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// Time to Strike! and Monster Hunter 
// Story: Ponies in Minecraft 
// by yolky206 
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	Outside of the small home the ponies made, Spike finally made it back. He had plenty of materials, and had his own inventory full. His journey also made him learn a few things without reading a book and he reflected the things he went through.

FLASHBACK

After he got bored from Twilight reading that book he jumped off her back and went exploring. He learned how to get wood himself and managed to make himself a pickaxe from the wood he collected. Spike found a large mountain and started digging the dirt blocks away until he could find some stone. His small ability to know where a rock was helped him find out where the stone was. He used the pickaxe to mine lots of stone and he found a black rock. He thought it tasted horrible until he figured out it was coal. Spike used the sticks he had along with the coal to experiment and eventually create torches. He created a stone pickaxe out of the cobblestone he created and set off to explore.
Spike found a large field with tall grass an began exploring there. He found some gravel and began to dig at it, finding lots of gravel blocks and some flint. Spike found a cave underneath the gravel and placed a torch on the wall. Then he found some iron ore and began to mine it, until he heard a hissing noise. "AAAHHHGGG!" Spike screamed, he turned around and saw a green creature with a sad face. It began expanding and turning white and Spike panicked. He faced the creature and blew non-magical green fire on it. The creature got set on fire and ran away, hissing in pain. Spike chuckled at the fleeing creature until more of them showed up. There were some green creatures wearing blue clothes and white bony creatures with what looked like a bow in their arms. Spike ran away from the cave screaming until he could hear burning noises. The white and clothed creatures were on fire. Spike figured it was the sunlight because of their home in dark caves.
By the time Spike managed to clear off any leftover enemies he saw a rainbow streak in the sky headed to where Spike came from. The blur stopped and looked past Spike and then left. He looked behind him and saw houses with strange creatures running around. Spike walked onto the small gravel road and the creatures looked at him. He prepared himself for a fight, but the creatures just walked away. Spike shrugged the fighting thoughts off and began to explore. He found some farms and pulled all of the plants. He found some carrots, potatoes, wheat and seeds and kept them in a safe place. He walked into a house that had some very hot lava in a cobblestone container and walked in. Spike found a chest inside that had an iron helmet, iron chestplate, iron boots, iron pants, an iron sword, some apples, and he found three diamonds. When he saw the three diamonds, his first instinct was to eat them. But then he thought of Rarity's cutie marks and decided to save them. By then the sun was starting to set, and he made his way back to the forest.

END OF FLASHBACK

Spike walked to the front of door the ponies made and saw them having a good time and eating bread. He opened the door and greeted the six friends. They all looked surprised to see him. Then Twilight spoke up and said "Spike! I must have forgotten you! I'm very sorry. Please tell me you didn't get hurt. We all need you to get back home." Twilight rambled on after that. Spike could hear the other ponies saying hello, saying they must have forgotten him, and telling him how sorry they were. Spike showed them his treasures and gave the three diamonds to Rarity before Twilight could put them next to her book to read about them. He also told his adventure and told everyone about the houses that had the friendly creatures and seeing Rainbow speed off. He told about how he learned everything on his own and nearly dying.
"Uhh, Spike? You saw these creatures right?" Rainbow asked to Spike, while pointing her hoof out the door. "Yeah. Why?"
"They are just outside the door Spike, and they are hostile, and they probably want to eat us." Rainbow cooly said.
"Ohh.... AHHH!" Spike yelled. Apparantly a green Mob with blue clothes was trying to break down the door. Twilight was busy flipping to the front of the book and looked up the recipie for a sword. She took her sticks and wood and carefully crafted one wooden sword. After she picked up the finished product all of the ponies and Spike heard a loud ding. The other ponies quickly got their materials and got wooden swords of their own. Spike had his fire, and they were ready to fight.
Twilight read up about the monsters Spike saw and informed the others about the Creepers, Zombies, and Skeletons. The friendly Mobs were Villagers, and they don't hurt you. The ponies quickly grabbed the gear they needed and walked out the door. The Zombies, Skeletons, and Creepers faced their opponents and made their way toward them. Some new Mobs came in and Twilight told them they were Spiders and Endermen. She told them not to look at the Endermen unless they were confident about their fighting skills. They Mobs advanced on them and the ponies started swinging their swords. Spike blew his fire and they were all fighting, even Fluttershy. The ponies all heard a loud ding when they killed their first monsters and soon their home was cleared.
Twilight helped Spike place torches around their home and they all fitted themselves with some stone swords. The sun was starting to rise and any leftover Zombies and Skeletons started to burn. The Creepers ran away and the Endermen teleported somewhere safe. All of the ponies and Spike gratefully retreated back to their home to eat and rest. They finally managed to survive their first night.