Together for Eternity

Author's Note: WARNING THERE IS SOME MILD GORE IN THIS CHAPTER. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

When the figure was fully visible, Fluttershy wore the biggest smile and ran towards it.

“Spike you’re back!”

“Fluttershy I missed you so much in there. Can you get the other five and meet me back here, but do it discreetly I don’t want the villager ponies to suspect anything.”

“Of course Spike wait right here." Fluttershy had trouble controlling her excitement as she walked towards town.

While Fluttershy was getting the other ponies Spike started to think…

The day has finally come, the day I can finally get my revenge on these damn ponies. They fear the beast that they claimed I would become, so they tried to get rid of me. What they don’t know is, that by doing that they only made my inner beast come out sooner. The second mistake they made, was they separated me from my love Rarity. Oh Rarity, you always entered my dreams with your beauty. It only made my time away from you worse. Every day I wished those dreams would come true, dreams of us enjoying life together, dreams of me helping you make dresses, dreams of just being there with you. And those ponies took that away from me… So they thought. But today, that’s all going to change. Today is the day they learn not to mess with a dragon.

It had just turned to night, just then Spike heard his friends running and talking, overwhelmed with joy over the fact he came back.

“Spike, you’re alright! Thank Celestia!” Twilight hugged him as tight as possible.

“Glad to have you back sport.” Rainbow Dash said.

“Oh Spike, I’m so glad you’re back! Now we can go back to having fun again!” Pinkie Pie said in her usual cheerful voice.

“Welcome back kiddo!” Applejack said.

There was only one left… Rarity. Rarity jumped on Spike and started kissing him passionately. Taking a break, she started crying.

“Spike I missed you so much. I locked myself up in my Boutique for three days after you were chased out of town. All I could do was cry and hope you would come back. Now that you’re back I won’t ever let them separate us again, no matter what it takes!”

For what seemed like and eternity Rarity and Spike kept each other in a tight hug. Twilight finally spoke.

“So what brought you back Spike?”

“I couldn’t stand not seeing you guys anymore. Especially you Rarity.”

Rarity blushed.

“That’s not the only reason I came back.” Spike eyes turned red, smoke started coming out of his nostrils. His face had a look of pure unquenchable rage. In a deep emotionless voice, Spike said.

“I’m here to get revenge on those ponies who thought they could simply get rid of me by chasing me out of town. And for separating me from Rarity.”

“I cannot allow you to do that Spike, it would only make things worse for you. I cannot let you destroy our friends’ homes, our home or anypony’s for that matter.”

Spike looked at Twilight dead in her eyes.

“Do you know what it feels like to be a reject? How it feels when all your life you helped all these ponies, and how do they thank you? They make you feel like trash because they think I’ll become a monster just because I’m a dragon. They tried to get rid of me, after all I’ve done for them! And they do this to me. Do you know how that feels Twilight? It hurts. Knowing you’ll never be accepted by anyone. Knowing everyone thinks of you as a creature. Knowing that no matter what you do, they’ll never change their opinion of you. Do you how that feels Twilight?”

“No I don’t, but that doesn’t mean…”

“That’s what I thought Twilight.”

Spike started walking towards Ponyville. Twilight started panicking. She had never seen Spike that angry before. Thinking quickly, she thought of a plan.

“Okay everypony we have a rampaging Dragon on our hands. Here’s the plan. Applejack, Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash, you guys come with me and help escort the ponies to safety. Rarity, I want you to go home and get the fire ruby Spike gave you, last time it snapped him out of his rampage. And Fluttershy…”

Fluttershy was nowhere to be seen.

“FLUTTERSHY? She must have ran back to her cottage. It’s probably safer for her that way, she can make sure the animals stay safe. Alright everypony, you have your orders, now let’s go and save Ponyville, again.”

Applejack, Dash, Pinkie and Rarity all ran towards Ponyville, Twilight teleported to the center of town. She ran house to house warning the ponies that a creature was spotted outside of town, she couldn’t tell them it was Spike causing the mayhem, she couldn’t believe it herself.

Song

Spike had just arrived at the edge of town.

“This is it Spike, the moment you’ve been waiting for.”

Spike started to walk into town. He let a huge red flame escape his mouth, burning the surrounding houses. All that could be heard were the screams of pure agony coming from the ponies being burnt alive. Their skin completely burnt off. Their muscular tissue slowly being burnt away, blood dripping everywhere. Eventually all that was left were skeletons of once living ponies. Spike continued his rampage. He started digging his claws into the ponies, piercing their flesh. Blood now dripping down his claws. Just at that moment, Applejack and the others arrived. They could not believe what they saw. Bodies everywhere. Pools of blood at every corner. Not being able to hold it any longer, the four vomited. They could never picture Spike being able to do this. Spike their friend. Spike the dragon that was always happy. Always willing to help anyone in need. This is not the Spike they knew. This is not the Spike they came to love. This is a monster, not Spike.

Quickly snapping out of it, they started running to the parts of Ponyville still unaffected and started dragging ponies out of their homes and told them to run towards the Everfree forest. Rarity on the other hand continued running towards the Carousel Boutique. Twilight was still going from house to house telling them they need to leave due to incoming danger.

Meanwhile, Spike continued his rampage. He continued to burn their houses down. He continued to rip the ponies apart. He felt great, he’s finally getting back at them for what they’ve done to him. He started to grin.

Meanwhile in the Canterlot castle,

“Sister I have heard screams from Ponyville while on my nightly rounds. There seems to be a creature attacking them. We need to go over there and help them.”

“Quickly Luna let’s teleport over”

Princess Celestia and Princess Luna teleported to the edge of Ponyville, what they saw they could never forget. They too saw the pools of blood, the bodies scattered everywhere and bodies that have their hearts pierced by a claw. They started running as fast as possible towards town. As they arrived in town, they saw Twilight running form house to house.

“Twilight, what is going on?”

“Princess Celestia, thank the elements you’re here I could use your help.” Twilight said, trying to catch her breath.

“Twilight take a deep breath.”

Twilight complies.

“Now tell me what is going on.”

“It’s Spike he’s gone on a rampage.”

“WHAT!?”

“Let me explain Princess”

“There is no time for that Twilight we need to stop him before it’s too late.”

Song

As the three ran off towards Spike, Rarity arrived at the Boutique. She ran upstairs into her bedroom. She grabbed the fire ruby from the case Spike kept it in, and ran outside. She heard screams coming from the west side of town. She ran as fast as she could towards that direction. As she was running, she couldn’t help but think about Spike.

How could Spike do this? How could Spike kill those ponies without mercy?

Tears started forming around her eyes.

The Spike I fell in love with would never do that. The Spike I love would have tried to prove to those ponies he isn’t a monster. That Spike isn’t here anymore; he left that Spike behind in the Everfree forest. This isn’t Spike; this is only a cold blooded dragon, in Spike’s body. What do I do? I can’t love a monster. And what if I continued to be his special-mare, how do I know he won’t continue to kill anypony that stands in our way? But if I decide to tell him I don’t love him anymore after what he’s done, would he mercilessly kill me too? Don’t be a fool Rarity Spike would never hurt you. Deep down the real Spike is still there. He would never let that monster touch you. Hopefully the ruby will bring his senses back like last time.

Princess Celestia, Luna, Twilight and Rarity all arrived in front of Spike just in time to stop him from clawing a young filly.

“Spike! It is I Princess Celestia, I order you to stop what you are doing immediately!”

“Sorry Princess, but their death is imminent.”

“Twilight, I have to use a paralyzing spell on Spike, there is no other option. I need to stop him, NOW!”

“Wait! I asked Rarity to bring the fire ruby. It stopped him last time, hopefully it’ll work again.”

“Alright Twilight, but if it should fail, I will have to use my spell to stop him.”

“I understand Princess. Rarity are you ready?”

“Yes Twilight, here I go.”

Rarity walked forward, getting closer to Spike.

“Spike! It’s me Rarity, I want to talk to you.”

“Rarity?”

Spike looked down. There was the love of his life Rarity. Only this time, she had a look of fear on her face.

“Rarity what are doing here?”

“I’m here to help you Spike. I want you to stop this chaos, I want my old Spike back.”

Rarity made sure the fire ruby was visible. Spike saw the fire ruby. It only made him angrier. The ruby only reminded him that he almost lost Rarity for the rest of his life.

“I’m sorry Rarity, but I need to do this, I need to have my vengeance. I cannot let them get away with what they did.”

Spike continued on, nothing was going to stop him from getting his vengeance.

“I’m sorry Twilight but I need to use the spell.”

Princess Celestia aimed at Spike’s legs. Just before she cast her spell, Spike turned around and bent down to grab a pony he saw. Princess Celestia shot the spell before she could stop it. It hit Spike directly in his chest. The spell paralyzed his heart and his lungs. Spike fell to the ground, instantly dying. Twilight and Rarity ran towards Spike. They feared the worst.

(end song here)

Song

“Spike are you there? SPIKE?”

Spike did not respond. Twilight turned to face Princess Celestia. Her face showed pure anger. Her horn lit up.

“Give me one reason why I shouldn’t hurt you right now Princess.”

“Twilight I’m sorry, but something had to be done, he was killing everypony he saw. He had to be stopped before he could cause any more damage. I didn’t mean for the spell to hit him in the chest, I meant to hit him in the legs. I’m sorry Twilight, I know how much Spike meant to you.”

Twilight let her anger take over. She surrounded Princess Celestia with her purple hora and threw her against the ground. She then surrounded Spike’s body in the same purple hora, only this time she levitated his body and ran off towards the library. Luna shocked, ran up to her sister. Rarity had a look of pure horror on her face. Spike was dead. Spike was… Dead. Rarity ran after Twilight. She needed to be there for Twilight.

Twilight arrived at the library. She carefully brought Spike’s body inside and slowly lowered his body onto the couch in the main room. Rarity showed up only a few minutes later.

“I’m sorry Twilight. I failed to stop him. It’s all my fault. I should have stopped him earlier, before he even started. Please forgive me Twilight.”

“It’s not your fault Rarity. It’s my fault, I should have never let Princess Celestia cast that spell. Spike would have still been alive otherwise. I could have saved him, but I didn’t. I’m sorry Spike.”

Rarity and Twilight were unable to hold their tears back. They cried for a good hour. They didn’t want to believe Spike was dead. They wanted their Spike back. But it was to no use. He was dead and they knew it deep down.

Princess Celestia and Luna arrived at the library an hour later.

“Twilight Sparkle, explain your sudden outburst.”

“I’m sorry Princess I let my anger take over me. I couldn’t accept Spike’s death. I wanted him to live.”

“I understand Twilight, I know how it feels to lose a loved one. As I am immortal, I have lost many loved ones throughout my life. If there’s anything I can do, let me know Twilight.”

“There is. Could I please give Spike a proper burial in the castle’s cemetery?”

“It would be my honor Twilight.  I will return to the castle and let the guards know to let Rarity and you in with Spike’s body.”

“Thank you Princess.”

“Feel free to bring him over whenever you’re ready.”

Princess Celestia and Luna returned to Canterlot. Twilight and Rarity brought some pillows and blankets from upstairs and set up on the floor next to Spike, they wanted to spend one more night with Spike. They couldn’t fall asleep. All they could think about was Spike and the events that lead to his death. They couldn’t forgive themselves for what happened to Spike. To them, they could have saved him from his unnecessary death.

Morning had arrived; they went to Sweet Apple Acres to borrow one of Applejack’s wheelbarrows to transport Spike’s body to Canterlot castle.

“Howdy Twilight, Rarity. What brings you here?”

“Applejack we have some bad news.” Tears started forming around Twilight’s eyes.

“Spike passed away. We were wondering if we could borrow one of your wheelbarrows to transport the body to the Canterlot castle.”

“Spike is… Dead? What happened?”

“Spike did not snap out of it when Rarity showed him the fire ruby, so Princess Celestia used a paralyzing spell to immobilize his legs. Instead of hitting his legs, it hit… His… Chest.” Tears were now flowing out of Twilight.

“I’m so sorry Twilight. Of course you can borrow my wheelbarrow. When is the funeral?”

“I am not going to hold one. I am just going to have all of you guys attend the burial. I don’t want anyponies to ruin the funeral. I was hoping you would come to Canterlot with us now.”

“Of course Twilight, let me tell Big Mac so he knows to buck these apple trees.”

Applejack ran off towards the barn. It only took a few minutes before her friends could see her running back with the wheelbarrow. They walked back to the library. Twilight used her magic to gently lift Spike’s body into the wheelbarrow. They covered it with a blanket, not wanting anypony to disrespect his body. They walked over to Sugar Cube Corner and told Pinkie the bad news. Instantly her mane deflated. She agreed to follow them to Spike’s burial. Next they went to Fluttershy’s. Luckily Rainbow Dash was visiting her. When they arrived, they noticed Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash were crying.

“Why are you guys crying?”

“I just told Fluttershy how I witnessed Spike's death yesterday. I was flying around to see if there were any more ponies that needed evacuating. Just then I noticed Spike’s death, I immediately flew here to tell Fluttershy what I saw, and now here we are.”

“Were going to Canterlot right now to give him a proper burial, we were going to ask you guys to join us.”

“Of course Twilight, let’s go.”

The mane six took the next possible train to Canterlot. When they arrived, they walked straight towards the castle. They ignored everything around them. They arrived at the castle and were greeted by the guards.

“I’m sorry to hear about Spike’s death Twilight. He was a great dragon.”

“Thank you, he was.”

“Go on in Twilight. We’ll let Princess Celestia know to meet you at the cemetery.”

The guards moved aside. The mane six made their way to the cemetery. Princess Celestia and Luna greeted them there.

“I’m glad you ponies could make it. Did anypony give you any trouble on the way here?”

“No. We kept Spike hidden under this blanket to avoid any trouble.”

“Alright. Are you ready Twilight?”

“Yes Princess.”

Princess Celestia brought out a coffin made out of the most beautiful oak. Gently Princess Celestia lowered Spike in the coffin. She closed the coffin and lowered it into the grave. The mane six couldn’t speak, they were too busy crying. This was the last time they would see Spike.

One year later.

It was the one-year anniversary of Spike’s death. The mane six were at Spike’s grave. They each brought a bouquet of flowers. They all read the gravestone, tears flowing from their eyes.

The gravestone read:

In honor of Spike the dragon.

He was the best friend you could have.

He was the best assistant around.

He will always be in the hearts of his friends.

R.I.P.

     The End

Author's Note:

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