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Spyro approached the lake shore as if it was a vat of deadly acid, then barely dipped a toe in before springing back to a safe distance. "Huh!" He looked himself over. "I guess this water is okay." Nestor, the esteemed Artisan dragon who watched over their out-of-season whelp, blinked. "I'm sorry... Did you say 'this water,' Spyro?" The young dragon grinned, nodding. "A lot of times, touching water makes me die, and that kinda sucks, even if I come right back to life again." Nestor sighed. Clearly, the great destiny of a legendary purple dragon had been weighing heavily on young Spyro's mind, even if he didn't know about it yet. "Well, this water is perfectly safe, I promise. You'll find that you can easily immerse yourself in the water and paddle with your paws to move about." Spyro tilted his head. "Can you show me how, Nestor?" Nestor backed away, holding up his paws. "I'd really rather not, to be honest. I'd have to remove my clothes to keep them dry, and then other dragons

This is a direct sequel to my 2015 story, Blank Slate . I recommend reading that one first. My Little Pony is copyright Hasbro --------------- In hindsight, maybe landing right in the middle of Ponyville with a defeated Starlight Glimmer in tow hadn’t been the best idea. Sweetie Belle wasn’t a good honest Apple like Bloom, but she still had to admit that even their simplest, most innocent cutie mark-finding escapades had a way of getting really out of hoof. When the Cutie Mark Crusaders turned up without their new marks and using strange new powers, could she really blame ponies for being a little scared? She’d even dreamed that Celestia was banishing them to the far corners of Equestria so their new magic couldn’t put anypony else in danger, and she was never going to see her best friends ever again. Princess Luna had stepped in and stopped the nightmare right there, though. Rarity had given her a big sisterly hug, and reminded her that the Crusaders weren’t the only ponies in