The Plague Of Equestria

As Spike was returning home, he decided to take a short cut through the forests. The forest was a short way back to Ponville library. It was a route that He and Twilight Sparkle would always go through in order to get back to the PonyVille Library faster than moving pass the crowded streets.

As Spike walked through the trees he began to ponder on what the final tasks of the day that awaits him when he arrives back home.

"Knowing Twilight, she'll probably have me cleaning the rest of the shelves, Or maybe she'll have me write down a new check less like always." Spike thought to himself not knowing that he took a wrong turn, and now heading, the wrong direction, toward Wing Ridge rather than PonyVille Library, or better yet Ponyville itself.

After 30 minutes of walking in the wrong direction, Spike finally snapped out of his thoughts and realized that he ended up walking 30 Minutes in the wrong direction. "Uh Oh, I think I must of walked in the wrong direction, while I was lost in thought again." Spike panicked as he looked around not knowing his surroundings one bit.

Spike moved on through the dark forest for the past 10 minutes, It was getting later, and later, and Spike was getting very nervous.

"I should have been home by now, where am I going?" Spike thought to himself as he made his way through the trees. While the baby dragon continued his journey home he heard the sound of a twig snap.

He quickly turned to see nothing but shadows and trees, "Who's there?!" He demanded. No response, the sound of the winds howled throughout the trees. Spike tried to fight his fear and continue on through the forest in hopes of reaching home.

Meanwhile back in PonyVille Twilight has just finished with her studies and all the work that was supposed to be done by Spike. At first she was very upset that Spike hadn’t returned to help her clean, but as the minutes went by she began to worry.

“It’s not like Spike to come home this late.” She said to herself while looking at the clock on the wall. “I better go look for him, it’s getting very late.” Without words or hesitation Twilight left the Library in search for Spike calling his name numerous times.

After 40 minutes of searching, Spike was no where to be found. Twilight stopped at the Ponyville square where she sat down, with tears filling her eyes as they began, dropping rapidly to the ground.

“SPIKE!!!!” She cried with all her might, hopping that he would answer her, but no response was heard.

However, back in Rarity’s boutique, Rarity was sleeping peacefully. She was wrapped in her blankets, while smiling in her sleep. To the left of the bed on a rack , contains the dress that her and Spike did a couple of hours ago, she placed it there so she could remember her helper.

Rarity’s peacefully dreams were interrupted by a certain knock on her front door. Rarity slowly got out of bed and began to make her way downstairs to the front door.

“Who can it be in this time of night.” She asked herself as she answered the door only to find a very tearful and worried Twilight Sparkle in her sights. “Oh dear what is it Twilight?” Rarity asked in a worried and sleepy tone.

“Is Spike here? Please say he’s here!” Twilight asked as if she was hopping that her answer would be yes. “No Twilight, Spike is not here. Didn’t he return to the Library?” asked a very worried Rarity.

Without a word, Twilight’s head fell face down in defeat “Where is he?” She asked herself as a tear fell to the ground. Rarity walked up to her and placed her Hoof under her chin and leveled it with her face.

“Darling I’m sure Spike will be okay, he’s probably in Canterlot helping our Princess with notes to send to others across the land.” Rarity said in hopes of trying to calm the purple unicorn as Twilight slowly looked up, her frown was still showing.

“My dear head back and get some sleep, in the morning we’ll find Spike together.” Rarity than added which caused Twilight’s frown to slowly morph into a Smile. She still felt uneasy inside, but she at least felt better.

“Thanks Rarity.” Twilight said hugging her with her hoofs. As Twilight left Rarity began to slowly walk back up to her bed room.

She reached her bed, but not before taking one look at the dress that her and Spike made several hours ago. She slowly whet into bed and covered herself, with the quilts, tears forming in her eyes. “Where are you my little dragon.” Her final words spoke before drifting off into slumberland.

Meanwhile, back in the darkened black forests Spike was struggling to make his way through thick heavy brush trying to hack through using  both his claws, and jaws in order to by pass the branches and vines that stood in his path.

“Oh man I’m in so much trouble” he thought. “If I don’t get home soon Twilight is going to shove her rear hooves inside my butt,”

As the baby dragon continued through the brush, 2 light red eyes were watching him from the shadows behind the trees. The 2 eyes were later joined by 7 more, as they continued to watch the baby dragon struggle.

Spike gasped when he heard another snap of a twig which forced him to turn around, where he would soon see the 8 eyes spring out of the shadows toward him.

The 8 Dark figures were described to be strange beings who walk on 2 legs, with sharp fangs, long hair, strange lights on their bodies, a jetpack body structure on their backs, and an odd looking backwards cap on their heads with 2 horns coming out on each side.

Spike began to quickly hack his way through the Brushes as fast as his feet can carry him, he looked back to see the 2 dark objects chasing him and approaching him with impressive speed. Spike darted outta of the trees and quickly hid himself in a bush.

He carefully watched as one of the Dark figures pulled something out from the Jet Pack, “What in Celestia?” he thought to himself, as he watched the figure pointing the strange object at the bush, and fired.

A dark purple laser shot cut through the bushes nearly almost piercing Spike’s arm. In panic Spike raced from the Bushes, and through the trees again, where he was chased again.

He soon discovered that the long light that cut through the bushes was now being followed by shots that were coming in rapidly from behind as if it was being fired at once.

Not realizing where he was going the baby dragon stumbled on a cliff and began to tumble down where he plunged into more bushes below, with the sounds of Twigs and branches snapping from the impact.

Spike slowly got up from the bushes and looked up to see the 8 figures still at the top of the cliff. He than turned to see one reaching into his back and bulling out some strange looking object with a cable attached to it. The Figure looked as if he was gripping 2 handles at the bottom of the Object, and without warning fired a repeating dark Bluish/Purplish proton blast that caught the bush on fire, Spike raced out of the area as the blast followed.

The other 7 dark figures flew into the air with their jet packs and began to pummel lasers on the baby dragon alone. Spike managed to take shelter in a cave, he hopped that the darkness would allow him not to be seen, he watched however as the dark figure’s eyes changed from light red to dark red.

“What in Celestia are these things he thought,” as he gulped. He than began to see them slowly moving their heads left and right as if they are expecting something to happen.

Spike attempted to make his way into the cave only to be shot by laser and Proton fire. Spike ducked in cover while dark purple and blue lights filled then entire blacked cave and lots of rocks began to fall from all around.

“TWWWWWWWWWIIIIIIIIIIIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHTTTTTTTT!!!!!!!” Spike’s cries heard were all  over Equestria, and the powerful sound waves managed to reach Twilight which caused her ear to twitch and her to wake up gasping.

“SPIKE?!!!” Without word she raced out of the Library following Spike’s cries. While on the way she saw the smoke that was revealed to be the burning bush from the Proton blast. “Oh No, HANG ON SPIKE!!!!” Twilight Cried as she raced as fast as her hoofs can go.

As the sun slowly began to rise, the dark figures slowly entered the cave and found the baby dragon shivering in a large state of fright. One attempted to shoot him, but a strange noise caught their attention.

Spike slowly looked up and watched as the strange beings placed on finger on their heads, than within seconds began to leave the cave.

Spike was now alone filled with fear in his horrific state, but as they entered the light their color was revealed, they looked as if they were some kind of machines, Android machines.

Finally at last Twilight found him, “SPIKE!!!!” She cried taking him into her hoofs while crying. “I was so worried about you, What happened?!” she asked softly letting him go, while wiping the tears from her eyes with a hoof.

Spike was in too much fright to speak and instead hid under Twilight’s hoofs. Without question Twilight took Spike back home and sent him to bed, than left to find her friends, hoping what frightened her baby dragon that night.