//------------------------------// // The New Heroes of Equestria // Story: The Element of Greed // by MechaTomX //------------------------------// After the battle against Spyral's clone, which his older brothers would take care of, Spike, Rumble and Button Mash met again near Sugarcube Corner, it went without saying that the 3 of them were excited. “Guys, you're fine,” Button Mash said. "Of course we are, apparently Luna sent reinforcements," Rumble said. "And I don't think she could have sent in better reinforcements," Spike added. The 3 smiled agreeing. But at that moment, they heard the laughter of the original Spyral, and they quickly headed to where Luna was fighting. Back with Luna. “GRRRR, I'M SICK OF YOU RUINING MY PLANS ALL THE TIME,” Spyral yelled. A great tremor was felt, and what everyone feared happened. The Element of Greed was about to be used. Luna went on guard as she positioned her sword to defend and attack at the same time. But Celestia knew what Luna was planning. "Lulu, don't face it in that state, it's dangerous, any hit with those Elements could be fatal." “I'm aware of that,” Luna replied with a serious look, “But if he use them now, he won't be able to use them for a while, we only have one chance and we're not even princesses anymore , Equestria needs hope and I'm going to give it to them.” "Great words, if so, then YOU WILL BE MY FIRST VICTIM," Spyral yelled, activating all 7 elements. “NOW LUNA,” Celestia yelled and at that moment Luna activated her horn, she used up a lot of energy to the point of exhaustion. "What the?" Spyral wondered, but then he felt his power weaken for a bit, he looked to where the elements of sin were and realized that one was no longer there, "The Element of Rage." “Take this,” Luna yelled as she shot a beam at Spyral, near her, posed the item she forged. SWISHHH. “Gyahhh,” Spyral yelled as he fired a beam to counter, both beams colliding, “It doesn't matter that you stole my element of rage, I still have another 6 at my disposal.” Spyral's beam began to outpace Luna's, but at that moment, Spike, Rumble, and Button Mash arrived at the scene. Seeing the night alicorn in trouble, Spike let out a worried cry, "Aunt Luna." Hearing that, a smile formed on Luna's face, although she didn't spend much time with the little dragon unlike her sister, she liked when Spike referred to her as Aunt. "Aunt Luna?" asked Rumble and Button. "NOOOO," Spike yelled and at that moment he decided to support Luna with his breath of fire which collided with Spyral's beam. “Grrr, you again,” Spyral whined as he continued his attack. "You can beat it Spike," Twilight Sparkle yelled. “Go ahead, I know you can beat him,” Celestia yelled. Spyral's gaze darted with concern, seeing the Element of Greed move away from him and towards Spike, "NO, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE." "Spike," Rumble and Button yelled at the same time, as they approached the staggering dragon, "Just hold on a little longer." And again, another miracle occurred. 2 elements of sin had moved away from Spyral, which approached Rumble and Button respectively. “Wow, this is fabulous,” Button exclaimed excitedly. "Focus, I won't deny it's exciting," Rumble told him, "But we're in a laser collision battle with a lunatic." “Sorry,” Button Mash apologized. “Now they have 4 elements, while Spyral only has 3,” Twilight said. “Finish him now,” Celestia told them. “HAAAAAA,” Spike, Rumble, Button Mash and Luna yelled and at that moment, their attack surpassed Spyral's. "NOOOOOOOO, MY PLAN WAS PERFECT," Spyral yelled before being consumed by the lightning he received. A huge light covered the place, temporarily blinding everyone present, after a few seconds, the light had ceased and it seemed that everything was calm. Luna however, searched for the Changeling and finally found it. Spyral had turned to stone, just like Chrysalis, Tirek, and Cozy Glow. “He wanted to be like his mother,” Luna said, “and he suffered the same fate.” Spike, Rumble and Button lowered their heads, they knew that Spyral was evil so they couldn't say anything good about him. And in that moment, the force field that was holding the Mane 6, Celestia, and the Crusaders prisoner had vanished, freeing them from that magical prison. “Oh my,” Fluttershy said. “That was awesome,” Rainbow Dash said. "Who knew they could team up to do something like that super attack," Applejack added. "This time they were the heroes," Rarity said. “They deserve a celebration in their honor,” Pinkie Pie said. But the one who was happiest was Twilight Sparkle, in the past, Spike had managed to save the Crystal Empire from King Sombra, however, this time he didn't have her help, she couldn't help the little dragon that grew up next to her, a tear of pride welled up in her eye, knowing that her little brother in everything but blood had grown, she rushed over to try to hug him, but Celestia beat her to it. "SPIKE," Celestia yelled as she pounced on him hugging him with all her strength, she began to kiss him on the cheek many times, "You did it Spike." “Mom,” Spike laughed as he received Celestia's kisses, “you tickle me.” “You called me mom in front of your new friends,” Celestia told him with a smile. "Oh no , its true," Spike said, then he looked at Rumble and Button Mash, who were asking the same question, "Mom?" Spike felt like he had ruined everything, Twi had warned him that his relationship with Celestia had to be kept a secret for various reasons, but Spike's nerves dissipated when Celestia placed her hoof on his shoulder. "It's okay, Spike, I'm not a princess anymore, so you don't have to hide how you feel anymore," Celestia told him as she stroked him. She approached Rumble and Button Mash and spoke to them, "When Spike hatched from that egg, before entrusting him to the Sparkle family, he lived with me his first years of life, that's why I let you know that I love Spike, because he is my son as well as being the son of Twilight Sparkle's parents." “Wow, that's great, Spike must mean a lot to you,” Button Mash said. "That's right, my little pony," Celestia replied. "You could say the thought is mutual," Rumble said looking at Spike. Spike stepped closer, and continued, "That's right, Celestia is also my mother." Celestia took advantage of that moment to joke, "Velvet will be jealous if she knows that." “Mom,” Spike whined. This made his friends laugh. At that moment, Rumble and Button's elements flew out causing confusion to the foals. “Hey,” Rumble yelled. “I thought they were ours,” Button said. Celestia laughed, "I guess you're not ready for power like that yet." "That's right, I earned mine for being the Royal Advisor," Spike told them as he carried the element of greed. "Smug," Rumble and Button thought. Several days later. The news spread quickly, where there was talk about a new enemy that tried to threaten Equestria but was stopped by the former princess Luna along with 3 young warriors. In Twilight's castle in Canterlot, there was Luna, wearing an elegant outfit, which she wore at Twilight's coronation, next to her were the other princesses, Twilight, Celestia and Cadence. There was a crowd of ponies that had gathered in the place, all of them wearing elegant suits, the Mane 5 and the Crusaders stood out from the crowd, as well as Twilight Velvet and Night Light, Spike's parents, Shining Armor was also there. “We gathered today to celebrate a special occasion,” Luna announced, “A little dragon with a huge heart, a little pegasus with remarkable bravery, and a little earth pony with incredibly high intelligence, managed to bring peace back to Equestria by being such young souls, which fills us all with hope, letting us know that no matter how old we are, we can all do good no matter how.” “Fillies and Gentlecolts, may I present,” Luna announced. "The Future Wonderbolt, Rumble." “The Gaming Hero, Button Mash.” “And finally, my dear nephew, The Brave and Glorious, Spike.” A door opened from which Spike, Rumble and Button Mash came out, who were also dressed in elegant suits. The three of them advanced, receiving praise and applause from the ponies that had helped. Arriving with the princesses and former princesses, Luna handed Spike the Element of Greed, which he graciously took. "I don't think I'll ever get tired of saying it, but I'm glad I met you," Spike told his new friends. Rumble and Button Mash gave the dragon a hug, knowing that it was just the beginning of a powerful friendship.