Author's Note

I have some more people to thank for their favorites.

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Element-OverLord

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Thank you.

Also, take note that not every episode will be covered, in fact this is taking place in "A Dog and Pony Show", since Spike really didn't have very prominent roles in the other episodes.

In fact, he would appear only briefly. Since Spike is the main character, I want to carry out the story without boring the audience with unnecessary details.

I believe you all know of the "sleepover"....in fact...where was Spike in the episode? I read the transcript and, despite the episode taking place in the library, he wasn't mentioned!

Just as Fluttershy uses a whip and Senbon.....

Rainbow Dash uses a Chukoto and a Kama.

Also, what do y'all think of this idea:

During Dicord's maze, Spike keeps breaking the mares free from Discord's hynosis using Genjutsu: Sharingan to counteract it. Fed up with it, Discord makes a terrible mistake.

He looks into Spike's mind and uses the ash around him to bring to life Spike's biggest fear......

He brings to life Madara Uchiha-or at least a replica of him with his powers.

Now Discord isn't the biggest threat....

It's Discord vs Madara Vs Spike and the Mane Six!

ALSO! Since Kamui basically is a more advanced form of the "Attack Prevention Technique" (thus making it useless), I am replacing the "attack Prevention Technique" with "Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance"...Which the user expels a vortex of fire...and Kamui can be used to aid the formation of the vortex

"Who is Madara?"

Spike's Technique list

*Amaterasu
*Fire Release: Dragon Flame Release Song Technique
*Fire Release: Great Fire Annihilation
*Fire Release: Great Fireball Shower
*Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique
*Fire Release: Hiding in Ash and Dust Technique
*Genjutsu: Sharingan
*Gunbai Barrier Technique
*Gunbai Fanned Wind
*Kamui
*Sensing
*Shadow Clone Technique
*Susanoo
*Uchiha Return
And the only techniques that Madara didn't know
*Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance
*Fire Release: Phoenix Sage Fire Technique

Months had passed relatively normally...or as normally as Parasprite invasions, sleepovers, actually ending winter, and a competition getting the best of Applejack and Rainbow Dash could be.

Spike was divided about Winter Wrap Up. He knew all about it having grown up with Princess Celestia. Also, Rainbow Dash and Applejack's rivalry both amused and irritated him.

The amusing part was how quickly it could spring up and end, and the irritating part was when it would spring up during teamwork exercises.

Madara's world was like the Everfree Forest, the weather occurred naturally....without anyone controlling it. Sorting through Madara's memories, Spike was desperately trying to find something to separate him from Madara....and he found it.

Hashirama Senju's Will of Fire.

It was simple in it's basis. "The entire village is like a large family unit and every Konoha shinobi with the Will of Fire loves, believes, cherishes, and fights to protect the village, as previous generations had done before them." Much to Spike's shock, Madara hadn't always been the kind of person he knew.

Madara was kind once....and had been friends with his greatest enemy: Hashirama Senju. As children growing up in a time of war, they had stumbled across each other, helped each other train...and built up a strong friendship and a similar dream.

A village made up of multiple clans living as allies, where the young children would be protected from the harsh reality known as "War."

Madara swore that Hashirama would always be his enemy when the Senju and Uchiha Clans used their friendship to try and ambush each other using Madara and Hashirama.....something they warned each other about.

For the first time in generations, an Uchiha activated the Sharingan...as Madara's grief about his ended friendship unlocked the legendary Eye Technique of the Uchiha Clan.

The very same person that Madara wanted to protect above all else-his little brother Izuna-also activated the Sharingan...and both became the first ones in recent history to activate the Mangekyo Sharingan. Each time the Uchiha and Senju clashed in battle, Hashirama would beg his old friend to end the conflict and help him build their dream village.

Every time, Madara would refuse, and yet would be forced to retreat.

Then...it happened.

Izuna Uchiha was killed by Tobirama Senju-Hashirama's brother.

Madara implanted Izuna's Mangekyo Sharingan into his own-activating the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan, and the battles became harsher until, one day, Madara was beaten to the point where he could not flee, and the Uchiha Clan had grown tired of the fighting that threatened to destroy both clans. Hashirama begged his friend once again to help him build the village, and Madara agreed.....

Only if Hashirama would kill himself or Tobirama-to feel the pain Madara felt.

Much to his shock, Hashirama told Tobirama not to hate the Uchiha clan and to treat them as equals before he moved a kunai to take his own life. This attempt was stopped by Madara himself, having seen that Hashirama was true in his plea.

The village was named the very same thing Madara had thought up: Konohagakure: The Village Hidden in the Leaves. Hashirama even said that Madara should become the first leader of the village, but the Uchiha and Senju elected Hashirama. However, Hashirama made Madara his most trusted adviser. After a while, Madara left, letting himself fall into the Uchiha Clan's "Curse of Hatred", and swearing revenge on the very village he helped build.

These memories left Spike utterly confused.

Madara wasn't always...evil?

Madara could be....beaten?

It was then Spike made a silent promise to himself. While Madara embraced the Uchiha Clan's "Curse of Hatred", Spike would follow Hashirama's Will of Fire....something very close to what almost everypony-his adoptive mother included-believed in.

Yet...Spike felt a conflict within himself, as the Will of Fire and Curse of Hatred swirled within him. While his daily belief followed the Will of Fire......

The mere thought of Madara Uchiha made hatred flow throughout his body.

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The six mares he was training had noticed a change, as Spike started making jokes and sarcastic remarks...and yet...he still seemed on edge. Yesterday, Spike had actually made a mistake. Not in training, mind you, but in voice.

He let Madara Uchiha's name slip out during a speech.

Realizing his error, he had abruptly ended the lesson and leaped off to his room in the Golden Oaks Library basement.

Leaving the five other mares besides Twilight Sparkle asking one question.

"Who was Madara Uchiha?"

When they arrived to the library, they found the basement door locked, but they heard calming, yet sorrowful violin music rising up from within it.

The song, well it defiantly pulled on everypony's heartstrings.

"I remember a simpler time." Twilight said, "Before Madara appeared. Spike was so cheerful than. Then....Madara happened....what Madara put Spike through....it definitely left emotional scars..."

"You know Madara?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"It's not my tale to tell...but...what I can tell...Madara's power....it felt like evil incarnate." Twilight said, shivering slightly, "In fact...I felt as helpless as Pinkie was of stopping her fall after that Griffon popped her balloons...that is what Spike, myself, and Princess Celestia felt facing him."

At this silence fell over the group. Anything that made anypony fighting alongside with Princess Celestia feel helpless was something nopony wanted to face.

"So...this training?..." Rainbow Dash asked.

"He's training us to keep us safe, he said." Rarity said.

"Oh I hope so..." Fluttershy said.

"So...you think there is an alternative motive?" Pinkie asked, shaking her mane back to its regular poofy look.

"As much as I hope I'm wrong....I believe Spike-even after watching Madara die....believes he will return." Twilight said.

"Well, I don't think he has anything to worry about." Rainbow Dash said, "I mean, ever since he started using that Kamui technique of his, we can't even make a scratch on him! Madara has no chance!"

Spike had heard everything-having pushed chakra to his hearing, but stopped the chakra flow, sighed sadly and set the violin down next to him.

Unbeknownst to him, Twilight had used her magic to unlock the door, and the six mares were on their way down to him.

He glanced at his shadow, and saw the silhouette of Madara alongside his shadow.

"You won't leave me alone, will you." Spike asked to nopony in particular.

"Oh whatever do you mean?" Madara's voice echoed through the wind.

"Madara.....I saw the Shinigami drag your soul to the afterlife. How are you still bothering me?" Spike said, standing up and putting his right hand to the handle of the gunbai.

"I still live as long as you fear my power. As long as my name has power, I will still appear."

"You won't win Madara. I follow Hashirama's Will of Fire....I am fully willing to die to protect everypony precious to me." Spike said, as he heard a loud gasp behind him and he leaped up and held his gunbai out....

To see the six mares standing behind him with eyes widened in horror. They had arrived in time to hear Spike's declaration that he was willing to sacrifice himself for their safety.

A deep chuckling was heard and the shadow shaped like Madara rose along the wall and color filled it.

The ponies were looking at someone who haunted Spike's dreams, and would occasionally appear in Twilight AND Celestia's worst nightmares.

The figure had black pants identical to Spike's, and a black long-sleeve shirt that stopped at his forearms. His armor was identical in shape to Spike's, except the fact that it was blood red and had the symbol of the Uchiha Clan where Spike's Royal Guard Special Attack Forces Symbols were. The figure's skin was peach colored and his eyes were red-like Spike's and had a similar pattern on it...with one major difference. Three black bars protruding from it.

The figure's hair was black, spiky and had strands covering his right eye and the hair fell to the middle of his back. Purple gloves covered his hands and the ponies saw and all-too-familiar gunbai attached to his back.

"The Will of Fire....Hashirama's old philosophy." The figure spoke...before giving a small laugh. "How...quaint."

"Madara...." Spike growled out, "Whatever you're planning. I will stop it."

"You and I will fight again one day....and when that day comes....I will take pleasure of making you feel true despair before ending your life."

"You will fail in that regard, Madara." Twilight said, pulling her staff in front of her as the other mares brandished their weapons as well.

"Spikey here has us six to back him up." Rarity said, unfolding her tessen.

"And with the Elements of Harmony, your defeat is certain." Rainbow Dash said, her chokoto strapped to her belt being lifted slightly while she brandished a kama with her left hand.

"And then we'll have a party!" Pinkie Pie shouted, as confetti suddenly erupted from...everywhere.

"...Yes...we will stop you..." Fluttershy's quiet voice barely called out.

With that, Madara gave a soft chuckle.

"What's so funny?" Applejack asked.

"The fact you think you can stop....me!" Madara said, "Until your friend is able to overcome his fear of me, my name has power and, in a way, I live on. As long as despair and hatred exist, I grow stronger."

With that, the image of Madara seemingly turned to ash and blew away in the wind.

"I have defeated death once....I will again."

An awkward silence filled the room as the dragon and ponies shuffled, putting away their weapons and tools.

"So....That's Madara Uchiha?" Applejack asked.

"My...worst fear." Spike said, as all eyes turned to him. "Is not just him returning....it's becoming exactly like him."

"Spike...you've definitely got nothing to worry about there." Twilight said.

"....What?" He asked, turning his Mangekyo Sharingan (which he unknowingly activated when staring at Madara) to Twilight.

"She's right. Madara's goal-whatever they are-are based solely on himself. You've proven yourself different. You're helping us prepare for him.....and you said yourself that you are..." Rarity's train of thought suddenly trailed off as she fell silent.

"...willing to die for us...." For some reason, Fluttershy's voice sounded quieter than normal.

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The next day, Rarity had gotten an order from the Sapphire Shores; The Pony of Pop. As...awkward....as it was (especially after Spike's declaration), she needed Spike's help to dig out the gems.

"So.....Sapphire Shores?" Spike asked as they walked to an empty, grass-less land and Rarity's horn started glowing. A cart was being pulled behind Spike, who used it like a training device.

"...Yep. It will defiantly take a lot of gems to complete the order. Far more than I can dig out by myself." Rarity said, not able to bring herself to look into his eyes. "So....Madara has it out for you, huh?"

"Madara tried to posses me-taking over my body while destroying my soul-to revive himself. He was stopped and part of his powers were passed onto me." Spike said, flashing the Sharingan, "Madara...I don't think he took that well."

"Just to revive himself?" Rarity asked, marking an "X" in the dirt with her magic.

"He wanted a male body-just like he was, and dragons were legends where he was from...beasts of power and fire....with that...he definitely believed he would succeed in his goal." Spike added, swinging his tail and shattering the ground-revealing the gems within it.

"His...goal?" Rarity asked.

"It's a curse that came with the powers-having Madara's memories in order to properly use the techniques I know." At those words, Rarity couldn't suppress a shudder, "He wanted to use the moon to cast an illusion over his entire world...and rule as a God..."

After a couple hours of relative silence-other than digging up and putting away gems, Spike's sensing technique alerted him to something.

"Rarity....I'm picking up something hostile....I will put the gems in the Kamui dimension..when I do....run!" Spike said, eyes morphing to the Mangekyo Sharingan.

"KAMUI!" As the cart of gems vanished in a vortex, Rarity took off towards Ponyville as a couple of figures dropped down in front of Spike.

The creatures had tough, steel-colored skin and stood on two legs, with mace-like tails and protruding teeth and bulldog-like faces. The wore dark jeans and an open, ripped jacket and had yellow eyes.

"So...you want to dance?" Spike asked, crossing his arms.

"We Diamond Dogs..." One grunted out, "Treasure hunters."

"Pony know where treasure is..." The other growled, and Spike's eyes widened.

"Rarity....don't touch a hair on her head or else...." He growled out.

"Ahh! Dirt! Spike! HEEEELLLP!!!!" Rarity's voice echoed before it fell silent.

"Or else what?" The first dog asked, snickering.

"AMATERASU!"

With that shout, a pillar of black flames erupted next to the two dogs, forcing them to jump into a hole in the ground.

"Hmph." Spike grunted out, glaring at the holes, he leaped at one, but found his progress suddenly impeded by solid rock plugging up the hole. Each attempt ended the same way until the entire system of holes were plugged up.

Spike glanced at the black flames his Mangekyo Sharingan conjured before they extinguished when his left Mangekyo Sharingan spun.

"Hard way it is then." Spike said, his body suddenly curving and being sucked into a vortex.

Inside Carousel Boutique, a vortex appeared before a cart of gems was pushed into the room with Spike's head popping out of the vortex, before going back into the vortex-which disappeared.

A young Unicorn filly with green eyes and a purple-and-pink mane had witness the entire thing with wide eyes before uttering.

"That....was.....AWESOME! If he teaches us, me and the girls will get our Cutie-Marks in no time!"

A vortex appeared in an underground tunnel and Spike jumped down from it.

"Now...she should be down here somewhere....which tunnel should I take?" He asked, brushing off his armor. When nothing showed up immediately, he closed his eyes and started using his sensing technique. Having found the location they were all staying, he opened his Mangekyo Sharingan and pulled his gunbai off his back. With that he started running down a tunnel while his eyes darted from shadow to shadow, scanning for danger.

As he got farther down the tunnel, he heard the sound of Rarity crying. "For once I am grateful I haven't broken her out of that habit yet." He said, as his eyes saw the Diamond Dogs with Rarity having a shoulder strap on her attached to a cart of gems.

"Glowing red eyes!" A dog shouted, "Black fire dragon coming!"

"Unleash the hounds!" Another shouted, as multiple dogs charged into the tunnel.

"Oh...looks like I have a few dance partners...try to not end it quickly." Spike said, "Gunbai Fanned Wind!" With that, a blast of wind scattered a group of Diamond Dogs like bowling pins.

"Sorry. Care to try again?" Spike said, placing the gunbai on his back. A dog swiped at him with his claws, but Spike ducked before phasing into the ground using Kamui.

"What?" One Diamond Dog asked.

"He go through ground like water!" Another shouted.

"Very astute...I'm sure you needed to use your whole brain to figure that out." Spike's voice called out from behind them. The dogs he had blasted with "Gunbai Fanned Wind" had gotten back up and tried sneaking up on him, only for Spike to phase into the wall of the tunnel.

Phasing out behind a dog, he gripped onto a Diamond Dog's shoulder before the Kamui vortex appeared in front of him-going into his right eye. With a yelp, the dog was pulled into the dimension.

This got the other dogs to back up in terror.

"Now...will you let me bring my friend back or do we have to dance more." Spike said.

"We outnumber dragon!" A dog shouted, before they all charged at once.

"Well, for not having brains they sure are persistent." Spike said, turning his body towards the left and grabbing the Diamond Dog fist that attempted to strike him and throwing him back out to the room Rarity was being held in.

"Stay boy." Spike said, making all the dogs growl. "Didn't you hear me?" He asked, as he phased into the ground.

"I said STAY!" With that Spike appeared behind another dog and sucked him into the Kamui.

"I'll ask one more time. Are you going to take me to Rarity or do I have to suck you all into the Kamui?" Spike asked, right Mangekyo Sharingan spinning.

"We...we take you to pony." A diamond dog said, cowering before the spinning red eye.

"Boss...dragon here for pony!" He called as they headed into the room.

"Take her! Take her! Make it stop!" The tallest Diamond Dog yelled, covering his ears.

"Wait. What?" Spike asked, he half had expected another fight.

"She so picky." A dog said.

"And critical" Another said.

Rarity pulled off the harness when she heard that and looked up to see Spike.

"Why Spikey, you're just in time to assist me in taking these home!" Rarity said, pointing to three mine-carts full of gems.

"Hold up." Spike said, before the Kamui vortex appeared in front of him and the two Diamond Dogs fell out of it.

"Well" Spike said, holding onto Rarity's left shoulder, "I guess beggars can't be choosers....KAMUI! And with that the dragon, Unicorn mare, and the mine-carts vanished into the vortex.

Inside the Carousel Boutique another vortex opened up with three gem-filled mine-carts dropping out of it before a white Unicorn Mare and a Dragon in gold armor emerged from it before the vortex closed.

"Well....that was...interesting..." Rarity said. "That dimension sure has a lot of....squares and nothingness...I must say, you must let me work a little charm on it sometime!"

"The dimension is used to protect myself from attack and to quickly move anywhere in the world." Spike said.

"....Anywhere?!" Rarity shouted.

"Oh yes. I used to sneak to Manehatten to grab an occasional carrot dog." Spike said, rolling his shoulder.

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Later on. the two had reunited with their friends and had told their sides of the tale.

"Hold up." Twilight said, "I learned something from this, I'm going to write a friendship report to Princess Celestia. Spike, can you send it when I'm done?"

Spike nodded and gazed out at the setting sun.

"Well, I must be off." Rarity said, standing up, "I really have to get started on the order Sapphire Shores put it. Spikey, I'll be over with the leftover gems when I'm done."

"Leftover gems?" Pinkie Pie asked.

"We dragons eat gems...their very flavorful and we don't hurt our teeth biting them to pieces...but...I wouldn't recommend non-dragons trying it." Spike said, just as Pinkie bit into a small ruby that Spike had near him.