Griffon of Canterlot
Chapter 31 – Spike the Little Big Brother
Standing at the landing platform for sky chariots Celestia awaits for one to arrive from Ponyville carrying Spike, she had two things to deal with at this moment of time as the sun had rose to start the Sunday day, the chariot being pulled by two pegasi guards land on the platform.
Spike hopes out of it and give a wave to the guards. “Thank you guys! That was a really smooth ride!”
They nod and unhook themselves from it, they salute to Celestia and with a nod from her they left. “Hello Spike, thank you for coming at short notice.” Celestia walked up to Spike as he walked towards her.
He glance behind himself before replying. “No problem Princess, also good timing on your part.”
“Oh?” Celestia noticed the cloud build up in the direction of Ponyville. “Big storm tonight?” Celestia gestures for him to follow her into the castle.
Spike walks with Celestia off the platform into the castle hallways. “I heard they missed several raining days and making up for it with one big controlled storm.” Spike answered.
Celestia glanced upwards for a second and turn to give Spike her attention. “Gale been watching Ponyville from his balcony since this morning, I gather his curious about the build up of clouds over the town while there little to none here.”
“Never seen weather controlled by the Pegasi Weather Teams huh?”
Celestia thoughtfully nods. “I believe so, but that isn't why I asked you here this weekend Spike.”
Spike showed a sign of confusion. “You made it sound that I really need to come to Canterlot, what the matter?”
Celestia sighed slightly. “I had to ground my son this weekend to his room against my painful feelings of doing this said action.”
“Why?” Spike was surprised by hearing Celestia grounding her son. “What did he do?”
“He punched me out of his room into the guest room.” Spike instantly turn to be greeted by Greystorm. “Hello young dragon, I am Greystorm, Mayor of Trottingham.” He put his talon out to Spike.
Spike hesitatingly placed his claw against it and they shook. “What did you do to causing him to attack you?” Spike asked with a anger frown looking at the bandages across his chest.
Greystorm remove his talon placing it on the bandaged chest. “I provoked a teenager with a mind that can either sway from a five year old to a fifteen year old.” Greystorm turn to Celestia. “As I said you are being a bit hush, in fact if I didn't give you what I gave you last night I would most likely be in boiling water by now, even kicked out of being mayor to a city.”
Celestia glares at him. “I am still anger with you Greystorm, your actions were selfish in the desire for your own gains in the seeking of historic knowledge...”
Spike stared at them with a few blinks. “Erm... Did I miss something here?”
Celestia turn to Spike. “What I am going to tell you haven't gotten out, please reframe from telling Twilight this okay?”
“Erm... Sure?”
“Gale's actions to Greystorm was magical...”
Spike gasped quickly stepping back. “Wh-what-Ho-How!?”
Greystorm still having his talon on his chest. “I caused a large sum of rage to flare from within Prince Gale, I threw his plush over him on purpose after holding it without permission.”
Spike suddenly lost his shock and rolled his eyes. “Even Twilight knows not to press him like that, from what I heard about him, Gale's mind is like a shattered gem! There be pieces missing forever, his actions might be wrong but to him were just.” Spike crossed his arms.
Greystorm now rubbed the back of his head. “Okay you got me child, your wise beyond your years and got to say I am on the spot on this one.” Greystorm turn to Celestia. “I be with the others waiting for your arrival.” He bows to her and walks off.
Celestia snorts with a flare of magic from her horn. “Stupid feather brain selfish good for nothing bucking griffon...” Celestia muttered under her breath.
Spike did a double take. “Princess di-”
“I said nothing.” Stern words left her muzzle.
Spike gulped and said quickly. “Of course you said nothing Princess.”
“Good, come Spike.” Celestia walks on and Spike follows. “I know your into comics so I had some guards buy some random ones to be brought up to Gale's room, you will be given a small bed in the room to keep Gale company while I, Luna, Cadance Shining Armor, Doctor Trace and our guests deal with a very pressing issue at hoof.”
Spike twiddling his claws between each other. “So I was asked to come up here to look after Gale?”
“No... Spike, I need someone that is young that would be there to support him as a brother in an manner of speaking.” Celestia glance back at him as they walked up the stairs. “I thought about it and believed he has trust with you, that with him being grounded he need to learn some actions are not acceptable.”
Spike rubbed the to green fins on his head with a claw. “So... I am being a little big brother to Gale teaching of the differences between right and wrong?”
“Correct, unless you do not think your up for the task.”
Spike shook his head. “No I can do it Princess! Twilight and her family raised me, I been in trouble for many things in the past and know how it is to be grounded, during that time both Shining and Twilight were there for me to explain the wrongs and rights.”
Celestia smiled. “I am happy to hear that.” Celestia stopped at the top of the stairs with Spike beside her. “Now I have a urget meeting to attend to, Private Sunbeam is standing by his door, please show him what lessons you learned and be there for him like Twilight and her brother where, he doesn't need a buddy mum, he needs someone young and wise.” Celestia turn walking down the stairs.
Spike turn around watching her heading back down, with a salute he called out. “You can count on me Princess Celestia! I won't let you down!” Only answer he got from her was a slight turn and sincere smile as she continued her track down the stairs.
Spike turn around walking into the hallway of the Royal Suites. “Spike I presume?” Sunbeam standing at the door spoke out upon seeing him.
The young dragon walked up to her nervously twiddling his claws again. “Y-yeah I am, I am here to... Erm... We-well-”
“To help teach the young prince some morals of what a right action and what a wrong action while spending time with him till Monday morning correct?” He silently but nervously nod. “I wish you the best of luck sir, he been staring out the window to Ponyville since he had his breakfast.” She open the doors up letting Spike in.
Spike walks into the bedroom and soon as the doors closed he got to see what painted walls to ceiling. “Whoa, this is officially the most amazing bedroom ever!” He saw the bathroom attached to it. “Your own on suite bathroom too? Rarity would be definitely jealous of you having a room like this Gale, I'm sure am.”
Gale didn't even notice or even pay attention to what Spike said to even acknowledging his presence in the bedroom, the griffon hugging his plush tightly stared out to the build up of clouds over Ponyville transfixed on it rapidly creation before his eyes.
Spike noticed the three boxes stacked against the wall, walking over to them he moved them off each other to open the lids, he found so many comics in there that he never be able to buy this many. “Sweet Cele-” He instantly stopped and quickly corrected himself. “I never be able to this many comics!”
Gale glanced over for a second but snorted before looking back to the storm able to start.
Spike tapped this snout. “Erm... Hey Gale, heard you got into trouble... I want to say I know what it like.” Gale head rolled slightly showing without being seen a eye roll. “Gale you think you had it bad punching a griffon? How about biting Twilight on the foreleg for not getting more gems cause I wanted more than I was offered.”
Gale ears shift and twitch, he slowly got up on his three limbs holding the plush with the fourth, he tilted his head.
“Yeah I... growled and bit her, I got grounded to her room for the weekend.” He lowered his head with claws behind his back shifting the right claw tips of the foot in circles on the surface.
Gale frowned with a squawk.
“You acted on defending your plush and what you thought was right was wrong, right?” Gale put the plush down before Spike and sat down on his flank.
Gale hummed as Spike picked up the plushy and held it up looking into it static looking forward eyes. “Your plush is all you have from what life you had, but to others without knowing it they would see you a teenager throwing a patty spoiled fit because your a prince.”
As Spike's words sunk in and he thought about it how Spike presented it, with a gasp Gale stared at his own talons shaking his head rapidly with panic setting in, the strange aura was forming around his talons. Gale gasped looking at them and at Spike panicking even more, he wasn't sure what to do and how it was happening.
Spike quickly place the plushy down, he put both claws on Gale's talons, feeling the magical energy as it tickled his scales. “Gale calm down! Look at me in the eyes focus on me and take a deep breath!” The magic flares from his talons with Spike grunting slightly from a discomfort feeling forming.
Gale nods nervously and does as Spike said, slowly breathing in deeply and breathed out the aura started to fade from the talons, he repeats it over and over again till the magic fades completely. Gale was relieved that it faded away, the magical fused punch awoken something in him that he didn't completely understand and it felt very scary to Gale to process.
Spike sighed in relief. “Fthew!” He wiped the sweat off his forehead. “That was scary and awesome Gale! I never thought a griffon could do magic even the Princess said you did!” Gale nervously stared at his talons, one still held by Spike's claw. “Did you recall it from when you hit Mayor Greystorm?”
Gale nods.
“Hmmm...” He let go off the talon and tap his snout. “Try picturing it again.”
Gale did so and the whitish blue aura forms once more.
“Now focus on it going away.” Gale did so and the magical aura faded, blinking Gale repeated it over and over again seeing he could make it come and go until he started feeling a bit light headed and almost fall over with Spike grabbing the right foreleg, pulling the griffon up into a sitting position.
Gale rubbed his head feeling drained. “You were using up to much magic all at once doing it, Twilight said that unicorns that have no control over their magic could easily use it all up at once, that what I think you did with your magic.”
Gale stared down at his talons and back at Spike with a tilt of the head.
Outside the balcony a guard with yellow eyes took note of it, she smiled. “Just like the Gyrite glyphs showed, once a pure one felt the magic awaken they can gain access to it.” She whispered. “Best get to the meeting and tell my husband and the others.” She opened her wings and flew off.
“Best not to try anymore of that for today, you might make yourself sick.” Spike suggested and Gale nods in understanding the caution presented to him. “How about we read some comics?” He point over to the boxes. “I never had that when I was grounded.”
Gale look over to the boxes and back to Spike with curious caution.
“Your worried that it might be a test your mum put on you right?” Gale nods and Spike rubbed his underside of the snout. “How about I read it and you watch over my shoulder, that way your not exactly reading it with your own talons.” Spike grinned.
Gale raised his talon up flat to Spike, in turn Spike clapped his claw against it with a smile coming from the griffon liking Spike's idea.
Sunbeam peered through a small opening of the door. “They going to be hours in reading those comics, being grounded will fly by faster than Gale think it will, crafty move Princess Celestia.” She whispered closing the door up.
Spike lifted up one from the box reading it title. “The Misadventures of Pistol the Griffon, issue one...” He showed it to Gale. “I never seen a comic like this one before, want to check it out first?”
Gale picked up his plush walking up to a set of big cushions sitting down on one, he wave Spike to come over to sit on the other. “I take that as a yes.” Spike chuckled walking over to Gale and sitting down on the other one. “Alright, let see how this begins.” Spike opens it up.
Gale looking over the shoulder to read the comic with the young purple dragon.