//------------------------------// // Chapter 17 // Story: The Ultimate Enemy 3: Past, Present and Future? // by LoganRyder //------------------------------// Spike tackled his dark self and began to fight him while keeping him at bay from the girls. "I will destroy that foolish princess!" Dark Spike said "Then. You'll have to beat me first!" Spike replied As the two continued to fight, the fight with Past Sunset and the past Rainbooms continued. Dark Spike eventually kneed Spike back and rushed to the scene. The moment where demon Sunset was about to attack Twilight, he jumped and kicked her with a blow of fiery dark green power. "What in-?!" Past Sunset said "Shut up you BACON. HAIRED. RECOLOR!" Dark Spike said, hitting her as he spoke. This surprised the past Rainbooms and Twilight as Dark Spike savagely attacked the demonic former unicorn. He then turned to the past counterparts of the girls and said "Say goodbye Princess!" He charged in his hands a dark green fiery aura and blasted a large dark green fireball at the girls, who gasped as the projectile closed in. Spike had managed to get up and saw what was about to happen. He jumped in front of the girls and used his dark abilities to deflect it back at his dark self, which knocked him back and on the ground. "You all ok?" Spike asked the girls. "We are. But who are you?" Twilight asked "I'll tell you later. Just deal with her while I deal with this psycho!" Spike said and continued to fight his evil self. The two Spike's continued to trade blow after blow to each other. As the two fought, Dark Spike saw a sledgehammer and pushed Spike off. He grabbed it and Twilight noticed and was shocked at what he was doing as he said "Say hi to your friends in Tartarus you hypocrite!" "The portal!" Twilight cried out He swung the hammer with incredible strength at the statue. Spike saw the hammer swinging near and blasted it with a green fireball from his hands, burning it to ash. He then jumped and began to pummel his dark self. As the two fought, Spike and Dark Spike grappled again, at the same time where Past Twilight and the past Rainbooms began to use their equestrian magic from their Elements to stop Sunset and her lackeys, Snips and Snails. Spike saw what was happening and thought. Wait, if this could redeem Sunset, maybe it could work for him? He teleported in green flames behind Dark Spike and grabbed him by his arms and teloprted them near the blast. "What are you DOING?!" Dark Spike asked in shocked confusion. Spike only neared the blast by Twilight and the girls and they were engulfed in a bright flash of light. After the flash dissipated, Spike began to slowly get up and regain his stance. He saw his dark self on the ground struggling to get up and looked at the girls hugging together. He gave a smile at their reunion and the now bruised and teary-eyed Sunset emerging from a crater at the front of the building. "Ok. I managed to keep things the same." Spike said with relief. "Oh yeah!?" Spike turned around and saw his dark self charged at him and grabbed him by the shoulders. The two began to grapple as a large red orb began to pulsate and consume them in red light. As soon as the red orb grew and get bigger, it flashed in bright light and neither Spike nor Dark Spike were seen. An large red orb had appeared again and this time they landed near a grassy area. But the area around them was red. "Great now where are we?" Spike said As Dark Spike rised up, they heard music from the distance. Spike and Dark Spike looked and saw the Rainbooms against the Dazzlings. "Wait..this is the Battle of the Bands!" Dark Spike said with recognition. The two looked at each other as they ran to the battle. Dark Spike flew and neared the area as Spike pursued him. As soon as they reached tthe area. Dark Spike flew behind the Rainbooms and trapped them in a dark green forcefield. The past Rainbooms only looked in shock of what was happening "What the heck?!" Past Sunset said "What's going on?!" Past Twilight said Dark Spike flew up and created a dark fiery green aura and trapped the Dazzlings and the CHS students in separate forcefields. He then powered up an large energy orb in his hands and began to charge it, causing it to grow more and glow a dark green light. "EAT THIS!" Dark Spike said as he readied the orb "OH NO YOU DON'T!" Spike flew and kicked Dark Spike back and lighting his hands with fiery green auras, grabbed the orb and launched it at his dark self. He then turned around and teleported back to back and punched the forcefields one by one, freeing the girls and the others. The past Rainbooms smiled and went over to Spike. He turned around and Past Applejack said "Thanks for the save!" "Dude! That. Was. Awesome!" Past Rainbow Dash complimented. Spike however, said "Look, I don't have time to talk. Deal with those 3!" He ran to where Dark Spike was before they could continue to speak and saw his dark self at an nearby far blown crater. Dark Spike only gave an look of rage and fury at his younger self. "Why do you fight for them!?" Dark Spike asked angrily "Because I have something worth fighting for. Not just my friends! But my HOME! Both here and from Equestria!" Spike said with determination "To TARTARUS with your friends and home!" Dark Spike coldly replied "No. TO TARTARUS WITH YOU!" Spike angrily roared, his eyes flaring black and red as he spoke. He grabbed his dark self and a red orb had appeared and consumed them in red sparks and energy. The two Spike's were gone once the red energy had dissipated. A red thundering orb appeared and this time, they landed on the ground. As they got up, Spike saw they were in front of CHS, but this time, the girls were hugging and were in their Crystal Guardian forms. Near them was a girl with green hair and a brown sweater whom Spike did not recognize. "Now what?" Spike said Dark Spike only got up and tackled Spike saying "YOUR DOOM!" The two continued to fight and punch and kick one another, with Dark Spike managing to hit Spike with a haymaker to his face, but Spike angrily kneed him in the gut, knocking him off with a heavy breath of air out his lungs. This had drawn the attention of the girls when they saw them fighting. "Hey. What's going on over there?" Past Rarity said Spike, thinking quickly grabbed Dark Spike and teleported them away from the area, and into the school. The two had continued to fight, trading blow after blow. As they fought, they wentbfrom the cafeteria, to the hallway to the roof of the school itself. "When Sunset said your chance to make your future happen won't happen itself, she was right." Spike said Dark Spike only knocked Spike down and said "I am INEVITABLE! You are meant to be me! as your destiny awaits!" "What if I could choose something else?! What if I could be a better person then you?!" Spike replied as Dark Spike faced him. The two faced each other. The Present Hero vs The Future Villain. Love vs Anger. Friendship vs Hate. Spike vs Dark Spike. Spike only said defiantly and determinedly. "C'mon faker, let's end this the way we both started it." He grabbed Dark Spike and said "TOGETHER!" The two flew off the roof in a shadowy like aura that moved around the sky as the two grabbed and flew around. The girls watched as the two fought, giving looks of shock at what was happening. "What in tarnation is that?!" Past Applejack asked in surprise. "It looks like another form of Equestrian Magic!" Past Sunset said As the shadowy aura moved, both Spike's struggled and flowed around with Dark Spike even cackling as they flew. The shadowy aura flew on the ground and both had fallen down. Spike got up and saw Dark Spike puff his chest and wail out fiery rings from his mouth. Spike them did the same and both struggled against the others will power. As they struggled, Dark Spike sweated in pressure as Spike sweated from the pain he had from their fight, but continued with determination. As they fought, the girls covered their ears and ran to cover from the flaming rings of their wails. "It's no use! If we keep doing this people will get hurt from our Amulet's abilities....wait...that's it!" Spike thought. During the struggle, Spike powered up his wail and moved closer to his dark self. He then dashed in a shadowy flash and phased his hand through Dark Spike's chest. Dark Spike, seeing this said. "What are you doing?!" Spike only struggled and roared as a black and red orb absorbed them. Dark Spike screamed in pain and shouted. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!" As soon as the orbs dissipated, Spike pulled out an familiar amulet. The Alicorn Amulet. Dark Spike only fell on one knee and coughed in pain. "So....you win." Dark Spike said sarcastically. "No...I'm a better creature." Spike replied. Dark Spike only laughed and said "We'll... see.... each.... other...... soon." Spike only gave a look of confusion as his evil self faded away into sand. He only shook his head and with a fiery green aura of his hand, made a portal and entered. Jungle Guardian/Dark Spike was in the school and sat in front of Twilight. "So you wish to join the School of Friendship?" Twilight asked "Yes Your Highness." Jungle Guardian/Dark Spike said Twilight giggled and said "Please. Just Twilight is fine. I'm not into that who e royal title thing." Jungle Guardian/Dark Spike fumbled his hooves and said "Oh ok. Twilight, I really want to learn ahout Friendship. I heard of what was happening, but I figured I should learn something." Twilight only gave an amused smile and said "Ok then Jungle, I'll let you know when classes start. Right now we still need more students. But it will be a great pleasure for you to attend." Jungle Guardian/Dark Spike only nodded with excitement and proceeded to sign enrollment papers Twilight showed him. After doing so, he left the office. "Bye Jungle Guardian!" Twilight waved to the colt with a smile. "Bye Twilight!" Jungle Guardian/Dark Spike waved back as he left. However, as he left, he grinned evilly as his eyes flared red for a second and then back to green....