Maximum Overlord

Spike laid flat on the floor, his eyes glued to the ceiling, his mind trying to make sense of what was going on, his bed, previously too big for him, turned small and uncomfortable, his clothes, all in bags headed to the nearest salvation army as donations.

“I’ll be done soon, Spike, just a few more measurements,” said Charlotte as she continued to tailor some clothes for Spike.

“So, how long will it take you to have the rest of the wardrobe ready?” asked Grace

“Ms. Decker, Spike is tall, yes, but not to the point that his clothes have to be custom made, I’m just doing a shirt, a pair of jeans, and some underwear for him to be able to head to a clothing store and buy new ones,” said Charlotte

The room fell into a minor silence, only disturbed by an angry, familiar voice, coming from the hallway

“I DON’T CARE IF YOU’RE TAKING THE DAY OFF, ALL I CARE ABOUT, IS THAT MY SON SUFFERED SOME SORT OF METAMORPHOSIS DURING THE NIGHT!... WELL, YOU BETTER GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE!... in 1 hour?... ok then… please… thanks,” said Bruce as he hung up the phone.

“So, what did he say?” asked Grace

“Mark is on his way… as for Henry… he is out of town and won’t return until Monday,” said Bruce

“And... done, this should be enough for now,” said Charlotte as she showed Spike his new, temporary, clothes.

“Thanks,” said Spike as he took them, entered the bathroom, and got changed.

“How much do we owe you?” asked Bruce

“It’s ok, the situation is already too confusing as it is,” said Charlotte as she left the house

As soon as she exited the front door, and Spike came out of his room, Bruce sat him down on his bed.

“Son… is there anything you remember?” he asked

“I remember most of it… but I don’t think you’ll believe me,” said Spike

“At this point, it’s not about believing or not, it’s the truth,” said Grace

“Yeah, Spike, tell us what happened,” said Barbara

Spike looked at them and said

“Well, I woke up, feeling miserable as usual…”

“Maybe, a bit closer to the important part,” said Bruce

“Wow, and here I was thinking you actually cared about my feelings,” said Spike sarcastically

“No, it’s just that… we already know that part,” said Bruce

Spike sighed and continued

“After I arrived at school… I went through the same situation… everyone made fun of me or insulted me behind my back, the only difference was that I wasn’t pummeled by rocks or food… actually, it was the first time I made it into the building with my clothes, dry, clean, and in one piece… The hallways were deserted, something that I was thankful for… after a few minutes, I arrived at my locker, and it was covered with the usual hate posters and papers, but, since it was the last day of school, I honestly didn’t care about removing them, I only opened my locker got my last belonging out, and closed it… that’s when the first major incident happened,” said Spike

“Which was?” asked Grace

“While I had my back to the hallway, Garble, walked up to me and slammed my head, face first, into the locker, denting it in the process,” said Spike

At the mention of this Bruce jumped up

“That fucking Darcy boy, I don’t know why people let him get away with everything he does,” he said

“Because I am his usual target… and nobody cares if I get hurt remember,” said Spike

Bruce sat back down and looked at the floor in shame

“After he slammed my head into the locker, he and his lackeys, began to make fun of me, calling me big and making pig-like noises while mocking me,” said Spike

“What happened after that?” asked Grace

“What usually happens, Ember and Thorax appeared and made Garble run away with his tail between his legs… then I bumped into you and you demonstrated your acting skills to everyone present,” said Spike as he looked at Barbara

“Oh, come on Spike, I ain’t that good,” said Barbara

“Well, Ember hates your guts so… probably not,” said Spike

“Ouch,” said Barbara

“During the ceremony, things went just as I expected, no one looked at me, congratulated me, or even cheered when I got the diploma… even the headmaster, she gave me the diploma with a look of disgust on her face, and stretching her arms as much as possible, like if I had some sort of plague or disease… when I walked off the stage, Garble, once again, made my life a living hell, since he tripped me, causing the whole room to laugh at me, and I mean EVERYBODY… well, except for Ember and Thorax,” he continued

His family went quiet for a few seconds, his dad, holding back his urges to reach for his magic riffle and heading over to Darcy palace, and blowing off Garble’s head.

“After that… I came back here, Hannah, welcomed me and offered to prepare me something to eat… which I declined, I got changed and headed for Magnesium park, and went to my secret place, to think… it was there when Barbara sent me a text saying that the storm was coming and that I should come back home,” said Spike as he showed everyone his, now fixed, phone “Weird, I remember that this thing didn’t survive the fight and fall… anyway,”

“When I was coming back down the trail, I was met face to face with Garble and his lackeys, and once again, the insults began… except that this time, I tried to walk away… but Garble didn’t let me, he blocked my path and later shoved me to the floor… I got up again and attempted to leave, but, Garble blocked my path and then used his wind magic to send me flying to the top of the trail,” said Spike

“HE DID WHAT?!!!!” said Bruce as he punched the nearby table so hard it obliterated into a million pieces.

“At that point, I had enough, and I decided to give him a piece of my mind… of course, being as dumb as he is, he didn’t take it well, and used his magic again to send me flying over the edge of cliff…”

The moment he said that Both Bruce and Barbara summoned some of their magic, out of pure rage

“He tried to kill you?... he didn’t he… time to start the hunt,” said Barbara, murder in her voice

“Mom, Barbs’ doing the creepy eye thing again,” said Spike imitating his younger self

Grace immediately went over to Barbara and smacked the back of her head

“OOUCH!!!!” she said as she recoiled in pain

“WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT THE MURDER EYES,” said Grace

“Sorry mom,” said Barbara

“What happened after you were sent flying over the edge?” asked Bruce

“I thought my suffering was coming to an end, but instead, I discovered that the world loves to see me suffer… I landed on the river, the water level had risen to a level where it felt like I landed on the pool after jumping off the tallest diving board… the current then swept me downstream for a few minutes, before I was finally able to get out… seconds later it started to rain, so I didn’t have another choice but climb the rocks to make it to safer grounds… halfway to the top, the rain got worst, and so, I decided to crawl into a small cave to take refuge… I managed to wiggle myself all the way to the end of it, only for the wall to break, and cause me to fall into darkness… I awoke sometime later, and realized I was in some sort of room… and in that room, there was this weird looking altar, with 7 diamonds engraved on it… for some reason, I decided to place my hand on the altar, I felt a jolt of pain and blacked out… and the next thing I know, I’m back in my room, trying to understand if I dreamt all that or not,” said Spike as he looked at his parents and sister, who were staring at him.

“You should better lay down, Dr. Peterborough, will be here in a few minutes, maybe he can make more sense to it,” said Bruce as he, Grace, and Barbara left the room to give him some privacy.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

… And then I awoke on my bed,” said Spike

“Interesting, let’s see…” said Dr. Peterborough as he used his magic to see into Spike’s brain

“Well, you didn’t dream it… but I’ve never seen something like this before,” he said

“So, did the Darcy kid try to kill my son?” asked Bruce

“Definitely, it’s attempted murder, there are no 2 ways about it,” said Dr. Peterborough

“THAT LITTLE SON OF A….” Bruce began

“Dad, stop, it’s not worth it,” said Spike

“NOT WORTH IT!!! NOT WORTH IT!!!? SILVIO, YOU REALIZE HE TRIED TO KILL YOU RIGHT?” he said

“And knowing where this is going, his parents are going to try to make things better by coming to an “agreement” and to be honest, I don’t want to involve innocent people in this matter,” said Spike

“Fine, but if he tries to do something like that again,” said Bruce

“Well, for now, let us continue,” said the doctor as he pulled out a needle

“What’s that for?” asked Spike

“It’s a magic needle, it’s used to identify magic powers… while I was in your brain, I noticed something that made me feel intrigued, so, I’m going to poke around your power hand, and see what happens,” said the doctor

"Why?"Asked Spike

"Well, as you may know, your magic powers are always going to be stored in your power hand, each finger representing a power in particular, except for the "rare 3" those are going to be on the pall of your hand," said the doctor

"Ok, if you say so," said Spike as he stretched his left hand forward

"This won't hurt at all," said the doctor as he poked Spike's thumb, only for a red light to emanate from the needle "fire," he said as he poked the next finger, this time it was a blue light “Water, so far so good,” next came a green light “wind”, he said as he poked the next finger and a yellow light emanated from the needle “Light,” said the doctor, his voice having a tint of wonder and amazement as he poked Spike’s pinkie next and a brown light engulfed the needle “Earth,” said the doctor as he looked back at Bruce and Grace

“Is… is this real?” said Bruce in disbelief

“So far… but let’s get the last part out of the way,” he said as he moved his finger over the palm of Spike’s left hand

After a few seconds, he found a sensitive spot right in the center of his palm and poked it causing a blinding light to emanate from the needle and the minuscule injury on Spike’s arm

“Holy Magic!!!” said Grace

The Doctor continued to feel around and poked Spike again, this time a black cloud emanated from the injury

“Dark magic!!!” said Bruce

“What in the world is going on… no one has ever been able to control both… screw that, no one has ever been able to possess so many affinities before,” thought the doctor as he moved the needle lower, towards Spike’s wrist, poked the spot and small flashes of lightning escaped the needle

“Lighting Magic… is that super rare?” said Barbara

The doctor then moved the needle parallel to the last place he poked, and repeated the motion, as soon as he did, the needle began to malfunction

“Technomancy,” he said as he put the needle away

“Is everything ok?” asked Spike

“Everything is fine… excellent if you ask me… Bruce, Grace, can I talk to the 2 of you on my way out?” said Dr. Peterborough

“Yeah, sure,” said Bruce as they followed him out of the home leaving Spike and Barbara behind

AT THE FRONT DOOR

“You were right, something happened to him… I don’t know what, but, that’s not the same kid I delivered almost 15 years ago,” said the doctor

“But is Silvio going to be ok?” asked Grace

“Grace, Bruce… I think… I think your son is… an Overlord,” said the doctor

“Overlord?!!! He barely has any magic power,” said Grace

“But now, he has an affinity for every single type of magic… and by the looks of it, his magic is strong, very strong… call me back when Henry is here so that we can finish the last part of the test… Oh, and for now, try to keep Spike out of the public eye as much as possible,” said the doctor

“Why?” asked Grace

“If word got out that Spike is an Overlord, shady characters will appear out of nowhere and try to use his magic for their own personal gain,” said the doctor as he left the mansion.

2 DAYS LATER

“HE CAN DO WHAT?!!!!!” screamed the dragonlord

“He can use every know magic ability,” said the doctor

“This I have to see myself, I mean, Spike and Ember have been friends since they were toddlers, and I’ve seen him grow… wasn’t his magic power measured at only 10 points?” said the Dragonlord

“Yes, but now… he might be even more powerful than you,” said Dr. Peterborough

The Dragonlord looked at him for a few seconds and said

“Prepare everything, we must run these tests immediately,”

“But… it’s 10 PM, the kid’s asleep,” said Dr. Peterborough

“Oh, then… have everything ready, and meet me at the Decker mansion at 8 AM,” said the Dragonlord.

8 AM DECKER MANSION

“... and so, we have reasons to believe that you are an overlord,” said Dr. Peterborough

“Me? An overlord?” said Spike

“Yup, but to confirm all of this, we have to run some physical tests, now, if you’re up for it…” began Dragonlord Henry Dandrige

“WHERE DO I BEGIN?!!!” said Spike as he jumped up

“Immediately, but not here, of course, We’ll go to an area where we can do this without being spied on, and where no one will get hurt in case something bad happens,” said Dragonlord Henry as he summoned a teleportation circle and stepped on it

“Understood,” said Spike as he got on, and disappeared with the Dragonlord and Doctor

Bruce and Grace stared at the spot where the 3 were last seen

“Do you think everything is going to be ok?” asked Grace

“Torch is my best friend… he wouldn’t dare do something behind my back,” said Bruce

IN A FIELD IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE

“This will do… ok, Spike, first things first… before you are a bunch of different dumbbells, please lift them until you find one you can’t lift,” said Torch

“What is this for Uncle Torch?” asked Spike

“Well, in any case, when someone has a high level of magic points, they also gain inhuman strength, so that their body’s don’t suffer interior damage, so, this will help us have an idea of your magic power, before going to the measuring process,” said Torch

“Ok,” said Spike as he lifted the 5 KG dumbbell

Spike continued to lift every dumbbell as he got near the final one

“Odd, I could barely lift the 30 KG dumbbell at school, and now, it’s like if it was made of cotton,” thought Spike as he got to the 10,000 KG dumbbell and lifted it up with some extra effort, before dropping it on the floor causing a crater to form.

“Was that good?” asked Spike

When he turned and saw the faces on both Torch and Peterborough, he thought he had done something wrong

“Spike, it’s physically impossible to lift the 10,000 Kg dumbbell… that means you have a high level of magic points,” said Torch

“Please place your hand on this machine, it will measure your magic points,” said Dr. Peterborough

As soon Spike did, the machine started to go crazy

“REMOVE IT!!!!” screamed Dr. Peterborough

Spike jumped back and allowed Dr. Peterborough and Torch to look at the results

“You… you have… 25,340 magic points,” said Dr. Peterborough

“Is… is that good?” asked Spike

“Spike… this means, you are more powerful than me, Princess Luna, Prince Rutherford, Queen Chrysalis, King Sombra, Discord, and Princess Celestia… even if you only surpass her by 20 points,” said Torch

“Which means…” said Spike

“You are an Overlord,” said Dr. Peterborough

“NO! Not just A overlord, THE overlord… we have to go back to your house, ASAP!!!” said Torch as he summoned the teleport spell again.

BACK AT THE DECKER MANSION

“... Without a shadow of a doubt, Spike is an Overlord,” said Torch

“And as you know, the last overlord was born almost 30 years ago, being Princess Celestia, and then you also have Discord but he was born 33 years ago,” said Dr. Peterborough

Bruce, Grace, and Barbara’s mouths hanged open after hearing the test results

“And, what do you plan to do now?” asked Grace

“Well, the next step depends on both you and Silvio… do you want him to train his magic abilities, or leave all this under the rug… which I personally see as a waste of potential,” said Torch

Grace and Bruce looked at each other and then at Spike

“What do you want to do, Spike?” asked his father

“I want to continue, I mean this is awesome,” said Spike with a smile

“Yes, this part is awesome, but… the rest of it is going to be… complicated,” said Torch

“What do you mean?” asked Spike

“Spike… I’m sure you’ve heard this many times before, but… with great power comes great responsibility… and, with your particular amount of power, it’s imperative that you realize that,” said Torch

“I know that,” said Spike

“Spike, if you are planning to continue this… you’re going to be placed on various situations, were, if you let your emotions get the best of you… the outcome might not be very positive for neither you, your friends and family, and your enemies,” said Torch

“Uncle Torch… I’ve been bullied for almost 15 years, and all that time, I never stood up for myself… is it so wrong, that now I can?… that now I have a chance to add some extra fame to the Decker family?” said Spike

“Spike… power can corrupt the purest of hearts… if you want to go through with this, then we’ll help you… just, promise that…” said Torch

“Torch… I’ve seen what having power can do… but, I also know how important it is to have it,” said Spike

“Knowing the importance should be enough of a challenge for you… if you don’t play your cards right, you’ll get tangled up with the wrong crowd and convinced to use your powers for the wrong things,” said Torch

“Seriously, how gullible do you guys think I am? You should be giving this talk to Gerard Darcy, not me,” said Spike

“Gerard Darcy isn’t as powerful as you…” said Spike

“And so, you plan to let him continue living life like that, to the point that he will self-destruct or get killed,” said Spike

“Of course not, but, Darcy isn’t important right now,” said Torch

“Uncle Torch… I see where you’re taking this, but… remember what you told me last year on my birthday?” said Spike

“No… what did I say?” asked Torch

“Power may come to anyone, but it’s better if that someone was previously weak and rejected for it, that way they know the right path to take… I became that someone, and I know what this power can bring… but I have to accept it, no matter what,” said Spike

Torch looked at Spike and then at his parents

“Uncle Torch… when they told you that you were going to be extremely powerful… Did they give you the same talk?” asked Spike

“No… my parents wanted me to be a show off… and that’s why I’m telling you this… I was born with my magic power and I was a dick for a long time, and…” said Torch

“But, unlike you, I didn’t have power, at all, and I was able to be at the receiving end of the stick… and I don’t want that experience to happen to my worst enemy… for 15 years, I was barely noticed, respected, or loved… having that feeling that you’re not even considered a human being, treated like trash, and having no one to turn to… realizing that… you’re alone… no one should go through that… and I know,” said Spike

Torch looked at Spike and felt bad for him

“Well… I know for a fact that you're a smart kid… and I trust your judgement,” said Torch

“Thanks,” said Spike

“Now we must discuss the other issue that we have,” said Dr. Peterborough

“And that is?” asked Spike

“Once word of your powers spread, many powerful, important, rich, and famous people are going to try and chummy up to you,” said the doctor

“Because of my power,” said Spike

“Exactly… well, that and because of your… seed,” said the doctor

“Come again?” said Spike

“While doing the test, I discovered that… your sperm has a lot of magic power… even if you impregnate a woman with low magic points, your offspring will still be born with a magic power over 1000… imagine what would happen if you impregnate a woman with a high level of magic points,” said the doctor

Everyone in the family did… although, they had different reactions

“Imagine all the great connections this could create,” thought Bruce

“I’d be a grandma! How delightful,” thought Grace

“I must protect Big Brother from all those interested whores… I’d be the one to give birth to his babies!!” thought Barbara

“That’s what you’re concerned about? Seriously… I’m not planning to have children… plus I’m pretty sure no girl, as interested as they may be, would fall for me,” thought Spike

“Well, you can just have a harem,” said Torch

This comment made everyone leave their train of thought

“Excuse me?” asked Spike

“Think about it, how many cute girls are going to come by asking you to marry them, just imagine the possibilities,” said Torch

“Did you just lecture me about morals for about half an hour? Where did that conversation go?” said Spike

“Polygamy is legal remember,” said Torch

“But aren’t those things for rich and powerful people?” said Spike

“AHEM!!!” said Bruce

Spike turned and realized what he said

“Oh!... I’ll think about that last one,” said Spike

“Alright then… tomorrow I’ll have my court magician come to get you so that your training will begin,” said Torch “In the meantime, try not to do something that will draw attention to you,” he said as both him and the doctor left the mansion.

As soon as he did, everyone turned to look at Spike, this caused him to feel really uncomfortable.

“Well, I’m gonna go and… I CAN’T COME UP WITH A LIE!!!!” he said as he ran out of the living room.

THE NEXT MORNING AT THE SAME VALLEY

“So, Spike, I’m safe to assume you never took magic classes, right?” asked Kurt

“True, the teacher didn’t want to waste his time trying to teach someone like me,” said Spike

“Well, I’ll teach you the basics… and some other things they don’t teach you at school… ready?” asked Kirk

“Born ready,” said Spike

“I like confidence… ok, first, we’ll practice each affinity, and I hear you have them all,” said Kurt

“Yes sir, but, aren’t you going to teach me any spells?” said Spike

“Well, what you have to do is imagine the affinity you want to use, for example, let’s use “Fire”,” said Kurt as he walked over to the open and closed his eyes.

Immediately after, his right hand began to combust and be engulfed by flames.

He then opened his eyes, formed a fist, and began to shoot fireballs into the sky

“That’s a spell known as “Flares” but it can also be used as an attack spell called “Flame gun”, magic is not about learning spells, cause I can teach you all of them; it’s about creativity, vision… imagination,” said Kurt

“So, all I have to do is imagine my own spells?” asked Spike

“Well, you could do that, or you could mimic somebody else’s spells,” said Kurt “Except if they are Holy, Dark, or lightning magic, I wouldn’t recommend that,”

“Why?” asked Spike

“When it comes to holy or dark magic, they are used for different things, and you might never know what effect they have on your body, it’s not a good idea… as for Lightning… well, the last known lightning magician died almost a century ago, so, no one knows any spells,” said Kurt

“So, I just chant my spell?” asked Spike

“What? No!, chanting is not necessary, they teach you that at school just in case your spell gets out of control, that way they can stop it safely,” said Kurt “Just imagine it, fell it… and shoot,” he said

Spike walked out into the open, closed his eyes and imagined the fire inside of him… he lifted his fist to the sky and shot out a big fire ball, it flew for a few seconds before it landed in the middle of the field and exploited, leaving behind a crater

“What was that?” asked Kurt

“I call it… Mortar flame,” said Spike

“Ok, nice… just, remember that you have to accommodate your abilities to every battle, so be mindful about them,” said Kurt

“Understood,” said Spike

“Ok, next comes…” Kurt began

5 HOURS LATER

“Let’s call it a day Spike, and I’m amazed, you were able to learn everything I taught you, even the lightning magic and Techno magic theory,” said Kurt

“Thanks… I have a question?” said Spike

“Ask away,” said Kurt

“Is it possible to combine affinities?” said Spike

“Of course it is… but you have to be careful on how you do it, they can also backfire,” said Kurt

“Really?” said Spike

“Yeah… but let’s leave that for tomorrow,” said Kurt as he teleported Spike back to his house

As soon as Spike walked in the door, his phone beeped

Spike fished it out and noticed a text

“Dude, my dad has been going on and on about this “new you” I have to see this in person, meet me and Thorax at our usual spot, we’ll be waiting,” wrote Ember

“I have a bad feeling about this… well, at least, I already bought new clothes,” thought Spike as he headed to his room to get changed.

1 HOUR LATER

Spike walked through the town, walking towards the coffee shop where he usually hangs out with his friends.

But all throughout the way, all eyes were on him, luckily, almost no one recognized him, not even his old classmates, except for one.

Spike finally arrived at the coffee shop and searched for his friends, he spotted them at their usual table, their backs to him.

Spike walked over and sat down in front of them

“Hey! What gives dude, this table is taken!” said Thorax not recognizing Spike

“Are you ever going to stop acting like a chihuahua? Seriously man,” said Spike

“Spike?!!!’ wow, Dad wasn’t lying about this,” said Ember

“How did this happen?” asked Thorax “And what did you mean by Chihuahua?”

Spike looked around the room and said

“Can you guys keep a secret?”

They both nodded

Spike then told them everything that happened the day he transformed into this.

“SO, Garble tried to kill you,” said Ember

“And he said those things about Ember! I’m going to kill him,” said Thorax

“Back of the line, pal,” said Spike

“So, any plans for the future?” asked Ember

“Nothing so far, but we’ll see,” said Spike.

After that, Spike and his friends began to talk about different topics, until it was night time and they had to leave the shop.

“Calls us anytime, ok Spike,” said Ember

“Sure, goodnight,” said Spike as they all walked away in different directions.

30 MINUTES LATER

Spike was almost reaching the path he was supposed to take to head back to his house, when…

“I see the rumors are true, you changed,” said a male voice Spike knew to well

“I was wondering when I was going to bump into you, Garble” said Spike as he turned to meet Garble and his lackeys

“So, Mr. Piggy now became Mr. Boar,” said Grable with a laugh

“And I see you are just as dumb as the last time I saw you… tragic,” said Spike

“Oh, Mr. smartmouth now, huh,” said Garble getting angry

“Mr. Dumbass, nice to see you too,” said Spike mocking him by acting like a polite gentleman

“You wanna die, don’t you?” said Garble as he summoned so fire to his hands

“Garble, when are you going to learn… that i’m not afraid of you… if anything I feel pity for you,” said Spike

“I would watch my mouth, Bro,” said Garble as the flames intensified

“You weren’t held much as a child, right… our are you that much of a coward that you are going to bully those weaker than you, and then go around town searching for a death wish?... MAN!! And here I thought you were stupid, but you’re plain down retarded,” said Spike

Garble’s eyes were red with anger

“DIE YOU FUCKING FAILURE!!!!!!” he screamed as he shot 2 fireballs straight for Spike

The fireballs made contact with Spike with a loud boom, and then a massive cloud of smoke covered the place were Spike was standing

“DUDE!!! Seriously, you need help,” said one of the lackeys

“You better shut up before you join him,” said Garble as he looked at his “friend” with the same murderous look

“There is no way he survived that,” said the other lackey

“Think again,” said Spike as he walked out of the smoke cloud

This made all of them turn pail

“No! This… this can be… I-I-I killed you!” said Garble

“With that infantile magic? The only thing you killed was the pity I had for you… but don’t worry, I’m not the vengeful type, so, just go home,” said Spike

“You… you’re letting me go, just like that?” asked Garble

“Yup, I have no interest in fighting those weaker than me… have nice evening,” said Spike as he walked away

“Heh, this idiot thinks I’m inferior to him? Hehehehehe, DIE MOTHERFUCKER!!!!” thought Garble as he summoned a magic knife and threw it at Spike.

Just as it was about to make contact with the back of Spike’s head, he caught it in his hand, and turned to look at him.

“Wow, you failed again, which is weird because they say “Third time’s the charm” what are we to do now?” said Spike

“We fight… I’M GOING TO END YOUR VALUELESS LIFE, FOR THE GOOD OF ALL OUR RAZE!!!!!” screamed Garble as a ball of water splashed on his face.

“Are you awake now? Or do I have to repeat myself?” said Spike as he summoned another water ball

“You- you can use magic?!” said Garble in surprise

“Yeah, so?” said Spike

“He changed too much… but I’m still superior to him, I HAVE TO BE!!! It’s the only way my family will ever accept me,” thought Garble

“Go home Garble, now,” said Spike

“This… this isn’t over,” said Garble as he walked away

“Oh! And Garble...” said Spike catching his attention.

Spike then began to imitate Garble’s movements from the first attack

“WIND X!!” chanted Spike as he shot the spell at Garble, except that his was 5x stronger than Garble’s

This caused Garble to fly through the park, through brick wall and into a construction site, demolishing half of the structure.

“... Now we are even,” said Spike as he turned to look at the lackeys “Relax, you know that’s not going to kill him… I think… anyway, tell whoever asks to find me at my house, I’ll be waiting,” he said as he walked away.

THE NEXT DAY

“DECKER, YOU SON OF A BITCH!!! COME OUT HERE AND FACE ME!!!” said an angry male voice

“What is it now, George?” said Bruce as he excited his mansion

“Your son, sent mine to the hospital last night,” said George

“AND YOUR SON ALMOST KILLED MY SON!!!!” screamed Bruce

“THAT IS RIDICULOUS!!!” said George

Bruce and George were about to begin punching each other when

“Lord Darcy! I’ve been expecting you… I assume you are here to talk business,” said Spike as he walked out of the mansion

“You! You are the one that sent my son to the hospital?!” said George

“I won’t say I didn’t, but, I will say, you should be thankful that your son is still alive,” said Spike as he used some of his techno magic to create some minor screens, and began to play some of his memories as if they were videos

“For 10 years, your son has bullied me, insulted me, assaulted me, and tried to kill me in more than 1 occation… now, with all this evidence, you should be grateful that I am not pressing charges, or that I held back enough to not kill your son when i had the chance,” said Spike

Lord Darcy watched the videos over and over again, the images burning into his retinas

“I… I didn’t know,” said George

“Of course you did, you were the one that instigated your son to have that behavior… and I have proof… this was what he was thinking last night, when he attacked me,” said Spike as he played the video

“He changed too much… but I’m still superior to him, I HAVE TO BE!!! It’s the only way my family will ever accept me,” thought Garble

“So you are the only person responsible here… does that count as Felony Attempted murder or accessory to murder?... both actually,” said Spike

Lord Darcy went pail

“Let’s… let’s talk,” said George

“Lord Dracy, we all know how to fix this… and I have to decline it,” said Spike

“Yes, I will tell my daughter of the arrangement… WAIT, WHAT?!!!” said George

“I have no intention of bringing your daughter into this mess, she has nothing to do with it,” said Spike

“Then how are we going to fix it?” asked George

“Make Garble attend military school, that way he’ll get those loose bolts screwed back into his head… and get him a girlfriend, maybe that way he’ll grow up,” said Spike

“It’s settled then, leave my house and don’t come back without an invitation,” said Bruce as he and his son entered the mansion again

“This kid… he’s powerful, very powerful, not to mention smart… I’m pretty sure that my little girl likes his type of man… well, I’ll let her decide that,” thought George as he left the area.

6 MONTHS LATER

It’s been a very uninteresting 6 months, with the only highlights being Garble sent to the Military academy as to honor the deal made between Spike and Lord Darcy, and the sudden appearance of a secret admirer, who kept sending Spike love letter after love letter.

Spike initially thought it was Barbara, or one of her friends, but, the news of this actually caused her to get a tad angry about it.

With that mystery looming over his head, Spike decided to ignore it and concentrate solely on learning more about magic, sometimes locking himself in his room for days while studying every affinity, and when he made a surprising discovery, he teleported himself to the same field and test his new spells.

Also adding the new workout regimen that Lord Marshall Hubert had given him as a request from Dragonlord Torch.

And today, was one of those days, Spike had just finished testing out some new defense magic spells

“So far so good… have to work on the light one, I need a beam not a laser… maybe if I add some more power…” thought Spike

As soon as he thought that, he heard a loud BOOM, and then a massive cloud of smoke rising over the nearby trees.

“What is all that about?” thought Spike as he made his way towards the mushroom cloud.

Halfway there, he noticed that it was coming from a road, just over the border with the Canterlot Empire, he looked around and found the reason for the commotion.

“Marauders! So close to our border?... and they seem to be attacking a… A ROYAL CONVOY!!!!” thought Spike as he saw the marauders exchange led with some of the bodyguards of said convoy.

Spike quickly noticed that they were highly outnumbered, and that if backup didn’t arrive soon, the body count would be greater, and there was also the possibility of a kidnap.

Spike was about to head over and assist, but he stopped himself, realizing that he would be illegally crossing the border.

“I have to help… but then I can get into worse trouble… Come on Spike, what’s the right thing to do?” he thought as a magic grenade went off catching his attention “I’ll deal with the consequences later!” he said as he ran towards the battle.

AT THE CONVOY

“CENTRAL, WE NEED BACK ASAP, WHAT IS THE ETA FOR THAT?!!!” said one of the bodyguards

“ETA 35 MINUTES!!” said the dispatcher

“In that time, we’ll be dead,” said the bodyguard as a bullet hit him on the shoulder

“Sir, what do we do?!!” asked another one

“Keep fighting, we have to hold on until backup arrives!” said the head bodyguard before the survivors were surrounded by the marauders.

“Drop your guns!” said the leader

The bodyguards looked at each other and refused to obey

“So be it,” said the leader as he pointed the gun at him

He was about to pull the trigger, when a fire ball impacted one of his men, he screamed in agony as he burned alive, until he fell to the floor dead.

“WHO DID THAT?!!! SHOW YOURSELF!!!!” said the leader

“I’m right here!” said Spike catching the marauder’s attention

“YOU?... you dare attack us? The powerful Eastern clan?” said the leader

“I don’t see much of a challenge,” said Spike

“Kill him!!! KILL THAT INSOLENT BRAT!!!” said the leader as all of the members began to shoot at Spike, who easily evaded every bullet and counter striked with all of his magic arsenal.

One by one, all of the marauders fell to the floor lifeless, either burned alive, drown by water balls, asphyxiated by the air, impaled by stalagmites, and some even zapped to death by lightning, only leaving the leader

“Wha… what are you?!!!” he screamed as he took one of the bodyguards as a hostage “STAY BACK!!!”

“Oh, come now, this is a royal convoy, surely you can be a bit more… diplomatic,” taunted Spike

“I’ll shoot his brains out!! Don’t test me,” said the leader as he pressed the barrel of the gun to the bodyguards head.

Unknown to him, Spike was ready to end him, for he had created 3 rock daggers, which were hovering behind the leaders back thanks to some wind magic.

“Last chance… give up or…” said Spike

“Or what?!!” said the leader as he started to press the trigger

Spike saw this and snapped his fingers

This confused the leader, before his body was pierced by the 3 daggers, one through his brain, the other through his neck, and the last one through his heart, killing him

“You should’ve worked on your diplomacy skills my friend… is everyone alright?” said Spike

“We lost 5 members, but thanks for the help, we’d be dead if it weren’t for…” said one of the bodyguards

“HELP!!!” came a female voice from inside the van

The bodyguard and Spike rushed to it and opened the door, inside the van were 5 people, 3 females and 2 males, one which was bleeding out.

“Please save my husband!!!” screamed the younger female

“Help is on the way Princess Cadence, it should be here any minute,” said the bodyguard

“He’s not going to make it if we wait… I think I can save him,” said Spike as he placed his hand over the gunshot wound in the younger male’s chest.

As soon as he did, he realised how deep the injury was.

“Oh dear, I don’t think Heal is going to work… what can I do? He’s losing blood fast… maybe I should cast Rebirth… but that’s a level 3 spell, If I fuck up… I don’t have time to think that much… but I must chanted it outloud,” thought Spike

“Come forth, sudding holy light, end his suffering so that he may rise again, REBIRTH!!!!” Spike chanted

“A level 3 holy magic spell?!!” said the older female

After a few seconds the injury was fully healed and Spike fell backwards in exhaustion

“That was… scary,” said the man as he sat up.

“OH THANK GOODNESS YOU'RE OK!!!”said Princess Cadence

After a few hugs and tears, everyone got out of the van to meet their hero

“Hi, my name is Miamore Cadenza, but everyone knows me as Princess Cadence, and this is my husband Sean Anderson Silverstein, but everyone calls him Shining Armor, my parents-in-law, Nelson Silverstein and Tamana Silverstein-Lawlor, and my younger sister-in-law Tiffany Silverstein,”

“But everyone calls me Twilight Sparkle, on another note, how were you able to cast such a high level spell?” asked Twilight

“Twilight, let him introduce himself,” said Tamana

“My name is Silvio Decker, and to answer your question, I’ve had a lot of practice,” said Spike

“Decker, you’re a Dragonkin,” said Nelson

“Yes sir… which means, I have to get back to my land, before I get arrested,” said Spike

“Nonsense, we can vouch for you,” said Nelson

Spike smiled and turned to look at the 5 dead bodyguards

“Did they have families?” asked Spike

“Yeah, one of them was about to get married… this was supposed to be an easy, peaceful mission,” said the head bodyguard.

Spike walked over to the 5 corpses, and noticed the injuries that have taken their lives.

“This one wasn’t older than me, maybe 17… can I do something to help them?... no, there is no holy magic spell that can do that, and necromancy is just going to create zombies… Unless, I combine the 2… it’s risky, but worth a shot,” thought Spike as he got into position

“What is he doing?” asked Twilight

“I don’t know,” said Cadence

“Come forth evil energy, raise their bodies up to serve me for eternity, NECROMANCY!!!’ said Spike in a guttural voice as both of his eyes went black and his 2 hands were engulfed in dark clouds

“WHAT IS HE DOING?!” screamed Shining Armor

“Stop, don’t break his concentration,” said Cadence

“Come forth, oh holy light, take back the evil power taking over them and free their souls, CURE!!!” said Spike as his right eye turned white, and his right arm became engulfed in white light.

“This is interesting,” said Tamana

“I’m more surprised about the fact he can use both holy and dark magic, that hasn’t happened in a long time,” said Nelson

“Black and white, good and evil, combine and conquer over death, end their eternal sleep and make them rise, RESURRECTION!!!” chanted Spike as the 5 corpses were engulfed in a grey light.

After a few seconds, the light disappeared, leaving just the 5 corpses

“Come on, come on,” said Spike

As soon as he said that, all of the corpses started moving

“Oh, what happened,” said one of them,

“You died, but I brought you back,” said Spike as he helped them up

“That was amazing!” said Twilight as she walked over to Spike

“Indeed, I’ve never seen someone being able to use, Holy magic and Dark Magic at the same time,” said Nelson

“Thanks,” said Spike, as he noticed that one of the cars was damaged “Well, that won’t do… allow me to fix it,” he said as he walked over to it and began reconstructing the engine and front bumper.

“Technomancy? You can use it too?” said Shining Armor

“Yes, I actually have an affinity for every type of magic,” said Spike as he finished fixing the vehicule.

“Sr. Decker, what you have done today for us, will ever be forgotten, how can we ever repay you?” said Cadence

“Yeah, name it and it shall be done,” said Shining Armor

Spike was about to answer, but he heard cars rushing nearby and a helicopter over head, nearby

“That’s back up, I have to bolt… don’t worry about it, it was my good deed of the day,” said Spike as he walked over to the center of the road

“Are you sure? We don’t mind the request,” said Cadence

“Oh, no, I just wanted to help, that’s it… it was nice meeting you, goodbye,” said Spike as he teleported out of sight.

Seconds later, back up appeared

“Is everyone ok?” asked the captain

“Yes,” said the lead bodyguard

“Well, let’s hurry, let’s go to the castle to treat the wounded,” said the captain as everyone got into the vans

“Silvio Decker… Celestia is going to love this,” said Cadence.

THE NEXT DAY

“... are you positive that’s what you want son?” said Bruce

“Yeah, I mean, there is no way I can enter one of those academies, so, I’ll just go to the commerce academy,” said Spike

“I’m proud that you want to continue your education, but, what about your talent, are you going to throw it in the garbage?” said Grace

“Problem is, I didn’t take any magic courses during middle school, I have no grounds to enter,” said Spike

It was then that the doorbell rang

“I’ll get it… and even if I wanted to enter, I’ve only been able to use magic for 6 months, I’m not as strong as other people,” said Spike as he opened the door.

Standing before him, was a beautiful woman, early 30s, about 6’0”, magenta eyes, her hair, a long mixture of cerulean, turquoise, cobalt blue, and heliotrope, and with a very curvaceous body.

“Good morning, may I speak to Silvio Decker, please,” she said