Spike's face turns to despair to despair "W-why me?"
Applejack sighs "Well I don't know if everything is the same in your world...
But right now... in our world, we 'Gallantians' live under the tyrant rule of the Dragons..."
Spike stares into space.
"D-D-DRAGONS?!"
Applejack nods "Yup, like you.
ever since our magic was taken away...
Celestia had to give them ownership of our kingdom..
and even then, what they give us is very title.
But for whatever reason...their magic was not taken away."
Spike tilts his head.
"So where do I come in?"
Applejack sighs "I don't know how they are in your world,
but dragons in our world... consider themselves above other creatures.
they're extremely sosphiticated, more than one would suspect...
But as I said... they don't think we're worth their time,
if YOU Spike, asked them to OK the digging into this mountain, they just might do it."
Spike simply stares "Huh? ok the digging? what? huh?"
Applejack sighs "Alright... let me explain,
I know about what happened to all of your friends,
and if Gallantia had another source of energy, they might let them go...
we've been drilling into a mountain, for months now, because we know there's something down there..."
Spike simply stares "Something? like what?"
Rarity walks over "I HOPE IT'S GEMS!"
Applejack pushes her "RARITY FOR ONE SECOND CAN'T YOU THINK OF SOMEONE BESIDES URSELF!"
Fluttershy laughs "HAHAHAHA, you'd think she would, considering everyone else is BETTER."
Rarity and Fluttershy start fighting.
Spike starts to cry "I...
APPLEJACK WHAT'S DOWN THERE?!"
Applejack grumbles "Sorry about all this...
it's some kind of magic,
something that might be able to power our whole kingdom combined with all of Professor Tirek's machinery,
it's a power source, one that could last us an eternity, we're digging our way to it...
We don't know what it is, but it's powerful.
We found it when we came out here a long time ago... back when we had magic.
Twilight and Rarity could sense it.
NOW PLEASE SPIKE.
FOR THE GOOD OF GALLANTIA...
AND FOR THE GOOD OF YOUR FRIENDS.
PLEASE HELP US."
Spike salutes "I won't let you down Cap'n."
They all smile for the first time in ages, except for Twilight, still back in the backround.
Applejack hugs him.
"OH THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"
Spike smiles "Don't mention it, now what do I do?"
END OF CHAPTER