Chapter 1

It was a wonderful day in Ponyville. All the inhabitants were going about their daily routines. Applejack along with Apple Bloom was working at her apple stand (though she was keeping an eye on Apple Bloom to make sure the little filly didn't try what she did last time.) The Cakes were preparing their daily orders while Pinkie Pie was watching out for the Cake's children to make sure they didn't get in trouble. The Mayor of Ponyville was going over various agendas to make sure everything was fine and legal. Rainbow Dash was clearing clouds as fast as she could so she could take one of her usual naps.

"That's should be the latest magical report that I am supposed to send Princess Celestia." Twilight Sparkle said.

Of course, Twilight Sparkle and Spike were busy in the tree-shaped library which also provided a home for both of them. Twilight Sparkle was busy either reading or improving her magical daily while Spike did his best to help around the library. Ever since he was hatched from his egg do to Twilight's magic, he spent his time as her assistant. Both of them were in perfect and mental health, well almost. Both of them had issues to work such as Twilight panicking over the tiniest detail and Spike trying to not to get too greedy.

"Well, Princess Celestia does like to hear about your progress. I bet she will send some new … "Spike started to say until he hiccupped a fire flame that turned into a scroll.

"Didn't expect anything from the Princess anytime soon. I wonder what she wants." Twilight said confused.

"Well, maybe there is some crisis that she needs the bearers of the Elements of Harmony to deal with." Spike said.

"I doubt it. The last thing we had to deal with was King Sombra and we didn't need the Elements to take him out. Huh, the last time we used the Elements was on Discord when we released him from his stone prison." Twilight said thoughtfully.

"Well, we don't know if you don't read the letter." Spike said impatiently with his arms crossed.

"Yeah, that would help. Hmmmm! It seems to be addressed to both us but it pertains to most you." Twilight smiled.

"Really? The Princess rarely sends me a letter. I wonder what it is about." Spike said curiously.

"Well, here is the letter for you to read." Twilight said while floating the letter to Spike.

My Dearest, Most Faithful Student, Twilight and her assistant Spike,

Although this letter is directed mostly towards Spike, you Twilight have a hand at this as well. I have just received that we are allowed to send an ambassador to the Dragon Kingdom to meet their king. It has been a while since we have any connections with the Dragon Realms. They leave us alone as long we don't bother them. They are several cases where Dragons have turned up beyond their boundaries (Ponyville has had two cases) but they don't case any serious harm.

I want Spike to act as the ambassador. It would be wise for him to have a token to appease the king. Rarity would be the best to get some amazing gems. Of course Spike must go alone. There is a spell that can send him to the Dragon Realms. It is in the latest Teleportation Edition that came out recently. If you don't have it, I can have a copy sent as fast as I can. But I doubt that it isn't Ponyville's collection. I hope that the meeting between Spike and their king will go well.

Signed Princess Celestia

"This seems to be awfully important for her to put the weight on my shoulders, do you think Twilight?" Spike asked.

"If the princess didn't think you do it, she would have asked somepony else." Twilight replied back.

"Well, that's true but you know my past encounters with other dragons aren't that great." Spike said sad fully.

"Well, it wasn't bright of you to eat another dragon's horde without noticing if there was another dragon there. As for the teenage dragons, they were immature and I think the king will be nothing like them." Twilight explained.

"Well, I guess that's true. I guess I should head off to Rarity's to get some gems while you study upon that spell." Spike said.

"It should take too long but I want to make sure that nothing goes wrong. I want this spell to go without a hitch." Twilight said.

Spike nodded and headed out the door. It was a beautiful day and nothing could go wrong. Despite all the pressure being put on him, he wouldn't let that ruin today. It was a couple of minutes before he arrived at The Carousel Boutique which was Rarity's home and establishment. Ahh Rarity, what a wonder you are, Spike thought. No, I can't be thinking that. This is business I am here for, maybe when I am done with this meeting, I can have a picnic with Rarity. Spike knocked on the door.

"Welcome to the Carousel Boutique where … Hello Spike, what can I do you for?" Rarity asked.

"Well, Princess Celestia is sending me as an ambassador to the Dragon Realms and she said I need some gems as tokens of peace. She said you probably could provide them for me." Spike explained.

"Of course I can but sending you and Twilight to see some dragon king, sounds dreadful?" Rarity said.

"Well, I am going alone." Spike replied back.

"Wait, Princess Celestia is sending you on a solo mission? Are you sure you are okay with this?" Rarity said nervously.

"No, but like Twilight said, if she didn't think I couldn't do this, she would have asked somebody else. Anyways better to have a dragon ambassador than a Pony one. Might make things go more smoothly." Spike replied.

"Well, that is true. As for gems, I have just yesterday found some pristine gems that might work. They would definitely would appeal to a king. I will get them right now." Rarity said.

A minute later, Spike had a chest full of the best jewels. Of course, Rarity gave some extra jewels on the side so Spike wouldn't eat the gems meant for the king. The chest wasn't that heavy do to a spell that caused it to weigh less than normal. Even if Spike was transported to the Dragon Realms, it wouldn't be fair to have Spike lug a heavy chest. Spike finally arrived at the library and opened the door. Twilight was finishing practicing the spell.

"Got the spell down, Twilight?" Spike asked.

"Got the gems from Rarity, Spike?" Twilight responded back.

"Sure, the best ones she could find. The spell won't affect the chest they are in. She cast a spell to make sure it didn't way much." Spike said.

"Nope, I have practiced on both living and non-living object. Owlowiscious was kind enough to let me try the spell on him, of course I had to give him extra treats afterwards." Twilight said.

"Well, let's get the show on the road. The faster I get there, the more time I can get back … wait how am I supposed to get back?" Spike asked.

"Obviously, you can send a letter to Princess requesting somepony to pick you up. Or maybe one of the dragons can drop you off somewhere outside of Ponyville without causing any disturbance." Twilight explained.

"Well, that does make sense. Well, when you are ready, Twilight." Spike said.

"I am ready as I will ever be." Twilight said back.

Twilight's horn glowed brightly as an energy surrounded Spike. For the spell to work, there couldn't be any distractions. Of course, just as Twilight was about to finish the spell, a crash happened outside. That caused Twilight's attention to her spell to flicker. Spike disappeared in a flash but the location was distorted from the actual location. Twilight shook her head. She walked out towards the window. Derpy Hooves had caused an accident by dropping a package on one of her neighbor's mailboxes. Derpy was trying to apologize for the incident. Twilight Sparkle hoped that tiny distraction didn't cause any problems with the spell. If there was a problem, she could find Spike no matter what.