Author's Note

Hey everyone,

Before you start reading this chapter, I wanted to tell you guys that I went back on every previous chapters and I rewrite, erased, and added new titles. If you wish to back, them it's up to you to read them again.

See you later.😏

Chapter 5: The Voice

In the morning at Canterlot, the dragons were resting outside to heal themselves from the battle at the Dragonland, even giving the hatchlings and the eggs a comfort warmth. Thanks to Princess Twilight, she ordered her guards to gave those dragons some blankets, foods, and bandages. But they are very sad that their home have been taken and their families and friends been captured all because of The Sons Of The Dark Master and their mandrills, also humiliated to lose this fight. But the only concern is to be worry for their leader Dragonlord Ember who is in laying on the guest room with the best doctor in Canterlot. The Mane Six, Spike, Sparx, Smolder, and Garble are waiting outside the bedroom patiently for the doctor to come out, but the red dragon isn't patient enough to wait while his arms are crossed and tapping on the floor with his foot really fast. "Urgh! How long is this gonna take, I can't just stand there and do nothing when she's hurt!" Garble said in anger.

"Calm yourself Garble, your anger and frustration isn't gonna help Ember to feel better already." Twilight said.

"She's right, we need to be strong for her." Smolder said to calm him down, and it did.

"... alright, I will." Garble sigh while he sitting down on the floor and cross his arms again. But suddenly they hear the sound of the door opened and the doctor comes out of the bedroom, causing to get everyone attention.

"Its done, I've managed to patched her up and give her some medicines for the wound so she'll be just fine for now." The doctor said.

"Thank you so much doctor." Twilight said while she bow and the doctor bow back to her and then takes his leave.

By the time when everyone goes in the bedroom, they all see Dragonlord Ember resting peacefully in her sleep. This is a very serious situation unlike anything like that than the previous one's. "That poor dear, what sort of brutal barbarian would ever do such a thing?" Rarity asked.

"The evil dragons kind of way." Smolder said in aggressive tone.

"Evil dragons?" Twilight said while everyone besides Smolder and Garble looking at each other with a confusion by the orange dragoness answers.

"Yeah, they're were four dragons, one of then was that creep named Scorch who beating up Ember like it was nothing, but also there are armies of those monkeys." Smolder said to talk about last night at the Dragonland.

"Ah don't know who ever this Scorch feller is, but he sounds like big threat than the villains we faced before." Applejack said.

"A-and scary too." Fluttershy barely said in terrifying because of the orange dragoness say his name.

"Oh not just scary, it's suuuuuuper duper scary." Pinkie Pie said when she appeared up next to the yellow pegasi.

"So this 'Scorch and The Sons Of The Dark Master', do you know who they are and why did they want to attack your homeland?" Twilight asked.

"Honestly, we've never heard of or seen them in our lives." Smolder answered. "And also the reason why they attack is because they are looking for someone who is called 'The Champion' or something."

"The Champion?" Spike said in confusion, until the red dragon punch the wall to cause everyone to get startled and get the attention.

"Who cares about this champion character, all I care about is we need to know how we gonna take back the Dragonland and rescue our dragons!" Garble said in aggressive tone.

"I'm with Garble on that, were gonna show this Scorch dragon who boss." Rainbow Dash said while throwing punches in the air.

"No... you can't." A painful voice coming from Ember when she wakes up a little. "He can... tear you all apart limb... to limb of you... dare challenge him." The light blue dragoness trying sitting up slowly but painfully.

"Easy Ember, you shouldn't be moving in your condition." Spike said in worry.

"Dont worry, i'm... fine." Ember said, but stubbornly refuse to stay in bed.

"This is no time to be stubborn right now, you need to rest yourself so you can get your strength back." Smolder said to convince. Dragonlord Ember hate to regret it but to listen the orange dragoness.

"Rest assured you three, once you both are perfectly full recovered, well have discussion about the plan on taking back the Dragonland from your problems, I promise." Twilight said to make a promise to those dragons while bow to them and then leave the room along with her friends, Spike, and Sparx.

While the Mane Six were talking to each other more seriously, a teenage purple dragon was walking slowly to be left behind, turning his head to look at window to see the dragons outside. That just leaves him wondering the questions in his thoughts like why does the evil dragons attacks Dragonland and... who exactly is this Champion character they were looking for. That questions remained on his mind. Suddenly, Sparx taps the purple dragon's head to help him breaking the day dreams which it actually works. "Oh, sorry about that Sparx, I was just... day dreaming is all or somethin." Spike said, it is a good thing that the little dragonfly is looking out for him. "Yeah, thanks little buddy, let's go join with the girls."

Meanwhile far away from Canterlot, the group of Mandrills on the tallest tree, hanging and one of them watching through the telescope to see the Canterlot that has the watchful eyes of the royal guards which that keep them distances from any intruders. "So this is where the dragons are, let's get them." One mandrill said while marching, but then the other mandrill stopped him.

"Hold it you dummy, if you march to that place, you won't gonna live for another day." Two mandrill said.

"I don't get it." One mandrill said in confusion. "Then, what are we going to do if you're so smart enough?"

"We wait." Two mandrill answered which makes the other mandrills confused. "If one or many dragons leaves that place, we'll follow it and capture."

"Oh, I get it now." One mandrill said when he understand it now along with the others mandrills do, chuckling at the end.

....

Later in the night time on Canterlot, the dragons are sleeping comfortably outside the castle garden. The royal guards changes shift for the night to take turns and stay on high alert for any intruders inside or outside the castle. At the top where Spike's room is, a sleeping the purple dragon has kept moving uncomfortably on his bed while he's still asleep through the night. His closed eyes are twitching like he is dreaming of something in his head, but it seems like it is.

(Spike's Dream)

The purple dragon is in the strange void in his dreams, standing on the medium stone plate that looks... ancient. "What is this, this isn't what I dreamed." He said while looking around to this empty void, until he spotted another big plate with a fountain in the middle far in the distance. he was curious to go there while walk towards it, but surprisingly the pieces of stone appeared up to creating a bridge for him. "I didn't see that coming." Spike slowly moving his foot to step on the bridge, but luckily it didn't collapse at all. "It looks like it's all good for now." He then continues to walk this path that leads him the other stone plate where the fountain is. As soon as he got there, he then move towards the watery fountain and about to touch it with his finger.

"Hello Spike." An elderly male voice spoke, causing the purple dragon to get jumpy in startled.

"Who's there?!" Spike asked while looking around to find the source of the voice.

"Fear not, I am not there where you looking for, just only in your head." The elderly voice spoke again. "I have been waiting for you for so long."

"Who are you and what is this dream?" Spike asked.

"This is no mere dream my boy." The voice answered. "I have summoned you here so that your time has come."

"I don't understand, what do mean my time has come?" Spike asked in confusion.

"Go to the fountain and I will explain to you." The voice said while Spike headed to the fountain. "Now, look to the water and see what you saw to it." Spike look down at the water, but he only see is his reflection.

"There's nothing in that water, just my reflection." Spike said.

"Look closed." The voice said. The purple dragon lower his head closely to it, and then water has suddenly surprises him when it changed his reflection to a place he recognize the Dragonland. The water it again changed to show him that there are dragon once captured in cages, it gives the purple dragon quite a shock to see this happening.

"The Dragonland, this is a nightmare." Spike said for seeing such horrible thing, he knew he would feel like he wants to do something.

"Which is why do must save it, but not only one land, the entire world as well from the dark forces that have come to this world." The voice said.

"The dark forces?" Spike said in confusion. But for a moment, he actually knows the answer what the voice is saying. "The evil dragons."

"Indeed. But they are not just an evil dragons, they are the Sons of the Dark Master." The voice said.

"The Sons of Dark Master?" Spike said. "Hold on, how did know all this?"

"All the truth will be in good time someday my boy." The voice said. "So tell me Spike, do you truly wish to help all other dragons?"

Before the purple dragon answered his decision, he listen to his heart that it tells him to do it for Ember and her dragons subject. "Yes. I'm ready for anything, so when can I start?"

"Very good, what your about to do is to go travel to the east and seek out someone who will train you." The voice said, showing him the landscape of a mountain where the cave is he supposed to go. "But when you are awaken back to reality, never let any of friends and loved ones knows where you go."

"Well... okay, I promise I won't tell anybody even Twilight where I'm off, even if I'm in big trouble." Spike said while he raised his right arm and make a promise to the voice. But suddenly, the purple dragon's body is starting to fade away, but he also to tell one more thing. "Wait, I want to know your name."

"Very well, my name... is Obsidian. And I do hope we will see each other face to face someday." Obsidian introduce to his name to Spike while the purple dragon is completely vanished. "May the ancestors look after you."

....

Spike immediately woke up from his sleeping time in the middle of the earliest morning. He had a strong feeling that it wasn't just a dream after all. He already knew what he'll must do. But first, he has to wake Sparx up because the purple dragon wouldn't be alone without his dragonfly buddy. "Psst, hey wake up Sparx." He whispered closely through the tiny hole, but the dragonfly refuses while still asleep. Spike knew this is would happen when he makes a smirk face. He grabbed his tiny house and shake it really hard. Sparx has now wake up from what he believes it was an earthquake, but it was just Spike. He flies out of his tiny house and yelled at him with aggresive squeaky tone. "Sorry to wake up buddy. But listen, we need to leave right now because were going to save the world, are you with me." The dragonfly is thinking about it, until he already decided to join with him on a new adventure which makes Spike puts a smile on his face.

For a few hours later, Spike and Sparx are getting out of his room, quietly sneaking in the hallway to make they don't get caught by the royal guards. But suddenly, they hears the hooves steps coming from behind. By the time the royal guards enters here, they see... nothing. So they just keep on moving, but it is a good thing they didn't look up because that's where Spike and Sparx is. As soon as the royal guards are gone, Spike and flies down softly to not making noise, It was a really close call for them. But before they head outside, Spike had to leave the scroll he wrote for Twilight to her room so that she can read it when he and Sparx are gone.

Outside the castle, Spike and Sparx have made it out the castle, but there is one problem... there are full of sleepy dragons everywhere. "We need to be very quiet not to wake them up." He Spike whispered to Sparx while nodding him back. The purple dragon now move carefully not to step on their tails, arms, and feet. It was just too easy once he went pass through. "Okay, now it's time to go."

"And where do you think your going?" A familiar female voice has stopped Spike for taking flight. It turns out to be Smolder right behind him.

"Oh uh... hey Smolder, sparx and I just um... getting some fresh air early morning is all." Spike said to lie while nervously laugh. But he feels like he ain't gonna fool her.

"Spike, I've known you for a very long time. But to be honest with you, you're a terrible liar." Smolder honestly said while her arms are crossed.

"... Okay you win, I'll tell you." Spike regretfully admitted to say to the orange dragoness. "The real reason, is I have... a mission."

"What kind of mission?" She asked curiously.

"A mission of finding someone who can help us fight against the evil dragons." Spike explained it.

"Really, then I'm going with you." Smolder said to volunteer to go with Spike.

"No, you can't." He refused. "Besides, Ember needed you and the dragons needed her too. Me and Sparx will be fine to our adventures just like we did the whole times together."

"Well... alright Spike, but promise me you two better not do something really crazy got it." Smolder said after sighing.

"Sure, we will." Spike nodded, and then two dragons give each other a fist bump. The purple dragon is now opening his wings and then fly away in the air while Sparx is following him. While flying, he turned his head to look back at Canterlot to see before leaving his homeland. "Are you ready Sparx?" His dragonfly friend nodded.

And so, Spike and Sparx continues to travel east to seek out someone what the voice known as Obsidian has given a young purple dragon's a mission to save the world. But unfortunate for Spike, he never know he been spotted by the mandrills from afar and then plam on following them.

To Be Continued...