Spike looked through the book flipping through pages, so far he found facts about dragon.
Some dragons can light themselves on fire, but those only blood related to Bahamut can do it, they can manipulate their inner fire and bring it outwards in bonfire of light and heat so hot it could melt the area they stand on by will or angry enough Spike readed.
Then Spike concentrated on his innerfire but realized he could only do that when all of his abilities were absorbed into him that and grow to a monstrous size.
"I'll try that later" Spike said. He flipped some pages on forms of combat of a dragon, 1000's of images of dragons throwing different punches and kicks, strikes. Spike quickly scanned each move in his mind and practiced the forms, at first he was horrible but gradually got better quickly and he was mastering the moves since he always been a fast learner.
After awhile he found something it seemed on a soldier dragon on top of the page "Bingo" Spike smirked Dragon sometimes want to use their abilities to help Equestria, they do fight with claws and teeth and fire but they carried a sword and shield or fought with a spear or a mace.
They defend creatures who can't defend themselves and take down their enemies, but unlike pony guards who only solve issues with violence rarely or little, Dragon soldiers on the other hoof or claw in their case never back down from a fight and while ponies don't usually take down threats permanently dragon soldiers do but only after three chances but some monsters they have to take out in a heartbeat. they sneak and are quiet as a shadow.
Spike turned a darker version of a dragon soldier it was called The dark soldier, a dark soldier use their hate for evil as a drive to take down their enemies with extreme force but the enemies are still alive but may think twice before trying the same thing because unlike a original soldier they give only give one chance and if not taking under advisement they will visit they enemy again and destroy them, they have no limits and there is no line they will not cross to make sure the innocent are taking care of fairly.
Spike thought of that one "Maybe not that kind of dragon soldier" he said. He turned to the monster The monster dragon are worse than normal dragons, when they get angry they go through a monstrous faze turning into a hideous form of a dragon, they unleash the dragon that's within them and it doesn't give any chances at all and doesn't have any mercy or guilt for their actions even destroying a entire land mass or city wouldn't faze them, they even will kill other monsters or dragon if they ever crossed them, if you ever made one angry you better run and hide and pray it doesn't find you, monster dragons are so big and powerful that the only thing could defeat them is another monster or dragon their own size.
Spike stopped reading for awhile "I swear to my own dragon code I will protect the helpless and defend Equestria with all the strength and power I have" he vowed, he also vowed to embrace the monster side of him if no other choice, he looked out the window it was getting dark.
Spike closed the book with a smiled "I know my real worth now, I proved it today with that Yamcha" he said.
Just then Spike heard somepony's hoofsteps coming, he sniffed the air, he picked up perfume "Rarity" he growled, he used his dragon hearing to pick up voices.
"You sure this will work Twilight?" Fluttershy asked nervously "You heard what he did to the that poor creature" she said.
"Yeah he can fight better now his nature and dragon side is awake" Rainbow said clearly impressed, making Spike scoff "Now she thinks I'm worth something not just a child" he said.
"He didn't have to kill the thing" Twilight said "I mean we will never now what that thing was since it was charred broiled by Spike's fire breath" she told her.
"So why send Rarity up there?" Applejack voice asked "Ya know how he went off on us, and I don't want to be at the receiving end of his flames" she said.
"Because Spike likes Rarity, when Rarity asks Spike for help at the shop, which I have no doubt Spike will accept once he is away I will sneak in and find the book he stolen then teleport to Celestia so she can destroy it" Twilight spoke.
Then Spike stopped listening "didn't take them long to find out" he muttered, he grabbed the book and concentrated on the book and in shimmered and vanished but he was still holding it, he heard Rarity's hoofsteps behind the door and knocked.
Spike thought "they think I will be tricked like when I was younger, they have another thing coming" he frowned.
"Spikey Wikey" Rarity called, Spike glared at the door since he had changed, Spike hated being called that name especially since it was called by the one who broke his heart, but played along since being a soldier means to act the part.
"Yeah come in" Spike called, the door opened and Rarity walked in
"I need your help" Rarity said
"what do you need?"
"a order I'm working on"
"Okay lead the way" Spike smiled, Rarity walked and Spike followed her.
Spike entered Carousel Boutique.
"You make yourself at home Spike, I'll be right there" Rarity said and went upstairs
Spike sat on the couch and waited, then cut off his invisibility he placed on the book sat and readed some more, if there was any limits on a soldier dragon, he found some.
Even though some bad creatures deserve to be brought down always follow the justice way
always wears a disguise to hide who he really is
Never reaches a power he cannot reach, never plays a god
"Hmm that's good to know" Spike spoke then his body started to glow red and felt his tissues getting firmer and his scales seemed to get harder "I think the energy is taking affect" he whispered then the glowing faded, then he heard hoofsteps from upstairs and made the book vanish again. Rarity walked down the stairs and had some ribbons.
"I'm ready" Rarity told him, Spike stepped on the table and Rarity placed some ribbons on his and started to make a dress after that a stallion walked in and asked for a tux to be made for him, then Rarity got two different pincushions and levitated a few and tried to stick them to Spike but unlike then the pins bent against one of his scales, Rarity tried again and again but they just bent against Spikes scales so Rarity just gave up and used the table.
After awhile they were done and Spike left.
"Good to see I'm getting tougher scales" Spike smirked and walked home, then he saw something, he saw four stallions in masks and were hauling three fillies who were the cutiemark crusaders also Rarity', Applejack's, Rainbow Dash's younger sisters and were knocked out and were tossed into a metal carriage, the two attached to the carriage the other two got in the back Spike ran up to it and as the carriage moved with a bolt Spike reached and grabbed the rearend of the ride and dug his heels firmly on the ground and pulled with his claws hands making it stop.
"Hey whats going on?" one demanded, then Spike smashed the wheels of the back making it useless, he stormed to the front and glared at the two stallions grabbed them and ripped them off the stirrups and slammed them against the carriage, then threw the stallions on the ground, they got up and swung but Spike sidestepped and punched one in the head kneed it in the face grabbed it's head and threw it into the other and punched the second in the face knocking him out and kicked the first in the temple knocking him out.
Spike turned to the carriage.
In the carriage
the three fillies woke up and looked scared.
"You will be sorry for this, when our sisters find out they will clobber you" Scootaloot hissed.
"They won't have a clue your missing" one sneered, then two purple fists slammed through the metal and grabbed the two on the back and yanked through and thrown on the ground, then the fillies heard blows landing then it was quiet then they grew scareder when the wall was ripped wide open but relaxed when it revealed Spike with a frown but then smirked.
"Don't be afraid your safe now lets get you home" Spike smiled, they nodded and Spike helped them out and untied them. He walked back to Rarity's house dropped off Sweetie belle, then Scootaloot walked in.
Spike then walked to the Apple Sweet Acres land with Applebloom.
"So, thank ya kindly for helping us" Applejack smiled.
"Don't mention it, just wanted stop those lowlifes" Spike told her.
Then they arrived and Applebloom walked away and turn back to Spike "Wait a sec" she said.
"Yeah what is it?" Spike asked.
"can ya come in for a spell?"
"Don't really have much going"
Spike followed her in the house where he met a bug red stallion named Big Mac and an old mare named Granny Smith.
"There you are" Granny Smith said in a froggy voice.
"Sorry me and the others got fillynapped by four stallions" Applebloom spoke "But Spike stopped them vermin's and saved us" she said.
"From the bottom of my heart thank you sonny" Smith spoke.
"Not a prob" Spike spoke.
"So how did you get so strong I mean nopony gets that strong in a few hours?" Applebloom asked.
"Lets just say a certain pony took my strength away but I found it" "Also found a bit on dragons" he said and made the book appear.
"Whoa how did ya do that?"
"Lets just say I'm not an average dragon I can do a few things most dragon's can't do"
"Cool"
"Want to read a bit?"
"Sure" Applebloom smiled and the two sat on the couch. So Spike explained the history to Applebloom, the story of the dragon king Bahamut and his firm but reasonable rule.
"So Bahamut was powerful" Applebloom asked.
"Very powerful I mean he was the king of all dragons" Spike told her "It also stated in the book and the legends that there hasn't been a dragon as potent as him" he said.
"Dang" Applebloom said.
"Yeah I was surprise to"
"So what kind of dragon are ya?"
"Something I'm figuring out"
"Well ya could be a savior or protector cause between ya and me, Equestria sorely needs one" Applebloom told him.
"Yeah a dragon a savior ponies are afraid of them, I doubt they want a a creature my kind save them" Spike said.
"I'm not afraid"
"You heard what I did to that creature earlier"
"Ya'h but that creature was bloodthirsty" "you have never giving me a thing to be scared of you"
"Thanks, you've really grown honest over the years"
"When ya have a big sister of the element of honesty, it rubs on ya"
"Wish I had one"
"Ya'll have Twilight for a sis"
"She's not my sister we look nothing alike and Twilight Sparkle is a princess and I'm dragon a beast, a sovereign of fire"
"Maybe on the inside but I see a good-nature creature who cares"
"in the words of country ponies thank ya kindly" "But if other ponies I won't mention any names can see that, I'll believe it" then Spike started glowing red and he started to look slimmer a inch taller seemed stronger.
"Whoa"
"Guess it was time to grow" "I should be getting back"
"K buy" Applebloom spoke.
Spike just turned and left, then turned the book invisible again and saw Applejack walking in who looked surprised.
"Hey ya Spike" she spoke.
"Jack" Spike said gruffly and walked out.
Spike walked to Twilight's castle, then he saw a pony trying to get his carriage back on it's wheels.
"Need some help?" Spike asked Twilight walked out with Thorax and Starlight.
"If you wouldn't mind I turned too fast" the pony said, then Spike walked up to it and grabbed "uh do you need help these thing is heavy" he started but remained quiet when Spike picked it up easily and placed it on it's wheels.
"Don't turn too fast" Spike smirked.
"Thanks dragon" then trotted off.
"Where were you?" Twilight demanded.
"Where do you think with Rarity" Spike said "So you could distract me to find a book I don't have" he told her.
"You eavesdropped again?" Twilight groaned.
"No I used my dragon hearing" Spike told her "from my room" he said.
"Tell me Twi did you find it?" Spike questioned.
"No" Twilight said.
"Thats because I had it the whole time" Spike said shutting off his invisible trick and revealed the book "You've been tricked again" he smirked.
"How can you turn things invisible?" Starlight asked.
"Turns out I can do two other things Celestia did not mention I can make objects invisible once my Dragon abilities are fusing together into one unified form" Spike claimed.
"You do look slimmer" Starlight Glimmer pointed out.
"W-where did you find that book?" Thorax asked.
"Got it from the restricted section" Spike told him.
"You broke in the restricted section" Starlight said.
"Yeah but if Celestia isn't going to tell the truth, I will find out myself by any means" Spike said.
"Makes sense, would've done the same thing" Starlight said.
"Spikeback Greenflame you give me that book this minute" Twilight ordered.
"Actually my flame isn't green anymore" Spike corrected her and to prove his point he breathed a small two inch white hot fire flames, making Thorax chuckle.
Twilight tried to grab it with a hoof but Spike stopped her with a palm to her head making her walk in place and held it away from her when she tried to reach, then extended a claw from the book and waved it "Ah ah ah never take a dragon's possessions it makes them mad" Spike smirked and pushed her back five feet with a small push.
"I'm not defenseless anymore remember that" Spike told her, then zipped away inside with his dragon speed.
"He is getting stronger quicker than Celestia predicted, whats next tearing open metal with his bare claws" Twilight said "I saw it in his yes, the energy is swelling" she told them.
Spike was in his room looking at the tests he had to do
"Ah" Spike said when he found it.
When a dragon soldier before becoming complete, they have to do small challenges like stopping robbers and foalnappers, acting quick but careful when the children are around
"Hmm?" Spike thought "I already past that one" he said, then as soon as he said that his body glowed bright red and he grow two more inches and hide got thicker and muscles were growing under his scales, but little so far, his spike's grew a bit sharper at the end and more appeared.
"how stronger am I now" Spike said, he walked up to Twilight's bed the frame was made of steel and thick solid oak boards and a mattress and purple sheets, he placed a clawed hand under it's frame and lifted up with no effort over his head and tossed it up a couple times and catching it, then Starlight and Thorax walked in.
"Hey Spike, WHOA!" Starlight spoke. making Spike drop the bed on the floor with a start with a loud thud cracking the marble tiles where it hit and stood attention
"Y-your taller almost my height" Thorax spoke "You couldn't lift things like that with a claw" he said.
"I just got an upgrade and watch this" Spike said getting a pair of scissors and jabbed them hard as he could and they shattered against his scales "My scales are harder and thicker than an hour ago" he told them.
"You certainly did" Starlight Glimmer smirked "So are you at 45 or half to full power?" she said.
"Going to tell the others" Spike frowned.
"No no no no, we can keep this to us"
"Pinkie swear"
"Cross our hearts and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in your eye"
"It's almost half way" Spike told them, then sniffed and smelled lavender "I know your there Twilight i could smell you, well never mind the Pinkie promise now" he said.
"Don't worry I will not say anything nor will Thorax" Starlight spoke for them and Thorax nodded his head in agreement.
"And Twilight I don't care what Celestia is doing I said before, I won't let anything or anypony in your case stop me and that includes Celestia" Spike reminded her "Now if you don't mind I had a long day and I wan't some sleep" he said.
The Starlight enveloped Twilight and walked out followed by Thorax.
"One test down two to go" Spike smiled, he looked at the second test same thing but stopping medium crimes.