//------------------------------// // Magic training // Story: The New King // by ShowShine //------------------------------// Spike, Starswirl, and Prince Blueblood sat at a table. “Why did auntie choose him. I’m way more qualified to be king.” Prince Blueblood complained. Starswirl rolled his eyes. “It makes perfect sense. Spike is Twilights adopted son, meaning that he is next in line for royalty. Just like both princesses, he’s immortal and could run Equestria for as long as Celestia did. Also, I don’t think you would be very suitable for the role as king. You’re way too selfish.” Starswirl said. Prince Blueblood huffed and crossed his arms. “First we need to practice your magic.” Starswirl said to Spike. Prince Blueblood rolled his eyes. “Why would you teach a dragon magic? You know it’s impossible.” Prince Blueblood said. Spike shook his head. “I know magic, I sent letters to Princess Celestia all the time with magic. Also I’ve been learning how to do this.” Spike showed them a ball of light that glowed in his hands. Starswirl raised his eyebrows. “That is above the average level for a dragon your age. At this rate you’ll raise the sun in no time.” He said. Spike and Prince Blueloods eyes widened. “I get to raise the sun?!” Spike asked in disbelief. Prince Blueblood shook his head. “You can’t be serious.” Prince Blueblood said. Starswirl smiled. “I am serious.” He said as he stood up from the table. “Now let’s begin your training.” Spike stood the middle of an empty room with his eyes shut tightly. The ball between his hands gave off a warm feeling. “Control the temperature, be one with the magic.” Starswirl said. Spike concentrated and felt the ball get cooler in his hands. It turned a dark blue and soon became below freezing. For some reason, it didn’t hurt at all. “You can stop now.” Starswirl said. Spike opened his eyes and let the ball evaporate into thin air. Prince Blueblood rolled his eyes. “That’s so easy even I can do that.” He said. He let his horn glow and and a yellow ball started to form. It got bigger by the second. Starswirls eyes widened. “It’s not about the magic, it’s about control!” He shouted. The ball of light got bigger and it looked like someone put a miniature sun in the room. “Oh please, I got it under contro-WHOA!” Prince Blueblood exclaimed as he started to topple over. He landed on his side and the ball of light broke from his magical grasp and slammed against the wall. The wall broke into pieces and the ball rolled into the city. Buildings started to catch on fire and ponies started to evacuate their homes. The doors burst open, revealing Flash Magnus. “You highness, what do we do about the fireball in the city?!” Flash Magnus asked in urgency. Spike looked at Starswirl and back at the flaming ball. “Save as many ponies as you can, I’ll try to stop the ball!” Spike ordered. Flash Magnus saluted and flew out the door. “Do you think you can stop it?” Starswirl asked. “I’m not sure, but I have to try.” He said before flying out the hole in the wall. He flew after the ball as quickly as he could, trying to catch up with it. Once he caught up, he extended his arms and shut his eyes tightly. ”Control the temperature, be one with the magic.”. Starswirl voice echoed in his head. He imagined the ball getting cooler and the flames vanishing. He felt the magic hold his hands into place. He felt his hands get cold and opened his eyes. The ball had stopped and the fire was gone. Spike put his hands down and the ball vanished into thin air. He flew back into the castle to meet Starswirls smiling face. “That was excellent, you’re way above your magic level.” Starswirl praised. Prince Blueblood rolled his eyes. “I could have done that easily.” He boasted. Starswirl glared at him. “If it was so easy, then you wouldn’t have messed up the spell in the first place!” He said angrily. He let out a steady breath and looked at Spike. “The bad news is that part of the city is destroyed. The good part is that you will get some good publicity after you help fix it.” Starswirl said with a smile. Spike nodded his head. “Your coronation is in two days. When it’s over, we’re going to the Crystal Empire.” He said. Spike tilted his head. “Why?” He asked. “Princess Cadance and Prince Shining Armor are dead, so the Empire has no rulers. I would send Princess Flurry Heart to rule on her own, but she it much too young. You need to make sure it is safe and visit the Empire every week to make sure everything is in order. Luckily, you already have good publicity there so everyone will listen to anything you say.” Starswirl explained. Spike nodded his head in understanding. “Now get to bed, you have a big day tomorrow.” Starswirl said. “Okay, goodnight.” Spike said as he walked out of the room. He hadn’t realized how tired he felt. He hadn’t gotten any sleep and it was well past midnight. He sluggishly walked into his room to see Flurry standing in her crib. Her wings flapped in excitement when she saw him. “What are you doing up?” He asked. Flurry lifted up her hooves to be held. Spike picked her up and laid on his bed. He sang a soft lullaby Twilight had sung to him when he had nightmares. As she dozed off, Spike felt tears rolling down his cheeks. He missed Twilight so much. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, thinking about Twilight. Spike awoke to someone softly nudging him. He woke up groggily to see Starswirl standing above him. “Wake up.” He said in a stern voice. Spike sat up and rubbed his eyes. “What time is it?” He muttered. “It’s six in the morning.” Starswirl stated. “Why am I up so early?” He asked. Starswirl rolled his eyes. “You need to raise the sun.” He said bluntly. He levitated Spike out of his bed and gave him a soft shake, waking him up a little. “Okay I’m up geez.” Spike said while pushing him away. They both walked up onto the balcony. “Concentrate on lowering the moon.” Starswirl instructed. Spike nodded his head and let his hands glow a dark purple. The moon slowly lowered under the horizon. That wasn’t so hard. “Now concentrate on raising the sun.” Starswirl instructed again. Spikes hands glowed a light yellow. The sun barely came over the horizon before dropping back down. It was much heavier than the moon. Spikes head pounded from the intense use of magic. “What are you doing? Concentrate!” Starswirl shouted. Spike put his hands on the side of his head and shut his eyes tightly. ”Twilight said thinking happy thoughts made magic easier.” Spike thought to himself. He thought about Twilight and all of his friends. For some reason, the song he sang last night was the first thing that popped into his head. He started to hum it with even realizing what he was doing. He felt his worries and stress wash away. A firm hoof landed on his shoulder, making him open his eyes. “You did it.” Starswirl said. Spike looked up to see that the sun was completly risen. He turned to Starswirl with a large grin. “I did it!” He said excitedly. Starswirl gave him a small smile. “Good job, now lets get you ready for tomorrow’s coronation.”