Title:           spike
Author:          gingeredhorse
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First Edit:      Wednesday 28th of March 2012 12:02:25 AM CDT
Last Edit:       Wednesday 28th of March 2012 12:02:25 AM CDT

>It's been another day at the ponyville library.
>While Twilight's out on her wacky adventures with her friends, you and Spike have been quietly sorting and maintaining the bookshelves.
>Ha, as if.
>Whether it's pranking the neighbours or seeing how many mares you could hit on from the balconey, what you do on days like this is anything but quiet.
>But today you two settled for raiding the fridge and just lounging around.
>Hell, you couldn't move with all that ice cream in you anyways.
>And with nothing better to do, you decided to scope out the books.
>You skim along the spines of each set.
>Not surprisingly, most of the books are tailored towards Twilight, detailing intricate aspects of magic. Does noone else in this town read?
>One of the books catch your attention: "On Magic by Different Animals."
>You flick through the pages. It seems to be about the attempts of other species in the fields of magic.
>What was interesting was that the book also covered the efforts of non-magical species. Some that even worked.
>You delved deeper. Magic had always been on your mind since you stumbled your way here. Maybe you could find something...
>A peculiar success by an offshoot of the Zebra clans intrigued you.
>The method involved the use of ground inscriptions and magic circles that harnessed the magic energy that flowed through Equestria.
>The book even included a sample inscription for a spell that could teleport one to wherever they wanted.
>Hmm, well it looks safe enough. And you've still got time to kill.
>You grab a piece of chalk and make the first inscription on the floor.
>Luckily, they aren't too difficult to draw and soon you have the whole circle finished within minutes.
>You were ready to step into the circle before the sound of a chortle interrupted your thought process.
>"Pffhahaha. What are you DOING?"
 
>You hadn't noticed Spike giggling to himself as you were drawing the whole thing.
>"Eh, I figure I might as well do something productive for once. Maybe learn a little magic."
>"You? Magic? Ahahaha! Like that's going to work. You don't even have a horn!"
>Slightly annoyed, you throw the book at Spike and explain how some species did it anyways.
>He takes a look, then gives you a worried stare.
>"...You're serious, aren't you."
>You shrug and step into the circle.
>Spike runs into the next room, as if out of panic.
>"Well...if you blow up the Library, you're the one fixing it."
>Little bastard. You sigh and activate the "spell".
>Let's see where you want to go. Maybe just to the balconey upstairs?
>You close your eyes and concentrate on the surroundings. The pink handrail, the telescope...
>Suddenly a strange sensation overcomes you.
>It feels like you're in freefall, and the weightlessness sends shivers down your spine
>And all of it stops. You feel the ground again as you open your eyes.
>Still a bit disorientated from the jump, you're not quite sure where you are as you examined your surroundings.
>In the distance there were enormous skyscraper-like structures coated with a familiar tone of brown.
>Each extended miles above you, and each floor contained rows of other giant rectangular structures of different colours.
>The surface you're standing on seemed to go on for miles and miles, and appeared to be timber.
>Okay, you're fairly certain this wasn't the balconey. You're not even sure if you were in Ponyville any more.
>You started to wander about this plane. Surely there'd be something that could help you out.
>As you walked further away from the skyscrapers, you find some sort of large marking on the ground.
>Getting closer, you realise the mark looks awfully familiar.
>Wait, wasn't this one of the symbols you wrote down just then? It's just a lot...larger
>Looking to the side, you find another one of these markings.
>They're in the same order as you drew them too...but that means-
>"Anon! Hey, where are you?!"
 
>The loud bellowing noise came from above and behind you.
>Turning around, your jaw dropped as you witnessed the largest baby dragon you've seen.
>You could just barely see his face as you looked upwards, his purple body covering most of your vision.
>His legs, once short and stout, were now the size of apartment blocks.
>The floor trembles as he takes a step forward, covering a distance that would've taken you about 10 minutes.
>"Damn. I knew should've told him he missed a page. Ugh, now I'll have to go find him."
>You what? Oh crap.
>He takes a second step towards you, this time the tremor was strong enough to knock you off your feet.
>Shit, you have to get out of here!
>You ran as fast as you could away from the towering figure. Time appeared to slow down as the adrenaline flowed through your body.
>The gargantuan creature took another step forward. He was right behind you now.
>The shockwaves it sent out tripped your sprint, sending you flying.
>You land on the ground with a BANG,your bones aching from the heavy impact.
>Damn it, the searing pain in your legs stops you from moving forwards.
>A dark shadow looms over you.
>You turn and watch as a purple claw the size of a house hovering above your miniscule form.
>Bracing yourself for its fall, you shut your eyes out of instinct. Well, this was it...
 
>THOOOM
>A strong gust of wind blew past you as the deafening roar of the landing rung in your ears.
>Wait, how were you still hearing things?
>You cautiously open your eyes.
>What you saw was a valley of...purple.
>Two great hills extruded outwards, each one cascading out and around you.
>As you come to your senses, you suddenly become aware of what just transpired. You were lucky. Very lucky.
>Barely missed by the dragon, you were now sitting between two of his pudgy digits.
>