The Rise of Spike the Dragon

By: MasterBrony Forever

I would like to thank NineTailBeastBall, Jman796, and Djragdoll 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.

A jet of fire came right at Luna and Discord, but at the last second they combine their magic to put up a barrier causing the flames to move around them like a flowing river. They thought it was just a simple dragon breathe until the barrier began to break down from the heat and velocity of the fire.

“We can’t keep this up much longer,” Luna said as her stance was beginning to falter. Sweat began to fall down Luna’s face from the mere heat alone.

“He has to stop sooner or later,” Discord said dropping to one knee. He too began to feel the heat of the dragon’s fury.

After a few seconds the barrier burst sending both flying back and crashing into the cave wall. The dragon moved forward and stood over them he was a staggering sixty feet tall. His scales were a brilliant silver all around, his wings were slightly worn from the fabric of time, but that didn’t stop him from looking threatening.

“Who are you?! State your business here!” The dragon bellowed glare them down and wisps of fire flow out of his mouth.

Luna stood up and regained her regal composer. She cleared her throat and began, “We are sorry to intrude. We were not aware any dragons still resided here. I am Luna, Princess of the Night.”

“And I am Discord,” The draconequus said appearing on the dragons head, “God of Chaos, perhaps you have heard of us.”

The growled and looked up at Discord giving him a glare that could kill. Discord winced and teleported next to Luna, not because he was scared, because he knew just from feeling the intense heat of this dragons breathe was that he could make quick work of him. Though he and Luna were immortal didn’t mean they couldn’t be killed. Any creature with the right amount of internal or external magic energy that could rival and alicorns or a draconequus’, had the power to break that immortality. And dragons after thousands of years of training physically and mentally were one of those creatures.

“I have heard of both of you, but that doesn't answer my question of why you are.” The dragon snarled taking a fighting stance, “And you had better answer quickly, I do not like wasting my time.”

“What do you have to do that is so important, as you said these are the ruins of the Dragon Emp-” Discord was cut short by a blazing ball of fire being shot at him. Luckily he had shrunk his size just enough to have the fireball just singe his horn. Discord ran behind Luna shaking like a little foal that just got in trouble.

“Silence Discord!” Luna demanded before turning back to the dragon, “I apologize for his lack of respect. We have come to find any information we can about six young dragons that nearly conquered Equestria and other parts of the world many moons ago.”

The dragon eyes widened at the mention of this, “They are alive? The prophecy has not...Come with me,” the silver dragon said quickly as he turned and made his way back through the massive doors in a flash of light.

Luna was puzzled but hurried after the dragon; Discord following closely behind. As they entered they were blinded by the light and could feel their bodies traveling through the vast expanse of time and space. Once the light had faded they stood on a tower overlooking the remains of the a once great power in the world.

It has been over a thousand years seen Luna had last laid her eyes on the Dragon Empire, then the land use to be vibrant with active dragons going about the lands but, now what was left is now a mere shadow of it’s former glory. Now the Dragon Empire is no more than a barren wasteland. Geyser shooting a black ash into the air. Free-running rivers of lava burning a path down the active volcanos flowing into the open fields that was filled with a variety of plant life. Lakes of rainwater collected in pits in the earth blacken by the ash covered skies. The areas that the rivers of lava and the black waters caused embers freely floated through the air.

Luna and Discord was so into the landscape of the Dragon Empire that they didn’t even see the dragon from earlier flying off in the distance, “Come along Discord, he seems to know something we don’t.” She said taking off after him.

“Oh, you think?” Discord said with as much sarcasm as possible.

Luna ignored him and followed the dragon to a temple like structure. They had caught up with the white dragon who was mumbling to himself before he noticed Luna was flying right next to him. He looked her over before focusing on the temple. Once they arrived at the temple the dragon turned to face the two beings.

Luna looked around the temple completely amazed by the ancient dragon structure that seem to stand the test of time.

“What is this place?” Luna asked their dragon guide.

The dragon looked down to Luna and answered, “This place is called Sancti Sacrarium or Dragon Shrine. This temple hold the entire history of the Dragon Empire, and some have even say it can tell the future. That truth is only known to me, Nubuatan guardian of this temple. And if what you two say about the Scale Six being alive is true then there must have been some shift, and something must have happened that I do not know about.”

“Nubuatan, can you please explain how you know of Spike and his companions,” Luna said trying to make sense of everything the drake had stated.

He looked to them seeing slightly confused expressions, “I apologize, for the way I have been acting, I will explain further once we are in side.”

Nubuatan opened the door and they all entered into the temple. Inside, the only source of light was from a single lit torch. It gave enough life for them to see how well intact the inside was compared to the outside and the land around it.

“This way,” Nubuatan said walking down a long empty hallway, “The place I am about to show you is the most sacred of places in the Empire. It tells of our history and gives a chosen few a glimpse into the future.”

He walked farther along threw that many dark corridors until they came upon a single room. He blew a small wisp of fire into a pool a black liquid which instantly ignited and traveled around the room lighting up the walls and giving the full view of the what was on the walls. Dragonic hieroglyphic lighted the room telling the long history of the Dragon Empire.

“Oh my word,” Luna said as she gazed upon the ancient text and drawings that cover the walls. The ancient text was written in a language that predated even her and Celestia’s birth, so she was unfamiliar with it.

“This room speaks of the true past of the Scale Six.” Nubuatan said with his deep raspy voice echoing around the room. He walked over to where it all seemed to start and began.

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Centuries ago, dragons were always at war with one another. Every single one of us stood on our own, expect the rare few groups that lived together. With no order there was only chaos as the earth was slowly being destroyed by our never-ending battles. This was worsened by our elongated lifespans.

That was until our savors, Aquila and Celsius put an end to our fighting and brought together as one. It was a hard adjustment for some of us, which cause arguments and small quarrels. But over the time we grew use to the new ways, and we formed this empire.

Then after many years of prosperity, and relocating to a more suitable location for our kind many eggs were laid by our females. Our population grew substantially, and many healthy young drakes were born. Yet six of these eggs were laid with an unnaturally strong aura, the power the possessed was unnatural for dragon kind.

After many months of observing the the eggs energy, Aquila and Celsius came to find that the unborn dragons inside of them would possess a power of all elements, and would become the benevolent rulers of the Dragon Empire. We would prosper and become at peace with the nation that feared us. Yet instead of sharing this information with the whole they kept it to themselves, which would be the only mistake of their lives.

Many years passed after the eggs had hatched and the Six young dragons and dragoness walked among the rest of us. They knew not of their powers for they were still hatchlings, but slowly discovered they could do more than normal or even the ancient dragons could ever do.

First they were playful and helpful with their powers in their early teen years. NightStalker and Lux would put on spectacular puppet show and light shows. As well as telling stories that came from their imaginations or retold our history. Scout would use his power to help build new structures and walls when needed. He also had quite an artistic touch with his earth manipulation; during his free time Scout had even made a few stone toys for hatchlings. Cobalt would always play pranks every once in a while by whipping up a small tornado when no one saw it coming. She also enjoyed showing off her flying skills. Glamour would provide water for the town as well as making sure our lakes and wells were clean and always filled with fresh water.

Spike never really used his power, he thought it was nothing special. That is until he learned how to bend it to his will, and that his green flames were the most powerful amongst all of dragonkind. His power gave him stature in the presence of others. Spike tried to decline, but they kept raising him above themselves.

The six young dragons were living good and positive lives. Everything seemed to point toward what Aquila and Celsius had predicted. That all changed on that fateful day...the day that changed them forever...the day their mothers were killed...by equestrians.

Spike and the others became furious over the loss of his mothers and developed a racial hatred for ponies. Spike brought them all together and formed the Scale Six. Additionally due to his supreme control of his powers and developed intelligence, Spike was chosen as the leader.

Thank you all for being patient. I was having trouble with which way I wanted this to go. But I got it now! I know it is short but I wanted to get something out for you all.

I am also looking for one or two editors/proofreaders to help with future chapters. Comment on message me if you are willing to. help. And part three of Power Returning shall be out after part two of this.

Please point out any spelling or grammatical errors and I will fix them ASAP! Thank you everypony!