//------------------------------// // Unpredictable Plans // Story: Season Spike // by Haoryu Changer //------------------------------// Dear Celestia, I have something that may change your course of action against me, something that you hold dear, something that you have neglected, and shoved away. I have him, the little dragon. You should know who I'm talking about by now. You should give up Celestia, because if you don't, you will never see your innocent baby dragon again. Spike is waiting, Armak 12:20 - Canterlot Castle Celestia looked shocked. Everypony in the room noticed, and Twilight spoke up, "What's the matter, Celestia?" Twilight was the last pony Celestia wanted to hear ask that. After hearing her story about Spike, how would she handle hearing Spike being held captive? Celestia had to tell the truth, the ponies already saw her expression, so it was no use lying. She read the letter out loud, and all of the ponies in the room gasped. "What?" Rarity said in shock. "Spike's been taken away to a place where it is so totally dangerous and scary! AWESOME!" Pinkie Pie said. Fluttershy nearly fainted. "My Spike's in trouble?" Sweetie Belle whispered on the verge of tears. Twilight, was looking the worst. First there was a hint of shock, and then anger from the young alicorn. She gritted her teeth and started to sprint towards the door, only to be stopped by Pinkie Pie. "No Twilight! If you go out there, then that's what Armak exactly wants! He'll capture you too!" For once, Pinkie made sense, but Twilight couldn't just stay here while she knew that Spike was being held captive. Twilight went for the window next, but, this time, being stopped by Rarity and Cadence. "Twilight, darling! You have to think about what you're doing! Pinkie's right, you will just get captured too! We need to make a plan." "We know how you feel Twilight, but it won't make it any better if you rush out there like that," Cadence explained. Twilight couldn't make the same mistake again, she had to rescue Spike. It was partially her fault he got captured. He could have been beside her the whole time, safe, away from Armak's reach. "How could all of you tell me NOT to rescue him, aren't you all his friends? His family?" Applejack put her hoof on Twilight's shoulder. "We want to save him too Sugarcube, but we won't be doing him any good if we get captured too." "So what you're saying, is that you would care more about what happens to yourself, rather than him? How selfish can you be?" "That's not what ah'm trying to say Twilight, we need a plan to save him. So there won't be any problems." "A plan that will take a generation to come up with? That will make Spike have more doubt that we still even love him?" "You know, it won't take that long with the fastest flyer in Equestria helping you." Rainbow Dash confidently said. "Yes, and I'm here to help too Twilight." Fluttershy kindly said. "The Cutie Mark Crusaders will help too of course!" Apple Bloom said while Scootaloo and Sweetie Belle shook their heads in agreement. Twilight looked around to see all of her friends and realized they were right. She couldn't just barge in, take Spike, and leave. She would have to face against Armak first if not already captured in one of his traps. And Armak is not an easy foe. "I-I'm sorry. I wasn't thinking." Rainbow Dash wrapped a hoof around Twilight's neck. "Oh stop with all the "sorry"s! We have a plan to put together!" 1:00 - Old Castle - Unknown Area Armak sat there on his throne, excited to see the next part of his plan unfold. Spike was still in his cage, even more, depressed thinking he will be staying here for the rest of his life, or when Armak decides to end his life. "So?" Spike looked up to Armak. "What?" "Have any second thoughts of joining me." Spike looked at Armak angrily, and Armak took no for an answer. "Okay fine, but can't you wait to see the looks on their faces when I reveal the true part of my plan?" "They are not coming, and anyways, I don't even know what the next part of your plan is." "Oh, you'll see. It involves... actually no, I'm not going to spoil it for you, you'll just know when it happens." "Okay," Spike said in a sarcastic tone. "I'm still confused. If you hate what they've done to you, why don't you hate them? If I were in your position, I would feel betrayed." Spike stood up and held the bars of his cage. "Well, that's who you are. I'm Spike. I'm a kind dragon. I'm always loyal to my friends. I'm also generous, and honest with them too. It doesn't matter what happens, I can't change who I am, I will always be me." "Whatever you say," Armak muttered to himself. "But you won't be acting so kind, loyal, generous, or honest so soon Spike." Armak started to chuckle evilly, that echoed through the entire castle. 2:00 - Canterlot Castle "This is the map Armak gave me to let us know where he is. He marked this area right here." "That's at the edge of the Everfree Forest!" Rainbow Dash said. "Yes, this is where we believe he has set up traps for us. If we go there and bait him out we might have a chance to capture him. Then after that, we ask him about Spike." Luna said. "This is a good plan but what can we use to bait him out?" Rarity asked. "I don't know, maybe we can use something... or somePONY to bait him out. Yes, if we let one of us get captured then we can lure him out, and then we confront him." Celestia said. "Great! But who's gonna get captured?" Rainbow Dash asked. Suddenly, a familiar voice interrupted the conversation. "I've been listening to this 'plan' of your's but, must I ask, who is this Armak guy, and what's his game?" Everypony looked around to see who was talking but no one saw where he was. Most ponies in the room knew who he was, though. Celestia smiled and was the first to respond, "Well, if you come out so we can see you Discord, we'll tell you." With a sudden flash of light, the Draconequus himself appeared. "Aw well. I liked being invisible to all of you, but if you insist." Discord went to go stand right next to Fluttershy, and they smiled at each other. While the ponies explained to Discord the situation, Sweetie Belle looked at the map with the marked spot, took out her own map of Equestria and marked the same spot. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo were beside her. "Sweetie Belle what are ya doing?" Apple Bloom whispered. "If I can find Spike and save him from this Armak guy, then he will love me for sure!" Sweetie Belle whispered back. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo both looked confused. "Love you?" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo still didn't get that Sweetie Belle has a crush on Spike. Sweetie Belle put the map in her saddle bag and ran off. Apple Bloom and Scootaloo followed her. "Sweetie Belle, where are you going?" Scootaloo asked. Sweetie Belle, Apple Bloom, and Scootaloo ran out of the castle. When Sweetie Belle was half way through Canterlot, Apple Bloom and Scootaloo finally caught up to her and stopped her. "Sweetie Belle? Ya didn't answer back there, where are ya going?" "Oh, um? I'm going to where that Armak guy is and I'm going to save Spike!" "Sweetie Belle, are ya crazy? That's very dangerous, something could happen to you!" "No, I would have snuck in, save Spike, and get out, before Armak saw me." Sweetie said confidently. "Do you even know where Spike is, in the place?" "Ummm... no, but if I saw the place he was in then I would see an opening." "Do you really think that an evil pony would just leave an open spot like that?" Scootaloo asked. "...OKAY FINE! I want to save Spike because I want him to think that I'm good enough for him!" Apple Bloom and Scootaloo both looked at each other in confusion."Why do ya want him to think that?" "Because... I think I like him. Like, like like him." She explained. "Like like him!" Scootaloo and Apple Bloom both said in shock. "Yeah, so that's why I want to save him. I want him to like me back." "Well... If that's the reason then ah'll be happy to help Sweetie Belle!" Apple Bloom happily offered. "I don't know much about all this icky love stuff, but if it will make my friend happy than I'm in too," Scootaloo said. "Umm... thanks but I want to do this alone, because if one of you girls save him, then he'll like you instead of me." "Okay, ah promise ah won't save Spike, ah'll just help you be the one to save him." Apple Bloom said. "Yeah me too!" Scootaloo added. "O-Okay, I guess you can come. You are my best friends." "Alright then, let's go!" Apple Bloom said. 2:30 - Old Castle - Edge Of The Everfree Forest "Well Spike, your friends are on their way, and very soon they will meet their demise," Armak said. "How many times do I have to tell you, they're are not coming," Spike said sadly. "Oh Spike, you don't know anything. Your friends do still care about you, and they are coming to save you." "If they are coming then they are going to act like they care about me, and then they are going to go back to their stupid ways." "Oh well, but it doesn't matter to me what they are coming for, as long as they come. It's all part of the plan, and it doesn't matter what they would have done to you because I would have defeated them already. After I become ruler of Equestria I won't keep you, I'm not a monster. So in the end, you'll be free." "Not a monster? You can say what you think but yeah, maybe your right, you will help me be free in the end, but that doesn't change the fact that I will hate you if you succeed." "Maybe so, but we will both be happy in the end." 3:00 - Canterlot Castle After they finished discussing the plan. Twilight and her friends went to go eat. They didn't have lunch yet and they were starving. Applejack went to go eat with her family, Rarity and Rainbow Dash went to go find the CMC, and Pinkie Pie, Fluttershy and Twilight all went to go eat together. Twilight, Fluttershy, and Pinkie pie were in a room, there was a table with three chairs and they were eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. It was silent in the room. Somepony had to break the silence eventually. Fluttershy knew what was on Twilight's mind. "Don't worry Twilight, I'm sure we'll save Spike from that evil Armak, and then we'll talk to Spike and get this all sorted out." "Yeah, but I'm worried what's going to happen between me and Spike, will he forgive me and everything will be back to normal again? Or will he hate me forever and I'll never forgive myself?" Fluttershy wanted to say something, but she didn't know what to say. She was scared of the same thing. She was the element of kindness, and she was going to lose a friend because she never paid attention to him. Wasn't being rude to him, but at the same time not being kind. "Don't worry Twilight!" Pinkie Pie said. "I'm sure if I throw a big party for Spike then he'll forgive us." "I don't think it's that simple Pinkie. After all, I didn't even invite him to my own birthday party." Twilight said sadly. "Oh, yeah..." Pinkie never felt so sad in her life. She never forgot to invite somepony, or in this case, somedragon to one of her parties before. Just then Applejack, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash burst through the door. "Oh hey girls, what's... wrong?" Twilight asked. "Twilight! Apple Bloom's missin'!" Applejack said. "And Sweetie Belle too!" Rarity added. "I also can't find Scootaloo anywhere!" Rainbow Dash stated. "What?" Twilight asked. "They weren't seen anywhere in the past hour, and we asked everypony in the castle." Rarity said. "They must have heard us when we were talking about the plan, and they are probably heading to Armak." "Rainbow, what makes you think of that?" Twilight said. "Twilight! These are the Cutie Mark Crusaders we're talking about here, THE CUTIE MARK CRUSADERS!" "Oh dear, your right! We have to go after them!" 3:30 - Old Castle - Edge Of The Everfree Forest "Well?" "What?" "What's your plan IF they come?" Spike asked. "That is something I need to follow, and something you will soon find out." "Well? Am I going to even see it?" "Well, you will do more than see it." "Will I be a part of it?" "Yes." "When will you execute it?" "Okay, no more questions." "Will I-" "OK! YOU'RE GETTING ANNOYING!" Armak used his dark magic to teleport the cage and Spike away to a different, quiet location. "Ahhhhh, peace and quiet, as I wait for three little fillies to arrive..."