"Ponies! They must be friends of the soon to be ex-rulers, get them!" The leader of the rogue dragons ordered.
The ponies ran away, especially Twilight who grabbed Spike with her mouth and practically flew.
"Twilight, ponies...hey wait up!" Embain called as he ran after them.
Charcoal stayed behind to fend off the rogue dragons, but after a quick battle was knocked out.
"Charcoal!" Spike gasped, seeing this since Twilight had grabbed him so that he was able to look behind her. "Twilight stop!"
Twilight skidded to a halt and set him down.
"But Spike we have to get you out of here before they realize who you are!" Twilight protested.
"That doesn't mean we have to let my subjects get hurt!" Spike retorted.
Unfortunately, a rogue dragon overheard this.
"His sub-? It's the missing future ruler!" He called out to the other rogue dragons.
You see when the rogue dragons first attacked they saw Spike as an egg in his mom's arms. Luckily, she was able to give Spike to a pegasus and hide before they could catch up to her
"Oops." Spike said weakly. "*Gah!*" He started to run away, only to find more rogue dragons in front of him!
More and more rogue dragons appeared until Spike and the ponies realized that they were surrounded!
"Whoa nelly, this is the toughest roundup I ever did see!" Applejack looked around, a little nervous.
"I think there are too many for even me to handle." Rainbow Dash admitted. "But I could still try to distract them while you guys make a run for it."
"Alone? Are you crazy?" Twilight protested.
"Hey, they're tame dragons right? Well, in a sense I mean, but anyway they honor pegasi...right?" Rainbow Dash weakly double-checked, unsure.
The rogue dragons advanced on them.
"I'm afraid they might not care about that detail right now." Rarity looked around nervously.
"Wow, these are the grumpiest meanie-mean faces I ever saw." Even Pinkie was nervous.
Twilight then saw that Spike had been unexpectedly separated from them, and was now out in the open!
"Spike!" She cried.
A rogue dragon raised his spear towards Spike!
"No!" Rarity charged forward and took the blow for him!
"RARITY!" Twilight and the other ponies cried, running to her.
Spike stood there, frozen with horror.
Twilight took the first aid kit out of her pouch and the ponies began tending to Rarity. They cleaned her wound, and Twilight used her magic to stitch her wound closed. They then wrapped a cloth bandage around the wound to keep it clean. Rarity woke up.
"Don't worry girls, I'll be back sewing dresses in no time." Rarity smiled.
"But your lovely coat." Fluttershy pointed out.
"Well, it will heal." Rarity shrugged a little. "And even if it leaves a scar it will be nothing compared to the scar that would have formed on my heart if Spike had been killed."
Twilight, emotionally touched by Rarity's care for Spike, hugged her.
"Thank you." Twilight said, tears starting to form in her eyes.
Spike snapped out his shock and angrily turned to the rogue dragons.
"You...hurt...my love..." He growled.
Everypony turned to him, more than surprised since they didn't even know he could growl. Of course, he had never been this angry before either. He was so angry that he felt a burning sensation grow inside him. The burning sensation was growing so big that sooner or later he would have to let it out, and he did...as a giant roar of fire that scorched the first two rows of rogue dragons! Everyone really dropped their mouths open, but Embain and Charcoal - who had recovered earlier - got over their shock quickly and flew to his side.
"Allow us to help you your highness." Charcoal bowed.
Spike nodded.
The three of them let loose another roar of fire that this time covered six rows of rogue dragons! The rogue dragons stared with horror at Charcoal, Embain, and Spike - especially Spike - for a few seconds, and then ran away in terror. Suddenly, the general came back, but only to lay his sword down at Spike's feet before running away again. The leader of the rogue dragons was obviously not amused by this scene.
"Come back here you cowards!" He called after them angrily.
Spike hit him with another roar of fire, which really caught him off guard. Actually, the look on his face was quite amusing.
"Uh, scratch that..." He said awkwardly before running away. "Wait for me you cowards!"
All the non-rogue dragons laughed and cheered. The ponies cheered too. Spike however tearfully ran to Rarity and hugged her.
"Rarity...you saved my..." He started to cry, upset that she had been hurt.
"Just returning the favor darling." Rarity smiled.
Spike smiled, though the tears in his eyes didn't stop, and he hugged her as tight as he could without harming her. Rarity returned the hug. Twilight gazed at the scene, proud of her little brother for many reasons and relieved that his life had been spared.
"Spike." Twilight said.
Spike broke free from the hug and turned to Twilight. Twilight hugged him.
"I'm so proud of you." She said.
Spike hugged her back.
"You know dear, maybe we should have called him Fireon." A familiar male voice said.
Spike and the ponies turned to find the king and queen standing there.
"Mom? Dad? What are you doing here?" Spike asked.
"Well we couldn't let our son roam around without making sure that he would be all right now could we?" The queen smiled. "We're so proud of you."
"That was one of the biggest fires I had ever seen for a young dragon." The king smiled, very proud. "Who would've thought that a young dragon, with no fighting experience, would be the one to save our kingdom? This definitely proves that you have great power inside that young body, power that will help our kingdom prosper in the years to come. Everyone, please come out and meet your future king: Prince Spike of Drakeria!"
Masses of tame dragons came out and cheered for the young prince.
"And, please welcome these ponies, who are not only friends of Spike but also friends of Princess Celestia, as honorary members of our kingdom. They will be allowed to visit at any time and for any reason from now on. It's my honor to introduce: Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Fluttershy, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, and, the very unicorn who hatched and raised my son, Twilight Sparkle!" The king continued.
The cheers grew louder, happily embarrassing Twilight and the others. They had never received so much attention before. Well, actually Rainbow Dash was the only one not embarrassed, she waved her arms at the dragons and enjoyed the cheers immensely.
"And now, you must take the dragonsnap to Princess Celestia at once." The queen smiled. "My husband and I will fly those of you who can't back to Equestria."
At that, she and the king spread out their wings and let Applejack, Pinkie Pie, and Twilight Sparkle get on their backs. The queen gently lifted Rarity and Spike into her arms and they took off. Thanks to the flying, it only took a little over a day to get back home. Spike couldn't wait until his wings would start growing in, which would be another few years, and he then would be able to fly too.