Spike and Nyx Around Equestria

Spike's heart was hurting and yearning for Twilight each passing second as Chase was carrying him and Nyx to the castle in Ponyville. Spike may have looked alright but he was in so much pain, a pain he didn't recognize, but it caused his hearing to go numb And as they were walking by everypony in town giving him, Chase, and Nyx all strange looks, both by the looks of horror on their faces or Chase being knew in town.

They began to approach the castle doors as they entered Spike was beginning to fall unconscious..... but not before seeing a purple light before everything began to fall into darkness.

A breeze hit Spike's face from a open window. He got up in a stir from the breeze and looked around with nothing around but a recently messy bed and a open window.

Spike got up and looked in the messy bed as something in particular caught his eye. What caught his eye in particular was the black feather beside the pillow almost getting under the pillow and hiding from view. Spike picked up the feather and looked at it ,but disregarded,

'Must be one of Nyx's old feathers' He set it back down on the bed and at this particular moment in time his stomach decided to make a noise that Spike heard almost every day.

"Grrrrrr...." Spike heard a faint growl from his stomach and a tint of red glowed on his cheeks.

"Well now or never then huh?" Spike said to himself as he hastily went down the stairs to grab something to bite.

As he got down there he looked at the castle halls realizing something... where was Chase? He was the one who brought them to the Friendship Castle from Canterlot Castle...... sooooo were was he? The dragon looked around for the mysterious pony. He did, however, find the stallion on their living rooms couch.

Spike rolled his eyes as know he could relate to Twilight when he wouldn't get up from his basket and would mumble something about Rarity or Hoofball. After a while of trying to get the pony awake off the couch he decided to do what his alarm does.

"GET UP YOU LAZY PONY!!", Spike yelled into Chase's ear and then the stallion shot up from his position on the couch and frantically looked around the room.to see what had happened or was happening.

Chase sighed and looked at Spike with a stern face "WHAT THE HECK WAS THAT FOR?! I THOUGHT YOU AND PRINCESS NYX WERE IN TROUBLE!"

"Well I needed you to tell me what happened back in the castle throne room up to this point of time!!" Spike yelled back in defense as he pointed his finger at him.

"Well first can we get something to eat ok?" Chase got up from the couch and then looked at Spike "But don't please don't ever shout in my ear like that again."

After the commotion of yelling at each other both Spike and Chase got some dinner and sat and the kitchen table, decorated in a beautiful array of decorations by Rarity and crystal branches of the castle. Although Once Spike and Chase began eating all that was said were the sounds of munching on a daffodil and jewel sandwiches.

After a couple minutes of eating Spike eyed Chase as he was confused about something and decided to ask about it.

"Um... so I thought you would be more headstrong like other guards of Canterlot," Spike said, "And also what happened to us all I remember after.... the news," he winced and a thought hidden in the back of his mind grew, but continued to talk, "Is that we were on your back going to the castle and a small 'glow' and then I can't remember anything past that."

Chase looked at Spike as if nothing was wrong, "Well I brought you two to your room ,and by the way your room isn't hard to spot it what with all the dirty clothes and magic residue, I left you in your respective beds and began to search around the castle to know what was in it and then.... I got bored and feel asleep on the couch." Chase looked away for a split second and Spike being with Twilight knew that meant that he was hiding something from him, but didn't press onward about it.

"And then you screamed in my ear and we talked about the things we're are talking about now," Chase began to yawn and stretched and walked towards the exiting door. "Stay here really quick I need to go check something out really quick." And with that he left walking out the door. As Spike was out there he saw a glint of dark mist entering through the underside of the door.

Spike got curious and headed for the exit but didn't seem to find anything on the outside nothing ,but the silence of the castle hallway. Spike looked both way and decided to head back in because he didn't want to have another yelling contest with the stallion in question and was back to his jewel sandwich to finish.

After eating every last crumb the kitchen door had opened and Chase soon stepped though holding a black feather in his wings that was noticeable in his hoof and concerned look on his face.

"Miss Nyx has gone missing." Chase said

Spike immediately got up from his seat and looked the stallion in the eye "Where!?"

Chase looked unfazed and looked at his green irises "The Everfree forest judging by the window and the condition of the feather she left only an hour ago."

"Well what are we waiting for lets go get her!" Spike exclaimed getting to the door

"Ok..,but I need to get you something first" Chase said went out of the room while closing to door with his black dust.

'wait... black dust?' Spike wondered 'But ,from what I read in Twi's books, that type of magic is...' Chase left the room.

"Dark magic?" Spike whispered to himself. Dark magic was forbidden ever since Discord was banished for the second time and was nearly forgotten, but now.... Chase walked back in the room breaking the line of thought and had something in his hand.

"Here have this" He said holding up a....

"is that a Dragon scale?!"

"Yes, and I know what you are thinking ,but don't worry about this" Chase said he as he waved his hands "It just boosts fire based magic ,and I got it from a dragon friend."

"Oh well tell me that before I think you kill dragons." Spike took the scale and looked at it "So it could increase my fire?"

"Yea ,and it will help keep you safe by upping your defense ,but that only works for dragons." Spike looked up at Chase in surprise "But, right know we are wasting time we need to find Princess Nyx and fast before she gets killed."

"Right, LET'S GO!"

"I HATE this forest!" said a agitated Spike "I would love to never see this place again because it has practically been the most troubling thing in the past year!"

"Do you always talk like this to yourself?" Chase asked in a teasing matter "Because if you talk to yourself a lot I can sympathize with you."

Spike just rolled his eyes and spoke again "How could you?"

Chase's smile fell and looked skyward "My life so far has been difficult and... annoying"

The purple and green scaled dragon kept moving, but looked back at the pony behind him

"I would rather not get into it.. and I would also like to move forward from it." said Chase.

Spike looked back at him in wonder "Why forget about a horrible past that was a big part of your life?"

"Well no that's also not true because I did learn a lot from being in that past and I mostly remember the good memories and the important lessons that were taught to me... its the bad experiences that I move past." Chase said as he got silent and began to traverse memory lane, but before that he shot his head down and blasted a nearby vine and grabbed Spike as black vines came out of hiding.

"Hey what's going-" just then a black vine caught foot of his leg and began to pull "CHASE HEEELP!"

Chase kicked it off just in time and it fell out of view, but more black vines appeared and began to chase them at speeds almost rivaling Rainbow Dash. The vines k chasing them for a time and eventually caught Chase by the leg. Spike dropped down with a thud and looked back

"Chase!" said Spike as he reached out a claw. the vine dragged him and he saw Chase's fedora fall of him and what showed was a broken horn and on top of it was pouring out dark mist and noticed his hat was the same way. Chase looked up and saw the look on Spikes face and quickly ran toward the vines to were they were dragging him to darkness and soon after a explosion of dark mist covered the sky.

Spike looked at the dark mist in the sky and then stared to were Chase was dragged off to soon after he stepped out of were he was which was the source of the dark mist.

Silence was all that was heard from the two except the burning singe of the mist.

"Are you ok?" Chase said finally, but it did little to ease the dragon and as thoughts in his head were racing at the speed of light.

'how was that possible, does he really use black magic?, what did he do to get this power?, WHAT WAS UP WITH HIS HORN?!'

Spike's thoughts raced around in his head until he heard a familiar voice

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Nyx's scream echoed in Spike's mind and immediately let his instincts of finding his sister saving her from whatever it was hurting her. As Spike was running towards Nyx's screams he heard hoofsteps from behind him and before he knew it he was on Chases' back and was galloping in the same direction Spike was heading.

"Spike I need to warn you about something!" Chase exclaimed

"What?" Spike was getting a little nervous about what Chase was planning.

"I am going to use a very different teleport spell and I need you to stay calm and don't be influenced by the dark magic."

"Wha-What?!" Now Spike was scared. He had experienced teleportation before, but he also experienced dark magic from Sombra, and he didn't know if he wanted to two to combine on himself.

"Are you wanting to save Nyx or not?!" The thought registered in Spike's head and he nodded.

"All right in 3...2..1.."

Within the split second of the spell activating Spike tried to not think of what he was going into, but within that split second of being engulfed in darkness all Spike heard was a voice in the back of his mind that made him open his eyes.

"Hello young dragon."

Spike opened his eyes the moment he heard the voice, but saw nothing as he was next to Chase and near the stairway leading to the tree of harmony.

Spike got and saw Chase getting up and was about to help him, but stopped at what he saw down below in the cave. It was Nyx and she was having her wings broken and getting more injuries by the minute.

Spike rushed down immediately at the sight of Nyx being tortured.

"Not again.."  Spike thought in his head. he remembered the sight of Nyx getting hurt and constantly being threatened by people and didn't like to see this happen and Twilight absolutely loathed this happening almost everyday with Ponyville.

Rage welled up inside him and when he got to the vines he let out his rage with a green flame and instantly burned the vines away making Nyx fall on her stomach. After falling back onto the ground Spike caught his breath after his attack on the vines., but he only had a few moments before noticing Nyx trying to get up and going to inevitably fall back on her stomach and made a small jog to catch her in the fall. And soon enough Nyx began to waver and fell, but not before Spike caught her in his claws.

"W-wha-what are y-you doing here S-spike?" Nyx stuttered up. Spike looked down at Nyx and after catching his breath for the second time.

To save you from dying which I barely did with Chase's help..." Spike stopped at his words for a moment. He was furious at Nyx for leaving and almost getting herself killed again, but stopped himself.

'She didn't do it for no reason and to lash out at her just for wanting to see Twilight again and figure out what was going on when we both have a right to know...' While Spike was thinking about this but not for to long.

He turned his head back to Nyx, "listen I know how torn up you are about mom but right know we need to focus and try to figure out what happened with mom."

Spike immediately noticed Nyx looking at him in either a astonishment or quizzical look on her face, and maybe it was both, it almost made him laugh but resisted the urge to do so and just grinned at Nyx.

"Hey you're not the only one curious about what happened are you?" Spike said in a slightly sarcastic voice which made Nyx laugh a little bit before coughing rapidly which made Spike frown and replaced his slightly cheerful mood of the situation into worry.

Just then Spike heard hoofsteps and turned his head to see who it was. It was Chase walking in and looking at the Tree of Harmony and its state then at Nyx.

"Do you think you two will be able to find out?" He said. Spike thought for a moment and looked at the floor in concern.

Can we figure it out? Will we ever find out? And if we even do find out, how will we find Twilight? Were is she anyway? Why not just figure it out instead of sitting here and worrying about it?

Spike blinked that last thought came out of nowhere, but he didn't ignore it. Why was he thinking about not finding out when he and Nyx want to know about it and will do the most they can to find out?

Spike looked up and directed his gaze with the thought 'Even though the journey to getting the truth may be tough, I will have to be just more tough to get through it.' He noticed Nyx having a smile as well making Chase grin.

"I don't know, maybe we will never find out, but should at least try to find something we have a right to." Spike said. Chase nodded and walked closer to Nyx and lowered his horn and a light green mist and it entered its body. Spike had seen this kind of medical magic before when Twilight was practicing it on him and Nyx whenever he and she got hurt and had to be treated. Nyx screamed a little as the green shimmer went throughout her body and her bruises and cuts.

"That was a healing spell for your injured horn and some minor scrapes, but the bones on your wings will have to heal on there own,". Spike looked at were the cuts and bruises all of that was once there then looked at the Tree of Harmony and remembered the other reason for him wanting to be here.

"All right lets start thinking of how this could have happened." Spike, Nyx and Chase began going back in forth about theories of how they have disappeared, but found very little considering the circumstances. There were no clues, except the audio recording, no hoof prints or marks, or any thing that looks like it shouldn't be there except for the dark aura in the trees appearance.

After several hours of the night and endless thoughts and discussions they were still nowhere near figuring out what had happened to the mane 6.

"UGH, were getting nowhere and were nowhere closer than we starter!" Spike said. For the past several hours they had no idea about were Twilight had gone and why and it was a complete mystery. Spike sat beside Chase at a cave wall obviously in thought as well.

Spike remembered that voice in his head and that it never spoke to him until now and wanted to talk about it, but wasn't sure of the reaction he was going to get.

Chase looked down beside him "Spike, when we came out of that portal, did you hear a tiny voice in your head?" Spike looked stunned and didn't know what to say he was speechless as he stared back after a minute of this Spike suddenly had some interest looking at the bottom of his claws.

"Yes-Yes i did hear a voice." he said "But is that what you mean by 'Influenced by dark magic'?" Chase nodded his head.

"Its how my first days of the darkness in my body manifested itself." Spike looked horrified and Chase saw this "Its not that bad the first few days!" he hastily said, but it did little to calm Spikes nerves, "It just progressively gets worse and sometimes it can cause you to do some bad things if you don't fight it..." Chase paused and looked up at his forehead and then looked back down at Spike "It can take control of you."

At this point Spike was slightly numb throughout his entire body and his body appeared to have stopped its gears and didn't move.

"Well i would like to tell you my story but it would take to long to divulge in and would take so much time that Nyx would probably figure out what had happened to the mane 6."

Spike rolled his eyes and was looking at Nyx who continued to be pacing in circles looking to be in deep thought. Spike was considering considered going up to Nyx and seeing what she was thinking about it but decided to against it besides he had one more question to ask Chase about the darkness apparently manifesting itself inside him.

"Um.. Chase how will i be able to fight against it?" Spike asked.

"You will have to be able to fight it off your own way." He said "And if you beat it you decide to what happens to your darkness."

Spike was slightly numb and didn't know what Chase meant by that and wanted to ask him about it.

But his train of thought was interrupted by a black alicorn filly racing towards them.

"Guys! I know what happened to mom and the others!" spike and Chase stared at her dumbfounded at Nyx not believing her for a second. she sheepishly scratched her head "Ok i will have to explain." After this Nyx took in a slightly deep breath and spoke.

"Twilight and the others got trapped inside the castle because the tree of harmony took them their and is now protecting them from the whatever is going on in the forest and causing it to go haywire." Everything went silent as Nyxs words began to sink in.

Spike looked over at Chase who seemed to have the same baffled look on his face as Spike.

'Well looks like Chase was right about her figuring it out, but forgot that her mind can think as fast as Twilight.' Spike thought.

Chase recovered from his temporary shock "Ok I get that there trapped inside the castle, but how are we get them out?".

Now it was time for Nyx to look shocked. Spike obviously saw that Nyx didn't think that far though.

"I think I can think of one idea." a voice said that made everypony stop in there tracks.

Just then a magical door appeared beside the tree and with a bang the door popped open with confetti and came out with a familiar draconequus popping out of the door.

"Honestly Celestia you should have a big opening for you whenever you go somewhere it is really fun." With that everypony turned at entrance of the cave where Celestia and Luna came out "And you two Luna I imagine yours would be like the moon rising behind you." Luna rolled her eyes at what Discord said along with Celestia chuckling to herself at that statement.

Spike stood still having the same numb sensation he had a few moments ago and saw that Nyx had the same thing happen to her, but Chase was the one who didn't seem fazed by the Princesses appearance and Spike could've sworn he heard Chase say something but couldn't tell.

He stood there looking lost in thought for a second and opened his eyes after several moments.  "You knew we would be here so you wanted us to figure out what happened to them and since Nyx is a lot like Twilight and is as smart as her she would be able to figure out what happened to them."  Spike looked at Chase as if he was some fortune teller. The princesses seemed to be just as taken back as he was, but Celestia recovered quicker that he imagined.

"Yes we did, but we did not think you three knew what we were doing." Chase looked serious "We thought if anything you three would find out the truth before any of us did." Spike looked astonished and looked towards Nyx who did the same with the expression of non-comprehension.

Luna spoke next in same serious tone as Celestia, "We could not enter the this area.. and in turn not figure out what had happened to them." Spike turned to Nyx for the second time and they looked at each other again.

"And shortly outside the area we find the...lifeless bodies of the mane six..." Celestia was reluctant to say that as she looked away from the three in front of her, as if bracing herself for something.

Spike didn't know what to say and looked down tears he didn't know he had were streaming down his face. Spike still had lingering pains of what had happened in the throne room and didn't want to think about it, but no matter how hard he tried he could not push the memory of what had happened put of his head.

"But I do not lose hope that we can bring those lifeless bodies back to life." Nyx and Spike both raised their heads up to Princess Celestia in hope following her words.

Luna stepped forward "We found the bodies of the bodies of the mane six but we didn't think they were dead.. We even brought it to some of the best doctors in canterlot and they also confirmed death on several instances, But we knew otherwise because of the tree so we were going to ask you three to see if there was a problem, but we had to deal with the growing urge of the ponies wondering what had happened."

At this point Spike looked at them in disbelief. But heard a fierce hoofstomp behind him and looked back seeing Nyx absolutely livid.

"SO YOU LIED TO US ABOUT THEM BEING DEAD?!" Nyx held no rage behind as she furiously stomped her hoof and was even ready to blast a spell at them.

"No we didn't. We were going to tell you but... the looks on your faces, the tragedy and both the pain and sorrow that struck you, were to much for our hearts to handle. After all we never said they were dead." The next moment She looked dumbstruck and she looked like she wanted to take back her words and Spike saw her hoof plant herself as he rolled his eyes.

"We are sorry we didn't tell you earlier but you two needed to recover because you either got lost in a trance or just went into your head and you were to traumatized and you... lost your senses. " Spike remembered were he could barely see anything as he was heading back into the castle and could only hear murmurs. Spike saw Nyx looking at her own hooves and walked towards her and put a claw on her shoulder.

"Well with that aside if Nyx found out what had happened and that there trapped in the castle how do we get them out?" He saw everypony stop at his words and looked at Nyx both of them nodding.

"Well if we can't find out a problem here then lets find out at my house!" Spike only rolled his eyes and nodded his head.