallel Earth; Resources Negligible

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OMG, that would be a total treat; How to Train Your Dragon is one of my favorite films!

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(Lot's of Gs, had to be intentional 😅)

I mean, griffon names all seeming to start with G was already in the show, “Gracie” isn’t likely to deliberately pick one that sticks out as weird, and Starlight’s name is canon. That leaves only Gregory as the slightly odd one out, and his name just so happens to be a perfectly cromulent human one that’s conveniently also likely to appeal to griffon sensibilities on a basic “sounds like one of us already” level. I think I can buy good old random chance as an in-universe explanation for that one.

And yeah, be interesting to find out what’s behind the whole “dragonrider” thing. Were dragon-riding humans actually a thing in this world once, and if so, what happened to them? And does Jason know anything at all about this, or is he as much in the dark as we are right at the moment (and how’s he going to react to finding out he might have been perfectly welcome in the dragon lands all along instead of being constantly tortured in Equestria?)? The plot definitely thickens, and I don’t just mean the sunbutt.

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how about when she finds out how they treated Spike like a slave?

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Oh they'll face her wrath for sure. It'll definitely be fun to see. I am super hyped for the next chapter since I think we'll be going back to the present. Might just get to see her reaction next chapter.

“What…?”

My thoughts exactly

Dragons are old and their memories older. Makes sense that the eldest of them would know of the history before Discord's reign and the Wendigo's storms. There is a reason why humanity has fables and a rediscovered way to bridge the gap between worlds

This is really good. I'm hating waiting for the next part.

“What…?”

The only thing I know for real
There will be blood (blood) shed (shed)
The man in the mirror nods his head
The only one (one) left (left)
Will ride upon the dragon's back
Because the mountains don't give back what they take