Author's note
I do not own any characters except oc. I'm a recent author on fanfic, so please be kind with the criticism. I feel I should warn readers that while I saw many episodes, I didn't see them all. The flashbacks are set after season 5
It was another normal day for the father and kids. The father being Spike to 6 young dragons.
A few years have passed since he went through, he was aged up and how his hatchlings were created by abused magic. There are never any mothers about for the young dragons. The mothers completely being unaware of them, being the reason.
Each young dragon shared a father in Spike but had a different mother.
Glint Scales being the son of Twilight Sparkle. Lavender scales and dark blue spines. Something from his mother and uncle.
Burning Apple, being the son of Applejack. His scales as red as his uncle's coat and yellow spines.
Bleu, the son of Rainbow Dash. He is dark cyan with matching colour spines and the only one so far to have wings.
Ruby Scales, the daughter of Rarity. She has white scales and purple spines.
Flaming Pie, the daughter of Pinkie Pie. She was pink scales and green spines.
Chase, the son of Fluttershy. Yellow scales, but like Flaming, had his green spines.
They shared his blood, the same as the ponies of each dragon. Some might wonder how Spike could share the same young as them. He never did anything physical that would warrant parenthood. But the ones who created the eggs found a way round that.
(Flashback)
Spike was currently being restrained, unable to move, even his mouth was forcefully held shut. He was as big as he was during his greed growth spurt. This weird green creature who called himself Breezen used his power to make him grow again. He did whatever he could to hurt him. He didn't know what he was trying to accomplish from this.
Then one day, 6 eggs were brought in front of him. Each egg had a symbol. A symbol that matched a cutie mark his 6 friends had. One with a six-pointed star. Another with a curved cloud and a rainbow-coloured lightning bolt. The third, a trio of diamonds. The 4th being a trio of butterflies. The 5th had 3 apples. The final one was 3 balloons, 2 cyan with yellow string and the other yellow with a cyan string.
A green wizard wearing a purple robe was his captor, his name was Beezen. Right now, Beezen was looking at the eggs, looking like something was on his mind. He walked towards Spike with a condescending look on his face.
"Congratulations. You're a father of six. It appears my plan for aging you up worked. I wasn't sure if it would, but it has. The spell wouldn't work if you were still a preteen. That's why I made you grow. Of course, I needed females to help make these eggs and it would be quite a risk, stealing DNA from a female dragon".
He walked away from the furious dragon, not one bit worried about Spike's rage. He was looking at the eggs again. "Without a dragon, some ponies would have to do. I told them to get samples from an unsuspecting few. They soon returned with DNA, either their spit, coat or hair. I just wasn't expecting it to be from the Elements of Harmony".
Spike furiously again struggled to break free, he took DNA from the girls without their knowledge or consent!
"Then I conducted a spell and out came these six little eggs. "They'll serve me well like you did".
More and more, his rage was making him stronger. He as fighting against his bonds. Beezen saw this as a feeble attempt.
His servant saw this and tried to warn his boss. "Sir".
Beezen wasn't listening. "And so will you Spike, now I'll erase your memories and make you another slave".
"And this is only the beginning for you, imagine not that long ago you were so small, but now you're an adult who will make me perfect weapons. These are only the first, there will be more and more".
With all his might Spike broke free. Beezen looked in horror as the dragon broke through his restraints. Spike broke free and Beezen fled. Unlike his greed growth, Spike was more aware of the current situation and not led by instinct. That is why his number one priority was making sure the eggs were safe. He used his tail to gently lift them.
Beezen was running but turned back to see Spike going in the opposite direction. "Hey! He's taken my eggs".
Spike had no clue where he could go. He didn't know where Equestria is. His main focus at the moment was getting his eggs away from that greedy pony.
(End of flashback)
Spike never did find any information that could get him back home. That left him to raise the 6 of them alone.
He never returned to his normal self, but giving the circumstances, that was probably for the best. They all lived in an abandoned castle. It had things to entertain them like books, plenty of space to play and no other dragons that could be a bad influence. And by dragons he meant Garble.
When it came to things like their mothers. Spike had a habit of telling stories about how great and heroic they were.
Right now, he was going on about them as they were lying on all fours. That was something different between him and them. When he was younger, he was bipedal, while they're quadruple despite being preteen dragons.
As for the story he was telling. "And that's how the six of them defeated Tirek".
They were all awed by the story.
Bleu was the first to respond. "Of course, my mom defeated him. She could clear the sky of clouds in less than ten seconds". Burning Apple or Burns, as they nicknamed him, huffed. "Yeah, well m'ah mum won ten rodeos". Spike snorted. Like mothers. Like sons.
Chase huffed in annoyance, knowing where this was going. "Could you two not compare your moms for once".
Unlike Fluttershy, her son never hesitates to speak his mind. Never had that problem to begin with.
Flaming had a question of her own. She had a sad look on her face and he knew what she was going to say.
"Why do they not come and visit us? Do they hate us"? Spike sighed. There were some things he didn't tell them, like that they were ponies or that they knew nothing about having children.
He would technically not be lying with his response. "I don't know anything about their current situation".
Flaming could be happy like her mother. Not Pinkie happy, but always put on a smile. Except when it comes to asking questions like that. Her and Glint asked more than the others about where they are and why aren't they here.
Ruby was eating her gems. She could tell by the way Spike speaks of her, that she and him were closer that the others, sans Twilight who had a sibling relationship. She found it weird for that reason they had a son together.
Ruby reached for another one, only to see there were none left. "Dad, Bleu ate most of the gems again".
Bleu quickly got defensive. "Why does everyone blame the fat one". Chase rolled his eyes. "Probably because the only exercise they do is move their teeth up and down". Bleu growled. "That was so funny I forgot to laugh. What about Glint, he eats as much as I do? Why doesn't he put on weight"? Glint sighed in annoyance. He thought that he could avoid being dragged into a fight by keeping quiet. How wrong he was.
Flaming suddenly spoke up. "Glint could eat an elephant and he wouldn't gain any pounds".
Deciding to end the row before it began. "That's enough, we're all outside tomorrow. Save your energy for that". Chase looked excited. "Can we go hunting"? Bleu liked the idea too. "Yeah, it sounds cool. Can we"? Ruby shuddered. "No hunting, it will mess up my scales". Flaming nodded. "I agree with Ruby, life is an important thing and all should be allowed to enjoy it".
Spike had to remind himself that Flaming was Pinkie's, not Fluttershy's.
Glint was unsure. "On one claw, it would be good practise for the future, on the other claw, Burning and Bleu will likely get competitive and ruin everything".
The 2 looked at Glint insulted. Bleu was quick to get defensive. "When has that ever happened"? Ruby was quick to answer. "There was when we split into teams to make puzzles and you two kept sabotaging each other, despite the fact you were both on the same team". Chase nodded. "And it's not only with each other the competitiveness takes over. There was two days ago".
Burns glared. "Ya were cheating".
"I wasn't even playing"!
Wanting to end their arguments, they were all sent off to bed, being told that they would be going outside the next day.
They did as they were told, but continued to argue, until they went to their own rooms. The castle had plenty of space. Something they were grateful for, if any of them shared a room, they would never sleep. That doesn't mean they never have anything like 'sleepovers' or keep each other company if one has a bad dream. There was none of that going tonight.
Tonight, none of them had any problems. All slept well without any trouble, all looking forward to the next day. But that was only young ones. Spike kept thinking about his young. He wanted so badly to tell them everything about their mothers. But Spike was unsure how they would react to news, like, their mothers didn't know about them or that they were part pony.
The next morning was an early rising. They all got up no bother, with the exception of Bleu and Ruby, who Spike spent 10 minutes, trying to get them up before they gave in. They were now having a walk through a valley. It was nice and relaxing.
Ruby was awake and looking for a flower to put on her head. Bleu on the other hand kept dozing off. Killer and Flaming Pie, kept messing with him, tripping him over every 2 minutes, ignoring their father's scolding.
Burns was using all the space to run about. Glint was beside his father, who noticed his son looking distracted.
"Gem for your thoughts". Glint looked up and sighed. "Remember that story you told us about those mean dragons. Was my mother like that, is that why you don't like to talk about her"?
Spike instantly replied. "She was nothing like that. She was kind and smart and helpful. She was a great po-dragon".
"Then why are you so secretive about this. Something must have been wrong with them for you to be uncomfortable talking about them". Spike sighed. The boy got his mother's brains, that's for sure. "I honestly don't know where they are. I would have gone to them for help if I did".
"Will we ever meet them"?
Spike stopped and looked down. "I don't know".
Glint looked down. "I know you're not lying, but I can tell that there's a thing or two you're not telling us".
"I will in the future, but not today".
He was thinking of his friends back at Ponyville. Were they looking for him? They probably thought he ran away. Having no idea he was kidnapped. Then again, he would not have his young if that was the case. Despite the unhappy story of how they were made, he had no regrets about having them in his life. A part of the dragon, wondered if they were better off without his mothers. Would they be forgotten like him. He shook his head, of course the girls would never have forgotten them.
Then again Twilight did, despite all they've been through. He didn't expect to be invited to all events. But being the only one that was not invited to the party Crystal Empire, despite him playing a part in saving it was too much. Especially when all the others were invited.
Them being, Twilight Sparkle, Rainbow Dash, Fluttershy, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Applejack. Obviously, Princess Celestia and Princess Luna also got an invite. The girls were also allowed to take their pets, and the Cutie Mark Crusaders got invites too. Even Starlight who only recently reformed. And it was a special celebration that Shining and Candence put together and wanted all, present. They invited them all.
But he wasn't. Why? He was a hero there who helped deliver the Crystal Heart. Seeing Twilight and Owlicious get invites with no mention of him, hurt. Nothing against Owlicious, but the bird wasn't the one who helped save that place.
They were meant to be gone for only 3 days. Then Spike got a letter from Twilight, talking about how much fun they were all having and she would be gone a few more days.
He still couldn't figure out why he wasn't invited. Was it because he messed up badly during the 'Princess Spike' incident as it was called. Was he forgotten or was he excluded? He was going to ask Twilight when she came back, face to face, what did he do wrong".
Spike sighed. When he was a prisoner, another tactic Beezen used was all the bad things he went through. It being ponies laughing as he fell into the frozen water during the Winter Wrap Up, leaving him with a cold. Not being invited to Twilight's birthday. Being the butt of everyone's jokes. The last one he never gave thought to, until Breezen pointed it out to him. And of course, he was mocked for being the only one excluded from being invited to the big party at the empire, despite him being their hero. Bringing up all these did make him sad before getting angry when Beezen kept rubbing salt in the wounds.
If that monster ever tries to come near his sons and daughters, he will personally show him, just how dangerous a dragon is.
However, Spike knew there was some truth in the words, Breezen said to him. He still cared for the girls; he missed them. And Celestia, she raised him for a bit, although she passed that job onto Twilight because she had a kingdom to rule. Did she notice he was gone? She usually had more interest in Twilight than him.
He needed to put the past behind him. The girls have probably moved on, yet a part of him didn't want to. But he has his own to look after. He wondered how the girls would react if they found out they were mothers of dragons. Would Twilight have treated Glint differently than him? It was odd to think about. Twilight was like his sister, but they weren't blood related. Although Spike would never see the girls again, there are 6 certain faces that will make sure he won't forget them.
Bleu began egging Burns. "I can run faster than you".
Burns wasn't going to take that. "No, ya can't".
"I can run faster than both of you". The 2 glared at Chase who had a smug look on his face.
"How about a race then", suggested Bleu.
Chase nodded. "Three, two, one, go"! He was off with his furious brothers behind.
Burns muttered to himself. "And he wonders why we accuse him of cheating".
Flaming decided to join in on the race, the only 2 who had no interest were Glint and Ruby.
Spike laughed; he enjoyed seeing them play together.
They ran to a small river with Flaming coming first, Chase second and the other 2 tied in third place.
"Alright, I win". She did a victory dance, mainly to annoy her brothers and it was working.
They turned their back to see their father charging right at them and he had a serious expression on his face. They worried they were in trouble for something. They were, that's why he was running. He leaped over them and attacked the big creature that was coming towards them. Spike pinned what appeared to be a big weasel with sharp quills on the back of its head.
"What the heck is that thing"?
"An Ichneumon", Glint muttered, answering Burning's question.
Bleu was confused. "A what"?
"A giant weasel and a dangerous enemy for us dragons".
Chase wasn't paying attention to them. "Who cares. Let's watch dad kick that thing's butt".
Spike punched the giant weasel creature in the face. He gave him 3 more punches in the face. The Ichneumon wasn't going down that easily. It bit Spike in the torso, making the dragon grit his teeth. Spike put it in a headlock and shouted to his kids. "Back to the castle, now"!
They seemed hesitant, except Chase who wanted to see his dad defeat this creature.
"Now"!
They did as they were told and left them to fight. The 6 of them were running back to the castle. It wasn't that far. They were nearly at the castle. The entrance was left open. As they got closer, they heard a loud chirp.
An Ichneumon was walking towards them.
Ruby was horrified. "Another one! We got to get back to daddy". Glint shook his head. "We can't. That will put him in a fight against two".
Burns nodded. "Let's run somewhere else. A'll lead". Chase nodded. "Normally I would say I should lead, but as long as we escape, who cares".
They followed after him and the Ichneumon followed after them. They ran under a small stone arch. Their chaser could fit his head through. But that was all. He nearly got them, but they were speedier.
The predator struggled to get its head out, giving a longer opportunity for escape. They ran without looking back. They saw a small cave and ran through. The other end was a cliff end. They couldn't stop fast enough and ended up going for the ground. They all fell on a branch, but it quickly broke and they all hit the ground.
"Did we lose that thing"? Burning was quick to get to the point.
Bleu was wheezing from all the running. "I don't know, what I do know is I feel like I'm going to barf out my own heart". Ruby felt uneasy. "Thank you for that horrible image". Chase looked around. "It seems that we lost it". Glint nodded. "Let's try and keep it that way. We better not stick around here at least".
They kept running through past trees. It wasn't long before they ran into something else. It wasn't the giant weasel.
The 6 screamed in unison. "Timberwolf"! They ran in the opposite direction with the predator giving chase.
The 6 kept weren't slowed down by anything. Sliding under tree branches, hopping over small holes and quickly squeezing through small spaces. Bleu flew above them, making sure it wasn't getting closer to the others.
Their pursuer wasn't giving up and continued after them. He lost sight of them for a few seconds, then he spotted them again. Only, they were running towards him and ran by him.
He halted looking confused, until he saw what they were running from. Whimpering, he hid behind some trees and the creature didn't seem to notice him, focused on the others.
The Ichneumon was focused on catching these small snacks. If there was one thing he hated, it was food who could get away from him. He knocked down any tree that blocked them from his path. He was not going to be held back!
They found another cave and ran in. This cave had no end like the one before so the only way out was the only way in.
Seeing them trapped, it reached inside with one of the front paws. The Scaled 6 tried backing away, but there wasn't enough room to back away. Before he could catch any of them, a purple dragon charged right at them, knocking it over.
The 6 rushed outside to see their hero was their father. Spike had defeated one of these big weasels and he was about to fight a second.
The Scaled 6 cheered for their father. Spike opened fire, literally on his opponent. To all their surprise, it seemed immune to fire. The Ichneumon leaped at Spike and pinned him to the ground. The Scale 6 were all frightened and ran back into the cave. Even Chase was scared.
For the next 2 minutes all they heard was the noises of the Ichneumon, until they couldn't.
That meant it was dead and their dad won the fight. They rushed out to praise and cheer for him.
Blue cheered. "Awesome". Chase clapped. "You beat that thing". Flaming jumped up and down. "No one can beat you".
Spike was still in pain, but refused to show it. "Let's head home". They nodded. They knew he needed rest. He was still bleeding, but they knew he would get better. If only they knew. It was the night and Spike was in serious pain from the death. He thought he could fight it, but it seemed that he only delayed his death. He was still in a lot of pain and he knew he wouldn't last longer.
And that night proved it.
"Daddy". He saw Ruby who went to check on him.
"Get your brothers and sister". Ruby had a feeling this wasn't news she was looking forward to, but did as she was told.
Soon, the Scaled 6 were with their father. "It seems I don't have much longer in this world. I thought I could endure it, but it seems I won't be around much longer".
The 6 looked at each other horrified before Ruby spoke up. "Come on daddy, you just need your rest".
"I'm afraid I won't be around much longer. I'm lucky I'm not dead already".
His hatchlings, slowly they all began crying.
It was Glint who uttered out words. "Please don't leave us".
"I don't want to, but I don't have a choice. I'm sorry. I really thought I would live, but I can't".
Chase and Bleu ran to their father. Blue spoke first. "Come on. You're too cool to be killed by some overgrown rat". Burning Apple nodded. "We're a family. Family does not abandon each other".
"I'm not abandoning you". Spike coughed out more blood. "You're mothers. They were ponies… not dragons".
All 6 of them looked absolutely surprised. Chase would argue that he's not some soft pony half-bred. Right now, he had bigger concerns. He walked up and touched his dad's head.
Glint shook his head. "You said you would tell us in the future. You wouldn't tell us today if you didn't have long left".
Spike sighed. "Promise me, you will look after each other"?
The young dragons nodded sadly.
This made Flaming Pie ask this heart-breaking question. "You're really going to leave us"?
"I don't want to. When I felt like nothing. That when I felt alone, you six were there for me. And I'm sorry I can't be with you anymore, but know it was you six that made my life worth something again".
His eyes finally close, signalling his death. The 6, burst into tears, begging him not to go. They kept poking and nuzzling, begging him to wake up. It was only them now. The 6 all hugged each other at once, trying to comfort the other over their loss.
Burning suddenly stopped and growled at the thing that took their father from them. Growling, he thought of the dead weasel. This was all its fault! Chase and Bleu, with tears of fury, joined next.
The other 3 did nothing and only watched, letting them scream out their anger. After a minute, all 3 stopped what they were doing and went back to crying.
Out of nowhere, Flaming screamed. "This isn't fair! Stupid creature, why couldn't you leave us alone"!
The grieving hatchlings slept in the castle for the final night. Tomorrow they would move. They could not stay here, the place their father died.
I always enjoyed fanfics involving Spike and drama. Although I felt sad that Spike died despite me being the one who made this. As for Beezen, he's a minor villain from G1. Thought I'd use him for this fanfic. Had to update this because for some reason I named him Breezen rather than Beezen. Had to fix that.