Chapter 14: Spike The Brave and Glorious

The theatre went silent and most lights died down except for the ones illuminating the ample stage. Silent went the idle talks and eyes turned their focus to the illuminated stage.

It didn't take long before a changeling, morphed as a naked Spike Solaris, walked to the middle of the stage in almost complete silence.

The changeling in disguise bowed before the crowd, a few times in different directions. Once he was done, he began to speak. "I thank you all for coming to this the fifth annual festival that commemorates the Rise of Equestria and the birth of the Equis Alliance," the dragon brought a hand up in front of him, remaining silent for several seconds.

"My name is Spike Solaris, but I'm sure you all know that by now! But wait, isn't Spike Solaris in the Eternal Fields now? Well, maybe, maybe not, who knows?" At that several soft and merry giggles were heard throughout the crowd. "I'm sure many of you have heard stories about me, right? How I can fly without wings. How I can shoot lasers out from my eyes or roar lightning. I didn't know I could do that!" Spike chuckled earning several more giggles, chuckles and a few laughs. "I can't fly, I don't have wings, but I can jump good!" Spike proceeded to jump about twenty meters above the stage at the sound of many 'whoas' and 'oohhhhhs'. Then he landed as if nothing happened.

"I can't shoot lasers out of my eyes... though I wish I could, zzapp zzapp!" He said using a finger to 'shoot' as the crowd. "And roaring lightning? Only when I drank a little liquid rainbow. Kids, don't do it, I know it looks tasty but liquid rainbow is very, very spicy and leaves your tongue like fhviiiisssss!" He said rolling out his rainbow-colored tongue earning a mix between 'eewwwws' and 'awesome!''s.

"But, there are many more things that are true about me. How I saved the Crystal Empire by giving Princess Cadance the Crystal Heart the evil King Sombra wanted. Or that I saved thousands of lives by melting a giant cloud turned to ice during the old Equestria Games. Or how I fought against the dark and evil caribou that made us slaves."

"Reaper! Reaper! Reaper!" Voices chanted.

"Lightbringer! Lightbringer! Lightbringer!" Others sang.

"Ah! You know those titles! Then surely you must know others? Prince of Equestria! Leader of the Rise! Princess Twilight's Number One Assistant! Great and Honorable, Spike The Brave and Glorious! Most handsome dragon ever?" Several laughs and giggles were heard. "I know, I know. I'm pretty great. But do you want to know a little secret? I wouldn't be who I am if it weren't for Laughter, Kindness, Generosity, Loyalty, Honesty, and Magic." As he said each Element, their respective symbol appeared above the stage. "All of them make Harmony and Harmony makes Friendship. That's why I am so strong and why I was able to be a great hero when I had to. I owe everything I am and everything I learned to my wonderful friends and my family, never forget that, kids, for they are more precious than every gem and all the gold in the world."

Spike folded his arms. "Look around you and you will see ponies, changelings, yaks, griffons, saddle arabians, and many, many more. We, all of us, are part of the same family. A family I started without realizing. A family I look over and smile each time I see one of you wonderful little rascals follow the path of Harmony and fight to protect and live by it."

He then extended his arms. "Enough with the boring stuff! Do you want to know where I come from?" Shouts of agreement were heard; enough to make the dragon flinch at the volume. "Settle down, boys and girls, because this is my story, of how I came to be Spike Solaris, The Dragon, The Reaper, The Lightbringer." He cleared his throat. "I began as a solitary egg when Princess Celestia found me," behind him a pony dressed as Princess Celestia walked like she was strolling through the park when suddenly a paper mache egg landed in front of her. "'A dragon's egg, alone? That's impossible!' she thought. She looked and looked and looked for the dragoness who had laid the egg, but couldn't find her!"

Upon the grades, Princess Celestia, her sister, and her closest family and friends watched as the Celestia on the stage faked looking for someone like the changeling in disguise told.

"This was a fantastic idea, sister dearest," Luna whispered next to her ear. "To tell the children of the Fall the story of our dear nephew, during the Festival no less, is very keen of you. Necessary, too, for their future."

"Excluding the more explicit components of the story, aunt Luna," Blueblood said at her side. "But I agree with you."

Celestia merely smiled watching the play.

End.

Author's Note

Special thanks to anyone that read this!

Special thanks to Author of MADness for helping me filter down ideas!