//------------------------------// // Take the throne // Story: The New King // by ShowShine //------------------------------// Spike sat in the throne room, with Twilights hooves over his hands. “Now just concentrate.” Twilight said to him. Spike closed his eyes and a small ball of light formed in his hands. It gradually grew bigger until it was like a tiny sun. He opened his eyes a grinned. “You’re getting better at this.” Twilight said happily. The doors burst open, causing the all of light evaporated into thin air. Shining Armor and Cadance stood there with scared looks on there faces. They seemed distressed. “Princess Celestia and Princess Luna have been kidnapped!” Shining Armor said in distress. Twilight quickly stood up. “We have to save them, I’ll go get the others!” Twilight exclaimed. Cadance pulled out a stroller and gave it to Spike. Flurry Heart sat inside, sleeping peacefully and cuddling into her Whammy. “Spike, can you please watch her, this is too dangerous for her.” Cadance said. Spike saluted. “You can count on me!” Spike said happily. Cadance smiled. “When I get back, we can keep practicing those spells.” Twilight said. Spike smiled and nodded his head. Shining Armor and Cadance kissed Flurry on the head. They seemed to linger for a moment with sorrowful looks on there faces before leaving. The door closed with a soft click. Spike turned his attention to the spell book that laid on the table. “I’m sure Twilight won’t mind if I learn a few more spells.” Spike said as he picked up the book. The first page read Light Spell. Spike sat on his throne and concentrated on his hands. A ball of light which was much larger than before formed in between his hands. He smiled and rolled it in his hands as if it was a normal ball. If her were a pony, this would have absolutely burned his skin. Luckily dragons were fireproof, so this just felt like bathing in the sun. Flurry Heart let out some noise from her stroller, causing Spike to peek inside. Flurry smiled when she saw him and lifted her hooves up to be held. The ball evaporated and he picked her up. “I didn’t know you were up!” Spike said, lifting her into the air. Flurry giggled and hopped him on the nose. He looked at the time. It was midnight already. “You’re parents should have been back by now, mission never usually take this long.” Spike said. Spike looked in the crib curiously when he saw a piece of crumple paper. It was squished from Flurry laying on it. Spike shifted Flurry into his arm and started to read what was on the paper. ”Dear Spike, thank you for all of you kind help throughout our lives. You have always been help when we needed it. We wrote this letter to say goodbye. The Princesses have been kidnapped and we’re not sure if we’ll make it out alive. You are on of the most trustworthy people we know, so we are giving you this responsibility. Please just watch our little Flurry for us. Give her hugs and kisses for us. Love Shining Armor and Cadance. P.S. We know that you feel like you’re not loved sometimes, but I promise that we all love you very much, especially Twilight.”. As Spike finished ready, tears dripped down his cheeks. He shook his head. “No they’ll make it, they alway do!” Spike exclaimed. Flurry tilted her head and grabbed his face. She kissed his cheek so he could stop crying. Cadance would always do that to her when she cried. A loud bang came from outside, making Spike turn around. A bright light came from a distance. Something had exploded, which was wierd. A lot of wierd things happened in Equestria, but things didn’t randomly explode. Before he could question it, he let out a burp and a letter fell on the table. He opened it and started to read. ”Dear Spike, the building we are in is about to explode with a magical surge, turning us all into stone and I only have enough magic to send this letter. You were my first friend and you made me happy when I was sad. You were the best friend a mare could ever ask for. When we turn into stone, Princess Celestia commanded for you to be the new ruler of Equestria. I was going to be the next ruler, but you see how that turned out. The Princess has already written her commands and sent them to the guards with the magic she has left. The guards will pick you up soon. I’m proud of you Spike, I’ve always been proud. Love, Twilight Sparkle.” Spike felt his knees buckled before he collasped on to the ground, sobbing loudly. His breaths became short and he hyperventilated as he cried. Flurry flew down next to him and gave him kisses all over his face in an attempt to calm him down. He calmed down but felt a numbing pain throughout his body. Flurry gave him and concerned look and hugged him. Spike hugged her back, letting tears roll down his cheek. If only she know what really happened. Spike wiped the tears from his eyes. “You must be hungry, you’ve been asleep for a long time.” He said as he carried her to the kitchen. He had to do something to keep his mind off of what just happened. He walked into the kitchen and pulled out a high chair from the corner of the room. Twilight always kept stuff for Flurry at the castle. Spike opened a jar of mushed peas and pushed it over to her. Flurry picked up the spoon and was going to flick some peas over to Spike, but saw the sad look on his face. She loved the spoon and started to eat. The only sound that filled the room was Flurrys loud chewing. Spike held his head in his hands, feeling completely numb. ”Why did they have to go? Why couldn’t it just been a small explosion? Who kidnapped them? Why didn’t the royal guards do anything? Why did-“ Spikes thoughts got cut off when a plastic spoon hit his head. He look up to see that Flurry had finshed eating. He took the empty jar of food from her and handed her a sippy cup filled with apple juice. She quickly guzzled it down and let out a burp once she was finished. The doorbell rang, making Spike turn around. “I guess it’s time to go.” Spike said to Flurry. He walked to the throne room with Flurry in his arms and picked up her bag that was filled with sippy cups and diapers. Before he walked out the room, he glanced at the spell book that laid on the table. “I guess it won’t hurt to bring with me.” Spike muttered to himself as he grabbed the book off of the table. He walked to the front door and let out a deep breath before opening the door. Two guards stood there with stern expressions on there face. They both bowed when the saw Spike, making him uncomfortable. He always wanted to be praised, but not like this. Spike entered the carriage and it took off within seconds. Spike entered the throne room to see Starswirl the Bearded standing there. “Hello King Spike, I’m here to train you.” Starswirl said. Spike tilted his head. “Train me on what?” He asked. Starswirl chuckled. “Everything you need to know about being royalty.”