The Dragon in Canterlot
Darkness... Fear... The feeling of being alone was all I could feel at this point in time... Could it be a dream I am in? Or is it my fate to be over ruled by everyone. I looked around in the darkness and saw only the darkness to greet me, "H-Hello?" I asked but the response I got was from the silence of the said darkness as I started to walk around to find somebody, anybody.
I then awoke with a jolt and stood up looking around the room to find nobody there but myself. My room was big but only had the essentials that I needed, a bed, a chest at the end of my bed and a mirror as well as a bed side table and a locket that lay on said bed side table. I sighed and placed the locket around my neck and went to the big mirror to inspect myself.
My name is Draco; I am an Onyx Dragon and the last of my kind. I walked on all fours, breathed fire and looked good doing it I guess. I am a pure black scaled dragon except for my underbelly which was a rich dark red, my horns were gold and well curved and the insides of my wings were dark blue. I also had three long gashes along my back going across but that was not of injury but of what my species looked like as they had gold inside for the colour.
"Well mother, here we are... Another day goes past that I think about you and how proud you'd be of me..." I then open the locket to reveal a faded picture of my mother and I, she was an Onyx like me and shared most of the same features as me except she was a head taller than me and had silver horns. Moments after I hear a knock on my door as I open it.
"Draco! Have you been sleeping in again!? I told you to be in the main hall for midday and I find you are still sleeping in... What are you doing boy?" Al Zahir, my father said to me a bit annoyed that I forgot to meet him for an assignment today for the Dragon Empire. Al Zahir also known as Albeon Zahir is my father and like me he is also an Onyx Dragon but he is mostly grey due to his very old age.
"Father I am sorry, it was the nightmares again..." I stated as it was my nightmares that always dragged my sleeping pattern into a new form but from the looks of his face, clearly he did not believe me... Figures. "Look Draco, you are a prince and it is not like a prince to be late to a meeting of vital importance!" "I know father and I'm sorry for it truly I am!" He sighed deeply and looked at me, "Draco come walk with me..." I did as he commanded and walked down the halls on his right side. "We will talk about that later, but now to more pressing matters." I looked at him confused... "What matters are those?" I asked him as he looked at me dumbfounded. "The Alliance with Equestria" He never brought any of that up with me so he essentially thought I was stupid for not telling me in the first place... Sometimes I swear that he thinks I know when I don't actually know what is going on.
"Draco, you are tasked with going to Equestria and going over all of the terms with Princess Celestia... Oh and as well you shall be staying with the Princess for some time to ensure that everything goes smoothly. Can I trust you with this?" The old dragon looked at me with a look of confidence as I smile. "You can count on me, but when do I leave?" "You leave immediately, grab anything you need and don't forget your armour this time... I don't want a repeat of what happened last time you went on assignment" Father stated "Alright father" I replied and started to run back to my room.
It was an assignment which was why I was running and I wanted to show him that I had what it takes to do well in the current age of dragons but mother always told me I was capable of more. I placed the armour from my armour stand which was golden all over and started to place it on piece by piece, first the breast plate then the fore arms, then the hind legs and wings and then the helmet on my head. You are probably wondering why Dragons need armour? Well they don't it's just that this armour belonged to my mother and it was a perfect fit and I wanted to carry it in memory of her. I then placed some books into a sack as well as a small box which was of sentimental value to me and I slung the bag onto my back between my wings as I turn to inspect my room one last time before leaving for assignment... "Ah how could I forget" There were two swords next to my armour stand that were very long and looked like great swords, I tie the sheathes to the armour under both wings and slide in the blades and I was ready for my assignment that laid ahead of me. I then ran outside and looked behind me at the large castle that my father had built. "Goodbye old castle... I'll see you soon" as I left dragon city through the large gates and started to run as fast as possible to the lands of Equestria.
I could fly but I thought a run would do me some good as the wind went through my armour and hit my scales as I soon found myself crossing the border of the Dragon Lands into Equestria where my assignment would be.