The Tale of the Three Sided Medallion

by FlareGun45


Dinner With Spike

Alone in the gardens outside the castle, Spike was crying to himself while looking down at the fountain in the center. “A mess up.” He said to himself. “That’s all I’ll ever be. I can’t even keep friends from fighting. Maybe I had it all wrong. Maybe I am just meant to be Twilight’s assistant forever. I have no destiny.” Some of the animals in the garden came to cheer Spike up. Some birds sing on his shoulders, a bunny rubs against Spike’s waste, and a butterfly lands on his nose. “Heh.” Spike chuckles to himself. “So this is how it feels to be Fluttershy, huh?”

“Spike?” Twilight asked as all the animals ran or flew off and hid. Spike just angrily looks away from Twilight. “Spike, please talk to me!” She begs.

“Why? It’s not like you ever listen to what I have to say.” Spike said angrily.

“You’re right.” Twilight admits. “I don’t really listen to you as much as I should. You’re my number one assistant, Spike, and I should treat you like one.”

“Is that all I’m going to ever be though?” Spike asked.

“Spike, you could be anything you set your mind to!” Twilight comforts him. “Do you not want to be my assistant anymore?”

Spike looks down on the ground and thinks. “I do want to be your number one assistant.” He said. “But I’m concerned. What is my purpose, Twilight? Why am I here? Why did my egg turn up at Celestia’s school, and why did Celestia give me to you? There has to be a reason.”

Twilight felt stumped. “I… I don’t know, Spike. Celestia just told me to keep an eye on you, and we would take care of each other. It was probably Celestia’s FIRST attempt to having me make friends.”

“Really?” Spike asked. “Is that my purpose?”

“Spike, I’m not in charge of your destiny.” Twilight explains. “Only you can find out what your destiny is, when, and only when you happen to find it. But right now, your destiny is back at the grand hall!”

“What? Aren’t you afraid I would just ‘mess up’?” Spike asks angrily.

“No.” Twilight said. “I think you can do this! You know Thorax and Ember, don’t you?”

“They’re my long-distance best friends, as I call them.” Spike said.

“Right; and they need you now more than ever!” Twilight smiles. “I know you know what to do, and I will not stand in your way!”

Spike smiles back. “Come on, Twilight!” He stands up and begins running back to the castle. “We have a summit to save!” Twilight follows him in proudly.

Back inside the grand hall, the dragons, changelings, yaks, and griffons continue to argue with each other while still frozen into place. “And another thing, yaks, you smell! Have you ever heard of deodorant?” Gilda asked.

“US YAKS EMBRACE OUR FILTH! THE FILTH HAS CHOSEN US!” Rutherford informs her.

“Really? It was the yaks that smelled that bad? I thought it was the changelings?” Ember insults them.

“No, it was your breath.” Thorax burned her, configuratively. “Have you ever heard of breath mints?”

“What do we do, sister?” Luna whispers to Celestia. “Why don’t we say anything?”

“Twilight tells us not to, and that she has a plan.” Celestia whispers back.

“I hope it works.” Luna whispers.

“I don’t know WHAT the ponies see in you!” Ember yelled back to Thorax. “You attacked their wedding, you kidnapped the princesses, Twilight and her friends, INCLUDING Spike, and what did us dragons do? We just mind our own businesses!”

“One of your kind almost polluted the entire Equestrian air!” Thorax reminded her.

“That dragon was a rogue!” Ember corrects him. “He had nothing to do with us! Us dragons know how to keep our distance from the ponies!”

“Yeah, and unlike you, I actually tried to make friends with them!” Thorax said. “You know nothing about friendship or love, and your alliance with Equestria will not last!”

“Shut your mouth you filthy-“ Ember was about to insult him again, but gets interrupted by a familiar yell.

“ENOUGH!” Spike yells out, gaining everyone’s attention in the room.

“Spike! I’m so glad you’re here!” Thorax said in relief. “Tell your FRIEND here to get off our backs!”

“YOUR backs?!” Ember yelled. “YOU started it!”

“I wasn’t even BORN yet!” Thorax corrected her.

“I SAID ENOUGH!” Spike yelled in anger. “All of you, just STOP! You two are my best friends, and I just hate to see you two fight! Do you know these summits are all about?! FRIENDSHIP! You both gained an alliance with Equestria, and we want to make sure all of you comfort with it! By being friends with us, we hope all our friends can befriend eachother! That’s why these summits are made!”

“How can we befriend each other, if we’re all down each other’s throats all the time?” Greta asked.

“I know all of you had a bleak past, and I get it.” Spike explained. “All of you had history, but that’s all it is, history. Leadership has changed over the years hasn’t it? Thorax when the dragons attack, Dragon Lord Torch was in charge, and yes, he did overdo it with harassing all of you; and Ember, the changelings had no reason to keep you hostage, but that was when Queen Chrysalis was in charge! Thorax is a really good friend, and so are you, Ember! Both of you became the leaders you are meant to be because you had what other leaders did not! Queen Greta, you and Gilda brought peace to Griffonstone by learning how to share, and how is your civilization now?”

“Well… better than ever, I suppose.” Greta admits.

“It’s true.” Gilda said. “Rainbow Dash and Pinkie really helped open my eyes to this whole… bleh… sharing thing. It did stink at first, but it turned out… I felt good! I felt really good! I felt awesome in fact! The other griffons felt the same way, and our civilization was rebuilt, stronger than ever, without an Idol of Boreas to keep us together!”

“And yaks,” Spike continues, “when Pinkie Pie first taught you pony values, how did it feel?”

“Yaks felt… good.” Rutherford admitted. “Ponies is most friendly civilization yaks have ever met.”

“I know the changelings have given ponies so much grief in the past,” Thorax starts, “but if it weren’t for them, we’d still all be corrupted by Chrysalis’ ways; and yet, the ponies gave us another chance to redeem ourselves, and we proved them right!”

“Same.” Ember said. “I’m kinda embarrassed to admit this, but friendship feels pretty good, and the ponies have really brought friendship values to the Dragon Lands!”

“They forgave us after all we did to them.” Thorax said. “I guess I should be the first to say… I’m sorry, Ember. We’re all sorry for what kidnapping you all those years ago, and the other baby dragons.” His changelings agree with him.

Ember really wanted to hold it in, but she felt that she had no choice. “Yeah, I’m sorry too. Us dragons are a noble kind, but… we’re not the smartest, or the kindest. I guess you don’t really deserve all the hate not only we give you, but everyone else.”

“You too.” Thorax said.

“Yeah, for a dragon, dragons are not so bad.” Rutherford said.

“Yeah, and for a yak, you don’t smell that bad.” Gilda admits. The griffons and the yaks are laugh.

“And for griffon weaklings, griffons make good sneaks!” Rutherford said.

“Yeah; our stealth with your violence, we’d make an unstoppable team!” Gilda suggests.

“Yaks agree!” Rutherford and his yaks all nod.

“You know, we can all be useful to each other!” Ember said. “We all have our unique strategies and strengths. We might all be unstoppable!”

“We would!” Thorax agrees. “And we have only one to thank for all of us realizing it!”

“That’s right!” Ember agrees as everyone starts looking at Spike.

“What?” Spike asked curiously. “Why are you all looking at me like that?”

“Because you helped us realize that we all made mistakes in the past, and that we can all be useful to one another, which is why the ponies all gained an alliance with us!” Thorax said.

“Oh, right, I knew that!” Spike blushes in embarrassment.

“You ponies are a smart bunch, but when it comes to strength, you need the dragons!” Ember said.

“And if you ever need any spies, the changelings are the way to go!” Thorax said.

“And no one is as fast as griffon!” Gilda said. “If it’s speed you want, you can call us anytime! On air, or on ground, griffons can do it all!”

“And yaks can smash!” Rutherford said. “Yaks can smash better than anyone else!”

“That we can agree on!” Celestia said. “I really hope our alliances will help us all build on a brighter future!”

“And we can hope to have more summits much like this one!” Luna said. “Well… maybe not completely like this one, but how it all turned out in the end!”

“And puny dragon must lead delegation!” Rutherford demands.

“Sure! Why not?” Greta agrees

“I agree!” Thorax agrees.

“Yep! Spike really knows how to bring us together!” Ember said.

Spike smiles really big in shock. “Really? All of you want me?!”

“Then it’s settled!” Celestia said. “Spike, how about I offer you the position of Equestria’s Ambassador for Non-Pony Creatures?”

Spike was really surprised. He didn’t know what to say. All the delegates really wanted Spike to accept. “Are you sure about this, Princess Celestia?” He asked curiously. “You think I can do it?”

“Do you think you could do it?” Celestia asked.

“I asked you first.” Spike reminded her.

Celestia chuckles. “Well, they think you can do it. I think you can do it!”

“I think so as well!” Luna said.

“As do I.” Twilight smiles proudly.

Spike smiles back and says, “Okay then! You got yourself an ambassador!”

All the delegates start to cheer for Spike’s decision, but the cheering stops once Thorax asks, “Um, I would be a lot better at cheering for Spike if I wasn’t frozen like this.”

“Oh, sorry!” Celestia giggles in embarrassment as she unfreezes all the delegates. Spike runs over to give Thorax and Ember a hug, and even though Thorax hugged back, Ember felt a bit uncomfortable.

“Oh… we’re doing this again. Okay, I guess?” Ember said as she patted Spike on the back lightly.

“Spike, I’m so proud of you!” Thorax said.

“Me too!” Spike said.

“So if you’re the new ambassador for Equestria, does that mean you’ll come and visit often?” Thorax asked excitedly.

“I guess it does!” Spike said. “I have to keep Equestria’s peace with every alliance it has, and that’s a BIG responsibility! I still don’t know much about yaks and griffons, so I might need Pinkie and Rainbow Dash to help me out.”

“Well hey, if you bring Rainbow Dash with you every time you come, we look forward to your visits!” Gilda said.

“Yaks will welcome puny dragon! Help him not be so puny anymore!” Rutherford suggests.

“And hey, maybe we can show you what it is to be a dragon!” Ember suggests.

“Those all sound AWESOME!” Spike said. “How about we all get something to eat from the buffet? You know, what’s left of it after the big fight!” Thorax and Ember both agree as they follow him to the buffet.

As Spike starts to bond with his friends, Twilight smiles proudly at him as Celestia and Luna start talking to her. “Well, Twilight, you should be really proud of your number one assistant!” Celestia said.

“I haven’t been this proud since Starlight’s graduation!” Twilight said excitedly. “Spike has been wondering what his purpose of his life was! I’m sure you had his destiny planned for him, as you did for mine!”

Celestia laughs. “Actually, I haven’t! I’m quite as surprised as you are!”

“Wait… you didn’t have anything planned for him?” Twilight asked curiously.

“Actually we had his egg stored away for a very long time.” Luna said.

“It wasn’t until your entrance exam was when we decided to use it.” Celestia said. “He’s a wonderful assistant, and to be honest, I’m glad he went beyond our expectations and became the source of Equestria’s alliances!”

“Yeah, I guess you’re right!” Twilight said. “Everypony, or in this case, every dragon, discovers their true purpose in life eventually, but I doubt he’ll ever leave my side as my number one assistant!” Celestia and Luna both look at each other awkwardly after she said that.

When the summit was over, Twilight, Spike, Rarity, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders all returned home from Canterlot. Spike told the CMCs the news of discovering his destiny, and they were pretty excited. Once they all went home, Twilight and Spike did as well, back to Starlight and Scropan, who were bonding in the throne room.

“Hey, look who’s back!” Starlight said excitedly.

“How was the summit?” Scorpan asked.

“It was great!” Twilight said excitedly. “You want to tell them the big news, Spike?”

“I’m Equestria’s newest ambassador!” Spike said excitedly.

Starlight and Scorpan both gasped in shock. “That’s wonderful, Spike!” Starlight said.

“Yeah, bro! I knew you could do it!” Scorpan said.

“So how about you two?” Twilight asked. “Anything special on your end?”

“Yep!” Starlight said. “Scorpan, do you want to tell Twilight the big news?”

“I know how to reform my brother now!” Scorpan said. “You were right, Twilight! After speaking to everyone you and your friends reformed, including Starlight here, I know exactly how to bring him back to the side of the good, and we can go home!”

“That’s amazing, Scorpan!” Twilight said excitedly. “So you want to go to Tartarus now and see him?”

Scorpan’s excitement stopped immediately. “Oh. Umm… actually, Twilight. I’m not sure if I’m ready to see him yet.”

“Well, you’ll have to see him eventually.” Twilight said.

“I know, but… I’m a little nervous.” Scorpan said. “Plus, I’m not 100% sure if my strategy could work. I’ll have to wait a little while until I’m ready.”

“It’s okay, Scorpan.” Starlight comforted him. “You can take as much time as you need. Tirek will be waiting for you when you’re ready!”

“I know he’s waiting there. But the longer he stays there, the more I disgrace him.... and myself.” Scorpan said upsettingly. “But… I can’t yet. I just can’t. I’ll need some time.”

“Well you can stay here as long as you need to, Scorpan!” Twilight offered.

“I really appreciate all that all of you have done for me!” Scorpan said happily. “And don’t any of you worry! I won’t be any trouble! It’s like I’m not even here!”