//------------------------------// // Dragon Encounter // Story: Season Spike // by Haoryu Changer //------------------------------// Spike flew as fast as he could in the night sky with a trail of green color, representing his spikes, following behind him. He passed the Everfree Forest and was soon about to be flying over Appleloosa. "Princess Celestia said Dim Sum could probably be heading down south to the Dragon Kingdom. I hope she was right..." Spike was still worried about his sister while he flew, looking nervously left and right for the purple alicorn. Spike thought about checking Appleloosa for the other young dragon, but he knew it would be pointless. The dragon most likely wouldn't want to be seen with other ponies and probably walked right past it. Also, somepony would eventually spread the news to Applejack about a new dragon in town so that would be his backup. The drake continued to fly fast in the night surveying the ground below, rarely looking up as the kidnappers wouldn't try to get spotted out in the open air, he assumed. It didn't take long for the drake to find the other baby dragon running down a grassy plain. What surprised Spike was that there were some dragons accompanying her, one white and pink dragon was carrying Twilight with her wings and hooves tied with rope. He recognized one of the red dragons in the back, he was red and orange with respective wings. Spike wasn't fond of this dragon named Garble, who bullied him during the dragon migration, and would rather not interact with him. Unfortunately, he would have to if he wanted to get Twilight back. Spike increased his speed in the air and angled his path at a slight angle to descend. The more he stared at Twilight tied up and being held captive by those big dragons the greater his anger rose. His anger rose to the point where his was gritting his teeth so hard they would have broke if he were not a dragon. Spike finally landed in front of the group of captors with a big impact on the field, which caused dirt and rocks to fly away. Dim Sum raised a claw to block the dust from hitting her eyes. She frowned and stared at the dust with a bit of nervousness. "Could they have sent rescuers?" She was sure not to let anyone follow them. "Is it one of the princesses...?" Garble stared into the dust with a glare with the thought of an enemy. He readied some fire in his throat as the dust started to settle. The group of dragons all stood and watched as the dust settled a bit, revealing two glowing green eyes. Garble was about to spit out some fire when the dust finally settled and Spike was revealed. Garble's fire extinguished and his emotions turned from anger to a mix of confusion and shock. "Spike?!" A couple of the other dragons and Twilight shouted with shock. Dim Sum looked back at them with curiosity. "You know him?" She asked. They nodded. "We met him at the Great Dragon Migration," Garble explained and snarled. "And he has the guts to show his face to us again." "He's probably here to save his pony friend." One of the dragons taunted. "Yeah!" Another agreed. "Princess Dim Sum, do we have permission to beat that little pony-lover up?" Garble said with a smirk as he cracked his knuckles. Dim Sum looked at Spike, who had a face which told her not to do what she's doing. She looked back at Twilight and said. "You have permission. I will take Twilight with me, alone." The dragoness started to make her way towards Twilight in her companion's arms. Spike put his arm out. "No, wait, Dim Sum-" He was about to run towards her to try and stop her but Garble and the other dragons blocked his path. Spike growled in rage as he watched Dim Sum grab Twilight from another dragon's claws and fly off. "Spiiike!" Twilight shouted as she was carried away. "Long time no see Spike," Garble said. "We missed ya." He cracked his knuckles once again. "Get out of my way Garble! Just let me take Twilight home, and no dragon will get hurt." Spike warned. He wanted nothing to do with Garble and his gang and wanted to save Twilight as soon as possible. "I don't think you understand Spike. We want to hurt you." Spike slapped his forehead in frustration. "And soon we'll hurt your Princess too. So you'll both be hurt together. Won't that be fun?" Garble said mockingly. Spike gripped his fists harder. He was so angry and was about to burst. His eyes lit up in his signature green color and his fierce gaze caught Garble, who was making his way towards him alone with a smirk. The other dragons let him go alone as they would soon get their turn afterward. With a mighty glare, Spike also began stalking forward with a loud stomp to his step, which surprised Garble and his gang a little. With each step towards one, another Spike's anger and Garble's excitement increased. They stopped dead in their tracks when they were a meter away from one another. Spike glared up at Garble and the taller dragon, in turn, smirked down. "I've never forgotten about you, pony-lover," Garble said as Spike just stared back at him. "I never knew when I was going to see you again, but I always knew that when I did, I would have to give you a really nasty punch I owe you," Garble smirked. "Now's that day wimp..." The two stared at one another. Spike gripped his fist harder while Garble readied a punch. Gable chuckled before throwing the first punch, and before he or any of the dragons could react, Spike side-stepped the punch and threw his own at Garble's stomach. The other dragons stared at Spike's fist which was in Garble's stomach. The small dragon released the tension on his claw and took out his fist. Garble immediately gagged and dropped to his knees in front of Spike and held his chest. "Wha... What in the world...?" Spike looked down at Garble and said with hate. "Think about hurting Twilight Sparkle again..." He stepped back a little. "...And you're done." Spike quickly kicked Garble directly on his right cheek, making him fly back towards his gang. Garble's body dropped in front of the group of shocked dragons. The dragons took one look at Garble then back at Spike, who said... "Which one of you is next?"