In this particular pony society, dragons, diamond dogs and a few other creatures are deemed as lesser beings and are treated like animals, and the more luckier ones as pets. due to this dragons and diamond dogs are seen as a high social status to have either as 'guard dogs' with dragons being the highest that one could have. for the most part, they are conditioned to their role from a young age but though they actually are sentient, they hold a distaste for ponies and do not deem them as worthy to hear their true voice **more so a dragon trait than diamond dog, but is like an unspoken thing between these two species** ____________________________________________________________________________ on one dismal day, a lost pegasus filly stumbles upon Scylla. Scylla becomes smitten with it and treats it like her own young to the point of only eating the veg/*pony friendly* bits of her food and mashing it up for the little filly to eat it from her mouth. this goes on for a while as Scylla cares for the lil filly, keeping her warm fed and safe until the filly is taken from her as ponies fear for its safety being left with a dragon. this make quite the upset Scylla and tho she still does her main duty of keeping unwanted things out, she sulks and begins to stop eating, and as for this particular company to have a dragon of poor quality showcased as 'guard dog' is quite the no-go which ques the interest of the main pony. he dislikes seeing Scylla in the way she is and tries different way to cheer her up, testing different foods, changing her metal collar for one with abit more plush to the underside of it and even trying to stay close enough to groom her, even persevering to get close to her after she lashes out at him a few times. nothing seems to quite work until he remembers the little filly she had for a while and decides to try looking for where it was taken to whilst still doing his job and trying to get Scylla from sulking. Scylla does start to take notice on the pony *due to him not treating her as just some animal like the other handlers do* she begins to prefer having him giving her feed and moving her between the different locations before more guard dogs are brought in, in the form of diamond dogs as she is still not in 'show'condition. in a last ditched effort to cheer this dragon up he takes her into his apartment thats within the building their in, choosing to try and bathe her in his bathroom compared to just hosing her down in a concreted area were shes heavily restricted with moving. this does seem to work much to the other handlers dismay that are tasked with caring for her, as Scylla begins to behave more aggressively so that the main pony is called on to help move/deal her. during this time of small success, the main pony does end up finding where the filly was taken to and begins to look into it further. hes slightly lifted Scylla's mood, but she still is dropping condition as time goes on. as the main pony finds more of where this filly has ended up, it has grown more to the size of young adolescent, and he soon finds out that this,smaller than average pegasus filly, is more dragon than pony in behavior; choosing to bite, kick and play rough to the point of worry by the staff of the orphanage she resides in, the interaction she had with that dragon a stolen her chance for a normal life. the main pony has nagging fear of loosing his job, not wanting Scylla drops under his care. he begins to consider adopting the little filly, but first begins with a few initial visits and researching into what he needs to go to adopt her. when the day does come to adopt this filly, he gets placed in an empty playroom with her. *sort of like a test in a way from the staff,, his insistence on getting this filly, makes on particular staff cautious and possibly them try to get more of a background on the main pony* the little fillies feathers left a mess with some missing making her unable to take flight, due to her wild demeanor keeping her from being groomed and handled properly. the unicorn tasked to wrangle the little filly is only just able to muzzle her to avoid her biting the only pony foolish enough to want to get near her. the little pegasus begins to cause chaos in the empty room, bolting and bucking wildly around the main pony, head butting his leg before spinning around to kick him and bolt off again around the room. when the filly gets close he lowers his head and grabs her by the scruff of her neck and lets out a low grumbled growl. *with his observations of Scylla with how she interacts with the diamond dogs, he mimics some of her behaviors/actions when the diamond dogs have small scraps/quarrels* the little filly stops its struggles as he lets go of her, only staring up at him in a daze with her ares pricked forward at him. the other pony watches in amazement and fear as he places a folder from the table on the floor and lays down, keeping his fore legs apart as the filly calmly sits between them, staring at the folder before them. so as the filly sits between the main pony fore-legs, he makes a deal with her, saying if she can be a good girl here is a big surprise when hes able to take her home with him. after hes finished talking with the filly and get her to try and be a little more behaved, he removes her muzzle and goes to leave, but a tug at his tail stops him as the little filly holds up her folder. he give her a little head a pat and lets her know he'll be back in a few day before he exits, taking the folder and leaving the place with a photocopy of the little filly. when he returns he begins to prepare his home for the arrival of his soon to be daughter, sorting and rearranging items as he also looks for a frame for the photo. it is not long until he starts to get knocks on his door, placing the found frame on his counter next to the photo he answers the knock with thoughts of it being something all to similar with needing to help with Scylla, with to the panic of a new intern rapidly increasing knock, makes him see that its a high chance its that. the young intern before him panicked and stress informs him of the dragons unruliness, scaring half the life from the other intern, handlers and unsettling the new diamond dogs. with a slight chuckle and shake of his head he goes down with the intern and calms Scylla and gets cheers from the young interns. with him seeing Scylla progressively more stressed, he decides that he'd take back to his room, like the many other times before, ready to prepare her the tub to soak in or just to sit and listen to the radio with him. she is a little too easily lead back to his room with no issues at all, he leaves her for a moment in the entry way. Scylla looks around the now messy room, boxes and various items stacked on each other, the once tidy and laid back apartment has a certain subtle chaotic feel to it. pictures and albums sprawled on the counter, one photo catching her eye in particular. an image of a scruffy looking little filly, staring forward with a grumpy pout. but something about it seem to resonate within her, something familiar. the messy curls of her mane to the fluff of what's visible of her wings. Scylla strokes the photo,trying to piece the emotion she feels for this image. her thoughts stop as the main pony startles her, he fumbles over himself as he didn't want her to see the photo just yet. Scylla places the photo back on the counter and stares longingly at the main pony. a small soft smile forms on her face before she pounces and tackles him onto the ground, he lets brief yelp out as they land on the floor. Scylla lays on-top of him, her tail swaying from side to side, smothering his faces in the dragon equivalent of kisses. his yelp had alerted a passerby from the hallway, a unicorn and pony, both experienced handlers like him. they bursts through his door, pulling Scylla off him. The unicorn uses his magic and manages the strength to gain control Scylla and drag her back to her cage. the other pony runs to the main pony's side and checks to make sure he is ok. The other pony is stunned to see him unharmed,the pony's barrage of questions to the main pony go un-answers until he goes completely red-faced. after a short time and a hot brew later, his fellow pony comforts him, the sudden affection he had gotten stirred complicated feelings within him. he had always been drawn to dragons as a young colt, but his reflection and actions make him question if he was really trying to cheer this dragon up or was he subconsciously trying to court her? the new items he had gotten her, the fear and guilt of her health dropping causing him to venture on obscure quests, act on unusual thought and ideas, leading him to adopt a child of all things! he sat with his friend for what seemed like hours, trying to make sense of his feelings. it can't be true, these feeling must be more shock than anything... how could he gain feeling for a creature that can't communicate with him through anything but basic needs? but her reaction? how could that come from something more or less an exotic animal? her eyes her face... it was just something not of a pet. he jumps slightly as he's drawn out of his deep thoughts by his friend's concerned touch. agreeing that he's been overworked, hes put on leave, mostly not by his own choice but after the incident had been reported he had been put as mandatory. although this gave him the time to sort and figure out what he had started. his thought still went straying back to Scylla. a few days pass when he gets called by the unicorn that pulled Scylla from him. the other handlers had failed to keep control over Scylla. her calls echo throughout the lower levels of the building, rasped, unending, and refused to eat. his unicorn friend had no choice but to get help from the main pony. the unicorn takes him to where she was being held. relocated to a more reclusive area to giving the diamond dogs ears a break from her cries. the tired unicorns ears are met with the beauty of silence as they entered. the only sound that was heard was of the metal bowl, flung from the bottom of Scylla's cage, her coughed chirps and dancing claws grew louder as the pair make to their approach. removing the makeshift covers from the cage, the main pony takes a long look at her, her rich purple scales dulled and showing more rib than what's been classified as healthy for the kind of water dragon she is. her eyes lay heavy but overjoyed to finally see him again. he stood her by the cage for a while, feeding her and encouraging her to drink and try for rest, but she pushed her tired frame to stay awake, leaning against the bars to be close to him. looking back the unicorn, they both knew that they could leave her like this. choosing to take her back to where she settled best. they made the small trek back to the main pony's apartment, setting a pile of piles and blankets for her to lay on as they both watched over her, the main pony near her as she begins to fall asleep. Scylla just sleeps for the next couple days giving the main pony a chance to sort out a few loose ends as his unicorn friend helps him care for Scylla. after his last outing, he returns home to Scylla groggily waking from her sleep, the unicorn looking up from his book reading his magic as she lifts her head to look toward the main pony as he places his saddle bags by the counter. the unicorn puts his book down with a cracked stretch and makes his way to the door, he makes his leave after checking his pony friend will be fine on his own while he goes out for a quick errand. with a big yawn Scylla shakily gets up from her soft pile of pillow and blankets, making her way toward the main pony. she nuzzles herself under his neck. a tired, soft voice spooks him as she speaks. she begins to thank him for the care he has given her, the hours of lost sleep to ensure her well-being and apologizes for what trouble she had caused him. he stands stunned, trying to take in the words of this dragon. she only given nothing but growls and roars before this moment and yet she is somehow able to speak in a well understood soft, elegant voice. his face flushes as she walks towards the bathroom. all the times he had washed and bathed her suddenly felt wrong, dirty even! was this just some sort of dream or hallucination? could it be a discovery of dragons possibly being more sentient than initially thought? before his next thoughts could take their place he finds himself by the bathroom door, auto pilot had kicked in, before he knew what was what, the realization of Scylla not in the bathroom hits. a slight panic sets in before her voice calls out from his room. she sits by his bed, watching him as he sheepishly enters the room. his legs trembled as she climbs on his bed, gestured him to join her. a few hours pass and the unicorn returns from his errands, it had taken him longer than he wanted. as the unicorn enters the apartment, the sound of a females voice is heard, peaking his curiosity. the unicorn quietly sneaks down the hall way, following the puffing and panting voices, as few comments are purred out between moans. following the voices the bedroom, the unicorn watches on in horror. his friend locked within the embrace of the dragon, her tail curls over his friend as he fucks her on the edge of the bed, her claws open and close with each thrust tearing holes in the sheets. the unicorn could've swore he just heard Scylla moan out for his friend not to stop, it couldn't just be his eyes and ears playing a sick and twisted tricks on him.