Change can lead to many reactions, some positive some negative for Spike the change of finding himself in a hospital and suddenly being haunted by what could only be describe as a ghost that liked to troll him could only be described as a very negative change or as he put it.

“I’m in hell.”The dragon boy muttered head in his hands as we see him finally dressed back in his usual attire once again back in his own room at home, the various boxes of his where noticeably missing from the vacant space aside from the bits of furniture and a few things he wouldn’t need to bring with him”Clearly I died back in the hospital and I’ve been sent to hell or I’m stuck in a coma experiencing an endless nightmare.”he groaned sliding his hands off his face.

“Oh don’t be so dramatic~ college is gonna be fun!…provided you don’t do any ranting or raving about me that could land you in a nut house that is~.” the familiar form of the apparition that has appeared to him before spoke hovering just above him still with that permanent grin on its face.

Spike didn’t answer rather he just let out an annoyed grunt, it had been a week since he had run into this thing his departure for C.U had been delayed because his family thought he had a mental break down from whatever fever he had succumbed to, granted he wasn’t complaining but now he had this headache of a phantasm to deal with.

“Are you seriously gonna brood the whole damn time I’m here?”the phantom asked arms crossed still speaking in its disturbing interpretation of Spike’s own voice.

“Will you stop that?”Spike asked sharply with a glare before he got up”I don’t know what you are or how you wound up haunting me but I’d prefer it if you’d go away.”he growled before heading to the door.

“Oh don’t be like that Spike, and besides I already told you I’m not a ghost I’m you dude!”the specter reminded floating besides the dragon as he exited the door”I am thou~ and thou art-”he began only for Spike to cut him off.

“Yeah I’ve played that game ya damn phantom but that doesn’t mean I’m gonna Believe that your me for one second.”Spike grunted taking a moment to glance around to make sure none of his family was around to see him”all I know about you is I’m the only one who can see you and my family thought I was crazy cause it looks like I’m talking to myself.”he muttered to himself, it was true not long after he had woken up after his outburst his family had injured him about what happened but nothing he said or did could reveal the phantasm to them the end result of all his attempts was his mother thinking he was having a mental break down attributed to his fever and stress so while it gave him a little more time before he was sent to C.U he didn’t exactly enjoy the fact his family thought he had lost his mind.

“Aw come on you’ve got a few hours before you have to leave why not head out and enjoy the day?”the being said floating besides him and gently tapping Spike on the snout”And maybe you can give me a name? Seriously dude just calling my a phantom is so freaking rude! How would you like it if I just called you lizard or dragon?”it inquired with a chuckle only to further annoy the dragon boy.

“What should I call you then?”Spike rolled his eyes”I mean I’m not the best with names myself, my pet Phoenix I had when I was a kid I just wound up naming Peewee cause he was small.”Spike sighed as the specter hummed.

“Hmmm, Oh! Why not DragonForce!”the specter said with a laugh and stuck a pose arms held out hands open wide with its hip cocked to the side in a dramatic pose.

“….Yeah no, I’m not giving you some weird ass pop culture name.”Spike said making the phantasm face fault.

“You’re so mean!”it shouted in protest crossing its arms in a childish manner.

“Look I don’t see why I have to name you, like I said there is no way in hell your me or apart of me your clearly just some stupid curse brought on by that arrow.”Spike dismissed just as he reached the door.

“Spike where are you going?”a voice cut in from across the room making the dragon freeze before both he and the specter turned their heads to see Twilight sitting on the living room couch a hard covered book held in her hands, her mane was pulled back into a bun no doubt to keep it out of her face while she read.

“Oh uh…you know.”Spike coughed glancing away”just figured I’d head out and get some fresh air before tomorrow you know?.”he said with a smile albeit a forced one”I’ll be heading off to C.U with you-actually I’m a little surprised you stuck around don’t you have classes to get back to?”he asked hoping to change the subject somewhat.

Twilight in response shook her head”Spike, I can literally be there and back in a flash.”she said tapping the side of her horn making Spike mentally face palm”Did you forget I already had your stuff sent over?”she asked and Spike could physically feel himself resisting the urge to groan out of exasperation.

“Tsk tsk tsk how could you forget something so important?.”the phantom taunted Spike who bit back any form of retort that could make him look strange in front of his sister.

“Right my bad, I guess it must have slipped my mind.”Spike sighed as he turned back to the door”Anyways I’m gonna head out like I said I need some fresh air before the big day.”he said just as he turned the door knob.

“Alright hang on I’m coming with you.”Twilight said standing up and closing her book before her horn lit up as her book bag materialized around her frame, hearing this Spike froze and glanced back at her”Sorry little bro but after your little hospital freak out I’m not letting you out of my sight.”she told him walking over.

Spike rolled his eyes but said nothing to argue with this, his family had been sort of clinging to him since the events at the hospital despite his claims that he was fine but he knew it was in vain, the sparkle family where worriers no changing that hell he couldn’t even say that he wasn’t just like that at times.

“Alright you do you I guess.”Spike said as he opened the door and stepped outside the light of Celestia’s sun shining down on them the moment they stepped outside”Damn, The princess must be in a foul mood or something.”he muttered however Twilight seemed to have heard him.

“What makes you say that?”Twilight asked turning to her little brother a quizzical look on her face.

“Just a simple fact I learned from watching you and Shinning, when unicorn magic is being used on an object their emotional state can effect it, case and point it being so warm today means one of two things, either Celestia is pissed off…or horny.”he added the last part with a joking grin only to get a flat look from his sister.

“You really shouldn’t make jokes about that Spike.”Twilight huffed a small tinge of a blush could be seen on her face at his joke while the duo continued to walk together.

“Come on Twi it makes total sense Celestia is centuries old and as far as I know there has never been any stories of her engaging in a romantic relationship in…well ever I’d imagine a century or two long dry spell would get to anyone.”the dragon lad snorted with a laugh.

“No I’m serious you shouldn’t joke about this, Princess Luna can observe ponies dreams and dreams are connected to memories, she could see this conversation in your dreamscape and tell Celestia about it and you could get punished.”Twilight said as Spike couldn’t help but grin.

“That just brings up the question…does she watch peoples sex dreams like her own personal porn collection?”Spike asked and laughed seeing the horrified and flustered look that came over his sisters face.

“SPIKE!”Twilight said in shock looking around rapidly as if she was expecting for someone to reveal they had been listening in.

“I’m kidding!…mostly.”Spike said with a snicker besides him the phantom crossed its arms chuckling.

“I’m serious you can’t joke about this stuff at C.U Celestia and Luna have ears everywhere!”Twilight groaned.

“If that where true Trixie and Starlight wouldn’t run you up the flag pole every week.”Spike pointed out getting Twilight to blush further and cross her arms in a childish pout.

“How do you even know about that?”Twilight groaned with a glare as Spike held up his phone.

“I follow Starlight on instagram.”Spike told her simply before putting his phone away”But aside from the obvious how is C.U?”he asked honestly which seemed to get his sister to perk up”if I’m gonna go there I should know if my big sister is doing okay.”he said with a smile.

“It’s been really good, the girls asl about you a lot.”Twilight said and for a moment Spike’s expression softened further as his mind briefly wandered to the mental image of a particular white unicorn.

“Really? I would have thought they would have forgotten all about your cute little brother.”Spike chuckled before Twilight nudged him.

“Trust me they could never forget someone like you little bro.”She smiled before her own expression became slightly nervous”also..how are you feeling?.”she asked gently using a tone that suggested she didn’t wanna upset him.

“She still thinks you’re nuts.”the phantom pointed out with a chuckle which Spike decided to ignore to avoid looking crazy.

“I’m fine Twi.”Spike told her with a dismissive shrug”Sorry about worrying you guys.”he said giving her an apologetic look.

“It’s alright, I’m just glad your ok god I hope Shinning finds that psycho that stabbed you.”Twilight sighed walking ahead of her brother who gained a thoughtful expression.

“That arrow…they said I got some kinda sickness from it…and then this thing shows up.”Spike thought to himself as his gaze lingered on the phantom by his side his mind was racing with various theories and possibilities to connect his phantasmal companion with the arrow that had pierced his neck that unicorn in the black cloak would have the answers but Spike severely doubted his family would take kindly to the idea of him pulling another vigilante act like he did with his friends.

“Wait…oh god Snips and Snails!”Spike realized eyes now wide as dinner plates once he remembered his friends, the whole time since he had been discharged he had barely gotten a chance to speak to the duo”Shit, hey Twilight mind if we make a little detour?.”Spike asked catching the mare’s attention.

“Huh?.”Twilight blinked looking over at her little brother”Sure but what for?”she inquired and was taken aback as Spike unfolded his wings from his back.

”I need to check up on Snips and Snails come on.”Spike said before his sister could protest he grabbed her and lifted her up into a fireman’s carry much to her shock.

”Wait Spike what are you about to do-OH GOD!.”Twilight shouted as her brother took off from the ground after a strong flap of his reptilian wings sending the two into the air Twilight screaming her head off from shock from the sudden sensation of wind rushing all around her and the ground suddenly getting further and further away from her line of sight”WHAT THE FUCK DUDE?!”she shouted.

“These two are nuts…I like it!.”The phantom laughed before taking off after the airborne duo.

ゴゴゴゴ…

“So…it’s true.”Blue blood muttered to himself pulling his hood back as he peaked out from the alleyway watching the two take off into the air”That dragon boy was chosen by the arrow.”he muttered his aura returning to him as he gripped the side of the building he stood beside his grip on the structure was tight that the knuckles of his hand seemed to turn whiter compared to his fur”This is a welcomed surprise.”he smirked”I can’t wait to test what that Stand can do.”he chuckled before pulling his hood back up just as a figure seemed to materialize by his side.

-

“Snips…I really don’t…think this is…a good idea.”Snails sighed as he watched his friend adjust his shirt collar the stockier unicorn was dressed in a tuxedo T-shirt and blue jeans his normal messy mane was slicked back with hair gel in a more neat look the duo where currently at Canterlot Park and much to Snails chagrin they where there for another of Snips attempts to get a girlfriend.

“Dude without Spike around I need to step up my game if I’m gonna get lucky.”Snips told him as he used the reflective dark screen of his phone to inspect his hair”I’ve got the perfect pick up line that will have Diamond Tiara all over me.”Snips smirked and in response to this Snails calmly pulled out his own phone and held it up”Thanks dude, your gonna record the day I finally get the girl of my dreams.”the bucktoothed stallion smiled.

“Nope…gonna…record…her slapping you…which is what…happened the last five times you did this.”Snails reminded him only to get an eye roll from the stallion.

“Well that’s gonna change-there she is!.”Snips grinned as he took notice of a earth pony mare having taken a seat at a park bench bubble gum pink fur with a light violet and white striped mane dressed in a black tank top and white skirt with a yellow long sleeved jacket, she seemed to be reading a small book as she sat on the bench”Wish me luck dude I’m gonna score me some sugar.”Snips said and began to make his way over.

“More like buy yourself a knuckle sandwich.”Snails muttered to himself as he hit record on his phone.

“Yo Diamond Tiara!”Snips called out catching the mare’s attention and in an instance she gained a look of annoyance”Tell me girl you been jogging?”he asked with a smirk”cause-“he began only for Diamond Tiara to hold up a hand.

“Let me guess cause I’ve been running through your mind all day?”the pink earth penny asked with an annoyed sigh”Real original.”she rolled her eyes but this didn’t seem to deter the unicorn from his advances.

“Wow your pretty sharp.”Snips grinned as he sat down on the bench and began wrap an arm around her”You know if I could rearrange the alphabet-“he started just as his hand latched onto her shoulder Diamond Tiara had decided she had enough already.

Without warning the rich girls fist shot up clocking Snips right in the face succeeding in removing him from her person and in getting him off the bench, then without a word Diamond Tiara got up and left”Let that be a lesson to you creep!”she glared at him one last time before storming off soon after Snails calmly walked over camera phone still held up.

“What…did we learn?”Snails asked looking down at the stunned Snips who had a dopey smile on his face.

“What a woman~.”he grinned despite the soreness in his jaw while he lauded splayed out on the ground.

“Same old Snips I see.”a voice said catching Snails attention as he looked to see Spike landing with Twilight carried over his shoulders”Another failed attempt at wooing Diamond Tiara?”Spike asked getting a nod from the Lanky stallion in return”Figures.”he chuckled before setting Twilight down.

In an instant that her feet hit the ground Twilight instantly socked her brother in the arm”DUDE WARN ME THE NEXT TIME YOU DO THAT!”Twilight shouted her mane was disheveled from the wind and her expression was a mix between annoyance and a second away from having a heart attack which overall only caused Spike to laugh at her expense resulting in another shoulder jab”You’re such an ass!”she groaned before she began to try and readjust her mane.

“Missed…ya…dude.”Snails said to Spike with a chuckle before putting his phone away to help Snips to his feet.

“Yeah sorry about that, haven’t had a lot of free time since I got discharged.”Spike sighed rubbing his neck”And today is my last day before going to C.U so I figured I’d come hang out with you guys one last time.”he smiled.

“Glad to have ya onboard dude!”Snips smiled he was still clearly disoriented from the sucker punch courtesy of Diamond Tiara but there was no mistaking his genuine enthusiasm at having Spike around even if it was just for one more day.

“Is today…really your last day?”Snails asked he had a more somber smile compared to his other unicorn friend to this news.

“Yeah after today I’m officially college bound.”Spike said with a sigh but he still had a small smile”and I figured we could really spend it-“he started but his sentence was abruptly cut off as he felt a hand on his shoulder a quick glance over his shoulder let him see that it was the phantom that had grabbed onto him.

“We have a problem.”it grunted its voice surprisingly held a serious tone rather then the normal joyous and cheerful one it was known for, Spike then noticed the specter’s head was turned to stair off into the distance which Spike soon followed.

“Spike? What’s wrong man?”Snips asked grabbing his shoulder before he noticed Twilight had followed the dragon boys gaze.

“My this is a sight one normally wouldn’t see, three unicorns and a dragon socializing out in public I guess the common folk are right, the times are changing.”the familiar voice of a hooded unicorn stated as he could be seen walking calmly toward the group of four his cloak was slightly opened showing a familiar white suit underneath.

Spike felt Snips tighten his grip on his arm before he caught sight of his sister’s horn lighting up as she stepped in front of him protectively.

“Stop.”Twilight said with a glare her tone was even to hide the rage she held she didn’t need to ask if this was the same unicorn that had stabbed her brother, she knew it had to be him.

“I’m afraid I can’t I have business with the boy so I’ll have to ask you to stand aside miss, I can promise you I’m not here to cause trouble.”the unicorn said calmly holding up his hands in a defensive manner as a small smile graced his features.

“That’s the biggest load of shit I’ve ever heard.”Snips glared”you’re that fucker who stabbed my buddy!”he accused before nodding to snails.

Snails silently reached into his pocket while keeping his eyes on the hooded unicorn before he pulled out his phone.

“Sorry but I can’t have that.”the unicorn said before his horn lit up ripping the phone from Snail’s grip and crushing it with magic”I know I said I didn’t come here to cause trouble but if you cause me any grief or stress I’m afraid I’ll have to deal with you.”he frowned before he jumped to the side avoiding a blast of intense magic fired from the horn of a very pissed off older sister.

“You’re not doing anything except getting sent to prison!”Twilight snarled taking a step forward”Spike get out of here get Shinning.”she stated turning to her brother”I’ll deal with this bastard.”

“A bastard?! How dare you!”The unicorn snarled as he stood up”A peasant like you should know her place when speaking with royalty!”he stated”I am your better and I demand the respect given to one in such a position!”he said.

Instantly Spike felt his mild panic turn into anger hearing this”So you are a noble then?”he asked”tell me.”he said stepping forward only for Twilight to try and stop him by grabbing his shoulder but he payed it no mind”Why did you kill that girl?”he asked which garnered a confused look from the hooded assailant.

“Girl?…oh you mean the Pegasus I shot with the arrow…does it really matter?”he shrugged before his eyes wandered over and landed on the specter”so you do have one.”he muttered.

“The hell is he looking at?”Snips asked following the hooded man’s gaze only to see nothing but open air”I think this guys nuts let’s just get the Royal guard.”he said.

“No…”Spike growled he didn’t bother acknowledging the fact that this man could see his evil spirit companion whike the others couldn’t he needed answers one way or the other”I want answers! Tell me why did you kill that girl! ANSWER ME YOU FUCKING PRICK!”Spike seethed pointing at them man as an aura began to envelop him.

“…very well.”The stallion huffed”we are getting nowhere with this so I guess I should clarify a few things.”he said before he grabbed the side of his cloak and removed it with a flourish”but first and foremost you should know who it is your disrespecting dragon, I am Prince Blueblood.”he told them his identity revealed before he ran a hand through his blonde mane”It was not my intent to kill that woman believe it or not but I was simply following the will of the arrow.”he told them before he pulled out the item in question from his blazers pocket”Tell me boy that apparition by your side do you know what it’s called?”he asked pointing at the phantom while the other three unicorns recoiled in shock seeing the familiar face of the noble Spike remained the same expression wise.

“So you can see it too…this evil spirit of mine.”Spike glared which got a chuckle out of Blueblood.

“An evil spirit? I’m sorry I don’t mean to laugh but you couldn’t be more wrong boy.”Blueblood chuckled holding up the arrow”What you have is called a stand, a manifestation of your very soul given physical form to fight by your side this is a power gifted to those deemed worthy by the arrow but those who are not worthy are sadly killed by its amazing power.”he told Spike who quirked an eyebrow at this”You see you where chosen by the arrow same as me the woman from a while back sadly was not and was killed as a result, she simply lacked the Will to harness a stand but as a result of her death I was able to find you!”he grinned arms wide open”marvelous is it not? you a simple dragon have abilities that almost make you equal to us unicorns! no need to thank me…okay maybe a little.”he smirked whole Spike only glared.

“This guy is full of himself.”the phantom grunted his tone complimented Spike’s glare at Blueblood.

“You’re fucking crazy.”Snails said with a glare breaking from his normal speaking pattern as his horn lit up”I don’t know what any of this business about stands or whatever but there is no way in hell your taking another step further.”he growled”Twilight, Snips, it’s three against one I say we jump him!”

The two other unicorns nodded in agreement as their horns each lit up however Blueblood didn’t bother moving rather he seemed strangely calm while staring down the trio of unicorns.

“You bothersome peons should know your place.”Blueblood said as he bent his head down slightly so that his bangs hid his eyes from view.

ゴゴゴゴ…

“What the-“Spike began just as a vibrant aura surrounded the white unicorn who simply held up a single hand and pointed at the trio before lifting up his head showing a vacant yet murderous loom in his eyes.

“「Hurdy Gurdy Man!」”Blueblood shouted out at the top of his lungs and before Spike’s eyes something shout out of the aura surrounding the male unicorn that struck each of his friends square in the head.

“GUYS!”Spike shouted as he rushed to his sisters side as she fell to the ground”You bastard what did you do!?”he glared at Blueblood before he turned Twilight over expecting the worst, however to his shock he saw that there was no wound on his sister’s head and instead saw that her horn was congealed in a pink translucent substance that had the horn and a decent amount of her forehead covered”What in gods name…”Spike said before he reached out to touch the substance.

“My…my horn.”Snails whimpered before turning onto his side showing the same substance was also latched onto his horn the younger man seemed to be in great pain his eyes shut tight as the substance seemed to be moving on his head.

“Snails!”Spike said and a quick glance over to Snips showed that he too was suffering from this strange substance”Hang on guys I’ll scrap that stuff off.”Spike said before going back to grab his sisters horn.

“I wouldn’t do that if I where you.”Blueblood’s voice spoke up making Spike turn to glare hard at the man only to bet met with a horrifying sight as he bore witness to something manifesting besides the arrogant noble.

It was humanoid, the bare minimum to be called that at least it was clothed in a faded black and pink court jester like uniform with red curled shoes on its feat it’s shoulders where two large glass orbs filled to the brim with that very pink fluid it’s face was coated in a patchwork fusion of a jesters cap and an executioners cowl hiding it’s face it lacked any arms but at the bottom of each of its strange bulbous shoulders was a metallic nozzle like attachment that seemed to be dripping out that same gelatinous fluid.

“It’s truly ironic isn’t it?”Blueblood asked as he inspected his nails for any dirt or grime”Us unicorns are perhaps the greatest of ponykind next to the likes of the alicorns thanks to our access to magic and our amazing minds, yet sadly that is our biggest weakness the horns that supply us with these amazing abilities are also rather sensitive, and connected to said minds no less.”he went on before holding out a finger as the new phantom dispensed a small amount of the substance onto his finger which he kneaded between his finger and thumb showing it was almost like a bizarre mix of rubber and gum with its elasticity”the right attack to the horn can I mobilize three disrespectful ruffians with minimal effort.”he chuckled before rolling the substance in his hand before it formed into a small ball like shape”my Stand Hurdy Gurdy Man is able to use this special gel to simulate sensations, here see for yourself.”he said before he flicked the ball like a marble straight at Spike.

Spike was so caught off guard by the sight and explanation that he made no attempt to doge it resulting in the small glob hitting him right in the forehead and smearing itself across his face.

Pain, instantly a wave of pain shot over Spike starting from his head and washing over his body, the kind of white hot pain that was so intense you wanted to scream but couldn’t bring yourself to do it.

Spike bent his head back clenching his teeth as he began to wither and writhe on the ground tears leaking down the side of his face after a few seconds before the pain finally subsided forcing Spike to sit up gasping for breath the substance responsible for his agony having suddenly dried up into flakes.

“Hey that’s enough asshole!”The specter shouted getting between Blueblood and Spike”That was WAY out of line doing something like that to my user and his friends you’re a total creep!”the phantasm or rather Stand insulted the male unicorn who seemed unfazed by the insult.

“Interesting…a fully sentient stand never thought I’d see another one of those.”Blueblood noted rubbing his chin”Boy.”he addressed Spike who was still recovering from the sudden attack”Come with me a Stand like yours needs studying I have a few associates at C.U who could further study you and your stand.”he told him he wasn’t making a request he was completely ordering him to do this.

“What…what about my friends?”Spike asked as he caught his breath and dried his tears with his sleeve hearing this Blueblood simply scrunched his nose in a mix of confusion and irritation.

“Forget them.”he said simply”they saw my face so I’m afraid I will have to dispose of them, but that shouldn’t matter to you they are beneath us Stand Users.”Blueblood told him with a smile and began to walk towards him”Worse they are commoners making them even further below me who cares what happens to-“he began just as he got within a few meters of Spike he was cut off.

Spike shot his head up taking in a deep breath before unleashing a blast of emerald green flames from his mouth the attack had caught the noble off guard a good chunk of the fire hitting his face before he stumbled back screaming and clutching his face in agony.

“MY FACE MY BEAUTIFUL FACE LOOK WHAT YOU DID!”Blueblood screamed his face was smoking covered with burn marks and part of his fire having been singed off along with a good portion of his mane, however his panic and angry fueled rant didn’t last long before he received a solid right hook right to the face courtesy of Spike’s stand the force was enough to launch Blueblood back sprawling him into the ground but failed to incapacitate him.

“You…”Spike growled as he stood up shaking”Nobles like you are the people I hate the most…lording over people with your status and lineage like your gods…you think you can get away with this kind of shit just cause of who you are? By paying off or eliminating anyone who try’s to make you pay for your crimes? Well not this time.”Spike told him firmly as his aura flared up brightly.

ゴゴゴゴ!!!

“Someone like you can’t be judged by the normal courts of law…”Spike said as he balled his fist hard till his own claws dug into his palm making them bleed”Which is why…”he thrusted his hand forward pointing at the stunned unicorn while his stand mimicked his pose besides him before he spoke, no before he roared his next statement in a voice filled with draconic fury.

“I WILL BE THE ONE TO JUDGE YOU WITH MY DRAGONHEART!”Spike roared out his eyes narrowed into a death glare while Blueblood could only stare wide eyed.

…To Be Continued

Author's Note

Here’s chapter three sorry for the wait =3

Sorry if this chapter is rushed in some areas but I do hope you all enjoy this let me know what you think of Hurdy Gurdy Man =3…wow I maid a weird stand name XD