Chances For
Sleepers.
Chapter 1
It was a sunny day in Ponyvile and Spike was hard at work with his chores. He was dusting all the book shelves and alphabetizing all the books into order. The mess she Twilight usually makes is bigger than today's but it may have been the new series of 'Magic for Dummies' books that was shipped to her library yesterday. He managed to finish up earlier than expected. "All done." He called out to Twilight. She was muzzle deep into a book like always. "Ok." She said back not really paying attention. He knew she wasn't paying attention and could say almost anything and get away with it. "I'm going out for a while." He checked around to make sure there wasn't anything he had missed. Not looking up, Twilight gave the same automated response she always gives. "Ok." He decided to have a little fun with the mare. "Me and Rarity are getting married next Saturday in Canterlot, and I'm moving out." She never budged at spike statement. "Ok." He sighed and he left the library. "That mare would read on her death bed."
Spike had decided to go see if Rarity needed any help with her dresses. While he noticed that there was barely nobody out today. He started walking down towards Rarity's Bouquets but on the way there he couldn't shake the feeling he was being followed. He wanted to stop and turn around to see who it was but decided against it. He hurried as quickly as he could to the bouquet to find Rarity but only fount a bored and a slightly pissed Sweetie Belle leaving. "Hey Sweetie Belle is Rarity here? She explained how she was in a fashion brainstorm and did not want to be bothered by anyone...not ever her. " Funny how she's to busy to hang out with her own sister!" She yelled the last part of her statement back into the bouquet as she stormed off. Spike decided it be best if he didn't disturb Rarity today and decided to move on.
He thought that maybe he would go see what Pinkie Pie was up too today. While he was walking over to the Sugar Cube Corner he felt that he was getting followed again. He turned around quickly but nobody was there. Confused he kept walking, unknowing to the figure watching from the alleyway. When he arrived at the bakery he saw the place was deserted and Pinkie Pie in the kitchen baking like there was no tomorrow. He walked up the counter and called out to her. "Hey Pinkie." she didn't hear him and continued with her baking frenzy. "Pinkie!" he yelled a little louder. Still no response "Pinkie!" He yelled as loud as he could, She broke out of her baking trance and looked out towards the register to see a waiting Spike. She jumped over to him with a big grin on face. "Hey Spike what are you up to?" Spike began to wonder if she ever stopped bouncing. "Hey Pinkie…Where is everyone at?" He began looking around the bakery again wondering how the bakery that had was almost always had a line of ponies waiting to buy some of the most delicious pastries in all of pony vile. "I don't know its never been this empty before." He got to the point of why he came here and asked her if she wanted to hang out and do something. After he asked, her smile became a frown and she stopped bouncing. She explained she couldn't because she was baking up a storm for the 'zillion' cupcake order she said she had. After they talked for a bit Spike left and Pinkie Pie resumed her baking fiasco. "Man Rarity's in a 'fashion brainstorm' and Pinkie Pie's baking like crazy. I guess I can go to Applejacks but she probably just make me work. I'd go to see Fluttershy but I don't want to deal with that angle." After all that Spike decided to just go for a walk. He walked up and down the streets of pony vile looking at all the shops and sites. There was a few ponies out now but no where near as many as there usually was. He turned off the main roads and started down the side roads. He walked for about a hour until he walked to a nearby tree and took a rest.
Spike woke up about a hour later. He looked around to notice that the sun was setting and it was getting late. Spike knew Twilight would be mad so he had to get home quick. He stood up and got ready to run home until he was stopped. "Hello there dragon." He jumped and spun around to see who was addressing him. He saw a mysterious mare with a hood over her head so he couldn't see her face. He could only tell that she was a tall alicorn with a satchel on her back, from what he could tell she had dark blue fur. He couldn't see her cutie mark though as it was covered by overcoat she was wearing. "H..hello." Spike stammered, feeling uneasy around this possibly dangerous mare. "I've been observing you for a while dragon and I want to give you this."
She opened her satchel and pulled out a black book with a weird symbol on the front. "This book contains the magic of the ancient dragons. I can see within you that you have a power waiting to be unlocked. This book will unlock those abilities. Do be careful though, as this book contains magic that are considered Dark and forbidden." She dropped the book into spikes open hands before he could say anything and disappeared. "Wait!" Spike yelled reaching out to the now cloud of magical dust. "I still have questions, how do I use this!"