A Diamond in the Rough

Imagine a perfect Summer's day. The birds singing, the flowers blooming, everything was perfect. The ponies thought so too. Every pony was frolicking. Whether it was playing ball, or resting under a shady oak. Everything was peaceful

          Spike thought so too. "OK bye twilight". "OK bye....Wait bye?! Where are you going"?

Spike sighed, "I'm going to that cave I found yesterday. Maybe there will be jewels in the walls." Spike licked his lips.

        Twilight just rolled her eyes. "Well I'd like to come with you but I got studying to do." "Oh man your always those dusty books. Go out and get some fresh air". Twilight just sat there with her nose buried in the book. Spike grumbled and slammed the door. Twilight gave a huge sigh.

            Spike tried to forget about Twilight as he trudged up the hill. "Oh man i can't wait to get to all those jewels, and diamonds, or..." Spike stopped. He could have sworn he heard something. He shrugged up and started to enter the cave. "Wow it's even bigger than yesterday. In fact it seems a little different. Oh well, I guess caves do that".

          He started to dig at the wall. He could just smell the jems when a voice called out "Stop! What are you doing"?!

"Huh, Is some pony there?" Spike rounded a corner and saw a silhouette of a pony. It ran off before Spike could get a good look at him

        "TWILIGHT!!!" Spike ran frantically down hill. He rushed into the library and slammed the door. "Spike! What's wrong? Are you okay?" Twilight was nervous for her friend. He looked like he was spooked out of his scales. "I saw something in the cave." Spike whispered. "What did it look like?" "Well it uh..it um.. looked like a pony". Twilight got a puzzled look on her face.

            "Well than maybe it was another pony Spike."

             "No way he got scared when i dug at the wall and then ran off. I'm telling you, it's weird". Rainbow Dash suddenly burst into the room. "Spike are you OK?" "Yeah Rainbow, hes fine. He just got a little scared".

       Spike got annoyed "You should have been there Rainbow it was like a pony, but different".

        Rainbow flew up to the ceiling "Well whatever it is we'll find out tonight. Round up the other ponies and meet me at the cave entrance tonight.

          That night, Twilight, Spike, Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Rarity, Apple Jack, and Fluttershy all met at the cave entrance.

           "Ugh, I should be getting my beauty sleep," Whined Rarity, "Why are we out here"? "Because Spike saw something and we're gonna catch it". They all entered the cave and found something very odd. "That's so weird, it's like some pony was making a home." "Yeah, and does it seem bigger in here to ya'll?" added Apple Jack. Spike started to realize this. "Y'know it was bigger when i came here earlier. Maybe some pony WAS trying to build a home." "But why would any pony want to live in a cave? I mean really?!" declared Pinkie. Then they heard it, outside. They galloped out of the cave and saw the bush move.

          "Show yourself!" demanded Rainbow. The same pony(still in shadow)Spike saw leaped out from behind. But before they could say anything, he bolted faster than lightning. "He's not getting away that easy." Rainbow took chase. Half-in hour later she came back. "I don't believe it, he was too fast".