AN: I don't own anypony! But I do have a pinkiepie plushy now. I apologise for not updating for a while. Had some family stuff come up and then with the holidays. I hope everypony had a good holiday season! Again for some people who may have forgotten, Spike is Malachite. Y'all ready for the story to really start? Chapter is a touch shorter than the others, but still, hope you like it.

It wasn't long before Applejack and Rainbow Dash were knocking on the door to the library. Twilight had stopped crying a few moments prior. "Come in." she shouted. Malachite examined the two ponies. Rainbow in her usual combo,A white tank top bearing her cutiemark and blue jeans. Applejack followed in behind wearing her heavy boots, jeans and slightly ragged shirt with apples for buttons. It was clear Rarity had made their outfits. Fluttershy nearly tripped over her own light yellow dress as she went to greet her friends and explain the situation in whispers as to not bring more tears to the purple unicorn. Rainbow Dash sighed and nodded. She turned out the door and whistled, Calling down a fellow pegasus. Grey with a yellow mane and bubbles for a cutie mark, the poor pegasus landed face first in the grass. "Hey..Er..Ditzy Doo.. Go tell the others to call off the search please. "

Ditzy Doo looked up at Rainbow Dash, Blinked a bit and stood up, brushing the grass off her. "Allright, Anything else?" She slowly replied, embarassment appearant on her face. "If you see Pinkie or Rarity tell them to come to Twilight's place." Rainbow Dash said after a moment of thought. "You got it boss!" Ditzy Doo smiled and took off into the sky, narrowly avoiding another pegasus. "Aw geeze..Ditzy..." Rainbow said and then facepalmed. Malachite couldnt help but chuckle at the pegasus. Rainbow gave him a look that made his chuckling stop.

"So lemme get this straight Twi, Spike got his tail in a knot 'cause he didn't feel like part o'the group?" Applejack spoke, the southern twang still very appearant in her voice. Twilight nodded, her hands still fondling the parchment paper, as if ready to either tear the letter to shreds or fold it and put it away. "And Princess Celestia and Princess Luna sent him to assist Twilight." Fluttershy spoke softly while motioning to Malachite. Applejack eyed him for a bit smiled and nodded a hello before turning back to Fluttershy.

"Pfft..Why would the princesses send somepony like THAT to be Twilight's assistant? He doesn't look like he could take a note, let alone deliver a letter in decent time..What did it take you to get that letter to Twilight? Hm? Three? Four days?" Rainbow Dash huffed, crossing her arms in front of her and walking closer to Malachite. "Rainbow..Enough..." Fluttershy spoke up. "Yeah Rainbow Dash, That's enough. There's been a lot goin' on in this past week. Don't need to take it out on the new guy." Applejack spoke up, putting her hands on her hips and eyeing Rainbow Dash, Readying herself for any kind of argument.

As if having ignored Fluttershy's and Applejacks words, Malachite looked Rainbow Dash in the eyes,a clear enough emotion gleamed in his emerald orbs."I'll have you know I spent much of the last year taking notes for the princess AND have been trained by The Wonderbolts. I grew up in Appleloosa when they had first settled there and times became tough with the Buffalo. I remember you all, there when you made peace between both hooved races. I jumped at the opportunity to come here and be Miss Twilight's personal assistant, so I learn more of you all and the power of friendship you all posess. "

They all went quiet a moment, silently staring at Malachite. Applejack cocked her head to the side "Appleloosa huh? I got family there." she walked closer to Malachite. She looked him up and down. "Can't say I remember ya though." Malachite nodded, "It doesn't surprise me. I was very young. Applefritter and Anna Apple took me in after an accident in Fillydelphia.. My family was close with them. " Spike looked down, feeling terrible for lying to a once close friend. "But Enough of that." He looked over to Rainbow Dash, who still stared blankly for a moment longer.

"Wait wait wait..YOU were trained by The Wonderbolts?"Rainbow Dash says, very confused and slightly jealous. "Erm..Yeah. HighWinds trained me. Living in Appleloosa I never flew much.. Princess Luna and Princess Celestia found it would be benificial for me to learn the finer art of flying. "

"That's no fair!" Rainbow Dash shouted.

"What's not fair?" a new voice spoke from the door, elegant and as formal as ever. Rarity stepped in the room. Still as beautiful as can be in Spikes eyes, her mane slightly tossed from the wind, her blue eyes still holding some sleep in them. She wore a light purple cape over a blue and pink sundress. This was what Rarity called having just rolled out of bed.

"This pony was trained by HighWinds..I don' see the big deal but I guess Rainbow has her tail in a twist now." Applejack said and sighed. Rainbow was still ranting a bit, leaving Spike chuckling.

"Mhm..." Rarity nodded and walked closer to Malachite,pushing Rainbow Dash out of the way. She looked him over, analyzing every bit of him. Looking at his emerald eyes with her sapphire ones, she spoke softly."You look.. Very Familiar.." Her hand extended to touch the side of his face, but she pulled back. "I'm sorry. I completely forgot to introduce myself! My name is Rarity. And dear, You look stunning. Who made your outfit?" She seemed to come back down to ponyville.

Spike looked at her, somewhat shocked that she seemed to nearly recognise him. "Uhm.. Well.. It was a gift from the Princesses. My name is Malachite.." Spike blushed a bit. He nodded and added in,"It's nice to meet you."

Rarity smiled and continued to speak with him about various subjects, mostly revovling around his interesting name and speaking of his time in Canterlot. Speaking that perhaps she saw him in Canterlot on her trip to pick up more material for her shop.

Twilight stood and walked over to them,wiping the remaining tears from her eyes. "Well then Malachite,If you will be my assistant, then take a note." Malachite looked up at her and nodded. Reaching into his bag and pulling out a feather quill and parchment paper. "Yes, Twilight?" Twilight smiled and spoke. Spike copied her words down on paper.

"Dear Princess Celestia, Princess Luna,

Why would you do this without my consent? After all my friends and I had done to help in various ways, You two would go behind us and send Spike away without second thought as to my feelings about it? I understand why he would want to leave to be with the dragons,I honestly do. However, Leaving the six of us in the dark was uncalled for. We were worried, had search parties looking everywhere for him. Friendship is a strong bond that lasts for life, He knows, as well as we all do. Including yourselfs. Think on all the lessons I've reported to you on, Think about how I do my best to keep you up to date on all goings on in ponyville. From Rainbow Dash's sonic rainboom attempts to Granny Smith's antics, I try. I would at least hope the same respect could be given to me.

Your student, Twilight Sparkle."

The last words came from her mouth like venom.

Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy and Rarity all looked back at eachother then to Twilight. Never had they seen their friend so livid. You could see it in her eyes. Her want to be far more brutal in words, the need to vent.

Spike nodded again. "Will there be anything else?" He asked curiously.

" that to Celestia and Luna. I'm not expecting a reply. Should they have an apology they can deliver it themselves." Twilight huffed, her horn glowed and purple mist enveloped her,she dissapeared with a pop.

Malachite hopped backward a step, rolling the parchment and then placing it in his bag."I'll be back before keep an eye on her."He managed to blurt out before running out the door and taking to the air faster than you could say 'Canterlot'.

His wings propelled him forward, his bag on his side and arms flat to his body. Small tears fell from the dragon turned pony's face. He heard first hand the burning rage that dripped from Twilight's voice. The rage that his want had caused. His vision blurred by tears, he flew through the clouds at such a speed, It wasn't longer than two hours and he was knocking at the palace door. As expected, a guard answered and Spike handed off the letter then flew away again.

He took his time getting back to Ponyville, Thinking of the trouble he had cause, and considering telling the mane six the truth about who he is. He was forced to stop flying though, a large shadow covered him and the ground below.

He looked above him, higher in the sky, it was there he saw what had only been discribed in books. Fear gripped him. A large beast flew over him, Larger than he had been as a dragon, the farther down the beasts body spike gazed the more transpearant it became. The beast had a large rounded head, two fangs protruding from its mouth dug into the tough as leather skin on its jaw. Three eyes looked down at the purple pegasus, each eye a different color, with intense power behind each orb.

The first, red as a fire burning with the very heart of rage. It gazed on the pegasus with disdain he had never seen in his life.

The second eye looked at him as if it was gazing into his very soul, the eye completely white save for the pupil, the look it gave him was almost freezing. As if the beast could care less of any creature in existance.

The third eye looked on him with an emotion he had seen very few times, it made his heart sink. The eye glowed and Malachite felt lost, an impending sense of doom rushed over him like the cold unforgiving sea. The dark blue orb looked down on him.

The behemoth smiled as well as he could, knowing malachite knew who he was. A lion like head with no fur attached to a slender snake like form with near skeletal batlike wings carrying it through the sky. Who else could the beast be but Bane, The destroyer of hope.

A deep and raspy voice spoke into Malachite's mind.

"Thank you, dragon. The elements of harmony have been broken...I am free now... Darkness and Discord will soon follow, Are you prepared to view a new world?"

Bane roared, shaking the ground below, causing it to tremble and break. He flew quickly into the distance, and it wasn't long before he was out of sight.

"The elements of harmony have been broken? Oh no.. Twilight.. What happened?" Malachite spoke to himself. The fear that gripped him now replaced with a new terror. He looked towards Ponyville and flew as fast as he could, his need to be with his friends greater than ever.

A/N: Please review. Hope you guys liked it.