What did I eat?
A small, purple, baby dragon happily walked on the cobblestone path in Ponyville. He's smile was wide, as his claws had a small square pink box in them. "A gift for Rarity." thought the small dragon.
Spike was his name. Though he was an orphan, he always had Twilight as his guardian, since she was the one who cracked his egg shell with her magic. Though she was now a princess, she didn't treat Spike any differently, unfortunately. Though they were friends, Twilight treated Spike as more of an assistant then a friend. But, Spike only tried to run away once, only once. But he still loved Twilight like family.
As for the gift, Spike was planning to give it to Rarity, who was one of the most beautiful unicorns in Ponyville. No, wait, in all of Equestria. She had captured his heart the first time he laid eyes on her. She had a pearl white coat, and a velvet coloured mane. Her eyes were deep blue, and she had 3 diamonds on her flank for a cutie mark. To Spike, she was the most beautiful creature alive.
Spike continued to walk down the path to Carousel Boutique, Rarity's home. He had walked there countless times, just to see or assist the unicorn with her work. Since she was the most fashion forward pony in Ponyville, she opened a boutique of her own when she realized that her dream was her destiny. Because of her talents with dress making, she was noticed by Hoity Toity, Photo Finish, and Prim Hemline.
Spike continued to think about Rarity, until he bumped into the door. He had gotten there faster then he realized. He knocked on the door and called, "Rarity, are you home?"
"Oh, Spikey-Wikey, come inside. I'm sorry, I just can't get to the door." Rarity called. With that answer, Spike reached and grabbed the door knob. He slowly opened the door, keeping the gift behind his back.
"Rarity, where are you?" Spike called.
"I'm in the kitchen, Spike." Rarity called. Spike stepped toward the doorway to the kitchen. He saw Rarity standing by the counter, using her magic to slice a carrot into small slices. "Well, good morning, Spike." said Rarity, turning her head to see Spike. "How are you today?"
"Me? Oh, I'm fine. Great, really." said Spike, as he kicked at the floor nervously. "I just wanted to..." He mumbled.
"You know what," said Rarity. "I think I made a little too much food for me to eat. Would you like some, Spike?" asked Rarity.
"Uh," Spike said, he wasn't really hungry, but he didn't want to disappoint Rarity in any way. "Sure." was Spike's response.
While he and Rarity ate their eggs with toast and fried carrot slices, Spike hid the gift under his seat, and whenever Rarity got up, Spike hid the view of the gift with his tail. Finally, when the meal was over, and Rarity was lifting the dishes in the sink, Spike wanted to make his move. "Uh, Rarity."
"Yes, Spike. Did you need something?" Rarity asked, as she batted her eyes.
"I, uh, I wanted to give you this." Spike said shyly, as he handed the gift box to Rarity. Rarity gave a surprised look, but used her magic to lift the box out of Spike's claws. With her magic, she gently undid the ribbon keeping the two pieces of the box together. Her eyes opened wide when she say what was inside.
"Spike, where did you get this?" Rarity asked, showing no sign of a smile on her face.
"I, uh, found it up in the mountains." said Spike. "Do you like it?"
"Well, I, I just, I can't keep this." Rarity said, using her magic to place the gem back into Spike's claws.
"But...but why?" asked Spike, his green eyes filling with tears.
"Something about it, just doesn't feel quite right. I'm sorry, Spike. But I can't keep it." Rarity said.
Spike wiped his tears out of his eyes, and looked down at the floor. He squeezed his eyes shut, and ran out of Rarity's house.
"Spike, where are you going? Spike, come back!" shouted Rarity from her door.
Spike ignored her commands, and continued to run. Normally after visiting Rarity, he would head straight home. But not this time. This time, he was heading for the Everfree Forest.
Spike continued to run thought the forest, the gem still in his claws. He finally reached a familiar rope bridge. On the other side of the bridge was the ruins of the royal sister's castle. He grabbed the sides of the bridge and walked quickly to the other side, trying to act with bravery. He reached the ruins and went inside to find the old throne room.
The ruins were still old and did smell unpleasant, but since the ponies fixed the place up, it wasn't so bad so bad to spend a night in. Spike slowly walked over to both of the thrones in the center of the stage like platform. He looked at both, and decided to sit in Celestia's, remembering that there was a trap door under Luna's.
He sat down, letting more tears roll down his cheeks. "What am I supposed to do with this now?" asked Spike, knowing that he was talking to himself. "I got it for Rarity, but she doesn't want it. What do I do now?"
Spike then remembered what he was holding was a gem. Dragons eat gems. If he didn't have anything else to do with it, he might as well eat it. And that's exactly what he did. He swallowed it whole, feeling the new emptiness of his heart fill with the taste of the gem.
Spike signed, and leaned back into the throne. "What if I could rule Equestria" he said to himself. "If I ruled Equestria, then I could force Rarity to accept my gifts. I could make Twilight do things for me. I would have Rainbow and Fluttershy fly me on a cushion everywhere. Applejack and Pinkie would make me only the finest desserts." Spike said, getting grudgeful and his mind filling with hatred.
"If I ruled Equestria, I could make Rarity love and adore me. Everypony would love and adore me." Said Spike. He got up from the throne and went down the steps of the platform. "Imagine, this could be all mine." Spike said, staring at the two thrones. "Equestria could be mine!" Spike shouted. "It will be mine!"
Spike noticed that a bright light emitted from his chest, a bright blue evil light. It surrounded his small body and lifted him into the air. "What is your wish, Spike?" said a spirit like voice.
"I want to rule Equestria. I want to be adored by everypony. I want... Rarity to love me." Spike said, his voice more deep and evil like.
"As you wish, Lord Spike." Finished the voice. The stream of light melted into his body, slowly changing his appearance. His eyes lost their green colour and turned a deep dark blue. His purple scales turned black and his green scales turned cyan blue. His height grew to about 2 feet, making him 4 foot, 5 inches.
The transformation was complete. "Equestria," Spike said in a new deep voice, as he clutched his fists. "Will be mine! Rarity... will love and adore me!"