Hellooooooo! I'm new to this so I don't really know if this will be good, please treat me nicely. The MLP fandom drew me in like a wormhole, and I have selected Luna as my favourite pony, tied with Fluttershy. I'm currently watching the cartoons so I'll probably add elements from there as I see the episodes. For this story, Luna is going to make her appearance after the prologue and she'll be the main mare in my story. She deserves more character development in what I've seen of the cartoons, and I wanted to give it to her. Hope you enjoy my story!
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Celestia: Micro, you have forgotten to do the disclaimer.
Sorry for that. I...
Luna:Wait! I wish to do this 'disclaimer'.
Celestia: Of course my little sister.
Luna:Micro does not own anything, just the plot and OC name. My Little Pony belongs to Lauren Faust, and the name Jethro Belongs to the creator of NCIS, I believe it is Dick Wolf.
I've been flapping my wings for hours now, and I can feel my shoulders start to burn under the strain. 'Hope I can find a place to hide soon...'. The political tension between the two sides of the dragon-kin finally snapped, and we the neutral dragons who wanted nothing more with the conflict got hunted. I look at the sky, admiring the soft glow of the moon, and how it iluminates the scenery in a silvery light. 'If there really is someone on the moon, help me tonight.' I've heard stories about a mare who was condemned to prison in the moon, but that seems a bit too far fetched. I fly in relative silence, turning my head every now and then to check if anyone was following me, but no one was. The wind gushed past my ears, and the noise could drown out the sound produced by flapping.
Thirty minutes later I find a mountain with a decent sized cave, and I head in, and not moments too soon; as I see two dragons fly over, following a seeker. I didn't want to press my luck with being found by the radicals, so I enter deeper into the cave to escape the range of the seeker. "Who dares tresspass into my cave?!" The voice was really deep, probably helped by the eco inside the cave. "I'm Shard and I only seek temporary shelter. Once my pursuers leave, I shall abandon your cave."
'This kid is probably running from the same people as me...but I can't risk being found after all this time. I'm sorry...'
The voice didn't like that. "Lies! You want my horde for yourself. You are to leave now!" He roared the sentence and a fire billowed, pushing me out, and making me land on my but in a clearing. "Look Joseph, the stray finally appeared. Should we tell him?" I try to fly in a difrent direction, avoiding their gaze that felt like needles, but the other two block my path. "I think we should Isaac." Joseph, a dark green colored dragon with a slightly smaller build than the rest; his tail was severed, probably by another alfa. He answered to the dark blue one.. "You should have seen the faces when they found out about our plans for them." Isaac said. "We..." "They're dead, because of you." a dark brown colored one interrupted the first two. The brown one was muscular, and covered with battle scars; his eyes were a green color, steeled with determination and a predatory smile plastered on his face. "Firebrand, this is your last chance. Side with us, and survive; or side with the others and suffer the consequences."
The dragon tribe I lived in was in a heated debate about either begining a war with the rest of the draco tribes, or with the non-dragon species around. When this all started six months ago, most of us wanted nothing to do with a war, causing my current predicament. Each side was at each other's throats, wanting to unify the opinions and start a war, making the ones who didn't join them silent 'permanently'. I was one of the few who had fled to avoid a fight, but they chased me here. "I won't join a side, I just want a normal, peaceful life." The yellow one shook his head. "Too bad...for you..."
"AAAAAHHH!"
Normal POV
Fluttershy was at her home, enjoying the company of her little animals, when she noticed it was time to go to sleep. "...Um, friends, it's time to go to sleep, it's late." The little critters stopped everything and looked down, sad faced. "P-please don't be sad. We can do this again tomorrow." They all reluctantly left to sleep, except for Angel who held a can up to her. "Angel bunny, you know that you can't eat more cookies, you already had yours for today." She insisted, trying to grab the cannister with her hoof, but failing as Angel pulled it away and clutched it closer. "Angel, please. You can't have more. Don't make me use 'it'." She insisted some more, but kept failing. 'Oh, he's so stubborn sometimes'
After her 'stare' Angel gave up and handed her the cannister. "Good Angel. Now let's go to sleep, we have a long day tomorrow." She climbed her stairs and got under the covers, ready to sleep, but a flashng light caught her attention. 'What was that?' She hopped off of the bed and fluttered to the window, catching sight of the flash, a shooting star. 'Oh...I wish...' Once she made her wish, Fluttershy sauntered over to the bed again. "Goodnight Angel bunny." Soon after she fell asleep, but not for much.
The next day came rather slowly for the yellow colored mare. Not knowing if it was her imagination or something real, she stayed up all night, listening to a pained groan of sorts. She went to her mirror to fix her mane, got her winter saddle on, her boots, ear muffs, and scarf; then proceded to go into town. "Morning Fluttershy!" Many of he ponyfolk in the market greeted her, to which she greeted back, walking at a slow, steady pace towards the pet shop. 'I need carrots for Angel bunny, honey for Harry the bear, seeds for Hummingway...' She made a list in her mind, and didn't notice a anxious zebra in her way. "Kyaaa!" Shouted Fluttershy. Both fell on their haunges, but the shy pegasus flew up seconds after. "Fluttershy? Just the pegasus I was looking for! Come with me." The zebra told her and grabbed her hoof, dragging her away. "Z-zecora...why did you need my help?" The zebra paced back and forth, looking for something around the shops. "Last night, did you see the shooting star?" Zekora's question made the shy pegasus get exited. "Yes! I did... It was beautiful." her voice was low and soft. "Well, I don't think it' was a shooting star. Last night I couldn't sleep with the groans of pain from deep in the Everfree. An animal is in pain, and it must be something dangerous." Fluttershy stared at the striped mare. "Y-you heard them too? I-i thought that it was all in my head.. " The yellow mare played with a bit of snow under her hoof. "Well, it wasn't, and that worries me. Let's get the rest of your friends and check out what it was, it might be a problem for Ponyville."
Sometime after lunch
The mares had gathered at Fluttershy's house. "Le'mme get it straih. You're sayin that yeh heard some weird noises last nigh?" Applejack asked Fluttershy, to which she received a nod. "And Zecora said they were groans of pain from an animal deep within the Everfree?" Next Rarity asked, again receiving a nod. "What are we waiting for! Let's go check it out and kick some monster butt!" The blue pegasus declared, attempting to leave via the door. "Houh here wiw wissi." The country mare with a hat held her tail with her mouth. "We can't just charge in not knowing what's out there. We need a way to know where we are or we'll get lost in all the snow. Plus, we might need to repel it."
It was almost three o'clock when they all departed to the forest. "Ok girls, we'll split up in pairs and gathr here in two hours." Applejack said while pointing out three routes, one for each pair. "Okie-dokie-lokie!" Pinkie said. Most of them nodded Applejack's prearanged routes, deciding to head out as soon as posible. "Stop. I simply cannot let you go like this! You must at least try to make an effort in what you wear." Rarity went on, handing each pair matching scarves she pulled out from her saddle bags. "Now you look much more in sync with your partner." After she was pleased with the scarves, she and Pinkie Pie left for their route, while Zecora and Rainbow Dash headed to theirs, leaving Applejack and Fluttershy. "Well Pumpkin, we bettr get goin." Fluttershy hovered a few inches off of the ground following Applejack.
They spent the whole afternoon searching the forest, but came back empty. After a few expeditions to the forest, they met at the entrance. "Girls, it's gettin late. We should continue the search in the mornin." Applejack stated. Rarity let out a sigh of relief. "Oh yes, my hooves are killing me. I'll need extra time in the spa for this if I am to perform my part in packing winter." Rarity went on, everyone else knowing how melodramatic she could be. "Where's Fluttershy, Aj?" Rainbow asked worriedly. "Oh, she's gonna check up on some bunnies close by. She found tracks, and got worried for 'em. Ah told her we were leavin soon." Applejack said, securing her Stetson. "Fine. Should we wait for her so she doesn't get lost?" Applejack shook her head. "She said she was leavin directly to her house after checkin on the bunnies, so we should leave as well, the blizzard will be uppon us soon." Rainbow Dash seemed to understand. "Ok. See you tomorrow girls!" They all departed, leaving Fluttershy to her bunny search.
Fluttershy POV
I followed some tracks to a bunny's nest, which is strange since they should be hybernating. "Hey there little guy..." I spoke to the inside of the burrow, poking my head inside, but no animal came out. 'Where could he be?' I kept walking, the snow crunching at my boots. I was walking absently, until... "Ahhh!" I slid down a slope, probably four feet down, but I didn't get hurt. "What was...EEEEP!"
WHOOOOOOSHHHHH
I hid behind a tree after the noise. Peeking slowly, I watch as the strange noise was actually produced by a branch breaking from the wind. I let out a sigh and resume my search, and reach a spot where there are drag marks. 'Wha...' The marks are quite large; footprints large enough to fit a foal on one side, followed by a set of footprints that looked like the animal was limping, and a long continuous drag mark in between the footprints. I could feel it getting slightly chilier, the wind picking up, so I had to decide quickly. I decided follow the marks and as I reach a cave, the wind has turned into a blizzard. "Oh, what am I going to do now?" 'I should stay here and wait out this storm.' Sighing, I walk in, and I can hear the eco of my boots on the walls of the cave.
Growling inside the cave startles me. "He-hello? A-anyone here?" I can feel myself shaking. My eyes take a few moments to adapt to the darkness and when they do..."EEEEEEEEEEP!" I stand petrified. A dragon was glaring at me, his sharp teeth exposed and a conflicted pain in his eyes. "..." I felt him watching me, studying me to see if I was a threat. His wings were folded back, one of them twisted in a strange way. "*gasp* You're hurt...can I help you?" It hissed, and I recoiled quickly, not letting me get closer. "If I don't do anything now, you might not be able to fly again...I'm Fluttershy." His wing was pretty swolen, and blue-ish, not a good sign. He stopped growling and lowered it's head, so I slowly got closer. "Let's see...good boy." I inspected it and found that it only needed to be set properly so it could heal. "Did you try to fix it yourself?" I looked at the dragon, and it slowly nodded. "Well...You were very brave to try. I can fix it for you, but it will hurt...a lot. Are you ready?" I asked the dragon, who closed it's eyes hard and nodded so I grabbed the twisted part, and after securely grabbing his wing, I yanked it and set it into place.
ROOOOOAAAAAARRR
The dragon roared lowdly, then settled down. I was hiding my face under my hooves, and when he stoped I slowly removed them. I watched as he gently touched his wing with the tip of his claw, felling the decrese in pain. "You shouldn't use your wing for a few days. After that, you can fly away." I sat a few paces away from him and layed on the floor, ready to go to sleep, but the cold was harsh. 'I'll have to go to sleep shivering.' I had my flank to the mouth of the cave, and the fridgid air that seeped in hit me like a bucket of cold water, which got me shivering like crazy. A few minutes passed, but I couldn't sleep, and I heard shuffling. "Huh?" I had expected it to ignore me now that he was ok, but he moved next to me limping, and covered me with his good wing like a toasty blanket. "You hurt your leg too?" I saw him nod, and I snuggled closer to it's belly and whispered. "Thank you." I could see the corner of its mouth turn up. Soon I drifted to slumber, and just before I did, I heard him say in a barely audible voice: "...No, thank you." With a small smile I let Morfeous take me to his domain.