Chapter 3: Powers of a Sidekick
The Power Ponies were in a state of total shock. They had just learned that the former bringer of chaos Discord was the one who wrote the comic books that they came from. They also couldn't believe that he had used the books to imprison The Mane-iac. Discord and The Mane-iac used to work together but The Mane-iac was out of control so Discord made sure she couldn't harm anypony. He liked chaos but he drew the line at serious injury. Even when he was evil he had his limits. Discord was definitely scared to hear that The Mane-iac had been released from her prison and was now in the real world of Equestria once again. Thankfully she hadn't unleashed any real chaos but now The Power Ponies had another reason to fear her. They were very thankful that The Mane-iac hadn't returned to Ponyville.
Spike was still trying to figure out what his superpowers were. He had been so shocked that Discord was the author of the comic books that he completely forgot to ask him about it. The young dragon knew that the superpowers were in the costumes themselves. However he didn't feel stronger, faster, or smarter just by wearing his Hum Drum costume. Spike wondered if the advertisement was lying. The purple drake quickly dismissed that idea from his mind. He had superpowers. He was definitely certain about that fact. What these superpowers were and how he would use them were completely different matters though.
Spike examined his superhero costume closely. There was nothing in the black mask, red cape, blue gloves, blue boots or the belt that gave him any clues. He looked at the bright green gem that was inside of his belt. Spike loved gems but for some reason he couldn't eat this one. Spike just couldn't removed the gem from his belt no matter how hard he tried. His friends were understanding of his situation but their comfort could only do so much. The only thing that would really help is if Spike found out what his powers were. Even if they were completely lame he wouldn't mind. As long as he had an answer he'd be happy.
The young dragon sat at an outdoor picnic table with his friends. The six ponies had their necklaces on so they could turn into the Power Ponies at any given moment. Fluttershy had turned into The Saddle Rager while Rarity used her magic on the yellow pegasus' costume. She had repaired the many rips and tears that it had gotten from the last time Fluttershy had used her powers. Now the unicorn was focusing on making it so that the outfit would stretch to fit the yellow pegasus' body. If this worked then Fluttershy's outfit wouldn't tear anymore. While this was happening, Spike fiddled with the gem in his belt. He accidentally pushed on it and that's when something incredible happened.
A bright light surrounded the purple dragon which caused the six ponies to stare at him in shock. When the light faded away they all stared at Spike with wide eyes and dropped jaws.
"What happened?" Spike asked wearily.
Rarity quickly turned into Radiance and used her powers to conjure up a mirror. Spike stared at his reflection and his jaw dropped in complete amazement.
The young dragon was now covered in a crystal sort of armor. The armor shined in the daylight while Spike gazed at it. His red cape still flowed behind him but Spike couldn't believe what he was seeing. On his head was a helmet that had holes for his scales. His entire body was covered in the strange material. It seemed like it was made from some sort of crystal or gem but Spike couldn't be sure. He looked at his feet and saw that he was wearing matching boots that had three small gems on the ankles. Each boot had a yellow gem, an orange gem, and a purple gem. Spike felt power in his hands and to his amazement he realized that he now had a sword and a shield. He held the items in his hands and he could feel the power from the sword. He swung it at the air and a blast of magic shot from it. Spike was astounded. He had finally found his powers.
"Am I really seeing this?" he asked "Is this happening?"
His friends nodded. Spike now had superpowers. The young dragon got extremely excited. Finally he could be useful. He pressed the gems on his boots. He decided to press the yellow one first. His boots changed and now they had a set of wings on them. Spike felt a lot lighter and faster now. He started running but he wasn't really running. It was like he was gliding along the ground. He moved as if he was ice skating without any ice. He was really fast and agile. He turned flawlessly. The purple dragon was really happy about this.
"This is awesome!" he yelled.
He kept sliding all over the place but soon he realized that he had no traction. He quickly fell to the ground. The purple dragon got back up and decided to press the orange gems. Now he felt a lot heavier. He walked at a slower pace but he felt like he couldn't fall over even if he had raging winds pushing against him. His boots no longer had wings but they now had miniature spikes on the bottoms. The spikes dug into the ground and gave Spike extra grip so he wouldn't fall over. Spike then pressed the purple gem which turned his boots back to normal. The young dragon was really excited about his new powers. His friends were happy for him. Spike pressed the green gem in his belt and he turned back into Hum Drum. The young dragon was grinning broadly. He finally had superpowers. He had wanted to have superpowers for so long and now he finally had them. Now he could transform into a sword wielding warrior.
The six ponies congratulated Spike on finding his new powers. Spike was ecstatic that he could finally be a lot more helpful to his friends. They called him a hero and now he had the powers to prove that he was a hero.