The Rise of Spike the Dragon

By: MasterBrony Forever

I would like to thank NineTailBeastBall and Vynn the Ocarinist for Pre-Reading and Editing!

DISCLAIMER: This is a non-profit fanbased work of prose. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is the property of Hasbro, and the reinvention of the lovely Lauren Faust. No copyright infringement is intended, please support the official release.

Hours turned into days, days into weeks, and weeks into months as Spike and his friends trudged through the outskirts of Equestria. It had been stressful and tiring, but they pushed forward, constantly telling themselves that their new home was not far off.

“Come on guys, it shouldn’t be much farther now,” Spike said as they scaled the face of a volcano.

At this point in their journey, they were low on food, and, with the path they had taken, nearly everything they was poisonous for them. If they were fully grown, their bodies would be able to deal with the poisonous fruits and plant life they had crossed. Whenever they came across food they could eat Spike, Nightstalker, and Scout would always give it to the girls first. The girls were thankful, but over time, the drakes were getting weaker. The girls had offered their own food from time to time, but the response was always the same.

“I can go a long while without food. Go on and eat,” Scout said.

“Your health is more important than my own,” NightStalker said.

“A beautiful dragoness such as yourself shouldn’t go hungry,” Spike said.

They always refused the food and their bodies had shown it. After about a month or so of this, Lux, Glamour, and Cobalt had come up with an idea. Every once in while, they would sneak off and find at least a handful of food and carefully feed it to their drakes as they slept. When morning came, they were none-the-wiser as they slowly regained their energy and strength.

“Spike! Look out!” NightStalker called out.

Spike turned to see a huge boulder come tumbling down the volcano. Spike looked around for some way for them to avoid it but saw none, and he was running out of time to come up with something. Scout felt a shock jet through his head, cringing at the pain for a brief second before his eyes started to give of a dim light. He climbed as fast as he could ahead of the others.

“Scout! What are you doing?!” Cobalt shouted as he climbed past her.

He didn’t answer, but just kept climbing. The others were desperately trying to climb out of the way or get down low enough the boulder would miss, but they weren’t going to make it. The boulder was only feet away and the distance was shrinking fast. Spike closed his eyes and awaited his impending doom as he could feel the massive rock nearing him.

“I don’t think so!” Scout growled as he blew past Spike and launched himself toward the boulder, his fist raised.

His fist made contact with the boulder, causing it to shoot to the side and away from the rest as they watched in awe. Once the boulder was out of the way, he grabbed the mountain side again as his glowing eyes faded back to their natural state.

His head throbbed in pain. “Ouch,” he said, shaking off the majority of the pain.

The other shook off their shock and continued to make their way up the volcano. They had much on their minds, especially after Scout’s actions, returning the events that had taken place during their escape from the elements, Celestia, and her guards to the fore front of their minds. Spike’s burst of energy breaking him break from Celestia’s magic, NightStalkers temporary body change, and the feeling of dark magic that flowed off of him. With what Scout had just done, they were determined to figure out exactly what was going on.

With the last ounces of strength, the six young dragons finally climbed their way to the top, where they found a large pool of lava and a nearby cave that could fit several fully grown dragons. It also had a breathtaking view of a lake and other mountains to the north. It was everything they could have ever wanted, and more.

“We made it,” Lux sighed, leaning on NightStalker weakly.

“Yeah, I guess we did,” Cobalt said on her knees.

“Finally...”Spike said as he passed out from exhaustion.

The five conscious dragons tried to make their way to Spike to help him, but soon they followed in his footsteps, collapsing all at once. Their bodies had been under too much stress in the past few months, and they need a long rest to allow their aching muscles to relax.

“They have been through much,” Luna stated from her spot on her moon, looking down over the six small dragons.

“True, I would never expect so much exciting entertainment to come from them,” Discord said eating a bag of explosive popcorn.

Luna rolled her eyes as Discord stomach expanded and deflated with each handful of popcorn. They had been watching over the young dragons since they had left Equestria, and had seen all the danger and tribulation the young drakes had gone through. Luna had wished to help, but Discord always held her back.

“If we interfere in any way, they will not be able handle themselves when the time comes to take Celestia and Equestria to their knees,” He explained each time the night princess had tried to assist Spike and his friends. She knew that he was right.

But seeing as how they would not be able to find food once they were awake, Luna decided to give them a little something for their troubles. Her horn sparked to life as she called upon her magic, casting a beam of radiant blue light before the sleeping dragons. Six small gems began to materialize before each one of them; a melanite gem for NightStalker, chrysoberyl lay before Lux, a goshenite was formed for Cobalt, an Imperial Topaz for Scout, an aquamarine for Glamour, and last but not least, a fire ruby and emerald for Spike.

Luna refocuses her magic on entering their dreams, but found something she had not expected. None of them had their own separate dreams, but one shared dream realm. They were all laying down asleep in a lush green field where a gentle breeze could be felt, and the sky was clear. Luna floated above them, careful not to be seen, and noticed the content smiles on their faces.

‘They are so tired that they sleep even within their dreams,’ Luna mused with a giggle.

Her horn flared as she left the dream, allowing them to sleep peacefully for the rest of the night.

Celestia’s sun rose in the east sending its warm rays over Equestria and beyond.

Spike grumbled as the blinding light hit his eyelids, causing him awake from his rest. He rubbed his eyes, and looks to his sides, being as that is all he can manage. He sees his friends lying around him breathing gently, a small smile forming on his face. ‘At least we are safe,’ he thought.

Then something shimmered and caught his eye. He groaned in pain as he forced his body to roll onto stomach. Spike looked up and his eyes tripled in size as he saw the emerald and fire ruby barely a foot in front of him. His mouth watered, as he could already tastes the crunchy, yet juicy taste of the delectable gems.

He used any strength he could muster to force himself up and stumble over to the emerald. He picked it up and took a bite out of it. “So good,” he said to himself, feeling the energy slowly returning to his body.

He tried to stand up and found that it was still painful, yet easier to do than before. He noticed several more gems placed before his friends, each one a unique color, shape and type.

“Where did all of these come from?” He asked no one in particular. He pondered for a moment before shrugging it off. “Well it doesn't matter now. At least we have some food.” He looked at the second gem, a fire ruby, then to Glamour. He digs a hole real fast and burries the ruby. “For later,” He whispered to himself.

“Scout, NightStalker,” Spike said shaking the two sleeping drakes. “Wake up.”

The two groan as they wake up, pain traveling through their bodies as they sat up.

“Ugh...dammit...” Scout complained while rubbing his head and standing up.

NightStalker stood but was still a little unbalanced in doing so. They tried to shake of their exhaustion with a certain degree of success. Once they could at least stand, they went to wake the girls. Spike threw them all the gems that he found when he had awoken.

“So you really have no idea where these came from?” Lux asked as she nibbled on her gem.

“Yeah. I woke up and they were just laying around,” Spike said.

Cobalt was munching on hers loudly, swallowing another bite. “Who freaking cares?” She asked, biting down again. “At leasts it’s something.” Her mouth full.

“She has a point, even with how vulgarly she presents it,” Glamour stated, receiving a glare from the blue dragoness. She returned the glare before both turned away with a huff.

“Is it possible for you two to go one day without fighting?” Lux asked while shaking her head sighing.

NightStalker decided this was as good a time as any to get closer to Lux, as he wrapped his arm around her. “Hey, friends fight. It’s only natural.”

A faint blush appeared through Lux’s scales. “You may be right,” she admitted, leaning back on him.

After a short while of sitting back and relaxing, they decided to explore the volcano they had arrived on. On one side was a lava pool, which they dived into so the heat could further relax their muscles. On the other side, was the cave. Spike used his tail to mark in the dirt where everything was going to be when they gather what they needed.

“This time, we are staying here,” Spike said.

“And those lame little ponies won’t be able to find us or chase us down.” Cobalt added.

They all nodded in agreement.

Scout cracked his knuckle and said, “Lets get started.”

Glamour brushed her hair to the side. “I will start thinking of some designs to try to make it more like a home. Lux would you be a dear and help me out?”

“Sure, Glamour,” She said, following her friend into the cave.

“I’ll go look for some more gems and other food sources,” Night said, making his way to the edge of the volcano and beginning his descent.

“They seem to be wanting to get started on their no living arrangements already.” Discord said as he sat on a cloud passing over the volcano.

“It would be better if they waited and rest for a while longer,” Luna said out of concern for the young dragons. They had already been pushing their limits, she was surprised they had even woken up that morning.

“Where’s the fun in that, Lulu?” Discord asked, playfully booping her nose.

Luna rolled her eyes and flew off to find more information about the powers these six had. Her sister had told already her about their past and all, but Luna needed to know exactly what they were capable of.

I was originally going to make one massive chapter but instead I will be posting it in parts.

Also NineTailBeastBall said he would be sketching Glamour, I gave him the best description I could and I can't wait to see what he comes up with. And if anypony else wants to draw the Scale Six that would be awesome XD

Enjoy!