The Ninth Fantasy - Gaia

by MrAlterad


11. Hunter's Chance

Spike stashed away the Kupo nut the shop keeper had given him along with the party supplies. Mois clearly wanted it, but insisted Spike hold onto it, and hide it from the light of day.

“It's, um,” she began as she fidgeted in the air, “It's something that we moogles share, between each other,” her fur turned red as she looked to Spike, “And I have no one to share it with. So you should hold onto it, some moogles are bound to help you in exchange for it...”

“Well, if you say so.” Spike said with a nod, “I think I got everything we'll need, so let's go find Zidane.” Spike eyed the doorway, then shifted the large stack of boxes through it. Despite the precarious stacking arrangement, he had no trouble keeping the pile from falling.

Party supplies were not the only thing Spike got, he also purchased a small number of potions. He intended to participate in the hunt, and would be ready to tackle the monsters on his own. Following Mois, they ran into Zidane not too long before sunset, who had been looking for Spike.

“Hey Zidane!” Spike managed to get out from behind the pile of goods, “How's the princess?”

“She's fine! She seemed worried about a lot of things, but I think I successfully took her mind off of it,” He replied, a small spring in his step. “So, did you want to wait for the others down at the Dragons gate? We can practice fighting monsters together while waiting for them!”

“We can? I'd like that, but won't we miss them if we're busy fighting monsters?” While Spike was scared of the pain involved with fighting monsters, he didn't shy from combat.

“I can keep an eye out for them,” Mois interjected, “If you'd like. Kupo~” With a nod from Zidane and Spike, they dropped off the party supplies in Spike's room.

In short order, the three of them made their way to the Dragon's Gate, and were soon out in the misty valley beneath Lindblum. They wandered near the base of the city's gate, vanquishing any monster that came their way.

The practice allowed Spike to master his teleporting, and finally switched over to the Ore. Being able to breath fire again was refreshing for the young dragon, even if it couldn't sent messages. It's not my green breath, but red is cool too! I wonder if other gems let me breath other types of fire? He wondered as the two of them were taking a break.

“This way! Kupo!” They heard from their moogle companion. Zidane and Spike shared an excited look, and moved to reunite with their friends. Spike saw Pinkie, her usual bubbling self, and ran to her first.

“It's my favorite green and purple dragon!” Pinkie said as she tackled Spike in a hug. Spike, wanting to catch her off guard, teleported out of the hug, ending up on her back, hugging her in turn. She let out a loud gasp as looked to him. “Spike! That's just like Twilight! Sooo~ Awesome~!” She said as she rolled on her back, getting the dragon back in her hooves as they laughed.

“Pinkie!” Spike cried out in joy, “I couldn't wait to see you! How'd you find her, AJ?” he asked as he appraised the other two. Applejack had a small smile on her face, but Spike didn't recognize the person she was with. She kind of reminded Spike of Puck, back at Alexandria. She was giving the baby dragon a strange look that made the young dragon look to her in concern.

“You're friends with a dragon?” She asked, clutching her spear tightly. “Is it safe?” Applejack noticed her stance, and moved in front of the rat-folk, giving her a reassuring smile.

“Well of course Spike is safe, don't ya worry!”

“Yeeaa~ He's our good friend and Twilight's like, favorite dragon!”

“Pinkie," Applejack began flatly, "he's the only dragon we're friends with.”

“Exactly, which makes him our favorite dragon!” Pinkie replied, as if Applejack had missed the point entirely. They all talked had shared several laughs as they returned to the city. As they got on the elevator, Applejack looked to Spike.

“So, did Cid find anythin' about Equestria?” Spike looked to Applejack in surprise, slowly giving her a sheepish grin.

“Uh, I forgot... I was so excited that it slipped my mind!” His grin melted as he looked her in the eyes, “Sorry.”

“Well shoot. It's okay sugarcube,” she gave him a kind smile, “I don't blame ya.” She then toggled the elevator to take them to the top floor, just in time for them to pass the middle tier of the lift's climb.

“So,” Zidane began as he looked to them, “who here is going to be in the Festival of the Hunt tomorrow? I certainly am.” Before anyone else could reply, Pinkie got in front of him, wide eyed.

“There's a festival!? When is it!? What is it about? Can I help? Can I? Can I? Can I~?” The pink mare asked of everyone, making Zidane look taken aback. Freya rolled her eyes in tandem with Applejack, which Spike noticed, getting a chuckle from the dragon. Zidane composed himself as he reflected Pinkie's smile.

“It's a festival about fighting monsters, and I don't see why you can't help-” Zidane was interrupted by the change in Pinkies expression, her face went very still as she stared off into space, he head tilted to the side in thought.

“It's a party, where you fight monsters?” She asked, which got a nod from everyone else on the elevator, not sure what the problem was.

“Okay~” she said after a moment of considering, “we're going to have so much fun~” Pinkie finished unenthusiastically, which got a confused look from her company.

“Well, I'm gonna be in it!” Spike admitted as he puffed out his chest, “I can show the monsters a thing or two, and maybe get a prize!”

“Now sugarcube,” Applejack began as she shook her head, “it's gonna be right dangerous. I think ya should just watch.” Zidane sighed as he took Spike's side.

“Don't be a stick in the mud, Applejack,” Zidane interjected, “Spike can take care of himself. And besides, if things turn sour, he can simply teleport out a there, right?”

“Right!” Spike declared as he gave Zidane a thankful grin.

Zidane had his back, but that didn't mean Spike was going to let him win tomorrow. Applejack frowned at the notion, but didn't press the issue, deciding to put her faith in him. She's seen how the monsters fared against the dragon, and they didn't fair well.

“All right then, ya just be careful, I don't wanna regret letting ya participate.”

“Don't you worry AJ, I'll be fine!”

“So are we all in?” Pinkie asked, and seeing no one suggest otherwise, her grin grew wider. “Oh oh! Best festival ever~! I'll be cheering for all of you, but it wouldn't be any fun if I just stood and watch, so we'll be participating too!” She then gave them a sly grin, “Try not to lose~”

Her words spurred them on, and all five of them gave each other a determined look. Tomorrow, they were going to play a game of monster slaying, and there was only room for one on first place. Their eyes darted to each other, not daring to let themselves be the losers. This elevator had room for just one victor, and not a single one of them would-

*Ding*

The elevator reached the top floor, popping the balloon of building competition they had all been glaring at each other with. They all shared a sheepish grin as Applejack addressed a nearby guard.

Applejack and Spike were late for the conference with Cid, but they were still allowed into the royal chambers. Freya, Zidane and Pinkie were allowed as well with Applejack's request.

Entering the room, they found that Garnet was with Cid. Spike introduced Pinkie to them, while Zidane introduced Freya. Freya and Pinkie were both surprised to see that the regent was a big bug.

“Yes, well <gwok> these things happen,” Cid began, getting straight to business. “Greetings knight of Burmecia, and fellow Equestrian.” He then let out a regrettable sigh, “Unfortunately, my scholars were unable to gleam anything about your land, or I guess at this point <gwok>, your world.”

“Oh! Oh! That reminds me. I have good news, and not so good news~” Pinkie said with a small smile.

“Yer gonna spill the beans on how you ended up in the marsh?” Applejack asked, and at hearing that, Garnet and Cid shared a look of intrigue.

“Well Duh~” Pinkie then sat down and took up a sophisticated air as she addressed everyone, “When you two disappeared, somepony else appeared in your place! A short little shy fellow named Vivi and an armored silly willy called Steiner.” That name brought on a look of recognition from Garnet as the pink mare went on without a pause.

“When we found them we all talked about Gaia, and Twilight was like,” she slapped on a fake unicorn horn and acted like Twilight as she said, “We can try using magic to send you two back, that should get us Spike and Applejack back, we'll just reverse the spell that brought you two here,” she abandoned the horn as she continued, “And everypony thought it was a great idea, but Twilight's magic wasn't strong enough, so we ended up in Canterlot and all the princesses worked together to cast the spell, Discord helped too, and it worked! Only, it didn't,” she finished with a frown.

“What went wrong?” Cid asked.

“After it happened, Discord told me it was a one way trip, that when the princesses tried to force them back, the spell stuck to somepony else! And guess who the lucky mare was!” She answered with a large grin.

“Wait, this Discord told you this after it happened?” Zidane asked, seeing a gap in the events. Spike was curious of this as well. If the spell sent her here, when would she have had the chance for Discord to explain it to her?

“He told me yesterday,” her mane deflated slightly as she continued, “I've been seeing him ever since yesterday, only he isn't really there, and he knows things. I think he tried to save me from the spell, but something happened to him when he did.”

She let out an uncharacteristic sigh as she looked to her friends. “To be honest, I'm not sure if he's really Discord, or if I've gone coocoo or something,” she thought for a moment before her mane regained its vitality, “But that's okay, I wouldn't have made it through the marsh without him, so it's all good~” She finished with a smile. Zidane considered her words before commenting.

“If you can see thing that aren't there, you might have been in the mist for too long. Stay in the city for a few days and you should get over it.” Pinkie seemed pleased by this as Applejack followed up her last comment.

“So I guess the good news is yer here and the others are tryin' to get us back, and the not so good news is that we're gonna be stuck here fer a while,” she divvied out. She's right! If the magic of all the princesses wasn't enough to fix this, then we're probably going to be stuck on Gaia for while! The dragon thought as Pinkie nodded at Applejack's assumption.

“Hmm, the Princess told me of your royalty." Cid explained, "If the greatest powers of your land were unable to bring you back, then I'm not too sure how we can help you. However, I can offer you a place to live, and other support as well if you ask. With what's going on these days however, I'm afraid that's all I can do to help, you'll have to do the leg work yourself, my apologies.” Applejack nodded as she turned to him.

“Well, we thank ya for yer support. Have any suggestions on where we should look fer answers?” He considered her question for a moment before nodding.

“You can try Burmecia or Alexandria for answers, they would know more about magic than us. We're more concerned with technology.”

“If that's the case,” Zidane began, addressing the Equestrians, “I recommend we go to Treno first, I believe we can find Blank's cure there.”

“Really?” Applejack asked excitedly, “Then it's settled, we'll head to Treno after tomorrow's festival! Sound good to everypony?”

“Sounds super~!” Pinkie answered, bouncing up and down. Spike didn't think Pinkie knew of Blank, but assumed she was fine with anyplace if she was with her friends. Considering that notion brought a smile to his face.

“Sounds like an adventure!” Spike heartily replied.

The truth was that neither of them were happy with the idea of being stuck on Gaia, but their friends were working to get them back, so the three of them might as well make the most of it. At least, that was Spike's take on the situation. He suspected that Applejack was infatuated with the idea of saving Blank, while Pinkie was just being Pinkie. Yea, most of my friends aren't here, and I miss them, but Applejack and Pinkie are! And so is Zidane and Garnet. This world has monsters, so there's lots of adventure! And for once, I won't be left out!

“Well then,” Applejack said, “we should get some rest fer tomorrow.” She then turned to Cid. “Thank ya, yer Majesty, fer lookin' to help us out. We'll try to find some way to turn ya back to normal while we're lookin' fer a way home.” She promised, getting a grateful nod from the regent.

With the meeting over, they all went their separate ways to prepare for tomorrow. Zidane and Freya returned to town, while the others returned to the rooms the regent had given them, with Pinkie adopting Zidane's room. She was quite happy with the supplies Spike had given her, giving him another tackle hug for his consideration. And with the days affairs settled, they went to bed.

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The five of them stood before a guard overseeing the entries of the festival. They came as a group, and there were a small number of other warriors looking to participate as well. Everyone in the overseeing area were well armed, and many were looking to the others, bravado lighting their features. The guard, now ready to address them, did so.

“Each of you will start off in a different location in the city, which will be determined by lottery. You will be tracked, as will your kills. Tougher monsters give more points than weaker monsters, so bear that in mind. The hunt will go on until all monsters have been slain.” He pulled out a small board with paper on it as he looked to them. “It usually ends within a quarter of an hour, so be quick. Each entry is free to specify their own reward. What would you like, should you gain the title of Master Hunter?”

“I want gems, as many as I can get!” Spike answered first, beating the others to the punch.

“I wanna see everypony smile~!” Pinkie said, and the guard wrote it down, but wasn't quite sure how to accomplish that if the pink mare made first place.

“I want gil, all the way!” Zidane chose, a simple prize with a great deal of use.

“I would like an accessory, perhaps a Coral Ring.” Freya humbly offered.

“Ah shucks, a prize?” Applejack didn't have an answer and thought on it for a moment, “I guess I'd settle fer a mighty fine blade.” She wanted a practical prize, no surprise from the dragon there.

“Very well then,” the guard started, “draw your lottery and head to your starting position, the monsters will be let loose in half an hour, good hunting!” The group all nodded in unison as they each drew their lot and left to their starting spots.

Spike was starting in the Business district, which worked for the dragon, as he hadn't explored the other districts in his time in Lindblum. No one else joined him on the taxi to that district. Wait, I'm alone? Awesome! I can take on all the monsters before anyone else! It seemed luck favored the dragon today.

They were told what kind of monsters to expect, wolves called Fangs and giant squirrels names Mu's. Both were monsters Spike's fought before, and honestly, after dealing with the Ice Cavern, those monsters were beneath him. There was also some bird monsters that should be of similar danger. The big prize however, was the Zaghnol, a giant bull-like monster that offered the most points.

He still had some time till it started when he arrived at the business district, so he took another look around. However, It wasn't too long after he started exploring that the bell rang out. W-what!? Shouldn't there still be fifteen minutes left? Oh well! He thought as he rushed to find his targets, the hunt had begun.

Intending to make the most efficient use of his magic, Spike ran around, drawing the attention of all manner of monsters too him. They came from walled off alleys and carriages, opened when the bell rang, and now the street was littered with monsters.

He was caught off guard by the number, but wasn't worried. As a group of monsters gathered around him, he waited till the last possible moment before teleporting out of their reach. Standing atop a nearby carriage, he carpet bombed the group, taking out three Mu's and two fangs. A large announcement rang out over the city.

“Spike the Dragon leads with 65 points!”

“All right! This'll be easy!” The dragon claimed as he moved on to the next group to corral.

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ATE: A-Mena's Party
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“It is a party~~!! Where we fight the monsters~~!!” The pink mare sang out, her hair limp as several fangs chased her around the square. One of the Mu chasing her let out a sigh, adopting Discord's eyes and beard as it spoke up.

“I really don't think this exercise was exactly what your psyche needed right now.”

“We can party and fight at the same time~ What's wrong with that?” The pink mare asked, she then broke into singing a rhyme as another pair of monsters joined the train chasing her.

The itsy bitsy misties running up the spout.

Down came the rain,” she brought her cannon to bear on the pursuing monsters and let out an jet of mystifying water.

And washed the misties out!

Out came the sun and dried up all the rain,” finishing that line, another pair of fangs rounded a corner and bolted towards the mare.

Now the itsy bitsy misties ran up the spout again!” She fired another volley as she finished her song, clearing them out as well.

“Very charming dear, you make my heart a flutter.” Discord said almost wistfully as he appeared in front of her, poking her nose, which she could actually feel! “But the problem here, is drawing the line. I'm pretty sure you haven't recovered from the mist exposure.”

“Well Duh~! After all, you're still talking to me!” She sarcastically replied as she loaded the broadsword into her cannon. Hmm, maybe I should use the fork? She wondered as Discord moved in front of her.

“Well, if you're gonna stick to your cannons than I guess that's how it'll be. Just don't expect things to turn out well if Pinkamena starts throwing your parties for you.” He chided as his hair went limp, and the pink mare was shown a scene of Discord sitting at a table having a party with a bucket of turnips, a sack of flower, a ball of lint, and a pile of rocks. The sight made the mare pause, her hair slowly poofing up.

“That isn't fair Dittzy-Cord,” she admitted, glaring at the apparition only she could see.

“Well Pinkie, if you want to see others smile, maybe you should avoid fighting when you don't have to. A party pony willing to sour her hooves with violence isn't very authentic.” Pinkamena wasn't happy with his words, and neither was Pinkie.

“Discord,” Pinkie began, dropping all pretense for silliness, as it was just her and her imagination talking here. “This is a party, where I fight monsters. It's a perfect blend of both of me. You think this is bad for me?” Discord changed into a sign that read 'Mostly Yes!'.

“It promotes you being violent when you don't need to be. Wouldn't you get more smiles if you did something besides slaying these paltry monsters?” He asked as a Mu ran up to Pinkie. She unenthusiastically turned her cannon on it, and Discord made a 'bang' with his finger as she fired, destroying the monster.

Pinkie let out a sigh, Why do you have to make sense when all of me was having fun? He gave her a sheepish shrug as she put her cannon away and separated herself from the monster hunt.

Discords words bounced in her head. There were better ways for her to lighten this party, so she'll let the others have fun kicking flank in her place. Pinkamena isn't her true true self. She shouldn't live to make that side of herself happy, but to make her friends happy.

She shook her head, making her mane regain all its poof. Getting out of the hunt, forfeiting her participation, she put her original party plan into motion as she bounced out of the area of conflict, singing a song about how this was going to be the 'Best Festival of the Hunt, ever!'.

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“Or maybe not,” Spike said with a frown as he heard Zidane taking the lead with 72 points. Spike moved to corral the rest of the monsters in the Business District, thankful that they were fairly unintelligent.

As he moved, he heard other names and their points being called out. His step faltered when he heard that Pinkie had forfeited, and hoped she was okay. Thinking of Pinkie also made him aware that Applejack and Freya didn't seem to have that many points, and he couldn't help but wonder why as he took out the patch of monsters chasing him.

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ATE: Between a Sword and Spear
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“Spike the Dragon is in the lead with 141 points!”

Freya heard the announcement, but it didn't register. She had started in the Industrial District, along with Applejack. Neither had been willing to leave the other alone, and it didn't take to long for them to lose track of the goal of the hunt.

Shortly after the hunt began, Applejack took out a Fang before Freya's jump could land and destroy it. Because of that, the two of them have been at each others kills, decimating their point total. It didn't matter to the dragon knight, or the mare. They were keeping count of their kills, and right now, Freya was in the lead.

“Don't think ya've won because of yer fancy jumping!” Applejack called out as she took down a Mu, evening the score. Freya could easily abandon this feud by jumping off to another district, but to her, that was the same as admitting defeat. They were locked in a personal competition, the prize no longer mattered to them, they simply wanted to best the other. Freya smiled as she saw Applejack pause to catch her breath.

“You're starting to look winded Applejack,” she heartily pointed out, giving the mare a smug smile, “maybe you should simply step down and save yourself from getting injured.” Applejack charged towards her, and Freya's eyes widened in surprise.

“And maybe ya should pay attention to that Sparrow!” Sparrow? Freya wondered as the mare slipped past her and took out a Sparrow that was about to attack the red warrior. As it dispersed into mist, Applejack turned back to Freya, sporting a smug grin of her own.

“Now I'm in the lead, still think I'm winded? At least I'm not being distracted by 'winded' competition!” She mocked as they shared a fierce, but friendly glare. Eyeing her next prey, Freya jumped, and Applejack moved to reach the monster first as they continued their personal game.

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Where's the Zaghnol? I gotta get an edge against Zidane if I want those gems! Spike thought as he teleported to the top of a tall building. He still had a good amount of magic left, and he wanted to use it to take down the top monster.

A bolt of lighting spired from the sky towards a part of the city, immediately drawing Spike's attention, and he teleported quickly to its source. Those gems are as good as mine!

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ATE: Scheming Royalty
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Garnet looked on from a royal balcony, amazed that it had breathtakingly good view of the city. She was using binoculars to take in the events, and found herself almost completely engrossed by the entire affair.

She wasn't sure why the strange pink mare quit the hunt, but the other four had her enthralled. Spike's tactic was proving capable, but Zidane was fast, and knew the city well, he rushed through alleys and sliced right through the monsters in his path without missing a beat. Applejack and Freya weren't winning, by any means, but the way they interacted was incredible. It was clear to the princess that everyone was working their hardest to win, in their own way.

They're doing everything they can to win, its amazing to watch! She thought with a smile as she pulled her eyes away from the festivities, a little regretfully. It's time for me to get moving. I hope this works, I'd hate to miss out on seeing who wins only for my plan to fail. She dismissed herself from the balcony, telling Cid she would return shortly, as she ran off, to the kitchen.

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The Zaghnol was bigger than Spike had anticipated, and fast, And to top it all off, it can use magic! Teleporting got him away from the Zaghnol's horns, but not from its magic, and Spike was finally taking damage from the hunt.

Spike fired off Blizzards and Fire, choosing to avoid Thunder, considering the monster seemed to enjoy that particular element. He couldn't keep teleporting while sticking to the offensive, and when he tried to take down the monster from the safety of a rooftop, it tried to break down the building, and it almost did.

I don't want someone to lose their home! That thought in mind, Spike fought it on the ground, and was getting pummeled for it. Despite the beating, the monster wasn't looking too good either. Before its next attempt to throw Spike in the air connected, an orange blur got in its way and was heaved instead.

“I got ya covered sugarcube!” She said as she got back on her hooves, shaking off the affects of being tossed around, “Ya'll be just fine eh?” She said teasingly as she wrapped the Zaghnol up in her rope. A bolt of lightning fell from the sky and charged the beast, and when Freya fell from the sky to spear it, she was electrocuted for it.

“Confound you!” Freya cried out as she jumped away from the beast, her armor sizzling. Spike and Applejack both gave her a concerned look, but she caught their worried looks and gave them an assuring grin. “Let's end this!” She proclaimed.

“Only one monster left!” The announcer cried out, “That's right! The hunt is almost over! With Zidane in the lead with 185 points!”

I don't think so! Spike thought as he shot a breath of fire over the monster. The monster struggled to get free of the rope, to no avail, and instead fired lightning on everyone. Spike fell over, almost down for the count.

At least, that would have been the case. He caught a yellow apple that was tossed his way, and took it down in three bites, giving Applejack a thankful grin as he felt rejuvenated.

He then took another deep breath and let out a jet of red flame, and this time, when the fire flared out, the Zaghnol dispersed with it.

“And that's it! The hunt is over! Our winner is... Spike the Dragon at 195 points!”

Spike stood there, his mouth hanging open as he looked up to the castle, I won? I won!? Me, Twilight's number one assistant, won a competition against warriors! Silly little me!? Best. Festival. EVER! He jumped up, cheering in victory, the sound of explosions overhead making this moment all the more awesome to the young dragon.

A mass of fireworks lit the sky, and confetti fell from everywhere as a new voice replaced the announcer's. Freya and Applejack shared a look and smiled before moving to Spike and congratulating him.

“Let's give it up for the hunters everypony~!” Pinkie exclaimed over the entire city, “They kicked some serious tail~! So let's celebrate their hunt!” And another round of fireworks went off as cheers cried out from the entire city.

“And let's give it up for Spike! The Master Hunter of this years Festival of the Hunt!” The original announcer proclaimed, with renewed enthusiasm.

“Everypony, get your party on!” The pink mare proclaimed as some music started playing out over the city.

Looks like Pinkie got her prize anyways. Spike thought as he smiled, and all of Lindblum fell into the festivities, invigorated by the party ponies fireworks and enthusiasm.


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Moogle Notes:
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'Howdy Equestrian, Mois the moogle here with more tid-bits about Gaia!'

'Spike earned the lion's share for being the first to fight the Zaghnol, which was what allowed him to win the competition!'

'Lindblum has been hosting the Festival of the Hunt for almost as long as the city itself has been around, which is a really long time!'

'Freya and Applejack might have won had they not started next to each other, but that's the way the Kupo nut crumbles. Just so you know, Applejack got more points, but Freya got more kills. Take from that what you will, kupo!'

'And lets not talk about Kupo nuts, its pretty embarrassing for some moogle that's single to talk about them. Kupo~'

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Spike the Dragon
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Items Equipped: *New Item Acquired*
Mage Staff: Fire(mastered)
Feather Hat: Bright Eyes, Add Status(mastered)
Raises Wind Elem-Atk
*Glass Armlet: Steal Gil, Antibody
Silk Shirt: Thunder(mastered), Cure
Property: Elem-Def: Thunder damage reduced by 50%
Ore: Flame Breath


Lvl-9 HP 180/244 MP 7/67
AP 11/18
*Add Status(3) - Adds weapon's status effect when you attack.
*Antibody (4) - Prevents Poison and Venom.
*Dragon Scales(0) - You take no fire damage.

Abilities:

Black Magic:
Fire 6 MP - Causes Fire damage to single/multiple targets.
Thunder 6 MP - Causes Thunder damage to single/multiple targets.
Blizzard 6 MP - Causes Ice damage to single/multiple targets.

Friendship's Magic:
Spike's Flame 0 MP - Green and harmless warm fire. Perfect for lighting up any party.
Teleport 2 MP - Increase chance of attacks missing Spike for short duration.
Flame Breath 8 MP - Causes Fire damage to a single target. Cannot be reflected.

Trance - Can use Tetra-Breath, mixing three Black Magic spells into a breath attack. It cannot be reflected.