"This place looks deserted" I told her as we walked the pathway. She was unusually silent, she just kept staring at the buildings. She must've lived here before, I know that feeling, it's hard to explain since not many people experience it but it's similar to seeing a house you moved out of. It brings back memories sure, but in this case it could make you upset since everything looks like it went to hell quickly.
"I knew it wouldn't look good, but this is…" she trailed off, suddenly stopping in front of a fancy looking building, it has blue walls and pink roofs, it looked like a small castle. It was obviously run down from neglect and abandonment, whatever was left of the roof had a pattern on it that was mostly covered in burn marks. Although for a run-down building, it was in pretty good shape.
I could've sworn I heard her say 'sister' but I'm not sure. "What did you say?" I asked her.
"Nothing" she quietly said, then walking towards the building. I warned her beforehand not to yell for people, agents or thieves may come instead of friends and lucky for me she hadn't yelled for her friends. I followed her inside, there were dresses scattered around the floor, surprisingly they were in good shape, maybe I can find something for me to wear.
Again, Sweetie Belle was silent, just staring at things without a word. I guess this is where her sister lived, why would anypony live in a dress store is beyond my understanding.
"I-I need to be alone" she told me. She expected me to leave her alone, there could be someone waiting to kill her, she was easy pickings, as if I'd leave her alone. "Please… I… I Pinkie promise I'll be ok…. Just…" she kept stopping, I could feel the pain with each word. Without a word, I left the store. I felt stupid, I left a crying filly all by herself. Just as I was about to walk back in my eye caught something. A tree? No, it was definitely a house and it was very well kept. Someone must still be there, why else would the windows be so clean?
I walked towards what I thought to be a very well made treehouse, actually I've seen houses like this before just not a lot. The door was well kept, so I decided to knock on it. No answer, obviously. I pushed the door and found it open, I guess the lock was broken or something. Slowly I walked in, I'd kill for a flashlight right now.
"Hello?" I went, no response. "I know this house doesn't keep itself clean, just come out before I" suddenly I felt intense pain on the back of my head. I shouted in pain, and jumped forward, clenching the new gash on the back of my head. Someone hit me! Plus I was bleeding, a lot.
"Come out you cowards!" I yelled. I needed to stop the bleeding before I passed out, or at least find a spot to pass out without being mugged.
"Get out!" I heard a voice yell. It sounded childish, maybe it was one of Sweetie's friends.
"I don't want trouble! I'm just" I started.
"I don't want to join your gang! Get out before I hit you again!" the voice said again, it sounded like a boy.
"Fine I'll leave!" I shouted, I started to feel dizzy, maybe he hit my head too hard. "B-But do you know somepony named Sweetie Belle?" I asked, the room was spinning to much for me to walk straight.
"Sweetie belle?" the voice asked. He must know her because he trailed off a bit.
"Yes Sweetie Belle… she and I… I…." was all I could say before I collapse.
"Amazing!" he yelled. "Frost! It's here! It's really here!" He was jumping up and down like a filly who just got a present for their birthday. I couldn't speak, all I could do was stare at it, it was there, laying on a pedestal, it was as if it was waiting for us the whole time.
"We really found it…" I trailed off. I was feeling like hopping around myself.
"Everything we worked for! It's finally going to pay off!" He said as he walked towards it. I suddenly came to my senses.
"Wait!" I yelled quickly, making him stop. "What if it's booby-trapped?" I asked. He giggled a bit.
"You said booby" he giggled, I responded with a frown. "Oh c'mon you've read too much Daring Doo." He said as he picked up the book, making me flinch and shut my eyes. I waited for the snakes or the giant boulder to come kill us. I heard him laugh and opened my eyes, nothing.
"See? Nothing, you worry too much." He said as he walked to me holding the book. "Let's take this back to base, I'm sure the others will be happy to see this." He said, still smiling. I looked at the book, it was glowing, it was holding on to my future, it was my hope.
"Yeah… Let's go celebrate" I said with a smile.
I slowly regained my vision, what I saw I didn't expect, I saw a small silhouette, but it didn't look like a pony, it kind of looked like a human. Humans were a debated subject so I was clearly delusional since there is no way a human could be here right now.
"You alright?" the figure said. I felt the back of my head, no more blood, he must've patched it up for me because I felt bandages.
"I'm alright, thanks" I told him.
"Thanks? I just bashed your head open, literally!" he said. I slowly raised to my feet, my vision still a bit blurry.
"It's alright, it's a good thing you did that, if I were a thief you'd be safe" I told him, maybe it was the hole in my head that made me so forgiving. I think he wiped his eyes.
"Sorry about that" he said. My vision was coming back, I saw his green eyes.
"It's no problem" I told him, wiping my eyes to help me see. "Do you know Sweetie Belle by the way?" I asked. He looked a bit green, his figure still didn't look pony.
"Yes I know her!" he suddenly yelled. "Why, do you know what happened to her?" He asked, sounding like he was panicking. There is no way I'm talking to a human right now, right?
"Relax, she is ok" I told him. Wait he had some kind of scale on his head, definitely not human.
"Do you know where she is?" He asked franticly. So he isn't human nor pony, what is he?
"She is with me, I can take you to her if you want" I told him. I saw more purple now than green.
"Please take me to her, I was worried she died" he said, sounding a little more calm. Wait… is he…
"Um… what's your name?" I asked as my vision came back completely. The dragon smiled at me.
"My name is Spike" he told me.
I was shocked to say the least, but I still had to take him to Sweetie Belle, she could use some cheering up. He didn't look threatening, but he did strike me from behind earlier.
"Are you sure you can walk?" Spike asked me.
"Of course, why?" I asked him. He looked at me concerned.
"You're sort of swaying a bit" he told me. I didn't even notice.
"I'll be alright, I heal quickly" I told him, it wasn't a total lie, I do heal quickly, just not naturally. "Sweetie Belle is in there" I told him, pointing to the blue castle I left her in.
"Oh" he went.
"What's wrong?" I asked him.
"That's where Rarity used to live" he told me. Who is Rarity? Before I could ask him he headed inside, I quickly followed him. Sweetie Belle was staring quietly at something.
"Sweetie Belle" Spike quietly said, making her flinch. "Sweetie Belle, it's me." Spike said more clearly, Sweetie Belle turned around slowly and stopped at Spike. For a moment they just stared at each other.
"So, are you two going to hug or are you waiting for me to push one of you?" I joked. Sweetie's eyes started watering.
"Sp-Spike?" she said, slowly forming a smile. Spike had tears and was smiling to. "SPIKE!" Sweetie yelled as she ran to Spike and tightly hugged him, him returning the hug. I flinched when she yelled, someone could've heard us.
"I-I thought you died!" Sweetie cried, tears and snot on her face.
"I thought you died too!" Spike responded, clearly crying too.
They both hugged and cried for a good while, I don't know for how long. I was just there, wishing I was in their shoes. I wish my friend was still 'alive'.
It only took me 3 chapters to get spike in on this. Joy :D
