//------------------------------// // Conspiracy Revealed // Story: The Dino Dragon // by Wildcard25 //------------------------------// It was close to nighttime, and Spike, his pony friends, and King Razer were gathered at a dinner table with many guests from the kingdom. On the table was a combination of both meats for the carnivore dinosaurs, and plants and leafy treats for the herbivore dinosaurs and the ponies. Spike was sitting next to Razer and Twilight, while snacking on a gem, "Mm, King Razer, you really know how to throw a banquet." Spike admitted. "Why thank you, Spike. I do what I can to please my honored guests." Razer answered, as he took a sip of his drink from out of a goblet. The ponies watched as some of the carnivore dinosaurs were eating their meaty dinner, while looking nauseous, and Fluttershy looking ready to pass out. A Triceratops sitting next to her spoke, "I know it's disgusting to watch them eat such things, but we respect that we all have different diets." "That doesn't make it any easier." Fluttershy trembled. "I'll say." Applejack agreed. "You'll get used to it." An apatosaurus replied. So they continued to enjoy their feast, until a raptor approached Razer and whispered something to him, "Ah, right on time." The ponies looked to the king as Rainbow asked, "What's on time?" "I have arranged for us some entertainment, by one of our kingdom's most popular of pop stars." Razer began, as a velociraptor wearing a cloak approached, accompanied by three female saurolophus'. "Who is that?" Rairyt inquired. "May I introduce to you, Lizard Skizard." Razer introduced them as, said pop star dinosaur threw his cloak off. "Nice to meetcha." he greeted them. "Once again, thank you for coming on such short notice, Skizard." Razer thanked him. "No trouble at all, your majesty," Skizard began as he approached Spike, "After I heard of the long lost heir of King Geki and Queen Elsa was here I couldn't resist. I am honored to meet you, Prince Spike." he shook his claw. "Please, pleasure's mine." Spike said, while feeling awkward about all this. "Well now Skizard, don't you have a performance to give?" Razer reminded him. "Yes, your excellency." Skizard remembered, as he and his back up singers went to a stage and set up. Skizard took a mic and spoke into, "Hello, is this ting on? Good. Good evening, dinosaurs of all types. Tonight we have a special number going out to the long lost prince of Dinolot, and his pony subjects. Hit it!" And so music started playing as Skizard started singing, and the three saurolophus' were acting as his back up singers. As they sang a song known as Roll Back the Rock, the guests were enjoying the music, especially Pinkie and Spike, while the other ponies moving their heads to the rhythm. Two of the back up singers danced around Spike before they were each on a side of him. Taking the dinosaur/dragon by surprise, he received a kiss from both sides, turning his face red. The ponies giggled at his reaction, as Skizard and his back up singers finished. The dinosaurs and ponies applauded on their performance, while Spike jumped out of his seat and applauded the biggest. It had gotten late, and the girls and Spike were escorted off to their rooms to get a good nights sleep. When Twilight and Spike were all that's left, Spike was about to enter his room until Twilight spoke, "Will you be ok, Spike?" "I'll be fine, Twilight. You should get some shuteye like the others. Big day tomorrow when Razer intends on announcing me to the kingdom." Spike stated. "I guess you're right." Twilight answered, as she bid her number one assistant goodnight before retiring to her own room as well. That night, Spike was sleeping peacefully until his stomach grumbled. He woke up, "Boy I'm hungry. Maybe there's some extra gems in the castle kitchen for me to snack on." he got out of bed and left the room, before proceeding through the hall. As he walked the dark hall he started hearing voices, "So it's all set?" Spike stopped and listened in, "Yes, sir. We're ready to carry out the plan as you requested." Spike followed the sound to a room, before creaking it open slightly. He peeked in to see numerous figures wearing cloaks, while standing before a bigger cloaked figure. 'What the?' Spike thought. "Good, first we'll grab the prince and his followers." the leader explained. 'Grab the prince?' Spike thought before realizing, 'They're after me, and the girls too!? I gotta warn them!' he turned to leave only to bump into another cloaked figure. It looked down at him with the hood concealing its face before speaking, "Where do you think you're going?" Spike chuckled nervously, "Uh, away from here?" "I don't think so." he grabbed Spike by the back on his neck and brought him into the room. "Let me go!" Spike struggled. "Sir, I found this one sneaking around." the figured held spike up for its leader and the others to see. "I see, this makes it much easier now." the lead answered. "Huh?" spike asked in confusion, as the lead approached him. "Sorry boy, but I'm going to ask you to take a little nap!" he delivered a chop to the back of Spike's neck knocking him unconscious. Sometime later Spike groaned as he woke up and saw he was in a dungeon while hanging by his wrists, "Huh, where am I?" "Spike! Spike!" he heard familiar voices. He looked down and saw Twilight and the rest of their friends chained to the floor. Rainbow was struggling to fly fast enough to break the chains holding her down, but to no avail, "Girls, what happened?" Spike called. "These varmints in cloaks jumped us all while we were sleepin', and chained us up in here." Applejack explained. "Are you ok?" Fluttershy called up to him. "I'm fine, but Twilight can't you use your magic to break these chains?" Spike asked. "I've been trying to, but my magic isn't working on them." Twilight explained. "They must be magic proof." Rarity stated. "The best kind." a voice said, as they saw the dungeon door open, and stepping in were the group of cloaked figures. "You!" Spike called, "You're the one who knocked me out!" "Guilty as charged," the figure answered, "I couldn't let you be awake, while I was carrying out the rest of my plan." "Wait a minute, your voice it sounds familiar." Twilight gasped, as all the others started realizing it. "Well it should." the figure answered, as he removed his hood revealing to be Razer. "King Razer?" the ponies and Spike gasped in shock. "The very same." Razer smirked. The others removed their hoods revealing to be his guards, as well as councilman Bronko, "What's going on here?" Rainbow demanded. "Yes, your majesty why're you doing this?" Rarity inquired. "To preserve my rightful place as king." Razer began. "What do you mean?" Spike asked. "With you Spike being the heir to the throne I couldn't just let you be exposed to all those in the kingdom. So I've made sure to keep you here so no other dinosaur in the kingdom would know about you." the king began, "I've had this title for a good long time, but I don't intend on giving it up to the spawn of the one dinosaur who took everything from me." "What are you talking about?" Pinkie asked. "I'm talking about my former friend Geki." "Dad?" Spike gasped, "But he was your friend." "Correct, he was my friend. But when he bested me in the tournament to become king he took all my hopes and dreams and left me with nothing. I tried to stomach my jealousy and hatred, but nothing could ever erase the pain of losing everything I worked for!" "But dad made you a member of his council as a sign of respect." "All I saw in that position was just his attempt of showing pity!" Razer growled, "But when he married that dragon girl Elsa and forged an alliance between the dinosaurs and the dragons I finally snapped at how he continued to surpass me, while fell further behind him. So I took it upon myself and gathered some close followers to do the undertake the ultimate act, by murdering the king and queen." The ponies and Spike gasped in shock as Twilight spoke, "So you?" "Yes, Princess. My guards and I did away with King Geki and Queen Elsa." he answered with no hint of guilt. "You!" Spike gasped as his eyes started filling up with tears. "But we had not taken account that they had a child that they sent adrift," Razer continued, "But when you came marching up to my door and showed me everything I knew there was something we overlooked. And now I aim to correct my mistake by taking you out the picture. And so there won't be any witnesses, your pony friends shall suffer the same fate with you." The ponies frowned, as Razer continued, "But that will have to wait until tomorrow. I have speech to give to the people claiming you were murdered by the same assassins that took their beloved King and Queen. So enjoy your night here in the dungeon. For it will be your very last night in all of Equestria." Razer laughed as he left the dungeon with his followers in tow. "Hey, you get back here you jerk!" Rainbow ordered, as she tried to fly after him, but wasn't able to get far with being chained to the floor. "This is no way to treat your guests!" Rarity called out. "I can't believe he tricked us." Applejack grumbled. "And I'm the one who likes to play tricks." Pinkie pouted. "Oh, what're we going to do?" Fluttershy asked. "We have to find a way to get out of here," Twilight stated, until they heard sobbing and lokoed above seeing Spike crying, "Spike?" "This is... all my fault!" Spike cried in sadness.