//------------------------------// // Prologue/Chapter 0 // Story: Spike's Kingdom Quest // by Element-OverLord //------------------------------// Spike's Kingdom Quest DISCLAIMER: MLP Is Of Hasbro. WarioLand 4 Is Of NINTENDO. NOTE/WARNING: Some Scenes Were Made By Yugiohfan163, Known Also As Spikerules302, So Equal Credit Is Given To Him As Well! |Ponyville| "Long ago, there was a legendary kingdom that ruled alongside Canterlot in a era of love and peace. That kingdom had such beautiful culture and a legendary treasure worth an entire nation, which the beautiful Princess Shokora used to help those less fortunate..." A voice read an old story in a book that the voice's owner had found. "It seemed that nothing would wrong...but then princess Shokora became suddenly arrogant and began abusing her power to make everything better for her, losing sight of the kind ruler she had been once." The voice paused as another page was turned, "Yet one day, the dreadful Golden Lady, a banished unicorn thief that somehow managed to became as powerful as the royal alicorn sisters themselves, cursed the princess Shokora by transforming her into the animal she had loathed the most and proceed to take control of the legendary kingdom for herself..." Another page was turned, "And while at first the people accepted their new monarch with high hopes that she would bring order once again in the kingdom, they soon found out that the Golden Lady was an ever worse ruler than the now banished Shokora. But when they tried to rebel, the Golden thief just created the Four Heavenly Guards, mythical beings based from the major personifications of greed itself, to protect her stolen treasure and soon any resistance was destroyed..." "Eventually the Alicorn Sisters themselves saw how far the legendary kingdom had fallen when the Golden Lady in her arrogance and greed tried to push war between her stolen kingdom and Equestria. Thus the princesses themselves went into the battlefield and proceed to seal the kingdom and everyone in it, including the lady and her guardians, into the underground to put a stop to a possible war threat, at the cost of many innocent lives..." Now the figure was on the last page; "But no one suffered more than the banished princess Shokora, who was forced to watch her former kingdom being destroyed and to wander the earth eternally until, perhaps, one day her kingdom raised again and she was able to take back what was rightfully hers and bringing a new era of prosperity..." "Also there is still the stolen treasure, which would be enough to not only buy an entire nation but even make it's owner live like a king for the rest of their lives, even for a thousand years...DAMN! WHAT A TREASURE!" Grinned the figure, revealed to be a certain dragon with purple scales and green spiked hair and eyes in his face while wearing a purple and green hooded jacket and black pants on his body. He was Spike the Dragon, the number 1 assistant to Princess Twilight Sparkle and the adopted son of Princess Celestia. (Yes, This IS An Human Story.) "Wow, what a book." replied Spike laying it down as he got up to stretch. He had already done his regular chores for the day, and found this book laying the shelf. His curiosity lead to him reading it, and liked it. If he found the treasure, who knows what he could do with it. "Shame it's only a story." Sighed Spike who decided to take a walk. He opened the door and noticed something on the ground. He picked it up and it said: "If you wish to know the truth about the kingdom, follow the map. But be warned, for many dangers await on this journey." Spike scratched his head at the note and didn't see the name of whoever sent it. "Probably just a prank." Spike decided then to look at the map, because it wouldn't hurt to see how it was made. And upon opening it he was surprised upon seeing how authentic the map looked like! Especially the Pyramid in which the princess Shokora had lived in, which was located...right in the middle of the EVERFREE FOREST! "Hmm..." Spike gulped, "Well, I guess I MIGHT give this a try, but if I don't find anything I quit..." He said before he noticed a black cat near him, which pointed at Spike to follow it. "Well, that's not something you see everyday..." Spike said in surprise before following the map's route towards the legendary pyramid with the black cat following closely by. |Everfree Forest| As so, our young hero traveled into the dark and creepy forest after seeing Zecora to confirm the authenticity of the map, which she said was an actual map! Fortunately, he picked the right time as not many creatures ventured out during the day. He managed to get across the rope bridge that lead to the old palace of his mom and aunt, and kept walking until he stopped. He was looking at a massive pyramid that had a flat top instead of a point. He saw the cat point up, and begrudgingly began to walk up the blocks. "What...never heard of an elevator?" Gasped Spike who got on top the last step and saw the cat point to an opening before darting in. "Sheesh, this is why I prefer phoenixes." Spike made his way inside and used his flames to light up the hall as he ventured forth into the darkness. Meanwhile, as our heroic drake and his companion were exploring the pyramid, someone was awakening from her long forced slumber. And soon a pair of golden eyes opened for the first time in a thousand years before they narrowed darkly feeling someone enter HER pyramid. "They must be her for MY TREASURE! THEY CAN'T HAVE IT! IT'S MINE! MINE! MINEEEEEE!" She roared as on the four corners of the pyramid, four beings awoken at the same time before roaring. Truly things weren't gonna be so easy for the young Spike...