Chapter 4: Spike's First Birthday in Ponyville

Disclaimer: I do not own MLP:FIM and Digimon, I do own Takuma, Goldmon and it's Digivoultions.

A/N: Most of this chapter is the MLP: FIM episode Secret of my Excess only retold with Takuma and Goldmon playing a big part in stopping Spike in the end.

It turns out Fluttershy did know an area to a huge cave. The Cave was now becoming closer and closer but it was still within a good mile or two walking distance to it. The Digivoulving Energy inside him had yet to wear off. When they got there however, Takuma was even more puzzled on what to do to get Scorpionmon to go back to Goldmon. While walking however he noticed he had one more Digimon Battle Card. He checks it over and reads what it says silently to himself. The words were Digivolution. Now he had the power to Digivoulve Goldmon whenever he wanted if Goldmon needed it. Still the main problem was Goldmon Digivolving and how to wear off it's energy. Luckily though Rainbow Dash was with them.

She flies over towards Takuma "Don't worry Takuma, Leave getting Scorpionmon to go back to Goldmon to me, I have an idea that will work!"

"What are ya gonna do Rainbow Dash?" Applejack asked her.

Rainbow Dash grins clapping her hooves together as she spoke "Simple Takuma! The only way to look at Digivoulving is that it's energy. Now you need that energy to wear off! And when it comes to energy being worn off there is only one way that I can think off."

"Oh nuts" Scorpionmon sweat dropped already having the feeling where Rainbow Dash was getting towards "Don't tell me..."

"Sounds like your getting it" Rainbow Dash explained slapping her hooves together "In order to wear off your Digivolution energy, the only way is threw" She slaps her hooves harder grinning "Intense Training! And I'm gonna do the training!"

"Oh nuts" Takuma and Scorpionmon muttered.

Rainbow Dash flies down to Takuma "Then after today, you'll know what to do."

"I suppose that will have to do" Takuma said "Only don't go too hard on training Scorpionmon."

Rainbow Dash grins flying to the Digimon "Don't worry Takuma, I won't over do it. Just watch and be amazed that the technique works!"

Fluttershy looks up at Rainbow Dash "Rainbow Dash...Remember that you are training a Digimon...That is Takuma's."

"I know that" Rainbow Dash tells her "But Scorpionmon needs to turn back into Goldmon and I know exactly what to do!"

Takuma just looks at Scorpionmon "Ready for what Rainbow Dash claims to be intense training?"

"I guess" Scorpionmon said.

Rainbow Dash turns to him "You guess? Oh come on! It'll be fun!"

Twilight Sparkle was just admiring her friend's comment. Then they got the shock of their lives as they got closer to the cave. For just as they got closer to it, Pinkie Pie appears "Hey there girls and Takuma!" She says cheerfully then she looks up at Scorpionmon "Oh! A Big Scorpion! Who are you? My name's Pinkie Pie!"

Takuma decided to be both surprised and not surprised. He knew Pinkie Pie by experience that she could and would appear to pop out anywhere, right when no pony had been expecting it "Pinkie Pie, what are you doing here?" He asks her as Scorpionmon appears to be caught in the act knowing full well that Pinkie Pie knew about him.

Pinkie Pie answers by smiling "Oh, I just saw a new cave next to Ponyville and decided to check it out after my work was done." She turns to Scorpionmon "Um you didn't answer my question, who are you?"

Scorpionmon just looks at Pinkie Pie knowing full well that this was the pony that Takuma was trying to avoid at all costs but he decides to answer "Scorpionmon."

"Scorpionmon hey?" Pinkie Pie asked "Well, then when we get back to Ponyville, it will be time for a party!"

Hearing this Rainbow Dash, Applejack, Twilight Sparkle, and Fluttershy rushed over to her with Takuma placing his hand over her mouth. This surprised Pinkie Pie as he uncovered her mouth "What? Do you not want a party for Scorpionmon? I always throw one for new comers!"

"Pinkie Pie" Twilight Sparkle answers the pink Earth Pony " Scorpionmon...Well he's a Digimon."

"A DIGIMON?" Pinkie Pie shouted "WOW a Real DIGIMON? WELCOME TO EQUESTRIA! THIS CALLS FOR A SPECIAL PARTY!"

"PINKIE PIE!" Takuma shouted.

"Yes? Takuma?" Pinkie Pie replies blinking at him cutely.

Takuma answers her "Pinkie Pie, please remember what happened when I first arrived in Ponyville, no pony gave me a warm welcome, instead fled."

"Oh yeah" Pinkie Pie said "But I didn't when we first met."

"True Sugarcube" Applejack said "But think about the other ponies's reaction to seeing Scorpionmon, a huge Scorpion walking around in Ponyville...That's what Takuma's trying to avoid. Please Pinkie Pie, Takuma and Scorpionmon asks you to be silent on this one and not throw a party for the Digimon."

Pinkie Pie looks undecided but then she agrees "Okie Dokie Loki!"

"Promise not to blurt out or throw a party for him?" Takuma asked Pinkie Pie.

She nods then replies with her promise "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye!"

"So that's where that comment comes from" Scorpionmon said "I'm never gonna get used to that."

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With the newest pony to find out about Scorpionmon, they got to the cave Scorpionmon looks inside it "Wow pretty big" He admits to Fluttershy.

Fluttershy nods "It's big enough to hide you until your energy wears off."

Rainbow Dash flies towards Scorpionmon and she looked as if she was going to coach him including the whistle "Alright Scorpionmon, it's time for intense training! You need to wear off that excess Energy! Too do this this intense Training Method will do!"

She turns to Takuma "Just sit back and watch, after today, we'd have solved the problem of Digivoulvtion and you'll know it works."

Takuma only sighs and nods.

"Remember though, don't go too hard on him" Fluttershy advised.

"Oh don't worry about it" Rainbow Dash said "I won't go too hard on him!"

Takuma, Fluttershy and Calumon exchanged glances but Takuma agreed to do it, besides if Rainbow Dash's plan worked then it would work for him as well.

Rainbow Dash proceeds in giving Scorpionmon the workout. Takuma watches as Rainbow Dash trains the giant Digimon ordering it to do push ups and other exercises. Surprisingly though this worked and Scorpionmon had changed back into Goldmon.

"That did it!" Rainbow Dash shouts proudly.

"After two or three hours" Takuma and Goldmon muttered.

Takuma turns to Rainbow Dash "Thanks Rainbow Dash, you really train hard."

"Tell me about it" Goldmon said with Rainbow Dash shaking Takuma's hand with her hoof "Well, anything for a friend, besides now you know my methods work! So anytime you Digivoulve Goldmon or he Digivoulves, you now know what works!"

"Indeed" Takuma said as Goldmon hoped into his backpack "Now I guess we better head back."

"Right" Fluttershy said "Just in case another big and evil Digimon shows up."

Calumon then decided to speak up "Uh, Fluttershy?"

"Yes? Calumon?" Fluttershy asked the friendly Digimon whom then answered her "Can I stay with you?"

"Of course you can" Fluttershy told him she looks at her friends "Couldn't I?"

With Goldmon in his backpack the five Ponies and Takuma went back to Ponyville. With Takuma knowing that only one Pony didn't know about Goldmon being a Digimon, and that was Rarity. Once in Ponyville, the five ponies split up with Takuma following Twilight Sparkle back to the library. As the two neared the library, Twilight Sparkle turns to Takuma "So...Takuma...What are you getting Spike for his birthday tomorrow?"

"Oh my gosh!" Takuma shouted literally slipping and falling down onto the ground "I've been too busy concentrating on Goldmon and myself. Oh man, this is very bad!"

"Uh, this may sound silly coming from a Digimon" Goldmon mutters out the comment which turns into a question "But what is a birthday?"

Now it was Twilight Sparkle's turn to fall onto the ground with Takuma blushing in embarrassment and slightly sweat dropping behind his head at Goldmon's question. Then Twilight recovered looking shocked at Goldmon's question "Please tell me that was a joke! Every pony knows what a birthday is."

"Well I'm not a pony" Goldmon tells her "And I'm not joking, what is a birthday?"

Takuma answers "A birthday is when one was born. I have little knowledge of my birth but I know I have a birthday, everyone has a birthday which comes once every year. Every year though you get older."

"Oh," Goldmon said "That would explain it, we Digimon don't celebrate birthdays..."

Twilight Sparkle looks at Goldmon "Well your going to be one lucky Digimon for tomorrow my assistant Spike has his birthday." she turns to Takuma "Well you might want to get him something for tomorrow."

"But what to give him?" Takuma asked himself he turns to Goldmon "Any ideas?"

"Yeah," Goldmon said "One,"

"Which is?" Takuma asked the Digimon.

"Well, last night while we were sleeping, he told me one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard of any pony, Digimon or human eating...Jewels. Now I don't suppose we could go and get Spike a Jewel."

"You have a good idea" Takuma said to the Digimon "But where are we gonna fine Jewels?"

"Some pony or some human say Jewelry?" a new voice asked.

Takuma sweat drops again as he knew Goldmon had been literally busted caught as a Digimon. He turns to see a white Unicorn with blue eyes, purple mane and tail. On her flank was three small blue diamonds. Takuma knew the unicorn was indeed Rarity "Uh hey there Rarirty."

Rarity walks down and sees Goldmon "So Takuma who is this thing? I know it can talk, so don't go lying to me."

Takuma gulps nervously he now knew Rarity knew about Goldmon then he speaks the truth "Well, Rarity, this is Goldmon, my Digimon partner...And well, we have an emergency."

"Oh what sort?" Rarity asked in a generous tone.

Goldmon answers "Uh, With all the action Takuma and I've been seeing lately...Uh, we sort of forgotten that Spike's birthday is tomorrow,"

"Oh" Rarity said she looks at Takuma as he finishes the explanation "Well, Goldmon and I have decided to get Spike a rare jewel, only we don't know where to find it."

Rarity looks at Twilight Sparkle "Well then, I have some free time and I have a nifty spell to locate jewels...I'll help you, if it's okay with Twilight."

"Oh of course it's okay with me Rarity" Twilight Sparkle said "Now I've gotta go inside to see if Spike needs help with anything, good luck Takuma and Goldmon."

With Rarity at their side, Goldmon was hiding in Takuma's backpack with Rarity leading them "Now what sort of jewel are you looking for Takuma?" Rarity asked him.

"A rare one" Takuma answers her "Something that Spike will enjoy."

"Hmm..." Rarity spoke out loudly as they got to another cave her horn began glowing white as she began using her spell to locate jewels "Well, then let's see."

With her horn glowing the Unicorn was able to locate jewels. She leads Takuma into the cave then looks at his backback "Uh Takuma, why is Goldmon hiding?"

Takuma then replies to the unicorn "We're trying to keep him a secret from the other ponies...Now please remember Rarity, I'd like to prevent a wide spread panic from the other ponies as what happened to me."

"Ah darling" Rarity spoke "Of course you'd want to prevent that panic...Well I'll promise not to tell any pony. It's our secret. Now shall we continue looking for a rare jewel?"

"We shall" Takuma said.

Rarity lead the Takuma and Goldmon deeper into the cave. She smiles as she looks ahead "Well what do you know? A beautiful Emerald."

Sure enough in front of the group was a big Emerald and Rarity whispers "That's nearly as big as his Fire Ruby he gave me."

Takuma walks over towards the jewel and takes it in his hand he then unzips his backpack "Heads up Goldmon, Emerald coming down."

Despite the warning Goldmon lifted up his head and the emerald fell onto his head with the Digimon going "OUCH!"

Takuma turns to the Digimon whom was rubbing his head "I gave you a warning..."

"I know that" Goldmon mutters "But there is so little room in this backpack that one can barely move."

Takuma nods understandingly "Sorry, I guess I forgot how small the backpack is with a Digimon half the size of a human is hold onto it please Goldmon."

"I shall" Goldmon said.

Takuma turns to Rarity "Thanks Rarity."

"No problem" Rarity said "Now let's get you back home for tomorrow's Spike's big day."

Takuma turns to Rarity as the three headed back to Ponyville.

The next morning comes and both Goldmon and Takuma were rudely woken up. They walked out of the room just in time to see Twilight Sparkle chasing Spike "This is it Spike!" she shouted "I'm washing that cheek!"

Goldmon blinks several times as Twilight Sparkle calls Spike back using her magic on him but the Dragon continues to run from her. It was then Goldmon notices Spike's cheek "Uh Takuma, who and when did Spike get that kiss?"

"That's an easy answer" Takuma answers Goldmon "The who was Rarity, and the when...Exactly a week before you came."

"Wow" Goldmon muttered.

Suddenly the door bell rang, with Twilight Sparkle opening the door, Applejack, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Fluttershy with Calumon on her back, and Rainbow Dash came in.

"Hey girls" Spike tells them "Are those gifts for me?"

"You bet they are, birthday boy" Applejack shouted proudly as the five ponies gave Spike their gifts.

"Happy birthday Spike" Fluttershy said to the Baby Dragon she points to her back with Calumon with the Digimon mimicking her "Happy birthday!"

"Ah thanks little guy" Spike said to the Digimon even patting it's head.

"Don't you know you get presents on your birthday?" Rainbow Dash asks him.

"Well" Spike admitted out "This is my first birthday in Ponyville, I usually get one present..." he pauses before completing his words "A book from Twilight..."

Hearing this Twilight Sparkle was bringing a book down but she blushed and gave out a sheep sound backing away.

Rarity took the moment to speak up and Goldmon saw that she was wearing a fancy dress "Speaking of presents, this is from a new line of Taffeta capes, I'm going to make one for each of you" she pauses turning towards Takuma and Goldmon whom were sneaking back she grinned "Even for our human and Digimon friends."

Takuma and Goldmon just looked at each other both having the same idea. While every other pony cried out congratulating their White Unicorn friend. Rarity then goes on mentioning that she was inspired by the generous act of Spikey-Wikey. Hearing the nickname Goldmon burst out into laughter. Which Twilight Sparkle and Takuma stopped him together allowing Rarity to finish her explanation which ended with her admitting about the Fire Ruby, Spike gave her which inspired her to make the outfits.

Moments later Spike had opened all of his presents.

"Oh man!" Spike announces as he goes over the gifts he was given he hugs Applejack whom was eating an apple "Applejack, I can't thank you enough for this great blanket! I really needed a new one!"

"C'mon Spike" Applejack began "You've already thanked me fifteen times. I'm startin' to get embarrassed."

Spike turns as Takuma and Goldmon approach him "Uh have you two got anything for me?"

"Yes" Takuma said to him "And it was Goldmon's idea!"

Goldmon beamed with pride as both he and Takuma revealed to Spike the Emerald "This is for you."

"Oh wow!" Spike shouted "A beautiful Emerald...You mean I can have it?"

"Of course" Goldmon said "When you gave Rarity your Fire Ruby, Takuma and I just couldn't allow you to leave without it."

"Oh wow thank you" Spike said he then spoke to everyone there "I know, I keep thanking you guys" Spike began looking around "But, I'm just so grateful! I wish this party could last forever."

A balloon popped as Pinkie Pie was the pony to hear this and pop it. She turns to him "DUH! The party can't last forever, Cause you have to go to Sugar Cube Corner! Cause the Cakes said they have a surprise for you! Cause it is your birthday!"

"NO WAY!" Spike shouted he bolts to the door.

Pinkie Pie saw this and shouted "I said the party couldn't last forever, but it doesn't mean you have to end it right now!"

The door slams as Takuma turns to her "Way to go Pinkie Pie" He grumbles.

"Okay even though we celebrated a birthday here" Goldmon speaks up to Takuma silently "I still don't understand the meaning of birthdays..."

Takuma sweat dropped at this.

For the rest of the morning and evening the two searched for other Digimon while the rest of the Ponies went back to work. They were unaware that Spike was going around Ponyville telling others that it was his birthday and expected gifts in return. Twilight and Takuma would catch him and tell him how disappointed she was in him. Takuma mentally took down the note of Spike's actions. He had a bad feeling about this whole thing. Anyway Spike claimed that he would give all the ponies their stuff back but the moment Twilight and Takuma's back were turned to walk away or watch for other Digimon coming Spike went back to his normal mood.

Needless to say the next morning came by quickly and Twilight Sparkle was going to be the first to notice Spike had grown "Spike! I had the most weirdest Drea-"

Spike was snoring and she sees all his stuff he had 'taken from the other ponies.' "I can't believe you! Where did you get all this stuff?" She then gives out a gasp for Spike had grown

Takuma and Goldmon heard her and carefully walked in the room to see what was going on. Sure enough Spike had a lot of stuff.

"Whoa" Goldmon muttered to Takuma "I thought you said he was going to give that stuff back."

"Looks like he didn't" Takuma agreed.

"WHAT HAPPENED?" Spike asked.

Twilight Sparkle turns to Takuma whom shrugged with Goldmon also shrugging neither of them had expected this to come as Spike repeats his question "What is happening to me?"

"I don't know" Twilight says to him "Think back last night. Did something happen? Spike? What happened after I saw you?"

Spike then answers "I went to talk too..."

He pauses and Takuma really had a bad feeling and so did Goldmon.

"SPIKE!" Goldmon shouts "Concentrate!"

"Hugh?" Spike asks.

Takuma shakes his head "You went to talk to who?"

"Oh um" Spike said looking around the area "I don't remember! Hey can I have the globe? You're not using it right?"

"Hugh?" Twilight asked as even Goldmon and Takuma missed it.

Suddenly there was a crash as she finally noticed what he was after. He then pushes on grabbing a book "Then how about this book?"

Twilight pulls the book out of his hands and hands it to Takuma and Goldmon "Spike!" She shouts.

"Something is terribly wrong" Goldmon said "Now, for a Digimon, I am worried about him...He's usually not so grabby."

Takuma only nods with Goldmon also agreeing with them as Spike reaches up with his arms snatching the book "My arms aren't this long ether."

He not only hears this but sees this and covers his mouth "WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?"

"Got me" Takuma admitted as Twilight Sparkle just rubbed her chin with a mixture of frustration and confusion.

For a while Twilight Sparkle exits with Spike while Takuma and Goldmon turn to each other. Both thinking the same thing. He leans closer towards Spike "You think this is Digimon related?"

"If it is so" Goldmon replies "It is the first time I've ever heard of a Digimon doing it, plus I would've sensed it when you caught him taking other ponies's things. Nothing."

Takuma was left scratching his chin wondering what was happening. He had a strange feeling that whatever was happening with Spike, sense Goldmon didn't sense it, something bad was happening.

An hour later Twilight Sparkle and Spike return with Spike having candy he had taken from the doctor and dog bones from a vet.

"They couldn't fine out anything about what is going on" Twilight Sparkle said to Takuma and Goldmon "But I know some zebra that may know what is going on."

"Zecora?" Takuma asked blinking with Twilight Sparkle nodding "Correct so would you care to follow me before Spike takes another thing?"

Takuma nodded retrieving his backpack and Goldmon hopped in. The two headed off towards the Everfree Forest, finding Zecora's hutt. Inside the Zebra looks up at her guests "Well if it isn't Twilight Sparkle and Takuma, what brings the two of you to my hutt?"

Takuma answers "Spike's acting all weird after his birthday yesterday...No pony seems to know what's up and quite frankly not even I know what's going on with him."

"Oh" Zecora speaks up she turns to Twilight whom asks her "Zecora? Could you possibly fine out what's wrong with Spike?"

Zecora nods and gets to work on Spike. She preforms many tests on him even going so far in knocking on his head then gently squeezing it causing him to squee and squeak. She even preforms a watch test causing Spike to try to grab the object only for him to miss and be disappointed in it. Zecora gently bites down on Spike's arm then preforms a reflex test on him which causes Spike to slap Twilight Sparkle across her face which caused Goldmon to snicker inside Takuma's backpack as he was secretly watching the process.

This made Zecora come up with her conclusion "Ooh, he is starting to mature. Of this fact I am quite sure."

"Mature?" Twilight Sparkle demanded with Takuma looking really lost now "So he's just...Growing up? But that doesn't explain why he keeps grabbing things."

"Why do I have a bad feeling about this?" Takuma asked.

Zecora answers both questions "A Dragon's heart is prone to greed, a steady diet to make growth speed. Then the resulting bigger size only makes their hunger rise. If this trait goes unchecked, if Spike continues to get more growth will certainly occur. He is going to turn into a monster."

"And to think only Digimon are monsters" Goldmon mutters silently which causes Takuma to slightly hold back in his laughter at the Digimon's words but he speaks out "Oh no why don't I learn to trust my feelings?"

Twilight Sparkle then gives out a gasp " The more things a Dragon Collects, the bigger he gets? But how do we stop him before he gets totally out of control?"

Zecora answers "If his monsterous ways you wish to impede, you must stop him from practicing greed."

Takuma is seen face palming muttering "Then we have a long way to go to stop him from doing it."

Twilight Sparkle and Zecora look around to see that the hutt was completely empty. Zecora just looks at Twilight which causes her to chuckle nervously. Once out of the hutt she turns to Takuma "I'll need you and Goldmon's help on this if we wish to stop Spike."

"You certianly got it" Goldmon replies from inside the backpack "But where is he?"

"GET AWAY FROM HER YOU BRUTE!" a voice sounded.

"That sounded like Applebloom" Takuma spoke.

The three whirl around to see Spike tugging on a Scooter with Scootaloo also tugging on it not daring to let it go "SPIKE WANT!"

Scootaloo replies "You aren't getting my scooter!"

Spike replies "SPIKE WANT!"

Quickly both Twilight Sparkle and Takuma look around trying to find something else. Twilight fines a broom "HEY SPIKE! Check out this amazing broom!"

"Like he'd fall for a broom" Goldmon muttered.

"SPIKE WANT!" Spike shouted once more chasing both Twilight Sparkle and Takuma as Twilight was using her telekinesis on the broom to guide Spike to the library.

"Okay..." Goldmon mutters once more "I stand corrected."

They get to the library with Twilight Sparkle taunting Spike "C'mon big boy! Look at this incredible broom!"

"SPIKE WANT!" was the reply as he is stuck at the door.

He pursues the two even crashing threw the door creating a huge hole in it. Twilight Sparkle and Takuma lure Spike into a room and close the door only for Takuma to realize something.

"Hey Twilight..." he spoke.

"Yes, Takuma?" she asked him as Spike tried to fight his way out of the room "Fight all you want! You aren't getting out!"

Takuma then answers her "Well...um of all rooms why did we have to lure him into MY room?"

Twilight Sparkle looks at him "Oh nuts...It is your room, tell me do you have everything?"

"With all that happened earlier" Takuma spoke "I didn't have time to place my Digimon Battle Card deck inside my pocket...And if there is a Digimon attack today...I don't exactly have any Digi-Modifications to use on it."

She and Takuma open the door to see that Spike had taken all of the books off the shelves lying on them with Twilight shaking her head "SPIKE! I just re-shelved this room."

Quickly she and Takuma close the door once more with Goldmon helping them. There was more fighting but this time Takuma spoke "We aren't going to let you out of here!"

Suddenly there was another crash with Twilight Sparkle looking at Takuma nervously then spoke out "What now?"

"I'm afraid to look" Takuma admitted "But we have too."

Goldmon opens the door to see a huge Dragon shape mark in it "Uh...Twilight...Maybe you should make thicker walls."

Takuma looks around at his room boy was it a mess with books lying on the floor, he frantically looks for his Digimon Battle Cards hoping that Spike hadn't taken them. Sadly he was mistaken and he hangs his head sweat dropping even "He took them."

"But what would he want with your cards?" Goldmon demanded "He's not a Tamer."

"Good question" Takuma answers "But with what's happening with Spike...Anything predictable is now unpredictable."

Twilight Sparkle, Takuma, and Goldmon exit the library in hot pursuit trying to chase Spike to stop him from practicing greed. In Sweat Apple Acers, Applejack was just about to do her morning chores when Yamaki approaches her. Applejack turns to see the man "Another human?" She blinks then she speaks quietly to herself keeping calm "But he's bigger than Takuma...Plus why is he dressed as a spy?"

Yamaki approaches her and hears the another human comment and after all the ponies he met so far he had gotten the same question. Giving him the information that this land whatever it was called had never really encountered humans. From what he gathered up it was a land of ponies. He had been traveling for two days searching for someone and spent one entire day in Canterlot which was of all places Princess Celestia's kingdom and he guessed was the main capital of what he found out then was Equestria. He wasn't so lucky in finding the one he was searching for but Princess Celestia had a pretty good idea to whom Yamaki was looking for and gave him directions to Ponyville.

He approaches Applejack whom was approaching her orchard "Hey, pony." He speaks up.

Applejack hears this and turns towards him "The name's Applejack! Who the hay are you?"

Yamaki answers her calmly "Sorry for the last comment, I'm Yamaki" He holds up a business card "Head of Hypnos, an organization in eliminating Digimon called Wild-Ones from merging into the world."

"Eliminate Digimon?" Applejack blinks she starts to sweat nervously having a bad feeling about this, it would test out her skills to see if she would honor her promise.

"Yes" Yamaki said he looks at Applejack "Lately, the organization has been receiving locations of Wild Ones here but thanks to something interfering we couldn't exactly know where it was...Seen any Digimon lately Applejack?"

Applejack gulps nervously again she wasn't comfortable around the man and decides to try to come up with a reason knowing it would be a lie which really wasn't in her character to do, she was all about honesty. She looks up at Yamaki "Can't really say I have Yamaki...Ya see, my whole family owns this orchard here, and I rarely get out on my own...But if I see anything I'll make sure to give ya a call."

Yamaki seems to take it as the truth "Well alright, but that wasn't the only reason why I'm here."

"You're here for another reason?" Applejack asked.

"Yes" Yamaki tells her he then reveals a picture of a young Takuma "I'm looking for this guy, he might be a bit older now but have you seen him."

It doesn't take Applejack long to figure it out the picture was of Takuma at a young age perhaps around 1 year of age. She studies it then looks at Yamaki deciding it was best to answer "Yes, if this is Takuma...Yes, I've seen him. In fact he sometimes helps me out in this orchard."

"I see" Yamaki said "Then would you mind if I stay a while, just in case he comes to help you out today?"

Applejack looks at him "If ya want to Yamaki...Just don't expect him to be here because I don't know if he's going to come today."

"I'll wait for a little while then" Yamaki said.

With this Applejack went over to her orchard where she then noticed something odd. That thing that was odd was that her Apple Trees were bare as if someone had took the apples and the leaves off of them.

"Now who in Ponyville would steel my Apples? For that matter, who would steel my leaves?"

It was then Twilight Sparkle, and Takuma arrived on the scene with Twilight Sparkle shouting "Applejack, Help! Spike's running wild and I need you the lasso him!"

Yamaki sees Takuma and immediately know it is the one he was looking for. He approaches as Applejack begins to laugh as if it was a joke "Oh that's a good one, Twilight. Sweet little Spike running wild...Haha, what a laugh."

"Uh, Applejack" Takuma decides to speak up "That's no joke he is running wild."

"Who is running wild?" Yamaki asked as he approaches Twilight Sparkle and Takuma.

Twilight looks up at Yamaki "You look like a human, who are you?"

"Yeah" Takuma admitted looking at Yamaki "Who are you?"

"Oh" Applejack said looking at Yamaki "This is Yamaki, he's this head of an organization known as Hypnos...Apparently they are the ones that are in charge of stopping these so called Digimon known as Wild Ones from emerging. And uh Takuma...He's looking for you for some odd reason."

"Alright then" Takuma said looking at Yamaki "Uh, why were you looking for me Yamaki?"

Yamaki then answers "I'll answer that later, but you said something about something running wild?"

Twilight Sparkle answers "Yes, my name is Twilight Sparkle, I work at a library in Ponyville, my assistant Spike whom is a Dragon is running wild! I can tell you sir it's not Digimon related but we need to stop him!"

Hearing this Applejack wanted to crack up again but then again if Takuma said that it wasn't a joke it could've been true. Before anyone could speak up again, Spike began running threw the orchard, leaves and apples in his hand as he stormed by. This resulted in Applejack having leaves as if she were growing a mustache as she replies to Twilight "Twilight...Get my rope."

"That was your assistant?" Yamaki asked Twilight Sparkle "How do you fit him inside the place you work at?"

Twilight answers as she fetches Applejack's rope "He wasn't all that tall to begin with...He's practicing Greed and it's making him grow bigger."

"I see" Yamaki said "Well I'll do what I can to help."

With this the four raced after Spike, Applejack hot on Spike's trail. She whirls her rope then as Spike bends down to grab something she hurls the rope. Sadly though Spike gets what he wants and continues on with Applejack missing him and tying Twilight Sparkle and herself to a pole. Spike sees this and roars at them as Takuma and Yamaki race towards them. The two humans begin to try to untie the two ponies but Twilight Sparkle speaks to them "Please, Takuma, Yamaki, pursue Spike! We'll find a way out of here!"

"Alright then" Yamaki said "Come on Takuma!"

"Right with you" Takuma replies.

They then hear Twilight Sparkle and Applejack shouting "HELP!"

Yamaki turns towards Takuma "So much for finding a way out of the situation."

Takuma only nods but knows that Rainbow Dash might've heard. He was right as he saw Rainbow Dash's signature rainbow like movements. The two heard Rainbow Dash's laughter "Ha,ha,ha don't tell me you tied yourselves up!"

"JUST GET US OUT OF HERE!" Applejack orders "We've gotta help Takuma and Yamaki."

Suddenly just as Rainbow Dash was untying the two ponies there was a high pitched scream. This stopped Takuma in his tracks. Yamaki notices this "What's wrong?"

"What was that?" Applejack asked.

Rainbow Dash answers both questions "That sounded like Fluttershy to me!"

Reunited with now three ponies, the group of five went over towards Fluttershy's house only Fluttershy wasn't there.

"Fluttershy?" Takuma asks out.

"I'm up here!" Fluttershy responds and the group looks up to see her in a tree with squirrels at her side.

"What happened?" Twilight Sparkle asks.

Fluttershy replies "I was helping my Squrriel friends with a dance step, and all of a sudden, a giant rampaging D-D-Dragon stormed through!"

"THAT WAS SPIKE!" Takuma and Twilight shouted.

"Spike?" Fluttershy asked "But what would he want with my Chicken Coop?" The group turns to see chicken clucking and out of their coop allowing her to continue "He just ripped it out of the ground and took off."

"Strange things he's stealing" Yamaki muttered "First an entire orchard full of apples and leaves, and now a chicken coop...The question remains now where is he?"

They got their answer when another scream sounded. Once more Rainbow Dash knows it "That sounded like Pinkie Pie to me!"

They made their way to Sugar Cube Corner and walk inside it. They saw Pinkie Pie throwing cakes at Spike. Spike would duck at this assault.

"Pinkie Pie!" Twilight shouted "Stop giving him cake!"

"I'm not giving him cake!" Pinkie Pie shouts "I'M ASSAULTING HIM WITH CAKE!"

This caused both Yamaki and Takuma to face palm. Takuma should've known Pinkie Pie was unpredictable at times but throwing cake at a Dragon just didn't go well.

She throws some more at the giant dragon when she was out she reaches for more but Spike beats her too it and steals all of the cakes she was trying to guard causing her to fall face first onto the ground "HOW DARE YOU TAKE THE CAKE!" she shouted.

Then the group of now six watch as Spike grows destroying the entire roof of the building. Once he grown some more he walks out destroying another part of the building.

"He's completely out of control!" Twilight Sparkle shouted "Who knows what he'll do next!"

She and the group gives chase. Rarity was checking in on her progress, she was so concentrating on the progress that she didn't see a huge Dragon, Spike look in and reach in to grab her until it was too late. She turns seeing the shadow of his dragon hand coming at her and screams.

Warning sirens were going off as Spike was running wild. Spike sees a water tower and pulls the top of the tower off. Water goes onto the ground causing wide spread panic from the Ponies.

Rarity was still screaming "Put me down you brute!"

Spike hears this coming from her and roars messing up her mane which she replies "How rude..."

The others were hot on his trial.

"Don't worry Rarity we'll save you!" Fluttershy shouted as the two humans and six ponies arrived on the scene.

Rainbow Dash flies up to one of Spike's ears "PUT HER DOWN RIGHT NOW!"

Fluttershy was at the other ear "I-If you wouldn't mind, that is."

This caused Takuma to sweat drop trust Fluttershy to be asking nicely but he supposed that was one of the reasons he liked her.

"I mean it Dragon boy!" Rainbow Dash demanded.

"We'll be ever so grateful if you'd be so kind as to possibly consider..." Fluttershy spoke

"Drop her Scaly!" Rainbow Dash ordered.

Spike began trying to swat them with Rarity whom spoke out "Hey! I'm- Not some- -sort of common- fly swatter!"

Spike succeeds in wrapping Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy up with Rarity's cape ripping it and caused them to go screaming into the water below with a splash!

"Girls!" Rarity shouted then she notices her cape "My cape!"

Spike roared in triumphant but Twilight wasn't going to give up she whispers to Takuma "Takuma...Perhaps it's time Goldmon tries his thing...You know Digivoulve him."

"Well that would be fine if I had the card to do it" Takuma told her then he remembered something "Hold on I just may have it."

Yamaki watches as Takuma digs into his pocket and retrieves one card and smiles "Well this should do it!"

He then shouts "Goldmon, it's time for action!"

Goldmon burst out and ran in front of Spike "Time for some action!"

He pauses looking at Spike "Whoa...Big Dragon."

Yamaki pauses studying Goldmon. He hadn't expected the one he was looking for would have one as a friend.

"Goldmon!" Takuma orders "It's up to you to save Rarity and stop Spike from going rampage."

Goldmon looks up at Spike nodding "Alright, I'll do it!"

He walks over to Spike and shouts out at the big Dragon "Hey, Dragonboy put that unicorn down and fight like the Dragon you are!"

Spike looks down at Goldmon growling even going far as trying to step on the Digimon but Goldmon avoided it "Hey I said put her down! Don't make me sting you!"

Takuma pulls out the card "There is only one way for Goldmon to stop Spike and this is it."

"Go for it" Rainbow Dash said.

With her words Takuma whirls the card around catching it in his hands he then swipes the card threw the D-arch as he shouted letting the data of the card run threw it, "Digi-Modify...Digivoultion Activate!"

The words DIGIVOULTION appears on Takuma's D-Arch and it begins the Digivoultion process with Goldmon shouting "Goldmon...Digivoulve too...Scorpionmon!"

The Champion Level form of Goldmon rises to engage Spike blocking the giant Dragon's path "You want to go somewhere else?" Scorpionmon demanded "You're gonna have to get threw me!"

Spike growls and charges in with Takuma ordering Scorpionmon "Scorpionmon...Remember he isn't one of those Digimon we've fought so you can't defeat him in the same way you did to them."

"Don't worry I got it" Scorpionmon declares he turns to Spike as the now Giant Dragon charged him trying to get past the Digimon but Scorpionmon's huge size prevented him from moving any further. With his claws he grips Spike and holds Spike.

"SPIKE WANT STUFF!" Spike roared.

"Not gonna let you go!" Scorpionmon told him then the Digimon started to drive Spike backwards.

"Whoa" Applejack admitted out "Scorpionmon's stronger than I thought."

"Agreed" Fluttershy spoke up "To push Spike whom at the moment is a big rampaging Dragon backwards...That isn't an easy feature."

"But we still need to save Rarity!" Rainbow Dash announced.

"Don't worry Rainbow Dash" Takuma said "I've ordered Scorpionmon to save her."

Spike was trying to fight back but Scorpionmon was pushing him back. He had his claws full against the Dragon's stomach and couldn't use them to save the Unicorn Rarity, but he did have one thing left and that was his tail. He couldn't afford to sting Spike as he knew that it would be fatal to Spike but what if he could use his tail to slap Spike's hand to let the Unicorn go? He decided to try it.

While he pushed Spike backwards Scorpionmon lifted his tail up with Twilight Sparkle gulping "Is Scorpionmon going to sting Spike?"

Takuma sees what Scorpionmon was going to do "No, quite the opposite."

The five ponies watch as Scorpionmon whipped out his tail slapping it against Spike's hand which held Rarity. The slapping of the tail worked and Scorpionmon caught the Unicorn on his back she then thanked Scorpionmon "Thanks Scorpionmon for saving me" She spoke.

Spike roars trying to grab her but Scorpionmon holds him back "Uh-uh not going to do that!"

Spike tries to fight back when Takuma orders Scorpionmon "Tackle him Scorpionmon!"

"One tackle coming up!" Scorpionmon shouted and he tackles Spike so hard that Spike falls onto the ground with Scorpionmon on top of him pinning him "Now you aren't going anywhere!"

Spike tries to fight back but is powerless against the Digimon. He begins to roar which then caused Rarity to speak to him "Oh be quiet. You've got nothing to be proud of. You steal everypony's things, terrorize the town, and use me as a weapon against my own friends! Which, as horrible as it is, I can almost understand because you're a dragon and all. But this" She rips off her dress "This is a crime against fashion!"

She notices that Spike was looking at her Fire Ruby " Oh no. You are not getting this gemstone! This was given to me by my dear friend Spikey-wikey... the kindest, sweetest, most generous dragon ever. And it is too precious to me to give to a greedy old beast like you! Scorpionmon don't let him up!"

"I don't plan too" Scorpionmon said.

Spike grunts as he remembers way back when he did give Rarity the Fire Ruby. Rarity however wasn't getting it and continued her lecture " Oh, what now? I suppose you'll be eating me or something?"

She then heard a thump as Scorpionmon seemed to hit the ground he and Rarity look ahead to see Spike back to normal. Rarity then spoke up with confusion in her voice "Spike? You're the rampaging dragon?"

Spike just looks at her then to Scorpionmon "Why is Scorpionmon over me?"

Scorpionmon walks off of Spike knowing that Spike had turned back to normal and his greed had vanished still the Digivolution energy would take time to wear off.

While Spike looked depressed Rarity and tries to cheer him up claiming that he was the one that stopped himself but Spike knew that it was thanks to Scorpionmon stopping him but it was also partly that he did stop himself.

Takuma turns to Yamaki "So, Yamaki is it? Why did you come looking for me?"

Yamaki turns "Can we talk in private? I'll answer you and the one that found you here."

Twilight Sparkle walks forward "That would be me. I found him."

Yamaki turns "Then do you mind if we speak in private?"

"No, I don't mind" Twilight Sparkle said as she and Takuma followed the strange new man with Scorpionmon following.

The three walked ahead and soon were alone.

"Alright Yamaki" Takuma said "Why are you looking for me?"

"Yes" Twilight spoke confused "Why exactly are you looking for Takuma?"

Yamaki turns to the two then answers them "Because Takuma...I AM your father."

Takuma, Scorpionmon and Twilight Sparkle were shocked to hear this coming from the man. They literally had their jaws pop open with shock.

End of chapter

Spike went rampage over Equestria only to have been stopped by Scorpionmon! And now Yamaki might have revealed why he came into Equestria? Is he telling the truth? Find out next. Chapter 5: Tamers from Earth.