Chapter 2 BIG and small problems
Both the dragon and the ponies stared at each other for what felt like hours before Rarity stepped forward.
”Spike?” She asked.
The giant dragon in front of them moved its head towards the ground and looked right at them. It then opened its mouth. ”That’s my name. Don’t rip it.” The dragon answered. Still with its booming voice.
“Spike, is that you” Twilight asked. Still having trouble believing what she is seeing.
“Who else would it be? Do you see any other dragons around here?” Spike says while giving both ponies a ‘no shit Sherlock’ look on his face. Both ponies now found courage to walk up towards the dragon. Twilight finally said.
“What happened? How did you become so…big?” She asked, trying to get out of the shock that Spike had grown…again.
“Twilight, you know me. If I knew I would tell.” He received a suspicious glare from Twilight. “Oh come on, you know what I mean.”
“But I thought you could only grow when you where hoarding.” Rarity said. “Have you been hoarding in secret Spike?” She glares at the giant dragon.
"What, no. I have not, honestly.”Spike says.
“But how did you get so big then?” Twilight asked the dragon.
“I said I don’t know. I was just preparing a sandwich when I came out here and asked if you wanted something and then BAM, a white light and I awake with my head in the ceiling.” Spike said, still having trouble of not destroying too much while moving his giant body.
Sudden realization stroke Twilight at that movement. “I think I know what happened.”
“What?” both filly and dragon said at the same time.
“When I was doing that spell on you Rarity you turned into a filly. But Spike was already a baby.” She received a glare from the giant dragon which she laughed awkwardly at. “He he. As I was saying. Because he was already a baby the spell couldn’t make him younger so it must have gone the other way around.”
“Wait, so you mean…?”
“Yes, spike. I think you just grow older. I even think you are close to adult hood now.” She says while looking at the dragon in his eyes. The dragon on other hand-claw? Gah you know what forget it. The dragon on the other hand beamed at this.
“Wait, so you mean I’m a full grown dragon now. And I don’t need to hoard stuff cause I am now an adult and that means I’m big an….” He says with a smile but gets interrupted before he can finish.
“Spike, You’re going to start sound like Pinkie if you keep talking that fast.” Twilight said, trying to calm the giant happy dragon.
“So let me get this straight. I became younger while Spike became older, how?” Rarity asked, trying to get into the conversation.
“I told you before. You were already an adult so you became younger but Spike was already young so he became older.” Twilight explained to the confused filly.
“Okay, I think I understand but Twilight. You have a solution for this? Not only for me, but for spike too as well.” Rarity says while pointing up towards the dragon.
“What, why would I want to be small again. I’m finally a big dragon this is going to be awesome an…”he is once again interrupted by a Twilight that pokes on is belly. She motion him to come down to her level, he does so. He puts his head next to Twilight. Twilight then whispers into his ear.
“Don’t forget if you are this big you’re going to have problem with you know what.” Twilight says while pointing at Rarity.
“What do you mean? Ooooooh. I get it now. You’re right.” he says calmly before he fully realizes what she really meant and starts to panic. He quickly moves his head up to the ceiling, almost hitting it. “Twilight, we must find I cure and that fast.” He says fast, still panicking.
“Okay, don’t worry. I will get on it right away.” Twilight says while runs away towards the spell book once again. Meanwhile Spike and Rarity exchanges looks with each other. Both then looks away and their own direction. Spike finally breaks the silence.
“Soooo, nice weather we have today.” He says while looking out of a small window. He noticed a whole bunch of small fillies that are running around outside I panic. He looks wondering at them before Rarity answers.
“Yeah, the pegasi has really made a good weather today.” She says before she looks towards Spike that is now looking down at her. “soooo. What did Twilight whisper to you?” She says with a smile. Spike on the other hand starts to blush of this.
“Well she said you know that thing and like that and also this, hehe.” Spike says before silencing himself. Rarity just stands there and looks at him with a dumbfounded look on her face. She is about to asks again when Twilight interrupts the two with an annoyed scream.
“Gah, I can’t find anything that can solve this. Even the other books are clueless.” She screams then looks back at the dragon and the filly. “I’m sorry.” She says while hanging her head low. The marshmallow white filly walks up to the sad unicorn. She sits next to her and hugs her.
“There there, Twilight. We will get through this. You don’t need to strain yourself on the first day while looking for a cure.” Rarity said still hugging the lavender unicorn.
Twilight looks down on the filly and puts a smile on her face. She hugs back.
“Thanks Rarity.” She says. “But I must find I cure for this fast. Who knows how bad it could have happened if have put more energy into that spell. It could have maybe engulfed the entire town” Twilight says while the panic starts to build up again.
“I think that is was just happened, Twilight.” An unknown voice says to the two unicorns.
Twilight, Rarity and Spike looks at the direction where they heard the talking and both their jaws drop on what they see. There stand also a marshmallow white unicorn with a pink and light purple mane. She got song notes for a cutie mark and her voice is sweet and nice. Rarity lets go of the lavender unicorn and walks up to the new unicorn. She then says.
“Sweetie Belle?”
The new unicorn looks down at the filly.
“Rarity?”
Twilight and Spike sits there and looks at the scene before Spike says.
(Cough) (Cough) ”Awkwwwaaarrrd.” He says, receiving a glare from Twilight. Before anypony can react both the white unicorns’ faint right there on the spot. Twilight quickly sprints up to the two fainted unicorns’ and checks if they are okay. She managed to shake life into the unicorn now confirmed as Sweetie Belle. Rarity on the other hand is still unconscious. Sweetie Belle opens her eyes and sees the face of Twilight looking down at her.
“Oh Twilight…what happened?” She asks. She looks towards where Rarity lies.
“So, it wasn’t a dream?” She asks and looks once again at the lavender unicorn.
“He he. No it seems it wasn’t.” Twilight says awkwardly. Sweetie rolls her eyes and finally says.
“By the looks of it. You are still like you were before while everypony else had their age altered. That would mean that you are behind this.”
“No no. what makes you think that?” Twilight says, trying to convince Sweetie that she is innocent but fails. Sweetie just looks at her with a glare. Twilight acknowledges herself defeated.
“Okay, you got me. Except for that I’m still at my original age, what gave me away?”
“You are the most powerful unicorn I know so it wasn’t so hard to figure that out.” Sweetie says in a calm tone. Twilight nods to confirm this. Sweetie rolls her eyes again and turns to take a look at the dragon she recognizes as Spike, except he’s bigger now. Twilight then realizes something.
“Hey Sweetie Belle?” Twilight asks, Sweetie looks away from the dragon and looks towards her. “What did you mean with ‘everypony’?”
Sweetie just sits there and looks confused at the lavender mare before saying.
“Let me guess. You have not yet looked out of the window.” Twilight shakes her head. Sweetie motions Twilight to look out through a window. Twilight does so and what she sees makes the panic rise once again. The streets are full of young fillies’ and colts and she recognizes most of them. She sees and adult unicorn that looks like Dinky doo carrying a filly Pegasus on her back that looks like a young Ditzy doo. She sees a young colt with a light brown coat and with a dark brown mane. He looks like Dr Whooves. She sees two young fillies which she recognizes as Lyra and Bon Bon. The entire street is full of ponies that she recognizes except their age is all wrong. All of them have wearing confused or scared looks on their faces. She backs away from the window with a scared look on her face. She looks at Sweetie Belle who nods to confirm this. Twilight looks back at the window. Then at Rarity, then at the window again and then last at Spike.
“Oh no” is all that Twilight can say.
“I need to check if my friends are okay.” She yells, sprinting to the door. Sweetie pick up her “big” sister and sprints after her. Twilight have just left the door when a voice from behind stops her dead in her tracks.
“Um, Twilight?” Twilight looks back and sees Spike’s noose sticking out of the door. “How am I supposed to get out of here?” He asks. Twilight looks at the dragon before saying.
“Maybe if you are reeeaaaally careful. You might be able to get out in the front. Sure, a big piece of the wall will go down but…”
CRASH
“…Not much I hope.” Twilight looks at her now demolished house. By the bits of her house now stand a purple and green dragon at his full height.
“Ops” is all that Spike can say. Twilight starts built up anger in her when she hears a lot of screaming around her.
“Dragon”
“Run for your lives”
“It is going to eat us”
“The horror, the horror”
All around her and her friends’ ponies runs away in fear of the “dangerous” dragon in Ponyville. In just a couple of seconds the entire town is empty.
“Okaaay” spike says before looking down at Twilight, Sweetie and the still unconscious
Rarity. “Sorry for the house, Twilight.” Twilight doesn't have time to look towards the giant dragon. She is in a hurry to check if her precious comrades are okay. That will say her books. When she arrives at her now destroyed house she sees a horrible sight. All around Spike’s claws lies all of the library’s books. Most of them now destroyed or damaged. She fells a tear at this sight and before she knows it. She starts to cry again. Sweetie walks up to the crying unicorn and puts a hoof on her back while Rarity now starts to finally wake up. What she sees is not what she expected. She sees a destroyed house, a giant dragon and a crying unicorn. Before she can realize it. She has blacked out once again. Sweetie rolls her eyes at this behavior and says.
“And I thought a was immature.” She looks back at Twilight. “Look Twilight. I know it is a sad sight but we need to go and check if the others are alright. I must know if Applebloom and Scootaloo are okay.” Twilight stops to cry when the thought of her friends comes up.
“You are right Sweetie. We need to check if the others are alright. Oh and Spike” after hearing his name the dragon looks down toward Twilight.
“Yes?”
“We don’t want any more scared ponies so if you could find a way to make sure you doesn’t get seen that would be great.” She says but all she receives is an annoyed look.
“If you haven’t noticed Twilight, I’m not really that easy to hide. Look at me. I’m bigger then the town hall. How am I supposed to hide myself? And even if we find a place for me o hide how am I going to get there without being seen.”
“Um… I… um. I didn’t really think of that” Twilight says awkwardly.
“I thought so.”
“Why can’t you just fly somewhere Spike?” Sweetie asks while standing behind Spike and looks up at his back.
“Sweetie, to fly I need wings and last time I was a giant huge dragon I did not have any… ohhhhhwwwwhhhaaaattttt?” Spike looks at his back and sees two giant purple wings attached there.
“I got wings…I GOT WINGS” before any pony can react Spike has already taken off. The wind from the wings knocks over the two unicorns.
“Spike, wait” Twilight yells but to now avail. Spike is already a couple of hundreds feet’s in the air. She looks at Sweetie Belle. “How did he know how to fly?”
“I dunno.” Is all Sweetie Belle says.
“Right, no time for that. We need to check if our friends are alright. We start with the closest one. Pinkie Pie.” After that was said. The Two adult unicorns, and still the unconscious Rarity still lying on Sweetie back, started to head towards the Sugarcube Corner to check on their friend.