The Fall of the Crystal Empire
The Fall of the Crystal Empire
Admiral Biscuit
Twilight shuffled forward, keeping pace with the pony in front of her. The leg irons chafed at her coat, and the magic suppressor on her horn gave her a wicked headache. She would have cried, but all her tears had been shed already; now she was just an empty husk, living for the moment and holding out a vague hope that the Princess would show up to save them before it was too late.
“It wasn't your fault, Spike,” she whispered. He wasn't there to hear her, of course, and perhaps that was for the best. She still needed to say it. “It wasn't your fault.”
A week earlier
Twilight lashed out at the crystal prison, but it was indestructible. Her magic just flowed around it uselessly. And the crystal heart was so close.
Her ears flicked as she heard distant stone cracking. There is no more time. Her head dropped, and she called out over her stone prison to Spike. “You have to be the one to bring the Crystal Heart to the Faire.”
“Me?”
I have failed. But that didn't matter, did it? It was more important to save the Crystal Empire. “Go!”
“But—“
“Gooooo!”
She heard his claws scraping against the crystal, and then she heard a loud crack and felt the tower shift underhoof. It didn't matter. Spike would save them all—he had to.
Another loud crack, and then the tower began to buckle. Twilight crouched and waited, feeling for the shift, and when it came, she jumped, stretching for the top of her crystal prison. Her only hope was to get her head above the top of the jagged crystals; maybe then she could cast a spell that would help. If not . . . well, that didn't bear thinking about.
The noises outside were getting louder and more menacing.
Her hoof slipped, and she dropped back to the floor, tears flowing down her cheeks. Spike will save us.
But he didn't.
It wasn't his fault.
He was a dragon, and he had his claws around a powerful crystal artifact. Despite all his years with Twilight, despite her patient teaching and tender parenting, he was still a dragon, and could not entirely repress his draconic nature, so he did what any dragon would do in his position.
He ate the Crystal Heart.
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Is there some image of someone facepalming and crying at the same time?
Which, in theory, should have Evolved him into the next... whatever evolution a Dragon is expected to have. And with this new power, destroyed the shadows once and for all!
God fucking dammit, Spike.
Ehhhhh.
6568192
Yes!
6568578
I never said he didn't evolve.
6568617
It was so inevitable, I can't believe nobody's put it into a fic yet. At least, not one that I know of.
6571131
I'm not up on Catholic dogma, but I'm at least up to speed on Methodist. If I do go for it, I can probably find someone who's familiar with Catholicism.
6571129 You mean geo-blocking is used against countries other than Australia? Whoa!
I hope that one works.
Get your rocks of, get your rocks off honey
Shake it now now, get 'em off downtown
Primal Scream, Rocks.
6571122
I was thinking about how would they react to a realm where not only there is magic but the rules of physics can also take a vacation. Celestia and Luna would give any physicist trouble with what they do. Poor Dale when he finally connects the dots in Onto Pony Planet.
6568578
Well, duh. Who do you think is the new evil overlord? It ain't Sombra, that's for sure.
6571967 OOh! Oh! I know this one! It's.... Tom!
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Spike ... ate the crystal heart.
That's absolutely hilarious!
6571718
If I knew enough high-end physics, I'd totally write a story like that. It would be hilarious. A proper physicist's head would simply explode, I think. IIRC, in Arrow 18, Randy had a breakdown when Celestia moved the sun to prove she could do it.
6571967
Certainly a possibility. I figured I'd leave it vague.
6575048
That's totally what a dragon overlord would do. Chill out in magma, while his servants brought him cold drinks.
6577415
He couldn't help himself. He's a dragon.
Goddammit XD
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I'm surprised this didn't happen, TBH.
Also can I just say that when Twilight tells Spike to take the crystal heart is in my top 10 pony scenes.