//------------------------------// // [Chapter 5] The Importance of Being Purple // Story: Being Purple // by AppleGothic //------------------------------// ~~~Twilight~~~ Twilight ran through out the tree, trying to find the correct book, "Where would it be filed under? S or D?" Luna was also checking books, "Try Summoning Spike to find a Book on How to Summon Spike." Twilight looked at Luna, knowing that she was using a large portion of her magic to confront the Flagship. "Sarcasm is unbecoming of you, Princess..." she then pulled the book out, and nodded, "Are you sure this is the thing we should do? What If he doesn't Want to come back?" Luna sighed, "He will understand once you explain why he's being Summoned in the first place." Twilight opened the book and started reading. ~~~Spike~~~ Spike felt a twitch on his hear, "Spike?" He thought to Amethyst, "That wasn't you, was it?" She replied, "I didn't. Do you recognize it?" "Spike?" He looks around his room for the sound, "Twilight?" he then sees a light in the corner of his vision, and he felt himself getting pulled towards it, "Amethyst! Something's Wrong..." He faintly hears her cry out for him, "Spike!" Spike then felt the connection weaken, and stretch out. Even though he knew exactly where she was, he felt heartbroken that he might never see her again. He lashed around, mindlessly attacking his surroundings. He didn't notice he had struck his mark until he was thrown against a wall. Several books hit him as he crash against it. Spike stopped, and looked around. Things looked familiar, but he couldn't recognize any of it. The one thing he did recognize was a voice, "Spike? What happened to you?" ~~~Twilight~~~ Spike had grown since they last met, but it wasn't size that made him look different. His rounded spikes were now pointed and his eyes glowed in the dim room. Luna looked at him and she make sure he was securely in the air before she started to talk, "Greeting, Dragon Spike. I have called you back for a special reason." Spike blinked, looking around the room. Luna squeezed down onto him with magic, causing him to cough, "Luna...what are you?" Luna held her hoof out to her, not letting her get closer, "T-Twilight" Spike coughed out, "Why...can't I see you." Twilight looked a him, and his eyes were clouding up and dimming over time, as if there was a spell over him, "Can you listen...it's important. After this, You don't need to be by me anymore." Spike sighed, "What-" Luna then chucked him out of a window, one that was open (thankfully), and Twilight ran out after him. Spike was looking up at the large shape in the sky, "What is that?" Twilight looked closer and saw a copy of Nightmare Moon shielding the Flagship from moving closer. Her magic slowly draining because of the stain of it all. Spike just watched, and Twilight couldn't answer. "Twilight" Luna said as they initially met up, "You should know by now WHY we give Purple dragons to Unicorns in School training." Twilight thought about her answer, "Why is that important...Why did they do that...What makes them so special" "Because they have what other dragons don't." ~~~Luna~~~ "Class has started..." Luna replied to the young unicorns. She was so glad her sister let her teach some of them. After becoming princesses, they've had so much work to do, but they still have to tech the new generation. A young Grey colt with Silver hair raised his hoof, "Princess...Why were we given eggs?" She looked at the Purple eggshells in front of them. Each one had to hatch the egg to join the Class, "This lesson is important to know, Class. Purple dragons are special. Each race of Dragon has a special type of Element that they share-" A Blue Filly speaks up, "The Harmony Elements?" Luna Chuckled, "No, not those. I mean the Elements of nature. Fire, Water, Earth...you get it. But Purple actually is void of these type of Magicks. They actually share the same type of magic as Ponies, which is why they react to your magic to hatch them." Some of them start poking at the eggshells, "But why did you give them to us?" "As long as you hold onto your dragon, they will start to absorb some of your excess magic, equalizing your young bodies that aren't accustomed to it all yet." Some of them looked concerned, "But what do they do with it?" "They shall protect you until the day they can't go on." ~~~Twilight~~~ Spike clenched his claw. He stood his ground and exhaled a spark of green smoke. Twilight looked back as the box started to shake violently. The large egg of rock then moved towards Spike, colliding with him. in a flash of light, Twilight observed as the little dragon she used to know stood in front of her. A silver coat of Armor covered his body, Ornate markings lined his arms and legs and large metal wings adorned his back. "Twilight?" She looked up at the matured dragon, "You stay here. I can do this." He took off and flied towards the large ship. Luna stepped out of the building and nodded, "Did you remember the importance of Spike being Purple, Twilight?" She nodded as a twinkle of light collides with the large orb, causing a large explosion. The ship moved back out. into space, smaller explosions lining it's outside, causing it to stumble in its flight path. Twilight looked at Luna, "Yes, but...what WAS that egg-like thing?" "Lunar Armor. When Spike dug it out, it must have been damaged, being in the ground for countless of years. It must have called for back up, knowing a Dragon picked it up and thought the occupant was in danger. It must of clung onto Spike's Pony Magic, enhancing his abilities sevenfold." Twilight looked at Luna, "Wait...that armor was part of the Dragon wars?" Luna didn't respond, just watching the ship fall behind the moon in pieces, "There goes the second one...Maybe it'll join it's brother in the ground." Twilight thought and realized what she meant, "Where did the Purple Dragons come from, Luna?" She chuckled her duplicate coming back into her through her cutie mark, "Maybe I'll recount my explorer days another time. I have some paperwork to file about this whole mess." ~~~Spike~~~ As the last bastions of the floating monster landed into the soil out in the desert, Spike felt something odd about the ship. he landed down and observed the destroyed machine. He then saw many silver eggs on the ground, burst from their containers because of the fall. Walking though the wreckage, he started to notice how large the corridors where, larger than an average Pony would need. He then found the cockpit of the whole thing, It had something he didn't expect; a high dashboard. He walked up and placed he claws on to of it. This wasn't a ship meant for Ponies, everything is too large, even for Alicorn sizes it was too big. He gripped the steeling wheel and yanked it off, feeling it in his Claws, evenly spacing them out as it his was controlling it. "Hey...are you okay?" he heard in the back of his mind, "I lost contact with you, I got so scared!" He sighs and takes the wheel and the suit of armor with him, "Hey, Amethyst...I was just visiting my old friend. Maybe we should visit yours soon too." She chuckled, "Yeah, I kinda miss her." "How about I meet you outside the city in a bit? "What will my work supervisor think?" Spike just smiled, "I don't think they'll mind if it's about me." Spike walks out, heading due South Southwest, flying on his wings lined with metal. ~~~Luna~~~ Luna stared at a pile of papers, marking the Flagship from "Decommissioned" to "Dismantled". Celestia walked in, "That old thing is finally dismantled? Who was controlling it?" Luna chuckled, "technically, it was on auto-pilot, since no one was on it for years. Spike the Dragon made sure it made landfall." Celestia looked out at the moon, "How ironic...but did it cause any damage?" Luna set down the Quill and relaxed a bit, closing her eyes, "The weapons on it were so rusty and unkempt that after a few minutes of sustained fire, it started falling apart. All that stolen Dragon technology: destroyed by the sands of time." Celestia looked at the papers, "But what did Spike do, is he alright?" Luna opened an eye to her, "He obtained his birthright, and defended his Unicorn until he couldn't go on. He fulfilled his purpose to the T and I let him go with it." Celestia smiled, "I guess it was fortunate Twilight found such a Loyal Partner..." Luna nods, drifting into the back of her mind, "What are you?" The small Dragon with Purple scales stood up to the Blue Alicorn, "I am here to stop you...Don't force me to hurt you." Luna looked around the Lunar landscape, "How about you tell me about what you are, and then I can let you help me." He pointed the Spear at her, his silver armor reflecting the Glow of the planet to his back, "I will defend my home forever, and nothing will stop me from doing so!" Luna looked past and saw another Dragon hiding behind some rocks, and egg clutched in her claws, "Then I am defeated." The Dragon looked confused as the Pony bowed to him, "I have never met a Dragon with such a Loyal Heart, and I want to ask for your assistance, before you get dragged into my battles." He allowed her to continue, "Dragons from my Home want to take over the moon so they can use it to destroy everything I hold dear. Help me and You can do the same." Luna opened her eyes and smiled up at the moon too, "Loyal and Honorable...like the rest of his kind." They both stared up at the sky, Twinkling with Silver stars and it's large host in the sky.