"Living as a dragon living at the Firemaw volcano mountains is a pain in the backside at times. You think a dragon could relax after growing up, carving out a territory and acquiring a hoard, but no; sometimes, your life just gets busier. Just take last week: on Monday I have to fend off uppity upstarts who think they could take my gold and land for themselves. On Tuesday one of my tributaries call for help and I have to go incinerate a barbarian horde invading their kingdom. On Wednesday I had to deal with a band of bandits trying to steal my hoard (I devoured them all alive for the trouble they gave me). On Thursday I have to plug in leaks in the cave roof that ended up flooding my den's floor with lava. On Friday, I have Garble, all grown up too, challenging me to a fight to death, again, only for me sparing his pathetic life after I pummeled him flat and humiliating him, like all the other times (That's his fifteenth attempt, too; he's never going to let it go, is he?).



Life isn't a cakewalk, but once you get the problems sorted out, it is still great. My immediate neighbours are all nice dragons - well, by dragon standards, that is. On Saturdays I and the guys go out to meet up with other dragons at the Ashen Plateau for a bit of fun and recreation. I have quite a reputation among dragons from all the adventures of my early life in Equestria, and add that I'm one of the biggest dragons in recent history, and you have a LOT of lovely dragonesses hogging me. Though I haven't got into a relationship with any of them beyond one night stands, I do hope to meet a dragoness close to my heart and start a family one day (Watch out for the gold-digger females, though; they're only in it for benefits. Lower your guard at the wrong moment, and they won't hesitate to claw you in the back and make off with your hoard).



Even after so long, however, I still maintain my ties with my old life among ponies. I'm still on good terms with them, and this Sunday, I'll be paying a visit with my old friend Princess Twilight, and her own friends. Some dragons might call me soft for it, but they know better than to express their opinions in my earshot. I know a few dragon kids who I know will get along swimmingly with my pony friend's kids.



Of course, while I miss many things from my youth in Canterlot and Ponyville, there's still no better way to live than that of a dragon's: after all, what else could beat a life of doing what you want, when you want, going around kicking tails, taking names, driving your enemies before you and reveling in their lamentations?"



--- Spykoranuvellitar of the Green Flame, also known as Spike the dragon, savior of the Crystal Empire, once messenger of Princess Celestia, once assistant and protege of Princess Twilight Sparkle, and now master of the Firemaw Mountains, to a pony interviewer.