The Rise of Spike the Dragon

By: MasterBrony Forever

I would like to thank Vynn the Ocarinist for Pre-Reading & 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.

Twilight explained what had happened between her and Spike a year ago. Celestia listened to every detail with an expressionless face, which she had trained herself to keep during serious matters such as this. Once Twilight had finished, she looked up to see if her teacher’s expression had changed at all, but it hadn't.

After a long pause, Celestia said,“Twilight Sparkle, go retrieve your friends.”

“But Princess, what about Spike?” Twilight asked in confusion.

Celestia glared down her student with fire in her eyes. Twilight felt her blood run cold under the disapproving eyes of the one she idolized.

“I said it once, and I will say it again, go get your friends. There is an important matter concerning Spike and your actions as his friends.” Celestia said.

Twilight nodded and set out to find her friends. She decided to get Fluttershy first because she was farthest away, and work her way back. Once she had gathered everypony, they returned to the library where Princess Celestia was waiting. They bowed and gave hopeful smiles that Celestia was going to help find Spike, but they were sadly mistaken as the princess did not return the smile.

“Have a seat,” Celestia stated. They all took a seat in front of the her and waited for Celestia to begin.

“I suppose I should start from the beginning. Centuries ago, before Nightmare Moon, King Sombra, or even Discord, there was an even greater threat to Equestria we knew them as The Scale Six. Six dragons that were more powerful than any other I have seen. They each had special magical qualities that separated them from the rest of their species. They had the power to control the elements; Water, Fire, Earth, Air, even the Light and Darkness.”

“But Princess,” Rainbow interrupted, “what does this have to do with Spike?”

“It has everything to do with him, Rainbow Dash.” She said forcefully. “The Element of Fire, the leader...was Spike.”

The whole room fell silent, for the six mares could not believe what they were being told.

“T-That’s impossible,” Twilight stuttered. “How could that have been Spike? I hatched him as an egg.”

“Twilight’s right,” Rarity said stepping forward. “Spike couldn’t possibly have been there all that time ago.”

Everypony in the room began to present their own arguments on how Spike couldn’t have been there. When Celestia had had enough, she decided to use something that she hadn't used in years; The Royal Canterlot Voice.

“SILENCE!” She commanded, the magnitude of her voice causing the entirety of Ponyville to shake.

The girls became deathly silent and sat back down, not wanting to anger the alicorn any further than they already have.

She cleared her throat and began again, “He was there all those years ago and, with the other members of his clan by his side, had more than enough power to conquer anyplace they wanted. They had every dragon from the Dragon Empire on their side, and they had their sights set on Equestria, next. They claimed that they were superior to myself, and they were correct. This was long before Luna's birth so she would have knowledge of the events”

“They would have defeated me if it wasn't for me putting the last of my reserved magic into one last spell, to finally put an end to the devastation they had caused. Because each one was just as strong as I was, I was not able to destroy them. Instead, the spell caused them to revert back to being mere eggs. In the process, I was able to clear their memories of each other and cast them off to opposite ends of Equestria. I kept them within the borders so that, if and when they were hatched, I could keep them under watch myself. However, I had lost track of them.”

“Yet I kept Spike directly under my watch. He was the leader, as well as most powerful of the six. If he were to somehow regain his memories, he would find the others to finish what they had started. And when you came along, Twilight, I gave him to you thinking that you would lead him down the right path. You had done a amazing job, he showed no signs of remembering anything prior to you hatching him.”

“But from what you have told me, it would seem that you had started to neglect him after you have moving to Ponyville. I am very disappointed in you, Twilight. In all of you.” Celestia said sternly.

The girls hung their heads in shame. They were the bearers of Elements of Harmony, the representation of what true friendship could truly do, and they had driven away one of their best friends.

“We are so sorry,” Twilight said.

“I am not the one you need to apologize to.” Celestia said making her way to the door, “Tomorrow, I will assist in your search for Spike. You had better hope he has not found the other dragons of his clan. I still have yet to regain the power necessary to recast the same spell on them that I did before, and if they have found each other, there is more than a chance that Equestria will fall.”

With that, she made her departure, leaving the girls to wallow in their own mistakes.

A short chapter I know, but it did it's job.

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