//------------------------------// // Meeting the Princess of the Sea // Story: Dragon Chains 2 Zero Infinity // by The One With The Crystal //------------------------------// Spike woke up after a while and got out of the tub of water. He then tried to dry off with the bed sheet on the nearest hospital bed. After he dried off a nurse came into the room. She was surprised to see him awake. "Oh I am so glad that your up and about Mr.Spike. You were not suppose to awake for another day or so. Well I will get the others while you wait." The nurse said. {Spike. Do you ever feel like something is not right.} "Now that you mention it I do feel kinda weird. I have a weird craving for......blood. ugh." Spike said as a shiver ran down his spine. Twilight nearly broke the door as she ran in the room. Spike jumped up from the surprise and fell on the floor. Twilight levitated Spike to her and she gave him the biggest hug she could give. "Less hugging. More let me breath." Spike said through his short pants of breath. "Oh sorry." Twilight said as she put Spike back on the ground. " What happened to me?" Spike asked. "I can answer that." Zero said as he entered the room. He was breathing heavily. "Twilight.....next time.......wait....for the rest of us. You ran so fast you out ran Dashy. Anyways Spike. Dragons have disadvantages as much as advantages. One of these disadvantages is element backfire." Zero explained. "What's that?" Asked Spike. "Its a very special sickness that all baby dragons get. Adults and teens dragons get it too, but not as much. It is mostly caused by little or no sleep." Zero explained, "And each type of dragon has a different effect. Fire dragons have what we call burnouts which is what you got. Earth dragons lose their desire to eat. Water dragons somehow get dehydrated. Air dragons get asthma. Finally magic dragons.......I guess they have to deal with anyoof those. There isn't much information on them. Sorry." Zero finished. "So I can't use my fire breath?" Spike asked. Twilight shook her head. "And I might overheat?" Spike asked again. "It will only last a few hours." Zero said. Spike sighed. "Come on Spike. We can get something to eat before we head out again." Twilight said as she levitated Spike onto her back and walked out. Soon everyone met anf was very happy to see that Spike was okay. They unpacked some lunch before they headed out. Spike only ate a few gems. He wasn't feeling very hungry at the moment. After the gang finished eating they headed to Pesirdon. Rainbow Dash, after a couple of minutes staying with the group, flew on ahead in search of the town. Nothing happened much until Spike found a scar on Twilight's side. "Twilight how did you get that scar?" He asked. Twilight looked back at the scar left on her side and gently smiled. " Oh, that thing? It's nothing." Twilight lied. "It sure wasn't nothing. Spike you should have seen it there where bandits everywhere and Twilight was all like Mppphh!" Pinkie Pie was cut off by Twilight's hoof being quickly put over her mouth. "What bandits?" Spike asked. Twilight sighed. "Before we got to Tranvserse Town the was a band of bandits that stopped us. They wanted us to pay twenty bits before we could pass, but we didn't have the money. So they wanted us to leave you and all of our possessions behind to get in. Of course I rejected their 'offer'. They didn't take it lightly and one of them slashed me across the side with a knife. I was already in an agitated state and my magic was spiraling out of control so I gave you to Rarity for the time being and I let my magic explode. LITERALLY." Twilight explained. That was all Spike needed to hear. "How bad was it?" asked Spike. Suddenly a hoof came to his shoulder and turned him around Rainbow Dash was in front of him. "She made a crater large enough to hold one of Pinkie Pie's large parties." Rainbow Dash said. " Now come on. For some reason a guy handed my these tickets to a show. He said it would be awesome. There is one for each of us. Well maybe a few will have to stay behind." Rainbow Dash finished. "Rainbow we don't have time to go to a show we have to see where the Dragon Chain of Water is." Twilight protested. Dash pointed over to a poster. It had a light blue baby dragon that looked about Spike's age, dolphins, seals, and a whale. It was an advertisement for a water show. "Your point is?" asked the slightly annoyed unicorn. "Look at her right hand." Dash sternly said. Twilight looked at the poster one more time and found what Rainbow Dash meant. There was a silver ring with a deep blue gem in it on the baby dragon's right hand. "Rainbow how many tickets did yah get?" Applejack asked. "Umm. Six." Rainbow dash answered. "There is going to have to be a cut. Spike and Zero are in. Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie will go." Twilight said. "How come neither you or I can go?" Rarity asked. "Rarity its a WATER show. Do you realize that there is a chance you might get your mane wet?" said Twilight as she looked around the nearest shops. Rarity started to hold her mane and stroke it gently. "Twilight is right. Be careful you guys." Rarity said watching the chosen ponies and two dragons head to the show. Once the gang get seated they were amazed that they were in the splash zone. "Rainbow Dash why did that guy give away those tickets it must have cost him a lot to get these seats." Spike said. "He said something about a funeral and that he didn't want the tickets to go to waste." Dash said. Before anything else could be said the show began. Jade and Manic's jewels started to light up. The show started out with two dolphins swimming in total sync and the show advanced to more and more action. Rainbow Dash was actually cheering along with the rest of the crowd. Then it happened a light blue baby dragon with sky blue medium hair raised up from under the water. Her eyes were a lovely hazel. Spike was amazed to say the least. As an opening act for her the water animals splash water out of the stage in onto the splash zone. Everyone in the group was soaking wet. "I thank Celestia Rarity is not here she would have flipped out if her mane got wet." Pinkie Pie said. "Ah heard she got a perm done back in Transverse town." Applejack said. There was a flash of blue light and everyone in the Splash Zone were now in water bubbles. At first they were all freaked out, but soon they calmed down and enjoyed the surprise. After that they became part of the show and had a blast. When the show was over a Security guard came by and asked to see the two dragons backstage. "Why do ya need these two for?" asked Applejack. "The star of the show wants to see them. Its not anything bad." The stallion said. "Okay then. You two go on. You only see the star of a show backstage once in a life time." Pinkie Pie said as she pushed the two dragons to the security guard. Once backstage the Spike and Zero were taken into an empty room with only one other resident in it with them. With her back turned to them she said "State your names and your partners. You know the rules." Zero went first, "My name is Zero and my partner's name is Blitz Manic. *Aaaaah! Phew I haven't slept that long since ever.* "My name is Spike and my partner's name is Jade Blaze." Spike said {It is nice to meet you.} The female dragon turned around and said. "My name is Princess Crystal Moon. Daughter of Queen Saphron and King Searimece. My partner's name is Sir Gared." (Nice to have met you all. Now time to be sent back for whence you came.) A thin blue chain came out of the blue gem and was positioned to attack. Know this was going to be a hard fought battle Zero and Spike prepared for the upcoming struggle.