Ponyville Generations: Spike's story

by Paradise Oasis


history lesson

history lesson

"Nice place you have here."

Spike stepped into the Story Loft, amazed by what he saw around him. Row after row of books filled the shelves, that went all the way around the circular walls of the Windmill, and up to the ceiling. A large purple staircase spiraled upwards, to a large skylight window that bathed the whole room in a radiant light.

In the center of the room was a large, comfortable-looking chair. In which sat a pink mare with an orange, yellow, and purple mane. She closed the book she was reading, and looked up when Kimono, Zipzee, and Spike entered the room.

"Ah, Master Kengrowth Heathspike! I am so glad that you could make it!" The pony with the windmill cutie mark smiled at them. "My name is Storybelle!"

"A pleasure, ma'am!" Spike replied, bowing to her. In the century he had lived in Ponyville before his slumber, the dragon had matured into a polite and posh reptile (as Rarity had wanted him to do). "I must say, this is a wonderful place you have here!"

"Why thank you, good sir!" She motioned the three of them to two chairs nearby. "Please, won't you three have a seat?"

As Spike and Kimono sat down, Zipzee came to sit on a upturned thimble sitting on a nearby table. Suddenly an enormous dragonfly the size of a sparrow flew out, carrying a large tray with glasses filled with lemonade.

"W-what in the world is that?!?" Spike yelped, nearly jumping out of his chair.

"Oh, that's just Gossamer, my pet Dragonfly!" Storybelle replied with a laugh. "He helps me around the library, and is very friendly!"

"We're glad you could make it." Kimono told him. "As we are sure you have as many questions for us, as we have for you."

"Hey, wait! I want to hear, too!" Another pony flew down from the floor above- a purple mare, with a pink and purple mane. Spike noticed she had wings... but she was no Pegasus. A large, insect-like pair of butterfly wings flexed on her back, even though she clearly wasn't a Breezie.

"Y-you're a Flutter Pony, aren't you?" Spike asked in surprise.

"Yep! My name's Starsong Melody!" She replied, pulling up a stool to sit on. "But you can just call me Starsong!"

"Starsong came to us from Flutter Valley, only a year ago." Kimono explained. "She got lost in a storm, and ended up here in Ponyville somehow."

"She decided to stay here with us in Ponyville, as the town's lone flyer." Storybelle continued. "She's also a really good singer, too!"

"I'm not really upset I never went back to Flutter Valley." Starsong added. "Queen Rosedust and the other flutters, really don't like other kinds of ponies all that much."

"A pleasure to meet you as well, Miss Starsong." Spike greeted her. "Now, I don't mean to try and direct the conversation here, but perhaps we could get to the matter at hand- er, hoof."

"I believe you should have the honor of the first questions, good Spike." Kimono replied. "What do you wish to know?"

"Well, first off, what happened to Ponyville?" Spike asked. "And why are almost all the mares in town so..." He chose his words carefully. "childlike and whimsical?"

"It's kind of a hard question to answer." Storybelle replied. "And to understand it, you need to hear it from our perspective."

"Both of us were born into this Ponyville... an endless sea of parties and games, with ponies only caring about having fun." Kimono continued. "When we were foals, the only times ponies concerned themselves with working or anything serious, was when they had to do so to keep things running."

"We both realized we were different, when we were very young." Storybelle carried on. "We put more into our responsibilities that into playing, and noticed that the ponies around us cared little for anything serious."

"Storybelle and I began hanging around the library all the time... while all the other ponies only came there for story club." Kimono picked up. "The old librarian, who was an intelligent pony like us... we think there are three or four of us, born every generation... showed us the books, that told the story about what had happened."

"The books told us of the world beyond the Ponyville region, that nobody was even interested in journey to anymore." Storybelle told them. "They told of Equestria, of the harmony bearers, and even of you, Spike."

"The information was right there, in the books." Kimono went on. "Yet none of our friends cared to learn about any of it... except when listening to stories for fun."

"I eventually took over for the librarian here, when he retired." Storybelle explained. "And Kimono moved outside of town, unable to bear the others's constant childishness."

"But, what actually happened?" Spike asked again. “How did Ponyville become this girly nightmare?"

"Ponyville... after you were gone, Spike... was turned into an amusement park." Kimono sighed. "A greedy mare, named Diamond Tiara, destroyed the town you knew. She built this play land in it's place, and had the unicorns seal the region with magic- the only way in or out is the park entrance."

"The ponies who lived here worked the park, while the Breezies maintained the gardens." Starsong interjected. "And over the generations, the enchantment that kept the region sealed affected the ponies’ minds."

Zipzee looked up. "In other words, they got stupider..."

Starsong continued. "And Stupider..."

Zipzee finished. "And stupider..."

"Now that's not fair, you two!" Kimono snapped. "They are still ours friends!"

"The ponies in town are childlike and naive." Storybelle chided them. "But they're not idiots!"

"Sorry.." The two insect winged ponies replied in unison.

"But...where are the Pegasus and unicorns?" Spike asked. "And why just you just go to the park entrance and leave?"

"The Pegasus live on an island far out at sea... too far from any other body of land to fly away from. Though their island is accessible from Ponyville via portal." Storybelle began again. "As for the unicorns, we think they may have a settlement somewhere farther out beyond Ponyville itself."

"After the amusement park was abandoned, the three tribes inside lost contact with one another." Kimono told them. "We only recently rediscovered our Pegasus sisters."

"I flew over the cloud dome that covers the park, on my way here." Starsong interjected. "It covers half the Equestria valley... this place is huge."

"And it has it's own weather, and night and day enchantments... a self-contained environment." Spike reasoned. "That Explains why I can't see Canterlot mountain from here. But again, why don't you ponies just leave here? And why hasn't Princess Celestia done anything about this?"

"We have no idea where the exit is." Kimono replied sadly. "Starsong ended up here by accident, coming through a hole in the cloud barrier, and she doesn't know how to get back."

"And besides, do you think any of these ponies would try to leave anyway?" Storybelle asked.

"And Celestia is the reason we wouldn't dare try to leave ." Starsong replied bitterly. "Before I came here, I had heard the Canterlot government had quarantined the entire park centuries ago, due to a virus that lowered ponies intelligence."

"If what Starsong says is true... something I am skeptical about, by the way..." Kimono glared over at the flutter pony. "Then any of us who emerged from the dome would be eliminated as plague carriers."

"So... you four are the only intelligent ponies under the dome?" Spike asked.

"Along with Star Catcher, a Pegasus on Butterfly island, and her mate." Kimono added. "Oh, and my own beloved Yukata, whom I married a year ago."

"So why don't you just run the joint?" Spike asked. "Ruling a bunch of ponies like these would be easy."

"The question is... who would want to?" Starsong asked sarcastically.

"Now cut that out, Starsong!" Storybelle snorted. "We don't manipulate our friends!"

"These ponies mean well, Spike, even if they do seem childish and simple." Kimono told him. "Please don't judge them."

"I understand... thank you for answering my questions." Spike looked at the two earth mares. "Now, what did you want to know from me?"

...

It was a few hours later, after Spike had told them everything about Equestria and the Ponyville he knew, that the Dragon and Zipzee were on their way back to the sunshine ball at the square. The dragon was filled with mixed emotions at what he had just heard, and uncertain of what he should do next.

"Wow, I never knew all that stuff about Equestria, Spike!" Zipzee told him. "All that stuff you told us was really neat!"

"Yeah, but I'm not sure if I believe Starsong's story about Celestia's quarantine." Spike growled. "Twilight once told me that flutter ponies are really prejudiced against other types of ponies... and they REALLY hate Princess Celestia!"

"It might not have been Celestia who made the quarantine." Zipzee offered. "Maybe it was a politician under her or something?"

Spike gave her a surprised look, amazed at her intelligence in making that remark.

"I gotta say, you did a really good job of playing dumb since I've met you." Spike told the Breezie. "I thought you were as childish and air headed as all the other ponies."

"Who said I was playing dumb?" Zipzee replied sarcastically. "We Breezies have always been lighthearted and carefree. Why do other ponies think that makes us stupid?'

"Sorry." Spike replied. "I guess I shouldn't judge."

"Ever think about applying to the Ponyville ponies?" Zipzee asked. "That maybe they aren't morons, but they just live life the way they want to live it?"

"But you were making fun of them, too!" Spike protested. "You called them stupid!"

"I was doing that to make fun of Starsong's ignorance, you yourself said how prejudiced Flutter ponies can be!" Zipzee snapped. "I would never insult my Ponyville friends, and neither should you!"

"But they're so creepy ...." Spike winced.

"Oh yeah? Well honestly, you're not a picture of perfection yourself, scale breath!" The Breezie flew right up in his face. "Rainbow Dash gave you a very nice gift in that coat and hat, and what did you do? Ran away screaming in terror, because she didn't fit your vision of how a pony named 'Rainbow Dash' should look and act. Did you ever stop to think how much that hurt her feelings?"

"Well... I..." Spike stumbled over his own words, dumbfounded.

"Kimono and Storybelle were right, you and Starsong have no right to judge the Ponyville ponies." Zipzee flew on ahead. "They have a right to be who they are, wither other ponies like it or not!"

As the Breezie zipped away, Spike was left to ponder over her words. Perhaps he would have to give these child-like ponies a second look, no matter how ridiculous they seemed to him. As he walked into the park, Pinkie Pie galloped up to greet him.

"Spike, so glad you could make it!" The Chancellor of Ponyville told him. "It wouldn't be a party without our newest friend!"

"I'm truly honored to be here!" Spike told her, bowing politely. "Please, Chancellor Pie, lead the way!"

She lead him over to Skywishes, who had him tie up his wish, and fly it on a kite. He put on the outfit that Rainbow Dash had made for him, and enjoyed the cookies that Sweetberry had baked in his image.

As he ate and dank and danced with the ponies, Spike considered what he was going to do with his life from now on. He had to help these wayward ponies escape their prison somehow, and get back to the free air of Equestria! He'd plot and plan with Kimono and Storybelle, and this 'Star Catcher' they had told him about. Until then, he would continue to play the role of the 'dumb' Spike, helping the three intelligent mares, to guide Ponyville society along it's proper course.

It was the least he could do, for these ponies that had been so nice to him....

(Next; Spike goes to Butterfly island, home of the Pegasus!)