We Are Disharmony

Three years, it has been three years since anypony has seen Spike. It was only supposed to take about a year, or a few months longer at the most.

Princess Celestia sat in her throne room, as she was trying to think of why it was taking so long to know what happened to the young dragon. As soon as she found out that he was missing, she sent any and all guards that were nearby to hunt for the little guy. She knew that he couldn't have gotten far, but when all of the searches failed to find him, she started to wonder. They had searched all of Canterlot. How could one baby dragon be able to elude all of them? It didn't make any sense.

All of the sudden she remembered the one other time she said those words. “Make sense? Oh, what fun is there in making sense?” She could hear him, as if he was mocking her once again. Wait, could he somehow have something to do with Spikes disappearance. No that would be impossible. He was sealed away and it would be a long time before he'd even have a chance to escape, but as the saying goes, it was better safe than sorry.

Just as she was about to head out, a large explosion rocked the castle. The sight of smoke could be seen billowing into the sky. The source seemed to be located somewhere within the palace labyrinth. She could vaguely see a form hovering just above, before flying off to who knows where. Quickly getting over her shock she flew over to the scene, her guards following close behind. As they approached the smoke seemed to clear away, showing what happened to the once beautiful clearing.

The grass had been burned away to nothing, but a smoldering black ash. Traces of green flames spread about, being quickly snuffed out by her guards before they had the chance to spread to the rest of the maze. To her relief the statue was still there. She quickly inspected it for any physical damage, for she knew that even the slightest crack could mean their destruction.

As her eyes moved up she noticed a very large difference than when she had last seen it. In replace of the face of frozen terror, was now a viscous fang filled grin. Changes in appearance aside, as long as the statue was still present they remained safe, but something still didn't seem right. As she focused on it, her horn took on a yellow glow before the same glow covered the statue.

With a gasp the princess quickly pulled her magic away. Now this she just couldn't understand. While the statues presence proved that he was still imprisoned. The once chaotic and destructive aura that always surrounded it seemed to have just disappeared. Almost as if it was never there to begin with. Quickly breaking out of her stupor, the princess began to bark out orders “General I want your men to clean this place up, also I need you to send someone to retrieve Twilight and her friends at once!”

(Five minutes earlier)

Freedom. That was the first thing he felt as he entered the open air, the wind moving past him as he continued to beat his wings. It all just felt so natural to him. He began to wonder if the pegasus ponies felt the same way during their first flight. “Remember your mission boy.” Interrupted the voice of Discord.

“Yeah I know just let a guy enjoy something for once.” Spike sighed. “Besides, I need to find them first.” Spike said, before flying off in an impressive burst of speed, the sight of Canterlot quickly disappearing behind him.

His first targets should be easy enough to find, as long as they hadn't moved since their last encounter. In the distance he could see Ponyville. The sight of the little village made him wonder what things might have changed, or if anypony actually missed him. Quickly shaking his head of such thoughts, he quickly turned to the side and missed the town entirely.

As he spared one last glance towards his old home, did he notice the two royal guards. Had they been following him? “No... they couldn't have been.” Spike thought as he noticed that they were pulling an empty carriage and the fact that they hadn't changed course like he did. Somepony might just have an important meeting with the princesses, but there was no doubt that he would be reported to them as soon as they returned. Luckily, by the time they do he should be long gone.

Swiftly maneuvering through the mountain range near ponyville. His eyes searching for the familiar clearing. The search was short however, since he had been there so many times before, unfortunately it seemed somepony was already there. Sitting in the clearing was a white mare with a purple mane, beside her was a little red wagon full of gems and a small shovel propped against it. She had obviously finished the job here, so why was she just sitting there. Upon closer inspection Spike noticed that her coat was a lot darker than he remembered. Her mane seemed less taken care of, the usual curls it had seemed less bouncy somehow.

Pulling his head away, he knew he'd have to find a place to hide till she finally left. He quickly spotted a cave in the cliff side nearby. It didn't look big, but it looked big enough for him to hide in.

She still couldn't believe it, it had been three years since she had last seen him. Oh how she missed his caring face, his constant visits and how he'd always help her no matter the task, but most of all she just missed his company. Things like gem hunting had become repetitive and boring. After he disappeared she started to close herself away from everypony, staying locked away in the boutique, immersing herself amongst her work, or like now just sitting around and reminiscing all the good times they had together.

Luckily she wasn't deep enough in thought to fail to notice a winged shadow pass along the ground. As she looked up she felt a spark of hope, but also a bit of fear at the sight above her. Flying overhead was a dragon, at least from what she could see from how high it was flying. Its overall body was a deep purple and its belly was almost an emerald green. Oh how she hoped it was spike, but she didn't want to call out to him for a fear of it being a different dragon.  Besides, it flew as if it didn't even notice her.

She continued to follow it with her eyes as it flew. “Rarity!” she heard from a voice behind her. As she looked behind her she noticed all of her friends in a chariot pulled by two of the royal guards. “Princess Celestia has requested our presence in Canterlot right away!” Twilight said in an urgent tone. Rarity took one last look back as she climbed on. Almost hoping it was still there, but of course it wasn't. Probably returning to its den or flying higher into the sky.

“Finally, they're gone.” thought Spike as he crawled out of his hiding spot, before slowly beginning his descent. “Though my assumption was correct, I should have known it was for them.” Spike quickly reigned in the sneer that started to appear on his face as he landed back in the clearing. He briefly noted the forgotten cart of sparkling gems. “Show yourselves you dogs. I know you're there.” Silence was all that greeted his command; a snarl briefly escaped his throat at not being answered. “I'll say it again. Come out or I'll burn down what little hiding spots you have!” He roared.

He didn't have to wait long before three dogs like figures crawled out from a nearby shrub. “What does an overgrown lizard want with us?!” Rover, the medium sized one of the group barked out. His moment of confidence however was short lived as he was knocked over, courtesy of a strong swipe of Spikes tail.

“A lizard? How dare you, you insolent whelp! I am a dragon and I should fry you where you stand for making such a remark!” To emphasize his point Spike flared his nostrils allowing a large plume of smoke to escape. This display easily got the desired effect, the three dogs instantly hunched over with their tails between their legs.

As hilarious as the sight before him was, he knew it was time to get down to business. “So tell me why exactly you were hiding from one little pony?” Said Spike as he turned away and approached the pile of shiny gems. He started to inspect a ruby he found on the top “Well? I'm waiting.”

Not wanting to be on the receiving end of the dragon’s wrath. Spot the smallest on spoke up. “Because the ponies’ whining hurts us, so we were waiting for her to leave so we could continue our search.” He said as he held his ears in mock pain.

Though Fido, the largest of the three chose this moment to speak. “Though for some reason miss Rarity has been very quiet lately.” He said as he looked like he was trying to think. He was however oblivious to the glare sent at him by his companions.

Spike allowed a brief chuckle as he remembered that day. “So it’s been three years and she still has you all scared.” his chuckle slowly turned into full blown laughter.

     The laughter however quickly got on Rovers nerves. “How do you even know about that!?” he barked out in anger.

“Hmm, yes I guess it would be kind of hard to remember me since I was small then.” Spike said as he made a gesture to about the height of his waist with his claw. “It's amazing how much one can grow over the course of just a few years.” All three of the Diamond dog’s eyes went wide as they made the realization. Spike chuckled at their faces, but also realized that it was about time that he got to the point. “But as you can probably tell, I didn't just come here to brag about my growth spurt.” Spike said as he took a bite out of the ruby he had been holding.

“And that would be?” spoke Rover as his brow twitched after seeing the half eaten gem.

Spike briefly looked at the gem before tossing it aside. “Simple.” almost instantaneously Spike appeared behind the two larger dogs and threw his arms around their shoulders. “You see I have been given the job of causing chaos throughout all of Equestria. Now, I could easily do this on my own, however, it wouldn't be long before I'd be stopped. So my plan is more of a long termed stay, if you get what I mean.” Spike now started walking back to the gem pile. “This plan however will require help. So what do you say?” Spike said as he turned offering to shake on it.

Rover looked at both of his pack mates before responding. “What's in it for us?”

Spike let out a chuckle. “You almost made me wonder if you had any brains at all. Hold on one moment then.” Spike turned back to the gem pile and started to shift through it. “Aha! Here it is.” Spike pulled out a very flat and long gem. Its sheer size seemed like it shouldn’t have even been able to fit in the pile. “This is what I have to offer.” Spike said as he placed the gem in front of himself.

All three of the diamond dogs just scoffed. “We've got plenty like it in our caves.” said Fido

“Oh you thought this was it? Ha-ha how funny. No, what I offer is inside of it.” As they looked, the surface seemed to change so that it appeared as if they were looking through a window. From what they could see was a vast cave system full to the brim with gems and jewels of all sizes. “These are the caves underneath Canterlot, long forgotten by the ponies that live just above and can be all yours if you join me.” The Diamond dogs were practically drooling at the sight of so many gems. “So as I was saying… Are you in, or out?” Spike said once again offering his claw.

This time without any hesitation Rover gladly shook his claw, as they shook a brief light enveloped their hands. All three of the diamond dogs looked at their still connected hand, before spike pulled away. “Ah don't mind that, it was just a small spell to make sure that we both keep our end of the bargain. Now show me to your lair. I know you like your rocks, but now we're going to add some metal. Some very 'heavy' metal.” Spike said as they led him to their home. As they walked Spike allowed a very malicious grin to appear on his face.