The Day My Life Continued

Chapter Seventeen

Spike just wanted to read his comic in peace. That wasn't too big a thing to ask for, right? A library was a perfect place to get quiet, right?! Wrong!

He had the newest edition of Power Ponies. It was going to be this epic showdown of Power Ponies against Mane-iac! She was going to trick ponies into having the same accident as she did, so she could have a powerful mane wielding army! It was supposed to be the best issue yet!

Only problem was that Twilight was making a ton of racket in the basement. Spike couldn't focus when every couple minutes Twilight's wings popped open then knocked something down. Or a spell misfired.

So Spike decided to go someplace quiet. Sugarcube Corner was out for obvious reasons. Carousel Boutique too, he'd only focus on Rarity. Spike should really consider getting a pair of headphones from Morgan's world. He ended up choosing Whitetail Woods.

He searched it for maybe twenty minutes to find a clearing. Ponies weren't going to have the Running of the Leaves for another two weeks. Spike walked for some twenty minutes to find a clearing. It was a little close to a cliff, but that wasn't what made Spike nervous.

It was the pony there already.

Thorax laughed at the comic book in his hooves. He'd been bored today, and the past month. He had noticed it a month ago, when he came by her house for a date. Thorax felt her grief like a pony feels a hurricane. Raspberry had been going through something personal. He'd tried asking her, but she always told him she was fine.

He made a stop by the bookstore. Raspberry's house was usually filled with at least twenty books at a time, so he figured she'd like a book to pick her spirits up. Thorax thought going to the library would mean seeing Twilight, who he was naturally averse to seeing again.

Thorax ended up buying himself a comic, a new book of his favorite hero; Captain Equestria.

He went to Whitetail Woods, because who else would go to Whitetail Woods before the Running of the Leaves? He took of his disguise and got to reading.

That was an hour ago.

"I'd like to see Pierce talk his way out of that! Take him down Bucky!" He shouted.'My Queen, Bucky is awesome.'

Spike blinked again. "Changeling!"

"Huh?" He looked up, seeing Spike holding a comic book but a terrified look on his face. Thorax looked down at his pegasus-OH SHIT RIGHT! HE WASN'T DISGUISED! "Ah!"

"Ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-changeling!" Spoke screamed again.

Thorax just stared. This was when they said something sarcastic or witty, right? He'd seen Bucky do it a couple times. Before the changeling could say anything, Spike dashed away.

"No, wait! Come back!"

Spike screamed louder.

Thorax grunted. He had to go after the little guy now. Especially because Spike was running blindly towards a cliff face.

The changeling leapt into action just as Spike tipped over the edge. He caught the dragon by the tail. He spent so much time as a Pegasus he had forgotten that he could've used magic.

'Instead I have to worry about biting him with my fangs. Good job, Rax.'

The dragon looked up at Thorax, surprise on his face. "This is unexpected."

Thorax lowered Spike on safer ground. "The woods are pretty messed up." Thorax stated. He would be using a lot of mouthwash tonight. "I wouldn't want you to get hurt because of me."