Chapter 34

Dave hurried to Spike’s side, he kneeled beside the coughing dragon “What’s happening?”

“He ate a small amount of my power” Odio growled “Stupid beast”

“Spike are you ok?” Dave reached for Spike but he punched Dave’s chest, sending him across the room

Spike roared angrily as his nostrils continued to pump out black smoke

“Ok I may have to be honest for once,” Odio, said in a nicer tone, “The power source I have been using for a while now is actually an emotion”

“What is it?” Dave grumbled as he climbed to his feet “Tell me it is something nice”

“No it is actually anger, hate and all emotions related” Odio chuckled “And it seems Spike is adding to the power now within him”

“Power within?” Dave rubbed his head as the black fog engulfed Spike “How?”

“He hates you for taking Rarity away, he likes you really but my power is amplifying the hate” Odio hummed “Sorry about that”

“So how do I stop him?” Dave stepped back as the black fog grew wings and claws “Or should I say it?”

Spike completely disappeared behind the fog and was replaced with a dull red glow which sat in the heart of the black, smoky dragon and it stood twice as tall as Dave

It roared at Dave, its foggy jaws revealed bright red fangs that burned brightly and it shot a red ball of fire at Dave

Dave raised his arms and the ball slammed him against his wall again, the fog tackled him through the wall and outside onto the ground

Downstairs the girls had heard the banging and ran out side to see Dave holding large dragon’s jaws apart

“Leave him alone!” Luna called out as she fired a blast of energy at the foggy intruder

The dragon rolled to avoid the blast before retaliating with one of his own, Luna raised a shield to protect from the blast

Dave quickly kicked the legs from under the dragon and held its jaws shut “RUN!” he yelled at the girls as the dragon began to claw at his legs

The girls all took shelter from the fight by hiding behind the house, Luna kept her barrier up just in case

The dragon managed to grab Dave’s head and slammed him into the ground, the girls gasped as the dragon wrapped his tail around Dave and began to crush him

Dave grabbed the dragon’s snout and head butted it with all he could, the dragons crushed snout quickly filled out again and threw Dave through a nearby tree

Dave staggered to his feet, he saw the fear stricken girls and looked at the dragon, and “How do I stop it?” he whispered to Odio

“You need to get the source of power back” Odio rummaged inside Dave’s mind “But I take it you don’t want to kill Spike”

“No… can you absorb the power back?” Dave looked around, he saw some rocks a few meters away “If I get Spike can you absorb the power?” he asked again

Odio sat silent “Yes, if you remove Spike from that fog of his hatred yes I can”

“Alright then” Dave whistled at the dragon “Come here you oversized lizard!”

The dragon opened its wide wings and flew into the air, roaring as it flew in a wide circle and grabbed Dave

“Ok I wasn’t expecting this” Dave gasped as he was dragged into the air, the dragon spun in the air and threw him down

Dave smashed into the ground legs first, they snapped as he hit the hard ground and he screamed in pain, the dragon smiled as he dived onto Dave’s chest

“Good news!” Odio cheered “With the energy needed to heal you there will be enough space for Spike’s energy!”

Dave groaned as he pulled the dragons head from his stomach “Isn’t that wonderful” he sighed sarcastically

Dave’s legs cracked back to normal and he kicked the dragon away, it rolled on its back frantically before regaining its footing

Dave dashed over to the rocks and grabbed the sharpest one he could, “Come on, come on” he chanted as the dragon began to run at him

As the dragon leapt at him, Dave fell to the floor and slashed across its chest, it healed the wound as it landed

“What?” Dave looked at the fog dragon then at the rock “Fine… plan B”

Dave stabbed himself with the rock and pulled out the blood-covered blade, the dragon charged again Dave jumped and stabbed into the dragon’s forehead

The dragon roared in pain as the blood broke down its head, Dave meanwhile sliced a hole into the dragon’s back, holding tightly onto the large spines on its back

As soon as the hole was large enough Dave dived in with his hand, feeling around the foggy insides, eventually he felt a scale

Grabbing it tightly Dave ripped the unconscious Spike from the dragon, he jumped away from the roaring fog as he clutched Spike’s chest

“Do it now!” Dave commanded as Odio began to drain the power from the gem within Spike

Spike squirmed and his eyes shot open as the redness seeped through his body and into Dave’s hand, behind them the fog shook and faded slowly as Spike’s hate was severed

“Wha… What happened?” Spike rubbed his head as he looked around “And why are we outside?”

Dave chuckled as he carried Spike back inside the house, the girls had all ran inside after them and crowded around Spike as he was laid down on the sofa

“Spike was inside that thing?” Twilight gasped

Dave walked over to his stairs “Can you all stay here and look after him please?”

The girls all nodded but Luna followed Dave “How did Spike change?”

“He umm… ate a tiny gem from my room” Dave climbed his stairs but stopped before his bedroom door “Wait here while I make sure everything is ok”

Dave snuck in and ran over to the diamond “Brace yourself this might hurt” Odio warned

“Hang on I was just goin to hide it,” Dave whispered

Odio began draining the power from the diamond “Luna will sense it the moment she walks in… just pretend that Spike ate it all”

Dave groaned quietly as he felt his body surge painfully “Ok Luna… its ok” Dave managed to put a smile on his face as the princess stepped in

“Where is the rest of this gem?” She glared around the room

Dave snuck the empty diamond into a chest “Spike must have eaten it all”

Luna used her magic to repair the damages as she walked over to Dave “That was a good idea you had… using your blood to remove the transformation”

“Thanks” Dave sat down on his bed “Will Spike be ok?”

“He should be fine… I thought me and my sister had gotten rid of those cursed gems” Luna growled “At least that is one more gone”

Dave ignored her as he fell to his back “Ok well I will come down in a bit… I guess I have to start this harem thing”

Luna gently climbed onto Dave “Well you don’t have to” Luna spun her hoof in small circles on Dave’s chest “Don’t do anything you don’t want to do”

Dave sighed “I have to… you still in?”

Luna pondered before smiling “Of course”

Dave smiled as he got to his feet and walked downstairs, Luna walked alongside him “Can somepony put Spike in the spare room?” he asked

“Sure!” Applejack carefully put Spike in the spare bed before returning quickly “So what the hay was that thing?” she asked Dave as he fell onto the sofa

Luna opened her mouth to explain but Dave held out a hand “Can we just forget about that for now?”

“So what are we doing now?” Twilight asked as she sat next to Dave

Dave rubbed his eyes “Well… we need to sort this harem out” he looked at all the ponies “Who wants to be with me?”

All the girls except Pinkie Pie raised their hooves, Fluttershy shook as she did “Can I? If… that’s ok,” she whispered

Dave clapped his hands once loudly “Great now that is over with,” he said happily

The girls all gave confused glances “What about spending time with us?” Rarity moaned, “Are you going to do something one at a time or all together?”

“Yeah an’ what about matin?” Applejack stood up “Which of us goes first?”

“Well I’m not sure about that really” Dave scratched his chin “any ideas?”

Fluttershy blushed while the girls all thought, suddenly Rainbow Dash jumped into the air and flew over “We could all have a go at the same time!” she cheered as she kissed Twilight

Twilight pushed her away “I’m not sure if I should agree or be scared of how natural you made that feel”

Dave shook his head “Now I am not doing that” he patted Dash on the head “Nice to know you are open minded though”

“One at a time for the rest of the day!” Rarity smiled “That way we all have a piece of Dave today!”

“But who goes first?” Dave smiled at the fact that because all the girls were thinking they were running out of time

“Spin the bottle?” Fluttershy whispered and everypony smiled at her

“Brilliant idea Fluttershy!” Twilight cheered as she levitated a soda from the fridge “Ready?”

“No” Dave snatched the bottle “Two seconds” Dave removed the gap and gulped the drink down before placing the bottle on the table

“Alright let’s see who is going first” Rarity smiled as she spun the bottle with her hoof

The bottle span repeatedly before landing on Dave “I am not going to mate with myself” Dave spun the bottle again and it landed on Pinkie

“No I am not playing!” She screamed as she dived out of the bottles way, she spun it again with her tail

The bottle spun viciously until it slowed down, the girls all leaned forwards as they awaited a result…