Please Come Back, Spike

by CAPTAIN YOSHI HD

Rating: teen
Tags: Profanity, My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, Dark, Sad, Drama, Original Character, Trixie, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, Violence, Main 6
Length: 4084

Spike is forced to be gone.

Spike makes a mistake that upsets Trixie, so she forces Twilight to let Spike go. So, Twilight gathers up her friends on a search for Spike.

Published 2017-09-25 01:30:06 UTC
Last updated 2017-10-24 04:45:57 UTC

Part 1

Two purple scaly feet danced around the front yard of the Castle of Friendship. Spike was doing his ballet dances in the bright sun shining down on Ponyville. He twirled on his tip-toes and leaped with grace. Rarity and Twilight beamed at every move Spike did, whether it's leaning back and lifting his foot up wit his toes pointing to the air or twirling on his toes. "I feel like I'm getting better.", Spike said.

"You are getting better.", Twilight said. "In fact, you're already really good at it, Spike. You've taken ballet classes for a while. Well, you haven't in a while since we left Canterlot."

"But, seriously, Spike.", Rarity said. "Since when did you ever take ballet classes. I mean, you're a dragon boy. Won't any fillies make fun of you if you did ballet dance moves in front of them."

Spike raised his eyebrow with a smirk. "I'm sure it's fine, Rarity.", he said. "Apple Bloom took me to that one ballet place where she found fillies and colts dancing."

The rest of the mane 7 were sitting on benches perched in front of the castle. Although Trixie Lulamoon and Starlight Glimmer were standing on the ground. Next to them, Trixie had a wardrobe, a stand for her robe and hat for magic, and a table with a top hat under a cloth. The Cutie Mark Crusaders, on the other hoof, were sitting on the ground underneath their sisters' hooves.

"I didn't see any ballet dancers in there Spike.", Apple Bloom said. "They were dancing as dance partners. Plus, I didn't see them wearing tutus."

"In fact, you're not even wearing a tutu.", Scootaloo said. She held a hoof to her mouth, trying to hold back a laugh. "It would be pretty funny if you wore a tutu."

"Oh, well, ha ha ha, that's real funny, Scootaloo.", Sweetie Belle said. "That was no excuse to call Spike off like that."

"I wasn't calling him off.", Scootaloo said. She looked up at Rainbow Dash. "Was I?"

Rainbow Dash looked down at her sister between her hooves. "I would say 'yes', but I couldn't say 'no'.", she said.

"Would you say 'maybe'?", Fluttershy asked.

"I might.", Rainbow Dash said.

"I'm with Rainbow on this one, I might say that too.", Applejack said.

"Well, we had enough with watching silly ballet dance moves, me and Starlight are going to do some magic spells.", Trixie said, as she and Starlight walked over to her stuff.

"Can you stand on your claws?", Pinkie Pie asked.

"That's not ballet, Pinkie. That's acrobatic.", Rainbow Dash said.

"Can you do other moves like that, Spikey?", Rarity asked.

"I can do the move where I jump backwards and land on my claws and do the same thing over and over again until I need to stop.", Spike said. He jumped backwards and landed on his claws, then he jumped back on his feet, he did the same with his claws and he didn't notice something that was behind him. He bumped into the wardrobe, causing it to fall on its side. He fell, catching Trixie's magician cloak. But, the cloak didn't fall, the stand tilted with the cloak still attached to it, it ripped.

Trixie gasped in shock as she saw the rip. "My... my poor cloak.", she said with tears in her eyes.

"Oh dear.", Starlight said. "I hope the damage isn't too major."

Trixie's face turned red as she looked at Spike with an angry look. "YOU!", she bellowed.

"Whoa. Trixie?!", Starlight yelped, as her pupils shrunk while watching Trixie bring out her rage.

"YOU RIPPED MY CLOAK!", Trixie shouted.

"Oh my gosh!", Spike gasped as he looked at the rip. "I'm so sorry, Trixie. I did not see the wardrobe."

"YOU'RE SORRY?! YOU SORRY?!", Trixie yelled. "YOU SHOULD FEEL SO BAD ABOUT WHAT YOU DID! I HAD THAT FOR YEARS!"

"Trixie, what are you doing?", Starlight asked, getting a little close to her friend. She wanted to touch her shoulder to turn her around, but she's worried that she might flip out harder.

"It can be fixed.", Spike said, trying to calm Trixie. "Can it?"

"SPIKE, IT'S TOTALLED!", Trixie said. "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DID THAT!"

"I just said I was sorry.", Spike said. "Like I said, it can be fixed. Rarity can sew it."

"He's right, Trixie.", Starlight said. "Rarity can just-"

"SPIKE, I TOLD YOU, IT'S RUINED!", Trixie shouted. "YOU CANNOT BE FIXED! THERE'S NO WAY!"

"Please, can you stop shouting at me, so we can fix this?", Spike asked, sobbing.

"NO!", Trixie bellowed. "IT'S TOO LATE FOR THAT! SPIKE, YOU ARE A GOOD FOR NOTHING PIECE OF SHIT WHO'S NOTHING BUT A STUPID DOOR MAT!" She darted her face at Twilight. "TWILIGHT, SINCE THIS DRAGON IS NOTHING BUT A BAD BRAT, I'M FORCING YOU TO MAKE HIM LEAVE!"

Twilight gasped and ran to Spike to hug. "No way.", she said, hugging her poor dragon. "I am not letting Spike go, I love him."

"DO IT OR I'LL TURN YOU INTO A LADYBUG AND SMASH YOU!", Trixie screamed.

Twilight sighed with sadness in her eyes. "Spike, I have no choice but to set you free." She broke the embrace between her and Spike. "Go, Spike. Go and never come back." She pushed him away with a hoof as tears fell down her face.

Spike began to cry and ran off into Ponyville.

"I'll miss you so much, Spike.", Twilight said, sitting down and burying her face in her hooves while crying.

"Good, he's gone.", Trixie said. "Nopony has go near that stupid, clumsy dragon ever again. If he thinks he'll return one day, he'll see what happens once I get through with him. Come on, Starlight. Lets go to my wagon and do spells."

Starlight didn't follow in her steps. She just glared at her.

Trixie turned around to see Starlight's glare. "Starlight?", she asked.

"Words cannot describe how upset I am at you, Trixie.", Starlight snorted. "You forced Twilight to send Spike away. How could you do that?"

"He must up my cloak, Starlight.", Trixie said. "Are you taking his side for that?"

"No.", Starlight said. "He was trying to tell you that Rarity can fix it, but you keep denying it. He said sorry to you, but you denied that too. Friends forgive each other if they did something wrong. But, denying apologies, friends don't do that. What kind of friend are you? Refusing to accept apologies. Trixie, I'm going to say this at the bottom of my heart that I can't trust you anymore."

Trixie gasped in shock.

Starlight turned to see Twilight's friends comforting her. She toward them and joined in the comforting.

"Starlight.", Trixie said.

"I thought more of you than that, Trixie.", Starlight said. "I can't believe you did that." She turned to the crying Twilight and patted her on the back. "I think you should leave and don't come back."

Trixie felt terrible. She grabbed her things with her magic and started her walk back to the wagon.

Part 4

Twilight, Starlight, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie are riding on a train to the Crystal Empire for their search for Spike. "Now that we're all on a train, we can go all around the Crystal Empire to find Spike.", the purple alicorn said. "And before we do that, I'd like to thank you girls for sticking through this with me."

"Twilight, we're all here for you, so we appreciate you having us help you.", Starlight said, taking Twilight's hoof with hers.

The train stops at the train station. "Well, we're here.", Pinkie said.

"So, what are we all waiting for?", Applejack asked. "Lets get the hay out of this train and look for Spike."

The group ran out of the train on their way to the Crystal Empire. "You know, Twilight, since we're at the Crystal Empire, can we check with Shining Armor and Cadence to see if they saw Spike?", Rarity asked.

"We don't have time, Rarity.", Twilight said. "It'll take too long to get to the castle. We have to stick to the journey."

Part 5

Spike was still asleep in his trash can, dreaming about all the times he had with Twilight when he was a baby drake. For example, when she brought him to life during her magic exam, taking him on walks to the park, and the times they played together. He and Filly Twilight were on her bed while the young girl tickled the baby's stomach. "Tickle, tickle, Spikey.", she teased.

For some reason, those memories started to fade away as he woke, yawning and stretching his legs. He rubbed his eyes to get his vision fixed. Once his vision was fixed, he saw the clean trash can for the second time. He turned his head to look at two street stallions. One had red fur with a black mow-hawk and a gun for a cutie mark. And the other one had cyan fur with his grey mane pulled back, he had a cigarette for a cutie mark. Spike didn't say anything to the stallions, he just stared at them, looking fearful.

"Hey, it's alright, kid.", the red stallions said with a smile. "We ain't going to hurt nopony... or no dragon, because you are one."

"Um, thanks for the tip, I guess.", Spike said, standing up on his feet. "Who are you two?"

"I'm Gunfire and this is my buddy, Smokey.", the red pony said.

"What's your name, kid?", Smokey asked.

"My name's Spike.", Spike said.

"Huh.", Smokey thought. "That's a pretty neat name for a dragon."

"What the hell were you doing in that trash can for?", Gunfire asked.

"I was just sleeping in there for the night.", Spike said.

"Okay, that's just so damn ridiculous.", Gunfire said. "Why would you sleep in a dirty trash can?" He took a look at the inside behind Spike. "Looks pretty clean at the moment."

"I'm going to live in that can from now on.", Spike said.

"What the hell you mean you're going to live in that can from now on?", Smokey asked. "What's been going on with you, boy?"

"Well, one of my friend's friend (who is a unicorn) forced one of my other friends to let me go.", Spike said.

"God damn.", Smokey gasped. "Why did that unicorn do that for?"

"I was doing ballet dance moves until I accidently ripped her cloak.", Spike said.

"Did you try to do anything about it?", Gunfire asked.

"Yeah.", Spike said.

"What did you do?", Smokey asked.

"I told her that we could let our friend sew it back together, but she wouldn't agree with it due to her letting her anger get the best of her, she insulted me and then - just like that - she forced my friend, Twilight Sparkle, to let me go and told me to never come back.", Spike explained.

"What a heartless whore.", Gunfire growled angrily.

"Since, I'm here, I have to be alone and have to stay away from Twilight and my other friends for the rest of my life.", Spike said with tears in his eyes. "What am I going to do?"

Gunfire put a hoof to his chin to think. He widened his eyes as he thought of the best idea. "Why don't you become one of us?", he asked.

Spike wiped a tear from his eye. "What are you talking about?", he asked.

None of the two street stallions didn't say a word. Smokey put a cigarette in Spike's mouth and he burned the tip.

"What's this?", Spike asked.

"It's a drug that makes you high.", Smokey said.

Spike removed the cigarette from his mouth. He started to let the energy gain inside him. He jumped for joy. "I FEEL SO HIGH!", he screamed cheerfully.

"Alright, you're staying with us and become a troublemaker forever.", Gunfire said with pride.

Spike's smile became a confused frown. "Wait? Troublemaker? What do you mean, I'm going to be a troublemaker?", he asked.

"I mean you have a become a street stallion.", Gunfire said.

"But, I'm not a stallion, I'm a dragon.", Spike said. "Why would you say I'd become one of you?"

"I'm trying to tell you that you belong to us now!", Gunfire snapped.

He began to hear voices. "Wait a minute.", he said, putting a claw behind his ear. It was Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Starlight, and Rainbow Dash. "I hear somepony."

"Alright, girls.", Twilight started. "We're going to split up. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, and Rarity, you search through markets. And Starlight, Fluttershy, and Applejack, you three are coming with me to the castle to get Shining Armor and Cadence."

"I thought you said we didn't have time to get them.", Rainbow Dash said.

"I did, and-", Twilight was cut off short when she heard a call.

"TWILIGHT!" It was Spike calling from a nearby place.

"Did you girls hear that?", Twilight asked.

"Hear what?", Applejack asked. "What am I hearing?"

"That sounded like Spike.", Twilight said.

"Are you sure?", Starlight asked.

"Of course I'm sure, I can hear him.", Twilight said. They started running to the call that attracted them. "Lets go, girls. We're coming, Spike."

Part 6

Trixie joyfully kicks the front door of Twilight's castle open and jumped inside with a box of chocolates and some flowers in her magic. "Oh, Starlight, I came here to get you 'I'm sorry' gifts, because I wanted to make you feel better of... what I... did.", she said as her happiness turns to confusion. She looked around, but there wasn't anypony there. She raced over to Trixie's door. Before she even knocked on the door, she spotted a taped note on it. She glanced her eyes at it and started reading it.

"Trixie, I went to the Crystal Empire to look for Spike. In case you forgot what I said earlier and showed up at the castle, still stay away from me. But, if you still want to be friends with me, you must apologize to Spike if you ever get the chance. From Starlight."

Trixie became worried. "Oh no, she could get hurt.", she gasped. "I got to get to the Crystal Empire to rescue her, she could be in grave danger." She ran out of the castle to prepare a teleportation spell. "I must teleport to the Crystal Empire castle to warn the captain of the castle guards and the princess who rules there." She lights up her horn and in a flash she disappeared.

Part 7

"Spike?", Twilight calls from the near one of the buildings at Spike's hiding area.

Spike turns to the open streets as he heard Twilight's call. "Twilight?", he asked.

"Was that you?", Twilight asked.

Spike jumps for joy after he heard Twilight the second time. "TWILIGHT!", he shouts. He began running toward her. "I'm coming!"

"Hey! Get back here!", the two street stallions bellowed, running after the dragon.

"I think it's coming from this area over here.", Twilight said, getting closer to Spike's hiding spot where he spent the night. "Spike?" She looks straight ahead of her and saw Spike running toward her. She beamed brighter than ever.

"Twilight!", Spike cried with tears in his eyes. He jumped to Twilight and wrapped his arms around her neck for a tight hug.

The group was delighted with joy. "Hurray!" was all the girls can say as they watched Twilight and Spike hugging.

Twilight returned the hug back to the little drake. "Oh, Spike.", she cried with tears in her eyes. "I missed you so-" Before Twilight finished her sentence, Gunfire grabbed Twilight by the neck with a hoof and slammed her into a wall, causing Spike to become loose from her embrace.

The girls gasped.

"SPIKE'S OURS!", Gunfire yelled.

"W-What?", Twilight asked nervously.

"Spike's a street stallion just like me and Smokey!", Gunfire scowled.

"No I'm not!", Spike cried. "Leave her alone!"

"Shut the hell up, boy!", Smokey snapped.

"You better not hurt my friend, Spike.", Twilight snarled.

"You shut up too!", Gunfire snapped. "Or I'll stab you!" He revealed a knife in his hoof.

Spike and the other girls gasped with fear. "NO!", Spike screamed.

"Help is on the way!", a voice called out.

Starlight turned around. "Trixie?", she asked.

Trixie was with Shining Armor and Cadence. Shining and Cadence saw Twilight with her neck lost in Gunfire's hoof. "Twily!", they cried.

"LEAVE STARLIGHT AND HER FRIENDS ALONE, YOU PSYCHOTIC BASTARDS!", Trixie screamed.

Gunfire and Smokey stepped back in fear. "What...?", Gunfire asked. "Who are you three?"

"What our names are is none of your business!", Cadence shouted.

"Yeah!", Shining shouted. "Besides, you come to mess with my sister and her friends, you come to mess with us!"

Gunfire and Smokey ran to the three heroes in attack. Trixie shot magic out of her horn right at Gunfire, causing him to fly and fall to the ground. Cadence trapped Smokey in a ball of magic and Shining lifted the ball with his magic and threw it to the ground.

"Come and get us, if you want a piece of us!", Trixie bellowed.

The two street stallions grabbed Trixie by the neck and slammed her into the wall. Gunfire was preparing to stab Trixie with his knife.

Starlight gasped. "No! Trixie!", she screamed.

Spike spotted cigarettes on the ground. He picked them up and whistled to them. "Hey, guys!", he called, getting the two stallions' attention. "You want these cigarettes, come and get them." He threw them at the dead end wall between the two buildings.

The street stallions ran to the cigarettes and tried to pick up every single one of them with their hooves. Unexpectedly, Spike ran up to them and breathed fire on them, causing them to catch on fire. The street stallions screamed in pain as the flames burned them, they ran in circles while they screamed. After a moment of burning, they fell to the ground, all barbecued and dead.

Trixie sat up and rubbed her head. "Huh?", she moaned. "What happened? Spike?"

Spike smiled warmly. "Hi, Trixie.", he said.

"Spike, you... you saved me.", she said, beaming.

Starlight, Applejack, Rarity, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, and Rainbow Dash ran up to Spike and Twilight and shared their embrace with the little dragon. "Oh, Spikey-wikey, we missed you so much.", Rarity said, nearly crying her eyes out.

"We all missed you very much, Spike.", Pinkie said, hugging tightly.

They all cut the embrace. "So, Cadence and Shining Armor, what are you two doing here?", Twilight asked.

"Trixie came to the castle and told us that you, Starlight and your friends were in danger, so we came looking for you.", Shining said.

"And by that, what are you all doing here?", Cadence asked.

"We came here to find Spike, because we missed him so much.", Applejack said.

"How did Spike end up here anyway?", Cadence asked.

"Ask her.", Twilight said, pointing a hoof at Trixie angrily.

Cadence and Shining Armor turned to Trixie with a glare. "Did you have something to do with this?", the pink alicorn said.

"Um... well... yeah.", Trixie said.

"What did you do?", Shining growled.

Trixie sighed. "I forced Twilight to let Spike go.", she said.

"Why?", Cadence asked.

"He ripped my cloak and-", Trixie started, when Shining cut her off.

"Whoa. Whoa. Spike, is that true?", Shining asked.

"Yes, I did and I didn't.", Spike said. "It was sort of an accident."

"She then flipped out and forced Twilight to let him go just like that.", Rainbow Dash said. "We tried so hard to tell her that Rarity can sew it back together and-"

"That's why I came to say that I agree with the idea now.", Trixie said. "Yelling at Spike and blaming him was a mistake."

"Well, now that he's here with us again, can we please bring him back home to be reunited with us?", Fluttershy asked.

"Yes, we want to bring Spike home, it would splendid if you let him come back to Ponyville.", Rarity said.

"Yeah, I would definitely want Spike to be with us again.", Applejack said.

"I agree with Applejack, Spike deserves to stay in Ponyville with us.", Rainbow Dash said.

"Yes, can you please let Spike come back? Pretty please?", Pinkie asked cutely with puppy like eyes.

"What's your option, Trixie?", Twilight asked. "Can Spike come back to Ponyville? He's the best friend I have in the world."

Trixie looked at the pleading faces of Twilight and her friends. Then, she looked at Starlight's. "Well, since Spike has become a hero who saved me from the street stallions, sure, he can come back.", she said.

"Do you really mean that, Trixie?", Twilight asked.

"Of course I do, Princess Twilight.", Trixie said. "And I did read that letter on Starlight's door, I wanted her back, because I'm crazy about her." She blushed with embarrassment. Then, the blush had gone away. She stepped toward Starlight. "I'm crazy about you, Starlight. I'm sorry of the way I acted."

Starlight smiled. "Oh, Trixie.", she said, hugging her friend. "Maybe there is a softy side still left inside of you. If you promise to keep your anger in control."

"Of course I will.", Trixie said. She then stepped over to Spike. "And, Spike, on the other hoof, I'm so sorry that I forced you to be let go by Twilight. Can you ever forgive me?"

Spike nodded. "Sure, Trixie.", he said. He walked over to the blue unicorn, hugged her tightly, and nuzzled his cheek into her chest.

Trixie smiled with pride. "I guess we can all go home as a family.", she said.

Part 2

It's been six hours later since Spike left the mane seven. Twilight was in her bedroom, looking out the window. It was raining outside, she started to think that Spike was going to get sick from the rain. A tear streamed down her left cheek. "Oh, Spike, I am so sorry.", she sobbed. "I didn't mean to let you go and tell you to never come back. I love you so much. Please come home, Spike." She jumped to her bed and buried her face in the blanket as she started to cry.

Starlight, Rarity, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, and Pinkie Pie entered Twilight's room. "Twilight, we've been going through some thinking.", the pink unicorn said.

Twilight removed her face from the blanket and wiped a tear from her face. "Really, what is it, girls?", she asked.

"Since Starlight is no longer friends with Trixie, we can go out there and find Spike and bring him back.", Rainbow Dash said.

"Wouldn't Trixie get mad if she's us with Spike again?", Twilight asked. "She forced me to tell Spike to never come back. She even called him clumsy and stupid."

"Twilight, it doesn't matter what Trixie thinks about Spike.", Pinkie Pie said. "Starlight told Trixie to stay away from her. So, there's no way Trixie would try to hurt Spike if she sees him."

"Well, I trust you, girls.", Twilight said.

"But, where could you think Spike would be?", Fluttershy asked.

"I'd say the Crystal Empire or the Everfree Forest.", Applejack said.

"Lets try Everfree Forest first.", Twilight said.

"Lets do it.", Rarity said. "But, lets try to hurry. I don't want my little Spikey-wikey to get hurt. All lost and alone. My poor dear."

"Don't you worry, Rares.", Applejack said. "Well, get Spike back and you'll see him again."

"Now, Crystal Empire, here we come.", Rainbow Dash said, as she and the group left the castle for the train station.

Part 3

Spike already made it to the Crystal Empire. He was cold and alone, because there's a fifty percent chance of rain right now. He kept thinking of that moment where Trixie yelled at him in front of all his friends. He walked through streets, trying to find a place for shelter to live in from now on. He found a little area between two shops with a sheet for shelter in case if somepony doesn't have an umbrella. He ran to it. When he got there, he found a clean and shiny trash can next to a bottle of gasoline. He got comfortable in the trash can. "Well, I guess I could live here from now on.", he thought to himself. Tears started to come down his face. "But, I'll never see my best friends again." After a moment, he went to sleep.