> TALES OF LEONIDAS > by DragonLeonidasXL72 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > T.O.L CH.1 INFANT > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- TALES OF LEONIDAS CHAPTER 1: INFANT Long ago after Celestia and Luna took rule over equestria, far south lived a tribe of Sky Dragons that rested peacefully on the mountains. One of these dragons was a silver dragoness named Naira on her mid-day flight for some fresh air, in the middle of her flight she heard the faint cry of an infant. Curiosity got the better of her and went to investigate as she got closer the cries grew louder until found an old abandoned town. Naira’s P.O.V As I entered the town the buildings were rotted and falling apart as I listened to the little one’s cry I located the cry, it’s was coming from the east side of the town as I walked there a house bigger then the rest. The door was gone rotted away to dust. The door was big enough for me to fit through which was strange cause I remember one of mothers lessons. “This building looks equine so why was it so big, I remember the equines fled from the wendigos even when my mother fought these things and died trying to protect me. I was only a hatchling then. Mom always said my curiosity got me both into fun and dangerous situations. ” My thoughts were interrupted when a loud cry by dragon’s standards erupted from the hall to my right. “Wow this baby has some lungs.” I rush to the room the cries were coming from, when I enter the room the cries came from a small moving bundle, but I also saw and smelled blood. Moving quickly I pick up the child to check if he or she was hurt, but luck seem on my side the child was not hurt. However the covers were half soaked in blood. “Why was this baby’s covers half soaked in blood?, Where was the mother?, How did the baby get here all by itself?” The questions I had where many, but I put those to the back of my mind as the baby started to giggle at me. I looked to see if the baby was a boy or girl. Two seconds later. "….It’s a boy definitely a boy, almost got pee on me.” I wrapped the baby or colt up and started to walk out the building, when I got outside I took flight heading back home the only thought she had was. “Dad is going to raged when he finds out what I found.” 3rd P.O.V As Naira left the building a ripple appeared and shattered to reveal heavily wounded mare on the ground. She looked equine but with draconic features her breathing was heavy as she spoke, “ I’m glad I got him away from them an found someone to care of my son the only regret is I never got to name him.” As she said that a rift in spacetime open behind her in dread she heard her killer’s voice. “You thought you could escape me surely you jest, but it was good game of cat and mouse. Now I believe it’s time to end this chase.” As he spoke he pull a dagger and stabbed her in the back of the head killing her. “Aah the hunt is always so fun when prey are full of dread heh heh mmm….where is her child…….meh a baby never survive without it’s mother it’s shame really I wanted to kill it myself, but I’ve got jobs to beings to kill man I love the multiverse. Now who next on my list to kill……Ooooh! Flurry Heart age 16 well this should be fun!!!!!” A rift open behind him as he turned and entered dragging the dead mare in. "Next stop universe 20 hahahaha." The rift close leaving nothing in the room. Meanwhile Naira arrived back to her tribe, she did well to hide the colt from the other tribe members until she got home. As she entered no one was home, Naira gave a sigh of relief her father was not home. “Dad must be at a chief’s meeting.” She quickly went to her room and close the door behind her after that went to her bed while removing the colt’s covers and burning them. Next she put the colt on her bed to get a better look him. She didn’t get a chance to look at his appearance which she aims to rectify. The colt’s coat was a navy black with a whiteish sliver mane. His eyes were red-ish gold and to my surprise instead of hooves he had claws. "Just what are you little one." she spoke as she examine more thoroughly also noticing two lumps on his head barely noticeable thorough his mane. Next thing the colt did something that got Naira’s curiosity almost explode. The colt was squirming as Naira was checking him only for the colt to squirt a stream of smoke into her face. Naira shook her head to dispel the smoke only to look at the colt in other shock. This was the final nail that made up Naira’s mind. “I’m going to raise this colt as my own. Now what to name you.” She thought as she looked the colt in the eyes. Thoughts of names came and left her head as one name begun to stick out, she pondered the name for a moment before nodding in agreement. "Your name is Leonidas Blaze little one." she spoke as the colt who was looking at the room in fascination until suddenly focus on her as he responded to the with a giggle. "Well looks like you enjoy the name, my little leo. let’s hope your new grandpa likes you too." As she said that she heard a loud sound. "NAIRA YOU HOME THAT DAMN MEETING TOOK LONGER THEN I THOUGHT, DAMN FIRE DRAGONS AND THEIR PRIDE!!" "Yeah dad I’m here and I want to show you something" Naira responded as she walked out of her room with her co- no her son in her arm. "I hope dad don't destroy the house."