Spike manage to scramble away from Octavia and Vinyl Scratch who reached desperately trying to bring the smaller creature down. Spike ran to the door and turned around to find the ponies closing in on his position. He stopped and stared at the two creatures walking towards him. They’re eyes were set in a seductive manner as they both surrounded the dragon. He couldn’t run past them and by the time he couldn’t open the door without being pinned down before he could set foot outside.

“Where do you think you’re going?” Vinyl said taking a step forward to Spike‘s left.

“It’d be such a shame if you left without saying goodbye.” Octavia said moving in on the right side. Spike had to think fast. He had to distract them or he’d never get out of here. Spike looked into their eyes and smiled.

“I just have one question. Who goes first?” Spike said slyly.

“ME!” They both shouted. Suddenly, the two ponies dropped their attention on Spike and looked at each other.

“It’s my house!” Vinyl argued.

“I met him first!” Octavia argued back glaring at her neighbor.

Spike slipped outside and ran as the two ponies argued. He ran down the street searching for any sign of female life. There was nobody around as he jumped into a nearby bush. He placed a finger to his ear and heard Princess Luna’s panicked voice.

“Spike, are you okay?” Luna asked worry.

“I had a close call but I’m fine. Could you do something about Octavia and Vinyl Scratch? I think they‘re going to tear each other apart.” Spike said breathing heavily. He laughed a bit at his situation. He just ran away from sex. It was something he’d never actually ever thought he’d find himself ever doing.

“Are you laughing, Spike? I don’t see what’s so funny about nearly getting raped!” Luna said shocked at Spike’s reaction.

“Let’s see. I got poisoned by a cupcake, blackmailed by Pinkie Pie, lied my way into a classroom only break out a filly so we could have sex in an alley next to a busy street, got roped into a dispute between two ponies which I resolved by having even more sex, and to top it all off I’m a walking aphrodisiac in a town where ninety percent of the population is female. That was my morning. How’s your day, Luna?” Spike asked with biting sarcasm.

“Spike, what are you saying?” Luna asked.

“I’m done, Luna.” Spike said rubbing his head.

“I don’t understand, Spike.” Luna said.

“I can’t do this revolution thing anymore. Twilight was right about sex. It’s nothing but trouble.” Spike said sadly.

“Why are you giving up? We can fix this, Spike. You don’t have to stop because Twilight knows.” Princess Luna said trying to convince him to reconsider.

“I might as well tell you the story or you’ll never understand.” Spike sighed.

“What story?” Luna asked.

“I’ve never told anyone this story. It’s my deepest, darkest secret. I hoped I’d never have to tell anyone about this, but I think you deserve to know why I’m quitting. Just promise me you won’t laugh or anything, okay?” Spike said.

“I promise I won’t laugh.” Luna said.

“It happened a long time ago. When I lived in Canterlot with Twilight,” Spike said as his mind drifted back to that fateful day.

Twilight Sparkle had been in the midst of her longest study periods ever. It was something Spike was accustomed to back then. He didn’t know why but back then Twilight used to just study harder than she usually did for no apparent rhyme or reason. Spike remembered watching her read books at lightning speed. Pages flipped forward so fast Spike could barely believe she was reading them. He never knew why she did it.

“I have to keep my mind busy.” Twilight Sparkle would say whenever Spike asked about her strange behavior. He would always try to press her for more details but she would always tell him to get back to work. She always seemed more bossy than usual or at least more on edge than usual.

Spike remembered these times lasting anywhere from two days to several weeks. He’d always know when it was over because Twilight would apologize for her behavior. It never stopped it from happening again though. It was such a rare occurrence though that he never brought it up to anyone else and chalked it up to one of Twilight’s little quirks.

It was after one of these sessions that it happened. Twilight apologized for her behavior once again and went back to normal. He bided his time and waited patiently for Twilight to leave the library. Spike knew Twilight always left to go book shopping afterwards. Considering she went through every book in the library at least twice during her study session, it was only natural that she‘d try to find something new to read.

Spike watched anxiously as Twilight left their home to go book shopping. It was morning and they had just finished breakfast. He was washing dishes as Twilight prepared a saddlebag for the journey to the city. The dragon had recently discovered a certain urge that needed to be tended to, but Twilight’s presence made it difficult to find the privacy until now. He finished washing the dishes quickly after Twilight was gone.

He raced upstairs to their shared bedroom in record time and immediately started rubbing himself. He used his imagination to fuel his lust. Twilight’s obsessive cleanliness made it impossible to hide anything from her so he had to make due with his mind. Spike had plenty of fodder with all the beautiful, young mares in Canterlot. Spike figured he had a few good hours as Twilight usually took her time when shopping for books. Spike let his senses fall as he enjoyed himself. He didn’t hear Twilight reenter the library. Nor did he hear her footsteps clopping against the steps that led to their shared bedroom. Spike was so close to what he had been yearning for all week long when he heard a voice shout behind him.

The next few moments were burned into Spike’s memory. He knew no matter how long he lived, whether it was a hundred years or several thousand years, that he would never be able to forget what happened next. He would remember every single detail of that time until the day he died.

“Spike!” Twilight shouted as she walked in on the dragon. Spike was so lost in his activity that he didn’t notice Twilight standing in front of him until it was too late. Spike remembered time slowing down to a complete crawl as he orgasmed in Twilight’s direction. He watched in abject horror as his seed flew directly into librarian’s face. The moment seemed to last several lifetimes as Spike watched Twilight’s face get covered. Twilight didn’t say anything as she walked slowly and carefully to the bathroom to wash the mess away. She remained surprisingly calm considering what had happened.

Spike just stood there stunned unable to do anything. He had not only been caught by Twilight but he also ejaculated onto the face of his oldest friend and employer. Spike could only guess what sort of punishment Twilight was going to give him. He decided to clean up what little didn’t get on Twilight. He wanted to wipe away any memory of the event before Twilight came out of the bathroom. For awhile the only noise in the library was the sound of the shower running. The sound seemed poignant as it filled the awkward silence that fell over their home.

Twilight reemerged from the bathroom an hour later back to her normal, plain appearance. Spike would have thought it was an excessive amount of time for a shower, but considering the event that led to it. She was completely justified in taking as long as she needed to get clean again. Spike stood at the foot of his little basket bed waiting for the scolding of a lifetime. He had never been more scared in all his life as he was at that moment waiting for Twilight to talk to him about what just happened. Spike closed his eyes as he prepared for whatever harsh words she had for him. Instead he felt Twilight put her arms around him and gently pull him close to her chest. He was about to ask Twilight what was wrong when she spoke up.

“Spike, I want you to promise me that’ll you never do anything like that again,” Twilight Sparkle said trying to sound strong but her voice had a noticeable quiver to it. Spike couldn’t say no even if it was an outrageous demand to ask of him.

“Of course, Twilight. I promise,” Spike said. He knew there was something deeper going on but he couldn’t muster the strength to ask.

“I know you can’t help but you have to fight it. You can’t let yourself fall prey to such filthy, despicable desires.” Twilight said clutching Spike even tighter. Spike definitely wished he could figure out what was going on inside Twilight’s head. He never knew her to be so against something without giving a good reason.

“Okay, Twilight. It’ll never happen again.” Spike said as the unicorn gave him one final squeeze before letting him go. He couldn’t help but feel like something was deeply wrong with the way Twilight was acting about this whole thing.

“Now come on, I want you to help me carry some of the books home. I have a huge list and I can’t handle it by myself.” Twilight Sparkle said acting as if nothing had just happened. Her expression went back to her normal as she grabbed another saddlebag from the closet. Spike figured it was her way of putting things back to the way they were before.

“Sure thing, Twilight,” Spike said trying to follow her lead. Oddly enough, it worked as the two both fell back into their normal routine almost immediately afterwards. Spike still wondered about Twilight but wasn’t about to risk bringing up the most embarrassing moment of his life trying to figure out was wrong so he left things as they were.

Spike sighed after telling Luna the whole sordid story. He didn’t know how she would react to the tale. It helped that she wasn’t physically in front of him. Telling it to someone was hard enough without having to look someone in the eye while doing it.

“Is that why you don‘t want Twilight to find out?” Luna asked.

“It’s funny. I’ve had so much sex up to this point that it never really crossed my mind what she’d do if she found out. I always assumed she’d never find out. She doesn’t really talk about sex with her friends. As a matter of fact, I never heard her discuss the subject in all the time I’ve lived with her.” Spike said as he thought back to his time living with Twilight Sparkle.

“But you went ahead and sex with all those ponies even knowing you were breaking your promise to Twilight.” Luna pointed out.

“Don’t get me wrong, Luna. I tried to keep my promise to Twilight Sparkle, but then I went on that date with Diamond Tiara. I knew after I saw Diamond Tiara touching herself on that bed that I was going to break my promise that day. Whether or not it was with Tiara or by myself, I was going to break my promise to Twilight. You want to know the weirdest thing about that night. I didn‘t even feel bad about breaking it at the time. I was more worried about Diamond Tiara‘s feelings. I break a promise to my oldest friend and I don‘t feel the slightest bit bad about it, but I hurt the feelings of a filly I had barely known for a day and I‘m all torn up about it.” Spike said cracking up a little at the very idea. Luna could tell Spike was starting to crack under the pressure. She had to do something or Spike would give up completely.

“Spike, you need to find Pinkie and stop her.” Luna said in a commanding tone.

“How am I supposed to do that? I can‘t get the next riddle, my stomach feels like its on fire, and to top it all off, Twilight‘s going to find out about everything. I just want to go home and hide.” Spike said resigning himself to his fate. Spike curled himself into a ball as he sat in the middle of the bush hiding from all his troubles.

“Spike…”

“Maybe Twilight won’t completely hate me when she finds out.”

“Spike.”

“I’ll probably have to live outside of town till this heat wears off.”

“Spike!”

“Maybe I should just run away and live in the wild.”

“Quit being such a goddamn pussy, Spike!” Luna shouted. She could bear to hear Spike talking like that anymore. Spike was snapped out of his funk by the princess’ colorful language.

“But-”

“No more whining or Twilight finding out will be the least of your worries!” Luna threatened causing Spike to jolt to attention.

“Yes, ma’am!” Spike said.

“I know you’re in a tight position but you’ve always managed to find a way to work the situation to you advantage. You remember when you thought Rarity didn’t love you? Or when you found out Scootaloo had feelings for you?” Luna said reminding him of his past success.

“Yeah.” Spike said without enthusiasm.

“You found a way to resolve both of those situations and make everyone happy at the same time, Spike. Do you know how you were able to do it?”

“I don’t know.”

“It’s because you’re clever enough to figure a way out of any situation, Spike. I know you can find Pinkie Pie. You just need to stop moping and start thinking. You can find her without playing her game. I just know it.” Luna said trying to push Spike into action.

“Wow! You really think I can pull it off?” Spike said his voice losing some of its depressing tone.

“Of course, I do. Even if you don’t believe yourself, I always will, Spike. I just want you to try to believe in you as much I do.” Luna said. She heard Spike sigh and thought she had failed to bring him out of his funk.

“You really know how to take all the fun out of giving up, Luna. I was ready to lay down and let my life crumble around me, but now I feel like I might be able to pull it off. I guess what I‘m trying to say is thanks.” Spike said as he stood and stretched his limbs. His body was still sore from the pain in his abdomen and he winced a bit. He was far from one hundred percent, but considering how bad he felt earlier, it was a definite improvement.

“I’m just glad you finally came around. Do you have a plan?” Luna asked happy to have Spike back. She really thought she lost him to depression for a moment. She couldn’t be there physically to help Spike because of the effect his hormones might have on her, but she still wanted to help in anyway she could.

“It’s a long shot, but I think I may have an idea where Pinkie Pie is. I‘m going to need a ride though. It‘s too dangerous to walk there.”

“Care to explain this long shot?”

“I guess I never told you about it, but Snips and Snails caught someone masturbating in the Cutie Mark Crusader tree house. It just happen to be Pinkie Pie and she was calling my name at the time. I don’t know how, but I think she might be watching me from a remote location. She seems to know where I am and what I‘m doing without me knowing. I thought she might be watching from somewhere nearby but it’s also possible that she’s watching me from somewhere else.” Spike said going over his thought process.

“I don’t know, Spike. That theory sounds pretty shaky.”

“It is, but I feel like it’s my best shot at finding her. I don’t have much time left.” Spike looked at the sky and realized that he only had a couple of hours before sunset. He didn’t have the time to search all over town avoiding every female he saw.

“I guess, but I can’t teleport or fly you over there without actually being next to you. Things could get bad with the way you are right now.”

“How about one of your royal guards? They‘re all pegasus ponies and most of them are male so they won’t be affected by my hormones.” Spike suggested.

“I guess, but you can’t tell him anything about what you’re doing. You also can‘t let anypony see you. If somepony catches you flying around on one of my guards, it‘ll open up all sorts of questions about why I did it and what you were doing.” Luna said stressing the seriousness of the situation.

“Ok, I got it. I’ll make sure no one sees me. I’ll stay above the clouds where no one will see.” Spike said confident that he could do it without being seen.

“Could you give me a minute to talk to the guard?” Luna asked.

“Of course,” Spike said leaving her to attend to the matter.

A dark grey pegasus guard stood outside the Princess Luna’s room. Another slow day as Princess Luna decided to spend the entire day in her bedroom on a whim. He had heard the princess talking to someone through the door again. He knew she was all alone and the only visitor she had left this morning. The guard decided not to question what was going on.

According to the guard who stood outside Princess Celestia’s door, it was par for the course to hear some pretty crazy things when standing outside of the bedroom of royalty. As long as the Princess didn‘t call for you, he said it was best to ignore it until your shift was over. At that point, it was best to forget everything you heard because you’d never know without asking the princess. Which was a huge taboo among the guards.

There were horror stories about what happened to guards who got caught questioning the Royal Pony Sisters. One guard was stupid enough to ask Princess Celestia for her autograph. She happily fulfilled the request without complaint. Unfortunately, the guard captain caught wind of what happened and he didn’t take to kindly to one of his guards gushing over the princess like that. The poor guy was placed on latrine duty with only a toothbrush and bucket. They say he got off lucky though. Sometimes they didn’t even get a toothbrush.

So he stood outside the room and let her talk to herself. It was just another royal quirk that he would forget about after his shift. It was no use thinking about it because you’d never know the how or why without getting into some serious trouble. So he stood outside and waited for something to happen to that warranted his intervention or he was relieved of his duties by the next shift.

“Guard!” The princess called causing to guard to spring into action. He entered the room to see the princess in all her beauty standing at the foot of her bed. He couldn’t help but be impressed by her beauty every time he saw her. It was also forbidden amongst the guards to harbor any sort of romantic feelings for royalty. It affected judgment and made them more prone to make decisions based on their personal emotions. It was still such a strange rule because it was a known fact that more than a few guards joined only to get closer to the princesses. They didn’t talk about it aloud because it always ended in being dismissed from your position if the higher ups found out about it.

“You called me, your majesty.” He said kneeling in front of the princess.

“I need you to run a very personal errand for me and it is of the utmost importance that you keep this entire matter as secretive as possible. Do you understand?” The princess asked as the guard lifted his head.

“Mine is not to question, only to do.” He said repeating what the drill sergeants pounded into all the guards during training.

“Good, I need you to escort a close, personal friend of mine. I’ll teleport you to his location and you are to transport him safely to his destination.” The guard couldn’t help but notice something different about the princess as she talked. Her tone seemed to change when she mentioned this “friend” of hers. It was like she harbored feelings that suggested he was far more than she let on.

“Of course, your majesty.” He said quickly. He had heard rumors swirling around the castle that Princess Luna might be in love. He had always dismissed them as being patently false. Princess Luna had never been known to take on a lover, unlike her sister who enjoyed the company of many lovers over her long lifetime. There were stories of stallions and mares who dedicated their entire lives to wooing Princess Luna in the hopes of catching her eye. Rich ponies went broke spending all their wealth on gift after gift in the hopes that one would gain her favor. Artists spent their entire lives trying to create a masterpiece worthy of earning her affections. Despite all their sacrifices and hard work, she turned them all down just the same. The idea that Princess Luna could fall in love with anyone was absolutely absurd. He had feelings for Princess Luna as well, but he didn’t let them distort the reality that he had no chance at a relationship with the goddess.

“Before I teleport you, it is imperative that you let no one see you flying around town. The secrecy of your mission is to be upheld at all times. Do you understand?”

“Yes, ma’am.” The guard said quickly saluting.

“I’ll need a moment to prepare my friend for your arrival. Wait outside until I call for you.” The princess said. The guard left the room and was once again left alone with his thoughts. His mind immediately went back to Princess Luna’s words, specifically the part where she called him “a close, personal friend”. He had already dismissed the possibility that Luna could have a crush on anyone, but the way she phrased that statement gave him pause.

Could the rumors have been true? Did Princess Luna have a crush on someone? He was starting to believe that she might just have a crush on someone when a thought occurred. If she did have feelings for someone, wouldn’t she have confessed her love already? She could have anypony in all of Equestria with her incredible beauty and stature. If she did love someone, she would have no reason to be nervous about making her affections known. She was one of the Royal Pony Sisters after all. Who could possibly ignore the princess’ adoration like that?

“You’d have to be biggest fool in all of Equestrian history.” He thought aloud to himself.

Spike sneezed without any warning interrupting Luna. He rubbed his nose as he wondered where that sneeze came from. He really didn’t need to add getting sick on top of everything else that happened today.

“Are you okay?” Luna asked.

“It’s nothing serious. So what were you saying again?” Spike said clearing his nose.

“I was telling you to be on your best behavior, Spike.”

“What do you think I’m going to do exactly? It’ll be fine.” Spike said shooing away her concerns.

“It’s important for me to maintain a certain image in front of the guards, Spike. If they see me as anything less than perfect, it could negatively affect the way they treat me.”

“Alright, I got it. Can we hurry this up?” Spike said impatiently.

“Are you sure about this, Spike? If you’re wrong…”

“It’ll be too late to look elsewhere. I know. It’s not like I have any other ideas in where she might be anyway.”

“Very well, I teleport him near your location. He’ll fly over the area until he spots you. Once he sees you, he’ll fly to your destination. Good luck, Spike.” Luna said leaving Spike standing next to the bush. He thought about what he’d do when he got to the tree house. If she wasn’t there, what would he do next? He pushed those thoughts out of his mind as he looked to the sky and saw a grey dot hovering above his location behind the bush. Luckily, no one had passed by since he had hid there. He blew a few fire signals and watched as the dot immediately sped towards his location. He watched as the guard landed hard causing the ground crack with the sheer force of his powerful legs meeting the ground. Spike couldn’t help but be slightly intimidated by the pegasus’ entrance. His bat like wings and his bright yellow eyes only made him look more intimidating.

“I am to escort you safely and secretly over Ponyville to the location of your choosing. At your command, we leave. Are you ready, sir?” The guard barked as if responding to a superior officer. He looked over the young dragon and laughed in his head about how he could think for a second that such a creature could possibly catch the eye of Princess Luna. He was obviously some charity case the princess was doing a favor for out of the kindness of her heart.

“Uhhh.. Yeah, I’m ready to go.” Spike said nervously. He wasn’t used to being addressed in such a strict, formal manner. The guard knelt down and let Spike hop carefully on his back. His armor made it more than a little uncomfortable as he settled into place atop the stallion.

“Your destination, sir?” The guard asked as he stood upright. The dragon wrapped his arms around his neck in attempt to steady himself.

“Near the apple orchard on the other side of town, and you can stop it with that ‘sir’ stuff. Just call me Spike.” He said trying to get him to relax.

“Your name is Spike?” He said. There was another rumor that Luna could be heard mumbling such a name to herself during meetings. Was she thinking about this dragon while discussing matters of great importance? It seemed like a lot of attention to give a charity case. His interest was peaked again as to just who this dragon was to the Princess.

“What’s your name?” Spike asked happily interrupting the guard’s thought process.

“My name is Nighthawk.” He said regaining his focus on the task at hand.

“Alright, now that we’re all acquainted, let’s get a move on.” Spike said as the guard shot up into the air like a rocket carrying them both towards Sweet Apple Acres. He slowed to a glide once he reached the top of the clouds. Nighthawk intentionally slowed down so he could talk to this “Spike”. He couldn’t question royalty, but the dragon on his back was fair game.

“May I ask how you met the princess?” He asked. He could feel the dragon on his back shaking in fear. He’d obviously never been this high up before.

“O-Oh yeah, we just ran into each other one night and I guess things just took off from there.” He said still trying to adjust to the high altitude. They had gotten up here so fast that Spike didn’t have time to prepare himself.

“I see.” Nighthawk said. The answer was vague at best. He could tell this dragon was hiding the true nature of his relationship with the princess. Nighthawk’s curiosity was burning. He had to find out the full extent of this dragon’s relationship with the princess.

“So do you spend a lot of time with the princess?” The guard asked.

“Sometimes, I guess you could say we’re really close friends.” Spike said. Nighthawk had heard that description before from the princess. She also referred to him as a close friend. Were the rumors actually true? Was the princess having a secret affair with this dragon? Nighthawk felt a hatred for this creature on his back as they flew several miles off the ground. His instincts as a soldier gave way as his emotions clouded his mind. He couldn’t believe that the princess would consort with someone like this pathetic little dragon. Suddenly a sinister thought entered his head, he was several thousand feet above the ground and Spike couldn’t fly. It wouldn’t take much to shake him off. He could play it off as an accident and the princess might forgive him. Perhaps he could possibly even comfort her as she grieved over Spike‘s death. She would find comfort in his embrace and love would soon blossom between the two. All he had to do was drop this little dragon to his death.

“Hey, are we almost there? I can’t see anything through the clouds.” Spike said unaware of the pegasus’ intentions. Nighthawk stopped for a moment as shame overwhelmed him. Was he really about to sacrifice this young dragon’s life in order to win the princess‘ heart? It went against everything the Equestrian Royal Guard stood for to even think of such a thing. We were supposed to be first and foremost, the protectors and peacekeepers of Equestria. Killing an innocent to win someone’s love was the exact opposite of that. Not to mention what it would be hurting Princess Luna. He immediately descended just outside the orchard.

“Can I ask you something?” Nighthawk asked as he let Spike down.

“Yeah, go ahead.” Spike said wondering what he could possibly have to say to him.

“Just take care of her, okay?” Nighthawk asked sincerely.

“Take care of who?” Spike asked.

“Princess Luna.” Nighthawk said annoyed that he had to clarify himself.

“I don’t know what you mean. I’m not dating the princess.” Spike said watching Nighthawk‘s jaw drop to the ground.

“You aren’t?” Nighthawk asked confused.

“Of course, I’m not. We’re just friends. I think you read a little too much into what I was saying back there.” Spike said laughed at the mix up. How could anyone see him with Princess Luna? It was absolutely absurd.

“I’m apologize for my rudeness, sir,“ Nighthawk said lowering his head in a deep bow. He felt even worse about what he was thinking. He was about to kill someone over some stupid rumors and conclusion jumping. After hearing all those stories about ponies going crazy over Luna, he always thought he was different or at least strong enough to ignore his emotions and focus on his task.

“Hey, it’s ok. You don’t have to apologize,” Spike said as the guard bowed before him.

“I guess I should explain why I’m apologizing.” Nighthawk said as he came clean about his thoughts as they flew over Ponyville.

“Whoa! You were going to kill me because you thought I was in a relationship with Luna!” Spike said shocked and angry. He couldn’t believe he nearly got killed because of such a small misunderstanding.

“I understand if you want to tell the princess. I leave my fate in your claws, sir.” Nighthawk said bowing again. Spike crossed his arms and closed his eyes. On the one claw, this guy considered dropping me from several thousands feet in the air. On the other claw, he didn’t and even went so far as to apologize for it afterwards even though he didn’t have to do so. Spike mulled it over for a few more seconds before finally deciding.

“I’ve decided not to tell Luna.” Spike said to the shock of the guard who looked up at Spike.

“Bu-But why? I deserve nothing less than divine punishment.”

“I don’t see having bad thoughts as worthy of divine punishment. Besides its normal to have those kind of thoughts when you’re in love. I used to think about tying Prince Blueblood to a stake and setting fire to the bastard whenever Rarity when on about her ‘so called dream pony’. Soon I realized though that if he could make her happy then I had no business interfering, because I wanted to her to be happy above all else. Don’t get me wrong. I wasn’t shedding any tears when she found out what a jerk he was, but if he did make her happy, I would have been more than happy to put my feelings aside to see her smiling with someone else. I think you learned today what it means to put your own feelings aside for the sake of someone you love. Besides I’m alive and you got me to my destination. Everything else is water under the bridge.” Spike said walking away as Nighthawk looked on. He had hardly expected such wisdom and understanding from the dragon.

“Thank you, sir.” Nighthawk shouted rising up and saluting the dragon as he disappeared into the orchard.

Spike walked through the orchard until he found the familiar worn path the Cutie Mark Crusaders used to get to the tree house. He approached his destination cautiously as the tree house slowly came into view. Spike couldn’t help but notice how eerily quiet the place was. He couldn’t explain it but the air around the clubhouse was somehow different from the last time he came here. It felt ominous and spooky. He didn’t remember feeling like this when he came with Snips and Snails last time. Spike suddenly felt a chill go down his spine as he started to walk up the steps to the door. Something was different and everything inside of him was telling to run away. He pushed forward and ignored his instincts. He placed his hand on the door and took a deep breath before opening it.

He opened the door and looked inside to see a map of Ponyville and crudely drawn ideas for crusading on the wall. Everything was normal except for a lone pink envelope resting on a table in the center of the room. Spike walked over and carefully picked it up. It had his name written on it and carried the same sugary scent Pinkie had. He opened it to find a lone card with one word scrawled across it.

“Surprise?” Spike said reading the card. He suddenly felt a sharp prick on his neck from out of nowhere. He turned around to find Pinkie standing behind him with a hypodermic needle in her mouth. If only he hadn’t been so focused on the center of the room, he might have spotted her hiding in the corner of the room. Before he passed out, he managed to say two words before falling to the floor and completely losing consciousness.

“Found…..you.” He said as his body crumpled into a heap on the floor.

“You sure did, Spike! Now the fun can really start.” She said standing over Spike’ unconscious form.

Spike eyes opened as he looked around the room. The tree house was covered in some sort of plastic material except for a lantern that hung from the ceiling. On one wall was a set of pictures, he knew all of the ponies quite well considering he had slept with them at some point. Diamond Tiara,, Applejack, Rarity, and all the rest were right there in perfect order no less.

He tried to move his body only to find himself strapped down to whatever surface he was laying on. He couldn’t even move his head to get a better look at the room. Suddenly he saw Pinkie Pie appear over his head looking down at him from behind him. Her hair was deflated and her expression was one of strange curiosity like a little filly at looking at animal for the first time.

“It’s about time you woke up. I didn’t know what effect a tranquilizer would have on a dragon so I doubled the normal dosage. In retrospect, I should have accounted more for your size. You were out for at least of couple of hours longer than I wanted. I see you noticed my little exhibit. I figured you‘d want to see them one last time before you go.” Pinkie Pie said as Spike struggled against his bonds.

“What are you talking about one last time? You going to kill me or something! I didn’t do anything wrong!” Spike said. His voice was frantic and scared. Pinkie walked around Spike allowing him to see the black apron she was wearing.

“Oh, but you did Spike! You broke your promise to Twilight, but that’s not all. You had the nerve to not even feel bad about it. I could forgive all of that, but you continued to break your promise without letting Twilight know. Now you’ll have to live with it…. FOREVER! Or at least a couple more minutes, give or take.” Pinkie said as a sadistic grin spread across her face. She looked down at something on the table and picked it up in her hooves. Spike could see the huge knife gleaming wickedly in the light.

“Please don’t. I-I’ll tell her everything. Just don’t kill me.” Spike said pleading for his life. He felt tears streaming down his eyes as cried for his life.

“You just spent the whole day trying to cover it up. All the while continuing to break your promise. You had all day to come clean to Twilight. It was an easy way out. You were supposed to quit and let me tell Twilight the truth, but despite all the hardships, you still found me and now I owe you your special surprise. Congratulations!” Pinkie Pie said holding the knife above her head with both hooves.

“Please I promise to tell Twilight. Don’t kill me. I swear I’ll tell her.” Spike said blubbering like a newborn. Pinkie lowered her blade and Spike thought he had reached her.

“I just have one question before I kill you. Why didn’t you ever sleep with Fluttershy? I mean I understand why you didn’t sleep with Applebloom. She’s a lesbian apparently, but in a story where Spike fucks a bunch of mares, you’d expect some sort of Fluttershy pairing at some point. It‘s just weird to me is all.” Pinkie said.

“What are you talking about? I don’t understand.” Spike shouted scared out of his mind. She was about to kill him and she was talking about Fluttershy and some story.

“I guess that’s more of a question for the author than you. Oops! I almost forgot!” Pinkie brought the knife across his cheek drawing blood causing Spike to whimper in pain. She placed the knife on the table and pulled out a slide. She collected the blood carefully and sealed it. Spike could only look on in horror as she held it up to the light.

“Beautiful, isn’t it?” She said admiring it like some sort of trophy.

“Please…. Don’t.” Spike whimpered pathetically as Pinkie Pie placed the slide on the table and retrieved the knife.

“Goodbye, Spike!” Pinkie said before plunging the knife deep into his chest.

To be continued…..