E.V.O hunters

The morning came quickly for Spike. He leapt out of bed to stand in front of the mirror on one side of his room. Info scrolled down it along with a small mix matched dragon, lion, goat thing appearing next to it. "Good morning Spike, ready for testing?" Came Eris' voice from the figure.

"Yep, but first what are you?" He asked, tilting his head to the side slightly.

Eris looked herself up and down. "Oh that right forgot. I can change how I look on screens but here let me go to my normal 'look'." She said making quotation marks with her fingers. The figure changed into that of a tall, thin woman with snow white hair down to her shoulders that curled inward. She was wearing a bright red shirt with a purple jacket on top above some torn jeans and untied sneakers. It really went with the crazy family line especially her gold and red irises. "Better?" She asked, raising a brow.

"Huh, well guess that works but sure. Also do people know about you or do I have to worry about being punished for a crime I don't know about?" He questioned.

She gave out a laugh. "People know about me, it's why my father is kind of shunned in this group of weirdos so no you wont be hurt for being my pilot." She reassured.

With that Spike turned to get ready for the day. Once he was cleaned and brushed up he saw Eris turn off all the lights in his room as the door closed behind him. Humming a small toon he passed by Razor in the hall. "Hey Razor, how's your neck?" Spike asked.

"Bite me!" Snapped back Razor, a hand subconsciously going to his throat to rub it.

Eris began to list of a sheet of possible questions and answers she thought Spike would ask. "So Twilight is busy managing missions around the world including two that Rainbow and Applejack are a part of. Pinkie and Rarity are in the mess hall with Fluttershy. All of them are scheduled for a check up with the doctors. The suit needs some minor tuning to properly fit you though we can already handle that with the test runs you'll be completing with the help of my dad." She rattled off.

Spike gave a hum before getting into a light jog. "Well no point keeping your father waiting." Moving down the hall a few people waved or nodded their heads towards his direction. "Huh, must have seen what I did to Razor." He muttered to himself. Once the hanger doors opened up to him and the slowly familiar chaos of the ground floor. Spotting the suit being worked on by the doctor in question he shifted direction towards him. "Hello there Doctor Hellsing." Spike said loudly to be heard over the drone.

"Is that my new favorite pilot?" Discord asked, turning around. Pushing up magnifying glasses off his face the man looked the young pilot up and down. "Also it's Discord, easier for everyone." He added with a laugh. "Just finishing some minor changes. Why don't you hop in." He said, slapping one of the legs.

Spike looked to the suit of armor and smiled. "Eris, open it up." He ordered, marching up to the suit.

Rarity and Pinkie Pie were walking back to hanger and passed by the large window above it. Pinkie looked over and did a double take when she saw Spike. "Hey Rare's?" She called out to the designer woman making her turn back around. "Is Spike with who I think he is?" She asked, pointing down at the hanger.

When Rarity stood next to Pinkie and followed her finger to where she was pointing her eyes widened. "Give me a moment..." She mumbled, fumbling to pull out a phone. Dialing in some numbers she raised it to her ear and waited for the person top pick up.

Click.

"Hey Rare's whats up?" Came Twilights chipper voice.

"Twilight darling what would you say if Spike was interacting with Discord?" Rarity asked, cringing from the silence on the other end.

Finally Twilight's voice came back. "Well I'd be more then angry at Discord getting our newest recruit and friend into a dangerous situation. This isn't a funny thing to ask Rarity you know that." She explained.

Rarity let out a small groan when she saw Spike step into the suit. "I ask darling because... Spike's getting into that suit Discord built." She spoke slowly. When the phone made no noise she looked to it worriedly. Then Twilight replied.

"HE'S DOING WHAT!?!?!" Came the screech of the nerdy woman. Rarity and Pinkie Pie didn't even need the phone to hear the words boom through the base. They heard the pounding of feet as Twilight barreled around the corner to stand next to them, her hands pressed tightly against the window as she scanned the hanger floor for Discord. When her eyes fell on him the man gave a visible shake before looking around. "I'm going to kill that man!" She yelled, charging further down the hall to get to the hanger doors with Rarity and Pinkie following as fast as they could.

Spike felt the suit close around him as it lit up. Numbers and systems flared to life on his screen showing his vitals, the status on the suit, and everything else a pilot would be needing. "Huh, so how do I start flying in this thing." He asked once he felt the suit drop into his control.

"My dear boy let's star..." Discord began but was cut off by a shout. "Oh dear." He whispered.

"What the fuck do you think you are doing Doctor!" Came Twilight's angry voice, storming up to the man. Standing to the point of her chest almost touching his she looked up to the tall, mismatched man with a glare.

Discord started to stutter out a response when Spike spoke up. "Hey Twilight, why are you being so agressive to Discord. He helped me get my own suit." He calmly said with his hands in front of him.

Twilight whipped her head to the now armored pilot. "This man was given specific instructions not to let anyone use ANYTHING he makes unless given the go ahead from Celestia and Luna because of his last incident." She explained through teeth. "Breaking protocol is one of the things I hate the most second only to evos." She explained.

Spike walked up to her and placed his hands on her shoulders, giving a small squeeze. "Breath Twilight. He didn't force me into the suit or anything. In fact I was the one that asked since he looked like he needed help so if you need someone to take the blame I am that person, not Discord." He gently spoke, soothing the angry Major. Once she let out a few breaths and slouched down he spoke some more. "I have heard all about the doctor here but look at me. I'm wearing a suit that apparently none of the other pilots could even start let alone get in." He said happily, spreading out his arms and doing a small twirl.

"I must admit he does look good in the suit." Rarity added after catching up to Twilight.

"Yeah! You look super duper cool in there Spike. Even Rainbow couldn't start it up." Pinkie spoke up as well, hopping around the suit and looking it over, lifting his arm or leg to look at the design. "Hey Disco, what's this?" Pinkie asked pointing to some slits in the armor.

Discord gave a chuckle before looking to Major Twilight. "Is it okay if I start explaining how the suit works?" He asked softly, one arm lazily pointed at Spike now that he wasn't about to get his head taken off by the girl. When she gave only a grunt he stepped closer to Spike and motioned for Pinkie and Rarity to get closer. "Okay so Spike I'm about to give you a run down of the systems you have with some help from Eris." He explained making the three girls look to him in shock.

"Hi girls!" Eris shouted happily, scaring Rarity for a moment. "I'm Spike's new A.I." She added, a holographic version of herself now floating around him.

"Lay it on me doc." Spike said, hopping on his feet slightly in excitement. "Can't wait to see what this baby can do." He added, pumping his fist.

Discord gave a chuckle before grabbing a holopad off the table. "Okay well we will start with Pinkie's question. The slits are for flame bursts, where the mage sets use gravity and energy for weaponry this suit has a flame core I designed to be able to produce fire's hot enough to melt tungsten. Perfect for offensive tactics along with creating defensive shielding from attacks." He listed first. "The system also has an improved system of propulsion making it just as fast as a speedster set other then Dash's suit as she has modified that one's set to a monsterous level. Now that doesn't mean with the right tweaking we can't make it just as fast if not faster." He continued to explain.

"Wouldn't the fire from the slots be usable for added speed?" Asked Pinkie Pie. Most would have you think she was just a mechanic but the girl knew how to make suits better then anyone. Equal to Rarity that is.

"Already tested that and you could but it burns out the core much faster and can lead to some vital systems shutting down even if pushed to far." Discord sadly replied shaking his head. "But anyways theres also the built in weapon systems. First is the hands which are clawed to allow you to strike at a foe without needing a weapon in hand, there's also the clawed feet like you'd see in those pictures of dragons to help with causing damage and they are reinforced to help avoid damage to the jet system along with the squishy legs inside." He said with a dark laugh.

Twilight by now had gotten over her anger and was now slowly getting more interested in the suit. "What about the tail?" She asked, pointing to the gently swishing appendage.

"Extra limb for a fight or situation." Discord answered with a shrug. "Also just looks cool." He added with a smile much to Spike and Pinkie's enjoyment who were laughing at the comment. "The system also houses added armor to further protect the wearer in what would normally be weaker areas along here." He continued to explain, pointing to the underside of Spike's arm. "Here." Now pointing to the inner side of his thigh. "And here." He finished with a tap to the sides of Spike's neck. "Most suits don't cover these areas due to the added weight unless you count the wrecker and beefier classes. The suit is a balance between all of them and keeps going further." He said with a flourishing bow.

"What about the support suits?" Came a soft voice behind them. When everyone turned around they saw Fluttershy standing just a little away with angel tapping his robotic foot impatiently. "Sorry to show up unannounced." She said with a small giggle. "How are you doing today Doctor Hellsing?" Asked Shy, walking closer to shake his hand.

"I'm doing fantastic now that my daughter has a pilot who isn't a brute and can work the suit Doctor Shy." He replied happily returning the shake.

"You don't have any problem with Discord, Fluttershy?" Asked Spike from inside the suit.

She gave another small giggle at the question. "Where other's have issues with the good doctor here, I knew first to have a professional approach to him and learn about the man before holding contempt. " She gently explained. The other girls looked around awkwardly at the slight poke at how they had acted with the man when they had first met him.

"Well that's all great to hear but I must say I do want to see this lovely thing in action." Rarity quickly said, shifting the conversation. "Anything else this suit can do?" She asked, looking it over.

"Oh, oh, Spike you can customize the look if you want!" Eris spoke up excitedly, buzzing around him. "What about polka dotted!" She shouted, changing the skin of the suit to dotted. "Or mixed colors!" She yelled making him look like someone had taken some buckets of paint and hurled it at him. "Oh how about purple and green!" She cheered. When his suit shifted to a purple body with green near the front of his midsection and green horns with tipped green claws on his hands and feet she continued to shout. "How about..."

"Stop!" Yelled Spike making her pause. "Hold on a moment." He requested, looking himself over in a reflective metal wall. "I kind of like this look actually." He muttered to himself before straightening up and looking to the open hanger doors that lead to the outside. "Time to take this puppy for a spin." He said, slowly walking to the doors. "Eris give me a run down on how to fly." He ordered. A listing lit up in his helmet showing the process with her going over it. Once he got himself to start to hover he continued forward with Twilight and the others trotting next to him.

"Spike what are you doing?" Twilight asked. When he picked up the pace into a light jog she ran next to him faster. "Spike?" She asked again. He moved into a run, the open doors getting closer. "Spike!" She shouted now falling behind his larger stride thanks to the suit. The man was in a full sprint now with the edge of the platform now closing in. "SPIKE!" She yelled one last time as he jumped off the hanging landing zone over a cliff.

Time slowed for the young man as his feet peddled a few more times like he was still on the ground as gravity slowly took over his momentum making him fall. The others skidded to a halt looking for the man in armor who now was out of sight. Just as they feared he had killed himself a roar like that of a dragons came from below them as Spike rocketed past them up into the sky cheering with glee as he twisted and turned in the air. Coming to a hover just above them he could see Pinkie, Rarity and Discord jumping up and down in joy at seeing the suit fly while Fluttershy looked ready to faint from the scare. "Not too bad for a first time huh?" Spike joked, getting closer to the landing zone.

"What were you thinking? You could have killed yourself if the suit didn't work or the jets failed!" Twilight began to yell till a buzzing was heard from her hip. Pulling it out her eye's widened. "Oh no." She groaned.

"What is it Twilight?" Asked Pinkie Pie after the three had stopped jumping.

"There's an evo alert near here and all the other pilots are busy on missions so I don't have anyone to send after it." She said, rubbing the bridge of her nose. "Today is just getting crazier and crazier." She mumbled.

"Let me do it then." Came Spike's voice making her pause when she slowly raised her head to look at the floating man he thought she would say no immediately so he continued before she could speak. "Please Twi, I can't prove myself to Harmony if I don't take on challenges like this."

She looked at him with a measured, neutral stare. "Get inside and loaded up. If things go south you are to pull out immediately and another agent will be called. Am I understood private?" She ordered in a commanding tone.

"Crystal ma'am!" Spike replied, shooting back into the base to a weapons rack near the door. "Okay Eris, what are some things here that fit the suit best?" He asked his partner. The suit suddenly moved on it's own slotting two magnums to his hips, a auto shotgun to one side of his back, energy blades were attached to his wrists, and finally a couple of emp and regular grenades were added to his chest and back. "Well okay then." He said with a laugh, launching back into the outside. "Where to Major?" He teased to Twilight. A map glowed on his hud showing a town five miles south of their location. Jumping off once more he took aim for the town, zipping through the sky while the others moved back to the command room to watch what happened next.

As Spike Flew through the air he began to hum a tune. Eris listened in before recognizing the song and with a little search started to play it in the suits speakers. Spike started to sing fully with the song once thew music filled his ears. "Come fly with me."The music made Spike sway in the air giving gently turns and rolls inside as he let his hands move across clouds he past dampening the suit slightly but then drying almost immediately when he would dip down to pick up speed. His mind wandered to long ago memories of past trips he had taken with friends and family making a smile spread gently across his face. Speeding up the town came into view with smoke rising from a farm near the edge. Zooming his vision on the scene he could see a awkwardly shifting beast moving closer to the town following a running man and woman. "Found you." He grinned to himself, diving for the evo. The roar of his jets filling the air as he barreled closer to the scene making the monster look up as the two victims ran further away.

"Help! Someone!" Shouted the man as they neared the town. Hearing a roar behind him made him move faster but his feet tripped under him from the fear. Crashing to the ground the woman stopped and turned to help him back up and just as the two stood a crash was heard behind them. Fear stricken the two turned expecting to see the monster behind them but their eye's widened on seeing instead of their impending death but a pilot in dark purple and green armor. "Holy..." Muttered the man as the suit of armor raised a hand and struck the monster across the face sending it flying backwards.

"Continue towards the town. I'll handle this little pest." Came the slightly robotic voice of Spike from the suit. Reaching behind him as the two moved to run further away he pulled out the shotgun, raising it to his shoulder and taking the safety off. As the beast rose back up it gave a metallic screech like that of tearing metal. "Show time." Spike said happily, rushing forward with his weapon pointed at the evo's head. Giving a pull of the trigger a shot rang out tearing metal from the twisted beast showing organic material underneath. Kicking out as he got close enough the twisted monster skidded across the ground still standing on it's paws. It charged forward once it stopped at the new pilot, slashing left and right with it's front claws. Spike turned and bent every which way dodging the attacks until one came from the side that he couldn't move out of the way. With no other option he put the shotgun out like a blocker to take the hit, the force bending the weapon in half and still knocking him over.

Doctor Discord and the others watched the fight unfold from their spot in the command center. Discord along with Pinkie and Rarity were busy taking notes on the suits diagnostics it was always streaming back for possible upgrades while Fluttershy and Twilight watched over to see if Spike needed the order to pull back. "He seems to have a solid grasp already of how to use the system and his aim isn't to bad." Remarked Twilight.

"True and that block was smart to lower damage but thats now one less weapon he has at his disposal." Countered Fluttershy. They both had been in the suits before as had everyone else so they knew when a fight was going south but both had to admit Spike was holding his own well against his first evo. "Oh my here come the blades." Added Fluttershy as Spike reached to his arms and withdrew the weapons.

Swinging with the two blades Spike meticulously sliced off more of the metal on the monster to show more weak points while dodging out of the way of any counter attacks. Eris was keeping a close eye on his systems levels and on the condition of the enemy. "Evo at 50% strength now." She spoke up after a good hit from Spike drew black, oily blood from the beast. "I suggest using your fire to help make more openings." She suggested after a close call from the claws on the evo.

"Got it!" Spike yelled, jumping back to gain some distance as the mouth of the head piece opened to allow fire to build inside. Leaning back as the monster rushed towards him spike took a step forward, leaning into the attack as fire blew out of his mouth piece engulfing the charging evo and burning it up. A now charred and slightly melting husk skidded to a stop just a few feet from him, laying unmoving Spike gave a few gentle kicks before nodding in satisfaction. "That wasn't too bad." He said, turning away from the body. When it shifted just ever so slightly he whipped out one of the magnums and unloaded three shots to the bodies head stopping any possible life from returning to it. "Okay now it's over." He said with a small chuckle that Eris joined in on. Turning fully to the town he gave a small jump before slowly flying over to it finding the towns folk gathered near the entrance. Landing in front of the slightly cowering people he raised his hands to show he meant no harm. "Hello everyone my name is Spike Drake. I am a pilot for Harmony, the evo is now dead and everything is safe again." He gently explained to the crowd.

Eris spoke up in his head. "Protocol requires you to figure out how the evo came to be and who is in relation to it so they may be tested." She listed to him.

Removing his helmet to help ease the peoples minds he looked the group over before spotting the two he had seen running from the monster. "You two right there. I hate to bug you after what you've already been through but I need to hear what happened leading up to this point. If you don't mind that is?" He gently asked them. They gave slow nods before stepping forward, looking around he spotted some chairs and pointed at them. "How about we take a seat so you two can relax some." He suggested. The two gave weak smiles at the offer and followed him to the seats as the rest of the crowd dispersed. Once all three had seated he asked the first question he could think of. "So what was the evo before everything?" He asked. What followed was the recap of everything, the evo had been the family dog that had become more aggressive over time till it finally transformed from the chaos virus. They gave their names and what they did as Spike and Eris took notes while asking new questions any time an old one was answered. Soon everything needed was answered and Spike bid them farewell as he slipped back on his helmet.

Twilight popped up on his screen with a small smile. "I must admit you did a good job with that mission. If I didn't know better I'd say you've done this before." She complemented as he took off back for the base, spotting a group of collectors from Harmony already cleaning up the charred remains. "Be ready for a party since Pinkie will take any chance to celebrate she can." She told him, a small party cannon going off in the background.

The screen turned off leaving Spike alone with Eris once more. The music came back on and Spike smiled as he soared back to the base, quietly listening to the music.