Scroll Forty Two

[huffythedragon]

[Spike is back to cleaning up the library as he dictates into the journal, somewhat cheerfully. The horrors of the nightmares are done, and being back in Ponyville, even if it was only for a short time, has given the baby dragon a new lease of life]

So, that was a pretty weird couple of days, right? I never thought Paradisa would send us to Equestria of all places. I thought it preferred...you know horrible screaming places. Not that I'm complaining, it was really nice to go home again, even if everypony who should have been there was missing.

Guess Paradisa wasn't gonna make it that easy.

[Pause]

So did anypony actually learn anything from the experience? Or are you guys still gonna just complain and miss the whole magic of friendship lesson? ...I'm guessing not. You're lucky Zecora was around to send us back. Hope you thanked her.

[He's a little annoyed HE got sent back, too. But hey, there's plenty of time for going home, and right now, he has people here who need him]

Comments

[thehangedrose]

[A pause, and then:]

I think I learned that I never want to be a pony again for as long as I live.

[huffythedragon]

...

Yeah. That's exactly the lesson you were supposed to learn. Good job.

[thehangedrose]

Well, I mean, it was hard! With the four legs and learning how to walk and all...

I mean, I guess I was too preoccupied with my new identity that I didn't notice anything else. Sorry.

[persequor]

I learned I'm very glad to have stayed here.

[huffythedragon]

[He has a moment of UTTER GLEE because Arya is talking to him. DO NOT SCREW THIS UP]

Yeah, I guess you wouldn't have liked it all that much. Though you might have enjoyed the timberwolves in the Everfree forest.

[persequor]

[ Bets on how long it takes to screw this up… ]

Do they also never shut up about friendship?

[wilder]

You mean aside from a new found appreciation from hands that I'm sure we all have now?

Hmmm, I learned it's really hard to get any sleep when your wings glow.

[huffythedragon]

Okay, I can give you the hands thing. Though if you stayed longer you could have learned levitating powers.

...We gave you a blanket dude. [Quit complaining, god]

[wilder]

Wait is that how they do it?

[NEVER] Yeah but I could still see iiiit.

[lightbranded]

Was that your home, then?

[Will pauses.] What does friendship have to do with magic?

[huffythedragon]

Equestria, yeah.

Lots. It binds the Elements of Harmony, which protect our world.

[lightbranded]

The elements of harmony? What are they?

[Will was fascinated by this. It sounded completely unlike anything he knew of magic.]

dictated

[circleoflife]

Did you have fun, Spike?

forever!

[huffythedragon]

I did! It was really nice to see home again.

[circleoflife]

I'm sure it was. Did you catch up with your friends?

[delincuente]

I have to walk around on hooves for two days, and you expect me to get a lesson about friendship out of that?

[huffythedragon]

Well, yeah. The girls do it, like, all the time.

[delincuente]

Yeah, well I'm not a glitter unicorn or whatever. I don't do "life lessons".

[chocoponying]

I learned I'm never reading another book. Ever. Again.

[checklist]

[huffythedragon]

It's not the book's fault.

[yay_heiress]

We were s'posed to learn something from that?

[huffythedragon]

Of course! The girls learn lessons all the time.

[not_mafia]

Oh, is that where everyone was? [No wonder the castle had seemed... quieter than usual.]

[huffythedragon]

Uh huh. A portal opened up and dragged us there.