Spike Runs Away
By: MasterBrony2012
DISCLAIMER: This is a non-profit fanbased work of prose. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is the property of Hasbro, and the reinvention of the lovely Lauren Faust. No copyright infringement is intended, please support the official release.
Chapter 1:
Spike Runs Away
“SPIKE WHERE ARE YOU?!” a lavender unicorn yelled.
We are at the home of Twilight Sparkle and her faithful assistant Spike. Spike is a small baby dragon, with purple scales. His under belly, spines, and eyes are a brilliant emerald green. He was assigned as to Twilight Sparkle by her mentor and ruler of the land Princess Celestia.
“I heard you,” Spike called from the upper flow of the library. “What do you need,” Spike asked rubbing the back of his head.
“I need you to pack my bags for my visit to Canterlot,” Twilight said frantically rushing around the library floor looking for anything she made need.
Oh yeah that, Spike thought in frustration. I got woken up so early because of that message.
Spike’s dragon breathing was altered soon after Twilight hatched him. He could only use it to send and get messages that Celestia and Twilight exchanged. For him this could be a pain if he was sleeping or carrying out a conversation with somepony. It was one of the many things that annoyed him overall.
“Spike did you even here me?” Twilight said, getting the young drake out of his trance.
“Huh…yeah whatever.” Spike said flatly.
He went up to the room he and Twilight shared and reached up her bed to get out a rather over sized suitcase. He loaded the usually thing Twilight forced him to pack whenever she left for Canterlot. Once he had tripled checked everything was ready, so Twilight would go crazy over not having a certain quill again, he lugged the suitcase down the flight of stairs to an angry looking mare.
“What took you so long? I have to leave now!” Twilight stomped a hoof out of impatience.
“Well maybe if you would have helped it would have been down faster,” Spike rebutted, blowing a huff of smoke and clenching his fist.
“Don’t raise your voice to me mister!”
“Why not? You don’t seem to have a problem doing so to me! You know what? I am done taking orders from you!” Spike kicked the suitcase across the room and stormed out the front door.
Twilight could only stand there shocked at what had just transpired before her. Never before had Spike had had such an outburst such as that. He had always been such a well behaved, why would he just storm out like that? Twilight sat down on her haunches and pondered this.
* * * *
Spike stormed off to the only place he knew he could get away from Twilight, the one place nopony never dared to go, the Everfree Forest. Some ponies that passed Spike tried to greet him but were quickly ignored, as he moved on at a brisk pace.
He stopped just on the edge of the forest and took a deep breath and looked back on the small little town he once called home. “Goodbye Ponyville. This is the last time you will hear of Spike.”
He turned and made his way to the dense, dark, and evil forest. He never looked back never wanting to return to the pony that has caused him the most grief, Twilight Sparkle.
* * * *
Twilight had galloped all over Ponyville looking for her young assistant. After a few minutes of thought she had realized what she had done to Spike over the many years of him working for her. He had treated Spike like a slave, giving him all the work to do, and not giving much thanks in return. Working him all the time, going crazy whenever even the smallest thing wasn't done to her specific instruction, even if he didn't put the ink on the right side of her desk instead of the left side.
“Twilight? Darling what’s the rush?” A mare voice said from behind.
“Rarity!” She came to a screeching halt as he turned and came muzzle to muzzle with her friends.
Rarity is only one of Twilight’s five best friends. She is a unicorn as well, but with a coat as white as newly fallen snow. And her lovely deep purple mane framed her face just perfectly. She was the mare that stallions’ and colts alike would do anything to please.
“Have you seen Spike? I have been looking everywhere and no pony seems to know where he is.” Twilight said with the small bit of breathe she had left.
“No, sorry I can’t say I have Darling. Shouldn't Spike-Wikey be with you or at the library?”
“No,” Twilight began to shed tears, “he ran away. We got into an argument and he stormed out the door. He was unset that I was treating him like a slave, making him to all the work around the library, while I go out not worry about any of that.”
“Spiky…ran…away…” Rarity forced through her gasps for air.
Twilight was crying waterfalls at this point. Rarity just stood there as she took in what she had just heard, she quickly snapped out of her confusion and hugged her friend to calm her down.
“Twilight I will help you find him. He is my friend just as much as he is yours. We must be swift, Celestia know how far he has gotten.”
Twilight sniffled a few more times before drying her tears and nodding her head in agreement. They were on the search once again. They ran up to everypony asking if they had seen Spike, luckily they ran into the towns’ local mailmare, Derpy Hooves.
* * * *
Spike wandered through the forest; not having a clue on where he was going. All he knew is that he was getting away from the Ponyville, the library, and Twilight. He had gone into the forest in rage, and with nothing but confidence that it was the best chores of action. It didn't take him long to realize his mistake. There was a reason nopony went into this forest; it was nothing but bad news, for anypony who went in hardly ever came out with sanity if they came back at all.
Spike heard a low, heavy growl come from the mass of trees to his right. “H-H-Hello? Is anypony there?” He asked the darkness in front of him.
The only response he got was a pair of glowing yellow eyes staring at him from the darkness. Soon after two more pairs of eyes joined the first, making Spike shake nervously. He backed away as the figures the stepped out of the shadows; they were Timber Wolves, one of the many creatures that resided in Everfree. Creatures made of fallen trees that joined together in the shape of wolves, they are incredibly hard to destroy let alone survive.
“Oh-no…” Spike forced out.
The Timber Wolves licked their lips as they encroached in on their next meal.
“HELP!” Spike yelled as he turned to run, anywhere, anywhere that wasn’t here.
* * * *
“Derpy, have you seen Spike anywhere?” Twilight asked the grey coated mare.
Derpy looked at Twilight or what might be Twilight. One of eyes where looking up to the sky and the other down to the ground.
“Yes. I saw him,” Derpy said giving Twilight her classic derp smile.
“Rarity! Derpy says she saw Spike!” Twilight shouted making Rarity jump.
“Darling I am right behind you.”
“Oops. Sorry Rarity.” Twilight smile sheepishly.
“That’s quite alright Darling. You said Derpy saw Spike?”
“Yes. Derpy, which way did he go?”
“He went towards the Ever…” she cut off by a shout that seem to imitate from the Everfree forest.
“HELP!” The voice shouted.
“That sounded like Spike,” Twilight and Rarity gasped in unison.
“Come Rarity, Spike sounds like he is in trouble.” Twilight said galloping full tilt towards the forest.
“Thanks for the help Derpy.” Rarity said before going to catch up to her friend.
Derpy smiled and waved before going back to delivering the mail. When she turned she bumped into somepony in a wheel chair and sent him rolling down hill, “Oops. My bad.” She said as she helped the colt up.
* * * *
Spike ran as fast as his legs would allow him to go. The Timber Wolves right on his tail, only gaining ground as the drake lost energy. He heard a whimper and the sound of firecracker going off. He looked over his shoulder an saw one of the Timber Wolves go crashed to the ground face smoking with remains of what looked like a spell.
When looked ahead f him he saw Twilight and Rarity with their horns glowing with their magic. They shot a few more bolts of energy at the two remain Timber Wolves and were able to scare them back into the forest.
“Spike!” Twilight and Rarity said as they grabbed Spike and pulled him into a group hug.
“I am so sorry not realizing what I had been doing to you Spike. Please come home!” Twilight said tears building up in her eyes yet again.
“Twilight…Rarity…” Spike said.
“Yes Spiky,” they said.
“I…can’t…breathe…” Spike forced out.
The mare instantly released their grip; allowing Spike to breathe. After a minute or two he looked back up to his savors, then back to the ground.
He walked up to Twilight, eyes still focused on the ground below, “Twilight. Can we go home now?” Spike said with a hint of mortal fear and sadness in his tone.
Just that question brought a smile to the mares face, “Yes, Spike of course we can.”
And with that; Twilight, Rarity and Spike made their way back to the quaint little town of Ponyville
