Starting Over 3: Return Of Spectra

Spectra woke in the middle of the night. He looked to his right and saw Rainbow sleeping peacefully. Spectra rubbed his eyes with his hooves and groaned quietly.

'Damn nightmares. Maybe Luna is around.'

Spectra crawled out of his bed and flew out the window. He landed on the same cloud he and Luna meet up at. He lied back and waited to hear that familiar voice. 5 minutes passed and he hadn't heard her yet.

"Hello, Spectra."

Spectra snapped his eyes open and looked above him. As expected, the princess of the night herself was flying above him. She landed next to him and lied back on the cloud.

"How are you coping with waking up 5 years in the future?"

Spectra shrugged. "I'm sort of okay with it, but I wish I was around when Rose was born."

Luna frowned slightly. "Yes, so do I. She was the cutest foal in the hospital. But, one thing concerns me. She has your eyes."

Spectra chuckles. "That's a bad thing? Blood red is the rarest eye colour in Equestria. I only know one other pony with it and that's Vinyl."

Luna looks to Spectra with concerned eyes.

"No. I mean she has your eyes."

Spectra frowned. 'Does she mean...?'

Luna nodded. "She has shown signs of having a power that is similar to Dark-Red."

Spectra stared at her for a moment before he held his head with his hooves in sadness.

"Oh no. She can't. She just can't."

Luna looked up to her moon.

"I'm afraid so. And no, there is no cure for it. But like I said, she has only shown possible signs. Rose doesn't get angered easily. She doesn't even mind that she doesn't have her cutie mark yet. She hasn't become something like Dark-Red, so I cannot say she has the power for certain."

Spectra let his forelegs flop down to his sides. He looked up to the moon.

"If she does have it, I might have to teach her how to control it. I don't want her going Black-Rose on everyone who makes her angry."

(Authors Note: No, I'm not racist on calling her Black-Rose. Black Rose is a character from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.)

Luna nodded. Spectra looked over to Luna.

"How's she been doing at school?"

Luna chuckled. "She is doing great. She's one of the smartest fillies in the school."

Spectra smiled. "That's good. Wish I was around to see her grow though."

Luna smiled. "You can watch her grow up now. There's not much difference."

Spectra looked to Luna. "What was she like as a foal?"

Luna looked at Spectra. "She loved smiling a lot, playing with the Cutie Mark Crusaders was fun for her and she loved Sparks."

Spectra laughed. "Sparks is a fiercely loyal creature to this family. I'm glad we have him."

Luna frowned at looked back up to her moon.

"What if he dies? What then?"

Spectra shook his head. "Nah, they're immune to all disease and can't die from old age. But they can be killed..."

Luna huffed. "Then, what would happen if he was killed?"

Spectra answered very quickly. "I'll rip out the throat of the pony who did it and make him eat it."

Luna looked shocked at Spectra. She gave Spectra an angry look.

"Maybe Dark-Red and you are the same after all."

Spectra frowned and looked at Luna.

"I'm sorry. I shouldn't talk like that. But, if somepony were to hurt Rose-"

Luna cut him off. "Don't worry. I'll help you if somepony did that."

Spectra smiled a bit. He looked up to the city of Canterlot. It had changed in the past 5 years. Much more bigger and more bright at night. Luna followed his gaze and looked to Canterlot.

"Canterlot has been growing these past years. A lot has changed."

Spectra shook his head. "Ugggh. Celestia damnnit. I'm still tired."

Luna stood up and looked down at Spectra.

"Get some rest. You'll need it for tommorow. Rose can get hyper active."

Spectra nodded and flew up to his window. He turned around and watched Luna fly back up to Canterlot. Spectra crawled back into bed with Rainbow and fell asleep.

The next morning, Spectra woke up feeling something heavy on his chest. When he looked down, he saw Rose sleeping on top of him. He couldn't help but smile. Rose started fluttering awake and looked up at Spectra. She smiled and yawned.

"Morning, daddy!"

She grabbed Spectra in a massive hug. Spectra hugged her back.

"Morning, Rose."

Rainbow started moving around and sat up in bed. She looked to Spectra and Rose and smiled.

"Mornin'."

Rainbow got up out of bed and headed for the kitchen to make some breakfast. Rose got off Spectra and followed. Spectra lied back in his bed and smiled. His life was perfect. Beautiful wife, adorable daughter, great friends and a nice amount of bits. Wait a minute. Spectra got up out of bed and searched for his things. He couldn't find anything, even Melody or Wubsy. Spectra raced out of the bedroom and landed in the lounge room.

"Rainbow, where's all my stuff?"

Rainbow placed some plates on the table that were filled with pancakes. She looked at Spectra with a grin.

"Don't worry. They're in the attic. Hang on a minute. I'll go get them."

Rainbow placed down her's and Spectra's plates of pancakes before leading him to the attic. They flew up to the top of the cloud house and opened a hatch. Spectra jumped inside and looked around. Not much was up there. A few books and pictures and that was it. Besides a pile of his stuff in the corner. Spectra went over to the pile and started pulling stuff out. He found Melody and Wubsy easily. But as he went through, he found what he was looking for. He pulled the behemoth of a chest out and opened it. He was shocked and confused. He looked back at Rainbow.

"It looks like you haven't taken a single bit from this chest."

Rainbow nodded and walked over to Spectra.

"I haven't. I thought that since all this is your money, I'd leave it alone and get a job."

Spectra shook his head and closed the chest.

"No. This is our money. Not mine. You can use this money as you wish. Just don't go spending it all in one night and I'm happy."

Rainbow nodded and smiled. "Discord said you were interested in Archaeology."

Spectra smiled. "Yeah, I am."

Rainbow gave Spectra a quick hug.

"Well, use this money and go to a university. Learn some history."

Spectra shook his head violently.

"No way. I am not leaving you again."

Rainbow frowned. "But I want you to pursue you dreams! Never give them up!"

Spectra put his hoof to his chin and thought about it. His eyes grew wide.

"I'll let Twilight teach me Equestrian History! That'll be good enough for me."

Rainbow kissed him on the cheek. "Then it's good enough for me."

They started carrying the boxes of Spectra's things to the bedroom. When Rose finished her breakfast she started helping, but all she could carry was the small things. The last things to bring down were Melody, Wubsy and the chest of bits. When they placed the chest down, Rose started poking it. She looked up to Spectra and Rainbow.

"Mommy, daddy, what's this?"

Spectra replied by opening the chest and waving a hoof over it. Rose looked inside and her eyes grew wide. She looked up to Spectra and gave him a hug.

"Daddy, can I buy some toys?"

Spectra laughed and rubbed her mane.

"Sure, go ahead. Just don't spend it all. There's roughly 30 Million bits in there."

Rose nodded and grabbed a hoof of bits.

"Rose, I'll come with you to the shop. I need to catch up with everypony anyway."

Rose nodded and followed Spectra out the door. Rainbow waved to them as they flew to town. Spectra and Rose walked through Ponyville trying to find a shop that sold toys. Ponies in the town were staring at Spectra with shocked expressions. Spectra ignored them. He understood why they were so surprised to see him. They walked into a shop and looked around. Spectra let Rose run off and look on her own, but he kept an eye on her. Rose looked over the rows of toys, until she came across a plushie of Spitfire. She grabbed it and went over to the counter. Spectra smiled and walked up to her.

"I actually know Spitfire personally, Rose. I raced her and won over and over again."

Rose looked up to her father in amazement.

"Really, daddy?"

Spectra nodded. "Yeah. I'm possibly one of the fastest pegasi in Equestria."

Rose bought her plushie and exited the shop with her father. On the way home, Spectra heard a familiar voice.

"Spectra Speed! Never thought I'd see you again!"

Spectra and Rose turned around to find Spitfire and Soarin flying in the air behind them. Rose was looking in awe, while Spectra shrugged.

"It has been a while, hasn't it?"

Spitfire laughs as she lands. "It's been 5 years. You call that a while? Glad to see ya out of that stone prison."

Spitfire looks at Rose then the plushie in her hooves.

"Who's the kid? She's cute."

Spectra laughed lightly. "Spitfire meet my daughter, Rose."

Spitfire looked at Rose and smiled. "Hey, kid. You already know who I am, right?"

Rose nodded slowly, still shocked that Spitfire was there.

"You're Spitfire, captain of the Wonderbolts!"

Spitfire laughed. "Well, I wouldn't be if any of the races we had with Spectra were official. Your dad here could be captain if he wanted to."

Spectra shook his head. "I'm planing on going into Archaeology, Spitfire. Besides, you know racing isn't my thing."

Spitfire leaned forward. "Oh yeah? Well I challenge you to a race."

Spectra nodded. "Alright, fine. Where to and from?"

Spitfire pointed to Canterlot.

"First pony to get to Canterlot wins. Ya ready?"

Spectra nodded. "Ready!"

Spitfire, Soarin and Spectra all lined up. Spectra looked to his daughter. She was cheering.

"Go daddy! Go daddy! Go daddy!"

Spectra smiled and looked to Canterlot.

"3, 2, 1, GO!"

The three ponies shot off, leaving a cloud of dust behind them. Rose continued to cheer them on from where she sat. A crowd of ponies gathered around her and watched the race. Rose felt somepony grab her tail. She looked behind her to see a insect like pony grabbing her tail and dragging her away from the crowd. She tried screaming, but the pony put a cloth to her mouth, making her pass out. The pony left the plushie she was holding on the ground with a note attached to it.

When Spectra got back to Ponyville, Spitfire and Soarin were still very far behind him. Everypony in the crowd before him cheered for him and disbanded. Spectra looked around for Rose. He couldn't find her. But he found the plushie she just bought. There was a note on it. He picked it up and read it out loud as Spitfire and Soarin landed.

"Dear Spectra Speed,

If you want to see your daughter alive, meet us in the Everfree Castle at midnight."

"What the buck!? Who would take Rose from me!?"

Spectra threw the note on the ground and headed home. If he was doing this, which he is, he would need some help. Namely a possessed unicorn, a chaotic god and a princess of the night to help him get whoever did this and shred them to pieces.

-----Everfree Forest Entrance-----

Spectra Speed, Shadow Nova, Discord and Luna all stood before the entrance to the Everfree Forest. Spectra was barely able to control Dark-Red at this point. Dark-Red wanted to come out badly. Spectra looked to his companions.

"We take Rose out of there and then beat the hay out of whoever took her. Okay?"

Everypony nodded. The group walked into the forest and headed towards the castle. Shadow was silently laughing the whole way there. Spectra took notice of this.

"What's so funny?"

Shadow looked to Spectra. "This is the second time you got me dinner for a month."

Spectra found it funny, but didn't laugh. He wouldn't rest until he found Rose happy and well. They arrived at the castle and entered. The podium where the Elements were kept was there. Behind it was Rose with a large Changeling. They were.....

Playing with toys?

Rose was laughing and so was the Changeling. The Changeling picked up the soldier doll.

"I am a soldier! I shall protect Princess Rose! Oh! Spectra's here!"

The second she said that, thousands of Changelings flew inside through the windows and barricaded the door. Spectra looked at the Changeling in confusion.

"What are you doing? Who are you?"

The Changeling got up.

"I am Queen Crystal. Daughter of Queen Chrysalis. I want you here so I can take revenge. You'll pay for what you did to my mother."

Spectra shook his head in confusion.

"Then why take Rose? Why not me? I got reinforcements with me."

Crystal laughed. "The Princess of the night, a draconequus and a unicorn? I am more powerful then my mother. She could beat Celestia easily. And added on with your love for this child that I can feel coming from you, makes me more then a match for your 'reinforcements'."

Spectra realized this and felt stupid. But he saw a flaw in her plan.

"What about Dark-Red? Didn't plan for him, did ya?"

Crystal laughed again. "Oh, but I did. I haven't harmed your daughter. Which isn't enough for you to use Dark-Red. And making yourself angry won't work any more, will it?"

Spectra didn't understand. She had planned it all out. Crystal shot a bolt of magic at Spectra. He fell to the ground and couldn't get back up.

"Gravity Spell. Don't bother trying to get up."

Spectra tried his best to look back at the group.

"Run! She can beat you easily!"

Shadow shook his head.

"No way! I beat she didn't plan on Kaor!"

Shadow's body had a little spasm as he became possessed by Kaor. Crystal looked at Kaor and laughed evilly.

"Oh, but I did!"

She shot another bolt of magic at Kaor, making him to fall to the ground.

"All Kaor has is strength and rage. Not enough to defeat me!"

She shot 2 more bolts to Discord and Luna, making them to fall.

Crystal looked down to Spectra.

"It's all over now. You've lost! I've won!"

Crystal staggered forward as she felt a powerful surge of magic hit her. She looked around her and saw Twilight Sparkle and her friends standing at the doors of the castle. Fallen Changelings littered the ground around them. Crystal looked at the necks and gasped.

"The Elements Of Harmony! No!"

Twilight charged her element with power and shot a beam of magic straight at Crystal. She was thrown back into the wall behind her with great force. Her spell had lifted on Spectra and the others. Spectra got up and ran over to Rose, who was sitting on the floor with tears in her eyes. She grabbed Spectra in a very tight hug.

"Daddy! I thought she would hurt you!"

Spectra rubbed her head.

"I'm fine. Don't worry. I'm okay."

Spectra looked back to Twilight.

"How did you know we were here?"

Twilight stepped aside and let Spitfire into the castle.

"I told them. I read the note you left on the ground and I knew you well enough you would go save her."

Spectra smiled at the large group before him.

"Thanks guys. I don't know if I could of saved us then."

Everypony smiled and went out of the castle, except for Shadow. He walked up to the queens corpse and was about to drag her back to his home, before she gasped and grabbed him.

"Revenge...I must have my-"

Shadow knocked her in the mouth, making her pass out. He grabbed her with his teeth and started dragging her back to his home.

Back in the cloud house, Spectra was putting Rose to bed. She fell asleep on the way home. He tucked her in and kissed her on the head and walked out of the room. He turned around and headed for his bedroom. He saw Rainbow sleeping in the bed. He crawled into the covers and fell asleep next to her.