The Tales Of Spike - New Beginning

Inside the Dark Armies snowy Fortress, Spike and Sparx snuck their way to look for all yaks that those Mandrills have kept them imprison. They feel like they were being watch like a predator stalking its prey. In order to avoid it, is to be stealthy and quietly as soon as possible from the unfriendly foes, even flying is out of options to get easily caught in the air around the fortress. Looking around to find any sign of danger or distress is very difficult because of the strong snowy wind before they arrived to their eyes while headed towards to their path. "Boy, these guys have a bad ways to build this place, am I right Sparx?" Spuke said and his dragonfly friend nodded. Suddenly, Spike hears the clanging metal sound coming from their distant, rushing and seeing four cages locks three yaks each. "There they are Sparx, let's go get them out of here." He said while running towards them and Sparx is following him.

Unfortunately, four mandrills popped out of nowhere in the snow and surrounding the purple dragon to make sure he won't escape them. "Look what we got here, the Champion itself comes to our territory, it must be our lucky day." One mandrill said with a smirk. "What do you say boys, shall we treat our unwelcome guest?"

Four Dark Armies is about to attack on Spike, but Sparx quickly flashes himself to blind the mandrill's eyes and stop their charging at the purple dragon. Spike now has his chance to make his move by kicking one mandrill away and shoot his fireball to another. Which leaves two more mandrills behind him while they recover their eye sights. They are very mad for that stunt the dragonfly done and then throwing spears at them. Spike and Sparx moved out the way and the purple dragon takes his turn once again by running at them to give one third mandrill an upper cut. Which just leaves only one left, causing it to nervously chuckled to be afraid of Spike. "Do you wanna taste my fist too?" Spike said to the last mandrill, but it fled away from him. Spike knew he couldn't let a mandrill get away to warn the Dark Armies in the fortress. Which is why he make a snowball and aiming at it and actually gets a perfectly hit with a single throw.

Now that the fight is finished, Spike and Sparx now headed towards the yaks in cage to free them. "Are you yaks alright?" Spike asked while trying to break the lock.

"YES WE YAKS FINE, THANKS TO DRAGON." A female yak gratefully said to him, until and lock is broken and three yaks are free one at a time. "BUT MORE YAKS ARE DANGER BY MONKIES."

"Do you know where we can find them?" Spike asked.

"YES, THAT WAY." Male yak answered while pointed on the left for directions that leads to which appears to be an entrance to the other side.

"Got it, now you guys get out of here and join Yerg outside." Spike said while the yaks nodded and then take their leave to go out to join chief Yerg. And with that, Spike and Sparx have done it Twelve yaks, but there few more of them needed to be found and get their freedom.

While now continuing on, always staying alert on the watchful eyes of threats everywhere while sneaking. But he and Sparx both already knew that there's nothing to stop him and Sparx, no matter what challenges of difficulty to them. When they made it to the other side, Spike sees seven cages that holds three yaks just like the ones back then. And some other yaks were forced to do what the Dark Armies told them to. The purple dragon was never expected to see an large base of operation than the ones before and also so many Dark Armies he couldn't count. "Work faster smelly hair balls!" A shouted came from below which cause Spike's attention. "I said faster or I will whip you more, MUSH!" One mandrill with a electrical whipping on the snowy ground in aggressive on those poor yaks while pull the big wheel that gives a tall obelisk an electricity. But it wasn't the only one, two more of obelisks each on different locations that's now fully charged without yaks there.

Spike gripping his hands tightly because he is really mad to see this. "I can't believe they're doing this to those innocent yaks, I'm starting to understand why Flare hate them so much." He said with an aggressive attitude, feeling like he's going to march right there and teach those mandrills a lesson they'll never forget. However, he knew it's too risky to put yaks in danger while calm himself down. "There's gotta be a way to help them, but how?" The purple dragon is thinking while looking around to find a way, unless... he needs is a distractions for the Dark Armies, and the answer is right over to the left. Two loaded catapults gave him the best idea for distractions.

For a few short minutes, Spike moved the catapults to aim directly at two electrical obelisks when he's already calculated. "Okay Sparx, once I launch the catapults, were gonna go down there and get all yaks out." He said to his dragonfly friend with a plan and Sparx nodded to agree. Spike placed both of his hands and begin launching the stone with a count down. "Three... two... one." He now pulled the trigger and the marble stones are sending out flying.

Two marble stones destroyed two obelisks in pieces, it causes the entire Dark Armies to startled and reacted of those destructions. "What is going on?!" One mandrill asked.

"Sir, the two obelisks are destroyed, we could be under attack!" Second mandrill shouted to answer.

"Then find the one who is responsible and bring it to me!" One mandrill shouted by ordering the other Dark Armies when they saluted and scatter around the fortress. It is now the only matter of time for Spike and Sparx to make their way down to the yaks.

By the time they get here in time, they appeared themselves to the yaks in chains in front of them. The yaks gasp in shock when they see the purple dragon. "Don't worry, Yerg send us here to help you." Spike said to explain to them until the yaks started to trusted the purple dragon when he say their chief's name. "Okay, now I need something to get you guys off these chains." He looked for something strong to break those chains that shackle yak's hoof leg. Sadly, there's no a key to unlock it or something hard or sharp for it. But suddenly, he did not notice that there is an actual key at the table. Sparx quickly flew to go grab a key and then come right back to the purple dragon. "Thank you very much Sparx." His dragonfly drop the key to Spike's hand and then he starts to unlock the chain shackles. The yaks were very grateful to him when they all removing those uncomfortable metal wristbands. One by one, Spike managed to unlock all the cages to get them all out for few short minutes or less, until now he completely free them while all the yaks quickly getting out the fortress without noises.

Meanwhile, the Dark Armies are investigating to find out what something to destroy the obelisks. "Well... can someone tell me what causes this destruction?!" One mandrill with electric whip asked in aggressive, until a second mandrill approaches to it.

"Sir, it appears that it was a stone marble that destroys it." Second mandrill answered to showing it to him.

"WHAT, then who's in charge of the catapults?!" One mandrill asked again in angry tone.

"Uhh... no one sir." The Dark Armies answered all together while they shook their heads.

"If none of you are responsible for, then..." one mandrill's words cut off, because it figured it out that it was. "Distraction!" It turns around to see the surrounding, and then it gasp to caught the yaks from the distance escaping. That's not the only thing, it also caught the purple dragon helping them. "The Champion!"

Back at Spike and Sparx, they're helping the yaks to find their way out. But suddenly, Spike hears the sound of the Dark Armies are coming right at him that gives a young dragon quite a shock. "Uh oh." He said. As soon as the yaks are finally out, that only leaves to Spike and Sparx chose to stay here for two reasons, take down the Dark Armies and rescue Flare's friend. "Fair warning banana brains, I put a few games with you."

"Who are you calling 'banana brains' you fire breathing brat, get him boys!" One mandrill with a electric whip said in aggressive tone while lashing to the snowy ground, ordering the Dark Armies to attack the young dragon.

The began to charge right at Spike in full force, but they've made a huge mistake because Spike take flight much quicker than them and then accidentally crash on to each other. It was really funny to Spike and Sparx when they laugh at them to their stun. Suddenly, the arrow almost hit him out of nowhere with a shocking reaction. It's now Spike's turn for payback for trying to shoot him down, taking a breath and spewed out a fireball and managed to takes down three archery Dark Armies. While he comes down to the ground, the purple dragon is now ready for combat against many of the Dark Armies, it is a good thing that he learned it from Flare back then. "Alright, which one of you is next to get your face hurt?" He asked them while taking his battle stands. One by one, this young dragon simply taken them all down at once with a few punches, kicks, and blasting them with his green fire. One mandrill with a whip did not like the sight seeing the others are beaten by one single teenage dragon until he's the only one left against Spike.

"Fine, I guess I'll do it myself." One mandrill said while jump to stepping in front of Spike and put a few moves with a electric whip lashes. "Come on dragon, let's see what you can stand to face me."

"Bring it." Spike said. It is now one on one battle between the purple dragon and one mandrill. Spike first starts to make his move by running toward it and goes with a punch, but one mandrill makes a reflex by flipping to the left side and then lashes on Spike left arm. The purple dragon can feel the pain of the electric sting from the whip. Spike gasp to see another lash of whip coming right at him, but luckily he avoided backwards much quicker than that. Each and every time of dodging the whip attack is alot harder than this young dragon thought, most of it he got hit a little to feel the electric sting of it. In the end, Spike is caught in the electric whip around his neck, cause him to get gagged in pain by its electric sting all over his body and making Sparx grow more worry.

"Hehehe, after I defeat you dragon, general Scorch will reward me for anything I desire if I bring you to him." One mandrill said while enjoying the show of seeing the purple dragon in the world of hurt. However, Spike grabbed the whip with his bare hands and getting back up on his feet. "What the..."

Spike feels something from his inside like it's about to come out of his mouth. He takes a deep breath and then... he unleashed the lightning breath at the mandrill. One mandrill can feel the biggest electricity sting than Spike had. When this young dragon stopped, a mandrill collapsed backwards to the snowy ground, leaving it unconscious of defeat and the Dark Armies had to retreat. Sparx go to him while Spike catching his breath to recover. "Yeah I'm okay Sparx, just give for few seconds to catch my breath." He said, but he did not expected something new. "I didn't know I can do that, but its amazing." Spike looking around to find something to try the lightning breath, until he sees the barrel to try. Once again, he took a deep breath and releases the lightning out of his mouth, causing to destroy the barrel to explode. "First my fire, and now I have the electricity, can't wait to tell everypony back home. But first Sparx, we need to find Flare's friend."

Spike and Sparx looked everywhere for any sign Avalarian dragon, but now they found nothing but this is empty place. They come back to the spot where he's fighting and approaches to the unconscious mandrill to wake him up. As soon as it wakes up, one mandrill is screaming in terrified because it was tied up in the rope and Spike holding him upside down in the air. "No please, put me down and I'll do anything." He said to beg.

"I will get you down, if you tell me where is the dragon like me did you guys kept here?" Spike asked with serious face and Sparx nodded.

"I... I can't, my masters will be furious if we they found out." One mandrill said to refuse in nerve.

"Okay, then I'll drop you on three." Spike said to warned him, slowly moving his fingers one at a time. "One... two..."

"AAAHHH, okay you win." One mandrill shouted in fear, accepting to tell the purple dragon where is the Avalarian dragon. "The yellow dragon is in the bunker, right over there." It pointed at the metal door down there.

"Thank you, now I can let you go." He said while he now throw the mandrill down hill from behind, watching him rolled down into a huge snowball until he's gone for good. It was pretty funny for Spike and Sparx to see. Now Spike and Sparx flew back down to the snowy ground where the metal bunker door is. "This is it Sparx, let get Flare's friend get of there."

The young dragon began to open the bunker door with his full strength because it is heavy. By the time he managed to open wide, his dragonfly friend goes in first to give a light so that they can see everything. To their eyes, they found a yellow dragon who appears to be Zapp in slumber with chains on his wrists. But then, the adult dragon's eyes is starting open, meaning that he's about to wake up. Zapp gasp with eyes widened to see who is in front of him, because he know something about Spike with a smile. "Do my eyes deceive me, I've recognize the color your scales when you were an egg." Zapp said.

"I'm glad you noticed, Flare knew you'd be here." Spike said while helping him removing the chains off his wrists.

"Flare? Haha, thank the ancestors she would be alive." Zapp happily said while getting back up on his feet, but he forgot to introduce himself to this young dragon. "The name Zapp, the lightning dragon."

"Hi Zapp, I'm Spike and this is Sparx." Spike also introduce himself and his dragonfly friend. "What do you say we should leave this place, right?"

"Good idea kid." Zapp said to agreeing with him and then taking flight in the air to leave the fortress.

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Meanwhile, the yaks is happy to be reunited with each other to return their home, even chief Yerg is also happy for see the yaks are coming back. Suddenly, Yerg spotted two flying figures which appears to be Spike, Sparx, and Zapp while coming to them to the snowy ground. A chief yak approaches to them and thankfully said. "SPIKE, YOU BROUGHT BACK YAKS TO YERG, YAKS IS GRATEFUL TO SPIKE."

"You're welcome Yerg, and those monkeys won't be bothering you and the others ever again since we scare them off." Spike said. "I guess we should be get going now."

"VERY WELL THEN, WE WILL MEET AGAIN FRIEND." he said while seeing Spike, Sparx, and Zapp take flight back in the air and then fly away. Yerg gives them a biggest wave before they leaving. "WE YAKS WON'T NEVER FORGET SPIKE!"

"Neither will I!" Spike shouted to wave back at him. "You ready Zapp?"

"Lead the way Spike and I'll followed you." Zapp nodded, and then they now head to the north to go back the hidden cave where Flare is.

And so, Spike and Sparx successfully completed their mission of rescuing Zapp the lightning dragon. So that makes one down and two more to be rescued from the clutches of general Scorch and the Dark Armies. Since now Spike has the lightning within, it is only a matter of time for Zapp to teach him just as Flare did.

To Be Continued...