My Little Pony: Spike to the Rescue

Chapter 4

Some time later, back in Canterlot where everything was peaceful in calm, in the Canterlot Castle, and the Princess of the Day was about to lower the sun when she suddenly she saw the red eyed, evilly smiling face of Zol flash in her mind. He chuckled sinisterly before fading, after which she gasped sharply.

Luna then entered just as she gained a scared look on her face. “Sister? What is the matter? Aren’t you going to lower the sun? It is getting late, remember?”

“Oh… sorry Luna…” Princess Celestia said, a bit shaken as her horn glowed while the sun finally set. “It’s just… I’m worried about Twilight and her friends… I feel like something awful has just happened…”

“Sister, I’m sure that they are fine.” Luna consoled her while raising the moon. “I had my doubts before but I was wrong. They are more then capable of handling…”

Then in a nano second Spike burst through the doors to Celestia’s throne room loudly and abruptly with a panicked and scared look on his face. Celestia and Luna turned to him with surprised and worried looks on their faces.

“Princess Celestia! Princess Luna!” The dragon cried.

“Spike my dear, what’s wrong?” Celestia asked, concerned.

Twilight’s young assistant panted as he spoke very fast. “Village… satyr… girls… attacked… taken… save them!” he exclaimed.

“Spike the dragon!” Luna said, loudly making him gulp. “Take a breath before you speak again, alright?”

The baby dragon did just that before finally speaking clearly. “Twilight and the others… they’ve been captured!” he revealed.

“Captured!?” Luna repeated, surprised.

“By who?” Celestia asked.

“A satyr, his name is Zol, he said he wants revenge…” Spike said.

“Revenge for what?” Luna questioned.

“Well… he said something about… the wendigo’s…” Spike revealed.

“Wendigo’s?” Princess Celestia repeated.

“Yeah, he said that the Three Pony Tribes brought them to Equestria, which was their land at the time and caused the massive blizzard with all their fighting which forced them out.” Spike explained. “And when it was over, the three tribes banished them. Now he’s the last and is super, duper strong! He beat and captured them all! Twilight, Rainbow Dash, all of them! And without breaking a sweat!”

The two Princess shared looks of shock and horror as the news the young drake gave them sunk in. Both knew things were serious, but now he knew the full depth of the dangers this satyr brought.

“Oh my… this is serious…” Princess Luna remarked, grimly.

“Indeed… it appears we underestimated this new threat…” Princess Celestia added, solemnly.

“What do we do?” Luna asked her sister. “Without Twilight Sparkle and her friends…”

“We will find a way Luna, we always do.” Celestia assured her. She then noticed the distraught young dragon before her and looked at him sympathetically. “Oh Spike… I am so sorry for what you were forced to witness… if there’s anything I can do…”

“No… it’s not your fault…” Spike muttered. “It’s mine…”

“Beg pardon?” The Princess of the Night inquired, raising a brow.

“I didn’t do… anything. I couldn’t do anything!” Spike said, upset. “Twilight told me to run, she wanted me to be safe… but I wanted to help out… if was just able to… maybe I could have stopped him… I could have saved them…”

“Spike, you shouldn't do this to yourself.” Princess Celestia said to him, as she put a comforting hoof on his head.

“She’s right, you are but a baby dragon, there wasn’t anything you could have done.” Luna added. “And Twilight Sparkle did not order you to leave and be safe because she thought you couldn’t help, it was because she didn’t want you to get hurt.”

“I know! And it’s because I’m so small and meek that I couldn’t do anything!” Spike exclaimed upset as he turned and walked toward a wall, which he set his head against. “If I was bigger I could but… I’m always the one being protected… not the protector. And the things I said to Twilight… right before she left… I’d give anything to take that back… and to save her!”

Frustrated, the dragon suddenly punched the wall he was facing, creating a small impact crater in it. The Princess’ could only stare at him sadly. Princess Luna soon walked over to him and put a put a hoof on his shoulder also.

“Spike,” she said, calmly. The little dragon turned to her, feeling ashamed.

“Sorry… I just… I-I just…” he tried to say but couldn’t find the words, and was startled when Princess Luna embraced him, much to his surprise.

“We know dear Spike, we know.” Luna assured him, comfortingly.

Princess Celestia approached also, with a sympathetic look. “Yes. We both understand how you feel, Spike,” she added. “And while we can’t change the past, we can change the future, and that starts with finding Twilight and her friends and saving Equestria.”

Spike wiped a tear from his eye as he looked up at them. “Really?” he asked, surprised. “How?”

“I believe I know a way… though it is a bit risky…” Luna said, hesitantly.

Spike looked a little concerned but quickly shook it away as he gained a look of determination. “Well… whatever it is, I’ll do it!” he declared, surprising the Princess’.

“Really?” Princess Luna inquired.

“Are you sure, Spike?” Celestia added, concerned.

“Yes!” Spike confirmed. “To save Twilight and Rarity and the others I’ll take any risk!”

“Glad to hear it.” Luna smiled. “Come, let’s get started.”

Luna turned and trotted towards the door, with Celestia and Spike going after her as they left the throne room.

Princess Luna, followed by Spike and Celestia, magically forced two large doors open as they entered the dark room.

The appearance of the room proved beyond any doubt that Luna’s tastes were about as dark as they come -- shelves filled with old books, tragedy and comedy masks were set on a pedestal, oddly shaped mirror on the wall, chalices and braziers, ancient chests and lamps, a bed partly recessed into the far wall, a large globe in the near corner -- he entire place was done in shades of midnight blue, gray and black.

There was also a picture of the moon near the top of the room, unlit candles around them, and bottles of sand nearby.

“Welcome to my personal study, Spike.” The princess said. Candles lit themselves right after the door opened and she stands in the middle of the room, surveying the area.

Spike looked around the dark room. “Boy… what is it with you and dark things?”

“I am the Princess of the Night. What did you expect?” Luna questioned, flatly.

“Good point.” Spike admitted. “So… when do we start?”

“We just did.” Princess Luna said. She raised her horn, let it glow, and then caused two flasks filled with sand, which were both set on a nearby bookshelf, to pop their corks and float over to her. The contents poured out in a circle. Candles then arranged themselves around the ring.

“And… this is supposed to do… what exactly?” Spike inquired, baffled.

“To locate Twilight and the others.” Luna answered.

“And… how?” Spike asked, confused.

“The spell Luna is about to use creates a magical projection of our entire planet.” Celestia explained.

“And once that’s done, I’ll use another spell to locate Twilight’s unique magical signature and where she is…” Luna began.

“So are the others!” Spike realized.

“Exactly.” Princess Luna nodded, smiling. “And now…”

Luna closed her eyes and concentrated as her horn started glowing. During said process, flecks of bluish light began to pop from the ring of sand and form into a cylindrical barrier that reached all the way to the ceiling before finally fading.

Princess Luna then opened her eyes, which glowed a brilliant white for a second, and a spinning, translucent image of the planet appeared.

“Whoa… cool!” Spike remarked, amazed.

“Indeed. Now to locate Princess Twilight…” Luna declared. She then began to concentrate hard, causing the tip of her horn to glow before the image of the planet stopped spinning and a glowing dot appeared on it. “There! That is where this satyr has taken Twilight and her friends.”

Celestia gazed closely at the spot she indicated and narrowed her eyes. “The badlands…”

“The badlands!?” Spike repeated. “Y-you mean where those creepy Changelings came from?”

“Indeed so.” Luna confirmed.

“But don’t worry Spike.” Princess Celestia assured him. “We’ll be there to…”

“No.” Spike interrupted, surprising the Princess’. “I’m going alone.”

“What!?” They both remarked in surprise.

“You heard me, it’s my fault they got captured, it’s my responsibility to save them!” Spike stated.

“We understand dear Spike, but this does not sound like the sort of enemy you can face by yourself.” Princess Luna told him.

“She’s right, Spike, we don’t want you hurt.” Princess Celestia agreed.

“Enough ponies have already gotten hurt because of me, because I was such a wimp, I’m not putting anypony else in harm’s way!” Spike said, firmly. “Besides, Equestria needs it’s Princess’ more then one little baby dragon.”

“Your logic is sound but…” Luna began.

“No buts!” Spike interrupted. “I’ve made up my mind; I’m going after them!”

Princess Celestia lowered her head and sighed, she knew that their was no way to change Spike’s mind, all she and Luna could do was trust him. “Alright…” she finally said. “If that is your wish then we shall not stand in your way.”

Spike turned to the Princess of the Sun, smiling. “Really?”

“But, sister I--” Luna started.

“It’s alright Luna, I have faith in him.” Celestia assured her sister. “But Spike, if there is any sign of you or Twilight and the others needing our assistance we will not hesitate to intervene and help, understand?”

The dragon nodded. “Yes Princess, I do.”

“Alright. Then good luck to you Spike, and be careful.” Celestia told him sincerely as she levitated a backpack over to him and put it on him also.

“I will Princess, don’t worry.” Spike nodded.

“Then you must go at once.” Luna said.

“Right!” Spike nodded firmly before turning and walking towards the exit of Luna's personal study with a determined expression and fire in his eyes. “Hang on Twilight… everypony… I’m coming for ya!”