The Plague Of Equestria

About 2 days after the engagement at Wing Ridge, Princess Celestia was given the report by the guards who escorted the Mane Six back during their expedition that time.

"Oh dear, It looks like Equestria may have hostile visitors. We must find out what we can about these new comers." Without hesitation, Celestia sent one of Canterlot's best Guards to sent out a large Equestrian wide bulletin warning all ponies in the vicinity to stay away from Wing Ridge.

At that particular moment Spike, who had eventually recovered from his terror encounter 6 days ago actually managed to come across one of the posters hanging on the tree while he was sent by Twilight Sparkle, to retrive cookies from Pinkie Pie.

"Ever since the attack 6 days ago, Twilight has been treating me like a baby" the baby dragon muttered to himself until he came across one of the flyers that was sent by the royal guards of Canterlot catching Spike's interest.

The silence was later interrupted with the sound of a filly's voice in the distance forcing Spike to turn around.

"Spike!! Are you okay?! I heard that you were attacked 6 days ago." Spike was in surprise on the tone of Sweetbelle's voice. It was as if she was worried sick, she sounded as if she had galloped 20 to 40 miles, for she was outta breath as well.

"I'm fine, Sweetie Belle, but I've just come across this poster, and I'm thinking of finding out who these strange metal beings are." Spike said with a confident smile hopping to become a hero.

"No Way!" Sweetiebelle snapped pushing him a few inches with her hoof."Your not going Spike." Spike who was now starting to get annoyed with everyone's endless over protectiveness, stood his ground and pointed at Sweetiebelles face.

"Now look here Sweetiebelle I never said you would have come with me, but I'm so sick of Twilight's over protectiveness over me, I don't need a filly as well doing the same." he spoke up causing Sweetiebelle to take a few steps back.

After realizing what he has done, Spike took a deep breath and added "Please Sweetiebell I want to know who these strange comers are, please don't say anything to anyone, not even Twilight." He said in a much calmer voice, while getting on his knees and holding his claws together.

Sweetiebelle now lost in thought on what to do, put a hoof on her mouth.

"Please Sweetiebelle I'm begging your." Spike said one last time causing tears to fill her eyes. "Alright." she said unhappily. "Thanks Sweetiebelle I knew I could count on the Cutie mark Crusaders to keep a secret." Spike said joyfully and made his way to the forest where he disappeared within the trees ahead.

"Come back safe." Sweetie muttered to herself while wiping tears with her hoof.

In the Library Twilight was looking through a numerous amount of books trying to see if Celestia has seen or fought any of these androids that they managed to battle back 6 days ago. She is unable to prevail.

"This doesn't make sense. None of those things are in any of these books, It's as if they don;t even exist." She muttered tossing a book away and grabbing another, scanning each and every page from top to bottom.

"They don't even exist during the time of Nightmare Moon either, what is going on here?"she said to herself in surprise before tossing it into a large pile of books in the corner, possibly more than about 30-50.

Twilight sighed, her mane was messed up along with her tail. "I've been searching for almost 20 hours, and there is not one book on those 2 legged gizmos we encountered at Jackletown. Whatever they are, I hope their gone."

Hours went by Spike managed to climb across several steep rocks of the Hoof Mountains range, that was located approximately 20 miles from Equestria.

The sun was setting over the suburbs as the dragon made his way to a very steep cliff, that he had to walk side ways with his back against the side of the mountain. Without any intentions of looking down, he slowly crept through the cliffs, until he saw the sun disappear in the distance.

Spike was filled with a state of fear, "I hope Twilight don't know that I'm gone, I'm 31 hours late." He said to himself softly as he continued to move on until the sound of an engine stopped him.

"What's that strange sound?" he through to himself as he looked around, except for down.

While looking in every direction he later notices that the cliff ahead was getting wider, and that if he continued long enough he would be able to walk normally again.

As quickly as possible he jumped onto the next ledge and was able to stand straight again. The sound grew even louder, as if It was coming towards his direction from the south.

Thinking quick Spike hid behind a rock, and saw 2 blinding lights appear in the sky.

"Whoa.."Spike said softly while covering his face, from behind the rock."I've never seen anything this bright in Equestria before."

The lights appeared to have stood looking at the rock for a couple of seconds until they panned over to the right revealing a large shadow object, It was described to have 4 wings, 2 in the front, and 2 at the back, where at the very end of the body 2 tails, are shown, along with a ghost looking nose, red eyes, and 2 strange dohikeys to the left and right of the nose.

"Wow... Now I've never seen that thing before." Spike said even more surprised than the day he was attacked, as he watched the shadowy figure fly on by shining it;s lights left, and right, in seperate directions, of which the light looks as if it were coming from the front wings. Spike dashed from the rock and followed the object, as it made it;s way to a stop.

Spike hid behind another rock, and watched as the figure descended down towards the edge of the cliff, and open it's right side doors.

Spike's eyes were wide open when he saw a large group of androids run out and onto the edge of the cliff disappearing into the rocks ahead.

The strange flying figure ascended again than moved higher up before disappearing behind the mountain.

Spike moved slowly through the rocks towards the area where the androids have been dropped off, and began to scan the entire area from top to bottom.

The only thing that he was able to find were the foot prince left behind by the androids after they touched down, onto the terrain.

"This is getting weirder, and weirder." Spike freaked out as he fell to his knees and touched the tracks. "These are defiantly not pony tracks, and they are defiantly not dragon, nor Griffin tracks.

What in all of Celestia's sun, are these things." Spike demanded to himself as thousands of questions filled the young dragon's head.

Within minutes of thinking the young dragon began to follow the tracks into the ravine ahead where the androids vanished earlier.

It was an hour after Midnight, as Spike continued through the Ravine, he was getting very tired from traveling, and climbing so much, that he felt as if he was going to fall right of the edge from exhaustion.

Not having to risk a death wish, Spike than decided to call it a night, and wait until the sun is out in order for him to continue his expedition deeper into the Hoof Mountains.

However as he attempted to sleep the sounds of something coming from the deep mountains was heard forcing him to wake up again.

"What in Celestia?" he said to himself before getting up from his comfortable state, and running deeper into the ravine while following the sounds.

He stopped near an open gap on the other side of the cliff where he later saw strange purple and blue lights shining in the night, flashing rapidly in several directions beyond the canyon walls.

Upon reaching the gap, he stops once again in his tracks where he later saw that Shadow figure facing the opposite direction, shining it's lights on a battle right on the edge to it's left. Spike hid behind a tree and was amazed at what he was seeing. He managed to see androids facing off against Dragons, and it would appear that the dragons were losing.

"I gotta do something." Spike said outta of bravery, causing him to leave the rock and run towards the battle. While on the way he looked up and saw the Shadow figure was shooting from it's side doors at the attacking dragons below.

"So that's how their winning. I've got to draw that thing away." Spike said after seeing the very fast moving laser turret on the  side of the door, as he grabbed a rock off the ground, hopping to get its attention.

"Hey! OVER HERE!!!" he shouted as he tossed the rock hitting the gunner over the head causing him to turn and fire at Spike instead, who had just managed to move at the nick of time.

"It worked. Now what do I do!" He asked himself as he dodged the laser fire from the gunner.  The 2 lights light from the shadow figure than drew away from the Androids in the fire fight with the dragons and began to focus on Spike.

The Shadow than fired It's front guns causing a 4 large purple Repeating Lasers that was able to destroy the Ravines walls preventing Spike from escaping.

"Well I'm not getting out that way..." Spike gasp as he turned to see the shadow figure turn back to it's doors while the the gunner continued to shoot at the dragon.

As quickly as he can Spike ran as fast as his legs could carry him, and right into the firefight which caused the gunner to accidentally destroy one of their own androids.

"Watch your fire You Bloody fool!!!" They called out of frustration, the Dragons managed to take this into opportunity and attack the Androids while they were distracted. Spike raced towards the shadow figure while It was at low Altitude and jumped on boar landing on the Gunner's head and beating it with his little claws.

Spike jumped off the head and attempted to attack the leg, but he was caught by the Pilot of the Shadow figure, and was about to be clawed, until 3 dragons managed to over power the drop ship and wipe out all androids.

The Drop ship losing stability began to plunge down below. Spike managed to escape the falling drop ship with the help of the 3 dragons, and watched in horror as it exploded down below.

Things calmed down as soon as they landed back on the cliff, the sun was starting to come up above Equestria, during this time the dragons were inspecting the dead androids while 2 more were bringing the bodies of their own dead brethren on a coach, ready to be sent back towards Fangs Village located on the Dragons side of Equestria of the north west.

Spike was inspecting the destroyed Androids as well. A female dragon finally broke the silence. "Thanks for the help kid, If it weren't for you we would have been done for.

"Spike smiled he was happy to have finally done something heroic for once instead of always remaining on the side lines all the time. "It was nothing," he replied looking up at the female dragon.

The female dragon turned towards the baby dragon in surprise, "You shouldn't be out here little one, these Things roam these mountains every night." she said continuously staring at Spike

Spike looked at the dead android again for a second, than back at the female dragon.

"Do you guys know what these things are?" He asked hoping that his own species would know the answer, since they did know that they enter the mountains every night. The female dragon walked over to the edge of the cliff where the drop ship fell last night, and points a claw down below. Spike went over and looked down to where she was pointing.

"We know what they are, but we still don't know what those 2 legged metal creatures are." she answered. "What is it?" Spike asked referring to the drop ship down at the bottom of the ridge.

"Before we attacked we heard one of them call those flying coaches Raiders. We also learned that these so called Raiders, are used to drop what ever these things are onto the field."

"Incredible." Spike said in shock. "We also came across a very strange sight, North of here. but we dragons are forbidden to go beyond these mountains." the female said while looking at her brethren moving out of the area. "My friends are leaving I must go too. It was nice seeing you Mr." the female was constantly trying to figure out Spike's name until he answered for her. "Oh Spike," he answered with a smile. "Spike nice name, I'm gotha Princess of the flames." Spike's eyes were now wide open,

"I've never heard of you before." He said stunned and excited to hear everything. "Because we live in separate lands. These Mountains separate the Pony side of Equestria, from the Dragon side."

"Amazing." Spike answered, but than shook off his surprise face, in hopes of finding out what was on the otherside of the Hoof Mountains, immediately changed the subject.

"That's great and all, but what's on the otherside of these mountains."  Gotha stared at Spike in shock, but than took a deep breath and answered.

"What lies beyond this ridge is Stallion Fields. A once beautiful land filled with ponies," She sighs unhappily, getting Spike very worried, before she continued. "Not any more. It is now deserted when these things started showing up from the sky." Gotha snapped pointing a claw and kicking one of the dead androids, in the abdomen sending sparks flying out.

"Sky? So wait these things originate from Cloudsdale?" Spike asked curiously. "No. These things are from beyond the stars, their aliens." Gotha corrected.

Spike now really amazed now, wished to go and see the Stallion Fields so he would be able to write to Celestia on what he saw and what he has learned. "Hey Gotha can I get there from here?" Spike asked excitedly, but was softly pushed back.

"Not happening little one, Its too dangerous." Spike was about to protest, until a male Dragon came behind Gotha. "Mylady we have leave, those things might have surely heard the sounds of those booming instruments, their on the way up here." he said as if he was almost panicking.

Gotha turned to Spike than looked up at the destroyed Ravine. "Mylady?" The male Dragon said in tone of worry.

"We will leave. I will go alone. See you all back at Fangstown," Gotha replied as the Male Dragon bowed "Yes Ma'am" and flew away. "Listen little one, It's too dangerous for you to stay up here but it appears you have no way to get home." Spike nodded.

"You'll come back with us until we can get a hold of Celestia."Spike frowned and nodded. Without question he climbed onto Gotha's wings as she took off over the ravine.

Meanwhile, back in Ponyville, Twilight woke up to the sounds of a knocking on the door. "Huh, Come In." She said in a tired voice, only to snap into an Immediate wake up look when she saw Princess Celestia at her door. "Princess" Twilight said bowing.

"Twilight, Spike is no where In Ponyville." she said in a very worried tone. Hearing that made Twilight's eyes pop wide open, forcing her to abandon her bow to look at the princess.

"What?!" She gasp loudly, "I told him to come back about 12 hours ago." she said worried. "We're looking everywhere, but we haven't been able to find him." Sweetiebelle replied very sadly. "Oh Celestia." Twilight gasped to herself while sitting down on the floor, gripping her chest and panting heavily as if she was going to have a heart attack. "We will find him Twilight, A promise is a promise." Sweetiebelle Said with a confident voice.

"I hope he's okay." Twilight added on, before looking up at the Hoof Mountains in the far Distance about 20 miles away.

On the way Spike managed to get along with some of the other dragons sharing stories about his life living among the other ponies, and they shared stories on what life was like before the Androids invaded, but Spike still couldn't stop thinking about the Stallion fields, he was eager to find out what layed on the other side of the ridge.

By Mid night Spike had secretly snuck off towards the direction of the Stallion Fields, where he finally at last saw the other side, and was shocked at what he saw.

The androids have established a large foot hole on Equestria, using the Stallion Region as a staging area.

"We have to take out that Base" Spike told himself, "Celestia has to know about this right away."

Spike all of a sudden heard a female's voice calling his name. "Spike!" Spike turned as a light shined down, causing him to gasp. It was Princess Celestia, she finally found him and she didn't look to happy, instead she looked angry and worried.

"There you are, Where have you been Little one, you were supposed to be back home 46 hours ago!" Spike swallowed his words, but he told Celestia on what he had learned from him witnessing a battle and a Raider drop ship, also showing her the large Android Staging Area on Equestria.

Celestia surprised at first shook off her surprise and said. "What you did was not right Spike, Twilight and me were Worried sick." She boombed pointing a hoof at his nose, as Spikes eyes gasped, he had forgot entirly about Twilight.

How was he going to explain to her what he had just been through? He was already having a difficult time explaining this to Celestia. "I'm eager to forgive you this time." Celestia said rapping her wing around Spike, while attempting to calm herself, before picking him up and placing him on her back.

"Just don't pull a stunt like this again, that's an order." She finished off and flew back toward Ponyville.

After arriving back at Ponyville, Spike jumped off Celestia's back than gulped. Too afraid to open the door, he attempted to slowly reach out and grab the nob, but Celestia helped by opening it gently with her hoof.

As soon as the door was wide open Twilight turned around and saw Spike. "SPIKE!!"she cried using her magic to pick him up and force him towards her. Spike flinched thinking he was going to get smacked by hoof, but instead was a given a hug.

"Spike thank goodness your alright.* Spike sighed in relief for a moment but the hug was later stopped and he felt her hoof on his shoulder with another pointing at his face, with a large glare in her eyes.

"Don't ever run away on me again You scared me half to death!"  "Sure Twi," Spike nodded to Twilight aggression.

Afterwords Twilight let Spike go, and went over to princess Celestia. "Where was he?" Twilight asked in curiosity. "He was on the Hoof Mountains. He also found out that those things, those so called androids that attacked you, are using the Stallion fields as a foot hold. Tomorrow night we will attack and defeat this enemy." Celestia said with confidence.

"But in the meantime get some rest I have some work that needs to be done." And without word or hesitation Celestia flew back to Canterlot.