//------------------------------// // Change is Key // Story: Spike's Nightmare // by BaconBrony //------------------------------// Spike awoke to darkness all around him the only light is coming from the moonlight shining through the hospital window and the only sounds he hears are beeping of machines and the breathing of somepony near him. Spike feels weight on his chest as his eyes adjust the dim light in the room he sees Twilight silently sleeping on him her chest slowly rising and falling. He started to stroke her mane and try and figure out what had happened. How did he get to the hospital? What happened for him to be here? Why was Twilight a mess? What went wrong? “Let’s see the last thing I remember is that I was in Ponyville……I was flying to Canterlot from Rarity’s.” “Rarity…..” “Rarity!” “Rarity you Whore! If I meant nothing to you then you should have just said something!” Spike shouted in his head, tears rolling down his cheeks but as his anger was raising his body temperature. Spike was starting to glow; his tears were now just steam and his eyes glowing green. He started to get up, but he forgot that Twilight was still sleeping on his chest. With this he picked Twilight up and placed her on the hospital bed, “I’m sorry for making you worry Twilight, but I have something….more like somepony to take care of.” Spike knelled down and gave Twilight a quick peck on the forehead. “Now back to business….” Spike said as he got up a neared the hospital window, his eyes glowing, flames engulfed him transforming his lean teen body into a more tall, muscular, terrifying adolescent dragon, but his scales were darker almost obsidian and his spikes were larger and a little bit sharper as was his claws. “Now I’m ready to kill her…that stupid bitch.” Spike said as he balled his fist and smoked plowed from his nostrils, as he neared the window he felt a dark presence taking over him giving him power, strength, rage, and most of all…. Hatred.. Meanwhile in Ponyville: "Awwww come on! Another shot! Just one more!? Please?! The white unicorn shouted to her companion sitting right next to her at the crowded bar. Summer Blossom could barely hear Vinyl over the loud pumping thumping music, "No, no more Vinyl! You've had like six already!! I'm surprised you're able to still stand!" Summer shouted over the music to the Dj who kept trying to order more vodka shots. "Haha please, this is just a warm up for me! This is nothing compared to my sets!" The purple glasses wearing mare said as she downed another shot. When she finished the shot she started bobbing her head to the music and looked over at the Dj that was preforming at the bar, she loudly thought to herself "Hey I know him! He is that newbie that I have been hearing about. What was his name? I wonder if he would let me take over for a bit.” With this she started to walk over to the Dj booth, ponies all around were watching the famous Dj Pon3 makes her way up to the amateur. “Just keep it together…..you can do this, it may be one of your first gigs, but your killing out there.” Dj Bac-0n said to himself as he continued working on his set, but then he spotted the crowd parting letting a beautiful unicorn mare wearing purple tinted glasses walk up to the booth. The young Dj just stopped and stared he couldn’t believe his eyes. One of the most famous Dj’s in all of equestria-wait the entire world was standing right in front of him! And she was asking if she could perform with him!? Was the real or was he just dreaming? Either way he just went along with the ride. “Well there goes my drinking buddy…so much for enjoying my evening I feel lonelier than ever now…I wonder where Spike is and what has happened to him? He seemed off, angered, cold, and full of rage and hatred. I can’t imagine Spike like this, I just need to find his and talk with him and figure out whats wrong and be there for him and support him.” Summer Blossom said getting up her cheeked flushed with heat with all the thoughts of her and Spike. She started to leave the bar and head to her house. “I need to get some rest first and get this alcohol out of my system before I do anything I will regret later.” Summer exited the bar letting the cold night breeze brush against her coat, she looked up to the beautiful starry night sky. “Luna I have always loved your nights, I can watch the sky forever if only Spike were here with me enjoying this moment.” With this Summer took to the sky and headed for her home, but something caught her eye. It was Spike and he was flying toward Carousel Boutique with a strange pony…wait the moon looks different tonight it seems dark and ominous.” She looked up at the looked and said aloud to herself. “I wonder what Spike is doing?” Meanwhile earlier at the hospital: “Princess Luna? What are you doing here? Wait you’re not Luna! You’re Nightmare Moon!” Spike asked the Princess of the Night surprised at her presence. “Well Well young Spike, it seems you do remember me. That’s good now maybe I can help you with your problem.” Nightmare said as she walked toward the young drake lighting up her horn and preparing a spell that she saved for a special dragon. “Here spike let me give you a gift,” she said as she cast a spell on Spike, his body being lifted up by her magical grip. Spike’s Body started to glow and a midnight black aura surrounded and engulfed him. “Wait! No Luna, no!” Spike screamed at the top of his lungs, but Nightmare put up a sound barrier before any screams got out and woke up the entire land of Equestria. “Now Spike you wouldn’t want to wake your precious Twilight now would you? Oh and Luna isn’t here right now just a Nightmare.” She said whispering into Spike’s ear, he felt her icy breath as she spoke with darkness oozing off of every word she spoke. “You’re mine now Spike.”