Highschool Dragon
Chapter 2: A New Role in Life
Previous Chapter Next ChapterInside Spike's room, his digital alarm clock went off. The boy groaned as he reached out from under his bed to find his clock. When he found it he slammed his hand on it, turning the alarm off. He groaned some more before sitting straight up in bed causing his blanket to fall off him.
"Oh, dammit. I had one messed up dream," Spike groaned, as he felt his head. He then looked down at his torso and lifted up his under shirt seeing there was no hole in his abdomen, "But it felt so real." he got out of bed still feeling drowsy.
"Spike, you don't wanna be late!" came a woman's voice from downstairs.
"Coming, mom!" Spike called back, as he had to get ready.
After he got changed and ate he headed for school, and was talking to his pals outside, "What, you don't remember me mentioning anything about seeing a girl yesterday?" Spike asked his boys in disbelief.
"Sorry, man. It's not ringing any bells." Snips said.
"I don't remember you telling us anything about a girl asking you out at all." Snails added.
"Weird, and I saw her a day ago." Spike said, feeling confused.
"Maybe you're just over imagining things?" Snails suggested.
"I did not imagine this girl. She was real!" Spike spoke up.
"And you just had a dream last night that you spent yesterday with her and then she killed you?" Snips asked.
"Well, it felt real. I'm still too tired to remember all the specifics." Spike rubbed his head.
"Whatever, come on or we'll be late." Snails said, as the three went inside to head for class.
As they day went by, Spike kept getting visions of what happened to him and the only other thing he vaguely remembered from what happened was hearing a voice telling him he would be taken care of in the good way.
When classes were over, some of the students left the classroom to attend their clubs, while some like Spike and his friends remained in the classroom to kill time before needing to head home.
Snips spoke up, "So, guys, I was thinking wanna come back to my place? I got this great new movie we can watch."
"Is there nudity?" Snails asked hopefully.
"Plenty of it." Snips answered while smirking.
"Hell, yeah!" Snails cheered.
"What about you, Spike?" Snips asked, only to see Spike was zoning out by gazing up at the ceiling, "Spike?"
"Spike?" Snails asked, but received no answer.
"HEY!" the two shouted.
Spike finally snapped out of it, and spoke, "Hm, what? Did you say something?"
"Spike, are you feeling all right?" Snails asked.
"Yeah, you've been acting strange all morning." Snips noted.
"Just have a lot on my mind is all." Spike answered.
The three heard exclaims of shock and surprise, as they saw entering the room was Twilight Sparkle. Spike blushed upon seeing her again, 'It's her.' he thought.
Twilight smiled at the students gathered around her, "Hello, it's nice to see you all this afternoon." she greeted the students.
"Sorry the room isn't cleaner for you to walk in, Ms. Sparkle." a boy said trying to kiss up.
"That's quite all right," Twilight answered awkwardly, until she spotted Spike at his desk and started walking over, "Excuse me?"
Seeing she was talking to him, Spike answered nervously, "Uh, yes?"
"You're Spike Drake, am I right?" she inquired.
Snips Snails and just about every guy in class was in shock seeing she was asking about Spike. The boy answered, "Um, yeah that's my name."
"I thought so. Could you come with me for a bit?" she requested.
Suddenly everyone in the room was in shock of what she asked Spike. Spike himself was just as shocked as any of them. He wasn't sure exactly what to say, but wondered what she really wanted. He finally gave her his answer, "Sure. Ok."
"Thank you." Twilight smiled.
Spike got up and followed Twilight out of the room, while ignoring the envious glares from the male student body.
Twilight walked with Spike, until they approached an old mansion in the forest. The mansion itself looked old as if it was forgotten by time. Spike looked up at the place in wonder, "Where are we?"
"This is a private place for me and my friends." Twilight explained.
"Your friends?" Spike asked in confusion.
"Uh-huh," Twilight nodded, while noticing Spike was feeling unsure about things, "Don't worry I'll explain everything inside." they entered the building.
Soon they were walking through a hall until coming up to a door, "Right this way." Twilight said, as she opened the door and brought Spike into the office.
Spike looked around the place in wonder, until he spotted Pinkie sitting on a couch while eating from a pudding cup, "Hey, I know her." he gasped.
"Oh?" Twilight asked curiously.
"Pinkie Pie, a third year student and said to be head of the Party Planning Committee." Spike explained.
Twilight nodded while smiling, "Right on the dot. Pinkie, meet Spike." she told the girl.
Pinkie looked over and saw Spike. Suddenly her eyes brightened up and the biggest smile Spike ever saw curled the girls face, "He's here!" she cried in joy, before bolting from her spot on the couch and danced around Spike while shaking both his hands rapidly, "You're here! You're here! You're here!"
Spike's whole body shook, as Pinkie shook his hands rapidly, "Yes, I'm here," he answered, before asking, "Why am I here?"
"I'll explain once everyone's here." Twilight promised, until Rarity came out from another room while wheeling a tray with tea and cookies on it.
"Oh, there you are, Twilight," Rarity greeted her, and noticed Spike, "Oh, and I see you brought our guest," she walked up to Spike, while he backed away a bit feeling startled, "It's ok, darling, I don't bite," she giggled, "My name's Rarity. I'm the Vice President here. It's nice to meet you." she smiled.
Spike smiled sheepishly, "I'm Spike Drake. Nice to meet you too," he then thought to himself, 'I've never been this close to a girl who looks ready to bust out of her top.'
Suddenly the door opened, and walking inside was a girl about 6 feet tall. Spike studied her appearance of her having green eyes, tanned skin, the build of a female wrestler, long blonde hair tied at the bottom giving her a ponytail, freckles on her face, and her bust size looked about smaller than Rarity's but looked very firm.
"Howdy, yall. Sorry to keep ya waitin'." she spoke in a country accent.
Spike looked up at the towering girl with wide eyes, as he thought, 'That statuesque, that build, that tan. Oh, my God, I found one!' he blurted out in front of her, "An Amazon!"
Twilight, Rarity, Pinkie, and the new girl looked at him, as Spike felt stupid for blurting that right out. The newcomer remained silent for a moment, until she burst out laughing. Spike felt less nervous upon hearing the girl laugh at his claim.
"That's a new thing to be called. Most boys just call me monster because of my height," she began, "But Amazon's about the nicest thing anyone could say about my height. Thank ya."
"Uh, you're welcome. My name's Spike."
"I'm Applejack. I'm a third year student."
"A third year?" Spike asked in disbelief.
"I know with a height like this I should be a senior if not an adult." she laughed.
Spike started feeling more comfortable knowing he hadn't insulted anyone unintentionally, until a new voice came up, "Hey, guys. What's up?"
Spike and the girls saw entering the room was Rainbow Dash wearing the school uniform this time. Accompanying her was a girl with long pale pink hair, bluish eyes, and her bust was about the size of Twilight's.
"And where were you two?" Rarity inquired.
"Track and field practice ran later than usual. I told Shy to go on ahead of me, but she didn't want to." Rainbow answered, before motioning to the girl at her side who looked a bit timid.
"I know Rainbow told me to go on ahead, but I couldn't bear to leave her by herself." the girl explained.
"Well, now that you're all here we can get down to business," Twilight spoke up, as she took a seat at the desk, "Rainbow, Fluttershy, I believe you've been told of Spike?" she motioned to the boy.
"Sup?" Spike asked with a wave.
"Hey, so you're the guy Twilight brought in," Rainbow began as she raised her fist for a fist bump, "Nice to meetcha."
"Uh, likewise." Spike said, as he fist bumped her. He looked over to the girl now identified as Fluttershy, who had part of her face hidden behind her hair, and waved shyly at him.
"Hi." she greeted.
Spike was confused at the volume of her voice, until Rainbow spoke, "Don't worry about, Fluttershy. She's shy around new people. And everyone else." she chuckled, and Fluttershy pouted.
"Ok, everyone take a seat, and Spike remain standing," Twilight ordered, as the girls took seat and Spike stood, "Now then, Spike. Do you remember what you did yesterday?"
"What's that got to do with anything?" Spike wondered, but had a bad feeling about the question.
"Answer me. You went on a date with a girl named Trixie?"
Spike gasped, "What, but how? I mean I told my friends about her but they don't remember me talking about her. I assumed it was a dream."
"It was no dream," Pinkie shook her head, "In dreams the clouds can make it rain jellybeans, and the water in chocolate milk." she licked her lips at the idea.
Spike was confused by her description, until Twilight spoke up, "What she means is your date with Trixie wasn't a dream. That did happen."
"But on that date, she-I mean I was..." Spike stammered.
"Killed?" Twilight asked, "Yes, we know."
"You do?" Spike gasped, and she nodded, "But if I was killed, how am I still alive? Oh, no. Don't tell me am I a..."
Twilight spoke up, "Don't worry, you're not a zombie. You were brought back to life by a combination of magic and a special artifact I had with me."
"Magic?" Spike asked in confusion, "Nothing personal, but you're not making any sense."
"Perhaps you should explain things from the beginning, Twilight?" Rarity suggested.
"And try to make it less complicated." Rainbow added.
Twilight scowled at Rainbow, before speaking to Spike, "I'm going to be blunt with you Spike, but each of us here is magical."
"Magical?"
"That's right. And if you don't believe me, then we'll show you. Girls." Twilight got up from her desk.
The girls each pulled out a small colored gem in the shape of something. Twilight's was in the shape of a star, Rarity's was shaped like a diamond, Fluttershy's a butterfly, Pinkie's a balloon, Applejack's an apple, and Rainbow's a lightning bolt.
"Transform!" Twilight ordered.
The girls called out, "Elements of Harmony, transformation!"
Spike watched as the gems they were holding glowed and the girls themselves started glowing and transforming. Suddenly when the glow died down the girls stood before him looking completely different.
While they were still dressed in their school uniforms, their physical forms had underwent a change. They each stood looking like anthropomorphic ponies while still retaining their sexy physiques, but their bodies themselves had shifted into a different color along with gaining tails. Twilight's coat was purple, Rarity's was as white as snow, Rainbow's was blue, Pinkie's was pink, Fluttershy's was yellow, and Applejack's was orange. Girls like Rainbow and Fluttershy now sprouted wings from their backs, and Rarity had a horn sticking out of her forehead. Twilight however had both wings and a horn.
Spike's eyes widened in shock at their new forms, and his jaw suddenly fell open. Pinkie announced, "Ta-dah!"
Spike snapped out of his stupor and rubbed his eyes thinking he was seeing things. After rubbing them he saw nothing changed, "Girls, you've turned into ponies?!"
"That's right, well, not just ponies," Twilight answered, "Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy have become pegasi."
"Pegasi?" Spike asked.
"Plural for pegasus." Fluttershy explained.
"Rarity is a unicorn," Twilight continued, as Rarity flipped her curl with pride, "And me, well, I'm an alicorn."
"Alicorn?"
"A special breed of pony that can fly and use magic." the book smart girl filled him in.
"Have you girls always had this ability?" Spike looked at all of them.
"Not all of us." Applejack answered.
"Twilight's always been like this, but the rest of us gained these forms and powers down the line." Rainbow added.
Spike turned to Twilight, "Are you even human at all?"
"Part human. You see I was born and grew up in a magical land known as Equestria, under the guidance of my mentor."
"And who is that?"
"You already know her, Spike."
"I do? But who is it?"
"Me." came another voice.
Spike turned around and saw standing in the doorway was another anthropomorphic pony taller than the girls. She had a white coat, and wavy mane and tail in a mix of cobalt, pink, turquoise, and cerulean. Like Twilight she also had wings and a horn. On her head was a crown, and she was wearing white and yellow royal robes.
The woman looking pony looked down at Spike who looked awed by her beauty, spoke to him, "Hello, Spike. Welcome."
Spike hearing she knew his name who it had to be someone who knew him like Twilight said. After studying her appearance he finally realized who she was, "Principal Celestia?!"
She nodded in confirmation, "Yes. Though I am principal of the school by day. Afterward I am Princess Celestia."
"Princess?" Spike asked in surprise.
"Correct. And Twilight Sparkle is not only my protoge but also a fellow princess."
Spike turned back to Twilight who smiled and nodded. Spike spoke to himself, "This day keeps getting weirder."
Celestia decided to illuminate things, "Allow me to tell you the tale," she used magic from her horn to project a land that looked beautiful and full of life, "This is the land of Equestria, populated mostly by pony folk like myself and even Twilight. The ponies and various other species learned to live in peace and harmony. But not everything had always appeared so pleasant," the scene showed dark creatures causing trouble, "Various creatures had tried to spread hate and darkness across the land to disrupt the harmony of it. And it was my job as Princess to protect my subjects. But after so many years I started losing my full edge, so I sought out some pony who I felt had what it took to carry on in my stead."
"Then enters me," Twilight began, "I studied magic at Princess Celestia's Academy for gifted unicorns. I was a new student but was already ahead most of the first years."
"I watched Twilight close and saw potential in her," Celestia continued, "So I took her under my wing and trained her to use her magic to her very peak."
"It was long and tiring. Taking up test after test and mission after mission. But once I proved myself worthy I gained not only my wings, but my element of harmony."
"Element of Harmony?" Spike asked.
"The gems the girls and I used to transform. Of course I use mine to mostly go to and from my human and pony form." she explained.
"Oh."
"When we discovered that various creatures and other forms of magic had come to this world years ago, we also had to come here and protect it. But Twilight could not face these challenges alone. For she needed to find five others to bond with the other elements of harmony."
"What are the elements of harmony?" Spike asked.
Twilight explained, "They're six magical gemstones that represent a certain element that makes up the harmony in any world. Mine being Magic. Each one of the girls here had been chosen by a certain element because they best embody that element in body and in spirit."
Pinkie spoke up, "I was the first to join Twilight. I bonded with the element of Laughter." she giggled.
"Can't imagine why." Spike said, dryly.
"I was next to join, and my generous spirit was what led be to bonding with the element of Generosity." Rarity explained.
"I was chosen by the element of Kindness." Fluttershy said.
"After her I was picked by the element of Loyalty." Rainbow Dash added.
"I was the last to join by bonding with the element of Honesty." Applejack finished.
"Since then we've been fighting dark creatures and monsters that have been lurking in the city." Twilight said.
"Monsters in the city?" Spike asked in fright.
Celestia nodded, "Magic and creatures like that exist all around you, even if you cannot see it."
"You've already dealt with a sorceress by the name of Trixie." Twilight added.
"She really was a sorceress?" Spike asked.
"Yes, and she did kill you." Rarity put in.
"So how am I alive?"
"I used not only my magic to heal your wound but also a gemstone known as the Fire Ruby."
"Fire Ruby?"
"Yes. And now you are bonded with it and its power. Meaning you can transform just as we can."
"How can I do that?" Spike inquired.
"Concentrate. Look deep inside yourself and find your true power." Twilight instructed.
Spike not sure if he could believe all of this, but didn't have the heart to just ignore it. So he closed his eyes and started concentrating. In his mind he could see a glowing flame and heard the roar of a dragon, before his vision glowed.
When he opened his eyes he groaned, "Ugh, I feel very weird all of a sudden," he noticed the girls staring at him with smiles, "Why're you all looking at me like that?"
"The transformation was a success." Twilight answered.
"I transformed?" Spike asked, "What am I?" he looked at his arm and saw he had a claw, rough scaled skin, and was colored purple, "Whoa! I'm not a pony am I?"
"Nope. See for yourself." Rarity said, as she used magic to make a mirror appear before him.
Spike saw he was a purple scaled anthropomorphic dragon, and his green hair had turned into green spiked spines. Spike gasped as he felt his face, shook his tail, and flapped his wings, "Holy crap, I'm a dragon!" he exclaimed.
"That's pretty awesome." Rainbow admitted, while crossing her arms.
"But why did I turn into a dragon while you girls are ponies?" Spike inquired.
"The Fire Ruby is different from the elements of harmony," Twilight explained, "Inside that ruby was the spirit of an ancient dragon king. I pleaded with it to help cure you and it cooperated."
"That easily?" Spike asked.
"I'm afraid not. The spirit of the ruby wouldn't have cooperated with just anyone. It chose to bond with you because it declared you as it's chosen one."
"Me? Why me?"
"The Fire Ruby is shaped like a heart because it represents a dragon's passion. A dragon's main passion is for gemstones, but it bonded with you because you yourself have a passion for something on the same scale as a dragons passion for gems."
"What is it ya got such a likin' for, sugarcube?" Applejack asked.
Spike thought and realized the gem bonded with him because of his overwhelming passion for beautiful girls, but didn't want them to know, "I have no idea."
Applejack scowled, "Don'tcha start lying, mister."
"Why would I be lying?"
"I'm element of Honesty, remember? I can spot a lie a mile away."
"Ok, I know what my passion is, but I'd rather not share it out loud." he confessed.
"What's a matter, scared you might embarrass yourself?" Rainbow teased him.
Rarity spoke to the tomboy girl in a scolding tone, "You leave him alone, Rainbow Dash. If Spike wants to keep his passion to himself. Then we musn't force it out of him."
"Thank you." Spike said, feeling relieved.
"But I'm afraid now that you've bonded with the dragon's spirit inside the Fire Ruby, Spike, you are now a part of our inner circle." Celestia explained.
"What do you mean?"
"From this point on, you will fight at our side against the forces we've been dealing with for a while." Twilight explained it.
"What? Me fight monsters and creatures? But I can't do that." Spike protested.
"But you can, with the right training and all." Applejack replied.
"And you must," Celestia added, "Trixie was targeting you for a reason."
"She said she was hired by someone to dispose of me, but she didn't know why." Spike explained, while recalling the event.
Celestia pondered in seriousness, "My only guess is whoever sent Trixie knew Spike had to be special in some way."
"Special as in knowing the Fire Ruby was meant to bond with him." Twilight speculated, as Celestia nodded at the possibility.
"And she left without even knowing Spike was brought back to life." Rarity added.
"Meaning her employer doesn't know he's still alive." Applejack put in.
"I'm getting a nervous stomach from all this." Spike said feeling scared.
"When I get a nervous stomach I have some cake to calm me down." Pinkie explained, as she pulled out a piece of cake and ate it whole.
Spike sighed, but spoke, "So how is it my friends don't even remember me mentioning Trixie?"
"I used my magic to erase the memories of of Trixie from anyone you told about her or mentioned," Twilight explained, "I felt it best no one remembered her or tried looking for her."
"Wished you erased my memories of her," Spike grumbled, "First date of my highschool life and it went to hell."
The girls saw how depressed he was getting from it, until Twilight laid a hand on his shoulder, "I can tell you didn't deserve to be misled and killed like that. And that you ended up getting brought up into our affairs now. But remember, you're not alone in this. You have us now. And we're going to help you learn how to use your dragon power for good and to protect."
Spike looked at her as she gave him a comforting smile. He asked her, "You promise?"
She nodded, "Promise."
"We Pinkie Promise!" Pinkie beamed, as she came in between the two.
Spike looked around seeing the rest of the girls giving him nods and smiles of confirmation which made him happy.
"Thanks, girls. And I can't believe I'm an actual dragon! Oh, wait till the guys hear about this."
Celestia spoke, "I'm afraid you cannot do that, Spike."
"Huh, why not?"
"Telling your friends or your family would only risk putting them in danger." Celestia warned him.
"Yes. My parents would never hear of it if they knew what I've been doing behind their backs." Fluttershy noted.
"Would your parents?" Rainbow asked rhetorically.
Spike thought about it, "Ok, you got me. But I can't even tell my friends about this?"
"The less your friends know the better." Twilight answered.
Spike sighed, "All right. It's just between us."
"Believe me, it's not easy for most of us to keep this secret from our families." Applejack assured him.
"Most of us?" Spike asked.
"I was already a pony of magic, so my family is already aware of what I do." Twilight said.
"Well, lucky you," Spike replied, before looking at himself again, "So how do I change back? I can change back, can't I?" he asked hopefully.
"Of course you can. Just concentrate and envision yourself as your human form." Twilight instructed.
So Spike and the girls concentrated and returned to their human forms. Even Celestia has returned to her human form and was dressed in purple pants, shoes, and a yellow jacket. Spike looked at himself and saw not only was he human again, but there were no holes in his uniform due to having a tail and wings grow out of him.
"Welcome to the group, Spike." Applejack welcomed him.
"Hope you're ready for some fun." Rainbow smirked.
"And if you have any questions feel free to ask us." Rarity added.
"We hope to get along well." Fluttershy put in.
"So do I." Spike admitted.
"So now that we're all here. Let's party!" Pinkie cheered, as she rolled out a cannon and confetti and streamers shot from it.
Spike looked around and suddenly as if magic, the whole office was decorated for a party. Spike looked around seeing everyone so happy and lively started getting a good feeling from all this.
'Maybe being a dragon boy won't be so bad.' he thought, before Pinkie pulled him over to join the others in celebrating.
Next Chapter: Training Exercise Estimated time remaining: 19 Hours, 3 MinutesAuthor's Notes:
I want to give the six girls sexy magical girl outfits, but the problem is I'm not so good at describing magical girls outfits. If anyone knows how to design those kinds of outfits let me know. I would greatly appreciate it.