My Little Pony: The Stick of Friendship

by PyreStorm

Changeling Attack

Spike had finished putting on his gear. He felt like he was getting ready for a costume party, but he felt a little more courageous wearing what appeared to be the armor of a warrior. Once he was ready, he reported back to Twilight.

"You look good," Twilight complimented him. "Now, are you ready to see the relic?"

"I'm ready," Spike replied.

"Excellent. Now follow me."

Spike and Twilight entered the tent at the far back of the kingdom. Spike tried to look hard to see the relic that the ponies here treasured so much but all he could see was a twig on a fancy stone pillar comforted by a cushion. At first, he though that it was some kind of joke until Twilight started explaining to him the importance of this "relic."

"This is it, The reason why ponies and changelings are locked in a never-ending war. The relic for which pony and changeling are willing to die. The Stick of Friendship. It may look like a worthless stick but believe me, it has extraordinary power."

Spike tried hard to listen further, but he was distracted by the sight of the Stick of Friendship. Somehow, he couldn't take his eyes off it.

"Just two days ago, we took the stick back from the changelings who attempted to use it for their own wicked doings. Our kingdom was dying, but now it thrives, for whoever controls the stick, controls the entire land of Equestria."

Spike's eyes were glued to the stick until Twilight grabbed his head and jerked it away from the relic, putting it out of sight. She then proceeded to shield her eyes.

"Don't gaze at it for too long!" she warned him. "Its power is too much for mere mortals to look at!"

Spike did not know what the problem was but Twilight seemed serious so he decided to shield his eyes as well. while they were doing this, they heard a young pony shouting something from outside.

"ALARM! ALARM! ALARM!"

Twilight gasped. "Our guard Applebloom has sounded the alarm! Hurry, Spike! We have got no time to waste!"

They both quickly exited the tent. Twilight looked up at the cardboard tower.

"Applebloom!" she called out, "What is it!?"

"The changelings!" Applebloom cried back at her. "They are attacking!"

"Oh crap! That's it everyone! Get into your defensive positions!"

All the ponies in Canterlot stopped working and drew their weapons as they made their way towards the center where Spike and Twilight were.

"Somepony man the gate!" Twilight commanded. "Don't let them through!"

It was too late. The a swarm of changelings began to make their way through the front gate. They were led by a bright pink pony with curly hair and a silly looking pointed twig taped to her forehead.

"Give us the stick ponies!" she yelled.

"Fuck you changeling!" Twilight shouted back. "Come and get it! Trixie! Guard the Stick of Friendship while we defend the fortress!"

"Aye aye!" Trixie replied as she made her way to the battle tent.

"Aye aye? We're not playing pirates Trixie!" Twilight turned to Spike. "Spike, this is your chance to prove yourself in combat. Get out your weapon and and hold off the asshole changelings at all costs!

Spike drew his weapon, but stood where he was. He didn't have a clue what he was to do next. Was he actually supposed to physically hit the ponies dressed as changelings with his wooden sword? That was what Twilight seemed to want him to do and as he looked around, he saw his allies trying to do just that - inflict physical damage onto the enemy. Rarity was firing arrows with suction caps at the tip using a toy bow at the attackers. Fluttershy was using some sort of whip. Ditzy was fighting with her hammer and Applebloom, along with the other filly, was hitting her opponent frantically with a plastic sword smaller than his. He was too busy observing the battle when he felt something hit the back of his head. He fell to the ground, stunned.

He lay there, hearing nothing but the sound of ponies yelling and fighting for a while until he was helped up. His vision was a bit out of focus for a short while so he couldn't see the one who saved him until his sight came back to him. He saw himself being rested on the far side of the battlefield by Ditzy.

"You OK?" she asked.

"Ughh!" Spike moaned, rubbing the sore part of his head where he had been struck. "I don't feel so good!"

"You where hit by an arrow," Ditzy explained to him. "You could be bleeding but luckily, the arrow didn't hit you as hard as it should have. Your injury is still pretty bad though. Here, eat this. You'll need it to regain your strength."

Ditzy held out an apple. Spike grabbed it out of her hands and took a bite. He suddenly felt a lot better.

"I think I'm alright to go now!" he exclaimed.

"Good," Ditzy said. "Just be more careful next time. Make sure to block any further attacks and hang on to that apple. You may need it for later."

"Got it."

Spike ran back into the battlefield. He was prepared to hit one of the changelings this time. He was looking for a suitable opponent to fight when he saw an arrow flying out of the corner of his eye straight towards him. Without hesitation, he held up his sword in front of him. The arrow hit the sword and fell.

"Not this time!" he said smiling.

The changeling archer in the distance cursed. Spike ran as fast as he could nearing the archer until he was close enough to land a hit. He seized the opportunity and spun around, swinging his sword and hit the changeling has hard as he could in the guts.

"Owwwww!" the archer cried as he collapsed. He was not getting up any time soon.

Spike had did it. He had defeated his first changeling.

But the battle had not yet been won.

Spike was smiling, enjoying the glory of his first victory in combat when he looked up and saw something horrifying. The changeling leader had Rarity at her mercy. She was bleeding badly and the leader had her sword in the air as if she was ready to land a finishing blow.

Spike was desperately thinking for something he could do to save Rarity when he stepped on the bow of the archer he had taken out. Next to it was a quiver filled with arrows that had come off the archer when he hit the ground. Spike then had an idea.

"Give us the stick and I'll spare your life!" the changeling leader yelled at Rarity.

"Never!" Rarity replied with great force.

"Then you leave me with no choice."

The pink pony was just about to make her move when she got hit in the back with an arrow.

"Ouch!" She screamed. "My back! It's bleeding!" She pulled the arrow off her back and looked at it. "What foul being shot me with this?!"

"I did."

The changeling leader turned around to see Spike armed with a bow and a quiver strapped to his back. He then put his bow away and drew his sword.

"Take your changeling army somewhere else, bitch!" Spike cried as he ran at her. He was ready to land a hit but as soon as he got close the changeling leader stuck him quickly in the jaw with her weapon, forcing him to move back a little.

Spike clenched his mouth and spat some blood. He should have known that this was not going to be an easy fight. They don't choose leaders for no reason.

"You must be the Newcomer that everyone is talking about," the changeling leader said to him. "You are a fool to fight against the changelings. We are unstoppable! You can just rot here with that jackass Twilight Sparkle while we take the stick and use it to rule all of Equestria!"

Upon finishing that, she sprung into the air and attempted to land a blow upon Spike. Spike remembered Ditzy's words of blocking enemy attacks and held his sword up in front of him. He hoped that his block would work as good as it did when he used it to prevent the second arrow from hitting him.

As soon as the changeling leader brought her sword down, it clashed with Spike's sword and she was taken by surprise. She lost her balance and fell to the ground. Spike grinned. He immediately started hitting the downed leader with his sword.

"Not so tough now are you?" he yelled.

"AARRRGHH!" she cried. She clumsily got back on her hooves and ran for the gate.

Spike helped Rarity up. "You look terrible," he said. "Here, take a bite of my apple," He took the apple out of his pocket and held it out for her.

Rarity took a bite and her strength was replenished. "Thank you...Spike? Was that it?"

"That's my name," he answered.

"CHANGELINGS! FALL BACK! THEY ARE TOO POWERFUL! FALL BACK I SAY!" the changeling leader commanded. All the other changelings, who were beat up as well, followed her out of Canterlot.

The warriors of Canterlot regrouped at the center, most of which were puffing and panting after a hard battle.

"Yes!" Twilight shouted. "Awesome dude!" She then began taunting the changelings. "Take that you asshole changelings! Better luck next time! Na na na na naaaa na! We still control Equestria! Ha ha ha ha haaaa ha!"

"It's gone."

Twilight stared a Trixie "What?"

"The Stick of Friendship," Trixie replied. "The changelings got away with it."

There was nothing but silence for a moment.

"THAT WAS YOUR ONE AND ONLY JOB TRIXIE!" Twilight yelled at her. "TO GUARD THE STICK OF FUCKING FRIENDSHIP!"

She sighed and spoke again.

"Trixie, you are hereby BANISHED FROM SPACE AND TIME!"

"What!?" Trixie replied in a shocked tone. "No! You can't do that!"

"Yeah I can Trixie! I'm the Alicorn Queen and I say you are banished and lost in space and time!"

"Yeah!" Ditzy shouted. "Go home, Trixie!"

Trixie growled and walked slowly out of Canterlot via the gate, her head down once again.

Twilight faced Spike. "You fought bravely on the battlefield, Spike."

"Yeah!" Applebloom exclaimed. "He may not be a pony but he sure can fight! Ain't that right, Sweetie Belle?"

"For sure!" Sweetie Belle replied.

"The time for compliments comes later," Twilight interrupted them. "Right now, we have a bigger problem on our hooves. The Stick of Friendship has been stolen and we must assemble our entire army in order to get it back. I have noticed that we are missing someone. Where's Scootaloo?"

"Scootaloo is trapped in the dungeons at school," Applebloom told her. "She flipped off the teacher or somethin' like that."

"Oh no!" Twilight said. "If they've locked away our fastest warrior in the dungeons we have no hope of getting The Stick of Friendship back! We have to break her out!"

"What?!" Sweetie Belle shouted. "We can't do that! Last time me and Applebloom tried to bust Scootaloo out of the dungeons, we ended up in there ourselves!"

"Don't worry," Twilight replied, "getting into trouble is a risk that Spike is willing to take! Right, Spike?"

"Excuse me?" Spike said. "Why am I being sent on this rescue mission? I only just joined!"

"Well," Twilight quickly answered him, "because you are a dragon and dragons have unique powers."

"What powers?"

"You can fly and breathe fire," Sweetie Belle said. "Don't tell us you didn't know you could do those things!"

Spike hesitated for a moment. "Oh, uh, there's a little problem there."

"Problem?" Twilight asked curiously.

"You see," Spike explained, "I can't breathe fire."

Most of the crowd gasped.

"If we don't have someone who can summon fire," Ditzy said panicking, "we have no hope of getting Scootaloo back! I'm sure they have beefed up the guards and the security since our last infiltration."

"There is no need to worry everyone!" Twilight yelled in order to calm the crowd down. "I will handle this situation."

Twilight faced Spike. "Spike, you claim you cannot breathe fire. Is that correct?"

"Correct."

"Than we shall browse the library and find a book on dragons. I may be a pony but with the correct knowledge I can help you breathe fire. Does that sound like a suitable solution to you?"

Spike froze. Did she just say she could help him to breathe fire?

"You can do that? You can teach me to breathe fire?"

"Yes Spike. I can."

Spike suddenly grew excited. "I will let you teach me how to breathe fire," he said with a smile, "And then I will help rescue your Scootaloo in return."

"Excellent!" Twilight exclaimed. "Now let us be on our way to the grand library. We must not waste any more time."

Spike followed Twilight to the back door of the tree shaped house feeling great. He could not believe he was actually going to learn fire breathing on his first day at his new town, seeing as he was hating it on arrival. Irony was a strange thing.

Comments

[jmmovieboy]

So are they all kids or just the cmc.

[DARKPHANTOM13]

Twilight is a bit off but since this is a South Park crossover with her as Cartmen I'll let it slide.

[Antojo Pony]

There are some criticisms i have to offer.

You have created this unique universe and i like the whole concept. Its a very interesting take on the concept. But right now you are just giving us bones, theres do much you can explore, dont just retell the same story with ponies.

Are all the ponies in this story foals/children? You don't give any details. This is an alternate universe, show us how its different from canon.

[Antojo Pony]

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[GuardianofRoin]

Was about to dive right in expecting comedy galore. Sadly this is well, a sad fic. Not really something that works with the source material

[PyreStorm]

4442106 I'm planning on cancelling it anyway. Can't of what to do next to make it unique.

[GuardianofRoin]

4449113 In all honesty, I think this concept has great potential. It's just the direction you took seemed off for the idea.

[PyreStorm]

Well, next time, I'll try and write a character crossover. Alt. universe isn't really my sort of thing.

[Ericcartmanlikescheese]