The Destroyer of Worlds

Spike sat on his bed, staring out the window, his claws relaxed against the bed as he saw the ocean. He did not know how or why, but the waters seemed familiar to him. Almost as if...he had been there before.

He shook his head, realizing how silly that sounded. He had never been to Japony before, yet, there seemed something so...beautiful about this place.

He felt safe.

He looked over to Applejack, who was quietly snoring, her hat on the headboard. Her face was peaceful, patting the spot Spike was moments ago. She shifted in her sleep, causing Spike to return to her side.

She wrapped an arm around him, smiling in her sleep, nuzzling into his cheek. "Spike..." She mumbled out in her sleep, making Spike blush happily.

He nuzzled into her chest, slowly letting sleep overtake him, his breathing slowly turning soft and rhythmic.

Had anyone noticed, a small, cute butterfly perched itself on the window. It walked around on its six legs, spotting Spike, fixating its gaze on him.

Another butterfly landed beside it, giving the first one a look, then fixing its gaze on Spike.

"Are you sure this will work?", asked the second butterfly, its wing twitching nervously.

The first one responded with, "Of course it will! It worked on him a long time ago."

The second one gave the first one a stare, then reminded her, "That was eons before us! And because it worked on him, does not mean it will work on this young one!"

The first one tore her gaze away, staring at the second one, only to say, "It will work."

The second one only sighed, before clambering into the open window. The first one started to fly in, exploring the room for a quick moment, before fluttering over Spike. The second one joined it, both staring down at the young drake.

"He looks so peaceful. I...almost feel bad.", said the first one, sparing a glance to its sister.

"We both know what must be done, sister. He must learn."

The first one sighed, then nodded. They started to fly around the young dragons head, small, sparkling particles hitting him. He grumbled in his sleep, not knowing the butterflies' presence, blissful in his sleep.

Spike gasped as he sat up, then started to pant softly as he looked around. Wasn't he on a warm, sunny beach with Applejack?

He looked around, then glanced back at the ocean. He was on a beach, but it was night time now. And Applejack was nowhere to be seen.

He looked over to his right, give a startled yelp as he backed away, seeing the massive creature sitting next to him.

Instead of a being of his nightmares, the creature sat there, staring up at the stars. It gave a low rumble as it watched the sky, its tail flicking to and fro. Spike gave it a curious, yet fearful look. Had this monster finally stopped toying with him, and decided to kill him, once and for all? He stood there, staring up at the massive beast, waiting for something to happen.

Five minutes passed when nothing happened. Then ten. Then fifteen.

Spike finally walked over to the creature, tapping it. It turned its massive, square head at him, making him jump. Instead of roaring or blasting him with blue fire, it just stared at him. He pulled his arms down, staring up at the beast.

Their eyes met, its toxic yellow ones meeting his emerald green eyes. Suddenly, Spike relaxed, sensing no danger from this creature.

It returned its gaze back to the sky, allowing Spike to admire the beast. Its head was boxy, almost like a bears, and held teeth that could pierce through anything. Gills were on the sides of its thick neck, attached to a bulky body. Along its back ran thick, jagged dorsal plates, and its feet were thick, like tree trunks, and its arms held hands with three normal claws and a thumb claw. Its tail was long and curled around the two, almost as if a single swipe could crack through a mountain.

Spike stared up at the sky with the beast, admiring the stars. The gentle lapping of the waves were the only sounds, other than the twos breathing, as they simply just admired the stars.

"Why is this happening to me?"

The large creature turned to Spike, seeing tears stream down the young drakes face. Spike looked down, tears dripping to the sand, giving a soft sniffle.

"Out of all the dragons in the world...why me?"

The massive beast gave a low rumble as it stare at him. Its tail slowly curled around, then, the very tip of its tail, started to wipe away the tears.

The tail quietly cupped under Spikes chin, lifting his head up. He looked up to the massive animal, giving a soft look of surprise. Instead of a reprimanding glare or a tough look on its face, a warm, fatherly smile was shown.

The two just looked at each other, Spike wiping a few stray tears away at the massive monster leaned down, nuzzling the young drake. It gave a soft rumble as it stared into his eyes.

Suddenly, Spikes vision was filled with scenes from the monsters. A large butterfly with brilliant, glowing wings and a beautiful screech filled Spikes senses. He couldn't help but stare in awe of this beautiful creature, thinking the colors on its wings seemed...familiar.

Suddenly the scene changed to a volcano erupting, massive wings erupting out of it. A strange, reptilian bird clambered out, standing on all fours as it glared out over the land. It lifted its wings, cracks of magma and fire dripping from the wings being shown, then gave a hellish scream as it took off, flattening everything under it.

It changed to a creature digging out of the ground, a beak like face erupting out. It gave a short, high pitched roar as it walked out on all fours. Its body resembled that of a four legged dragon, with armor running down its back, and a large, club like profusion on its tail. It roared again, slamming its tail on the ground, looking like a digging Ankylosaur, then clambered off.

Finally, the vision shifted to show a thunder storm, lighting flashing to show a shape within the clouds. With a mighty flap of its wings, the clouds cleared to show a three headed dragon, its frame even larger than the creature Spike saw. One of the head gave a loud, cackling roar as the other two gave hisses, its wings suddenly erupting lightning as the other two joined in its hellish cackle.

Spike gasped when the creature pulled away, its bear like head returning to the sky. It gave a tired snort, then glanced at Spike.

It was...a lot to take in.

Spike suddenly looked at the creature, making it rumble softly, Spikes chest vibrating with it.

"You...you want me prepared. For...when they arrive?"

The creature nodded, then looked up at the sky. Spike quietly clenched his claws, gaining a determined look.

"I-I'll be ready for them!"

The creature gave Spike a look, then smiled. It inhaled, its chest, puffing out as it took a deep breath, then roared into the air, making Spike fall back.

It finished its roar with a low rumble, then looked at Spike. Instead of feeling scared by the roar, he felt pride well up in his chest, feeling as if he could face any challenge head on.

"Thank you." Spike said, smiling at the older creature. His vision started to turn white, the creature looked down at him, giving a warm, fatherly smile.

"Good luck."

Spike slowly awoke, feeling well rested, then looked outside, seeing the sun rise. For the first time in a long while, he felt...amazing after the rest.

He looked over at Applejack, who was snoring peacefully, then gently cupped her cheek, brushing his thumb across it.

"I'll be ready."