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Chapter One: Love is Stronger then Death
It was a warm, starry night in Ponyville when a loud roar broke the silence of the peaceful town. One unicorn woke up instantly at the sound, "What was that?" she thought out loud.
The unicorn slid off of her bed and onto ground, she then woke up her dragon assistant.
"Spike," she said, "get up!"
The little dragon sleepily turned over,
"What is it Twilight?" he asked.
"I heard a roar outside, it sounded close."
Spike looked at her warily,
"Are you pulling my le-" He was stopped mid-sentence by another roar and the crackle of lightning, "what was that?".
Twilight was stuck in place, shock and dread filling her,
"That was a dragon," she said.
Spike nodded his head,
"What about the first roar?" he asked.
"That was an older one," she said "This one was younger." A shocked silence fell over the room.
"We have to find them," Spike said.
Twilight looked at him crazily,
"Why would we look for a dragon?" she said, "let alone two!"
Spike looked down, thinking about he was going to respond to the question,
"I just have a good feeling about this Twilight," he looked up at her, "will you help me?"
Twilight smiled at him, still unsure but willing to help,
"Of course Spike, let's go."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Forty-Five Minutes Later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
As Spike and Twilight walked in the Everfree Forest they were stopped dead in their tracks by the sound of shuffling hooves coming towards them.
"Hide!" Spike said urgently.
They both proceeded to jump into the nearest bush. As they watched they saw a blue teenage dragon stumble into view, his muscular frame shaking as blood oozed from the deep gashes across his chest.
They noticed he was trying to support something; they were both shocked when they noticed it was a blue unicorn with huge gashes across her chest as well. The dragon tripped on a root and they both fell, the dragon taking the brunt of the fall.
"I can't carry you anymore, mom," the blue dragon said as tears filled his eyes, "I'm sorry."
The blue unicorn looked at him lovingly,
"It's okay, Thorn, you tried. Now go, leave me!"
the dragon named Thorn shook his head,
"No, I will not leave you here to die, I couldn't." he cradled her head in his lap as more tears filled his eyes, "you're all I got left."
The unicorn chuckled quietly, her chest moving less and less,
"You'll find new friends, Thorn," she said as a single tear rolled down her cheek, "but it's too late for me, especially for your father…"
Thorn wiped the tear away as he noticed she was straining to breathe for these last few minutes of time with him.
"Mom, you can't die, please don't die." he begged, he wasn't just crying now, he was sobbing in despair.
The unicorn shook her head,
"Don't beg Thorn…it doesn't befit you," she said, the strain in her voice evident, "goodbye Thorn…I...love…you…" The unicorn's chest stopped moving as her eyes fluttered shut.
"Mom," Thorn said, "mom, get up mom." he continued to call out her name, not wanting to register the fact that she was dead.
Spike couldn't stand to see a fellow dragon in so much sorrow; he got out of the bush and walked over to the dragon.
"Hello?" Spike said.
The other dragon whipped his head in Spike's direction, tears still flowing freely down his cheeks,
"Who are you?" Thorn said.
Spike smiled sadly at him,
"I'm Spike; I'm sorry about what happened to your friend."
Thorn growled,
"She wasn't just a 'friend', she was my mom," he said, "she raised me from when I was just a hatchling."
Spike raised his hands in surrender,
"I'm sorry, what's your name?" Spike said.
Thorn turned away from him,
"The name's Thorn," he said, "Will...will you help me bury her?" he turned back towards Spike, a pleading look in his eyes.
Spike looked at the body of the unicorn, she looked so peaceful,
"Sure, maybe my friend can help," Spike turned towards the bush, "Twilight, come out."
Twilight took a deep breath and stepped out from her cover,
"Hello Thorn, I'm Twilight," she said, looking down at the unicorn herself, "what was her name?"
Thorn had to stop himself from crying before speaking,
"Her name was Aqua Marine," he said, the name matching the color of her coat.
Twilight nodded,
"Let's find her an appropriate burial site, Spike can dig the grave."
Spike nodded in response, still staring at the older dragon in front of him. Twilight studied Thorn as well; he was quite tall, almost as tall as Princess Celestia, he was also very muscular, and he looked like Spike, just older and buffer and more...angled.
"Thorn, where were you guys heading?"
Thorn looked at her quizzically, "Why would you want to know?" he asked.
"Because, she might have wanted to be buried there."
Thorn nodded, "We were heading to Ponyville."
Twilight smiled,
"That's where we live," she said, "let's go I'll carry her." Twilight used her magic to carry Aqua's body.
Thorn stood up,
"Thank you, Twilight," he said, "I appreciate it."
Twilight smiled,
"No problem, Thorn," she said, "anything for a friend."
Thorn suddenly felt happier than he thought he ever would. He has new friends, you were right mom, you were right.
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