Author's Note

A little apology present on my behalf for the late updates of my stories.

The plan is still on foot.

Dragonlord Ch. 9 One last victory

A FEW DAYS LATER

“ATTENTION, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN!!! WELCOME TO THIS SEASONS FINAL DEATHMATCH HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT,” said an announcer over the loudspeakers

“Well, well, welcome all to today’s amazing event, today, is also a very exciting day, since this will be the last, high school level, match for our golden generation of Battle squads,” said one of the anchors

“That’s right Bolt, today we are given the opportunity to see the golden generations fight for the final glory, before heading up to the big boy leagues, what can we expect from today's event?” said the other anchor

“Well, as any other fan of this sport, I am expecting some fast, hard, and creative game play from each and everyone of the schools here present, what about you Bronco?” said Bolt

“You took the words right out of my mouth, anyway, let us see what each school is packing, shall we?” said Bronco

“Of course, first we have Coltchester high, over the last couple of seasons this team has been struggling to finish anywhere near the top 4, almost being relegated last season, but here they are today, as one of the 8 schools ready to battle it out for glory,” said Bolt

“Next, we have Cloudsdale Secondary, a lot of “wing play” in that side, I’m I right,” said Bronco

“Good pun there Bronco, and, you are right, Cloudsdale secondary is known for their speed and hand to hand combat capabilities, they are serious contenders for the win today,” said Bolt

“Following them is a school that I personally consider to be the winner or second place of this tournament, Dragon High!” said Bronco

“AH, an excellent observation Bronco, Dragon high is widely considered the best, physically, capable team, and thanks to the leadership of Princess Ember Torch, and Garble Magma, you can tell, they expect nothing but triumph,” said Bolt

“Next, a team that has surprised everyone here present, a team that, last season, wasn’t even recognized as a semi-professional contender, a team that, not only made history, but finished 3rd, in the regular season, Seaquestria High!!!” said Bronco

“Bronco, where to start with this high school, a complete rookie season in this term of competition, and they finished 3rd, even putting Canterlot High against the ropes on their 2 matches, for me, they have done enough, they have made history, but if they win today, they will become immortal,” said Bolt

“Net we have a school that has had a very… irregular form this season, beginning strong and finishing in 5th place after various consecutive defeats, but, who have assured their fans that they have trained none stop to make a “decent enough” performance today, and by that they mean, win this tournament, Griffinstone Academy!” said Bronco

“Bronco, I can only expect that they keep their word, they went from last year’s runners-up, to 5th place in just one season; many blame this on the fact that the school did not concentrate enough time in their new recruits, but thanks to Gilda’s leadership, and the amazing work done by their new MVP Gabriella Griffon, this team is a force to be reckoned with,” said Bolt

“Next we have a old faithful of this competitions, an old faithful that almost lost these privilege to Las Pegasus Academy, Manehattan High, and the New Colt Secondary, as they all tied in 8th place these season, only winning the tie by fastest victory margin over Manehattan by 10 seconds, Phillydelphia High,” said Bronco

“An old faithful, indeed, Phillydelphia High was the first ever winner of this tournament back in 55, and have won this competition a total of 10 times, making it the 3rd place in the school ranking, and this year they were almost kicked out to early, hopefully they will do what they are best at...Bounce back from adversity and win this competition,” said Bolt

“And next, we have, one of the great 2, the school that wrote the book on Battle squads, the school that has given us so many great battlers, soldiers, and adventurers, Crystal Prep.!,” said Bronco

“Indeed, Bronco, this school has been the talk of the world since they first appeared in 55, although they didn’t win a tournament until 1969, but they sure knew how to make rivals sweat, I mean, they gave us tactics like “The quartz shield” or “Diamond Blitz, or their famous “Crystal Doom”, if everything goes right for them today, you can bet, they will be the winners of this tournament,” said Bolt

“And lastly, we have a school, so powerful, that just saying their initials makes people shiver in fear, CHS, Canterlot High!” said Bronco

“Canterlot High, to put it simply, they are the favorites to win this tournament, they, not only have the best ranked team and tactics, but , also have a “secret weapon”,” said Bolt

“A secret weapon? Is it like a new tactic?” asked Bronco

“I don’t know, I did, however, talk to Principal Discord and he said “Wait and see, cause it will amaze you,” and then he walked away with a smile,” said Bolt

“Well, then, one more reason to stay tuned to our presentation, because after we come back from this break, we will have a small discussion about today’s matches,” said Bronco

“Will be right back,” said Bolt as the TV went into a commercial break

“So, does any of you have any idea what this “secret weapon” is?’ asked Spike

“Nope, but you know, Discord, he is all about the psychological warfare, maybe he just did it to scare the other schools,” said Cheese

“Or, put them on edge, make them even more aware of their defense tactics,” said Flash

“I believe that, “Putting on edge” and “Scaring” are the same thing,” said Rarity

“Not really, in this case, “scared” means that they are having trouble concentrating on fighting and “Put on edge” means that they are going to be even more careful when they go against us,” said Spike

“Oh, sorry about that Flash,” said Rarity

“It’s ok,” said Flash

“Ok guys and gals, head for the private training grounds and try to improve any skill that you feel it’s lacking, Dash, Soarin, Pinkie, and Neon, if you think that you don’t have enough stamina or speed, make sure to break your own limit,” said Spike

“You got it, come on babe, race ya,” said Dash as she sprinted out of the room followed by Pinkie, Neon, and Soarin

“forwards if you guys are concerned of defense make sure you can repel anything they throw at you,” continued Spike

“Right” said Flash, Cheese, Caramel, Sunset, Vinyl, and Applejack, as they headed out

“Twilight, you and Rarity head to the magic range, and try to hit all of the targets, not until you get them all, but until you can’t miss,” he continued

“I just love it when you take charge,” Rarity said before kissing Spike on the lips and leaving with Twilight on tow, much to FLuttershy’s annoyance

“And Mac,” he said, getting his attention “Smash!”

Big Mac smirked as he left the room heading for the gym

“What about me Spike?” asked Fluttershy

“Well, you aren’t our fastest flyer, but you are very resilient to pain, plus you are almost as strong as Mac, so… why don’t you join the forwards, if you want of course,” said spike

“Sure… you know, I still don’t understand why you are acting as a coach and not as a player,” said Fluttershy

“Well, I never registered my name for the team, not even in the reserves, so this is all I can do that’s lawful,” said Spike

“Oh, well, see you later Spike,” said Fluttershy as she left the room

Spike stood there for a few seconds looking around the empty room

“I had forgotten how it felt to be alone… I kind of miss it… kind of,” he said as he headed out of the room.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

Spike had been walking around the stadium, looking at the pictures, the field, and even the stands as he did his best to kill time before the first match, which wouldn’t happen for another 3 hours.

“Well, might as well, eat something,” said Spike as he joined the line for a hot dog stand, but Spike wasn’t even able to settle himself in the line when.

“Spike! There you are, I’ve been looking for you everywhere!” said Discord as he walked up to him

“Well, you found me,” said Spike as he payed more attention to the line than Discord

“Yes, yes I did, and thank God I did, you see I have to talk to you,” said Discord

“Shoot,” said Spike

“Actually, I prefer it if was in a more private location,” said Discord

This comment making Spike really uncomfortable

“Fine,” he said annoyed and exited the line

“Thank you,” said Discord as they both walked towards the back of the Stadium near the Vip lounges.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“Ok, so, what do you want?” said Spike

“I take it you haven’t been watching TV, right?” said Discord

“Nope,” said Spike

“Well, lucky for you, Tia recorded this,” said Discord as he fished his phone out and played a video.

VIDEO

“Mr. Discord, earlier today, you told Bolt that your school has a “secret Weapon”, care to share more details on the matter?” said the reporter

“Well, of course, it’s only natural that my statement generated wonder, so I will share it with all of you… Our secret weapon is actually a new player,” said Discord

“A new player? That’s it?” said the reporter

“Well, I say new, but he has actually been a member of the team for a bit over 3 years,” said Discord

“So, I’m right to assume he has played before?” asked the reporter

“Well, you see… remember that our school’s team has always had the same players for the last 3 years, except for 1,” said Discord

“Yes, 3 years ago it was Thunder Charge, who graduated at the end of that year, then it was River gem, and finally this year… you’ve had a vacant seat usually filled by Starlight Glimmer,” said the Reporter

“Correct, well, that empty seat belongs to our secret weapon,” said Discord

“I see, and what can you tell us about him?” said the reporter

“Well… I know I wasn’t supposed to mention this but… the reason he hasn’t played for the past 3 years is because… he has been deployed in various S rank missions since he turned 15, he actually came back from his 50th successful deployment,” said Discord with a proud smirk

“So, you’re telling us, that a 15 year old, has been deployed more than 50 times on suicide mission, AND SURVIVED!!!!” said the reporter in disbelief

“Well, he know is 18 and he is ready to finally compete in this event, that is your competition,” said Discord into the camera and left

“Ok, so, we now have information regarding CHS’ secret weapon, I will do my best to have find him and have an interview…” said the reporter

“If you want an interview with him, just wait for the teams to enter the fields, he will be more than happy to do so,” said Discord

“Oh, I take it he is a fan of mine?” said the reporter

“No, not really, he just won’t have a choice,” said Discord as he left

STADIUM

“Cool, a student that I don’t know of… and he sounds powerful as hell,” said Spike

“Yeah… about that...uhm… you might know this person very well,” said Discord

“Really?... who is it?...” asked Spike as he and Discord entered a stare down

After a few seconds, the information sank in, and Spike slowly used his left hand to point at himself, receiving a nod from Discord.

The second that happened, Spike’s face went from surprise to anger

“DISCORD, WHAT DID YOU DO?” said Spike

“Oh, nothing bad, I just used you as a psychological weapon for the last 3 years, created a story about you, and then used a version of your student ID that allowed me to partake in all of the missions that you have in your present record back at school and on the guild…” Discord said

“DISCORD! SHUT UP! Don’t you understand you are digging your grave deeper and deeper with every word, no one in the school is going to believe that, not to mention you committed various crimes,” said Spike

“Oh, relax, everything I did under your name was actually legal, you signed them anyway,” said Discord as he used his magic to show Spike a bunch of paper that Spike had signed for the last 3 years.

“You said all of those paper were requirements at school,” said Spike

“Oh, just a little white lie, plus don’t worry, I made sure no one recognized me; as for the school issue, no need to worry, your ability to avoid bringing attention to yourself and the fact that you didn’t attend major parties or events, be it, school related or public related, made you a ghost, so it was easy to make everyone take the hook, line, and sinker, now you only have to act like you were me, but don’t worry I only did solo missions so, no one ever some work,” Discord said with a confident grin in his face

“THAT’S THE LEAST OF OUR… MY PROBLEMS! Y KNOW JACK-SHIT ABOUT THIS TYPES OF BATTLES,” said Spike

“Oh, come, come, Spike, you know you have the abilities, the instinct, the… POWER, you just have to believe in yourself, I mean, you almost killed Rover, ROVER, the man people call the HELLHOUND!! And even more you have defeat me, ME, the lord king of Mischief, that’s no easy fit,” said Discord

“I beg to differ,” said Spike

“Ouch… sniff… you see you are made for this,” said Discord as tears fell from his face

“Drop the act, it doesn’t work on me,” said Spike

“Yeah, I figured as much, I mean, when was the last time that Alligator tears actually made someone feel bad?” said Discord as he cleaned a tear from his face and turned it into a small gator.

“GOing back to the issue at hand…” said Spike

“You relax, you were born for this, it’s in your blood, trust me,” said Discord

Spike was about to answer when a voice said

“Some words of encouragement, I presume,”

“Oh, nice to see you, Spike, let me introduce you to Filthy Rich, the owner of this stadium and many more locations around town and the world… and possibly one of the richest man alive,” said Discord

“I’m glad to see that your flattery is still intact, As he said my boy, I am Filthy Rich, it’s a pleasure to finally meet you,” said Filthy Rich giving Spike a handshake

“Well, you two talk, I need to head back to the room, my wives must be wondering where I ran of to,” said Discord as he left in a hurry

“I won’t take much of your time, I just wanted to meet the man who caught my daughter’s eyes,” said Filthy Rich

“Yeah, about that, I don’t think I would date your daughter Mr. Rich,” said Spike

“And why would that be?” asked Filthy Rich

“Well, she is younger than me by 4 years,” said Spike

“I fail to see why that’s a problem,” said Filthy Rich

“Well, I’m also engaged at the moment, and I plan to stay with just one wife,” said Spike

“Oh, well, just keep her in mind in case you decide otherwise,” said Filthy Rich

Spike and Filthy Rich then entered a few seconds of awkward silence, until…

“So, Spike, I hear you are some sort of secret weapon,” said Filthy Rich

“Yeah, I just found that out myself,” said Spike

“Oh, no need to be nervous, if your resume is as incredible as it sounds, you’ll do just fine,” said Filthy Rich

“To be honest, the only battle I’ve had were there was people watching me, was down at Sweet Apple Acres, when all of the family met for a celebration,” said Spike

“Yes, and I am glad to know that everyone is ok, I mean, Timberwolves can be such a pain in the neck, even worse than Hellhounds,” said Filthy Rich

Spike just stared at Filthy Rich “How did you know they were Timberwolves?” he asked

“Oh, Spike, in a town like this one, information spreads faster than light… anyway, I must leave, good luck out there, and don’t forget to put on a show...It might be your last,” said Filthy Rich as he walked away.

Spike just looked at him in a serious way

Just then Caramel and Big Mac came up to Spike

“Yo, Spike… what’s wrong with you, you look like if you’ve just seen your mortal enemy,” said Caramel

“Filthy Rich…” Spike said

“What did that privileged asshole do now?” said Big Mac

“He knows of the Timberwolves,” said Spike

“WHAT?!” they both said

“Do you think he had something to do with it?” asked Caramel

“I don’t know, but he sure was near the area, I mean, how would he know, Granny Smith issued a silence order, I doubt anyone in the family is brave enough to go against her word,” said Spike

“True… I give Granny Smith a call, I’ll tell her to tell the sentinels to be on guard, he might be up to something,” said Big Mac

“On a more, game based way, we need your help with some of our tactics,” said Caramel

“Well, I’m afraid I’m no longer the “coach” of the team,” said Spike

“WHAT?! WHY!!!” they asked

“Have you guys been watching the TV at the gym?” asked Spike

“Yeah, Discord gave a press conference about our “secret weapon”, still I have no idea who it is,” said Mac

Spike just looked at them with a “Seriously” expression on his face

After a few seconds both Caramel and Big Mac’s eyes widened and their mouths opened

“Yup, I am the secret weapon,” said Spike

“WOOOHOOOOO!!!” they both said

“Why are you so happy?” asked Spike

“Cause, if you’re going to play with us, we are officially the winners of the tournament,” said Caramel

“Yeah, but I don’t know the rules of this game,” said Spike

“We’ll take care of that, for now, let’s go train,” said Big Mac

2 HOURS LATER

“And we are back once again, and we are minutes away from the beginning of the tournament, but do you say we go over the rules of the game once again?” said Bronco

“Of course, there are 3 ways of winning the game, 1) you eliminate all of the other players in the enemy team, 2) you capture the school flag of the rival team and successfully bring it to your base, and finally 3) after the time runs out, your team is the one with the most points; how those the point system work? Well, extremities like feet, legs, arms, and hands count for 10 points, stomach to groin area count for 50 points, chest 60, and head 100; now every contact that rival fighters have with each other counts, so you better find a way to defeat your rival as fast as possible,” said Bolt

“True, and all this must be done in just 15 minutes,” said Bronco

“Exactly, now, let us talk about the stadium in itself,” said Bolt

“Oh yes, this is my area of expertise; the Canterlot stadium is almost like a normal football stadium, lights, bleachers, flags, cheering fans, and it can even be used for various sport tournaments; in this particular case though, the field of the stadium has been enchanted with dimension creator magic, this magic allows for the creation of the battlefields you see on TV or in person if you are in the stadium, it also allows for the “Surprise” factor to happen, what does this imply, the weather, terrain and, in many cases, the bases, change form, size, or difficulty, making the frase “Expect the unexpected” a fact,” said Bronco

“Well, it’s time to pick our favorites for the watches that are coming up, who do you think will win between Dragon High and Seaquestria High? My money is on Dragon High,” said Bolt

“Same, Seaquestrians should already be proud of their accomplishments this season,” said Bronco

“Griffinstone VS Cloudsdale, this one for me is a though one, both teams are known for their speeds and agility, but I have to say Cloudsdale,” said Bolt

“I disagree completely with you, Bolt, for me Griffinstone will be the winners since the also know how to play rough, a card that Cloudsdale has had trouble against in the past,” said Bronco

“Coltchester VS Crystal Prep., I believe it will be unanimous, Crystal Prep will win the match, easily,” said Bolt

“I have to agree with you there, Crystal Prep. has had a better season than Coltchester, not to mention, but Coltchester has lost all of it’s matches against Crystal Prep. this season,” said Bronco

“And finally, Canterlot High VS Phillydelphia, for me this one is also an easy win for Canterlot, they have the power to defeat Philly again, I just hope that this time it’s not total annihilation like the last 2 games this season,” said Bolt

“Yeah, plus, you have to add the fact that CHS is going to have their secret weapon on the pitch today, let’s hope they have a plan B all the way through Z,” said Bronco

“Well, people, let us sit back and enjoy, the first match is about to begin,” said Bolt

45 MINUTES LATER

“Dragon High, Griffinstone, and Crystal Prep. have won their games, now it’s our turn to win and head up, of course that won’t be easy, in front of us we have a wall, a wall called Phillydelphia, they tend to play a very defensive minded game, that means we need or forwards and wingers to use speed and agility, while our defense has to keep their guard up all the time,” said Celestia

“Now, we have decided that this is the best lineup for today: Forwards: Flash, Caramel, Sunset Shimmer, Soarin and Neon Lights, Left wingers: Spike and Pinkie, Right wingers: Rainbow Dash and Cheese Sandwich, Front Defense: Fluttershy, Big Mac, Applejack, and Vinyl Scratch, Back defense: Twilight Sparkle, and Rarity Belle,” said Luna

“Finally, Wingers, your job is to flank and head for the base, get that flag, but, if push comes to shove, you must return and reinforce the back line, understand?” said Discord

Everyone nodded

“Ok, then, everyone to the middle,” said Discord

“… WHO ARE WE?!!!!!... CANTERLOT!!!!!... WHAT ARE WE?!!!!... WINNERS!!!!...1...2...3… CANTERLOT!!!!!!” everyone said as they head out onto the field to warm up

“Not you Spike,” said Discord

“What? But I thought?...” said Spike

“Do you really think we'll let you play with jeans and a leather jacket?” said Discord

“Like I said, I don’t have anything else,” said Spike

“YOU don’t, but WE do,” said Celestia as they opened the locker behind them and showed Spike a uniform with the school’s logo

“A sleeveless black hoodie, black pants and sneakers, I like it,” said Spike as he grabbed them and headed to the showers to change into the new attire.

MOMENTS LATER

“How do I look?” asked Spike

“Menacing, just remember not to put this on until the game has begun,” said Discord as he gave Spike a face (It resembles Watch Dogs 2 Wrench’s mask)

“What is this for?” asked Spike

“I wore a similar mask while I impersonated you, so… keep the image alive, it will help you a lot, trust me,” said Discord with a smile unaware of the glares he was receiving from his wives

“Thanks,” said Spike as he left the room in a hurry

“What is this we heard about you impersonating Spike?” said Celestia and Luna at the same time while giving Discord death glares

“Ah… well… you see…” was all Discord managed to say

AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE FIELD

“Well Spike, here goes nothing,” he said to himself and began jogging to the field to join his teammates

“LADIES AND GENTLECOLTS, PLEASE WELCOME TO THE FIELD, CANTERLOT HIGH’S CAPTAIN AND “SECRET WEAPON”, SPIKE LADON!!!!!” said the announcer as Spike emerged from the tunnel.

The whole stadium erupted into cheers and applause, until everyone realized who it was.

“Hey, isn’t he like the super rich kid?” said someone in the crowd

“He is an S rank battler?” said other people

“He is so hot!” said many of the women present, including other players from other schools, even some dudes were having a man crush on him.

Realizing this Spike felt his stomach turn and he felt like if he was going to throw up

“Relax dude, just imagine that they aren’t here, focus on yourself, and then on the team,” said Flash as he walked up to Spike

“Right, I’m just not used to attention,” said Spike

“Well, you better, because from today on, I doubt that attention will be the least of your problems,” said Flash

“What do you mean?” asked Spike

Flash just pointed at the reporter and camera crew that were walking towards him

“Good luck,” said Flash as he walked away

“Mr. Ladon, mind if we ask you some questions?” asked the reporter

“No, no, go on ahead,” said Spike

“So, Mr. Ladon, from secretive Billionaire to secret weapon, how does it feel to become the center of attention of the world,” asked the reporter

“Well, I know for a fact that I am not the center of attention, but one of them, at least for the moment,” said Spike

“Ok, so, Mr. Ladon, what can you tell us about your famous missions?” asked the reporter

“Well, as you may know, most of the missions I did are still classified and I don’t have the legal clearance to talk about them,” Spike lied, using the acting skills Rarity had taught him.

“Mr. Ladon, one last question, for the last couple of months, people have been wondering many things about your personal life, especially your love life, anything to comment?” asked the reporter.

“Well, what can I say, I consider myself just another average Joe, that’s kind of the reason I don’t really make many appearances in galas and stuff… regarding my love life… all I can say is, for now, I am off the market,” said Spike

“Oh, so there is a Ms. or Mr. in your life,” said the reporter

“Yes and I love her with all of my heart, if God allows it I hope we can grow old and grey together,” said Spike as he and Rarity’s eyes met but the camera didn’t catch it

“Any chance you tell us who it is?” said the reporter

“Nah, you’ll find out soon enough,” said Spike as he walked towards the rest of his team

“Well, ladies and gentlecolts, there you have him, Canterlot High’s secret weapon, young Billionaire Spike Ladon, now, to answer the question in everyone's mind, who is Spike’s less lonely girl, back to you guys,” said the reporter.

WITH SPIKE

“You see, that wasn’t so bad, right?” said Flash

“Yeah, not bad at all, I’m just glad I shaved before today” said Spike

“No kidding, no one could take you lightly, I mean you looked really smart, to the point it was annoying,” said Soarin

“I didn’t mind the beard and mustache,” said Rarity as she got close to Spike

“Can you excuse us for a second,” said Twilight as she dragged Rarity away

A FEW FEET AWAY

“What seems to be the problem?” asked Rarity

“Rarity, we know that you are currently in cloud 9, but…” said Twilight

“Would you mind concentrating on the match and not on Spike!” said Fluttershy out of nowhere, surprising everyone

“Wow, Shy, I didn’t know that you had that competitive spirit in you,” said Rainbow Dash as Fluttershy meeped and rushed away followed by Rainbow Dash, and Applejack

“She is right, no need to sugarcoat it,” said Sunset

“Yeah, put your eyes on the price,” said Pinkie

“Oh, thrust me, they are,” Rarity said as she locked her stare into Spike’s crotch

“We weren’t talking about that price, but, I personally respect it,” said Vinyl as she walked by making Rarity blush.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

“Ok, guys, this is our last chance to talk strategy, so, any ideas?” said Twilight

“Ye old Canterlot Blitz,” said Spike

“Excellent, nothing like the classics, now, let’s go get them,” said Twilight

“Put them in,” said Spike as he placed his hand in the center of the huddle

“1...2...3… CANTERLOT!” they all said as they broke the huddle and headed to position

“WAIT!” Rarity yelled catching everyone's attention

Rarity then walked up to Spike and gave him a tender kiss on the lips, which Spike reciprocated

“For luck,” she said as soon as it ended

“Pretty sure we just broke the internet,” said Spike as he pointed to everyone with their phones out.

“It was meant to happen eventually,” said Rarity as they turned to notice that all of their teammates with a significant other were also giving each other luck, except for Fluttershy, who just received a hug from Big Mac.

And with that everyone walked into position

“Spike, I will make you notice my abilities in this tournament, just like you showed me your heart when I thought you were a sleazy perv,” thought Fluttershy as she got into position

“TEAMS… READY… SET… GO!!!!” said the anchor

5 MINUTES LATER

“And that is that people, Canterlot High has won the match, and by a landslide,” said Bolt

“Correct Bolt, not only did they capture the enemy flag, but they completely destroyed the rival team, not even a scratch on any of the Canterlot players, very impressive,” said Bronco

“That leaves the semi-finales as follows: Griffinstone VS Canterlot, and Dragon High VS Crystal Perp.,” said Bolt

“Speed vs Brains, and Power VS Power, my guess is, the final will be between Canterlot and Dragon High,” said Bronco

“I agree with you, but, if Crystal Prep. can overcome the flaws in their previous match they might also make it to the grand finale,” said Bolt

INSIDE CANTERLOT’S DRESSING ROOM

“Well done, everyone, you really ran them out of the road,” said Discord

“Well, they did concentrate on attacking me the whole match,” said Spike

“Yeah, which was surprising, I mean they didn’t even bother to notice us,’ said Neon

“Well, that’s psychological warfare for you, we made them believe that Spike was some sort of unstoppable force and they fell straight for it,” said Discord

“But he is, I mean, did you see how well he held them of while Cheese and Neon captured the flag and brought it back to our base,” said Flash

“Well, avoiding problems makes you agile as hell,” said Spike

“Spike, darling, can you stop make a bad joke about the old you, please, it’s just unnerving,” said Rarity

“Yeah, because it reminds us of what we put you through,” said Twilight

“No promises,” said Spike

“Anyway, our next opponent is Griffinstone, and just like Cloudsdale they love their speed,” said Rainbow Dash

“Exactly, so much so, that not even we can keep up with their stamina… well, apart of Spike and Rainbow Dash, so we better come up with something different,” said Luna

“Well, I’m happy with anything as long as we don’t have to play Cristal Perp. in the final, that would be awkward,” said Twilight

“Yeah, can you imagine, brother schools going against each other, we wouldn’t want to hurt each other,” said Sunset

“Well, let’s worry about the match ahead of us,” said Discord

“I have an idea, but for it to work, everyone is going to have to lend me their magic,” said Spike

“What are you planning on doing?” asked Celestia

“Well, Griffinstone is a team that mix speed and muscle to win games, and, let’s be honest, those abilities combined make for bad news… so, I plan to use an ability of mine called “Sonic Boom” and just like Dash’s “Sonic Rainbow” is creates a shock wave, the only difference is that, instead of making you fly faster, it keeps enemies away,” said Spike

“Is it safe?” asked Twilight

“Well, I can contain it enough just to KO them,” said Spike

“that didn’t answer my question,” said Twilight

“I take all the risk,” said Spike

“But, you’ll be fine right?” asked Fluttershy and Rarity at the same time

“Trust me, it’ll work,” said Spike

“Ok then, we’ll use that, good luck out there,” said Discord as everyone left for the field

“Plus the worst case scenario is that I blow myself to pieces and die… ok, maybe that is bad, but what are the chances of that happening… quite high, too late to back off now,” thought Spike as he entered the field.

“Alright, ladies and gentlecolts, Griffinstone has aligned in their famous falcon formation, it looks like a their well known, yet effective and deadly, blitz “Bull rush”,” said Bolt

“I wouldn’t like to be in the business end of that formation… AND WHAT ARE CANTERLOT DOING?!!!” said Bronco as all eyes turned to Canterlot’s team

“They are all just standing behind their captain Spike Ladon, what do you think they are up to?” said Bolt

“We’ll find out soon enough,” said Bronco

“TEAMS... READY… SET… GO!!!”

“And with that the Griffinstone team begin their attack,” said Bronco

“EVERYONE, NOW!!!!” yelled Spike

As soon as he said that everyone started to pass mana into his body, it was so much it was actually hurting Spike a bit, like a rash you get in those areas, and it hurts to walk

“Body don’t fail me now,” thought Spike “GRAB ONTO SOMETHING!!!” Spike yelled as they all let go of him and ducked.

This surprised the Griffinstone team causing them to stop in their tracks and look at the scene before them.

“Boom,” whispered Spike as he let go of the magic he was controlling in his hand.

The magic quickly turned into a massive force field and headed for the Griffinstone team at breakneck speed, not even giving them enough time to get into a defensive stance, before they flew away towards the safety wall behind him.

At the other side Spike was having trouble keeping the blast to Non-lethal, and he knew that if this kept on like this, it was going to cause him death

“What did my dad tell me to do in this situation?” thought Spike as he began to remember

“When trying to contain this ability, you have to make the magic flow of it mix with yours, that way you can stop it, of course, it will give you some side action, but it will also boost your healing powers, it’s a double edge sword with a win win situation… if you do it properly that is,” said Smelter’s voice in Spike’s memory

“Ok, here goes nothing,” thought Spike as he began to mix magics

After a few seconds, Spike was able to dissipate the magic enough to make it an orb the size of a baseball

“Well, that wasn’t so bad, was it,” said Spike

As soon as he finished that sentence, the baseball sized orb exploded, sending Spike flying through the structure that was supposed to be their base for the game, all the way to the wall behind, hitting so hard he created a crater, before falling flat on his face.

“SPIKE!!!” everyone said as they rushed to him

“SPIKE? SPEAK TO ME SPIKE! ARE YOU OK?!!!” said Rarity as she reached her fiance

“I… forgot… that happens,” said Spike as he sat up “Did we win?” he asked before Rarity hugged him so tightly he began to suffocate.

“Looks like it, their side of the field is totaled, good thing this is another dimension, cause that would cause millions to repair,” said Cheese as he and Caramel held Spike up.

“CANTERLOT HAS WON IT!! TALK ABOUT A SECRET WEAPON, THAT WAS AMAZING!!!!!” said Bronco over the speaker as they left the field.

NEARBY IN ONE OF THE ROOMS OVERLOOKING THE FIELD

“Ha, that boy really is something… too bad he won’t live much longer,” said a hooded figure as it looked at a device. “It’s almost time for the fire works,”

AT THE CANTERLOT DRESSING ROOM

“What’s the score?” asked Rainbow Dash

“They are still tied, hopefully they can have this done by extra time,” said Flash

“My nerves are on edge, I don’t want to play Crystal Prep.,” said Twilight

“What if it comes to it?” asked Sunset

“Yeah, what if it comes to it?” said Spike as he entered the room

“Spike, what happened?” everyone asked

“Crystal prep. Won, Lemon Zest and Pharynx brought the flag to their base,” said Spike

The whole room went silent

“What are we going to do?” said Twilight as she sat back down followed by everyone

“What do you mean, what are we gonna do?” said Spike

“Spike, haven’t you noticed? We are playing against Crystal Prep. our sibling school, I don’t want to play against them, do you?” said Sunset

“I sure as hell will, and I will go out there and try to win the tournament,” said Spike

“YOU WHAT?!!!” said all of the girls aside from Rainbow Dash

“Yeah, you heard me, I don’t care if they are our sibling school, father school, or neighbour school, this is a tournament not a tea party, we are not here to see which school has more affection for the other, we are here to see which school is better at fighting,” said Spike

The room went silent

“Girls, I understand that you don’t want to fight against them, I mean, sure we have many good friends in that school, heck, many of them are going to be on the team opposite to us, and I know we want to see them happy just as they want to see us happy… but right now, they aren’t thinking about our feelings, they are thinking about their school’s pride, and I can bet every dollar I’ve got, that in their locker room, they are having the same exact conversation, I doubt that they are going to go into that field and just hand us the trophy in a silver platter,” said Spike

Everyone in the room turned and looked at each other and then back at Spike

“So? What do you say? Let’s put up a fight, not for our sakes, but for respect to them, cause I will,” said Spike as he moved his hand forward.

Everyone looked at his hand for a few seconds before Flash, placed his hand over Spike’s, followed by Rainbow Dash’s, Mac’s, Rarity’s, and Fluttershy’s.

Slowly but surely everyone put their hands in the center for one final chant

“… WHO ARE WE?!!!!!... CANTERLOT!!!!!... WHAT ARE WE?!!!!... WINNERS!!!!...1...2...3… CANTERLOT!!!!!!” everyone said as they headed out onto the field to warm up.

Discord, Celestia, and Luna all looked as they left the room and smiled

“He really is the right captain,” said Celestia

“Did you ever doubt it?” said Discord

“Actually, we did, we actually forgot that he existed various times, one time I called him Span, I still feel ashamed about it, but he acts like if it never happened,” said Luna

“Well, that’s because, Spike has a genuine heart of gold… I’d like for our children to grow up to be just like him,” said Discord

“Us too,” said Celestia and Luna as they gave Discord a hug.

ON THE PITCH

“LADIES, AND GENTLECOLTS, IT’S FINALLY TIME, THE FINAL IS HERE! CANTERLOT VS CRYSTAL PREP. WHO WILL COME UP ON TOP?” said the announcer

“Just so you know, just because we are sibling schools, doesn’t mean will go easy on you,” said Thorax

“I'd be offended if you did,” said Spike as they gave each other a hug, and walked off to their teams.

“SO, what’s the plan?” asked Twilight

“Knowing Thorax, he has something up his sleeve, so, we might just have to be creative,” said Spike

“You mean, like winging it?” asked Caramel

“Exactly, let’s WING it,” said Spike winking his eye

“Copy,” said Twilight

“Ok, Cheese, you and Neon, are with me, Dash, you, Soarin, and Pinkie are on the other side,” said Spike

“What about the rest of us?” asked Twilight

“Great wall,” said Spike

“Ok, got that everyone, go back and protect the flag at all cost,” said Twilight

“PLAYER’S, ARE YOU READY… SET… GO!!!!!” said the announcer

And they were off, Spike, Dash, Cheese, Neon, Pinkie, and Soarin rushed as fast as they could towards the opposite base, taking the defenders up front by surprise, trucking over them leaving them out of commission, and entering the base.

INSIDE THE BASE

“You hear that?” asked Rainbow Dash

“Yeah, it’s way to quiet,” said Spike

“Maybe they are all waiting to ambush us,” said Neon

“Nah, Thorax is to proud to use does tactics,” said Spike

“Anyway, let’s go,” said Cheese as he walked towards a hallway

“Hold it!” said Spike as he grabbed Cheese by the neck and held him back, he then proceeded to throw a pebble into the hallway, activating a number of traps, that went from flamethrowers, to crushing walls and dart launchers.

“WHAT THE LITERAL FUCK!!!” said Rainbow Dash

Spike walked over to one of the darts and picked it up

“I never knew this guys were sadists,” said Soarin

“They aren’t,” said Spike catching everyone’s attention “This has Shining Armor written all over it,” he finished

“How do you know?” asked Pinkie

“Cause I don’t know any other crazy, son of a bitch, that is paranoid about traps, and is called Shining Armor,” said Spike as he tossed the dart at Pinkie

“Oh, whaddya know, Shining Armor is written all over the place,” said Pinkie

“So what now?” asked Soarin

“Leave it to me,” said Spike as he made a dash across the hall activating all of the traps left by Crystal Prep. leaving them out of juice.

As soon as Spike reached the other side of the hall he collapses

“SPIKE!!!!” they all said as they rushed to him

“Oh, that’s gonna leave a mark,” said Spike as he got up

“Dude, we know you are crazy, but that was just suicidal,” said Cheese as he gave Spike a slap on the back

“Yeah, knock it off, it’s freaky,” said Pinkie

“Oh, you care about me,” said Spike sarcastically

“It’s not about carrying, we are just terrified of what Rarity would do to us if you got seriously injured,” said Soarin

“Oh, come on, what would she do?” asked Spike in a uninterested voice

Everyone went silent and looked traumatized

“Seriously, what would she do?” asked Spike looking concerned

Soarin walked up to him and said “Let’s just hope your children don’t anger her,”

“Wait… CHILDREN?!!!” said Spike

“I mean, in the future,” said Soarin calming Spike down

“Anyway, let’s keep going,” said Neon

Rainbow Dash then walked up to Soarin and whispered “So… about our conversation yesterday? How many would you like?”

Soarin turned red and whispered back “For now… just one, but let’s see from there,”

A FEW SECONDS LATER

“That’s odd,” whispered Spike

“What?” asked Pinkie

“The fact that this is the flag room, and so far there hasn’t even been one attack,” said Spike

Everyone then realized this

“You think they are waiting for us there?” asked Cheese

“Yeah, it would be to stupid to just give us the flag, unless, they all headed for our base,” said Spike

“We have to go back!” said Dash

“No, this might be a part of their plan,” said Spike

“So, what do we do?” asked Pinkie

Spike looked around and then decided to use his “phantom vision”

“Pinkie, 10 feet to the left, you’ll find a part of the wall that has been debilitated by the traps, use that to enter the room quietly on my queue, Cheese, you stay here, and get ready to run back to our base, flag or no, copy?” whispered Spike

“Yeah,” said Cheese as he walked away

“You guys ready?” asked Spike

“Let’s do this!” said Rainbow Dash as she kicked the door open

The room was empty, not a sole in view, Rainbow Dash and Spike looked at each other and nodded

“This is too easy,” acted Rainbow Dash as she purposely stepped on a trap

The whole room lit up and they then noticed all of the remaining Crystal Perp. students stand in combat positions.

“AH, FUCK!!!” they all said

“That is right, my friends, YOU have fucked up big time,” said Thorax as he walked to the center of the room followed by Pharynx and Lemon Zest

Then Spike gave Pinkie the signal, as she began to remove the bricks near the flag, making sure not to bring the whole wall down on her.

“Now, what should I do with you?” said Thorax

“How’bout, we imprison them until the end of the game,” said Pharynx

“Or better yet, launch a counter strike and capture their flag, they wouldn’t see it coming, plus, after they took out Dark Sweeper, Midnight Cold, Sundust Mist and Crimson Bronco, it’s time for some retribution,” said Sour Sweet

“Yeah, I doubt Ivory would appreciate you hurting her sugar bunch, again,” said Indigo Zap

“Ok, this time it wasn’t personal, it was just for the game,” said Spike, right then he noticed that Pinkie had successfully retrieved the enemy flag and was heading out.

“Pinkie, Cheese, start running, and tell me when you reach our base, copy?” said Spike through telekinesis

“Copy, we’ll be in touch… RUN FOR IT!!!!!” screamed Pinkie as she and Cheese darted out of the bases heading for their home base

BACK IN THE ROOM

“Guys… Guys, that’s enough, with them here, we have control of the game, I mean, when they don’t report back, Twilight will send the backup forces and then we’ll crush them, giving us an easy victory,” said Thorax

“Yeah but how should we crush them?” asked Pharynx and with that the whole room went into a full blown argument of which tactic was better

“This brings back memories,” whispered Rainbow Dash

“What do you mean?” asked Spike

“Before you joined the team, this is what happened before every game, and we usually just let Flash take the helm and do everything,” said Rainbow Dash

“Spike? We’re right outside of the base, we used Ghost dash to get here without anyone noticing,” said Pinkie

“Excellent, leave the rest to us, you may make yourselves visible,” said Spike

He then proceeded to walk forward

“I have to handed to you Thorax, you really have been a model student for Shinings tactics, I mean, you managed to set the traps up to a T, not to mention that you captured us, well done,” said Spike

“Well, thank you Spike, I mean, WE had the best teacher,” said Thorax motioning to everyone in the room

“Yes, well, I’m afraid that you overlooked a particular problem,” said Spike

“And that is?” asked Lemon Zest

“Your teacher was never able to defeat one person, do you know who that person is?” asked Spike

“Well, of course, he said he was never able to defeat… you,” said Thorax as his eyes and everyone else’s opened wide in surprise

“Bingo, and just like him… you were unable to defeat me again,” said Spike

“What are you talking about? We have you right where we want you, and the flag is right… there… WHERE IS THE FLAG?!!!!!” asked Thorax as everyone turned to look at Spike

“Just like him, you bluff too much,” said Spike

“THE GAME IS OVER, CHEESE SANDWICH AND PINKIE PIE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY RETRIEVED THE ENEMY FLAG, CANTERLOT HIGH WINS!!!!” said the announcer

“WHAT?!!!!” said everyone as they turned around and noticed the whole in the wall and the open front door down the hallway.

"He bluffs too much for his own good, too bad he passed that down to you guys," said Spike as he walked up to Thorax and extended his hand

Thorax looked at it then shaked it "Will get you in college," he said

"Make sure to reach the final first," Spike answered as the base disintegrated around them as everyone began to cheer.

And with that all of the members of Canterlot’s battle squad rushed to the center of the field to begin celebrating.

They quickly began to hug each other and congratulate each other, while Crystal prep. Exited the field and headed for the showers.

“WE DID IT!!” screamed Twilight as she hugged Flash

“Was there ever a doubt?” said Flash as he hugged her back

“Well, we owe it to Spike, he did the right calls during the matches,” said Rainbow Dash

“Come on, you give me too much credit, we all made this come true,” said Spike as he and Rarity hugged each other

“Well, I believe it’s time for a little reward,” said Rarity as she closer to Spike’s face

“And, what would that b-” was all Spike was able to say before Rarity kissed him.

As if on queue all of the couples began to make out, causing a tsunami of flashes from the expectators' cameras, and cellphones.

“One for prosperity,” said Spike motioning Rarity to all of the cameras

“Magnificent, darling,” said Rarity

Just then Fluttershy ran up to Spike and gave him a hug, surprising both Spike and Rarity

“Well done Spike, this is your moment,” Fluttershy said as she let go, turned to Rarity and hugged her too

“My, I have never seen you this happy,” said Rarity as she hugged back

“Why wouldn't I be, we won!” she exclaimed while hugging her again “The race isn’t over yet anyway,” said Fluttershy in her mind as she let go of Rarity

And went to give Rainbow Dash a hug

Spike then looked around and saw all of the smiling faces and happy tears; he wanted to be happy, but for some reason he felt like if something was off

“It’s way to perfect of a moment, something bad is going to happen,” thought Spike

As if on queue, 3 gunshots were heard inside the stadium, making everyone look at the origin of the shots

“SORRY TO RUIN THE MOMENT… WELL NOT REALLY, BUT, I HAVE UNFINISHED BUSINESS WITH SOME MEMBERS OF THE CANTERLOT TEAM,” said the hooded figure

“WHAT DO YOU WANT?!” asked Spike as he made Rarity stand behind him, shielding her from the line of fire

“I WOULD LIKE YOU, THOSE APPLE PEOPLE, AND THE WEIRD PARTY FOOLS, OUT OF THIS WORLD!!!,” said the hooded figure

“OH, YEAH? HOW DO YOU INTEND TO DO THAT, SHOT US?!!!” asked Spike

“NO, THAT’S WHAT FIREWORKS ARE FOR,” said the hooded figure as he showed everyone the device

“WHAT IS THAT?” asked Spike

“You’ll see,” said the hooded figure as he pressed the button, and a loud boom, came from the center of the field

“MAGIC MINES, TAKE COVER!!!” said Spike as he and Rarity rushed for the emergency exit followed by everyone.

It was pandemonium everyone was rushing trying to find the closest exit, even creating massive stampedes that almost crushed people.

The Canterlot team was about to exit when Cheese noticed something

“SPIKE!, LOOK, THE MINES ARE PLACED IN EVERY ONE OF THE PILLARS!” he shouted

“HE WANTS TO BRING THE PLACE DOWN ON US!” said Flash

“MORE LIKE ON THE PEOPLE… COME ON, WE NEED TO HOLD THEM UP, GIVE THE PEOPLE TIME TO ESCAPE… USE MAGIC BARRIERES!” ordered Spike

Everyone did as they were told, and managed to hold the blown up pillars while containing the explosions of the ones that were yet to explode.

“SPIKE, IF THE PILLAR ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE STADIUM FALLS, IT WILL ALL BE FOR NOTHING!!!” said Cheese

“WW WON’T MAKE IT ON TIME TO CONTAIN IT!!” said Twilight

“I CAN, BUT IT WILL PROBABLY DESTROY THE FLOOR BENEATH IT AND BRING IT DOWN ANYWAY,” said Spike

“I’LL GO WITH YOU, I CAN BUILD A FLOOR BENEATH IT TO HOLD IT UP! Said Cheese

“OK, COME ON!” said Spike as he and Cheese dashed out onto the field and headed for the main pillar

Spike used his termal vision and noticed the Mine heating up

“God, it’s massive, my magic won’t be enough,” said Spike as he got near it “well, there is no sacrifice to great,” said Spike as he lunged himself to the floor and covering the mine with his body to give his magic shield some added effectiveness “This is gonna hurt,” was the last thing Spike said right before the mine exploded sending him flying into the air.

Cheese saw this and quickly made use of his construction magic to fix as much of the floor as possible.

Spike’s world slowed down as he fell back to earth, his vision was getting blurry, and his hearing was gone, all he could hear was silence, in his semi conscious state, he was still able to look a the entrance where all of his friends were; he made eye contact with Rarity, pure horror and sadness, filled her eyes.

Spike wanted to say something, but he was unable to, he was only able to see how the love of his life had to be physically restrained by Big Mac and Soarin, right before his body slammed and ricochet, like a rag doll, off the border of the unsalvaged part of the floor as he fell onto the dark abyss.

Up above, Cheese was doing his best to salvage enough of the floor as he could, without realising that the floor beneath him was giving way; as soon as he saved enough of the floor surrounding the pillar, the floor beneath him gave in, and he fell into the abyss right behind Spike.

“NOOOOOO!!!” screamed Rarity as she tried to fight her way towards the hole where Spike and Cheese fell through

“RARITY, WE NEED TO GO, LET THE PRO’S TAKE CARE OF SAVING THEM!!” said Soarin

“I WON’T LEAVE HIM!!!” she said as she continued to struggle

“I'm sorry about this Rarity,” said Big Mac as he punched her in the back of her head, knocking her out, then he picked her up and rushed out of the stadium to regroup with the remaining members of the team.

A FEW MINUTES LATER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE ABYSS

Cheese began to open his eyes, and looked around

“Where… where am I?” he asked as he sat up

He noticed that he was in some sort of cave system; he then tried to stand up, but as soon as he applied pressure on his right leg, he felt a jolt of pain causing him to sit back down

“Argh, Son of a bitch, I twisted my ankle,” he said as he held his leg in his arms; he then proceeded to look around, it was almost pitch dark, but thanks to the destruction of the floor above, everything was visible enough.

He did this for a few more seconds, before he noticed something a few feet away from where he was sitting.

Squinting his eyes he was able to make out the outline of a body, not just anybody, it was the motionless body of Spike.

“SPIKE!!!” he said as he crawled his way towards his body

“SPIKE!... SPIKE!!! ARE YOU OK? DUDE, TALK TO ME!!!” he said as he reached Spike, and turned his body around.

Spike’s eyes began to open

“Ch… Cheese?” said Spike

“Yeah, I’m here man, you ok?” he asked

“I… I don’t think… that there is a bone below my neck… that’s not broken,” said Spike

“Fuck… well, just… just stay awake, I’m sure they’ll come and get us,” said Cheese

“I… I hope you’re right,” said Spike as Cheese moved him to a less rocky position for him to be more comfortable.

Cheese then noticed something, in a wall nearby he was able to some letters

“Hey, there is something written on that…” before he was able to finish the sentence, he saw a blinding light hit his eyes “Argh! Dammit,” he said

“What?! What happened?” asked Spike

“I noticed a wall to the right and then a very bright light hit me,” said Cheese

“A wall? Can you help me see it,” said Spike

Cheese then moved Spike’s head slowly so that he could read the wall

“That’s enochian writing, A vaoan i oroch a olpirt, dorpha lap a congamphlgh, od noan othil, that translates to…” Spike began

“The truth is under the light, look for the soul, and be set,” said Cheese

“Yeah, how do you know?” asked Spike

“When the light hit me, I was able to understand the language,” said Cheese

“Oh, that’s interesting,” said Spike in a weak voice

“Wait, how do you know what it said?” asked Cheese, but he didn’t get a response “Spike?,” he said as he turned and saw Spike’s eyes closing

“SPIKE!!! STAY AWAKE DUDE, DON’T FALL ASLEEP!!!” said Cheese

“I… I can’t… I feel… so tired,” said Spike as his eyes closed

“SPIKE?!!! DUDE, WAKE UP!!!!!” screamed Cheese

That same seconds, various ropes appeared around them, and many soldiers and adventurers landed next to them

“You guys ok?” asked one of them

“My friend, take him, he’s dying!!!” said Cheese, as they placed Spike in a stretcher and lifted him out of the whole.

IN SPIKE’S SUBCONSCIOUS

“Where… where am I?” he said

“Son,” he heard his father’s voice

Spike turned around and was met by his father

“Dad… if you are here… it means… did I…?” Spike tried to say

“No, you went into shock and passed out, your healing abilities were still active due to your idea back at the tournament,” said Smelter

“Oh, so then, am I in a coma?” asked Spike

“No, not really, you can wake up whenever you want,” said Smelter

“Good to know… about the hooded figure?” said Spike

“I know as much as you, but I do know that he is dangerous,” said Smelter

“Any guesses?” asked Spike

“Too many to list,” said Smelter

“What about the wall, it’s just like the one I saw all those months ago,” said Spike

“Unfortunately Spike, I don’t know much about them, and I did ask around,” said Smelter

“Do you think this guy was searching for this wall?” asked Spike

“Don’t think so, I can’t seem to add the dots,” said Smelter

“Dammit, what about Cheese?” asked Spike

“He is fine, just a twisted ankle, he’s ok now,” said Smelter

“Ok, good,” said Spike

“Son, I think it’s time for you to wake up, before you make your friends worry even more,” said Smelter

“Ok, it was nice to see you again,” said Spike

“I’ll be right here whenever you need me,” said Smelter as he faded away and Spike began to wake.

LIVING WORLD

“Oh… my head,” said Spike as he began to open his eyes

“SPIKE!” was the first thing he heard, just as Rarity tackled him into a hug and began kissing him nonstop

“Don't ever do that again!” she cried

“No promises,” said Spike

“Of course, you’d say that,” she said as she cleaned the tears and make up out of her eyes

“How long was I out?” asked Spike

“1 week,” said Rarity

“1 week!” said Spike in surprise

“Yeah, thanks to your quick intervention, there were no casualties to report, and the police is still looking for the terrorist that caused this,” said Rarity

Spike then noticed something “You’ve been here this whole time right?” he said

“Of course, what gave it off?” she asked

“The fact that your hair is a mess, and that you still have the same makeup from the final,” said Spike

“Well, my fiance was nearly killed saving everyone, and that’s more important than some stupid make up,” she said

“Ok, what happened to the real Rarity?” said Spike

“Meanie,” she said as she kissed Spike

“Rares, go home and get some proper rest, I’ll be discharged in a few hours at most,” said Spike

“Are you sure?” she asked

“Positive, I’ll see you at home… I’ll call you if things change,ok,” Spike said as he kissed her

“Ok then, please keep me posted on everything no matter the time, see you later Darling,” she said as she left the room.

A FEW HOURS LATER

Spike was sitting on the side of the bed, he had managed to put on the clothes that Rarity had left him over, and was thinking about the events that happened earlier in the week, when…

“You’re awake, huh, and you look like shit,” said a voice

“I feel like shit too, fucking migrane,” said Spike

“Good to see you alive bro,” said Cheese as he walked into the room

‘Likewise… Now, what brings you here?” asked Spike

“What marks you think I have an ulterior motive,” said Cheese

“The fact that, knowing Pinkie, she would have looked herself in a room with you, and the 2 of you would still be humping like rabbits,” said Spike

“Ok, I can see why you think that, but actually, she only hugged me really tight throughout the night,” said Cheese

“I’m not buying it,” said Spike

“Anyway, I came here to ask you about the wall,” said Cheese sitting down

“Ah, yeah, the wall,” said Spike

“Back in that hole, you knew what that wall said, you know what it was,” said Cheese

“Yes, I know what it was,” said Spike

“AND?!” asked Cheese

“It was 1 of the 7 walls, also known as the 7 pillars,” said Spike

“The seven pillars… the ones from the bible?” asked Cheese

“Yeah, and the light you saw was an incantation called “Veil of Maya” which acts like a translator, helping you read any language in the world,” said Spike

“Just like the “tongues of fire” from the bible,” said Cheese

“Correct,” said Spike

“And I take it you came into contact with one fo this walls before?” said Cheese

Spike remind silent for a few seconds before answering

“Yeah, remember when we took that hiking trip to Mount Everfree?” asked Spike

“Yeah,” said Cheese

“Well, during that trip, I was shoved into a cave by people that I prefer remained anonymous,” said Spike

Cheese just looked at Spike with an apologetic look

“Anyway, while I was searching for a way out I stumbled upon one of those walls with a writing I didn’t understand, then I was hit by a light, and I was able to read it perfectly, it said “Patitur enim Spiritu tuo duce vestigia, habeat fiduciam quia non…” which translated into english is “Allow for the spirit to guide your steps, trust it for…”

“For the truth is under the light, look for the soul, and be set, it’s a continuation of yours,” said Cheese

“Indeed, unfortunately my knowledge on the matter is very scarce,” said Spike

“So then what are we going to do?” asked Cheese

“I know someone that know more of this than anyone, time to pay him a visit,” Spike said