Chapter 8: No Shelter
As the building was falling towards the ground, Twilight was frozen below. Her hooves refused to respond to part of her brain that told her to move. She was paralyzed in fear.
However, a pink blur swooped in to grab Twilight out of harms way. It was Pinkie Pie.
"Twilight! You need to be more careful! It's a good thing that my twitchy tail and Pinkie sense were working!" Pinkie Pie was worried for her friend, and yet a smile still was on her face.
The unicorn was still out of it, "No….Spike….he's too far gone…." Tears began to stream down from her eyes.
"Now what kind of talk is that, you silly filly? You got to show Spike you really care! Rainbow Dash and Applejack are still trying to help Spike stop destroying the town while you are sitting here on your flank feeling sorry for yourself!" Pinkie Pie was lecturing Twilight, but it didn't seem like lecturing any other pony would give.
Wiping a few tears from her eyes, the purple mare spoke, "B-But what if we can't stop him? What if we fail?"
"Then we tried! That's all we can really do, right?" Pinkie replied with a smile. Twilight nodded to her friend. The pink pony smiled and continued, "Then try!"
With new vigor from her friend, Twilight galloped toward the monstrous Spike. She whispered as she hurried, "I got to try my best. For all of us."
Spike was still rampaging. It seemed Applejack and Rainbow Dash were struggling to stop the dragon's path of destruction. Often, Applejack would have to go on the defensive to avoid being smacked by Spike's large tail. As for Rainbow Dash, she would have to evade Spike's slashing claws.
Applejack noticed her friend arriving again. "Twilight, ah really think it ain't best fer ya to be here again."
Rainbow Dash hovered momentarily to comment "She's got a point, egghead! You best get out before- GACK!" The blue pegasus was grabbed by both of Spike's claws.
"Rainbow!" Twilight called out.
Popping her head out of the gap in Spike's hands, Rainbow yelled, "Help!"
Twilight shouted at the top of her lungs and with tears falling down her face, "Spike, please let her go! Please stop this! I'm sorry! I realize it's my fault! I've been such a mule and I'm sorry! I mean it! So please….please stop!"
The beastly Spike paused as he looked down at the purple unicorn. He seemed to have eased up. Spike opened his mouth and muttered softly in his deep voice, "Twilight?"
Before the unicorn could reply, Rainbow Dash had broken free from Spike's grasp. Jolting forward, Dash took advantage of Spike's momentary pause and rammed her body below Spike's jaw. The force of the pegasus caused the dragon to be knocked unconscious. Spike's head jolted backwards.
"Spike!" Twilight cried out in horror as she watched her assistant beginning to fall to the ground.
Oddly enough, Spike's body changed from his monster-like appearance. He went from the towering beast back to his small baby dragon form. However, he was still falling from a great height.
Twilight galloped towards falling assistant. "Spike!" she cried out. Unfortunately, her cries fell on deaf ears. Spike's lifeless body hit the ground with a loud thud. The unicorn arrived as soon as she could, and she found the baby dragon's body in a freshly made crater. Entering in the crater, she grabbed Spike's beaten and battered body and held it close to her.
"Somepony get a doctor, please! Somepony, anypony!" the unicorn cried out to anypony could hear. She then spoke to the dragon body in her embrace, "Please be okay, Spike….I'm so sorry….I'm so sorry…."