> What Might Have Been > by Spike_the_dragon_ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chapter 1 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~~~Chapter1~~~ Spike stared at the phoenix egg in front of him . He knew that there was a Phoenix inside. He had never killed anything before. Garble laughed ," What are you a pony baby ?!" Suddenly, Anger overcame Spike and he slammed the egg to the ground . An evil smile spread across his face and he laughed . Twilight, Rarity, and Rainbow Dash gasped and jumped out of the bush they were in . " Spike ! Wh-What did you just do ?" Screamed Rainbow Dash . " I don't know what you're talking about, you stupid ponies !" It hurt Spike a little to say this. Rarity gasped and tears filled her eyes , " Spikey Poo... " . Rainbow Dash looked down and scowled . This wasn't the dragon she knew . Garble and his gang stared in disbelief, not believing he would betray the ponies like that. Spike looked back at Garble , " I'm ready to go !" Twilight ,who had tears streaming down her face , gasped ," Spike ! You're not going with them are you ? They're a horrible influence on you..." Spike just ignored her and was walking with Garble and his gang . ------------ Twilight along with Rainbow Dash and Rarity walked back , crying , not believing what just happened . They were greeted by Pinkie , Fluttershy , and Applejack. Twilight explained what had happened and they were in shock . The kind and sweet baby dragon they knew and loved had become mean and full of hatred right before their very eyes. The words he said echoed through Twilight's mind.She couldn't bear the fact that he left her . Why did she tease him ? Why did she not tell him how she really felt about him? He was a little brother to her and now it was too late to tell him . Tears poured down her cheeks. The girls stood by tried to comfort her . She didn't listen though, she just wanted her baby dragon back. She wanted her little brother... ------------ "I can't believe you did that ! " exclaimed Garble . Spike smiled , " You mean the way I spoke to the ponies ?" Garble nodded , "You're officially my favorite dragon !" Fizzle frowned ," Hey ! I thought I was you're favorite !" "You're my favorite dragon my age," replied Garble . Fizzle smiled . "You know ? The girls always teased me for being a dragon , worse than you did when I first got here ," Spike said, frowning as the memories flooded his head. " The same ones who called you their friends ? Wow , what a bunch of bitches , " Garble said . Fizzle punched him in the arm . " Hey ! What was that for !? " Asked Garble . " He is only a baby ! Watch you horrible language!" Replied Fizzle , with slight anger and annoyance hinting in his voice. Garble sighed , " So how old are you Spike ? " " Eight , I'll be nine in December," said Spike , " what about you ?" "Fifteen ," Garble replied . Spike nodded taking in this information ," oh and I heard bitches before from Rainbow Dash and Applejack when they were talking about Cantorlot and dogs . " Garble was first shocked, but then laughed , " You just said a cuss word,Dude ! I never thought I'd hear you say that !" Spike frowned ," Why ? Because Twi told me never to say it but , I never understood why ..." " Me either , but you can cuss here , we don't mind," Garble shrugged . They walked until they reached the dragon lands . ( Which seemed like a short time to talk to the baby dragon ) The teenage dragons decided that Spike would stay with Garble . Garble led Spike to his cave . " Mom ?! I'm home !" Garble yelled . A large orange dragoness came ," Hey honey ! Who's this ?" She gestured toward Spike . " This is Spike . He lived with a bunch of horrible pony and came here to excape them," Garble said with a frown . She nodded , " Ooohh.... Poor dear! He will stay in your room , just so you know ." Garble smiled and nodded. Spike looked up at him and smiled shyly. Garble grabbed his hand and led him up to a room in the cave. It was much bigger than Spike's room that he had shared with Twilight . " Welcome to my room , but as long as you're here, I guess it's yours too ," Garble flashed a smile at him . Spike nodded, hoping that this was a great start to being a great dragon. After all, he now had a teacher. Garble pointed at a rock with a blanket on it , " That's your bed, sorry it's not like the ones in Pony City or whatever ..." " Ponyville " Spike thought to himself," Not Pony City..." Spike smiled," Well at least it's not a dog bed or basket that I can barely fit in ." Garble look confused for a second , but realized he was talking about more of the pony's treatment ," Hm. You never catch a break do you ? " The baby drake shook his head. He yawned as well. " Well, since you're tired , why not we head to bed? " Spike nodded. " He really doesn't want to talk does he ?" Garble thought. Garble sighed ,"G-Night !" " Night..." Garble got in his own bed . Spike laid down on his . He pull the blankets over himself and look at the ceiling. He wondered how Twilight felt. A pang of guilt was felt in his heart. He felt tears in his eyes. He missed Twilight. He tried shake it off . He froze for a minute as a Song started to play in his mind. He frowned and closed his eyes . Stupid Twilight and her weird songs...At least he was finally a real dragon . > Chapter 2 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The baby dragon found himself at Twilight Sparkle's library. " How did I get back here ?" he asked, himself. He then realized there was a rope tied to each of his arms. Twilights library faded until he was in pure darkness. He looked up to see Twilight along with the other girls holding the end of one of the ropes. He looked over to see Garble and he gang holding the end to the other rope. They were pulling and the baby dragoon was slowly being lifted. His body felt like it was going to rip in half. He screamed for them to stop, but he was as if they couldn't hear him. " SPIKE ! SPIKE! " they all chanted together. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ " SPIKE !!" Garble yelled to the screaming dragon in front of him. Spike's eyes shot open. " W-what ? " the young drake asked. He looked around relieved it was just a dream. " Dude ! What do you mean what ? Garble asked, clearly angered," You were screaming you head off !" Spike was scared by the sudden anger in his voice , causing to curl into a ball. Garble sighed," Spike? Just tell me why you were screaming and crying ." " It was just a nightmare..." Spike muttered. " JUST A NIGHTMARE ?! Geez ! You were screaming so loud , I thought someone had snuck in and was killing you!" Garble said. Spike frowned . He figured it was better just to go back to bed. He fell back to sleep as Garble ranted about how crazy it was to yell and scream just about a nightmare. > Chapter 3 > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Spike awoke the next morning much later than he did at Twilight's library. It was probably due to the fact that he didn't have a window close to him that shined so bright that he had to get up. " Darn Celestia and her stupid bright sun ," he thought remembering those mornings. He looked over at Garble's bed, which was empty. The baby dragon pulled the blankets over his head and decided to go back to bed. His request was denied when Garble walked in . " Spike ? You up yet ?" He asked. Spike slowly lifted his head. He pulled the blanket off and nodded. " Why won't you talk ?" Garble asked, " Are you afraid of me or something?" Spike really didn't want to answer that," I can talk..." " I know you can ! " Garble frowned ," But why won't you talk to me ?" " I-I don't kn-know.?" The baby dragon answered, seeing that Garble was angry. Garble' expressing soften, sensing Spike's fear," Look, dude, if you afraid of me, I'm sure Fizzle won't mind if you stay with him..." " I'm not afraid ! " Garble shrugged , " Okay then." He turned around to walk out of the room. " Wait !" Spike squeaked. Garble sighed ," Yes ?" " D-do you have anything for me to do ? Like clean you room ? Mop the bathroom ? Dust the rocks ? Or-" " Dude, you don't have to do that stuff here !" Garble cut him off. " But Twilight says-" " WE AREN'T TALKING ABOUT YOU STUPID PONY FRIEND ! SHE ISNT HERE !" Garble roared. " Sh-she wasn't stupid ... " Spike muttered as tears filled his eyes. Garble frowned realizing that he had just made Spike cry. " Way to go, Garble ..." He thought to himself. He was going to say something to Spike , but the baby dragon had already pulled the blanket over his head and was crying.