After Explaining to A.J and his friends why coach wanted to see him he and Iron Will talked to Celestia minus the performance, he settled for a study hall back to back. as he got his new Schedule Spike went to lunch.
the week past til it was Friday and the Friendship Games had arrived.
"So let me get this straight, were competing against Crystal Prep in the games a school are good at the games" Spike said as they were sitting at their table for lunch.
"Yeah, even Rainbow trips when racing" Tempest said.
"Hmm that doesn't sound right" Spike said "Can I see the video from the last game" he asked.
"Uh sure" Twilight replied as the group finished lunch and the rest of the period she set her computer up and pulled up last games. Spike stood in the back of the group with Applejack and nodded with respect "They are good" Spike said Crystal Prep was very athletic and skilled for a school, he looked at the video thoroughly looking for weaknesses, he saw some players had some and he looked to the Principle stand, his gaze locked onto the Principle from Crystal Prep and saw her arm twitch a normal guy and untrained eye would've missed it, but Spike's highly trained eyes saw something. Spike looked at Rainbow Dash running and jumped over a hay bail she tripped, then he looked at the Principle and Rainbow, The Crystal Prep's Principle arm twitched and then Rainbow trips.
"Excuse me guys" Spike spoke walking forward and sat next to Twilight, he took the mouse and replayed the scene again, The arm twitched and Rainbow tripped.
"Rainbow did you feel anything after you, whats that praise "Tripping over your own feet"" Spike said "Which is unlike you unless you didn't tie your shoes which I could see they were" he said for them to hear.
"Well I did feel something against my ankles when I tripped but I couldn't see it" Rainbow said "I was named Rainbow Crash from that" she said.
"Pfft" Spike snickered covering his mouth with his hand a bit before removing, getting their attention from all the time Spike had been here he never once laughed or even snickered.
"Did you just laugh?" Rainbow demanded.
"No" Spike frowned "watch the Principle and Rainbow" he told them they got closer and but didn't see it.
"Uh Mr. Eagle eye we didn't see anything" Applebloom said.
"Well I'm looking at the Principle then Rainbow" Spike said "Her arm twitches and Rainbow trips, coincidence?, I don't believe in coincidence every instinct is telling me something is up" he said.
"Sorry I still don't see it" Twilight said zooming in.
"Well I'm seeing it better up close" Spike replied as he saw something move from the ground in the dust and grass, went up then it went down as soon Rainbow tripped.
"Rainbow was tripped by a wire" Spike frowned "by that Principle" he said.
"Are you sure?" Soarin said looking closer.
"Do I ever lie" Spike question no answer "Exactly" he replied "I would rather get hit by A.J's egg cracker than lie" he said making the guys wince at the memory.
"I rather lie" Capper replied.
"Well those who lie, can't be trusted" Spike said "I know were friends but you will have to work long and hard to regain my trust if you lie to me" he said, he then looked at two chalkboards and zoomed in and saw something in one of the kids ears, then the archery event he saw the target that was spinning actually went faster only a second not really noticeable but for Spike he saw it move faster before going back to slower speed, every time he saw something funny and the final event the 2 and a half foot store portable rockwall, Rumble slipped half way up it again Rumble had a good grip when climbing but he slipped.
"I think this so called unbeatable School is nothing but cheaters, but then again it could just be someone not playing" Spike added, then the bell rang and lunch was over, the group went to class.
Spike went to Iron Will to ask something after school "excuse me Coach but I understand Rumble is good at the rockwall" he said.
"Really good, I was surprised to see him slip in the games half way up but then he slipped and fell from a quarter of the way up" Iron Will replied.
"And like me you struck that as strange?" Spike said.
"Being a chief of police I see alot of strange" Iron Will nodded "But the way that Climber fell was strange, either Private Rumble's hands were sweaty or there was sweat on the rockwall" he said.
"Well thanks I need to get ready" Spike replied.
"I'll be looking forward to see you compete" Iron Will smirked "This year I'm going to be apart of it it's called who can touch the touch with a large double cushion staff, you don't get to move on until you land a hit" he said.
"Sounds fun" Spike snorted with sarcasm remember when he was sparing with bo staff's or Bokken's when he was being trained and he got whacked by those and they have no cushion.
"Well I can take it" Iron Will promised "thats why I volunteered" he said.
later Spike was getting his outfit of his design he put in to wear for the games, Applejack was looking for him, he came around the corner and she bumped into him.
"Oh there ye'w are I was looking for you" Applejack said
"Relax, Just getting some work done and was stretching" Spike replied.
"Well move" A.J ordered getting behind and started pushing him forward "Get yer legs in gear" she said rearing back a foot and planted it into Spike's seat
"What did I say about doing that" Spike frowned.
"ye'w would flip me'h over yer knee and spank me'h" Applejack grinned slyly "Win this and you can, I'v been itching for you to and I bought some toys for our session" she said "Just a question where?" she asked.
"Twily will be out on a date with Flashy she calls him after the game's, my parents will be out for a few hours" Spike said.
"Perfect" Applejack smirked.
"Attention Students Friendship games will be starting in 10 minutes" Celestia spoke on the intercom.
"Crap/ah Nuts" Applejack and Spike spoke before running off.
Spike and Applejack got changed, the two came out Applejack dressed in brown leather pants and brown shirt and brown tunic and red sash around her waist with a apple on it, Spike was dressed with black leather pants, but not too tight black shirtsleeve under a black leather tunic over it with green flames and green sash around his waist he kept his necklace inside his shirt.
The two hurried off.
Spike and A.J met up with the others, They meet the Crystal Prep team and their Principle who was named Cinch even present something about the women made his skin crawl.
"okay you know the rules of the Games" Celestia said "So good luck and have fun" she spoke in the microphone, The Principle's went into a booth but Spike looked at the Crystal Prep principle with a calculating gaze, before looking forward.
Game 1: smartest
Twilight and another brainy girl named Moondancer a only friend from Crystal Prep were solving problems from medium to hard to extremely hard questions on a chalkboard, the two tied.
"Tie" Celestia announced,
Game 2: Baking a Master piece
next was baking Crystal Prep made a stunning masterpiece but Pinkie and Cheese Sandwich did a spectacular that out tasted and out shunned Crystal Prep's.
Game 3: Checkers
Next was checkers which no one from his school or friends played.
"Okay if there is no one does this event then Canterlot High will have to forfeit" Cinch said chilly.
Spike smirked he had extensive strategy and tactics in his head, he and others would play test their wits and battle strategies, Spike worked up a unbeatable streak in Japony and even partaked in advance level of chess and to master level, where each level is longer and you have to defeat the best to get to the top, Spike in Japony was a Grandmaster at chess, even his Sensei has to put alot of effort in, to play against him.
This would be no problem to him "Okay at least 2 rounds different player but if the player defeats his or her opponent, that winner will remain" Celestia explained the rules, Spike sat in front of his opponent behind checkerboard side.
Spike cracked his fingers and got ready to play.
"Play" Celestia called, Spike got serious and started to plan and map a bunch of patterns and weakness, Spike moved a checker forward but only to fake a move, his opponent went forward and moved, So Spike made his real move and moved a checker from the side.
"crud" he spoke, later the two moved their checkers, Spike saw another pattern a big one. His opponent moved a piece Spike made a big move he tagged 4 out.
The crowd around them watched with suspense on who would win because no one played chess, His friends were whispering.
"I never knew Spike was a chess player" Flash said to Soarin.
"and I didn't know he was tactician and strategist" Soarin said he whispered to Twilight "Did you know he played checkers" he asked.
"No there is still things he doesn't tell me" Twilight frowned.
"maybe he likes playing the element of surprise" Rarity shrugged.
"It's a surprise alright" Capper said agreed.
last few minutes Spike's opponent was down alot of pieces and Spike moved a piece forward.
"ha gotcha" his opponent cheered getting his piece but he lost when Spike just looked and smirked, he moved his king and knocked collected 5 out.
"I also know with that move you played and the move you allowed me to play" Spike said in a neutral tone, he moved a piece forward getting 2.
Cinch glared at Celestia "Is that legal" she demanded, Celestia looked at the rules for the game.
"It is and also you can" Vice Principle Luna nodded looking and saw Spike made a checker piece another king, and moved it back tagging another piece.
"you fell into my trap" His opponent wiped sweat off himself moving his piece.
"Actually" Spike said glancing at him and moved a piece pass a low rank knight and to his side "You fell for mine" he said.
his opponent looked and gawked for pieces had trapped the queen "Your goal was to protect the Queen" Spike said.
"Thats half of a point since there is two opponent" Celestia announced.
Crystal Prep switched another opponent sat down and the second half of the point began, Spike went a different plan and more advance but only a little, he moved some checkers forward, his opponent had moved his to where he wanted, Spike tagged a checker.
His opponent moved to the left, Spike moved the queen following the pattern he knocked down 5, moved a piece forward making two more kings that moved in from the sides cleaning half of his opponents board out, making the mouths around them from both schools jaw drop.
few seconds later his second opponent moved his pieces forward, Spike moved a knight forward to another diagonally making the knight a high level knight moving forward tagging 2, also making stronger players like a high level knight, well like any higher rank you get more benefits.
Spike moved one of his kings to the side by doing that he made 4 new high level knights and moving them forward and to the sides clear several of his opponents checkers, He made a shaky step and moved a piece out but that left the queen vulnerable for the high level knights and king where the king took out the queen.
"No" Crystal prep cried but made Canterlot clapped for Spike.
"the other half point goes to Canterlot High, meaning they get the point" Celestia called.
"Yeah!" the crowd and fans cheered, Cinch's Eye twitched.
"That kid is going to be a problem" Cinch muttered.
Next half of the games was outside
Game 4: Cycle race
Rainbow and Soarin was doing that, Spike has a casual bike not a racer.
"Start your engines" Luna called, the cycles revved to life "go!" she called, Rainbow Dash went first against a rival Lightning Dust she drifted around the turns and slapped Soarin's hand, he took off but his opponent beat him by a tire ahead of him.
He clapped Spike's hand he ran to the next event.
Game 5: Obstacle course and archery
It was Spike and Applejack
"okay go through this course twice and shoot your arrows each target must be hit once" Cinch announced, sitting back down Spike gave her another calculating gaze, before turning to A.J as she sat down.
"okay advise when you get to the last haybail jump out 2 feet" Spike whispered in her ear.
"alright" Applejack nodded.
"Go" Luna called, Applejack and another girl tore over the hay bails, Spike gave a sharp gaze to Cinch who didn't know she was being watched he saw her shoulder and arm twitch, but Spike just smirked as A.J jumped out 5 feet and didn't trip making Cinch eyes widen slightly, Applejack tore through the course and got to the archery and shot three got a bulleye on one but missed a target spinning, which Spike eyes looked at Cinch and the target rotating went a speed faster before going back to normal, she ran back where the officials were who told her to go back to Spike.
Spike got ready holding a hand for her to tag but she smirked and decided to smack him on the seat instead of his hand but he took off. Spike's friends laughed at the scene A.J smacking Spike on the rear.
Spike took off his opponent was running side by side, but Spike was holding back for now. Spike hopped across the bails like he did on A.J's phone and on the last one he jumped 5 feet out and went through the obstacle course neck and neck with his opponent he swung on a rope to the platform and jumped on it then rolled to a quiver of 4 arrows, putting the sling on his shoulder.
he slid on his knees up to a recurve bow picking it up, Spike picked out an arrow and tagged a target dead center followed by one next to it but a really small target dead center and aimed at the target spinning, Spike narrowed his eyes exhaling and waiting a second and fired it and drew another arrow quickly and fired it it glanced the top of the one still going making it dive down lower hit the target dead center the second he fired hit dead center to a medium target.
Spike glanced at the Prep's Principle at the corner of his eye, her eyes twitched. Spike hurried back to clapped Applejack's hand they both scored points.
"Okay Final round is through another course but harder and the second archery event will be harder, targets will appear from below and across the sides, ranges are 100 yards and 300 yards each target is worth more points to your score and the one who gets the most wins the point" Celestia spoke.
"Okay give everything ye'w have" Applejack whispered Spike just smirked.
The second started they were at a different obstacle course bigger and more challenging, Archery was the same everything moved faster or was farther away, there was a tiny target the size of a palm of a small hand and worth 1000 points, Targets came up and went down and to the sides.
"Okay you barely held up last time hate to see you get gassed" his opponent sneered Spike just ignored him and looked ahead at the course with a steely gaze "didn't your mom tell you it's rude to ignore people" he frowned "I could beat you easily with my eyes closed" he bragged, Spike just looked ahead as his gaze never changed.
"Those who boast with cockiness before a competition are the first to fall" Spike said was all he spoke, Spike turned to A.J who was going to go first.
"put everything you have into this and remember don't think trust yourself and do it" Spike whispered to her who nodded and looked ahead with a determined gaze.
"Go" Cinch called, A.J and her opponent took off A.J completed the course 5 feet ahead of her opponent but she struggled with the faster targets but her opponent went for ones closest and bigger, Crystal Prep got those points.
A.J came back a little down but proud of herself, Spike gave her a warm hug which she responded wrapping her arms around his shoulders.
"You did a good job and I'm very proud of you" Spike told her.
Soarin popped in with Cheese Sandwich "Um race now hug later" Soarin said.
"Yeah party later" Cheese agreed.
"Right" Spike nodded, Spike stood behind the line with his opponent.
"get ready to lose loser" he sneered.
"We shall see" Spike said plainly but had a smirk, as he got ready to put all effort into this but not a battle-infused charge but still enough to make a Olympic record
"Go" Luna called, Spike's opponent took off at full speed, Spike himself was still, standing there. The crowds gasped as they thought Spike was throwing the game but Spike waited til the opponent was 10 yards away from the first obstacle.
"3, 2, 1" Spike counted off then as the opponent was 4 yards away, Spike sprinted forward at a shocking speed of an Olympic runner then accelerated faster, he blew past his opponent jumped 5 meters up and on top of the base that was up 5 feet, The Apple siblings smirked this was the performance they were hoping to see.
Spike then jumped up grabbing a short climbing wall 8 feet up to the next platform, he jumped half way up grabbing a jutted out piece before jerking his arms down he propelled himself up his foot touching another jutted out pushing up and grabbing a rung from the top and pulling himself over on the platform, He grabbed a rope swinging and pulling his body weight up ward at an arc he flipped backwards letting go landing on his feet on the other ledge and rolled to his feet.
he carefully ran across a balancing beam since it swayed halfway though something odd happen, he slipped on something and the beam struck him in a bad place, his groin that let out a Dong! of metal being banged into the other the beam had a narrow beam through it and the bigger ones rotated, the pieces of metal crashed into the other from the force, since the hit was almost at full speed, he clenched his eyes to block the pain, the guys watching winced from both schools. Spike looked and sent a sharp glare and death look at the Principle from Crystal Prep she smirked.
"I should've known" Spike said touching the beam, it was grease, he exhaled and stood up, his legs weren't shaking from the blow. He with great balance he walked back 5 feet and ran forward and slid surfing style on the beam the grease made him slid faster neatly across the length of the beam and rolling and handsprung to his feet.
Spike smirked as he saw Cinch jaw drop with disbelief. He ran to the next obstacle swinging across 12 foot gap with ropes, Spike jumped to the 5th one 5 feet out and not loosing speed or momentum he swung through the course. Spike grabbed a rope allowed himself to turn around to the back turned to the ledge he let go and rolled backwards on his feet then did a twisting front flip down and landing on his feet 9 feet down and hit the ground running, Spike looked and saw the last obstacles monkey bars, he ran to them.
jumping up abit he landed on third rung propelling himself high and ran across the bars, at the end he jumped to the side grabbing a side bar on the top and swung around and through the wide end he launched himself feet first between the bars for the ladder and baseball slidded across the mat and under a bar and landing on the mat and rolled up to the quiver and placed it on his shoulder, it had more arrows, 15 of them and 13 targets.
He locked his steely gaze on the targets and timing them right he tagged hard to get targets dead center close to 30 yards but worth alot of points, he went farther range 100 yards and shot the ones that came up and went to the sides dead center, Spike looked to the ones 300, he had 5 left.
So Spike pulled the string back far with an arrow and aimed it at the target 300 yards away swinging fast from side to side exhaling launched it directly at it, dead center, he shot another going up at the rope cutting it the first arrow hit a target on a 5 foot stand striking it dead in the middle and dropped gracefully to a knee he launched another at a low target it struck that was falling getting impaled dead center to the low target.
He had 2 left, he narrowed his eyes and shot the same big normal size target dead center it split the first arrow and got stuck fletching start deep and he exhaled and launched it at the smallest and hardest target 300 yards away worth 1000 points, time seemed to slow as it flew to the target and struck it dead center and was impaled halfway on the shaft.
of course hitting the 1000 points that mean't event was over, making Canterlot High win the point. Spike looked at his opponent who was still half way through the course.
The audience and Canterlot fans and students cheered, Spike's friends cheered but shocked that he did it under 8 seconds.
Game 6 and Final: Hit the Coach and Rockwall.
"Okay for the last two the ones who have the highest points competes in these last events" Celestia called.
The last players was Spike, A.J, and two other opponents from Crystal Prep. Coach Iron Will stood on a mat with a large double sides cushioned staff in his hands ready.
"Come on ladies" He bellowed.
"You heard him folks have at him" Luna spoke.
A.J and her opponent couldn't get a hit "3 misses your out" Celestia called.
Spike picked up his staff and his opponent charged rashly with no plan but struck like a mad man, Iron will bopped him in the head with his, in this game the teacher can hit back.
But the opponent got lucky as he slipped and got Iron will on the leg and both feet he dropped the staff and ran to the rockwall and put on a harness and hooked himself in the pulleys on the top tighten and go up on their own, making Spike shake his head.
Spike moved forward ready with his staff in a ready stance, he bowed slightly making him smack himself in the head lightly and got ready Spike stepped in and blocked a strike over head with the shaft, he stepped to the side glancing the staff Coach had down the bonked him in the head and stepped back and sidestepped a thrust and ducked another and got Iron will in the stomach with a jab and rolled to the side dodging a strike on his feet, he narrowed his eyes as he ducked and stepped under a strike and placed the shaft bar into his lower stomach, then to the watchers surprise and disbelieving eyes, Spike gritted his teeth and with great effort and feat of strength, Spike lifted with his legs and picked up the Coach off the ground on his shoulder turned, which had the adults eyes widened a 175 pound 16 year old picking up a gym coach 3 times bigger and 275 of pure solid muscle, with a snap and with the staff Spike flipped him on the ground and gently tapped the coach head.
"Three Strike's your out" Spike smirked and held out a hand, The Coach smirked and took his hand and Spike stepped back for momentum and pulled Iron Will to his feet.
"Good moves Private, you did good" Iron Will smiled and gave him a pat on the back and moved Spike forward "Now win this" he ordered, Spike smirked and took off to the Rockwall. Spike put his hairness on with great speed and skill he climbed up quickly passed His opponent, he was halfway up it when he stopped suddenly, he touched a rock and felt it was greased.
Spike looked up and around thinking.
With his friends "What is he doing" was the thought on their and everyones head, but then he looked at the large pole next to it and the Principle's
"Hey is there an out of bounds" Spike called down to them.
"The rule is you fall it's over, but thats it" Celestia replied "Why" she said.
"All I need to know" Spike smirked, he then climed to the side of the edge and braced his foot firmly on the pole and then undid the sash and took if off snapping it out making a whapish sound like a whip and slung an end and grabbing it on both ends tightly and twisted it to add more sturdiness, with a exhale he let his foot from the rockwall and brace his toes and balls of his feet against the pole.
"You had to ask" Luna said
Spike then moved the sash up and with his toes and balls he climbed up the pole, he got high enough where he was 5 feet from the buzzer, his opponent was passed the half way, Spike then let one end go and pushed off the pole with a foot, swinging he twisted his sash like a braid then snapped it at the buzzer like a whip making it go off.
Canterlot High and competers went crazy with applause, they had won the Games finally.
Spike slowly descended with the pulley and landed on ground with exhale and took the thing A.J came charging up and hugged him screaming with joy.
"You did!, we won the Games" Applejack cheered grabbing his shoulders "I'm really proud of you" she smiled, Spike's and A.J's friends and the other Canterlot Competers surrounded Spike and they cheered clapping his shoulders.
"Don't sell yourselves short, you did a great job to" Spike reminded, then Blueblood came up with Cinch.
"Can we pause for a second" Blueblood said making the crowd sigh.