//------------------------------// // Chapter 4: Pirate Dogs // Story: The Tales Of Spike - Neverland // by Spyro_Story //------------------------------// The eyes blinking and his vision is blurry for the little purple dragon. He started to wake up his conscious. His vision is back to normal. "Ugh... what, ow... my head hurts, what happen?" He said in headache until he see hanging both his wrists and ankles. "Look what's finally waking up." One pirate dog said while holding Spike's head and letting go. Spike tried to break free, but the ropes on his wrists and ankles are to strong. He looked around and spotted Sparx, who struggling inside the jar. He looked to the other pirate dogs and he said a question with tone. "Hey, where are you mutts taking us?" "We're taking ye two to our ship." One pirate dog answered. "Yer going to meet our captain, but ye will be quiet and show he respect. Understand ye purple lizard?" They arrived to the beach and headed towards their canoe boat. Two other pirate dogs removed a stick from Spike's wrists and ankles and toss him in the canoe boat pretty hard. "OW! Hey watch it!" Spike said in angry tone, but three pirate dogs didn't care when they laugh. One pirate dog push the canoe boat while the others are in and set sails to the ocean. Spike is getting sit up, his eyes widened when he sees a biggest dark cherry color pirate ship with black blankets flows by the wind. He has never seen. "That's one big ship right there." He surprised. A canoe boat finally reach a ship, one pirate dog giving a signal to the ship. The other two strap a winches on canoe boat and pulling down the winches to go up the top of the ship. One pirate dog untie Spike's ankles just to make him get out of the canoe boat. Spike sees all the pirate dogs, there like hundreds of them. They were singing, throwing knifes a bullseye, and drinking a barrel full of beer. One small pirate dog with red corrito, blue and white strips, and a friendly smile approaches to them and said. "Good afternoon maties, what brings ye three have brought?" "We brought something interesting for the captain, a purple lizard and a dragonfly." One pirate dog said. He moved his head to the left side and see Spike and Sparx behind them. "Oh my, are ye sure the captain would be impressed? I- I mean he doesn't like to be disturb and-" "Just shut up and take us to the captain, Mr. Smee." One pirate dog said in anger which makes Mr. Smee startled. "Y- yes, follow me." Mr. Smee said in whimper. They follow Mr. Smee to the captain's room while they push Spike to make him walk. They finally went inside the captain's room while Mr. Smee call him out from his office. One pirate dog place Spike in front and said. "Kneel, ye smelly reptile." "First of all, I'm not a reptile." Spike said in tone. "And second, I kneel to no one." "Ye should be." One pirate dog said while grabbing Spike's head and push him down. "Because he is THE pirate that all pirates feared. Cleverest and invincible. The original nightmare. The one he call himself, Captain Hook." A pirate captain walked out of the door and approach to them. He's a hound wears a red coat and hat with black feather, a black belt with golden belt buckle holding a sword, a fancy mustache, and a left hook for a hand. He looked at his maties and looked down at the purple dragon." Well? You better not wasting my time and tell me, why you three bring that... thing and a dragonfly to my ship?" Captain Hook said in fancy words with a serious look on his face. "W-we found it, when that lizard was sleep in the middle of the forest." One pirate dog said in nervous. But the captain is not amused. "Hey, I said I'm not a lizard, I'm a dragon!" Spike said in anger tone at them. They were quiet for the moment until they start to laughing at him. "It's not funny, I'm serious." "It says it's a dragon, that's funny." Second pirate dog said. He moved his head closer to Spike's face. "What are ye gonna do, breathe fire?" For that moment, Spike haven't thought about it. His makes a smirk face to that pirate dog. "Actually, that's what I'm about to do." Spike said. He unleashed his green fire and blow on pirate dog's face. "Who's laughing now, huh?" He stopped his flame. A pirate dog's face covered in smoke, coughing out his mouth, and passing out to the floor. The others didn't say a word, but what Captain Hook sees from spike, he was... intrigued when he place his under hook under his chin. "*growl* Now ye gonna pay for this, ye little!" Third pirate dog said in anger while raising his sword. But Captain Hook grab his sword with his hook to stop him. "Now now, that's not the way to treat our guest here." Captain Hook said. A pirate dog lay down his sword and calm down his growl. "Oh, where are my manners? Would you be so kind is to unty his wrists please." The pirate dogs was confuse for what they heard the captain saying. "Huh? B-but captain." "I said... unty him, now." Captain Hook said while glaring at him. So another pirate dog pulled out his knife and cut the rope from Spike's wrists. "Mr. Smee, take this dragonfly to the third bottom . And the rest of you, leave us." The pirate dogs nodded to the captain and headed out. He went to his table to take a seat on his chair. He looked back to Spike. "Please forgive my crew, they forgot to learn there manner. Have a seat." Spike cross both his arms with a tone. "No? Suit yourself." "Where have they taking my friend?" Spike said in tone. "A dragonfly? Oh, you don't have to worry about it dragon, it's perfectly safe now." Captain Hook said. "Say, do you have a name? I'm not gonna call you dragon." "... Spike, my name is Spike." He introduced. "Spike, huh? That's quite a usual name." Captain Hook said. "But it's not important now. What's important is that you look like your not from around here in Neverland, are you?" "Its because I'm from another world called Equestria." Spike answered. "Really, and how did you get here in the first place?" Captain Hook asked question. "Well, I just went to the Everfree forest to get some gems. But I was chase by Timberwolves but I lost em. Until I fell and found a bright crystal shape like a star. And then I ended up here. So I need to find a way to get back home." Spike answered. The captain eyes widened for what he heard from Spike's answers about the bright crystal. He got up quickly, walk toward to him and grab both his shoulders. "So you're the one awoken the first Neverstar." He said. "Y-yes I did." Spike said. Captain Hook let go of his shoulder and calm down. "I see you don't know about it, don't you?" He said. "Follow me, I want to show you something." Spike followed the captain to the right side of the wall where he has books, maps, and chests. The captain grab a medium size chest on top and opening it to get from the inside. "Does it look like this?" Captain Hook reveal a one piece of Neverstar crystal to his hand. Spike's eyes widened as he seen that crystal from before. **Flashback** "woah it looks so... amazing, Twilight's gonna flip out when I tell her." "Maybe I should go closer to it." "Wha... what's happening... AH!!!" **Flashback End** "Ye-yeah, that's the one." Spike said. "But it's missing few pieces." "Yes, it is true."captain Hook said. "When I found it, they were shattered and scattered all over Neverland. My crew and I have been searching for the remains for years, we'll never stop until these... savages get to them first." He turned around to see Spike. "But when you found the first Neverstar crystal, I believe you could be the key to all the pieces of the second Neverstar crystal." "I am?" Spike said in confuse. "Yes dear boy." Captain Hook said. "Once we put them all together into one, I can conquer Neverland and be a god. And I can send you back home as promise. So what do you say, do we have a deal? He lift his right hand, waiting for Spike to shake his hand. For a moment, Spike thought when he heard a word 'conquer'. He believe that his ideas are just... evil. So, he looked up to the captain and start to say one word. "No." "... Disappointed." Captain Hook said. "I thought you were gonna say yes, but I was wrong." He snapped his fingers to give a signal for two pirate dogs. They open the door and they grabbed Spike's arms. "H-hey, let me go!" Spike said while trying to break free. There gribs are to strong. "Tell them to get off me and face me like a... dragon... dog... somethin." "I wish I can fight you. But not today or soon." Captain Hook said. "Because tomorrow, you're gonna walk the plank. Take him to cell and prepare the execution by morning." The two pirate dogs nodded to their captain and they drag Spike to the Third bottom while the door is shut closed. ___________________________________________________ ***Equestria, Ponyville 9am*** In the middle of the day, the mane six and Starlight began their search for their missing dragon friend. They separate a three teams two Ponies. One team is Twilight and Starlight in the castle library to find any spells find him. Two team is Applejack, Rarity, and Pinkie Pie walks everywhere in Ponyville, asking everypony if they see him. And three team is Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy flying around and look down to the ground to see if they spotted him. It took them an hours and still no sight of him. They regroup to each other, except for Twilight and Starlight who are still looking for spell. "Did you girls found him yet?" Rainbow Dash said. "I'm afraid not, darling." Rarity said. "But I did found one coin on the ground, finders keepers." Pinkie Pie said, but they others are make a serious tone on Pinkie. "Um, nevermind." "Anyways, we've asked everypony If they see him, but none of them have." Applejack said. "Oh, I'm so worried about him." Fluttershy said in worry. "He's probably scared, hungry, and alone." "We all do, Fluttershy." Rarity said while place her hoof around her. "Yeah, Its like he's banished into thin air or something." Rainbow Dash said. "Well we gotta head back to the castle, come on girls." Applejack said. They arrived at the castle, making their way inside to the library where Twilight and Starlight are. "There you girls are." Twilight said. "Good news, Starlight and I found a tracking spell, come on." The other girls are happy to here what Twilight tell them. "Then what are we waiting for, work your magic!" Rainbow Dash said. "Alright, all I need is his piece of scale." Twilight said. "Luckily I found one from his room. So let's hope it work, stand back girls." She uses her horn to cast a spell on Spike's scale. A scale started to glow and slowly lifted up to the air. It would seem the spell worked. "Hurray, you did it Twilight, you did it!" Pinkie Pie said in excitement and hopping. "So... what now?" "Now, we can follow it where Spike is." Starlight said. A glowing scale flew out to the library while the mane six and Starlight began to follow it. They went outside of the castle, they walked to the right side out of Ponyville. For a moment, they stopped there track for what's in front of them. The glowing scale had led them to the Everfree forest. "So Spike was in the Everfree forest?" Applejack said. "Didn't he know that this forest so s- s-scary?" Fluttershy said in fear. All the other girls know that. "... Well I don't care scary it is." Twilight said in bold. "That's my little brother and our friend out there and we have to save him." "You're right Twilight, this is for Spike." Fluttershy said while rise up and make a brave face. "Yeah, that's the spirit Fluttershy." Rainbow Dash cheered. "Alrighty girls, let's do this." Applejack said. And so, the mane six and Starlight nodded and headed towards to the Everfree forest for their dragon friend. To Be Continued...