What if Emziko was Canon?

Spike and Emziko managed to read all of Sombra's Diary, and with that information, found the door to the Umbrum realm.

"I can't believe you have the bright idea to try and destroy the Umbrum that lie within that realm." Emziko said.

"Sombra doesn't deserve to be the way he is. Something tells me, that this is the only way to save him." Spike said.

"It's not too late to go join up with Twilight." Emziko stated.

"Don't try and stop me." Spike said as he readied himself.

The Umbrum hoard was very tough, tougher then Spike was truly prepared for, however, during the battle, he somehow managed to gain total control over his more monstrous size and use that to defeat the entire hoard.

"I...I did it..." Spike said as he caught his breath while he shrunk down to normal size.

"Woof..." Emziko said out of admiration.

"We should probably get out of here now...." Spike said.

"Take me with you." A unicorn mare said from right nearby.

"Who are you?" Emziko asked.

"I'm Radiant Hope." The mare said.

"So, you came here to try and save Sombra too then?" Spike asked.

"Something like that. The Umbra had tricked me..." Radiant Hope said. "But...did you say something about it having been a thousand years?"

"Yeah, it's been a thousand years since Sombra made the empire vanish." Emziko said.

"Oh..." Radient Hope said. "I guess time in this realm flows very differently when the door is closed. For me, it's been no more then a few weeks at most."

"Huh..." Spike said and decided to get out of the realm with Radient Hope in tow.

Sometime later, Twilight did manage to get the crystal heart to Cadence, and then even later, found out what Spike had done.

"That would explain why Sombra's trap suddenly disintegrated around me..." Twilight said. "So, where's Radiant Hope now?"

Spike looked behind him to find out that Radient Hope had somehow vanished. "...Your right, where did she go?" Spike asked.

"She was right behind us when we left that Umbrum Realm..." Emziko said.

Spike had a bit of a thought. "...I think she may be planning something. I won't exactly say what, but I have a good idea what."

"Well, I'm sure she can handle herself." Emziko said.

"Still, you defeated the entire Umbrum race. That's a feat even greater then mine..." Twilight said.

"All hail Spike the brave and glorious!" The Crystal Ponies cheered.

"Guess some drake's got a fan club now~" Emziko teased.

"EMZIKO!" Spike shouted, blushing.

"Well, this has to be the most exciting thing I've witnessed since I found the Universal Library." It was the Jackal who suddenly spoke.

"Did you come to join in the festivities?" Twilight asked.

"Like I mentioned before, something has caused the story of this particular universe to change in ways that have stopped it from being written at the Universal Library. Investigating the cause is why I am here." The Jackal said.

"So, did you learn anything?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"No. But I am going to go out and make a safe bet that you, Spike, will encounter the cause sooner or later." The Jackal said.

"Me?" Spike asked. He did start thinking about what Taikun said, about the fall of pony civilization.

"If you wouldn't mind, I would like to spar with you; to see if you will be capable of defeating this cause should the need arise." The Jackal Said.

"Fine by me!" Spike said, readying himself.

The Jackal smirked as the books that swirled around his head suddenly vanished, and he held the staff he held in his left paw behind him. "Fair warning, I don't plan on going easy on you, just because I believe you can be the way the cause is defeated."

"I don't mind that one bit." Spike said.

Seeker of Knowledge
The Jackal

The Jackal was true to his word: He was not going to go the slightest bit easy on Spike. He started off using strong guests of wind to keep Spike at a respectable distance.

"What's the point of using strong guests like that? It's not an attacking action." Rainbow Dash said, barely being able to keep herself aloft with the strong winds.

"I think this isn't about attacking; it's a defensive measure. The Jackal is using the high winds to keep Spike from getting to close." Twilight said, having to raise her voice slightly to talk over the strong winds.

After a while, The Jackal switched to suddenly summoning physical attacking wind gusts that Spike had to quickly dodge.

"I thought the wind couldn't be harmful; that's me told." Rainbow Dash said.

"Hang in there Spike!" Emziko said.

"Get him!" A Crystal Pony suddenly shouted.

"Knock his socks off!" Another Crystal Pony shouted.

"You can beat him, Spike the brave and glorious!" A third Crystal Pony said.

Suddenly, out of nowhere, Spike could feel something new welling up inside him. At that moment, he unleashed it...as a super powerful laser that hit The Jackal at point blank range.

Thankfully, The Jackal seemed to have lived through the unexpected attack, but he was still tossed away like a ragdoll. "Wh-whoa...did I do that?" Spike asked.

"That's a new one on me..." Emziko said. "I've never heard of a Purple Dragon suddenly using a massive laser power like that before."

"A-are you alirght?" Twilight said, rushing over to The Jackal.

"I'm fine. I'm immortal, I can't be killed by such a conventional method such as a laser." The Jackal said. "At least...I think I can't. Whatever sort of laser that was, it pushed my immortality to it's limits."

"Sorry about that; I don't know where that came from..." Spike said.

"It seems your powers are still growing. I hope that if and when the time comes for you all to face the cause of the story being changed, your powers grow enough to stop the threat in it's tracks." The Jackal said before he suddenly vanished using the magic of his staff.

"...What do you think could be the cause behind our story being changed?" Rainbow Dash asked. "More importantly, what do you think he means by that?"

"I think we'll have to find out later." Twilight said, before she suddenly spotted Spyro and Cynder. "...We have two dragons to question."

"I-is that...the missing third version of Spyro?!" Emziko exclaimed, not believing her eyes.

Suddenly, a painting that was of Spike, Emziko, Spyro, Cynder, and the main six talking was being finished by what was obviously a very grown-up version of Spike.

"It was then at that moment when Spike; or rather; I would learn of my true parentage, and finally be reunited with my parents." Future Spike said. "And yet more danger laid on the horizon, for more danger would soon come, but before that danger could occur, something miraculous would happen."

Arc 2: The Purple Dragon
THE END