Spike The Brony Dragon

by red4567

Chapter 1 (Friendship is Magic Part 1)

When I woke up, I felt like I got hit by a truck.

Ugh, my head.

I sat up and rubbed my eyes. I had no idea how long I was asleep. When I opened my eyes, I noticed I wasn't home anymore.

The room looked like a high-class library. Somehow, it seemed familiar to me. A much bigger bed stood next to me. As I exited my bed, I felt like I've shrunk.

"Hello?" I called out. I suddenly covered my mouth. That wasn't my voice, it was someone else's.

As I removed my hands, I noticed that they were not human hands. They were purple and scaly. I looked down at my body. My belly was purple and green, and I had two small feet that were also purple.

My eyes widened. I knew what happened to me. I searched around the room and found a mirror. I looked into it, and my assumptions were correct. Instead of a human, my reflection was a dragon. Not just any dragon. It was Spike the Dragon.

I liked Spike as much as the next brony, but never had I thought I was going to be him. I pinched myself, but the pain indicated it was no dream.

I'm Spike. I'm in Equestria...wait...

I was in Equestria. I was in one of my favorite fictional places. I could finally interact with all my favorite ponies and non-ponies. Aside from being a dragon, it was like a dream come true. I gave a big grin.

I looked in the mirror again and noticed Spike didn't have any wings. I must've traveled back before Spike's, or “my” in this case, molt. That's when I realized I should find out what day it was. I searched for a calendar. There was one on a nightstand that said it was the middle of June. There was printed text that said, “Summer Sun Celebration,” along with something handwritten on the same date.

"Moondancer's Birthday."

It was then I knew when and where I was. I was at the very first episode. I knew what was going to happen. Twilight Sparkle will say that Nightmare Moon is returning, then Princess Celestia will say she should make some friends, and then Twilight and her new friends will defeat Nightmare Moon and save Princess Luna.

That got me thinking. What if I could change what would happen? I could prevent major disasters from happening, or find a different way to stop them. Of course, there would still be some things that I may not stop, like the Storm King coming or King Sombra returning. But since I was here, I was going to try to fix as much as I could.

A present nearby caught my eye. I read the tag. It said:

"To Moondancer
From Spike"

Must be for Moondancer's party.

I picked up the present and walked to the door. But suddenly, I stopped. I took a couple of steps back and waited a bit. I heard hoofbeats approaching, followed by the doors slamming open. And unlike last time, I wasn't knocked back.

You're welcome, Spike.

A purple unicorn ran into the room and up the stairs. The violet mane and the sparkling cutie mark told me that this was Twilight Sparkle. She didn't know it yet, but she was going to be the most famous mare in all of Equestria.

"Spike! Spike! Spike?!" Twilight called out.

"I'm right here, Twilight," I answered. "What is it?"

"There you are. Quick, find me that old copy of Predictions and Prophecies." She then noticed the present. "What's that for?"

"It's for Moondancer's party."

"Oh, Spike, you know we don't have time for that sort of thing."

Wow. I almost forgot how antisocial Twilight was.

Not wasting time, I placed the present on a nearby table and climbed the ladder. Thank goodness Twilight's a neat freak, because I found the book in no time.

"I found it, Twilight! Catch!" I threw the book in Twilight's direction. I didn't have to worry about her pulling me off the ladder with her magic. "Why do you need that book, anyway? Is the mare in the moon coming to visit?" I chuckled.

"That's not funny, Spike!" Twilight yelled as she flipped through the pages of the book. "Aha! 'Elements of Harmony, see: Mare in the Moon'?"

"Oh, come on, Twilight. It's just an old ponies' tale," I said. I knew it wasn't, but I needed to stay in character so nopony will get suspicious.

Twilight continued looking through the book. "Mare, mare... aha! 'The Mare in the Moon, myth from olden pony times. A powerful pony who wanted to rule Equestria, defeated by the Elements of Harmony and imprisoned in the moon. Legend has it that on the longest day of the thousandth year, the stars will aid in her escape, and she will bring about nighttime eternal'!" She then gasped. "Spike! Do you know what this means?!"

"The mare in the moon is actually coming to visit?" I asked.

"Exactly. Take a note, please. To the princess." Twilight handed me a quill and paper.

"Okie dokey." I was about to say "loki" after that, but since we haven't met Pinkie yet, I decided to drop it.

Twilight cleared her throat. “My dearest teacher, my continuing studies of pony magic have led me to discover that we are on the precipice of disaster! For you see, the mythical Mare in the Moon is in fact Nightmare Moon, and she's about to return to Equestria, and bring with her eternal night! Something must be done to make sure this terrible prophecy does not come true. I await your quick response. Your faithful student, Twilight Sparkle.”

It was hard to keep up with her, but at least I understood what she meant by “precipice.”

“Okay, got it,” I said.

“Great,” said Twilight. “Send it.”

That’s when something flashed across my mind. I had no idea how Spike used his firebreath to send scrolls.

How did he do it? Does he subconsciously say where to send the letter? How does he even breath fire?

“Now, Spike!”

“Sorry!” I decided to go with my gut feeling. I said in my mind, “Send this to Princess Celestia,” and blew on the scroll. Fire came out of my mouth and sent the scroll away. I really dodged a bullet there. I hated to see the look on Twilight's face if I burned the scroll by mistake.

Then I remembered something. I looked under the bookshelves and found the book I was looking for.

“Hey, Twilight, have you read this book yet?” I showed it to her.

“Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit,” Twilight read. “Oh, I forgot about that. I’ll have to read that some other time, though. Because now, we’ve got a problem on our hooves. The day after tomorrow is the thousandth year of the Summer Sun Celebration! That's the day Nightmare Moon arrives! It's imperative that the Princess is told right away!”

“We could always return the book if you’re not going to read it. Where’s your library card?”

Just then my stomach started squeezing. I felt like I just drank a gallon of root beer. Quickly, I dropped the book and aimed my head to the sky. With a loud belch, a scroll appeared out of thin air.

“I knew she would want to take immediate action,” Twilight said.

I sighed and cleared my throat. “My dearest, most faithful student Twilight. You know that I value your diligence and that I trust you completely, but you simply must stop reading those dusty old books!” I heard Twilight gasp. “Meet me near the castle grounds, and I will speak to you about this ’precipice’. Signed, Princess Celestia.”

Twilight groaned. I figured she would react like that, even though it was never shown in the show.

“Twilight, why don’t you go and see what Celestia wants? I need to take care of some things.”

“Fine.” She handed me her library card. “If you’re gonna return that book, then go ahead. But don’t lose my card!”

“I won’t.”

Twilight headed out. I grabbed the book, the card, and the present and headed out as well. As I was running, I realized something. I don’t know where the library was. Thankfully, I didn’t have to run far to see a map of Canterlot. After reading the map, I noticed that the library was close to where I was, so I went there first.

I entered the library and headed to where Dusty Pages was.

“Hey, there, Spike,” she said. “Good to see you.”

“Likewise,” I said. “I came to return a book for Twilight.”

“Ah, yes, Perfection: The Impossible Pursuit. It’s a very popular book. I’m glad you could return it for her.”

“Well, I didn’t want her reputation as the ‘best book borrower’ go down the drain.”

Dusty chuckled as she stamped the ticket in the book. “Yet another book from Twilight that’s been turned in on time. Thank you. Do tell Twilight I said ‘hello’.”

“Will do. See you later, Dusty Pages.” As I headed out the library, I couldn’t help but think I should’ve left the book where it was, as it could teach Twilight that perfection isn’t everything. Then again, I don’t think she even read it after keeping it. I still hated that trivia episode.

Now that the book was returned, I needed to get to Moondancer’s party. But I had no idea where Moondancer lives, and it wasn’t like there were signs telling me who lived where. That’s when I noticed one of the royal guards.

“Excuse me,” I said to him. “Can you tell me where Moondancer lives?”

The guard nodded and escorted me to Moondancer’s place. I saw balloons and ribbons everywhere. I thanked the guard and headed inside. Moondancer and her friends where already setting up the party.

I called out to Moondancer. “Moondancer! Over here.”

“Oh hey, Spike! Where’s Twilight? She’s missing out on the party.”

“That’s the thing,” I said. “Twilight can’t come to your party.”

“Aww.” Moondancer sighed. "Why not?"

“Don't take it the wrong way. It’s not that she doesn’t want to hang out with you or the other girls. Twilight would love to come to your party. It’s just that Princess Celestia wants Twilight to go to Ponyville for some reason, and it must be important if it’s a task from the Princess. I promise, Twilight and I will come visit you when we get the chance.”

“I understand. Thank you for telling me, Spike.”

“You’re welcome. Oh, and...Happy Birthday, Moondancer.” I gave her my present.

“Thanks.” She took the present and then hugged me. This was the first time I was hugged by a pony. It was actually very nice. After she let go, I took one of the cookies and headed out.

I was really proud of myself. I returned Twilight’s book, and I saved her friend from a heartbreak. That was two episodes resolved early. Still, though, I would've liked it if Moondancer was wearing her sweater. I thought she looked really cute in it.

Author's Note:

The title of the episodes indicate when each chapter took place.

Comments

[EnderHooves]

Not a bad start, pretty short and to the point. I'd like to see where this goes.
Why didn't he suggest dusty pages take a vacation? Twi wasn't the only one who learned a lesson that episode because of the book.

[i_am_the_jam]

What about Moondancer's gift?

[ObamnaSoda]

He just prevented 2 episodes. Efficient

[twidash1993]

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Go Phillies

[honeyhoneyhoney]

It's written very well. Ah'm curious.

[Alondro]

I knew it wasn't, but I needed to stay in character so nopony will get suspicious.

Mysterious Interdimensional Entity, can we talk? Why, oh why, did you think this guy was the best brony for the job? Maybe next time choose a hypergenius Omega-level troll who has thus far managed to bend half the planet to his will? (HINT HINT!!)

[Von Voctavia]

Bro Spike is best spike

[silvadel]

Note that this could backfire. Lesson not learned for Dusty pages and who knows how moondancer will turn out.

[Cold Spike]

Not a lot of conflict so far. Really.

[Zobeid]

I pinched myself, but the pain indicated it was no dream.

Trivia: As someone who has actually tried this while dreaming. . . Yes, it did hurt, and no, it did not immediately end my dream or wake me up.
IMHO a better test is to try and read something. It's almost impossible to read anything coherent beyond maybe a word or two in a dream.

[Xytox]

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Why didn't he suggest dusty pages take a vacation?

I feel like there's a potential for a competition break out about "Who can prevent the most MLP disasters?" / "What is the fastest, most efficient way to prevent as many disasters as possible?".
I wonder if there's anyone who's already attempted this. (Well, besides the author.)

[SWEETOLEBOB18]

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Yeah, Dusty Pages getting fired turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to her

[TheOneWithoutAName]

Sad to see the thing with Dusty Pages. She actually needed to have her perfection broken. Worst case, she stays in the library for the rest of her life, never knowing the joys of trying something different.

[Luckyfanisaac]

The room looked like a high-class library. Somehow, it seemed familiar to me. A much bigger bed stood next to me. As I exited my bed, I felt like I've shrunk.

There was one on a nightstand that said it was the middle of June.

look on Twilight's face if I burned the scroll by mistake.

Dusty chuckled as she stamped the ticket in the book. “Yet another book from Twilight that’s been turned in on time. Thank you. Do tell Twilight I said ‘hello’.”

[Wild Stallion]

Kind of surprised it was that easy to encourage Moondancer. Still fun to see her and Spike getting along so well though.

As for the story itself it looks to be both Interesting, and ambitious! I will have to stick around to see where this goes. hmm...

[GarrusVakarian]

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To quote a certain man, "The right man in the wrong place can make all the difference in the world."

Definitely applies here and have some internet cookies if you know who said that!

[Sipioc]

I would be awful about not spilling the beans.

“We need to burn him! He knows too much!”

[Discworld-mlp]

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Sorry if late The G-man

[DraquineWarrior]

I feel like Moondancer would still be disappointed not to see Twilight at her party. And I believe the longer she waits for Twilight to come visit, the more it will weigh on her, until the time Spike reminds Twilight to reconnect with her old friends. Twilight was the world to Moondancer after all.

I think this alt's version of "Amending Fences" will be interesting and touching in its own right too.

[ShadwSonic]

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Maybe the MDE isn't interested in seeing "the best solution", and rather wants to see something a little more chaotic? So he's not likely to hear your howling at the moon.

[Pinklestia]

Well Moondancer is still gonna be angry if Twilight doesn't visit in over a year.

[Kevin Lee]

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IMHO a better test is to try and read something. It's almost impossible to read anything coherent beyond maybe a word or two in a dream.

Would you like to know the solution to getting quarks from prions? Or the design for a functional warp drive engine? I read those in books in a couple of dreams I had--and even understood what I read--but I couldn't remember shit when I woke up. And dying in your dreams won't kill you, or even force you to wake up, either... and I know because I've been killed in more dreams than I can count... but it can cause your "viewpoint" to shift around rather weirdly, sometimes out of body, sometimes shifting into other characters in the dream.
Dream-logic makes do while you're asleep, so that even the most outlandish shit going on doesn't necessarily cause you to doubt the "reality" of the dream. And yes, I've done lucid dreaming, too--but I do say it's often harder than it's made out to be. Easier to just let the dream do it's own thing than try to control everything.
I have to laugh at nearly all those "must-be-true" myths about dreams as every one of them are simply and absurdly wrong--but those myths do have a tendency to sell books and/or movies, so I don't usually bother making a stink about them. Some of those stories can be entertaining and nostalgic, much like old Flash Gordon & Buck Rodgers films are.

[Switch Swap]

I just had this thought.

When Twilight, Spike, and their 5 friends go to the Crystal empire right after Twilight gets her wings(Equestria girls), Spike tells Twilight to make sure that anypony that touches her crown, magic or not, will set off an alert and lock the door with a anti-magic spell.

[KvAT]

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This. Dreams can not only hurt, but perfectly simulate any and all pain you have ever gotten.
Easier to do is try and count your fingers or count anything that reaches 10. In dreams, it will be impossible without either losing track or exerting a lot of effort.

[reoako1]

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I read a few things in my dream before, the problem is remembering

[Someguy458]

The guard nodded and escorted me to Moondancer’s place. I saw balloons and ribbons everywhere. I thanked the guard and headed inside. Moondancer and her friends where already setting up the party.

This is just a nitpick, but she was explicitly stated and shown to be holding it in the "West Castle Courtyard".

[Black--Soul]

Spike is a respectable and important supporting character. Hes intelligent, loyal, for a infant brave, has a surprising durrable body, shows time and time again a impressiv memory & most importantly is Twilight Sparkle common sence compass and emotional pillar. Seriously without Spike i doubt Twilight could be more than a booksmart hobo
Dont think you actualy hit that point...
Than again its just the beginning

[Black--Soul]

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Nobody is perfect ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Indeed. Even if he dont do mutch he is indeed doibg something good
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Indeed but irs pretty short non the less
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Close second is comedic jackass & i give you a hint to solve the disaster type.
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Yes... Also no. Every action might change something for the better. Or worse...
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Literally second chapter that is way to short but also still in tutorial area
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Agreed. Pain in dreams is a go but i literally cant remember ever being able to read a book ... Pretty sure that a nice idea to start from.
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Has it cons and pros... Still that one could need a romance here or there.
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Its showing promise but holy hell is it short in chapter length...
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Guess they can spare a day here ir there. Alternativ be pen pals

[Godiswithus3]

I know many readers gave you flak in the previous chapter, and I could fully understand where they were coming from. Still, the premise caught my attention and I just can't look away. I'm really interested in how you takle this story. Will provide feedback in later chapters.

[TheArchive]

Just started and already shipping him and Moondancer lol.

[Enderstorm]

If this was an actual human, I might have skipped it, but since it's in Spike's body, the premise is hilarious enough that I want to keep going for now.

[Black--Soul]

Other storys got me occupied. Time to read this one now

[Black--Soul]

After the latest great chapter it is time to re-read and comment

[6-D Pegasus]

“We could always return the book if you’re not going to read it. Where’s your library card?”

I was immediately sold on this story at this line. 9 seasons of hind sight will make this story very interesting indeed.

[Verdauga]

Oho? Interesting.

[Black--Soul]

First impressions can be deceiving and sometimes the second one is the more important.
Dave-Spike story started of weak, but will become a lot better. ♡