//------------------------------// // Playing Hero // Story: Spider-Man Scaled Web-Head // by Corrupting Dragon28 //------------------------------// For all that it's worth, Spike actually enjoyed the past few weeks despite the insanity that revolves around Twilight and her friends life's but like usual, it helped him - mostly - keep his distance and for him to actually be exposed to Ponyville. As much grief that this town put him and other creatures through, it wasn't a town you could stay mad at, it helped him connect with his; The Cutie Mark Crusaders with Snips and Snails included. Even with Apple Bloom's cutie mark incident it's been fun for him. He's starting to get a little more control of his powers, they were steadily improving the more he practiced with but he sometimes he get his foot or claw stuck to a surface and get in over his head and tries to lift something he's not ready for but he was improving from last time, ever since he got them he's been trying to figure out what he wanted to do with these powers but he decided it's better to wait until he actual got a handle on them before anything happened....until he had no choice. "Ugggggghhhh...This is so frustrating." Spike thought disgruntled as he regretfully got back to work. Spike was down in in the lab that Twilight setup and then forgot about, He's been setting up shop down here working on a pet project that have been living rent in his head for days, something drawing him to discover more. He wasn't sure how he knows but it's like his powers were urging him to pursue this. Like many Spiders, they could all organically make webs, but after many - physical- headaches, Spike appeared to not have gained the ability to spin webs like Spiders and he couldn't just let that be, if his powers didn't give webs then he'll have to make them himself. Right now he was researching the right chemical formulas to get a concept of what he's trying to accomplice, but.... it isn't easy as it sounds. This level of alchemy was really hard to try to figure out, with his knowledge he was making leeway but it was a little slow going. and then another obstacle shown up to block his progress. urrrrrrrgggggg... his stomach began growling. 'Ugh.' 'I can't stop...not yet.' The more he ignored the growls his stomach made, the louder it became until he had enough. 'Ok ok I'm moving.' Spike reluctantly moved back up stairs to the library to get something from the kitchen before he was met with Owlowiscios on the main floor. "What's up Owlowiscios." Spike greeted his Owl roommate. "Hoo." Owlowiscious said back. "How are you holding up?" "Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted a little dismally "You too, huh." "Well it's ok, I'm here now." Spike reassured his owl friend as a slight smirk became present on the owl's face. "Speaking of which, where is our favorite book manic?" Spike asked "Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted as he lead Spike to the balcony with him following close behind. Owlowiscios then perched on the balcony and pointed to Sugarcube Corner. "Sugarcube Corner, huh?" Spike inquired. "Hoo." Owlowiscios said in confirmation. "I haven't seen the cakes in a while, maybe I go should go over there for lunch and say hi." "You wanna come?" Spike asked the owl. "Hoo." Owlowiscios chirped excitedly. Spike went back down to the lab to get his bag and put his chemistry notes in and went back up to exit the library with Owlowiscios. As Spike walked the through Ponyville he couldn't help put watch as this town has grown since he came...here, then a series of painful memories shot through Spike skull. As much as this town was a retreat from his situation it's been.... it didn't come without it's caveats of regret. As Spike stood in place for a minute Owlowiscios looked at him with concern. "Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted for concern towards his static dragon friend as he was snapped back to reality. "Sorry Owlowiscios," Spike apologized to his Owl friend. "I kind of got lost in my thoughts there." "Hoo Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted in forgivness as they both continued their to Sugarcube Corner. They soon saw the Ginger-Breaded house in view and entered just to be perplexed by what they saw at the left-side of the bakery, a series of Rainbow Dash admirers -Scootaloo included- with Rainbow dash herself in standing proud in the middle of it. Spike and Owlowiscios both looked at the scene looked at each other at silently decided to ignore it for now and go for what they came here for in the first. As they headed for towards the front corner and saw Mrs.Cake looking at the scene as well. "Hi Mrs.Cake." Spike cheerfully greeted the mare with Owlowiscios following up. "Hoo!" Mrs.Cake looked towards the set of voices and smiled as she saw who it was from. "Spike, Owlowiscios! I haven't seen you two around here in while." Mrs.Cake graciously said to the pair. "Sorry we haven't been around lately." Spike said in response. "How've you been?" Spike asked her. "Oh I've been just...ugh." Mrs.Cake gripped her stomach in visible pain while to Spike she looked a little bloated. 'It's probably nothing.' Spike thought suspiciously while Owlowiscios raised a brow. "Having a little stomach trouble?" Spike asked the mare cautiously. "Sorry, this pregnancy is going about as well as expected. Mrs.Cake said laughing a little all the while both Spike and Owlowiscios's jaws had dropped to the ground." "You're pregnant?!" "Hoo?!" Both Spike and Owlowiscios exclaimed over hearing the news themselves while Mrs.Cake laughed a little over their reaction. "Yep, about a few months due, I'm surprised this is the first you're hearing about it," Mrs.Cake said "Twilight assured me that she told you after the baby shower last month." 'Twilight.' Spike thought spitefully as he sighed in annoyance. "Well congratulations, sorry I didn't hear about it sooner." Spike said apologetically. "Oh it's ok dearie, Twilight keeps telling everypony how much of a hard worker you are." Mrs.Cake explained 'Oh is that so.' "Are you sure you should even be on you're hooves right now?" Spike asked Mrs.Cake in concern. "I'm fine dear even with Carrot Cake off on an order, I'm hardly exerting herself." Mrs.Cake said confidently which made Spike smile in relief. "Well good but still try to be-" Spike was cut off as the raving crowd to the left increase in volume grabbing the three creatures attention. "Just for clarification, what's with the Rainbow claded crowd?" Spike asked the mare. "Oh that, it's just the fan press conference for our Friendly Neighborhood Rainbow Dash. Ponyville's newest hero." Mrs.Cake declared. '....oh boy.' Spike internally groaned while sensing headache within the future. "Hey Spike!" a shout was heard from the other side of the bakery and saw Apple Bloom waving Spike over with Sweetie Belle sitting next to her. "I'll be right back." Spike said to Mrs.Cake as he and Owlowiscios went towards the fillies calling him over. "Hey you two." "Hey Spike." Apple Bloom and Sweetie Belle greeted him. "Hoo." Owlowiscios said also greeting the two fillies. "Hey Owlowiscios." Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom waved towards the owl. "You guys apart of the Rainbow crowd or just here for Scootaloo." Spike sked as he sat next to them with Owlowiscios taking perch on top of his head spikes. "Well it's half for Scootaloo and half for just plain curiosity." Sweetie Belle answered. "We really didn't hear about the whole Rainbow Dash situation until an hour ago." Apple Bloom added on. "Speaking of that, what is the whole Rainbow Dash situation." Spike asked. "From what we heard and somewhat witnessed, Rainbow Dash saved a couple of ponies when her ego inflated like a balloon." Apple Bloom explained. "We didn't get to see her save them up but we were apart of the crowd while she was victory dancing and ran into Scootaloo as she filled us in." Sweetie Belle recalled. "Ah that explains it." Spike now getting the situation. "We were here to hang out with Scoots but with how it's going now, she's going to be following Rainbow all day," Apple Bloom said. "So we were about to split and go to the clubhouse. You wanna come with?" Sweetie Belle asked the dragon. Spike was just about the accept when his attention drew back to his bag with his chemistry notes inside it. 'Ugh, I can't just forget about this.' Spike bitterly thought. "Um... sorry guys, I kind still have to work on something and we originally came here to get something to eat and get out of the library." Spike said regrettably. "Oh that ok." Apple Bloom stated. "There's always next time right." Sweetie Belle asked with a smile. "Definitely." Spike agreed. "Bye Spike, Bye Owlowiscios." Both fillies said as they left Sugarcube Corner with Spike slightly sighing which Owlowiscios took notice from on top of his head. "Hoo." "Yeah I know but I've been stuck on this for days and it's going to keep eating me until I've solved it." Spike said while looking at Owlowiscios. "Hoo." "Although I get you're point it's far from obsessing and about another plant away from Twilighting," Spike stated to the Owl. "Hoo Hoo.' Owlowiscios hooted in acceptance. Spike then went back to the counter and ordered two cupcakes for him and for Owlowiscios with them both eating them, then started to work on his formula again and hit the same roadblock. 'Ugggghhhh can't I get this chemically sequenced it's like there's something that's not letting them...' Spike thought but trailed of when he say a Unicorn mare levitating a cookie into her mouth and that got Spike thinking. '....maybe it's because their magical elements,' Spike thought as he went to his bag and got out his set of elements. 'maybe if I use elements and chemicals that's not apart of the magical axis, that'll maybe get them to sequence properly.' Spike had an epiphany and started to work. "Yes,Yes! Owlowiscios!." Spike exclaimed. "Hoo?" Owlowiscios said as he perched next to Spike. "I got it, I finally figured it out." Spike exclaimed excitingly as he showed him the final formula. "Hoo?" Owlowiscios hooted in question. "It's the Web Fluid formula that I've been working on and based on my research it should be most likely to work." Spike explained. "Hoo Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted in celebration. Spike then looked back towards the left-side of the room and still so Rainbow Dash and her crowd still fawning over her. "Their still at this...whatever now I need something to fire the web fluid out off." Spike then continued workshopping. It was at this time when the rest of the Main 6 entered Sugarcube Corner to see the Rainbow Bonanza. Spike wasn't halfway through designing his uhhhh... 'mmmm... Web shooters yeah that a good name.' While Spike wasn't halfway into designing his Web Shooters, a multi-colored mare noticed Spike and trotted up to him. "Hey Spike." Rainbow Dash greeted the baby dragon as he look up from his Journal. "What's up?" Spike asked plainly. "I, Ponyville's awesome hero has a need for you my scaly little friend." Rainbow Dash declared. "And...what is this need of yours?" Spike asked with a raised brow. "I am granting you the honor of writing my autobiography." She said while posing dramatically as the crowd around her went wild, Spike was speechless but before he could even think a response Twilight decided to add herself into the conversation. "Sorry for interrupting Rainbow but aren't autobiographies supposed to be written by the pony they are about?" Twilight asked with slight irritation. "Maybe for your normal, run-of-the-mill ponies, but I'm far too busy saving lives to stop and write," Rainbow Dash said as a photographer snapped her picture. 'Ugh ok.' Spike thought as he got a sick feeling from that statement. "And that's why I want Spike to be my own personal ghost writer." Rainbow finished saying as she put a hoof onto of Spike's head to which he swiped it away. He was about to say something 'sassy' in other words but as he opened his mouths, he saw Scootaloo in the crowd and then... "Um...sorry Rainbow Dash but I'm kind off busy at the moment." Spike said meekly as Rainbow put on a disappointed face. "What! what could be more important than covering the story of Ponyville's savior." Rainbow said as another photographer took her picture again while Spike's patience was dropping still keep himself from telling her off. "Look I'm just really busy right now." Spike said, deciding that he's spent too much time here looked at Owlowiscios and pointed his head towards the door and Owlowiscios in turn nodded and flew out the door with Spike then packed up his stuff and headed towards Mrs.Cake at the counter. "Congrats again, I promise to visit more often." Spike then paid and tipped her for the cupcakes and then joined Owlowiscios outside. Spike and Owlowiscios were now back at the lab in the library and now were workshopping again with how he could build his Web Shooters. "Ok, that was easier," Spike said kind of exhausted. "Hoo." Owlowiscios hooted in agreement As they both looked towards their format. "Hoo." "I like it too." "Thanks for you're help by the way." Spike thanked the owl. "Hoo Hoo.(Don't mention it)" Owlowiscios hooted. "Now it's just a matter of getting the materials to put it together." Spike then packed up the format into his bag and went up stairs while Owlowiscios took a nap in the lab. As Spike exited the library he heard *Scream* 'What, where.' Spike thought incoherently as he ran towards the source. A few minutes later he arrived and saw someone saving an pony. 'What the...' "That's right. Ponyville has a new hero - A mysterious mare that has done well by our fair city today. A dub this new masked hero the mysterious Mare Do Well!" Mayor Mare exclaimed cheerfully as the crowd rejoiced. As Spike heard Rainbow Dash rambling he started to put the pieces together. 'How convenient that a new 'Hero' comes to town the same time Rainbow Dash's 'hero' phase, what those girls doing?' As he connected the dots, he theorized that one of the Main 6 is the mysterious Mare Do Well. 'New hero or not, that suit needs work.' Spike thought critically. 'This day's becoming more and more weird by the day' 'Every since that Mare Do Well came into the picture it's like the whole town has gone into Mare Do Well frenzy and the Mare in question is becoming a lot more intriguing' Spike thinks as he walks down Ponyville's streets 'While getting the materials for the Web Shooters -which was hard- I keep hearing how Mare Do Well was seen 'Saving Ponyville' with Physical Strength and Magic, with her also seen flying so has to be Pinkie Pie and or Applejack, Twilight, Fluttershy I could count Rarity but she more likely made the suit rather than wear it herself.' Spike notion as he waved at Granny Smith. 'Ugh they don't know what their once this is all over, What do you think will happen once Rainbow Dash learns her lesson. I know how they think.' 'This town made them into a hero and they just needlessly throw it away once their done with all of this is done, feels like a waste doesn't it?' Spike pondered. He has gotten of his materials for the Web Shooters and now he was heading back to the lab try build it and make the Web Fluid as well. "Spike!" Spike turned to see the whole CMC run towards him. "Hey you three, how's it going." Spike greeted the three fillies while smiling. "Are you heading to the Mare Do Well's honoring ceremony." Scootaloo excitingly asked the dragon. "There's a honoring ceremony for her?" Spike asked surprised. "Well yeah." Apple Bloom exclaimed. "She's become such an icon." Sweetie Belle said. "I understand that but it's only been One day." Spike explained. "Well I think she more than deserves it for all that she's done." Scootaloo said which made Spike smile smugly towards her. "Finally seeing that there are more than one awesome pony in the sea, huh." Spike asked cheekily. "I know right!" Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom exclaimed in unison. "Hey, I have a right to be diverse in my choice of celebrates." Scootaloo also exclaimed in an annoyed tone. "That all we want for ya kid." Spike said with all of them laughing in enjoyment. "Speaking of which, have any of you seen Rainbow Dash lately?" Scootaloo asked "Last I've heard is that she's sulking in the park." Spike clarified. "Probably because no one's invited her yet." Apple Bloom said. "Speaking of which, are you going Spike?" Sweetie Belle asked with all three girls looking at him expectantly, looks that you could say No to. "Wouldn't miss it for the world." Spike said with smile. "Great!" The Cutie Mark Crusaders exclaimed. "I just have to stop by the library to drop this stuff off." Spike gestured to towards his bag. "What have you've been working on anyway?" Apple Bloom asked. "Just a random passion project." Spike kind of answered. "Well I know it's gonna be great" Sweetie Belle said. "Because you're so awesome." Scootaloo said. "Well I am who I hang out with." Spike said smugly. "Aww!" The three fillies exclaimed. "I'll see you guys at the Ceremony." Spike said as he left. "See you there, Spike!" The three exclaimed to the baby dragon. As Spike entered back into the library and got into his lab he rest down his bag on the table and saw Owlowiscios resting on the perch and quickly exited the lab and the library to go see his friends at the ceremony. As walked towards the edge of town for the ceremony but before he could go anymore farther, he heard a crash and an scream. 'What the...' Spike thought before he ran towards it to find Sugarcube Corner's door that had been broken in with more screaming coming from within the bakery. When Spike ran inside he found Mrs.Cake on the ground with tearstains surrounded by "Oh look, if it isn't that little baby dragon." Rover said. "It you...what are you guys doing here." Spike demanded. "Like I'm going to tell you squirt." Rover remarked "Yeah we're never going to tell you how we plan on attacking the pretty ponies at your hero's ceremony." One of the goons blurted out, which aggravated Rover. "Shut up!" Rover reprimanded the goon. "Wha- why we left your kind alone after you kidnapped Rarity." Spike asked in aggressive confusion. "That stupid pristine pony humiliated us, made a mockery of the empire I tried to make, free of my so called queens oppression." Rover rambled angerly. "Look Dog Breath, I don't care about your feud with the elements and I don't want to know what you mutts call a queen but leave the town and it's ponies out of this ." Spike spat with gritted teeth as Rover looked at him with a smile. "And who are you to try and stop us half pint, what are going to do call MOMMMY!!" Rover yelled as he punched Spike hard enough in the snot to send him flying and crashing into the tables at the other side of the room. "SPIKE!!" Mrs.Cake strainingly yelled out "Ugghh..." Spike groaned as he felt the impact of it all with his snot bleeding from the impact. "Ha Ha Ha. What wrong squirt? I thought you were gonna show me what you got." Rover yelled out to the drake. "Yeah show us what you're made us." One of the goons shouted with more coming to join the fun. "Prove yourself, dragon." "Let us hear you roar!" As the insults toward the beaten dragon his memory brought him back to his life before Ponyville. 'Beasts like shouldn't have the right to walk beside us' 'They should be kept in cages.' Spike couldn't move 'It should be rotting in a cell in Tartarus.' 'It should have been executed at birth.' Tears start to shed on his face as he's shaking. 'Monster.' Spike, get up 'Devil.' Spike 'Demon Spawn.' GET. UP. Spike opened his tear stained eyes which looked back at the dogs and then focused back on Mrs.Cake. 'Come up, get up you can't let them do this Spike.' Spike kind off struggled to get up. 'Come on.... you're not an ordinary dragon anymore.' Spike eyes then widened in realization. Be Strong Spike's muscles were fueled with determination as Spike lifted the broken table pieces off of him and quakingly walked towards the set of laugh dogs. "Uh boss." One of the goons said as he pointed towards the dragon with every dog including Rover to look towards Spike. "I think you fleabags didn't hear me when I said you're going to leave this town alone." Spike shakingly but imposingly said. "And I guess you missed the part where I know what you're going to do about!!" Rover yelled as he readied to attack Spike again. "NOOOO!!!" Mrs.Cake yelled as Rover punched Spike again but... *Crunch* "AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" Rover screamed bloody murder while gripping his broken hand. "The runt broke the chief's hand by blocking it." One of the goons said with all of them scared for their lives. Rover then looked towards Spike's direction as stared back coldly. "What are you." Rover scarily asked. Spike went up to him having enough of his trash. "I'm not just a dragon anymore." Spike stated as he punched Rover in the face knocking him unconscious, then he looked towards hounds. "Yo mutts!!" All the hounds jumped while shaking in fear. "Take your leader and run with your tails between you're legs while you still have them." Spike stated threating as the goons took their leader and took off in a Dash. Spike pointed his attention towards Mrs.Cake and walked up to her. "Are you ok." Spike asked with a worrying expression. She then caught him in a bear hug. "Oh THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!." Mrs.Cake exclaimed expressing her gratitude over a thousand times. "Kinda can't breath." Spike strained. "Sorry, Sorry." Mrs.Cake quickly let go of the drake. "It's fine, Did they hurt you?" Spike asked with great concern. "I'm well enough, they only knocked me done." Mrs.cake answered "What did they want from you?" Spike asked the mare. "They said that the smell drew them here and said that the shop will be the first causality in their revenge plan, I don't know what they were going to do me if you didn't come in." Mrs.Cake while more tears fell down her face but she found Spike holding her hoof. "Well it's fine you're safe now." Spike said calmly as Mrs.Cake then gave him a gentler hug. "Thank you." Mrs.Cake said shakily. "You're welcome." Spike said while accepting the hug...then widened his eyes when he remembered. 'The ceremony....my friends!!!!' Spike as he broke the and looked at Mrs.Cake. "I need to get the ceremony, I need to stop them." Spike said to the more. "But-but how." Mrs.Cake asked in fear. 'My Powers..' Spike looked Mrs Cake. straight in her eyes. "Ok look get up stairs and hide in Pinkie Pie's room and lock the door, don't let anypony in until Pinkie or your husband return home, ok." Spike said with her nodding. "Don't tell anyony but you're husband that I help you ok, just say that they ran." Spike said. "But-" "Please, trust me." Spike pleaded to her. "O.ok." Mrs.Cake uttered. "Thank you." Spike said before getting up and running out of the bakery and started jumping onto building to building which was the faster way to get around while Mrs.Cake walked out to witnessing Spike's agility. "Who are you, Spike." Mrs.Cake uttered as she went back inside to follow Spike's instructions. Spike as jumping at great speeds to get to the ceremony but stopped when he came to the realization. 'I can't show up as myself, I wouldn't be able to explain myself without telling all of Equestria that I have Super Powers that will have be studied on as an actual test experiment uggghh' Spike thought worryingly. 'Wait if I'm correct and Rarity did create the Mare Do Well suit then...this will be wrong on so many levels' Spike thought as he changed course towards the boutique. Spike reached onto the top of Carousal Boutique and crawled down through the top window leading into Rarity's room and crawled in. "Man I'm glad Fluttershy took Opal back to her house, I did not want to deal with her right now." Spike said in relief as he looked around and found her closet and after enough rummaging...he found exactly what he was looking for. "Yes!" Spike exclaimed as he found a spare Mare Do Well costume but gasp when he came to but another realization. "Ughh no I can't fit into the suit, Damn it what now?." Spike question annoyed. "I'm gonna have to use what I can work with." Spike then took the mask. "The hat isn't attached? But how does it stay on without falling off...ugh I'll fix that later" "Ok the Mask and the hat hide my spikes but what am I gonna do about the rest of me." Spike questioned and ended up digging into Rarity's closet for something he could use, upon him finding some questionable things in there rather not talked about, he found a long brown cloak that concealed him well enough and put it on, that also with the donned mask and hat. "This could work." Mare Do Well's ceremony went stagnant when Rainbow Dash chased her to learn her secret identity with had everypony present to be very confused on the situation but Mayor Mare wanted to keep things as much in order as it could've been. "Um please everypony remain calm, I'm sure that once both mares has settle their differences with each other and we'll all laugh about." Mayor Mare said while calmly smiling as most of the crowd of Ponyvile started to laugh a little when they think the situations going to alright....all but some, predictably three. "Is it me or that speech seem like she's trying to cover up the situation?" Sweetie Belle asked her other crusaders. "Ya noticed it too huh" Apple Bloom confirming her shared suspicion. "What I don't understand is what made Rainbow Dash chase Mare Do Well down like that, she's done nothing but help." Scootaloo added with both crusaders nodding in agreement but then Scootaloo started to notice something odd. "Wait where are both of your sisters?" Scootaloo questioned the two but then they started to look around and saw that their sisters were no where to be seen. "Huh we..don't know...Applejack!" Apple Bloom started calling out to see if her sister was here but she heard nothing. "Rarity! Where are you!" Sweetie Belle then tried to call out to her sister and got the same result out of it. "Speaking of which where's Twilight? She was right behind us." Scootaloo mentioned with Sweetie Belle catching onto the trend. "Fluttershy's gone too and I don't think I've seen Pinkie Pie once." Sweetie Belle said. "I don't think we've seen Spike at all either, what do think happened to them?" Apple Bloom questioned. "I don't know but we have to find out." Scootaloo stated with a smile as she and her fellow crusaders got what she meant. "CUTIE MARK CRUSAUDERS ELEMENT AND DRAGON FINDERS YA-" As the three friends didn't even begin their mission when something was heard my everypony present. "Pony's of Ponyville!!" A booming voice was heard as everypony looked up to see too figures on top of building jump down Infront of large crowd. "You're town's so called hero's have brought is disgrace and humiliation upon our civilization and we will have our revenge!!!" Spot declared. Mayor Mare decided to talk this out while still on the podium. "Look sirs, I'm sure if we talk this out we could come to a peaceful solut--" before Mayor Mare could finish her statement. "Let slip the dogs of WAAAAAARRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!" Fido yelled as he pulled out the dog whistle and blew on it. Then all of a sudden rumbling could be heard as what looked like hundreds(but was really just 45) all came racing down the streets all at once as the resident of Ponyville's were cornered with now way to just escape with leaving most of them behind. "We've felt the sting of Pony-Kind, now feel ours." Spot proclaimed. "And it would be felt for generations." Fido adding on. 'This is it." A shadow jumped into the crowd of Dogs and the... "Ugh." A hound shouted as they were thrown. "Ugggghhh." "Nooo." Multiple dogs were being thrown in different direction running away from the threat. "What is going on." Both leaders exclaimed. Once his plan has been figured out from the remaining hounds he jumped on top of a near by lamppost making his presence known by every-creature. Whispers started to popped out from the ponies. "Who is that." "Their so small." "Why are they wearing Mare Do Well's mask." The figured then jumped down Infront of the remaining dogs. "You fleabags are going to leave these Ponies alone, NOW!" The figure said in an disguised voice while the remaining leaders failed to take him seriously. "Like we're going to bow down to a shrimp like you." Fido said imposingly as he blew the whistle again. "Attack the Half-Pint!" Spot commanded as the hounds charged towards the disguised Spike. 'You can do this.' Spike then charged towards the hounds himself. Using the skills he practiced Spike punched a few of the hounds unconscious, some had him cornered so he used his agility to jump above them and strike leaving them again unconscious, but Spike then got a little winded and let his guard down which the hounds used to attack him head, some got in a good few punches and kicks with some unflattering claw tattered on his makeshift cloak and mask but it didn't so slow him down as he quickly decreased the hound numbers al the while the Ponies marveled at the mysterious creature's skills. As the fight went on went on Spot and Fido grew more anxious as they saw their numbers quickly depleting before their eyes. 'Last one.' Spike quickly thought as he uppercut the last hound into lamppost. Spot and Fido watched as the mysterious figure stand in wake as all their forces laid unconscious on the ground, then the figure started walking towards them with Fido having enough and started charging towards himself. "We're not going down without a fig-" Fido was cut off as he was punched in the stomach hard, leaving him in a fetal position whimpering as the figure walked towards the last dog. Spot then started to shake uncontrollably, he tried to run but his legs wouldn't move as the small figure stopped right in front of him. "Who-Who are you?" Spot asked meekly. "Just a long Spider." The figure answered before punching him straight in the face knocking him out the last Diamond Dog. 'That was harder than I thought, as expected but still oww.' Spike then looked at the crowd of ponies looking at him in astonishment. "It alright now guys." The mysterious figure said to crowd. 'I should get out of here before-' "Thank goodness we've dealt with that...mess?" Rainbow Dash said as she and the rest of the Main 6 with Twilight, Pinkie Pie and Applejack wearing the whole Mare Do Well suit reentering the ceremony as they stared dumbfounded at the scene in front them. "What happened here?" Twilight asked as she and the rest of the Main 6 then turned to the crowd who was still staring at the small mysterious cloaked figure wearing a Mare Do Well mask, as the figure looked back at them with a stare. 'Wow ok, I really didn't prepare for if this happened.' "Uhhh....somebody call the pound." The figure said jokingly as most of the Main 6 stared plainly. "HaaaaHaaaHaHa....pound because of all...the dogs haaahaahaa." Pinkie Pie laughed as the rest of the Main 6 stared at her with slight irritation. "What? Even bad jokes are still jokes." Pinkie Pie retorted as she smiled cheekily. 'If it wasn't implied, I think it's time to get out of here.' "Hey look, if my comedy routine over I'll just exit stage." The figure said before he turned around to walk away. "Now hold up there kid," Rainbow Dash said as she blocked Spike's path. "You are going to take off that mask, tell us who and what you are, and tell us what happened here." Rainbow Dash said as the rest of the Main 6 stood by her side also blocking Spike's path. 'Kinda cornered here, need a swift exit.' Spike thought subtly looking for a way out before spying a near by lamppost. 'I'll need to be quick about this.' "Thanks for the invite, I didn't think you'll be level-headed about this but," Spike said before jumping onto the near lamppost then summersaulted onto the a nearby house. "Removing the mask is a huge no-no." Spike jumped from building to building as fast as he can knowing he'll be pursued. "Hey, get back here." Rainbow Dash rushes after him and within her getting 5 minutes into her pursuit, she loses him. "Urrgggh" Rainbow Dash screams as she flies back to the ceremony as she races back Spike is hiding in an alley watching her retreat, he takes off his mask and hat revealing his battered face with a black eye while heavily panting. "Not too shabby." Spike said while looking at the mask before tossing them both back on and jumped back onto from roof to roof making his way back to the library. Rainbow Dash returned to the ceremony with the downed expression with Twilight trying to wake up Spot and Fido. "Uggh...he got away." Rainbow Dash muttered. "From you, how?" Rarity questioned. "He just got lucky alright!" Rainbow Dash exclaimed. "Who was that guy?" Rainbow Dash questioned. "Hey, maybe he's a fan and wanted to get our autograph!! I mean he was wearing our mask after all." Pinkie Pie said excitedly. "I don't know about that, he didn't seem like a mere fan." Rarity stated. "More like he had no option else." Applejack added on. "Yeah but we still don't know what he was doing here with all of these dogs." Twilight pointed out. "He was saving us." Scootaloo said as she, Sweetie Belle and Apple Bloom ran up to the Main 6. "What makes you say that squirt?" Rainbow Dash questioned the orange filly. "He protected us while you all weren't there." Sweetie Belle explained. "He fought of all of their dogs trying to hurt us as their grand act of revenge. Isn't that right everypony!" Apple Bloom said as she receive agreement from almost everypony present, but that didn't convince the Main 6 though. "Did the guy even say his name." Rainbow Dash questioned. "I may have heard it wrong but I think he said he was 'The Spider'." Apple Bloom said as this caught the Main 6 attention. "A Spider." Fluttershy questioned. "I'm really not sure about this guy." Applejack stated her concern. "I agree with you there Applejack, but one thing that's clear is that he's begging for a costume change, it certainly doesn't get any points for originality." Rarity added on. "Maybe he was just trying to help." Fluttershy said. "Uhhh...is it just because he called himself 'Spider', shy?" Rainbow Dash asked with quotations. "Well, Spider are soft and cuddly so why can't he?" Fluttershy asked expectantly. "Fluttershy I don't think what he did here classifies as cute and cuddly." Rainbow Dash stated while Scootaloo noticed something weird. "Uhhhh...why are you three wearing a Mare Do Well costume." Scootaloo questioned Pinkie Pie, Twilight and Applejack. "Oh that's a long story, well you see-" Pinkie Pie's explanation was cut short by Sweetie Belle as she came to a horrible realization. "Wait! Was Spike with you at all?" Sweetie Belle asked the Main 6. "No, why" Twilight asked as the rest of the CMC caught onto Sweetie Belle's point. "He said he was coming to the ceremony too." Scootaloo said. "And if those dogs attacked here, who said they couldn't have attacked anywhere else." Apple Bloom pointed out worryingly as all of the Main 6 gasped. "Then we have to get to him fast." Rainbow Dash stated as the others agreed with the Main 6 and the Cutie Mark Crusaders raced to the library. To be continued...