Is all Hope Lost?

Fluttershy was still carrying Spike on her back, looking quite sore from all that torture and electrocutions. “Oh my, you look pale, Spike.” She remarked in an intrigued tone of voice.

“Ah! It hurts. It hurts.” The baby dragon groaned and grunted.

“Oh it’s alright.” Fluttershy Said. “We won’t kill you. Now you know obedience and how to properly follow Roseblood’s command and orders.” The yellow Pegasus then got on the floor and slowly out Spike in the jacuzzi. The pain and stinging sensation that Spike had all over his body was slowly being soothed and calm in the warm, relaxing waters. “There. All better.” Fluttershy Said.

“Can... can you leave me alone?” Spike Said with a tear in his left eye. “Please. I just want to be alone.”

“Okay.” Fluttershy Said. “But, try to escape again, and you will suffer!” She threatened him. The baby dragon nodded a yes, and Fluttershy went out if the room.

Overtime, Spike was sobbing softly as he was feeling his body ache a little from all that torture and electrocution. Boy, did he experience a whole new level of pain, and Roseblood was quite sadistic and really enjoyed torturing her new pet like this for his defiance and insubordination behind her back. Still, at least he wasn’t thrown into a cell or executed for writing letters to Discord and Zecora, mostly because Roseblood was in a very good mood of near-world domination soon.

The downpart was that now Roseblood was onto his and his friends’ plans to dethrone her and turn everything back to the way it was before. Spike knew he was as probably screwed by how he was busted by this, and this was partly his doing that she knows about the whole plan.

At least that if he dies, then it would be good, for he would rather die than be in a dystopian world where Roseblood rules the entire earth and turns it into a living hell. As a matter of fact, Spike was thinking of killing himself right now, for his hopes were slowly going down again.

If Spike had a gun, a sword, or a knife, he would just end his own life, and end this terrible nightmare that was all too real for him.

More and more tears were streaming down his face, and he closed his eyes as he was sobbing some more. “We’re doomed.” He cried to himself. “We’re all doomed. I just can’t take this anymore. I... I give up.” He bowed his bead in shame.

“There there.” Said a voice. “It’s okay.” He looked up and he saw Twilight, Starlight, and the other friends. “Come on now, Spike. There is no need to cry. You have everything you need here and more.”

“So much more.” Starlight remarked evilly. “More than you can possibly imagine.”

“Go away.” Spike Said with his back turned to them all. “Come to mock at my pain again?”

“We wish.” Said Applejack.

“But, Roseblood told us to keep an eye on you and make sure you will behave.” Fluttershy added. “But, we all know that you will listen to her from now on after what she had given you. Right?” She added an evil smile.

Silent and sad, Spike just replied: “Yes. I promise I won’t defy her like that again. You have my word."

“Good. Now that wasn’t so hard, was it?” Asked Rarity with a smug look.

"Well, no. I mean- do I have to be honest with you guys?" Spike asked. He heard an outburst of laughter from his brainwashed friends, making him lower himself in the bathtub shamefully, with his head peaking out.

"No. We know what you mean, Spike." Applejack remarked sinisterly. "Just do as our queen says, and no further harm will come to ya."

"Pardon me?" Asked Chrysalis, who appeared in front of the doorway. "I just wanted to give you something, Spike."

Gulping again, the baby dragon asked in a shaky voice: "w-w-what do y-you want, Chrysalis?"

"That's queen Chrysalis you peasant!" She snapped at him. "Well, with Roseblood. The changeling kingdom will be mine once more. Anywho,"

A magical light of green appeared from her Horn, and she zapped it at Spike. Before the baby dragon knew it, Spike was electrocuted as the magic was flowing on the water since that's what electricity does.

It was certainly a bathtub electrocution. He was blubbering and stuttering with his eyes moving around in a very crazy pace.

Twilight, Starlight, and the others were all laughing at Spike's electrocution and how he was twitching around.

Spike blacked out for a moment and he immediately got back on his feet in the bathtub. "What was that for?!" He asked

"Oh just for the fun of it of course." Chrysalis replied in a smug tone of voice.

"You should have seen yourself squirming!" Pinkie exclaimed. "You were like: blb-blb-blb!" She stuttered over and over again while bouncing a steady pace.

A large amount of laughter was heard again. Spike never felt so tricked like that before, next to Iron Will lying to him about not being in trouble with Roseblood.

"Oh don't feel bad, Spike." Said Starlight. "You helped us from being bored in watching you."

"And I hope you are not thinking about escaping this time." Twilight said. "Because you're not going anywhere as long as Roseblood sees you as her pet." And she made an evil giggle.

The baby dragon just relaxed in his bathtub and he hoped that anyone won't try any mean, cruel tricks on him this time. Spike could never be too careful right now.

"Roseblood also sent me to tell you," Chrysalis continued "she has prepared a little feast for you after you are done with your little bath."

"You mean... gems?"

"Of course. However, do not expect a mountain of them. Some of them has to go to the diamond dogs. Who knows how much more they need to satisfy their greedy souls?"

"Good point." Spike remarked flatly. "Why am I not surprised?"

"Possibly because they are the dumbest race in all of Equestria." Chrysalis replied. "But anyway, feel free to help yourself with some gems once you are done with your silly little bath."

Spike was a little speechless and he sighed in complete misery again. "Okay

"And please, would you buck up?" asked Starlight. "It is a great honor being a pet to our gloriously evil queen."

"If by being an evil slave to Roseblood, then I agree."

"Such blasphemy!" Twilight scolded. "You're lucky she is not in here with us. Otherwise she would have burnt you into a crisp, or put your head on a wooden pike."

Shaking in fear, Spike then said. "Sorry, It is a great honor to be her own pet." he corrected himself.

The others smiled. "That's better." Fluttershy said in her seemingly sweet smile. "Now, just remember it, and you won't get hurt any more."

"Okay." Was all Spike replied in a voice of defeat. He just continued enjoying the bathtub some more, and tried to let the warm waters sooth his sores away.

It was quiet for a moment, but Twilight said to him at last: "Do you really think Discord and Zecora can stop us with the army they are assembling right now?"

"Well, i... I don't know." Spike replied with his eyes closed. "Who knows? Maybe the world is doomed to Roseblood and her evil magic spreading across Equestria and most ponies under her complete control." He laid on his back. "Including you guys."

"It's a really nice feeling, Spike." Said Rainbow Dash. "A very cool feeling."

"You don't have to worry about anything ever again, and you can get whatever you want." Twilight added. She walked over, and dipped herself in the hot tub, sitting next to him on the right. "Besides, wouldn't it be nice to have all the gems you can imagine that pile up into mountains?"

Lost in a train of thought, Spike didn’t know what to say about this, and he looked very conflicted about this. He did love eating gems, especially mountains of them as a buffet or a feast. “That would be very cool to have a mountain of emeralds, sapphires, rubies, diamonds, and all those sparkling, yummy gems.” He finally admitted.

The other six mares slowly got in the jacuzzi with him to persuade him some more, it all those evil smiles didn’t go away. It just made Spike feel way more uncomfortable and scared than before, and he kept his fingers crossed that they do not hurt him again.

He thought to himself: “If only there was a way to snap you guys out of this. Make you see that you are stronger than Roseblood’s power of evil. Something to help you get back to the way you were before, but, but... what?”

Looking away in sadness, Spike still wished this was a bad dream that he can just wake up, and be back in his nice bed, sleeping like a baby, and the skies being blue again like it always been.

“Listen,” Fluttershy sighed. “We know you’re scared, but it was for your own good. I know you are probably hurting right now, but whatever Mistress Roseblood says, goes.”

“And besides, you can’t hope that Discord, Zecora, and heir little army will crush our own.” Rarity added. “We have numbers that outgrow your little resistance movement in an instant.”

“Need we remind you that she has the power to conjure very powerful and strong demons from Tartarus?” Starlight Glimmer added.

“Right. I’ve seen how scary and terrifying they looked when she brought them forth.”

“And the only thing they will be is dead.” Twilight added in a more sinister voice. “They will never know what will hit them once they are all dealt with.”

“But, once she completely rules the world, she’ll have a special spot for you with her in the ranks.” Said Fluttershy.

“You mean more gems?”

“Gems, bits, riches, anything you want and more.” Twilight added.

Deep down, the baby dragon just wanted his friends back, and his whole world back to the way it was before this hellish catastrophe happened in the first place.

“Alright troops!” Said king Imari. “Prepare for battle! We strike at Canterlot soon.” A large group of eland readied their war paint on their faces, and practiced sparring against one another for when they fight the enemy. Their armor was a shining platinum color and had an insignia Of a brave Bull eland on their back to make them look more intimidating.

Zuberi and his group of Cape buffalo readied their horns by sharpening them to be extra lethal and deadly.

Zecora had war-like face-paint of her own colored in red, and wore Zebrican Armor in the color of gold with knee pads, shoulder pads, and a helmet to protect her head.

Spiral was sharpening his horns too, and the same with the other kudu in his ranks. ”Alright, boys!” He instructed. “Let’s see those horns sparkle.” Not only that, the other zebras were practicing their combat skills with their hooves and legs at diamond fog practice dummies and punching bags, and they were all kicking quite ferociously.

For the Changelings and dragons, all of the, were ready to get Spike back. Ember was wearing her old armor she wore when she first met Spike in obtaining the Gauntlet of Fire. The other dragons didn’t really need armor, for the larger ones the size of a hill or a small mountain were looming quite tough without them on their backs. “Come on you dragons!” Ember shouted like a drill instructor. “Put some wing and muscle into it!” Smolder was with her too, also in dragon armor, but silver color.

Thorax was looming quite fierce, probably the most fierce-looking side of him he ever felt in his life. He, along with the other Changelings didn’t really need armor either, they can easily transform into a creature of any shape and size. “Alright everyone when we get to Canterlot, it will be a battle like none other before.” Said Thorax. “We have to make sure that we strike the heart of Roseblood and stop her from bring into eternal hell into Equestria!”

An uproar was heard from the crowd of Changelings, all ready to fight the forces of evil.

Queen Novo and princess Skystar also had an armor of hippogriffs at her own command and all ready too. “If only we have fought like this at the Storm King,” Said the hippogriff queen. “You will help me on this, will you Skystar?”

“Of course mom. Anything to get out friends back.”

“Good.”

Zecora and Savimbi would be in charge of the zebras and Conok was in the middle of polishing his sword and shield with his large numbers of men. (He knew. Other good Zebrican Minotaurs, And asked for their help, and they agreed. Now it was a number of a few hundred Minotaurs with swords, scimitars, battle axes, and their horns and strength.

Sandbar was wearing a piece of armor of his own, and the same for the resistance ponies who did not fall under Roseblood’s evil spell. Many ponies come from other cities that they have escaped: Vanhoover, Manehattan, Las Pegasus, Cloudsdale, Appleoosa, And other cities across Equestria.

Feeling a little old, and coughing a few times, Grandpa Gruff still had the power to fight in himself, and readied his talons. Gilda was looming way more ferocious and sliced her claws at a target practice dummy. In a few seconds, the dummy collapsed into three horizontal pieces of cardboard.

Every single Griffon was getting their fighting spirit on in the upcoming fight, and they could hardly wait to kick some evil butt.

“Yak Smash!” Prince Rutherford shouted boldly. “We yaks will smash anything in our way!”

His group of followers shouted in a fierce war cry, and they began pounding the ground, making it shake. “Yak will destroy Roseblood!” Said a male soldier.

“Same with this Yak!” Yona added.

“Zecora, I am very impressed. This can actually be pulled off. Why didn’t we ever think of creating an army like this before?” Discord asked her as he looked on at the preparing soldiers.

“I am beginning to wonder that myself, Discord. “This army will help us be rid of Roseblood and her evil, and I really do not care for a reward.”

“Me neither. The sooner we Help Fluttershy, the better.”

Conok came up to them, and he said: “we are all prepared for attack, and Roseblood might never know what will hit her.”

“I wouldn’t say that.” Said Spiral.

“Roseblood might sense us either way, and we will die fighting in saving Equestria, or die trying.” Said Imari. “And for the good of the earth.”

“With these numbers, we can overcome any obstacle.” Savimbi added.

“But remember,” Said Sandbar. “We can’t just kill the ponies. They are our friends under Roseblood’s control, and we should take them down in a non-lethal way.”

“We will, Sandbar.” Said Zecora. “I promise, wherever the road will bring us, it will not be very far.”