The Will of Fire

Please forgive my absence. I've been very busy in school lately.

Just came to me, I WILL be slightly weakening Madara when he fights alongside Discord...but it's a good thing to do.

If I didn't weaken Madara, the story would end in the death of the Mane 6, Princesses, and Spike before the true depth of the story could begin. Just watch below!

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

As awkward as the following weeks after the Diamond Dog incident, especially with Pinkie Pie nearly breaking her teeth trying to eat a ruby, things quickly fell into a routine with the ponies and dragon. As predicted, the mares could no longer land a blow on Spike since he started using Kamui, much to their annoyance.

"So who this Bloomberg character we're taking to Appleloosa?" Spike asked, leaning against a tree with his emerald eyes staring at Applejack.

"Bloomberg's an apple tree we're taking to my cousin Braeburn for the apple orchard." Applejack said, and Spike's eyes widened.

"You...named a tree?" He asked incredulously? "Did you name all of your trees?"

"Not..all of them." She replied, looking away. Spike then activated his Mangekyo Sharingan and walked over to the apple farmer. "Where is it. I'm not risking anything happening."

"It's right there." Applejack said, pointing at a young tree.

"Kamui" Spike said, as the tree was sucked into a vortex.

"HEY! Careful!" Applejack said as Rainbow Dash snickered at Applejack's reaction.

"Maybe Spike could be a little more cautious with the tree...if he doesn't mind." Fluttershy quietly said.

"By the way, who was that dreadful varmint...Madara you said he was?" Applejack asked, after standing in stunned silence about the sudden teleportation of Bloomberg.

"He is...a warrior who cares for nothing but himself." Spike said, making the six mares look at him. "He was...killed in battle....and then did everything he could to cheat death. Even....trying to be reborn in my body."

All of them shivered at the thought.

"His attempt failed, and some of his power was passed to me. Including these eyes." Spike finished, clenching his fist.

"Those eyes?" Rarity asked, shivering as the red eyes of the Mangekyo Sharingan stared at her.

"These eyes are now mine genetically, but...they come at a cost. I will never forget what these eyes have seen...what they've done. The many slaughtered by Madara as if they were mere insects." Spike said, staring at his hands. "The near destruction of the world he lived in because of his actions in his quest for rule over all."

Before any of them could talk, there was a powerful feeling of being sucked into a vacuum and they suddenly found themselves in a black world with a tree and white rectangles serving as the ground. There was evidence of battles here, with blood spots in random locations, causing the mares to shiver.

"The blood of Obito Uchiha and Kakashi Hatake, teammates turned enemies due to Madara's manipulations." Spike said reappearing behind the mares, making Fluttershy jump in fright.

"Madara turned friends into enemies?" Twilight asked.

"Without a care as long as his plan came to fruition." Spike said, picking up the tree after making a few Shadow Clones.

"Spike. Quick question? How many mares could you handle using that clone ability?" Pinkie Pie asked, making all of the other mares blush heavily.

"Really?" Spike asked in an irritated voice, turning his gaze to Pinkie Pie and walking over to her, staring into her eyes.

"OH! Does you standing this close to me mean you like me? But I don't think I could handle all..." Anything she was about to say was cut off when Spike called out.

"Genjutsu: Sharingan." And Pinkie found her body paralyzed.

"Someone please pick her up." Spike said before Twilight picked up the pink mare using her magic.

"There have been reports to mom that there have been hostilities between the Appleoosians and the local Buffalo." Spike said, "Which is why I'm not risking Bloomberg. The truly troublesome thing is that both sides have valid reasons for the conflict. The buffalo have been stampeding on that land for years before the Appleoosians settled and the trees block their stampede route. The Appleoosians however need those trees to live. I'm going to interfere and...if I have to...force them to to make a peace treaty."

The mares blinked and found themselves, and the tree, standing in a dusty desert town in front of a colt in a old cowboy getup with a brown vest and cowboy hat. He had yellow fur with an orange/yellow mane and tail.

The sounds of yelling and buffalo's letting out loud cries of rage was heard as ponies hiding behind blockades were throwing apple pies at them.

"I'm glad to see you cousin." The stallion said, who had to be Braeburn, "I wish it was at a better time. The buffalo finally declared war on Appleloosa."

Spike said nothing, just growling at the scene before he leaped between the charging buffalo and ponies.

"A dragon?" The buffalo chief shouted.

Spike made a symbol and the rib cage covered in blue flames appeared around him, before the flames turned purple and shot high into the air. The rib cage and Spike vanished from view within the purple flames, which formed the head, neck, arms, and torso of a giant wingless dragon. Every scale was visible and was square shaped, its ear fins were more square-shaped than Spikes. It had spines shaped like Spike's but it had four spikes protruding from its head: two on each side. It wore a samurai-like chest-plate and its glowing green eyes glared at everything and nothing at the same time. Finally, a sword created out of purple flames ignited in its left hand. (Basically the "dragon" behind Spike in the title image.)

"Whoa! What is that thing?!" Rainbow Dash asked, as the other ponies were blinking in awe and even the buffalo were trembling.

"Susanoo" Spike's voice carried over the open plain.

"You mean...that defensive technique that Spike called Susanoo in our training...WASN'T its complete form?" Twilight asked, staring at the ethereal dragon in fear and awe, "Is...is this even it's complete form?"

"He...he could have been creaming us this whole time in training using only this technique!" Applejack said, "He...he was toyin' with us!"

"For a reason." Fluttershy's voice sounded even smaller while she stared at the Susanoo. "He weakened himself in order to have us improve."

"Ponies of Appleloosa, Buffalos of the wild plains. Stand down or be destroyed." Spike's voice echoed from the Susanoo.

"What IS that thing?!" A pony shouted while Braeburn dropped to his knees at the flaming, ethereal dragon. A pony behind him actually fainted.

"A dragon God?" A buffalo whispered as murmurs arose from the tribe.

"Maybe its a dragon faking god-like power?" Another suggested.

"Fire Release: Blast Wave Wild Dance" Spike called out before a vortex of fire surrounded Susanoo, making it appear like it was inside a tornado of fire.

"Never mind." The buffalo that suggested that Spike was 'faking' god-like power meekly stepped back. Spike let the flaming vortex and Susanno collapse and gazed upon both battling parties with apathetic, Mangekyo Sharingan eyes.

"Do I have your attention now?" Spike asked, and both the buffalo chief and Braeburn wordlessly nodded.

"Good. Now I'll be back in a few seconds." Spike said, vanishing in the vortex of Kamui.

To his word, a few seconds later, Spike reappeared in a vortex; along with Princess Luna and Princess Celestia.

"Good. I've brought mediators for the peace meeting." Spike said, turning his back to the group and walking off and gazing at the dusty plains.

"Spike? Was THAT the complete Susanoo." Rainbow Dash asked as she and the other "Mane 6" walked up to him as he gazed at the peace talks below.

"No. As imposing as it is, that isn't it's full form. I will not be using that form unless it is absolutely necessary." Spike said, glancing at the mares with the Mangekyo Sharingan. Fluttershy's eyes widened in horror at the thought of the complete Susanno being scarier than that was.

Spike frowned at Fluttershy's fear and turned his head away, deactivating the Sharingan. Tentatively, Applejack stepped forwards. "Spike...Ah just want to say thank you...you not only helped us take our tree to Appleoosa, but stopped a war and prevented any harm to the tree." With that she threw her arms around him.

'This is....Nice...' Spike thought. 'I don't recall Madara ever getting a hug....or even wanting one.' A small smile spread across his face.

Canterlot gardens

Inside a statue, a strange creature was awakened; but still trapped. In front of his eyes, a man with gleaming red eyes in red armor appeared in his vision.

"Are you Discord, spirit of Chaos?" The man asked in a stern, no-nonsense tone.

"Why did you awaken me if I still can't escape." The creature; Discord asked.

"I am Madara Uchiha. Right now, I'm nothing more than a leech myself...drawing power from the one who shares the power I once had...but..." With that, an evil smirk spread across Madara's face.

"This is why I am proposing an alliance...we both can help each other reclaim what we want." Madara said.