Season Spike

by Haoryu Changer


Cloudsdale Fight Back!

Spike and Armak stood on a nearby cloud.

The drake looked amazed when he saw Cloudsdale, but at the same time was in rage when he remembered Rainbow Dash forgetting him.

He also had wings apparently. They had the same design as his ears, but bigger.

The two soon flew towards Cloudsdale.

As they were flying Armak asked, "Well? How do you like Cloudsdale?"

"It's... beautiful."

"Hmph, I never had any interest in beauty, but if you say so. It's your first time here huh?" He asked.

"Yeah, and if my "friends" don't bother to bring me to this place, then NO one can see this place. This place won't be beautiful when I'm done destroying it, and I'll be the last one to look at its beauty." Spike said darkly.

Spike and Armak landed on one of the border clouds of Cloudsdale. Spike pointed a finger to one of the cloud buildings to the left and fired a beam. The beam hit the cloud building and it exploded. Armak took his turn and fired at a building to the right.

...

Explosions could be heard everywhere, ponies were running and flying for their lives, and chaos was the ensue. It looked just like Manehattan, Fillydelphia, and Appleloosa, but this time, ponies were mostly flying.

After some more of their "fun", the two heard a shout.

"Stop!"

Spike and Armak were on a big lone cloud firing magic blasts when they heard somepony shout. They turned to see around fifteen pegasi approach them.

"Oh, all you pegasi always want a fight. Can't you be a normal pony for once, and run for your pathetic lives." Armak said in annoyance.

"We are here to stop you. You have no right to destroy Cloudsdale." One of the stallions said.

Armak started laughing.

"Why are you doing this?" A mare asked.

"Oh, we are simply having fun, right Spike?"

Spike gave the group of pegasi no expression. "I don't have anything against Cloudsdale, but you all enjoy it here while I get left behind by my so-called "friends"," Spike said irritated.

The pegasi exchanged confused glances,

"Um, you have wings. You can just visit anytime." One said.

"Before I didn't have wings, now is different, and if I can't enjoy Cloudsdale, then no one can!"

The pegasi were still confused.

"Well anyways, just stop and leave!" Another ordered.

"And if we don't, what are you going to do about it?" Armak asked with a grin.

The pegasi gave up negotiating and charged the two chaos makers.

Armak stood back. "I believe you can handle this Spike."

The fifteen pegasi proved no match for Spike. He was far too fast so neither of them couldn't hit him. If their attack did connect it didn't effect Spike because of his strength. The pegasi soon came up with strategies like surrounding him, or flying above him, but these didn't work either. Spike soon knocked all of them down.

"I have no business of finishing you off, leave now!" Spike commanded.

Some limping, the pegasi gave up and decided to fly away.

Armak grinned, they were all scared. They couldn't stop them. And Spike didn't even use magic as of yet.

Spike was about to turn around but then he saw another pegasus fly down to face him.

"You pegasi are getting annoying." Armak was vexed.

The pegasus facing Spike had yellow fur, an orange mane, and orange tail.

"I won't let you hurt any fellow pony, or destroy Cloudsdale!" The mare said.

"After I beat a group pegasi, you think you can face me alone? How foolish." Spike said.

"I'm not like other ponies."

"Hmm..." Spike inspected the pony mare. "I think I remember you from somewhere... I just can't remember." He said in thought.

"The name's Spitfire. I'm the captain of the Wonderbolts."

"Oh yeah, now I remember! You were the drill sergeant when Rainbow Dash went to try out for the Wonderbolts some time before."

"What?! You know Rainbow Dash? Have you been spying on us?"

"No, I was Rainbow's friend," He said with a smirk.

"Okay enough with your lies, Rainbow Dash wouldn't befriend a monster. I came here to stop you." Spitfire rushed towards Spike and landed a punch to Spike's chest. It had no effect, so Spitfire pulled back before Spike had a chance to get hold of her. "That did nothing, but I used a lot of force!" She examined.

"Spike may be small but he is also strong," Armak explained.

Spike rushed up to Spitfire very fast and removed the distance between them in a split second. He then grabbed Spitfire by the neck with his right claw and held her up.

"And also very fast," He added.

Spike stared daggers at the pony in his grasp. "For your information, Rainbow's the monster." Spike charged up a magic blast in his free claw. "She's the one who ignored me. The one who always put me down. The one who relentlessly neglected me." He proceeded to put his claw with a charged blast attack against Spitfire's chest. "So if anypony's a monster, it's her, and the others of course." He was about to blast Spitfire away when a light turquoise pegasus flew in, and knocked Spike in the chest, making him push back a little. Spitfire was still in his grip but used this opportunity to escape.

When she landed back on the cloud, out of Spike's grip, Spitfire looked to her right to see the pony who saved her, and she was surprised to see who it was.

"L-Lightning Dust?"

"Yep, that's me." Lightning Dust took a look at Spike and realized something. "Hey, Rainbow mentioned a dragon when we were at the academy, she said that it was the only dragon in Equestria or something like that."

Spike crossed his arms. "Hmph, let me guess. She described me as an assistant?"

"Yeah she did, you were the assistant to her other friend?"

"Yeah I was, but I guess that's all I am to her."

"Rainbow said that you were a kind dragon, but it looks like she was wrong."

"Spike was very kind-hearted until I brought out his true emotions," Armak explained.

"I don't care what you did, I am going to stop you. Let's go, Spitfire!"

Spitfire and Lightning Dust rushed Spike, and attacked, but alas, their attacks were ineffective.

Spike quickly held them both by the necks and was squeezing hard. He was about to finish them, but they vanished from his grip. He turned around and saw the Wonderbolts with Spitfire and Lightning Dust.

"The Wonderbolts got faster." Spike, said with no emotion.

The Wonderbolts simply replied with a barrage of attacks. This time, however, Spike blocked them. They were trained flyers after all. The Wonderbolts didn't have a chance against Spike.

Spike soon enough, got bored and used his magic to push away the Wonderbolts.

Spike crossed his arms and turned to see Spitfire and Lightning Dust looking at him angrily. "I'll give you one more chance, leave now. I don't have any interest in destroying you both, but if you're in my way I'll have no choice."

"We won't just sit around while you destroy Cloudsdale!" Spitfire said.

"Well then, you'll just have to feel the same pain that Rainbow Dash did... But first." Spike looked up and saw a huge cloud. The cloud held none other than the Wonderbolts Academy.

Spike had no hint of regret, as he charged a blast in his palm and threw it at the Wonderbolts Academy. The cloud holding the building vanished, and the Wonderbolts Academy fell to Equestrian grounds as there was no support.

"T-The Academy!" Spitfire was mad.

Spike silently looked back at the two shocked pegasi.

Armak gave a noticeable chuckle, as Spitfire lost it.

"How dare you! THAT TOOK US A LOT OF BITS AND TIME TO MAKE!"

"Please don't be angry at him, it was an accident." Armak said while trying, but failing to hold a laugh in.

"SHUT UP!" Spitfire charged at Spike and tried to punch him.

Spike blocked her punch and pushed her back with his magic. Lightning Dust came from behind and tried to hold Spike's arms, but he used his magic again to push her back as well. Spike took hold of Lightning dust and punched her in the stomach, causing her to gag. He then threw her towards Spitfire, who was on the cloud ground weakly.

Spitfire and Lightning Dust were both on the ground in pain. Spike pointed both his fingers at Lightning Dust and Spitfire and charged magic blasts at the tips.

Armak put a hoof to Spike's shoulder. "No Spike. Wait."

Spike stopped his attack.

"I will show you both what Spike has been going through, then you will understand his actions." Armak's horn glowed darkly.

Spitfire and Lightning Dust went wide-eyed as they saw flashbacks of when Spike was neglected. Rainbow Dash making fun of him for not being a "real dragon". When they didn't take him to see Rainbow Dash's performance at the Best Young Flyer competition. All the times Rainbow Dash called him weak. They saw everything.

"W-Why would Rainbow do such a thing?" Lightning Dust asked.

"Oh, you might want to see this as well," Armak said.

Lightning Dust and Spitfire saw the flashback when Spike got taken over by Armak.

"Wait? So Spike was innocent this whole time? You were the one who made this kind dragon, the monster he is now?!" Spitfire asked.

Armak started laughing. "Yes, and with him, Equestria is mine! There is nothing you can do to stop me."

Spitfire gritted her teeth. "You monster!" Spitfire attempted to punch Armak, but Armak gripped her tightly with his magic.

Armak threw Spitfire away. "Okay Spike, finish them off."

Spike nodded. "I told you to back off, now you're going to feel the same pain that Rainbow Dash felt-"

"Stop!"

Spike knew that voice too well, everypony else was confused.

Spike looked up and saw the speaker. "Discord," He said with a frown.

Discord flew down and landed to block Spike from finishing the two pegasi off. "Spike, you have to stop! You are being controlled!"

"Discord: The Master Of Chaos. I wondered if I was ever going to meet you, but I'm afraid I don't need you now because I have Spike."

"Armak stop. As much as I love chaos, Spike has nothing to do with this, he's innocent." He tried to reason.

"Spike and I had an agreement: that in the end he'll be free when I beat Celestia, I will let him go," Armak explained with a smirk.

"You're not going to let him go, he's too precious to you. He's the main part of your plan."

"Maybe so, but you can't do anything about it. Spike, destroy Discord." Armak ordered.

"No."

Armak was irritated. "What?"

"Discord may have been bad before, but now I don't have any hatred towards him. I don't need to destroy him."

"That's foolish, finish him! Now! I am helping you get your revenge so do as I say!"

"I already said that he doesn't need to be destroyed!"

Discord used this chance. He snapped his talon and used his magic to make Spike see flashbacks of his life. Spike saw the time when he gave Rarity the red fire ruby, the time he saved the Crystal Empire, twice, the times when Twilight called him "Number one assistant", the times when he helped persuaded Twilight to go fix the cutie mark mix up, the times when he supported Twilight, the times when he was there for his friends, all the good times he had with his friends.

Spike was glowing brightly, he started to change back. His scales on his underbelly began to turn back to the light green color it was before. With a flash of light, Spike went back to his normal self.

"W-What?! The spell has been broken?!" Armak inspected Spike, he was back to normal.

"Spike? I-Is that you?" Discord asked.

"Wha-What's happening?" Spike rubbed his head as he was pushing himself up.

"Spike! You're back to normal!" Discord said with glee.

"No! No! I will not let this happen!" Armak charged his horn and dark aura surrounded Spike.

Spike looked at the dark aura and found himself screaming in pain a moment later, as the aura forced its way in through his scales.

"I control you now! You will not just walk away from me!" Armak's eyes glowed a black mist.

Spike changed back to his dark form again.

Armak started to laugh again. "See Discord? Spike is mine! I'll use him to conquer Equestria!"

Discord stopped his little celebration and had a look of disbelief. "No, this can't be!"

"And now I can see that you'll be a problem, so..." Armak made a huge red Crystal appear with his magic. "You'll all love this crystal prison." Armak horn glowed.

Discord and the two weak pegasi turned into a flash of darkness and were transported inside the crystal.

With another flash of darkness, Armak and Spike teleported away from the destroyed Cloudsdale.


9:00 - Canterlot Castle

"I got it!" Fluttershy stepped in the room and took out the healing potion from her saddlebag. It was a bottle of white liquid.

"Great! Now we'll have an advantage." Twilight said.

"How will we fight against Spike sister?" Luna asked.

"I don't know, but if we can't bring him back to normal... we'll have no choice but to take... drastic measures..."

Twilight had a determined face. "No! It won't come to that! I will find a way to save him, he deserves that." Twilight said.

"And we're with you." Rainbow Dash said.

Twilight looked to her right and saw her five friends. They were all standing there, except Pinkie who was bouncing, and they were smiling at Twilight. Twilight smiled back.

"When are we going to face them?" Cadence asked.

"We'll see them when they attack Ponyville. Ponyville is close to here, so we will definitely know when they attack there." Celestia explained.

"Hopefully, we can save him." Twilight quietly said to herself.


DAY 4 - 12:00 PM - Grassland

Armak stretched his wings and legs with a slight grunt. "Well Spike, I suppose we should go pay the Crystal Empire a visit now."

"No, we are going to Ponyville!"

"What? Are you disobeying me again."

"I said NO! I have no meaning to destroy the Crystal Empire, I have been known as a hero there!" He angrily explained.

Armak remembered what he saw in Spike's memory. He didn't only save the Crystal Empire once, but twice. "Okay fine, I'll just destroy it myself another time. Let's go to Ponyville."