> A Dragons' True Power: Almighty Dragon of Equestria > by Omega C > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Prologue > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- In a castle at an unknown location, a servant rushed to speak with his master. He was exhausted but continued to run to the throne. "MY LORD!" The servant called, getting his master's attention. “Sire. I-I have-” he stopped to catch his breath before continuing to speak, “I have serious news.” The large figure looked towards his servant. “What is it?” The figure asked. The servant paused, seemingly in fear and uncertainty. “Speak.” The figure said. At the command, the servant spoke. “W-well my lord,” the servant stammered out, “Are you aware of the old legend of the Almighty Dragon?” The Lord paused to think then shook his head “I am not sure, could you tell it to me?” The servant nodded “Ages ago, before Equestria was founded, humans and otherworldly creatures lived together in prosperity and harmony. However, there existed two tribes of dragons that were always feuding for as long as time can remember, their reason for such hatred is still unknown. The tribes were called the Red-Eyes and the Blue-Eyes.The majority of their members hated each other, That is, until the newest leaders for the many other tribes decided it had gone on long enough. With the aid of some powerful warriors and mages, the war was stopped and the new leaders decided that it was time for the tribes to end their feuding and appointed new leaders of the tribes. One tribe member, however, rejected the notion and tried to usurp the new leaders. He was swiftly caught, beaten and sealed away. The dragon swore that one day he would return more powerful than any other dragon could ever hope to be. As time passed, humanity became distant from the other intelligent creatures and eventually left to another parallel world similar to ours. Before humans left, they created a prophecy that one day, an infant dragon would wield the power of the two Dragon tribes and it would be known the Almighty Dragon. But to this day the prophecy hasn't come true, and is believed to be a mere myth… Very few people still believed that the tribes existed at all.” “Ah yes, the dragon tribe prophecy…a nice little fable.” The figure laughed “Yes, it was, until now that is. I was exploring the skies above Equestria until I felt an unimaginable amount of power coming from somewhere. The closer I got the stronger the power grew. When I got as close as I could without being seen, it was almost overwhelming. The prophecy is true, my lord…” The servant said ominously, “And this is the dragon with such power.” The servant gave his master a picture of an adolescent dragon with purple scales and green spikes. “Now in the age of the Elements of Harmony… the chosen one is completely unaware of their destiny, unaware of the power that they hold within. But soon, it will wake and when it does all of Equestria and its enemies will know why it is not wise to provoke or bully a dragon.” The figure shifted its weight and spoke in a serious tone, “And are you certain that this dragon is the chosen one of the prophecy?” The servant gulped before answering, “I am positive. Either of us could sense the power welling up inside of him from miles away.” “I See…” The Figure paused and wrote something down on a parchment, leaving an interesting insignia on it. “Deliver this to the sun and moon princesses of Equestria.” He handed it to one of his messengers who took it, saluted the figure, and left immediately. “To think after all these years…someone has obtained it, the Divine Dragon’s power… I fear for our home and our very lives.” A lankier figure of the many figures that had gathered in the room spoke to its leader. “My Lord, should we really be so worried? The only dragons that live there are ones of your usual childhood fairytale imbeciles. Hoarding gold, scaring off any being that draw near. Hardly a problem for-” “DO NOT QUESTION ME!!!” It became dead silent for a long while. “My apologies, but it’s not those dragons that worries but THAT specific being.” “Be he’s in-” “For how long though? For all we may know, he might already know of his power and is putting up a good act so he can strike when nobody expects. If he rises to his full power, the power of the Almighty Dragon’s Power… I fear for the worst.” There were murmurs all throughout the room. “So what should we do, my lord?” The question was met with utter silence, cementing the gravity of the situation. After a minute the master answered: “Pray.” The figure solemnly said “Pray and hope. There is nothing else we can do except hope that this person is righteous and pray that he will not be captured and manipulated by those who would use that power for their own corrupted purposes and reasons.” The lanky figure spoke again, "A suggestion, my lord?" "What is it?" "Well, we are obviously dealing with a serious power here. So why not inform...The Shadow Claws." "THOSE COLD BLOODED THIEVES?!" "Well yes, they may ha-" "May?"The first servant countered. "Definitely have caused some-" "Some?" The servant objected again. "Alright, a lot of tension between us and Equestria, but they could find this being bring him to us without causing anyone to notice him missing." The advisor standing next to the lord-figure replied with a look of disbelief similar to the others present other than the lanky one. "Out of the question. According to our sources about this particular individual, he is a beloved figure to many citizens of Equestria." The Lord added on, "On top of that, the current Elements of Harmony care for him dearly, and would surely notice his absence." The lanky one had a look of bewilderment, "Really?" The Leader snickered at the question, "Dare I say that according to some sources, five out of six of them have serious feelings for him, possibly intimate." The first servant snickered in amusement, "Lucky Bastard." The lord-figure smirked, "Now, now. No need to be jealous of him.” The master chided jokingly, "Besides my sweet Evangeline is more than enough for me, thank you." "Hm, good point. I'm happy with my wife too. Guess I had a lapse in judgment." The lord-figure snickered again, before looking curiously at a second figure, who looked about ready to fall over. "John, my good man, why are you so quiet? You usually always have something to say." "S-still trying to recover from yesterday’s ‘debacle’, sire." "Well then… you are dismissed for today. Go home and rest, you've earned it." The figure named John walked out of the room. The lord-figure shook his head, "A good man but works way too hard." He then takes out a picture and shakes his head with a smile. The picture depicted a white unicorn, a navy-blue unicorn, himself, and a purple, adolescent dragon. He turned back to his advisor, the only other person left in the room. “Isn't life strange and amusing? To think, the supposed ‘Grand Dragon’ would be THEIR son..." "Sire?" "Oh, don't mind me, Michael, just… reminiscing." "I see…anyhow, shall I inform the others of this news?” "Absolutely." "At once, Lord HyperDeath." 'HyperDeath' Groaned, "What was I thinking when I came up with that name?" He paused, then chuckled. “Ah yes, I was drunk and had read one to many Undertale books* before my coronation ceremony." "Should I call you by your actual name then?" "Please." "As you wish, Lord Bron" "Thank you, Michael." Bron said gratefully. "Well then, shall I take my leave as well?" "Yes… Oh, and Michael, don't forget to make sure John makes it home this time instead of collapsing at the entrance to his house." Bron requested. "Of course, Lord Bron." Michael left the room, leaving Bron alone to his thoughts. > Evil’s Greatest mistake, The Almighty Dragon Awakes > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The messenger flew as fast as he could to Equestria, only to see it in a more disastrous state than it originally was. “What happened here?”  He descended to the ground and took notice of the state of things. “It seems that HE has already been Released!” Noticing the ponies had lost their power he sighed in relief “Thank goodness. It’s Tirek and not…that being…but still, this is a problem.” He made his way to the royal palace as fast as he as could. Only to see no sign of the ruler of the sun. “Oh no…” But he then felt a large spike in power. “What?” He looked towards the direction of the source and saw a pillar of light and he paled the “Almighty Dragon’s power has awoken...” He said with dread. “I…I have to investigate!” He flew in the direction of the pillar. Moments earlier… “Excellent…EXCELLENT!” Tirek chuckled feeling victorious. “I now have the power of not one but FOUR Alicorns, draconequus, and a multitude of ponies.” Tirek gloated then glanced at the Mane Six, Spike, And Discord “Now what to do first? I know! Which one should die first….” Tirek saw that Spike and Discord were standing before all of them but two, in particular, Spike was trying to protect the most. “OH, I KNOW!! You!” He levitated Twilight in front of him. “I think you will serve as the perfect example …But First I WANT TO SEE YOUR HOPE DIE IN YOUR EYES!! I’ll first bring those three princesses’ back from Tartaruus then I will publicly execute them!” Tirek continues with his sadistic gloating of what he planned not noticing that an aura began to form. Emanating from Spike. His rage grew as he listens to Tirek “THEN I WILL KILL YOUR FAMILY!!” Spike’s fury grew. “ONE BY ONE LEAVING YOUR BROTHER FOR LAST, FOR A NICE, SLOW, PAINFUL DEATH!” Spike began to snarl lowly. “THEN I WILL KILL EACH OF YOUR FRIENDS!” the Dragon’s Eyes began to glow. “Then I will toy with you for a while…” Tirek smiled with dark intentions. At that moment Spike could now longer take it. Power exploded from his body forming a large pillar of light. ‘At long last.’ A voice spoke in his mind. ‘The Time has come!’ the pillar slowly began to spin becoming a swirling vortex shaped aura. “What is this?!” Elsewhere…outside of Equestria in the dragon kingdom “What...” A huge black dragon looked out his window. “My liege?” A smaller dragon called in concern. “My people! The Grand Dragon Myth…IS TRUE!!” He roared. “DRAGON KING BAHAMUT ARE YOU SURE?!” Bahamut glanced at the smaller one “Yes, Giga.” Bahamut said to his servant as he left the castle and flew to Equestria. “Could it be?” In Tartarus Celestia suddenly stood up from her kneeling position with new vigor. “Impossible…” “Sister?” Luna looked in concern. “I…I think a certain myth might have suddenly become true.” Celestia had a look of hope and of desperation. “And I think somepony that I thought forgot about me is returning to Equestria for a visit because of it.” Back in Ponyville Power began to swirl around Spike as phantasmal figures of Dragons appeared behind him, 10 of them to be precise two were armless bipedal dragons with wings but much too powerful and large to be classified as a Wyvern. The one on the left was silver, the one on right was more obsidian in color (these two happens to be in the center). One shines like the stars in the sky. Another with a visage of a fiend. One the serpent-like with angelic wings on it back. One that had strange spikes where its wings would be. Another that looks like a fairy. A plant like one. One that looked like a dinosaur with some strange stinger on its arm as if it used to be a robot. Finally, one that looked more like a bird than a dragon. However in front of the group of dragons stood three men. One man was wearing silver armor, another man in a blue dragon styled armor with wings that allowed him to fly and one that seemed to be in some sort of golden outfit. Finally next to the man in the golden uniform was some sort of furry little creature with horns. The dragons began to speak with a thundering voice. “Dovah vopraan ol dii tuz meyz zobahlaas. Nep ko hin luft fod hi piraan wah kos bahlaan. To Zu'u lost stripped do viing. Dinok los ofan Zu'u drun. Vos joor hon zey mirodah! Gaar dovah!”  The men then spoke up after all this was said. "What are you waiting for? THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!!" The one in gold bellowed "Defeat this fiend at once.  Channel your power. SHOW THEM YOUR TRUE MIGHT!!" The silver armored man added. The dragon armored one spoke. “Kid…If you want to protect those that you care about…then you need to let go…release your anger on your foes….BECOME ONE WITH YOUR WRATH!!” Spike eyes glowed brighter than it did before. “THAT’S IT NOW SAY THE WORDS AND UNLEASH YOUR POWER!!!” “The dragon wakes as my blade becomes thirsty. Laugh in your face when you claim to be worthy. Though I was stripped of wings. Death is the gift I bring. Let mortals hear me sing! Unleash the dragon!” When this was said Spike began to change the figures allowed Spike to absorb them. His teeth became sharper. His body got larger. His spines and ears became spikier. Wings grew from his back. His claws were sharper. Golden armor with a silver sheen was equipped to his body. Spike began to breathe for a bit. Then he spoke in a low voice that echoed. “Hear me Roar…”  Then he let out a roared. Tirek stood shaken at what transpired. What was once a mere dragon whelp was now fully grown dragon with and unusual armor. Said dragon is now glaring at him. On one hand, this could be trouble…HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS! On the other hand… “More Magic for me to absorb!” Tirek Smirked thinking of all that power. He began to try and absorb but. “FOOL!!” A Voice erupted. “YOU THINK YOU CAN TAKE US AWAY FROM OUR PARTNER!?”                  “IMBECILE!” Another rang out. “THIS IS NOT MAGIC FOR YOU TO ABSORB BUT THE POWER OF A DRAGON FOR THE ALMIGHTY DRAGON TO CONTROL!!” “Almighty Dragon?” Tirek said with amusement. “Well then” He smiled at the possible Challenge and laughed. “LET'S HAVE SOME FUN!!!”   > Spike the Brave and Glorious VS Lord Tirek > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Two Large beings circled each other as Twilight was dropped to the ground. She and her friends fled to find cover. “What happened to Spike?” “I was right!” The servant of Bron exclaimed as he arrived. “It has been awoken!” He yelled, “Whatever angered him must have been something severe…” He glanced at the Mane Six. “So that what triggered it” “I shall enjoy this!” Tirek began the fight by firing a ball of fire, only for Spike to open his mouth fire a beam of lightning canceling the attack and hitting Tirek hard. But he didn’t stop he raised his claw and a javelin formed in the air above his claw. Lashing his claw at his target, the Javelin launched itself at the centaur blocked it but felt the force of the attack and was pushed back. “What….How is this possible?” Then he was hit by a red beam that felt like fire when it struck him. “That attack…” Discord murmured. Tirek now tried firing a large beam but Spike gathered energy in his hands and threw a golden sphere of light. When it made contact with the beam in it detonated with a great amount force sending the two backward. “Hmm, how amusing” Tirek hummed in thought. “You have gain power but it seems you don’t have the ability to use it all at once due to the bystanders” Gesturing to his friends that are nearby “You care. Meanwhile I-UGH!” his monolog was interrupted by a blade of light slashing across the chest. He glanced at Spike to notice the dragon was holding the sword “Quiet” The Dragon snarled as he grabbed the centaur’s horns flung him into a mountain, then flew after him claws glowing. “And Die.” Slashing at his target. But Tirek dodged hitting the mountain instead leaving a deep claw mark. “How are you so spry so soon? You larger than you were before for only a few seconds and already you seemed accustomed to it.” Tirek paused in amusement. “Why don’t you join me Dragon” Spike began laughing. “FINE THE DIE!” Tirek roared throwing a punch at the dragon’s face. Spike promptly bite down on the fist causing the centaur to recoil and bleed. “GAH! YOU ANIMAL!” Spike simply swiped his tail, swatting Tirek away “Rude…” Spike said in a deadpan. “I DON’T UNDERSTAND IT THOUGH! WHY DO YOU FIGHT FOR THOSE PATHETIC PONIES???!!!” Tirek began searching through his memories with magic. “All they have done is take you for granted and leave you to do an unimaginable amount of chore. SO WHY?!” Spike Roared in defiance against this. While Discord looked aghast by this. This did not go unnoticed the creamed colored Pegasus. “Wait…Is that how he got you Discord? He played mind games on you?” Fluttershy asked in concerned. “Did he tell you that we were simply using you is that it?” “Can you blame me for believing it?” Discord said with guilt laced in his voice. “Outside of you shy the others don’t even bother to get to know me. They don’t even try to be my friend…Like they only see a weapon to be used instead of a creature to befriend.” Fluttershy glared at her friends who looked guilty…“But for a moment, Twilight you saw something in me…So here.” Handing the alicorn the amulet which glowed with a rainbow sheen. “Wait this is…but Spike is-” “Go…” Spike spoke up while grappling with Tirek “I can handle myself but please hurry I don’t know how long this will last.” Twilight glanced at Spike then at her friends then back at Spike and nodded “Alright.” She turns to the others, “Let’s GO!” after the others left for the Everfree Forest, Spike put his full attention back on Tirek. “Don’t die, Spike!” The Dragon nodded at Twilight plea and glared at Tirek once more. “Now let’s end this!” Tirek laughs at this as Spike gets out of the grapple “Foolish whelp.” Closing in on the dragon Tirek continues to gloat. “YOU LET THEM ABANDON YOU!!!” He charges ready to skewer Spike with his horns. The Dragon countered that by flying. “COWARD!!” “NO! Smart. Time for another form.” “What?” Spike form shifted into a more wyvern look. He then unleashed a gust of the wind that sliced his target, pushing Tirek back. “He can transform?” Musing at this he tried to fire a volley of balls of energy at Spike. Spike shifted again this time with more armor covering his body and then used his wings to block the attack then resumed flapping. Then he landed “Tired ARE WE?!” But Spike Shifted into land dragon form. He charged a beam and fired. Tirek felt blow harshly. “Not tired Tirek. Just testing out the powers.” Spike shifted back to his default dragon form. “Now come and-” Before the battle can resume another pillar of light manifested itself in the Everfree Forest. The Mane Six sporting some fancy looks glared at Tirek “WHAT IS THIS??!! I ROBBED YOU OF MAGIC!” But Before Element bearers could respond Spike roared once more “LET'S FINISH THIS!!” The Mares nodded. And fired a rainbow-colored beam but it seemed not enough until they heard something being charged. They glanced at Spike seemed to be glowing prismatic. He then inhaled and fired and a rainbow-colored beam of his own merging with Elements own easily overpowering Tirek and hitting him. Tirek felt the magic he stole leaving him then being restrained. He looked down to see chains and vines constricting him. ‘TIREK!!’ A voice echoed. ‘YOU WILL NEVER HARM ANOTHER INNOCENT! THESE CHAINS SHALL ENSURE THAT YOU WON’T MOVE. THESE VINES SHALL DRAIN ANY MORE MAGIC THAT YOU TRY TO STEAL!!” “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” And with that Tirek was banished back to Tartarus with a cage around never to be heard again. But the heroes work wasn’t done. They flew across Equestria to restored ponies’ magic back. While Spike flew to the gate to Tartarus. With the princesses A sudden stomping sound was heard by the Alicorns soon enough the source of it was found. There stood Spike as a full-grown dragon. “Spike.” Celestia called towards the Dragon who nodded. “Come on…Let's go home.” He broke the chains; The Alicorns could feel their magic return to them. They along with Spike left Tartarus. > Origins of Spike the Valiant Prince of Equestria > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- It was done Tirek was beaten.  Magic Returned to Equestria’s Inhabitants “That was the Almighty Dragon’s Power….Bron Must be notified about this immediately”   With Bahamut   “It is indeed him…after all these years he is the one that has been chosen.” Bahamut said to himself with a smile. He then turns to his most trusted guards “We fly to Equestria!” With that, he and four dragons flew to Equestria.   Back in Equestria As Spike landed to where his friends are he felt weak and tired. Celestia looked at him in concern. “Spike are you alright?” Spike didn’t answer he just fell down to the ground, turning into what appeared to be a white alicorn colt and then back to a baby dragon though this time he had a symbol with green flames in the shape of a quill on his behind. On top of that he now has wings. Celestia went to his side “Dracone…No Daybreak.” She noticed that he was asleep “It’s alright momma’s got you” She cooed as she cradled him. “MOMMA?!” The Mane Six said with shock, except Twilight who also went to her assistant's side. “SHH” Celestia hushed. “Yes, Celestia is his mother what you thought Celestia would leave a filly to take care of a baby? Let alone a baby DRAGON?” Twilight asked incredulously. “Sister I believe it is time for them to know the truth.” “Yes, Luna” Celestia looked at those present “You now know that Spike is my son…but what you don’t know is that he is my BIOLOGICAL Son.” “WHAT?!” Everyone except for Luna yelled in shock. “QUITE” Celestia urged. “Sorry” The Mane Six apologized. “Now then…Let me explain” Celestia began “Spike was my son known as Daybreak. He was such a blessing to me. But it would not last. Soon after Spike’s birth, he fell ill with a rare magic sickness that made his raw magic power act up and threatened to destroy his body.” “I heard of that Disease. Basically is like having all of your magic trying to force its way out of throughout the body. Only recently a cure has been found.” Twilight Explain. “Precisely. At the time all I could think about was my baby boy. So I search the royal library. I was desperate to find a solution to save Daybreak, but tries as I might I could not find a cure.” A lone tear was shed from her eyes. “So, how is he here right now?” “Well, I was searching for a cure I came across of a 10,000-year-old dragon egg. That's when it hit me. A foal’s body could never deal with the wild magic but a dragon could easily shake off the magic surges.” Sighing she wiped the tear away “You turned him into a dragon?” “Kind of. It took a lot of magic but I was able to send Daybreak’s essence and spirit into the ancient egg making it warm and shine once more.” Celestia paused “But then I was greeted with despair. Try as I might I could not hatch the egg. So I was forced to wait until either a) Luna was freed and purified so we can hatch the egg together or b) find somepony to hatch for me. I was not a fan of either until one day I returned to my quarter to find my egg was gone!” Celestia said snarling under her breath “I found out from a guard that one of the proctors for your test Twilight took the egg from my room thinking it was one of the eggs for your test.” Celestia smiled at the memory “You know what happened during the test but what you don’t know is what happened after I retrieved Spike” “What?” Twilight asked “Simply put Spike’s father had returned,” Celestia answered with a smile, recounting what happened. Flashback The Princess of the Sun sighed as she looked dragon hatchling. She couldn’t help smile gently at her son. “Glad you made it little one.” She giggled “After all these years you are finally here. With me once more." Her musings were interrupted by a familiar presence “How is my son?” The figure asked concern laced in his voice. Upon further inspection, he seemed to be a Black Stallion. “He is fine. By the looks of it, he remembers me somehow.” Celestia said cradling the dragon “Does he remember me?” “Da Da!” The two adults looked at the Dragon Hatchling “Da Da! Da Da!” he cooed “Does that answer your question?” Celestia asked with smug grin “Hm, it does…though I wished that it hadn’t come to this…having to take his soul and body and place it in a dead dragon’s egg…so that he can be saved from dying…if only I-” “It is not your fault” Celestia insisted “What happened could not have been predicted…besides he’s fine” she smiled the little baby “Aren’t you Daybreak?” the stallion snickered “I don’t think that name is going to fit anymore.” Celestia frowned at that “Well you know what will happen someone will put the pieces together figure out that he’s the same Daybreak that had died!” Bahamut reasoned in a whispering tone “Hmm, you’re right…How about Dracone?” “You’re gonna name him after the Dracone the Brave and wise?” the stallion looked aghast by the suggestion “You know the one that is known Spyro to my people.” “Of course it’s a nice name.” “Okay to you in private he is Dracone but what about the public what name shall he have then? “Hmm, what about Spike?” “Really? Like a common dog?” The stallion asked with a raised “Ike! Ike!” The hatchling repeated gaining the stallion’s attention “What?! You actually like that name?” “Ike! Ike!” The hatchling now known as Dracone and Spike repeated a bit loudly. “The Prince has spoken! His name is Spike!” “Hmph” The stallion grinned “Can’t argue with the Prince of Equestria Spike it is…” he Sighs “I wish I can stay longer but the Dragon Lands need me….Till we meet again Celestia, My precious treasure” The Stallion opened a window and flew out turning into a dragon Roaring as he left “Same to you my Shining Star… Bahamut” End of Flashback                 “I’m sorry when you say Bahamut…are you referring to the Platinum Dragon, slayer of Vasuki, Destroyer of Caribou, KING OF DRAGONS BAHAMUT…THAT Bahamut?” Twilight asked cautiously. “Yes sister does have interesting tastes” Luna answered. “Girls are you alright?” Celestia asked. There was deafening silence for a few minutes and then the mane six fainted. A Few Moments Later The girls woke up and tried to process what they just heard. “So Spike is not only your BIOLOGICAL son but also the son of the original Dragon King?!” Celestia nodded at the question. Her student still trying to wrap her head around these facts  “Yes…why do you think I was glaring at the proctor when they hatched my egg like that?” Twilight and her friends' eyes bulged out. They all had the same thought. ‘Oh, my Celestia I fell in love with her son’ five members of the mane six thought at once. Discord, however, had an important question to ask. “So how are you close to Bahamut?” Celestia smiled at the question “Discord you think that my sister and I ruled Equestria without any help…that is actually contrary to the truth. We both had an assistant. And that Assistant was Bahamut” “Bahamut was your assistant…like how I have Spike as my assistant?’ “Yes…we grew up together, eventually we became close, and before you know it, we were married.” Celestia noticed Twilight’s face of shame “Something wrong Twilight” “There were times where Spike would look at a mirror and cry saying ‘I miss the real me’ or ‘why did this happen to me’ I think he talking about losing his old body.” Twilight explained. Celestia nodded “Though for moment her turned alicorn colt…” “That was his old body…but we can talk more on that later right now…I order everyone present to get some rest…we’ll continue this tomorrow.” > King of Dragons and Some Old Friends > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- King of Dragons and some old friends Part 1 "Are you sure Yang?" Bron asked "Yes I saw with my own eyes. He has the powers of Heroes and Dragons of old! He IS the Almighty Dragon!!" Yang implored "Hmm.. . Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Ice, Electricity, Fear, Poison, Shadow, and Aether. The Elements of the Almighty Dragon...He only has scratched the surface of his powers. We must leave and meet the dragon immediately." Bron said getting up "Alexander, Neptune call the ambassadors, Michael and Yang inform Evangeline she will be happy to see some old friends." The servant left to their tasks "We will meet again it seems" In the skies above "Equestria how long has it been since gazed at its beauty." A jet-black dragon sighed "Focus Obsidian! It seems something has occurred!" Bahamut warned In the new palace What remained of the Library seemed to be merged with the new castle giving it a look of a tree growing crystals and gems instead of fruit. "How long until he wakes up?" Twilight asked looking at the dragon on Celestia's back "A few minutes perhaps. But he needs his-" Celestia paused and gazed outside and snickered "He's here~!" She sang out "Who?" "Spike’s Daddy." Luna answered as she, Celestia went outside. The Mane Six followed them. What they saw shocked them. A large Bipedal Dragon standing roughly around 20 feet tall, he had platinum scales on his body. "Is that?" Rarity asked as other dragons landed next to the metallic colored dragon. "Yes. Bahamut" Celestia answered. Spike began to stir as he started to wake up. "Dracone, your father is here." Spike slowly open his eyes to see the King of Dragons before him "Hi dad." Spike said with a yawn. "Hello Dracone." Bahamut greeted, Smiling gently at his son. "I'm sure you have question about what happened to you but wait a bit longer the others shall arrive soon." Spike nodded as he dismounted from his mother's back. Shortly afterward a bright light flashed in front of the ponies and several humanoid creatures were before them. "Hey Twilight, are those Humans?" Rainbow asked "No, they look similar but there's something different about them." Twilight glanced at them noticing two important details: One they have wings and two they have pointed ears. One of them began to speak. "Celestia, Luna, Bahamut. It's been awhile." "Bron. I take it you have been informed about what’s going on?" "I have." Bron noticed the confused looks from the Mane six and Spike "Where are my manners? I am Bron, Leader of the Elves" Bron introduced himself "And I have a bit of news but before I get to that have you ever heard of the old legend of the Almighty Dragon?" The Mane Six and Spike shook their heads. "Never heard of it." Rainbow retorted. With a sigh Born began recall the tale. "Ages ago, before Equestria was founded, humans and otherworldly creatures lived together in prosperity and harmony. However, there existed two tribes of dragons that were always feuding for as long as time can remember, their reason for such hatred is still unknown. The tribes were called the Red-Eyes and the Blue-Eyes. The majority of their members hated each other, That is, until the newest leaders for the many other tribes decided it had gone on long enough. With the aid of some powerful warriors and mages, the war was stopped, and the new leaders decided that it was time for the tribes to end their feuding and appointed new leaders of the tribes. One tribe member, however, rejected the notion and tried to usurp the new leaders. He was swiftly caught, beaten and sealed away. The dragon swore that one day he would return more powerful than any other dragon could ever hope to be. As time passed, humanity became distant from the other intelligent creatures and eventually left to another parallel world similar to ours. Before humans left, they created a prophecy that one day, an infant dragon would wield the power of the two Dragon tribes and it would be known the Almighty Dragon. But to this day the prophecy hasn't come true and is believed to be a mere myth… Very few people still believed that the tribes existed at all.” "Wait a minute an infant dragon?" Twilight glanced at Spike "You think its Spike?" "No...I know its Spike." Bron answered pointing to the purple dragon "I figured that. I sense a large amount of power coming from this area and by the looks of it, I can safely say that my son is the dragon that legend spoke of." Bahamut confirmed. "But why are you here Bron?" Bahamut asked "Have you come to take him away?" Celestia glared standing before Spike protectively "He won't get a chance to." The Solar Princess snarled "No... I came to give a warning. The sealed Dragon mentioned in the legend...I believe he has become aware of the Almighty Dragon's existence...I fear the Parallax has woke up and possibly free." Bron said gravely "Paralax?" "Paralax was once a member of the blue eyes tribe but when the two tribes united, he was against the notion and attacked...He drew power from the Malefics and the Infernoids to become what he believed to be the strongest of all Dragons. Thus, Paralax the Dragon of Devestation was born. But he was beaten by the combine might of the two tribes his power was sealed away as his body was." Bron explained "But I believe that he can be destroyed once and for all but in order for that to happen we need the aid of power the remaining elements." "So you need the Tree of Harmony?" Pinkie asked "No not those elements. I am referring to the elements of the dragons of old. Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Ice, Electricity, Fear, Poison, and Shadow. Only then he can gain the true powers of the Almighty Dragon: the powers Aether” “What’s Aether?” Rarity asked. Bron paused but Bahamut answered “Aether was an element used by one the famous and powerful heroes to the Dragons: Spyro of the Purple Scales.” Bahamut began “You see after Paralax’s defeat not only humans left but some dragons. Taking with them the secrets to manipulating the elements. But one Dragon stood out from amongst those that left: Spyro…or rather Spyro of the Purple scales.” “What’s with the lame name?” Bahamut snarled at the insult that Rainbow made. Luckily Twilight beat him to the punch “Rainbow…before you anger Bahamut even further with your comments, please remember that he could have KILLED Tirek by himself with no problems if he was aware about it. SO HUSH!” Twilight Scolded “As for the name at the time purple dragons are considered rare. Also the particular Spyro came from a long line of those called Spyro…Except it obvious that he was the wisest and strongest of the predecessors. He knew how to combine dragon kai with the power of Aether and unlike Malafor he could TRULY use Aether’s counterpart Nether. But his scales were more than just colored purple they seemed to be always emitting powerful glow.” Bahamut chuckled. “And Unlike his two previous ancestors he slayed Malafor once and for all. Any ways, Spyro knew that secrets to the elements of Dragons were too dangerous for the dragons of Equestria so he hid them away. Each guarded by a powerful being representing the element they guard. Aether however is the unity of these elements that can only be earned by those who demonstrate the ability to use all 9 elements before them. It can be best described as the source of all life force.” “But wouldn’t make Spike, Spyro?” Discord asked “No. Although his name is associate with Spyro he isn’t Spyro. The Almighty dragon’s Destiny and role is to slay a great evil that arises. It just so happens that Spike needs the powers of Spyro as well.” Bron refuted “You make it sound like there were other Dragons like this.” Celestia spoke up “Not exactly. If you mean heroes then yes there were dragons before them but legends say that the powers they wield shall belong to the Almighty Dragon.” Bron responds “Spike needs to contact representatives of those elements in order to obtain the true power of the elements." "So Who are they?" Pinkie pie asked wondering if she would make a ‘Nice to meet you: Elemental Representative!’ Party "That’s just it I don't know...” Bron answered with a shrug "Uh I have a suggestion." Fluttershy spoke up "Yes?" "What about Discord?" Bron shook his head at Fluttershy’s suggestion "I have considered that but he can't be it...” Bron responded “Hey I saw something weird while I was in the Everfree. It seemed to be a living mask with feathers. Is that something?” Spike spoke up Bahamut eyes widen and smiled “YES! That is Aku Aku of Mojo! Spyro chose him to guard the element of earth.” “Why a mask?” Twilight asked “Well the mask is an extension of a being that was in charge of protecting the balance of nature. But he was not always a mask he was once creature that fought against those that would harm and twist nature for their own gains” Bron explains. “Where is he Spike?” “I saw him at Zecora’s” “Find this Zecora and get that Mask”