Assassin's Creed: The Spiked Truth
"It's going to be okay. Do you here me? You're going to be okay. Any moment now your going to wake up and smile. Right? You're gonna wake up now... Right? RIGHT!? PLEASE WAKE UP!"
"Princess Twilight, you are going to have to wait outside now."
"But-"
"I'm sorry Princess but no one is allowed back here except myself or the nurse right now."
"I-I understand Doctor."
I open my eyes, all I saw is white. I saw a bright light in the shape of a square in the middle of the ceiling. I turn my head to the left and right. I'm in a room, to the left was another square object, but it wasn't like the ceiling light and it's beeping every few seconds. My heartbeat. I think I'm in a hospital of some sort, I look to the right and see a few chairs and above them a window, out the window I saw the night and the stars. They looked beautiful.
So far I've only been using my head to look at things, I have no clear clue where I am or even who I am, I guess I could sit-up to see what I look like at least... huh, I seem unable to move. I look down and see what looks to be a body but I can't feel it, I don't feel frightened by this fact, I turn back to the window, the night and the stars seems to calm, a smile spreads across my face.
"Okay, I'll be right out. Just let me check and see if my patient here is still stable."
A voice, coming from outside the door. I look to see somepony coming through it. They are wearing a standard doctor's uniform and a clipboard in there hand, while the other holds a pen. They are looking down at the clipboard.
"Hello." I say to them.
They look up quickly in my direction, their face is a mixture of shock and surprise, but when they saw me, their face changes to a smile too. "Well, hello to you too. I see your awake now, and that at first glance everything seems fine. I had come in here to check if you were still stable. Looks like got that and something extra." They finish saying.
My smile fades and my face changes to one of confusion. "Stable?"
"Yes stable. You see, you've been in a coma for two years," A coma, I've been stuck in a coma for two years. "and according to your friends you turned eighteen a month ago."
Friends? "Friends?"
I saw their smile change to a face of concern. "Yes, your friends. Could you by chance tell me your friends' names please?" They asked me as they held up the pen and clipboard.
I gave them a blank stare because I didn't know what they were talking about. I didn't know who these "friends" were and I also didn't know if that was a bad thing or not. I had just found out I was in a coma and that I had a birthday recently, and now I had friends? I don't even know my name. With all that was going on my head started to hurt. "I'm sorry, but I don't know who they are or what they look like. Am I supposed to?"
The doctor jolted something down and looked back up at me. "Well sense they're your friends I'd think you would remember them. It may just be side effects of the coma but until I'm clear on your health and mental state, I'm afraid I'm going to diagnose you with Amnesia. I'm guessing that means you have no clue of where you are or who you are, am I correct?" They asked me looking up from the clipboard, having written something down while talking to me.
I nodded.
"Well then, would you like to know your name?"
I nodded again.
"Okay then. Your name is Spike Drake, hatched in a town called Cantorlot and raised by Princess Celestia and Princess Twilight. You also should know Princess Luna. You moved here to Ponyville when you were ten and met five other girls; Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbowdash, Pinkie Pie, and, Rarity all bearers of the Elements of Harmony. You've been here for about eight years now so you have some birthdays to catch up on. (Don't know why but I didn't like the term birthdays when they said that. Maybe I had a bad experience one time?) You also have friends named Snips, Snails, and Pipsqueak. These are some of the things that they have said about you to figure out which room you were in and also because it seemed like the girls I just mentioned wanted to talk. Does any of this ring any bells of any sort to you?" They said all this while looking at my with a quark ed eyebrow.
I turned my gaze to my bed, then to the window and spoke, "No, I don't know what your talking about. I have no idea who those people are or of any of those places you just named. I'm sorry." I yawn, maybe waking up from the coma and using my renewed brain is making me tired? It's taking all my remaining energy to just keep my eyes open.
The doctor wrote some stuff down and then clicked the pen they were using, putting the object into the front pocket on their coat. "That's fine, I'm sure that it's just a minor side-effect, nothing uncommon. Now, I want you to rest and we'll see how you feel when you wake up okay?"
I lazily nodded and laid my head down and closed my eyes. Wow, my name is Spike, I'm eighteen and I have friends. I wonder what there like. And I'm also friends with four Princesses? That's pretty cool, but then, I was gone.
"Princess, we have arrived."
"Thank you very much Private Cloudchaser, I hope you have a wonder night."
"YAY! WE'RE HERE! WE'RE HERE!"
"A'right Sugercube, lets calm it down a bit, I don't wanna everypony in there hearin' us over the music
"Right, sorry."
"On another note, I believe this night will be simply marvelous! What do you think darling?"
"Oh are you asking me?
"Yes Fluttershy, I am indeed asking you."
"W-Well... I just hope what happened at the Gala doesn't happen again."
"I'm sure everything is going to turn out just fine Fluttershy. That was our first Gala together. Plus this is different, Celestia granted Luna her own night to celebrate so that she would not have Nightmare Night to be remember by. The first ever Winter Moon Celebration!"
"You always say that! 'It's going to be okay you guys. It's not like a monster is suddenly going to appear and destroy Equestria this time!.' It hasn't even been ten minutes yet, and you've already jinxed it. Thanks Twilight now something bad is going to happen tonight, like, rain or something."
"Dash, you really shouldn't believe in the 'jinx'. I assure you, everything is going to turn out just fine.
"...Whatever..."
"Well I'm just happy they didn't get rid of Nightmare Night and just called it Hollow's Neigh, or Halloween pick your cupcake."
"Pinkie dear, I do believe the expression is pick your poison."
"But why would you pick between poison and poison? Cupcakes are so much more enjoyable. I'd want to pick between a vanilla frosted chocolate cupcake or a chocolate frosted vanilla one. What about you guys?"
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"What? Was it something I said?"
Once again, I was in the hospital room. I still can't feel my body though, slightly worried by this fact now.
"Glad to see you are awake again."
I turned my head and saw that the doctor is in a chair with the same clipboard and pen they used last time. Their head is turned to the monitor next to my bed. Must be looking if I'm still stable. "Hello again. Am I still okay?
They looked at me with a pleasant smile. "You're doing just fine, though sense you are waking up now, you've been asleep for about a day or so." They say to me as they put down the clipboard. "Don't worry about it," Must of seen the look on my face. "In that time I told your friends you were awake and got them prepared for a visit. They also know about the amnesia, and they've been down in the lobby for hours now waiting on you to wake up again so they cold see you. If you feel up for it, I can let them in to talk to you now."
Wow. They're right there in the lobby. But wait... I've been asleep for a little over a day? Well I did just get out of a coma so I guess my brain isn't ready for full-time yet? I looked to the doctor, finally really looking at their characteristics. I don't even know this person's name, first question I should have asked. The big detail I notice is that 'they' is a 'she'. The mare had a red mane and a slight yellow tint to their coat. They wore the same outfit as last time she was in my room. I made my decision. "I would love to meet the friends that I have. Thanks Miss... I-I don't even know your name."
She, smiles more and calmly says, "Why, it's Dr. Redheart, Spike, thank you for asking me."
"I still have a question though."
"Oh? And what might that be?"
"Why can't I feel my body?"
She smiled once again. "Oh that?" Yeah that! "It's simply because you've been in that bed for so long your blood hasn't been circulating. All we have to do is to get you to start walking around a bit." She explain. She then left to get my 'friends'. Phew, that helps to know. Just have to get up and walk.
"Really? That's it?"
"That's it. Would you like me to get your friends now?" She asks me as she head to the door.
"Please." I simply say. She shuts the door softly.
By myself now, I think about what kind of friends these ponies I'm about to meet are like.
*CREAK *
I looked to the door and in comes six mares. (that sure didn't take long.) The first has a lavender coat with a darker lavender with a pink highlight going through it on the right side. She had on a pair of thin glasses with the sides being black. She had on a white vest with a v-neck with a purple long sleeve shirt underneath that has the collar going over the white shirt. On her bottom half, she has on some loose jeans and a pair of white sneakers. She also had a horn and wings.
The one behind her had a glossy kind of white coat with a dark purple mane. The mane is in a swirly kind of style, and she was wearing a lighter purple colored scarf, a light pink blouse with a pair of black leggings with brown heel boots. She just has a horn.
Then comes in a very strange mare. She's pink. Like, REALLY pink, her coat and mane are just pink. Speaking of her mane, JEEZ! It was big and poofy! Somehow though... it worked for her. In her really poofy mane is a little blue ribbon on the left with a bright red one on the right. She's also wearing a blue t-shirt with a light red hoodie. With red sweatpants with red stripes on the sides. And the shoes are different colors, the left was blue and red for the right, all the articles of clothing along with the ribbons were glittery.
The next mare was orange, with a blonde mane, tied up in a ponytail. She wore a stetson cowboy hat, with a jean vest that was over a top that was tied at the bottom. She had on jean shorts and calf high cowboy boots.
After her was a cyan mare that had a blue mane, but also green, and yellow, orange, red. She looked like she was going to work out. She wore a simple white tank-top with simple red track shorts. and rainbow colored sneakers. She also had big cyan wings.
The last of the six mares had a lightly yellow tinted coat, with equally light pink hair, some even draped over her left eye. Adorable. She had on what looked to be a hand-knitted green wool sweater, the sleeves were long and I can't see her hands. She wore a simple skirt that was slightly longer than the length of half her upper leg. On her feet she had on brown coffers. She looked like she couldn't heard a fly. And her facial expression and body language indicated that she was extremely shy.
At this point I take notice of three things:
1) They were all looking at me with small smiles.
2) Tears are at the corners of their eyes.
The lavender mare walked to the chair that Nurse Redheart was perviously seated in moments before she left. The rest of the mares took a que from her and all got chairs and put them around my bed. Starting with the lavender mare, the order in which they seated from left to right goes like this; Lavender, Orange, Yellow, Pink, Cyan, and White. "He-hey Spike." She swallows. "I know you don't remember me, any of us, but I'm Twilight, Twilight Sparkle. I work at the Ponyville Library, which also doubles as my home. It's also your home Spike, it's always been your home Spike, I-we," She gestures towards all of them. "never forgot about you." The tears were starting to build up on her face, and her last statement did the same for all of them.
I looked at her, at them all, trying so very hard to remember my life before... and just smiled at them. I didn't want these girls to be sad. I didn't exactly know why... "It's good to finally see you, all of you. I know that I'm Not exactly the same as when I left, but I hope that with time and a bit of patience, you'll all get the Spike back and I get to be whole again. Now as Miss Twilight did, please introduce yourselves," The tears were starting to run down their faces now. "remember, first impressions are important!"
That really got them going, but it wasn't tears of sadness. No, these tears were tears of joy, of love, of gratefulness, that everything was going to be okay, back to the way it was... except it can't.
"I see ya still got your sense of humor Spike. Even if it's one of the few things you got right now, I'm grateful that you do. When you you knew me, you knew that my name was Applejack. I'm just a hometown girl running a apple farm. Sweet Apple Acres is a leading export for Ponyville. I have two siblings, my big brother's name is Big Macintosh, or as most call him Big Mac. Applebloom is my younger sibling, she goes to the Ponyville Schoolhouse and is friends with Sweetiebell, Rarity's sister,"
The glossy white mare waves a little wave at me. "That would be me Darling." Upper-class.
"and Scootaloo, Raibowdash's adoptive sister."
The cyan mare nods her head. "Yo." Tomboy.
"OOOHHH, I CAN'T WAIT ANY LONGER!" The pink one starts up, rather loudly. She looks like she wants to explode. "SPIKE, I REALLY MISSED YOU! PONYVILLE FELT EMPTY WITHOUT YOU, I HAVEN'T PLANNED A PARTY FOREVEEERRR! NOW THAT YOUR BACK, I CAN PLAN YOUR WELCOME-BACK-FROM-BEING-IN-A-TWO-YEAR-COMA-PARTY!" Um... okay. "SPIKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOOOO MUCH FUN NOW! I-"
The light yellow colored mare puts her mouth over the pink one's, who is still talking. "Pinkie, can you please settle down a little? I don't think that everyone in the hospital should know how you feel. Now I'm not trying to be mean, and I know your excited, we all are, but let's try and keep things calm, do you think you can do that for me?"
The pink one, which I've picked up that her name is Pinkie, nods her head at me. "Yes, Fluttershy." All the other mares lightly laugh.
I'm completely confused right now. How did she do that? All she did has turn her head at her and calmly talked to her. I assumed she was shy but I guess I was wrong. These mares are very... unique.
"Sorry, about that Spike, but like I said, Ponyville has been kind od empty-feeling with you gone. The whole place felt like an unfinished puzzle, without anyone ever finding the last piece, like it was stuck under the fridge but you couldn't mover the fridge because it was too heavy." Um... sure why not? "But now that missing piece has been retrieved because it wasn't under the fridge at all! The whole time it was under the table and now we can put Ponyville back the way it was! It'll be like the old days, with a party every week. Spike I hope that you get your memories back, but until then I just want you to get out of the hospital. Oh! Almost forgot, my name is Pinkamena Diane Pie, but just call me Pinkie, it's what everyone does, it's what you use to too." I don't understand her but the randomness just seems right with this one. "I work and live at Sugercube Corner! Ponyville's number one bakery! We even have a sign saying so."
"It's nice to meet you to Pinkie, and I hope to get out of here soon to." Yes, I must get out. I have to find out the cause of my incident. Who caused it, what caused it, and why it happened.
"Well I guess we can move on. Do you wanna go now Fluttershy?" Applejack looked to the yellow mare, Fluttershy."
"Oh... me? Well, as long as that's okay with everypony else than I guess I can go next." Okay, maybe she is shy. I'm done trying to understand these ponies. "My name is Fluttershy, if you don't already know by now. I live in a cottage on the outskirts of Ponyville. I also have a business within my home much like Twilight's. I won't call it a pet care center, it's more like I just take care of any animal that I happen to come across or find me. And it acts kind of like a pound, because ponies can just come up and pick a pet, It's also like a farm because I also have chickens, cows, pigs, so you know, I manage fine, I'd like you to visit when your out, if that's okay with you of course." Adorable, simply adorable.
I smile brightly at her. "Of course Fluttershy, I'd love to come over and visit." She smiles back while brushing away the hair covering her eye, put it just lazily floats back down over her eye.
"Alright, time for you to meet the best flyer in all of Equestria Spike!" The cyan mare stands up with an arm raised in a victory pump. "I am Rainbow Dash! I am apart of an elite group called the Wonderbolts! We preform death defining stunts so that everypony can be amazed at how amazing I am. Spike," She points at me. "When you get out of the hospital you are going to one of our shows and we'll show that what I say is not a lie!" Very energetic isn't she?
"Well if you insist than I promise that I'll be there. you can count on it."
"No." What? "I want you to Pinkie Promise me that you'll go, a regular promise just won't cut it!"
... what's a 'Pinkie Promise'? "What exactly is a 'Pinkie Promise'?"
"WELL SPIKE," Pinkie now stands. "A Pinkie Promise is the most super special ultra mega fantastical promise anyone can make, EVER! It's the promises of all promises! If you promise on this promise, then that promise MUST BE KEPT AT ALL COST! If you break this kind of promise then terrible things will happen."
I dawned a puzzled look of confusion. "What kind of terrible things are we suggesting?"
Rainbow Dash looks at me intensely. "It is not suggestion, but truth! All of Equestria will head towards a disaster of biblical proportions!"
More confusion. "Biblical?"
Pinkie jumps in. "What she means is Old Testament, Spike, real wrath of Faust type stuff."
Rainbow points at her. "Exactly."
Pinkie raises her arms up quickly. "Fire and brimstone coming down from the skies! Rivers and seas boiling!"
Rainbow chips in. "Forty years of darkness! Earthquakes, volcanoes..."
Pinkie again. "The dead rising from the grave!"
Dash. "Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... mass hysteria!"
"All right, all right! I get the point!" I interrupt them. These mares are very animated.
"Just trying to get you to take it seriously, Spike."
"Well I do now. So what's the chant I have to say anyway?"
Pinkie stood at attention. "Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." She takes her hand, and puts it to her heart, makes an X-mark over it then puts it over her eye.
Seriously? "Seriously?"
She nodded sternly.
"Well okay then, but I won't be able to do the motions."
This got everyone to look at me. The only one not confused was Twilight. "Why not?" Pinkie Pie asks.
Twilight pushed up her glasses. "You see Pinkie, sense Spike's been in a deep coma, his blood hasn't been circulating all that well, so until he starts to move again, he's basically a talking vegetable."
She looks at me with a smile. "Okie dokie lokie! Just say the words with meaning then."
I nodded, and look to Rainbow. "Rainbow Dash, I Spike, Pinkie Promise you that I'll see your show. Cross my heart, hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye." She sits back down in her chair satisfied that I'll be there.
"Well then, I do hope it's alright if I introduce myself to Spike?" The glossy mare speaks up.
The mares looked to her. "Go ahead." They all say to her.
"Thank you girls. Spike, my name is Rarity and I live with my sister, who you know as SweetieBell, at our home The Carousel Boutique, which also doubles as our home. I also have a white cat named Opalescence, but we just call her Opal. I am Ponyville's up and coming fashionista and already my business is doing quite well, and Spike?" She asks me.
"Yes Rarity?" I answer her question with my own.
"When you get out of this place, I'll need you to come by the boutique so I may make some proper clothes for you. In the mean time here are some... 'test' clothes so that you have something to wear when you do get out. Twilight and I both came up with some numbers that may be you height and length but by no means are these an example of my work. these are just something that I whipped up. " She finished as she produced some clothes from seemingly nowhere... I don't know where she was hiding them but I think I'll leave it be.
I took the clothes and looked them over. The clothes were simple, I smiled and looked at the mare. "I think they'll fit just fine Rarity."
Author's Note
Sweet mother of Celestia! finally starting to work on a story... I think this will go great, even if it's not the most original idea. Anyway, It be a great help if you guys would comment about this chapter, any grammar mistakes that most certainly must be there, if I should do something about the spacing and all that and maybe even press that like button? I don't know how long this story might take and this chapter was of course just set up, but I already have a plan for the second chapter, Which goes into WAY more depth. Go easy though this is my first real story. Live long and prosper my fellow readers.
P.S. Editing sucks...
P.S.S. Props go to The Babylonians, for helping with said editing.
Assassin's Creed: The Spiked Truth
Getting The Wrong Memories Back
"Greetings Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Princess Mi Amore Cadenza and Princess Twilight."
"Hello there Spike. Please, no need to bow, why the formalities?"
"Well since this is Luna's first celebration day, I thought I'd show the rightful respect Celestia."
"Respect huh? Then I guess it would only be rightful for us to address you as 'Prince Spike'?"
"Oh don't even go there Twilight. You of all ponies should know that I don't like to be called that.
Over the course of about two weeks, I learned all about who I am, my home, my friends, their families, everything. Unfortunately, I never remembered anything myself. We also learned that The Elements of Harmony, (Super friendship gems basically) Couldn't help either. So I was told everything that I use to know instead. I was told that I had saved a 'Crystal Empire' twice, traveled through dimensions, and was a dog. I left that one alone. I was also able to finally start moving around, but I'm still stuck in the hospital room. The bright side Rarity was able to take my measurements and make me some better fitting clothes. (The ones she originally gave me were a bit too small.)
I was alone and the sun was setting outside. I was currently moving my fingers and toes, enjoying the fact that I could. I should sleep, but I didn't want to. When I slept I would receive fragments, bits and pieces of my life. Either when I was young, or memories of two years ago. so I kept moving my fingers, Making a fist, forming a 'Thumbs up', making a 'Rock On!' hand symbol, a little man that ran and jumped across my chest, and splitting my fingers to make a V. My body though had other ideas. I looked back at the darkening sky, why was I so tired? I stopped moving my hand and eventually fell asleep.
Instead of seeing the scattered memories, I was surrounded by darkness. I wasn't falling, just simply standing there. I was a bit confused as to what was going on until I heard a woman's voice.
"Hello dragon."
I immediately whipped around to see that it was indeed a woman standing in front of me. She was tall, taller than Celestia herself even, she was shining a gold color, and was wearing a white tunic. What I did see is that she was an Alicorn, a creature that had both a horn and a set of wings. She was standing a couple of feet away from where I was.
"Um... Hello. W-Who are you? Where are we?" I asked a bit worried and curious as to what this pony wanted.
She floated closer, not walked, floated. "It is time that you were reminded of who you are." She didn't answer my questions... rude.
I looked at her skeptically. "You mean I get my memories back?!"
"No."
"Oh..."
She waved her hand and four figures came into view beside her. I walked closer to them, they all appeared to be dragons. They all had robes on that disguised most of their body except for the lower part of the face. The glowing mare moved to the dragon to the most left. This dragon had a heavy purple face, he was wearing white colored robes with a bit of red around the middle that hung down a bit. He had brown boots, and some type of armored gauntlet on his left arm. (His left) He had a sword that hung by his side and a dagger that fit into the armor on his abdomen on top of the red.
"What I mean Spike the Dragon, is to teach you of your ancestors." The Alicorn said to me. "This is Master Assassin Altair Ibn-La'Ahad. I have brought him here so that you can learn the history of the Assassins and the Templars. You will live through his life when he was demoted and had to prove that he understood the Creed, the ways of the Brotherhood over again and had to relearn the equipment used."
Before I could respond, the floating pony moved on to the second figure. He had a goatee of green with a face of red. His robes were also white, but had a lot more red mixed in. He had armor on his abdomen too, but it had some type of symbol, it looked like a triangle, but the bottom line didn't connect with itself. He had two of those metal gauntlets and also had a bit of armor on his left shoulder that had a cape attached to it. The cape was plain white on the outer side and red inside, it covered almost all of his dagger and the upper part of his sword. The sword and dagger were the same as Altair's.
"This is Ezio Auditore da Firenze, you will learn to maneuver like an assassin, spot what others cannot, and use Dragon Vision through his life. You will live his life also, through his life you will experience what can begin one's journey to the assassins." She finished speaking and went on to the next dragon in the row.
This dragon had a face of black, and his robes were white with blue going down the sides and accenting around the robes. He, like Ezio, had that same triangular symbol on some red fabric, but no armor on his abdomen. he had a bow and quiver on his back, he was holding a tomahawk in one of his hands and his other had the gauntlet. He also didn't have a sword, instead he had a pistol.
"This is Ratonhnhake:ton, his mentor called him Connor. He is the son of Haytham Edward Kenway Through him you will learn more of the Powers of Eden, ancient artifacts form the First Civilization. You will also encounter in your other lives. He will also show you that even family can be split apart be this everlasting war between the assassins and the templars." Even family? This is serious...
The last dragon was purple in the face, but had a light yellow beard. His assassin robes were different compared to the rest. It was white yes, but cut off past his upper thighs, it also had armor on the upper body. He was holding Altair's sword in on hand, the other holding an identical sword. Strapped across his chest were two pistols with a skull above them. He had two gauntlets and brown boots.
"Edward James Kenway," She said once she was on the other side of the assassin. "Father of Haytham Kenway, possibly the most unique Master Assassin there is. He will show you that anyone can become an assassin and show you more of the Powers of Eden. He will also teach you to use a ship for He is not just a assassin, but a pirate also."
The mare waved her hand again and the four dragons dissipated. I continued to look where they once were, taking in all the information without getting a headache. After what felt like an hour I finally looked to the floating Alicorn in front of me. "Now will you tell me where we are, and who you are?" I plainly asked.
"My name is Faust, mother of Celestia and Luna," What? "I am from the First Civilization that was once part of Equestria centuries ago, and we are in my realm, the Ethereal Realm."
I asked my next question. "Why come to me? I'm sure there are more assassins out there, more qualified than me." I was sure of that.
She looked at me for a moment and then spoke. "Spike the Dragon, have you not noticed that each assassin that I showed you was also a dragon? This war between the assassins and the templars is a war between dragons and ponies. Dragons as you know them are greedy creatures that hoard treasure and jewels in their caves, yes?" I nodded to her. "These dragons are simply disguising themselves. They are all connected secretly planing their next move." She said to me.
Faust then waved her hand and a projection of scenes were formed. They varied form dragons who would jump from ledges, killing their targets under them, too ponies with a cross on them that in turn would kill dragons. "Dragon's were once mighty beast was you have seen in books, They were peaceful creatures that only ate form the crystals, jewels, and gems scattered across the land. When the pony race was born, they were terrified of the dragons and some decided to form a group called the Templars so that they might eradicate the scaled reptiles.
The Templars spread lies and rumors to stir the populace. They claimed that the dragons were monsters, and only wished to feast upon ponies. That they were greedy creatures who only wish to take everything for themselves. Their number's crew while the dragons started to whittle close to extinction. That is when the few remaining dragons formed the Brotherhood. These dragons trained themselves to blend into shadow and use magic to become the size as ponies. They also formed The Creed. The Creed is much like your code of honor Spike the dragon." As she said this, she waved her hand and three assassins came into view.
"It is made up of three tenets. First; stay your blade form the flesh of an innocent." The first assassin
from a ran toward two ponies. He bypassed the first one and killed the second one. "Dragons are a noble race who only wish to punish the wicked. Second; hide in plain sight." The next assassin was walking down the road when a templar rounded the corner ahead. The assassin quickly sat down on a bench between two ponies. The guard walked right by him. "To be a true assassin, you must remain unseen bye those with an evil gaze. The finally tenet is; never compromise the Brotherhood." The last assassin was also walking down the road and again a templar showed up. Instead of hiding the assassin and the templar went into a tavern. They both sat down and the assassin handed over an envelope. That's when from somewhere else in the tavern, an assassin ran up to them, killed them both, took the envelope, and ran out of the tavern. "Do not bring harm to the assassins, direct or indirect."
I felt overwhelmed. How was I going to do all of this?
"There is another purpose for me bringing you here, Celestia, my eldest daughter, is in danger. The sun is dying." My mouth dropped open right then. "It is hard to tell when, but once the time comes... the sun will explode and this solar system with it." For the love of Celestia! Quite literally too. "You must find the templar that took your memory for he is most likely the one killing the sun.
I slumped to my knees and looked at her hopelessly. Faust still looked calm as she spoke, unfazed by my feeling of despair. "Do not fret young dragon, there is someone who can help you with all I have told you. She is actually quite close to you."
I felt better knowing this. "Who?" I asked.
"She is a zebra, one of many neutral species in this war." She waved her had yet again and the images dissipated like the dragons earlier. "Her name is Zecora."
I awoke with a start. I was back in my hospital room, covered in sweat. I looked at the window to see that the sun was high in the sky, I looked to the clock above the door, it read 11:11 AM. Regardless of the events that transpired in that dream-vision-thing, I felt well rested. I pushed a button on a remote that moved me into a upright position. I played with the buttons on the remote for hours, I stopped when Dr. Redheart caught me, apparently it wasn't a toy. I reached for a glass of water that was on a little table by my bed. after downing the refreshing liquid, I got up and walked over to a separate door. This was the adjoined bathroom.
After letting nature do it's thing, I washed my hands and went back out to the main room. I decided to do some stretches to get the blood flowing. While pulling my right leg back against my back enjoying the silence, Pinkie burst into the room.
"HERE'S BREAKFAST SPIKE!" She shouted into the room carrying a tray full of food.
"Aaah!" I responded with my own shout and fell to the ground.
"Pinkie, what did we say about shouting in the hospital?" Asked Twilight when she came into the room and helped me off the floor.
"Sorry Twilight, sorry Spike," She apologized, but then shoved the tray practically in my mouth. "but we made a super awesome breakfast for you Spike! With yummy sapphire pancakes, and super duper amazing maple syrup! That's not all, there's also some cheesy hashbrowns! Along with a bowl of cereal! I didn't know which kind was your favorite, so I brought multiple boxes. There's Frostie Flakies, General Crunch, Honey-nut Ponieos, Lucky Charm Bracelets, Veggie Loops, Snores, and Fruity Pebble-sized Rocks!"
Rainbow Dash came into the room out of breath, leaning against the door frame. "Sorry... Spike... I tried to... Stop her... But... Man... She's fast..."
Applejack came in huffing and puffing, with her hands on her knees. "Dash is right... She's faster... then a herd...of running... cattle...!"
Rarity and Fluttershy then entered the room. After I had begun eating Pinkie's huge breakfast , we all choose a box of cereal to eat sense she brought seven of them. As we were all chowing down, I decided to keep my vision-dream-thing to myself until I met with Zecora. (The girls told me about her.) While talking, Dr. Redheart opened the door.
"Well, it seems you all are enjoying yourselves," We nodded, each of us had a spoonful in our mouths. "I have some exciting news for you Spike."
Hearing that, I quickly swallowed. "What is it doctor?"
"I'm glad to say that you can leave the hospital."
A huge smile came upon my face. My arms shot up and I jumped for joy. "YES!"
*THUNK*
In my excitement I had forgotten about my bowl of cereal... Now I was covered in Frostie Flackies. Fantastic. "Um... Hey Rarity?"
The mare in question had one of her hands to her mouth,failing at hiding her giggling. "Yes darling?" The giggling turned to light laughter. He was not the only one with giggle fits. Both Twilight and Fluttershy were laughing behind their manes. Applejack and Rainbow Dash just laughing at me, Dash was on the floor. Pinkie has bent over in her chair.
"I think I'm going to need some more clothes..."
A week has past since being released and I've finally gotten into the swing of things. Practically the whole town was excited to see that I was awake. It was kinda awkward at first because I had no clue who anypony was and the knew who I was. During this period I was able to keep my promise and was able to see one of the Wonderbolt's shows. Rainbow was right, they were pretty amazing. Right now most, if not all, of Ponyville was in the town center enjoying Pinkie's 'WELCOME-BACK-SPIKE-FROM-BEING-IN-A-TWO-YEAR-COMA-PARTY!' That is literally what she put on the banner, thing had to be hung across two buildings. The party was a blast, there was games, a refreshments table, and a big jug of Applejack's homemade family cider. (Which Dash says, and I quote; 'a legendary drink fit for gods!'
Although I am the guest of honor, I as busy looking for a zebra at the moment.
"Do not fret young dragon, there is someone who can help you with all I have told you. She is actually quite close to you."
According to Faust, Zecora would be able to help me tap into my ancestor's memories. If she is here then that would be extremely helpful seeing as how I'd need to find some excuse to her hut or wait until I was sent there. I don't know exactly how this will all work out, but for my sake and Celestia's, it had to. I bet that 'Dragon Vision' would help...
"ALRIGHT MARES AND GENTLECOLTS!" I turned to the stage where Pinkie was shouting into a megaphone. "IT'S TIME WE HAD SPIKE COME UP HERE AND CUT HIS CAKE!" The ponies cheered loudly and a spotlight searched the crowd until it found me. Now I was everypony's center of attention. A light blush of embarrassment came over my face and I ran my hand through the spines on my head. I made my way to the stage, still looking for the zebra, and walked up the steps. As I was walking across, Pinkie thought it best to 'lightly' push me to the microphone in the center. I stumbled over to it and after regaining my balanced, I saw everypony looking at me exactingly. I shot a cross glance to the devilish pink mare, she looked away and was whistling. I turned back to the party.
"Um... Hey there." I cleared my throat. "So is everpony having a good time?"
"YEAH!" They all shouted back.
"Well, let's go ahead and enjoy this fantastic cake!"
"YEAH!"
I went up to the cake. It was a big cake too. About as tall as me, (I am taller then Applejack's brother Big Mac.) had purple frosting with green trim. I grabbed the knife and saw that there was a section of the cake covered in tiny shards of crystals. I smirked and cut out that piece. I moved to the side and ate the cake. My Celestia... it was the best tasting cake ever. If former me were still here, I'd be eating this stuff all the time. Anyway, I scanned the ponies as they came for the cake. No zebra... Maybe she isn't here?
"Hey Pinkie?" I looked to the pink mare that was beside me hopping up and down, eating her third piece already. Not even going to address that.
"Yeah Spike?" She stopped bouncing and looked at me.
"Do you know where Zecora is?"
"Zecora?" She put the plastic fork she was using against her head in thought, it had cake on it too. "Mmm... She should be here. I sent Gummy to bring her the invitation, he came back with a reply saying that she could make it." Gummy is her pet crocodile. I found that out when we snapped his jaws on my tail. He may not have teeth, but he sure has power in that jaw of his.
I grabbed a plate and cut out a piece of cake. "Maybe I should bring her some then? I think she'd like to see how I'm doing herself."
"Good idea Spike! We can't have her not have some of this amazing cake!" She started bouncing again.
I smirked inwardly and made my way out of Sugarcube Corner. Walking down the path that lead to the Everfree Forest, I looked to the night sky and started thinking about what I would say to her. 'Hey Zecora, Faust came to me in my sleep and said I was an assassin and that you could help me!' I'm sure that would work.
I made it to the edge of the strange forest and kept going down the path that would take me to her hut. Fortunately none of the mythical beast I'd heard about came out and attacked me. I guess they didn't want to mess with a dragon, or didn't think I was worth it. Either way, I made it to Zecora's place. The lights were on so she can't asleep, but what I found strange was the fact that the lights were bright blue, alright then. Holding the plate I walked up to the door and simply knocked.
*CRASH*
The door swung open showcasing a very upset mare covered in a glowing blue liquid. "And who knocks on my door, make it quick or you will be very sore." The zebra wiped some of the liquid off her face and finally saw me clearly. Standing there like an idiot, rubbing my spines.
"Um... Sorry Zecora, but I noticed you weren't at Pinkie's welcome back party. I thought you might want some cake." I brought the plate forward showing some cake on it.
She looked at the cake, and then to me a smile spread across her face. "It seems I let time slip away, I still thought to be later today. Wait a moment while I clean my little spill, then you can tell me when you awoke in Ponyville." Which is exactly I did. We talked for a bit while she ate the cake. I told her of my time back, and she told me more of what happened while I was in my coma. After one story where Pinkie's hair became evil and took over Ponyville, I decided it was time to tell her about Faust visit.
"That is completely crazy, but after hearing Nightmare Moon, Chrysalis, Sombra, and Tirek, I can believe it happened." I said shaking my head smiling.
Zecora was laughing. "Yes, Ponyville still seems to be the center for the troubled, While you were in the hospital I personally think it has doubled."
"Well, you just may have a point."
"What do you imply by that young Spike, do you have another story we may like?"
"What... What do you know of the Assassins and the Templars?" Immanently after I asked, I felt the atmosphere change. Zecora put down the plate and sat there looking into her lap.
"Did Faust come to you?" She asked with out looking at me.
"S-she did. She told me that I should come to you for help." I stated to her.
She looked up at me. "That was right for her to do."
I continued on. "Faust said that you could unlock my ancestors memories, so that I could find who did this to me and whoever is killing the sun."
Zecora got up and went over to a table with "I thought my observations were wrong, but it seems this is something that no pony can farther prolong..." She start going threw the sheets of paper. "After your accident I suspected foul-play, so I looked into it." She handed me a scroll. "This contains everything I have gathered about later plans the templars may commit."
I unfolded the scroll and read some of it, I looked back up to her. "So what do we do now Zecora?"
She went back to the table and opened a drawer that was connected to the desk. I went over to her, she finished searching threw it and held up one of the gadgets that the assassins all had on. "Now? Now we train you to fight." She looked back to me. "Is that alright?"
Author's Note
Finally that chapter's done! Now we're getting into the whole shabang. So if you enjoyed or didn't enjoy this chapter, please leave a commit l, maybe like, and know that the next chapter is a comin. Live long and prosper my fellow readers.
