Royal Problem

Castle Friendship

9 a.m. castle friendship Twilight Sparkle was up and walking towards the kitchen for some breakfast before continuing her studies of new fire magic he had received from Kirins. She and Spike had been practicing new fire spells from them the whole night and gone to sleep well after midnight. Twilight had noticed something odd about Spike during their practice session of spells. It was like the Kirin magic was somehow resonating to his presence. Something she needed to study more later.

After getting her food, Twilight noticed that Spike was missing, he was the usual morning bird of the two of them. So she decided to go wake him up. Opening Spike's door room Twilight shouted.
"Spike!! get up already we, have much more to study today and so little time."

No reaction Spike just continued his sleep without a flinch.
"Okay, so you want it that way so, be it."

Twilight left the room and got a glass of cold water, returned and poured all of it over Spike, and no reaction.
"This isn't normal now that I look more closely his scales are darker."

Twilight got near him and started to search anything out of normal and didn't find anything and started to have a panic attack.
"No, this not good I need some help. I need to get girls and fast."

With a bright light, she disappeared from the room, and one flash of pink after another, all of her friends appeared inside the map room Twilight returned last.

Applejack was the first to get up and ask the question in all of their mind.
"Whata hay Twilight what's going on why foal nap us middle of the morning like that?"

Rarity continued.
"Now darling what's with the rush that you can't even explain what's going on?"

Twilight was catching her breath. After doing so many teleport spells in such a short time took a little out of her.
"It's Spike he won't wake up, we did some magic training trough the night and.."

Rainbow cut in during her explantation.
"So let me get this straight you interrupted my flight planning just because Spike is sleeping a little longer than normally!?"

Fluttershy cut in between Rainbow and Twilight.
"Now Rainbow that isn't nice is it we should probably hear what Twilight has for us we know she doesn't think like this without a good reason."

Rainbow just looked into Fluttershy's eyes and gave up.
"I'm sorry Twilight. It's just that you got me without warning and teleported me here. You know how I hate that spell."

Twilight just nodded.
"I know Dash, but this is an emergency. There is something wrong with Spike you know how much he hates cold water I poured a full glass on him, and there was no reaction it's like he can't wake up."

WHAT!!! Came a unified shout from the five mares, and they dashed past Twilight towards Spike's room. Twilight was feeling comfortable that she had her friends helping her number one assistant. She turned around and followed the girls to Spike's room. Before Twilight managed to open door to Spike's room there was a huge soundwave coming from Pinkies trumpet that should pretty much wake anything in near the sound.

"Well, it's official Spikey is either a deep sleeper or something is wrong." Said Pinkie.

Fluttershy was looking at Spike with worry and tried to see what's wrong with him. She touched Spike's head and it was burning hot which isn't a good sign considering that he is a dragon.
"Twilight would you please teleport us to my cottage I might have some books that could have some answers."

"Sure Fluttershy. Girls watch over him and try to get him to wake up we'll be right back" said Twilight.
And with a flash Twilight and Fluttershy were gone leaving four mares to watch over and try to get some idea what to do.

Flashing into Fluttershy's cottage's living room they started to search for books Fluttershy thought might help. After an hour of searching, you could see the anger in Fluttershy's face and she yelled to empty air.
"Eris! Here now!"

With a buff of chocolate milk, Lady of Chaos Eris appeared in front of them.
"I was in the middle of a lovely chocolate bath but when You call Flutters I will always come to help my best friend. So what seems to be the problem?"

"Where are the books we found during our trip to Crystal Mountains?" Fluttershy asked.

"Oh you mean those books about dragons? They were pretty interesting to read so I took the liberty to read them since you didn't show interest in them at the moment. I'd say you will find one book of them very interesting at least I found it to be." With a snap of her fingers a trunk full of really old books appeared in front of them.

Twilight had many questions. First of all, would be how did you manage to get Fluttershy to come with you to Crystal Mountains, but that could wait. She began to search the trunk for anything that could help them. "Dragonomicon Spells for Beginners, History of Order of Dragon-Knights, History of Divine Dragons, Breeding with Dragons!" That book made Twilight blush hard she knew that Kirin was offspring of Pony and Dragon, but to have a guide for that was news to her."There are so many books I have never heard. Draconic Disease. That sounds useful" Twilight begun to read it, and nothing she read was matching the symptoms Spike had. "There is nothing that matches Spike's condition is it some unknown disease?"

Eris was looking at how Twilight and Fluttershy had sad faces on them. "You know, maybe we should ask Princess Celestia or Luna about his condition if it is that bad?" Eris told her friends.

You could pretty much see how Twilight thought of herself for not writing to Princess right away. "Stupid, stupid of course either of them could help us how I could have been so stupid. Fluttershy let's get back to the castle I have my writing equipment there. Could I loan some of these books when you don't read them anymore? Eris could you come with us to you too might have an idea what's wrong with Spike" Twilight asked.

"Sure I give can give some of them to you once I'm done with them." told Fluttershy.

"Well you go ahead I have something I need to do before joining you." Eris commented.

With a flash Twilight and Fluttershy teleported back to the castle while Eris left to collect some books with him before joining her friends. "Divine Dragon who would have guessed sure he looks apart but just sigh..." Eris commented to herself while watching outside with a pleasant smile.

After arriving back to the castle, Twilight told Fluttershy to join others and try to relieve Spike somehow while she went to send, a letter to Princess Celestia. Not long after sending the letter, there was a bright flash and in front of Twilight were both Princesses. Princess Celestia, Thank the Faust you arrived this fast you to Princess Luna. Twilight told them while kneeling.

Princess Celestia looked at Twilight with a smile. "Twilight, how many times I have to tell you don't need to call me Princess in private."

"Hussah and neither do you have to do so towards us, Twilight Sparkle. Now guide us to our nephew so we may see what ails him" said, Luna.

"Yes, of course, follow me." Twilight said and guided them to Spike's room. When they entered Eris decided to show up with a barrel of cold water, she poured it over all of them.

"Well, it seems it's true he isn't just sleeping." Eris said with a wide grin.

"Eris!!" Everyone in the room yelled.

"Yes, that's the name I just tested could I wake him up, but it seems you were telling the truth. Here let me help clean you all up" With a snap, they all were clean and warm once again. "Ooo, I see where the problem is." Eris told everyone. Celestia and Luna just nodded in acknowledgment. Rarity was first to speak up after Eris's little trick "Pardon me Princesses, but what's wrong with Spike". Before either Luna or Celestia had a chance to answer, Eris decided to open her mouth. "Well, I think this book has some answer's" Eris showed a book named Guide for Growing Drake's and showed them a page that had info about unlocking your magic at Divine Dragons part.

Twilight was first to ask questions "This is nice educating and all but how does this help us? Spike isn't a young dragon he's 24 an adult already!"
"It seems our suspicions were right he is a Divine Dragon, after all, how long was he inside that egg I can't even imagine it" said Celestial while Luna just nodded to her sister's comments.

"Divine Dragon what the hay are you talking about?" asked Applejack.

"Well I think some explanations are in order, but I think my sister has better do this she has more knowledge about the situation" told Luna.

"Yes we are all dying to hear this Princess Sunbutt" said Eris.

Ignoring the comment, Celestia started her story. "The name Divine Dragon doesn't mean they are gods. Like we are revered as gods among ponies, they were just an extremely powerful race of dragons who lived in Crystal Mountains, and they have a great affinity towards Light Magic that was said to rival even Alicorns Light Magic."

"Wait, let me get this straight. Dragons can use magic?" Twilight asked

Celestia just nodded and continued "Yes Twilight many races of dragons can use magic no more interruptions, please. Divine Dragons were one of few dragon races in the past who were allies to ponies thanks to Crystal Empire, but then a sad tragedy struck them. It was during our war against Sombra as you know Light magic is extremely effective against Dark Magic that's why we sought their help against Sombra. They agreed to help us and we left Crystal Mountains to prepare for war against Crystal Empire, but somehow Sombra's spies had managed to infiltrate their city and kill every Divine Dragon even the hatchlings. I don't know what magic, poison, or other means he used to pull that stun off but when we arrived to gather their soldier for our march to Crystal Empire against Sombra for our last battle all we found were bodies." With a heavy sigh and tears forming in her eyes while she remembers all those small hatchlings who didn't get to live full lives. "I failed them. I asked for their help and they got all killed thanks to that." Tears started to flow as memories of one of her biggest failures during that time.

Luna brought her wing over her sister and nuzzled her neck lovingly "Sister you of all ponies should know nothing that happened to them wasn't your fault. Sombra is the one to blame for that tragedy. They were the ones who asked for that alliance in the first place look after Spike I will tell the rest". Celestia just nodded and kneeled before her adoptive son's bed placing a hand over his head and humming.

"As my sister told little about Spike's kind's history I tell you what may have happened to him. As the book states about young Divine Dragon accessing his or her magic first time there are family members who help them trough it is usually painless at that early age and they have little magical energy within them at that age it all depends on the age how painful it is and Spike over here is an adult and his magic reserves are fast even for his age. There have been a couple of these kinds of the situation on the history about orphans who were raised without a touch of their kind's magic and the first time they came into contact with it they descended first into coma nad after a while well I think you can guess."

All the girls gasped in disbelieve and Twilight was the one to break the silence. "Luna are you telling us that we will..."

Luna just nodded and continued "Yes Twilight Sparkle I'm saying he is dying he is in a coma right now but it isn't the only outcome the other is he wakes up stronger than he was before the coma, but he needs our help to achieve it. The others in the past who went through this were helped by friends and family members. Normally it's just sharing the magical energy while it stabilizes inside them, but this is more like his psyche is fighting something he isn't in physical pain yet, but his mind is in distress we, need to delve inside his mind and help him." Luna finished

Though the situation was dire, ever the scholar Twilight was taking notes. "So wait, what exactly is happening to him? A massive amount of magic energy that is integrating with a host for the first time should cause some external pain and markings on a body, but I don't see any of those." Twilight asked while writing.

"I am at loss on that one to Twilight. The best I can guess is that his body is already adjusted to the energy, but it's his mind that is holding him back, or he can't just connect with his new power. But whatever it is, we will find it within his mind. I need your help Twilight. You will enter with me into his mind and help me deal with whatever is wrong with his mind." Luna told them.

"I'm coming to my son needs me, and I won't just sit idle while there is something I can do about it." Celestia said.

"I'll do what I can to help Spike." Twilight said.

"Then sit down and hold onto me and, we will travel inside Spike's mind" Luna told and moved next to Spike's bed and placed her hand on his head while Celestia and Twilight placed their hands on Luna's shoulders. "Just follow me and all should go well, now close your eyes" Luna closed her eyes and began chanting "We seek entry into that which is yours we mean no harm we only seek to help allow us to enter your sanctum." When she finished, her eyes shoot open and were pure white, and after that Twilight, Celestia, and Luna's body collapsed down onto the ground and, they were asleep.