After Spike's talking too with Applejack, he flew on back home and went inside, "I'm home!"

"Spike!" Twilight called, as she greeted him with an embrace.

"Twilight?" Spike asked, as she was holding him close.

"I was worried you weren't coming back. Are you ok?" she asked in concern.

"I'm fine, really I am," Spike confirmed, "And, Twilight, I want to apologize for how I've been behaving. I was acting distant and stupid. Could you forgive me?"

Twilight smiled, as she held Spike, "Of course."

Spike yawned, "I'm really tired. So I'm gonna turn in, ok?"

"Ok, Spike. I'll be up soon." Twilight promised.

Spike nodded and went upstairs to his bedroom. He sat on his bed and thought to himself, 'You were right, Bahamut. I was just being stupid thinking the girls would betray me down the line.'

'You were being more than stupid, you were being insane.' his dragon replied.

'Don't push it.' Spike thought back.

Later that night, as Spike was asleep in bed with Twilight as per usual, deep inside Twilight's subconscious the princess found herself standing in a void fully clothed.

"What's going on here? Where am I?" she asked while looking around.

'Twilight?" came Applejack's voice.

"Applejack?" Twilight gasped, as she saw the rest of her friends minus Spike.

"Where are we?" Sunset asked, while looking around.

"It looks so empty." Fluttershy noted.

"It could really use a lot of decorating." Pinkie Pie added.

"Welcome." came another voice, as they saw Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Cadence, Shining Armor, Stone, and Discord.

"Princess, where are we?" Rarity inquired.

Luna spoke up, "Welcome to the dream realm."

"Dream realm?" Rainbow Dash asked.

Luna nodded, "This is where I go to keep an eye on others to ensure they don't have nightmares."

"Then where were you when I had that nightmare about me losing every sporting event I ever tried out for?" Rainbow inquired, only to get nudged by Applejack.

"What're we doing here?" Twilight asked.

"We all know Spike has been acting strange and we felt it was best we talked to him where no one can truly hear us." Celestia spoke.

Discord looked around, "Where is Spike?"

The girls looked around, "You don't think he's lost in this realm, do you?" Fluttershy asked in worry.

"Don't worry, he's probably still in his own dream world." Luna calmed her.

"Can ya take us to him?" Applejack asked.

"Of course. In this realm I can do more than you could imagine." Luna used her magic to make a corridor of doors appear.

"So many doors." Sunset gasped.

"Where do they all go?" Rarity asked.

"Every door leads to the dreams of a certain individual." Luna explained.

"Ooh, let's see whose door this belongs to." Pinkie was ready to open a random door, only to be stopped by Twilight.

"Let's not invade other people's dreams." she said.

"Quite right. That would be rude." Rarity agreed.

"Come, I know where Spike's door is," Luna led the group down the corridor before stopping before a door with Spike's name on it, "Here we are."

"This will lead us to Spike's dreams?" Sunset asked.

"That's the way it looks." Shining Armor confirmed.

"So let's check it out!" Pinkie opened the door.

"Wait, Pinkie, you never know what he might..." Stone called, but she opened the door releasing an illuminating light.

The whole group was blinded until the found themselves soaked, They surfaced and realized they were in water surrounded by steamy mist, "Where are we?" Rarity asked.

"Spike's dream." Celestia answered.

"Why're we soaked?" Rainbow Dash asked.

"This water feels warm. Almost like a jacuzzi" Fluttershy noted.

"Uh, girls," Twilight began, as they looked around through the steam realizing what they were standing in, "We're standing in a giant bath."

"A bath?" Applejack asked.

"Oh, boy." Stone muttered to himself, having a feeling about what was going on.

They suddenly heard Spike laughing along with the sound of girls giggling, "Where's that coming from?" Cadence asked.

"Over there." Pinkie pointed, as they waded through the water before spotting Spike lounging around in the bath surrounded by dream versions of the elements of harmony draping themselves over him while in the buff.

The girls felt flustered seeing themselves like that in Spike's dream, while Twilight was embarrassed that she was looking at her naked dream self as Celestia, Shining Armor, and Cadence were holding in laughs.

Discord himself was keeping it together, as they heard Spike speak to the dream elements of harmony, "This is what it's all about right, ladies?" he asked them, "Kicking back relaxing with your closest friends."

"Oh, Spike. This is the best moment we could ask for." Dream Twilight said, as she laid her head into his shoulder.

"Glad to hear it," Spike relaxed, until he heard someone clear their throat. He looked and saw the group standing before him making him yelp, "Do you mind?!"

"Spike." Fluttershy gasped while holding a hand to her mouth.

"So this is what you dream about." Rainbow smirked while Rarity giggled at the position he was in.

"Look, it's not what it looks like." Spike pleaded.

Discord spoke, "Sorry to spoil your literal wet dream, Spike. But we have important matters to discuss."

Spike gave an exasperated sigh, "All right," and with that the bath vanished along with the dream girls leaving Spike fully clothed, "First off, what're you all doing in my dream?"

"Princess Luna brought us from our own dreams and into the dream realm." Twilight explained.

Spike looked seeing both sisters and a serious expression grew on his face, "I'm glad the both of you are here. There are things I need to ask you."

The two were taken aback by Spike's claim, feeling something was definitely up, "You may speak, Spike." Celestia spoke.

"Why didn't you tell us everything?"

The girls were confused, as Luna wondered, "What do you mean?"

Spike scowled, "I think the both of you know very well what I mean. Why didn't you tell us the full truth about Sombra?"

"Spike, what're you talking about?" Twilight asked.

"There was more to Sombra than what they told us about," Spike explained, "Sombra wasn't a unicorn with a heart as black as night. He was an umbrum."

"An umbrum?" Fluttershy asked.

"What the heck's an umbrum?" Rainbow asked.

"A creature made of shadow and darkness." Spike answered.

"Spike, where did you come across this information?" Celestia inquired.

Spike turned to her, "Sombra told me himself."

The group gasped, "You met Sombra?" Shining Armor asked in shock.

"How did this happen?" Stone wondered.

"When did this happen?" Twilight asked in concern.

"Right after Princess Celestia and Princess Luna told us their side of the story. Then Sombra approached me and told me the full story about himself," So Spike told the girls exactly what Sombra told him about his past, about Hope, and about the umbrum, "And that's everything."

The group minus the princesses and Discord were surprised, as Twilight spoke to her mentor, "Princess, is this true?"

Celestia sighed, "Yes, Twilight. Everything Spike was told is true."

"Why didn't you tell us the full story behind Sombra?" Rarity inquired.

"Yeah. I mean if the guy started out like a decent fella..." Applejack began.

Luna cut her off, "Sombra was merely under the influence of a fake amnesia, until the time came for the umbrum to reawaken his true memories."

"Still Princess Amore had tried her best to give Sombra a normal life hoping he wouldn't know the truth," Celestia spoke, "He could've been capable of so much if he hadn't tried to dive too deep into his own memories. For the good of the Crystal Empire we had to banish him to the far north."

"Still he was lied to," Spike spoke up, "Could you blame him for what he did?"

"He may have had his own reasons, but he had a choice," Luna replied, "He had a friend and she loved him. He could've just stayed the way he was and not go through with what the umbrum set him out to do. But in the end he chose to help his kind in taking over the Crystal Empire. He may have suffered when we banished him, but Hope was the one to suffer the most. She didn't want to do this to Sombra, but she had no other alternative. The friend she knew died that day."

"Whatever happened to Hope after that?" Rarity inquired.

"She left determined to find a way to help Sombra knowing he would return," Celestia explained, "But we never saw her again after that."

"We haven't even heard word if she had any family to this day." Luna added.

Rarity sniffled, "That's so sad."

"She cared so much about Sombra she was willing to let him get banished." Sunset added.

Twilight realized something, "Spike, does this have anything to do with you worrying about us leaving you?"

Spike realizing she caught on saw the others were realizing it as well. He turned to Applejack who nodded at him wanting him to tell the truth.

Spike sighed, "Yes. It has everything to do with it. Sombra warned me that one day all my friends and loved ones would turn on me and put me down for the greater good of everything if I ever turned into something like Sombra, just as Hope did to him."

"Spike." Twilight gasped.

"I-I let his words get to me. I thought if I ever turned into a monster you'd all have to do away with me for the greater good of Equestria." he looked down in sadness, which made the girls feel bad seeing him like that.

Celestia and Luna approached Spike, as both sisters laid a hand on his shoulders. Spike looked up to the two as Luna began, "We understand what pain you're going through at such possibilities. But believe me we didn't want it to come to us banishing Sombra. We also hoped he could've made a better life for himself and be who he wanted and not what he was."

Celestia continued, "And I myself felt a never ending pain in my heart when I banished my sister to the moon a millenia ago. I didn't want to do it, but I couldn't bring myself to destroy my only family. But I promise you, Spike. You are nothing like Sombra. You have a good heart. And that heart is what allowed you to form such bonds of friendship with Twilight and the others."

Spike was touched by her words, as he looked at his friends who smiled and nodded in agreement, "And no matter what ever happens to you, Spike, we would never think about destroying or banishing you." Twilight promised.

"Twilight's right, darling." Rarity agreed.

"We'd stick together no matter what." Rainbow added.

"When I recovered from being She-Demon I didn't think I'd have any place in the world after that, but it was thanks to you I rose up from my darkness and became so much more," Sunset Shimmer explained, "I would gladly do whatever it takes to save you if something were to happen to you."

"We all would." Applejack added.

"Because you're our friend, Spike." Fluttershy put in.

"And friends stick together no matter what!" Pinkie grinned.

"Girls," Spike gasped, as he shed some happy tears, "Thank you all."

Celestia and Luna smiled, as the Princess of the Night spoke, "I think it's safe to say everything's all good now."

"Indeed." Celestia agreed.

Shining spoke up, "What's say we all head back to our own dreams?"

"Indeed, it is very late." Cadence agreed.

"Sure thing." the girls agreed.

"Then I hope you all have pleasant dreams. Especially you, Spike." Celestia winked at him.

Spike stammered sheepishly remembering they saw his dream, as the group vanished from the dream realm with Spike and Twilight the last two to vanish.

The two woke up in Spike's bed, as Spike looked at Twilight, "Hey."

"Hey." Twilight smiled.

"So about my dream." Spike began, only for Twilight to put a finger to his lips shushing him.

"I know, Spike." she kissed him and the two fell back to sleep, with Spike able to continue his little fantasy.