Ch. 4

When the dragons that Drem Ov had summoned finally arrived, they all bowed before their empress, who didn't waste any time explaining as to why they were there.

"Please, we don't have time for royal formalities! I have a very important assignment for you four; his Majesty, Yol Toor, has just recently discovered to be alive." Drem Ov announced, and the four dragons looked at Drem Ov in shock. "I know…to hear such wonderful news, it certainly makes these dark times seem brighter, but we must make haste; Krii La is already planning something against Yol Toor, and we must warn him. You four are to travel south, to Equestria, where Yol Toor is believed to be hiding, and warn him of Krii La's plans, as well as help him in the no doubt coming battle." Drem Ov ordered, and with a final bow, the four dragons made their way out of the door. "Wait Mid Vur! I wish to speak with you in private." Drem Ov ordered, and the gray-scaled dragon stayed behind. "It's been a long time since you've seen your brother…over a thousand years…"

"I know. I can't wait to see him again; his little brother isn't so little anymore!" Mid Vur said excitedly, and Drem Ov went over to her bed, and picked up a battle axe and a necklace that had a golden model of a dragon, with a small, round Fire Ruby in its back, being held by the folded wings, and hung it on the axe's blade.

"Indeed. Before you leave though, take this axe; Yol Toor forged it himself while he was in the military, and is rightfully his; see to it that this axe is, once again, placed in his hands." Drem Ov requested, and Mid Vur proudly took the axe, and placed it next to the claymore he had sheathed on his back. Before leaving, Mid Vur gave his mother a farewell hug, and ran out the door.

Three days have passed since Sonja's attack on Equestria, and everything in Equestria had quickly returned to normal. Yol Toor was with Twilight in the Ponyville Library, helping her reorganize her books, again. As Yol Toor read off titles of the books, Twilight put them in alphabetical order based on genre, and whether or not they were fiction or nonfiction.

"So…this what you do for fun?" Yol Toor asked, his feelings of boredom becoming more apparent with every passing minute.

"Yes! It's invigorating, going through this vast collection of knowledge stories. Here's a personal favorite of mine; Advanced Organization Tips for Intelligent Ponies! That goes in…hmm. You know what, I'll save that to read it again later; not many ponies check that book out for some reason." Twilight said in a confused tone, and Yol Toor rolled his eyes.

"I can only imagine…" Yol Toor said sarcastically, when Spike walked in, carrying a huge pile of books.

"Hey Twilight, I got the rest of those books for yo...WHOA!" Spike said as he tripped on another book that was laying on the ground, and the pile of books he was carrying fell on top of Yol Toor.

"AHHH!" Yol Toor screamed out as, unluckily for Yol Toor, the largest books in Twilight's Library, landed on the wounds he received from his battle with Sonja. Yol Toor then looked at the now terrified Spike, giving the young dragon a look that made Spike think Yol Toor was ready to kill him. "You clumsy little…" Yol Toor started, but Twilight interrupted him.

"Don't even Yol Toor! This wouldn't have happened if you went to see a doctor like everypony kept telling you!" Twilight scolded, but Yol Toor just rolled his eyes.

"I'll be fine…the wounds are just a little sore, right now." Yol Toor lied, but now it was Twilight that rolled her eyes.

"You're terrible at lying Yol Toor! You've lashed out at everypony that just bumps into you! You practically traumatized the Apple Bloom and her friends, just for nudging you in the street!" Twilight reminded, and Yol Toor just started looking down at the floor in shame. He did feel bad for lashing out at the Cutie Mark Crusaders, over what really was an accident, and he made it up to them by taking them out for a free lunch at Sugar Cube Corner the next day, but even then, he still felt guilty afterwards, especially since Apple Bloom wouldn't stop calling Scootaloo a chicken.

The next thing Yol Toor knew, he was lifted off the ground against his will, and he noticed that he was surrounded by a purple aura, and Twilight started making her way out the door, carrying Yol Toor with her magic.

"Just what are you doing!?" Yol Toor demanded.

"I'm taking you to get your wounds looked at!" Twilight said sharply.

"I don't need to see some doctor!" Yol Toor protested.

"You're not going to see a doctor; I don't have the patience to take you to Canterlot. We're going to go see my friend, Fluttershy." Twilight announced.

"You mean the Pegasus that's terrified of me? You're going to give her a heart attack if you show up at her home with me in tow." Yol Toor pointed out.

"She'll be fine; she can't turn away anypony that's hurt, and I'm certain that will include dragons." Twilight assured, and Yol Toor decided to play along.

"Very well. But if you insist…" Yol Toor said, and without warning, Yol Toor curled himself into a ball, and suddenly outstretched himself, and the physical strength he used alone was enough to break through Twilight's levitation spell, catching her off guard.

"How…how did you…" Twilight stammered, and Yol Toor just dusted himself off.

"I may not be able to use magic, but I do understand it and its concepts, and no one controls me; you'd do well to remember that, Twilight Sparkle. Also, if you ever speak to me like I am a child again, you'll wake up one morning with your horn." Yol Toor threatened menacingly, and this made Twilight gulp as she continued on her way to Fluttershy's cottage.


When they reached Fluttershy's house, it was almost dark, and Fluttershy was in her home, as was apparent by the feint yellow glow that was coming from her windows. Twilight knocked on the door lightly, and it didn't take long for Fluttershy to slightly open the door.

"Oh, Twilight! Good evening. And I see you brought the dragon…wait! DRAGON!?" Fluttershy said in horror, and she quickly slammed the door and turned out all her lights.

"Fluttershy! Yol Toor got hurt pretty bad the other day, and he needs your help. You're closest pony we have in Ponyville that can doctor him." Twilight said.

"Can't you use your magic to heal him!?" Fluttershy begged.

"I don't know any healing spells that can heal wounds this major, and even if I did, I'd have to know a lot about the physiology of dragon Yol Toor's size, which I don't." Twilight pointed out.

"Well…how bad can his wounds be?" Fluttershy wondered.

"Bad. You'd have to seem them for yourself so you can understand why he needs your help." Twilight said firmly.

"I'm not going out there! He's a dragon! They love to gobble ponies up whenever they can!" Fluttershy said, but Yol Toor rolled his eyes.

"He's not going to eat you, Fluttershy. OR your animals!" Twilight assured, trying to take away any argument Fluttershy could make. "At least look at his wounds before you ultimately decide. I promise you that Yol Toor will NOT hurt you. Isn't that right Yol Toor?" Twilight asked.

"You have my word, Fluttershy; I will not do anything to harm you, or your animals." Yol Toor promised, and Fluttershy was quiet for a few seconds, as she mulled it over.

"You swear?" Fluttershy asked.

"Yes." Yol Toor answered.

"Pinkie Pie Swear?" Fluttershy offered, and this made Yol Toor raise an eyebrow.

"I'm sorry…what?" Yol Toor asked, confused.

"Pinkie Pie Swear; it's something Pinkie came up with to show that she will never break a promise, no matter what. It goes like this…" Twilight went on, and she cleared her throat. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!" Twilight chanted, while performing the movements for the oath, but this just made Yol Toor roll his eyes.

"I'm not saying that." Yol Toor said sharply, and Twilight just glared at him for a few seconds. "I'm NOT saying that…but, Fluttershy, you have my most sincere word that I will not harm you, or your animals. And when a dragon gives you his word, that is the most secure contract you can make." Yol Toor admitted, and all was silent for a few seconds, until some clicks on the other side of the door could be heard, and the door slowly opened, stopping only wide enough that one of Fluttershy's eyes could be seen.

"Okay…let me take a look at your injuries." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor bent to the side, showing Fluttershy his back, and revealing his injuries; he had three severe burns on his back where the lightning burnt through his scales, and a longer wound going down his back. "Oh my…" Fluttershy said, and she opened the door all the way. "Let's get those wounds taken care of. Twilight, I'll need your help with the bandages." Fluttershy said, and both Yol Toor and Twilight walked into the house.


After a few minutes of looking around, Fluttershy returned to the leaving room of the cottage, with the leaf of a plant in her hoof. Fluttershy then bit off the tip of the plant, and a clear substance started pouring out of the larger part of the plant.

"Now this should only sting for a few seconds. I don't know if it'll help your wounds heal, but at the very least, it should make the pain go away." Fluttershy explained, and Yol Toor nodded as Fluttershy got ready to spread the substance on his wounds. While it wasn't enough for Yol Toor to roar outright, Fluttershy lightly pressing on the wounds did make him wince a little. But that pain quickly went away as the plant quickly perform its intended effect, surprising Yol Toor at how much better he was suddenly feeling. Twilight then took that moment to quickly wrap bandage tape around Yol Toor's waist and back, completely covering the wounds to prevent infection, marveling at the fact Yol Toor's wounds weren't infected already.

"Ahh…that's much better. Thank you Fluttershy." Yol Toor said, and he started to turn around to return to his home, when Fluttershy stopped him.

"Uhh…Yol Toor? If it's not too much trouble…I think it would be best if you were to…stay here. Until I'm sure your injuries will make a full recovery." Fluttershy said.

"I'm sure I'll be fine Fluttershy. You've done enough to help me already." Yol Toor answered gratefully.

"Well…it's just that…I want to make sure that the plant I used doesn't make your wounds worse. While it works just fine on ponies, I don't know how it works on dragons." Fluttershy said cautiously, and Yol Toor looked at his bandages, before sighing and nodding.

"Very well. You make a good point, Fluttershy. I suppose there's no harm in letting you keep watch on my injuries. How long would I be here?" Yol Toor asked.

"One day. No longer than two." Fluttershy answered quickly.

"Alright, that's fine. Where do you want me to sleep?" Yol Toor asked.

"Anywhere that seems comfortable to you." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor walked over to a nearby couch, and got ready to get some sleep, while Fluttershy and Twilight talked, when he felt something bouncing on his chest over and over again. Yol Toor opened his eyes to see a single white rabbit jumping up and down on him in annoyed manner. Yol Toor huffed, and flicked the rabbit off of him, and tried to get back to sleep, only to have the rabbit futilely try and push Yol Toor off the couch, annoying Yol Toor to the point where he lunged at the rabbit.


"I'm surprised Fluttershy; I wasn't expecting you to ask Yol Toor to stay." Twilight said, impressed with her friends boldness.

"Well…even if he is a dragon, I would hate for him to be put in worse condition because of an oversight on my part." Fluttershy admitted, and Twilight smiled.

"That's very noble of you. I wish I could stay, but I need to help Spike finish cleaning up the library. But I'll be back first thing in the morning to help you." Twilight offered.

"Thank you Twilight. I appreciate that. Good night." Fluttershy said, and the two waved at each other as Fluttershy shut the door. When she turned around however, she was appalled to see Yol Toor with puffed cheeks, and a pair of rabbit ears hanging out of his mouth. "ANGEL!" Fluttershy shouted in horror, and she ran over to Yol Toor. "Spit him out!" Fluttershy demanded, and Yol Toor just shot her a confused look, when suddenly, Yol Toor found himself being hit with The Stare. "Spit! Him! Out!" Fluttershy demanded again, and Yol Toor finally just rolled his eyes, and spat out Angel, who rolled forward onto the ground, stopping at Fluttershy's hoofs, dazed and covered in dragon slobber. "You said…" Fluttershy started, but Yol Toor interrupted her.

"He'll be fine…he won't be able to smell anything except my breath for a few weeks, but he'll be fine." Yol Toor explained.

"Why did you…" Fluttershy began to ask, when Yol Toor, again, interrupted her.

"I was just trying to get some rest, when that annoying little rabbit kept bouncing on me and trying to push me off the couch." Yol Toor explained, but he saw how upset Fluttershy was, and frowned. "I didn't mean to upset you; I apologize. It won't happen again; you have my word." Yol Toor swore, and Fluttershy just looked down at Angel, and sighed.

"Come on Angel; let's get you a bath and put you to bed." Fluttershy said, and she put Angel on her back, and took him into the bathroom.

When Twilight got home later that evening, she started to call out to Spike, but was caught off guard when she saw Princess Celestia in her home.


"Princess Celestia!" Twilight said, and she bowed before the Princess, who motioned Twilight to stand so she could hug her student.

"Good evening, Twilight. I was just stopping by to see how you and the others were getting along with Yol Toor. Spike had just explained to me that the two of you went to Fluttershy's house? I was just about to make my way there, but I guess there's no point now. I suppose Yol Toor returned to his home as well?" Celestia inquired.

"Not exactly; he stayed at Fluttershy's cottage, at Fluttershy's request, believe it or not; we went there about an hour ago, to finally have his injuries looked at. They kept getting hit, and Yol Toor kept getting angrier and angrier because of it. So, Fluttershy gave him some medicine and bandaged him up, and asked him stay for a day or two to make sure he was healing properly." Twilight explained.

"Ah. I thought that was Yol Toor's roaring I could hear from the castle." Celestia joked. "Though I must admit, from what you've said, Yol Toor was quite adamant about not needing to see a doctor. And if I know Yol Toor, which I do, nothing changes his mind. He's incredibly stubborn" Celestia said.

"Not to mention has a quick temper." Twilight said.

"What do you mean?" Celestia asked.

"Well, when I suggested Yol Toor go see a doctor, he once again told me he was fine. I got fed up with his stubbornness, so I picked him up with my levitation spell, and started to carry him to Fluttershy's cottage. And this is the most amazing part; I don't know how…but he somehow has enough knowledge of magic to know how to break a levitation spell! I thought it was impossible for dragons to use magic!" Twilight said.

"It is; but you see, when Luna and I ruled from our castle in the Everfree Forest, Yol Toor would a lot of time reading ancient scrolls in the castle library to learn about the fundaments of magic, and how a lot of spells work. He may not be able to use magic, but he has better understanding of magic than most unicorn; he may even know more than your Zebra friend, Zecora." Celestia admitted.

"Wow…" Twilight said simply.

"But that's beside the point; what makes you think he has a quick temper?" Celestia asked.

"Well, shortly after he broke free from my spell, Yol Toor said that if I ever treat him like a child, I'll wake up one morning without my horn." Twilight said, shivering at the thought of not being able to use magic.

"Ah, I see. Twilight, while I cannot condone Yol Toor's threat, you have to understand that Yol Toor comes from an upbringing that does not…tolerate disrespect." Celestia explained.

"What upbringing is that?" Twilight asked.

"It's not my place to tell you. And I don't think Yol Toor meant what he said; he was probably just irritated with all the pain he was facing; he doesn't throw threats like that around lightly, so take too much offense to them." Celestia said, and although it didn't make Twilight feel better, it calmed her down. "Well, I need to return to Canterlot. Good night Twilight, Spike." Celestia said, and with a sudden flash of light, Celestia teleported back to Canterlot.


After about thirty minutes, Fluttershy returned to the living room with a now clean Angel Bunny, and proceeded to tuck the rabbit into his personal bed. After making sure he was comfortable, Fluttershy turned around to tend to her animals, when she received a pillow to the back of her head. Fluttershy turned around, and saw Angel crossing his arms and turning her nose up to her.

"Alright, I sing you your lullaby." Fluttershy said, and she cleared her throat as she got ready to sing.

"Hush now, quite now. It's time to lay your sleepy head.

Hush now, quite now. It's time to go to bed."

Fluttershy's singing was starting to put Angel, as well as the rest of the animals in her house, to sleep, when she was suddenly interrupted by the sound of deep snoring. Fluttershy looked around for the source of the snoring, surprised to find that it was coming from Yol Toor, who apparently wasn't immune to the effects of a soothing lullaby. Fluttershy couldn't help but smile at the content dragon, despite her fear of him, and she decided to walk over and have the blanket, which fell off of him when Yol Toor suddenly went to sleep, cover him, before taking care of the rest of animals. Maybe things wouldn't be as bad as she was expecting.


The next morning, when Fluttershy had woken up, she quickly went downstairs to prepare breakfast for her animals, and saw that Yol Toor was just waking up as well, stretching and gave out a deep yawn.

"Man, I can't remember the last time I slept that well. Good morning, Fluttershy." Yol Toor greeted.

"Oh…good morning Yol Toor. It's nice to hear that you had a good night sleep." Fluttershy said.

"Indeed. Would you like some help making breakfast for your animals?" Yol Toor offered, and Fluttershy nodded.

"Some help would be nice. Thank you." Fluttershy thanked.

"Consider it me repaying you for the help you gave me yesterday. If this is sufficient." Yol Toor said, and Fluttershy smiled.

"It is." Fluttershy confirmed, and Fluttershy started cutting up vegetables and fruit while Yol Toor put them in a salad for each animal. When the salads were finished, Yol Toor and Fluttershy proceeded pass them out to the animals in the cottage. Fluttershy gave Angel his salad, but she turned around too quickly to notice Angel turning his nose up to it, and start demanding something else from a cookbook he had grabbed. While Fluttershy was passing out more salads, Yol Toor decided to get in Angel's face, bare his fangs, and lowly growl at Angel. Angel then grabbed the salad piece by piece, and shove the whole thing into his mouth. Fluttershy turned around when hearing Yol Toor growl, but Yol Toor moved back quick enough to avoid getting caught threatening Angel.

"Sorry. That was my stomach; I haven't eaten yet. I'll go catch some fish after this, if you don't mind." Yol Toor requested, and Fluttershy nodded, making her notice that Angel's bowl was already empty.

"Now Angel; you know better than to eat so fast. You'll get a tummy ache!" Fluttershy warned, and all Angel could do was smile as he forced the salad down his throat.


Later that morning, when Yol Toor and Fluttershy finished feeding the animals, Yol Toor sat at the edge of the creek near Fluttershy's house, his tail in the water, waiting for an unsuspecting fish to bite on it. When Fluttershy noticed Yol Toor's fishing method though, her curiosity got the better of her, and she walked over to where Yol Toor was sitting.

"Umm…how does just putting your tail in the water help you catch fish? Don't you need bait?" Fluttershy asked.

"There's a special chemical in our tail that, whenever we put it in water, this chemical gets mixed in, and attracts fish to it like honey does to a bear." Yol Toor explained, and as if on cue, he flung his tail into the air, revealing that a fish had indeed bitten down on it. The sudden movement made the fish let go, and fly through the air, and Yol Toor caught the fish with his mouth, swallowing it whole. "Nothing like a good breakfast! Now, is there anything else I can do to help you out?" Yol Toor asked, and before Fluttershy could answer, Twilight came trotting happily towards the two.

"Good morning Fluttershy, Yol Toor." Twilight greeted happily.

"Oh, good morning, Twilight. How are you today?" Fluttershy asked.

"Just fine, thanks. I just came by to make sure Yol Toor didn't burn your home to the ground." Twilight joked, and Yol Toor just started at her, annoyed.

"You're just hilarious, you know that, Twilight?" Yol Toor asked sarcastically.

"Actually, Yol Toor has been a big help with helping me take care of the animals this morning." Fluttershy praised, and this surprised Twilight.

"Well, I'm happy to hear that; I was honestly worried you two wouldn't get along." Twilight said.

"I'm glad you showed up when you did Twilight; I'd like to see how Yol Toor's wounds are doing, and if it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate it if you'd help me again." Fluttershy asked, and Twilight nodded.

"Of course." Twilight answered, and the three walked back into Fluttershy's cottage.


After finally getting the bandages off of Yol Toor, Fluttershy began examining Yol Toor's wounds once again, delighted to see that his wounds looked much better than the night before.

"You're healing up nicely. Another day or two, and you'll be back to normal." Fluttershy commented, and Yol Toor smiled.

"Good. I should be free to go home then." Yol Toor said hopefully, but this made Fluttershy frown.

"Actually…I think you should probably stay one more night. Just so I can make sure that you really make full recovery." Fluttershy said cautiously.

"Are you sure that's really necessary?" Yol Toor asked.

"I'm afraid so…I'm sorry." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor just sighed.

"No, it's fine; I'm asking for your help, so I should take what advice you can give me." Yol Toor admitted with a sigh.

"Tomorrow, you'll definitely be able to return home; I promise." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor just nodded.

"I suppose I can continue helping you around here." Yol Toor said, and Fluttershy applied another layer of medicine, and Twilight wrapped a new set of bandages around Yol Toor.


It was late in the evening when a storm started brewing; strong winds were blowing, rain was mercilessly pelting the ground, and thunder and lightning seemed to strike every second. Fluttershy and Yol Toor were makings sure that all the animals and their homes were safely secured and protected from any potential harm, when the storm started to pick up strength. Lucky for them, they had already finished protecting the last of the animals, and were making their way back into Fluttershy's house.

"Finally. Things were getting tense near the end there. Are you okay Fluttershy?" Yol Toor asked, and Fluttershy nodded.

"Yes. Thank you." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor nodded as he dried himself off and made his way towards the couch.

"Well, I'm going to get some sleep. See you in the morning Fluttershy." Yol Toor said, and it wasn't long until he was sound asleep, so Fluttershy took that opportunity to get some sleep as well.


Unfortunately, the thunder was too loud and the lightning too bright for Fluttershy to get any sleep. Every time she would try to close her eyes, a flash of lightning would pop them wide open, and the thunder would make Fluttershy jump out of her bed. Realizing that as long as the storm was raging, Fluttershy wouldn't be getting any sleep, so she went down stairs to make herself some tea to try and calm her nerves. Unbeknownst to her, though, Yol Toor was awake as well, shifting on his makeshift bed, when he heard Fluttershy's hoofsteps on her kitchen floor.

"Can't sleep either?" Yol Toor asked, and this made Fluttershy jump. "Sorry; didn't mean to startle you."

"It's okay. Yes, I can't sleep. The storm is just too loud." Fluttershy said reluctantly. "What about you? I wouldn't expect you to be scared of storms."

"I'm not; I'm just not all that tired." Yol Toor admitted.

"It's not healthy to not try and get some sleep when you really should." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor chuckled.

"Dragons are capable of staying up for several days at a time without sleeping. We have a lot more stamina than most other creatures." Yol Toor explained.

"Oh…" Fluttershy exclaimed, as she put a small tray on the table in front of the couch, and poured both herself and Yol Toor a cup of tea.

"Thank you." Yol Toor said simply, and it wasn't long until the two started talking again, and it wasn't long until they got in a full blown conversation that lasted the whole night.


"So…let me get this straight; Rainbow Dash, thought it was a good idea, to fly into the home of a Titan Dragon, and kick it in the face, as a way to make it leave the cave. And she really thought that would work?" Yol Toor asked; the two have been talking for hours, and they hadn't even notice that the sun was starting to rise. "And not only that; but this very same dragon that just went on a rampage, because of Rainbow Dash's brilliant thinking, was turned into the equivalent of a blubbering hatchling, due you hitting with this…Stare?" Yol Toor asked, and Fluttershy nodded.

"Yes. My Stare works on a lot of creatures; though I don't like using it, and I don't really have control over it. I was surprised though, to see that it didn't work on you the other day." Fluttershy admitted.

"Well, no offense Fluttershy, but I've seen a lot of things more frightening than your Stare, and those didn't even rattle me." Yol Toor explained, when he looked out the window. "Oh wow. The sun is coming up; I wasn't aware we've been talking that long. I didn't even notice that the storm had subsided." Yol Toor said.

"I guess we were enjoying this conversation too much to notice it." Fluttershy said, and Yol Toor smiled and nodded.


Later that morning, while Yol Toor was feeding Fluttershy's chickens, Twilight had once again arrived at Fluttershy's home to make sure everything was okay.

"Good morning, Twilight." Yol Toor greeted.

"Good morning. I'm glad to see that Fluttershy's help has put you in higher spirits." Twilight said warmly, when she noticed Fluttershy, and walked over to speak, only, she had noticed how tired Fluttershy looked. "Fluttershy! You look exhausted; is everything alright?" Twilight asked.

"Oh yes, everything is fine. I just couldn't get any sleep, because that storm was so terrifying. But thankfully, Yol Toor was able to keep me company throughout the night, and we just talked." Fluttershy explained, and Twilight was both surprised and delighted.

"Well, that's great! It's nice to see that you two are getting along! Maybe it won't be long until you consider each other friends." Twilight said hopefully, but this made Fluttershy frown.

"I don't know, Twilight; while it's nice to know he's not as mean as I was expecting, but…he's still incredibly scary." Fluttershy admitted.

"Can't you try and look past that? He's a good dragon, and it'd really mean a lot to Princess Celestia." Twilight said, and Fluttershy sighed.

"I'll…I'll try…" Fluttershy said, when the two ponies suddenly heard a very soothing voice in the air.

"I'm glad to hear you say that, Fluttershy." Princess Celestia said, as she flew towards Fluttershy's home. When she landed, both Fluttershy and Twilight bowed, but Celestia quickly made them stand up. "There's no need for that here, girls. We are in a private place." Celestia said. "I just came by to see how everypony was doing here; it's nice to see that you're getting along with Yol Toor, Fluttershy. I know it couldn't have been easy to invite him into your home." Celestia praised.

"To be honest…it wasn't; but I'm glad I did. Yol Toor's been a big help." Fluttershy explained, and this made Celestia smile even more.

"That's nice to hear. But Fluttershy, if I may, Twilight said you used a plant to help heal Yol Toor's wounds, but you weren't entirely sure what it would do. May I see this plant?" Celestia asked, and Fluttershy nodded as she galloped into her house, and quickly returned with the potted plant in tow.

"Here it is, Princess Celestia. I just used some Aloe Vera." Fluttershy said, and Celestia just thought to herself for a few moments. "I didn't do something wrong, did I?" Fluttershy asked as she started to shake nervously, and Celestia just smiled and put a hoof on Fluttershy's shoulder.

"Of course not, dear; I just need to talk to Yol Toor about something." Celestia said, and she smiled at the two girls before turning around and walking to Fluttershy's chicken coop. "Well, there's a sight I never thought I'd see; the mighty dragon warrior, Yol Toor, feeding chickens." Celestia said jokingly, and Yol Toor just smirked.

"Laugh it up, Celestia; don't forget, I have plenty of embarrassing stories about you that I'm sure your student would just love to hear." Yol Toor retorted, and this made Celestia grin.

"And unless you want to be turned into a little filly, you'll keep those stories to yourself." Celestia threatened, and this made both of them chuckle.

"So what can I do you for, this morning?" Yol Toor asked as he put the last of the chicken feed away.

"I have a question for you; that plant Fluttershy used to heal your wounds…why did you let her think that it might have an adverse effect on you; I've had use Aloe Vera on you dozens of times." Celestia pointed out.

"Ah, caught on to that, did you? Alright, I'll come clean; when Fluttershy asked me to stay at her house for the night, I realized that I may not get another opportunity to talk to her; any time I'd try to approach her in Ponyville, she'd just run and hide. So, I played along, to see if I could get on her good side. Needless to say, I think I made some good headway. She might still be scared of me, but it'll at least be a bit easier to talk to her in the open." Yol Toor explained, and Celestia couldn't help but smile.

"Yol Toor, you sly devil." Celestia praised, and Yol Toor just shrugged.

"Hey, I saw an opportunity, and I took it." Yol Toor explained, when he noticed how clear the skies are. "It's a nice day today. Listen, I'm about to get my bandages removed. If you're not too busy today, you want to fly around Equestria? It's been too long since we've had time to just hang out." Yol Toor offered, and Celestia smiled.

"Of course. It's a rare day where I don't have much to do; a morning flying around Equestria sounds enjoyable." Celestia said, and Yol Toor just smiled and nodded as he walked into Fluttershy's home, when he saw Fluttershy and Twilight do the same.


After getting his bandages removed, Yol Toor and everypony else was able to see that his wounds would now be able to heal on their own. Fluttershy then released him from her care, and after giving her his final thanks, Yol Toor and Celestia went back outside and took to the skies, spending their morning together as old friends, leaving Twilight and Fluttershy to their thoughts, and leaving Twilight with the hope that her old friend and her new friend will eventually become friends themselves.