Your Time Is Up Chapter 4 All Or Nothing Part 1

A log screen appeared on Starlight's big screen showed a silhouette pony wearing a top hat as the light purple unicorn smirked creepily.

"Have you secured the time weapon components?" he asked.

"Yes master and I also retrieved Twilight's cutie mark to power it up" said Starlight showing him the sparkling star cutie mark.

"Good work but you realize that dragon boy named Spike will attempt to bring it back to Miss Sparkle" he said with a look of concern showing on his face.

"I will deal with him later" reassured Starlight smirking.

Turning the screen off, Starlight walked over a destroyed Ponyville spotting no sign of any kind of opposition only boarded up windows and dead ponies who dared attempt to challenge her authority. Even if Spike did manage to find her, he doesn't posses the power to fight her.

Stupid dragon breath has no idea what I have in store for him

Starlight chuckled at the thought of him and Rarity trying to stop her.

Meanwhile down below, Spike walked through the wasteland that used to be a peaceful place where bustling ponies would meet and greet but now that delusion had long fizzled out. This angered the baby dragon more than anything and was willing to do anything possible to take down Starlight.

"You certain she is here darling? I can't see anything as far as the eye can see" asked Rarity narrowing her eyes trying to find something at least.

"I'm certain" said Spike looking around.

Trying to find somepony in this wasteland of a village would prove problematic.

That is until a bunch of ponies came out of the shadows but they seemed...odd somehow.

"Spike...I think we're surrounded" said Rarity scared.

"I know, I guess Starlight brainwashed these ponies and they won't let us through without a fight" responded Spike putting his fists up ready for a fight.

The ponies got closer to them so without hesitation Rarity fired a blue magical blast at two of them while Spike blew a fireball, scaring them off.

"Thank goodness we have some breathing room" said Rarity calming herself down.

"Yea let's get going before they decide to go round 2" said Spike.

Rarity nodded before putting Spike on her back then galloping through town with ponies chasing them.

"Oh no" Rarity said scared.

The chase led to an alleyway as Spike grabbed an apple.

"And what do you plan to do with that apple?" asked Rarity a little skeptical.

"You'll see in a moment" said Spike with a bright smile on his face.

Rarity was running like her life depended on it even jumping over a roadblock some other brainwashed ponies put in front of her.

"Ok I will throw this apple causing a chain reaction that will block their path and stop chasing us" explained Spike.

"Are you sure this is going to work?" asked Rarity.

"Trust me it will" responded Spike.

Running faster, the dragon threw the apple above a chimney causing a chain reaction of moves that ultimately caused some roof parts to fall down, blocking the path Starlight's minions to get through themselves. A clearing could be visible as Rarity came to a screeching halt breathing heavily.

"Good...thing...we...made it….out...alive" said Rarity out of breath before plopping on the ground.

"Yea good job Rarity" complimented Spike.

Both went to a safe area where they rested in each other's arms.

Don't worry Twilight I will bring you back I promise.

In the barren wasteland Starlight could see ponies being slaughtered and turned over. Watching it from a balcony above, a sinister smile spread across her face.

"Poor delusional Spike even if you do manage to make it here you don't have the power to stop me" said Starlight underestimating Spike.

She walked away from the window and into a tank room where a dead Twilight Sparkle was in suspended animation. Lookly closely, Starlight had a smile on her face as she pressed a red button releasing the purple alicorn as she fell to the ground.

"Now then Twilight I want you to tell me who is your master?" asked Starlight.

The purple alicorn princess stood up, looking at her enemy standing in front of her smirking.

"You are Starlight" responded Twilight as she bowed down.

Starlight smiled and petted her head.

"That's a good mare, now Spike plans to come here to harm me and I need you to destroy him by any means you see fit" commanded Starlight.

"Yes master" Twilight said obeying her master before leaving the room.

The fact I can brainwash the most powerful pony in history is surprising to me thought Starlight.

Spike woke up in Rarity's arms which made him blush but looking up he could see how cute she was sleeping.

"Wow she even looks cute asleep" whispered Spike.

Wiggling out of her grasp without waking her up, the baby dragon walked out of their room to get a glass of water then head back to snuggle some more. As he walked to the kitchen a tall silhouette of a all too familiar alicorn mare was in Spike's plain view.

"Twilight?" asked Spike as he turned on the lights.

His friend seemed odd somehow as he noticed her eyes were crystal blue and not purple which was Twi's normal color.

"I am here to destroy you by the new order by Starlight Glimmer" proclaimed Twilight.

"Oh crap" said Spike getting in a fighting stance.

Twilight levitated him throwing the dragon into a now waking Rarity into a broom closet who was caught off guard by the sudden flying dragon.

"What on earth…" was all Rarity managed to say before Spike covered her mouth with his hand.

"Starlight has Twilight under some kind of spell" explained Spike removing his hand from the fashionista's mouth.

"So how do we break the spell?" asked Rarity in a whisper.

"If I can sneak upstairs without Twilight spotting me I can grab the spellbook to reverse the spell" explained Spike mapping out his plan.

"That could work" Rarity said still in a whisper but worried at the same time.

"It has to work" responded Spike determined.

Before Spike left the broom closet the white unicorn pulled her lover into a deep and passionate kiss before breaking it.

"You can do it darling I have faith in you" cheered Rarity to Spike.