Spike's Discovery
By: Rarityfan87
Spike was making his way back to the library after a long day of helping Big Mac at the farm. Ever since he turned sixteen, Spike had wanted to work at the farm. He wanted to learn what true hard work was, and he wanted to get out of the library. Two years later, and now Spike has the height of two average ponies stacked, his muscles are toned; being kept up with the work he does at the farm. His scales are becoming a nice shade of dark green, and dark purple. His spines and spikes, are longer and bigger, fitting his new size, and his wings are fully developed. He was an average flyer, learning from Twilight’s books (Spike never thought he’d find one that was actually helpful for him). He liked his new body, proud to be its owner. He would walk with confidence around the streets. Just as he was doing now, as he arrived at the treehouse. He noticed all the lights inside the library were out, when he peered in the windows.
That’s odd, Twilight is usually busy reading a book or one of the princess’s scrolls. Or she’s usually busy learning a spell and writing about it to the princess. I hope she’s alright in there.
Spike opened the door, walking inside, unable to see anything in the darkness. As soon as he shut it, he was greeted by all his friends.
“Surprise! Happy Birthday Spike!” Everyone yelled, Pinkie being the loudest.
“Aw, thank you guys!” Spike said, surprised and happy from the surprise party.
“You’re welcome Spike! I mean I just had to throw you a party on your birthday. We all know Twilight isn’t the best at surprising ponies.”
“Hey! I could surprise a pony if I wanted to. I even have a book on the subject.” Everypony laughed.
“I really do have a book about it!”
“Why does that not surprise me Twilight?” Spike smiled.
“Anyway, I really appreciate this you guys. You know you’re all very important friends to me, and some of you are even like family for me.”
“That’s right friends are always great. Now how about we open some presents and have some delicious treats!”
“Sounds good to me, I could use something to eat after all that hard work.”
*A few hours later*
All the guests were gone. It was late, and most of them had school or work the next day, seeing as it was a weekday. Spike and Twilight were sitting on the couch, having a conversation now that they finally had time to talk.
“I can’t believe you’re already eighteen Spike, time sure flies by.”
“Yeah, I know. It feels like only yesterday I was helping you around here.”
“I kind of miss having my number one assistant, but at least now my books are always organized in alphabetical order, then by title, then by author, then by publication year, then by page number.”
“Twilight… you are so CDO.”
“What do you mean CDO?”
“I mean you’re so OCD that you need to put the letters in order.”
“Oh ha, ha, very funny Spike.”
“Well I think it’s hysterical.”
“Well it was a good one, even I didn’t see it at first.” Twilight giggled.
“Also I wonder, how do you keep your composure when one book falls out of place? Then the whole book shelf isn’t in order anymore.”
“Well smarty pants, I’ve memorized the order, so I know where every book goes.”
“Again, that doesn’t surprise me.” Spike chuckled.
“Unfortunately I need to end the fun.”
“Like that’s never happened before.”
“Spike, you need to stop goofing around and arrange everything in the library while I read and make a bigger mess for you to organize.” Spike used his best Twilight imitation voice.
“I’ll pretend I didn’t hear that, but in all seriousness Spike, I… have some good news and some bad news…”
“What’s the good news?”
“Well now that you’re eighteen, you now have your own freedom, so you can do anything you want, without my permission.”
“Finally, unfortunately I don’t have a lot of free time anymore, but it’s nice to know. Of course I wouldn’t do anything in the library without your consent.”
“I know, you’re a good dragon Spike.”
“I hate to ask this, but what’s the bad news.”
“Well… you…y…you… I can’t do it!” Twilight began shedding tears.
Spike grabbed Twilight in a tender hug, comforting her by stroking her mane, like the old days.
“What is it Twilight?”
“It’s the thing I’ve been dreading since Princess Celestia told me the news a few years ago.”
“What is it Twilight, I can take it.”
“You… can’t…”
“Can’t what Twilight?”
“Can’t… can’t… stay here… anymore…” Twilight broke out into sobbing.
“What? What do you mean?” A few tears fell down Spike’s cheeks.
“Princess Celestia, told me… that when you turn eighteen, you have to fend for yourself now, you can’t live with me anymore.”
“WHY? We’re the best of friends, I can’t just leave you like this.” Anger was growing in Spike.
“Well you have three days to find a new home.”
“No, I’m going to send her a letter. This isn’t fair.”
Dear Princess Celestia,
How can you expect me to just leave my home and Twilight like this? What good enough reason did you come up with to go through with this? Were you actually thinking when you said this? Well let me know, I’m interested. I want to know this “reason” why I should leave, because honestly, there isn’t one. You’re losing your edge as a ruler Celestia, maybe Luna should take over.
Yours truly,
Spike, the dragon who USED to be your friend.
Spike sent the letter with his flame breath.
“Well Spike, it was nice knowing you. I hope you’ll come and visit once in a while.”
“I need to tell you something Twilight.”
“What is it Spike?”
“When I was young, I would have nightmares that you or Princess Celestia would kick me out, leave me on the streets. The reason was usually because I did something horrible. The two of you would give me looks of complete anger, no mercy, no room for kindness, and tell me, “Spike, leave now! You are no longer welcome in our society, and if I ever see you again, it will the last you see of life. Now leave!” I always knew you’d never kick me out, that’s what always helped, but today it seems to be coming true to some extent. I can’t tell myself it’s just a dream this time…” Feelings of depression started to take over Spike, the nightmare was coming true… after all those years.
A few moments later, Spike could feel a letter in his throat. He spat it out and read it out loud.
Dear Spike,
I know how hard this must be for you and Twilight, but I was doing some research on dragons, seeing as you were turning eighteen (happy birthday), and I read that dragons leave their home at the age of eighteen and start their own life. I’m sorry it has to be this way, but if you don’t leave within three days, Twilight will force you to leave. She already agreed that this is necessary for you. You can’t completely ignore your dragon heritage. I know you only commented on my ruling because you were angry, but don’t you ever do that again! This is my kingdom and I will rule it as I see fit. As for your friendship on the other hand, I’m sorry I lost it, hopefully I will one day be able to regain it. Luna and I also wish you luck out there, and we hope to see you again one day.
Your dear friend,
Princess Celestia and Princess Luna.
Spike turned towards Twilight, tears streaming down his cheeks. He dropped the letter, not wanting to believe what it said.
“How could you agree to this in the first place Twi?”
“Spike, Celestia’s right. You can’t abandon your dragon heritage, just because you live with us ponies.”
“I didn’t choose to live here, I was basically forced to live here. I was just told what to do and you raised me. Now that I am an adult you want me to care about what I am? That’s just illogical, why didn’t you get started when I was younger?”
“Because Spike, at this age, you are more capable of defending yourself, of learning more life lessons. As a child, it’s harder to teach life lessons, simply because children don’t know much about life and how precious it is. As for you, you’re at an age where you do know about life, and how important it is take care of yourself. You are also at the right stage to learn about who you are, what type of personality you poses. It’s all timing Spike. Besides, it’s not like we can never see each other again Spike, you can always come for a visit.”
“You do have a point. Well I’m going to take up the last three days, then I’ll go to the dragon lands and start to live as a dragon.”
“It sounds great to me.” Twilight smiled.
Spike and Twilight spent the next three days, enjoying each other’s company, not wanting that day to come. The three days have passed, and it was time.
Spike was standing in the living room, his friends were there to say their goodbyes.
“Thank you everpony for coming. Sadly I have to leave, as part of my dragon heritage. I will miss you all, especially my six closest friends. You six were always there for me, you were like family. I couldn’t ask for better friends, and I had a great time while I was here. Before I go, there’s a few things I need to take care of here. I’ll be seeing you guys in the future.”
Most of the ponies hugged Spike and wished him luck on his journey. After about twenty minutes, the mane six were the only ones left. One by one, Spike gave a little speech. Tears were flowing down all their cheeks, they couldn’t believe they had to say goodbye to one of their best friends.
“Pinkie Pie, I’ll miss having an awesome friend always ready to have fun, to bake with and to get delicious treats from. I’ll miss your cupcakes, and your friendship.”
“Parties won’t the same without you Spike, I hope everything goes well.” Pinkie hugged Spike. He made his way to Rainbow Dash next.
“Rainbow Dash, it won’t be nearly as fun, not having a friendly competition in my life, and the lost opportunity to have flight lessons with you. As soon as I return, we will have that race! And who knows, I might even beat you!”
“I’ll miss you Spike, and I’ll be looking forward to that race. I have to say though, I doubt you’ll be able to beat the best. Good luck out there kiddo.”
“Applejack, always there to help me out when I needed it, without hesitation. Always there to tell me the truth about anything, you were a great friend!”
“Aw shucks, it’s what friends do.” Applejack hugged him.
“I’ll miss you big feller.”
“I’ll miss you too Applejack.”
“Fluttershy, always so gentle, always caring, always there for me when I needed help. I couldn’t ask more from a great friend. I’ll miss having you around Fluttershy.”
“Thank you Spike. You’re a great friend as well, helping me with my animals when I needed the help.” Fluttershy surprisingly hugged Spike hard, harder than he thought she could.
“Rarity, I’ll miss going gem hunting, helping you make dresses, and just hanging out as friends. I wish you best in life, and I’ll see you when I visit, friend.”
“I’ll miss you too Spike, and thank you. I wish you the best in life as well, and good luck with the dragons. I’m looking forward to your visit as well.” Rarity gave Spike a friendly hug.
“Twilight, I’ll miss you the most, seeing as you were like a mother to me. You were always there for me, putting me first. You taught me most of what I know, and I couldn’t ask for anything more. You were a great mother, and I look forward to seeing you again soon, and filling you in on the adventures I’ll have.” Tears were flowing from both Twilight’s and Spike’s eyes.
“Spike… I couldn’t ask for a better son. You were great to teach, you were the best assistant and the best cook I know. I’ll miss you Spike… the library just won’t be same anymore, neither will my life. I look forward to your visit… son.” Spike hugged Twilight, to which Twilight returned. They didn’t want to let go, Spike couldn’t let go of his mom and she couldn’t let go of her son. They finally let go.
“Promise me you’ll visit Spike, or else I might be crazy enough to come looking for you. I couldn’t go on never seeing you again Spike. Also promise me you’ll be careful, like I mentioned, I couldn’t lose you.
Spike made his way to the door, before he opened it, he looked back at the six.
“It’s time for me to leave, I couldn’t ask for better friends, hopefully I’ll find friends half as good as you where I end up. I look forward to seeing you guys in the future. Goodbye friends…”
Spike opened the door, the six followed him. He took off into the air and flew in the direction of the dragon lands. He took one last look back and saw his friends… waving goodbye. Not too long after, Spike was out of site, and the six started to truly realise, that their friend was gone, not forever, but to start his life.
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Spike was making his way to the dragon lands. He was deep in thought the entire flight.
Well Spike, this will do you some good. You have the opportunity to learn about your species. My species… maybe they’ll be able to answer how I even ended up here, and how Celestia got hold of my egg. I might even be able to meet my real parents… yeah… that’s wishful thinking. Something must have happened to them, that’s the only way I could see why my egg was found in the first place. I just hope they can answer my questions, hell, I hope they will accept me in their society since I’ve been raised by ponies.
Spike arrived at his location, the end of the Everfree forest, the entrance to the dragon lands.
Well Spike… this is it. Time to learn about your heritage. Let’s do this.
Taking a deep breath, Spike made his way into the dragon lands. After only about five minutes, Spike was stopped by two dragons guarding the entrance. They were twice the height of Spike, and both had a look of no mercy in their eyes, most likely due to their job. Kill if necessary. Spike felt a little nervous, he had never really interacted with another dragon before.
“Hello you two.”
“Well well well, it looks like we have some fresh meat here.”
*Gulp*
“Hey guys how are you two doing…?” Spike asked, now truly nervous, and scared from the last statement.
“Oh we’re doing great. Now what brings you to the dragon lands shorty?”
“Well I want to learn about my heritage, I am a dragon after all.”
“That is true, but why should we let you in? How do we know you aren’t here to report our actions to your ruler Celestia?”
“Wait… how did you know I was raised by ponies?”
“Well for one, every dragon knows about how you were raised by the ponies. We all know the story.”
“Oh… wait! You know the story of how I ended up where I did?”
“Isn’t that what I just said? Maybe you should pay more attention.”
“Could you… please tell me… my story? Possibly?”
“Oh you want to know? You also want to learn about your heritage right? Well…”
“Let’s bring him to our king. He can make the final decision on whether he is worthy.” The other guard whispered to the first guard.
“Alright, we’ll bring you to our king. We’ll see what he has to say.”
“Thank you so much, I’ve been wanting to find out…” Unannounced, Spike was knocked unconscious by the guards.
“We can’t let him see the majority of our homeland yet. Now, help me bring him to our king.”
The two dragons made their way to the dragon palace. They dropped Spike off in an empty cell. They then made their way to the throne room.
“My king.” They both bowed.
“What is it you wish to tell me?”
“The dragon who was raised by the ponies, he’s come to learn about our heritage and how he ended up being raised by ponies.”
The king had a look of happiness yet sadness, something about what they just said hit him deep.
“Alright, lead me to him.”
“Of course your majesty!”
The two dragons led him to Spike.
“Here he is, he should be awake soon.”
“Thank you. Now please leave us, I want to speak to him in private.”
“Of course your majesty.”
The two dragons bowed and made their way back to their post. A few moments later, Spike woke up rubbing his head.
“Ow… my head… it feels like crap.” He took a look around.
“I’m a prisoner! What! What have I done?”
“Relax young one.”
“Who said that!?” Spike looked around again, finally realizing a dragon was sitting in front of his cell.
“Oh… hello.”
“Hello young one, my name is Thorn, I am the king of the dragons. What is your name?”
“My name is Spike your majesty.”
“Spike, the one who was raised by the ponies.”
“Actually your majesty, that’s why I came here. I want to learn about my heritage and how I ended…”
“I know child, I have been informed. Now my question is… are you worthy?”
“I believe I am…?” Spike was confused.
“Well I will be the judge of that. I am going to teach you of our traditions and heritage. You will be staying in this cell, for reasons that I can keep an eye on you here. We will start tomorrow morning. For now, get some rest, I’ll be back tomorrow morning to get you. Sleep well young one, you will need it.”
“Thank you your majesty.”
The king made his way back to his throne. Spike made himself comfortable, and fell asleep not too long after.
*The next morning*
Spike woke up, his head ache was almost gone. As he opened his eyes, he saw the king there waiting for him.
“So you have finally awoken, how are you this morning Spike?”
“Better, my head still hurts, but it is much better, how about you your majesty?”
“I’m doing great. Well let’s begin with our first lesson, hunting and eating breakfast.”
“What…! But I can’t hunt an animal, my friend Fluttershy would kill me!”
“Well I don’t see your friend Fluttershy, and what else are you going to do for food in your state?”
“But I can’t, it’s against my morals.”
“Let me ask you something Spike. Growing up, have you ever thought about trying meat? Be honest now.” Spike felt defeated, he knew what the truth was.
“Yes I have… and I would get angry at myself every time.”
“You can’t Spike, this is who you are, whether you like it or not. It’s part of your dragon heritage, and you no matter how hard you try or how many times you scold yourself for thinking it, it will never go away. There’s always a part of you that will affected by your heritage, no matter where you grew up, who raised you and the life decisions you follow, you’ll always be a dragon. Instead of fighting it, embrace it. You’re not with your pony friends right now, you’re with your own species. Besides, you’re the one who wants to learn about our heritage. Well this is part of it.”
“I know you’re right, but it’s hard for me to fully grasp it, fully believe it.”
“It’s always hard at first to change, but unless we try, how can we ever find out whether we like it or not?”
“You’re right. I need to do this, it will be a huge challenge, but I need to do this. I am, like you said, the one who wanted to learn more about my heritage. Alright I’m ready, let’s go.”
“Alright follow me.” The king opened Spike’s cell. Spike followed the king all the way to the fields outside, by the border of the dragon lands. They both lay there.
“Alright Spike, at this point we will stay here and look around… waiting for some prey to happen to fall in our line of site. At that point… we strike!”
The two waited for twenty minutes, finally a griffon flew in their site.
“There’s breakfast Spike.”
“Alright, I’ll follow your lead.”
“Here we go!” The two took off in the air, the griffin spotted them, unfortunately it was too late and the king was flying at impressive speeds. Spike was lagging behind, not being an ace flyer. The king then caught up and grabbed the griffin, pulling it towards Spike.
“Well Spike, here’s breakfast.”
“Spike? I know that name from somewhere…”
“Gilda?”
“Wait! Were you one of Rainbow Dash’s friends?”
“Yes…” Spike was interrupted.
“Well here’s the next step Spike.”
“Wait! Spike help me!” Too late, the king flew down to the ground, when they landed he used his claw to slit Gilda’s throat. Spike landed next to them, after taking a look he felt sick. He wanted to throw up, but did his best to keep it down.
“Did you know this griffin Spike?”
“Yes, she was a friend of one of my pony friends. She was a bully, and full of herself. Even though I don’t like her, I couldn’t kill her, it would be too immoral for me.”
“I understand Spike. When I learned how to kill for the first time, I almost vomited right there. Although I can’t say it would be the same, as you knew this griffin.”
“Actually, that’s how I feel right now.”
“Well here’s the next step, now we feast.”
Spike walked up to the dead griffin, he hesitantly opened his mouth. He got closer, but wasn’t able to take a bite. He tried again, but to no avail.
“I… I can’t.”
“Spike…”
“For me, it’s a situation where I feel I am betraying my friends. It only takes one wrong move to have an entire society against you. No matter how much you show them you’ve changed, they’ll never fully trust you again. They might trust you enough to be around you and let you do your tasks, but they will always have a defense up, always ready in case it happens again.”
“That is true Spike, your friends know you’re learning about your dragon heritage, they know you’ll be doing things you would never do otherwise. If they have a problem even after that, just tell them you were forced, they’ll understand at that point, seeing as they think we are all bullies. Now Spike, just close your eyes, clear your mind and take a bite.”
“Alright.” Spike closed his eyes, he took a deep breath and took a bite. He chewed it up as fast as possible and swallowed. Surprisingly, it tasted good.
“That actually tastes… good.”
“I’m glad you like it. That’ll be enough for now, I know it was hard for you and you succeeded. Let’s go back and get a proper breakfast.”
“Wait! This wasn’t necessary?”
“It wasn’t, but how else would you learn about your dragon heritage unless you tried?”
“But we just took an innocent life, and for what! A stupid lesson? If this is what it means to be a dragon, then I don’t want a part of it.” Spike a look of disgust and anger on his face.
“Well I can see I chose wrong.”
“…”
“I didn’t think you’d chicken out this early. Is this who you are Spike? Do you give up as soon as there’s a challenge presented in front of your path?”
“No! I am stronger than that!”
“Then why are you giving up this easily?”
“Because, well I mentioned it earlier.”
“Well did you honestly think it would be sunshine and rainbows?”
“No, but…”
“Well you need to realize, it’s going to take a while, you need to just take in every lesson. You need to learn about what you are, a dragon.”
“I’m sorry for that your majesty, you’re right. I need to be grown up about this. Let’s continue the lessons.”
“That’s the spirit, now let’s return to the palace.”
The two made their way to the palace. The king brought Spike back to his cell. He went to grab them both some lunch (seeing as they were out there for a lot longer than they expected). The king came back with a plate, containing some meat of course. It was easier for Spike to eat it this time. It helped that he didn’t know what type of meat it was, and that he didn’t kill it. The two finished their meal.
“Today could have gone by better.”
“Yeah, about that, I apologize your majesty.”
“Next time, listen when I am teaching you. I don’t have to waste my time teaching you, just realize that.”
“Yes your majesty.”
“That’s enough for today, I will be back tomorrow for your next lesson.”
“Thank you.”
The king made his way to his throne. Spike spent the rest of the day and night, reflecting on the events of that day. As he was pondering, a question that had been bothering him ever since he found out about how Twilight obtained him. The burning question… Why was I abandoned and left to be raised by ponies?
*The next morning*
Spike woke up. He slowly opened his eyes, and noticed there was a plate of food in his cell, he quickly picked it up and devoured it. He wanted to eat it as fast as possible, in case the king came in. He wanted to start on his lesson as soon as possible today, he wanted enough time to ask the king that important question. It only took five minutes before the king arrived, Spike had only finished his breakfast only a few seconds earlier. The king stood in front of Spike’s cell, and opened the door.
“Your majesty, may I ask you a question before we go to our lesson today?”
“You may.”
“Well your majesty, I want to know… how did I end up being raised by ponies?”
“Well that story is…” The king had a sad look on his face.
“Please, I need to know, for me.”
“Alright, here’s the story.”
“At the time you were an egg… the king at the time… was mad with power. He would abuse it, using it to do whatever he felt like doing, and if you didn’t listen, it would be the end for you. Now at the time he was going after your mom, he found her beautiful, and wanted her for himself. Seeing as she had a mate already, he challenged your dad to a fight to the death, winner kept your mom and would be king. Knowing if he said no he would be obliterated, he agreed. Your mom, not wanting any harm to come to you placed the egg near Canterlot, hoping you would grow up with a better life. Now the day finally arrived, and the fight began. At first it looked like the king would win, but after seeing the worried look on your mom’s face, and concentrating on the fact that he would continue to rule the way he did if he didn’t stop him, he took the opportunity to end the king’s life while he was distracted. He grabbed the king from behind with one are, with the other, he used his claw to give a long cut, cutting deep into the king’s throat, killing him shortly. All the dragons had looks of horror, but at the same time, they knew it needed to be done, they needed a new king. After that, your dad took over as king. Your mom took it hard, losing you like that. She was never the same, she passed away a few years later, her body was slowly dying ever since she lost you. Now this king is ruling alone, without a queen…” Tears were flowing down his cheek.
“Wait… you’re my dad…?”
“That’s right Spike, it’s me… your dad.” The king opened the cell door and hugged his son. Spike broke out into tears.
“Dad! I can’t believe it’s you! I’ve been wanting to see this moment my whole life!”
“I missed you too son.”
“But how did you know it was me?”
“Well I secretly kept an eye on you since you were hatched. The reason I didn’t come to see you, was because if I was spotted by ponies, a war could have potentially started. I’m just glad to see you again son.”
After what seemed like an eternity, they broke the hug.
“Dad, do I have any siblings?”
“No son, you were our only child, that’s what made it that much harder on your mom. We wanted to have another child, but since your loss, your mom wasn’t able to produce another healthy egg. Her body was too weak from her depression.”
“Poor mom, I just wish I would have had a chance to meet her.”
“I’m sure she would have been proud of you if she was here right now. In fact, I know she would be here to cheer you on and be there one hundred percent. She loved you Spike, and nothing can take that away from her, nor I.”
“Thank you dad.”
“Alright son, let’s go learn your new lesson.”
“Actually dad, I was wondering if we could just spend some quality time together.”
“I guess we could, I could always move the lesson onto the next day.”
“Alright dad, I would love a tour of the palace.”
“It would be my pleasure son.”
The king showed Spike around every part of the palace. Spike looked around in awe, it was beautiful. He couldn’t believe it was his home, he would have loved to live here as a child. In fact he wanted to live there, now. Not too long after the tour ended, in front of Spike’s new room.
“Here is your new room son, right next door is mine, feel free to come in anytime and talk or spend time. If I am not there, I am in the throne room. I’m just glad I got to talk to my son again. Anyway if you need me, you know where to look. Tomorrow I will meet you here for our next lesson.”
“Alright dad. Actually can we eat supper together, spend some time.”
“Sure son, I’ll see you then.”
The king made his way to the throne room. Spike entered his room. It was just as beautiful as the rest of the castle. A bed with softest looking mattress, made from the best feathers and leather. Gold plating around the doorway and around the corners and windows. There was even a tap coming out of the wall, with a bucket, able to provide fresh water whenever one wanted some.
“I could get used to this!” Spike smiled.
*Two months later*
Spike and the king were running to the dungeon, they were told a new prisoner just arrived. When Spike arrived, he looked at the prisoner. It seemed the prisoner had not slept in quite some time. She looked rough, tired and exhausted. The purple pony woke up, turning around, she noticed Spike.
“Spike!?”
“Twilight!?”
“Spike, am I so glad to see you!”
“Twilight what happened to you? You look like you’ve been through hell.”
“Oh Spike, I’ve been looking for days for you. I couldn’t wait any longer, I needed to see my son again.” Spike grabbed the cell keys, and unlocked Twilight’s cell, opening the door.
“Twilight, I missed you too!” The two hugged each other as tight as possible. After quite some time, they let go of each other. Spike turned around and introduced the other dragon near him.
“Twilight, this is my dad, Thorn. King of the dragons.”
“Dad, this is Twilight Sparkle, she’s the one who raised me all these years.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you Twilight Sparkle.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you too your majesty.”
“You’ve raised a great dragon here, I commend you for that. It must have been hard, trying to raise him, as he is an entirely different species.”
“It was your majesty, but luckily I had my books.” Twilight smiled, honoured to have such a complement from Spike’s dad.
“Trust me dad, she’s not joking. She has a book obsession and she tended to overdose often!”
“I see, well there’s nothing wrong with reading Spike, it’s one of the greatest ways to learn.”
“Thing is though, this one takes way over the edge. It’s pretty much impossible to not have reading and Twilight in the same sentence.” The king gave a laugh.
“You must have had some great laughs growing up.”
“Oh trust me, I did.”
“I hate to leave you two so suddenly, but I must return to the throne room, I need to settle a few problems some of my citizens have been having.”
“Alright, I will see you later dad.”
“Twilight, let’s get you to my room, you need to rest.”
“Alright…” Twilight passed out. Spike picked her up and carried her, making his way to his bedroom. When he arrived, he placed her on his bed, and covered her in his sheets. He sat next to the bed, keeping silent as he didn’t want to wake her up.
A few hours later Twilight woke up, with a bad head ache. Spike sat next to her on the bed.
“How are you feeling Twilight?”
“Well I got a head ache, other than that better.”
“I’m glad, you’ve been out for a few hours.”
“WH… ow! My head.” Spike carefully laid Twilight back down.
“Relax Twilight, it’s alright, I was keeping an eye on you, making sure you were alright.”
“Thank you Spike, but I can’t just stay here forever, I need to get back home, but not before I catch up with you.”
“It’s not a rush Twilight, you need to rest before I take you back.”
“No Spike you need to stay here, I don’t want to be a burden.”
“Are you kidding me Twilight? You’re not a burden, I love you mom. Besides, it’ll give me a chance to say hi to the others.”
“Alright, but the problem is, if I’m not back within two days, the others will come looking for me, and they won’t take to the dragons kindly, thinking they probably killed me.”
“I see, well let me tell my dad the news, and I’ll…”
“Tell me what son?”
“Dad.”
“I came by to see how your friend was doing.”
“I’m doing great your majesty, I was just heading…”
“We were heading home for a while.”
“I understand son, you want to visit your friends, and I am fine with that. Take a break, visit your friends. Come back when you are done, and we will continue where we left off.”
“Thank you dad, we’ll be leaving tomorrow morning, I want her to rest a little longer before we leave.”
“Of course son, take your time. I won’t be here tomorrow because of a meeting, so I say goodbye son, I hope to see you soon.”
“Bye dad, I love you.”
The king made his way back to his room.
Spike climbed into the bed and put his arms around Twilight in a protective manner.
“Goodnight Twilight.”
“Goodnight Spike.”
The two fell asleep almost instantly.
Spike woke up first that morning, he noticed Twilight was still asleep. He stroked her mane, causing her to wake up.
“How are you feeling Twilight?”
“Much better, thank you.”
“Well Twilight, we should head home, and surprise everyone there.”
“Let us.”
Spike leaded Twilight outside the castle. Spike bent down.
“Climb onto my back Twilight, we’ll get there faster this way.” Twilight climbed, on. Spike leapt into the air, making his way towards Ponyville.
“So Spike what have you done in the past two months?”
“Well Twilight I tried meat for the first time.”
“WHAT!!!”
Here we go… I knew this would happen sooner or later.
The End.