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// The First Master of the Lamp 
// Story: The Genie 
// by Silver Butcher 
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"Fear me" Spike laughed as he wreaked havoc across a tiny scale model of Equestria that filled the entirety of the lamp, Spike himself was larger than the entire thing and crushing the tiny towns and cities with his feet, laughing as he did so. He made his way to Canterlot and grabbed the mountain as a tiny Celestia and Luna came out and blasted him with magical blasts that did nothing, Spike swatted Luna and sent her flying across the map and into the ocean before Pulling Canterlot Mountain from the earth, Celestia made to flee but Spike flipped the mountain and swung the city into Celestia and into the ground, crumbling the mounting and the city in his grasp.
Spike was about to start laughing again when the scale model suddenly disappeared and his jewelry began glowing again, Spike was harshly pulled to the nozzle and swirled into the real world, the mist trail that was his lower body still attached to the lamp, Spike shook his head and looked down to see a young Kirin holding a wet and muddy lamp and looking at him slack-jawed. Spike instantly knew what was about to happen and winced as the Youngling screamed as loud as her little lungs would allow her to. The Youngling was standing next to a muddy river where Spike assumed she had fished out his lamp, and a hoard of flaming Nirik's came running to the young one's aid. as far as Spike could tell, with his infinite power, they were basically insects fit only to bow before him, but after having spent an unknowably amount of time trapped in the lamp he was sick of being harshly yanked around by his jewelry and instead just kind of let it happen as the Nirik's began firing flames at him, to zero effect.
"Stop," A voice called out, Spike instantly recognized it wasn't the Equestrian tongue but still understood it perfectly, an old Kirin hobbled forward and waved his fellows down "Fire will do nothing against a Dragon," As the Kirin got closer his eyes shot up when he saw Spike's lower body was entirely mist "Especially what appears to be a Dragon Spirit," The Elder Kirin bowed "Please forgive my people, oh great Spirit, The younger generation has never had to deal with anything other than the occasional thieving Diamond dog, I beg you not to smite them,"
"I couldn't even if I tried," Spike replied, "Now where is the small child who rubbed my lamp?" Spike looked around for his new Master and couldn't for the life of him find her, although she was still in possession of the lamp. the crowd of Nirik's turned back into Kirin's and split apart with noticeable defiant mutters, His master was visibly shaking as she looked up at Spike and when he motioned for her to come forward she instead curled into a ball and put her hooves over he head, Spike frowned for a moment before realizing the problem, he was a giant floating ghost-like creature who had just made her leader cower in fear. Spike rubbed his chin as the leader began shakily apologizing again before trying to force the Youngling forward.
"I got it," Spike said snapping his fingers and getting both the Elder and the Youngling's attention as his entire body turned into mist and swirled to the ground and began shrinking in size, as the mist dissipated it revealed a purple and Green Kirin with the Black eyeliner and three lines wearing Spike's clothing, Spike used his hoof to pat his new chest "Less terrifying I assume?" he asked the Youngling, who was in awe, the Elder looked like he was about to have a stoke.
"To be able to change species with just a snap of the fingers," he said as he bowed "Oh great spirit-"
"I am a Genie, not a spirit," Spike said as he moved forward to the Youngling who shakily held out the Lamp, clearly under the Impression Spike wanted it. "And by the law of the Genie whoever rubs my lamp and releases me from my Prison becomes my Master," The elder and the Youngling both looked at Spike in disbelief as he bowed before his new master. He hated every second he was forced to bow before the tiny creature but kept his outward disposition, hoping the trick the Youngling into freeing him if he showed her enough kindness.
"Ma..master?" She asked in shock, Spike continued to bow as he talked.
"As the Holder of the lamp my Limitless Cosmic Power is yours to command, there are a few rules, I can list them if you like,"
"Of course," The Elder said, Spike ignored him and the Elder lightly nudged the Youngly who shook her head.
"I would like to know the rules please," Spike lifted his head and started.
"As the owner of the lamp, you have three wishes, You can not wish for more wishes or more Genies, You can not wish for the Death of another, you may not wish for Love or the lack of Love between any creatures, You may not wish for personal Pleasure that causes Physical or Mental harm to another, You can not wish the Dead back to life, I do not have to do anything you say unless you wish me to do it, there are no do-overs and once a wish is used it can only be undone by another wish, When you use all your wishes I return to the Lamp and will be sent into the event horizon unless you wish me free," The Rules said Spike bowed again, hoping that his addition to the last rule would put the idea to free him in her mind..
"C...can I get that in writing?" She asked Spike, he didn't have to oblige to that but did so to appear generous. A scroll appeared before the youngling and the Elder quickly grabbed it with his magic.
"Amazing," he said "Youngling do you have any idea what this could mean for our village," He looked at the Rules before clearing his voice "Do not use any of your wishes on your own, understand, Wait until the High council and I discuss what they should be used for," the Youngling looked at Spike and then the lamp.
"But...these are my wishes," She said as she rubbed the lamp, "Shouldn't I get to pick them?"
"Foolish child, we Kirin live as one, your wishes belong to the tribe, now stay here and do nothing, Guards make sure she doesn't use these wishes until she is told what to wish for," The Elder made his way to what Spike figured was their town while the guards circled her, one of them moved forward and smiled at her.
"Mother and Father would be proud," He said as he ruffled the Youngling's mane "I am sure they are smiling at you from the stars," The little one smiled as she hugged what Spike assumed was her brother, "Come youngling let us go to the 'place'" the Elder brother looked around and in unison, the Kirin around them gathered up and moved to one of the tents at the outer edge of the tribes home, Spike followed his master to the tent and entered it with his master and her brother, it looked fairly barren but the brother lit his horn and the entire place shimmers, revealing it to be filled with Kirin.
"This is it, sister," he said happily as he made his way to the table "We can finally remove the High Council from power,"
"I have questions," Spike decided as he looked around the makeshift war room.
"I care not for your needs," The Brother said as he pointed at Spike "You said you were imprisoned in that lamp, and one doesn't imprison one like you easily,"
"Technically I trapped myself," Spike replied casually.
"Regardless you are a tool, now shut up and do as my sister demands,"
"The only way to enforce that is to make your sister waste a wish on it," Spike replied simply as he sat down and waited for the sense to play out before him.
"Alright sis, we need to think this through, one wrong step and we will end up dead, just like mother and father," the Youngling flattened her ears in fear.
"I do not wish to die," She said trembling, her brother was about to comfort her when Spike's eyes began glowing, the Kirin around them backed away and Spike stood tall and proud, growing a little in size as he looked down at the Youngly before saying in a loud booming voice.
"Your Wish, Is Granted," He declared as the black marks around his eyes began glowing, the top lines on either eye cracked and seemingly broke off into light, leaving Spike with only two marks beneath his eyes as the glowing white magic stuck the Youngling, as quickly as it started it stopped and the youngling stood before Spike looking confused.
"What did you do you beast?" The brother demanded as he began sizzling, on the verge of becoming a Nirik. Spike opened his mouth and spoke in the Youngling's voice.
"I do not wish to die," he repeated back to them, Making the Youngling's ears shot up.
"I thought you said I had to say I wish!"
"You did say I and Wish, whether they are next to each other is a moot point, only that 'I' comes before 'Wish' and that they are in the same sentence matters." Spike shrugged casually "Anyway as you did not wish to die, you clearly wished to Live, so now your life is eternal," the groups around Spike looked at him in pure shock before Spike added "And since I've never granted a wish before I tossed in an end to your aging when you reach your prime, free of charge," Spike rubbed his chest and the blew of his hoof "Two wishes remaining,"
"But I didn't wish-" The Youngling was cut off as Spike put his hoof to her mouth.
"Maybe think before you speak, and avoid using the word wish unless you really mean it," Spike pulled his hoof away and she amended.
"I Didn't mean to do...that,"
"Well you did it, and personally I don't think you should use another wish to wish the first wish away, would be a major waste if you were to ask me,"
"Very well then, Sister wish me eternal, I shall become king by force, and you shall be my trusted aid," before the Youngling could make the wish Spike spoke up.
"Why should you get to be in charge?" Spike demanded, standing up for his master on principle "These are her wishes, and my power is her's, should she not be the Leader and you the aid?" This was met with laughter from the entire tent, Spike looked around, truly confused on how his statement had been funny before the brother cleared it up for him.
" A Female...in charge!?" The Kirin burst into laughter "Women are for breeding and cleaning you fool of a creature, My sister should be honored to even be considered an aid,"
"Do not wish him immortal," Spike said instantly before his jewelry suddenly started glowing and began burning, he screeched in pain and quickly changed his demand into a plea "Master please for the sake of your future do not wish him immortal," the pain went away and Spike made a mental note to never demand anything from a master again as he blew on his still slightly burning hooves.
"Sister ignore the Genie, wish me immortal, and then wish me to be the leader of the Kirin," Her brother smiled at her before adding "Doing anything else would dishonor you and greatly disappoint our parents, I'd have to slay you youngling, so just do what Big Brother say's," Yongling looked at her brother in fear when Spike began coughing like crazy, the Youngling turned to him instantly, afraid she had done something wrong when Spike then began loudly saying between coughs.
"Can't slay an immortal," He declared before going back to fake coughing and adding "Leaders decide what is and isn't honorable," He added, after looking at his master she looked back at him in confusion and he dropped the act. "Oh for the love of...Kid if you wish to be the leader then whatever you say is the law, and honor is what you decree it to be,"
"Sister ignore your slave and make me eternal," the brother held his hoof up and made a motion towards the Youngly that made her cower before him "Or so help me I'll have to punish you disobedient" he smiled as he swung towards her and with Spike's words still in her heads and now afraid of her brother threat of a beating the Yongling cried out loudly.
"I wish to be the one true Ruler of the Kirin!" Spike wasted no time with theatrics and the lines dissipated on his face as he cried out fastly.
"Yourwishisgranted," both he and the Yongling suddenly felt the world shift, Youngling blinked and found herself alone in a lavish tent, resting on her head was a golden tiara that fit around her horn snuggly.
"What....what happened?" she asked as she looked around in confusion before turning to the Genie
"You are the one true ruler of the Kirin," He replied simply "No Kirin dare oppose you, save for the few Kirin's who heard you make the wish, magic is fickle so they might not see you as the" before Spike could even finish the Brother ripped the entrance to the youngling's tent open, rage burning in his eyes.
"Sister," he said angrily "You have till the count of three to surrender leadership to me and make me Eternal or I swear the beating you receive-" The Brother was suddenly enveloped in magic as guards came rushing into the tent and forced him to the ground, fiercely beating him as they dragged him out of the tent screaming, once he was out the elder walked in and bowed to her.
"Your Highness," He said "I apologize greatly, It would seem your trusted aid was right, your brother did plot against you," Spike looked to the Yongnly and wiggled his brows at her with a smug look.
"I told you so, now please leave, we have some important leader stuff to talk about,"
"If I may speak freely?" The Elder asked, Spike proceeded to move and the Youngling nodded for him to go on.
"Your Highness I'm afraid our suspicions have been proven correct, the river is drying up at an alarming rate, and soon we will have no water for drinking or for keeping our crops, what should we do?" The Yongling had nothing and Spike took charge.
"Leave us Elder, we shall discuss a solution to this problem," the Elder backed up, thanking them for hearing him out before turning his attention to the issue of dealing with the brother. Spike groaned and looked to the Youngling with a chuckle.
"I don't know your name," He said with a laugh "Never thought to ask for it, but unless I've missed my guess" Spike chuckled as he shook his head "You're Rainshine aren't you," Rainshine looked surprised, and smiled at him.
"You cheated with magic didn't you?" She asked with a laugh as she got off her throne and hugged Spike, who hugged his new friend back happily.
"Something like that," Spike replied with a chuckle "Anyway suppose we should get onto the business of your last wish,"  Rainshine looked to the lamp and smiled.
"Oh I know, I can free you, and then..."
"Sadly that won't do," Spike replied with a sigh, making the smile melt off of Rainshine "Being unbound from the lamp so soon after being bound to it, not that I know how long it's been mind you, could have been years ago for all I know, not the point. The point is that if you wish me free I might go just a tiny bit nuts, and for me, a little nuts could mean the end of the world or something," Spike groaned "So that last wish-"
"I just won't use it," Rainshine decided with determination "I live forever, you can just stay and be my aid,"
"I could, and I would, but I can't use my power to help unless you use that wish, and if you don't use that last wish your people are all gonna die from your river drying up," Spike shook his head "The Desert just doesn't seem like a good place for the Kirin to live, maybe someplace nice and shady, with tones of plants, trees, and water,"
"But...but..." Rainshine looked like she was gonna cry "I only just met you, I...You...you've been the best friend I've ever had, and I haven't even known you for an hour.
"Oh don't worry," Spike said as he smiled at her "You're Immoral, and so am I, one day, far in the future someone will free me and I'll make sure to return to my first master," Spike smiled as he ruffled her mane as she grabbed his hoof.
"You Promise?" She asked as she started crying.
"I wouldn't miss it for all the power in the world" Spike replied with a smile.



Spike stood before the Kirin tribe, ready to do it, he and Rain had spent the last several days planning out the wish, he was confident she was just trying to buy even just that tiny bit of extra time with him, and he was glad to take it as he'd probably end up stuck in his lamp for a long time after the wish. Before him, the Kirin had all their things packed up and Rainshine had set the oil Lamp on a stone pedestal that had small statues of Spike as both a Dragon and a Kirin on two sides, one pointing North and one South.
"Trusted aid," The Elder said "Please, let me stay behind in your stead, surely your more important than some old Kirin like I,"
"I appreciate the offer," Spike said before lying through his teeth, "but sadly we don't have the time to teach you all the spells required to do so," Spike stood up "OK listen up, the ritual is short and sweet, once it's done all but I will be sent to a new home, a better home with all you'll ever need," Spike smiled "Wish me luck in returning to you all one day?"
"Luck upon you, great Aid of Rainshine," All of the Kirin said as Rainshine stood at the ready, the crown on her head sparking in the sunlight as she held back tears.
"I wish for us all to be teleported to a lush land with plenty of plants, trees, and water that we will never have to abandon," Spike smiled as his eyes began glowing, going all out on the theatrics for the Kirin as his horn and eyes began sparkling with light and he was lifted off the ground, the Kirin watched in awe as the sky turned dark the ground started shaking, In a loud booming voice Spike cried out.
"Your Wish Is Granted!" all of the Kirin's vanished, leaving only the pedestal behind, Spike smiled as his jewelry began glowing and he was sucked back into the lamp, he turned to mist and turned back to a dragon once he was inside, he didn't feel anything but knew that his lamp had just been sent flying across Equestria, going far from Rainshine, he sighed as looked at the destroyed scale model of Equestria and with a snap replaced it with the tent that he and Rainshine had spent the last few days living in, he walked in and sat in front of her throne, a picture of Rainshine and Spike as a Kirin rest upon the seat and Spike sat staring at his new friend, before clapping his hands and making a calendar appear, he looked at it and his ears dropped.
"a little over 10,000 years before the day I was sent to the past," Spike made the calendar disappear and continued looking at the picture of Rainshine and him before moving his finger and making the picture move like a T.V as he sat back at watched the few days he and Rainshine had spent together on a loop, waiting for his next master to arrive.