The Rise of Spike the Dragon

By: MasterBrony Forever

I would like to thank Jorge Nagorski 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.

Spike stood outside the library door thinking about what he could do, and where he could go now that he had freed himself from the Twilight.

‘Can’t stay in Ponyville,’ he thought, ‘Somepony will eventually take me back to Twilight and then her and all her friends will try to talk some sense into me.’

He thought as hard as he could as to a place where he could be free of rules. He looked around and in the distance he saw the one place nopony ever dared to go,the Everfree Forest. His eyes lit up with hope of a new life as a powerful stand alone dragon. As he rushed to the forest as some ponies that passed Spike tried to greet him but were quickly ignored, as he moved on at a brisk pace.

He stopped just on the edge of the forest and took a deep breath and looked back on the small little town he once called home. “Goodbye Ponyville. This is the last time you will hear of Spike.”

He turned and made his way to the dense, dark, and evil forest. He never looked back never wanting to return to the pony that has caused him the most grief, Twilight Sparkle.

Twilight had jolted awake, she looked at her surroundings to find it was completely dark. She tried to stand but was weak because of the amount of blood she had lost. She ignited her horn with the little energy she had in her and saw she was still in the library. It had been a few hours since the earlier events; she could tell for how dark it was outside.

She felt the side of her face with a hoof, and winced in pain. The scars had healed up some and weren't bleeding as they had been, but they were still sensitive. Once she was somewhat able to stand she made her way for the door.

“Have to...” She couldn't speak for the wounds had slowly started to open once again. She had to get help, and the nearest pony that could help, Rarity.

She slowly open the door and staggered through the now empty streets of Ponyville. She decided once she had gotten help she would round up the girls to head out and look for Spike. She would even go to the princess to get her help to find her assistant. As she slow limped to to the front door of Carousel Boutique, she thought about every thing Spike had said before he left her. She couldn't bring it all to the forefront of her mind for it was far too painful.

She knocked on the door lightly before collapsing again. She was drained both physically and emotionally, and couldn't move any longer. Not only moments after she had collapsed had the door to the Boutique opened.

It revealed a snow white mare in black night gown and a light pink mask with a 'R' inscribed in it.

"Who ever it is, I am dreadfully sorry but we are..." Rarity stopped as she looked down to see her friend unconscious on her doorstep, "TWILIGHT!"

Spike wandered through the forest; not having a clue on where he was going. All he knew is that he was getting away from the Ponyville, the library, and Twilight. He had gone into the forest in rage, and with nothing but confidence that it was the best chores of action.

Spike heard a low, heavy growl come from the mass of trees to his right. “H-H-Hello? Is anypony there?” He asked the darkness in front of him.

The only response he got was a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at him from the darkness. Soon after two more pairs of eyes joined the first, making Spike shake nervously. He backed away as the figures the stepped out of the shadows; they were Timberwolves, one of the many creatures that resided in Everfree. Creatures made of fallen trees that joined together in the shape of wolves, they are incredibly deadly.

“Oh-no…” Spike gulped.

Spike turned and hightailed as fast as his little Dragon legs would carry him. He duck under branches and hurtled fallen tree trunks, and tried his best to stay far ahead of the Timberwolves chasing him. He was running low on energy and they were gaining on him, he had to find some way to lose them.

‘I grew up in a library for Celestia’s sake,’he thought to himself, ‘I must have read something on woodland survival at one point or another.’

He tried to recall anything that could help him, but was drawn back to the fact he was still running for his life as a tree branch smacked him in the face. He could think about how to survive in the in the forest after he survived these Timberwolves.

He rounded a corner and was meet by raging rapids. He wasn't a good swimmer because of the size of his arms and legs. When he turned around to find another way he smelt the horrid sent of Timberwolf breath; they were now face to face with him backing him closer to the rivers edge. He looked between the wolves and the river behind him.

“Into the water I go!” Spike proclaimed as he jumped into the river and was washed downstream. The wolves gave chase alongside the river but soon gave up and turned away to find a new meal for they had lost this one.

Spike was struggling to keep his head above the water, yet, it was a losing battle. He held his breath on last time before getting completely submerged. He smashed against rocks and boulders as he went along. He popped out of the water again and looked to see that he was heading straight for a waterfall.

* * * *

Twilight shot up and screamed as she awoke from her nightmare. It had seemed all too real for her and she couldn't handle it. Nurse Redheart and Twilight’s friends rushed in as soon as they heard her scream. The Redheart began to check vitals to see if everything was fine, as Applejack, Rarity and the rest of the girls tried to calm her down as she flopped around like a fish out of water.

“Twilight, darling please calm yourself,” Rarity said.

“Twilight please stop,” Rainbow Dash shouted, “Get a hold of yourself.”

“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH” Was all she would answer them with.

After a minute or two more of struggling Twilight’s body went limp from the massive loss of energy. She laid back down on the pillow and began breathing heavily.

“Her heart rate is returning to normal,” Nurse Redheart said.

“That good to hear,” Fluttershy said from behind her mane.

Nurse Redheart smiled and made her way over to the door, “You all are welcome to stay as long as you wish.”

And with that she walked out to check on her other patients. Which left Twilight alone with all her friends who faces of happiness melted onto serious expressions of worry. None of them knew how Twilight ended up in her current state. Burn marks covered her body, along with three claw marks on her cheek, which had now become scars.

“Sugarcube, how did ya’ll end up like this?” Applejack asked.

Twilight sat up and looked down at her hooves as a single tear fell down her face.

“Spike...” she started.

“Spike? What about him?” Pinkie Pie asked while bouncing in place.

“He...”Twilight was having a difficult time getting her words out.

“Darling don’t tell me,” Rarity said stepping closer.

“He got so mad at me, I don’t know why. He started shooting fire, he was so enraged.” Twilight was now full blown crying. “He was about to leave, and when I tried to stop he turned around and he...he...”

She was choking back sobs as she cried into her hooves. Everypony was in shock by what they had heard; they never expected Spike to lash out like that. And after seeing what he had done to Twilight, only confused them on what she, or they had done to get Spike to do something like this.

“Really? That doesn't sound like Spike.” Pinkie said.

“Why would he do something like this?” Rarity inquired.

“I don’t know,” Twilight whimpered, “But he was so mad he ran away. I don’t know where he is.”

After Twilight had calmed down some they all agreed as soon as she was released from the hospital they would start their search for the baby dragon. It wouldn't take for her to heal because the wounds were only minor and would heal on their own over time.

Spike was scrambling to get to the rivers edge again as he neared the waterfall. It was a fruitless effort as he was instantly taken back down under the water.

‘Is this the end?’ Spike asked himself as he was sent cascading over the falls. And everything going black.

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