Epic Spike

"On a very peculiar day, my mirror lured someone out of his basket...and opened a doorway to my workshop. I do not know if the mirror was being mischievous...or malicious...perhaps it knew that the curious intruder had a role to play in my...project."

A purple dragon was sleeping in his basket till he wake up, hearing the sounds of magic being used, when he looked around, the only thing that seen odd was the mirror. He looked at it till he looked out the window. It was a beautiful night in Equestria. The purple dragon started to get ready for the party in Canterlot for the return of Luna. Spike walked downstairs and was greeted by the Main Six packing up to leave. Spike was all so happy to go see his mother. When he got down he was greeted by the Mane Six and the CMC waiting in living room. Spike had his black suit and red tie on, as he got near them he notice a scroll in near the table. Spike was about to ask about it but Twilight answered.

"Spike, I need you to stay here, clean up this mess and watch the library." She said pointing a hoof to area that's has the biggest mess he seen in he life. The mess was un-decidable. Spike looked at the CMC who were hidden behind their sisters.

Spike was about to say something to the sounds of hooves from outside. The six and three fillies ran out without saying or waving a Good-bye. Spike felt like tearing this place apart then running away but he didn't and started to clean. It took an hour to clean the mess. He walked into his and Twilight's room to sleep. He looked at the clock and it was 9:00 pm. 'Two more hours till she they come back.' He thought to himself. When Spike passed by Twi's mirror own her dresser draw, he looked at it the mirror again. He felt as though he could walk right into it. When he got near it, he pushed his hand through it and the glass moved like rubber. He then thought of going through it. He pressed his hands on it and then pushed his way through. When he did, the room he was in looked like a basement. He heard something coming from the other room. He got near the opening, he jaw dropped at the sight of a unicorn, wearing a hat and robe (cape). His fur was grey and had a long bread; tail and mane were white-grey. Spike could see what he was doing.

"Is he...painting? But what is he painting?" Spike quietly asked himself.

"I was putting the finishing touches on my latest creation--a world for things that have been forgotten."

Spike could see the statues of buildings colored in grey till the great unicorn used a magical paintbrush to color the place.

"Satisfied with my progress, I put the magic brush down and retired to my chambers."

Spike watched as he yawned then walked upstairs. Spike waited till his shadow was gone.

"If had I known what events would follow, I would have locked away everything; paint, brush and... thinner."

Spike rushed over to see what he was painting, Spike's eyes widen from amazement. There was buildings every on a map sized paper. Spike looked at the castle in the middle. It looked like a mixer of different castles. Soon he saw the brush placed nice on the desk. He grabbed it and began to think on what to draw. Then it come to him, he'll draw himself. He slowly began to move the brush around and slowly a small blue Spike-shaped blob appeared but it then turned black and started to melt. Spike thought to himself then an idea came to mind. He used the brush and made it bigger so it could not melt, but as he did this the blob became bigger and over towered him. Spike looked as it curiously then it slowly turns to face him. Spike curious soon turn to fear as the thing stared at him with it red eyes.

He stared at it curiously and then it tried to grab him but Spike quickly grab a bottle full of green liquid and slash the thing with it and grabbed a sponge that and began to ease the monster. Then Spike knocked over the bowl filled with paint as he eased the thing. Hearing hooves moving down to the room he was in. Spike quickly cleans the mess but fails and the paint and thinner run all over the map statues thing. Spike was about to fix it but the sight of the pony's shadow made him run but placed the brush back on its holder. Spike then back up and jumped off the chair he was on which fell it to the ground with a 'thump'. Spike ran back to the mirror which was on top of a fire place. Spike jumped on the climbed on top it pushed himself through the mirror. The thing that Spike though to have eased, jumped into the world of the forgotten.

"I heard the noises and rushed to see what had happened, but I was too late. The world I had created was ravaged, a wasteland... The mysterious intruder was gone. I did not learn his identity. Well, not for a long time..."

Spike has never been so scared in his life. What he just created was not kind or good. It was evil than anything he'll soon meet. Spike went to garb large piece of paper and some ink bottles. Spike looked at the ink bottle and he quickly poured the bottles on the paper and used his hands to draw the thing he called 'Shadow Blot' not sure why he named it but for some reason a voice in his head said the name, He remembered how it looked. It had taking him two hours to finish and clean the ink of the ground. Spike heard the front door open and he race downstairs. The mane six walked in laugh as they walked in. Spike waited for they to stop and the CMC were the only ones to notice him.

"Hi Spike, were you waiting for us the whole time?" Sweetie bell said getting the attention of the others.

Twi was the first to notice the large paper behind him. Then the others noticed it too. They were curious on what it was. Pinkie began to jump up and down in a joyful manor.

"What did you draw Spike?" Pinkie asked him.

Spike began to shake at the thought of them not believing him on what he saw. The ponies and fillies were eager to see what he drew. Spike slowly brought it out and places it on the floor. They looked at it with smiles then their smiles turn to confused to scared looks. Shy closed her eyes, the CMC ran behind their sisters at the sight of the thing, while the others had un-amused faces.

"Spike!!??? What the heck is this???!!!! And how many Ink bottles did you use???!!!" Twilight yelled at him. Spike stayed quite as the other question him and yelled at him for what he showed them.

"Little fella, why in Celestia would you show this towards the fillies??!! Was this some kind joke???!!!" said Applejack. Spike began to shake even more.

"What is this anyway? Nightmare Moon?" Dash said to him.

"It looks more like some kind of blob? Why does it have red eyes?" Pinkie said aloud.

"It's... some...thing I created when I play with Starsw... a magical paintbrush." Spike said to them gaining confused faces.

"What do you mean by playing with a 'magical paintbrush' and where did you found one?" Rarity said still confused.

Spike shrugged pretending that he didn't know. Shy was about to say something but kept quiet. The CMC looked at it one more time before asking.

"What do you call it?" One of them called out. Spike looked at it one more time too before answering.

"I don't know." Was all he said. Spike didn't want to tell them the name and who he saw because he didn't want more of that thing around.

Soon they all (but not Shy who stayed quite) began to yell at him for what felt like hours. They all left with glares at Spike but Shy looked back at Spike who looked down as he get yelled more by Twilight, She then looked back at the drawing. Big mistake, her whole body went cold as she looked at it. It was looking at her, it red eyes was looking at her not up at the roof but her and... it... NO Thing..... that thing... smiled at her. Not smile of joy nor happiness not even one of evil but a new smile that will haunt her and she'll never forget it, it.... it was a smile of wanting but the thing is what did it want? Soon they forget what Spike showed them but he didn't nor did Shy. A few times Spike would have dreams about it Ponyville being attacked by it but in storm form. Spike remembered running around fighting some smaller version of the ink monster which he called inklings. They would cause trouble by easing everything and making them see through.

Spike doesn't how he beat them but a few became puddles or became blue and helped out. Spike would always wake up before he could see what happen when that thing does to his friends. He would like to tell Twilight or the others but they would just think he just trying to scare them, so he kept a book and write what happens in he dreams. But he wasn't the only one who has a dream book about that thing. Shy had her own but what she write would scare anyone reads it. In her dreams she sees hellish ponies or what she thinks are ponies. They would have mixed parts of other animals or creatures. Shy would dream of they walking around Ponyville or she things thinks it's Ponyville. She would see them walking around like normal till one of them spots her then they all go after her, as she tries to fly away some of them can fly too but a lot quicker than her and Dash together. She even had to dodge multiple magic shots, some most of all had horns coming out of their body. Shy would wake up with tears in her eyes, she not sure why but she felt bad for them.

A year has passed and Spike nor Shy told their friends about their dreams. Spike slowly began to lose dreaming about the thing so did Shy but today was no other day, today was the day for the dragon to as a hero or a destroyer. Spike wake up like every other day, he got out of bed and washed for this special day for Spike. It was the day he became a hero, now a year has passed and the crystal ponies are having a party for their return and the defeat of Sombra, thing been fine in the Crystal Empire. When he got downstairs, he rushed to them but when he got near, Twilight gave him a 'To do'/chores list. Spike looked over it confused at first then shocked to the point were his mouth dropped. It had all the chores the mane six had to do today. Spike looked at them with a ' Are you are kidding me!' look. Spike had done everything that they wanted him to do this past year. He got pranked on too much by Dash and Pinkie, was used as a test subject by Twilight, the one he love (but not anymore) used his love for her own selfish ways (Rarity), and any time bad luck come they would laugh at him even Shy and Applejack, who were like big sisters to him. This was going too far and Spike has had it! Spike inhaled then blew out fire at the chore list. The six backed up quickly before they got burned. They looked at Spike shocked by his reaction.

"Spike, what’s wrong with you!!! You could have hurt one of us!!! And you burned the list, I made you!" Twilight yelled at him. Spike did not step down from this. He is tired of being the pushing bag of everyone's joke.

"List...LIST!!! Is that all you care about??!!!" Spike yelled at her. Twilight was getting angry by the minute.

"Will you have more than what’s on that list!!! You going to watch over our pets and the CMC for abit then clean up the mess you made here and by the time I get back you’re going to write a 'I'm sorry for burning your list of chores' letter." Twilight said to him ending the argued. Twilight looked at her clock and notice that the train comes soon. She turns back to Spike who had glared at her.

"Now Spike, we need to go and the CMC would be here soon so take care and watch over our pets." With that said they left the library.

Spike waited till the door closed, when it did he roared in hated and angry. He began to throw books, scratched the walls, and burned the floor and roof. If anyone was to walk in, they would wonder if a magic spell went wrong. So guess who walks in as Spike destroys the place. Yup! The CMC watched as he destroys everything. Spike finish his rage quit and walked upstairs but was stopped by the sounds of hooves moving. Spike turned his face at whoever was there and to his dismay, three fillies looked at him scared at what they saw. Spike turned not caring if they were scared or not because they would call him weak when he tries to help or tease him for not having wings.

"Hey! You’re supposed to watch us!" Scootaloo said to him. Spike turn to face her. When he did she almost wet herself. The stare he was giving her was blank and dark. Spike didn't say anything because the three fillies ran out scared. Spike puffed out smoke then went to get on Twilight's bed and fell asleep.

After a well Spike began to feel something wet on him. He brushed it off as nothing then it came back but more this time. Spike slowly opened his eyes and was met with two large black ink dripping arms. It grabbed Spike and dragged him into the mirror. Spike tried to hold on to something but his grip wasn't strong enough. Spike then was sucked into the map on a table, it had a pool of ink that the arms were taking him to. Spike tried to get out but only for a few seconds. Spike tried one more time and tried to grab on to something but grabbed the paintbrush instead. Spike was finally pulled in, he tried to pull it off, after the finally pull on the arms and though he was freed but what happen next was not what Spike expected. The thing that grabbed him looked like one before but little different and had green eyes. It roared at him before it pushed it body around him forming a metro breaking through clouds and coming to a land that was breaking into pieces. The ink metro landed in a destroyed castle. The metro crash to the ground and left Spike unconscious.