Spike: Twinsanity!

by Stardust Speedster

Chp. 2: Jungle Bungle

Getting Some Strength

Spike ran back to where Twilight said their hut was. Luckily, it was easy to tell which was his, considering she practically packed her entire library with her. All he had to do was find the one with towers of books at the doorway. When he ran inside, he saw Twilight setting up the beds and organizing her pen and quills for notes.

"Hey Twilight, I'm gonna go on a date with Rarity today!" he yelled to her, as he attempted to go to his room. Just then, a purple aura picked him up and turned him to face her.

"Oh, really? Sounds fun! Maybe I should invite the girls and we could all have a picnic." Spike immediately frowned and struggled to get out of her magic grasp. Sadly, she was to strong, and he simply held in place.

"No, Twilight! This is a date! As in, just me and her." Twilight looked as if ready to give a lecture to him, for the billionth time.

"Now, Spike, I know you want to go around the island, but you're just a-" she began, but then Spike tapped her horn when she got close enough, breaking the magic holding him up, as he fell to the floor.

"What, a baby dragon? Come on, Twi, you promised I could go out on my own now. I've gotten more responsible over the years." he said earnestly. "And besides, Rarity's going too. Don't you trust me?" Twilight looked a little guilty at that, remembering how she did promise her faithful assistant a chance to be his own dragon. She seemed to think in her head, then quickly remembered something and galloped away to get a box. When she returned, she pulled out a strange looking amulet, which reminded Spike of that freaky Alicorn Amulet Trixie wore a while ago.

"This is something Princess Celestia gave me in case you ever had to go somewhere without me," she explained as she wrapped it around his neck. Spike noticed the amulet was indeed in a similar style to the Alicorn Amulet, but this one had the color scheme of the solar princess herself. Immediately after it went on him, he felt some type of power going through his veins.

"W-what does it do?" asked Spike, interested.

"It gives the wearer a stronger physical prowess, as well as increasing any magic abilities. For you, that would be your fire breath," she stated. "I know I can't always be there for you, so this should help you defend for yourself. And if you get into serious trouble, Celestia can use some of her power to protect you." Spike wasn't sure what that last part meant, but he liked the idea of being stronger. To test this out, he tried to pick up his sister, which he could never do before. Surprisingly, he could pick her up without much strain, which he absolutely loved.

"Gah, put me down!" Twi cried out, flailing her hooves like an upset foal. Spike sheepishly put her down and chuckled. She sighed and then gave him a wary smile. "Alright, I trust you. Now be careful! I expect you to be back before sundown." she warned. Spike nodded and began to head out, just as she handed him his backpack he was searching for earlier.

"Thanks, Twi! I promise I'll be back before then. Before he would head to Rarity's, he decided to dig in the sand to find her a nice pearl to give her. Little did he know, a shadowed figure snuck by him, heading to the fashionista's house.

A Foolproof Disguise...

Rarity had just finished unpacking, and was planning to walk down to go meet Spike for their date. She even decided to wear a fancy getup, just for her Spikey-Wikey. Just behind some bushes, sat Trixie, beginning the first phase of the plan. She pulled out a book of spells to find one to take care of Rarity. She saw one to tickle an opponent.

"Too weak," she said. The next page showed one to engulf the target in flames.

"Too bright. besides, I need the costume," she sighed. The next page showed how to stun them for a few hours. She just skipped that and went to the next one, which showed how to vaporize them into dust.

"Uhh... no." she grimaced, switching back to the stun spell. She conjured it up, and shot it directly at the well dressed mare. The shot hit Rarity in the chest, causing her to spaz out and fall on the ground with a hilarious expression on her face. Trixie walked up to her and said, "Sleep well, my insipid angel..." as she began to take her clothes.

Jungle Bungle

As Spike found yet another old boot in the sand, he heard a heavenly voice approach him.

"Spike!" a squeaky voice called out, revealing to be Trixie wearing Rarity's clothes and a fake mane that resembled hers. Although the bad voice impression and terrible costume should've given it away, Spike was too deep in his own lovestruck mind to notice the difference. "There's something strange going on by the bay, come see!" she yelled out, then grinned evilly as she ran off to the ambush.

"Here I come, Rarity!" Spike said, as he scurried over to where the mare ran to. Suddenly, a familiar voice came from the amulet he was wearing.

"Hello Spike. It's me, Princess Celestia. I just wanted to tell you that I'm here to give you protection." The amulet spoke. "If you need my advice, just focus your fire breath on the amulet." Spike was understandably shocked. But to him, it was like the ruler of Equestria was his bodyguard. Nopony screws with Celestia, so there was no way anything could get in the way of his date.

"Uhh, thanks, Princess." he said as he ran off again. He noticed that there were various crates lining the ground. Some had question marks, some had arrows, and others had his face on them! He busted one open and found some more Wumpa Gems.

"Well, finders keepers," he said, putting the stones in his pack. While going through the trail, he noticed many ancient looking statues, depicting tiki faces that either held joy or contempt. He also noticed the flora was beautiful, with many shades of colors lining the tall trees. Once again, there were more crates that held goodies for the dragon. He decided then that all crates must be good. He jogged for a few more minutes, jumping past turtles or skunks that tried to run into him. He then reached a bridge where "Rarity" was standing, waiting for him.

"This way, Spikey!" she said as she jumped on the bridge, Then, she lost her balance and fell into the spiked pit below, leaving Spike with his jaw dropped. Just as he was about to cry, A figure teleported to the other side. It turned out to be "Rarity", whose mane was twisted backwards and makeup was smeared. "I'm...okay, the spikes broke my fall," she groaned, rubbing her sore flank. She then slowly limped to a strange tower that seemed to match the design of the tiki statues from earlier. Spike just shrugged his shoulders and went over to get a big surprise...