Wow, I haven't updated this is a year! Sorry about that everybody. I'm hoping to finish it this weekend without cutting it short. I don't want to disappoint. Thank you all for the really nice reviews! I really appreciate it! Well, I hope you enjoy the next few chapters. Happy Reading!

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The hike down toward the camp was unusually quiet. Both baby ponies were at a complete loss for words with the build up of excitement and simultaneous terror. They couldn't wait to meet their fathers, uncles, and brothers, but at the same time they were not looking forward to facing the monsters that were keeping the Big Brother ponies too occupied to come home.

Sid cut ahead of them and peered through the last group of bushes that would leave them with any source of protection. From this point on, they would be completely exposed. Sid turned to look at the baby ponies.

"I hope you know what you're getting yourselves into," said Sid. "This is going to be dangerous." The baby ponies nodded. The Cerberus moved to Sid's side and looked out at the open field. They could still remember when that field was a beautiful shade of green with millions of tiny flowers scattered everywhere. Wildlife used to congregate in this field every summer to soak up the sun and raise their families. Now, the entire field was brown. There were no living plants for miles. Some patches of land were still smoking from recent attacks and battles.

Lou took a deep breath and turned to the baby ponies. "We'll take you as far as the camp," he explained. "But that's as far as we dare go. It's not safe for creatures like us out there. It's not safe for anyone really."

"Once you've been reunited with your families, you should be in good hands," Ray continued. "They'll have to take care of you."

"Thanks for taking us this far," said Baby Quackers. "There's no way we could have made it alone."

Hal nodded. "Let's go," he said gruffly. They pushed through the bushes and began walking through the open field.

Twilight stood and watched from behind the bushes. She didn't want to wink over to them and startle the Cerberus. They didn't look like they were posing a threat to the baby ponies, but she didn't want to do anything that might change that. As they moved further out of her view, she began searching for something to wink over to and hide behind. Hiding places in this field were few and far between. The stones scattered around the area were far too small to hide behind.

She decided to chance it. She winked over to one of the larger stones and crouched down as far as she could. She wasn't far from the baby ponies or their guides, but she figured if any of them turned around, she could wink back into the trees before they could see her.

Sid stopped near a patch of dead grass and began pushing it aside; uncovering what looked like a secret tunnel. The Cerberus entered first, followed by the baby ponies and Sid, who quickly re-covered the tunnel behind himself. The Cerberus led them all through the tunnel. It was quite small and extremely dark. Luckily, the Cerberus was able to see through the dark better than the baby ponies. They were able to make it through the tunnel without any problems, but the baby ponies continually ran into each other as well as the tunnel walls. They thought it was funny at first, but it soon grew old.

They reached the end of the tunnel, which led into a large cave, which had a very powerful sulfur smell to it. As their eyes adjusted to the sudden exposure to light, they could see the cave was packed full of dragons of all sizes. This was obviously their den. There were baby dragons running around, playing tag and hide-and-seek. The adults merely smiled and rolled their eyes.

"Are these the monsters?" Baby Northstar asked in a whisper. Sid smiled and tried not to laugh.

"No," he chuckled. "This is my family." A few dragons noticed Sid and waved. "I used to live here, but I didn't like living so close to the monsters."

"What do the monsters look like?" asked Baby Quackers. "How scary are they?"

"They're really scary," replied Sid. "Come. Follow me." The Cerberus left to talk to some of Sid's relatives while the baby ponies followed Sid through another tunnel. The tunnel ended outside, at the top of a large hill. They were hidden from the monsters by a few shrubs near the tunnel opening.

As the baby ponies peered over the shrubs, they couldn't believe their eyes. They stared down in disbelief at the congregation of monsters outside the cave. A few of the dragons had ventured outside to face them, but the monsters were able to fight them back into the safety of their cave. Baby Quackers looked at Sid, her mouth open in disbelief.