Dragon Quest 2

Spike was running. He didn't know where to, but he was running as fast as he could. "Gotta keep going! I won't let them get me!" He thinks to himself as he turns his head to see Garble, the leader of the teenage dragons, chasing after him.

"Get back here, Spike!" Shouted Garble with a furious looks and smoke coming out of his nostrils. "We have unfinished business with you!"

Spike closed his eyes and kept running, only to trip on a branch and fall face first into the ground, sliding a little further forward before coming to a complete stop.

Laughs from Garble can be heard as he closes in on Spike. "It's over, Peewee! Now you'll know what happens when you mess with me!"

Spike became completely scared at this point. Tears were now rolling down his cheeks as he scooted back further. He wanted to get back up, but his ankle was twisted from the trip. The only thing he could do now was whimper in fear and hide his head in his legs, hoping help will come.

Garble is just about to grab Spike, but then a mysterious voice is heard. "HALT!!" was echoed across the land and it stopped him in his tracks.

"Who's there?!" He screamed into the air. "Show yourself!"

"Be careful what you wish for!" As the statement is bellowed at the dragons, the moon glows and Princess Luna flies down and stands between Garble and Spike. Her face shows anger, but Garble could only laugh.

"What is a nanny-pamby pony princess like you gonna do?" He asked, laughing hysterically. However, as he continues to laugh, a dark aura starts to surround Luna.

As it covers her whole body, she closes her eyes and answers, "I will not harm you, beast." At this point, she opens her eyes from within the dark aura and her body begins to turn black. "However, what I will do is show you your greatest nightmare!" The aura soon vanished and Princess Luna was now Nightmare Moon. Garble' s laughter died down at this point and he gave off a serious look. Nightmare Moon's horn began to glow and the dark aura returned. However, she sent it to cover Garble.

"What--?!" He asked in fear. "What is this?! What are you doing?!"

Nightmare Moon didn't respond. Instead, she laughed evilly into the night sky as Garble's screams are heard. He then flies away out of fear and she soon turns to Spike, who is quaking in fear and has his head buried in between his legs.

"P-p-please!" He screams in fear, tears falling from his eyes. "Don't hurt me!"

As he pleads, Nightmare Moon stands before him. She doesn't attack him or scare him anymore than he already is. Instead, she pulls him into a hug and transforms back into Princess Luna. "Shh, shh, little dragon," she says calmly to Spike. "It's alright now. I've got you. The nightmare is over."

Hearing "nightmare" caused Spike to look up at her and stop crying. "Nightmare?" He asked in confusion as he looked up, then turned his head and looked at the land around them. "This is all just a dream?"

"Yes. A bad one, too. And I'm afraid I come to you with a mission," Luna answers, looking down at Spike. "You must return to the land of dragons."

Spike's eyes widened from hearing this and he immediately starting shaking his head furiously. "No, no, no, no, no!" He denies. "I refuse to go back there! No matter the reason!"

"You must go, Spike" Luna declares. "There is a dragon there who needs your help. Only you can do this."

"Me? Are you sure?" Spike asked curiously, and Luna answers his question with a smile and nod.

"I'm very sure of this, Spike. You're the dragon for the job."

Spike then smiles confidently and replies, "Alright, Princess! I'll do it!"

Luna smiles back. "The night will end soon. I must go. I wish you luck on your quest, young dragon." Spike then bows and she bows back, as well as knighting him with her horn.

Spike the stands and hugs her. "I'll do my best, Princess. Goodbye."

Luna hugs him back before flying off. "Goodbye, Spike."

As Luna flew away, a white flash was given and the last image that Spike saw that night was a burning heart. He then woke up in his bed. "Twilight?" He calls out, looking around the room. She is nowhere to be seen. "I should go find her and tell her about my mission." Spike then gets out of bed and goes off to look for her.