Spike and Barley in Equestria

1 hour ago

With names exchanged, stabs given, and deaths come back from, Spike, Barley, and the mane 6 were on the train to Canterlot.

"D'ya really think Celestia would go an' do somethin like that?" Asked Applejack.

"She's the only pony powerful enough to try it." Responded Twilight. "If she didn't, she could find a way to send them back."

Applejack looked to her left and saw Spike and Barley in another pointless stabbing contest. She got up to stop them, but Rainbow Dash stopped her midway. "Trust me" She said. "You don't want to get in the middle of them when this is happening."

"Why you gotta keep stabbin me, man?"

"Stand still Spike, I'm just tryin to kill ya!"

"Um, excuse me?"

Spike and Barley were about to stab whatever was trying to stop them, but stopped when they saw the yellow pegasus, Fluttershy, looking up to them.

"Could you please stop that? Um ... if you want to, that is."

Spike and Barley, seeing the adorable pegasus, put their knifes back in their pockets and sat across from each other.

The door to the next car opened, revealing a white unicorn named Rarity.

"I hope you don't mind" She began. "But I found one of your weapons, and after seeing how dreadful it looked, I simply had to make it fashionable!"

Using her magic, she brought out a shotgun. Barley, instantly recognizing it as his, was horrified to see what the unicorn had done to it.

The grip and the barrel were painted purple, the middle was completely white, and jewels seemed to be encrusted into the body.

"Rarity" Applejack began. "Ya simply made a gun version o' you."

"Now Applejack, let's see what Barley has to say about it."

Barley was holding his favorite gun like he had just lost a dear friend. "You ... you bedazzled ... my gun."

"If that's what 'fashionable' means in your world than I will take it as a complement. Spike, would you like any of your weapons, 'bedazzled' was it?"

"No thank you, man." Spike said through giggles.

Barley contemplated shooting himself this instant, but he knew the bullet wouldn't be able to penetrate his skin, let alone kill him.

"Hi!" A pink earth pony, Pinkie Pie, appeared in front of Spike. "When we get back to Ponyville, I'm gonna throw you and your friend a really big 'Welcome To Equestria' party! there's gonna be games, cake, cupcakes, muffins, cupcakes, ballons, root beer, did I mention cupcakes?" Pinkie Pie said, her breath never running out.

"I can't wait, man." Spike said with honest enthusiasm.

"Were not going back to Ponyville Spike." Barley said in a flat tone. Pinkie Pie was sad to hear Spike and Barley weren't coming back with them. "Aww, why not?"

"Because, even if this 'Celestia' didn't bring us here, then she can put us back."

With that, the train came to a screeching halt.

Spike, Barley, and the rest of the ponies left the car and walked towards Canterlot Castle. Spike and Barley received weird looks from all of the snobbish ponies they happened to walk by. Spike wanted to give them a 'How ya doin?' and a stab to their faces, but Barley stopped him. The ponies they were with seemed good enough, but he couldn't say the same for the snobs, Spike could kill them.

"That doesn't seem so bad, man." Spike said, an insane look in his eye.

"Don't go nuts on me, Spike. We need to see what Celestia has to say first."

Twilight spoke up. "We're here."

Spike and Barley looked ahead to see a huge metal gate, guarded by two white stallions wearing gold armor. The eight of them walked up to the gate.

The guards looked with suspicion towards the two strange beings, but they were aware of their arrival, and moved to the side. The large gate slowly opened, revealing an even larger white and gold door, this time guarded by four ponies. This door, covered in medium sized golden half domes, slowly opened as well. Inside, light blue drapes hung from the ceiling, large stain glass windows show ponies and other creatures in heroic poses. Barley noticed one of the windows showing the six ponies they were with, and began to wonder just how important these ponies were. At the end of the hallway, a tall, white pony with wings and a horn sat on a large thrown. Her pink, green, and blue mane seemed to flow in a non-existent wind. The very air was filled with a sense of formality.

Spike felt a need to ruin it. "So why are all your guards white? Are you racist, man?"

Twilight glared at Spike with wide eyes. They seemed to scream 'shut the hell up or i'll kill you again.' Celestia raised her eyebrow, then smiled and laughed. "Is that some of your human humor?"

"No." Barley began. "That's just Spike being an idiot." Then he realized something. "Wait a minute, how did you know we were humans?"

Celestia's smile quickly faded. "Right." She started. "My little ponies, I must ask you to leave, for this is a private matter." Her voice was filled with seriousness.

"Of course, princess." Twilight and the others bowed in respect. They trotted outside, the large door closing behind them.

"Spike, Barley, Twilights letter stated that you two were wondering how you got here, correct?"

Barley nodded, Spike was still giggling from his comment earlier.

"The answer is simple. I brought you here."

That made Spike stop giggling. Barley wasn't surprised. "I knew it. But how, and why?"

"First the how. The ability you two call 'respawn', I managed to find the frequency in which you reincarnate, then made sure you reincarnated here in Equestria."

"But how? Our respawn doesn't use magic."

"That's where you're wrong, Barley."

It was Barley's turn to have wide eye's. Spike spoke up. "But magic doesn't exist where we live, man."

"In small pockets, it does." Celestia began to explain. "Certain individuals in your world have magical property, But it usually lies dormant up to their death. But there our cases where the abilities are awakened, it usually happens when the individual befriends someone with the same magic. So, you have each other to thank for your abilities."

Barley stared at Spike, he was doing the same. Their friendship was brought to a new light. If they never met, they could have died and have never resurrected.

"So, if we have magic," Barley began "Do we have any other powers?"

"Unfortunately no. The magic only exists in one form. Yours is a 'post-mortem healing effect.' Such magic is forbidden in Equestria."

"You didn't bring us here punish us, did you?"

Celestia smiled. "Now why would I go and punish someone because of the way they were born?"

"Wait a minute." Spike interrupted. "How do you know so much about our world?"

Celestia began blushing. "Sometimes, when there is no official business left to do, I like to peek in other worlds. Yours is the most interesting. Such history."

The sun was beginning to set in the distance. "I guess there's just one question left to answer, the why."

Celestia stood on her hooves and walked towards the two of them. "Spike, Barley, Equestria needs your help."

Barley raised an eyebrow. "Why do you need our help?"

"The being you were fighting in your world, the one you called "David Leatherhoff". After a glance in you worlds future, you two were unsuccessful in defeating him. He imprisoned you and made sure you were kept alive while he endlessly tortured you." Spike and Barley were wide eyed. 'We were going to die in that god forsaken city?' Barley thought. "After so many years, you two finally gained peace, But David lived on. Eventually he took over your world, but he wanted more. He realized there were other worlds, ripe for the taking. Equestria is just one of many worlds he takes."

"So I brought you here, to nip this multiverse apocalypse in the bud. By bringing you here, we may have a chance of stopping this."

"And I take it you won't let us leave if we decide not to help you?" Asked Barley.

"I won't keep you here, it is entirely your decision to leave or help us. But please, heed this warning. Your world, my world, and countless others will fall if you don't."

Barley didn't have much choice in the matter. If he lets this world die, so does all of existence.

"Alright, we'll help you."

"Thank you. On behalf of all of Equestria, thank you."

Spike raised his hand. "What makes you think he going to show up here, man?"

"Because I brought you here, that's how I know."

The large door opened again. "Princess!" Twilight yelled. "Something has happened to Canterlot!"

Spike, Barley, and Celestia ran outside, and saw a large, black dome over the entire city. After walking up to the edge, they saw what was, to the ponies, horrifying. To Spike and Barley, it was with a sense of familiarity. Running out of the dome, zombie ponies with claws, twitching heads, and brown eyes were lunging themselves at anything that was alive and nearby.

"So that's how that bastard did it." Muttered Barley.

"What was that?" Asked Twilight.

"Erm nothing, just thinking out loud."

Starting from the top and spreading outward, an even larger, sparkling blue dome appeared over the black one. When it reached the bottom, a tall yet shorter than Celestia, dark blue pegasus unicorn flew downwards and landed in front of the group.

" 'Tia, What's going on!? I've managed to quarantine the city, but what happened to all the ponies inside?" She noticed the two humans. "And what are those two?"

"There is not enough time to explain, Luna. For now, let's just say they're the solution to this problem."

Celestia turned to Spike and Barley. "David is in there, killing my poor subjects. I need you two to go in there and, if you must, kill him."

"Eh, it's not like we weren't going to in the first place, man." Spike said coldly.

"Such dark enthusiasm." Celestia said. "But please, the ponies in there are innocent, try to spare as many as you can."

"We'll try our best." Barley promised. His promise was empty though. He may have to help these ponies to prevent the destruction of existence, but that doesn't mean he can't have a little fun with it.

"Luna, can you let these two inside the city?"

Luna focused her magic on an opening to let them in. Spike and Barley went over to the opening, but before he walked in, Spike looked behind him and shouted. "Hey Twilight!" Twilight turned at the mention of her name. "Tell your pink friend I'm goin to her party after this!"

"I will! Good luck you two!"

And with that, Spike walked inside, the opening closing behind him. Mere seconds after, gunshots were heard, and not long after that, they ceased.

Twilight feared the worst, but then she heard a sound that raised her hopes.

More gunshots.