The Rise of a Tyrant
The dark grey unicorn stood in a room that looked as if it has been carved out of a large crystal. Beside him stood a stallion who's coat sparkles like diamonds caught in the glow of the sun and standing next to him was an alicorn who was bless with beauty that was beyond the reach of any mortal. The sound of trumpets caught his ears as the large set of doors at the far end of the room opens to allow princess Celestia and Luna to enter.
The stallion and the alicorn greeted the princesses and began to chat amongst themselves as if the unicorn did not exist. The black unicorn pushed the resentment he felt aside as he stood there nodding his head along with what was being said. It had become the standard procedure now, he was no longer an important advisor that everyone respected, he was simply an ornament the breaths.
A sudden tap on his shoulder cause him to turn away from the conversation and faced a cloaked figure who he did not see came in before. "I have a pleasant for you Sombra." The cloak pony said in a voice that was too distorted o make out it's user.
Reaching into the cloak the pony pull out a silver box that held the symbol of a sun and a moon crossing paths. The black unicorn took the box and opens it to reveal an amulet made of dark metal and red rubies. Taking the amulet out of the box the unicorn turns to the blue mare who had been watching all of this unfold.
He shot her a toothy grin as his eyes started to change to a crimson colour and his body is slowly consumed by darkness. The other ponies in the room continue to chat amongst themselves failing to see the growing shadows that were consuming the room they stood in. Soon all of the room was covered in the darkness leaving only the mare and the stallion standing in a blank void.
"Our fate are intertwined now little one." The stallion said as he moves towards the mare, with each step he took he grew until he was a giant towering over her. "I wonder how long it will be until you fall into the darkness as well."
The last thing the blue mare saw was the giant stallion opening his mouth before he ate her.
Trixie awoke with a shout, a hoof gasping a hold on the alicorn amulet while the other reached for the lamp that sat on her bedside table. With the light on she relaxes seeing that she was still in her wagon with no scary shadow unicorn insight. She let out a breath and leaned against her pillow while she mutters. "It was only dream." To herself.
The blue unicorn laid there for a while as she ponders over the dream. It felt so real, like she was really standing there watching that unicorn turning into some large shadow monster, and what he had said still rings in her head.
"Our fate are intertwined now little one. I wonder how long it will be until you fall into the darkness as well."
What could he had meant by their fate being intertwined, she had never even seen that stallion before in her life and what about that fall into darkness stuff. The more Trixie thought about the more she felt like something horrible is about to or is happening.
Before she could delve any deeper into the dream the amulet voice spoke. "Is something the matter child?"
"No, nothing." Trixie said in an almost defensive tone. "I just had a bad dream is all."
"We see. Well, we assure you that it is over now. Perhaps you would like to go outside for a while. We've heard the fresh air does wonders for the mind.
The unicorn took a moment to consider the proposal and then nodded. "Maybe your right." She said as she climbs out of bed and headed for wagon's door.
The chilly air hit her the moment she stepped outside, the dark clouds she had summon that afternoon were still hanging in the sky above, blocking the view of the night sky. Trixie had originally planned on removing them but then the amulet suggested leaving them there to further punish the town by denying them the sun and the stars. She agrees to it as it would remind the town that this was their own fault for treating her the way they did.
But she will bring the clouds down once she feels like the town had learnt their lesson.
She took a seat on the steps of her wagon and looked out over the small lake that was nestled in the heart of the town's park. Trixie had moved her cart here shortly after her victory over Twilight Sparkle. It was a nice quiet place that was far from prying eyes, but allowed her to keep an eye on the town as well.
While she sat there the mare began to think about all of the things she had managed to accomplish that day. She manage to get revenge on the pony who had ruin her life, she proved that she was indeed the most powerful unicorn to ever live and she even manage to make Hay Seed think twice before talking back to her. And yet with all of these accomplishments there was still something inside of her that was empty.
"Do you feel better?" the voice asked in an almost sincere tone.
"A little bit." Trixie said as she stared down at the amulet. "Can I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"What happened to your last master?"
"Why would our last master's fate concern you?" the voice queried.
"I just want know." The mare said peering down at the amulet with an unamused look.
There was a moment of silence that lasted for several minutes before the voice spoke again. "Our last master became a powerful king who ruled an empire centuries ago. His rule was long and prosperous and he lived in luxury until the day he was destroyed by those who sought use us for their own motives."
"Did his subjects love him?" Trixie asked without even realising.
"They learnt to love him."
The answer left the blue mare with a puzzled look but before she could ask what the amulet had meant a sudden sense of vertigo ran through her. The feeling was gone as quickly as it had appeared and Trixie was on her hooves, her horn blazing as she prepares a teleporting spell. Somepony or something was trying to break out of the barrier she had erected after the duel to keep Twilight Sparkle out.
It was a waste of time of course as she had created the barrier to be physically impossible to break by anything short of an meteor. Trixie focus her spell on the location of the disturbance and in less than a second was teleported to the other side of town.
Trixie spread her hooves and lower her body in preparation to defend herself if the need arises. However there was no one there, not a pony, not even an animal. She stood there, on the main road that led towards Canterlot in a mild state of confusion as she stares at the barrier. Getting back up from her position Trixie was about to search the area when she felt another rush of vertigo wash over her.
Looking upwards she saw what was making the disturbance. About ten feet above her floated a cloud of green smoke that was trying to pass the barrier. The blue mare gazed at it with her eyes wide in astonishment as the cloud twisted and turn upon itself as it push itself against the magical wall. Where did that come from? She wondered as she focuses on the cloud and gently pulled it down to her level.
She study the cloud as she kept her hold on it and discovered two things about it. One, it was magical by nature and two, it smelt like brimstone. This peeked her interest and so she started to focus more magic into it in the hope of discovering what it was and where it had come from. It was at this moment that the cloud suddenly exploded in a small puff of air leaving behind it a scroll with the royal seal on it.
After regaining her wits Trixie levitated the scroll off the ground and unsealed it.
Dear Celestia
I hope that this letter reaches you as you are probably the only one who can help us. Ponyville has been taken over by a powerful witch name Trixie who defeated Twilight in a magic duel (Don't worry she's fine but she has been exiled) and now she's keeping everypony in town prisoner.
She's wearing some type of amulet that gives her super magic ability and is using it to make our lives miserable (I think it was called the Alicorn Amulet or something like that) by creating a force field around the town and refusing to take it down.
Please come back and help us.
Yours courageously.
Spike.
Trixie stared at the letter for a moment as she process what it contained. She swallowed the lump that had appeared in her throat and fought back the raising terror that threatens to overwhelm her. This letter was meant for Princess Celestia, one of the immortal alicorn who rules Equestria and who wields the power to raise the sun and perform other feats of magic that Trixie could not even begin to comprehend. Trixie looked down at the name written at the bottom.
Spike.
The name sounded somewhat familiar but she couldn't place a face to it. Could it be that pony with the rainbow coloured mane? She wondered. Or perhaps it's that one who's hair I turned green the last time I was here. The blue mare stood there at the edge of the barrier trying to figure out who this Spike is for several minutes before frustration started to set in.
It was then when the voice filled her mind once again. "Perhaps a tracing spell will help."
Trixie nodded in agreement and set about casting the spell. A shimmering trail of crimson light appeared before her leading the way back into town. She followed the glowing path while she began to wonder what she should do once she meets this Spike. Punishment was obviously needed, if the letter had somehow gotten through the barrier Celestia would have come with an army and while she probably could handle an army she doubt very much she could take on an alicorn.
But what type of punishment should she use? It would have to be a serious one, not just making his one of his limbs bigger or making his mouth disappear. It would also have to be public too, to make sure the other ponies of this town think twice before trying to reach the outside world.
Maybe a public torture session would work.
The mare came to a sudden abrupt stop. Did she really just think that? Did she really just consider torturing a pony as a way to punish them? A sudden wave of disgust filled her as she continues down the road. She might be a lot of things but Trixie would never purposely hurt somepony, humiliate sure but never hurt.
The blue mare shook the thought from her mind, it must have been some random thought that had cross her mind that's all. Feeling reassure of herself she followed trail once again not knowing that the dull crimson in her eyes was slowly becoming brighter.
"Do you think the princess will get the letter?" Sweetie Bell asked a somewhat nervous Spike as he check if the street they were about to turn down was clear.
"I hope so Sweetie Bell, otherwise we're in serious trouble." The young dragon replied silently wishing the filly wasn't here with him right now.
After Twilight was defeated and exile by Trixie, Rarity being the kind and generous mare she is took Spike in to live when he had nowhere to go. While living with Rarity was like a dream come true he couldn't just let Trixie just take over Ponyville so he came up with a plan to sneak out while everypony was asleep, sneak over to the library and write a quick letter to the princess for help. It was a good plan except for one small hiccup, while sneaking out of his room he accidently woke up Sweetie Bell who then demanded that she'll be allow to tag along. Spike had try to persuade her to stay at home but then she threatens to wake up Rarity who would probably wouldn't have approve of his plan. Seeing that he has no choice he allow the little white filly to follow him.
He had no idea why she wanted to follow him though, but then he had always found Rarity's little sister a bit odd. Whenever she was at the library she would always follow him around and asked questions that were sometimes silly or wired. She would also seem to wear a very strange smile and stare at him in a very bizarre way.
To put it plainly, Sweetie Bell was one strange pony.
Despite that, her presence does help clam his nerves a bit and she had been helpful when they were at the library, fetching the pens and paper for him. He had actually thought she would make fine assistant someday though he kept that to himself. The last time he payed her a compliment she froze like a statute, donning the widest smile he had ever seen.
"Hey, Spike what do you think Twilight is doing right now?" Sweetie Bell suddenly asked, bringing the young dragon back to the world.
"Oh, I'm sure she's doing something to help us." he said. "I mean she could be getting help or trying to figure out how to beat Trixie or maybe…"
"She's wallowing in a corner somewhere."
The two youngsters came to a sudden stop, their eyes wide with surprise and fear as they saw the blue unicorn standing before them. She looked between the two of them with an irritated look but then her eyes narrowed on the young dragon. She took several slow steps towards them until she towered over them like a menacing beast.
"Your Twilight's pet aren't you?" she asked in a curious tone.
Spike scowl at the powerful unicorn. "I'm not Twilight's pet I'm her assistant and your wrong, she wouldn't just let you take over Ponyville without a fight." He growled forgetting the fear he was feeling for a brief moment.
"Oh, but we did fight and she lost." Trixie pointed out sounding quite proud of the achievement.
"Only because you've cheated somehow." Sweetie Bell jumped in only to receive a glare from the older unicorn that quieted her.
"Trixie is many things but she is no cheat."
"Nah, just a bad loser." Spike muttered. He too received a wrathful glare but he did not cower away from it, much to Trixie's annoyance.
The blue unicorn's annoyed expression turn into a chilling grin as she asked a question that neither of the two youngsters were ready for. "What are you two doing out here at this time of night?"
Both Spike's and Sweetie Bell's eyes shot open by the simple question. The two of them try to come up with a reasonable excuse as to why an adolescent dragon and a filly were both walking the deserted streets of Ponyville at night.
"Umm…well you see." Spike started stumbling over his words. "Me and Sweetie Bell were just…eh."
"On a date." Sweetie Bell jumped in.
Spike's head nearly pop off as it spun around to face the young filly with a look of utter shock. Trixie seems to share the dragon's surprise as her eyebrows rose in a questioning manner.
"A date?" she asked not sounding convince.
"Yeah." The little white pony said enthusiastically as she wrapped her hooves around the Spike's arm which cause the dragon's eyes to widen even more than they already were. "Isn't that right my Spiky Waky Puppy?"
"Uh huh." The purple dragon manages to mutter as he slowly recovers from the initial shock.
"He gets really shy when we talk about our relationship." Sweetie Bell said.
"Yeah, shy. That's exactly what I am right now."
Trixie looked from the dragon to the filly then back again. "So you two are out on a date."
"Yes." the white filly confirmed.
"At one-thirty in the morning."
"Yes."
"And defiantly not. Oh, I don't know. Sending out letters to the princess." Trixie suddenly declared as she produce the letter that Spike had written moments ago. Both children became quiet as they stare at the piece of parchment in disbelief.
Oh, no. Spike thought as he subconsciously took a step backwards. His first thoughts was to run as fast as his little legs could carry him, a notion he would normally followed, if not for the fact he wasn't alone. Sweetie Bell remain where she was, still recovering from the surprise of the letter having fallen into the hooves of the enemy.
"Oh, well funny story about that." she started to say, trying to salvage their lie.
Trixie however was in no mood in hearing it however as her eyes started to grow the sinister crimson and the dark clouds above began to flash with lightning. "Enough!" she bellowed causing both the youngsters to jump backwards out of fright. "Did you two really think you could send letters to the outside world without me knowing about it. I'm the Great and Powerful Trixie! I see all and know all! And now it's time to face your punishment."
Sheer panic gripped Spike's heart as the blue mare advance on them, he didn't have any desire to be turn into a bouncing ball again or anything else for that matter. Again he thought about running but he couldn't leave Sweetie Bell to this possibly insane mare, if he did Rarity would never forgive him and will never fall in love in him. So instead he did the only thing a noble dragon could do, he push aside his fears, let out a fearsome roar and charge at the mare.
Trixie was surprise by the sudden attack, so surprise that she wasn't able to form a simple counter spell. With astonishing strength Spike ram into the mare hard enough to cause her to fall over. Sweetie Bell eyes widen in amazement as her scaly companion press the attack by jumping on top of the fallen and preventing her from getting back up.
"Don't just stand there! Run!" Spike shouted while fighting to keep the older mare on the ground.
"What about you?" the young filly asked clearly not wishing to leave her friend behind.
"Just go!"
With great reluctance Sweetie Bell ran down the street, leaving the brave dragon to face the horrible witch alone. She looked back for a moment, silently wishing his safety and that she was as brave as him. Maybe then she would be able to tell him how much he means to her.
Trixie let out an annoyed growl as she tries to dislodge the overgrown lizard that was attacking her. "Get of me!" she shouted as she kick, bite and rolled to get the little dragon off her, which had little to no effect.
Her annoyance of being assaulted by Twilight's pet began to change to anger which gave way to fiery fury. This thing dares to attack us! A thought emerged through whether it was hers or the amulet she wasn't to sure or cared at this point. This pathetic lowly beast dares to stand against our divine power. Make it suffer!
With a cry of anger and rage Trixie blasted the small dragon off of her, sending him crushing into the nearby wall. He let out a painful shriek as his left shoulder absorbed most of the impact, causing the bone beneath to crack underneath the pressure.
His screams of pain fell on deaf ears as Trixie's mind was full of blind rage and the air around her crackled with power that waited to be unleashed on an unfortunate victim. Her eyes were ablaze with crimson, her mane swished around her head as if it was caught in a violent wind. The dark clouds above grew even darker as they match the unicorn's temper, lightning raced across the sky and thunder threaten to break the earth apart.
Trixie's blazing eyes glare down on the small dragon who cowers beneath the building he was thrown against, clutching his broken shoulder as he stares at the mare in utter horror. The fear in his eyes brought a strange warmth to her heart as she focus some of her power on him, lifting him up as if he weigh nothing.
"You dare attack us lizard!" she shouted her voice sounding deeper with a slight monotone. "We who had brought an empire to it's knees and made the princesses themselves tremble in fear. You are nothing compare to us, nothing but small insect that deserves to be squish beneath our hooves."
Spike groan in pain as his left arm was roughly lifted up at shoulder height. He looked at his arm then at the enrage mare as his mind tries to come to terms with why she had such a hard grip on his already ruin appendage.
"Or perhaps." She continues, a menacing smile spreading on her features. "To have it's limbs rip off."
It took the little dragon a moment for her words to register with him and when they did he started to fight against the invisible bonds that kept him to the wall. His struggles seem to amuse the mare as she let out a surprising deep chuckle as she started to pull. Spike bit down on his lips as he tries to fight off the pain that flooded his senses, if this was the end he didn't want his last moments to be giving the crazy mare the satisfaction of hearing him scream.
His life flash before his eyes, being Twilight's number one assistant, coming to Ponyville, meeting Rarity, growing a moustache, meeting Rarity, being the narrator for the Hearts Warming Eve play, meeting Rarity and…
"Ahh!" Spike squeals as he falls to the ground with a loud thud.
The dragon rubs his head as he senses slowly come to, looking at his side he found that his left arm was still connected to his body. What the? He thought as he looks over to where the insane mare stood while she was about to rip his arm off.
Trixie was laying down on the ground and snoring lightly as if she was sleeping. The small dragon couldn't believe it, either he was the luckiest creature in the universe or the mare really needs to get more sleep. Not wanting to test fate by sticking around any longer then he needs to, the dragon got up and quickly and quietly made his way back to Rarity's. The girls are not going to believe this.