//------------------------------// // Chapter 3: Captured // Story: The Tales Of Spike - Empress Of Evil // by Spyro_Story //------------------------------// The winter season is at its end, and the flowers starts to bloom everywhere. At the School Of Friendship, a place for every creatures around Equestria, young students roaming every classes they goes where the mane six as teachers are. Spike was moping all the floor with Sparx, keeping it polished to see the reflections. "Looking good." He said to his reflection. Suddenly, when he hears the doors open, he's surprised to see Starlight Glimmer's back from the Crystal Empire few days ago. "Hey Starlight, how are you doing back at Crystal Empire?" "Hi Spike." Starlight Glimmer greeted to her baby dragon friend. "It went perfectly great, me and Trixie had our time with Sunburst their. Well sometimes it didn't end well when Trixie used her magic." "What do you mean?" Spike asked, causing him and Sparx to get confused. "Well... let's just say she... accidentally teleported his house just like the map table in the throne room. Sunburst nearly about to passed out." Starlight Glimmer answered. "Again?" Spike surprisingly said with an eyes widened and holding his head with one hand. "Yes, it really took us an hours to look for it everywhere until it was outside the Crystal Empire in the middle of snow." Starlight Glimmer said. "Promise not to tell the others about it, okay?" "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." Spike nodded in other words of saying 'I promise'. making a light purple unicorn to chuckle. "Counselor Starlight, thank Celestia you've come, I need your help about my reports." A student said while rushing towards her. "Sure, I'll be right there." Starlight said to the student. "I guess I'll see you later Spike." "Will do." Spike nodded. By the time when Starlight Glimmer head to her guidance counselor office to help the students, the baby dragon now continues to finish mop the floor where he is almost done. .... Meanwhile, in the distant dark wasteland full of no life support, just dead plants, skeletons ponies armies that died in war, and the huge tall abandoned dark castle centuries ago where no pony or any creatures no ever go there. In the dark castle, there is the light came from top of it because the sorcerer Nemnok is using a spell on the stone statue to free the Empress. But unfortunate, his magic didn't work because it is binded by Starswirl's spell binding. "Curses, it would seem Starswirl has enchanted the stone. I can sense our Empress is grew impatience." Nemnok said to his minions in black cloaks. "Only the noblist can set her free. I believe I know who." He look to the glowing orb, showing the images of Twilight Sparkle and her friends. "You know what to do." The cloaked ponies nodded to obey his command and then take their leave to capturing the mane six while they are opening the portal to Ponyville. "It will be long now my Empress, soon you will rule once again." Nemnok said while he slowly walks towards the statue. .... The sun starts to set on the horizon, the School Of Friendship is starts to close in the afternoon when the students are returning to their home. All that remain outside are the mane six, Starlight, Spike and Sparx. "This is a great successful day for this school everypony, great job." Twilight Sparkle said happily while her friends nodded to her. "You got that right Twi." Rainbow Dash said. "Indeed darling, I do believe the next day would be quite pleasant." Rarity said. "Yeah I mean, what could possibly go wrong." Pinkie Pie asked until... *BOOM* the sound of screams and explosions coming from Ponyville, causing the mane six, Starlight, Spike and Sparx to react. "You just had to ask, didn't you Pinkie." Starlight said with a glare. " what in tarnation is that." Applejack asked in confusion. "I don't know, but we need to find out what it is." Twilight Sparkle said with a serious face. "Then what are we waiting for, let's go." Rainbow Dash said while she takes flight and fly towards it, leaving her friends behind. "Rainbow, wait for us." Twilight Sparkle shouted while her and the others ran after her. When they all arrived in the middle of town, they see ponies running and panicking for their lives. The walls and roof tops of houses on fire. Until then, Twilight Sparkle and the others spotted seven ponies in black cloaks in front of them, walking slowly at the same time. She believes there the ones responsible for the catastrophe. "Okay this is just creepy." Rainbow Dash said when she looked at those cloaks ponies. Until Twilight Sparkle step forward. "Who are you, and why are you attacking Ponyville?" Twilight asked to those in front of her from a far. But the cloaks ponies didn't respond back to the Princess of Friendship. "I don't think they will gonna speak." Rarity said. "Well they better be talking. Otherwise, we're gonna kick their flanks for what they have done." Applejack said in aggressive. "Maybe we can try asking them what they want, if its okay." Fluttershy frighteningly said when she's behind Applejack because she is terrified. "Enough of that, let's do this." Rainbow Dash hesitated to fly towards the cloaks ponies as fast as she goes. "Rainbow Dash wait!" Twilight shouted. But it was too late, because one cloak pony pull out a glass orb. And when it starts to glow, a light blue pegasi is being stuck in by it... completely. Causing Twilight and the others to gasp and eyes widened. "Rainbow!" The mane six, Starlight, and Spike shouted in worry. Suddenly, another cloak unicorn blasts its beam at them. But luckily the Princess Of Friendship cast a barrier magic to its attack. "Girls, that orb trap us within it, so we need take them down one at a time and then save Rainbow Dash." Twilight said and her friends nodded to her plan. "Good, Rarity and Pinkie take left, Applejack and Fluttershy take right, Starlight and I will take middle. Let's do this." The mane six began their charge in three teams to take down the cloaks ponies. "Wait, what about us?" Spike said when he and Sparx were behind. "You and Sparx have to take cover, we'll handle this." Twilight said while still charging. "But we can help." Spike said when he wanted to helpful for them. "Do as I say." Twilight said, just not to let anything happen to her little brother. So Spike and Sparx have no choice but to listen to her. Applejack and Pinkie Pie are against two cloaks ponies on the other side. Pinkie Pie popping up places to places while one cloak unicorn keeps trying to hit her, but it missed. "You got to be quicker than that silly, hee hee." Pinkie chuckled when she appeared next to it. But unfortunate, a pink pony didn't see this coming when the cloak unicorn has the orb and starts to trap her in "AW NUUUTS!" "Pinkie Pie!" Applejack shouted in worry. A cowgirl is starting to get mad for what they done to Rainbow Dash and Pinkie Pie. "Yer gonna pay for this." She ran towards to another cloak unicorn while dodging the beam and then she bucked it in the shadowy face. But it didn't feel the punch like it was nothing. "Uh oh." A big mistake for Applejack when the cloak unicorn activated the orb to trap her within. Rarity and Fluttershy are teaming up defeat the other two cloaks unicorns. A yellow pegasi have to do is distract one cloak unicorn while a white unicorn uses her magic on the ribbon and tie the cloak unicorn down and actually succeeded. "We did it Fluttershy, we caught one." Rarity happily with her friend. "I do say, your cloak is so old and... dirty, I do not know why do you all still wearing this filthy cloth?" Suddenly, another cloak unicorn is behind Rarity, pulling out the orb to get her. Fluttershy quickly spotted it, she gasp and eyes widened. "Rarity, look out!" Fluttershy shouted when she pushed Rarity to save her. Now a yellow pegasi became the fourth victim to be trapped in the orb in front of Rarity. "Oh you horrible ruffians, how could you all be so- WAAAAAAHH!" Rarity words were cut off when the other tied up cloak unicorn trapped her from behind. Now, all that's left is Twilight and Starlight remains. A light purple unicorn managed to take one cloak unicorn down with her beam, but it got up and not even a pain or scratch. "We kept taking them down and they still got up like... zombies, what in Equestria are they?" Starlight said while block its attack. "I don't know, but we give up now while our friends are in the orb." Twilight said while she holding on. The cloak unicorn is about to end this battle with one final magic to defeat Twilight and Starlight. A massive beam blasted on Starlight's shield magic and then... it shattered, causing The light purple unicorn to take much damage in pain. Twilight's gasp in worry to see her pupil got hurt when she stop using her magic. The cloak unicorn got its chance to use the orb and dragged her towards. "Twilight!" Spike shouted when fly straight at her and grabbed her hooves, trying to pull back as much as he can with his bare hands, but it wasn't enough. "Spike, you got to let go and go warned Celestia!" Twilight said. "But I can't leave you guys!" Spike said in tear, almost losing his grip. "Spike... we're gonna be okay, please." Twilight said, because she doesn't want her little brother to be dragged along with her. A baby dragon has let go of her hooves, see Twilight get trapped within the orc completely. Now the seven cloak ponies have captured the Mane six while the other one is opening the portal to take them to Nemnok. But Spike couldn't let cloak ponies take his friends away while he's charging them. "Give my friends back!" Spike shouted in anger, and then he spew out his fire ball at the cloak ponies, but one reflected his attack and hit him back, crashing down to the ground unconscious. Now the black cloak ponies can leave Ponyville when gone throw the portal to deliver the Mane Six to their master, leaving Spike and Starlight to their defeat while Sparx is flying around them in much worry. To Be Continued...