With Shining Armour hiding in one of the Castle rooms scared, he can hear Cadence looking for him, "come out dear husband, i just want to talk", he heard her say through gritted teeth as he shook.

Shining wimpered as he heard Cadence get closer, he teleported out the room as she opened it, "you can't run forever", she yelled as she went to look somewhere else.

With Spike and the girls, they were heading to the Crystal Empire, "you better be running for your life Shining because when me and Fluttershy catch you..", Twilight said looking out the window with a glare.

Spike was sitting next to Fluttershy with a smile, he's been wanting to see the Crystal Empire for a year now ever since he heard about it when he found out Discord was his dad.

The Crusaders wanted to come along since Spike was going, "why are you happy Spike, your brother is pretty much dead when Fluttershy and Twilight catch him", Scootaloo said with as she looked at him.

"Shining is a strong stallion, he can survive and i always wanted to see the Crystal Empire", he said with a beaming smile.

As they made it to the train station, Spike ran out and looked around as he got visions of it when he was a dragon, "wait..didn't i save this place twice before", he said looking down thinking.

Rainbow Dash nodded, "yup, you were known as Spike the brave and glorious", she said with a smile as she landed next to them.

He got more visions as crystal ponies cheered for him here, "oh no..uhh, girls..promise me you won't do anything", he said looking around.

The Crusaders looked at him confused, "why", the said in union.

Spike heard a crystal filly say excitedly, "is that Spike the brave and glorious".

Other crystal fillies heard her and turned to look at Spike, when they did they smiled with joy, "omc, it is him, he is back and as a cute colt too", another crystal filly said with joy.

"Oh yeah, i forgot to tell you Spike, you attracted a lot of fillies after you saved this place, heck they even chased you before", Rainbow Dash said with a smirk.

Even more fillies came out of nowhere and surrounded the poor colt as he tried to get away, the Crusaders did not like that other fillies are getting very close to their coltfriend as they glared at them.

Spike escaped the crowd as he ran from the fillies as they gave chase, Rainbow Dash was laughing, "run Spike run", she said falling on her back.

The Crusaders followed them, "come one girls, lets go save our colt", Scootaloo said as they followed them.

With Twilight and Fluttershy running to Cadences Castle, they burst through the door as Twilight said with a glare, "where is he Cadence".

"The coward is hiding somewhere, but we'll find him", she said through grit teeth as she was looking everywhere.

Fluttershy gave a scary smile, "it will be a game of cat and mouse, let him run", she said helping Cadence look around.

Twilight looked at her, "your scary sometimes Fluttershy", she said while helping them look for her soon to be dead brother.

Twilight thought of something with a scary grin, she levitated a scroll, ink and feather to herself and wrote on it, after a while she sent it away as gave a evil grin.

Cadence saw what she did and asked, "what did you do?"

Twilight smiled gave a evil smirk, "i just send a letter to Celestia saying what Shining Armour did".

At Canterlot with the Prince and Princess, they were sitting on the throne as the scroll popped up in Celestias face, she saw it was from Twilight and smiled as she grabbed it with her magic.

"What is it Tia", Solaris said with a smile as he looked at it.

"It's from Twilight, maybe it's about our son and how he's doing", she said as she opened it with her magic.

When she did, she read it and her eyes widen, then glared as she dropped it, "Shining gave my little boy a playcolt magazine", she said through grit teeth.

"Solaris dear, stay here and watch over the Castle please", she said with a smile and giving him a kiss as she teleported herself to the Crystal Empire.

Solaris picked the scroll up with his magic and read it, as he did he laughed, "my boy Spike, i need to have a talk with you when i get the chance", he said with a smile.

Then he frowned, "Shining Armour, you bucked up big time", he said with a shake of his head.

Back at the Crystal Empire, Shining Armour was walking around in the city with panic, he was hoping he doesn't bump into Fluttershy or his little sister or wife cause he knows what would happened if he did as he had a hat and trench coat on so they don't recognise him when they see him.

Celestia appeared in the Crystal Castle with a glare, "Shining Armour you-where he go", she said looking around.

"He's hiding somewhere Princess", Twilight said through grit teeth as she checked a room.

Twilight said in a scary voice, "come out come out wherever you are BBBFF".

Cadence said through grit teeth as she checked another room, "yeah dear husband, we ain't gonna kill you, we are just gonna teach you a lesson about giving Spike that magazine".

Fluttershy turned to her mother, "mom, you feel like hunting today", she said with a evil grin.

Celestia grinned herself, "cat and mouse game", she said as her daughter nodded.

With Spike running from his fan girls, he thought of something and stopped, "stop", he said as they stopped as he flew up.

They were telling him all kinds of thing as the Crusaders caught up to them and saw Spike flying above the filly army.

"Will you like to hang out with me", one said with a smile.

"Excuse me Prince Spike, but would you like to go out on a date", another said with a blush and smile.

The Crusaders became angrier and angrier as they started asking him stuff like that.

A filly glared at the one that asked Spike out, "i was gonna ask him out", she said as the filly glared back.

Soon all the fillies started arguing over who gets to hang out with Spike or go out with him.

Spike was trying to get them to stop, but couldn't he gritted his teeth and yelled in the Royal Canterlot voice, "STOP!"

All the fillies looked at him as he sighed flying in place, "look, you are all cute and beautiful, but i have 3 fillyfriends already and i love them very much so i have to reject you offers, sorry", he said landing as the fillies pouted or groaned in disappointment and walked away.

The Crusaders walked up to Spike blushing with smiles, "we love you too Spike", they said in union as they nuzzle him and each gave him a kiss.

They decided to walk around the Empire for a while, Spike even saw a statue of himself holding the Crystal heart.

2 crystal guards saw Spike and smiled as they walked up to him, "Prince Spike, come with us as the Princess wish to see you", one said as they saluted him.

Spike looked confused, but shrugged it off as he followed them with the girls, "sorry Prince Spike, but just you", one gaurd said.

Spike smiled and turned to the girls, "you girls go look for your sisters, I'll catch up later", he said giving them each a kiss.

He followed the guards alone as they were escorting him somewhere, Spike saw they changed paths and became confused as they walked into an alley.

The guards turned to him with grins as they turned into Changelings, Spike got visions of when his big brother got married and the Changelings attack doing the Royal wedding 4 years ago.

Spike looked at them wide eyed as he backed away, "your Changelings", he said scared.

"Your coming with us", they said as they tried as they pulled out a sack and tried to grab him, but was surprised when he fired a bolt at them.

Spike used the Royal Canterlot voice to call Twilight as they tried to grab him again and put him in the bag, he fought them off then flew out the alley in a panic as they gave chase.

Twilight was looking for Shining Armour when her ear stood at attention when she heard, "TWILIGHT!", her eyes widen knowing Spike only used the Royal Canterlot voice when he was in danger.

"Spikes in trouble", she said in a panic as she started running out the Castle as the Princesses followed her.

Twilight looked around and saw Spike flying while trying to fight of bug like ponies, then she glared, "Changelings are trying to foalnap Spike", she said flying towards them everypony saw what was happening and gasped.

With Spike, "get off me", he said with a glare, kicking one with his hind legs in the jaw.

It shook it off and saw the Princesses flying towards them with glares as one said, "call in the attack", then he used his magic to grab Spike and shoved him in a sack and flew off.

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