A few days had passed and now it was the beginning of summer, which means one thing, The Summer Sun Celebration was here. Everypony was super excited about the event, almost as much as if it was the Grand Galloping Gala, however unlike the Gala, it wasn’t formal. The Summer Sun Celebration was more like a festival than a formal party. Meaning, you didn’t have to worry about looking a certain way when you attend.

While the girls were still getting ready, Spike was in his room with Dizzy playing the latest popular fighting game. Over the past few days, Dizzy had started to bond with Spike; really getting to know him better and finding out that they both had a lot in common. However, the same thing couldn’t be said for Pearl Haze. He still didn’t trust Spike around Rarity, though he didn’t show it as much as Stargazer would.

“You boys having fun?” came a female voice.

“Oh, hey Pinkie.” Spike said as Pinkie climbed in bed.

“I would be, if I wasn’t getting my ass handed to me every match.” Dizzy said with a frustrated tone of voice.

Pinkie giggled then gave him a peck on the cheek. It was her way of thanking him for actually taking time to get to know Spike.

“So you girls just about done?” Dizzy asked.

“We’re waiting for Big Mac and Fluttershy to get here.” Pinkie explained. “They shouldn’t be long.”

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Later on that day, the group gathered at the station and waited for the train to take them to Canterlot. While waiting, Spike decided to demonstrate to the girls that he was healed up to the point that he could walk a couple of feet without his crutches; just like he showed Twilight and Starlight before the slumber party.

The girls responded by tackling him to the ground in a giant group hug.

Before long, the train had arrived and everypony got on. Spike took a seat next to the window and looked on as the train started to make its journey to Canterlot. During the ride, Twilight took a seat next to Spike and put her arm around him; bringing him close. The two shared a smile before Starlight came over and took a seat across from them. A small conversation started between the the three. It wasn’t much of anything really, just chitter chatter between friends.

After a while, the train finally made it to it’s destination where the group was confronted by two members of the royal guards. “Master Spike.” one of the guards said. “Princess Celestia wishes to speak with you.”

“Please, come with us.” said the other guard.

Spike looked back at his friends who smiled at him. “Go on Spike.” said Twilight. “We’ll be in the cafe district, you can meet up with us there.”

Spike nodded and left with the royal guards. “I wonder what the princess wants with him?” asked Fluttershy.

Twilight giggled. “Well, earlier today I called Celestia and told her about Spike’s current condition. She must be really eager to see him.”

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Spike was standing right outside Celestia’s bedroom when he knocked on the door. Within seconds, the door flung open and Spike was pulled into a powerful embrace. He couldn’t enjoy the feeling of Celestia’s breasts smashed against his face because he was too busy wondering if he was gonna die due to lack of oxygen. “Oh Spike.” Celestia said. “I’m so happy.”

“C-can’t breathe.” he said.

Celestia pulled Spike away giving him a chance to breathe before she started kissing him on his cheek. “Twilight called me this morning and told me you were able to walk again.”

“Welp, there goes my idea to surprise you.” Spike thought.

“Come on, we have to show Luna.” Celestia happily said after closing the door behind her.

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Elsewhere, Blueblood and Cadence were greeting the guest as they arrived; keeping a close eye out for Dragon Lord Atomsk and Amethyst.

“They still aren’t here yet.” said Cadence.

“Don’t worry, they’ll be here.” said Blueblood.

“What do you plan on doing?”

“We’re letting him know that we’re charging Goliath with aggravated assault, assault with a deadly weapon, and attempted murder.” Blueblood explained.

“What about Amethyst?”

“Unfortunately, we can’t charge her with anything. It was clear from her expression that she had no idea Goliath and his friends were planning to show up that night.”

“So she’s just gonna get away with what she’s done?” Cadence asked, anger building up inside her.

“That’s up to the Dragon Lord to decide.” Blueblood explained. “Right now, my top priority is making sure that we don’t end up going to war with them.”

“Twilight and the others won’t like this.”

“I know. That’s why I need you to try and make sure they don’t go anywhere near Amethyst.”

“It won’t be easy, but i’ll try.”

“They’re you two are.” came a voice. Cadence and Blueblood turned around to see Celestia and Luna walking up to them with Spike.

“Spike has something to show you.” said Celestia.

Spike dropped his crutches and on wobbly legs, began to slowly walk towards the prince and princess before they gave out and he fell forward. Acting quickly, Cadence moved forward and caught Spike before he hit the ground. “Oh Spike.” Cadance said happily, nearly squeezing the life out of him. Luna conjured up a wheelchair for him to sit in.

“Spike, i’m so happy.” Cadence said while kissing him. Blueblood simply pushed down on his his head. Their little celebration didn’t long as a royal guard approached them. “Your majesties, the guest of honor has arrived.” he announced.

“We’ll be right there.” said Blueblood.

“Come on Spike.” said Cadence. “Let’s go find Twilight and the others. I’m sure they’re around here somewhere.” Cadence grabbed the wheelchair and began to push Spike away.

“Guest of honor?” asked Luna. “You mean Dragon Lord Atomsk?”

“That’s right.” Blueblood answered. “I have a room prepared for the four of us.”

“What for?” asked Celestia.

“Follow me, i’ll explain.”

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Spike and Cadence soon made it to the cafe district and began looking around for Twilight and the others. There were so many ponies walking the streets, buying food and drinks or just hanging out and having a good time. Spike felt that it wouldn’t be easy finding the others, that is until Cadence pulled out her cell and texted Twilight. A few seconds later, she got back a reply telling her to head over to Donut Joe’s.

It took a while, what with all the traffic of ponies everywhere, but Spike and Cadence finally made it to Donut Joe’s. Walking in, they saw Twilight and the girls sitting at a table laughing. Cadence called out to them and got their attention. As the girls looked over, they saw Spike sitting in a wheelchair and immediately got up to go to him; fearing something bad happened.

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Celestia, Luna, and Blueblood were inside the ballroom when an 8ft tall dark purple muscular dragon with black scales and red eyes slowly approached them. This was Dragon Lord Atomsk. His sheer presents gave off an intimidating vibe throughout the room. The three members of the royal family were the only ones NOT intimidated.

“Princesses.” he said in a deep voice. “It’s a pleasure to see you.”

“Likewise.” Celestia said, uninterested in anything he had to say.

Atomsk took Celestia’s hand and gently kissed it, then did the same to Luna before turning his attention towards Blueblood. “Ah, Prince Blueblood, how's that Attilan project of your coming along?”

“We should be done within a few days.” the prince answered. “I see your daughter isn’t here with you.”

“Oh she’s here.” Atomsk said. “She’s just somewhere with her mate, Goliath.”

“Speaking of which, there’s something of great importance the four of us should talk about.” Blueblood suggested. “Please follow me.”

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Twilight and company were traveling through the streets on their way towards the royal ballroom after hearing about a concert that was going to start soon. Pop star Sapphire Shores has been collaborating with Vinyl Scratch and Octavia on a new album which was going to debut tonight. Ever since the announcement, fans have been anticipating what was being called “the best collaboration in existence”.

It took a little longer than expected, but the group finally made to the ballroom. Inside, a large stage was setup with couple stallions running wires and testing the equipment. Many ponies started gathering inside as the stage was being prepared. Spike’s attention was towards the refreshment table, which was full of all kinds of food. Despite the fact the he just ate at Donut Joe’s not that long ago, he was still a bit hungry. While the girl’s attention was towards the stage, Spike started to make his way to the refreshment table to get some snacks.

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“And that’s the situation.” said Blueblood. “We’re hoping for your cooperation on this.”

Blueblood had just finished telling Atomsk about what his daughter had done and that they were going to charge Goliath with a crime. Blueblood even went so far as to replay the events of that night via Spike’s memories through his memory magic spell. After it was all over, Atomsk started chuckling softly which quickly turned into a full blown laughter.

“Is something funny?” asked Blueblood.

“Yes, actually.” he answered. “First, this "Spike" you’ve mentioned, it’s his own fault for not knowing that my daughter was already spoken for. If he was smart, he would have noticed the little symbol on the right side of her shoulder which proves that she’s been claimed. I would say i’m surprised that he doesn’t know much about dragon customs, but seeing as how he was raised around ponies, i’m not surprised at all.”

Hearing the dragon lord’s words started to anger Celestia. In an attempt to calm her sister down, Luna gently placed a hand over hers as the dragon lord continued.

“And second, do you really think Goliath will let anything happen to my daughter or the fact that you think i’ll allow you to lock him up in some kind of pony prison?” he said with an intimidating voice. “Instead of blaming Goliath and my daughter, you should blame that weakling of a dragon.”

“ Watch your tongue.” Celestia spoke up, trying to contain her anger. “That “weakling” happens to be my son and hero to the Crystal Empire.”

Atomsk raised an eyebrow. “I seriously doubt that.”

“With all due respect, Dragon Lord Atomsk.” Blueblood jumped in. “What we’re trying to do here is to prevent a possible war between our nations, arresting Goliath and his friends just might do that.”

“And I say, if you think i’m going to allow you to put a dragon with a strong promising future in some “pony prison” you’ve got another thing coming.”

“They entered into our nation and attacked a member of our family.” said Luna. “If.....

“A member who never would have gotten involved with my daughter had he’d check to see of she was claimed or not in the first place.” Atomsk interrupted. “If you ask me, he got what he deserved.”

At this point, Celestia stood up; unable to keep her anger in check. Atomsk simply stared down the angry princess. “Don’t get mad at me because you failed to raise a dragon the right way.”

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The girls were in the middle of a conversation among them when Fluttershy looked around and noticed that Spike wasn’t with them. “Hey, where’s Spike?” she asked.

The girls stopped and looked around but saw no sign of him. Just as Twilight was starting to get worried, Rainbow located him. “He’s over there by the food table.”

Everypony turned to see Spike drinking a cup of punch. Suddenly, they all froze up when they saw a certain dragoness at the food table also. From the looks of it, didn’t appear that Spike noticed her yet, but that didn’t stop a pissed off Twilight from making her way over. Cadence reached out and grabbed Twilight’s arm, but she jerked away. The other girls followed suit.

Spike started to make a plate for him to eat later when he bumped into somepony. “Oh sorry.” he said as he looked up. His eyes almost popped out of their sockets and his breathing became shallow once he saw who he bumped into. “A-A-Amethyst.” he said, causing her to look in his direction.

The girls stopped within hearing distance as they saw Spike reunite with the dragoness that broke his heart. They waited to hear what words would come out of her mouth.

“I...i’m sorry.” she said. “Do I know you?”