//------------------------------// // bad dreams and strange voices // Story: Rise of the lost Elements // by Frostbite4 //------------------------------// Seven figures stood on a hill with the sun setting in the horizon behind them, only their outlines were visible as the rest of their bodies were covered in darkness. The seven figures looked down at a small purple and green drake that was staring up at the figures. The purple and green drake stared at the figures as their eyes began to brighten before it was too much for the drake and he turned his head away just as a voice spoke. "When darkness descends on all, the lost will be found" The voice spoke before the purple drake shot up from his little basket and was panting as the afternoon sun shone into the bedroom. The purple drake looked around for a moment as his panting slowed, he noticed that the bed that occupied the room was neatly made and a note lied dormant on the bed with a green gem on top holding the note from being blown away. The small drake stood up from his basket, stretching before he made his way to the side of the bed and picked up the gem, he began chewing on the gem thoughtfully as he read the note. Dear Spike i will be gone for the day, princess Cadence needed me to come to the crystal empire to help her look for some books. While I am gone can you please leave the castle once in awhile and socialize, you've been staying in the castle ever since the Tyrik incident. Love your faithful student Twilight P.S were you having a nightmare last night? Because you were thrashing around last night and kept mumbling something about the lost and darkness, i would highly suggest you either go see a psychiatrist or Princess Luna. Spike read the note a few times before setting the note down and gulped the rest of the gem down before making his way to the bathroom. Once he stepped into the bathroom, he looked at the mirror and was met with an older version of himself with scars covering his face as well as a scar going down his right eye with wounds, which made Spike shiver and shut his eyes After leaving the castle the young drake walked through Ponyville, as he passed by multiple kiosks and ponies as he stared down at the ground in deep thought about the dream and the mirage of the dragon that he wasn't paying attention of what was in front of him as he bumped into somepony making the pony drop a basket filled with apples. The basket hit the ground on its side making apple fall out and role onto the ground. “I’m so sorry, I wasn't paying attention Ill help you with these” Spike said quickly as he began picking up the apples, he glanced up at the pony he bumped into and saw a Orange mare with a blonde mane glaring at him, he then chuckled nervously and gave a sheepish grin before looking back down at the apples as the voice spoke. ”You have the spirit and strength of a dragon, the mind of a pony, and the brains of a leader, you will become a beacon that will rally your scattered brothers and sisters, and together you wi- “Spike is everything alright, ya look like ya seen a ghost or something?” The orange pony asked with a worried expression. Spike shook his head for a moment before looking up at the mare. “Oh umm... Y-yea I’m fine Applejack just thinking is all” Spike spoke as he began walking again forgetting about the rest of the apples that were still on the ground.” I’ll see you later AJ I got some... things i need to take care of” Spike said as he walked off leaving the orange mare with a frown on her face. “Something ain’t right with that dragon, it ain’t like him to act like that and to leave a job half done....dang nabit” AJ groaned as she looked down at the apples that laid all over the ground. Spike sat down where the old library used to, all that is left is the base of the large tree. Spike sighed deeply and shook his head trying to clear his thoughts. ‘I need to talk to somepony about this...voice, but who, everyone I know would think I’m crazy....wait I know’ Spike thought to himself before jumping up and running back towards the castle. After a little while the young drake made his way into the castle and into the library where he found a parchment and quill before he began to writing. Dear Princess Luna I know it’s odd for you to receive letters like this but you’re the only one that wouldn’t think I’m crazy...hopefully...for the past little while I have been having strange dreams or nightmares and now I’m starting to hear a strange a voice that sounds...familiar...at first it was just in my dreams, but now I hear them at random moments in the day. Yours truly Spike the dragon After reading over the letter Spike then blew out a small plum of green flame, setting the letter on fire and sent it to its recipient. After the letter was gone the voice began speaking in his mind loud enough that he had to clutch his head as he fell to his knees while his vision began to blur and distort. “You will become the spark that will set aflame and burn brighter than the sun and the stars. The time has come for the lost to be found again.... The journey of the eight has begun” the voice finished as the last thing spike saw was a clocked figure walk over to him before he passed out from feeling drained of energy. A yellow mare with a pink mane walked through the Everfree forest, being led by a small white bunny that seemed to be very worried about something in the forest. “What is it that you wanted to show me Ang....”The yellow mare trailed off as she saw a young dark blue drake with black ear fins, with a ocean blue spikes on his head and going down his back and tail. A pair of sunglasses laid by the dragons face as that same dragon laid on the ground beaten and crumpled on the ground unconscious. The yellow mare gasped and scooped up the drake in her hooves as she quickly began to fly back to ponyville with her little bunny running after her, carrying the sunglasses with him. A purple mare with wings and a horn quickly stepped off of a chariot that was being pulled by two royal, she galloped into the hospital and towards a room where her purple scaled assistant was being held from what she read from a letter she received via express mail about her Spike being found by a mysterious figure that brought him into the hospital then disappeared without a trace. When the purple mare reached the door to the room, she was met by a blue mare with wings and a rainbow colored mane, she had a facial expression was filled with sorrow and worry as she looked at the purple mare. “Hey Rainbow what happened to Spike, is he alright, what did the doctors say, is it the pony pox, oh I hope he’s alright.” The purple mare said as she began pacing until the blue Pegasus placed a hoof on the purple mares shoulder and stopped her. “Twilight, Spike’s alright, he probably ate too many gems again and passed out or something....but he hasn’t woken up yet, I just came in to check on him and that other drake, Flutters found in the Everfree.” Rainbow said which made Twilight look at her curiously. “What other drake?” “Didn’t Rarity tell you in the letter she sent?” “No she only said that Spike was in the hospital and to come back to Ponyville as soon as possible” Twilight finished as she saw the yellow Pegasus slowly trot out of a nearby room with a group of doctors and nurses. “Hey Fluttershy, rainbow said you found a drake in the forest” Twilight waited until Fluttershy walked over and nodded. “Well where is he?” “Oh umm well when I found him...h-he was umm well very hurt and was laying unconscious when I fund him, so I brought him here as quickly as I cou-“ Fluttershy was cut off by a loud crashing sound from the room she was in not too long ago. The three mares quickly galloped to the room and opened the door, seeing the drake huddled in a corner shaking slightly as his body had multiple bandages, his left arm in a caste, and his right ankle wrapped in cloth. Fluttershy slowly stepped towards the scared drake as he watched her, she gave a comforting smile and knelt down so she was eye level with him. “Hey it’s alright, you can come out... we won’t hurt you, we just want to make sure your not hurt, we promise we won’t hurt you.” Fluttershy said as she slowly picked up a gem from a bag that laid by the bed and slowly held it out to the drake. “Please come out” Fluttershy spoke in a gentle tone as the drake slowly got up and walked over to her still slightly scared. Twilight and Rainbow both heard feet walking up behind them, they turned around and saw Spike standing at the doorway yawning. “Hey girls, why are we at the hospital?” Spike asked as Fluttershy walked over with the blue drake beside her nibbling on the gem she gave him. Spike looked at Twilight before going wide eyed, “wait Twi what are you doing here?” Spike then noticed the other drake, making his eyes the size of saucers. “Wait whose that, I thought i was the only dragon in Ponyville?” After awhile Spike was sitting in a chair while the blue drake was sitting by a window looking outside as the sun was cresting the horizon. Huh I wonder who that pony was that brought me here... or why they brought me here in the first place?” Spike said as he looked up in thought as Twilight trotted over to him and gently nuzzled him. “I don’t know Spike... maybe they were just worried and thought it was serious” Twilight said before glancing over at the drake as he found his sunglasses on a night stand and put the sunglasses on with a sigh of relief. “Hey Spike maybe you could talk to the other drake and maybe see what happened and what his name is while the girls and I have a chat” Twilight asked as Spike looked at the drake then nodded, hopping off the chair and slowly making his way to the other drake as Twilight, Rainbow, and Fluttershy walked out of the room. Spike slowly stepped towards the blue drake who was staring out the window again with a blank expression and his arms crossed over one another, while staring out towards the setting sun in the horizon as the sun gave its last bit of warmth on the two drakes before disappearing from sight. Spike took another step closer to the blue drake and tried to speak calmly. ”H-Hello...” The blue drake turned around and stared at Spike in silence. “My names Spike....what’s yours?” Spike asked slowly as the blue drake stayed silent. After a moment the blue drake looked back out the window before all the lights in the hospital went out making ponies scream throughout the hospital. After a moment the lights came back on and Twilight came rushing into the room with her two friends. “Spike are you alright?” Twilight asked as she saw him look around the empty room that was missing one dragon. “...Spike where is the other drake ?” Twilight asked as she slowly walked over to Spike. Spike looked at Twilight in confusion. “I... don’t know Twi... the lights went out and then...he was go-“Spike trailed off and fell to his knees as his eyes began glowing purple. “If the lost are not found, all will be lost.” The voice spoke as an image of Ponyville in shambles and Centerlot ablaze in the background. “When the clock runs out no one will be safe from the coming storm. All is lost if the eight are not found, and those of the dark will be unstoppable.” The vision moved to a familiar hill with eight figures standing on top of bones, and a large figure standing behind the eight figures as it casted a shadow over them. Spike shot up from a bed, panting as the glow faded away and a figure quickly stood up from a chair. “Calm yourself young one, your safe here.” The figure spoke in a soft feminine voice. Spike slowly calmed down as the figure stepped into the moon light that shown in from a nearby window. Spike went wide eyed as he quickly tried to get up and bow but was stopped by a blue slippered hoof. “Please lay down; you are in no state to be up” A tall blue Alicorn mare with a blue mane and tail which was flowing with blinking stars spoke calmly. Spike slowly laid back down and stared up at the mare.”P-Princess Luna... What are you doing in Ponyville?” Spike asked as the Princess sat down in a chair by his bed. “I got the letter you sent, my sister and I came as soon as we could...now you must rest, we will continue in the morning.” Princess Luna Said gently before standing up and made her way to the door before exiting quietly out the door, leaving Spike alone in the silent room until sleep embraced him. The blue drake from the hospital stood on the outskirts of Ponyville on a lone hill overlooking the small village. As he stared at the village a cloaked figure walked over to the blue drake and crossed its arms, staring at the village. “So who was that drake you met?” The clocked figure asked before the blue drake knelt down, picking up a stick and wrote a word into the ground in front of him. The cloaked figure looked down at the word then back up at the blue dragon for a moment before whispering one single word. ”Leader.”