Chapter 1

“Saved by a Traitor”

[Spike's Point of View…]

I wake up to the smell of breakfast. I look to a nearby clock and I read, “10:25 PM”. I hesitate to get out of my bed and walk into the kitchen. I see Twilight eating some pancakes while reading a book a thin book. She soon glances towards my direction, sets down her book and greets me as usual.

“Good Morning Spike!”

“Good Morning, Twilight,” I reply with a slurred tone.

My slurred reply did not go unnoticed by the purple alicorn.

“Are you okay?” she asked with concern.

“Nah. Don't worry. I'm just sleepy, that's all,” my voice now had a clearer tone and Twilight seemed to have accepted my word. She then resumes reading her book while eating her pancakes.

I help myself to get some of the delicious breakfast too and sit down on the opposite side of Twilight. She sighs and stops reading her book.

“Spike…”

I look up and stop eating my pancakes.

“Yeah?”

Twilight tenses up for a split second before answering.

“About last night…”

I knew where this was going…

“I think you should not fight a dragon your size.”

I groan in frustration. We have talked about this many times but Twilight always insists that hiding would be a better option. Good to know, Twilight still cares about me.

“Twi, we have discussed this lots of times already. I already told you, I will fight.”

“But what if - ”

“Twilight. I said I will fight if I have to.”

“But what if you get hurt? Who will help you?”

“I can help myself Twilight. I can heal my wounds.”

“You can only heal MINOR wounds.”

I was about to reply until I heard several shouts and screaming from outside.

I run to the nearest window and peek outside. What I see, is what I did not expect so soon. I saw not one but five dragons my size and they seemed to be searching for me. I cringe with fear and I yell at Twilight to not come outside.

I step outside the library to confront the five dragons.

[From another dragon's Point of View…]

“General Ignus,” I salute.

“Yes, Razre?”

“If I may ask, why are we here?”

General Ignus hesitates before answering my question.

“We are here to… ah… pick somedragon up.”

“Umm… Who in particular?” I ask timidly.

“A purple and green dragon that is about your size. We are supposed to… ah… escort him to Draconia.”

I knew he was hiding something. So I just replied, “Sir, yes, sir,” to him. I still did not know why we were here. From all of my years in training, the least expected place I would think of being station at would be in a town inhabited by ponies.

The ponies in this town seemed to fear us and I couldn't do anything about it other than just watch them run away in fright from us. I was standing at attention and so were the other three dragon fighters until the General commanded.

“Fighters Keosni, Jettex and Haywyre! Front and center!” ordered General Ignus.

The three, still in training dragons, stepped forward. The General whispered to them but I still overheard what they were saying.

“Now I want you fighters to get that dragon and kill him immediately,” commanded General Ignus in a menacing tone.

I couldn't believe it! They were going to execute a dragon for no reason!

“Wait!” said Keosni while holding up a claw in the air. “Why don't you let Razre do it? He's really good with fire and he can - ”

“No,” replied the General harshly. “He won't follow my orders. He doesn't execute anything without a reason and so, that is why I putting my trust over you three.”

The General was right. I won't slay anything without a reason. I soon came to the conclusion that I shouldn't let the General execute this dragon immediately. I came up with a plan that would help me and the dragon that was about to be executed, to teleport to a safe place. My thinking was soon disrupted when I heard a nearby door open.

The General, the still in training dragons and me shifted our gazes to the library's door. A purple and green scaled drake was standing there staring right back us with a menacing scowl.

“GET HIM!” the General roared at the three dragons. The still in training fighters pulled out daggers and tried to get Spike injured but the drake had fast reflexes and dodged easily the inexperienced soldiers. I saw the General summon out his bow and a poisoned arrow with his magic. The toxic arrow was aimed directly at Spike's chest which would leave a dead drake. I reacted fast and tackled Spike to the ground while the deathly arrow barely whizzed past my head.

“Hold on!” I yelled and breathed a red flame that encircled us. It soon closed in on us in less than a second and it teleported us away with a blinding flash.

The General looked around to what happened. He did not see Razre nor the drake he was supposed to execute. They both escaped and General Ignus considered Razre as a traitor to his kind. Rage and frustration soon consumed his emotions.

“ROOAARRRGHHH!” the General roared furiously into the air while emitting cobalt flames as well. “YOU IDIOTIC FOOLS!” he yelled loudly at the three dragons. He calmed down a little before using his commanding tone. “I can't believe you three are stupid, worthless carcasses that can't even hit a moving target that is as large as you!” he pointed his claw at them before continuing, “…After all of my training that I gave you, your results show that you couldn't even hit anything!?”

The three dragons had their heads low and were now looking at the ground. The General was disappointed at the three and then regretted that he shouldn't have put his trust into them.

“I never should've put my trust into idiots,” he glanced at them and ordered them to follow him. “Let's find Razre and that fast reflexed dragon,” he shouted at his fighters.

“MARCH!”

Author's Note

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