Note: All characters are supposed to be anthropomorphic. If anyone can do a fanfic reading of this story for me that'd be nice.
Twilight and the others ran quickly through the forest. The purple unicorn was leading the way, her horn glowing to bring a light that helped the group see better. The group had found Spike's tracks and followed them. However, they soon came across the mutilated and burnt bodies of Velociraptors. The group gaped in shock.
"What could do this?" Pinkie asked, her body quivering with fear. Zecora simply glanced without any reaction.
"This is the work of the beast we must track. If we do not find him he will surely crack."
"What do you mean?" Twilight asked, terrified of what may become of her assistant.
"Spike's body is reacting violently to his split personality. It's only a matter of time before Spike's old mind suffers a fatality."
"You…you mean Spike will never change back if we don't stop him?"
Zecora simply nodded.
Twilight took a deep breath, her terror reaching it's limit. She knew they had to stop him before it was all over. Twilight faced the group.
"All right, everypony. We must find Spike and stop him before he ends up hurting anyone else."
Rainbow Dash faced Twilight, her usual attitude coming back.
"And just how are we supposed to find and stop a tiger/dragon creature?"
Zecora reached into a bag she carried, before she pulled out a strange bluish-green herb in the shape of a claw.
"This herb is known as Wolfsbane, the herb that cures creatures like Spike. We must apply it to the heart, or more beastly Spike will be like."
Twilight lifted up the herb with her magic, growing confident that they can cure him.
"Great. Now we need to find a way to lure Spike to us."
A loud roar filled the skies as loud footsteps were heard. Rainbow Dash faced Twilight.
"Does that answer the problem?"
WereSpike spotted the ponies before him, charging straight at them as he let out a mighty roar. Twilight and Rarity were taken back by their Spike's hideousness. He no longer looked like the little dragon they came to love. Now, they were facing a Demon. A monster with no remorse or fear.
Twilight barely had enough time to use a teleportation spell to get everyone out of the way, seconds before WereSpike's claws tore through the ground. WereSpike let out a loud roar as he charged at the group when they reappeared several feet away. Rainbow dash flew up, taking WereSpike's attention away from the others as the dragon swiped at her.
"Remember! This is Spike! Do not hurt him!" Twilight said as Werespike snapped at Rainbow Dash with his powerful jaws.
"That's not gonna be a problem, Twilight!"
WereSpike lunged at Rainbow Dash again, but the mare managed to fly out of the way. WereSpike let out an enraged roar before he punched Dash in the chest, sending her slamming into Twilight, knocking both ponies down. WereSpike suddenly stopped, his hair sticking up before he ran off, down a hill. Twilight stood up, knowing where he was headed.
"C'mon! Spike's heading for Ponyville!"
The group ran after Spike, not knowing what was to expect.
WereSpike jumped on top of a building, roaring out into the skies as everypony ran out of their dwelling. WereSpike pounced upon a group, tearing them apart in a matter of seconds. The beast practically tore through groups of ponies as he ripped and tore apart every pony his claws and teeth touched. Several unicorns blasted away at him with everything they had, but it proved useless as they were added on his list of victims as well. WereSpike continued on with his massacre until few ponies managed to survive, hiding away from the furious dragon.
WereSpike suddenly saw an orange blur, before something rammed into him, knocking him onto his back. WereSpike spotted a large beast standing on top of him, the black and orange cat roaring down at him. WereSpike's instincts kicked in, recognizing this beast as the very same WereTiger that bit him. WereSpike kicked off the WereTiger, before he stood up to face his rival.
The Weretiger lunged at WereSpike, swatting him into a wagon. WereSpike coiled his tail around the weretiger's neck, throwing him to the ground. WereSpike clawed at the Weretiger's back, blood trickling down the gashes, before the Weretiger swatted down WereSpike, then bit down on his neck, tearing at his jugular. WereSpike kicked the Weretiger off, before he grabbed the Weretiger's tail, lifting him off the ground and slamming the feline into a building. The Weretiger swung his claws downward, his claws slicing through WereSpike's flesh. WereSpike angrily tackled the Weretiger to the ground, both super predators biting and clawing at one another as they refused to back down in this battle.
Twilight and the others reached Ponyville, only to discover the carnage and the dueling carnivores before them.
"Wh-what is that thing?" Fluttershy asked in a squeaky voice.
"That must the Weretiger that bit Spike," Twilight responded. There was no questioning it. The question was how would they stop the Werebeasts. Rainbow Dash just flew up.
"We're just gonna have to make them stop!" Rainbow Dash then flew towards the beasts. Twilight and the others raced after her.
"Wait! You'll be killed!" Twilight cried out, but it was too late as Rainbow Dash rammed into the Weretiger from behind, but did nothing to it. The striped cat swatted Dash down hard, and kicked her into a cart, and WereSpike tackled the Weretiger down, the two felines scrapping with each other before breaking apart and circling each other. The two Werebeasts snarled, the blood of their victims trickling down their fangs and claws.
"It is no use," Zecora said with a shake of her head. "All we can do is hope that Spike puts his new form to good use."
The Weretiger spear tackled WereSpike to the ground, both predators tearing into each other with tooth and claw. WereSpike managed to toss away the Weretiger, the orange feline slamming into the ground. The black dragon roared as he ran towards his rival, only for the Weretiger to spring back up and lunge towards WereSpike. The two locked paws and grappled with one another, both trying to prove their dominance over the other as they stared each other square in the eye. Finally WereSpike pushed away the Weretiger and bowled him over with a swipe of his claws.
The Weretiger sprang back up, unfazed, before he backhanded WereSpike hard, sending the dragon nearly falling to the ground. WereSpike let out his rage in the form of a stream of emerald fire, nailing the Weretiger square in the chest and sending him flying through a building. Bursting out the rooftop as the building started burning away, the Weretiger chucked several pieces of burning wood at WereSpike, yet the striped dragon continued on unfazed. The Weretiger lunged down at WereSpike, biting down on his left arm. Gripping the tiger's neck, WereSpike flung the beast into another building.
The Weretiger stood up with a loud roar, before he smashed his paws full force into WereSpike's skull, flooring the dragon in an instant. The Weretiger pounced on WereSpike, hacking away at him with his claws. WereSpike roared angrily as his mammalian opponent tore into him with his dagger-like claws. Finally the Weretiger stabbed his claws into WereSpike's throat, before he tossed him straight through a building. WereSpike stood back up, jumping right over the crumbling building in an attempt to bring his full weight upon the Weretiger, only for his black and orange for to catch him by his foot, and smash his paw square into WereSpike's face, sending him tumbling across the ground.
WereSpike bellowed with rage as he stood up, before he kicked the Weretiger square in the face, sending the feline flipping through the air and smashing facefirst into the ground. WereSpike approached the Weretiger, the dragon ready to finish this. The Weretiger acted quickly and grabbed WereSpike's foot, yanking on it and causing him to fall over. The tiger tore into his black foe, the Werebeasts tumbling across the ground until WereSpike threw off the Weretiger, before grabbing him by his tail and slamming him into the ground. WereSpike then swung the Weretiger around, tossing through another building, bringing rubble down upon the big cat. WereSpike stomped down on the Weretiger's chest, keeping him pinned down as WereSpike bellowed out in victory. The Weretiger's rage knew no limits as the big cat grabbed WereSpike's foot, swinging him up and slamming his skull into the ground. WereSpike coiled his tail around the Weretiger's throat and flung him into a building, bringing the structure collapsing down on itself.
The Weretiger stood back up, racing at WereSpike and punching him so hard in the stomach that the dragon puked out blood, the crimson liquid splattering onto the ground. The Weretiger then bit down on WereSpike's neck, swinging him around and slamming him into the ground hard, leaving a crater in his wake. WereSpike stood up, but the Weretiger swiped away at him with his claws, each blow sending WereSpike stumbling backwards until the dragon was brought to the ground by a particularly powerful strike from the tiger, blood trickling out of his wounds. WereSpike stood up, before he charged at the Weretiger. The mammal bit down on WereSpike's head, the dragon struggling as the tiger's fangs punched into his skull.
The Weretiger then swatted WereSpike hard in the face, sending the dragon flying into a building. WereSpike managed to swat the Weretiger hard in the face with a powerful blow from his tail, before facing him and releasing another blast of fire, sending the tiger skidding across the ground, a large scorch mark on his chest. The Weretiger lunged at WereSpike, stabbing his claws down on WereSpike's head and punching him hard in the stomach again and again. The Weretiger then swatted WereSpike into another building, bringing rubble down upon him. The Weretiger ran up to WereSpike, grabbed him by his tail, and tossed him through the air. WereSpike slammed face-first into the ground, skidding forward before coming to a stop.
Werespike bellowed with absolute rage before he slammed his tail full-force into the Weretiger's face, sending the cat flying away. Werespike picked up the Weretiger by his throat, roasted the cat's head with a stream of flames, and slammed him hard into the ground. WereSpike stomped down on the Weretiger's chest, but the humanoid cat grabbed the foot and threw WereSpike off of him. The Weretiger bit down on WereSpike's neck in an attempt to crush it, but WereSpike kicked off the Weretiger. WereSpike beat away at the Weretiger with everything he had, eventually bringing the cat to the ground with a tail whip to the skull.
The Weretiger slammed his fist into WereSpike's jaw, throwing his head and sending him staggering backwards. As the Weretiger lunged at him, WereSpike leaned back on his tail and kangaroo kicked the Weretiger into another building. The Weretiger stood back up, before he and WereSpike collided with each other, tearing away at each other with everything. Teeth tore flesh. Claws shredded skin. Flames filled the skies. The mighty roars of both super predators filled the skies as they dueled to prove who was the dominant hunter.
Twilight and the others watched in silent horror as the Werebeasts fought in the wreckage of Ponyville. They had thought they would simply capture Spike and heal him, but instead were the audience of the greatest blood bath they had seen.
Twilight looked down at the blood-soaked ground, tears streaming down her face.
"What have we done to deserve this…"
WereSpike flung the Weretiger to the ground, kicking him hard in the ribs. Retaliating, the Weretiger bit down on WereSpike's foot, tearing off three of his toes. As WereSpike staggered back, his toes regrowing, the Weretiger sprang back up. The big cat punched WereSpike square in the face, throwing him to the ground. The Weretiger grabbed WereSpike by his tail and swung him into another building, rubble falling down upon the reptile. The Weretiger picked WereSpike up by his neck and smashed him facefirst into the ground. WereSpike dug his claws into the Weretiger's legs, then headbutted the cat in the stomach, sending him staggering backwards. WereSpike stood back up, before he discharged another fire blast, striking the Weretiger dead center in the chest and sending him flying into a building. WereSpike grabbed the Weretiger by his arm and tossed him into another building, more rubble falling upon him.
WereSpike unleashed another fire blast, but the Weretiger jumped out of the way, the emerald flames burning the building to ashes. As flames spread across the area, the Weretiger pounced on WereSpike, biting at the dragon's skull and clawing open his hide. WereSpike ran right into a burning building, rubble lit aflame engulfing the two. WereSpike threw off the Weretiger, before he rammed him hard, the two predators mauling one another as the fire continued to spread unchecked.
Twilight and Rarity were silently sobbing as the others watched the two predators duel, neither side holding an advantage. It was then they felt a holy presence. The group turned, only to see the Princess of the Night land before them.
"Luna!" Twilight gasped in shock as she approached the alicorn. "What are you doing here?"
"I know the most about the Werebeasts, and I am the only one that can prevent them from continuing on their genocide. I wish I could've come earlier, but I had to contain several Werewolves earlier. Now I can only hope to stop them."
"Are…are you going to kill them?" Twilight asked in terror. Luna simply shook her head.
"I'm afraid not even I can stop them. Unlike what you may believe, silver cannot kill a Werebeast, especially one that has dragon DNA. I can only contain them at the moment. I will try everything to stop them."
With that, Luna flew up towards the moon, to stop the warring Werebeasts.
WereSpike struck the Weretiger across the face with his tail, bringing the cat to a knee. The Weretiger bit down on the tail, savaging the limb in his jaws. WereSpike retaliated by biting down on the Weretiger's right arm, blood flowing from the limb. After a moment of this, both predators released each other. The two mega carnviores stared each other in the eye. One was once a happy assistant living a peaceful life. The other was a beast from a land where the strongest survived and there were no survivors of the weak. Both knew the outcome of this battle: one shall rise, and one shall fall.
Both predators let out a mighty bellow before they charged once more, striking each other square in the jaw with a powerful blow and staggering each other. The Weretiger lunged at WereSpike, but the dragon jumped to the tiger's right and swung his arm forward, raking his claws across the Weretiger's face. The Weretiger punched WereSpike square between the eyes, sending the dazed dragon falling over. The Weretiger then picked up WereSpike by his head and slammed his skull into the ground before headbutting him multiple times, tossing him to the ground. Raising his head, WereSpike engulfed the Weretiger's frame in flames, allowing the dragon to rise, and wrap his claws around the mammal's throat, lifting him into the air and squeezing. The Weretiger clawed away at WereSpike's face to make him let go, but the larger foe held his grip until the Weretiger plunged his claws into WereSpike's eyes, making him release the tiger as his eyes sealed up.
As the Weretiger swung his arm at WereSpike, the larger foe bit down on his already wounded arm, tearing away at the laceration. The Weretiger repaid him by biting down on WereSpike's shoulder, his fangs poking into the bone. WereSpike dug his claws into the tiger's back, pulling downward and leaving deep gashes. WereSpike then kicked the Weretiger in the stomach, sending him staggering backwards and allowing the dragon to breathe out another stream of flames from his maw, scorching the tiger's body and eventually causing the Weretiger to fall over. As WereSpike loomed over him, the Weretiger sprang back up and punched the dragon in the jaw. As the reptile stepped back, the Weretiger wrapped his arms around wereSpike and crushed him in a bear hug, before running straight into a burning building. The two predators rolled across the ground, eventually being surrounded by a ring of fire.
The two predators fought. Even as fire burned around them, they fought. Even as Twilight and the others stared, they fought. Even as Princess Luna tried to block out the moon to weaken them, they fought.
But the Weretiger was winning.
The Weretiger kept striking away at WereSpike with powerful blows, quickly bringing the dragon to his knees as the Weretiger hacked and slashed away at him. Blow after blow was delivered to the dragon, blood filling the streets, until the Weretiger bit down on WereSpike's neck, crushed the bones within, and tossed the dragon to the ground. Stomping down hard on the dragon's skull, the Weretiger roared out in victory as the flames grew high.
Twilight fell to her knees as she stared at the scene.
"Spike…no…"
The Weretiger ran straight through the flames, straight at Twilight, bowling her over, and loomed over her. Luna wouldn't be able to reach her in time even with a teleportation spell, and the others simply stared in horror as their best friend was about to be killed in front of them.
Then the Weretiger was flung off by a green beam.
WereSpike bellowed with rage as he beat away at the Weretiger. His blows tore right through the flesh, snapped bones like twigs, and brought the Weretiger down. WereSpike stomped down on the tiger's legs, snapping them and bringing out a howl of agony from the mammal. WereSpike kicked the Weretiger onto his back, and picked him up by his neck. Gripping the Weretiger's head, WereSpike snapped the beast's neck like a twig. The Weretiger collapsed to the ground, alive no more.
WereSpike roared out into the skies, the true victor's howls sending waves of terror through those that heard it. WereSpike then noticed Twilight and slowly walked towards her. Twilight shakily lifted up the Wolfsbane as the dragon loomed over her. Twilight clenched her eyes shut as she stood up.
"Please work…"
Twilight pressed the Wolfsbane into WereSpike's chest, the herb glowing blue for a brief moment. WereSpike stared at the herb for a moment, before he slowly fell into Twilight's arms, shrinking away as his fur fell off and his features retracted, until he was now the little Spike they had come to love. Spike placed a hand on his head as he looked up.
"Wha-what happened?"
Twilight just hugged him tightly as she cried, her friends cheering as Spike had returned to them once more.
4 weeks later…
It had been long, but Ponyville had been rebuilt with the help of the Princesses. Although even Celestia now had an understandable fear of Spike, everypony had forgiven him. Things were now back to the way they were before, and Twilight and Spike accepted this.
"I'm really happy to have you back, Spike," Twilight said, hugging her assistant as they both sat in Twilight's bed.
"I still feel bad for causing all this trouble. I didn't mean for it to happen," Spike said sadly as Twilight lifted his head up.
"Want me to make you feel better?"
Spike blushed as Twilight got on top of him with a seductive giggle.
Princess Luna looked out at the full moon, her sister asleep in their room. Luna gave a small smile as she looked down towards Ponyville.
"I'm glad Twilight has her assistant again, though I can't say everypony is okay."
Luna slowly walked out into the balcony, where her muzzle began to elongate, fangs sticking out of her mouth as claws emerged from her fingers and hooves. Luna lifted her head and howled into the night sky.
Not everything was again the same…